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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-02
BY FRANK KERN LEVIN


 Alan stood in the basement of the museum and wiped his moist hands. His jacket hung loosely, his shirt collar was un- buttoned, he wasn't shaved, and his brown, curly hair needed bombing.
 He did advertising copy, and Ben was a poet, but Ben was far more practical in his unorthodox way. If Ben had seen MT. Broker hurrying out of his office with a brief case in one hand and his hat in the other, he wouldn't be dis mally staring at a museum of dead things. Ben would have come to | life, for everything depended on getting the Saver account.
 It wasn't fair of MT. Brooker to go dashing about like that. Savers 1ewelry account was just another job to him. To Alan 1t meant everything. Or did it mean every thing?~ By this time tomorrow Margaret would be married to somebody he had never seen, somebody with a sixteen cylinder car and yacht.
 Anyway, it will be all over be- fore long," Alan had smiled des- perately the night before as he sat with Ben, who was biting the curved stem of his pipe. Alan had gone to Ben last, the night before, after saying good-by to Margaret.
 "I'n help you!" Ben had said those words with so much in- tensity. The funny thing was, Alan hadn't laugher. Tomorrow night we'll do the logical thing, as illogical as 1t seems. We'll kidnap Margaretr
 "Benny-do you know what you are saying?"
 But Ben kept on talking. Alan did not remember now whether he had laughed or had set his teeth. He must have done the lat ter. For he remembered he had agreed to meet Ben somewhere at some certain hour, and then, with everything carefully planned, they were going to kidnap Margaret! Alan had gone home to sleep. but he had tossed restlessly and got up early. Then he went to his little office on the eleventh floor to get an idea for Saver. No ideas would come to him, and as he was leav- ing the office he had seen fat little MT. Brocker hurrying. MT. Saver had frankly told him that Brocker was after the jewelry account. Alan moistened his lips. Here he was standing in the base ment of a museum looking at a girl who was peering down at one of the glass cases. Meanwhile, MT. Brocker was tumbling in his roly- Ipoly way to get the Saver account; meanwhile, Ben was waiting for him at some appointed rendezvous all set and determined to kidnap Margaret.
 Alan wondered what the girl, with hair so deeply black there seemed a bluish-green tint in it, was so intently held by.
 Isn't it strange and beautiful ?" the girl said. Alan wondered how it was that he was standing next to her; how it was that he, too, was staring so entranced at deli- cately carved tower of tourmaline. "Tourmaline has strange quail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-02

There's luxury even in going alone. One goes into the tower of tourmaline as into mystery, into the strange but most real. One is at last with the rare, the precious ly beautiful" She was looking at him with her very gray eyes.
 I'm glad you've been going alone" Alan said, and he asked what her name was, and she an- swered, "Elissa."
 Alan saw that under the stained glass window was an archway that led somewhere, and he took Elissa's hand. He had been in the museum a half dozen times, but he had never known of the place. They were in a little garden with a fountain in the center. Alan looked up and around.
 T really believe" Alan be- gan after a while.
 Things seem tinted with green,~ said Elissa, Gas if really-" Alan put his arm around her. They met again the next eve- ming. First they stared together at the tower of tourmaline. When they were out in the garden Alan laughed. Elissa did not know why, but she smiled.
 Alan was remembering how angry Ben had been that afternoon. Ben had waited at the rendezvous until 2:30 in the morning. Ben had shouted, and Alan tried to explain that Margaret had been a mistake all along, but 1t was hopeless. Though you don't know it, I got my first real account today because of something you said yes- terday," he told Elissa. | What did I say?" It seemed something had gone wrong between MT. Brocker and MT. Saver. MT. Saver had called Alan up that morning.
 "The copy have in mind will have distinct quality" Alan had explained enthusiastically to the smiling and gray-haired MT. Saver. Shaw the people the unreal world of mystery and wonder to which precious and rare gems can lead them; the life which, though strange, is the most real, and the key to which is contained in the preciously beautiful" MT. Saver had continued to smile as Alan finished breathlessly - Alan realized now that the idea was altogether unorthodox. But after a few minutes passed MT. Saver told Alan to go ahead.
 'Tt's strange, but it seems when one really discovers wonder it be- comes a part of everything he hx, nF ending.
 "I hadn't realized it-" Elissa began.
 Alan was looking at her. T.
 "But it had been lonely, being all alone in the tower of tourma- line," she finished.
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 The Chicago Daily News, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-02
DAILY SHORT STORY TOWER OF HOPE Alan Had Sudden Vision of a Romantic Caskls.
 Complete with Princess.

