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The Washington times., 1935-05-01
School Children
In May Day Fete

ALEXANDRIA, Va. May AL
periods of life in Virginia since
the early Indian days to the
present era will be portrayed here
today at 2 o'clock on Baggett'S
Field by more than $500 school
children of the Alexandria city
schools.
The program, arranged by the
physical education department Of
the schools, will be the children's
participation for a May Day cele'
bration.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
Zihlman Estate
Willed to Sister

CUMBERLAND, Md, May 1
(SpeciaD The will of former
Representative Frederick N. Zihl-
man, made in Washington. Feb
ruary Is, 1884, has been admitted
to probate here. He makes his
sister, Mrs. Emma Everstine, ex.
ecutrix, to have charge of all prop
erty and life insurance. A trust is
to be created and the proceeds will
be used for the education and
maintenance of his adopted daugh-
ter, Suzanne c. Zihlman.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
Standard to Move
Plant to Virginia

MARTTNSBURG, W. Va, May
/ (SpeciaD Said to have been
prompted by the strike at its lime
stone quarries and cement plant
here. Standard Lime and Stone
Company may begin operations at
Capon Ridge, in Shenandoah
county, Virginia. Meanwhile the
strike which affects the Standard
and Kelley Island Lime and
Transport Company continues.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
Park Policemen Air
Quarrel at Hearing

Two park policeman yesterday
went before the Police Trial
Board of National Park Service
and told the details of an alterca-
ton between them, during which
one is said to have threatened
the life of the other. Sergt. L.
G.. Purtlebaugh accused Private
H. w. Brown, jr., of making the
threat. Brown denied the
charges and said Purtlebaugh
struck him in the face with his
revolver.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
Fine for Kidney
And BIad d erW eakness
STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS!

Keep your kidneys free from waste
matter, poisons and acid. and put
healthy activity into kidneys and
bladder and you'll live a healthier,
happier and longer life.
one most efficient and harmless
way to do this is to get from your
druggist a 35-cent box of Gold Medal
HARLEM Oil Capsules and take them
as directed-the swift results will
surprise you.
Besides getting up nights. some symp'
toms of kidney trouble are backache.
moist palms, leg cramps, and puffy eyes.
If YOU want real results, be sure to get
GOLD MEDAL-the original and gen
nine-a grand kidney stimulant ana
diuretic>-right from HARLEM in Hol
land. Give your kidneys a good clean
ing once in a while.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
PERMITS TO WE'D

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, May
Wharfage licenses have been
issued here to Arthur A. Arnold.
25, of the 1400 block of G st. N. E.,
and Ida V. Roberts, II, Capitol
Heights; Joseph D. Hoffman, %,
West Friendship, and Emma A.
Ridgely, %, Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
LtBIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

man. 10. l215-A So. Capitol St. S. W.
Samuel. j. Luiracono ~ and Re-
gina c. Clisham. Is, both of Balti-
more.
Edward Milligan. 20. 12Is Ninth St.
\. w" and Ethel Cooper. ~. 1901
Ninth st. " w
Lawrence ]. Hawkins. %, BennfnS,
c., and Almeda p. Anderson; IL,
l4n Thomas St. y. W.
Leonard H Hart, 81. 212 p St. N. w.,
and Edith P. Marlowe Is, ais Tenth
St S. E.
William c. Washington, as, i14o
Twenty-second St n. w, and Margaret
Hawkins, 90, 1921 Sixth ST. S. W.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

