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The Washington times., 1936-07-31
III WASHIHIGTON's 49,
ID Heroes MBlz19 @
o. c. Basford, Fire Department Veteran,
Served 30 Years Without Missing Day;
Won Laures For Bravery

Few persons ever have equaled
the record made by Oliver Cecil
Basford in the District Fire De-
partment.
For, in the 30 years he served
from 1900 to 1890, when he retired
against his will on reaching the
age limit, he was never absent
from duty a single day and never
missed a roll call.
And in those 80 years he was
commended many times for
bravery in action. Only two years
after joining the department he
was cited for his work in the
Brightwood fire of 1902, and in
recognition was granted special
leave by the District Commits
SionerS.
Special commentator "for ex-
ceptional service" was. given him
for the warehouse fire in 1925.
His rarrowest escape from
death came in 1927 when he was
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
JOB INSURANCE
TAXLAGGING

Although the District Unemploy-
me mt Compensation Insurance
Board has been .functioning for
the past six months, there are
more than 5000 employers in the
District today who are not paying
the / per cent per month payroll
tax for this year.
This was revealed today in a
financial report on the organiza-
tons activities submitted to the
board by John A. Marshall, execu-
tive director.
Mr.. Marshall had estimated that
there are $4,000 employers through
out the city who are liable to the
tax. The report showed that the
number Of employers enrolled UP
to this month totalled 9,848.
From the employers registered,
the report stated, total of $845,-
O65.59 has been collected since
January /. In compliance with a
section of the social security law,
the board has set up trust fund
of 100000, the report stated, and
this fund has drawn interest
amounting to $1,3S3.34 since Jan
uary /.
The tax will be increased to
2 per cent of the employers pay
roll next year and 3 per cent in
1888. Benefits to unemployed
will start in 1888, according to
provisions Of the law.
.eVnTE AMERICANr-
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
TAX
DEADLINE
TONIGHT
Last Day Also to Pay
City for Your Dog
Licenses

A last-minute rush was on to-
day in the office of Tax Assessor
Fred Allen as hundreds Of citi.
zens scurried to beat the dead
line" for filing personal property
tax returns.
It was expected that approx
mately 1880 returns will be
filed during the day, either in
person at the assessors office or
through the mails. The office
will be open until 5 p. m. to &C
commodate late corners. Mailed
returns must be postmarked be-
fore midnight.
$4,000 Expected
Charles A. Russell, deputy as
SCISSOR, said $4,000 returns were
filed last year. Up to last night,
he said, 22,500 returns had been
filed this year. The morning
mail brought in approximately
5000 more returns. Asked if he
expected the $4,000 mark to be
reached this year. he said:
at will have to be reached.
We have the names and ad-
dresses Of the persons who filed
their returns last year and II
these persons do net file this
year, we will file mandamus
suits against them"
Last wear, Mr.. Russell re-
minded, it was necessary to file
396 mandamuS suits. He said
penalties for failure to file re-
turns included Sill if q suit is
filed to cover court costs, 20 per
cent Of the assessment and ! per
cent per month interest. "a.
Last Dog Tag Day
Today also marked the last day
for owners to obtain dog licenses.
Continued on Page 10, Col. II
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
Ken Murray
Says:

That rebellion business II
still booming in nOt-sO-sunny
Spain, despite the fact that the
Communist government has de-
creed that a dictatorship is
now in existence. Yes, sir!
From the way they're Slaugh.
tering each other, it looks like
they just can't stand pOSterity.
And as far as the natives
are concerned. regardless Of
whether the Communists or the
Fascists finally win, the pOliti-
cal formula will be just the
same. One part dictator, and
the rest spectators. 49,.
Apparently those European
nations are suffering from .
very poor crop of diplomats
this year. Try as they, may,
they just can't seem to start .
war with a foreign country.
So we should all thank good
ness that even as much as we
kid about the New Dealers, after
all they're just parlOr pinks. ~.
The only thing really Red
about the present AdminiStra-
ton is the ink it's using.
1885, Mcknight Syndicate
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
BROWN PLANS
FOR MOUNTED
P0L|CEHERE
Wants Six Horses for
Downtown Section
As Traffic Aid