ties. When heated it's crystals ox- hibit a remarkable polarity. It iN used in measuring the intensity ux radium emanationS Alan said aa though he were trying to sell inc tourmaline.
 T didn't know that" she said. But if you look at those small towers long enough it does seem as if they grow real, and oneself unreal"
 'Do you wander through the tourmaline tower alone?" Alan hazarded.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
CHARGE
HOLDS n. ]. MAN

Charged with threatening to
cut the throat of a Washington
attorney, Lyman H. Wolff, Of
West Inglewood, N. j., today was
sent to Gallinger Hospital for CO.
servation and treatment follow
ing his arraignment in Police
Court before Judge Robert E.
Mattingly.
Wolff was accused OF having
threatened William j. Rowan, an
torney of sending a personal let
ing. It was stated in Police
Court that he suspected the at
torney of sending a persona let
ter to his wife.
The letter was sent to the de-
PENDANTS wife by the attorney
in connection with bill she is
alleged to have owed to a local
store. Although Mr.. Wolff did
not see the letter, it preyed on
his mind so much, it was said,
that he attempted suicide some
time ago.
He was brought here by his
father, DR.. Frank A. Wolff, of
this city, and earlier this week
phoned the attorneys office. 1t
is charged he spoke to the sec,
rotary and threatened the at
torney at that time. Yesterday
it was charged, he called at the
office again and kicked Mr.
Rowan on the knee.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
EXPOSE GUST
POLICE CHIEF

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 3
G.N.SO.-Michael ]. Culligan,
local police chief, today resigned
from that office as the result of
an expose of police department
connivance with crime made by
the Daily News after six months
of investigation.
His resignation was accepted by
Commissioner of Public Safety H.
E. Warren, who lifted Culligan
from a 500 per month lumber
yard job to the $4,000 year po-
sition.
The police chief was suspended
last week for a period of 80 days
when evidence was presented to
the commission the police chief
and many of his men were in CO.
operation with gamblers and
houses of ill-fame.
Four other police officers have
been suspended on the same
charges.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Boon-Doggling Upheld
In Work Relief Plan

to devise projects for the en-
plOyment Of the unemployed, so
that they shall have the OPP
pOrtunity to maintain their self
respect, and to maintain their
skillS and use their previous
technical training in useful
work.
This business Of preventing
deterioration of moral fiber of
the millions out of work is per-
hapS the most serious con-
sideration. But hardly less i'm
pOrtant from an economic point
Of view is the effort to prevent
the lapsing of skilled workers
and highly trained and profess
sional people out of work into
a vast pool of unqualified labor
through loss of skill and train
ing. And so our policies have
in the last two years put in
creaSing emphasis on work pro-
grams; and these work pro-
grams have in their turn, de-
velOped coward constantly
greater variety and differentia-
ton, SO that greater number
of people might be employed in
their accustomed trades and
SkillS."
Not only have the works pro
grams provided jobs for the needy
but they have created structures
of lasting value, Mr.. Baker de
adding:
"This sort of proceeding
means the increase of the ma
TONS capital. Since the FERA
has been functiOning, despite
jibes about raking leaves and
bOOn-dOggling, public wealth in
the shape Of new buildings,
roads, health, education, and
recreation resources, when reck-
Oned in dollars and cents, has
been increased by hundreds of
millions"
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
BLAST DEATHS
HELD ACCIDENT

Four certificates of accidental
death have been issued by Coroner
A. Magruder. Macdonald in the
fatal blast Saturday morning OF
a transformer in the basement of
the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany.
The certificates were issued
after investigators for the District
Government late yesterday de-
clared the explosion wa acct
dental, the result of a short cir
c'%t in one of the high tension
electrical devices.
The report on the investigation
was signed by F. A. Sager, en-
gineer for the Public Utilities
Commission, and concurred in by
Walter E. Kern, District electrical
engineer; j. j. zebley, chief cleo
trical inspector for the District,
and DR.. Macdonald.
The four men who died as a
result of the blast were Thomas
B. Sheppard, IS, of 5000 block
Vista Pl. N. w.; Floyd Davis, 80,
East Riverdale, Md; William H.
Wright, 80, Clarendon, Va, and
Floyd Bennett, 81, colored.
John w. Foxwell, So, Mt. Rain
Ter, Md, critically injured, was
reported somewhat improved at
Emergency Hospital today.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
SAVES HIS
LIFE IN FIRE

