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age distinguishing between the e.
sentiAl truth and the form
The essential truth Ia that Moses
gave 10 the people through this ex-
perience az inspiration 10 command
ments which. Us we analyze them
were directed toward establishing
I'm al human relations the principles
OF fairness. consideration, and JUS
uce. without which no society can
have strength or stability.
We read these commandments TO-
day In the light Of Christ's larger
commandment OF love. but the CON-
mandments OF Moses IN not abrc-
gated. What the commandment Of
Jesus does Is TO fill I'D In the free
dom CT the life OF the spirit all that
Moses established in formal code,
and rules. Moses Ia for cur age, a
for his own. the great type or lead
ers and lawgiwr.
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had refused, when he came to man
hood, to be called the son OF Phar-
aohs daughter, but had chosen
rather 10 suffer the affliction Of his
people.
Like all truly great leaders he
had felt the inadequacy OF his own
strength and ability. He had shrunk
from the task before him and had
accepted ID only with the clear as
surance that II was his God-given
mission
The task was made all the harder
by the attitude Of the people them
selves. 1t Is a strange fact In history
that so often those who have most
needed leadership have been un-
willing % be led. They have had
more regard for the fleshpots Of
, 1935-07-05

Reserve officers Of Brownsville
continue their weekly practice
shoots Friday night on the indoor
renge &C Fort Brown The reserves
are holding two practice sessions
weekly, on Monday and Friday eve-
ninga- They are preparing for their
annual shoot 10 be held on the army
Eoca chica open range later In the
summer.
, 1935-07-05

Red clover would not grow In
New Zealand until bumhle bees
were imported from England TO
LoIlinate the hln6a0ma
, 1935-07-05

One and m half acres 0f farm
land per person Am required for
the production OF enough food for
mn adequate diet
, 1935-07-05

Large assortment and different
types OF baby walkers and strollers,
Borderland Furniture Co.-Adv.
, 1935-07-05

II has been found that more
than l0.000.001 persons are treated
annually In the hospitals OF the
United STATES
, 1935-07-05
BY WM. Il. GILROY, ID. ID.
Editor Of Advance

The lessons Of the new quarter
deal with representative men and
women Of the Bible. The Bible
characters chosen are selected net
only for their personal interest ana
greatness but for what they have
represented in their careers and IN
the history OF religion.
Moses, the first OF these. Is selected
as the type OF the leader and lawgiv-
er. In Moses these two characters
were united. He became the lawgiv-
er in the task Of leading his people
ard developing for them the rules
and restraints necessary for the
welding Of individuals into a we'll
ordered society.
The topics associated with this
lesson for intermediate and senior
groups and for young people and
adults are significant. For the fer
, 1935-07-05

. Potatoes make excellent feed
for cows and do not flavor the
milk. according 10 findings OF
dairymen.
, 1935-07-05

Text; Exodus BASS. i2-is
The international Uniform sun
day School Lesson for July J.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Goes Into Rage

returned to my cell in a rage.
This was too much. To have
waited for eight long months and
then to have to start it all over
again from the very beginning.
There is an end to patience! But
what could I do? AS before, I
was cut off from the outside
world and utterly helpless. Should
I resort to a hunger strike and
demand an interview with our
consul? Such action would be
futile and would only further
undermine my already weakened
constitution. The OGPU does
not interfere with hunger strikers
until they are thoroughly starved.
Then it sends them to the hos
pital, where they are artificially
fed.
It was now clear to me that
they were dragging out my case
purpoSely. I came to the con-
cluSion. however kthat all neceS-
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
GAS TAX FUND
0VERDRAWN

HYATTSVILLE, Md, Sept. II.
Prince Georges county is 100000
overdrawn in it's gasoline tax al
lotment for road work and the
State Roads Commission wants
to know what the county is going
to do about it.
The sum, however, is small COM
pared to the overdraft of Mont
gomery county, according to the
commission.
County commissioners are ex-
pected to study the problem at
their meeting in Upper Marlboro
today, considering whether to
place it in the budget, make a
special levy for the purpose or
press for the $15O,00O relief road
using a portion of it for
maintenance.
The county receives over
100000 annually from gasoline
tax revenues for maintenance of
the county road system,
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Smiles Qt Protest

