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The Washington times., 1937-11-17
RUHLANDO ORDERS
MURAL REMOVED

Health Officer George C. Ruhl-
and became an art critic today
and ordered the removal of Mother
Goose murals from the walls of
the tuberculosis sanatorium at
Glenn Dale, Md.
The murals followed the un-
fortunate modern trend, instead
of originality, DR.. Ruhland criti-
cized. He said, however, that he
would be elated to get some fres-
Goes of worthwhile representations
of Mother Goose for the children's
play rooms.
The muralS were done by a WPA
artist when the Board of Public
Welfare was in charge.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

Wra FvaIvn WcTeaD WIlEu OUT COuTIS COlVICI q
poor little school teacher like Edith Maxwell
unjustly we can rest assured that she will
never be allowed to escape.
But when our courageous G-men and police
officers capture REAL criminal, what happens?
Points to Inadequate JGils
would like to refer you to clearly and
simply written booklet by our intelligent and
conscientious Attorney General, Homer Cum
mings, entitled, 1--WE Can Prevent Crime"
Then read, as I just have in the chapter
called "The Scandal of Our Jails," where Mr..
Cummings tells us, Perhaps the worst blot on
the American penal picture is the county JAIL"
The three criminal rats who gnawed their
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
WEDNESDAY, NOV. II
By E0alym Walsh Mclean

way out yesterday escaped from COUNTY
penitentiary in New York.
Frankly, and from actual case reports, Mr.
Cummings tells US that liquor and drugs have
been trafficked into jails and drunken parties
permitted. One prisoner, whose case history is
related left Jail three times in ONE evening
Twice he got drunk at home and was taken
back to his cell by the Sheriff. On the THIRD
call the PRISONER was arrested by police
Would Fight Crime With Science
I agree with Homer Cummings that we can
prevent crime if we set our minds to it. But
first we must make use of all the new scientific
inventions. can't understand why our jails
are not equipped with photoelectric cells-those
magic electric eyes-which would ring alarm
bells every time prisoner took a step into for.
hidden territory.
Then, too, we should give our police radio
broadcasting stations special short-wave broad
casting bands to make it impossible for criminals
to listen to every call sent out.
Another thing we could easily do is stop the
sale of firearms to EVERY person EXCEPT law
enforcement officers. One half of our murders
would never occur if the poor crazed fools who
commit them did not have guns
For Gods sake let us start treating our REAL
criminals as they should be treated instead of
allowing them to leave trails of blood and horror
behind them two and three times after they
have been sentenced merely because they find
it easy to walk out of our jailS.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Christmas Lane
Plans Perfected

Southeast Washington's Christ
mas Lane will flare into its yearly
briIliance November 20, with a
large street parade signaling the
event, Mrs. A. Brinkley, chairman
of the committee announced
yesterday.
The procession will form at
Eighth and G Streets Southeast,
go north on Eighth Street to Penn.
sylvania Avenue, back on Eighth
to K Street. There will be street
dancing December 3, following an.
nouncement Of a beauty contest
winner.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

plane for Guatemala City. There DR.. Cumming
will attend meeting of the regional health
society of the Central American Republics. Later
Dr. Cumming will visit each Central American
Republic and continue his II years of work as
director of the PanAmercan Sanitary Bureau.
Mrs. Cumming will go everywhere her husband
goes.
Drove 1900 Miles in Europe
There's no stopping me-" she said. "In the
last two summers drove DR.. Cumming $4,000
miles in an automobile over Europe. Last sum-
mer took him through Switzerland and Sicily
and had look at Italy and France on. the side.
YOU see. DR.. Cumming doesn't drive. It is my
Job and my pleasure to take him over hill and
dale. 1t takes brave man to sit calmly and
happily beside his wife while she races him up
and down the Alps"
The successful wanderings of DR.. and Mrs.
Cumming since they have retired from "active
life" must have q secret Travel isn't always
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Says Boake Carter

