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The Washington times., 1936-11-30
Hotel Pays Bonus

In keeping with the nationwide
trend toward wider distribution
of income. Manager Augustus
Gumpert, of the Harrington Hotel,
announced today that all en-
ployes will receive a bonus equal
to five percent of their annual
pay.
This will be done, he said, as an
expression of the management's
appreciation of their part in max
ing 1886 the best year the hotel
has ever known. Mr.. Gumpert
added:
1--WE know that loyalty Of the
kind we have received from our
staff cannot be purchased, but
when it is given it seems to us
that it merits appreciation In
tangible FORM"
The Washington times., 1936-11-30

t h e t Mrs. James F. Curtis
because she is the liaison officer
between the Fair and official Wash
ington. In addition to the trees,
she says, $4,000 benches will give
rest to Fair visitors.
Such plans delight me. The
most interesting exhibit at any
Worlds Fair is a place to sit down.
Another Washingtonian, or at
least a Service man. whose work
brought him to Washington fire.
quently, has an important role in
the New York Fair. He is Maj.
Gen. Dennis E. Nolan, U. S. A.,
retired.
General Nolan'S daughter, the
lovely Ellen, is married to Capt.
Hamilton Young who was mill
tary aide at the White House
under Presidents Hoover and Coo
lidge. Captain Young's aunt Is
Mrs. John Lewis Smith.
Let's begin by postponing Christ
mas as the World Calendar AS
sociation- continues its efforts for
international action on calendar
reform.
The association reports that
the United States Government,
through a Cabinet committee of
which Secretaries Morgenthau,
Wallace, Roper and Perkins are
members, urges international &C
ton.
England wants reform. France
has energetically advocated it.
Italy, Holland, Belgium and
Spain continue their long7stand-
ing interest in it, though I doubt
if it is in the forefront of the
Spanish mind just now. The
Latin American countries. led by
Chile, are working for it.
understand that this calendar
reform has something to do with
a year of 13 months. Before it
can get my heartiest approval and
working Endorsement it must in
clude some provision whereby we
are given calendar that makes
the 365 days go more slowly.
If the reform comes about, let's
call the thirteenth month Bac.
chuS, and thus suitably begin and
end time.
The French Embassy on Kalo-
rama Road is suffering through
improvements. One wall of the
large drawing room where the
portraits of Lafayette and De
GrasSe hang is being knocked
down. The room is being much
enlarged. It's new portico will
overlook the gardens which slope
down to Rock Creek Park. Of
ficers are also making one wing
of the old John Hays Hammond
mansion into a chancery.
The Washington times., 1936-11-30
FOR AID
At CHRISTMAS
FLOOD TIMES
Fellows Needed
to Play Santa to
Hundreds Here
By THE GOOD FELLOW EDITOR

By THE GOOD FELLOW EDITOR
Frantic appeals for help at
Christmas are pouring in, so come
to the rescue, Good Fellows, and
take part in the real spirit Of
Christmas giving. Help to make
some unfortunate family happy
on that holiday that would other
wise be neglected. You are needed
this year more than ever. This is
shown by the many letters that are
being written to The Washington
Times Good Fellow editor by pov-
erty-stricken parents and sad but
anxious children who realized
Christmas will be a dull day just
because they are poor"
Except for what help Good Eel
lows will give, many little children
will wake up on Christmas morn
ing and find themselves still IN
the midst of poverty; Christmas
just like any ordinary day!
Can't Understand
And these kiddies will not quite
understand why they haven't toys,
new clothes, goodies and a oice
Christmas dinner like others. Per
hapS their parents will not even
be able to rig up simple Christ
mas tree, because Christmas trees
cost money. too, and every cent
must be spent for the most meager
0f 1iVinO nnpnSSitinS
Do you want to be a Good Eel
low to some poor family at Christ
mas? Here's how you can do it:
!. Notify the Good Fellow Editor
(as soon as poSSible) of your wish
to help someone at Christmas.
We Provide Names
2. The editor will provide you
with the names of as many per-
sons or families, adults, or chill
dren, as you would like to help.
For example, if you feel that you
can provide for only one child, we
can find you a family which has
only one child.
3. After receiving the name of
your family, visit the family your
self and determine just what they
would like to have for Christmas.
Don't send toys to a family that is
badly in need of food or clothing.
See for yourself what each indi-
vidual need is.
4. If you want to be a Good Eel
low, but feel it will be too much
of a financial undertaking alone,
get a group of your friends or
your fellow workers, or your club,
or your next-door neighbor, and
together stage a perfectly beauti-
full Christmas for someone.
You Give Food, Toys
In this way the financial bur,
den of each of the Good Fellows
is slight, but the combined results
will bring immeaSurable happiness.
Clothes, food, fuel and toys are
the things that are most accept.
able by these needy families,
Many mothers write of their chill.
dren not having shoes.
Even if a Good Fellow cannot
do more than buy one pair of
shoes, he is doing splendid act.
Just think; if every person in
good circumstances would con-
tribute one toy, or one piece of
clothing, or one item of food,
packages of gifts could be ar
ranged so that there would be
enough to give all the families on
our list a happy Christmas.
The Washington times., 1936-11-30
KILLS
BABY INCR|B

