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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-13
Latest Claims of Contestants in the
100000 Maternity Marathon

been in Canada over 20 years, to-
day set down the names of his
children he claims are eligible,
and their birth dates.
Life is much brighter for the
Darrigos now. They have come
up from the pits of despair and
their faces are wreathed in smiles.
Staffano is working again! With
$50 he obtained from a friend last
month he has opened a fruit store,
and he, Mrs. Darrigo and four of
the older children are working
there. Steffano once owned three
fruit stores and two trucks, but
lost them at the dept of bad
times.
Seventeen children all told have
been born to Mrs. Darrigo since
she came out from Sicily to marry
Steffano, who was then a construc-
ton worker. Twelve are still living.
The family lives on Parliament
Street, one of the oldest streets in
Toronto. Their house has six
rooms. There aren't enough indi-
vidual beds for everybody, so the
smaller ones double up.
When the baker draws up every
day in front of the Darrigo home,
he leaves eight loaves of bread.
The milkman leaves five quarts of
milk a day. The family buys one
pound of butter daily, but they
buy meat only once a week. Their
other food consists mainly of fruit
and vegetables.
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RECOUNT SEEN
IN MARATHON
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comes, and in the meantime she
has even ore more baby, that will
raise ner score to 13 and prac-
tically assure her triumph as sole
winner of rhe mammoth prize.
For the two nearest Mrs. Kenny
claim only 10 each, and neither
expects visit from the stork. One
of these, who a month ago an
nounced only eight children born
within the time limit, is Mrs.
Manuela Darrigo, who now an
nounces 10, but she has no ex-
pectationS of any addition to her
family.
Nevertheless, the prospects of
this 43-year-old Italian-C Canadian
mother have frightened, for if her
claim is upheld and Mrs. Kenney's
is not, she will rate a tie with
Mrs. Alice .Timlock formerly top
of the list.
Mrs. Darrigo's chances rest on
efforts made by her husband, Stef-
fano, to include a Still-born baby
of seven months viability among
the number of children he claims
have been born to his wife since
Charles Millar died. If he is sue
ceSsful in his efforts to register
this Still-born baby, his wife's
claim to 10 births in the Stipu-
lated period will bring her up in
the front line of mothers in COM
petition.
Discarding the reserve he has
maintained for two years, Steffano
Darrigo, speaking for his wife
whose knowledge of English is still
very limited although she has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-13
Howard University
Enrolment Increases

Dean D. o. Holmes Of the grad
uate school Of Howard University
has just announced that the en-
rollment in the graduate school
during the year just closed was
242, indicating a gain of nearly
900 per cent in the last 10 years.
In 1926 five persons received
the masters degree as compared
with 43 in 1885, an increase Of
over 800 per cent. The enroll
ment represents graduates from
SO colleges and universities, 20 Of
which are negro colleges and re-
mainder mixed colleges. Twelve
Of the students already enrolled
hold masters degrees.
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7 0WNSENDITES
ADD TO THIRD
PARTY THREAT
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
international News Service

Moving spirits in the new Union
party today foresaw a sharp up
ward squirt in the Presidential
candidacy of the Lemke-O'Brien
ticket through deliberations of
the National Townsend Convention
in Cleveland this week.
Representative William LemKe
(RO of North Dakota, the third
party candidate, is expected to ad-
dress the convention, which opens
Wednesday. Father Charles E.
Coughlin, who has thrown his
powerful forces behind the third
party movement, also may be in
vited to address the convention.
Expects Townsend Support
Whether the second Townsend
national convention will take
formal action in support of the
Lemke candidacy will be decided
by the convention itself, accord
ing to DR.. Francis E. Townsend.
leader of the old age pension
movement.
The Lemke-O'Brien ticket eX-
poets to receive the moral back
ing of the thousands of Town
send clubs througout the Nation.
The latest political pronounce
ments of the Townsend organia-
ton, made in the Townsend week
ly, bitterly aSsail the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration and characterize the
platform statements of both the
Republican and Democratic par
ties as unsatisfactory.
Asks Roosevelt Defeat
Doctor Townsend, the Long
Beach, Calf, physician who de-
veloped the organization into a
potent political weapon, told fol-
lowers to defeat Roosevelt or
suffer four more years of bitter
persecution.
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LAB EXPERTS.

