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The Washington times., 1936-11-11
Atlantic City Draws
Keech, P. u. C. Official

Richmond B. Keech, vice chair
man of the Public Utilities Com
mission, was in Atlantic City today
in attendance at the annual con-
vention of the National Associa-
ton of Railroad and Utilities
Executives. He will return to his
duties at the District Building
Monday.
The Washington times., 1936-11-11

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would never get better. had no appetite and
my stomach would become upset frequently
DR.. Pierce'S Favorite Prescription helped to
improve my appetite, gained strength and
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The Washington times., 1936-11-11
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IF your day begins

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headache or peri
odic pains, and you
are nervous and
miserable, all due to
functional disturb
ances, you need the
tonic effect of DR..
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. Then,
The Washington times., 1936-11-11
FLUSH KIDNEYS OF POISONS
and STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS

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der and put healthy activity into them.
get a 35-cent package Of GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Capsules and take as directed.
This harmless, tiled and true medi-
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sciatica and neurttis
But be sure and get GOLD MEDAL
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The Washington times., 1936-11-11
BY KENNETH T. DOWNS
Copyright, 1895, by international
News Service)

NEW YORK. Nov 11.-Keep
peace-but keep your powder dry,
This, in effect, was the message
to the Nation today from the man
who 18 years ago was playing a
major role in bringing about the
peace which ended the World
War-Col. Edward M. House.
It was Colonel House, wartime
The Washington times., 1936-11-11
LAY WREATHS
ON TOMB OF
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eign countries. We have made
no arrangements that could
possibly involve us in war.
Peace is a blessing too precious
and too sacred to be hazarded
on a spinning wheel Of old
fashioned diplomacy"
Calling on the ex-service men
to promulgate the doctrine Of
peace, the Secretary said:
"On this anniversary Of the
ending Of the World War, in
the hallowed atmosphere of
this beautiful cemetary and in
the presence of our hOnOred
dead, let us, my comrades,
become apostles Of peace. Let
us make our veterans Organi-
ZatiOnS real peace societies,
dedicated to the preservation Of
peace"
COlmery Speaks
Harry w. Colmery, national
commander of the American
Legion, also joined in the plea
for peace, and offered a three
point program for the nation.
This included:
/. The construction and main
tenance of an adequate national
defense, to that degree which
will protect us in event we are
attacked, and which will dis
courage overt acts of sufficient
gravity to compel us to resort
to military action to protect
our rights.
2. Strict adherance to a
policy of neutrality to keep us
out Of other national wars.
3. Adoption Of a universal
service act to equalize the bur-
dens of and eliminate the
profits from war if war should
come in spite of all we shall do
to avert it.
Urges Adequate Army
Commander Colmery declared
the Legion does not want our
Government to join in an arma-
mentS race, but that there must
be an adequate Army and Navy.
While America still enjoys
peace 18 years after the World
War, there is scarcely a nation
in Europe which is not fearful
of another world catastrophe, he
pointed out.
Minute of Silence
Just at II o'clock, the hour
which marked the end of the
World War just 18 years ago to-
day, the solemn notes of Taps"
sounded across the slopes Of Ar
lington, with troops standing at
attention and civilians, many their
eyes filled with tears, stood with
heads barred.
Throughout the Capital at that
moment a minute of silence, of
commemoration and Of prayer
was generally observed in all
stores and business establishments.
In the schools, all class work
was suspended and the children
stood in silence.
Ex-Service Men Excused
The day was not observed as a
legal holiday, but all ex-service
men In Government and District
employ were excused to attend
the ceremonies at Arlington if
they so desired.
First Division Rites
The first formal observance of
the day was at o'clock when
veterans of the First Division
gathered at the memorial of that
organization, located just south of
the State Department Building.
Major C. R. Huebner, president
Of the washington branch of the
Society of the First Division,
placed a memorial wreath on the
monument, and there was a short
service conducted by the Rev.
Oliver J. Hart, rector of st.
Johns Church and a chaplain in
the division during the war.
At 10:45 o'clock the President
drove to Arlington and went to
the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
With him went General Perish
ing, and they were together at
that hallowed spot at the hour
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Evening star., 1936-04-18
CLEANUP DRIVE
GAINS IMPETUS
1000, 900 Volunteer Work.
erS Join in H0uSe.to.
House Campaign.

