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The Washington times., 1936-04-15
FLAG
FLIES0VER
SELASS|E
PALACE
Planes Report Route
To Capital Appears
Unguarded

ROME, April Is d.N.S.l. Jubi.
liant Italian forces. without firing
q shot,. captured Dessye today and
ioyously hoisted the italian tri.
color high on Emperor Halle Sc.
lassie's vacated palace, where it
flew over a city deserted by the
tens of thousands Of Ethiopian
troops who had occupied it only
q few days ago.
All Italy thrilled to official an.
notlncement Of the occupation Of
Dessye, 800 miles south Of the
Eritrean border ard only 16O miles
northeast Of Adds Abaha. the
Ethiopian capital. DeSsEle long
was headquarters for the EN-
peror'S northern army.
Opens Road To Capital
Capture of Dessye presumably
opened the motor road to Adds
Ahab8 for the Italians, and Ital-
ian scouting planes reconnoiter-
ing ahead reported the road ap.
peared deserted.
Whereabouts of the Emperor
himself was unknown to the
Italians, advices from the front
stated, and apparently there are
70 troops left to guard the cap
The pnhlic hailed the taking
Of Dessye as bringing much
nearer the total conquest of Etni-
opia for which the press had
been clan1oring and which It has
declared at hand.
The days of the Ethiopian
Empire are numbered" said an
official announcement from
italian field headquarters in an
nouncing details Of the taking
Of DeSSye.
Motorized Units Lead
The italians took Dessye in
the modern manner, with motor
lied units leading the way. Ma
chine-gunS, light guns and heav-
iy-armored cars rolled into the
city, but not q shot was fired.
There was no opposition.
Advance columns Of Eritreans
and Askaris, native troops, raced
each other in armored cars for
the last few miles competing for
the honor of being the first to
reach Dessye, but each Of the
colored troop detachments was
outdiStanced by Italian nationals
on motorcycles.
The motorcycle patrols reached
DeSSye last night, and sur.
rounded the city. but did not ven
ture to enter because Of their
small numbers and fears of q.
possible trap.
The leading motor column
drove past the infantrymen early
today and reached DeSsye at
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. II
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
CUNTS
ARE DEAD

BUCHAREST. Rumania, April
is Q.N.So. Quintuplets three
boys and two girls-born to a
gypsy mother in a roadside ditch
while their father snored in a
drunken stupor nearby, died of
exposure today a few hours after
their birth.
Victims Of primitive provincial
conditions, the quintupletS- born
prematurely - were unable to sur
vive their ordeal in the ditch where
their mother went to bear them a
few minutes after ploughing a
field.
A physician from the adjacent
town Of HodoS said the mother
was in satisfactory condition de-
spite her experience, and that she
was expected to recover.
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Linke Harris Choice
To Face Yankees

series today at Griffith Stadium
at 3:15 p. m.
Manager Bucky Harris planned
to send Eddie Linke, chubby right
handler. to the mound for Wash
ington. The Yankees were ex-
pected to use Charley Red" Ruff
ing, Highlander.
The Griffmen will line up in
the same way as in yesterdays
opener which was won to 0.
thanks largely to Buck NewSom's
sensational pitching, and Carl
Reynolds luSty double in the
ninth.
This means that Ossie Bluege,
the veteran, will be at third base
instead Of the rookie, Buddy
Lewis. It is Manager Harris plan
to keep Bnege in the game until
after the Yankee series, because Of
his experience and steadiness as
against Lewis youth and nervous
ness over breaking in"
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Staying CLUE
BLOWS up
By JAMES 1. KILGALLEN

NEW YORK, April Is Q.N.S0.
Another clue-the cord clue
blew up today and the police in
veStigating the strangling of Mrs.
Nancy Evans Titterton were
thrown back where they started
five days ago. Prospects Of an
early solution Of the crime seemed
remote.
The police had placed a great
deal Of reliance in the belief that
the 13-inch piece of cord which
the killer Of the talented fiction
writer used to bind her wrists be-
fore he choked her to death in
her apartment had been manu-
factured by the Schlichter Jute
Cordage Company Of Philad elphia.
But that company announced
it did not make the type Of cord
found near the body.
This brought the investigation
virtually to a standStill, with no
direct lead to q suspect in sight
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Scientist
Gets Highest Heat

