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The Washington times., 1936-09-30

Plenty of good looks and con.
genial personality, along with a
good voice, a love of sports, an
executive ability and the knack
of getting consistently high grades
are combined in Miss Geraldine
Schulz, 406 Rosemary st. Chevy
Chase, to give her an undisputed
claim to the title of the Univer-
sity of Maryland's most versatile
coed.
A graduate Of Western High
School, Miss Schulz went to Mary.
land in the fall of 1888 to become
secretary of her class, a position
to which she was reelected in her
sophomore year.
A senior this term, Miss Schulz
is president of Mortar Board.
senior scholastic honor society;
the representative of the senior
class in the Woman's League, a
member of the Executive Council;
president of Kappa Kappa
Gamma, her social sorority; and
a member of the Women's Chorus,
the coed rifle, riding and swim,
ming teams.
The Washington times., 1936-09-30
DONOVAN ASKS
PAROLE ANEW

The United States District Court
has been asked to compel the
Board of Indeterminate Sentence
and Parole to restore the parole
Of James F. Bugs" Donovan,
whose release and subsequent re-
arrest caused wide publicity a year
ago.
Donovan, sentenced to serve 10
years in prison for robbery in May,
1882, was released on parole in
November, 1884. Vehement ex-
pressions of indignation caused
the parole board to order his re-
arrest and commitment to prison
to complete the unexpired portion
of his sentence.
Attorneys Richard L. Tedrow
and Carlton Sard, who appear for
him, challenge the legality of the
action of the board in revoking
Donovan's parole. Although he
was charged in the arrest warrant
with violation of parole" the at
torneys claim that no specific ale
cations of parole violation were
made and that the original parole,
under the circumstances, was If
revocable.
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat
ordered the issuance of a writ OF
habeas corpus directing the super
intendent of the District Jail to
have Donovan in court on october
6 and to show cause why he should
not be restored to parole.
The Washington times., 1936-09-30
NOW
Popular ENJOY
May LeGUe
NAPOLEON
BY HELEN ESSARY

The Turkish Ambassador and
Madame Ertegun may be leaving
Washington soon.
The Washington times., 1936-09-30
= Permits Revoked :
~ Are Suspended

Driving privileges Of two Dis
trict residents were revoked today
and the privileges of 27 others to
drive in the city were suspended
for periods of 80 and Is days by
the Board of RevocationS, Suspen-
sions and ReStorations for viola
tions of Capital speed regulations.
Those whose permits were re-
voked are:
Robert L. Holm, 3701 Sixteenth
st. N. W., 80 miles.
Robert w. Jones, 1910 Connecti-
cut Ave. N. W., 10 miles.
Suspended for 80 days:
Donald j. Coxen, 1911 Queens
st. N. E., AZ miles.
John CHM, 1411 Thirtieth st.
N. W., AZ miles.
William r. Gresham, 2300 G st.
N. w., AZ miles.
Joseph A. Cross, 1111a Fifteenth
st. N. E. (second offense), IS
miles.
William Langley, 9O8 New York
Ave. N. W., so miles.
Robert A. Magee, Consolidated
Coal Company. 48 miles.
Robert w. Marcoux, 916 Michi-
gan Ave. N. E. Second offense)
40 miles.
William E. Montgomery, 1924
Euclid st. N. w., 46 miles.
Rollie H. Moore, 1717 Twentieth
st. N. W., AZ miles.
Coleman Pitts, 7 Naylor Courts
N. W., 46 miles.
The Washington times., 1936-09-30
GAS COMPANY
OFFERS PLAN
T0S. f. {.
Purchase of Suburban
Plants Also Probed
By D. c. Board