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AAA PLANS TO FUROUGE4 1000 EMPLOYEES NEXT FRDA
SENTENCED TO PRISON
In Ship Disaster

EBEN s. ABBOTT (top),
chief engineer of the liner
MORO Castle, was sentenced
to four years in prison to-
day for having deserted the
burning ship. Acting, Gap
tain William r. Warns Cleft,
bottom) got two years.
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B0RAH DRIVE
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it says. to take money in lots
from $25 to $500.
Dangerous Political Character
With Senator Borah opening up
in Brooklyn tonight he is stirring
tremendous excitement in the
Empire State where Borah, among
the old guard, is looked on very
much as Alfred E. Smith looks on
President Roosevelt. In fact
Borah is a dangerous character
politically speaking, to followers
Of Representative James Wads'
worth, Representative Rober
Bacon, Young Teddy" Roosevelt,
Ogden Mills, and the Charles
HilleS cohorts. He is, however, in
the same crowd with many Of the
New York Republicans who have
been baking at National Commit
teeman HilleS for years.
Borah's headlong plunge into
New York politics is exciting be-
cause New York. as conservative
as it appears to be, refuses to have
favorite son. Its leaders, such
as MeSsrs. Wadsworth, Bacon,
Teddy" Roosevelt and others,
cannot gain the huge New York
delegation for their own exclusive
backing in the Cleveland conven-
ton.
There is a progressive wing to
the Republicans up there that al
ways manages to make some sort
of trouble-and the idea is that
these progressives can possibly pre-
vent any old guarder from getting
the New York delegation - and
maybe get something for Borah.
Plans Strong Fight
It does not seem possible to old
observers that Borah can capture
New York-but he certainly is go
ing to make a try for it which
will have repcrcuSsionS all through
the campaign.
There is already another Borah
Nonresident Committee in New
York city headed by William
ziegler, jr.
Many Republicans have believed
for months that Borah is the best
vote getter in the party, and that
while he is too progressive and in
SistS on his antitrust" platform
views too strongly for the East
nevertheless the practical county
and State Republican leaders want
to see him head the ticket.
This element in the G. o. P.
believe that Borah at the head will
drag along a winning number OF
votes in local and state elections,
needed badly by the Republicans
right now.
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! FIRES KEEP
COUNTY MEN
ON RUN
BIazes in BaIIston and
Lyon Village Divide
Fire Forces

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va,
Jan. 2S.-Seven volunteer fire de-
partments from as many COM
munities near here were forced to
divide their attention between two
widely separated fires here today,
with the result that one home was
completely Quilted and another
was badly damaged.
Summoned by a general alarm,
the departments of Ballston, Cher
rydale, Arlington, jefferson, Halls
Hill, Roslyn and Clarendon were
fighting the blazing home of Will
liam Bobeck, at Eleventh and
North Frederick Street, Ballston.
Ignited, according to firemen,
by an overheated stove, the
blaze, whipped by a strong gale,
enveloped the entire structure
and threatened other residences
in the area.
Lyon Village Alarm
AS progress was being made
in Subduing the blaze. an alarm,
sounded at Lyon Village, four
miles distant, split the force o.
the firefighters.
An overheated chimney, firemen
said. had kindled the twostory
frame home Of w. D. Blackwell.
One side Of the house was entirely
burned out and the attic and up
per floor were destroyed. Most Of
the furniture was saved. The fire
was discovered by Virginia Black
well, six-year-old daughter of the
owners. She warned her mother
and both fled to- safety. Mr.. Black
well was absent at the time. They
estimated damage at $4,000.
Two Other Alarms
Meanwhile, two other alarms
drew firemen from both the Balls
ton and Lyon Village fires. Both
Of these alarms proved unimpor-
tant, however, and the firemen re-
turned to the major fires.
The Bobeck residence was COM
pletely Quilted and damage was
estimated at $4,000.
Firemen said today's incidents
will be made the basis for de-
mands that at least q skeleton
force of paid firemen be hired for
fire protection in this area.
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Hoffman Cools OFF
On Hauptmann Case

