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The Washington times., 1935-04-17
CAPT. EDWIN G. MUs1CK

of their dear ones and begged the
dead for bread.
Talking to the Dead
It was a damp day. The old
trees in the cemtery were drip
ping. The cemetery fence had
been removed to complete the con-
struction of factory. It's stones,
boards, nails all had gone into the
fiVe-year plan. Even some of the
headstones had been removed as
building material. I walked along
until I came to woman sobbing
and crying aloud:
what shall I tell you, my
dear sister? You are well off.
You see nothing, you hear moth
ing. Mother wanted to come
and join you today. But she
hasn't the strength. We have
nothing to eat at home, dear
sister. Do you remember the
beautiful home which we once
had?"
She was talking to the dead.
A young man, with his eyes
half-cloSed, was addressing him
self to two graves over which
stood one headstone:
"Can you do nothing for me?
Nothing? How long must I con-
tinue to suffer-"
A young woman dressed coarsely
was sitting on the ground at the
foot of a fine monument. Her
sleeves were torn. Against the
shining marble, she formed a
striking contrast. 1t was her
mothers grave. She murmered
something in Russian about mama
taking her away.
At her side was a boy. He
wore cap with a Soviet star. In
his hands was a piece of black
bread. He tried to bite at it, but
tears were in his eyes. The entire
cemetery was peopled with such
scenes.
The Washington times., 1935-04-17
Mrs. Chaplin Freed
Of Theft CHARGES

MEXICO CITY, April II CU.s).
Mrs. Mary Alexander Dahlberg
Chaplin was free to seek a Chi
cago divorce from her husband,
Huntley Chaplin, of Buffalo, N.
Y, today when Judge R. E. Mon
toya dismissed as ridiculous the
theft charges brought against her
by Chaplin. Mrs. Chaplin started
out for Chicago last week, but
her husband had her taken off
the train at San Luis Potosi and
brought back to Mexico City, al
leging she had retained an auto
mobile and typewriter belonging
to him.
The Washington times., 1935-04-17

her wounded arm. Some distance
away, the crippled soldiers laughed
leeringly. No one talked of the
robbery. The word famine was
on everybody's lips. Indeed, it
was not banditry, it was calamity
which filled the air.
I went to one of the Kiev
cemeteries which had a special
faminine section. AS far as the
eye could see, hundreds of new
graves stretched before me. They
held the victims of starvation of
part of 1882 and part of 1898.
They were like the graves which
follow a war or an epidemic.
They were no headstones, only
wooden sticks with numbers.
Crows Over COrpses
During the critical famine
months, there were scores of daily
burials. Sometimes the corpses
would lie in the open on the
grass for days until their turn
came to be inferred. Mourning
relatives stood watch over their
dead ones day and night. Huge
armies of crows and ravens circled
over the corpses and rent the air
with their calls.
One of the grave diggers came
up to me and started a conVersa-
ton. He said:
"YOu are looking at our fresh
graves? You see, Kiev has also
made its contribution to the
second five-year plan. Tell my
brother in America about it,"
Cemeteries in Soviet Russia are
seldom if ever visited by foreign
correspondents. Yet what testi-
mony they have to offer! For
there are living people among the
graves.
In the Kiev Cemetery I saw
hundreds of people Scarified by
the GPU. bearing the marks Of
torture from persecution and hun
er. They stood over the graves
The Washington times., 1935-04-17
]. 8. AMUSED.
BY CENSURE
Of HITLER
Powers Who Denounced
Treaty Violation Guilty
Of Avoiding Debts
International News Service

Every one of the big European
powers which approved the League
of Nations council resolution con-
demning Germany for disreSpect
of it's international obligations are
open to exactly the same charge,
not only with respect to rearma-
ment but particularly in regard to
the II billion dollars in debts
owed this country.
Such was the reaction in author
itative quarters here today upon
receipt of news of the League
councils action in condemning
Germany for failing sin the duty
which lies upon all members of
the international community to re-
Spect undertakings which they
have contracted"
Viewed With Irony
It was not that officials scoffed
at the Councils action in con-
demning Germany for endanger-
ing European peace by rearming
for the belief prevailed that Ger
many should be publicly criti-
cized for that step. 1t was the
wording adopted by the League
Council, at the behest of the big
allied powers, that was viewed
with considerable irony here.
The wording of the communi-
que was held to place all the
European powers open to the
same charge.
The question was asked whether
France, Great Britain and italy
had forgotten that they all prom
Used to disarm under the Versailles
treaty, or whether it had slipped
their memory that in defaulting
outright on the debts owed the
United States they had failed in
their duty to respect international
obligations.
Action Expected
The councils action did not
arouse any unusual excitement
here. 1t was expected. Although
Germany's reaction was awaited
with interest, it was not believed
it would create another crisis.
The councils action was seen
as bringing to light two weak
nesses of the League long recog-
nized here.
The Washington times., 1935-04-17
HEAR
D|SPUTEOvER
DC. CONTROL
Departmental Inv asionS of
Local Powers To Be Fought
in Committee
BY FRANK M. SMITH

