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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-06
SHIFT WANTED
IN SCHOOL

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va,
Nov. 6.-Pointing out that COM
paratively few graduates Of Fair
fax High School attend college, q
delegation from the Parent
Teacher Association yesterday ap-
peared before the county school
board and urged that home eco
Monies and manual training
courses be included in the curri-
culum next session.
Members Of the board expressed
willingness to comply if funds are
available and the request will be
considered in making up next
years budget.
Refusing to pay tuition fees for
Fairfax county pupils in the
Franklin Park section who wanted
to attend Arlington county schools
because they are more accessible,
the board promised a delegation
from this section that the county
would assist in improving roads
to Chesterbrook and Mclean, the
nearest Fairfax schools.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-06
VETERANS URGE AMERICANS
PUSH WAR ON COMMUNISM

interests Of the working masses,
establishing close contacts with
the masses in the factories,
broadening its network of work
ers' correspondence, and Secur-
ing a large number Of workers
in the task of supporting the
paper and increasing its circula-
ton, thus becoming the stand
ard bearer in the struggle Of the
great masses Of the American
working class
"The radiOgram was signed
'PreSideum, E. C. G. l.
"The preSideum controls the
Communist International. Its
members know that If they do
anything mourning the wrath
of Dictator Stain they will be
disciplined, and that discipline
may include imprisonment or a
firing squad. So they do what
they are told to do.
81 think we are all agreed
that we do not want the doc
trineS of foreign extremists to
spread diS-affectiOn in the
United States.
eve are proud of our Amer
lean form of Government. If
we want to improve on it, we
will do it in our won way and
in our own time. 1t is strictly
an American affair and the
quicker the rest of the world
learns this, the better"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-06
Four Men Die in Fire

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6 1N.S0.
Four men were burned to death
today when they were trapped in
the fire-swept four-story tower of
the Fred Schmitt Material Com.
PAW Building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-06

NORTH CAROLINA'S Su-
preme Court has consented
to review the conviction of
Martin Moore, colored, SEN
fenced to die for the murder
of Helen Clevenger (shown)
in Asheville. International
News Photo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-06

~ We cant svoronee me crown Jewels
|O0O to ali the wives whose husbands are
wise enough 10 buy al Bonds But we
con promise ending string Of surprising VoUe The
suits turned by Rochester too will give your jim
figure like Clark Gables. The tariff is only $780, ,cith
CO trousers. And Of S35 Park Lane Suits will
make him look like nothing less than First Vice President
Of The First National As guardian Of The budget why nor
suggest visit 10 Bonds today Or tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
Abuse Of Privilege
Wins First Place in
Worst Sin Contest

LITCHFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. II
G.N.SO.-Abuse of high privilege
today stands branded as the
most horrible SIM" in the opin-
ion of Rev. L. A. Crown, pastor
of the Christian Church here,
whose "sin" contest has attract
ed the attention of the nation.
First prize in the contest, a
picture of Jesus and the Rich
Young Man" was awarded to
Mrs. Lizzie Largent, a middle
aged housewife of the pastors
congregation. Mrs. Largent
named Rejection of Jesus" as
the worst sin.
The minister explained his
own views in his sermon last
night, stating that of all the
answers Mrs. Largent's most
nearly conformed to his.
He asked in his sermon:
care you one of those who
only cast shame upon the
church and make it feeble?
Do you neglect the high privi-
lege of prayer and worship
God offers through his
church? Then, under God and
before high heaven, you are
guilty of the 'wrOld's most
horrible sin'-the abuse of
high privilege"
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
DENVER HEARS
PRESIDENT
partial Text on Page 26)
By GEORGE R. HOLMES

DENVER, Oct. IL G.N.SD.
President Roosevelt took up the
Republican charges of lavish New
Deal spending here today and
flung them back with the asser-
tion that it was this spending that
primed the pump of business and
enabled the country to turn the
corner" to better times.
He told an audience of thou
sands Semi-circled about the steps
of the Colorado Capitol:
"Of course we spent money.
1t went to put needy men and
women without jobs to work,
and to buy materials the pro-
cesSing of which put other men
and women to work. Washington
did not originate the projects.
You did"
Recalling the difficult times in
the winter and spring of 1928,
the President declared the Hoover
administration had held back, do
ing nothing except lend dollars to
people at the top with the vain
hope that some of it would trickle
down, and, except to fold their
arms, stand still and wait for a
famous corner to come to them. "
No FavOritism
There was nothing sectional and
no favoritiSm, he said, in the New
Deals assistance to the distressed,
as it went alike to industry, farm
ing, mining, general business. and
to distressed owners of homes and
farms.
He said:
To-day it Is a pitiful spec
tacle to see Republican leaders
call this great program waste
and extravagance-fOr they are
the same leaders who, when
their own State or city or
county was involved. we're the
first to run to Washington
pleading for Federal aid"
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
OWENS DENIED
TRIAL REVIEW

