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The Washington times., 1936-11-24
PRESS 0USTED
AS LETTER
IS READ
Missive Believed to
Charge Misconduct
To Policemen

Open dissension among men,
bers of the Prince Georges County
Board of Commissioners broke out
today shortly before the group,
gathered to consider a new phase
of the alleged police-bonding
racket in the county, ordered news
papermen from the commissioners
room in the courthouse at Upper
Marlboro.
The strained relations within
the board, which has been the
target of public criticism for it's
handling of the racket" charges,
became evident when Perry BoS-
well, president of the board, &C
cuSed another member, Capt. Vim
ton P. Cockey, of Laurel, of having
prior knowledge Of the contents
of a letter whose consideration
prompted today's meeting.
COckey Denies Charge
Boswell, turning on Cockey, de.
clared:
"TOO much Of this stuff has
been going on ard you've got to
stop it,"
Cockey retorted:
"That'S not So"
At this point Boswell demanded
newspaper reporters should leave
the room.
The letter in question was from
Harvey L. Cobb, Washington at
torney for the Keystone Automo-
bile Club, which started original
pressure to clean up" what Off
ticialS claim is a racket" The
message from Cobb was believed
to contain charges about county
policemen connected with the Hy-
attsville Sub-station, similar to al
legations which the board of COM
miSSionerS refused to hear in per.
son from Cobb and other wit
nesses last Tuesday.
COckey Apologies
AS newspaper men left the
board room, Cockey told them:
II apologize for the action Of
the other commissioners"
Meanwhile, the Prince Georges
County Chamber of Commerce
Joined several town councils and
other bodies which have de-
manded that the Board of Com.
missioners should meet the situ-
ton Squarely."
A letter from the chamber, de.
livered to the board today, re.
ported a resolution asking that
full investigation should be made
of Hyattsville policemen and
bondsmen, that three police en-
ployeS under suspension should
be given a chance to clear them.
selves or else be punished" and
that positions left vacant by the
suspensions should be filled
promptly.
Today's developments followed
the revelation that Elmer PUN.
phrey, professional bonds1nan, is
being sued for $15.70 by Stanley
A. Fox. of Washington, who
alleges in the suit he was a vic.
tim Of the alleged racket"
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
Jews Of City TO Unite
For THANKSGIVING Rite

Jews Of this city will observe
Thanksgiving day with united
services at the Eighth Street Tenn
pie, Thursday at II a. m. All
rabbiS will take part.
President Roosevelt's Thanks
giving Proclamation will be read
by Rabbi Solomon Metz, DR.. Alb
ram Simon will preach and Rabbi
Isadore Breslau will deliver the
benediction.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
New Stamp Issues
Will Honor Heroes

New one-cent stamps, dedicated
to Army and Navy heroes, will go
on sale December IS.
The first two issues will honor
men who played important parts
in the early affairs of this coun-
try. The Navy stamp will bear
the pictures of John Paul Jones
and John Barry, the Army stamp
those of George Washington and
Nathaniel Greene. They will be
printed in green ink.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24

Embassy be- Mrs. Frances Bunker
lieves that it wilt:
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
Show at Church

The Senior B. Y. P. U. Of Beth
any Baptist Church will hold an
amateur show tonight at o'clock
at the church, Second Street and
Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
Proceeds will be used to aid the
needy at Thanksgiving.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24

tea you hear
the name of
the beautiful
Mrs. Frances
Bunker.
Will her mar
riage to Senor
Augusta RoSso,
formerly Italian
Ambassador to
United States
and now Mus
Solini's repre-
en- t a tive in
r u S S ia, soon
take placer
The Italian
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
Treated for Poisoning

Mrs. Louise Exum, 81, of I'LL
M st. N. W., was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital early today for
poisoning. She was taken to the
hospital by her husband and later
was released.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-21
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES.

intelligent attitude can be taken by
the examiner, he said.
The income tax return, briefly, is
this, he said:
Single persons who have a net
income Of $1,000 or more or gross
income of $4,000 or more must file
a return, and married couples who
have net income of $500 or more
or gross income of $4,000 or more
must file returns.
The filing period began jan / and
is to end March is, 1886. The re-
turn must be filed with the income
collectors Office in the district in
which the person lives.
The taxpayer must pay per cent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-21
KERN TO SPEAK
AT SESSION OF
FARMER GROUP
ThreShermen and Power
Users to Hold Annual
Meetinq Here.