= COLLEGE PARK, Md, May
Miss Ruth Kreiter, 300
block Thirty.third st. N. w.,
Washington. former Western
High School student, has been
named women's editor of the
Terrapin, student year book of
the University of Maryland for
next year.
Miss Kreiter is sophomore
in the arts and sciences colleges
and a member of the coed de.
bate team and the riding club.
She belongs to Kappa Gamma
social sorority and lives at the
sorority house during the school
term.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
REQUIEM Mass Is Held
For c. A. Augherton

seven children, Joseph, jr., Fran.
els H., John H., Edward, Jessie
", May Doris and Mary E. Rueth,
and a sister, Mrs. Maude j..
Steward.
BRIG. GEN. C. L. NEGATIVELY
Full military funeral services
were conducted today for Brig.
Gen. Charles L. McCawley, re-
tired, U. s. M. c., at st. Johns
Church, Sixteenth and H Streets
Northwest. Burial followed in
Arlington National Cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers were
Col. Henry l.. Roosevelt, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy; Brig. Gen.
Dion Williams, Brig. Gen. Rufus
Lane, Brig. Gen. George Richards,
and Brig. Gen. Hugh Mathews, all
of the United States Marine
Corps, and Maj. Gen. w. M.
Wright, U. S. A., and Col. ]. Miller
Kenyon and Frank S. Hight, of
the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
Baltimore Lawyer
Found Shot Dead

BALTIMORE, May 1 (Spe-
ciaD. Richard 81. Peasants.
wealthy retired attorney, was
found yesterday in some bushes
behind a garage near his home,
dead from bullet wound through
the mouth. A pistol was clasped
in the attorneys hand.
A verdict of suicide was given by
Coroner John j. Morrissey.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
WILLIAM P. BROOKS

William P. Brooks, 30, son of
the late Judge and Mrs. Thomas
R. Brooks, died yesterday at his
Rose Cottage home near Suitland,
Md.
He was a lifelong resident of
Prince Georges county, having
been born at Forestville. Surviv-
ing him are his wife, Mrs. Mollie
Mccormick Brooks; a daughter,
Mrs. Walker Duvall, and a son,
William M. Brooks, all of Prince
Georges county. He also leaves a
sister. Mrs. Addie Bryan, of Seat
Peasant, Md.
Services will be held at 3 p. m,
tomorrow, at st. Marks P. E.
Church, Third and A Streets
Southeast, of which Mr.. Brooks
was a member. Rev. William r..
Moody, rector, will officiate.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
KELLY. PETER DAN1EL-suddenly on

Sunday. April %. 1885. at Emergency
Hospital PETER DANIEL KELLY. the
beloved husband of Maggie Kelly. and step
father of william H. Robertson, Mrs
Elizabeth Dewey. Mrs. Nettle Golden and
Mrs. Marian Jones.
Funeral services will be held on Thurs
day afternoon. May 2. 1885. at o'clock,
from his late residence. 706 ST. S. E.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
Interment will follow in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Services by Chambers Company South
east funeral home.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

HUNT SYDNEY G,-on Monday, April
loved husband siS 81 Amy 5. H H1Nt the BE-
Besides his wife he is also survived by
Two children. one daughter. Mrs. Georgia
Martin and one son. Richard S. HUNT
Remains resting at his late residence
Funeral services will be held from the
home. 517 Eleventh Street Southeast on
Wednesday afternoon. May l. 1885. at
Relatives and friends are invited to at.
tend.
>. Gnterment will follow in McKendree
Cemetery. r B. Nd.
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rs. 1885. at Columbia Hospital. CELIA
s. FINLAYSON, the beloved wife of AL.
bert E. Finlayson.. Besides her husband
she is also survived by four children, two
dale. Mrs. Doris Eisinger. Edward Finlay-
son and Douglas Eisinger, and one sister
Mrs. Laura E Macdonald. and one niece.
Miss Madeline L; Macdonald, Remains
home, Fourteenth and Chaplin SITS. N W.
Funeral services will be held on We'd
nesday afternoon. May l. 1885 at 8
O'Clock. from the w W, Chambers Co.
funeral home. 400 Chaplin ST. N W.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
=, 1nterment will follow in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

