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The Washington times., 1936-10-20
Mans Heart Beats
Is Hours After
He Is Slain

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 G.N.sJ.
The rare case of man murdered
with an ak, yet whose heart kept
on beating for 18 hours after he
was pronounced dead, was re.
Vealed here in scientific exhibit
1T the New York Academy of
Medicine.
Taken from the official files of
the New York medical examiners
office, the photograph of the vic
tim forms part of PICTORIAL dis
play of various types of gunshot
and knife wounds.
The case, in which the left side
Of the mans neck had been sew.
cred. was studied by DR.. Thomas
A. Gonzales predecessor. the late
Dr.. Charles Norris, it was learned,
but the unusual phenomenon was
not reported before. Although
rigor mortiS had set in, according
to aides of the medical examiner,
the heart muscle remained alive.
Physicians from 10 States are
viewing these and other exhibits
at the academy, displayed in con-
rection with the medical society's
annual two weeks of post grad
uate" lectures and hospital dem,
constructions.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
CITY SEES SUIT
BY BENNETT

With the District Commissioners
indicating disfavor of a public
hearing, the case of Charles A.
Bennett, dismissed head of the
municipal architect office mechan-
ical division. appeared destined
for the United States District
Court today.
Col. Dan I. Sultan, Engineer
Commissioner in charge of the
architect office, refused to make
public the report of an Investigate
ing committee which resulted last
Friday in BENEFITS dismissal.
Colonel Sultan said the city
heads decided to keep the report
secret on advice of Corporation
Counsel Elwood H. Seal. who fears
a court suit over the affair.
Although Bennett was cited on
18 charges of drawing restrictive
specifications and favoring GER
tain contractors. Colonel Sultan
said the dismissal came from his
failure to draw specifications in
the best interest of the District
rather than from any specific
charges. Both Colonel Sultan and
Walter Fowler, assistant corpora
ton counsel who headed the in
vestigating committee, admitted
that neither knew the identity of
BENEFITS accusers and made no
effort to find out.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
open HOUSE
AT DWELLING
SITE TODAY
Exercises
Mark Passing Of
London Court

District and Federal officials
gathered in the Southeast section
of the city today to participate in
a house-warming for the first low
rental housing project in the Dis
trict.
The scene Of the celebration Is
the former alley opening to L
Street between Twelfth and Thir-
tenth Streets Southeast. The
Alley Dwelling Authority is re-
conditioning II of the old alley
dwellings there, has opened them
to the street and has added IL new
four-room one-family dwellings in
the form of two wings. All now
front on a wide grass-covered
space.
Hazen to Speak
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen.
chairman of the Authority, was
to deliver the dedicatory address,
in which he was to name the
project Hopkins Place in memory
of the late Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, who, for many years was a
leader in the campaign against
the inhabited alleys. Hopkins
Place has been known previously
as London Court.
Others who are to speak at the
exercises included Mrs. Henry G.
Patterson, of New York, daughter
of Mrs. Hopkins; Frederic A.
Delano, chairman of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com.
mission, which sponsored the
alley dwelling act; Canon Arson
Phelps Stokes, chairman of the
Washington Committee on Hous.
ing. which took an active part in
securing enactment of the law and
creation of the authority, and DR..
Emmett j. Scott, secretary of
Howard University, which for
some time has been interested in
assuring better housing facilities
for colored people.
WPA Project
The Public Works Administra.
ton was to be represented by
howard A. Gray, director Of
housing.
Funds provided by the WPA
paid for actual construction and
reconditioning of the buildings,
and the Thurm Company, Inc,
was the contractor for the project.
The old dwellings were recondi.
toned by relief labor under direct
supervision of the Alley Dwelling
Authority.
John Ihlder, executive officer
Of the Alley Dwelling Authority,
presided at the ceremonies.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
MOVIES TEST
TO Be FOUGHT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 20.-A
storm of opposition to Sunday
movies for Alexandria City was
voiced here over the weekend,
following announcement of the
fact that one of Alexandria the
alter operators was planning to
make a test case of the ancient
Blue Law.
Leading the opposition was the
Alexandria Ministerial Association
which met yesterday morning in
the Westminster Building of the
Second Presbyterian Church and
went on record as opposed to such
plans.
This action followed a report by
special committee which had
been appointed to investigate the
issue. The committee was headed
by the Rev. Percy Foster Hall, as
chairman, and the Rev. w. B.
McIlWaine, jr., presiding.
Another opponent who regis
tered his opposition to the move
was w. Hammond Reed, president
of the Alexandria Amusement
Company, who said that he did
not believe the men identified
with the work should be compelled
to work on Sunday, and that fur
ther he did not think sufficient
number of AlexandrianS would
support the move to make it a
profitable proposition.
Virtually all of the churches
acted individually on the matter
and opposed the issue. One min
lister expressed confidence that
none of his congregation would
support the Sunday movies.
The test case is expected t be
carried in the police court OF
James Reese Duncan sometime
during the present week.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
F|NNAN LIVES
IN D. {. PARK