The annual convention of the In
diana Brotherhood of Threshermen
and Farm Power Users is TO be held
wednesday, Thursday and Friday at
the Spencer.
Speakers Wednesday are to in
clude Mayor Kern, Vinson H. Mani
fold Oliver Butler, organization
president; L. A. Hardin, w. S. Arm
old, j. d. Johnston, F. G. Rasten-
burg of the Citizens Gas and Coke
Utility and w D. Hammerstadt.
The following day speakers are to
be l.. A. Clarke, Wisconsin Brother
hood Of Threshermen secretary;
Harry z. McClain, State Insurance
Commissioner; Donald F. Silver,
State Safety Director; former Sena-
tor Arthur r. Robinson and Harry
White.
l.. A. Clarke, Farm Power Maya
zine editor, is to speak Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-21
SMITH ADVISES
CAREFUL STUDY
OF TAX ORDERS
u. S. Official Also Urges
Memoranda Be Saved
for Reference.

Instructions in filing income tax
returns were given today by Will
H. Smith, Internal Revenue Collec-
tor for Indiana.
He warned persons filing returns
to study the instructions on the
form thoroughly before preparing
the blank. He also urged that the
memoranda from which the return
was prepared be saved for future
reference.
Furthermore, the taxpayer should
attach any memorandum Of expla-
nation to the return, so that more
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-21
SEE WHAT cAMERAMAN FOUND! JUST LUCK, TOO
II is all a
mistake that

-
mistake that
Miss o. c.
Harbaugh's
picture is in the
paper. But
nobody Is sorry
that it happened.
Miss Harbaugh
is hostess on the
TWA
airliner that flies
between Newark
and Kansas City.
She loves
flying, says it's
the only life.
The Times
photographer was
at Municipal
Airport to get a
picture of
Henrietta Lieber,
recently named
Americas
most beautiful
model. But
Miss Lieber
crossed up
every one by
nIan~snn nIanaC
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-21
Lodges to Celebrate SUNDAY

Anniversary celebrations are to be
held Sunday by Germania Lodge
129, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, and Mozart Rebekah Lodge 1913
IN the Germania Lodge hall East
and Prospectsts. Cermania Lodge
will be 80 years old and Mozart -.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-21

at Kansas City for Chicago. Miss
Harbaugh agreed to substitute.
And what a pinch hitter. One
look at her and it's easy to I'M
derstand why the country is be-
coming air minded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-21

on amount of net income in excess
of personal exemptions, credit for
dependents, dividends of domestic
corporations subject to taxation, in
terest on obligations of the United
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06
INGERSON HERE

Ashbel Ingerson, of Flaxton. N.
D., secretary of the Direct I,eois-
latlve League of North Dakota
came to Plentywood ON business
IN connection with his orrani1s-
ton Wednesday afternoon. Ooino
from here to Minot, Thursdav afs
ternoon. Ashbel Ingerson Is The
son Of former Sen. Ralph Inger-
son, one of the old war horses If
the Nonpartisan League during
early and militant days. The Sen.
ator is now manager of the Farm
eers Union Exchange and resides
in st. Paul, MINI,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06
Roosevelt Signs

Continued from page one)
three years can be preserved and
national recovery continue.
8. "The protection of consumers
by assuring adequate supplies of
food and and fiber now and in the
future"
CHECK
BIG WASTE
He said annual expenditure linn
tied to $500,000yO00 by congress is
"far less than the actual yearly
waste of fertility by erosion" The
act, he said, will "help to bring
about and maintain a healthy sup
ply and demand situation from
farm commodities, which will have
a beneficial effect upon farm
prices and farm income"
'This legislation" he said, "rep-
resents an attempt to develops,
opt Of the far-reaching and partly
emergency efforts under the agri-
cultural adjustment administration
act, a longtime program for AM
erican agriculture
The new law provides benefit
payments to farmers who cooper
ate In federal suggestions for
conservation of soil fertility in
1886 and 1887. It provides, also,
for federal subsidies to states set
ting up permanent state programs
In 1898 and thereafter.
Davis predicted q delay Of six
weeks or more in PRONUNCIATION Of
rules and regulations for admins
tration Of the new act and appeal
ed to farmers, meanwhile, to an
ticipate benefit payments by re.
moving 100000 acres from in-
tensivS cultivation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06
The American Guide, Writers Project No. |

