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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-05-10

Half Of the farm lands Of the United
States are now operated by tenants.
This state of affairs was revealed
by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace when he appeared before the
agriculture committee of the senate.
He even went so far as to admit that
the country has tenant farm problem
as grave as that which faced Ire
land over half a century ago "one
Of the most abominable that ever de-
veloped in the western world"
One Of the newspapers described
Mr. Wallace's admission as shock
ing. The word is hardly too strong.
1t is, to say the least, a sinister state
Of affairs when half Of the land Of the
country is occupied by tenants IN
stead of small land owners.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-05-10
HAZLETT TO
HEAD EAGLES

Clarence Hazlett, 2237 Elmo ave-
nue., who served during the past year
as vice president Of Butler Aerie No.
407, Fraternal Order of Eagles, was
elevated to the post Of aerie president
at the annual election held Monday
afternoon and evening at the temple
on South Second street. He succeeds
Arthur Donges, retiring chief.
Two of the officers reelected have
served many years in important lodge
posts They are Harry w Hetterich,
secretary since 1921, and Henry r.
Yordy, treasurer, whose term ante
dates that of Hetterich
Others reelected were: William
Thomas, inside guard; Charles Die
fenbacher, trustee; Dr.. Edward Cook
and DR.. Louis w. Schneider, aerie
physicians.
New Officers
The new officers are: Louis Pfr-
man, vice president; Stanley Cordrey,
chaplain, and Earl Maus, conductor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-05-10

Montgomery, Ala (ILNsl Sam
uel S. Liebowitz, defense counsel for
six Of the nine negro defendants in
the Scottsboro assault cases, has pc
titioned Gov Bibb Gravas IN their
behalf, asking they be given a full
pardon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-05-10

Congressman Hamilton Fish, who
represents the presidents Hyde Park
district, and who may be his repub-
lican opponent in 1886, in the course
Of the debate on this bill said, Try
ing to learn the financial policy of the
democratic party is like trying to
nail custard pie to the wall 1t just
does not stick"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-05-10

The soldiers bonus battle has
now advanced to the senate front A
compromise proposal would date the
compensation certificates back from
1925 to 1918 Instead of maturing in
1945 certificates would become due
in 1888. The present surrender value
would, therefore, be increased. EX-
service men asking immediate pay
ment would receive bonds at the
present value of the certificates less
the amount of loans made. Those eX-
service men who desire to hold the
certificates until maturity would re
ceive additional interest, and profit
as a result. The average bonus" GER
tificate is one thousand dollars. I'm
der this proposal a veteran needing
his money now would receive sever
hundred and seventy-fve dollars. If
however, he held the certificate unit
1916 he would get one thousand dol
lars plus a small amount of interest
A compromise may be brought about
but it appears doubtful whether this
proposal is satisfactory.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
DROP GUN Clue
IN BAKER CASE

Satisfied that the revolver
found in hollow tree on Roose-
welt Island by a CCC worker is
not the one with which Mary
Baker was killed in the spring of
1890. police today we're studying
the weapon in the hope of con.
Meeting it with some other Local
crime.
The police are confident that
they already have the Mary Baker
gun in their possession. although
first reports were that the weapon
upturned by a CCC worker may
have been connected with the
unsolved murder mystery. Rust
marks indicated that it had been
lying in the open for several
years and it was found a short
distance from where the Baker
girls body was discovered April !,
1880.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
PLANE TO BOMB
LAVA STREAM

HONOLULU, Dec. 24.-Fear
that the lava flow from the
Mauna Loa volcano may dam the
water supply of Hilo caused Off
Gals here today to consider the
feasibility of bombing the lava
flow so as to divert it.
While an Army bomber was
fueled to take off for the bomb
ing, another plane carried bomb
ing expert and water authority
for a cruise to survey the Situa-
ton with a view to determining
whether or not to go through
with the plan.
If it is decided to attempt to
divert the lava flow by bombing,
it will be the first time such a
method has been tried, it was said
by officials here.
The lava stream Is a mile wide
and in some places 10 feet deep.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
UTILITY PROBE
!. CONTINUED

BLADENSBURG, Dec. 24.-The
Prince Georges Federation of Citi-
zens Associations last night or
dered its investigation of public
utility rates in nearby Maryland
continued.
Reductions in gas and electric
rates may be sought by the group.
Holding only short session be-
cause of the holidays, the fedora
ton voted to set up a legislative
committee that will study relief
measures to be brought up in the
special session of the Maryland
legislature next February. The
federation will sponsor q dance to
defray the expenses Of the COM
n1ittee.
A nominating committee was
asked to bring in a slate of Of
ficers next month for the annual
election.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
6. @. P. LEADERS
TALK LIBERAL
PLATFORM
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
international News service