STOCKHOLM, April is (IN.S).
A temperature of half a million
centrigrade, the highest ever at
tanned according to scientists, was
produced today by DR.. Bengt Ed
len, of the institute Of physics a.
Uppsala University.
The fantastic temperature. at
tanned for only a few millionths
of q second, was reached by means
Of an electrical discharge with
high-tension vacuum tubes.
eden with this temperature
changed copper into sodium. Cop
per lost is of its 20 electrons. and
the result gave q natrtum spec
trum.
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Democrats Name
Lone Republican

Appointment Of an Administra-
tion-controlled Senate campaign
fund committee was planned yes
terday by Democratic leaders Of
the Senate. The proposed mem
bership Of five would include only
one Republican, under present
plans. This would shatter every
precedent since the first campaign
committee was created years ago,
as such committees always have
carried three majority and two
minority Senators.
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
DEMOCRATS
Poll BIG
VOTE
Homer Also, Is Victor
Over Organization
] In Illinois Test

rsrrTCAfan Arril IL ITMCl
Col FRANK hnox, Snlcaeo puD'
Usher, was piling up q substantial
lead in the Illinois Republican pri-
n1ary's preferential vote for preSi-
Dental nomination as returns
from nrec;ncts down.sstata indi.
$3.50, 80 ~. ,,,s..,.s ~ o. !,
esscu sii"s A1S "Os - Oo-A
winner over Senator Wlnlam Il,
Boran q Idaho.
IN 4,201 OF the states 1875 pre-
. clncts the vote stood: -
Knox, 1o5 ,4oSi boIan, 1SS, 4I6,
MeanWnile the victory q Soy.
asnIy Hofner oyer ~. IAeEls.l y,
5suLlassen 4Or Is L1sIl0ckNtlc ~.
DLllatUliss ~, ~ ~ agl1c1Leu
80 tsslu. la ~ y sllng 1unuen-
81 - SvoA co.uss, L 1870 uo w..
Ssa1e NVee Was @1uaas $3.50 ss.1.as
III NJ uus - 1919. 5sss..L 1 ~
4,SaO p. ~ ~. 49, lvoi AT, $500
t,s axaI ota 49, -. 49,,
saac ,.a4 ~. 10. a11, . 49, xr..
- ~. Ss s+ro ~ = $3.50 49,, 49,. !,
- -. ~. 100 MS, - 80 ~ Ia~st
In nSsn nctes 1 -" - 0s
40V'V0V so
support Tor Anox
Neither Knox or Borah had a
late of delegates for the Republi-
can national convention. The IN
complete figures, however, indi.
c S snas ne sa eisde a. ~ y
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Hay Kelly Appears,
Proving Spring Here,
AT Least for a Day

The first straw hat of the sea-
son appeared on the streets Of
washington today.
Although it is only still mid
April, one hardy soul anticipated
the season by exactly one full
month unless he looked at the
wrong page Of the calendar-and
strolled into, the lobby Of the
Southern Building proudly wear.
ing HAY kelly"
But at that he wasn't far wrong,
for the mercury climbed into the
mid los this morning and may
go even higher unless showers
fall to cool things off.
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Estate Left by Richie
Valued at $341,374

BALTIMORE, April is GN.S).
An inventory filed. for approval in
orphans court today revealed the
estate of the late former Gov. Al
bert C. Ritchie Of Maryland to be
approximately $S4l,S74, of which
the bulk was securities.
Ritchie left no viii, so the en-
tire estate will go to the Cabells
of Richmond, Va, Of which
family Ritchie's mother was a
member.
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
90 Japanese Killed
In Coal Mine Crash

FUKUOKA, Japan, April IS
U.N.S0. - Plunging 1000 feet
down coal mine shaft when the
cable holding their cage snapped,
so miners were killed today and
~ injured.
ReScuerS worked for hours
among the screaming victims be-
fore the injured could be brought
to the surface. IL II
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Ramsay Macdonald
Has Minor Operation

LONDON, April Is d.NS0.
Ramsay Macdonald, lord presi-
dent Of the council and former
prime minister, today underwent
q successful minor operation.
Surgeons at the nursing home
did not reveal the nature Of the
operation; but Macdonald had
said it was not for his eyes.
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
QuintupIets Guarded
In Fear Of Kidnapers