RIVERDALE, July 3.-When
John Pedon awoke at 2 a. m. to.
day the bedroom of his bungalow
on Tanglewood Drive was in
flames.
The doorway ringed in fire, he
turned to the window and jumped
to the ground, just as the second
floor collapsed.
Mr.. Pedon was alone at the time
of the blaze, his wife and child
visiting a beach resort. He re-
turned home shortly before mid
night, he told police, cooked a
light supper on an electric range,
but can't remember if he turned
the range off.
Riverdale firemen and units
from neighboring towns responded
to the alarm.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
By WILMA LAVILLE

Late dinner guests at the Pow
hatan Roof were entertained last
night by a fashion show. Ten
lovely girls modelled clothes from
the Hecht Company, the theme
being a complete vacation ward
robe.
Miss Frances Goodacre, of the
Hecht Company, who was in
charge of the showing, said that
she believes there is a need for
some early fall things in most
travel outfits, so she included
some dark jacket suits, sheer and
suitable for hot weather travel,
but with autumn details that will
make them smart enough to be
your first fall costume.
Vacation Needs Stressed
Vacation needs were stressed all
the way through the showing,
from bathing suits to evening
clothes, with particular attention
to the correct accessories for the
occasion and for the costume.
Acetate bathing suits were
shown for some types, some
beaches, and wool suits for others.
There were some excellent spec
tator sports clothes, and an
adequate active sports wardrobe.
The dinner and evening things
The Washington times., 1935-07-03

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, July
3 GN.S0.-Assailing critics of
the relief administration and the
work relief program, Jacob Baker,
assistant works progress admin
istrator, today defended leaf
raking and boon-doggling" as an
essential part of widespread
program of permanent value in
upholding the moral fiber of the
unemployed.
Speaking before the round table
on economic security at the
institute of public affairs at the
University of Virginia. Baker said:
Frankly, all our efforts have
been directed toward this end,
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Wealthy Lawyer
Held in Old Killing

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July
3 U.N.S0.-R. K. Moreau. So,
wealthy Grand Rapids attorney,
was arrested at the request of
Texas authorities today and held
for murder committed in 1916,
the Staying of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. H. F. Goodnight, in Wills
Point, Tex.
Mrs. Goodnight and her hus-
band were found slain in their
home. Moreau was convicted of
his father-in-law'S murder and
sentenced to serve 5 to SO years.
Later he was pardoned, but in
1927 he was reindicted on the
second murder charge.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
JUSTICE HITZ
DIES At So
SHIRLEY sTRAUs
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will be strictly private with only
members of the family attend
ing.
Justice Hitz is survived by his
wife and two sons, Frederick and
William.
Court Adjourns
Formal announcement of the
death of Justice Hitz was made
by United States Attorney Leslie
c. Garrett to the general term of
the District Supreme Court today
and Jennings Bailey, presiding,
declared an adjournment until
Monday out of respect to the
jurist.
Declaring that no other man
had so endeared himself to the
bench, the bar and the people of
the District, Mr.. Garnet said in
eulogy of Justice Hitz:
"He loved no darkness, he
sophisticated no truth, he al
1OWeu no rear.
Justice Bailey, sitting with JUS
tees Joseph w. Cox and James
M. Proctor, replied:
"WOrds cannot express our
appreciation for the sterling
services rendered this bench by
our beloved friend both while
he was sitting with us and when
he was on the bench of the
Court of Appeals.
His wisdom, generosity, cour-
age and fearleSSnesS are char
acteristicS that will be remem-
bered by all of u.s."
BAR PLANS RITES
George c. Gertman, secretary
of the District Bar Association,
acting on behalf of President H.
Winship Wheatley, who is in Los
Angeles attending a convention
of the American Bar group, ap-
pointed a committee to take
charge of funeral arrangements.
Besides the officers and direc-
tors of the association, the COM
mittee will include j. Spaulding
Flannery, chairman, and Frederic
D. McKenney. former law part
nerS of Justice Hitz; former asso-
ciate Justice Wendell P. Stafford,
Corcoran Thorn, George E. Hamil-
ton. Henry P. Blair, Leon lob
riner, H. Prescott Galley, A. A.
Hoehling, Arthur Peter, Frank
j. Hogan, w. w. MILAN, John
Lewis Smith, Joseph A. Burkart,
]. Harry Covington, George P.
Barse, Lucian Vandoren, Paul E.
Lesh, Stanton C. Peelle and R.
Aubrey Bogley.
Praised by Cummings
Attorney General Homer S.
Cummings, when advised of the
death of the Washington jurist
said:
81 am deeply grieved by the
death of Justice HitZ. His jul
dicial career was one of great
distinction. Coupled with his
wide legal knowledge, he pos
Sessed endearing personal quail
tiles of directneSS, friendlineSS
and humOr that were a charac.
teristic reflection of the inner
man.
His death is a great loss to
the Federal bench, and will
leave, among his legion Of
friends, a vacant place that
cannot be filled"
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Apparel for Vacation
Charn1ingly Displayed