Mounted police soon may be pa
trolling downtown washington, If
proposals now being studied by
Major Ernest w. Brown, police SUI
perintendent, are followed.
Under the plan, appropriations
would be sought for the purchase
of six horses at $3.50 apiece, plus
funds sufficient for their mainte-
nance.
According to Major Brown, sew
eral policemen are former cavalry.
men, who would be available for
the mounted service. In addition,
one Of the recruits who enters the
police training school tomorrow
gained a reputation as a corporal
in the hard-riding Third Cavalry
at Fort Myer.
In the opinion of Major Brown,
the mounted police unit would
more than pay for its cost. A
mounted man presents q COM
handing figure, he pointed out,
and would be extremely useful in
the downtown areas for traffic
duty and handling crowds.
No mounted police have been
attached to the Metropolitan Po-
lice since 1880, Major Brown said,
when one mounted man, owning
his own horse and receiving S45C
per year extra pay, was on duty.
At present the only mounted man
here is a y. s. Park policeman
for whom a horse is rented when
needed.
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
FUGITIVEH HELD
AFTER 2-YEAR
MAN HUNT
Alfred M. Layton, Who
Jumped $4,000 Bond,
Is Recaptured

Alfred M. Layton. bond-jumping
fugitive from justice, is safely
lodged in District Jail today after
a two and a half year search for
him throughout the country ended
Wednesday night in an Atlantic
City hotel.
Layton, under indictment for
mail fraud in connection with the
promotion of a fund for the pur-
chase Of a bust Of Gen. John J.
Pershing, skipped his bond shortly
after his indictment early in 1884.
BOndsman Aided Hunt
I. B. Jones, local bondsman, who
had put up the $4,000 bail bond
for the promoter, spent thousands
of his own funds to further the
search for Layton and, finally, on
July 13 this year, paid the for
fixture into the court registry.
Although Bondsman Jones has
fulfilled the terms of the bond
both by producing the accused and
by paying the forfeiture-he can
recover the forfeited bond only by
special act of Congress.
Seen in Hotel
The Metropolitan Police Depart
ment has been actively cooperat-
ing with the bondsman in appre-
hending the fugitive, but the Fed
eral agency and other police de-
partments have been seeking the
man who pawned the names Of
prominent persons in the nation
wide mail fraud scheme, it was
said yesterday.
fsvynrV.
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
COL. SULTAN
WILL HEAR
OFFICIALS
4-Lane Span Wanted,
With Sidewalk for
Pedestrians

Protests against a proposal OF
the municipal bridge department
that Chain Bridge be replaced
with a two-lane span will be aired
late this afternoon before a group
Of District government officials.
Several opponents Of the plan,
who favor a wider bridge, will
gather in the office of Col. Dan I.
Sultan, Engineer Commissioner, to
express their diSapproval.
Those who have been invited
to attend the meeting include
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia,
Representative Howard w. Smith
Of Virginia, Charles E. S. Rich,
president Of the Conduit Road
Citizens Association; John Nolen,
jr., Of the National Capital Park
a nd Planning Commission:
Thomas E. Lodge, president Of
the Federation Of Citizens ASso.
Citations; George Shinn and Llew.
elyn Jordan, Of the Washington
Board Of Trade bridge committee,
and Crandal Mackey, attorney.
Opponents of the bridge depart.
ment'S tentative plan favor con-
Struction Of q wider bridge which
will be ample for three or four
lanes Of traffic, in addition to q
walk for pedestrians.
Colonel Sultan declared that no
matter what width the bridge is
to be constructed. there will be a
pedestrian walk. The bridge de-
partment takes the position that
the fund authorized for replace
ment of the ancient span, $3.50, 900,
is sufficient only for q two-lane
bridge. The department said
three lanes Of traffic can be pro-
vided for, but would cause crowd.
ing on the span.
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
Woods Are Searched
For Charles l.. Miller

