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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-15
BUREAU URGES
u. 5. D|R|G|BLES
international News Service

The business advisory council
of the Commerce Department,
through its air commerce planning
committee, today recommended
the construction Of two large
rigid airships for transoceanic
service.
In addition to recommending
the dirigibles, the council urged
construction of mooring and other
facilities for the ships on the At
lantic Coast and contamination Of
necessary reciprocal agreements
with European nations to permit
institution of a United States
transoceanic dirigible service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-15
Livestock Dies in Fire

LOCK HAVEN. Pa, July IS.
Lightning destroyed the barn
owned by Clarence Wheland, a
half.mile east Of Liberty, killing
$50 chickens, two head of cattle,
newly harvested hay and all his
farm implements
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04
-:- Business and Industrial Review :-
Six State Bridge
 Jobs Contemplated
Projects Include Crossing Structures in North Haven,
 Fairfield and Merritt Parkway Span

the railroad and about 2,146 feet oi rolled bank run gravel on the KingI Highway Extension.
 Town of New Milford: A 40-foos skew span T.bcam bridge and about $50 feet of rolled bank run gravel approaches ct the West Aspetuck river on Long Mountain road.
 Town of North Haven: 4 through plate girder ovcrpass on U. s. Route No. ,6-A at North Haven railroad statoin to eliminate the present grade crossing. Rolled bank run gravel and reinforced concrete approaches, length 2,267 seet
 State Projects
 Town of East 0ranby: A 36-incb reinforced concrete pipe culvert un- der Route No. Q at dranby statoin,
 Town of New Canaan: A rein forced concrete rigid frame bridge on the Merritt Parkway at Daricr road. about i,2b0 feet of grading on the Merritt Parkway and alternate bids for about 3,0i6 feet of bituniin- ous concrete (Warcolite type) or Asphaltic concrete (Colprovia Pro- cess Jon the Darien road.
 Town Aid Projects
 Town of Brookfield: About 4,083 feet of rolled bank run gravel on the Curtis and Murphy roads.
 Town of Norfolk: A 26-foto span T-beam bridge on Blackberry place at tho Blackberry river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04
COOPERATION IN
 MODERN FARMING

It's a far cry from tho day when the average farmer raised his prod- uce, sold 1t for whatever he could, and knew nothing about organiza- ton.
 Today the up-to.the.minute pro- ducer belongs to an agricultural selling cooperative. His cooperative management, elected by the mem- bers. helps him to better producing methods. It studies markets. existing and potential. It makes its voice heard in legislation. It bargains with distributors in an attempt to overly boost prices. but to see tc 1t that the farmer gets his due share of the eventual consumer price, for what he has to sell. It keeps its members informed on all manner of issues that affect agricultural welfare.
 The result Is that todays little
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04
Encouraging Trend
 In Building Circles
Boom Regarded as Most Gratifying of Economic fiead' lights; Industry Showing Remarkable Improvement

frigeration and cold storage, off IA per cent.
 Total industrial construction was 60 per cent above the comparative period last year, and amounted to an expenditure of S107 ,439,000 as against $i23, l0l 900.
 Looking at the picture Is still ai1- other way, Business Week says that in the first nine months of this year more factories have been built or started than in any full year since 1880, and textile machinery plants are going up in greater volume than in any year since 1929.
 Building Boom
 Reason for this greatly stimulated building, of course, Is increased flow of orders to our major industries- an increase, in many instances, that is much larger than was anticipated even Q short time ago. The utility industry is Q case in point. Tn re- cent year, utility construction bud- gets have been held down, not only because of depressed conditions, but because executives felt that the federal power program menaced their existence. Now power con- sumption has reached all-time highs, is steadily climbing. Result is that utilities must build new plants and modernize old ones. It is expected that many utilities will an- nounce big construction increases before 1886 fades into history.
 Steel Is in Q similar position, with demand pressing mills hard. Ana, as everyone knows, the automobile industry is reaching almost un. dreamed-of production levels, must rapidly expand. The industry ex. poets to produce over 5,oo0,o0o units in ie37.
 Plants Revamped
 In few industries, major changes in the product necessitated much new plant construction along with revamping of old plants and equipment. Such an industry is the aircraft. Obsolescence in commercial airplanes Is extraordinarily rapid - every year witnesses bigger, faster quieter, more comfortable airliners,
 So, in many instances, Americas capacity to consume" has run ahead of the existing capacity to pro. duce." That is one of the most en. couraging signs in the business scene
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04
DELAWARE BOASTS
 OF ADVANCE IDEAS
Pioneered Motor Vehicle Inspections--Dangerous
 Cars Taken From Roads