He smiled when I tried to ex
plain to him that I had been
framed, and politely suggested
that I address a protest to the
attorney general. He added:
"Of course, if you do that, it
will take several months for your
case to get back to me, but you
have the privilege of filing such
a protest. In the ordinary
course of events your case
would come up for trial in three
weeks, but if it should go first
to the attorney general, you
would have to wait until OctO-
ber at the earliest. 1t is for you
to choose"
He then proceeded to make out
the report of the examination.
Toward the end he asked me
casually whether I remembered
when I had registered the names
of the foreign firms I had repre-
sented. I told him I had never
registered any such thing.
He nodded. Then he briefly
finished the report and passed it
to me for signature. After locking
it up carefully in his brief case,
he contentedly told me that in
view Of by confession the evidence
was now complete. asked:
"What confession? What are
you talking abOut?"
With a cunning smile he read
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Doubts AdUice

I looked at this man who was
giving me his honest opinion"
and tried to decide whether he
was to be trusted. Could you trust
any Soviet prosecutor? But the
argument was plausible. The mill.
tary prosecutor evidently could
not be independent of the OGPU
and would not pick quarrel with
them on my account. Judging by
the words of the young examiner
the latter was not personally pre-
disposed toward the OGPU, but
he too preferred to maintain
pleasant relations with the all
powerful institution.
I decided to take his advice. He
told me that 1 would be brought
to trial in three weeks and issued
instructions to have me trans
ferred from my solitary cell to a
double one, which is of the same
size as solitary one, but is shared
by two, three, and sometimes even
four prisoners.
But again I was doomed to dis
appointment. Three weeks, and
three months passed, and there
was no further mention OF the
trial.
Finally I was again called for
an examination. I had expected
to see the examiner of the mill
tary tribunal, but instead was
greeted by Troitsky, who chuckled:
"Ah, you did not expect to see
me? Very foolish of you. We
are destined to meet each other
many more times. Perhaps you
have made good use of your
time and have recOnSidered
your decision? No? As you
like. You thought that your
case was now in the right chan
mel and would soon be brought
to trial?" He laughed again.
'No honorable citizen, no. 1t is
not all as simple as it looks.
Your case, for instance, has
been handed back to us for re-
viSiOn."
Stunned, I asked:
Haven't you had ample op-
pOrtunity for a very complete in.
vestigation during these eight
m0nthS?"
He rubbed his hands with a sat-
isfied air and Informed me Of the
death of Pukkila, the Finnish spy
to whom my case had been linked
by the perjured evidence.
"Think of it, he died, yes'
died."
He repeated it over again and
again, snickering and taking great
delight in the telling. He con.
cluded with the statement that
owing to Pukkila's death the court
trial had been Cancelled and my
fate would be decided by the
board of the OGPU.
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sary steps would be taken with
out any effort on my part. The
consulate would be advised of
Pukkila's death and this news
would rouse my wife's anxiety.
Since she was now in Helsingfors
she would Immediately bring pres
sure on the Finnish ministry of
foreign affairs.
Ten months from the day of
my arrest I was informed that my
case had been removed from that
of the Finnish spies and was
transferred to the supreme court
I pondered:
''What are they up to nOw?"
The fact that my case had been
transferred to the Supreme Court
signified that unusual Importance
was ascribed to it. Unfortunately,
it also meant that I would have
to wait in prison six to twelve
months longer before my trial.
One more month passed. A
special prosecutor, Halperin, ar
rived from Moscow. It was clear
that he was thoroughly versed in
the details of my case.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
SCHOOL ROLL
INCREASES
OGPU Frames Kitchin As Finnish SpySC

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. ia
slight increase in the high school
enrolment in Alexandria city was
shown yesterday as 1903 pupils
enrolled in the new George Wash
ington High School, which carries
the combined enrolment of last
years classes in the George Mason
and Alexandria High Schools.
This years enrolment was so
more than were enrolled in the
two high schools last year.
H. T. Moncure, principal, said
books would be distributed today
and classes would begin tomorrow.
Yesterday was given to the regis
tration of the students.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Both Safe