C. Marshall Finnan, superin-
tendent of National Capital parks,
now has an official park residence
just like Observation-Disclosures
in other national park areas, such
as Yellowstone and Yosemite. His
is in Rock Creek Park.
The residence is that of a pioneer
Washington family-the Pierce's,
for whom the mill in Rock Creek
Park was named. 1t has been
renovated and henceforth will be
the official residence of Superin-
tendents of WaShington's parks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finnan and their
three children moved into the
home last week. 1t is known as
the Joshua Pierce House and is
in the park just off Klingle Road.
The site of the house was originally
purchased by Isaac Pierce about
December. 1894 In 1901 the old
Piece mill was completed and be-
gan grinding out meal for Wash
ingtonianS. A son, Joshua Pierce,
built the present homestead that
even in it's early day was a bril-
liant attraction in washington.
VOTE AMERICAN
Two Brothers Missing
Two youths. brothers. were re-
ported missing from their home in
Clarksburg, Md, by Washington
police today. The local authorities
had been asked to watch out for
Jasper Edward Hoyle, 16, and his
brother Paul, Is, who disappeared
October Is.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
1 Killed in P. o. Crash

GLASTONBURY, Conn, Oct. 20
1.NSO .-Rosario Randazzo, So, is
dead and two other men are in a
critical condition from injuries re-
ceived when a brick gable of the
unfinished $4,000 postoffice build
ing collapsed here.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
PLOT TO STAY
FOG F0|LED

ROME, Oct. 20 G.N.SO De
tails of a Communist-inspired plot
to touch off the Balkan powder
keg" by assassination of King Fog
of Albania, were revealed here to-
day.
King zog, according to author,
itative information reaching
Rome, was to have been slain by
machine-gun fire from a powerful
speed boat as he bathed at his
private beach at Durazzo.
One of the plotters was ar,
rested as the speedboat was about
to leave a secret hiding place for
Durazzo, and the plot was nipped
in the bud.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
s. FINES LEVIED
ON FRESHMEN

Judge Robert E. Mattingly in
Police Court today fined four men
S. each on charges of failing to
procure permits to collect trash.
The men we're arrested yester
day by Twelfth precinct police on
complaints Of apartment house
dwellers that their trash cans we're
being raided and the contents
strewn over alleys.
Police said all such offenders
would be summarily dealt with.
Those fined are Rufus Jones, of
811 Fourth st. N. w.; Willis
Barnes. of So Pierce st. N. w.;
Robert Matthews and Louis
Knight, both of 6 Patterson st. N.
E. All but Knight pleaded guilty.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
NATIONS WING
IN FIGHT FOR
STRENGTH
Bayonets, Planes, Gas
Figure in Contest
of All Powers

This Is the second of a series
or articles on the European tOGr
machine - 1896 model, dealing
NTH the strengths OF the armed
forces.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
.H00S|ER JAIL
AGAIN FACES
BR0WDER
Terre Haute Officials
Plan Action at Debs
Ceremonies