Seven million volunteer house-to-
house workers in thousands OF Amer1-
can communities are now swinging
into action In local cleanup, paint
up. plantup. fix-up" programs which
are expected to be powerful stimulus
to the cause of better living standards
made possible by the national housing
act, according to reports from all sec
tions.
No uniform date has been set for
starting local programs, as each COM
munity selects its own date according
to climatic and local conditions. Some
will begin as late as June in Northern
localities. Many have already begun
in Southern and Pacific Coast sections.
The magnitude of this volunteer
army of workers for better sanitation,
safety and fire prevention was graph
ically portrayed to the Community
Service Committee of the Chicago AS
sociation OF Commerce in a recent
address by Ralph w. Emerson, execu-
tive secretary of the National Clean
Up and Paint-Up Campaign Bureau
In Washington.
Emerson pointed out that this years
program is especially important be-
cause of the ravages Of an especially
severe Winter. The program will be
carried out, he said, with the view
of cooperating with the Federal Hous-
ing Administrations program.
Full details concerning organization
Of local campaigns are available with
out cost at the Offices of the National
Cleanup and Paint-Up Campaign
Bureau, Washington.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
NEW SELLING PLANNED

Estimating the potential market in
the United States in 1886 for paint
and paint material to be SIS, 900, 900 ,000
the industry as a whole may make a
big dent" in this market by utilizing
the newly inaugurated pay out Of
income" plan of selling, Ernest T.
Trigg, president of the National Paint,
Varnish and Lacquer Association, told
the recent meeting of the Interna-
tional Society of Master Painters and
Decorators, Inc, in Chicago.
The speaker referred to large pro-
portion Of the potential paint market
today being deferred business" which
has accumulated since 1929. He
stressed the advantages tc be derived
from the deferred payment painting
plan," which is being used by rapidly
increasing number of manufacturers,
wholesalers and master painters to
increase the national volume of paint
consumption.
Evening star., 1936-04-18

falling oper-but. strange to relate,
the same messages come In as the
pole is being raised.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
WARRENTON ACTIVE
IN HOME BUILDING
Several Places Going Up With
Arrival Of Spring
Weather,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatCu 10 ne DLdT.
wARRENTON, Va, April 18.-
w. E. Ritchie, Warrenton contractor
is building for Mrs. G. Latham Fletcher
a cottage on Winchester street, on
a part Of the Conway Grove property
The house when completed will be
leased by Miss Aida Henriques, OF
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Hilleary have
asked for bids for a bungalow planned
by Standard Homes, Washington, to
be built on lot on Lee street between
their residence and that Of j. E.Barker
Work on the building will be started
at once.
Hugh Gouldthorpe will begin work
Immediately on a residence in the
section Of Warrenton known as the
Bartenstein Subdivision. The house
will cost $4,000 and is to be financed
through the Federal Housing Admin
istration.
Since the beginning Of milder
Evening star., 1936-04-18
STONE HOUSE BUILT

WARRENTON. Va, April ia
Robert c. Winmill of New York and
Warrenton is having a stone house
built on Waverley. one Of his farms
on the Springs road near Warrenton.
This formerly was the Charrington
place. The main dwelling was burned
some years ago. leaving only the out
buildings. Courtney S. Welton Of
Richmond, Va, Is the architect.
Mr.. Winmill also is considering
building on part OF the Meadowville
tract, between Warrenton and The
Plains.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
civilization, young mann" she asked
most pleasantly.

civilization, young mann" she asked
most pleasantly.
X
MOTHER STORY.
THERE Is q certain daughter in
Washington who is convinced that
mothers are funny" There may be
others who feel the same way, but
they have not reported yet.
The one we know about has an
apartment in which she thought a
cocktail shaker would be both useful
and ornamental. She suggested it as
possible gift from her mother, but
the latter registered immediate and
emphatic rejection Of the idea.
Apparently, however, she thought
better of 1t. for few days later a
handsome shaker arrived. Inside Of
it, by way Of making peace with her
conscience, the mother had written
in emphatic script:
6Tn not IIsa
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Washington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

for himself by the simple expedient of
pushing his seat-mate into the aisle
and socking him into submissiveness.
But If you did not want to sit with
him, you might have asked him to
move" Bobby's mother suggested.
II couldn't do that" Bobby de-
INJURED. II didn't know him well
enough to speak to-
\ 4 4
QUERY.
"Where are you trom?" an eld-
erly matron asked a rather young
man in a local drawing room the
other evening.
From Ohio" he replied.
"Oh, my. Well, how do you like
Evening star., 1936-04-18
LOW.COST HOUSE URGED
Millions Added to Prospect With
Each Price Trim,

