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The Washington times., 1936-02-24
SUIT
ASKS S$25,OOO

Charging breach Of q lease con-
tract and slander, Mrs. Mary Eliz-
abeth Sherman, 58l2 Georgia Ave.
N. w., sued Loyal B. Aldrich, 1642
Jonquil st. N. W., for $25, 900 dam.
ages in District Supreme Court TO-
day.
Attorneys Richard A. Harman
and John G. Epaminonda repre-
sented MRS. Sherman, who claims
she leased premises at 2106 N st.
N. w. from the defendant on Feb
ruary 5 and underwent consider
able expense In furnishing the
house before she and her husband
left the city for a short vacation.
On her return to the city on
February 10, her counsel charge,
she found the doors locked against
her and the owner Of the property
in possession. When she demanded
an explanation, Mr.. Aldr1ch made
slanderous remarks reflecting on
her moral character, she contends.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
GAS POISONING
FELLS2MEN

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. "a.
Two men narrowly escaped death
from carbon monoxide poisoning
here Saturday night while bound
for Orlando, Fla, with two truck
loads Of orange crates.
Arriving in Rockville shortly
after 10 p. m, the two drivers, H.
w. Bucher, %, and Harold Small
wood, both Of Biglerville, Pa,
parked their trucks near the
courthouse and got out to rest.
AS they started walking down
the street, they staggered and one
Of them fell. C. w. Christy, pro-
prietor Of a cleaning establish
ment, called the Rescue Squad.
The men were taken to the fire
house where the rescue squad
worked over them for more than
an hour before they revived. Car.
bon monoxide poisoning was Civ.
en- as the cause Of their collapse.
They later were removed to
Georgetown Hospital. The two
men returned to Rockville late
yesterday, apparently recovered
from the attack, and continued
their Journey.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
JOHN NESBITT
IN new POST

John Nesbitt, for the past five
years . clerk in the United States
Attorneys office, resigned today
to become law clerk to Associate
Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel, Of
the Court Of Appeals.
One Of the youngest members
Of the District Attorneys staff, Mr..
Nesbitt has been assigned q num-
Der Of important details, principal
ly including investigation leading
to the indictment and conviction
Of Sam Beard and IL others on
gaming conspiracy charges. He
was one Of the chief government
witnesses In the Beard trial.
Mr.. Nesbitt Is q native Of Wash
ington was educated In the local
grammar schools, Central High
School, George washington Uni
versity, and received his masters
degree in law at Columbus Univer-
sity Law School in 1884.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
FARM IS URGED
AS SHRINE TO
WASHINGTON

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb
24.-Elated by the success Of the
Washington Birthday celebration
here. which attracted several
thousand persons, Fredericksburg
citizens today were planning ON O
drive to purchase Ferry Farm, the
boyhood home Of the First PreSi-
dent, to be q national shrine.
Ferry Farm, scene Of the exer-
ciSeS on Saturday, Is the place
where traditionally the youthful
George chopped down the cherry
tree and threw Q dollar across the
Rappahannock River, q feat sue
ceSsfully emulated Saturday by
Walter johnson, famous baseball
player.
A foundation was organized
about 10 years ago to purchase the
480-acre farm and restore it to the
state it was in when occupied by
the washington family.
Heading the foundation Is A.
Stedman Hills, Of Washington,
and other members are Booth
Harrington, Admiral Richard Z.
Byrd. Ralph Adams Cram and
John BaSSett Moore.
Members Of the foundation and
Fredericksburg residents believe in
view Of the widespread interest in
the Saturday celebration now Is
the time to go ahead with plans
for raising funds and acquiring
the farm.
The throw Of the dollar across
the river brought joy to Pietro
Yon, 30-year-old stone mason who
retrieved the coin, for he has been
offered 5000 for it.
Yon was successful as hundreds
Of men and boys scrambled for the
coin, the third to be tossed. A
native of italy who came to this
country eight years ago, You said
he thought he would use the
money to take q trip home and
see his mother.
AS q schoolboy in Italy he had
read Of George Washington, ne
said, but never expected to visit
his boyhood home or to profit BY
the trip as he did Saturday.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
1888 on Crippled Ship
To Be Landed T0daV