BROWN. VIRGINIA L. lnee Cro.sl-on
Tuesday morning April 80. 1885. at
10 a. M at her late residence 304
NEE Cross). the beloved wife OF. James
+. Brown. mother of Eugene and Allan
Brown and daughter of Mrs. Margaret
S. Cross.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday morning, May Q. 1886. at the
Church Of the Assumption. Congress
Heights. D. c.. where mass will be
offered at 9 a. m. for the repose of her
soul.
Relatives and friends are invited to
Interment will follow in Congressional
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
DIED
DE GREE. MARGARET-on We'd

DE GREE, MARGARET-on Wednesday
morning, MAY l. 1885. MARGARET DE
GREE. She is survived by three children,
two sons. Walter F. De Gree Henry E De
Gree and one daughter, Madeleine Fen.
nell.
Remains resting at the W W. Chambers
Company Southeast funeral home. SIT
Eleventh st. 6. F.
Funeral services will be held on Satur-
day morning. May 4. 1885. at 10 80
O'Clock. from the W. W. Chambers Com
pany Southeast funeral home, ST. Elev-
enth ST. s. Z.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
Intcrment will follow in St. Mary's
Cemetery
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
CAPT. A. F. ROSE

Funeral services will be held at
Warrenton, Va, today for one of
the last of the men in gray
Capt. A. F. Rose, c. S. A., who
died at his home there on Mon
day at the age of 81.
Captain Rose, who was known
to his comrades in Camp III,
United Confederate Veterans, as
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

JACKSON. RAY-on Wednesday morning.
May l. 1885, at her residence 724 Third
St. n. W. RAY JACKSON. the beloved
wife of David Jackson.
Remains resting at the ". ". Chambers
Company funeral home. Fourteenth and
Chaplin Street Northwest.
Notice of funeral services and lnterment
hereafter.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
DIED

BEYER, THEODORE E.-suddenly, on
Sunday. April %. 1885. at his resi-
dence. 1925 Sixteenth ST. n W. THEo-
DORE E. BEYER, the beloved husband of
the late Catherine Boyer.
He is survived by two children. one
son. Paul T. Boyer, and one daughter,
Margaret Boyer.
Remains resting at the ". W. Chambers
Company funeral home, Fourteenth and
Chaplin Streets Northwest.
Funeral services will be held on Thurs
day afternoon. May 2. 1885, at o'clock
from the W. W. Chambers Company fu-
neral home 400 Chaplin st. n. W.
tend.
Interment will follow in Prospect Hill
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

Solemn high requiem mass for
George A. Augherton, former
member of the examining di-
vision of the Reconstruction Fl.
nance Corporation, was held to-
day at the Blessed Sacrament
Church, Chevy Chase.
Mr.. Augherton. who died Mon
day at Garfield Hospital, was
born in New York city in 1884
and was educated in the Boston
public schools and at Boston
University. He became an ex.
aminer in the Federal Reserve
System and was later chief ex-
aminer for the PENNSYLVANIA
State Banking Department. He
is survived by his wife, Mary
Grace Augherton: three children,
Rowena, is; Charlotte, IA, and
Thomas, II, and his father and
sister, George G. Augherton and
Mrs, Isabelle Tillot.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
RAYMOND T. BAKER

Raymond T. Baker, former
Director of the Mint, and con-
fidante of Presidents, was eulog-
lied as "a genius for making
friends" at funeral services con-
Quoted by DR.. Re Barney Phil.
lips, chaplain of the Senate, at
the Raymond home on Foxhall
Road, yesterday.
The services were attended by
several score of diplomats, Cabi-
net members and close personal
friends, as we'll as members of
his household staff.
Mr.. Baker died Sunday night
following a six weeks illness. He
will be buried in Reno, New, his
birthplace and the place where
he and Senator Key Pitman pros
pected for gold several decades
ago,
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
MRS. JESSIE B. RUETH