had nothing to do with his abdication. That he
was slapped in the face by one of his own coun-
trymen in foreign country ranked deeply
within British war vets.
The conduct of many English people toward
their ex-king, no matter how much he may have
disappointed them, is certainly not worthy of
emulation by people of other nations. In a
foreign country, Edward still remains symbol
of Britain. If, however, this is the way they
treat one of their own. how much tolerance can
the people Of other nations expect the English
to have for others in the world?
The more they pull stunts such as that Of
the Anglican preacher in Paris, the more will
other people in other nations wonder whether
large percentage Of the English haven't lost
their common fairness and their breeding
altogether
The Cash Value of Housewife
Discussion Of tolerance brings up the fact
that lady research Statistician in the Womens
Bureau Of the Department of Labor, has worked
out the dollars and cents value of the house
wife to her family. Taking the housewives
kitchen activities for base, the statistician's
summary is as follows:
The cost of her labor in preparing the family
meals is $1,167. This is based on is cents worth
Of labor per meal.
very cheap estimate Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon,
statistician, points out.
Tell me, why is it that some women have an
Overwhelming passion for measuring the hui
manity of family relationship with dollars
and-cents yardstick?
1t seems to me that this Internal desire to
reduce everything to cold, passionless statistics
is one Of the curses of modern life.
lThe opinions of Boake Carter are his oUn and
not necessarily those of The Washington TinleSJ
Copyright Ledger syndicate)
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Children to See
Religious Tableau

Children from 20 Episcopal Sun
day schools will gather at mass
meeting in Whitby Hall, National
Cathedral School for Girls, at $3.50
o'clock Sunday under auspices of
the Diocesan Board of Religious
Education.
A religious tableau, "There Shall
Be Light" will be presented with
Mis- Virginia Phelan, of the Civic
Theater, in the leading role Of
Mother Church"
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
By Helen Essary

easy. Mo.oring has been known to destroy the
dispositions of the happiest families
How did this husband and wife manage to
journey so far together, and then want to try
it again?
I'VE always stop before we are tired and while
We have still strength enough to look around at
the new place." said Mrs. Cumming. IT seldom
drive more than 200 miles day. OF course, we
can't have plans ahead of time about hotels or
inns. When we are ready to rest We pick out a
place that looks clean and good. We have
always had good luck and found good nights
sleep somewhere"
Recalls Flight OUer Andes
This travelling about the world is no new
zest for Mrs. Cumming. The wanderlust took
possession of her entirely when she went for her
first ride as little girl in an OK cart near her
home on the James River. Even now she can
remember her thrill when the colored driver
used to let the chains off the OK and she and her
young friends would slide out of the cart
backwards.
DR.. Cumming has obviously been a congenial
companion to this rowing wife. They have not
only driven by motor and travelled by rail and
sea together, but they have flown many miles
side by side.
"Om most marvellous adventure was flying
over the Andes Mountains. We were $4,000 feet
high. I should almost have been satisfied to
sail right into eternity on the wings of that
ship" said Mrs. Cumming. Above us was the
peak Of the Aconcagua. the highest in the
Western Hemisphere. We flew so close we could
almost touch its glacier with our fingertips."
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

purposes barring Edward from
worShiping in his church with
British war veterans in me-
mortal service on Armistice
Day, is the sort Of behavior
that leaves a sour taste in the
mouths of other nations.
). This may be unfair and
place many English people in a
position in which they, as in
dividuals, do not belong. But
such people have to thank
only the type of bigots that
have made Edwards move
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Boy, l6, Escapes
Industrial Home

Police today broadcast a look
out for Oscar Thorn, 16, who
escaped last night from the In
dustrial Home for Boys. He is
described as being S feet inches
tall, weighing 131 pounds and
dark, He has straight black hair
and black eyes. At the time Of his
escape he was wearing blue shirt,
green sweater and blue dungareeS.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

and fold his hands and ask
What is there for me to do
now?"
He did not. With Mrs.
Cumming, a gay and ad-
venturous spirit, he promptly
took to the road!
"To the road-and the sea
and the airI" laughed Mrs.
Cumming. "And we have been
travelling ever since"
Just the other day DR.. and
Mrs. Cumming respectively
68 and Sc years ODD took a
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
TALKS TO BAR