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. "a
QNSO-TenderS were expected to-
day to remove 1873 passengers Of the
disabled FurnesS-Withy steamer
Nova Scotia and bring them
ashore for a resumption Of their
journey to New York aboard an
other ship.
The passengers had been held
aboard the vessel at Murray'S
anchorage for many hours, rough
weather having blocked attempts
to remove them since Friday
night. Bound from Trinidad to
New York, the Nova Scotia threw
her propeller last Wednesday 800
miles south of here and was
towed in by the s. S. Eastern
Prince.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Coal Wage PdrIeys
Open in New York

NEW YORK, Feb, "a QN.S0.
Negotiations began today between
representatives Of the United
Mine Workers, headed by John
L. Lewis, and anthracite opera
tors on new wage and work agree
ments to go into effect when the
current agreement, signed five
years ago, expires March 81.
The conferences are expected
to last several weeks. Wage in
creaSeS and improved working con-
ditions are demanded by the
miners. Pay cuts have been pro-
posed by the operators.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
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The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Nail as Toothpick
May Cost Boy,
21, His Life

SUFFOLK, Va, Feb. 24.-Pick.
ing his teeth with o nail may
cost william Jones, Il, II SUI.
folk, his life.
Jones swallowed the nail. It
lodged in his stomach and sur.
geons performed q delicate op
Grafton to recover 1t.
DR.. Edward c. Joyner said the
nail had caused serious injury
Jones' chances Of recovery are
regarded as only $3.50.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
GIRL PATR|C|DE
G0ES0NT TRIAL

CANADARKO, Okla, Feb. "A
U.N.S0.-TeStimony was sched.
uled to begin today in the trial of
Emma Willis, 18-yesr-old farm
girl, for the shotgun Staying Of
her father, IddiS Willis, last De.
cember 81. The State charges
the attractive young defendant
killed her father as he slept, be
cause he would not permit her to
keep q date with boy.
The prosecution expects to use
less than an hour to present its
case, County Attorney Amos Sto.
vail said today. Policeman Joe
Harp, who went to the Willis
home after the shooting, will be
the first witness. None Of the
Willis family will be called by the
State, but Emma, herself, will be
the first defense witness, her at
torney said.
The defense is expected to ad-
vance the plea that the brutality
Of the 56-year-old parent caused
his daughters mind to be tenn
porary unsettled.
The red-haired young farmer
girl has declared, officers said,
that her father had beaten her
ever since she could remember.
The prosecution is expected to
combat this line of defense by at
tempting to show that temper
ary" insanity is no justification
for crime. County Attorney Sto-
vail conferred Saturday with DR..
j. ]. Gable, Oklahoma alieniSt,
in this connection.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
EZEKIEL BACKS
u. 5. PARTNER

Business and government should
be in partnership. to produce an
economic democracy, according
to Mordecai Ezekiel. economic ad-
wiser to the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture.
He made the statement In q
talk last night before 500 persons
gathered in the Shoreham Hotel
for a meeting of the Town Ha1l'
DR.. Ezekiel recommended that,
to further permanent prosperity:
industry should expand to its fun
capacity and share more Of its
intake with workers in lower In
come brackets, to boost consumer
purchasing power. He SAID:
POLITICALLY, such . program
should Osfer-and deliver-some-
thing to every group. 1t need
not take from those who have
but by using our resources to
full capacity, it could create
more for those that have mot.
ut could give labor full en-
plOyment, higher and increasing
wages, and representation In
Industrial policy; capital and
management, full operation and
larger profit; farmers, widened
markets ut profitable prices;
and consumers, rising income
without higher costs Of living.
A feature Of the evening was
the assertion by former Senator
Smith w. Brookhart that the
average Russian is 1889 per cent"
better off at the present time
than he was during the CZar1St
regime.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Fire Kills Children;
Father Near Death

HACKENSACK, N. j., Feb. "a
QN.SO-Thomas Vetri, father OF
the four small children who were
burned to death Saturday when
fire destroyed the Vetri bungalow
was still in a critical condition
from burns today. Mrs. Antoinette
Vetri is also a patient recovering
from slight burns and shock. The
children were John, 8; Louis. 8;
Rose Marie, 2, and Barbara, 2
months.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Overlooked Suspect
Quizzed In Robberies