the cooperation of the people OF
their communities can make it.
That result should be an inventory
Of our country providing both
present and future citizens with
vast treasury of national, state
and local lore immeasurably more
valuable than could be furnished
by any merely commercial guide
or other existing reference work.
1t should stimulate the "See AM
erica First" movement, drawing
tourists into localities which have
previously been sighted and
causing even old residents to find
new centers of interest within
their own communities. 1t should
attract new bushes and give fresh
impetus to the study and utiliza-
ton of natural resources and other
community assets. And, by putting
every interesting fact into per-
manent record, it should give
small communities the best oppor~
tunity they have ever had of gain
ing the attention of future investi-
gaors in any field. Historians, es-
pecially, will find it mine of in
formation on every aspect of the
America in which we live.
Having the notable features all
localities presented to the world
through an authentic government
publication is expected to advance
the conservation and development
of literary and historic shrines,
scenic beauties and natural adj
vantages of various sorts. 1t is
well known that people are prone
to under-rate things which are
their own and which are familiar to
them, until outsiders begin to take
an interest in them and awaken
their pride of possession. Many
American communities are making
sadly inadequate efforts to pre-
serve landmarks and relics Of
great historic and cultural value,
and some of this heedlessness and
neglect may be checked by wider
knowledge and discussion.
Sheridan county has many
things which are of absorbing in
terest when one begins to inquire
into them. We have, for example,
some of those bilingual commun-
tiles which are SO swiftly disap.
pearing from the American scene
as immigration dwindles, notably
the Danish community of Dagmar
and the smaller Russian one near
Outlook communities which have
to some extent retained cultural
and ethnic identity which is COM
pletely unfamiliar to older local
tiles. For an example of a differ
ent kind, we have the intense pre-
occupation with politics and So
cial questions which is perhaps
the outstanding historical fact
about the county. And physically,
we have such things as the pre-
historic Missouri River Valley, the
fascinating badlands areas which
may some day prove of great val
ne, and the communicating little
creeks which would nevertheless
deposit us on the Gulf of Mexico
without any bother about fares
and tickets, any time we cared tc
get into a small boat and mere,
ly let them carry us along.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06

The Professional and Service
Projects Section Of the WPA has
undertaken the compilation of an
encyclopedia work in five volumes
called The American Guide, de-
signed to be the comprehensive Of
fetal work on the nation as
whole and on all its parts.
Writers and their research as
sistants are now at work in every
section of the country, gathering
data and reducing them to read
able, straightforward account Of
every community in the United
States, its history and present de-
velopment, social, industrial, cul-
tural and commercial. The Guide
will be published in five large re-
gional volumes for the country as
whole, and also in separate state
volumes. The material for indi-
vidual counties and cities will be
deposited with the proper author
tiles for possible later publication
as local Guides.
Writers and their assistants are
chosen carefully, and are under
strict instructions from State and
Federal supervisors to prepare
their copy as conscientiously and
painstakingl y as if they were
writing their own books over their
own signatures. Accuracy and
completeness are featured, and ev-
cry effort will be made to treat
in proportion to their Importance
those features Of each community
which are Of outstanding interest.
To that end the cooperation of the
public is invited, and all persons
who possess interesting informa-
ton about their communities are
urged to get in touch with their
local field writer Immediately. The
final copy will bear the stamp of
authenticity placed upon it by the
Federal experts, and will deal not
only with matters of recognized
importance but also with matters
whose importance has been for
gotten or overlooked by people to
whom they have become common
place.
The Federal head of the Writers
Division of WPA is Henry G. Ais
berg, who has covered many coun-
tries as foreign correspondent for
The New York Times, The New
York World, The Nation and The
New Freeman. He has also been
identified with such various mat
tiers as the theatre, foreign diplo-
macy and federal relief. The Mon
tana State Director is Professor
Harold G. Merriam of the State
University at Missoula, editor of
Frontier and Midland; and Hor-
ace Chadbourne Of Helena is sup
ervisor for the northern district.
In this corner Of the state, Carl
Won Kuster Of Daniels county and
Fred Torno of Sheridan county are
reasearch assistants to John Stahl-
berg, field writer for both coun-
ties.
The United States, like every
other important country in the
world, should certainly have an Of
fetal national guide, and now that
the job is at last being done, it is
supremely important that the re-
suit be as nearly perfect as the
best efforts Of the writer's, with
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06
Split