Prospects of the Republican
Party offering a liberal plat
form to the country in the 1885
campaign we're heightened today
as a result Of the surprise visit
paid Senator William E. Borah Of
Idaho by Col. Frank Knox, Chi.
cago publisher and follower Of the
late Theodore Roosevelt.
Rumors spread that Knox, q
G. o. P. possibility, had promised
Borah aid in writing liberal plat
form, including some declaration
against monopolies. Borah, in con-
senting to have his name entered
in the Wisconsin presidential pri-
mary, declared his objective" in
1885 would be liberal platform
and liberal candidate"
Monopoly His Issue
Prior to that, he wrote Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, son Of the
Rough Rider" President, that a
Republican attack upon monoplies
should be the major issue of the
1885 campaign Young Roosevelt
had suggested making the Con.
stitution the major issue.
After their conference, which
Knox described as a call to wish
Borah a Merry Christmas. the
Idaho Senator admitted they had
talked about "monopolies." In view
of Knox's friendship for the elder
Roosevelt during "Teddy's famous
"truSt-buSting" days, it was gener-
ally believed the Chicago publisher
had promised to join Borah in
writing a strong anti-monopoly
plank into the next G.. o. P. plat
form.
The visit also served to EN-.
phasize Borah's place as leader
in presentday Republican politics.
Some days ago, Senator Arthur
H. Vandenberg, the Michigan
dark horse" possibility, paid a
similar visit to Borah. Later, he
told friends Borah had a tremen-
dous following in Michigan and
could easily carry that State, both
in a party primary and in an
election
Reports also have reached here
from Kansas that Gov. ALI Ian.
don, the "Cornflower States" pos
sibility, felt very kindly toward
Borah and the Idahoan's views
on a party platform. Landon
was said to feel the Republican
nominee. whoever he was, would
need Borah's help to win in 1885.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
DC. REFERENDA
IND0RSEDBY
MID-CITY
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
tCitizens Associations Editor


The Mid-City Citizens Associa-
ton at a brief meeting in the
Thomson School last night unan-
imously Endorsed the bill proposed
by Commissioner George e. Allen
providing for referenda in the Dis
trict, George A. Warren said 1t was
the first step toward granting
local self government.
The association voted to support
a request from the Seventh Street
Business Mems Association urging
the Public Utilities Commission
when deciding upon a permanent
system of transportation to con-
slider routing some Of the Chevy
Chase buses via Eighteenth Street
and Columbia Road through U
Street and either Seventh or
Ninth Street to the Wharves.
Members of the association
scored employees on parking lots
at Tenth and G Streets, and at l.
between Ninth and Tenth Streets
for alleged carelessneSs in hand
ling cars. endangering pedestrians
and frequently causing a traffic
congestion. 1t was asserted that
after the lots are filled to capacity,
the owners or operators use the
streets as public garage. Tie
complaint was ordered placed be-
fore the proper police officials.
A recent District .SupremC Court
decision releasing a person in
volved in fatal automobile acct
dent on the payment Of $1,000
fine was referred to the executive
committee for study and report
at the January meeting. The
rather general opinion expressed
last night was that simply impos,
ing the fine was inadequate pun.
iShment.
A resolution by Frank B. Hoff.
man, chairman of the committee
on highways, recommending that
the number of taxicabs be re,
duced, was tabled.
In response TO frequent requests
for improvement of Franklin Park
C. Marshall Finnan. Superinten-
dent of parks, informed the assoc
iation reconstruction of walks,
and pools, and new planting will
be undertaken early next spring,
and that funds are now available
The association requested that
all parking on the north side of
Street be restricted within 80
feet of Twelfth Street North
west.
Mrs. Edna L. Holland was
elected to membership.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24

