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The Washington times., 1937-02-03
|. E. PR0BERT
DEAD OF FLU
ON COAST

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 3.
L. C. Probert, of Olney. Md, vice
president of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad and we'll known in
Washington and Montgomery
county, Md. died here yesterday
following an attack of pneumonia.
Death came to the 53.year-old
former newspaperman while he
was visiting here. He first con-
tracted influenza, which quickly
developed into pneumonia.
At one time the chief of the
Washington ID. c. bureau of the
Associated Press, Probert began
his career as a railroad man at
Batavia, N. Y. Later he engaged
in engineering and railroad con
Struction.
He entered the newspaper busi-
ness in the early part of the
present century. In 1905 he joined
the Associated Press and headed
the Washington bureau from 1918
until 1927.
He then returned to railroading
as vice president of the Erie rail-
road. Later he was vice president
of the Pere Marc lette and then
was transferred to similar posi-
ton with the Chesapeake and
Ohio.
Probert left no surviving rela-
tives. Funeral arrangements are
not completed.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
BLOOM SCORES
STREET CAR
NOISES

A Scathing denunciation of the
noise created by street cars on the
Mt. Pleasant line in the vicinity o1
Eighteenth Street and Columbis
Road Northwest, was delivered to
day by Representative Sol Bloom
CD, New York, when hL appeared
before the District zoning Com
mission.
Bloom appeared in support of 6
petition filed on behalf of Charles
A. Douglas, prominent local at
torney, which seeks to have the
Douglas property at 1880 Columbis
Rd. N. w. rezoned from residential
to commercial, to permit erection
of an apartment building with
stores on the street floor. Bloom
has rented the Douglas house since
1880. His lease expires next Oc
tober and Ringgold Hart, counse,
for Douglas, said he did not intend
to renew the lease.
Since he first began living at the
Columbia Road address, Bloom told
the commission, he has written re,
peatedly to the Capital Transit
Company regarding the street car
noise, but his protests have failed
to improve conditions.
Holds Noise Title
Bloom c1as SIS if i e d Eighteenth
Street and Columbia Road as the
noisiest intersection in the United
States, even surprising New York; S
Broadway. He said street cal
noises made sleeping next to i'm
possible and prevented opening
of windows in the summer time.
He urged the commission to sane
tion the rezoning request.
Opposition came from DR.. James
A. Mckay, 2O09 Columbia Rd
N. w., and John L. Barr, who
owns two apartment buildings in
the neighborhood. DR.. Mckay de
clared the neighborhood was pri
marily residential and that more
stores were unnecessary.
Already, he said, there are IA
groceries, five drug stores, six
beauty parlors, two Chinese laun
dries, one branch bank, four shoe
repair shops and six liquor stores
in the neighborhood Barr did
not object to the proposed apart
ment building. but opposed the
contemplated stores, on the ground
it would hurt investments of other
apartment operators, whose build
ingS are without stores.
Income Return Low
Hart told the commission the
property was assessed at $4,000,
that taxes amounted to $1,248 and
that the rent was $3.50 a month.
The petition was one of As sched,
uled for hearing by the commits,
sion.
The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company requested a
rezoning of lots adjoining it's ex,
change building at Fourteenth
and R Streets Northwest to per.
NIT erection of another exchange
building. There was no opposition
to the request.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03

about most are nature and love,
he tries to avoid the subject of
trees.
He does not find it impossible
to leave his prosaic work at the
FILA, and soar to the lofty heights
that the muse affects. To the
contrary, he enjoys his work, and
thinks while working. But it is
not poetry that he thinks about;
he thinks about his work.
Mr.. Kilmer'S favorite poem Of
his own composition is one titled
''The Storm" which he wrote dur
ing thunderstorm which he OBJ
served through window in
Brookla nd. While the storm
lashed away and thunder rever-
berated through his house, he was
busy pounding out his poem on
the typewriter.
AS to the financial aspects Of
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
) | LEG| SLAT0RS
DRAW OTHER
STATE PAY