The United States Supreme
Court today denied the petition
of 75-year-old William Owens,
dredge captain. who asked a writ
of review in his conviction of the
murder July, 1881, of his 14-year-
old sweetheart, Elsie Louis e
Bryant.
Captain Owens was adjudged
insane few months after the
murder was committed, and it
was on his own insistence that a
lunacy jury reheard the case. He
was held to be sane during the
second hearing, and he was tried
for murder.
Found guilty of second-degree
murder, District Supreme Court
Judge James Proctor sentenced
him to life imprisonment.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
HUNDREDS
KILLED BY
TYPH00N
400 Missing, 5000
Homeless as Storm
Hits Philippines
Bx ROBERT ROBE

MANILA, P. l., Oct. IL qN.SD.
A vast inland sea flowed today
over the once fertile Cabanatuan
area north of Manila, aftermath
of the appalling typhoon and re-
sultant floods of the weekend
which exacted a toll of Several
hundred lives and incalculable
property losses in the provinces Of
northern and central Luzon.
The known dead in Cabanatuan
and Nuevaecija were placed at 70,
with 100 estimated to have
drowned in Juevaecija alone, while
1858 were missing on the basis of
reports from sections where com.
munication avenues were not dis
rupted A similarly heavy loss Of
life was feared in areas from
which nothing has been heard for
48 hours.
Relief Agencies Busy
All of the resources of the COM
monwealth were modified today
by President Manuel QueZon to
meet what is regarded as one of
the greatest Philippine disasters
in a generation.
While heads of governmental
agencies we're comforting today
with President Quezon on meth
Irort;ruoS nm paro Col o.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
Deranged War Vet
Kills Wife With Ak

WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. IL
G.N.SO.-War Veteran Thomas
Crosbie, 81, was held by police to-
day for the ax-slaying of his wife,
whose pleas to Worcester State
Hospital authorities had gained
his release. Crosbie was committed
to the hospital in September, 1885,
after he attacked his wife, Mrs.
Mary Crosbie, 40, with a furnace
poker. He was released in custody
of his wife for the Columbus Day
holida--.
Police said the deranged vet
eran, listed at the hospital as a
dangerous" maniac, readily ad-
mitted the ax-killing. Mrs. CroSbie
was killed in the cellar of her
home as she was preparing din
ner.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
7 TR|BUNA AL
REFUSES TO
RULE ON
APPEAL
Justices Refuse Grant
Of Rehearing on Min
imum Wage Act

The United States Supreme
Court today refused to pass on
a test case attacking the validity
of the marriage clause in the
Economy Act.
Mrs. Lillian H. Rhodes. dis
charged from the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue under provisions
of Section 213, demanded a re-
view of her case on the grounds
that her efficiency rating was
not taken into consideration
when she was fired.
The action of the court in ef-
feet upholds the validity of the
marriage clause" only unre-
pealed section of the economy act
which provides that when dismiS-
sails are necessary in the Govern
ment service the first to go shall
be one of a married couple both
of whom are employed in the
Government.
The Supreme Court was asked
to decide if the marriage clause
itself repeals the executive order
of June 4, 1925, requiring that
when dismissalS of Civil Services
emnloves are necessary those haV.
ing the lowest efficiency ratings
shall go first.
Mrs. Rhodes contended that
when she was notified that her
name was on list of dismiSSalS
effective June 16, 1888, no atteno
ton was given to ratings. Subse-
quently rating list was drawn up
and the dismissal was approved
November 2, 1888. The case of
Mrs. Rhodes caused nationwide at
tention at the time due to charges
of determinations made in admin.
istration of the act.
Mrs. Rhodes pointed out that
the dismissal was made retro
active to June Is. 1888, when it
was approved despite the fact
that on November II, 1888, while
the case was up for review, she
would have served Is years in
Government service and would
have been entitled to an annuity.
Because of the fact that she was
under furlough and the dismissal
was set back she lost her annuity
as we'll as her job.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
WIFE SLAYER'S
TRIAL OPENS

