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The Washington times., 1936-02-15
Ethiopians Engage Romans
In Fierce Battle at Aksum

Adds ABABA, Feb. IS. G.N.SO
Italian and Ethiopian forces today
clashed only 40 miles south of
AkSum in the most important and
the bloodieSt battle of the north
ern Ethiopian front in many
months.
The Italians left 81 dead on the
field, and Ethiopian losses were
80 killed and 25 wounded accord
ing to the version of the fighting
which reached Adds Ababa claim
ing the Italians were routed in dis
order.
Dedjasmatch Sable, Ethiopian
commander, leading 1000 dusky
warriors was attacked this morn
ing by Italians five miles noztn
Of Jebako. Scene of the battle is
only 40 miles south of Aksu,n.
Ethiopian "holy city" held by the
Italians since last October, and is
well north of the Takkaze River.
This was held here to be sig
nificant in view of the Italian
claim to control all territory in
this area north of the river.
The Ethiopians we're defeated
in the first clash, and were re-
treating when they were met by
reinforcementS.
Then began a bitter battle, with
the strengthened Ethiopians at
tacking their pursuers and com
pelling them to retreat in dis
order.
The Ethiopians captured five
machine guns, two mountain guns,
% rifles. and II mule loads of am
munition.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
OF DEATH
BY GAS FUMES
HAUNTS TOWN
Officials Of BeIIeviIIe
Minimize Peril AS
New Freeze Nears

BELLEVIILE, H., Feb. Is
Q.N.SD.-Though officials minim-
lied the danger and attempted
to allay fears with the statement
"the situation is under conrol, ="
the fear of death, striking swiftly
and silently, continued to haunt
Belleville's 10000 inhabitants to-
day.
Two Dead, AZ Felled
Deadly monoxide fumes from
leaking gas pipes-fumes ordi-
narily absorbed by the porous
earth but forced to follow mains
into basement outlets with the
earth frozen to an unprecedented
depth-have already taken two
lives, neceSSitated medical atten-
ton for AZ persons.
With the temperature dropping
and a new cold wave forecast, resi-
dents feared the cold would cause
more leaks in the gas mains.
Hand in hand with the spectre
Of death by monoxide poisoning
walked the fear of fires or ex-
plosions, for the gas is highly ex-
plosive.
ManhOleS Marked
Today danger signs marked all
manholes, warning residents not
to toss matches or cigarettes near
gas-filled sewer outlets.
Other measures taken to allevi-
ate the danger included the mix
ing of calodorant, a pungent,
malodorous gas, with the illumin-
ating gas to aid in the detection
of leaks. Crews of men were
drilling ventilation shafts into the
earth to allow the. gas to escape
into the open air.
DR.. william Farley, city health
officer, reiterated his warning to
Belleville inhabitants to sleep
with windows wide open and to
allow plenty of fresh air to enter
their homes during the day.
DR.. Harry C. Bristow, st. Louis
University scientist who has been
retained to investigate the situa'
ton, advanced the theory mine
damp gathered in subterranean
pockets may be responsible rather
than leaking gas mains.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
Mary Astor Stricken
In Influence Epidemic

TRUCKEE, Cal, Feb. is. U.N.S.)
Victim of an epidemic of mild in
fluenza which is sweeping Cali
fornia, Mary Astor, screen star,
was entrained to Hollywood today
with a doctor and nurse.
Miss Astor was brought here
from Brockway, Cal, in the high
SierraS, in a specially heated am
bulance which battled its way
through piles of snow. With q
company she had been making
scenes for a moving picture. FL
lott Nugent, director, also was
reported stricken. -.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
Potomac Still Locked
In Ice at HagerstoWn