Continued from page One)
candidates-the programs of the
factions are quite similar, except
that the LANCER faction came out
against the sales tax. Both de-
clared for the exemption of all
taxation of farms up to and in
Guiding a valuation of $4,000 and
$500 exemption on village or city
All efforts at compromise and
Cancellation failed.
The contest between the two
factions for the republican nonin-
alton promises to be warm and
bitter. '
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06
SNOWFALL REPORT
OF U. S. BUREAU
SHOWSCOOD GAIN

While the figures On -.
fall in Montana during t hue SHOW
of February are not vet ' a month
enough reports have been "r raaa!
TO axe cetrain that the tote eSSelVed
clpltation from October TOt $dop PIE.
March l, 1896, covering p iSS5 to
NAL. "oOVe nor,
W. E: Maughan, Meteo,o,...
Of the United States WeatSo.lT
eau at Helena stated It ~Oll5 Bur
safely said that over the II 'V ", be
portion of Montana this IS s ssa,,e
The State went through .
severe drought spell d dur very
last quarter Of 1886. The S.r tAe
of the Weather Bureau on Mo repOrI
snowfall showed that in OGS ots9l
this year the normal Of S5 S inoS
was just met. In Novembor. '', ~
snowfall was only 81 niche, oo as
pared to a normal of 60 or '' Io
inches below normal. In DAcoroL1.'o
the situation was worse. The sn ,rVt
fall was only S.4 inches com 9nv"l
to a normal of 81 inches or 10 SS.
inches below normal. :"
January however told a diff,
ent story. The snowfall fOr NJ
month reached IL. inches comma con .l,'
ed with a normal for that MONT S1t
of 9.5. This brought the total for
the four months up to "a inches
compared with a normal for those
four months of 29.7 inches or 81
inches below normal.
The normal for February iQ "a
inches. The snowfall for this
month will exceed that figure and
make up for the deficiency Of the
four previous months in the Opin.
ion Of weather experts.
The normal snowfall for the
year is placed at 52.9 inches for
Montana.
In commenting on the situation
Mr.. Vaughan says in his report:
Snowfall in Montana for the
1885 season, September to Jan.
uary inclusive, shows the follow
ing relationship with last years
and the normal snowfall for a SIM
liar period. 1t has been greater
than last year only in that portion
of the state that lies south Of a
line drawn roughly from Beaver
head in the Southwest to Richland
in the Northeast. 1t has been
greater than normal only over the
extreme southeast, Beaverhead
and Madison counties in the ex-
treme southwest, and Mineral
Sanders, and Flathead counties il
the Northwest.
February data are not available
but a survey of conditions report
ed at the five regular weather
Bureau stations in Montana ind
Gates that exceptionally heavy
snowfall has occurred over mos
western section and that at W.
close of February snowfall Will
likely be normal, or above oVeI
much of the state"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06
HEARING
ON UNEMPLOYMENT
HELD AT GLASGOW
Figures Show that 500 to
1000 Are Still Without Work
In Valley County

GLASGOW, Montana, March 2.
"A public hearing was held here
February % ON the extent of un.
employment and the adequacy OF
relief. Figures were presented
showing that there are still from
500 to 1000 unemployed men in
the county. 1t was the general
opinion of those testifying that re-
ports which have been circulated
on lehiring at the Fort Peck Dam
are greatly exaggerated. Many of
these witnesses had tried to get
jobs of any kind and had failed,
though the official paper lit has
a monopoly on the damsite) had
announced that any laborer offer
ing himself would be hired. Unem-
ployed men and women and WPA
workers reported on their exper-
fences. A fact finding commission
consisting of business men, minis
tiers, housewives and representa-
tives of farm organizations made
the following report: lit was very
obvious that the so-called leading
citizens had decided to boycott
the hearing. Even after accepting
places on the fact finding commits
sion.)
"a man reported on his efforts
to find work in Glasgow, going
around every day, and even sew
eral times a day. In January he
secured "a hours at an average
of 45 cents an hour, in February,
none. He made less than $3.50 in
eight months. He eats no butter,
His only clothes are a sweater
and overalls. His family has been
broken up by poverty. He needs
medical care badly. He is in debt.
He had often held responsible po-
sitions before coming here, and
has worked hard. He will have to
apply for relief soon.
"The relief given supports only
a bare existence. A family of two
received ten dollars month for
groceries. A family of five receiv-
ed $26. They have had to miss or
skimp clothes, butter, eggs, meat,
medical care, oranges. They are
in debt. They neec recreation and
have worked hard enough to de-
serve it, but they cannot afford it.
A family was cut off relief be-
cause accused (falsely) of going
to the movies. The relief officials
will use any excuse to cut their
budget because federal and state
governments are trying to reduce
relief expenses.
"Many have been unable % OBJ
tain relief, though needing it.
"WPA checks are from two
months to three weeks late.
eve agreed that the main
trouble is that not enough money
is being sent to the relief office
and the WPA wage scale of $40
per month is entirely too low. This
is mostly the fault of the national
government.
People on relief are Just as
capable and just as eager to work
as other people, but have been
caught by the depression for which
they are not responsible. There is
no reason why they should take
the punishment of unemployment
and restitution"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06
FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED
TO HOVEN HOME SATURDAl