Delving into a mass of statistics
submitted at the two-day public
hearing on the proposal of the
Washington Gas Light Company
to buy two neighboring gas plants,
the Public Utilities Commission
today began a careful study of all
angles involved.
Meanwhile the scene shifted and
the gas company was slated to go
before the Securities and Exchange
Commission on a petition similar
to the one heard by the local body.
It was held unlikely that the
commission would approve the
company's application until clear
way was opened through the mass
of legal technicalities by which
the cloak of foreign ownership
could be thrown off the local COM
pany and local investors could get
a run" for their money in buy
ing of securities to finance the
company's purchase plan.
The company proposes to buy
the gas plants at Alexandria and
Hyattsville for $1,375,O00 At the
concluding hearing yesterday
Henry j. Saunders, commission
consultant, estimated the two
plants were worth $1,392,000, but
B. NICK. Bachman, commission
chief accountant, without giving
valuation, declared the acquiSi-
ton of the two plants would bring
deficit to the local company.
The three companies involved
are controlled financially by the
washington and Suburban COM
panieS, a common law trust.
Under terms of the trust several
ways of holding control over the
local company are involved and
the commission is anxious to
throw off the cloak of foreign
ownership before deciding on the
proposed purchase of the two
neighboring companies.
The Washington times., 1936-09-30
CAT, KITTENS )
WANT HOMES

Three adorable kittens and their
mother are offered for adoption
today. The kittens are little
over one month old, in the best OF
health. and just as cute as they
can be. One is black and white,
one grey and white, and the other
lis yellow, grey and white. The
mother is only one year old and
she is a fine house pet.
Whoever wants one Of the kit
tens or the mother cat must notify
Miss Iva Hanna, Of 1181 Neal ST.
N. E.
Also being offered for adoption
today is female wire-haired ter
r1er puppy, only six months old.
She Is white, with brown mark,
ings. She is small, intelligent, full
Of tricks, and house trained. This
dog is at just thu right age when
it can be trained % become a de.
lightful and priced ret.
The person who wishes to give
the dog a home mus communi,
cate with Mrs. Fred " Klocken
brink, of 1924 Newton st. N. E.
Decatur 3140-JO
The pet editor of The Times
will assist in finding hones for
other pets through this column,
The Washington times., 1936-09-30
Ken Murray
Says:

The Star SpangIed BankrOll
certainly waved over Europe the
other day, when Secretary
Morgenthau stepped in and
bought five million dollars
worth Of RusSian-Owned British
pounds, to prevent their whole
sale defIatiOn That's what
you'd really call buying good
will by the pound.
While it's a granted fact that
mMey talks, evidently there is
none of it that speaks so many
fOreyn languages as the Amer
lean dollar.
HOwever, it is difficult to tell
what Brought about this finan-
ciaI furry, but it was probably
that continual stock market
battle between the John Bulls
and the Russian Bears.
Of course, don't know much
about Secretsry MOrgenthau's
high tinancinL methods, but
I'll bet the res Of those New
Deal politicians 6Nl't either
They're just satisfied to put two
and two tOsether, Is long as IL
makes another fOulyear term.
Copyright. 1886. by n .Naurht
Syndicate, Inc
The Washington times., 1936-09-30
NAZI Yep MAY
USE FIELD
NEAR DC.
Eckener Reported In
Study Of Site for
Permanent Base

Speculation as to the possibility
of location of the western terminus
for the projected transatlantic pas
Senger and mail service of the
German dirigible Hindenburg N
the vicinity of Washington today
stirred local aviation interests.
The German embassy was un-
able to confirm rumors that DR..
Hugo Eckener, commander of the
Hindenburg, will visit Washington
within the next 10 days, and that
he is considering a site within a
40-mile radius of Washington as
a permanent base in this country
for future flights of the dirigible.
Site Considered
1t was learned that a site on the
outskirts of Baltimore is being Sc
riouSly considered, and it is ex-
pected that DR. Eckener will stop
at Baltimore en- route to Washing
ton.
At one time it was announced
that Hbybla Valley, Va, about four
miles south of Alexandria, was
favored by the commander Of the
German vessel.
DR.. Eckener moored his ship at
Lakehurst, N. j., yesterday, COM
pleting it's ninth westward cross
ing of the North Atlantic, and he
announced that he will not return
with the vessel, planning TO re-
main in this country for a Today
period devoted to the study of a
permanent base for the dirigible.
Conditions Studied
The new base will be chosen on
the basis of favorable weather and
wind velocity conditions and rail
and air connections with Eastern
cities.
Local aviation officials expressed
the opinion that the choice of a
terminal location by the Pan Amer
lean AirwayS for its future trans,
atlantic service may influence the
German commander.
The American concern has not
as yet announced its choice, but a
location near Baltimore is also said
to be among those considered.
VOTE AMERIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-09-30