MONTREAL, April is Q.N.S.)
DR.. Allan Roy Dafoe today ad-
mitted that a guard Is being main
tanned at the Dionne quintuplets'
hospital as the result Of vague
kidnapping threats against the
babies. He said:
We have private information
that an attempt might be made
to steal the babies and hold
them for ransom. There are
still guards at the hospital"
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Turin Mayor Killed,
With 6 in Air Crash

TURIN, Italy. April is QN.S).
Seven persons, including the act
ing mayor of Turin, were killed
today when big Fokker air-liner.
Of the Turin-Milan Line, crashed
on the slope Of Mt. Basso, about
20 miles from Turin.
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Seances Jail Five

MEXICO CITY, April Is
u.NS0.-Mexican authorities to-
day awaited only the formal ex-
change Of papers to turn over to
Los Angeles police two Americans
and three Puerto Ricans wanted
for allegedly defrauding more than
1000 persons by fake seanceS.
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
FIRST LADY
CRITICISM
PR0BED
Lobby Group Told Of
Picture Distribution
In the South
Internatlonal News service

In a pickering verbal exchange
with questioners, a witness before
the Senate Lobby Committee to-
day admitted that he caused pic
lures Of Mrs. Franklin D. RooSe-
welt entering a Negro meeting
with two Negro escorts" to be
distributed through the South.
He was Vance Muse, manager
Of the Southern Committee to
Uphold the Constitution at Hous-
tom rex. He said he "collabo-
rated with Allen s. Sheppard
0l the Order Of American Pa.
triots, in the distribution Of these
paEnpl1lc
Distributed at Macon
They were ORIGINALLY Iistrib.
uted at the Macon tGa.) coiavefa-
ton which Endorsed the Georgia
Governor, Eugene Talmadge, for
the presidency. Since then, Muse
said; they have been sold "at
printers cost" throughout the
South.
Muse was threatened with con-
tempt proceedings for interje setting
what the committee chairman,
Senator Black CD of Alabama,
called wholly iramaterial" mat.
ter in his answers to questions.
He bluntly refused to answer
questions about his own connec-
ton with the Order Of American
Patriots. y
Tells Of Pamphlets
The matter of the pamphlets
was brought out by Black in Ques-
tons. Black asked:
"Have You caused. through
the Order Of American Patriots,
pamphlets or printed sheets to
be circulated with reference to
the President Of, the United
States, or the family Of the
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
DESSYE FALLS, Adds ABABA ROAD open
StUr.s Name
And Hers
Linked

JUST FRIENDS" SAID
JEANNE lie SEUR GRAY,
IN, 7OF4 NEW YORK, RiDl-
.CUEING REPORTS OF A
ROMANCE BETWEEN Her
AND RICHARD BARTHEL-
lMESS, factor.
The Washington times., 1936-04-15
Toddy's Lineups

AT GRIFFITH STADIUM 3 p. M.
WASHINGTON YANKEES
Hin, Ii. ROlfe, 3b.
BIuege, Sb. johnson, If.
Myer, 2b. SeIkirk, IF.
Powell, CT. Gehrig, lib.
Travis, IS. Dickey, c.
Reynolds, IF. Chapman, CT.
KuheI, lib. Lazzeri, 2b.
Bolton, G. CrOsetti, IS.
Linke, p. Pearson, Ruffing
or p.
Broaca
UmpireS-McGOwan Quinn and
Ormsby.
Inspired by the success Of their
opening day victory, the Wash
ington Griffmen were eager to
meet the New York Yankees in
the second. game of the current
The Washington times., 1936-04-15

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The Washington times., 1936-04-15
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow 10
showers, slightly cooler in afternoon or
night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22
AMERICAN RAILROADS

The year 1880 marked the Tooth an
niversary of the first regularly operated
steam railroad in the United States, the
Baltimore and Ohio, which in 1880 was
only IL miles long. Other construction
under way brought the total for the coun-
try to % miles in that year.
By 1910 the mileage had increased to
2,818 and extensions were made with in
creasing rapidity during the succeeding
years. When the railroad was SO years
old, in 1880, the United States had 1851
miles,
The ten years between 1880 and 1890
was the greatest period of railroad build
ing. American roads built during that de-
cade totalled 1888 miles. The greatest
railroad mileage was reached in 1916
when 254,25 miles were in operation.
Since 1916, owing to the abandon
ment of number of Improbable short
lines, the mileage has been actually re-
duced, being now about 249, 800 miles. At
present new construction is almost en-
tirely limited to adding second, third or
even fourth track to existing lines
One of the most striking develop
ments in railroads has been the increase in
the size of locomotives. From weight of
less than five tons 100 years ago, they have
been built larger and larger until today
many passenger locomotives weigh $50
tons or more, while those used in freight
transportation range as high as 22O tons
or more. A few special types exceed 400
tons.
With the growing competition of the
automobile, truck and airplane, it is i'm
possible to predict what the next century
of rairoading may bring forth. 1t is safe
to say, however, that for heavy freight
transportation the railroad will hold first
place for many years to come.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22
RATS AID SCIENCE