OREGON, Ill.. Oct. 12.-Guy M.
Tallmadge, 58-year,old Rockford,
Ill, embalmer. who broke down
under a lie detector test ana ad-
mitted he killed his wife in fake
hold-up so he could marry a 30
year-old red-haired widow, goes on
trial today. The State will ask
the death penalty.
Defense attorneys are expected
to contend Tallmadge was tenn
porarily insane when he took his
wife. Bessie, 81, out to lonely
crossroads, five miles from here,
persuaded her to get out of the
car, then fired one shot which
entered her head from behind.
Tallmadge at first insisted his
wife was slain by a ragged hold
up man." and that the robber had
also shot at him. Not far from
the car the murder weapon was
found.
Investigators gained admissions
from him that he had been calling
on the widow, Mrs. Frances Birch,
a former Rockford drug store
clerk. He admitted also that he
had planned to marry her.
Sheriff Delos Blanchard, of Ogle
county, obtained a lie detector and
broke Tallmadge after six hours.
VOTE AMERIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
TIES
BALTIMORE
SHIPPING
Tug Service Crippled
When 300 Workers
Quit in Pay Row

BALTIMORE, Oct. l2.-With
more than 800 tugboat workers on
strike, shipping in the harbor here
was badly crippled today, and one
accident occurred when freighter,
attempting to pull out from a
dock without tugs to aid it, was
swung by the tide and crashed
into another pier.
The 800 men walked out last
night after 10 days negotiations
with employers for higher wages
and better working conditions had
failed. More than 80 per cent of
the tugs in the barber are tied
up by the strike.
The strike was called by the
Masters, Mates and Pilots Asso-
citation, and the Maritime Engi-
neers Association and Interna-
tional Longshoremen'S Union went
out in sympathy.
Radicals Blamed
Charges that the strike had
been engineered by radical agita-
tors from New York" were made
by an official of the American
Federation of Labor and indig-
nantly denied by the strikers.
Raw w, Michael. president of
the Longshoremen's Union, ad-
mitted there is radical element
working along the waterfront,
but denied any of the radicals are
members of the striking unions.
With more than 40 tugboats tied
up at the docks, masters of i'm
coming ships dropped anchor in
the channel and refused to at
tempt to bring the vessels along
side without tugs to assist them.
The freighter Greylock. moored
at the Baltimore Copper Company
pier, attempted to leave without
tugs. The tide swung the vessel
and sent it crashing against the
adjoining pier. The freighter was
undamaged, but the pier was badly
crushed.
Special police squads have been
ordered held in readiness for
trouble, but so far there has been
no picketing, the men remaining
at the strike headquarters quiet.
-VOTE AMEpIcAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
usefulness
LESSENED,
HE SAYS
Major Aims Are All
Accomplished, Note
To President Ayers

William A. Roberts, Peoples
Counsel for the District since
May, 1884, and prior to that
Assistant Corporation Counsel
today submitted his resignation
to the White House, effective
November /.
Mr.. Roberts, in confirming the
fact that he had rendered his res
ignation, announced that he will
return to the private practice OF
law.
Declaring he will miss the &C
tivitieS and associations of his
office, Mr.. Roberts said:
II am convinced that the
time has now come when my
usefulness in that position has
diminished.
MAJOR AIMS REALIZED
"The major Objectives which
were before me when first
came with the District govern
ment in 1880 have been ac-
cOmpliShed.
"1t is my intention, if per
mitted by the Public Utilities
Commission and the courts, to
continue to represent the peO-
pie in cases now pending and
undetermined with which 1
have been associated"
The resignation of Mr.. Roberts
came as a surprise, for only last
week he outlined an important
program of legislation for the
District which he held vital.
In these recommendations he
again pointed to the need of a
subway system for the District,
plan for which he has worked for
many years, and branded the
present transportation system as
unsatisfactory"
Asks Legislation
He also called for Qualification
of the Public Utilities Act, legis-
lation to cover the parking prob
lens, a small loan act and other
important legislation.
In political circles, it was
pointed out that Mr.. Roberts has
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
-VnTE AMERlCAN-
The Washington times., 1936-10-12