Delaware is a small State--but t has big and worthwhile ideas.
 One of these ideas is It's annual motor vehicle inspection campaign conducted under complete state con. trol. Delaware pioneered this idea
 During two recent weeks 24,00o cars were examined and approved. Thousands of other cars were found defective and orders to correct me- chanical hazards were issued. De- fective foot brakes proved the most serious cause for rejection, with bad lights second.
 Tn addition, during last year alone the state removed 680 antiquated vehicles and sent them to . well deserved rest on the junkpile.
 It is of great interest that, ac. cording to Delaware's secretary of staet, there has been an almost complete right about face" in the publics attitude toward these in- spection campaigns. At first, driv- CTS were antagonistic--now the great bulk of them appreciate the value and necessity of inspections and are eager to cooperate.
 Every state should adopt the Delaware plan--and keep 1t up year in and year out. Some states have carried on sporadic, badly ore ganized inspection campaigns, with inadequate facilities and little good has resulted. Other states have conducted campaigns in which drivers with defective machines stay away from the inspection stations.
 The mechanically dangerous car is directly responsible for hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries annually. Its elimination is essen- tial if we are to reduce the ghastly automobile accident toll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

Highway Commissioner John A.. Macdonald today announced a large program of bridge construction and highway surface improvement to be added to the already large amount of work in progress throughout the staet. The new projects, 13 in mum. Der, call for the building of six bridges, including two railroad grade crossing eliminations, and the improvement of about i8 miles of road surface. Also included among the bridges is highway grade separation structure on the now Merritt Parkway.
 In North Haven, the familiar railroad crossing on the New Ha- Hartford highway at the North Haven railroad station will be eliminated by the construction of an overpass; and in the Town of Fairfield . bridge will be built over the railroad on the Kings Highway Extension. The Merritt parkway structure will be built at Darien road in New Canaan. Other spans will be built over the West Aspe- tuck river on Long Mountain road In New Milford over the French river on Porter Plains road in the town of Thompson; and over the Blackberry river on Blackberry place in the town of Norfolk. All of the bridge jobs with the exception of the last named also entail the con. struction of approaches.
 All of the surface improvement projects. except for a short section of concrete pavement on Lake and Abbott avenue in Danbury and the installation of a culvert on Route No. Q in East dranby, will consist of gravel surfacing. The jobs will be done on roads in Brookfield, En- field, Kertt, Litchfield and Pom fret.
 Sealed bids on tho 13 projects will be received from contractors ct the offices of the staet Highway De- partment in the state office build ing, Hartford, until 2 ?. m. on Mon- day. November le.
 The work announced by Commis. sioner Macdonald today is briefly described as follows:
 D. 6. Works Program Project
 Town of Danbury: About b33 feet of reinforced concrete pavement at the intersection of Lake avenue tU. 6. Route No. 0 and Abbott avenue.
 Town of Fairfield: A bridge over
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

Happenings That Affect the Din- ner Pails, Dividend Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual. National and International Problems 1nsep- arabic from Local Welfare.
 During depression, there was al: most an entire dearth of industrial construction. Industry naturally sat tight, and tried to hold on to what it had. Tn the darkest days, which occurred in 1892, the new construc.. ton" sections of newspapers and periodicals practically vanished.
 One sure sign of recovery is a re- vival in industrial building. And 1886 has witnessed an extremely en- couraging trend in this field. According to figures gathered by Engineering News-R Record, construc. ton contracts awarded in the first nine months of this year by the railroads were 84 per cent ahead of the same period last year-which in itself was a far better year for ale most all industry than any since 1880. Automobile transportation company construction contracts were up 10 per cent. Public utility building rose 1893 per cent. Process industries showed an 80 per cent gain, and fod industries advanced 40 per cent.
 Auto Industry
 Automotive factory construction, as might be guessed, showed the greatest jump of all--2278 per cent. Aircraft factory building was up l05 per cent, textile building ad- vanced 50 per cent, and general factories 41 per cent.
 Only a few important industries showed drops in contracts awarded, These included metal refining and rolling, down ii per cent: foundries which dropped 47 per cent, and re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