For centuries the rat has been one of
the worst enemies of mankind, destroying
food, spreading disease, and otherwise be-
ing general nuisance. In recent years,
however, scientists have found a practical
use for limited numbers of these rodents,
which have been employed in research
connected with human nutrition.
Some interesting results from expert
menting with rats are reported by DR..
Helen S. Mitchell, nutrition expert of a
Battle Creek, Mich, sanitarium
On a diet of liver only, the rats de-
veloped acute kidney inflammation, but
were brought back to health by change
of food. Anemia was produced by feed
ing the rats only milk, which is deficient
in iron, but the addition of inorganic iron
solution restored them to health
Perhaps the greatest beneficiaries of
the experiments are the babies of the coun-
try, for many of the diseases of childhood
result from improper feeding.
AS DIR. Mitchell has expressed it, "the
rat in the laboratory cage has revealed the
correct diet for the baby in the CRADLE
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22
WATCH THE BOYS AND GIRLS

There are quite a group of restless,
active, little boys and girls from two to
six in Key West. They heedlessly run into
danger. They are at an age that acct
dents of serious import happen. Let our
parents bear this in mind
In a year, in this country, 1,60O chill
dren between these ages burned to death.
Hundreds died from poisoning. Their
little hands reached out to examine and
came into contact with death. 1t is not too
late to save the lives of Key Vests little
children. Let all parents be careful around
the house. Teach the children not to play
with fire and leave no poison within their
reach
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

which do not tell all. Railroad earn
ings. due largely TO lower passenger
fares. have risen markedly this sum-
mer The nations l13 leading roads
show a l28 per cent increase In net
operating income for July. 1886. over
the same month last year.
But what the railroads gain I'm
traffic, buses may easily lose. Al
least. travel by automobile generally.
being now more expensive for
greater number Of people. will un-
doubtedly decline. Reduced sales Of
cars. gasoline. oil and accessories viii
follow In the wake.
Both of these developments in the
industrial fields are similar to what
is taking place politically When the
government by direct and indirect
taxation takes away from one group
and gives to another. one group loses
what the other gains. unless the plan
ming is all-vise and entirely devoid
of errors.
Only if future generations can be
induced to make up these losses
through greater exertion and by
ICoNlCi bd4CS Cdn lilC OQI 0CA4S DC
shifted. II is not altogether impossible
that pressure along this line will mean
finally that the debts. arising out OF
the political readiustments now being
made. will be repudiated.
AS things are going now. II is the
present generation. however. which
is suffering from less food at higher
prices. from losses of its savings due
10 industrial readiustments. and from
decreases in the purchasing power of
its money occasioned by political ma
nipulations.
The truth Is that industrial read
iustments. unless even and uniform
and political readiuStments unless
engineered with extreme care. bring
gains to certain groups only by i'm
posing losses Upon others.
OF course. il is not always true that
what is somewhere gained is some
where lost. but the sort of prosper
ity" on which the country is being
RECALLED nowadays is largely OF this
sort Statistics like these disclose only
one side Of the national picture.
hOr, care of this neUSpdpeTI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22
IT'S ACTUALLY WORKING

>~zs Most legislative panaceas don't work
But one is. The 1885 legislative session
changed the method of selling tax deeds.
The old plan was the owner or other party
at interest either redeemed the tax apphca-
ton at its face prior to issuance of the
deed or lost the property. New law re-
quires the property under application to
be put up at auction to the highest bid
der; surplus, if any. going to the owner
The law has begun to produce some
real benefit to owners. Almost without
exception bids are offered substantially
above the amount of the tax certificate and
costs; this extra going to the property
owner
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22
WEATHER FORECAST

