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The Washington times., 1937-02-17

Either from his own $110-a-month
apartment in a Sixteenth Street
hoStelry or from a hotel in Phila-
delphia, New York or elsewhere,
where he was registered as "Mr.
Quigley" or "Mr. Bennett" or
under some other name, he would
call them on one of the four or
five unlisted telephones running
into the attaches apartments in
Alban Towers, at Massachusetts,
and Wisconsin Avenues. Seven
such calls were traced by agents
Of the FBI, some Of them from
other cities.
Farnsworth met his employers
personally at various places when
it was necessary to deliver docu-
ments in person. One of those so
delivered was highly confidential
volume. Service of Information
and Security" 1t was supposed to
be obsolete. Actually it wasn't
The label of obsoleScence was cam
outage. The book is still in use.
1t was a registered document. The
fact that a copy has found its way
into the hands of japanese naval
officers has naturally destroyed
much if not all of its value for
the future.
But though Farnsworth was in
close touch with his employers,
there were certain rooms at their
Alban Towers apartments to which
The Washington times., 1937-02-17

he never penetrated. So closely
are they guarded that outsiders
never see them. Even the maids
who clean the apartments, the re-
pairmen who patch up paint and
plaster, and the electricians who
look after the wiring. have never
been admitted to this inner sane.
tuary.
A housemaid was found who had
worked at Alban Towers for four
years, and had been assigned to
the fourth floor where the Japa-
nese naval attaches occupy Apart.
mentS 412, Alb and Ala. She in
formed Investigators that there
were two rooms which were con-
Stantly kept locked, and to which
she was never admitted. The three
communicating apartments to-
gether occupy all but two rooms of
an entire wing of the big apart
ment house.
PhOtOStat Machines
There are supposed to be pho
tostat machines in these rooms.
1t is known that there are-or
were-machineS of some sort
there. FarnSworth said the
Japanese embassy also worked all
of two nights making photostatic
copies of some of the documents
he turned in. No one outside of
the Japanese embassy itself knows
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
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The Washington times., 1937-02-17
.FARNSW0RTH AWAITING FATE
FOR SELLING SECRETS

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and who still had friends through.
out the service, offered all he had
to Americas principal naval rival
in the Pacific-Japan.
For Sale: One ex-officer Of
the United States Navy"
AND JAPAN BOUGHT
1t was too good a chance to
pass by.
Japan bought the goods offered.
In October, 1898, FarnSworth
came to Washington and regis
tered at the Willard Hotel as "P. j.
Quigle Coronado-San Diego,
Calf" Shortly thereafter he met
Comdr. YoSiyuki Itimiya, Of the
Japanese navy, newly appointed
assistant naval attache of the jap
aneSe Embassy.
The arrangements were made.
and Farnsworth went on the pay
roll. He received $500 a month
and expenses. The District Attor-
neyS records show an initial pay
ment Of $4,000, following his ar.
rival from Cincinnati as Mr..
Quigley" There we're bonuses be-
sides. No books were kept. Farms
worth had no bank account. There
we're no checks. He was paid in
500 bills. And, of course, he went
to workout not as a naval ad-
visor"
New York, Philadelphia, Wash
ington saw him during the two
years which followed.
Commander Itimiya was re
lieved of his post in washington
on November Is, 1884, being sue
ceeded at that time by Comdr.
Akira Yamaki. He, too, stayed
just a year, and was relieved on
November l, 1885, by Comdr.
Bunabunjiro Yamaguchi, whose
assignment to washington was ter
minated on October 81, 1886.
During most of this entire inter
val, from August II, 1884, to Oc.
tober 6, 1886, Farnsworth appar.
emily was in touch with all of them
at various times.
navy OACW OuSRAIAOuS
It did not take the Navy long
to grow suspicious of the activities
Of the cashiered former flier. He
was seeking too much information
he had no business to have. One
day he would turn up in the Brook,
lyn navy yard. The next day he
would be seen around the yard in
Philadelphia. A few days later he
would appear at the Navy Depart
ment in washington.
Naval documents had a habit
of disappearing while he was in
the vicinity. Naval Intelligence
finally went into action. In the
fall of 1885 a confidential letter
was sent out from the Navy De-
partment warning all officers not
to give FarnSworth any informa-
ton. That just about ended his
usefulness to Japan, and early in
1886 the naval attaches discon-
tinued his regular salary. They
had heard of the Navy action.
Those things get around.
Thereafter the payments were
irregular. The cash still came in
$100 bills, but less frequently than
before. But there was one piece
of information for which Farms
worth was told he would be paid
"real money" According to his
own recital, he was offered $50,
900 if he could get it. The district
attorneys office never learned
what it was-or say they didn't.
Perhaps the Navy knows. Farms
worth limited at it, but never
quite came clean.
Method of Communication
His method Of communicating
with his employers was simple.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
cer Discharged From Navy Who Turned Spying u Barred

