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The Washington times., 1937-03-05
Drunk? Certainl yNOt!
Saws Miss GlaSSfOrd

had q couple of highballs, but
/ definitely was not drunk.
II recovered only recently
from an illness and, in my weak
ened condition, must have fallen
asleep after we parked the car
to admire the view."
Miss GlaSSford was divorced
April % from Attorney Lee Combs,
jr., whom she married September
"a, 1881, in Durant, Okla.
Madden, who gave his occupa-
ton as executive" was released
on $40 bail pending hearing to-
morrow. Miss Glassford is at lib
erty on $50 bail.
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer
tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight about
36; gentle to moderate northwest and west
winds; highest temperature last "a hours, ST;
lowest, 43.
weather Details on Page 16)
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EXTRA PHONE f
CHARGEH|T

The Public Utilities Commis-
sion ordered the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company to
cease after December 81 charg-
ing extra for hand-set telephones
commonly known as French
phones.
At present a charge of Is cents
a month on the ''inStallment
plan" up to a total of $1.80, or
Continued on Page 2, Col. A.
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FIGHT
CARRIED TO
PEOPLE
President Takes "NoW
Or Never" Stand
In Address
(Text of Presidents address
on page 81

For the first time, Speaker
Bankhead of the House today
indicated that he is in. full SYM
pathy with President ROOsevelt's
court reform program. Bank
head, at the beginning of the
session, declared for q cOustitu-
tiOnaI amendment rather than
for restrictions upon the courts.
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CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. a
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
By FRANK BUCK" ONEILL

ORLANDO, Fla, March 5.-The
iron nerve of Mrs. James Brady,
mother of the Washington school
boy who fled his home to study
baseball at close range, collapsed
under the reaction of finding her
son safe and free from harm.
The Bradys are now reported en-
route to Washington, wnere Mrs.
Brady will be placed under the
care of her physician.
The Brady family was scheduled
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Grocery Is Held Up
By Daylight Robber

An armed robber walked into a
branch of the Sanitary Grocery
Company at 1900 Ninth st. N. w.
today, forced the manager, Ernest
Bowie, into a rear room, took $50
of the company'S money, and eS-
capped.
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
Hospital Employees
Threaten Sit Strike

NEW YORK, March S 0.N.S0.
Demanding a Is per cent wage
increase, 80 employees of the New
York Hospital for Joint Diseases
today threatened a sit-down strike.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
CHINESE ENTER
6669TH YEAR

Joss sticks will be burned and
"chy chow" eaten tonight in doz-
ems of Chinese homes here, as
members of that race celebrate
the Inauguration Of the year 1868.
Down in Washington's China
town, on lower H Street, the two
tongs among Chinese merchants
will hold special ceremonies, in
dicative of the ancient rite of
clearing away all debts so that the
New Year may be entered with
clean slate.
The Hip Sing Commercial Asso-
citation, one of the tongs, will meet
tonight to install new officers,
while the On Leong Merchants
Association will give a dinner on
Sunday night.
The Chinese New Year begins
officially tomorrow, when the rev.
ellers will eat "chy chow, a dish
of vegetables. Meat and fish are
lacking on the menus because if
he ate them tomorrow a Chinese
could not begin the New Year
with a clean body.
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; GIVEN TERMS PAPER SC0LDS
IN u. 5. THEFTS AL00F BRIT0NS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 10.
Three men who pleaded guilty to
theft of Federal Government prop
erty were sentenced to serve one
year and one day each by Judge
Robert N. Pollard in the U. S. Dis
trict Court here yesterday.
otto E. Fahlfeder and Albert L.
Sanchez, indicted for theft of prop
erty at Fort Belvoir, were SEN
fenced to the Federal reformatory
at Camp Lee, Petersburg. Charles
E. King, indicted for theft Of a
Government truck in Stafford
county, was sentenced to the At
lanta penitentiary.
Two other men, John w. Cooper
and Donald w. Crawford, indicted
Monday for theft of 1900 pounds
of reclaimed bullets from the
Quantico Marine Barracks, were
sentenced to three months at
Camp Lee on their pleas of guilty.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 10.
Abolition of the saloon and the
establishment Of a State dispens-
ary system to handle the sales of
whiskey and fortified wines is un-
der consideration in the Maryland
legislature as the result of two
factors, Governor Harry w. Nice
announced last night.
First, the members would like to
do away with the present taxes on
beer, cosmetics, amusements, in
creaSes in the corporation fran
chise tax, automobile titling tax
and the floor tax on rectified
liquor, which are now used to de-
fray the expenses of relief.
Opposed to Lobby
Second, he legislature wants to
defeat the purposes OF the So
called Baltimore liquor lobby,
which is seeking to raise the H.
cense fees on light wines and beer
and lower that of saloon keepers.
Delegate Thomas L. Popp (R)
Of Allegany, minority floor leader,
said yesterday that a dispensary
system had been considered by the
administration.
He said owners of saloons and
taverns could be given jobs with
the State dispensary system and
that the overhead costs that went
with the retail dispensing of
whiskey would go to the State in
the way of profits.
Montgomery System
The State system would be pat
termed after the Montgomery
county system which allows the
sale Of beer and light wines in
restaurants and lunch rooms, but
retains the sale of whiskey in its
diSpensaries.
A similar system is in operation
in Worcester county and dispen-
sary system is contemplated in
Allegany county.
Among major bills introduced
in the legislature yesterday was
one by Delegate Walter J. Locke
Cd. chairman of the Baltimore
The Washington times., 1937-02-10

