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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-09
should Not BE Punished"

The Barkers should not now be
punished for whatever may have
happened in Marion County in
their case since their conviction was
affirmed Mr.. Collins said.
Mrs. Barker said she had been adj
vised the Indiana laws did not per-
NIT the suSpending by Judge Baker
OF any appealed conviction. affirmed
by the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Barker further said the day
she placed the $3.50 in escrow with
the indianapolis physician, she had
gone to Mr.. Spencer and told him
what she had been told about the
suspension of sentences.
In his interview with The Times,
Mr.. Spencer said he had attempted
to get a suspended sentence for the
Bankers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-09

ISOLATION would conduct an investi-
CATION Of the case through the grew
ance committee.
Carl wilde. association president,
said no investigation would be con-
Quoted unless some attorney or
private citizen filed a complaint.
Gives statement to Times
Mr.. Spencer had dictated the fol-
loving statement 10 Times re-
porters. who asked him regarding
his connection with the Barker case. .
I acted as their attorney. 1 ex-
pected 10 be paid. I understood the
money vas up for me If I was sue
ccssful IN convincing Judge Baker
that they should 90 free. was no.
successful and I did not receive the
money"
Former Criminal Court Judge
James A. Collins. who sentenced the
Bakers IN 1926. said he knew Of no
lax under which the Barker
brothers could have been legally
permitted 10 60 free through any
act Of Judge Baker.
ANY attorney knows that before
a pardon or remission Of sentence
can be obtained for any person. II
the circumstances Of the Barker
case. it is necessary for the person
convicted actually 10 cross the
threshold Of the prison. Mr.. Col
Inns said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-09
Executive Action Necessary

Mr.. Collins said the Indiana
Laws do not permit suspension of
sentence Of prisoners whose cOnvic-
ton has been affirmed by the Su-
preme Court
After the sentence has been af-
hrmed. Mr.. Collins declared
executive action would be neces-
sary before a prisoner could be
freed.
II signed the petition requesting
executive clemency for the Bankers. -
Mr.. Collins said The law has
been repealed. They have served
time in the Federal prison for viO-
lating the prohibition law. and 1 do
not feel any good can be accom-
plished by further imprisOning
them.
The Bankers could not have
served the state and Federal SEN
fences concurrently, because the
Federal court did not permit per-
sons under state sentences to serve
them while under Federal sentence, "
Mr.. Collins continued.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Boy StoWaWay Says
He Had Fine Trip

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 3
Despite the fact that he escaped
a whipping for giving his family
IL hours of anxiety while he was
a stowaway on Norfolk and
Washington steamer, 7-year-old
Raymond Marsh said today he
would whip any child of his that
pulled such a trick on him."
Beaming with pride and exhibit
ing every newspaper that carried
an account of his adventure, the
youthful "sailor" told his story:
81 don't know what made me
decide to take the boat trip. I
just wanted to ride a boat and
knew about the Norfolk boat
stopping in Alexandria. So af-
ter supper Sunday night I
walked down to the place the
boats stop and walked right on.
One of the men on the beat
asked me If had a ticket and
1 said no, but he didn't stop me.
"After / got on the boat / had
a fine time. There were about q
dozen other boys that played
cowboys and Indians with me.
We ran all over the boat chasing
each other and used our fingers
for pistols.
"The captain treated me fine.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03

He gave me a Sure-nuff sailor
cap and / stayed with him a
long time. He sent me after wa
ter for him and we got along
fine. Then when 1 got hungry
again he took me to a table and
gave me all kinds of good things
to eat.
81 didn't get scared at all. I
had a swell time during the trip
and a fine breakfast before I
left the boat Monday morning.
"I'm going to be sailor when
I grow up to be a man, but I'm
going to finish school before I
do this. 1 didn't mean to worry
my family. 1 got some lady on
the boat to write a letter to
grandma telling her that was
all right and would be home
soon.
"They sure treated me fine in
Norfolk, too. Showed me all
around the place and were fine
to me until papa got there to
take me home. I'm not going to
take any more trips until 1
grow up. 1 didn't even have to
beg out of a whipping from
mama and papa, but when I
grow up if my boy does some.
thing like this, then I'm going
to whip him."
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Con0ics,Sports
70 District Projects Get Presidents Cd. X.
School Clinics
Announced for
Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 8.
Physical examinations for chill.
dren planning to enter Alex
andria's public schools next fall
are being sponsored by the
Parent Teacher Assoc i a tions
here.
School officials and doctors
have stressed the Importance
of having pupils examined and
defects corrected before they
enter school. They say the
children are better prepared
for their work and treatments
prevent later serious trouble.
Examinations will begin July
II, with DR.. H. A. Latane con-
Quoting a clinic from 3 to 5
p. m. July Is to Is, from 2
to S, DR.. H. E. Cross will hold
clinics in the health office.
other examinations are
scheduled for July %, after
noon, DR.. c.. A. Annette; July
% at 2:30 p. M, DR.. M. D.
Delaney; July 20, afternoon,
DR.. John A. Simms; August l,
at 1870 p. M, DR.. William L.
Schafer.
On July II, at / p. M, a
dental examination will be con.
Quoted by DR.. N. Roberts.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
AT CT To SEEK
JOB AGENCY