Apparently suffocated when his
face became covered by a blanket,
Robert Gillian Munyon, 9-month-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Munyon Of 4813 Third st. N. w.,
died yesterday.
Mrs. Munyon found the blanket
covering the baby's face and called
police. Despite the efforts of DR..
F. P. Portion, of the 300 block
Hamilton st. N. w.. and Casualty
Hospital aides and members of
the Fire Rescue Squad, the baby
could not be revived.
The Washington times., 1936-11-30
Record Of Convictions
LIN Traffic Court

Haywood s. White, 14O R ST.
N. E., $40.
Philip Cohen, Maryland, $40.
Wilfred D. Howell, II Massa
chuSetts Ave. N. w., $40.
Vincent Colecchio, 522 Fifth St
S. E., $40.
Raymond R. Hawkins, 1862
Quander st. S. E., $40.
Thomas F. Kane, 631 East Cap
itol ST., $40.
Albert P. Mcdonald, 436 Emer'
son st. N. W., $40.
James D. Burn, 3035 @ st. N
W., $40.
Albert Mckay, Virginia, SO.
Robert L. Berry, 4516 Eighth
st. N. W., $40.
Lyman F. Easter, 1914 v st. s.
E., $40.
Thomas L. Chappelear, 1O9 sev
enth st. S. E., $40.
silas Carter, 325 G st. S. w.,
$40.
Harry A. G. Newland, 235 Six
teenth st. S. E., $5.
The Washington times., 1936-11-30

Reckless Driving
Van Ness Stephens, 914 K St.
S. E., $50 or 20 days.
Second Offense Speeding
Gordon Williams, 1854 Eigh-
teenth st. N. W., $40.
First Offense Speeding
Melton G. Bayloe, 10 Quander
st. S. E., SIS.
Lester C. McWilliams, 702 Ken
nedy st. N. W., $40.
Gussie Finley, 325. South Caro-
lima Ave. S. E., $40.
Raymond P. Casey, 1852 Benton
st. N. w., $40.
Samuel Shafer, 1910 o st. N.
w., $40.
William w. Harley, 420S Forty
second st. N. E., $40.
Cecil M. Andrews, 1912 T st.
N. W., $40.
James r. Bell, 1928 Fifth st.
N. W., SO.
The Washington times., 1936-11-30
The Rev. Daily to Speak

The Rev. Joseph A. DAILY, pro-
fessor of psychology at the Col
lege of Mount Vincent, N. Y,
and director of Catholic broad
casts for the Columbia Systems
Church of the Air programs, will
speak at the washington Chap
ter of the Blackfriars Guild at
the Music Building, Catholic Uni
versity, Sunday night.
The Washington times., 1936-11-30
I SPECIALISTS 5
At BEDSIDE OF
S0CIALITE
Local Man in Hospital
at Wilmington, DEL,
Fights for Life

John Wheeler, 26, Washington
broker, widely known in social cir.
cleS, was battling for his life in the
Homeopathic Hospital in Whining
ton, Del, today, following an auto
mobile accident near that city
Saturday night.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
v. Wheeler, 1909 Sixteenth st.
N. W., were at his bedside, and his
brother-in-law, Marshall ExinicioS,
who married Elinor Wheeler, re-
turned from Wilmington today.
Two specialists were called in to
treat Wheeler, who suffered a frac-
tured skull, a broken cheek bone
and broken nose, as well as cuts
and bruises.
Visited Morgan
Wheeler had been spending the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Morgan at their home at Fair
vile, Pa, about IL miles from Will
mington, just across the State line.
Mr.. Morgan, a noted flier, mar.
ried the daughter of the late
Phillip du Pont. Mr.. Wheeler had
attended a. party Saturday night
and was returning alone in one of
the Morgan cars at the time Of
the accident.
State police who investigated
the accident said he apparently
lost control of the car, skidded
about 100 feet, went down an en-
bankment, and the car turned
over three times, coming to resi-
in a field.
Given ga Chance"
A passing motorist found
Wheeler unconscious, pinned be-
meath the wreckage. He was
pulled out and rushed to the hos.
pital, where doctors at first de.
SPARED of saving his life. Later
they announced he has a chance
to recover.
He was identified from papers
in his pockets and his family was
notified Of the accident and
rushed at once to the hospital.
Unconscious when he was
found, he did not regain con-
sciousness until early today and
then was unable to give a de-
tailed account of the accident.
The Washington times., 1936-11-30
NOW
LGndOn to See
President
CLUB GUESTS
By HELEN EsSARY