were particularly beautiful, and
received grateful applause from
the audience. A lilac dress with
jacket was worn with a big
natural straw hat, banded in vel
vet to match the dress.
LeghOrn Hats There
Leghorn hats were plentiful,
both in the showing and among
the diners. One especially popu.
lar dinner costume (shown in
the review was of lowered chif.
fon, accompanied by a huge leg
horn cartwheel.
The new satin evening gowns
were notable for their changed
silhouette and for the multitude
nous accordion pleats that were
seen on many of them. White
satin was shown several times,
and pastels received favorable
comment.
Most interesting of all were two
gowns which were copies of those
;7orn by Joan Crawford in mo
More Ladies'" One was of white
satin with a big bow in front,
the other of white crepe, with
high collar. This was her "going
away for the eek-end" dress.
The diners recognized these cos
tunes and greeted each with a
round of applause.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
70 FLEE BLAZE.
IN APARTMENT

A fire that started in the base
ment of an apartment house in
the 500 block Third st. N. W.,
drove rs tenants CARRIED in sleep
ing clothes into the street at 2::30
this morning. Two alarms were
sounded.
There were no injuries, however,
and damage was slight, the blaze
being confined to the basement at
an estimated cost of $500.
According to a representative of
the fire marShal'S office and the
janitor of the building, j. C.
Smith, colored, who discovered the
fire, the blaze was caused by
someone apparently hunting the
gas meter with lighted matches.
Smith awoke to find smoke in
his room in the basement. He
tried to extinguish the fire with
a hand extinguisher, but was
unsuccessful and called the fire
department.
Smoke filled the stairways of
the building, in which there are
81 apartments, and caused some
of the occupants to seek an es-
cape by way of the fire-eScape.
Many of the tenants, however,
made their way to the street
down the stairway.
An elderly woman, Mrs. Annie
Wells, whose apartment is on the
basement floor, was rescued by
firemen, and another elderly wo-
man. Mrs. Fred Williams, after
getting to the street, rushed back
to save her pet cat.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
6 Escape Death,
Bridge Cracks
Under Train

CHICAGO, July 3 G.N.SO.
Six lucky passengers on a Chi
cago and Northwestern inter-
urban train told a narrowing
tale today of their narrow es-
cape from death last night in
Pecatonica, III.
The tWo-coach, gas and cleo
trio train was traversing a
bridge above the rain-swollen
Kerr Creek when the under
mined span collapsed.
Harry Wilson, an express mes
senger in the forward car, was
rescued seconds before several
tins of gasoline burst into
flames. The motorman escaped
unhurt.
The passengers in the rear car
were dragged to safety as their
coach swayed on the crumbling
span.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
7 WO TO LOSE
RESERVE BANK
POSITIONS
international News Service


Elimination of two "old timers"
on the Federal Reserve Board
was held a probability today If
Congress enacts the banking
reform act in the form it now
appears before the Senate.
Two Of the present members
are hold-overs from the Wilson
regime-Charles S. Hamlin and
Adolph C.. Miller, the latter prob
ably more verSed in Federal fis-
cal procedure than even the So
called father of the Federal Re
serve System"-Senator Carter
Glass CD of Virginia.
Under the Senate bills seven
rules" proposal, the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency and another
member would be eliminated from
the board and the President
given the authority to appoint a
new member.
In viewing the new set-up Gov
M. S. EccleS, of Utah, despite fire.
quent rumors, has no intention of
resigning. Mr.. Eccles was repre-
sented as believing that the bill
reported out of the Senate Bank
ing Committee is an improvement
over the present Federal Reserve
system if not as great an improve
ment as the bill passed by the
House which he drafted.
If, under the proposed legisla-
ton, the rule of four of one politi-
cal party to three of another pre-
walls, at least two of the present
board must go. The best bet now
is that Hamlin and James would
be eliminated unless there is an
entirely new organization.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
FOulk Takes Over
New Duties Friday