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 2s
G.N.SO.-Gov. Harold Hoffman of
New Jersey has no intention Of
granting another reprieve to Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, and has viz.
tually abandoned hope of saving
the Bronx carpenter from the cleo.
trio chair, it was reported here
today.
Governor Hoffman declared he
would not grant another stay Of
execution to Hauptmann unless
Attorney General David Wilentz
gave his permission. Mr.. Wilentz
lost little time in indicating that
no such permission will be forth
coming from him. He was quoted
as saying:
"The delay Of carrying out
the courts sentence cannot in
jure our case. The case against
Hauptmann was completed last
year in Pennington, and ne will
pay the full penalty for his
crime. The Governor has prom
ised there will be no further re-
prieve."
Meanwhile reports were current
today that no new evidence OF
value has as yet been uncovered
by the score of paid and voluntary
Investigators working on the case
at the request of Governor Hoff
man.
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TOW Naval Heads
Rebuff Farley
Of Women
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bridge Colby, Secretary Of State in
Woodrow wilson's Cabinet.
Mr.. Colby charged in his speech
that the Administration. specifi.
cally the executive and legislative
branches, was "resorting to a con-
Spiracy to nullify the Constitu-
ton" He credited such influence
to the Socialist party, which he
said has "eaten its way into the
Democratic party"
Captain Duff's failure to appear
for the invocation was explained
at the Navy Department:
at was found at the last min.
ute that he had to be else
where"
Army Rifles Short
In the absence of Admiral Up
ham, the Army provided a service
speaker in Maj. Gen. Andrew
Moses, assistant chief of staff, who
disclosed to the women that the
Army does not possess enough
modern rifles to arm one-tenth of
the American infantry. He said
the service had on hand only 3,34O
modern rifles. With the exception
of this number, he said, the 49,
600 soldiers in service carry rifles
80 years old in design and almost
as old actually" He explained:
"The infantry is armed with
the same rifle 1t has had more
than 80 years. It is q weapon
that is definitely surpassed by q
new quick.firing semi-autOmatic
rifle. OF these, only 3,34O have
been authorised"
FIELD GUNS OUTMODED
Calling attention to the urgent
need for modern equipment in the
Army. General Moses said:
"a comparison of our present
equipment with the mOdernized
developments Of recent years
brings up a question Of grave
concern. For example, we have
1000 light field guns of the
war period. This weapon is now
OutmOded."
General Moses also said the
officer personnel of the Army
was short 1000 of the minimum
number needed to train existing
forces.
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MAN, 80, FOUND
FROZEN DEAD

DILLON, Mont, Jan. % q.N.SO.
Anxiety over Is pet cats in a snow
storm was said by authorities here
today to have been responsible for
the death of William Baily, 80. a
trapper in the Seaverhead ma
tional forest, west of here.
Baily'S body was found in an
abandoned cabin here more than
a month after he was last seen
alive. He is believed to have frozen
to death on Christmas Eve.
Friends say that Baily set out
afoot from Wisdom, Mont, on the
night Of December "a, in the face
of a raging blizzard, saying he
wanted to reach his cabin to care
for his cats.
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Soviet Envoy on Way to U. s.

MOSCOW. - Alexander Troya.
novsky, Soviet ambassador to the
United States, left today for
Washington after a leave of alb
Sence.
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wave which has prevailed for a
week relaxed its icy grip but a
trifle.
Sub-zero temperatures we're re-
corded from Montana to Ohio
yesterday and last night, with
the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa
and Illinois suffering the most.
3 Die In Chicago
Three additional deaths in
Chicago sent the death toll climb
ing to 10 and brought the States
toll to 81.
The Government forecast pre-
dicted slight relief for the middle
west today with temperatures
rising slightly.
It is estimated, more than 800
lives have been lost because Of
the frigid weather.
Downstate Illinois was still in
the grip of the frigid wave. In
Springfield, Ill, the mercury reg
iStered 7 below at 7 a. m, with
snow and rising temperatures pre-
dicted for tonight. st. Louis re
ported 2 below zero this morn
ing, while the Missouri River was
frozen over for the first time in
19 years at st. Charles. In st
Louis an unidentified man was
found frozen to death.
NRoro C~oru IN Hovra
Kansas City reported above zero
temperature, with renewed cole
forecast for tonight.
Western Iowa had more snow
today, with is inches already or
the ground. 1t was 10 below zero
in Dubuque, below in Daven
port and 8 below in Des Moines
The weather bureau predicted 6
break in the cold wave, however
Temperatures continued norma
in Northern California. The body
of a trapper was found neal
Dillon, Mont, where the, man ap
parently froze to death on Christ
mas Eve.
Five more cold fatalities brought
1ndiana's siX-day total to IS. Al
7 a. m. it was Z below in Indian
apolis.
Below in Louisville
In Louisville. KY, It was be
low at 8 a. m. Two Negroes frozt
to death and a 12-year-old girl col
lapsed after walking mile tt
school. Snow was forecast for to
tday.
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ACTION TAKEN
PENDING NEW
LEGISLATION
AIIWorkers Eventually
To Be Retained
Is Assurance

In the absence Of definite legis-
lation for q substitute farm-aid
plan, officials Of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration today
continued preparations to fur
Tough more than 1000 employees
by Friday, the next Government
pay day.
The workers will receive 30-day
furloughs with accrued leave, 1t
was announced today, and If no
adequate legislation has been set
up by the end of the 30-day pc
riod the furloughs will be. renewed.
Otherwise the workers will be re-
called for continuance Of their
work.
Under present plans. an employe
with 10 days of accrued leave will
be paid up to February II, after
which he will then enter q non
pay status for the period Of fur
Tough, Administrative Assistant T.
Weed Harvey said today.
He added, however, that more
than 200 designations have been
accepted to date and that many
of the staff Is securing jobs
with the Veterans Administration
to handle bonus payments and
that others have been promised
berthS with the Social Security
Board.
A ray Of hope cleaned today for
AAA workers, however. In state
ment this morning, the American
Federation Of Government EN-
ployeS announced that it had "full
assurances" that all AAA employees
will be eventually retained.
Officials of the employe organi-
zation said that it had been learned
"authoritatively' on Capitol Hill
that the AAA staff would either be
combined with the Soil Conserva.
ton Service on a non-civil service
basis or would be blanketed into
civil service by an executive order
in the near future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-28
Snowfall Promised
Capital Again