LONDON-In a leading editorial
in The Times the Englishman is
scolded for his habitual inhoSpi-
tality and is requested to outdo
himself in welcoming the visitors
from overseas expected here for
the coronation in May.
Visitors are coming in "astro-
nomical figures, gVeater than any
thing known in the history Of the
empire" The II les declares.
1t adds that apart from housing,
generous arrangements should be
made for the entertainment and
happiness Of many returning home
for the first time and many of
the second generation who have
never seen England.
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ADVERTISEMENT
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and stubborn constipation.
At All Leading Druggists.
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THIRD DEGREE
DEATH HURTS
DESCRIBED

SOMERSET. Pa, Feb. 10
0N.SO,-Detailed descriptions of
the brutal and horrible" injuries
suffered by Frank c. Monaghan,
"a, Uniontown hotel keeper, the
morning of September IL, when
he died while allegedly being SUBJ
jected to third degree" in toe
Fayette county courthouse, were
given a jury of 10 men and 2
women today.
They were recited in coldly
scientific language by Dr. Herbert
L. Lund, pathologist at the Union
town Hospital, the first witness
called by Attorney General
Charles J. Margiotti, special prose
cutor.
Opening the Cmmonwealth's
case against State Trooper Stacey
Gu:loerman of Hollidaysburg, first
of the seven murder defendants
to be brought to trial. Margiotti
demanded the penalty Of death in
the electric chair.
Couched in lay language, what
DR.. Lund said was this:
Monaghan had been repeatedly
choked by the shutting off of mis-
windpipe near the jugular vein;
his right ear had been twisted SC
often and so far that it had been
torn loose from the head; Mona
ghan's nose was so badly fractured
it lay nearly flat With his face:
almost every part of the body,
with the exception of the back of
his thighs, showed bruises. cuts,
abrasionS and lacerations; a large
bump was visible on the left side
of the head, the center and on the
right side of his face.
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Saloons in Maryland
Hit BY Gov. Nice

city delegation, which would lie.
galize bookmaking on races in
Maryland.
The bill provides that each
bookmaker shall obtain a license
at a fee Of $500 a year and that
a commission Of three, with the
necessary clerks and secretaries
shall administer the law. The
salaries set in the bill would
total $2O,5OO a year. The measure
was referred to the ways and
means committee for action.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
800 Rusts

HAVANA Q.N.SO Celebration
of the birthday Of Jose Marti,
Cuba's famed revolutionary hero
and martyr, on January 81, will
be marked by the placing of 800
Marti busts in the public and pri-
vate schools of Havana. A Havana
millionaire, Julio Blanco Herrara,
is donating the buSts.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
Big Haul

