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The Washington times., 1936-01-11
will deal with Scotchman'S idea
Of a thrifty funeral!

will deal with Scotchman'S idea
Of a thrifty funeral!
If Fritz Ceilings survives to
finish his present work in Mae
Vests "Klondike Lou" at Para
mount, it will be a miracle. AS
long as he continues to try out
his jokes on various members Of
the cast, his well-being Is In
danger. Here's his latest:
What two horses ran dead
heat every day last year at Santa
Anita?"
why I don't know, Mr.. Col
lings, what horses?"
THE horses" said Ceilings,
shat pull the water wagon"
Ruth Stanley, Of RKO, over
heard this bit of studio dialogue
during the early part of the week:
First Cutie-"Going out New
Years Eve?"
Second Beaut:: yeah, but not
completely"
When Edward Everett Horton,
who is playing a featured comedy
role in the first Pickford-Lasky
production, zone Rainy After
noon" returned from England re-
Gently, he told of Schoolmaster
who offered a crown to any student
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
FRAT H0N0RS
WIDEMAN

Assistant Attorney General F.
j. Wideman has been elected an
honorary member Of the Phi
Alpha Delta law fraternity, and
will be formally inducted next
Saturday, 1t was announced to-
day.
Mr.. Wideman is the first man
in the history of the fraternity
to be elected by the supreme
executive board rather than by
an active chapter.
Attorney General Homer S.
Cummings, who became an early
member Of the fraternity at Yale,
will preside over the induction
ceremonies, which will be held
at the Carlton Hotel, followed
by o banquet and entertainment.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
TRAFFIC CHIEF
QUESTIONED BY
HOUSE GROUP
Van Duzer Sees Need
for Widening Of
Twelfth Street

Numerous additional Federal
agencies should be placed on a
staggered-hour basis to reduce
traffic congestion in the down.
town area during rush hours, in
the opinion Of Director Of Traffic
William A. Van Duzer.
Testifying as the first witness
before the House District subcom-
mittee studying local traffic ills,
Mr.. Van Duzer declared the stag
gered hour schedule in effect now
in various Federal agencies has
done much to relieve congestion
during the rush hours. He pointed
out, however, that since the SyS.
tenn was inaugurated, about 1Op
600 additional Government work
ers have come into the city. He
added:
at looks as though we will
have to stagger the hours Of
some of the other bureaus"
STREET WIDENING URGED
The traffic director also urged
the widening of Twelfth Street
between Constitution and Inde-
pendence Avenues which, he said.
although widened recently, is I'M
able to carry the traffic which
converges on it during the rush
hours.
He declared "it is nearly inn
possible" to put in a comprehen.
sive system of one-way streets in
Washington because of the mum.
Der of streets on which street
cars run both Ways.
Questioning by Representative
Randolph Carpenter CD Of Kan
sas, chairman of the Subcommit-
tee, brought out the fact that
drivers of automobiles apparently
are more alert in the morning
than in the evenings. It was re-
lated by Director Van Duzer that
the peak loads of traffic are dur.
ing the morning and evening rush
hours, but that there are more
accidents after dark than during
the daylight hours" He also said
there is a higher accident fre-
quency, in the mornings than in
the evenings.
Accident Frequency
Representative Carpenter
wanted to know if peak loads Of
traffic had no relationship to &C.
cidentS. Van Duzer replied that
there is a definite relationship, but
said:
II think automobile drivers
are more alert in the mornings
after a nights rest than they
are in the afternoons when
they are in a hurry to get
home and are tired from their
days work." 81
Indicating that later he may
recommend some pedestrian con.
troll measures, the traffic direc.
tor emphasized that 20 per cent
of the pedestrian accidents are
caused by people not crossing at
the cross walks, and that 80 per
cent OF the pedestrian traffic
deaths resulted from this same
cause. He also asserted that a
major proportion of the traffic
accidents involve pedestrian.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
TIP ON PLANE
CRASH WINS