HAGERsToWN, Md, Feb. "a.
Wearing % pieces Of clothing in
cluding seven coats, four sweaters
and several suits Of underclothing
Jess Miller, 20, Of Fairmont, was
arrested at the freight yards here
and questioned in a series Of rob
berries in western Maryland.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Bronx Wants Law
On Legal LOTTERY

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Borough
President James j. Lyons Of the
Bronx has renewed his fight for
legalization Of a municipal lottery,
urging Governor LIE h m a n and
leaders Of the legislature to pass a
bill authorizing such q program.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
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The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Dignitdries Attend
Hungarian Services

Headed by the minister Of Hun
gary, John Pelenyi, distinguished
gathering yesterday attended the
first Hungarian church service
ever held in Washington.
The service signalling the for.
tieth anniversary Of the founding
Of the Hungarian Reformed Fed
GRAFTON Of America, was held In
Grace Church. The president OF
the organization, Rev. Francis
Ujlaki, Of Toledo, Ohio, preached
the sermon.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
100 Amateurs Attend
Thespians' BANQUET

More than 100 amateur thes-
plans and Community Center Of
ficials gathered last night at the
Parrot tea room for the annual
dinner signalizing the completion
Of the organic ?ation's one-act play
festival. Representative John
Steven McGroarty Of California
was the principal speaker. Denis
e. Connell acted as toastmaster.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24

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The Washington times., 1936-02-24
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20
Party Did Not Turn Out Awful
 Bad After All

In spite of the gay music. the Christmas atmosphere, Doris Brian vas miserable. For the first time il lis life Dick was neglecting her fo 'onle one else. Ever since the frs dance he seemed to have eyes and ars for just one person. i5arba4 Nverton. visitor from Chicago Doris couldn't understand it; Bar bara was not even pretty. But there was Dick, hanging on every word ne was saying, and leaving Dor nnoticed.
 Only yesterday he had been sug- esting that they get married 'Ther as his writing: he had told he
 omething would come from it be ore long. Editors couldn't keep say. ng mo" forever But now ht eemed to have forgotten that she ven existed. Doris had heard oi nen growing suddenly infatuated ike that
 Snatching a wrap she hurried ou n the veranda. She couldn't bea. he gayety another moment Sud lenly she felt herself whirle6 round. Dick had come quickly trough the doorway. I've got the whole dope from her." he was say- ng excitedly. I'm on the way te iches. Don't you know she THE Barbara Overton who took frs place in the biggest contests las year-and honey-she's put mt on the track. I'm going to win bi. money next year-you see if don't Doris, are you willing to take . chance, and marry me right away to make it Christmas wedding?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20
INSIDE" OF
 CHRISTMAS

The large house interested Celia here seemed little life within, nC Christmas decorations in the win. iows as in many dwellings on tho ;treets. Tonight a dim light il he back, with the early Christmas eve twilight heightened its drab- ness.
 "One may be excused for inquis- tiveness tonight" Celia led Ann ler roomate onto the porch This house, outside, looks gloomy but 10 more than is my heart. II admit being disappointed because of no opening, after our singing addition over WCQ this afternoon. Celia, slipping to a side door, witt nm, began singing Christmas Car ols. A door opened and a digni- lied woman said:
 Come inside girls, and sing. Tn Mrs. Ashby. There's piano, no, opened since Beulah--''
 We'll sing if you join us Celia answered.
 After singing, Celia told of ambi- ions for her voice and of the after loons disappointment
 Girls. you have given me happ5 ire-Christmas eve and birthday s well. Many of my club mem 1ers have birthdays at this season Please come again, tonight, if yot wish. You're across the street. Celia and Ann, at home, wert aating. when, answering the tele- phone, Celia swung Ann around .nto dizziness.
 We're to report for a program tomorrow afternoon over WCQl Someone not filling engagement We'll practice on Mrs. Ashby's pi- mo. Let's decorate her windows with these wreaths," Celia said.
 During the Christmas day pro- gram, dedicated to those witt birthdays of the season, when Mrs Ashby's name was mentioned, the announcer said:
 Mrs. Ashby will enjoy this pro- gram. She called us last evening asked that you girls sing foi birthdays of her club members other members asked for you, too Mrs. Ashby travels, gives of time and money to a shut-in club oi which she is national president Her daughter is the wife of famed doctor in India. You probably will have permanent program fol birthdays of listeners" Maybe that house interested me because, even though boards and stone, human kindness, character oozes through. Her windows look SC pretty, though, with our wreaths, Celia told Ann.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20
Each in His Way