The whole question of threat
ened encroachment of Federal de-
partments on administration OF
projects in the District paid for
with money collected from Wash
ington citizens will be threshed
out today in the Senate District
Committee.
Senator William H. King CD,
of Utah, chairman of the COM
mittee, has called a conference
of the recreation commission, the
District Commissioners, and mem
bers of his committee to discuss
the fight now waging as to what
agency shall govern the. recrea-
ton facilities in the city.
Committee Named
Recently, on request of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, a committee con-
cerned with this problem, which
is now dealt with by the School
Board, Welfare Board, and In
terror Department officials, met
and formed policy to coordinate
their work under one head.
The plan was progressing swim
mingly, even to the proposal to
hire a recreational director, al
though no legislation has been
passed giving anyone power TO
take this step.
Shortly after this was pro-
posed, the Interior Department
announced the closing OF the
municipal pools on the Mall. This
move, which did not originate
with the commission, so incensed
District citizens that the whole
plan was vigorously denounced.
Pools Saved
At the last meeting of the Dis
trict Committee, Senator King an
nounced he had asked the Interior
Department not to close the pools
until the matter was thoroughly
investigated.
Thomas Settle, secretary of the
Recreation Commission; Peoples
Counsel William A. Roberts, and
representatives of several citizens
associations tangled in a heated
argument over the actions of the
Interior Department and the Re
creation Commission.
The discussion was brought to a
close only after Senator King ad-
monished the Recreation Commits
sion not to take further action on
a director until today's meeting.
1t was indicated clearly at the
last meeting that the crux of the
situation lies in inability OF repre-.
sentatives of Federal Departments
to keep out of administration OF
District affairs when they have
a part interest in the project.
On this point, however, Senator
King has stated that as long as
Re has anything to do with it, the
District Commissioners are going
to run the District of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1935-04-17
BOND
M|X-UP CLEAR

Continued from Page ~
bond, sent the duplicates to me.
Mr.. Whitacre requested me to
have the duplicate signed. In
the meantime, Mr.. Whitacre had
located the original bonds,
which he turned over to me and
requested me to have them sign
ed by the bOndees. Two of them
have been signed and they are
in my bonding file. 1 was hold
ing them until the third was
signed for delivery to Mr.. Whit
acre, but / was arrested and
charged with this horrible af-
fair before the third bond was
signed.
Premiums on these bonds
were paid i'm full a long time
ago. I did not have chance
to. file my March report, but
all premiums due the company
are in my bonding file at the
Farmers Banking and Trust
Co. ON deposit.
ACCOUNTS IN ORDER
81 do not have the power of
attorney to write bonds for
public officials"
H. L. Jenness, assistant mana
ger of the Baltimore branch OF
the Fidelity and Deposit Com
pany, the corporation which
handled the Montgomery county
bonds in question, told The Times
today:
Mrs. Lyddane's account is in
good shape. Her account is in
accord with her contract and
there is no fault we can find
with it."
Mrs. Beall, who named Mrs
Lyddane as correspondent in sen
sational divorce action a year ago
and later withdrew the suit, in the
first interview she has granted tolc
The Times today:
II did not know anything
about this affair until q few
weeks ago when the cops came
after Mr.. BeaIl. They took
Arthur with them and later
he told me he had been ques-
toned about a murder plot.
NEVER FEARED HER
II have no mortal fear of Mrs.
Lyddane. / am not having any
Nightmares over this matter. l
do not fear for my life as the
newspapers said. Anne Lyddane
never threatened me when 1
went to her apartment to ask
her to leave Arthur alone. She
refused to see me. She stayed
In the next room, opened the
door little and called me a
liar. She said she was not going
with Arthur. 1 talked with her
on the phone several times in an
attempt to save my family. Her
attitude was defiant.
"Her father came to see Ar
thur once but he was not at
home and SO her father talked
to me about my husband rum
ming around with his daughter.
He took a fatherly interest in
the affair and disapprOved of
his daughters action"
The Washington times., 1935-04-17
SOVIET CHILDREN STEAL FOOD LIKE WOLVES
Gate Crashers
Fooled in OAR.
Pages Dance