Commenting on the need for homes
in the low-price range, Lewis H. Brown,
president Of a large building supplies
manufacturing firm. reports that our
statisticians have figured that every
time $500 is clipped OF the selling
price of a small house another 1000
600 people can afford to buy the
house"
The building industry's biggest prob
lem, according to Mr.. Brown, is to
supply more and more value in small
homes at less and less cost, to meet the
situation arising from the fact that the
number Of families earning less than
s2,500 a year is estimated at 24.so0,-
O0O."
Evening star., 1936-04-18

weather work is progressing rapidly
on the 100000 high school building
for Warrenton. which is just outside
the town limits to the west on Lee
Highway. 1t is expected to have it
completed for the opening of school
In September.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Capital Engineers Meet.

A meeting Of the Washington Chap
ter of American Association of En-
gineers was held Wednesday evening
in the Shoreham Hotel. Membership
Of the A. A. E. in the proposed Wash
ington Council Of Engineers and
Architects was discussed. T. H. Ur-
dahl, head Of the chapter, presided.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
MEETING.

MEETING.
n KR. AND MRS. DAVID MOI
MA FETT recently decided to
Vt journey to California to see
4 Il their son. He has been away
three years and during that interval
married a girl they never had met.
On the train they made the ac-
quaintance of another couple, with
whom they began to talk, as travellers
will, Of destinations.
"We are on our way to California
to visit our daughter" the other man
explained. We have not seen her
for three years. Incidentally. our
Son-in-law's name is the same as
yours, Moffett."
Yes, you guessed it, the two cou-
piles we're bound for precisely the same
destination.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
N % " y
SHEER.

SHEER.
r EMEMBER Hansel, the gold fish
in the office of Mrs. Ethel Spates,
secretary to the judges OF Police
Court? He was mentioned in the
column some time ago when he slew
Gretel, his mate.
Mrs. Spates decided the other day
that Hansel probably had learned his
lesson in several months of solitary
confinement, so she brought a new
Gretel to him. Well. she was entirely
wrong. The instant the new mate ap-
peared, Hansel resumed his murderous
ways. Gretel II was rescued after q
few exciting moments and before she
was put back in the bowl glass parti-
ton was placed in it.
Now she just sits on the other side
Of the wall sneering at HanSel who
slowly is battering out his own dis
torted brain trying to make his second
kill.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
ETIQUETTE.

YOUNG Bobby Lewis is pretty well
up on two branches of what every
kindergarten pupil ought to know
that one should not speak to stran-
gers, and that you have to take drastic
action to get along in this world.
He came home from school the other
day to make the proud announcement
that he had acquired whole bench
Evening star., 1936-04-18

A TAXI-DRIvER in this neighbor.
n hood ran afoul Of the sensibilities
Of some prospective fares the other
day and the incident closed with the
loss Of some really big business.
The prospective fares were -four
women who could be filed under
"portly" for want Of better designa.
ton. The driver, looking them over
decided the situation was one that re-
quired some thinking. He thought for
a minute and came up with the fol-
lowing suggestion:
IF the fattest of you fat ladies will
just sit up front here, think you will
be more comfortable"
The four scorned his idea and his
cab.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Offer Lamp Shade Material,

A colorful new lamp shade material
Is offered, cellulose acetate material
which can be pleated, cemented,
stitched, formed. 1t is described as
durable, washable, heat resistant.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
FLAG WATCHERS.

The fdgpole on The Star Build
ing is arranged on ptpot in order
that it may be lowered and raised
easily for the frequent painting
that is necessary. No sooner does
it start descending than the sUitch-
board is flooded tDith calls tntorm-
ING The Star that the fdopole is
Evening star., 1936-08-26
GRAND JURY HOLDS
SO FOR TRIAL HERE
James 0'DonneII Indicted in
Alleged Theft of Ring.
II Charges Ignored.