First information on the crash
of an Army plane at Boiling Field,
in which two fliers were killed,
captured first prize last week in
The Washington Times newstip
contest. .-- --
Second prize was awarded for a
tip on the death Of Eugene R.
Woodson, railway official, in a
fall from the eighth floor Of the
Transportation Building.
Other awards were made for
the following tips: The suicide Of
Stuart Jones, Alexandria fireman:
arrest of a boy charged with theft
Of several automobiles: fire in
Clarendon. Va, and severe burns
suffered by an Alexandria woman
when wax with which she was
cleaning a floor exploded.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
! YOUTHS FACE
H0LDUPQUIz

Solution of approximately 20
robberies during the last 10 days,
including the .holdup and assault
yesterday of Charles j. Lanks, Of
the Fairfax Hotel, was believed
near today as police held in Gus
tody two youths, one 16 and the
other II, on a technical charge
Of investigation.
Detectives who made the ar
rests declared one Of the boys had
in his possession property identi-
fled as belonging to LankS, who
was assaulted and ROBBED by two
white men in an alley near his
home yesterday.
During the Scuffle LankS' jaw
was broken. His car, which was
stolen, was recovered by police to-
day at Eleventh and N Streets
Southeast.
In a series Of other robberies
yesterday close to $3.50 was stolen
from nearly a dozen persons. it
was reported to police today.
Victims Of holdup men
included Shaeffer Bently, 654
Girard st. N. w., who lost $65:
Lena Feinsilver, 529 Lamont St.
N. w., who was robbed Of So:
Mrs. Pearl P. Bethel, 80, Of zoos
Columbia Rd, N. W.. who lost $40
and her pocketboook, and Clara
Miller, 613 Gallatin st. N. w.,
whose purse containing 50 was
seized by a colored boy.
Walter Griffith, 2115 Pennsyl-
vania Ave-, told police he was
robbed of $40; John R. McKeever,
908 S st. N. w., lost $1.45. to
thieves; and Joseph johnson,
colored, 116 Sixth st. N. W., was
robbed of IS by an armed colored
man.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Ken MURRAY
Says:

What q life! It's getting 50
you can't pick up q paper, or
turn on q radio, without find
ing some new candidate max
ing his bid for the presidential
nomination. There hasn't been
so many men lining up, since the
bread line went out of vogue.
OF course, there's on big handi-
cap these fellows have in broad
casting. They don't get their
fan mail until next November.
After hearing Governor Lam
dOn'S speech, observers are re-
ferring to him as a "middle-Of.
the-rOad" candidate. If such
is the case, ALI better step on
it, as there's going to be plenty.
Of traffic on that road "hell'
bent for election"
"And to add to the confusion
Al Smith refuses to pay any at
tentiOn to Senator RObinsOn's
reply to his speech, and de-
mands that F. d. answer it. ..
Sounds like politics are getting
high class; the Smiths only
speak to the ROOSeveltS, and
the ROOsevelts speak only to
Farley.
Syndicate, IncO
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
TIMES STORY
GETS DAWSON
STEADY JOB
Skies Have Brighter
Hue for Carpenter
and Large Family

Although snow clouded the
Capital today, everything looked
bright as a newly painted house
to g. Rodney Dawson, carpenter,
and his family of seven young
sterS,
Friday he faced the weekend
with six cents and an English
sixpence, a scoopful of coal, no
job, no provisions and an over
due rent bill.
Today he got his tools and
went to worl: on a permanent job
as carpenter with a local Con-
struction Company. His first as
Signment was houSe-building in
Chevy Chase, Md.
Told in Times
Dawson's plight was publiciZed
Saturday in The Times after he
had fruitlessly sought work all
month. No less than a dozen Of
fers poured in from sympathetic
Washington employers.
One modest benefactor came to
the back door, thrust a dollar bill
into Mrs. DawSon'S hand and ran
away. Anonymous gifts arrived
also in today's mail. A store
keeper gave the family a free gro
cery order. An instructor at the
Addison School sent IS. A bushel
of coal was delivered to the house.
Friends Come to Aid
Recognizing his picture in The
Times, friends the unemployed
carpenter had not seen for 18
years came to his help.
His first expenditure was for
food for his children, but Dawson
did not neglect any Of those who
offered work. He went out and
telephoned his thanks to each of
them yesterday afternoon. He
said:
II didn't want charity or re-
lief. / wanted hard, honest
work. That is what I asked
The Times to help me get. And
that Is what I got. Mrs. Daw-
son and / may have looked
mad in that picture. But we
aren't mad nOw!"
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Old-TimerS Mourn
Extinct Red FlaTlneIS