Gov. Alfred M. Landon will be
the guest of the Gridiron Club
at its winter dinner on Monday
December 81.
President Roosevelt will be a
guest at the same dinner.
This will be the first meeting
Of Governor Landon and Mr.
Roosevelt since they discussed
the drought at Des Moines before
the campaign was well under
= way.
Both President Roosevelt and
Governor Landon will speak at
the dinner. Off the record, of
course. And what a pity that it
will be off the record.
The presence at the same
gathering, so soon after Novem-
Der 8, Of the man who was over
whelmingly defeated for the Pres.
idency of the United States and
the man who defeated him will
be dramatically thrilling even to
Gridiron guests who expect en-
tertainment from celebrities.
Governor Landon's friends are
delighted at his craftsmanship in
accepting the invitation.
The gentleman from Kansas
will arrive in Washington on the
morning Of December 81 and will
stay at the Willard Hotel.
He will pay his respects to the
President with a call at the White
House. He will visit informally
with his old friends and has eX-
pressed a wish to see the Wash
ington correspondents who cam
paigned with him and are now
his fast friends.
On one previous occasion the
conqueror and the conquered met
in washington at the Gridirion
Club when President Coolidge and
John w. Davis attended the same
dinner.
The Washington times., 1936-11-30

S t op p e d long
e n ou h at a
luncheon t h a t
Mrs. James F..
Curtis gave at
1925 F st. re-
Gently to t ell
about the 10000
trees that have
already b e e n
planted to shade
the N e W York
w orld' S Fair
oun DIS of
1899.
Mrs. S a n d S
knows q bou t
The Washington times., 1936-11-30

Mrs. Emory Sands (the amusing
and good-looking Maria mn a.
The Washington times., 1936-11-30
GIRL REPORTER
IS DETAINED
BY POLICE
Scribe Describes Her
Experiences in D. c.
House of Detention