The fire department made 90
run to the Vernon Hoven reSlOsn''
Saturday. 80, 4irs
The blaze was an electrical l ~
caused when water pipes were DC, %
ing thawed out. No damage w..
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06
CRACKS - WISE
AND OTHERWISE

81 read TT Can't Happen Here
and found it full of nonsense. We
are glad the film industry has
seen fit to halt the spread of such
propaganda" Italian foreign Of
flee official, commenting on the
banning Of Sinclair Lewis book
from the screen.
"Fascism is capitalism plus
murder" Upton Sinclair.
Butter makes a people fat,
ores make it strong" Cen. Her
mann Goering, Hitler's fat assist
ant.
"What America needs most is a
resumption bv business men and
bankers of that leadership which
played such an important part in
the growth. and development of
our country."-Pres. Robert Y.
Fleming, American Bankers Assn.
"Unless Congress appropriates
adequate funds for the unemplov-
ed, we shall substitute in the place
and stead of the Hoover fantastic
myth of two chickens in every pot
the stark reality Of two wolves at
every door. Gong. Vito Marcan-
tonic Of New York.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06

"You cannot chew medals ."
Walter Ufer, Taos, N. NJ, artist
calling for fellow-artists to exhih.
it only in museums paying a rent
al for loans Of works.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-06

tCUntinued from, page One)
Evening star., 1936-11-13
GEN. CHESTER HARDING,
NOTED ENGINEER, DIES
Governor General of Canal Zone
in 1915 Was Retired as Lieu
tenant General in 1918.
By tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
wHITINSVILLE, Mass, November
13.-Brig. Gen. Chester Harding, 40.
U. S. Army, retired, died suddenly
here Wednesday at the home OF his
father-in-law, Josiah NJ. Lasell.
Born at Enterprize. Miss, in 1856.
Harding entered the engineering
branch Of the service after being
graduated from West Point. He was
engineer Of rivers and harbors at Chi
cago and st. Louis. Mo-. and later in
structor of engineering at West Point.
During the Spanish-American War he
was on duty at Newport, r. l., planting
mines In the harbor.
Appointed in 1907 as assistant divi-
sion engineer in Panama, he was pro-
NOTED from time to time until he be-
came governor general Of Panama
Canal Zone in 1916. He was retired
with the rank of lieutenant general
in 1918.
Since retirement he had lived at
Vineyard Haven, Mass. He leaves a
daughter, Mrs. w. r. Deeble, of Hud-
son, Ohio, and two sons, Maj. Horace
Harding, United States Field Artil-
lery, Pittsfield, Mass, and Capt. Ches-
ter Harding, United States Engineer
Corps. Fort Leavenworth. Kans. He
will be buried at Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-11-13
Nurse Held Poisoner.

Whether Marie Beckers is Good
Samaritan or the greatest poisoner Of
modern times, is puzzling the police
Of Liege, Belgium, who have arrested
her and are investigating her activ-
tiles. They declare that in 1S months
IS women and / man died shortly
after she nursed them. Mrs. Beckers
is a dressmaker, but has spent most
Of her time caring for the sick, and
always refused to accept payment.
She declares jewelry Of her patients
found on her was given to her. but
relatives of the former owners assert
she poisoned and robbed those she at
tended. All her patients died In great
agony. and poison was found in those
exl1umed.