L. B. Nichols, administrative as
sistant to J. Edgar Hoover, direc-
tor of the Bureau Of Investigation
of the Department of Justice, will
address the colored washington
Bar Association meeting tomor-
row at 8 p. m. at the Mu-SoLt
Club,
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

a Community sing" in which all
present joined enthusiastically.
PRIZE AWARDS
And then came the award of
prizes. Mrs. D. B. Wick, 1920 Wis
consin Ave. N. W., won a $25
food order given by Fairfax x
Oyster. This offer was for 81 in
food for each contribution to Op.
portunity House for settlement
work.
A turkey was won by Mrs.
Richard King, 1475 Columbia Rd.
N. w.
Today the program will be some
what varied. There will be an,
other cooking lesson and more
entertainment and more prizes.
OTHER PRIZE WINNERS
Other prize winners:
Mrs. M. j. Duke, 1434 B ST.
S. E., mince pie: Bertha R. Nc
Call, 623 L st. S. E., fruit basket;
Mrs. Kate M. Williams, 2301 Ca
thedral Ave. N. w., tomato aspic;
Mrs. T. H. Stayton, Queen Anne
Md. turkey loaf; Mrs. John T
Crozier, 1916 Twenty-seventh st
S. E., Fashion Counsellor" M. B
Stead, 1917 Corcoran st. N. E.
Holmes cake; Mrs. Evelyn Frs
kline, 116 North Carolina Ave. s.
E., ham: Mrs. M. M. O'Connor
512 Peabody st. N. W., Holmes
Continued on Page ~, Col. p
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

man, woman or child WITHIN
striking distance of them can
feel safe.
The Omen and the police
who risked their lives to cap
ture and convict those human
vermin for the most despicable
of all es-kidnaping-once
more must go forth and bare
their breasts to bullets because
we in this country don't know
how to handle REAL crimi-
nails when they are captured.
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The Washington times., 1937-11-17
PASTOR TO TALK

The Rev. Raphael H. Miller, pas
tor of the National City Christian
Church, will address the students
of StrayerS Business College at a
general assembly in the Masonic
Auditorium, Thirteenth Street and
New York Avenue Northwest at
8::45 a. M, Friday.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17


ments personal affair since his abdication.
The English minister in Paris, evidently over
whelmed with the desire to curry favor with his
archbishop. not only gave vent to an intoler-
ance uncommon in minister of the gospel
but also committed far greater sin in the eyes
of all people with any sportsmanship or breeding
whatsoever.
AS an Englishman this minister humiliated a
fellow countryman in foreign nation. That is
q point of conduct which, to use an EngIishism
simply isn't done" by any national of any
nation who considers himself halfway decent
human being.
Cheap and TGtOdry Performance
1t was cheap and tawdry performance and
one rightly resented by British Legionnaires not
only in Paris, but also over the world. They still
remember that Edward served with them two
decades ago. They still remember his struggles
to get away from general staff, to mess with the
men, to push into the war zones obliviouS of gun
fire. They remember his ceaSeless labors to build
the British Legion and Toch H. Those memories
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
eEBut-" :"

It seems to me that certain type Of the
English have lost not only their sense of pro-
portion, but also their good manners when it
comes to Edward, Duke of Windsor
The spectacle of an Anglican Church minister
in Paris-and an Englishman-to all intents and
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Crowd Fills RialtO
For Cooking School

The second of the Herald Times 1887 HomeMakers
convention and cooking school will be held at 80 o'clock this
afternoon at the Riao Theaer-and those wishing seat
hn UiSa +o ba earIv
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
My Say

Three cornered, criminal rats gnawed their
day and as long as they remain at large no
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Dear Washington

DR.. Hugh S. Cumming was retired in 1885
after 16 years as Surgeon General of the United
States Public Health Service. Did he sit down
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
WAITING Trial.,
LAWYER FACES.
new CHARGES.
Named
In Indictments

AlTeduy dWdlLlIlS IEldl Ou GWO
indictments charging him with
four felonies, James J. Laughlin,
Washington attorney, was accused
in four new indictments reported
by the Grand Jury today.
The new indictments charge the
lawyer with larceny, embezzle-
ment, larceny after trust, forgery
and uttering and presenting a
forged paper to a Government
official for the purpose of defraud-
ing the Government of the United
States.
NOW ON APPEAL
Laughlin was convicted last
winter on the older indictments
which accused him of larceny,
embezzlement, larceny after trust
and forgery, but the conviction
was set aside by the Court of Ap-
peals on technical grounds and a
retrial of the case is now pending.
Both the old and the new in
dictmentS against the lawyer arise
out of his retention a year ago
as attorney for Walter C. John
sen, Edward r. Dietrich and Miss
Erma Miller, who had been in
dicted for obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Miss Miller obtained her release
on bail and retained Laughlin to
obtain the release on bail of the
two men. johnson testified at
Laughlin'S trial he gave Miss
Miller at different times checks
for $1,000, $716 and $785 to be
given the lawyer for bail fees.
Laughlin's trial was based on
alleged defalcations Of part of the
sums.
PRESENT CHARGES
The present series of indictments
charges that Laughlin embezzled
$500 of the money; with stealing
$783.36; with forging and uttering
receipt purported to have been
signed by Miss Miller acknowledge
ing the return of $188, and with
presenting that receipt with an
other one for $1,492.5O to United
States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett
to establish his innocence Of the
charges made by johnson.
johnson and Dieterich never
made bond but another attorney
they retained later was successful
in having the suit dismissed when
he attacked the legality of the seiz-
ure of certain evidence held against
the men. However, they were ex-
tradited to Florida to face similar
charges there.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
CHEST STAFF
HEARS TALK BY
BRUCE BARTON
Collectors FavOring
Donors, He Says