Boy Scouts and taxicab drivers
today were helping police to search
the wooded sections near Catholic
University for Charles L. Miller,
44-year-old cab driver, who dis
appeared last Tuesday.
Miller, once a wealthy builder,
was known to have answered a
call in that vicinity. Several
colored men later were seen to
abandon his cab at Tenth Street
and Rhode Island Avenue North
east.
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
D. {. Teachers Safe
On Tour Of Mexico

Relatives Of five District school
teachers reported in the vicinity
Of Taxco where Senator Robert r.
Reynolds. Of North Carolina, and
other motorists were held up and
robbed Wednesday. received word
Of their safety last night.
The family of Loretta Cunning.
ham was notified that the party,
which includes Florence Thomp-
son, daughter of Inspector Der.
nard Thompson, of the Metropoli.
tan Police. had crossed the Mexi-
can border without mishap.
-"VOTE AMERIcANw
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
Conoics,Sports
Wider Chain Bird &c Fig Int Starts TOCll
D. 6. Convictions
For Traffic
OffenSes
Second Offense, Speeding
Mathew w. Kemp, 153 D st
). E., SIS. ...

0GCOuu OAACuSCS 0PCCUulA
Mathew w. Kemp, 153 D st.
s. E., SIS. ..
First Offense, Speeding
Richard L. Mockabee, 300 Six
teenth st. N. W., $25.
Laurence j. Gaffney, 919
Twenty-fifth ST. N. W., SIS.
William E. Smith, 1925 Linden
st. N. E., SIS.
Oryille M. Pennington. 2418
Pennsylvania Ave. N. w., $40.
James. E. Madden, jr., 800
North Carolina Ave. s. E.. $40.
Charles .. Smith, 1888 s st.
N. W., $40.
Hall w. wingfield, 1919 La
mont st. N. W.. $40.
Edward A. Kisser, Maryland,
$40.
Joseph E. Myers. 1921 Four
tenth st. N. w., $40.
John S. Smith, 1865 Fourth
st. N. w., $40.
Solomon Bomstein, 900 Nine
tenth st. N. W., S..
Isiah B. Gordon. 1o4O Sixth
st. N. E., S.. ... - .e
Joel D. Hubbard. 919 Twelfth
st. S. E., S.. 49,.
Henry c., Baden, 2O07 Girard
st. N. E., IS. ,,..
William H. Collins, sea- L st.
N. E., IS.
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
Federal Bar Group
ToCruise Potomac

More than 200 members and
friends of the Federal Bar AS
ISOLATION will go on the annual
moonlight cruise down the Po-
tomac Thursday night. The group
will combine with officers and en-
ployeS Of the Securities and Elk
change Commission, who are
scheduled to cruise on the same
night to the number Of several
hundred.
The Washington times., 1936-07-31

handed in fighting a Takoma Park
apartment house fire.
Since his retirement, Mr.. Bias
ford has engaged in business ana
spends much time in his flower
gardens at his home, 624 Ogle-
thorpe st. N. w.
VOTE ANERICAN"-
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
Girl Hurt in Fall
From Shed Roof

Falling from the roof Of q
shed while playing near her home
last might, Effie Lewis, 10, Of
642 H st. N. E., was in q critical
condition in Casualty Hospital to-
day, suffering two broken arms
and conclusion Of the brain.
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
Naval Radio Expert
Quits After IS Years