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 20
0.N.SD.-Earl Browder, Commu-
mist Presidential nominee, will
spend tonight behind Jail bars, if
Terre Haute officials and a num-
Der of local organizations have
their way.
Browder and four companions
were incarcerated for more than
"a hours when the Communist
chieftain came here September 80
to address a mass meeting.
Browder had similar oratorical
ambitions today, both for mass
meeting and an address over radio
station WIDOW from IL to 1870
p. m.
Secret Farley Held
While attorneys for the Commu-
mist nominee prepared for legal
action to insure him freedom of
speech, a number Of prominent
lawyers conferred secretly to de-
termine whether his proposed
radio speech would violate the
aforementioned In diana anti
Syndicalism law. They were armed
with an advance copy of PROVIDERS
address and hoped to find enough
dynamic" therein to warrant an
other Jail session for him.
Browder was slated to arrive
here at noon on the tenth anniver.
Sary Of the death of Eugene V.
Debs, whose home was in Terre
Haute. His first engagement was
to be an appearance before Judge
Albert R. Owens, of Vigo County
Superior Court, who will decide
whether temporary injunction to
restrain the Communist leader
from interference by Terre Haute
officials will be issued.
Yesterday Judge Owens refused
to grant a restraining order, but
offered to adjudicate the queS-
ton of issuance of a temporary
injunction when BroWder arrived
in court. A tentative hour of 2
p. m. was fixed.
May Let Him Talk
Police Chief James C. Yates,
who jailed Browder on September
30, announced that he would send
so of Terra Haute's 76 policemen
to the station to protect the presi-
Dental nominee from violence,
which he said he feared might
occur.
The police official, however, still
expressed opposition to BroWder,
saying:
81 don't think BrOwder will be
arrested before he speaks; we
may let him talk and then arrest
him."
Reports circulated freely today
that conservative elements planned
to take the law into their own
hands to seize BroWder, but they
were denied by H. Arthur Collins,
secretary of the Terre Haute Law
and Order League, which led in
the activity against the Communist
leader on his first appearance in
this city.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
Bond Theft Suspect
Held After 8 Years

Sought by police here for nearly
eight years in connection with the
theft of $4,000 in bonds from the
Riggs National Bank, William J..
Boyd, A, is being held in Boston.
Mass, for action of Washington
authorities.
Boyd was arrested on a detainer
sent from here as he finished serv.
ing a two-year term in Massachu.
sets reformatory.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
HITS WALLACE
ON CAR BIDS
Continued from Page y

CONTINUED from Page II
here under consideration were
stepped up in order to crafty
Administrative desire rather
than an actual service need for
a particular make of vehicle not
generally recognized as within
the $3.50 price limitation pre-
scribed by statute.
"The matter is being brought
to your attention for such ad-
ministrative action as may be
necessary to correct what ap-
pears to be a practice not in
conformity with the purpose of
statute applicable to purchase
of passenger carrying autOmO-
bileS."
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-20
DR.. DiCus Renamed
By 0ptometrists

DR.. M. Luther Dicus, local
optometrist. has been reappointed
a member of the National Legal
and Legislative Committee of the
American Optometric Association
for the District of Columbia. The
appointment was made by DR.. H.
E. Pine Of Chicago, president of
the association.
The Washington times., 1936-10-20

The next article will deal with
the new tactics and weapons
developing from mechanical
warfare.
Copyright, 1885. by International News
ServiCe)
VOTE AMERICAN
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-13
CAcNEY STARS
IN PICTURE OF
BARBARY COAST
Frisco Kid Film Of Old
San Francisco, Now at
Capitol Theatre

The thrilling story of the pioneer
days Of San Francisco. when the
Barbary Coast seethed with activity
and residents there led danger
GUS existence, Frisco Kid star
ring James Cagney, is now playing
at the Capitol Theatre. :,
Cagney who plays the role OF a
sailor who finally dominates the
Coast, is supported by Margaret
Lindsay, Ricardo Cortez and Lii
Damita. He gives a brilliant per-
Torrance as king of the UNDER
world, who, after many thrilling
finally sees the error of
his ways, and is converted by Miss
Lindsay who stands for law and
order as represented by the news
paper which she owns
More than forty persons are fea-
tured in leading roles, and thou
sands are shown in the gigantic
mob scenes of the Vigilantes who
band together to enforce law and
order along the Barbary Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-13

for such occasions around Phila-.
delphia.
He soon attracted notice as a.
Democratic stump speaker, partic-
ularly during the. third Cleveland
campaign and when it ended sue
cessfully for his party, he was nam
ed Federal District Attorney for
Eastern Pennsylvania. But he left
the party fold in 1896, baking at
the Bryan platform.
Over to G. o. p.
He supported Mckinley for the
Presidency and thus it happened
that four years after he had been
given an appointment by Demo-
cratic President, he received one
from a Republican Administration,
being named as Assistant Attorney
General of the United States. In
this position he was engaged large
ly upon trust busting" distinguish
ing himself particularly in the Cow
ernment's successful suit against the
Northern Securities Corporation and
in the sugar cases.
Resigning this post in 1903 he
built up a lucratice practice in
New York. He kept at this for Is
years, interrupting it in 1921 to
become Solicitor General by APP
pointment of President Harding.
Mr.. Beck was born July 9, 1861,
in Philadelphia. He graduated from
Moravian College, at Bethlehem,
Pa, in 1880 and got job as clerk
for the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway. OF nights he read law
books and for a time assisted the
Reporter of the State Supreme
Court. Later he entered a law Of
flee and finally, in 1884, was adj
mitted to the bar.
Mr.. Beck had residences in Wash
ington, New York, Seabright, N.
j., and Philadelphia.
He married Miss Lila Mitchell
of Philadelphia in 1890 A son and
daughter were born to them.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-13
MERLE 0BER0N
HEADS CAST OF
TENSE PICTURE
Thunder in the East Bill
ed at Coliseum The
atre Tonight