All District lodges of the Ameri-
can Federation of Government
Employees have been summoned to
a mass meeting Tuesday evening
at the washington Hotel, to dis
cusS establishment of central
transfer agency for emergency
workers.
A committee headed by Jessica
Buck and Rose Clinton, NRA en-
ployes and union leaders, an
nounced today that Representa-
tive Jennings Randolph, of West
Virginia, member of the House
Civil Service Committee, and
Harry B. Mitchell, president of the
Civil Service Commission, will
speak.
Ira D. Scott, Veterans Admins
tration, president of the District
department of the AFGE, will
preside.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
SCHOOLS URGED
IN SOUTHWEST
HOUSING PLAN
Two Present Buildings in Area
Declared Inadequate For
Increased Enrolment

Additional school recreational
and community center facilities
will be necessary where the new
low-cost housing project is to be
built in Southwest Washington,
the District Commissioners were
told in a letter received today
from Clarence Phelps Dodge,
chairman of the Washington COM
mittee on housing.
Mr.. Dodge pointed out that
there are now only two ele-
mentary schools for colored pupils
in the neighborhood. The hous-
ing project is for colored persons.
Schools Needed
One of these schools, the Bowen
School, is now filled to capacity,
and another, the SyphaX, just
across the street from the pro-
posed housing development, is al
ready overcrowded.
AS the housing project antici-
pates the addition of $50 colored
families to that section, the Wash
ington Housing Committee asked
that the Commissioners request
Congress to make a supplemental
appropriation to cover the cost Of
the necessary classrooms, recre-
ational and community center IA
cilities. They would be erected in
connection with the present Sy-
phax School, according to the
committees plans.
Work Starts in Fall
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
said today that the recommends
tions will be considered in pre-
pairing the 1887 budget, but that
no request for an additional ap-
preparation will be submitted at
this time.
1t is proposed to begin con-
struction of the housing develop
ment in September or October.
1t will be located in the area
bounded by One-half, Canal, P
and M Streets Southwest.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Ken MURRAY
Says:

Max Baer certainly pulled
surprise, when he married a
Washington girl named Mary
Sullivan, the other day. And
it's remarkable how she ever
made him propose None of
the fighters ever got Max down
on his knees.
After the ceremony, the ex-
champ gave out the statement
that, from now on, he was
through with scrapping
Yeah, Max! Maybe in the ring.
Reading of him marrying .
girl with a name like that.
sounds like one of those inn
possible prize fights we read
about. .Baer versus Sullivan.
so REMEMBER:
No matter how well a man
can box. Cupid can usually
land a straight-jab to the heart.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
'C. NJ. 7. {. BOYS
IN THE ARMY

It's different life entirely, this
business of soldering.
The 215 young men at the Citi-
zens' Military Training Camp at
Fort Myer will vouch for this fact,
although they only arrived at the
military camp yesterday for a
months stay.
Drilling, caring for the horses,
doing kitchen police and other
such activities are just part of
a days work now. But it's great
stuff for building up the old mus
cles that may have become a little
soft.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
PURSE AND $13 STOLEN

Dorothy Gardner, 1900 block
Biltmore st. N. w., yesterday re-
ported to police the theft of her
pocketbook containing $13.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
OPTION
VOTE LOOMING
IN ARLINGTON
Political Rally Scores Dives
Sheriff Fields Angered by
Charges of 0denthaI