rs.Barbaraspears a nything he could to help you. If he knew how good Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was, he'd go straight to the nearest drug store and buy you a bottle!
 '"My husband says I am my old self again." says Mrs. Barbara Spears, 799 Elma Street, Akron, Ohio. "I was tired and all in with no appetite. Had no pep and was in poor spirits. Your Vegetable Compound eliminated thas awful sired feeling."
 Don't try your husbands patience 600 far. Get a bottle from your druggist NOW. It probably will help you, because nearly . million American women know from per. yonai experience that it helps them'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

Orchestra leader Wayne King, at some considerable risk to his sight, had his right eye operated on this week for the removal of a small cyst on the eyeball. Three stitches had to be taken,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

OffiSh n c SS q nd irritability.He can't understand what you have to be blue about!
 He wishes that you'd snap out of it. He'd do
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04
OLD NAILS COLLECTED

Maryyille, Cal, CUP)-As the re- suit of findin. an old-time 6-inch square cut nall, no longer seen since wire nails have come into use, Count Clerk Albert B. Brown has started collection of nails for his- torical purposes. He has one from one of the early residences of John Sutter at the time of the Cali fornia gold rush.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

Most prominent case of sponsor ities along the Chicago radio front is that big mail order show, Direc- tors have been changed twice. writ ting has been reassigned three dif- ferent times, commentators have been fired and rehired, and the same goes for the musical director all of 1t within a period of about d month,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04
New York Stations WEAF-eso WOR-7lo - WJz-7eO - WABC-ssO

r. NJ. -WEAF-Busse orch, WOR--Charioteers Quartet. WJZ--Infants--Dr. Barry Baldwin,
 WABC-Curtls Institute Musicale. b-WOR-Nows; Kaye orch. 0-WEAF--Male Quartet, WJZ--Jackio Heller, Tenor. 4:46-WEAF---Grandpa Burton Sketch.
 wJz-Young Hickory Sketch.
 WABC--Gogo De Lys. Songs. b:o0-WEAF--Lurine Fleming, Soprano,
 woIt-studlo Music. WJX--Ken Sparnon String Ensemble.
 wABC--Junior Nurse Corps Sketch, 5;i5--WEAF-Tom Mix Straight Shooters,
 WOR--Covato orch, WJZ-Flght Cancer With Knowledge-Dr. Charles Gordon Heyde, President American Medical Asso- wABC-Dorothy Gordon, Songs. s.30-WEAF-Jack Armstrong Sketch,
 WJZ-SingIng Lady, WABC--Treasure Adven- lures of Jack Masters b;ts-wEAF~Lit,ie orphan Annie Sketch.
 woR-Dick Tracy-Sketch. WJH--Flying Tlme-Sketch. WABC--Wilderness Road Sketch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

but King has been present for
 every one of his Lady Esther
 br0adcasts without miss |. ,. Some folks in radio have re- gently been kidding actor Olar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

Every soldier and gendarme in Hungary has fine Tokay wine is- sued to him every day. by order of the Hungarian government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04
D OES YOUR N US B A N D
 CALL YOU G R 0 U c N V?

He's truthful if not tactful. Man. lik0 he is bewildered by your
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

Soule Q little, claiming that he is "a combination in restraint of other radio talent" With three network shows already on his schedule, Soule has been assigned Q feature role on the Junior Nurse Corps Broadcast" Incidentally, Sunda Love of the same production, is again listening to overtures from Hollywood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

farmer Is in 6 sounder economic position than yesterdays farmer, big or little.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

The mimosa pudica. tropical plant, wits on being touched.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

Lights Out" that NEG late hour hair-raiser, Is headed for commercial sponsorship, accord ing to well founded rumOrs. Best guess as to the potential sponsor is that 1t must be some firm of undertakers, or an outfit that supplies sheets for haunting ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

Bess Johnson CFran on the ITO days children" broadcast and pro. ducer of the Junior Nurse Corps nhcwI went to work this week pro ducing Q new network show sched' uled to hit. the airplanes before thu first of the year. ...
 The radio stork arrived for Ruby Taylor of the Amos and Andy slEit this week, So Amos m Andy immediately sent flow CTS and congratulations to actress Ellnor Harriet who played the role of Ruby the only time A 6 A have ever had a woman on their show. Incidentally, A & A are having heck of a time trying to figure out what to do with the raft of baby garments the fans have been sending in because of the radio stork's visit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04