Funeral services will be held
tomorrow for Mrs. Jessie Benton
Rueth, mother Of Joseph F..
Rueth, jr., an employe of the
composing room Of The Wash.
ington Times.
Mrs. Rueth died Monday fol-
lowing a short illness. Services
will be held at the family home,
1888 Eleventh st. N. E.
Mrs. Rueth is survived by her
husband, Joseph F.. Rueth, ST., and
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

April 90 1885 at his residence 60i
Central Avenue Capitol Heights. Nd
PAUL P; RECTOR the beloved husband Of
Elizabeth A. Rector tnee HazeO.
Funeral services will he held on wednes.
day afternoon, May 1885 at Q O'Clock
from the late, residence. 504 Central Ave
nue.. Cspito Heights Md
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend
Intermens will follow in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Services by Chambers Company South.
east funeral home.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

SOUTFARD. COLUMBUS Bon Tuesday.
Fourteenth Place Northeast. COLUMBUS
B. SOCTHARD husband of the late Laura
v Southland He is survived by SIX chill
dren-four sons. Charles H. Southland, FL
mer F, Southland Clarence W. Southland
and JOHN C. Southland. and two daughters
Mrs. Bertha E. Fincham and Mrs. Mamie
A. Bradford.
Co. Southeast funeral home. 517 Eleventh
Street Southeast until Wednesday morn
ing. May /. 1885. at II o'clock.
Funeral services and interment at Wells
at 2 p. m.
Relatives and friends are invited to at.
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ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

RUETH. JESSIE BENTON-on Monday.
April 90. 1885 at her residence. 1873
Eleventh Street Northeast. JESSIE BEN
TON RTETH. the beloved wife of Joseph
F.. Rueth. Besides her husband, she is
also survived by seven children-Joseph F
Rueth. ir Francis H. Rueth. John H
Rueth. R. Edward Rueth. Jessie v. Ructh,
May Doris Rueth and Mary E. Rueth. and
one sister Mrs Maude j. Steward
day afternoon. May 2. 1885. at 2 o'clock
from her late residence. 733 Elsventn
Street Northeast
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend
Interment will follow in Glenwood Gene
Services hv Chambers
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

April 2s, 1885. SIDNEY c. soMMERs.
the beloved husband of the late Mabel
Sommers, member of Typographical
Union No. 1O1.
He is survived by two brothers. Wal
ter A. Sommers. of Chicago, Ill and
Harry J. Sommers. of Fostora. Ohio
Remains resting al the W. W. Chambers
Company funeral home Fourteenth and
Chapln Streets Northwest.
Funeral services Will he held on wednes-
day afternoon May 1. 1885. at O'Clock
from the W. W. Chambers Company tu-
neral home 400 Chaplin ST. n W
tend.
Interment will follow in Rock Creek
CemetnrY
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14
Fargo Strike Action
By u. S. Board Asked

Governor Walter Wexford Wednes-
day said he would ask the federal
labor relations board to expedite
attempted settlement Of the Fargo
coal drivers strike, but declined to
personally intervene. stating he be-
lieved that to do 80 would Be VERY
III advised"
In q statement, Wexford said he
had personally interviewed" repre-
sentatives Of organized Labor from
Fargo and other sections Of the state.
and that members Of the employing
group and "disinterested citizens" Of
Fargo had talked to him.
As I result # the inquiry. Governor
Wexford said the points ct issue be.
tween tho strikers and employers
ARE not now 90 divergent but that
they should be settled BY agreement
between the parties"
Mr.. Wexford said he was very hope-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14
House FACING LATE
SESSION TO DISPOSE
Of HEAVY CALENDAR
Crockett Warns Body to Pre-.
pare to Work All Night II
Necessary

With scores Of bills tumbling into
the legislative hopper, house members
Wednesday drove through . steady
routine, to pass three bills, Of which
only ono was Of major importance.
The house recessed until 1920 p. M.
Thursday. with more than half Of
its calendar still to be disposed Of,
and with bills referred to the COM
mittee Of the whole awaiting action.
Members OF the lower assembly pre-
pared for q session possibly well into
the night Thursday, Is they listened
to the warning Of Speaker William
Crockett, he would insist upon the
house remaining In session until the
days legislative work had been COM
pleted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14
Robert Schmidt Gets
Honorary Navy Award