20 the Darkness Beams q Light.
Christmas message which will be
broadcast throughout the country.
The U. S. Marine Band will give
the following gram at 4:3O
o'clock: March, THE Children"
(Goldman fantasia, Christmas
Memories" FincD; trumpet solo.
Nazareth (GounoO: "Hallelujah
Chorus" from '"T he Messiah"
CHandeD; "Open the Gates Of the
Temple" (Knapp); cornet solo,
"Cantique de Noel" (Adam); pa
rade in the Fairy Woods" (No-
ack); and March of the Toys"
from Babes in Toyland" (Her-
bert).
Following the instrumental pro-
gram, the Lincoln Cathedral
Choir, consisting of IS voices, will
sing two Christmas carols. The
chorus of 40 voices of the Fran.
ciscan Friars will also be heard in
two Christmas carols.
During the holiday week, Christ
mas music will be heard emanat.
ing from the loud speakers con-
cealed about the trees, each eve
ming.
Traditional Christmas carols
will be featured by the choir OF
Luther Place Memorial Church at
the early Christmas morning Serv-
ice at 7 o'clock.
X 4 4
The U. S. Army Band, under
the direction of Capt. Thomas F..
Darcy will give the following pro-
gram tomorrow morning at 1880
o'clock at the band auditorium
of the War College: "Joy to the
World" CHandeD; Around the
Christmas Tree" CTobanD; pre-
lude from the suite, 1.-THE Miracle
(Humperdinck); March of the
Little Leaden Soldiers" Pierne):
"Nutcracker Suite" CTschaikow-
SKYE.
This program will be trans
mitted, via short wave, to Ger.
many in addition to the United
States, Canadian and Mexican
stations which broadcast the
Army Bands programs regularly
every Wednesday. --'--.---
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
Electric Eye Brings
Death to Burglar

NEW YORK, Dec. "a UN.SD.
Sciences unSleeping Waterman,
the electric eye," brought death
today to youthful burglar. He
fell under a policeman'S bullets
when he stepped in the path of
the eye: beams while attempting
to- rob a Queens clothing store.
The dead youth was identified
as William Peach. 10. Jamaica.
Three others were arrested.
The alarm sounded by the
photo-electric cell system, known
as the electric eye" brought
radio cars converging on a cloth
ing store. Patrolman Edward
Van Dover saw shadowy figures
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
Natives Society Observes
Old-Fashioned Christmas

An old-time Christmas enter
tainment featured the meeting of
the Society Of Natives last
night at the Washington Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Barrett
led in singing carols. DR.. Clar'
ence A. Weaver headed the com
mittee on arrangements.
Mrs. Johann C. Kondrup and
Mrs. Roscoe ]. Oatley were in
charge of donations to be dis
tributed to needy children.
There was reading by Mrs,
Mary Lloyd Willis and soprano
solo by Miss Nellie Roman.
John Saul, president of the
Washington Board of Trade, was
elected to membership. Fred A.
Emery, president, presided.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24

Attractive Agnes Marie McMul-
len, Of the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue, is one Of the hundreds
of Government employees de-
termined to become attorneys. In
fact, she's such a fan on the sub
ject, according to her working
partners, that they believe she'll
do at least a little studying today
despite Christmas Eve.
Agnes Marie is a Pennsylva-
MAN, from Johnstown, and she
holds an A. B. degree from Sus-
quehanna University and put in
a year of post graduate work at
the University of Pittsburgh. She
says her greatest ambition is ito
really know some law" She's also
quite in love with Columbus Uni
versity, where she is now study
ing.
Slim, with smooth brown hair
and friendly blue eyes, Miss. Nc
Mullen also has other hobbies
when she can get away from her
books. She attends frequent
dances and likes an occasional
horseback ride.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
SANTA TO VISIT
CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL

Downstairs in the Out Pa
tents rooms at Children's Hos.
pital today a large Christmas tree,
gaily decorated and loaded with
toys, twinkled at small patients
who watched it with fascinated
eyes.
All the overhead lights in the
halls were draped with holly and
mistletoe and fastened with red
satin ribbon.
There was a small tree in each
ward, boats, dolls and aeroplanes
galore.
Like Tinsel Best
A baby well on the road to re.
covery lay sucking a rubber
Santa Claus and gurgling at the
tinsel festooning the room. A
nurse said:
"The children like the tinsel
best. Especially the babies.
Because it's so shiny, suppose.
We don't have to worry about
keeping them entertained.
In q separate room screened
from the hall lay 13-year-old
Christine who is suffering from
osteomylitis, a disease Of the
bones. Both legs and an arm are
infected.
She has been there two years.
Her big dark blue eyes, fringed by
long lashes, set off her pinched
little white face. A face that looks
strangely old, and pitifully young.
She weights about 10 pounds.
She lay liStlesSly on her side,
one thin arm outStretched and
half covered with CouZe. The frail
body under the bedclotheS might
have belonged to a Six-year-old.
Two Years Long Time
Two years is a long time for
anybody to live in constant pain.
But Christine hasn't forgotten how
to smile. When the white clad
young woman doctor admired her
tree, which stood on chair where
she could see it without moving,
she looked pleased. Dolls peeped
from a linen bag suspended from
the head Of the bed.
Christine was in the sixth
grade in school when the disease
overlook her two years ago. Her
mother brought her to the hos
pital. She hasn't been back since
:. And Christine is very brave.
Even when the pain is worse she
doesn't cry.
The doctors eyes were bright
with tears when she came out of
the room. She said:
isn't she. well. we do all
we can"
Belongs To Them
And Miss Olive Tabb. head of
the social service department,
added:
I'VE feel as IL Christine be-
longs to us. We are all so inter
ested in her l guess we thought
everybody knew about her case.
We give her sun baths three
times q day, but :"
She added
please thank the people Of
Washington for sending US so
many lovely toys. We had
enough this year for every child,
including our clinic patients.
"And this Christmas is hap
pier than any the hospital has
ever known. We took some of
the children down to one of the
local department stores in a
bus.
James, aged 5, went-frame
and all
"And st. Nick came out and
sat in the bus for about 10 min
utes. The children we're de-
lighted.
$50 just say we're grateful
for the gifts and the trees and
everybody is having a merry
Christmas"
The Washington times., 1935-12-24

moving behind the plate glass
window and called to them to
come out. They fled to the rear.
He fired two shots, and then po-
lice went in.
They found Peach dead on the
floor and near him, uninjured.
Stephen Koupa, Is. He implicated
two negroes, Eugene Lanford. IA,
and Cecil Ranton, Is. both Of
Jamaica.
The "eye" connected with the
American District Telegraph Com
pany System, sounds an alarm
when anything moves into the
path of its invisible beam and
breaks the connection"
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
u. ). Moves TO Curb
Power Distribution

The Federal Power Commission
yesterday made its first stride to
control interstate electric distri-
button, IS provided in the
Wheeler Rayburn Utilities Act.
To nearly 1000 power COM
panies, including many producing
for industrial consumption only,
it sent orders requiring monthly
reports on rate schedules, con-
tracts and interchange agree
ments, beginning January is.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
High Court TO Rule
On Lindberqh Law
international News Service

The Supreme Court has ad-
vanced for argument on January
Is the first case to reach it in
volving the so-called Lindbergh
kidnapping law.
Arthur Gooch, whose fate hangs
on the courts decision, was SEN
fenced to be hanged for the kid
mapping of two officers at Paris,
Tex. After Gooch was convicted
in Federal district court and ap-
pealed, the Tenth Circuit Court
certified two questions to the
high court. They we're: Whether
kidnapping officers to avoid arrest
and transporting them across a
State line are violations Of the
Lindbergh law.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
Times
Table
A "
T O D A Y

8 P.M.-Meeting. Follow Me
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Ambassador Hotel.
8P.M-Meeting Alpha Chapter
Beta Gamma Phi, Ambassador
Hotel.
l P.M.-Luncheon, Acacia Mu
tual Life Insurance Company
Wardman Park Hotel.
1890 Pm. Luncheon, Lions
Club, Mayflower Hotel.
1890 PM.-Luncheon, OptimiSt
Club, Mayflower Hotel.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
High Court WiIIHear
Appeal on Rail Tax
international News Service

The Supreme Court has de-
cided to hear arguments in the
appeal of the Norfolk and western
Railroad from it's unsuccessful ef-
fort in the North Carolina su.
preme court to overturn State in
come tax assessments.
The taxes, based upon the pro-
portion of interstate business done
within the state were fixed by the
State as $685. for the years 1927,
1928 and 1929.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
Allen 10 Be Editor
OF Topeka Journal

: TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. "a (IN.S).
Henry ]. Allen, eX-U. S. Senator
from Kansas and a former Wichita
publisher, will become editor of
the Topeka State Journal on Jan
uary l, it was announced here to-
day by William P. Snyder, bust
ness manager of the paper. Allen
has purchased an interest in the
publication from the F.. P. Nc
Clennan estate, Snyder said. -s'
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
Liner Relocated

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a
G.N.SJ.-The United Fruit liner
Iriona, which was hauled off the
treacherous Brandywine Shoals at
the mouth of Delaware Bay at
day break, locked late yesterday
at this port, apparently only
slightly damaged.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
Isles Armed

LONDON, Dec. "a 0N.S).-The
r0decanese Islands are the scene
of military activity by Italians
and 800 tons of barbed wire have
been delivered at Rhodes for pur'
poses of fertilization, a Reuter-
dispatch from Athens said.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
Car Strike in MarseiIIes