ALEXANDRIA G.N.S0.-Dur
ing the last year Egyptian coast
guards seized from smugglers ll2
pounds of hashish, 427 pounds OF
opium and pounds Of cocaine.
In addition to the drugs, 10 rifles,
nearly a thousand rounds Of am.
munition and 6, 314 pounds Of to-
bacco were confiscated.
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in what Hammle said, as in the re-
suit Of the curiosity which Vance's
questions aroused in the man. It
was this curiousity which enabled
him later to supply Vance with i'm
portant information.
ut is not our desire to keep you
here any longer than necessity, Mr..
Hammle, Vance began the inter-
view with marked distaste-'but
it occurred to me to ask you if you
have any ideas that might be helpful
to us in solving Swift's murder"
Hammle coughed impressively
and appeared to give the matter
considerable thought.
"No, I have none," he at length
admitted. "None whatever. But Of
course one can never tell about
these things"
"Of course" Vance agreed. "But
thought there might be something
in the relationships Of the various
people here this afternoon"
"All can say" returned Hammle
carefully weighing his words, sis
that there were many warning ele-
ments in the gathering-that is to
say, many peculiar combinations.
There was a combination Of this
and that, which might lead to-
well, to anything"
ITO murder, for instance?"
Hammle frowned. ''Now, murder
is a very, very serious business.
But, MIR. Vance, you can take it
from me, in all solemnity, I
wouldn't put even murder past any
one of those present today. No,
by Gad!"
"That's an a1nazin' indictment"
nuttered Vance; "but I'm glad to
have your opinion and We'll consid-
er it BY the by, didn't you no.
tice anything irregular in Gardens
placing Swift's large bet on Equa-
nimity at the last minute?"
Hanmle's countenance went
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in. Emotion may be the key"
Don't be so damned occult"
snapped Markham. whats on
your nind?"
''My dear Markham! You're too
flstterin'. Nothing whatever. I'm
seekin' for something tangible. The
other gun, for instance. The one
that went off somewhere when the
chappie was already dead. It should
be here or hereabouts :" He
turned to Heath. II say, Sergeant,
could you and Snitkin take a look for
it? Suggested itiner'ry: the roof
garden and the fowerbeds, the ter
race, the public stairs, the lower
hallway. Then the apartment prop
er. Assumption: any one present
may have had it. Follow up all the
known local migrations of everyone
downstairs. If it's here it'll prob
ably be in some temporary hidin'-
place, awaitin' further disposal"
Heath grinned.
"And, Sergeant, before you start
reconnoiterin', will you II tc h
Hammle. You'll probably find him
at the bar downstairs"
Hamnale strutted pompously into
the study and was cursorily pre-
sented to Markham.
Vance waved Hamm1e to chair
and studied him a moment with
melancholy air.
The interview was brief and, as it
turned out, of peculiar significance.
The significance lay, not so much
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-07-22
Urderpaid Writers

Oliver Goldsmith wrote the 'eVicar
Of Wakefield" his only novel, to
pay his landlady who had threat
ened his arrest. The novel was sold
for $500 to bookseller by DR..
Samuel Johnson. Then Goldsmith
paid his rent and scolded his land
lady. For writing one Of the worlds
best sellers "Black Beauty" tha
Englishwoman, Anna Sewell, re-
ceived only 500. On a straight
royalty basis, it would have re-
turned her upward Of $500. 600.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-07-22
know about the feud between you