duty became infected, and it was
necessary to amputate a leg, and
in 1927 he was retired.
He makes his home at 1102 G
st. N. E.
The Washington times., 1936-09-30
II HED WASHINGTON'S &@A.
6sI5 Heroes mBZZZo @
Ronanus Pence Recalls Cory Days When
He Preserved Order Despite Notorious
"Cowtown" Gang Battling

When Romanus Abraham Pence
came to Washington from the
family farm down in Virginia, he
first had a job as conductor on
the old horse car lines.
But it was cold work, standing
out on the rear platform collecting
the nickels, so in 1899 he applied
for and was accepted by the Met
ropolitan Police Department.
Assigned to the old Second pre-
cinct, he was kept on one beat for
% years, and had many narrow
escapes from death. For in those
days the "Cowtown" gang. unable
to get liquor because of the Sol
The Washington times., 1936-09-30

\ John E. Pritchett, 224 S st.
N. E., "A miles.
Betty Sanders, 1901 Sixteenth
st. N. W., AZ miles.
Suspended for Is Days
Robert H. Creekmore, 17O7 D
st. S. E., 40 miles.
Charles E. Gardner, 121 Seven
teenth st. S. E., 38 miles.
John H. Glotzback, 135 Orer
st. N. E., 40 miles.
Roy M. Granting, 2370 Cham
plain st. N. w., 38 miles.
Raymond w. Grayson. 1920 On
tario Rd. N. w., 40 miles.
Jeanne K. Grosche, 1719 Rhode
Island Ave. N. w., 40 miles.
Lyle w. Gundy, IT'S st. N. w.
38 miles.
Stanley B. Harding, 1O2 East
Underwood ST., Chevy Chase, Nd.
38 miles.
Katherine R. Ireland. 1915 Nc
Kinley St. N. w., 40 miles.
Ralph D. Kendall, 1717 kear
ney st. N. E., 38 miles.
Fred Kogok, 1928 Maryland
Ave. N. E., 38 miles.
Jesse Moody, "a G st. S. W..
35 miles.
John w. Susson, ia Tennessee
Ave. N. E., SO miles.
Ernest P. Pollard, Arlington
Va, 38 miles.
Rufus G. Pritchett, 1925 E st,
S. E., 38 miles.
Continued on Page 26, Col. y
The Washington times., 1936-09-30

diers Home restrictions, used to
come into his territory, with the
result there were almost nightly
gang fights.
Once while patrolling Clicks
Alley he was bitten in a fight
while attempting to arrest man.
Blood poisoning developed and
he was weeks in a hospital.
A scratch developed in line OF
The Washington times., 1936-09-30
TIMES DRIVE
F0RWIDENING
SUCCESS
% Feet Added in 700
and 300 Blocks of
Thoroughfare