ARLINGTON COURTHOUSE,
Va, July ga local option vote
on the sale of wine and beer in
Arlington county is imminent if
the present conditions surround
ing on-sale beer establishments
continue, it was announced at a
political rally sponsored by the
Organized Women Voters of Ar
lington County.
H. ]. Odenthal, candidate for
sheriff, told more than 100 persons
gathered in the Jefferson fire
house at Virginia Highlands yes
terday that petitions were now
being circulated to close number
of the undesirable dives" in the
county.
Sheriff Howard B. Fields bit
terly scored Mr.. Odenthal in re-
plying and charged that his op-
ponent was misrepresenting the
facts in many cases. He said Mr..
Odenthal had charged him with
being opposed to every progressive
movement in the county, includ-
ing the fight for water and school
bonds, while the truth of the mat
ter was that he waged an active
fight for these bond issues.
Hits Slot Machines
Slot machines, another major
point of discussion during the
spirited three-hour rally, are being
lawfully operated according to
Sheriff Fields and Common
wealth's Attorney Lawrence w.
Douglas. On the other hand, En-
cry Hosmer and John Paul Jones,
two candidates opposing Mr.. Doug
las, along with Mr.. Odenthal, all
charged that they were gambling
machines and that even children
were allowed to operate them.
John Paul Jones pledged him.
self to rid the county of the slot
machines Immediately if he were
elected to the office.
The $3.50 fee issue which arose
several months ago after Com
monwealth's Attorney Lawrence
Douglas received this fee for
handling county cases, was re-
newed with added vigor as John
Paul Jones, following Emery Hos
mer, severely scored Mr.. Douglas
for accepting a fee from the
county for a case which he in
sisted should have been handled as
a public duty.
Mr.. Douglas replied that this
fee had been approved by all
parties in the suit and that he
deemed it perfectly proper to &C.
cept the money.
Dictatorship Charged
In renewing his attack on
Sheriff Fields, Mr.. Odenthal
charged that in all his IS years of
public office Sheriff Fields had
only succeeded in building up a
political dictatorship" with the
county police force which was
paid by the taxpayers of the
county.
Crime conditions in Arlington
county are not known because
Sheriff Fields suppresses the
news, Mr.. Odenthal charged. To
this charge Sheriff Fields replied
that such news was not favor
able to the county" and he did not
intend to give out scandal news
of the county.
Citing Mr.. Douglas for accept
ing the $3.50 fee, Mr.. Hosmer
pointed out that in replying to
the Organized Women Voters in
quiry as to why Mr.. Douglas
had charged the county this fee,
Mr.. Douglas declared he did not
solicit the fee; but the records
in the case, Mr.. HoSmer said
show that he did make formal
request for the fee and accepted
it for work that should have been
done in line of his official duties
as commemorative attorney.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
UNIQUE ARMY POST

The only Army post in the
United States which is not named
after some American Army officer
is Fort Kamehameha, which
guards the entrance channel to
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
CAFE TILL ROBBED

Charles Hamilton, proprietor
of a restaurant in the 1900 block
Rhode Island Ave. N. E., told
police $28.4O was stolen from
the cash register of the restau-
rant yesterday.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Boy Hurt as Bike
Skids on Tree Spray

Skidding on slippery pavement
caused by tree spraying yesterday
Frances Collin, Is, 1880 Valley
Pl. S. E., narrowly escaped serious
injury when his bicycle fell
against car driven by Paul Dali.
man, 1909 Quarles st. N. E., on
Nichols Ave. just south of Ana
costa Bridge. The boy was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
knee and elbow abrasions and
a possible rib fracture.
The Washington times., 1935-07-03
Of LOCAL
SET-UP WATTS
ON TREASURY
Financial Machinery Is All
Needed to Begin Shift
From Relief Rolls