My wife and child were safe in
Finland! What thrilling news!
The consul's efforts were bearing
fr'jt. The guard handed me a
copy of an order CT the OGPU
transferring my case to the juris-
dict!on of the court. That evening
I was brought before Peterson,
who advised me to plead guilty a.
the trial, saying:
Just think about it a bit.
You will have plenty of time
to consider my advice. In a
few weeks the examiner of the
military tribunal will take your
testimony. If you do not plead
guilty, it will go badly with
you and you will regret it."
But encouraged by the favor.
able turn in my affairs I decided
to ignore this advice, thinking
that once my case went to court,
1t would be difficult for the
OGPU to influence it further. So
I quietly awaited the trial. But
I had a longer wait than I had
expected. After waiting for five
months in my solitary cell I was
finally brought before the ex-
aminer of the military tribunal.
He looked like a decent young
man. Inasmuch as I thought him
to be Independent of the OGPU
I seized this opportunity to tell
him all about T. oitsky and how
the OGPU was prosecuting me,
saying:
Il have already written a pc
titiOn about this to the attOr.
ney general, but without result.
Now I shall write to the military
prosecutor, for it is not con-
ceivable that the latter should
also be working hand in glove
with the gentlemen of the
OGPU."
The examiner frowned and said:
"Let me tell you something.
If you should address such a
petition to the military prose
cutOr, he would probably have
to take some action, but it
would result only in the OGPU
insisting that the whole case bs
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cause of the intermittent exam
nations, always in the middle of
the night, and the constant
worry about my wife and child.
I had had no news of them what
ever and all my inquiries were
answered by the stereotyped reply
that they were feeling fine"
was not allowed books or newc-
papers, was never taken out for
walk. Absolute silence was
maintained on the special" floor.
I was completely isolated in my
stone box, shut in with my sad
thoughts. My nerves went back
OIL me and I could not eat, get
ting dreadfully thin and feeling as
helpless as lamb in a slaughter
house. But I would not give i'll.
After the first month the regime
suddenly changed. I was allowed
to receive parcels from outside,
was given books and newspapers,
and was taken out for a walk in
the prison yard. 1t was due to the
efforts of our consul on my be-
half.
The very first parcel brought
me great relief. My wife, who
had had her own experience with
Soviet prisons, wrote my name
with an ink-pencil on the napkin
in which she had wrapped the
food. I recognized her handWrit-
ing and knew that she was SAFE
at home. A heavy weight was
lifted from my mind.
In another parcel Luba had
very ingeniously contrived to hide
a message apprising me of the fact
that the consulate was fighting
for me and insisting that my case
be brought to trial in court. If
these efforts were successful, it
would mean that the principal
danger would be averted, namely,
a sentence by the board of the
OGPU, reached behind closed
doors. I was looking forward to
the court trial, never doubling
that it would be ar easy matter
to confute the false evidence
brought against me.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Reach ImpGsse

When I saw their purpose
knew that we had reached an i'm.
paSSe. But they did not wish to
give up without playing all their
trumpS. Evidently they could do
nothing without the evidence they
hoped to obtain from me. .
After a whispered conference
with his superior, Troitsky stepped
to the telephone and in my pres
ence gave the order for the arrest
OF my wife, saying to me:
"This is your last chance to
reconsider"
I shook my head in refusal. I
still had hope that they would
not dare to carry out their
threats. It seemed so monstrous
and improbable, considering the
baby.
But in another minute my
hopes were dashed. I shook like
a leaf as I arose from the chair.
A guard entered as I left to go,
Troitsky snapped:
1--WE shall see both of you rot
away in prison, together with
your brood"
The blow they had aimed at
me had struck it's mark. Back
in my cell my nerves gave way.
All night and all of the next day
I was in the state of mind which
makes men commit suicide in the
cells of the OGPU, as Luba's first
husband had done.
Like a drowning man clutching
at a straw 1 sent a petition to
the attorney-general demanding
his Intervention. What naivete!
I handed my petition to the
guard. From him it went to the
chief of our section, then to the
warden. and from the latter to
..Troitsky. who then forwarded
1t to the encouragement with his
notationS. He told me all of this
himself at the next examination
and openly laughed at me. saying:
"YOu may be sure that all
legal fOrmalities will be COM
piled with, but remember that
it is the attOrney-generaPS first
duty to facilitate the inquest"
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
In Solitary