Honor man Of his company was
the award conferred upon Robert
Schmidt, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Schmidt, 323 Tenth ST.. by officers ct
the Naval training station at San
Diego, Calf, where Schmidt Is tax.
ing his last period OF training before
entering the United States Navy.
Schmidt was chosen for the award
because Of his ability to assimilate
the instructions during the training
period. He enrolled at the local re-
cruiting station last fall.
Captain Of the st. Mary's high
school football team In 1894 and q
member Of the basketball squad ct
that school, Schmidt was well known
here. He was graduated from Ct.
Mary's In the spring Of 1894. His
early education was received ut Rich.
ardton where he WAS born.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14

handwriting experts said he pennies!
Ma extortion letters. He admitted
only that no had the ~, 1000, ana san
that had been given to him BY 1ss-
dor Ffsch, now dead.
Based on the states estimate OF
81 900 q day, the trial cost New Jer"
sew $4,000, The state house commis.
sion, which holds the strings OF tho
official rainy day bag, allotted w.
600 for the case. Other thousands
| had been spent In the investigation.
Five Ballot Taken
Jurors refused to talk, but . Wen.
founded report was that they had re.
ouired five ballots 70 agree on . ver-
dict without the recommendation tor
mercy. They were out II hours ana
minutes.
As abruptly as the flare Of q match.
q change transformed the room. 6her-
If Curtiss came quickly into court
from the door through which the jur-
ors passed on their way to the jury
room.
Even before he said It, the word
whisked through the room: They've
reached . verdict. The jury's coming
in"
As everyone waited, q bell began to
toll. It was the courthouse bell sig.
Mailing to the burghers that the jury
had found It's verdict. Outside the
courthouse the crowds grew tense.
At 1881, six state troopers march
ed In. Behind them came Hauptmann
manacled to his two guards.
His face was gray and etched with
deep, tired lines. There was an ap-
prehensive, fearful look In his eyes.
and he did not walk with his familiar
readiness and expectation.
There was another slight stir and
Mrs. Hauptmann hurried down an
aisle. She forced smile on her
cclorless face as she looked on her
husband. and her bloodless lips moved
soundlessly o. she tried to utter
words Of encouragement.
Another minute and another, and
the jury had not returned. At 1924
the jurors and their guards walked
slowly in.
At last-it was 10:42-Justice
Trenchard, benign, paternal in his
appearance, mounted the bench.
The jury and Hauptmann rose.
Then came the repeated guilty Of
murder In the first degree"
Hauptmann was sentenced, turned
over to the sheriff and led out.
The electric clock on tho vanished
face Of the balcony said 1851. The
entire scene had taken only 81 min
uteS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14
Wednesdays Legislature
(Dy the Associated Preas)
Senate

Introduced 50 bills and resolu-
tions.
Referred to committee Is pro-
posals to allow operation Of vari-
Gus federal recovery acts under
North Dakota laws.
Adopted . resolution asking gov
eminent to allow feed grains to be
shipped into the United States,
duty free, to relieve an "acute feed
situation"
After brief session, recessed to l
p. m. Thursday 20 senators could
attend third house" program.
House
Convened In recessed session at
1880 p. m.
Introduced first two bills COM
prsing legislative program Of ed
ucation committee. to obtain more
aid for county schools.
Passed bill to create sinking
fund and pay interest on state real
estate bonds by one half mill levy
Of each dollar Of assessed valua-
ton for years 1885 and 1896.
Appropriated $4,000 for North
Dakota Firemen's association.
Faced possibility Of late night
session Thursday, after recessing
with calendar half finished.
Recessed to 1880 p. m. Thurs
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14