Those who collect for the Com
munity Chest do as great service
as those who give, because those
who collect are doing a favor to
those from whom they collect, in
the opinion Of Bruce Barton, au-
thor, advertising expert and new
Republican member of the House
from New York, who today ad-
dressed the daily report luncheon
of the Chest at the Willard Hotel.
IT would encourage you," he
said, 'to go forth with your
heads held high. Those whom
you induce to give are not being
kind to you; you are being kind
to them. You are bestowing that
peace which comes from the in
ner sense of duty well done. You
are electing him to the exalted
company of those who have
made the world better for their
being in it.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

At the opening matinee yester-
day, the biggest crowd ever to at
tend a similar affair in the Capital
was on hand, and at least 1000
were turned away for lack of space.
SURPRISES AND THRILLS
Mrs. Frances Troy Northcross,
director of the Herald Times Home
makers Club, presided at the open
ing session, with Frank 'rBuck"
O'Neill of The Times sports staff
as a genial master of ceremonies.
The program was packed full
of surprises and thrills. There
was a fall and winter style show,
with models from Lansburgh's,
displaying the latest frocks and
coats.
There was a demonstration of
exercises for reducing and better
health, presented by Mrs. Scott
Williams through the cooperation
of Hahn's Shoe Stores. She gave
advice on how to achieve better
health.
ART BROWN PLAYS
A group of attractive models
from Emile's showed the latest
way of wearing the hair for
mornings, afternoons and eve
nings.
Art Brown, famed organist of
VOL, played familiar tunes for
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
FAvORs TO GIVERS

"The money will do great
good for those who need phys
ical help; but the collecting of
it does imperishable good for
those who need the spiritual
help of outward living. Write
on your banners the great words
of Rousseau: The dead take to
their graves in their clutched
fingers only that which they
have given away"
Mr.. Barton said that in col
lecting for agencies on many
occasions he never hesitated to
ash for large amounts, adding
"and I have never had any feel
ing that those who gave were in
any way doing me a favor. On
the contrary, I felt always that
was doing them a favor"
The staff of the White House
today was listed as one of the
governmental units reporting more
than their quota in the Chest
drive.
Reports from the Chest head
quarters showed that the White
House staff, of which Frank K.
Sanderson is chairman, went over
it's quota by .76 per cent.
MAYOR IN PLEA
At the same time, the Chest
announced that Boston's young
mayor-elect, Maurice J. Tobin, in
Washington for the conference of
mayors, will make a Chest radio
plea from a transport plane to-
night. The broadcast will be from
8:45 to p. m. over Station WMAL.
With the total collections re-
ported yesterday $882,379.89, the
Chest reported $356,2S4.36 from
the governmental unit.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Phone In Tips to The Washington Times
SKIPPY

Do you want money! The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each week for
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BE TAKEN NOV. 16 TO 20
POstOffice Department to Distrib-
ute Blanks To Every House

An unemployment census is to be
taken November 16 to 20, inclusive,
through employees of the postoffice de-
partment.
URIC forms, for this purpose, will
be distributed to every household on
November 16, according to MIS-. Fran
ces H. Matthews, postmaster of the
Oakland office. Additional copies may
be obtained upon request at any post
office or station, and no postage is re-
quired. Similar distribution will be
madef rom other postoffices in the
county.
The completed forms may be re-
turned by dropping them in any mail
box, postoffice or station. The forms
should be mailed not later than No
vember 20, Mrs. Matthews said.
Pegistrants, in answering line of
question l should show the county and
State of residence, and not the county
and State in which their postoffice is
located, and the street address should
be the residence address, is necessary
to complete the form.
All questions on the form are to be
answered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
Holy Name Society Has Meeting
On Tuesday