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 3.-In.
vestigation of the payroll of the
State Roads Commission today
revealed that five emplo. es quit
their jobs, temporarily, to atteno
as legislators. the session of the
Maryland General Assembly.
Listed on the roads commits.
sion payroll, are Senator Milton
L. VeaSey CD of Worcester, and
Delegates Leon AbramSon CD
OF Baltimore City; Herbert Ire
land CD of Calvert county, and
W. Roth H. Manlove d. of
Cecil county. In addition the
State payrolls show that Delegate
Allan c. K. Clark (R.) of Anne
Arundel county drew pay as an
employe of the comptroller'S Of
flee in the relief tax division,
and that Clarence Wolf, who is
representing a number of Balti-
more firms before the legislature
also, obtained a furlough from
his State jo during the session
of the legislature.
$3.50 On Road Job
In addition to his salary as
Senator, which pays him $3.50,
VeaSey draws $3.50 from the
State roads commission each year
as a county road right of way
examiner, and Abramson draws
$3.50 a year for a similar job.
Ireland drew only $49.50 during
the month of December for his
work according to the payroll
sheet.
Clark and Wolf draw regular
salaries.
In the house OF delegates yester.
day LanSdale G. Claggett CD of
Prince Georges county offered a
measure that would tend to halt
the theft of tobacco by tenant
farmers by forbidding movement
OF tobacco by either truck or
wagon over any State road be-
tween the hours of sunset and
sunrise.
Sales Tax Bill
Delegate Thomas L. Popp (RO
of Allegany, minority floor leader,
offered a bill that would levy a
tax of p of l cent on gross sales.
Senator Stedman Prescott CD
Of Montgomery offered a bill to
repeal the act which permitted
appointment of justice of the
peace in the thirteenth election
district of Montgomery county
who was not resident of the dis
trict.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
POSES
FOR PAINTING

Count jerry Potocki, the Polish
ambassador who recently engaged
in an argument with the M. F. H.
in the hunting field near Warren
ton, has selected a hunting cos
tune in which to have his portrait
painted.
Boleslaw Jan Czedekowski,
noted Polish artist, is now in
Washington doing" the ambassa-
dor in oils. He wears boots and
his hunting coat with its yellow
collar, his own hunt colors.
The completion of the portrait
will mark the Tooth distinguished
person painted by the artist.
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GREAT BOOKS
AVAILABLE

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80 Attend Luncheon
Given For Krewson

approximately 80 were present
at the luncheon at the Shoreham
Hotel given by the agency force
of the Washington branch of the
New York Life Insurance Com
pany celebrating the thirty-fifth
anniversary of Earl D. Krewson's
connection with the company
here.
Several guests from out of town
as well as a number of KrewSon'S
personal friends outside the
agency were present.
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BOSTON, 4:3O p. M.-The Mon
itor Views the News. W1XAL. 25.4
M, 11.79 meg.
BERLIN, S P. MI have an
accordion. DJD, 25.4 M, lit meg.
ROME, 6 P. M.-News in Eng
lish. Symphonic Concert. '"Trees
in Italy" a talk. Neapoltan songs.
2RO, 31.1 M, 9.63 meg.
LONDON, $3.50 P. M.-"sealed
Orders: Might Out" GSD, 25.5
M, 11.75 meg; Csc. 31.3 M, 9.58
meg; GSB, BIS m. 9.51 meg.
SCOW, 7P. M.-Russian
operas. RAN, 31.2 M. 9.6 meg.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
Variety of Good
Pets Offered
Readers

Dogs offered for adoption today
include a variety of nice, healthy
pets, all of which are certain to
make splendid pets if they are
placed in suitable homes.
Mrs. V. F. Morgan, 3OO5 Frank
lin st. N. E. (Atlantic 3643), has
three dogs that she wants to place
in good homes. There is an English
bull, female, about 3 years old.
This is a very good watch dog and
also exceptionally nice to children.
Mrs. Morgan's other dogs include
an 8-months-old English bull, fe.
male, and a male part chow, not
quite year old.
A wire-haired terrier, about is
months old. is being given away by
c. M. Wentz, 2O7 Alabama Ave-,
Beverly Hills, Alexandria, Va. The
dog is perfect pet, and gets along
well with children but it must be
given away because the owners are
working and they feel that the dog
is not getting the necessary atten-
ton.
Because it's owners are moving,
a 2-months-old police pup, female,
must be given away. Whoever
would like to have this pet may
notify Joseph Suter, 1914 Mohawk
Lane, Bethesda, Md. wisconsin
5681-O, after p. m. today.
Notify the Pet Editor of The
Times for assistance in finding
other homes for pets that you must
give away for one reason or an
other,
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Today's Foreign Sho.t-Wave Radio Schedule

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, 7
P. M Happy Programs. PCJ.
31.2 M, $50 meg.
SCHENECTADY. 8 P. M.-Latin
American Concert. W2xAF, 31.4
m. 9.5S meg.
LONDON, 9 P. M.-Billy Ger
hardi and his Band, from the
Piccadilly Hotel. London. GSD,
25.5 m, Ills meg; Csc. 31.3 m,
9.58 meg; GSB. Bis m, 9.51 meg.
GINA, 1890 A. M.-salon
Serenade. CJRO. 48.7 M. 6.l5
meg; CJRX. 25.6 M. 1172 meg.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
Joyce Kilmer'S S
Son Writes
Verse Too