d11O 0Wllt.
ooh, the devil!" the girl ex-
claimed disgustedly. Must that be
raked up? There was really nothing
to it. Woody bothered the life out
of me. / felt sorry for him and
went around with him a bit when he
implored me to and threatened to
resort to all the known forms Of
suicide If didn't. Then 1t be-
came too much for me, and de-
cided to draw a line across the
page. But I'm afraid I didn't go
about it in nice way. told him
I was extravagant and cared only
for luxuries, and that I could never
marry poor man."
"And so, the conclusion we may
draw is that he played the horses
heavily in the forlorn hope of amass-
ing sufficient fortune to overcome
your aversion to his poverty-and
that his bet on Equanimity today
was last fling"
'Don't say that!" the girl cried.
cts a horrible idea, butt might
be true. And I don't want to hear
it,
Vance continued to study her crit
ically.
eyes, as you say. 1t might be
true. On the other hand how
ever, We'll let it pass" Then he
asked quickly: who telephoned
you today, just before the River
mont Handicap?"
''What has that to do with any
thing?"
"And why were you so eager to
take the call on the den phone and
shut the door,"
The girl leaned forward and
looked at Vance defiantly.
what are you trying to get at?"
she demanded furiously.
'Are you aware" Vance went on,
''that the den downstairs is the only
room directly connected by wires
with this room up here?"
The girl seemed unable to speak.
She sat pale and rigid.
''And do you KNOW" he continued,
without change Of intonation, that
the wires at this end Of the line had
been disconnected? And are you
aware that the shot which we
heard downstairs was not the one
that ended Swift's life-that he was
shot in the vault off the hall, several
minutes before we heard the shot?"
you're being CHASTITY" the girl
cried. you're making up night
Observation-Disclosures to brighten me.
You're implying terrible things"
Vance held up his hand to stop
her reproaches.
'You misinterpret my attitude,
Miss Graem," he said softly. II
asked you, moment ago, for your
own sake, to answer my questions
frankly. You refuse. In those cir
cumstances, you should know the
facts as they appear to others" He
paused. "You and Swift were not
on good terms. You knew, as did
the others, that ne usually went up
to the roof before races. You knew
where Professor Garden kept his
revolver. You're familiar with guns.
A telephone call for you is perfectly
timed. You disappear. Within the
next five minutes Swift is shot be-
hind that steel door. Another FIVE
minutes pass; the race is over; and
a shot is heard. That shot could
conceivably, have been fred by a
mechanism. The buzzer wires up
here had been disconnected, OBJ
viously for some specific purpose.
At the time Of the second shot you
were at the other end Of those
wires. You almost tainted at the
sight Of Swift. Later you tried to
60 upstairs Adding all this up:
you had a motive, sufficient
knowledge Of the situation, access
to the criminal agent, the ability to
act, and the opportunity" Vance
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CHAPTER TX
WNU Service