learned Of its near-extinction
From there on the search spread
to New York, Philadelphia, Chi
cago and points West. Even in the
wYlds Of Alaska where the sour
doughs still search for gold there
was no red flannel underwear to
be had.
A check of Washington de-
partment stores showed red flan-
nels had gone the way Of the
hoop skirt and the one-horSe shay.
Local underwear buyers either
burst out laughing or thought
somebody was kidding them when
asked If they carried any in
stock,
The Washington times., 1936-02-03

In the good old days when
grandfather was the boss-and
when he not only wore red flan-
mel underwear himself but insisted
on grandma, mother, father and
the children doing the same thing
you could walk into any dry
goods store and for a reasonable
sum purchase a suit that would
shame the hibiscus for color.
1t came in mighty handy, too,
when houses were heated only by
stoves or fireplaces, even if it did
itch when the room got too warm.
But try to purchase some today!
Someone got curious about it in
Columbus, Ohio, the other day and
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
CONSERVATION
PARLEY "OPENS

With the lobby of the Mayflower
transformed into a veritable game
sanctuary, more than 1000 dele
gates to the North American Wild
Life Conference launched a four
day session today in an atmoS-
phere of arboreal Splendor.
Pervading the hotel was the
odor of spruce and pine, while
lining either wall of the first-floor
pavilion were Gagged quail, wad-
ding ducks and birds Of prey.
Panels, from which jutted heads
of buffalo, deer, bear, coyotes and
ring-tailed bobcats, were in evi-
dence.
Fred G. Orsinger, director Of
the aquarium, added to the scene
several tanks of trout and bass.
Secretary Of Agriculture Henry
A. Wallace welcomed the dele
gates at the labor auditorium. He
read a message Of welcome from
President Roosevelt which lauded
members of the conference for
game and forest conservation. F.
A. Silcox, chief of the Forest
Service Of the Department of Ag-
riculture, presided.
Jay NJ Ding Darling, former
head of the Department of Wild
life Research and defender of
vanishing American game, fol-
lowed his former chief on the
speakers stand at the labor audi
torium.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
PEERY, JUDGES
ACCUSED OF
NEP0TISM
Jack Witten Cites Five
Relatives Of State
Head in Jobs
By A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

By A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
RICHMOND, Fe1. 3.-Charges
Of nepotism, allegedly involving
the State supreme vourt Of ap-
peals, Gov. George c. Peery, and
practically every State depart.
ment head. held the spotlight
here today as the general as
sembly convened after the week.
end recess.
The charges were made by
Senator Jack w. Witten, of
North Tazewell, a physician and
an independent Democrat" who
fought the regular Democratic
organization to win his seat in
the State senate. The senator
charged:
'Wives or kinSmen Of four
justices Of the State supreme
court Of appeals are carried
on the State payrOlls as stem
Ographers;
"The practice Of giving jobs
to relatives is abused by the
department heads from the
governor down."
PEERY IN DENIAL
Governor Peery was quick to
answer the charge and the an
nouncement by Senator Witten
that he will introduce a reSolu-
tion in the Senate today demand
ing an investigation Of his charges.
The governor said:
'cNO member Of my family Is
employed in my branch of the
State government and wei
come any investigation into the
nepOtiSm charges the general
assembly may see fit to order"
This brought reply from Sena.
tor Witten:
George Peery, . SON Of Gov
ernOr Peery, is connected with
the Federal Housing Admins
tratiOn, which is supported by
public tax funds. Another son,
Albert, recently was appointed
by Judge A. C. Buchanan to be
trial justice Of TazewelI county,
with part Of his salary paid by
the county and part by the
State.
"LEAVE IT TO PUBLIC"
"A niece Of Governor Peery
has a position in the internal
revenue collectors office in
Richmond. A cousin, George o.
Peery, is an examiner in the bu-
reau Of banking and insurance,
and another cousin, C. H. Peery,
jr., is an inspector for the AlcO-
hOIic Beverage Control Board,
according to the budget pre-
Sented to the general assembly.
81 leave it to the public to de-
eide whether the exalted posi-
tiOn Of the governor has had
Continued on Page IS, Col. y
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Rep. W. D. Thomas
Better in Hospital