Funniest script writing jam we've heard of recently was the one that actress-author Bess Flynn got her. self into. Accustomed to dictating her script while pacing up and down the floor, Bess tripped over the family dog and sprained a toe. The injury, though mild, required her to get off her feet and remain seated but the lady discovered to her horror that she couldn't dictate script lines worth @ cent as long as she was sitting down. A pair of crutches that enabled her to hobble around on at least one foot finally solved the difficulty. ...
 You can expect to hear maes-
 tro Carlton Kelsey, of the "Then
 and Now" show, doing still an-
 other network broadcast in the
 near future. Most unique col-
 lection of classical photograph
 records in radio belongs to Ray
 mond Johnson. Along with
 "first recordings" of practically
 every important musical work,
 Johnson has 6 copy of every
 single recording ever made from
 the Fifth Hungarian Rhapsody
 a section of his collection that numbers about 200 records -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-18
'GAUDY SHIRT
IS NEW CLUE
IN Staying

HICAGO, Aug. 10 Q.N.SO.
Identification of James Gray, g.
year.old colored man, as the
wearer of a white shirt with gaudy
green stripes made him the OBJ
iect of a widespread police search
today.
Gray is wanted for questioning
concerning the murder of Mrs.
Mary Louise Trammell, "a, the
latest victim of a battling series
of hotel room murders.
Assistant States Attorney Nor
ris Meyers said he expected to re-
ceive word of Gray's arrest mo-
mentarily, and predicted it would
result in swift solution of the
Staying.
Gin Mill Frequenter
Search for Gray, frequenter of
the gin mills and the BLACK and
tan" joints of Chicago's South
Side Harlem, was launched after
William Schumacher, a guest in
the Loop hotel where Mrs. Tram
mel met her death, gave police a
notebook and a laundry ticket
dropped by a prowler he fright
ened from his room last Thursday
night.
The notebook contained policy
game numbers, race horse data
and telephone numbers. The
laundry ticket was traced to
South Side laundry where it was
issued a week ago to a man named
Craig" Waiting for Craig" was
a package Of laundered garments,
including gaudy green and white
shirt.
Girl Identifies Shirt
A telephone number in the note
book was traced to Audrey Tatum,
%, olive-skinned singer and dancer
in a colored cabaret. Shown the
bundle of laundry she singled out
the shirt and giggled and she
said:
"Sure, know him. There
couldn't be more than one shirt
that funny in the world. But
his name is Gray, or at least he
told me So"
-vnTE AMERIcAN-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-18
CRASH INJURIES
KILL FREEMAN

Injuries suffered by Samuel B.
Freeman. 40, an auditor for the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, when the car in which he and
his family we're taking a vacation
tour was struck by train at an
Ohio grade crossing, caused his
death yesterday, it was learned
here today.
Freeman, for many years a Gov
eminent accountant, was once
chief clerk of the Panama Canal
Commission. With his wife and
two children, he was en- route to
Chicago when the accident &C.
Cured IA miles south of Canton.
Ohio, Friday night. He was rushed
to Mercy Hospital in Canton, where
his death occurred yesterday. The
condition of Mrs. Freeman and
of the two children is not known.
The family resided at the Key
stone Apartments, 2150 Pennsyl-
vania Ave. N. w.
-VnTF AMERICAN-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-18
GRANEY QUITS
Ice. POST

Ending 46 years of service with
the Federal Government, Edward
M. Graney, who in a few days will
celebrate his SEVENTEEN birthday
anniversary, yesterday retired as
chief of mails and files in the
tariffs section, Interstate Com
merce Commission.
He went with the I. C. C. after
putting in two years in the House
of Representatives postoffice. In
the A years he has been with the
I. C. c., Mr.. Graney has not taken
a day of sick leave.
His retirement was observed by
co-workers who gave surprise
luncheon for him in the I. C. C.
cafeteria. On their behalf G. M.
Crosland, chairman of the section,
presented the veteran employe
with a lounging chair, smoking
table and humidor. Mr.. Graney
lives at 1912 First st. N. w. He
plans to "take things easy for a
while" he said in his farewell
speech.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
Sonora de Espil to
Attend Art Lectures