Gill s p. m. Wednesday
Key West and Vicinity Partly
cloudy with scattered showers 10
night and Wednesday; gentle
northeast TO cast winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy. scatter
ed showers on the extreme sourh
coast tonight and over south p0r-
ton "Wednesday.
Jacksonville to Florida StEzlts
and East Gulf Gentle rarlzhle
winds over north portion and gen
tie northeast TO east WInlS ever
south portion and partly 0veruzst
weather tonight and Wednesdzy-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

Unless there is reversal of the usual
procedure, the friends of Fred P. Cone
will be rewarded and those who opposed
him will find themselves in the cold but in
one case at least the one Ousted will go
step upward. That exception is Chester
B. Treadway who is slated to be removed
from the state road department and may
be made the directing head but not the en-
gineer in the building of the bridges COM
pleting the road to the mainland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

financial press Of late has been de-
scribing the increases in tarm in
comes. the larger railroad earnings.
and expanding government receipts.
Yet, ii is not always clear from the
context of these optimistic reports
Just who is providing the funds which
make the Improvement" in each
case possible.
Consider first the larger incomes
for farmers. According TO reports.
cash incomes for agriculturists in
July. 1886. amounted TO S735.U00. 900.
the largest for any month since 1929
Sales of farm products totalled SILL
100000 and government benefits
added the difference. or S24.000.000
The inference is that the nation is
better off because the farmers. despite
the havocs of nature. have more mon-
ey to spend. But the larger part of
the farmers gain is made possible by
higher prices charged consumers in
the cities. and by government sub
sides.
City jewellers these days are dig
ging deeper in their pocketbookS 10
buy food and to pay taxes For them.
food costs alone have risen 80 per
cent since 1888. and are now about
AS of what they were in 1929
Take another example OF statistics
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

There are still many men who ad-
here to the theory that "petticoat'' govern
ment is unthinkable and that only those
bipeds who wear pants know how to
govern, but they must remember that wo-
men do not wear petticoats anymore, and
have gone to wearing Stacks, which is
another name for pants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

Ed, down in the composing room, con-
tributes this: knock, knock. Who's
there? Amsterdam. Amsterdam who?
Amsterdam tired of hearing knock, knocks
I'm about to go nutty.' '-Times-U Union.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22
WEATHER CONDITIONS

The small tropical hurrlczne
was central this morning zbouf
between Nassau and Be-
muda- IL was moving slowly bu1
apparently toward the n0rthezs1
Pressure Is moderately zEn
over eastern sections Of the coD-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

Mussolini says he has eight million
soldiers and is ready for war tomorrow.
Hitler says his army is i'll the pink of con-
dition and is ready for scrap ION short
notice. How can world peace be expected
with such talk. going Times Union.
Let 'em talk; so long as they talk they
won't fight. A barking dog with his mouth
open can't bite. &
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22
Today's Horoscope

Today's native has a kindly ma
ture, highly imaginative and with
a creative mind. The temper may
be little short, as is common with
quick, energetic people. There is
a strong, self-commanding faculty,
which will, in most cases, hold con-
troll; but is liable to slack off, Oc-
casionally into sensuOusness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

With the war clouds lowering over
Europe, solidarity should be our watch
word Arraying class against class is
dangerous at all times and particularly at
the present. If we don't stick together
we'll get stuck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

sided a manner
that mental inn
preSSions con-
corning tn e
state of nation
al progress be-
come bia sed
and incorrect
Apparently.
society enjoys
relating its
gains. but like
the infreQuent
winner at the
races. avoids
calling atten-
ton too loudly
to its losses. For
ex a pie. the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

Master Counsellor and iNall Ham
In was elected Junior Counsellor
1t the meeting of Robert j.
Perry Chapter DeMolafsF last
aight. The newly electeds officers
will be installed at the regular
meeting Of the lodge next month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

With the opening of the schools, per-
NIT reversiOn to the thought that it is the
teachers and not the buildings which make
the school
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

The wise merchants is the one who
put the "ad' in trade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

Correct this sentence: Il always
read the political platforms carefully be-
fore deciding which candidate to sup
port
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

Tampa will soon have the finest
trailer camp in the South. In that she is
not trailing but ahead of the times.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-22

Frequently. business statistics are
like Egyptian nose wells. they conceal
as much as they reveal At times they
are recorded and described in so one