Gate crashers were effec-
lively banned from the pages
dance of the D. A. r. at the
Mayflower Hotel last night.
While the delegates attended
the president generals reception
and then went into political
huddles, the 400 pretty young
pages had their party.
But in order to attend the
party the page had to prove
without question her right to
be there, for in the past there
have been many cases of gate
crashing by girls who are not
pages.
This year each page was re-
quired to wear her official rib
bon, the first time this had
been done, and it caused much
complaint, the girls asserting it
ruined the lines of their eve
ming gowns.
Then, as the pages reached
the entrance to the ballroom,
they were halted and required to
sign a register, and this sig
nature carefully compared with
their signature on the official
list.
So well was the party guarded
that only pages succeeded in
getting in.
The Washington times., 1935-04-17
BANKING BILL
SCORES GAIN
International News Service

MOVIE ScENAC0
The House Banking Committee
will back the Administrations
banking bill, revamping the Fed
eral Reserve System, Chairman
Steagall CD of Alabama, said to-
day.
Despite efforts of Senator Glass
CD of Virginia to divorce the
Federal Reserve provision from
other features of the bill, the
House Committee may report the
bill as a whole today or tomor-
row.
Representative Steagall in
formed Senator Glass of his COM
mittee's attitude after the Sena-
tor made a trip to the White
House seeking President Roose-
velt's approval to divide the bill.
The President, it was indicated,
sidestepped the row over division
of the bill. He is said, however,
to favor the Federal Reserve re-
vision urged by Mariner S.
Eccles, Governor of the Reserve
Board.
The Federal Reserve revision
has been assailed by opponents as
making the system subject to po-
litical control and centraizing
power over money and reserve
operation in Washington.
The bill gives the Federal Re
serve Board, to be dominated by
appointees of the President, new
and expanded powers.
The Washington times., 1935-04-17
SCORES MOURN
OVER DEAD KIN
DAY, NIGHT
Many Found in Cemeteries in
Ukraine Asking That They
Be Permitted to Die

(Mr. Lang ,Uds born in Russia
In 1888. He came to the United
States in 1904. For number OF
years he Uds labor editor OF the
JetDtsh language Daily FornO1rd,
a Socialist newspaper. He is no1O
a. member of the editorial staff
OF that snelUSpnper)
The Washington times., 1935-02-01
j. 8. MAY SEND
SOME JOBLESS.
j To ALASKA
BY EDWARD o. MAYL
Copyright. 1898, by international
News Service)

Colonization of United States
possessions and dependencies as a
means of relieving the unemploy'
ment situation in the States is
under consideration by President
Roosevelt and his recovery ad-
visers.
Recommendations for adoption
Of such a plan have been made
by two Cabinet members and
studies are under way to deter
mine the number of unemployed
who could be moved to American
possessions where they might be-
come self7supporting.
Alaska Considered
"A preliminary survey of Alaska
and it's possibilities for COLOMBIA
ton was made last summer by
Secretary of Commerce Daniel c.
Roper and his assistant, Chester
Mccall.
DR.. Ernest H. Gruening, director
Of the division Of territories and
island possessions, in the Interior
Department, is now in Puerto Rico
conducting a similar survey.
The plan would be carried out
independent of the subsistence
homesteads experiment and may
be extended to include agricultural
lands that are to be reclaimed
upon completion of Boulder Can
yon Dam and other irrigation
projects in the far West.
It is proposed to make the
first experiments in colonization
in Alaska and Puerto Rico, with
possibly a small percentage 60
ing to the Hawaiian Islands.
Most In Puerto Rico
Exclusive of the Philippine
Islands, there are now 2,022,O00
persons living under the Amer
ican flag in island possessions
and territories. OF these more
than 100000 live in Puerto
Rico. This island furnishes
much tobacco and some fruit to
the States, but is not considered
Self-supporting.
Alaska, with a population of
59,278 includes 18,46O native born
citizens. It is hoped to greatly in
crease the population of this
territory from citizenry of the
Northwest, particularly from the
Dakotas and Minnesota.
Other American possessions
and their populations include:
Samoa, 1C,055; Guam, 18,509:
Panama Canal Zone. 39,467, and
the Virgin Islands, 22,012.
The Washington times., 1935-02-01