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Feb. IS.
Despite the moderation in the
temperature and the rain and
snowfall since Thursday there is
no change in the Potomac River
and other streams in this section.
The Potomac is ice-bound for
miles while the creeks also are
locked up by winters grip. Ice on
the Potomac is from IL to %
inches thick.
This section of the Potomac and
on to Cumberland is being watched
by rivermen for any indication of
danger. People living along the
Potomac in this section fear
heavy damage by floods should the
warm weather keep up.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
COLD TO CHECK
DC. FLOOD
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Continued from Page II
number of minor floods. At Rock
vile the fire department was
called out to pump out several
Easements in the business district.
. Officials of the Sewer Dapart-
ment said the local sewage sys-
tenn is adequate to carry off flood
waters. and crews of men were
placed at work yesterday clearing
the cutters from ice which has
clogged them for several days.
Army engineers completed plans
for a system of dikeS to be
thrown up near the Lincoln
Memorial and other low spots
where there is danger Of flood
if the ice jams up.
At the Weather Bureau it was
said that a cold spell following
the thaw would probably permit
the ice to pass down into Chesa-
peake Bay without flood condi-
tionS.
Extra Crews in County
No rise in the river was noted
today, but it was expected one
would came tomorrow as a result
Of the thaw at Harpers Ferry.
Additional crews Of workers
were pressed into service late
yesterday by the Maryland Ma
tional Park and Planning Com
mission to salvage park equip
ment. as swollen Montgomery
county streams threatened to
flood park lands.
Equipped with boat hooks,
picks and shovels and long poles,
crews were placed at the various
park bridges to dislodge large
cakes of ice as they threatened to
jam against the abutments, and
push the bridges out of line or
swing them away altogether.
Irving C. Root, chief engineer
of the Park and Planning Commits
sion said today that most of the
benches, tables and other park
equipment in Cabin John Creek,
Sligo Greek and Rock Greek parks
have been moved and stored on
higher ground, and what remain
in the possible flood area are
being moved this morning.
Jams were beginning to form in
various creeks last night as the ice
loosened by warm weather began
to break up and move down
stream. TWO of the larger ones
were reported to the Park and
Planning Commission as being in
Rock Creek, one above the rail
road bridge in Kensington. Md,
and the other near the Riding and
Hunt Club below the st-West
Highway bridge.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
Harvard Scholarship
Open TO D. E. Student

A scholarship to Harvard College
or Harvard Engineering School is
open to students from a District
secondary school, John H. Pratt,
secretary of the Harvard Club Of
Washington, announced today.
The value Of the award is $500
and application stating name, ad-
dress, date and place of birth,
school, financial circumstances,
reference and college entrance
credits should be sent to Mr.. Pratt,
COS American Security Building.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
Maine Anniversary Celebrated

HAVANA, Feb. is U.N.S0.-Of-
ficial Havana turned out en- masse
today to observe the thirty-eighth
anniversary of the sinking of the
American battleShip Maine.
jefferson Caffery, American
Ambassador to Cuba, addressed
1000 soldiers, sailors and police
as huge floral wreaths were placed
upon the Maine monument.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
Quiz Bares Rribe Charge

Two months of extensive inves-
tigation into a report that a
member of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission could be
bribed ended last night when
the commission declared the
charge unfounded.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
Aue Pension Asked
For indians Over so
BY International News Service

The poor Indian won't always
be poor if Representative Werner
CD, of South Dakota, has his
way. Today he proposed a
Townsend Plan" for Indians
under which the Federal Govern
ment would pay pensions of not
less than $50 or more than 5000
a month to Indians over the age
of go.
The Washington times., 1936-05-06
NEELY DARED
T0DEBATE

WESTON, w. Va, May 6.-West
Virginia'S two Democratic SEN
ators may meet in debate at
Parkersburg next Saturday night.
Senator Rush Holt, "baby" mem
Der Of the Senate who is opposing
the reelection of Senator M. M.
Nicely, today challenged him to
debate that night.
Senator Holt charged Senator
Neely with "giving washington
news writer's untrue and malicious
personal attacks on me under
cover of secrecy" -..
Senator Holt further charged
Senator Nicely with attempting
to use the Works Progress Admin
istration as a method of building
up his own political machine.
Senator Nicely is scheduled to
speak in Parkersburg Saturday
night, but has not yet replied to
the challenge.
The Washington times., 1936-05-06
LIBRARY LEVY
AUTHORIZED

SILVER SPRING, Md, May g.
An additional 2-cent tax levy on
residents Of the Silver Spring
area for support Of the local Pub
lie Library was authorized by the
board Of Montgomery County
Commissioners at Rockville yes
terday.
An act Of the 1885 session of
the State Legislature provided for
imposition of the tax by the COM
misSioners at any time a major
ity Of the residents Of the af.
fected area signified their desire
to have it imposed.
The library, now located in the
JesSup Blair Community House,
on Georgia Avenue, was formerly
supported through private contri-
buttons but due to the increase of
the work and operating expense
as the community grew larger, it
became impossible to operate the
library longer on this basis.
The Washington times., 1936-05-06
SOUGHT
IN SLAYINGS