Thunder in the East" a thrill
ing drama of battles at sea and
the horrors of sinking enemy ships
is now showing at the Coliseum
Theatre.
The leading roles are played by
Charles Boyer, Merle Oberon and
John Loder. Boyer plays the part
of fanatical japanese naval COM
mander who will sacrifice anything,
even his beautiful wife, Miss OBJ
eron, to the glory of his country,
Loder is cast in the role of the
handsome young English officer in
love with the naval commanders
wife
Superb camera shots are achieved
in this film, which is filled with
tense action and emotional con-
flict. One of the most remarkable
shots is that of an enemy ship
which is sunk leaving its human
cargo to struggle, and finally be
sucked into the sea as the ship
slowly sinks before the surface.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-13
MOVIE SCENE
OF INTEREST,
JUNEAU FANS
Commander Fetch r W
Brown Connected with
Important Event

In the current showing at the
Capital Theatre of THE March OF
Time" one of the news events dra-
matically re-enacted is the estab-
lishment of possession by the United
States of several tiny islands in the
South Pacific by placing thereon
Hawaiian young men, all citizens
of the United States.
OF particular interest to Juneau
residents is the fact that Command
er Fletcher w. Brown, formerly in
command of the Talapoosa, who
was transferred from here to the
coast guard cutter Itasca, left i'm
mediately upon his arrival in Homo
lulu on the Itasca taxing fresh sup
plies, water provisions, and scien-
tific instruments 70 these Islands on
which the United States had previ-
ously placed citizens definitely to
establish possession. Army and
Navy personnel also accompanied
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-13

WASHINGTON, April 13-James
Montgomery Beck, former Solicitor
General and Representative from
Pennsylvania, died suddenly Sum
day at his home here at the age
of rs. Beck died as the result of
heart trouble.
Sheer power of intellect marked
Beck among his colleagues in the
House of Representatives and in
the legal profession.
Honored in England
In the United States he was
known as an authoritative conSti-
tutionalist, a great political orator
and trust buster" A>~oad he was
the first American lawyer to APP
pear before the Privy Council, Great
Britain's highest court; was a
bencher of Gray's Inn in London,
an officer of the French Legion of
Honor and commander of the
Order of the Crown in Belgium.
He began his political career as
a Democrat, switched to the Re-
publican Party because of the free
silver" issue sponsored by William
Jennings Bryan, became Assistant
Attorney General of the United
States and Solicitor General and
finally went to Congress as Rep
resentative of a Philadelphia dis
trict although much of his law
practice was in New York.
Seated as a Republican, he voted
against the Hawley-Smoot tariff
bill of 1929 and was said to be
the first Pennsylvania Republican
to oppose protective tariff in the
national Legislature. He commended
that the bill delegated to the Pres
ident powers of taxation which the
constitution vested in Congress.
Public Orator
His oratorical powers brought
members of the House of Repre-
sentatives flocking to the floor from
the coat rooms and the Hobbies
whenever it become noised around
that he was to speak. His addresses
were based on profound scholar
ship and natural eloquence and
were acclaimed as masterpieces of
logic an argument.
On February 8. 1880, when he adj
dressed the House on The Revolt
Against Prohibition his perora-
ton was the signal for applause
from vets and drys like. He warn
ed that the Republican Party could
not exist long half dry and half
wet" demanded. repeal of the Vol
stead act and urged that Prohibi-
ton enforcement be left to the sew
eral States. He favored repeal too of
the Eighteenth Amendment, but
said it could not come for Is years.
Attracts Attention
Mr. Becks public speaking at
tracted attention soon after he was
admitted to the bar in 1884. Liter
airy lyceums and Y. NJ c. A. de-
bates flourished in those days and
his services were in much demand
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-13