, In Michigan the weather was
moderating today after mini
mum reading of 6 below yeSter-
day. The State reported two more
deaths from cold, while another
man died in a fire.
After rising to above zero for
the first time in las hours, the
mercury at st. Paul plunged to IA
below again early today. The
Weather Bureau predicted it
would touch 20 below during the
day with continued cold" tomor-
row.
Ohio saw no relief from the
biting cold today. Cincinnati re-
ported a minimum of 4 below
while at Columbus it was / above
and at Cleveland 6 above. Two
more deaths were reported in the
State while the Ohio River was
almost completely frozen over.
Warming Up in N. Y.
Pennsylvania reported relief in
sight with temperatures from 2
to 10 above during the night.
Throughout the State the cold
wave took a total of 80 lives
since its outset.
In New York the temperature
was moderating after touching
zero this morning. The metro
politan area was threatened with
a milk shortage due to clogged
roads. There was possibility
of more snow today. One man
froze to death.
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Frat Club to Dine

Washington Alpha Chi Rho
Club will meet for dinner Thurs.
day night at $50 o'clock in the
Roosevelt Hotel.
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PLIGHT
DESPERATE

NEW YORK, Jan. % u.N.S0
Disaster today lowered above the
Greek freighter Antonis G. Lemos
which wallowed with crippled
steering gear 200 miles northeast
of Bermuda.
The New York Coast Guards
wireless caught the vessels appeal
to the Canadian freighter Lady
Rodney which was Steaming TO-
ward the stricken vessel:
Suggest you head our direc-
ton more quickly"
The urgency apparent in those
few words indicated to observers
that the Lemos' plight was des-
perate.
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FA|NTS AS JURY
FREES HER

BUFFALO, N. Y.-Pretty Mrs.
Lucille Koran, ex-show girl,
charged with the second degree
murder Of her husband, Frank,
slipped from her chair in a faint
when the jury brought in a verdict
of mot guilty" late yesterday.
The pretty red-head, described
by her counsel as "a buttercup
twisted and torn" and by the State
as a raging red-head" asked,
when revived:
is it really OVer?"
Her late husband ran a saloon
here.
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PAID T0KING
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service, the majority of the diplo-
mats wearing full dress uniforms
and court swords, with orders and
medals suspended from multi.
colored ribbons.
Members of the British Embassy
staff, in uniform and wearing war
medals, served as uSherS, and in
several instances escorted to their
seats men against whom they had
fought during the World War.
One diplomat wearing the British
Military Cross and the Croix de
Guerre escorted members of the
German Embassy staff to their
seats.
In order to accommodate the
crowds, various colored tickets
were issued, according to the rank
Of the guests, and the ushers car
ried small colored charts to prop
erly place those attending.
Supreme Court Represented
Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes were among those
attending, as were Associate Jus
tice and Mrs. Harlan Ffske Stone
and Associate Justice and Mrs.
Owen Roberts.
Representing the Cabinet were
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hull,
Secretary of War and Mrs. Dern,
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Morgenthau, Undersecretary of
State Phillips, and Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Carr.
One of the first members Of the
diplomatic corps to enter the cathe-
dral was Ambassador Saito, of
Japan, brilliant in his uniform.
Soon after him came the Egyptian
minister, Mohamed Youssef, in a
scarlet uniform, wearing a red fez,
which he kept on during the ser.
vice, and a gold and ivory hilted
scimitar.
Soviet Russia has abolished re-
hgion, but that did not keep men,
bers of their embassy from at
tending the services, also wearing
AAA44OA LILO oA1N ACSO1 dGIO1Los
The service was short and sim
pie. After the procession, to soft
organ music of Mendelssohn's 20
Rest in the Lord" the Right Rev.
James E. Freeman read the open
ing of the burial office, and then
the choir sang the Twenty Third
Psalm.
The Scripture lesson, read by
the Bishop, was from st. PauTs
Epistle to the Corinthians, that
great fifteenth chapter with its
promise of immortality.
The familiar hymn, 20 God,
Old Help in Ages Past" was then
sung by the choir, followed by reel,
tation of the Apostles Creed.
Dean Bratenahl then read prayers,
including one for the royal family
and the British Empire.
After the benediction and bene,
diction hymn the British National
Anthem was sung, followed by the
Dead March from saul" by
Handel. Chopin's Funeral March
was played on the organ as the
postlude.