With the permission of
Major Ernest Brown, Superin-
tendent OF police, and Captain
RhodG Milliken, chief of the
Won1en'S Bureau, The Wash
ingto11 Times made arrange
mentS to haze a 1Doman reporter
spend Saturday night in the
House OF Detention as an in
mate.
Booked as "Betty Johnson,
Investigation" she 1Uert through
the regular proceedings giUen
prisoners. Only the Captain
and the mGtronS kne1D lDho she
1DdS,
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with grey at the temples, the big
nose, the strong jaw, the white teeth
just showing through the parted lips.
Then the broad shoulders and the
fine sinewy hands.
The legs were twisted at a curious
angle. Bobby shuddered and brought
his eyes up again to the face. An
attractive face, humorous, deter
mined. resourceful. The eyes, he
thought, were probably blue
And just as he reached that point
in his thoughts, the eyes suddenly
opened.
They were blue, clear deep blue.
They looked straight at Bobby. There
was nothing uncertain or hazy about
them. They seemed completely con-
scious. They were watchful and at
the same time they seemed to be
asking question.
Bobby got up quickly and came to-
wards the man. Before he got there
the other spoke. His voice was not
weak-it came out clear and reso-
nant.
"Why didn't they ask Evans?" he
said.
And then a queer little shudder
passed over him, the eyelids dropped,
the jaw fell. ...
The man was dead.
Bobby knelt down beside him, but
there was no doubt. The man was
dead. A last moment Of conscious.
ness, that sudden question aS then
the end. SSENtS@$SSNSSSl
Rather apologetidally BoNAS pat
his hand into the dead mang pocket
and drawing out a silk dkarchief
he spread it reverently Oven The dead
face, There was nothing more IL
could do, r ~ WA n 49,
Then he nstited that in Gis asffon
he had jerked something Nsa au pf:
the pocket. It was a photograph. and
in the act Of replacing 1t he glanced
at the pictured face.
It was a woman's face, strangely
haunting in quality. A fair woman
with wide-apart eyes. She seemed
little more than a girl, certainly I'M
der thirty.
(cosyiszs 1oss-s5-;6, HSzt1s czrissisI
a stranger happens along, tss
morrow.
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it to earth at last. 1t was practically
unplayable - embedded in furZe
bush. He had a couple of hacks at it,
then picked it up and called out to
his companion that he gave up the
hole.
The Doctor came over towards him
since the next tee was right on the
edge of the cliff.
Tie seventeenth was Bobby's par
ticular bugbear. At it you had to
drive over a chasm. The distance was
not actually so great. but the attrac-
ton of the depths below was over
towering.
They had crossed the footpath,
which now ran inland to their left
skirting the very edge of the cliff.
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The Doctor took an iron and just
landed on the other side.
Bobby took a deep breath and
drove. The bail scudded forward and
disappeared over the lip of the abyss.
"Eyery single dashed time" said
Bobby bitterly, Il do the same dashed
idiotic thing!"
He skirted the chasm, peering over.
Far below the sea sparkled. but not
every ball was lost in it's depths. The
drop was sheer at the top, but below
it shelved gradually.
Bobby walked slowly along. There
was, he knew. one place where one
could scramble down fairly easily.
Caddies di0 so, hurting themselves
over the edge and reappearing tri-
umphant and painting with the miss.
ing ball.
Suddenly Bobby stiffened and
called to his companion: 81 say, Doc
tor. come here. What do you make
of that?"
Some forty feet below was a dark
heap of something that looked like
old clothes.
The Doctor caught his breath. "By
Jove!" he said. Somebody's fallen
over the cliff. We must get down to
him."
Side by side the two men scram.
bled down the rock. the more ath-
letic Bobby helping the other. At
last they reached the ominous dark
bundle. 1t was a man of about forty
and he was still breathing, though
unconscious.
The Doctor examined him, touch.
ing his limbs, feeling his pulse, draw
ing down the lids OF his eyes. He
knelt down beside him and completed
his examination. Then he looked up
at Bobby. who was standing there
feeling rather sick, and slowly Shook
his head.
Nothing to be DONE" he said. "His
numbers up. poor fellow. His backs
broken. Well. we'll. suppose he
wasn't familiar with the path and
when the mist came up he walked
over the edge. I've told the council
more than once there ought to be a
railing just here"
He stood up again. 'I'll go off and
get help" he said. MAKE arrange.
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ments to have the body got up. TIN
be dark before we know where we
are. Will you stay here"
Bobby nodded. there's nothing to
be done for shim. ! supposed" he
asked. ,lz,E
The Doctor shook his head. Moth
ing. 1t won't be long-the pulse Is
weakening fast. He'll last another
twenty minutes at most. Just pos
sible he may recover consciousness
before the end-but very likely ne
won't. Still"
Rather" said Bobby quickly.
"I'll stay. You get along. If he does
come to, there's no drug or any
thing-?" He hesitated.
The Doctor shook his head.
"Therell be no pain" he said. mo
pain at ALL"
TURNING away he began rapidly
L to climb up the cliff again. Bobby
watched him till he disappeared over
the top with a wave Of the hand.
Bobby moved a step or two along
the narrow ledge, sat down on a pro-
lection in the rock and lit cigaret.
The business had shaken him. Up to
now he had never come in contact
with illness or death.
What rotten luck there was in the
world! A swirl of mist on fine eve
ming, a false step-and life came to
an end. Fine, healthy-looking fellow
too-probably never known a days
illness in his life.
The pallor Of approaching death
couldn't disguise the deep tan of the
skin. A man who had lived an out-of-
door life-abroad perhaps. Bobby
studied him more closely-the crisp
curling chestnut hair just touched
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-06
BASKETBALL TILTS
TOMORROW NIGHT
ANOTHER FAST AND HARD
FOUGHT TWIN BILL
is EXPECTED