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 81.
Oscar Foulk. Republican, Ia.
koma, Park. Md, will assume his
duties as manager, treasurer and
member Of the Montgomery
county liquor control board Fri.
day. He was appointed to the
post yesterday by the board of
county commissioners.
Foulk was named to replace
James P. B. Viers, Republican, of
Rockville, who resigned three days
after his appointment and before
he had actually taken office.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
US. Court UphOlds
New Bankrupt Law

ST. LOUIS, July 3 G.N.S0.-U.
S. District Judge Davis has up
held the amended bankruptcy
law. Porter Wiegand, president of
the Standard Oil Company, had
asked a court order approving the
company's reorganization plan be
set aside and the reorganization
proceedings dismissed on the allie.
CATION that section 77-B of the
bankruptcy act was inconsistent
with the Constitution.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Hershey Gift Lifts
Debt of 5 Churches

HERSHEY, Pa, July 3 GN.S).
Prosperity returned today for all
five churches in this model in
dustrial community.
To permit them to settle all
mortgages and liquidate any out
standing Indebtedness. Milton 6.
Hershey, wealthy chocolate manu-
facturer, gave each church $780,
900 as an independence Day
Gift"
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
BUS STRIKE SETTLED

LONDON, July 3 CUSHION
don's busman strike was settled
tonight and $500 employees who
quit work yesterday when two of
their fellow-workers were dis
missed go back to work today.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
REFERENDUM URGED

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, July
ga group of Morgan county
"drys" are circulating petitions
for referendum on local option.
Petitions must carry the names
of Is per cent Of the registered
voters, 1925 signatures.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Sunset Symphony
Ticket Sale Today

Tickets for the National Sym.
phony's Sunset Symphony" con.
certs go on sale today. The
first of the series of concerts will
be held July ii at the water gate
near Lincoln Memorial. Tickets
will sell for Is cents, so cents
and 81. ...,uu.s.l,saaaai,~ h,
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Brother, II, Killed
By Boy, II, on Dare

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, July 8
G.N.SO. - Eleven-year-old Meryl
Schroeder today shot and killed
his brother, Harold. II, at their
farm home three miles south of
here after Harold dared me to
shoot him." according to police.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Do You Remember?
(AnSwerS to questions on
Page 81

(AnSWerS to questions on
Page 81
An appeal was made to
Hitler 20 pardon Frau Jeune-
mann, expectant mother con-
demned to be beheaded.
It vas announced that Mr..
Schirmer would marry Maria
JeritZa, the opera star.
Miss Oelrichs, society girl,
was married to Eddie Duchin,
the orchestra leader.
The daughter Of the Presi-
dent of France, Mile. LeBrun
made her first visit to the
United States.
DR.. DafOe, guardian of the
DiOnne quintuplets, was made
an Officer of the British EN-.
pire by King George.
, 1935-06-23
SECOND HALF
IS PROBLEM
San Benito Ball League Ia
Studying Various
Playoffs
lsnecinl I'd Thr Hnraldl

SAN BENrTO. June 22.-What TO
do about the second half Of the san
Benito softball schedule is OF con-
siderable concern right now. there
being some in favor Of a change over
original plans.
II had been planned to let winner
OF the first half play winner Of the
second half for the eason champion
ship. II the same team wins in both
halves. there would be no play-ot.
Because Of the interest in play-offs
and good gate receipts necessary to
pay league expenses. a play-off ar
rangement Is preferred by some. II
has been suggested that the o.
Shaughnessy plan under which Tex
as league championships are decid-
ed. be adopted. Under this plan the
four high teams az end Of the sea-
son engage in q round robin for the
title.
Five games which had been post
poned because Of rain near end OF
the first half, were played the past
week but 1t is likely that the one be-
tween High School and F1restone
will be protested. Firestone wallop-
ed High School. IS to 10. Thursday
night but High School claims that
their manager was not duly notified
and that a fun team was not on
hand to play the game.
High School took II on the chin
Monday night. IS 10 2, and at the
hands Of Rangerville at that. II was
the first defeat for High School
Tuesday night Firestore white
washed Rio Hondo. 4 to o: and We'd
nesday night High School defeated
Highland. IS 10 7. Friday night Rio
Hondo defeated Hygeia. Q 70 Y.
Games scheduled for this week
call for an engagement Monday
night between Kiwanis and Ranger
vile and Tuesday night between
High School and the Lions.
STANDINGS