Today, for the first time since
the World War, traffic could
move westward on F. Street be-
tween Seventh and Ninth Streets
Northwest.
The first vehicle to travel to-
ward Ninth Street south of the
old Patent Office Building signal.
lied the elimination of a long,
intensive campaign, in which The
washington Times played a lead
ing part, to have the former
"bottleneck" eliminated by widen
ing the thoroughfare.
With several months of work
completed, the block is now %
feet wider, permitting two-way
traffic and relieving vehicular
problems in one of the most i'm.
portant downtown areas.
For weeks in 1884 The Times
waged drive for the widening,
gaining such widespread civic
support that Federal and District
authorities finally agreed to CO.
operate on the proposal.
Steps Removed
With an initial appropriation
of 100000 from the Public
Works Administration and a sup
Elemental grant of $4,000, Dis
trict authorities removed the huge
steps south of the old Patent
Office Building, rearranged the
interior entrance of the edifice,
tore up the old sidewalk and
made F Street a broader, safer
highway.
At the same time, the Capital
Transit Company repaired its
trackage on the block and at
the Seventh and Ninth Street
corners. provided a modern. well.
surfaced thoroughfare that con-
trasts favorably with the former
narrow, congeSted street.
Business men in the section,
for whom the old one-way
thoroughfare was a costly bur-
den. joined today with civic
leaders in praiSing those who
assisted in making the change
possible.
Those Who Helped
1t was pointed out that Arno
B. Cammerer, director of the
National Park Service, was one
of the first to propose the widen
ing; that the plans were drawn
up bp William T. Partridge, con-
Sulting architect for the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission; that Secretary of the
Interior Harold L. IckeS granted
the PWA appropriations: and
that Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, di-
rector of highways, has been a
leader both before and after the
widening was approved.
Although the agitation that
resulted in the improvement be-
gan only two years ago, the first
protests against the former en-
croachment Of the old Patent
office Building into the line Of
F. Street were made 104 years
ago. In January, 1882. yellowed
records of the Fine Arts Com
mission reveal, a group Of citi-
zens petitioned Congress to rem.
edy the situation. The plea read,
in part:
"The memorial of the under.
CONTINUED on Page 27, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1936-09-30

Nine. Ertegun inc u l n g 15
men of great distinction in their
own countries, is decided at a
joint meeting of the Council and
the Assembly of the League of Ma
tions.
When the last meeting was held
in June two members of the
Court, had died. Two including
the American, Frank B. Kellogg,
had resigned.
Election to the Court is one of
the greatest honors a nation can
give one of it's citizens. Manley
Hudson of Harvard University
or Henry L. Stimson, former Sec
retary Of State, may succeed Mr..
Kellogg as the unofficial repre-.
sentative from the United States.
The United States does not be-
long to the Court.
If Ambassador and Madame
Ertegun do leave washington
they will be greatly missed.
Madame Ertegun is a woman Of
influence, particularly in her own
country. Among her interests are
the advancement Of women and
the care and protection Of or
phaned children-cauSeS which
her mother developed soon after
Turkish women we're released
from the harem at the beginning
Of the Republic.
Home Town Boy Makes Good
That big new car Senator Pat
Harrison is driving this Septem-
ber is the present of Gulf Port,
Miss.
The Senator's home town friends
were so happy when pat" was re-
elected to the U. S. Senate that
they held a big jubilation meet
ing, cheered like mad, took up
subscriptions and bought the car
as a going-to-W Washington gift.
The Washington times., 1936-09-30

A kiss between girl friends is an
exchange of lipStick.
Being sure of her home public
makes a woman complacent and
plump.
A man seldom notices what a
woman wears. He only knows that
she looks nice or doesn't.
The Washington times., 1936-09-30

Turkey has
S u b mitted to
G va the
name of her
American rep
reSentative as q
candidate for
membership in
the L e a g u e
Court.
Elections to
fill the four
vacan C eS in
the w o r ! d
Court will be
held soon. The
m e m b e rShip,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-20
Administration Is concerned, Itaiy's