Representative william D.
Thomas R) of New York. i'll with
a heart ailment at Naval Hospital,
was reported improved today by
hospital authorities.
On the opening day Of Con-
gresS, Representative Thomas suf-
fered q heart attack when an
elevator on which he was riding
fell. He apparently recovered, but
suffered a relapse and recently
went to the hospital.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
SHAW Melted
BY WOMAN

Mrs. Samuel Scott wanders
over the world in search of mate
rial for drama lectures. Her
pursuit and capture of George
Bernard Shaw she described here
thus:
II had gone to England to
see Mr.. Shaw's The Apple Cart
at the Malvern festival, tut 1
stopped first in Dublin to see
Andrew E. Malone, the Irish
critic. He said / didn't have q
chance. Said he wanted to
interview Shaw, too, but that
Shaw would PROBABLY throw
stones at him.
"Well, / wrote |n Mr.. Shaw.
And he wrote me a card that
the only way people got to him
was by physical force. Flour.
ish this postcard he said on IL.
81 answered, and he sent me
another note. Said to wayIay
him. And 1 did. One day he
came up to the hotel where we
were stopping and / went up
to him.
"He seemed rather melan-
ChOly. The critics had panned
his play dreadfully, calling it
the work of a seniIe old man.
And l said: why, Mr.. Shaw,
yOu don't care what the critics
say about you, do yOu?'
"'YeS, dO,' he said. You
know there is nothing but
headaches and trouble in being
q playwright. / had rather
given beautiful music to the
world, like Elgar.' I thought it
an unusual statement"
Mrs. Scott, a lecturer on the
theater, went to Italy to talk
about government subsidy to the
stage to Mussolini. Bagged him
too. Bagged him? Overwhelmed
him. Carted her daughter, Mrs.
Scott Kenyon, and her grandson,
Scott Kenyon, jr., along-and in.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Physicians Waited p
Years For Party

It was IS years ago-February
/, 1911, to be exact-that q half
dozen young internes whiled away
an hour IN the drug room Of
Columbia Hospital, gloomily dis
cuSsing the future. Finally one
spoke up and made this promise:
twenty-five years from now
you can all enjoy q party at
my expense, so cheer up"
DR.. r. L. LeComte, professor Of
surgery at Georgetown University,
made good his pledge last night
when he entertained four of his
fellow-internes of Is years ago
The Washington times., 1936-02-03

with q party at his home, 2809
Thirty-fourth Pl. N. w. Those
who attended the party were DIR.
Daniel Borden, professor Of sur
gerry at George Washington Uni
versity; DR.. Eliza White Titus,
professor Of gynecology at George
Washington University; DR.. Leon
A. Martel. professor of gynecol-
ogy Of Georgetown University,
and DR.. Thomas F. Loew, also Of
Georgetown University faculty.
The other inferno Of Is years
ago, Clifton E. Young, is now with
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue,
and was absent from the city last
night. ....
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
NOW
Wife of EnUOy
Has Charm
COL. WATSON
By HELEN ESSARY