Two weeks after my arrest
was handed a formal charge
accusing me of espionage in be-
half of the Finnish general staff
and the British naval staff. Not
only had I no connections what
ever with either one of these
institutions, but was even
ignorant of the existence of the
latter.
For five months I remained in
solitary confinement in a cell
on the special floor of the
Shpalernaya prison. The first
month was especially hard be-
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Threatens Wife

The all-important thing was
to get my family out Of the
danger zone. I had laid my
plan with that in view. If my
services were badly needed, I
would at least be enabled to
ascertain the OGPU intentions
regarding my wife. Of course,
/ had no idea whatever Of act
ing as an informer. I felt that
once my wife and child were
safe, it would be an easy mat
ter to slip out of the country.
Troitsky called to the guard:
Turning to me, he said:
Tomorrow morning l shall
have your wife arrested also"
Had I unwittingly caused the
arrest of my wife? The next 48
hours we're full of torment. was
again brought before Troitsky on
the third morning. To my sur
prise his manner was extremely
pleasant. Apparently all was not
yet lost. Renewing his proposals,
he said:
Listen here. Perhaps you dis
trust me personally. / shall
have you discuss the matter
with my chief. 1t may be easier
for you to settle things with
him. And so far 1 have not dis
turbed your wife, but beware, it
will go badly with her if you
persist in your Obstinacy."
Peterson, Troistky's superior,
was present at the next eXamina-
ton. This time they received me
cordially, asked me to sit down,
offered me cigarettes and drinks.
We argued the matter for long
time and in the end I understood
that my game was lost.
They did not need me at all for
obtaining information, but wanted
to use me for manufacturing evil
dence to enable them to instigate
a sensational court action against
the Finnish consul.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
APPEALS FAIL,
LONG MONTHS
WAITING
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CONTINUED from Page -
unqualified and that I could
not sign such report. I would
sign the first two papers and a
report discriminating myself,
but no one else. All of this I
would do on one condition, only
upon receipt of a postmarked
message from my wife that she
was safe in Finland. I said:
You do not need my wife.
Besides, she has a young
baby. You cannot arrest her,
anyway. The moment I re-
ceive the message from her I
am at your disposal" "
The Washington times., 1935-09-17

handed back to it for revision.
I have studied your case and
cannot conceive Of your receiv-
ing a sentence exceeding year
in prison. Besides, the trial is
very near, so why risk any fur
ther delays? This is my honest
opinion and 1 wish you to be-
lieve me and not make any fur
ther fuss"
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Cheats the Law

NEW YORK, Sept. ia
deputy city marshal called at the
flat Of Edward Geisenhainer, AZ,
to serve disposess notice. He
found Geisenhainer suicide by
hanging.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17

to me a copy of a decree pub
lished in 1928, instructing all for
eigners to register the firms they
represented in the U. S. S. r. I
had violated this decree and was
subject to a punishment of one to-
10 years in prison, and the con-
fiscation of all my property!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-13

The Arts Club is now holding
its regular annual summer exhibit
ton Of the work of its members.
The paintings exhibited there are
the work Of the members during
the year.
Some Of it has been exhibited
elsewhere at various times during
the year.
One of the most interesting
paintings is an oil by Nella Fon-
tame Binkley, which is entitled
Study" It is the head of a
young man, strikingly like Ma
poleon.
The same artist has also con-
tributed a water color sketch Of
Eleanor Parks Gusts, well known
Washington artist and illustrator,
who also has charCe Of the art
division Of the Arts Club. This
sketch showing Miss Gusts at her
ease was painted as q tribute to
the young and talented artist.
The exhibition includes several
lovely drawings by Norman T.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-13
The Best
Sellers
FICTION

~ d &S4N
"Time: The Present, "
by Tess Slesinger (Simon
and Schuster).
paths of Glory" by
Humphrey Cobb (Viking).
Green Light" by
Lloyd G. Douglas (Hough-
ton, Mifflin).
Goodbye, Mr.. Chips"
by James Hilton (Little,
Brown.
"Of Time and the
River" by Thomas Wolfe
(scribner).
Now in November,
by Josephine Johnson ISL
mon and Schuster).
NON-FICTIoN
els the Navy Ready"
by F. Russell Bichowsky
(Vanguard).
Anthology of World
Prose-" by Carl Van Doren
(Reynal & Hitchcock).
art of Happiness" by
John Cowper Powys ISL
mon and Schuster).
Catherine, by Gina
Klaus (Viking).
American Messiahs,
by Unofficial Observer ISL
mon b Schuster).
"R. E. Lee," 4 vols, by
Douglas s. Freem a n
(Scribner).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-13