ADMINISTRATOR Is concerned, 1taly'S
replacement Of the present power
would be wholly beneficial to
neighhoring British territories"
From the international viewpoint,
the report was quoted as asserting,
an independent Ethiopia would. be
preferable TO an Ethiopia con-
trolled by italy, however, It was
added, 80 far as local 4riaish inter-
ests were concerned, II would be O
matter Of indifference whether
Ethiopia was independent or alb
sorbed by italy.
London, February 20 -- CUP -
Government authorities began an
Investigation today Of the means
by which italy obtained O secret
departmental report on Ethiopia,
published today ct Rome. But they
did not seem angry. They asserted
that Its publication served as fur.
ther evidence Of British sincerity In
the move to penali2e italy for at
lacking Ethiopia.
II was emphasized that although
the report revealed that British
permanent officials gave the opin-
lon that Great Britain would lose
very little by italian influence In
Ethiopia, Britain, nevertheless led
the campaign for penalties In the
interest Of collective security and
aggression.
A spokesman explained that the
authors Of the report merely were
ordered to report factually on the
specific nature Of British interests
In Ethiopia, without recommending
policy. They did just that, the
spokesman said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-20

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care. He kept on-and his friends
finally became tired and went on
home. They took their dollar with
them.
"It was the first dollar I had seen
In q long time, too" johnson OBJ
served in o telephone interview.
"Now I've got to get me another
dollar and get II quick"
Using q. o. p. Badge
The trouble Is that he can't.
There was o heavy snow up Ger
mantown way and the roads are
blocked. johnson said he was do
ing his best In the interim with
one Of those pretty brass badges the
republicans handed out In Chicago
In 1882.
While ell this was happening Rep.
Bloom, who comes from New York
and who Is the only man alive who
knows why Washington's false teeth
didn't At and what tunes his wife
played on her either, was saying
Nuts"
1.-THE whole business Is silly"
said the Hon. Sol, who learned all
there was TO know about Washing
ton when he organized the bicen.
tennial celebration Of the first citi-
GEMS birth O couple Of years ago.
George Washington didn't throw
O silver dollar across the Rappahan-
mock. He didn't throw one across
the Potomac. He didn't throw one
across the Delaware. He didn't
throw one anywhere. Good reason,
too. He didn't have one!
No Dollars Then
1.-THE fact Is that when Washing.
ton was young enough to be throw
Ing things, there were no dollarsl
British money was the only kind
there was. We didn't begin to coin
our own money until years later!"
Bloom was o little excited about
this and for good reason. People
were Fostering him by telegraph.
telephone and mail. One Barney
Thames Of wellington, Kas., even
wired him that he, Barney, had
thrown o dollar across the Kappa
hammock when he was in the ma
rines.
$50 what?" asked Sol.
"And then there are these fellows
down in Fredericksburg. who want
to bet me 5000 against 100000
that johnson can throw q dollar
across their riverl I'd win that bet
and win 1t easy, II I made 1t under
the original conditions, but they
want me to donate my winnings to
their park commission whatever 1t
is. I'd win, but they'd get the
money. Nothing doing, not me-"
No Profits, No Bets
Bloom said ali bets were of, UNI
less he got to keep the profits and
unless johnson threw dollar at
least 1900 feet, which he said was
the width Of the river In Washing
tons day. It's 744 feet wide now
at Fredericksburg according to
geodetic survey.
johnson, for his part, promised
to extend the old arm to the limit,
provided somebody gives him a cart
wheel. II you own q dollar, q
snowplow and an interest In history,
get In touch with Walter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-20

said was an unhampered movement
Of munitions from this country to
the island republic.
But IL was Paley and his energetic
campaign to sell machine guns for
SITS TO anyone who cared to buy
that held the committees interest
" felt there were enough people
who wanted them for souvenirs"
Paley said, emphasizing they had
been advertised for sale by the army
as junk.
The young milliner purchased
280,l67 pounds of machine guns,
rifles, machine gun tripods, and
spare parts for $3.50 In August,
1888.
Warehouses Refused
He said regular warehouses in
New York refused to accept the
material for storage because "they
didn't want the responsibility" and
he arranged to store 1t at the Fiala
Outfits company and the Lucke-
KifYe Co., both Of New York. The
latter concern, he said, was in
structed not to advertise or sell any
Of the guns. However, he said there
was reason to believe some had been
sold.
When his years contract expired
with Lucke-Kiffe, Paley testified,
only part Of his material was re-
turned to him and the company
refused to part with the remainder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-20
Jury TO DECIDE
ACCIDENT CASE
$4,000 Asked By Plain
tiff For Injury to
Left Hand