from private practice with his
father.
Today his whole body betrayed
the WEAKNESS born of the effort
put into the case that will never
be tried. A trace of a smile light
ened the tired lines of his face as
he said:
Pm just a little sorry the case
won't go to trial. But now we'll
have more time for other
thingS!"
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
Overplayed Hand

naturally-of forcing them to do
so.
Overplayed Hand
FarnSworth overplayed his hand
at one more point. Angered ne-
cause he felt that the Japanese
had double-crossed him-as he put
tin letting him down after his
activities were suspected, he went
to the head of a Washington news
service on July and presented an
outline of a series of articles he
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
N. Y. DuiIies
Hit Ous+ing
of Domesfics

NEW YORK Prompt con-
demnation Of the wholesale firing
Of Negro apartment house and
domestic workers because Of the
murder charge against Major
Green, colored porter, was reg
istered by New York daily papers
and columnists this week.
Following the alleged confession
of Green last week to the brutal
murder Of Mrs. Mary Robinson
Case in the Jackson Heights sec
lion Of New York City, the charge
was made by a group of Brooklyn
colored citizens that hundreds Of
colored people are losing their
iobs. This charge brought forth
n editorial In the New York Her
e1s ~~,r1,,ne on January IS, en-
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
All CoIored
I'm Louisville
Are Flooded

LOUISVILLE. Practically the
entire colored residential section
OF Louisville was reported flood
ed Monday morning, with citizens
fleeing from the city. The loss
in money cannot yet be estimated.
Offices Of the Louisville Lead
er, weekly newspaper edited by
/. Willis Cole, were gradually fill
ling with water. Editor Cole told
the Associated Negro Press It
seemed likely there would be no
issue of that newspaper this week.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05

titled. Color, Crime and Trouble"
The Tribune declared:
Because he b q Negro therO
seems TO be o most unfortunate
and unfair disposition in this
city TO assume that his alleged
crime was q racial crime, that Il
was one to which he was pre-
disposed as q Negro and, there
fore, to inflict punishment for
1t upon other members Of his
race II there is any such
movement under way I'm New
York City it should mot only stop
abruptly but should go into re-
verso; for any such inclination 10
cruelty unfair :. Let us remem-
Der that an overwhelming major
ity Of our colored folk I'm domestic
and similar services very bady
need their Jobs and hold them by
faithful and courteous service.
DO not be unfair, unlxind or stupid
enough to visit your resentment
upon good citizens Of darker COM
pIexion for no better reason than
that the suspect In this case Il q
coIored man."
Also condemning the practice Of
blaming the whole Negro race for
q crime supposed to be committed
by . colored man was Dorothy
Dunbar Bromley, columnist on the
woman's page Of the New York
World Telegram.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
Poro Building
Sold jan. n

ST. LOUIS, MO. - Poeo college
landmark Of racial progress here
in st. Louis and nationally known
as the former headquarters Of ono
OF the races moro important bus
iness enterprises win be sold at
auction Wednesday, January "a,
In the Real Estate Exchanges here.
The sale is a foreclosure to sat
isfy q mortgage Of $4,000 held
by tho Mississippi Valley Trust
company, which is eight months
I'm arrears ON interest.
The following day, Thursday.
several parcels Of property. stores
and flat buildings in the vicinity
Of Poro will go under the ham,
mer on the Courthouse steps to
satisfy a $50. 900 judgment secured
by Walter J. Majors. former
employe Of Mrs. Malone. The
judgment which was rendered af-
ter n years Of litigation has just
been ratified by the Missouri Su-
presne court. The Judgment at
first included the Poro building.
but to protect its interest the
bank foreclosed on it's mortgage.
Officers Of the Mississippi Val
ley Trust Co., intimated that they
had no desire to retain the build
ing and that If money to pay the
vast due interest and part Of the
principal, was forthcoming, the
property would be restored to
Mrs. Malone. There was under
stood to be an effort on the part
Of some st. Louisans to raise
funds toward this end. It is un-
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
Adelaide Hall
Closes Her Cofe
In Cay Poree