The Capital today mourned the
death of one of its outstanding
business, civic and welfare leaders
Harold H. Levi. sr., 48, vice pres
ident and general manager of the
Hecht Company.
Stricken suddenly with a heart
attack at his home, 3610 Macomb
st. N. W.. early yesterday, Mr.. Levi
died at 7:30 a. m. He is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Matilda Raft,
of Baltimore. his widow, Mrs. vi
ola Levi. and four sons, Harold H.
jr.. Malcolm, Stuart and Donald.
For years Mr.. Levi had been a
pillar of support not only to busi-
ness organizations, but to welfare
and philanthropic societies as
well. He had been a leader IN
these fields in Washington for
many years.
Headed Ad Club
Mr. Levi was first president Of
the Advertising Club of Washing
ton and held that office for sew
eral years. While so serving, he
founded a vigilance committee for
protection of business and public
alike, which later grew into the
organization now known as the
Better Business Bureau.
He was a prominent figure in all
Community Chest drives, aided
Red Cross campaigns and similar
activities for welfare and charit-
able organizations. He was a
Continued on Page 3, Col. q
The Washington times., 1936-10-12

north and slightly west of Ma,
drid.
Fighting at Toledo
There was intensive fighting
also, the government said, in the
Tagus River Valley southwest
of the capital and near Toledo,
but positions remained un.
changed.
Uninterrupted fighting pro
ceeded throughout last night and
today on the front between San
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
The Washington times., 1936-10-12

Norman T. Whitaker, former
washington patent attorney who
as THE Fox" was convicted with
CASTOR B. Means on charges OF
plotting to steal $S5,OOO from Mrs.
Edward B. Mclean in the Lind
bergh baby hoax, today was denied
writ of habeas corpus by the
Supreme Court Of the United
States.
Whitaker is serving a three-year
term at Alcatraz for violation of
the Dyer act. His application for
the writ was based on the claim
that he has served his term.
Whitaker was sentenced to serve
two years in Jail on May 26, 1888,
for his part in the Lindbergh hoax.
In September, 1884, he was re-
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
NUV0LAR| HAS
LEAD IN RACE
By DAVIS J. WALSH

ROOSEVELT RACEWAY, West
bury, N. Y, Oct. IL G.N.S).-Two
Italians, Taxio Nuvolari and Giu-
Seppe Farina, were running one
two, respectively, at the end of
40 miles in the 3OO-mile Wander
bilt cup race today, with Billy
Winn. Detroit, third and the rest
of the field of As we'll behind the
pace.
Nuvolari, champion of Europe,
was a quarter mile in front of his
countryman and about 500 yards
beyond Winn as they roared under
the judges stand at the close Of
the tenth lap, exactly 40 miles.
Minor accidents were many
Continued on Page %, Col. 81
-N0TE AMEPIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
COunterattack K
Starts On BuESOS

MADRID, Oct. IL G.N.SO.
Staging a counter-attack far to
the north of Madrid, apparently
directed at Burgos, insurgent
northern headquarters, govern
ment troops today blasted an in
Surgent-controlled railway and
penetrated into Burgos province
itself, according to an official
communique issued here.
The Loyalists cripped an i'm
portant east-west railway near
Quintanillo. a few miles east of
Valladolid and about 100 miles
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
Landon Given Boost
By Son Of Coolidge

NEW YORK, Oct. - G.N.S).
Through Mrs. Katherine Byrne,
Republican national committee
woman for Connecticut, John
Coolidge, son of the late President
Coolidge, today issued a statement
endorsing the presidential candi-
dacy of Governor Alfred M. Ian
don. Coolidge said:
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
H0EPPEL, so N
LOSE APPEAL
International News Service

@"'tOI 1Itl VIUHH"I -NVNN9 5OINIUU
Representative John H. Hoop.
pei CD of California and his son
Charles, today lost their appeal to
the Supreme Court for review of
their conviction on a charge of
conspiring to sell a West Point ap.
pointment. Each must serve a jail
sentence of from four months to
one year.
The Hoeppels, in appealing to
the high court. raised technical
legal grounds and asserted that
the verdict of guilty was not sup.
ported by the evidence.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
High Court Maintains
Minimum Wage Stand
International News Service

IHleI IHdVIUnHl NeWB SeTNICe
The Supreme Court today ad.
hered to its 5.to-4 decision of last
June, holding the New York
wage law for women unconstitu.
tional, when it denied the peti.
ton of the State of New York
for rehearing.
At the same time validity of an.
other minimum wage law for
women was imperilled when the
high court granted the appeal Of
the West Coast Hotel Company
of Wenatchee, Wash, assailing
the State of Washington law.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
Columbus Day Closes
New York EXCHANGES