MARSEnLES, France, Dec. "a
Q.N.SO.-ChristmaS traffic in the
suburbs was paralyzed today when
$500 street car and bus employees
suddenly went on strike for in
creased pay.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24

t1OlY 1NlSlll! fSQCSIOl 4N4S44I' -
In spite of the stormy weather,
a goodly sized audience attended
the concert last night of the U. S.
Navy Band Symphony Orchestra
at the Navy Yard Sail Loft.
Lieut.. Charles Benter, director.
presented a program OF con-
trasts, ending with several Selec-
lions appropriate to the holiday
season.
Ravel's "Bolero," was played
from the regular arrangement
made by the composer, which is
vastly different from the usual
type of arrangement as played by
so many of the dance bands. The
background of rhythm which per-
sists from beginning to end was
not rendered monotonouS by the
usual drum beats. The percus-
sion instruments we're introduced
only near the end, while the
rhythm was established by the
plucked strings.
The Caravan Song" of Paul
Whites suite, Five Miniatures, "
was played by the English horn
with harp accompaniment. V.
Pittoni obtained a warmth of tone
on the English horn seldom heard.
The Mosquito Dance" of the
suite, with the piccoio taking the
title role with incidental har-
monies on the violins, furnished a
realistic imitation until a Swatter
put an end to the unWelcome
sound.
Seldom is one able to hear an
orchestra of this size render
George Gershwin's Rhapsody in
Blue" with the consequent variety
in tonal coloration not possible
with the smaller dance orchestras.
The program ended with selections
from "Hansel and Gretel," a
Rapee Christmas fantasy, and Her
bert's March If the Toys"
Of national interest will be the
program in connection with the
lighting of the Community Christ
mas tree this evening at 4:3C
o'clock at Lafayette Park when
President Roosevelt will give his
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
CHERRIES CHRISTMAS

Aside from a slightly better
meal than usual, Christmas in the
death house will be just as cheer
less as any other weekday. There
will be no Yule obServanceS, only
visits by the prison chaplains.
The Christmas menu will con-
Sist Of roast pork, delicacy made
possible by the prison farm, po-
tatoeS, bread and butter, mashed
turnips, coffee and mince pie. The
pie is an added feature bought
from proceeds of the prison store.
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
TO VISIT
HAUPTMANN
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CONTINUED from Page I
about the Lindberghs yet. I am
going to leave that to Mrs.
Hauptmann or his lawyers.
"MrS. Hauptmann may come
today. She can't visit him. on
Christmas Day because there
will be no matrOn here. Women
visitors are not permitted when
there is no matrOn to search
them"
The Washington times., 1935-12-24
World Of Music


Holy Night Peaceful Night Thro the Darkness Bedms Light
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-12
A WOmanS Viewpoint
BG MRS. WALLER FERGUSON

COMMITTING more important
- than Haup,mann has been or
trial 40 Pennington, y. J-Ameri-
can Jurisprudence and American
culture. Both, alas. stand convicted
IN the ewes OF the world.
For we do not tn criminals IN
this country. we exhibit them.
Counsel for state and defense grow
a little drunk on attention while
public. Elutton0us for thrills. gorges
itself on seusauOnalism. The Orgy
a. Pennington may convict Haupt-
mann. s-:t. when all is over, the.
nation may vel be charged with
something that is only a little less
hideous than kidnapping making a
picnic out Of the trial Of a kidnaper.
A shameless exhibition took place
when the tWO mothers. Anne Lind
bergh and anna Hauptmann, were
called upon 20 testify. For the
former. the experience was just
another torture imposed on a brave
soul Vh0 has already suffered from
mass curiosity. The second, nerv-
Gus. bewLdered. frightened, vas
hardly less pathetic as She tried 70
present facts which might be an
abb for her husband. Everybody
realizes that neither Of these omen
could possibly be unpreiu~.ced;
nothing they had To tell could speed
the course ii justice. They we're
presented for one purpose only-t0
provide a Roman holiday for the
spectators.
Millions Of individuals have gained
their information about the Haupt-
mann carnival from the newspa pers.
Il seems 20 me the visitors there
might well have done the same
without suffering great deprivation.
So lrlg as the press sits in on such
trials. there is no danger Of the sup
preston Of important evidence.
AnC surely the exhibition at Flem-
ingt0n proves that drama takes prec-
edence over justice at these events,
and that tie effect Of such circus