Best OF luck 10 MIS-. ouey bo1s
I hope she proves an excep
tional person like Mrs. Florence
Kahn, who has done an excellent
Job in the House Of Representa-
tives since she was appointed to
fill the place left by her husband
When an official hostess so COM
bines the dignity of her position
with happy informality that her
guests linger long after the dip
lomatic curfew of ten-thirty, she
is indeed a success.
Madame Zero Jarnefelt, wife Of
the Finnish Minister, is that sort
Of hostess. With her husband.
who represents the third genera
tion of diplomats in his family,
she is beginning series of din.
ners which will be charming ad-
dition to the Washington season.
Madame Jarnefelt, tall, grace
ful and gifted in languages, is the
daughter of the Foreign Minister
Of Finland.
Most successful diplomats and
their wives have been trained in
charm and social responsibility
since they were children.
Madame Peter, wife of the
Swiss Minister (the doyen Of the
diplomatic group-he has been in
Washington since 1920 says she
remembers her first formal din
ners as a girl of 13 in the house
Of her father, Adrien Lachenal,
president of Switzerland.
She can see now a little pink
taffeta dress laid carefully across
the foot of her bed. 1t was to
be put on at a moments notice
in case a guest did not appear
downstairs. One morning after
she had suddenly substituted at
dinner, her mother said:
my dear, last night you did
not talk to the gentleman on
your left"
But mOsler, he was so very
old. With q beard. And so
very fat"
'That is not important. You
must take pains at all parties to
be pleasant"
Madame Peter is one Of the most
delightful of the diplomatic wives.
She is quite handsome and has
fascinating dimpleS.
The gaiety and good nature Of
Col. Edwin M. Watson. whom you
SO often see standing by Mr.. Roose-
velt at White House receptions and
dinners, must be a great satisfac-
ton to a man so burdened with
responsibilities as the President
Of the United States.
Colonel Watson has the South
orn charm you read about in books
and sometimes meet in person. I
suspect it even works between the
hundreds of handshakes at an
official White House party.
Many amusing things happen
as the line passes in front of the
Chief Executive. often there hap
pens such an incident as this:
"YOur name, madam" asks
the aide softly.
''Mrs. Horace FOtheringaIe
Brown"
"MrS. BrOwn!"
"Say it correctly. The name
Is Mrs. Horace FOtheringale
Brown!
The White House aides who in
troduce the guests to the President
alternate at large receptions every
Is minutes.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Fall Proves Fatal

Injuries suffered in a fall on an
icy street Christmas Day proved
fatal yesterday to Mrs. Anna B.
Smith, 81, of 1928 Connecticut
Ave. N. W., at Garfield Hospital.
She fell while crossing the street
lear her home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
Father Coughlin Will Tone Do1Un Speeches
Vatican Circles Confident That Radio Priest, Bishop Gallagher Are Aware of Church's Desire;
 Vatican Now Considers Matter Closed

Vatican sity, Aug. 3, (uP)--Vati. can circles expressed reasonable confidence today that Father Charles Y. Coughllh, tho radio priest would moderate tho tone of his political utterancos, ct least during tho presidential campaign, Both Father Coughlln and hls superior, DlBhop Michael J, Gallagher Of Do. trolt, it was said arc now aware of the chureh's deslro that ho tone down his Hpeeehes. The VaticAn'S attitude, it was emphasized, iS not of a disciplinary nature, because Father Coughlin has not violated canon law. The Bishop was Ad- Vlaed to urge Father Coughlln "ln .A friendly manner" Co contlno hlf speeches AS far Aa possible to Fe' ligiouB topics, to avoid ombarraSs. ing the church.
 Merely Remembrance
 it was considered here that Blshop dallagher's action in tho priests noted "liar" speech was not disciplinary, but merely 6 remon. stFanee against intempeFate Ian. guage. Tho Vatican now considers the matter closed, unless unfor0s seen developments arise, They greatly deplored the publicity which has been given to tho matter, be.
 Continued on Page O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
SWIFT co. HAS
 WON NEW TRIAL
Decision of Judge PeasIey Is Set Down By
 Supreme Court