Sonora de Espil, wife of the Am
bassador of Argentina, will be among
the outstanding members Of Washing
tons art circles who will attend the
series of talks by Eugen Weisz on THE
History of Arts" which will open
Wednesday night. February S, at $3.50
O'Clock in the auditorium of the Wash
ington Club The lectures are spon-
eored by the Margaret Yard School Of
Fine Art.
Mr.. Weisz's lectures, opening with
next weeks subject, "The Arst of An
cient Civilizations" will continue for
10 weeks, and other well-known art
patrons who are subscribers to the
course are the Baroness Korff. Mrs.
David N. Wing, Mrs. Gerrit Miller. Jr.;
Mrs. John Van Schaik, Mrs. Rutland
Beard, Mrs. Minnie l.. Briggs, Mrs.
Frederic E. harrington, Miss Kath-
arine Scrivener, Miss Margaret Green,
Miss Ellen Deer Miss Beverly Bennett
and Mr.. Harold Worthem.
Following the lecture and the show
ing of a series of slides, many of which
are reproductions of works of the cave
dwellers in the Pyrenees. thousands Of
years ago, Mr.. Weisz will answer ques-
tions and discuss questions of art with
the audience.
All requests for subscriptions and
tickets may be referred to the Cor
coran School of Art and to Miss
Margaret Yard, director of the Yard
School. Season and single tickets may
> likewise be had at the Hotel Willard
Ticket Bureau, the only downtown
agency having tickets for the course.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
Junior "Prom" of
NJ. L. Last Might

Over 400 couples danced their scho-
lastic cares away last night at the
annual junior prom" given at the
Willard Hotel by the third-year class
at the University of Maryland. After
a week of comprehensive final exami-
nations, the dance was pleasant re-
lief from studies.
The highlight of the evening was
the colorful promenade led by the
class president, Mr.. Coleman Headley.
assisted by the prom" chairman,
Mr.. Robert Hammerlund. The two
leaders escorted sisters, Miss Fred
ericka Waldman and Miss Flora
Waldman of Washington. This was
the first time in the history of the
university that sisters have shared
the honor of leading the prom" In
addition, Miss Fredericka Waldman is
the first freshman ever to play such
an important part in the festivities.
The other leaders of the promenade
were members of the Junior class.
Acting as patrons and patronesses
for the affair we're Gov. and Mrs.
Harry Nice, Senator and Mrs. George
L. Radcliffe, Mr. and Mrs. William P.
Cole, Mrs. John L. -Whitehurst and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Holzapfel of the
Board of Regents: Mr.. H. c. Byrd,
acting president Of the university.
and the deans and outstanding men,
bers of the faculty. Favors. in the
form of black leather evening bags
were presented to the young ladies
who attended.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
Pre.Nuptial Party
At Silver Spring

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Vanden
Heuval entertained at their home in
Silver Spring, Md, last evening for
their daughter, Miss Marie Estelle
Vanden Heuval, and her fiance, Mr..
John Ridenour Oden of Silver Spring,
whose marriage is taking place this
afternoon at o'clock in the lectory
of st. Michael's Catholic Church. A
buffet supper was served at the close
of the evening. The guests included
the bridegroom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred N. Oden of Silver Spring, Mrs
Carl T. Knappen of Takoma Park.
Md: Mr.. and Mrs E. K. Ellsworth of
Bethesda. Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Cohen and their son. Mr.. Melvin
Cohen: Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kramer. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Harris, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank H. Holt, Mrs. Mary Payne, Mrs
Pearl Johnson. Miss Rita johnson, Mr.
Robert Houston, Mrs. Ida Woodward,
Miss Marjorie and Miss Virginia
Woodward, Mr.. Maximilian Brinkman,
Mr.. William Brinkman, Mrs. Flora
Lord, MIR. Richard Lord, Mr.. Robert
Lord and Mr.. and Mrs. George Gean-
eros of Washington and the guest of
honor's sister, Miss Adele Vanden
Heuval.
Miss Vanden Heuval is her sisters
maid OF honor and only attendant.
Mr.. Oden has as his best man Mr..
Robert Swindell of Silver Spring.