James Seth ODnnell, who was con-
victed June 9 of passing counterfeit
money and now is in Lorton Reform
atory serving a 2-year sentence, was
indicted today on charges of grand
larceny, embezzlement and larceny
after trust in connection with the
alleged theft of a $4,000 diamond ring
from Edgar T. Updyke of Front
Royal, Va.
Fifty-eight other true bills also were
reported to Justice James M. Proc
tor Of District Court. The jury ig-
nored II charges.
O'Donnell allegedly obtained a FIVE
carat ring from Updyke on the rep
resentation that he had found a man
who wished to buy it for $1,000 Up
dyke said he never saw O'Donnell
again.
Others indicted we're:
Leo G.. Simmons, Harry L. Bennett,
Andrew r. Morton, Andrew S. McCray,
George E. Whiting, Earl A. Middleton,
Warren S. Brown, Richard E. Budd,
Walter Rhine, jefferson Lewis. Robert
Lewis, William Calomeris. Bernard
Vitale. Tyler P. Burdette, Wilbur B.
johnson, Nelson Henry Caldwell and
Joseph F. Mulvey, HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny; Richard Adams, Carl Dixon,
William Waites. Joseph Williams,
Glennie Mae Williams and John H.
Lowe, grand larceny.
John Gillespie. James Boland,
James H. Cathey. Norris johnson and
Monroe johnson. joyriding; Johnnie
K. Kirkhill. Frank Johnson, Joseph L.
Simpson, Edward r. Burkhead, Sonny
Marshall. Roy Wilkerson, Georgianna
Hamilton. Gladys Green John Short,
James Short, Charles A. jenkins,
Levi Jenkins. James Mitchell. Stanley
Hawkins, William Winston, Jack
w. Haarer. George Williams. Amos
r. Stepney, Richard CasselIe,
Henry C. Petty, Algernon r.
Tucker and, Robert A. Tucker, rob-
berry; Robert w. Morrow and Charles
W. Marshall, robbery and assault with
a dangerous weapon: James G. Henry,
assault with intent to commit rob-
berry; Marvil Spicer, larceny after
trust; Anderson Bingham, larceny
after trust and assault with a dan
gerous weapon; Eunice Robinson,
Grady Hall. Thomas Vance, James
Owens, William A. Holmes, Virgil
Whitaker. Thomas Morgan. Georgi-
anna Mcdowell and John Adams, as
sault with a dangerous weapon; Os-
burn W. Seay, violation of the white
slave traffic act; Myrtle E. johnson,
Charles F. Robinson and Garfield A.
Williams, violation Of the liquor tax
ing act; Armour M. McClay, non-sup-
port of minor child; Dennis Montier
and Clifton E. Taylor, rape, and Edna
Gray, abortion.
Heskiah Bryant anG Clarence Taper,
violation of the liquor taxing act;
Elizabeth K. Simmons, robbery; Wal
ter A. Walker arson; Melvin T. Salter,
violation of the narcotic laws; Eliza
beth Dougans, assault with a dam
gerous weapon: Vernie Lee Robinson,
joy-riding; David Taxin, receiving
stolen property; Carlton Baughman
and Marion Baughman, violation of
the national motor vehicle theft act,
and Vernon Leonard, carnal knowl-
edge.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
PLAYS AND FETE
WILL BE PRESENTED
Tomorrow's Program Announced
Final Sylvan Theater Festival
Slated.

Three one-act plays and an all-day
chidren's festival are scheduled by
the Community Center Department
for tomorrow. At the same time
plans were announced for the twelfth
and final program in the Summer
festival series at the Sylvan Theater
September /.
The three plays will be given by
the Troupers, directed by Arthur
Rhodes, in the Eastern High School
Auditorium at BIS o'clock tomorrow
night. The public is invited to these
plays, which have been in rehearsal
for several weeks in preparation for
the annual one-act tournament in
October. Tickets may be obtained
from the Franklin Administration
Building, at the East Washington
Center or from members OF the
Troupers.
The children's festival, by Divisions
1913. will begin at II am. in the
Dunbar Community Center, First and
o streets, under supervision of Miss
Anna L. Goodwin, general secretary
of these divisions.
The morning section Of the pro-
gram will be devoted to athletic con.
tests and games and a swimming
carnival. At 3 pm. there will be in.
door games. followed at pm. BY
pyramid building and dumbbell drill
At 4:30 there will be program oi
dances. The public is invited to the
festival, which demonstrated work ir
the centers during the Summer.
The final Sylvan Theater program
will feature the Tempo Choral Club
of so voices under direction of DR.. w
Scott Mayo in a program of folk
music and spirituals Chair ticket.
will be put on public sale today.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
GUN IN HENRY CASE
IS REPORTED TRACED
But Identity of Purchaser at
Philadelphia Store Held
Mystery.