WATERVnLE, Me-, Mays Il.
N.S0.-Spurred by public indig-
nation over the fiendish strangle-
murders Of two children in seven
months, police today searched for
a man seen with seven-year-old
Mary Proulx before she vanished
Sunday. Her bound and gagged
body was found in q clump Of
bushes by a schoolboy, member Of
q large searching posse, yesterday.
Two men were under arrest for
questioning as suspects, and a
search was launched for four
others.
Authorities said all suspects
picked up would be paraded sepa-
artely through q brilliantly lighted
undertaking parlor for a "shock
view" Of the murdered girl, hoping
the guilty man, if among them,
would break"
Police were convinced the mur.
der Of Mary Proulx was linked to
the similar Staying Of Annie
Knights, IL, in neighboring Fair
field last october Z. Her body
was discovered truSsed to O tree
stump,
The Washington times., 1936-05-06
0rehardists Warned
To Burn Cut Cedars

MARTTNSBURG, w. Va, May
-Orchardists will do well to
see that recently-cut red cedars
are burned, as in many cases the
cut trees have maintained suffi-
cient moisture to develop, the red
bolls which are the source Of
cedar rust on apple trees, DR..
F. ]. Schneiderhan, pathologiSt
at University Experiment Farm,
KearneysviHe, said today.
DR.. Schneiderhan discovered q
heap Of piled-up cedarS filled
with the red gals, following
heavy rainfall over that section
Of Jefferson County.
The Washington times., 1936-05-06
REPUBLICANS
PROPOSE WPA
SUBSTITUTE
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
International News Service

A Republican substitute for the
Roosevelt relief program, based on
home rule and abolition Of 'boon-
doggling," was being drafted to.
day the eve of House battle
on the proposed $500 million-dol-
lar Works Progress Administration
fund.
The Republican reform" pro
poSals, which may be injected into
the national campaign, were slated
for discussion at q party confer
ence tonight.
Meantime the Democratic or
ganization was faced by a threat.
ened revolt Of the "PWA bloc,
which demanded 400 million dol
lars to continue the Public Works
Administration under Secretary
Of Interior 1clies. -
Democrats Ask Caucus
A petition requiring the call Of
a party caucus was signed by 25
Democrats, but the call was held
up because Of the illness Of Rep
resentative Taylor Of Colorado,
caucus chairman. The petition
was circulated by Representative
Better (DO Of New York, leader
Of the group, after President
Roosevelt apparently finally and
definitely turned q deaf ear to
demands for earmarkng Of funds
for PWA. .
Representative Taber Of New
York, ranking Republican on the
Appropriations Committee, pro
posed Q new relief plan. He
said: -
II anticipate offering an al
tentative program which will
get rid Of 'bOOndOggling,' get
rid Of incompetence in relief
management and give author.
lty to the folks who know what
should be done and how to do
1t. OF course, the Federal
Government must put mp some
money.
The Washington times., 1936-05-06
Paris Discount Rate Up

PARIS, May 8 G.NSJ.-Acting
to halt the outflow Of gold from
France, the Bank Of France raised
its discount rate from 5 to 8 per
cent today. The rate on Bank of
France advances on gold bars was
raised from Z to 9 per cent, and
on securities from 6 to 8 per cent.
The Washington times., 1936-05-06
Mexican President
Goes Under Knife

MEXICO CITY, May g.
President Lazaro CardenaS under
went an emergency operation for
appendicitis yesterday, the Health
Department announced. His con-
idition was pronounced satisfac-
tOrv.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24
The Mind q,
Meter . HENDERSON
The Arithmetic Test
Q Bel Syndicate. .-wNU Service.

In this test, ten oral arithmetic
problems are given. Read each
one carefully and see how quick.
ly you can find the answers. Do
not use pencil and paper.
1. What Arabic numeral cor
responds with MMMCCCXxXIII?
2. Add 6A, Az, 54, 8.
8. A set Of dishes costs $50.
The company allows 3 per cent
discount for cash. How much
will the company receive on
cash sale?
4. Change 1853 to whole or
mixed number. u. ss
5. John is six feet four inches
tall. Raymond is five feet eight
inches tall. Harold is two inches
shorter than John. How many
inches taller than Raymond is
he? 55ss y..;158 4s5
6. A bale and half Of cotton
costs dollar and half. How
much will six bales cost?
Z. How many two-cent stamps
are there in dozen? 4
8. "A person has $500 in a bank.
He withdraws IS per cent Of it.
How much remains in the bank?
g. A quart Of oil costs IS cents.
How much will two and a half
gallons cost? u. L. s,l.;
10. Change 1924 into Roman nu-
mera1s. d q ~
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24
Today's Women Stronger