House
Bills passed:
H. B. 3-Setting legal interest rate
at four per cent.
Bills indefinitely postponed:
H. B. ll2-Regulating purchase
use, administering and handling OF
hog cholera virus.
H. B. l25-Relates to granting OF
preventative relief and prevents Is
suance OF injunction against peace
able picketing in strikes.
Bills introduced:
H. B. l77-Schauss and Bauer
Making 1t unlawful for q school board
to discriminate In transportation al
lowances to families for children. Re-
pealing sections making 1t mandatory
on board to pay within certain per.
iod. Education.
H. B. l78-Fedje and Cosgriff:
Places state fire marshal under state
insurance department. Ways and
means.
H. b. l79-Schauss and Bauer:
Makes it unlawful for any education.
al institution or public school to
change text books more than once In
five years. Education.
H. B. Gilbertson, Morris, Bur.
gum and Dullea: Provides every own
e, Of . motor for commercial truck
freighting shall pay an annual fee
Of $25 for each vehicle. State affairs.
H. B. l8l-Erickson OF Mclean,
Dahl OF Emmons and Hanson Of Ben
son: Creates new old age pension
laws. Ways and means.
H. B. 182-Hall and auss:
Amends firemen's retirement fund
law.
H. B. l83-McLarty: Repeats Sec
lions Of law prohibiting advertising
matter In publicity pamphlets. Eec-
lions.
-.
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e. o. TIN u e n
from page one. -
Trenchard Sets
March % as Day
OF ElectrOcution

dows. The shouts Of the crowd In.
truded on the courtroom hush.
The clerk polled the jurors, asked
each by name:
What Is your verdict?"
One after the other fell the an.
|swers.
I find him guilty Of murder in the
first degree" II fad him guilty Of
murder in the first degree" Il find
him guilty"
Hauptmann seemed not to hear It
once.
Justice Trenchard was the person.
ification of judicial decorum. He
bent a look on Hauptmann and d.
rected:
THE defendant may be seated"
Turning to Attorney General David
T. Wilentz. he continued:
1T seems to the court that there L.
nothing remaining except to impose
the sentence provided by the statute
and am now asking the attorney
general II he moves the sentence"
State Moves for Sentence
Wilentz, pale, moistened his lips.
If your honor please, the state
moves for the sentence Of the de.
PENDANT at this time"
Justice Trenchard asked for the In.
dictment and It was handed to him.
THE statute requires apparently
that the court shall fix q time with
in which the sentence Is to b exc
cuted md within q certain week,
which must begin not less thai four
weeks and not more than eight
weeks after the issue Of the death
warrant" he observed.
1.-The court will. therefore, nov
proceed to impose the sentence.
THE defendant may stand"
Stands - Get Sentence
Again Haup;mann got to his feel
I'D faced the bench. The handouts
on his wrists-first time since the
trial started January 2-sltnted Ia
the artificial light.
"Bruuo Richard Hauptnaann: You
have been convicted Of murder In the
first degree"
His voice was kindly. fatherly.
1.-THE sentence Of the court r that
you, the said Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann, suffer death Ut tho time and
place and in the manner provided By
law. And the court will hand to the
sheriff . warrant appointing the weel
beginning Monday. the 18th day ol
March, 1895. - the week within which
fsuch sentence must be executed In thu
manner provided BY law.
"You are now remauded 70 the Gus.
tody Of the sheriff."
It Was q shaken, restless 8aupt.
Imam who neryously paced his cell r
1.-THE Hunterdon county jail Thursday
Death Cell Ready For Him
| At the state prison In Trenton 1
cell In the death house was ready To-
him. He will be kept here until Fri
day night. at least. and then b
whisked quietly to the state capital.
! Sheriff John H. Curtiss. the maj
Irresponsible for his safe delivery :,
the death house, said merely tina
there WAS no hurry.
| Mira. Hauptmann. frequent Gale