PARIS - Adelaide Halls cab
aret venture on the Champs Elys-
ses came to an abrupt end New
Years day. II a suitable place
can be secured in Mantamartre,
another attempt at cabaret oper-
ating will be made by the famous
star OF '.Blackbirds" but this time
there won't be any partnership.
It will be all her own and her
husband, Bert Hicks, will see to
that.
Miss Hall has been offered a
long engagement at the New York
lotion Club.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
Eighteen
Hold Second
Miner Meet

INSTITUTE, w. VA (C) -
Eighteen persons who form the
Continuation Committee Of the
State Conference on the Prob
lens Of the Negro Minner met
at West Virginia State College
last Saturday under the chairman
ship of !. J. K. Wells, state direc-
tor Of Negro education.
Among questions considered
were the death rate and health
conditions among Negroes in the
State and it was suggested that
the Committee endorse a move
ment to ask the legislature by
special enactmentment to make
an appropriation for the employ.
ment OF q physician, dentist, and
nurse Of the Negro race as MEM
bers OF the State Board Of Health.
President John w. Davis OF the
College suggested that miners
themselves be asked to designate
types Of courses they would like
to see offered in the mining extern
sion program Of his school.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
New Insurance
Co. Licensed In
New Jersey

TRENTON, N. J. CO. - The
Department Of Banking and In-
surance has licensed the Fireside
Mutual Aid Association, 145 West
Market street, Newark, it was an
nounced Monday. Silas L. Hogan
is secretary-manager, and w. p.
Allen Is general attorney.
During the five years ending
December 81, last. the association
paid to it's members $24,202 in
sick and accident claims and $16..
S31 in death claims, making a
total Of $41.03s paid back to the
members Of the Association from
dues which they had paid in.
! The Association was founded in
March, 1880, and has been in con-
tinuuous existence ever since. and
has won for itself a place In the
hearts Of a large number Of peo-
pie. Nearly 5000 members are
now on the books and an active
campaign has been launched to
increase this number.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
N.A.A.C.P.
Again Honors
Births

A celebration. Of the births a.
two great characters. Abraham
Lincoln and Frederick Douglas
win be held at the First Colored
Baptist Church, Friday. February
18th at 8 p. m.
A chance to have q screen"
test will be given some young Lady
and young man by movie scouts
Of the 'Harnen" Bros. Film Pro-
ducers, who will be seated in The
audience while tryouts On the pro-
gram, 'Do you want to be an
actor?" are performing.
The winner win be awarded q,
screen test and piece Of money
bearing the hea dof Lincoln.
After this program ID over the,
audience win pass to the recepx
tion room Of the church where Ola
fashioned games and songs Of tia
long ago win be played and sune.
No one wants to miss this! There
will be barrels OF fun and laugh
ter.
Everyone is asked to come
dressed in common. simple attire
in keeping with the decoration cR
the reception hall. which win de-
pict an old fashioned log cabin
OF Lincoln's and Douglas time.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
Dean Smith
SforfIes 100
In Chicago
. "a z

CHICAGO (C) - Dan H. M.
Smith Of Bishop College, Marshall,
Tex, startled 1900 white women
at the famous Hyde Park Bap-
tist Church, a block from the Uni
versity, last week, when he said
that within the next ten years
the American Negro will be fore
ed to choose between Christianity
and Communism"
Dean Smith discussed at length
the present under-pay and unem-
ployment which Negroes face, de-
claring: 1.-THE social injustices and
slow starvation with which Neg
roes are so familiar make the
Negro q shining mark for all
kinds of radical propaganda. Com
munists promised bewildered col
ored people friendship and help;
certainly we who call ourselves
Christians dare not offer our Neg
70 neighborA anything less than
this. If we follow Christ we will
offer much more"
Following the Deans address
the group agreed to launch study
classes in their churches Of the
American Negro ''in the light Of
Christian ideals and obligations"
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05

derstood that the flats and stores
are expected to bring enough to
satisfy the $4,000 judgment
Mrs. Malone's only comment
was to an AMP reporter to whom
she expressed regret that many
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
South Africans
CuIl Selves
''Coons''