President Roosevelt today ap.
proved seven works relief projects
contemplating sewer and highway
construction in the District.
The projects were the first to be
submitted to the President by
Commissioner George E. Allen,
works progress administrator for
Washington.
Details of the projects were ex
pected to be announced later in
the day by Commissioner Allen.
Works projects to cost between
four and five million dollars and
to employ 1000 to 5000 men for
a year, have been submitted to
Commissioner Allen by District de-
partment heads.
1t is estimated that the seven
approved by the President, the
first submitted to him, will cost
almost two million dollars and
will employ $500 men for a year.
They are covered by the allotment
of approximately two million dol
ars announced yesterday by the
office of Harry L. Hopkins, Fed
eral Works Progress Administra-
tor, Mr.. Allen said:
Treasury Department machin-
cry is all that is delaying begin
ming of the District works pro
gram, the Commissioner said,
Under the new set-up, the Treas
ury Department purchases all
supplies for the projects and
makes all payments, for labor as
well as other items. A division
to care for this is in the pro-
cess of being set-up, and when
this is completed, Mr.. Allen be-
lieves he can go ahead with his
program, designed eventually to
remove 10000 employable men
and women from the Districts
relief rolls for year.
Seven Projects Ready
The first part of the program,
the seven projects which will en-
ploy about $500 persons, are
ready to CO." Mr.. Allen said as
soon as the Treasury Department
announces it is ready to handle
the fiscal affairs of the set-up.
Commissioner Allen admitted
that projects are not being sub
mitted by District department
heads as rapidly as he would like.
He said one of the chief reasons
for this is the figure of 5000 per
man taken off relief rolls per year,
over which the cost of none of the
projects may run.
This restriction, he said, pre-
cludeS such projects as additional
loW-cost housing developments, as
we'll as many repair projects in
which the cost of materials boosts
the total cost of the project.
District works officials still aSe
awaiting a ruling from Comp.
troller General McCarl on their
suggestion that funds already ap-
propriated for materials on regu-
lar projects be used to purchase
materials for projects to be done
by works labor. If Mr.. McCarl
should rule that this money could
be used to purchase materials,
many projects which are otherwise
barred beNaup of the $1,000 pro-
vision" would be eligible.
Street, Sewer Jobs
The seven projects already sent
to Federal authorities for ap-
proVal include mostly street and
sewer work, where the labor cost
is high compared with the cost
for materials.
One of the projects now be-
fore Mr.. Allen calls for a new
roof on the District Library, a
necessity, according to DR.. George
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The Washington times., 1935-07-03

After the Revolutionary War,
Colonel Lewis died. He had
spent most of his fortune max.
ing arms and equipping regi.
mentS.
Betty was left a poor widow
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The Washington times., 1935-07-03
LIBRARY is CLOSED

The Library of Congress will be
closed all day tomorrow because
Of the July 4th holiday, it was
announced by library officials
today.
Milford chronicle., 1935-08-30
Federal Rules Delay
Work OnDeL Roads
Continued From Page one)

ceed with work late in the fall if the
agreement is concluded by that time.
This number of men is far below
what the department had employed
last year when the average for the
year was about 14OO. At one time
there were 22OO men working on
highway building in the State.
The reduction this year is due
partly to the fact that the President
did not allocate all of the money
made available by Congress and this
caused a reduction in the amount of
road work planned in practically all
the states. The reason there has
been no road building of any cOnse-
quence in Delaware this summer Mr..
Mack explained, was that the Fed
Cral funds were not available and
not because this State was unable to
provide the money with which to
meet the Federal grant. The rules
and regulations under which the al
locations are to be made were made
available only recently and then
there developed several questions as
TO how they were to be interpreted
and this has caused the delay, &C
cOrding to Mr. Mack.
Milford chronicle., 1935-08-30
AUTO INSPECTION
ENDS TOMORROW
[Continned from First Paqel

[COHfinMed from First Pdge]
inspected for an indefinite period
after that date but fee of 81 will be
charged. For this week all inspec-
tiOns will be made free. He urged
that all cars be brought to the lanes
at once to avoid last minute conges-
tiOn.
Due to the number of vehicles
yet to be inspected it appears some
provision will have to be made for
the accommodation of those not in
spected by the close of the campaign
on August 81" Mr.. Smith announce
ed. Inasmuch as funds set aside by
the State Highway Department for
the car inspection will be exhausted
by that time it will be necessary to
charge fee of ST."
Mr.. Smith warned that unless car
owners comply with the law requir-
ing their cars to be approved their
registration will be suspended and
urged that they take advantage of
this period of grace.
Location Of the lanes for this week
were given as follows: Rural New
Castle county at Second and Ban
croft Parkway, Wilmington; Kent
county at Dover; and Sussex county
at Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1935-08-30
FAMILY DISCUSSIONS