Yielding to soldiers bonus ad-
vocateS who accused them Of
gag" tactics, House leaders yes
terday promised quick action on
this two billion dollar measure.
Both the payment through in
flation" and the payment through
bonds" camps received assurance
from Speaker Byrns their pro-
posals will be allowed to reach
the floor for a vote.
Mr.. Byrns' announcement did
much to relieve hard feelings be-
tween the rival groups which
have been angling for precedence.
Compromise Studied
Behind the scenes, presidential
advisers considered various CON-
promise plans to stave off full
cash payments.
Mr.. ByrnS' announcement came
after Representative Patman CD
of Texas. inflationist leader,
charged House rulers were plan
ming to sidetrack his measure in
favor of the bill by Represen-
tative VinSon CD of Kentucky.
Bond Issue Required
The Vinson plan, approved by
American Legion heads, would re-
quire a bond issue. Mr.. Patman's
The Washington times., 1935-02-01
CREAM PRICES
RISE IN D. c.

Retail prices Of cream were
increased 2 to 4 cents a pint to.
day as a result of the boost by
the Maryland-Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association Of the price
of fluid milk to 26.5 cents a
gallon.
The new price schedule posted
by one local dairy for cream was
so cents a quart, 80 cents a pint,
II cents a half pint and 10 cents
q gill.
Increase in the price Of relief
milk will be put into effect, but
the dairies are awaiting negotia.
tons with Commissioner George
y. Allen before fixing the price.
The Washington times., 1935-02-01
|N|LKD|RECTORS
NOMINATED

SILVER SPRING, Md, Feb. i.
Election Of officers and reports
from committees will feature the
annual meeting of the Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers AS
sociation in the National Guard
Armory Monday.
In addition, II directors from
four counties in Maryland, and 10
from six counties in Virginia, will
be elected.
The following directors have
been nominated, which is the
equivalent to election: Alvie M.
Etzler, Mount Pleasant; Ernest C.
Sparks, Frederick; Erie C. Biser,
Adamstown; ]. Homer RemSberg,
Middletown, and William j. Viii
com, Urbana.
Other directors for Maryland
counties will be elected as follows:
Montgomery, 4: Washington, /,
and Hartford. /. Virginia coun.
ties: Orange, /; Loudoun, 2; Fair.
fax, 3; Prince william, /; Eau.
quier, 2, and Culpeper, /.
The Washington times., 1935-02-01
Victim
Loses Life Battle

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. 1
Q.N.S0.-Mrs. Sol G. Loeb, %,
who fought off a rare form of
anemia for II months with the
aid of scores Of blood transfuSions,
died at Strong Memorial Hospital
early today.
An imposing array Of medical
talent, including DR.. George H.
Whipple, co-winner of the 1884
Nobel prize for medicine, had en-
listed in the battle against the
malady, known as hemolytic jaun.
dice.
The Washington times., 1935-02-01
POtOmac-EdiSOn
~ Get New Rate

BALTIMORE, Feb. / (SpeciaD {.
"A rate will be set up and imposed
on the Potomac Edison Co. begin
ming today by the Maryland
Public Service Commission.
r. Paul Smith, president of the
utility company. was notified by
Harold E. West, chairman of the
commission, that the second pro-
posal submitted yesterday was
nearly identical with the first. Mr..
West said:
"They do not fill the require
mentS of the commissions or.
der and cannot be considered as
q compliance"
The Washington times., 1935-02-01
Leaders Urge Speed
In Action on Bonus

idea is that the Treasury need
only print the money required.
Mr.. Byrns made known he is
still opposed to paying the bonus,
but said:
81 would be glad to see The
matter come up for q vote at
the earliest possible moment
and disposed Of one way or
another"
The Washington times., 1935-02-01
PLAN OYSTER ROAST

Sigma Chi Fraternity will hold
its annual oyster roast tonight in
the Capital Yacht Club. Members
expected to attend are former Sec
retary Of War Patrick ]. Hurley,
Mariner s. Eccles, Herbert e.
CASTOR and eight members Of Con-
RreSS.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-29
WEEKLY LETTER
FROM SEAFORTH
Ry Mrs. w. r. Goudy