Police announced today they had
traced the shotgun believed to have
killed Milton w. (Milsie) Henry to a
Philadelphia sporting goods store, but
could not learn who bought the gun.
Inspector Bernard w. Thompson,
ton Arms Co. sent the gun in a whole
sale shipment on October IS. 1928, to
the Edward K. Tyrou Co., Philadelphia
sporting goods dealers.
This was learned by Detective Sergt
Frank o. Brass in Philadelphia. The
dealer had kept record Of individ-
ual sales, in which the guns serial
number did not appear.
The dealer. also sells in wholesale
lots and it was supposed the gun was
disposed of in this way. The barrel
later was sawed of. No fingerprints
were found on the weapon when 1t
was discovered several weeks ago in
a secret cache in the automobile used
by Henry's assassin.
Henry, q Washington gambler, was
killed in April, 1882. and Charles
Harris. Philadelphia racketeer. now is
serving life sentence in the murder.
Police said they would continue their
efforts to trace two pistols found in
the cache, but admitted they had little
to 60 on.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
AIRPORT DRAINAGE
SYSTEM PLANNED
Program Calls for Landing
Field to Be Dry in Heav-
lest Rains.

Auxiliary grading and drainage work
which is expected to keep the land
ing area of Washington Airport dry
in the heaviest rains will be part of
the s100, 900 program of improvement
there, it was announced today as the
National Airport Corp. advertised for
bids on the paving Of nearly 100, 900
square yards of runways, taxi-strips
and aprons.
Bids will be opened September 2
and the successful bidder will be given
so days in which to complete. the
work after the contract is awarded.
1t also was announced that asphalt
will be used for the paving of all sur
faces. In addition to the paving OF
two main runways 100 feet wide. one
1900 feet long and the other 1900
feet long, the contractor will be re-
quired to grade an auxiliary surface
200 feet wide on each side of the new
runways. A third landing strip 500
feet wide will be graded across the
airport in a northeast-southwest di-
rection. crossing the two paved rum
was and providing smooth, safe
landing area in case Of strong winds
from the northeast or southwest.
The existing airport drainage system
will be reconstructed and enlarged.
The main runway is to cross Mill
tary road at an elevation Of nearly two
feet above the present road level. The
contractor will be required to grade
UP the right of way of the road for a
distance of $50 feet from each side OF
the paved runway.
The work must be conducted so as
not to interfere with flying operations
and work is. to be suspended between
4 and pm, when air transport traffc
is heaviest. Red flags and lanterns
will be used to mark of portions OF
the field which are unsafe for land
ings and take-offs.
S. Stanley Casico Of New York has
been designated as construction en-
gineer. The work will be carried or
under supervision Of Samuel J. Solo,
mon, manager of the airport.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
PLAYCROUNDME
FOR GIRLS OPENED
Willie 0'Steen Takes 0Iym'
pic 0ath-GeorgetoWn
Team Is Favorite.

Georgetown lassies, headed by Anna
Liegus, who was expected to shatter
world record in the basket ball
throw for distance, sought to follow
in the spike marks of their title
winning boy friends as 1000 girls in
vaded Central Stadium today to COM
pete in the thirteenth annual Play
grounds Department track champion
ships.
While the Georgetown boys were
rated as "dark-horse" contenders, the
West End girls ranked as favorites to
supplant Sherwood, defending cham
pion.
In a coIorful parade that preceded
the competition the girls, marching
behind the banners of their respec-
tive Fairgrounds, circled the quarter
mile track and then stood at atten-
ton while Willie O'Steen of Virginia
Avenue, selected as the typical play
ground girl, took the Olympic oath
for the competing athletes.
The eyes of the spectators were
focused on Miss Liegus as she made
her bid for the record book. The
versatile young Georgetown athlete,
who tossed a basket ball 96 feet 8
inches to win the event in the West
ern Conference meet, one of four Sec
tional preliminary tests, was seeking
to crack the present mark of 81 feet
8 inches. held by Nan Gingle of Chi
cago. Miss Liegus has hurled the ball
IS far as 109 feet in practice.
Georgetown's strength, demon
strated by the fact its girls captured
10 first places in competition with Is
other Fairgrounds in the Western
Conference meet, scoring 80 points
installed it as Sherwood's chief chal-
lenger for titular honors.
Virginia Avenue and Hoover, first
and second, respectively, in the South
ern Conference meet; Takoma ano
Phillips. which finished in that order
in the Northern Conference trials, ano
Rosedale, which was runner-up tc
Sherwood in the Eastern Conference
event, were capable of creating ar
upset, however.
Maude N. Parker, director of girls
and women's playground activities
conducted the meet with the 6;
woman playground directors a!
her aides.