/ point, although the proponents Of
the toll bridge are dwindling in
number.
At present there Is q bill pend
ing in Congress, introduced by
Representative Howard w. Smith
CD of Virginia, which provides
for such a bridge, but the Bureau
of Public Roads has opposed 1t
in no uncertain terms, and the
National Capital Park and Plan.
ming Commission says ut Is not
ready to recommend toll bridge
at or near Great Falls at this
time"
Another controversy concerns
the question of whether the span
should be above or below the
cataract.
The Park and Planning Com
mission wants it above the falls
somewhere within q distance
Of one mile. Although the COM
mission hasn't taken any definite
action on this point, the feeling
is that one Of several sites Sc
lected above the falls would be
the most feasible Of all those so
far considered.
CONGRESS INTERESTED
On the other hand, the Ameri-
can Automobile Association favors
construction of a span below the
falls. They fear that any bridge
above the falls might interfere
with some future hydro-electric
development, and also believe a
bridge below the falls would at
tract more motorists.
Development of water power at
the falls has been debated ever
since prewar days. Bills have
been introduced year after year
either to place the power center
under private or public control.
But nothing has ever come of all
these proposals with the excep-
ton of an act passed by Congress
In 1928 which makes it impoSSi-
BILE for the Federal Power Com.
mission to grant a permit for a
private enterprise unless author
lied by Congress.
The planning body feels, how.
ever, that there is no immediate
need to spoil the beauty Of Great
Falls by damming up the river for
power purposes. 1t wouldn't have
much objection to a series Of some
40 dams up the river above Har-
pers Ferry, but that needn't be
considered for a long time, it's
members say.
And so, without a dam and
with beautiful parkway leading
to a beautiful bridge, Great Falls
may some day rival Niagara as
the honeymooners' paradise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-13
':Road to War" Analyses
YesterYear's Problems

that engulfed Belgium and hurled
itself against fear-drenched French
and English on the march to the
sea, Walter Mills has indicted
our reason.
His picture is of a nation not
touched with the madness Of pa
triotism but caught in a mael'
strom of greed and hate. A ma
ton hurled around and around
and down and down holding a
pathetic wisp of a handkerchief
in it's hand as a gesture for peace.
A peace that we weren't sure
about Just a peace to shout
about.
Mr.. Mills does not treat the
emotions that governed our ma"
tional policy during those four
years with much kindness. He
writes straight from the Shout
der. He suggests a good object
lesson.
Perhaps the Mussolint war
drums of today would sound
without any lure for our states
men if the Road to War" were
digested by our nation before we
step upon the chute.the-chute
again.
r"Road to War;" al, analysis By
Walter Mills, published, HoHgh-
ton MittItn co.,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-13
Cold Story
With Love

"Long Night" is another light
weight romance calculated to
take your mind off the heat. It
has to do with travel in the polar
regions and in some respects Is
very much like the Wldely.read
stories of desert love.
Crunching ice floeS and stall
wart sled dogs replace the fam1l"
lar parade of Arabian stations
across the desert sands, but the
girl is very white and very beau
tiful and the man a romantic
changeling who at first glance
resembles an Eskimo.
You are not, however. to be
misled by this. The Sheik, you
remember, was really only sun.
burned Britisher, and even better
things can be said Of the Eskimo.
Before the story goes very much
further he turns into a full
blooded Viking and the climax
has him closely related to the
royal family Of Sweden and q
possible heir to the throne. All
of which is very nice for the
heroine who by this time has de-
veloped an actual fondnesS for
life in the raw.
The book is dedicated to the
memory of Raold AmundSen and
the author, Thomas Bailey, writes
with the air Of one who knows
the north. Hence If you don't
mind encountering a much.tried
plot in a new locale, you can add
Long Night" to your list Of ad.
venture novels.
C"LonO Night" d romantic
thriller, By Thomas BGileN
GoUir, pnbIiShers.A