Commander Brown and the Coast
Guard personnel on the extensive
cruise, to observe weather and other
conditions during the time the Itas-
ca was supplying the inhabitants
with general provisions.
In letter to friend in Juneau.
Commander Brown. in relation to
this important work wrote:
Three O'Clock in the afternoon
several hundred people thronged
the Itasca's decks while as many
more milled about on the dock
alongside. Again the Press and
cameramen were in force. On our
after deck were many drums of
fresh water, lumber and stores of
every description. The Itasca was
bound for those three tiny coral
specks which nudge the equator.
Rowland, Baker and Jarvis Islands.
Jarvis lies ten miles south of the
equator and approximately that di-
rection from Hawaii. Baker is
some nine miles west of Jarvis and
twenty miles north of the equator
while Rowland is thirty miles north
OF Baker. These coral islands, less
than a mile in width and not much
more in length, lay stark naked to
the blistering SUM- They are popu-
lated by rats and birds and ON two
OF them are guano deposits.
Originally discovered some years
ago they were of no importance I'M
til recently when the development
OF trans-pacific flying gave them an
all Importance as emergency land
ing fields. In order to establish
sovereignty and to clinch possession
for the United States the Itasca
last year, placed four native Ha-
walian boys on each island. These
nave been visited every three months
since. At first this procedure was
Kept secret, this is no longer so.u
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-13
MISS ROBINSON
BECOMES BRIDE
OF Mr.. {. SMITH
Wedding Solemnized Easter
Sunday Reception at
Masonic Temple

In ceremony, which was public
to their many friends, Miss Frances
Margaret r Job Unison became the
bride of Mr.. Ernest L. Smith Easter
Sunday evening at O'Clock at
the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Dean
c. E. Rice reading the service.
The bride was charming in a
white satin wedding gown cut on
princess lines and long white
veil. Her corsage was composed Of
white roses.
Miss Alpha Furuness, who was
maid of honor, wore an apricot
taffeta gown, white hat with a
satin ribbon brim and carried a
corsage of pink roses.
! The bridesmaid, Miss Linda Fur
uness wore pale blue taffeta
dress, and carried bouquet of
yellow roses. Her hat was also
white, and trimmed with satin
ribbon
oAioWiiiS OliC WCoOlllS iCNCP-
ton was held at the Scottish Rite
Temple to which guests were in
vited. The rooms were decorated
with daffodils and Easter lilies.
While refreshments were being
served the bride cut the first slice
of the brides cake. Mrs. c. E. Rice
and Mrs. NJ S. Whittier poured
at beautifully appointed table.
Friends of Mrs Smiths mother
who helped at the reception were:
Mrs. NJ S Whittier, Mrs. c. E.
Rice, Mrs. Howard Stabler, Mrs.
Homer Nordling, Mrs Evans Gruber,
Mrs. Edwin Sutton, Mrs Wilbur
Burford, Mrs. Harry Watson, MRS.
Jessie Harmon, and Mrs. Charles
Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are now at
home in the Harris Apartments.
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strom, Frank Foster, Jane Robert
son, Mel Leath, George Jones. j.
Lindley Greene, Steve Vuckovitch,
w. H. Casweil, Howard Stabler, Ed
Garnick. Ronald Lister, Cyril Zub-
of, Howard Simmons. Eli Linds-
from and Henry Benson.
After perfecting permanent or
ganization, Chairman Engstrom
named the following committees:
Rules-Henry Benson, Chairman;
L. w. Kilburn, Mel Leath, w. H.
Caswell and Ed Garnick.
Platform - j. Lindley Greene,
Chairman; Frank Foster, Howard
Stabler, F.. A. j. Gallwas and Cyril
Zuboff
Delegates to Cleueland .
The convention then proceeded
to elect delegates to the Cleveland
convention and the following were
chosen: Albert White of Juneau; w.
4. Keller of Fairbanks, and Mrs.
Florence Nafstead of Cordova; al
ternates. Henry Benson of Juneau;
Hal Selby of Valdez and Robert
Bragaw of Anchorage.
The delegation was bound by unit
rule and instructed to vote in the
National Convention for E. A. Ras-
muson of SkagWay and Anchorage
for National Committeeman and
Mrs Margaret E. White of Juneau
for National Committeewoman
Both are now serving in that cap
acity.
Shortly before noon the conven-
ton recessed until o'clock this af-
ternoon to allow time for the plat
form committee to do its work.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-13

ANCHORAGE Alaska, April 13.-
Matanuska colonists gathered in
the community gymnasium to ex-
press faith in the resurrection of
Christ.
Thirteen denominations partici-
pated in community services. In
addition, separate services were
held by Catholic, Lutheran and
Seventh-Day Adventist congrega-
tons.