Every family has its own way of celebrating Christmas. Do you have the tree on Christmas eve or Christ mas morning? It seems all wrong to me to take off it's gifts at any other time than the dark early morning of Christmas itself. Yet I have a friend who considers that Santa Claus can only arrive in the candle-lit twilight, so that visions of sugar plums already seen, as well as those to be found in the stock ings at dawn, may dance through the heads of the young ones.
 Among my Christmas memories are years when our household could not afford trimming tree, and there was no mantelpiece for hang ing stockings. Some people might think that combination to knock merriment into a cooked hatl They should have seen our excitement at hanging a stocking from the back of each chair, and the delighted squeals when we discovered in the morning that Santa had filled the chairs as well as the dangling hos iery with appropriate gifts. If they were cheap and the tinsel and holly conspicuously lacking, only the grown-ups knew it.
 There was always box of dom- inoes in somebody's stocking, since my father liked to play. We usu- ally spent Christmas morning in a family game, and have just this
 moment suspected it wasn't the children who started itl I've an- other friend whose father insists on
 making popcorn balls Christmas
 morning, and her mother must all
 ways fry sausage. So, Merry Christi
 mas, each in your own wayl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20
'Dedr's
 |Christnlas Doll

Dear was really too big to play with dolls. Yet, when she said that all she wanted for Christmas was 2 really nice doll, of course mama and everyone gave in.
 People always were nice to Dear, probably because Dear was so nice. That was why everyone called her Dear" instead of by name.
 Such doll, on Christmas morn ing, with real eyelashes. and long curls. It could walk, talk, and sleep And it had a whole trunk of lovely dresses and shoes, and little fur coat.
 Dear dashed down to see it first thing Christmas morning, and then when breakfast was over, she got her wraps, dressed the doll in its fur coat, and set out with it's trunk under one arm, and it in the other She's so proud, she has to show
 t to her friends smiled mama. But when Dear returned, she had tlOibAlO4 NtOll Ol u uilh. WHY. DCdt, said mama, where's your doll?" i T gave it away" Dear answered. T do hope you won't mind You see, knew little girl who had never had a doll in her whole life, and I wanted so to give her one on Christ mas"
 But Dear, why didn't you say so? We could have bought one that would have been good enough, and you could have kept yours"
 That's why, mama Dear ex- olained. Tt had to be just the nic- est doll ever, to be fun. And oh
 mama" she cried, her fave beam
 ng with happiness, did you ever
 ee poor little girl with her first
 ovely Christmas present?'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20
FORTUNE FOUND |IE BUCKLES ON
 CHRISTMASSH0E

Timothy Brown knew not a soul in Harrisburg well enough to merit an invitation to a Christmas din- ner, for he had opened the little shoe repairing cubby hole in the postoffice building only ten days previous to the holiday. And the little restaurant served no turkey either, for they had probably fig ured everyone would be eating else where.
 Rather blue and unhappy, Timo- thy slipped back to his workbench, there to get caught up on the ava lanche of work that had poured in upon him. The first pair of slip pers-yes, he remember the pale, thin little girl that had brought chem in. My aunt bought them for 25 cents at an auction of second- hand things in the city and sent them to me; but they do need re- pairing before I can wear them. But I've only 25 cents to my name -could-would you repair them for that amount, MT. BroWn?' or course. he assured her that 1t wouldn't cost that-not to her, Of the sad and wistful eyes
 Why, I may be shoe rebuilder, but if those buckles aren't worth a fortune then I'd better get out of his business" he shouted to the empty little room as he suddenly discovered the winking little buckles were not of the dime store variety
 Luck was with him when he sent | messenger for the poor girl own- er of the secondhand slippers, and tt the jewellers home the pair were n luck-the expert in gems told hem that the buckles would posi- ively remove the girl out of the )auper class, for they were really worth a fortune.
 Happy and merry Christmases nay come and go, but Timothy will lever be lonely again, for the lucky title girl later said yes to Timo- hy, not out of gratitude but be- .ausa of love at first sight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20