Another doubleheader of bas-
ketball by members of the Is
land City Basketball League will
be played tomorrow night at the
local gym, beginning at 1880
o'clock.
Once more, exciting and thrill
ing games are expected, as the
league was thrown into a three
way tie last Tuesday night.
The Busy Bee Bakers will play
the WPA outfit in the opening
game. According to past records,
this will be another victory for
the Bakers as the Workers have
not Won a game during the sec
ond-half so far.
The'.Park Tigers will tackle the
High School five in the nightcap.
These two clubs are tie for first
place along with the Busy Bees.
Therefore, one or the other will
fall down the ladder when the re-
suits of this game is made known
tomorrow night.
The Bakers are almost sure
of staying on the top, but which
team will keep company with them
is a little puzzling. Both the Tt
gers and School quintet are strong
clubs, and undoubtedly the night
cap will be the hardest-fought
and most thrilling game on the
program for tomorrow night.
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Bobby uttered decidedly pro1ane'
ejaculation.
He was an amiable-looking young
man of about eight-and-twenty. His
best friend could not have said that
he was handsome, but his face was
an eminently likable one, and his
eyes had the honest brown friendli-
ness of dogs.
81 get worse every day." he NUT
tsrsd dejectedly.
"You press" said his companion.
DR.. Thomas was middle-aged man
with grey hair and red. cheerful
face. He himself never took q full
swing. He played short. straight
shots down the middle and usually
beat more brilliant but more erratic
players.
Bobby attacked his ball fiercely
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He was still breathing. though unconscious.

with a niblick. The third time was
successful. The ball lay a short dis.
lance from the green which DR..
Thomas had reached with two cred
liable iron shots.
"Your hole" said Bobby.
They proceeded to the next tee.
The doctor drove first-a nice
straight shot, but with no great dis
lance about it.
Bobby sighed. teed his ball, re-
teed it. waggled his club long time.
took back stiff1y, shut his eyes. raised
his head. depressed his right shoul.
der. did everything he ought not to
have done-and hit screamer down
the middle of the course!
He drew a deep breath of satisfac-
tion. The well-known golfers gloom
passed from his eloquent face to be
succeeded by the equally well-known
golfers exultation.
81 know now what I've been do
Ing" said Bobby-Quite untruthfully.
A perfect iron shot, a little chip
with a mashie. and Bobby lay dead.
He achieved birdie four, and DR..
Thomas was reduced to one up.
Full of confidence. Bobby stepped
onto the sixteenth tee. He again did
everything he should not have done,
and this time no miracle occurred. A
terrific. a magnificent, an almost su-
perhuman slice happened The ball
went round at right angles.
"If that had been straightforward"
said DR.. Thomas.
"If-" said Bobby bitterly. "Hullo,
thought l heard shout! Hope the
ball didn't hit anyone"
He peered out to the right. 1t was
difficult light. The sun was on the
point of setting, and looking straight
into it, it was hard to see anything
distinctly. Also there was a slight
mist rising from the sea. The edge of
the cliff was a few hundred yards
away.
THE footpath runs along there,
i said Bobby. "But the ball can't
possibly have travelled as far as that.
All the same, did think heard a
cry. Did your"
But the Doctor had heard nothing.
Bobby went after his ball. He had
some difficulty in finding it, but ran
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Today In History

1778-Benjamin Franklin con-
cluded treaty with France-of
major Importance to the Ameri-
can cause.
Observation-Disclosures, the 9th
State to do so, ratified the Con-
stitution.
1815-New jerseys Assembly
enacted the country's first rail-
way act-authorizing John Stew
ems to build a railway.
1921. S. frigate Potomac,
under orders from the President,
reached Qualla Battoo, Sumatra,
and attacked the Malayan town
in retaliation for treacherous
attack on American merchant
ship Friendship the previous year.
1904-Russo-Japanese War be-
gan. -ss
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NO SOCIAL LEAGUE
GAMES This WEEK

There will be no more Social
Diamondball League games this
week, it has been announced.
Play will be resumed Monday,
when the second-half of the
schedule will get under way.
Six clubs are now in the league,
and a meeting will be held to set
tie all matters before any games
will be held.
In all probability, the schedule
for the second-half will be pub
lished Saturday.
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Scoring of the clubs in the II
genes played:
Park Tigers, 504 points, an
average of AZ per game;
Bqsy Bee Bakers, AIS points.
an average of "a per game;
High School. 378 points, an
average Of 81 per game;
WPA, 296, an average of "a
rer game.
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noted anthropolOgist, whose book
became a best-seller. born At
Hebron. o. Died in New York,
March %, 1891
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CHAPTER ONE
IN THE CHASM

OBBY JONES teed up his ball, gave short
preliminary waggle, took the club back
Slowly, then brought it down and through
with the rapidity of lightning.
Did the ball fly down the fairway straight
and true, rising as it went and soaring over
the bunker to land within an easy mashle
shot of the fourteenth green?
No. it did not. Badly topped, it scudded
along the ground and embedded itself
firmly in the bunker!
There were no eager crowds to grOan
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FOLLOWING
THROUGH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Official batting averages for
the first-half of the Social League
will appear shortly in" these col
umns, and also the baseball aver
ages for games played so far this
year.
The standing of the clubs in
the Island City Basketball League
ic &c fnllnruc.