Retirement today Of John w.
Scanlin, Of 935 Fifteenth st. s. E.,
removes from the U. S. Navy one
Of it's earliest chief electricians
and experts in radio communica-
tionS.
Scanlin, who leaves the service
after As years, is So years old.
He was placed in the charge Of
the powerful Arlington radio sta
ton when it was first opened in
1912.
VOTE AMERICzN"-
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
46 NEW POLICE
REGISTERED

Tomorrow morning 46 rockies
will enter the Police Training
School here, Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, police superintendent, an
nounced today.
Under direction of Lieut.. Walter
H. Thomas, the training classes
will furnish the future policemen
three months of intensive physical
and mental instruction.
The candidates were selected
from a long list Of applicants
after severe physical examinations
and competitive Civil Service
tests.
VOTE AMERICAN"-
Jewels Are Stolen
Four jewel robberies, totaling
1920, were reported to police last
night. A $3.50 diamond ring was
stolen from John C. Cover, 4309
Wisconsin Ave. N. w. While Mrs.
James j. Cooper, of 900 hide
pendence Ave. s. W., was patient
at Providence Hospital, burglar
stole a $500 ring. Edgar Bolger,
Of the Westminster Apartments,
reported the theft Of gold watch
valued at $40, while Leo D. Wood
worth, Of 900 Nineteenth st. N. w.,
was robbed of a 500 watch.
VOTE AMERICAN"-
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
CRY
R0UTS THUG
'Tf you make a move III kill

eff you make q move I'll kill
you"
Awakened early today to find
a man sitting on the side of the
bed, Mrs. Matte Hyatt, 81, of
1905 K st. N. w., heard that
warning. Instead of complying
she leaped out Of bed and
screamed.
The stranger struck her sew
eral times, then fled. She called
police who took her to Emer-
gency Hospital, where she was
treated for bruises and shock
and later returned TO her home.
She was at a loss to account
for the attack.
The Washington times., 1936-07-31
Men Lead Flower Show

Some of the most elaborate
exhibits Of gladioli in the annual
Takoma Park Horticultural So
ciety Show, opening yesterday
were submitted by men.
Another special class, with
many winners, is for children
only. These are novelty features
Of the show which closes tonight
at the Takoma Park Public Ii
braYy branch. ...-.
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.''VOTE ANIERICAl
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-"VOTL AMERICANA
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AMERICAN".
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-30
Senators AID OLD.
AGE PENSION Law

Sheridan county's 1H approved ap-
plicants for old age pensions were
this week assured of receiving funds
with information from Washington
that the last legal technicality which
has been blocking the operation of the
Montana law has been swept out of
the road. Montana's Washington dele
cation took up the subject with the
Federal security commission and re-
ceived favorable assurance.
Strenuous efforts are now being
made to make it operative in the COM
ing month.
Joseph Watson, state relief admin
istrator, has been made c~o-ordinator
and took over the ties of administra-
ton of Old Age Pensions.
Governor Erickson has resigned as
Old Age Pension Administrator i'll
advisor of the Water Conservation
Board.
The new application forms, revised
in accordance with the suggestions OF
the federal representative sent by the
Security Board from Washington have
been prepared and will be ready for
distribution within the next few days,
Members of the state Old Age Pen
sion board have arranged with Mon
tana banks to furnish to the federal
government the necessary financial as
sistance regarding the repayment OF
the government where pensioners die
leaving estates.
On Thursday of this week the new
application forms were sent from Hell
ena to Washington for official sanction.
Objection Is Raised
Section 81 of Chapter ITO of the
statutes passed by the state legislature
in 1885 carried in part "that at the
death Of a person to whom assistance
is granted or the last survivor of a
married couple, the total amount of
assistance since the first grant, togeth-
er with five percentum Of interest,
shall be deducted and allowed by the
proper courts out of the proceeds OF
his or her property as a preferred
claim against the estate Of the person
so assisted and refunded to the state
and county in the proportion Of the
assistance paid by each, leaving the
balance for distribution among the
lawful heirs in accordance to law"
Had the word nation" or United
States" been inserted with the state
and county, no objection would have
been raised originally.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-30
INJURIES FATAL TO
ANTELOPE YOUTH IN
TRACTOR ACCIDENT.
Gustav Island, %, Dies Here
After Being Crushed by
Reversing Tractor