VIOLA WooDVILLE

One mother boasts that her chill
dren are absolutely loyal in the mat
ter of family affairs. Everything of
vital interest, she says, is talked
over before the children; each has a
vote, and matters are arranged as
nearly as possible to the satisfac-
tiOn of all. Another mother declares
that in her home no family matter
of importance is ever mentioned be-
fore the children for fear they will
talk about it outside. Now, which is
the better course to follow? For in
stance, should children understand
the financial condition of the fam
lily and be informed of family diff
culties, or not? One argument
against it is the contention that
children should be shielded from
every worry.
I'VE are planning to go to col
lege," said Martha Toleman to an
aunt who was privileged to know
family secrets, land we expect 10
she added impressively. so, of
course, now, We don't have every
thing we should like to have. Father
has explained it all. He says We
must plan for travelling, because it /
should be a part of our education.
And now. of course. we need good
food, books. music, and comfortable
clothes. Only we can't be fine." She
laughed and added, "Often We wish
that we could have some of the other /
specials that many girls enjoy, but
we just can't afford it, if we are to
continue to have the very best
This child already had an educa-
tiOn lacked by the average person.
For education should mean, among
other things, the power to distin-
guish between the essential and the
and to make wise
choices. Certainly, Martha was hap
pier and better prepared for any
thing that might befall her than she
would nave been if kept in ignor-
ance of family resources.
AS for the danger that children
Milford chronicle., 1935-08-30
EXPLAINING CCC WORK
TO COUNTY RESIDENTS
LCOntrnued from First PageI

There are scale models of tide
gates. fumes, and the newly design
ed combination tide and spill gates,
intended to protect wild life through
maintaining proper water levels in
certain low areas.
Display panels show pictures of
muskrat marshes and houses, carry
samples of muskrat foods, and set
forth statistics relative to the bene-
fits to the rodents of mosquito con-
troll ditching Another panel carries
samples of hay cut from ditched
marshes. photographs comparing
hay marshes before and after ditch
ing, and statistics of the increased
hay crop resulting from ditching.
Large drawings show the various
types of mosquitoes and explain
their habits.
Jars of water contain live mOsqui-
to larvae in various stages of devel-
opment, while other jars contain
kill and gambusia, the fish which
daily eat several times their own
weight of mosquito larvae.
The various tools used in ditching,
and the ditching methods are dis
played and explained.
The display, in charge of mosquito
control inspector DeVerne DOty, aid
ed by Messrs. Long, Steel and Lynch
is well lighted and drew between six
and seven hundred people during
one evening at the Dover firemen's
carnival. last week.
Mosquito control work is rapidly
nearing completion in Sussex coun-
ty, where two CCC camps have been
engaged in marsh ditching for the
last twenty-one months. and shortly
the complete attention of the en-
larged force. with two camps in Kent
and two in New Castle county, will
he turned toward the marshes bor- (
dering the Delaware between the /
Mispillion River and the Delaware
Pennsylvania line.
Milford chronicle., 1935-08-30
BETHEL

Mrs. Harry Bell returned to her
home in Philadelphia Sunday. after
spending two weeks with her mother.
Mrs. Maggie Riggin.
Mrs. Ralph Beers of Wilkes-Barre,
Pa. is spending some time at her
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P Phillips, Mrs.
Villa Spicer and daughter, spent
Sunday in Baltimore with DR.. and
Mrs. Thos. Phillips.
Mr.. Ross Spicer of Brooklyn. n.
Y, was a town visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Rodney Larrimore and chill
dren who have been spending the
past two weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Bessie Phillips. returned to her
home in Philadelphia Sunday.
Master Ohrum Mcleod of Camden,
n. j.. is visiting his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Twiford, EskTidge
spent the weekend at Atlantic City,
n. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hastings and
children left Sunday for several days
at Niagara Falls and Canada.
Willldlu II. WAllldulof Jl.s spent
part of last week at Atlantic City.
Miss Mary Ann Phillips of Bridge
vile is visiting her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Wheatley
are receiving congratulations upon
the birth of twin daughters on Sun
day, Aug. 22nd, at their home. The
little girls have been named Abbie
and Agnes. Both mother and daugh-
ters are doing fine. Mrs. Wheatley
will be remembered as Miss Annette
Gootee.
Mr.. Normal Coulbourne returned
to his home Friday after spending
the past six weeks in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Norah Twilley of Sharptown
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lula Mas
sey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Francks of Will
mingtOn were weekend guests of
Mrs. MOllie Wright.
Mrs. Martha Quillen of Camden,
N. J., returned to her home Sunday
after spending the past two weeks
as the guest of Mrs. Mary Cordrey.
Mr.. Howard Furness is spending
this week at Newark, N. j.
Mrs. Harry S. Williams and daugh-
ter Irene, spent Sunday in Phlladel-
phia.