Oy &sAA De w ASs 0OAy
Seaforth-Miss Eleanore Precht
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Lawrence Hunzicker and other
relatives at CORTLAND.
John Wet of Milroy was a busi-
ness visitor in Seaforth Friday.
Lester Leslie who spent the
summer at the home of his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Campbell on a farm near Des
Moines, Iowa, returned home last
week.
E. E. Mosier and daughter,
Mrs. Eta Clipson and grand
daughter, Miss Helen Clipson
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Winn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Davis and
family spent Tuesday evening at
Redwood Falls.
Miss Myrtle Palmer who spent
two weeks visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Palmer has re-
turned to her home in Des Moines,
Iowa.
w. O. Dury Of St. James was
a business visitors in this vicinity
last week.
Miss Catherine Holton of St.
Paul is a guest at the home of
her sister and brother -in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. James Jackson and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hopman
and daughter, Mrs. George Stolz-
enberg were business visitors at
Redwood Falls Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Winn and
family spent Sunday evening at
Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-29
PAXTON EVENTS
REPORTED HERE
By Mrs. o. V. ROuthe

Dy MAS. W W AsOueAAC
Paxton-Miss La Vonne Nc
Conkey spent Friday afternoon
with Miss Jeanne Ramey.
Mrs. o. v. Routhe went to Ro-
chester Thursday and entered the
Colonial hospital Friday for treat
ments.
Mrs. Martinson and children re-
turned to their home Sunday after
visiting a week at the E. w. RAM
ey home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Kolp
are now living in Redwood Falls
where they will operate the lunch
room they purchased from Leroy
Woodford.
Miss Inez Wetmore returned
Friday from Sioux Rapids, Iowa
where she had been for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jacobsen
left Friday morning on a trip to
the west coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allan and
family were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Green.
Clare Kenney broke his wrist
Wednesday morning while crank
ing a tractor.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-29


continually at the bright skies
above the B. P. Kelly farm where
the show was held.
One of the most interesting
characters in the circus was Rev.
R. K. Reed of st. James, an or
dained minister with whom flying
is a hobby. Owner of a Curtis
Robin which he repairs himself,
Rev. Reed performed in an air
show for the first time Saturday.
His principles as minister of the
Assemblies of God prevent his fly
ing Sundays when most circuses
are held. Besides, his Sundays are
pretty well crowded as. he
breaches three times at ST. James
and Sherburne, superintends Sum
day school work and leads his own
congregational singing.
A licensed aircraft engineer, he
designed the clipped wings of the
monocoupe flown by Marcellus
The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Montgomery
and Margaret visited at the Tom
Hicks home at Tracy Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Falk and
daughter of Redwood Falls visit
ed friends in this vicinity Sum
day.
Mrs. H. Hegdahl and Harlan of
Nicollet are spending several days
at the j. j. Smith home.
Mrs. H. Stanley was Tuesday
caller at the Irl Starr home at
Redwood Falls.
Miss Margaret Walz returned
to Courtland Tuesday after spend
ing a month at the Homer Dan
duren home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eide Wilkenson
Of Fairfax visited with F. II.
Lemke Sunday evening.
A. M. Dennistoun and c. D.
Clipfell of Redwood Falls were
callers in Vesta Monday.
Elmer Helgeson of Redwood
Falls was a business caller here
Saturday.
Sunday evening guests at the
William Goblirsch home were Mr..
and Mrs. William Arnsdorf, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Kletscher and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cob
lirsch and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Goblirsch of Lucan.
Miss Arneeda Freeman and Mrs.
Mckinley of Marshall visited
friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Tolzman
and son of Renville were Sunday
callers at the A. j. Tolzman home.
Miss Lorraine Tolzman returned
to Renville with them after spend
F, ing the week at the A. j. To1zman
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Meek and
family of Balaton were Sunday
callers at the Joe Linstrom home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Engel and
daughter returned to their home
in Glenn Scott, Oklahoma Thurs
day after spending two weeks
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Priest OF
Wood Lake were Wednesday call
ers at the E. A. McElrath home.
Mrs. Currie and daughter of
Schaller, Iowa were Saturday call
ers at the R. Alexander home.
Mrs. Henry Linstrom and Mrs
Robert Linstrom of Marshall visit.
ed at the Joe Linstrom home
Thursday.
Mrs. James Nelson and Mrs. H
Stanley visited at the Louis Lar.
son home at Lucan Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Arnsdor1
and family were Marshall callers
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hansel OF
Detroit, Michigan visited at the
Fred Hansel home Tuesday.
The Lutheran church held its
annual mission festival Sunday
Rev. Paul Gedicke who left Vesta
in 1922 and went to Essig, preach.
ed the German services in both the
forenoon and afternoon. Rev
Schierenbeck of Sanborn delivered
the English service in the after.
noon.