Injuries received while hooking up
a tractor onto a disc were fatal fol
Gustav Island, 23-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. M. Island of near Antelope
Thursday. Island lived about four
hours after the mishap.
The accident occurred early Thurs
day evening. The young man was on
The ground backing the tractor when
the clutch presumably froze. The trac-
tor, lunging backward, pinned him be-
tween the frame Of the disc. His left
leg was severed near the knee and his
right leg was SO badly mangled that
surgeons amputated it after he was
brought to the hospital here. A deep
cash was inflicted across his abdomen.
island was found a few minutes after
the fatal mishap by a neighbor, who
shut off the tractor, which was still
grinding away in a stationary posi-
ton, and summoned aid.
The plucky youth was conscious
throughout the ordeal. Lifted gently
from his gruesome position he asked
for a cigarette and rested patiently I'M
til medical aid arrived. He was imme-
diately rushed to Plentywood by a
uOCtOI WHO WdS SulHlllOIleQ lIOll mere,
and who went Immediately to the
scene of the accident.
He died shortly after 9 o'clock
Thursday evening and was conscious
until a few minutes before the end.
Services Tuesday
Funeral services were held Tuesday
from the Lutheran church at Antelope,
with Rev. Orval A. Schmidt officiating.
Interment was made there.
Friends and neighbors of the Island
family filled the church for the last
rites. The tragic mishap that snuffed
out the youths life was a shock to the
entire community where he was well
known and respected.
Born at Antelope
Gustav Island was a native of the
community where he suffered the fat
al accident, having been born here on
March Is, 1913. His schooling was ie-
ceived in the Antelope schools and
had since been farming with his faith
er near Antelope.
He leaves besides his parents, a sis
ter, Mrs. Mollie Morkan, of Cut Bank
and two brothers, Martin and Albert
of Fort Peck, who came here shortly
after being notified of the mishap.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-30
SHERIDAN COUNTY
BANKER SUCCUMbS
TO LONG ILLNESS.
Death Claims Frank Rooster
Here Monday; Interment
in Minnesota

Death came quietly to Frank Koes.
ter, pioneer Sheridan county resident,
banker and financier at his home here
Monday following an extended illness.
The Sheridan county resident, prom
inent IN financial circles in northeast
ern Montana was 68 years old.
Confined to his home since last fall
with illness, little hope was held that
he would recover and for the past
two years his health gradually gave
way. The end came peacefully in the
presence of his devoted wife and his
daughter, Mrs. R. o. Nelson Of this
city.
Tuesday the body was shipped to
Red Wing, MINI. Funeral services will
be held Thursday from the Catholic
church there. Interment will be made
in the Red Wing cemetery. Red Wing
was the home of the prominent Sher-
idan county man when he was a youth.
The body was accompanied by Mrs.
R. 0. Nelson by train and Mrs. Rooster
and a son, B. j. Rooster of Minot, N.
D., left Monday evening by car for
Red Wing.
Native Of Germany
Frank Rooster was born in Germany
Dec. II, 1867 and when fourteen years
old came to the United States, settling
at Red Wing, Mimi. The young lad
made the trip from the old country
to the New World alone.
Growing to manhood in the Mime
sofa community, Mr.. Rooster worked
at the steam engineer for a number of
years.
His first opportunity at banking
came when he was given a position as
a clerk in an Ada, Minnesota bank.
There he learned the banking business
under the guidance of shrewd fnan-
ciers who laid the foundations for a
successful career for the Sheridan
county man.
The lure Of the west attracted the
young clerk. With some financial
backing and earnings collected by
sound business principles, MIR. Rooster
came to western North Dakota by
team and wagon, seeking a location
for a banking institution. That was in
1905. He decided to locate at Crosby
N. D., a town then in its infancy, but
dee' IL. Il to be a business center for
northwestern North Dakota.
Rooster returned to Minnesota. He
Continued on last page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-30
CnAUNCY JACKSON
DIES AT HOSPITAL