Testimony was completed today
In the $4,000 suit Of William J.
Hoard against Sears, Roebuck and
Co., In which the plaintiff seeks to
recover for injuries sustained when
allegedly struck by q broken electric
bulb swept from the third floor rear
Of the Grand street store. The ac-
ton Is being heard by Judge Miles
McNiR and o jury In common pleas
court and was expected to 80 to the
Jury this afternoon.
on June 5, 1895, Hoard claims, he
was cleaning out a trash bin In the
rear Of the store, while employed
by an express company. He was
struck BY the broken globe, he
claims, and his arm was so severely
injured that he has lost the use Of
his left hand.
Rebuttal witnesses were heard
during today's testimony.
Attorneys Michael v. Blanstield
and Harry Albert appear for Hoard;
Attorneys w. w. eager and H. @.
Campbell are defending.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-20
DISABLED BOAT
BEING TOWED I'm

New York, Feb. 2O-(U.P.) - The
liner Eastern Prince has the dis
abled passenger boat, Nova Scotia,
IN tow and viii take her TO Ber-
Inuda, the Furness-Withy Line an
nounced to-day.
The l03 passengers were left
aboard the Nova Scotia. The
sea was moderate and the vessel
was In no danger. The Eastern
Prince reached her $40 miles on
the eastern Florida coast where the
Nova Scotia sent an SOS yesterday
after losing her propeller.
The New YORK Offices Of the Fur
ness-Withy Line said the Eastern
Prince put her line aboard at 1851
o. m. fEST). The passengers viii be
transferred 70 another vessel ct
Hamilton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-20


Even Paley admitted he ceased his
Individual sales In 1884 because he
discovered the supposedly worthless
machine guns and rifles easily
could be made seyviceable.
" didn't want one Of them TO
drop into my lap" he said, explains
ing he decided TO confine his bust.
ness 10 licensed wholesalers and
retailers.
Buy Them For Song
what interested the committee
was that persons doing such bust
ness as Paley could purchase COM
paratively new machine guns and
rides ct an amazingly low price.
paiey testified he bought more than
$500 machine guns from the
Schenectady New York army depot
for about IL cents each. Il was
estimated they originally cost the
army between $500 and $700.
While witnesses enlivened the in
qulry by shouting charges Of "liar'
and "grafter" at each other, investi-
gators sought to show that existing
federal and state laws are not
strong enough TO prevent smuggling
Of arms and ammunition into revo-
iutionists hands abroad.
Cuban Revolution
The committee turned today To
the Cuban revolution Of 1881 In an
effort to show what investigators
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-20
HOTEL PICKED FOR
CONN. DELEGATES
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(Continued from Page ID
will take place in May. The date for
the convention Is expected to be set
next week at q meeting of the state
central committee In Hartford. At
the meeting. also. the dates for the
local primaries and conventions to
elect delegates to the state conven-
ton will be named.
National Committeeman Mcneil
selection Of the Robert Morris io-
tel as Connecticut headquarters in
Philadelphia viii be officiaily an
nounced at next weeks meeting Of
the central committee.
The delegates TO the national con.
vention have the power Of electing
the national committeeman and ma
tional committeewoman for the
coming four years. Mcneil, there
fore, is expected to make an effort
between now and the May state con-
vention to appease the "old guard"
II he doesn't they plan to send the
national delegates to Philadelphia
pledged to someone else besides
Mcneil.