South African colored people
themselves adopted the name Of
"Coons" for the annual "Coons
Carnival" according to Bishop r.
r. Wright. Jr., who has sent to
America copies Of the Cape Times.
leading Cape Town daily, which
gave two full rotogravure pages
to photographs Of the celebration
Of natives on New Years. A
headline across one page Of pic
lures reads: "Coons Give Carn-
ival Spirit to Cape Near Year"
On the page are seven large pho
tographs Of groups, some In black
face, looking much like the av-
erage blaclface comedian, with
legends reading: Singing the
New Year In-Colored entertain
ters providing music and song at
the Green Point Track on Friday
during the Coons' Carnival which
is a feature Of the New Year week
end in Cape Town. Large crowds.
both white and coiored, attended
the march past and singing COM
petitions ON NewYear's Day. and
long before the start all stand
seats were filled"
Under another picture. OF Q
group without burnt cork, was the
legend: ''white-Eyed CoOns. =
Great activity, inspite OF the heat,
by coons large and small charac-
terized the weekend carnival
which was attended by large
crowds at the Green Point Track.
Here is one Of the troupes dane
ing its way to the platform from
which the men and boys sang
their songs 60 an enthusiastic aud
ience. The variety Of their attire
and the originality Of their ideas
in dress brought forth almost as
much applause as their music and
song" Under a third picture was
the legend: singing To Beat the
Band.'-The Radio Coons insist
ing with music that TITS a sin to
tell q Ne.' Their costumes were
purple and white and their sing
ing was good, the small soloist, in
particular, proving a great sue
cess" Bishop Wright commented
that the show lacks expert man.
agement, but may be compared to
the annual Philadelphia Mummers
Parade (and apparently to the
New Orleans Mardi Gras parade.)
In the colored papers, (Cape
Standard Of the same date, there
was no mention Of the Coons'
Carnival.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-02-05
PACE is WEST VIRGINIA
SPEAKER

CHARLESTON, w. Va. (C) -
President Harry II. Pace Of Su-
oreme Liberty Life Insurance Co.
If Chicago addressed the NAACP
youth Council here last Sunday on
Courage for the New Year" Mr..
oace urged the young people to
'asert the old, beaten path Of
heir fathers and to enter new
"elds of endeavor
>oole Nnd misunt' s~gtood The i'm
,or< of fho forop-r "a
Carbon County news., 1937-08-27

Captain Robert H. Fatt, the new
chief pilot of Pan American Air
ways eastern division of Miami,
Fla. Captain Fatt has spent more
than five years Of working days at
the controls Of clipper ship, or 5O,-
600 hours in the air. He has flown
more than a million and a half miles
since he started, in 1918. Captain
Fatt who learned aviation in the
world war has a flying record un-
usually free of accidents.
Carbon County news., 1937-08-27

had rung a second time. And aft.
er having for second time dis.
posed Of its claim, she had observed
mildly: "Quent, Serena Morrison is
extremely anxious to get hold Of
you"
That reused him. He turned his
head to raise dark brows knitted
in faint scowl.
WAS that Serena?"
eyes. She must know often imi-
tate Anna" Victoria. said thought
fully. But can't help it. don't
want to talk to her"
Telephone often?" Quentin asked,
with little effort.
Lately, yes. She's called about
five times today. She usually says
that she's anxious to see you, but
today she's been saying that Spen-
GER is ILL.,"
"They have a DOCTOR" Quentin
said dryly.
IT know it. cudworth. He's a
good man, isn't he, Quent?"
Zine. Old-fashioned. But he's
all right" Quentin answered and
lapsed into silence again.
Presently he began:
There's something I want to say
to you, Vic"
Victoria looked at him with bright
eyes.
"It's probably something I've
never asked you to say" she said
evenly.
mo, you've never asked me to
say it. And it won't do any particu-
lar good for me to say it." the man
answered, his body bowed forward
now, his big hands locked between
his knees, his eyes on the fire. "But
I'd like to say this, just the same.
I've been-I'm just beginning to
realize what fool I've been! I've
known I was fool for a long time
since last summer, since Mart was
born. I had time to think about it
in Germany. My God, what went
through there. missing you all
Kenty and Sue and little Mad and
the new baby! And I thought what a
fool I'd made of myself, and how
I'd hurt you"
Victoria left the desk and took
the chair opposite his own. The
spring night was cold, and she had
put on for dinner an old brown vel
vet gown with deep, childish en-
broidered collar; her waved
brushed mop, her round serious
eyes, and the fat-heeled brown vel
vet slippers she crossed on foot
stool all helped to give her the
aspect of a child.
"You mean you wish you were
done with Serena?"
Il am done with her!" Quentin |
muttered, not raising his head from |
Carbon County news., 1937-08-27