Many women of today do not
have to undergo the hardships
which women Of a few genera
tions ago were subjected to in
this country. Women who live
in cities amid modern convent
ences do not have the muscular
development that their grand
mothers may have had. On the
other hand the general health Of
women is better te day than it was
formerly due to improved hy-
.giene, more sensible clothing, the
progress Of medical science and
the very general entrance Of
women into athletics. Therefore
it cannot be said that women
today are weaker in general than
they were in their grandmothers'
day. a.lE. r.. ,,,-.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24
Terms Of Senators
and Representatives

Representatives are elected for
two years by the ifrect popular
vote in November Of even years.
Each house is new body, al
though many representatives are
reelected. Under the Goth
Amendment to the Constitution
congress meets each year, be-
ginning January 3. Thus there is
a new house in January of the
odd-numbered years. !
This procedure differs from the
Senate, in which the terms are so
arranged that one-third of the
senators are new every two
years, making it a continuous
body in that the terms are for
six years.-Washington Post.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24

but never bind. This attractive
design made in cotton, percale,
gingham, calico, or lawn would
be effective with contrasting bind
ing and colorful embroidery on
the butterfly pocket.
Barbara Bell Pattern No.
1910-B is available for sizes 2, A,
6, and 8. Size 8 requires ! IL
yards Of 35 inch material plus
7-8 yard for the panties. Send IF
teen cents in coins. j s,.
Send for the Summer Pattern
Book containing 100 Barbara Bell
well-planned, easy-to-make pat
terms. Exclusive fashions for chill
dren, young women, and matrons.
Send fifteen cents for your copy.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 367 w. Ad-
ans St., Chicago, III.
@ Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24
Pattern No. lslo-B

greatly intrigues children Is the
butterfly which forms the pocket.
Notice how simple it is to put
on, merely slipped over the head
and tied at each side. Mothers
find it a great help because it
can be used as an apron over q
frock, which must be kept clean,
or worn instead Of frock. The
panties to match are an asset
they have the comfortable
French yoke top and stay snug
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24
- NV xork Foss-WNu bsfvsce1
Ruth Removal Aids
Yanks, but He, Too,
Could'y Done Job
O Now York Post.-WNu ssrviee.

1INTM that moraent the reporter
- undoubtedly Was the lie of the
party Having nothing else to look
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IoS.l osn VIZ wea some all... ..u
snn,, .D, ~ .0s1 wcso sRlcsoln
s1cmscives Wlsn sppreclAaon.
All this made the reporter very,
very happy. Poor little lonesome
boys" he thought. "All the way
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ths,n @ ssIn ~ s.vss, - ,i UDIuy y ha 1Svs ~
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24

WOAAASAAs 8AS OsSkkS-
"a the examination and
advised the patient
p.x.. to see her family
". DAsson physician and get
ssbuilt up'' physically before he be-
gan any weight reduction treatment.
She admitted that she had eaten
meat only once and eggs only once
during the previous two months.
{ The point, Of course, is that while
reducing overweight is wise from 9
health standpoint, the patient should
be thoroughly overhauled by his or
her family physician before weight
reduction begins.
Planning the Campaign
Dr.. w. A. L. Styles in an article,
sThe Campaign Against Corpu-
lence," Hygeia Magazine, says:
.sIn the ambition to shed weight,
men and women have never paused
to consider the advisability OF mis-
directed endeavor. AS conse-
uuence death has been the end re-
suit Of numerous treatments for
obesity Overweight Before launch
ing an anti-fat offensive, every pros
|pective patient should undergo q
thorough physical examination at
the hands Of reputable physician.
Merely because discretion (or
common sense) has not been Conn
bined with determination (and many
Of our fat friends are determined in
their wish to lose Weight) failure
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24

whaling them ON
the tee or sinking .
birdie, nothing
pleases him more
than to watch the
national pa slim .
Both the Cards
and the Cubs say
that Jimmy Ripple
would be Of far
more assistance to
the Giants II he
played deeper !.
Lieutenant Colonel
Az unNln- G0ynnA1
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24
Pindfore for Little Girl