Ro.trial of tho action by Swift and Go. Of Waterbury. an injinc. ton and damages against tho peos ploB Coal and Oil O., iS ordered by tho state supreme court Of ef' TOTS in 6 deciBIon handed down toe dDy. Tho court, ifl c decision writ- tAA by Justice William Maltbie and concurred in by the other justices, finds erroP in the Judgment for the defendants handed down by Judge Frederick M. Peagley, and sets the Judgment aside.
 Tho case appealed from the Bu- perior court here by tho plaintiffs, was argued during tho May term of supreme court Of errors. Attorneys Richardgoi BFongon and ]. Warren Upgon appeared for tho plaintiffs, and Attorneys John II. Cassidy and Mitchell Meyers for the defendants,
 OH Tanks Complaint
 Tho suit was brought by the Swift Go, 6 wholesale meat concern, after oil and water from tanks of tho defendant company, on Q lot adjoining the Swift warehouse, had allegedly seeped through into ref. Figcrating rooms in the Swift bulld- ing. The alleged nuisance began in September, i094p
 In Judge peaglcy's decision for the defendants he held that the oil reached the Swift building through BubterTaneal currents and that the coal and oil company was not guilty
 (Continued on Page l)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
NURSERY RHYMES
 FOR QUINTUPLETS

CallRnder, Ont, Aug, 6-(uP)-- Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe said today read- Ing of nurscry rhymes Co the Dionne quintupletS probably would be cons fined for . few days to tho more cheerful" ones,
 HiS decision results, he said, from tho fearful intervention of Emile In tho tale Of Old Mother Hubbard and her bare cupboard.
 The quinS were read the story by ono of their nurses Monday night, and all except Emile heard of Mother Hubbard's dog quite calmly, Emilio, however, was overcome by the tragedy Of the hungry dog and went to bed, and eventually to sleep, with her face tear.streaked. Yes terday morning at breakfast the quins were served bacon. Emile left the table and soon returned carry. ing the nursery book opened at the picture of Mother Hubbard and her dog, She took Q piece of bacon, placed 1t directly under the dogs nose and then, all smiles, finished her meal.
 When Dr. Dafoe arrived at the nursery Emile showed him the bacon-smeare picture of the dog, and assured him, he says, in her own way that everything was all right as the dog had enjoyed his meal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
Final News Flashes
FATHER COUCHLIN ACCEPTS BET

Royal Oak, Mich., Aug. 5.-(UP)-Father a Providence, R. l., business man to cover $25,OOO wager that Rep. William Lemke will poll greater presidential vote in Rhode Island than Gov. Ali M Landon the republican nom- inee. In accepting the offer of Frederick l.. 'Jenckes to cover the $25,000 bet at odds of 3 to g. the radio priest stipulated that the money, if won by the National Union for Social Justice, be used to aid orphans of the New England state. secretary at the Shrine of the Little Flower re- vealed that Father Coughlin's reply had been telegraphed to Jenckes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
FOREIGN WOMEN
 ARE EVACUATED

Wuchow, China, Aug, S-(Via USS MindanRo- tUp)--All foreign wo. men and children were evacuated from Wuchow today in tho face of the threat Of invasion by central government troops into KwRngSl province.
 Wuchow, on tho West river above Canton, was regarded Rs being in tho path of the possible invasion, The river gunboatS Mindanao, of the United States, and tho Moth and Seamew of drite Britain, were standing by for protection.
 Tho women and children were taken of on the s, 8, Kongso, They included Miss II. ], Thompson of Attleboro, Mass. A member of tho Alliance Mission: Mrs, Roy R. Pear son, Standard oil of New York: Mrs. George Edward Jones, Asiatic Petroleum Co.,; Mrs. A. r. McCor- mick, Standard oil of New York, and Mrs. A. Feragen, Chinese mari. time customs.