his hands. ut was all over six
months ago.
Hal" Vicky commented and was
silent.
'It's all mess! She" He
stopped, but his tone and the long
pause were eloquent.
"Why don't you see Serena and
have it overt? Vicky asked pres
emily, quite simply.
81 have seen her." Quentin
growled. &s@
"Since you got home?"
There were letters waiting when
I got here, ten days ago." Quentin
said, the painful rush of his words
showing, even under the circum-
stances, his relief at finding an op-
portunity to talk. "All that week
she telephoned, and twice she came
to the office, but I was only doing
appointment work last week and
didn't see her. Then on Saturday,
when vi and the kids were here
remember? Il went up to the barn
to see Moogy an dthe puppies, and
she was waiting there-said she had
been watching us on the lawn"
Good heavens!" Vicky said.
''Then it isn't that Spencer's ILL.,"
she unused. ''FIe didn't look as if
he'd been i'll today"
''Of course notl"
you've changed and she hasn't"
vicky added, in the same reflective
tone. That's IT."
1--WE made such a mess of it;
I've let you in for all this" Quentin
muttered. grinding his graying hair
in his big hands. ''Vic, there's no
use saying I'm sorry! There's moth
ing can say
''She doesn't seem to have much
shame about 1T" Vic observed mild
ly. "Oh, my God. to be as happy as
this againI" she said in her soul.
''Now," Quentin said, after
thought, and with change Of tone
now she's everywhere, Vic, watt
ing for me. As far as I'm con-
cerned, it's all been over for a year;
it's stale, it's cold, God knows
wish I need never set eyes on her
again! But now's the time she
wants to see me. She keeps asking
me, what has she done? Who has
been telling me things about her?"
Carbon County news., 1937-08-27

promised unwillingly. Seren a
drew near to him again eagerly.
But remember I've got to take the
Keats children home!'' 1.< <.=
Quent, Serena Morrison is ex-
tremely anxious to get hold of you, "
Vicky said calmly, few days later.
He and she were alone beside the
evening fire in their little upstairs
sitting room. The doctor had been
reading some scientific article in a
medical magazine, had finished it,
and was lying back in his chair,
his arms locked behind his head,
his stretched Leg crossed, his eyes
half closed. Victoria was working
at the f1at-topped desk just behind
him. Bills, receipts, checkbook, pa
pers of all sorts were scattered be-
fore her; she made notes with a
very sharp pencil.
II think I am going to come out
event" she had announced some
moments earlier. And then, con-
tentedly, 'This is pleasant, isn't it?"
but to neither remark had Quentin
made any reply. He had shown no
interest even when the telephone
bell had trilled, except for a glance
toward Vicky and a faint shake of
the head, and Vicky had duly an
nounced to the unseen speaker that
the doctor had gone out for a mo-
ment.
But his distracted mood some.
how only accentuated her happiness
tonight; these had been wonderful
days, the days since his return. He
and she had been closer together in
every way than they had been for a
long time. It had not been only
that Quentin had been gentler. or
kinder, or more generous than be-
fore, but he had been curiously,
dunbly devoted, wanting to be at
home, seeming to love every min
ute Of his life there, quietly contriv-
ing to re-estabIish himself in the
children's plans, to contribute to the
happiness Of them all.
Life would simply be heaven if it
could go on this way!" Vicky, feel
ing herself pleasantly capable over
her bookkeeping, had been think
ing to herself when the telephone