know" Vance went on dulcetly.
Rather interestin' point, in view
of the fact that your cousin was not
destined to live long enough to col
lect the wager, even if Equanimity
had won. And in the circumstances,
had you placed it, you would now be
saddled with $4,000 debt-since
Swift is no longer able to SETTLE"
God Almighty, stop it, Vance!"
Garden exploded. He sank Imply
into chair. ''How do you know
didn't place Woode's bet?"
Vance regarded the man with
searching eyes.
''No bookie would take bet Of
that size Eve minutes before post
time. He couldn't absorb it."
"But Hannix-''
"Don't make a Wall-Street finan-
cier Of Hannix for my benefit"
Vance admonished quietly. "And
another thing: happened to be sit
ting in strategic position near your
table when you pretended to place
Swift's bet. You very deity pulled
the cord taut over the plunger of
the telephone when you picked up
the receiver. You were talking in
to dead phone"
Garden capitu1ated.
"An right, Vance," he said. II
didn't place the bet. But If you
think, for one moment, that had
any suspicion that Woody was going
to be shot his afternoon, you're
wrong"
''My dear fellow!" Vance sighed
with annoyance. I'm not thinkin'.
Higher intelligence not at work at
the moment. Mind a blank. Only
trying to add up a few figures. Ten
thousand dollars is big item. It
changes our total-eh, what? I.
But you haven't told me why you
didn't place the bet"
Garden rose angrily.
IT didn't want him to lose the
money" he asserted aggressively.
IT knew what it would mean to
him"
Eyes, yes. The Good Samaritan.
Very touchin'. But suppose Equa-
nimity had won, and your cousin
had survived-what about the pay
OFF,"
II was fully prepared to run that
risk. It wasn't hell of lot. What
did the old oat-muncher pay, any
way?-less than two to one. A dol
lar and eighty cents to the dollar,
to be exact. ! would have been out
$4,000. But there wasn't chance
Of Equanimity's coming in-I was
quite certain Of that. took the
chance for Woody's sake"
Vance looked at the man thought
fully.
Thanks for the affectin' confess
sion," he murmured at length. II
think that will be all for the mo-
ment."
AS he spoke, two men with long
coffin-like wicker basket hustled in
W 01S PQSSdSCWdys 44CdM4 was al
the door in two strides.
1.-THE public welfare boys after
the body" he announced over his
shoulder.
Vance stood up.
II say, Sergeant, have them 60
down the outside stairway. No use
returning through the apartment"
He addressed Garden again.
would you mind showing them the
way?"
Garden nodded morosely and
went out on the roof.
Markham regarded Vance with
dismal concern.
whats the meaning Of Gardens
not placing that bet?"
Vance sighed.
whats the meaning of any
thing? Yet, it's from just such curl
Gus facts as this that some pro-
visional hypothesis may evolve"
II certainly can't figure out what
hearing Gardens conduct has on
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SSN~AN SAAS N&ASSt oSA AtAAAy VI VoAASS
cold gaze, he puckered up his mouth
into shrewd smile.
"Why deny it?" he chuckled.
"The laying of that bet was not
only irregular-it was damned near
impossible. I don't know book
maker in New York who would take
such an amount when there was not
even enough time to throw some
comeback money into the totaliza-
tor"
Vance leaned forward.
THAT might easily have had
some bearing on the situation here
this afternoon, and I'd like very
much to know why you didn't men,
ton it,"
For brief moment the man
seemed fustered; but almost i'm
mediately he settled back in his
chair with a complacent look, and
extended his hands, palms up.
''Why should I become involved?"
he asked with cynical suavity.
That's one way of looking at
it," Vance drawled. "And it has
it's points. However ;" He con-
ternplated the tip Of his cigarette,
then asked: would your discre-
ton permit you to comment on Zaia
Graem?"
Hammle sat up with alacrity.
'Ah!" He nodded his head signif-
icantly. "That's something to think
about. There are varied possibili-
ties in that girl. You may be on
the right track. A most likely sus-
pect for the murder. You never
can tell about women, anyway.
And, come to think Of it, the shoot
ing must have taken place during
the time she was out of the ROOM"
Vance nodded and waited.
"But don't think, for minute"
Hammle hurried on, "that am init
mating that she had anything to do
with Swift's death. Absolutely not!
But the mention of her name gave
me pause"
Vance stood up with a stiaed
yawn.
''It's quite evident he said,
"you're not in the mood to be spe-
cifc. I wasn't looking for generali-
ties, don't y know. Consequently I
may want to have another chat
with you. Where can you be reached
later, should we need you?"
eff I am permitted to go now, I
shall return to Long Island imrnedi-
ately," Hamnle answered readily,
glancing speculatively at his watch.
sis that all you wish at the mo-
ment?"
''That is all, thank you."
Hamnle again referred to his
watch, hesitated a moment, and
then left us.
Vance went to the buzzer, and
pressed the button.
"Queer reports on that Graem
girl" He walked back to his chair
musingly. 1.-THE time has come to
COlllll1QllS Will CA1S AoQy 4AEA oCAs
Garden appeared at the door.
ibid you ring for me, Vance?"
Eyes" Vance nodded. 1.-THE
buzzer is working now. Sorry to
trouble you, but we would like to
see Miss Graem. Would you do the
honors?"
Garden hesitated, his eyes fixed
sharply on Vance. He started to
say something, changed his mind
and, with a muttered "Right-o,"
swung about and returned down
stairs.
Zaia Graem staggered into the
room, her hands in her jacket pock-
cts, and surveyed us with breezy
cynicism.
"Miss Graem, "-vance's voice
was courteous but firm-"it will be
necessity to ask you questions that
you may deem objec tionable. But
please believe that it will be for
your own good to answer them
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-04-01

Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Spurrier of
Cuyahoga Falls came to Web Nc
Peaks Wednesday. Mr.. Spurrier
and daughter Gertrude returned
home Saturday, but Mrs. Spurrier
staid for longer time John Thorn
as McPeak was able to return TO
school Monday, after a siege Of
whooping cough Elder w. w. Ad-
amson and Herbert NORM were din
ner guests Saturday at Bernard
Benjamin's. Mrs. Cora McPeak re-
turned home Saturday, after visiting
in Malta. Miss Eola Hummel, teach
er at Uhrichsville, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Hummel.-- Mrs. Coda Pat
ton, Mrs. Milton Berry and Alta
Nelson visited Mrs. James Harris,
Monday afternoonMr and Mrs.
Harry Huffman spent Sunday even
ing at Lewis Huffman's.- Harold
Miller and family have moved onto
Archie Hummel's farm Mary Loee,
a missionary, preached at (Baptist)
Mt. Olivet church, Saturday even
ing