Word was received Tuesday of the
death of Chauncy w. Jackson, rs, early
settler of Sheridan county and Span
ish-American war veteran. His death
occurred at a veterans hospital at Hot
Springs, S. D., where he went severai
weeks ago for treatment.
In failing health for some time, Mr..
Jackson went to South Dakota where
it was hoped that his health would
improve. The end came in the pres
ence of his wife, who was at his bed
side.
He will be buried in the veterans
cemetery at Hot Springs.
Early Montana Settler
Chaurcy jackson was an early Mon
tana settler. Born in New York state,
Sept. Ia, 1861, he migrated westward
when a young man. When the conflict
between Spain and the United States
broke out, Jackson enlisted with the
1st Montana regiment and served with
that memorable group of men in the
Philippine Islands.
He came t. Sheridan county from
the Sweet Grass hills in northern
Montana in the days when this sec
ton was first being settled. Chauncy
Jackson was a skilled teamster and in
the days before the railroad he drove
a stage coach from Culbertson to Plen-
tywood. His many experiences would
have filled a large volume.
He first settled on Eagle creek south
Of Redstone and eight years ago, re-
firing from active labor, moved to
Plentywood to make his home. Up to
the time of establishing residence in
Plentywood he operated a farm about
20 miles southwest of here.
Chauncy Jackson was married to
Mary Brown at Scobey on Dec. 10,
1915. Besides his wife, a brother, Lee
Jackson, living in New York, survives
George Jackson Of Plentywood is a
cousin.
Mr.. Jackson was a devoted member
of the Plentywood Evangelical church
and his religious faith brought com
fort to him in his last days on earth.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-30
AMATEUR Age LIMIT
LOWERED BY LEGION

Applications continue to arrive daily
for the American Legion Amateur
Night. 1t is going to be some show,
Judging from the number and variety
Of the applications.
In response to i~nsistent requests, it
has been decided to lower the age limit
to IL years. Ii a person that young is
really good, application should be
made at once and arrangements made
to attend the addition on May 9th be-
tween 1:30 and 500 p. M. at the Con-
gregational church. Any under Is
years must attend this addition to be
eligible and every one should attend
to be sure of a fair chance on the pro-
gram. This addition is very important
to the proper building Of a good pro-
gram.
In order to further the enjoyment
Of the evening, sound equipment will
be installed so that all may hear clear
ly.
The Legion has just made arrange
ments for a dance to follow the pro-
gram, and the winners will be an
nounced during the dance just as soon
as the ballots can be counted. The
10 Music Masters have been secured
to play for the dance.
You still have time to get your APP
plication in for a place on this pro-
gram. Perhaps you are just the person
needed to round out a fine evening and
there is always the possibility of win
ming the $500 prize or one of the
smaller ones.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-30
Senior Class Play at High
School Tomorrow Night

The Glass of 1886 of Plentywood
high school invites the entire COM
munity to attend their production of
New Fires at the auditorium on
Friday, May l. You will thoroughly
enjoy being transported ito the old
Santry homestead with its antique fur
nishings and the cosy mountaineer at
mosphere in the Ozarks of Missouri.
The many interesting characters of the
unusually large cast of fifteen assure
you royal entertainment. Events en-
tering around the dignified author,
Stephen Santry ard his eccentric fam
lily, spiced with the quick wit and keen
perception of Sid Sperry, the farm
hand, and the sharp tongue of Lucin-
da Andrews, the cook, give variety
that lends the richness and sparkle of
human interest to all situations.
Come and enjoy this evening Of in
s%pirational entertainment.