On Tuesday evening November 8,
the Holy Name Society of st. Peters
Parish, Oakland, held special meet
ing in the Parish Hall for the install
lation of officers who were recently
elected for the Ginning year. Under the
direction of President Bruce Jenkins,
all the members of the society were
grouped into bands each having a cap
tain, whose special duty it is to remind
the men of their monthly communion
as we'll as other society obligations.
Cigars and cigarettes were passed
around during the meeting and a
lunch was served.
Joseph Wolfe is vice-president; Rob-
ert Stanton, secretary and treasurer.
The luncheon was served under the
direction of James Nally. Bernard
Faherty and John Maroney are the
elected delegates.
At the meeting many of the men,
bers urged negotiations for Holy
Name convention at Oakland at some
time in the future.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
WORKERS IN RED CROSS
ROLL CALL ARE CHOSEN
Annual Drive Begins Thursday,
November IL; Quota Is $500

District chairmen and others who
will help in the annual Red Cross Roll
Call, which begins on Armistice Day,
Thursday, November II, were named
this week by Mrs. Paul Naylor, chair
man.
They included Mrs. Webb Dewitt,
Hoyes; Mrs. Foster Speicher, Friends
vile; Misses Ethel and Viola Broad
water, Grantsville; Mrs. George O..
Sweitzer, Loeb Lynn; Miss Eva Mont
gomery, Crellin; Miss Ann Dilgard,
Steyer; Eugene Harpold, Kitzmiller.
Those who will solicit in Oakland
are Mrs. E. Ray Jones, Second street;
Mrs. Ernest Liller, Third; Mrs. YER
ME Smouse, across river; Mrs. Fred
erick Thayer, Jr., Oak; Mrs. F. E.
Rathbun, hill; Mrs. Samuel Aronhalt,
Liberty; Mrs. Paul Naylor, Center;
Mrs. ]. j. Ashby, Jr., Pennington;
Mrs. Harry L. Stemple, business sec
ton; Mrs. Aronhalt and Mrs. Naylor,
water street; Miss Rosalie Click,
grammar school.
A few more workers are to be ap-
pointed soon, Mrs. Naylor stated. The
quota for. Garrett county, set by
national headquarters, is $500. This
was not quite reached last year. Mrs.
Naylor announced the names of sew
eral who paid during the last days of
the drive of 1886, Mrs. Elsie Walters,
Mason Calls, Miss Elena Pendergast,
Mrs. Anna Clatterbuck, all of Deer
Park, and the name of Allen DeBerry
who gave five dollars in January for
flood relief.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
Sunday School Class Sponsors
Entertainment November 10

Cowboy Loye and the Blue Bonnet
Troop will appear in Oakland high
school auditorium on Friday evening,
November 10, at o'clock, under the
auspices of the Tri-Mu Sunday school
class of St. Paul's M. E. church. This
group is composed of seven musicians
and singers.
One of the features is Ray Meyers,
an armless musician. He was born
without arms and in his performance
he proves to his audience that he per-
forms the tasks of everyday life with
his feet with as much ease as normal
individual uses his hands. He also plays
a Hawaiian guitar with his feet and
sings.
Another feature will be a fiddlers'
contest. Admission will be % cents.
No tickets will be sold in advance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
WHO WELDED THE AXE?

Woodman! Who cut down that
tree?
Somebody had the oak tree in front
of the Oakland Elementary school cut
down Wednesday morning. 1t was an
old tree and large one. To our per-
sonal knowledge it stood in front of
the school lot for more than sixty
years.
Curiosity got the better of us. Who
was having it done?
And for why?
We called the School Board office.
Those in charge there didn't know
anything about it.
We called the Elementary school.
There the word came back they
would check on it.
They reported that it looked like a
telephone company truck outside.
We called the telephone company.
Liz liclldSCl "clo OIkI anu OllC Ou-
reau of information there didn't know
anything about "outslde activities"
We called the City Hall.
J. Frank Browning, clerk, said the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company was responsible and that
that corporation had received permits
sion from the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil to go ahead with the demolition of
a grand old tree.
Thus, after so many calls by tele-
phone the truth was learned.
But how about the State Forestry
Commission or Department?
We hope there was good reason
for removing tit was a beautiful
tree that required a century of time to
grow and about fifteen minutes to de-
stroy.