Say, Jen, where's the star for the top?
 Dick Dartmouth smiles down at the girl who stood at the foot of the ladder. How does it lock?' he asked.
 Fine, Dick, it's almost like be- ing home,' she exclaimed, and then her face sobered.
 "Heren said Dick, and descend ed Don't you dare let me down. It's a darn shame that the whole school piled off for the holidays and left you behind with me, but still, if you hadn't stayed, what would I have done?"
 And if you hadn't stayed, what would I? I couldn't nearly afford the trip home"
 But at least, Jen, you have g home he said wistfully
 T know. I'd been thinking of that" She strengthened. Come on, let's get through. What shall we do with the mistletoe?"
 "Ill take it." He began twining it around a lamp fixture. Do you know, Jen' he said musingly I'm surprised some of the other girls didn't invite you to visit them"
 She was silent for a moment They did, Dick. But I preferred to stay here with you"
 Honestly darling?' He laughed happily. And l turned down three chances just to stay here with you"
 And quite naturally he discovered what to do with the mistltoe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20
IN THE AIR,
 CHRISTMAS

Old MT. Saddler had the most unique and delightful ideas. Unques- tionably he was the happiest man in town, though he hadn't much money, and lived in quite a modest way, in quite the smallest house. People loved to drop in for a chat. Old men came for smoke by his fireside. Women brought their chill dren to spend the afternoon when they were busy MT. Saddler well comed everyone as if he were a king in a palace.
 One snowy day when every foot step creaked underfoot, and the whole world looked buried under white wool, several people on their way here and there dropped in to see MT. Saddler. A bright fire cracked on the hearth. A green wreath huEg above the mantei- piece. There was distinct smell of rich pudding having been re- gently cooked.
 This place has more Christmas about it." declared one guest. than any place I've seen. How do you dc it? After all, there's only one green wreath"
 Well, I hardly know how to tell you" said the host. T guess it's just that I feel Christmassy and maybe it sort of fills the room like steam from a pudding I know" he smiled at them. you think me pe- culiar at times, but it's what goes on in your heart that makes the outside you live in pleasant. Ano here's another thing. Laugh if you like I shan't mind. I Ike to think that all the happy chimes of church bells at Christmas keep travelling around the world until it's time tc ring them again. Why not? And the fine songs and anthems and all the joyous laughter of children. We cpeak of planets being so many light-years' away from the earth and sound taking thus and thus a time to reach a certain place. Well then he smiled at them" I guess I just sort of hear those things Maybe I have a good receiving-set in my head And perhaps I sort of , he waved a hand around broad cast my happiness here in this room.'
 The guests nodded. Maybe you do" they said, Anyhow we feel chock full of Christmas"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20
Woman Disclaims
 Isle Utopian Plan

NASSAU, Bahamas, Dec. 20-Mrs Edwyn w. Tyrell-Beck said she might buy some property here, but she laughed at the idea of estab- fishing lone island for persons tired of civilization.
 When her distant American rela- tive, Austin Beck, of Swampsscott Mass, sailed from New York to meet the English woman in Nassau he said they and her husband, Ma jor Tyrrell-Beck, would purchase one of the coral cays in this vi- cinity and set up Utopian re- treat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-20
Boy Tied to Brother
 Plays Hockey Again

CROYDON, England, Dec 20. = Unsuccessful measures of making an eight-year-old boy go to school when he didn't want to go were out lined to a Croydon court by the fa- ther
 T have taken him to school my self and to the police station- sal the vexed parent. T have stopped his food and belted him, anu ,,-. he doesn't take any notice
 T even tied him to his elder brother for them to go to scnool to- gether, hut he cut the string, kick ed his brother, and hopped it."