The clever cutting Of this use
4ui pinafore is shown in the small
diagram beside the little girl.
You VIII see at once that this
frock requires no scanning and Of
course the feature which 30
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24

full doings, the reporter must un-
dertake to supply the answer him
self.
Undoubtedly Joe Di Maggit, best
rookie Of several years, has filed
dire outfield need. Tony Lag
zeri supplies q shrewd steadying
influence. frankie Crosetti, living
up to predictions that once seemed
unlikely to be realized, may really
be the spark plug Of the team. Lou
Gehrig's hitting is. But enough
of such things. It is senseless to
call the roll while singing out each
player responsible fol the clubs
success. S.
The point Is that the dead-panned
Yanks Of . year or two ago also
abOunded with single individuals Of
far more than average worth. Yet
they ever were failing In the clutch.
Now they are far out In the lead Of
the American League parade. The
reason for their succcss-you can
twist Il about and also obtain the
disastrous dope concerning the gold
embroidered Red SOx-is that Joe
mccarthy is not milling along with
2 collections o. stars: He Is head
ing team. #
Being an old Babe Ruth bov 1
rather hate to admit this hut 4 Is
the truth. During his two final sea-
sons with the club, and even last
wear when the rnenorv ~ HE
miehtv deeds still i;ncarad thars &c
WAS tension : d;v;ded lou.,tn =
clubhouse and dneo..t =
:.
e,es h.t.. 49, = sns,.s, tHls con-
So.,,n",.s . ...s.aM. . ~ sna
49,. - -. plr .souesy' w,cn mel.
s n. suo ~. nol McOaftny conld
nsnI.e - ~ oolDs pom o. tncm sln-
csle'y aep.oIeo Y ana struggled
.os ... so"s p plcPer mmsnng o. team
sp,.L. .us nus tne connlcs ana the m
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24

NTOIRE DAME win lose Two.
= = probably three, football games
next fan. Nothing particularly
wrong with the Irish, RS the sohed-
ule More National League
clubs are complaining bitterly
about umpiring this season than
at any time within the memory o4
man Mike Jacobs has an an
swer for those ssthree-cenf critics,s
who claimed that ~ was too much
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24

kA0 W6o AAA0 SsASssest
the physician began
to make a routine ex-
animation and found
that the temperature
was below normal
and the haernoglo bin
was only 60 per cent
instead Of IS to 95 ~
IN normal healthy
women. He stopped
the examination and
advised the patient
to see her family
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24
Hiqh and Low P. o.

The highest post Office in the
United States is at Climax, Colo,
which has an elevation Of II, 800
feet. The lowest post Office is
situated at Mecca, Calf, in the
Death Valley area, at 1873 feet
below sea level. Il, 3szfSf +
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24

Widener,s aide. toOl the fashion
plate title away from the g;amor-
ous Kansas Price at Aqueduct last
week. Did It with . bright orange
suit "a. Olympic statistfcians note
that It will take 50 tons Of meat
and poultry, II tons Of fsh, 12O
tons Of vegetables, IS tons Of -four,
II tons Of butter, $4,000 gallons Of
milk, 2S0, 900 eggs, 81, 900 oranges
$500 grapefruits and los. 200 LEM
ons to feed the athletes during two
weeks Of competition. The LEM
ons, no doubt, win be obtained free
Of charge 81. The only woman
jockey In Japan had her license
revoked when the Department Of
Agriculture ruled that ssthe mixing
Of sexes ON the turf may lead to
undesirablo results.
Some Of Colonel Rupperts very
good friends insist that the Yankees
tried to trade Lefty Gomez several
weeks ago Is. Bookie Tim Il don't
read the damn paper) Mara sounds
like broken record Of George Civ
OF when he lays down the law to
his Turf and Gridiron Club fol-
lowers. He desc. dose and dems the
poor little bookies to death
Before he took baseball seriously
the Cubs Tex Carleton used to, be
q rodeo official down in Fort Worth.
Was q scorekeeper, setting down
the times and records TOR calf rop-
ing and similar events Just
for the sake Of argument-if the
rule concerning the maximum
amount Of hand bandages had not
been enforced, wouldn't Schmel-
ing have been able to hit harder.
too? {sg
Crew coaches continue the most
hard boiled 81 III sporting rents
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-07-24
Bill Mehlhorn Is an
Ardent Baseball Fan

BIN Mehlhorn, the golfer, also
Il . baseball fan. When he isn't
Evening star., 1936-12-06
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