NEW YORK, Oct. IL GN.SO.
Ali securities and commodities ex-
changes were closed in New York
today in observance of Columbus
Day.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
Police Hunt Girl, II

Police today we're searching for
Adrian Goroum, II, who has been
missing from her home at 4523
Canal Rd. N. w. since Friday.
Mrs. Annie Goroum, her mother,
told police the girl was last seen
at the Gordon Junior High School
Friday. She is five feet six inches
tall, weighs 1870 pounds and has
light brown hair and gray eyes.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
Fox rs Refused Writ
BY Supreme Court

arrested and sentenced to the
three-year term for the Dyer act
violation.
The Washington times., 1936-10-12
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Partly cloudy and much colder, heavy frost
tonight; Tuesday mostly cloudy and con.
tinued cold
The Washington times., 1936-10-12

-VoTE AM ERIcAN-
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-03-27
AMERICAN LEGION TO
HOLD "FLOOD DANCE,

Tickets for the flood relief dance spon-
sored by the Morris Frock Post, Ameri-
can Legion, the proceeds of which will
be given to those who have suffered as
a result of the disastrous flood, are sell.
ing fast, and, according to the commit
tee in, charge of the event, a record
number of persons will be in attendance.
The dance will be held at The Club.
Monday, March 30.
Every person buying ticket to the
dance will be given sticker; the COM
mittee asks that these stickers be plac-
ed on the buyers automobile, to further
advertise the event.
Tickets can be obtained at the fol-
lowing places: Simpsons Cigar Store
Hagerstown News Agency, Middle
kauff's Drug Store, Rudy's Drug Store,
Eakle's Drug Store, Geiger's Drug
Store, Schindels Drug Store, the Va
lencia and Smiths Drug Store; also at
r. M. Hays Brothers, and Fiery's on
West Washington street.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-03-27
SHOE REPAIR MOVING

The Hagerstown Hat Cleaning and
Shoe Repair, for the past ten years 10
Gated on the northwest corner of the
Public Square is moving to 45 North
Potomac street, in the store room for
merly occupied by Rowland's Candy Co.
Extensive Improvements are being made
at the new location. When these altera-
tions are completed it will be one of the
most attractive shops of it's kind in the
city. All the departments will be on
the same floor.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-03-27
ELECTRICITY MANS
FRIEND, THINKS I'm
Williamsport Barber Does
His Stuff by Candle Light
When Juice Fades Away
By linn

The Importance of electricity and the
convenience it affords citizens was amp
ly demonstrated during the recent flood
in Williamsport, when the Potomac Edi-
son Company was forced to discontinue
service Residents of that section sud-
denly realized that electricity is a cheap
luxury in any mans especially
after you have been using it, and then
find you don't have it!
I eased over to Williamsport to give
the flood waters the once overs. I'm cur
ious that especially where liquid
is concerned. And the longer I stood
along the banks of the historic Potomac
the more fascinated I became. The
rain? Well, wasn't afraid of catching
cold-I used that o1d-fashioned remedy,
you know, the stuff we used to buy
only after we promised faithfully not to
tell a soul where we got it. Anyway,
before I got the second chill, the shades
of night were right around my should
ers, and I pointed my roman nose down
the main drag of the town.
There was something missing, but I
couldn't fathom it. The town was nat
ural. But then, I'm not in the habit
of running around Williamsport at
night.
And then I got it Looking in bar
b.r shop | saw the towns tonsorial
artist shaving a customer by candle
light! [ glanced across the street and
there saw groceryman weighing out
sugar by an old-time lamp. And as [
continued down the avenue, I caught a
conversation between a man and his
wife that convinced me that electricity
is one of mans greatest friends. As
they walked arm in arm she was telling
him that if he wanted any supper he
had to make fire in that little stove ''be-
cause we amt got any electricity"
BY the time I got back to Hagers-
town I was in highly nervous state.
What if the Municipal Electric Light
Plant had taken run-out powder on
me! That meant chopping wood and
carrying coal up from the cellar. And
[ don't like to chop wood and carry coal.
My strength won't permit it! What if
l chopped wood and carried coal and
then 'took down" with a strained back
Why, I might be laid up for weeks It
was a serious!
But then 1 came to the hill on Vir-
ginia avenue.
There in the distance I saw the lights
of Hagerstown!
Well, maybe could have chopped
that wood and carried that bucket of
coal up the cellar steps.
And there's an outside chance that I
would not have suffered any i'll effects.
But
| still maintain that electricity is a
friend of mani