To many the poem Trees" is
the only known work from the
pen of the great soldier-poet Joyce
Kilmer, but to his son Kenton
Kilmer, 27 a clerk at the Federal
Housing Administration, who has
himself published more than $50
poems, Trees" is much over
rated. He said:
'It is good poem, but more
popular than it deserves"
The game of Trees" has Gre
ated a certain inhibition in Mr..
Kilmer when he is writing. Al
though the two subjects he writes
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
JAMES H. MELTON

Burial with military honors will
be accorded tomorrow afternoon
in Arlington National Cemetery
to James H. Melton, "a, pioneer
member of the Army Signal Corps,
who died yesterday in Providence
Hospital. Services will be con-
Quoted in the home of his niece,
Mrs. Frank Monroe, Ali Twenty
Second st. N. E., at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Melton, who was the oldest
member of Hiram Lodge, F. A. A.
NJ, was a native of St. Mary's
county, Md. He entered the
Signal Corps in 1873 and served
until 1891 when he was transferred
to the Weather Bureau. He was
retired in 1923. Surviving is a
brother, Richard Oakley Melton,
of Washington.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
Times RENTS Fund
Given 10 Red Cross

Contributions for the Red Cross
fund to aid flood sufferers totaling
Sill were forwarded today by The
Washington Times to the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
The Times received the contri-
buttons from the following: Ray
E. Robertt, $5; Columbus Univer-
sity athletic fund, $1OO; a person
who desired to remain anonymous,
SIS, and Miss Barbara Jordan, ST..
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Committee, who was formerly
American Minister at Cairo, later
to Switzerland and has a son who
is professor Of English at Prince
ton University, can dance like Ar
thur Murray.
Mrs. May Thompson Evans, new
assistant director of the Woman's
Division of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, is pink-cheeked,
pretty and young, has snappy eyes
and a quick smile. She says She
is q TranScendalist, grown into a
Southern Democrat. Her New Eng
Eand ancestors changed their
homes and their minds many times
before they settled in North Caro-
lima.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
EARL BARKER SAUNDERS

Earl Barker Saunders, SIS, identi-
fication clerk in the procurement
division, U. S. Treasury, who died
Monday, is to be buried tomorrow
in Rock creek Cemetery. Services
will be conducted by the Rev.
Enoch B. Thompson, of the EpiSco-
pal Church of the Nativity at
o'clock in the Almus R. Speare
Chapel at 5000 Rhode Island Ave
N. w.
Mr.. Saunders, a native of Ohio,
had lived here 80 years. Surviv'
ing is his widow, Mrs. Nellie
Saunders; two daughters and a
son.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03

poetry, Mr.. Kilmer points out that
you have to be recognized over a
long period of time before poetry
can begin to support you. How
ever, he has no financial worries
as he has received one legacy
from his grandfather and will
shortly receive another.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
JOSEPH G. DELLAMICO
MRS. JESSIE N. COOLEY

Mrs. Jessie N. Cooley, of 419
North jackson ST., Clarendon, Va,
who died yesterday at her home
from injuries sustained in an au-
tomobile accident, was buried to-
day in Dublin, Va.
Besides her husband, Mrs.
Cooley is survived by a daughter,
Lois Cooley, a student at Duke
University; a brother, j. L. Me
damire, and two sisters, Mrs. C..
E. Vermillion and Mrs. Rufus
Phipps.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
TODAY'S RADIO FEATURES

EARL GOODWIN, Times Radio News, Z
heard daily. except Sunday. s.s:15
.. M, WMAL.
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JOSHUA EVANS, 3RD

Death yesterday claimed Joshua
Evans, 3rd, 20-year-old senior stu.
dent at George Washington Uni
versity and son of Joshua Evans,
jr., Washington banker.
Young Evans died in Hamlet,
N. c., following an automobile
accident last Saturday while en-
route to Aiken, S. c., to attend a
house party being given by Nancy
Letter, Washington debutante of
last season.
His father and mother rushed
to the scene when notified of the
accident. They are expected to
return to Washington today.
Besides his father apd his
mother, the former Jessie FAINT.
he is survived by a brother, Phillip,
a freshman student at Pomona
College; and sister, Mariana,
student at the Madeira School
Funeral arrangements are ex.
pected to be completed late today
JOSEPH G. DELLAMICO
Joseph G. Dellamico, 62, retired
Metropolitan policeman, died yes
terday at his residence, 4420 New
Hampshire Ave. N. w.
A native of Washington, Mr.
Dellamico was retired last JUNE
. after 80 years on the force. HI
was stationed for several years al
headquarters warehouse.
His widow, Mrs. Mable Della
mico survives. Funeral services
will be conducted in his late resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock. Interment will be in Glen
wood Cemetery.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-30
DAM EASEMENTS
WILL Be PUSHED
TECHNICALITIES PREVAILING
CAUSE OF DELAY IN FIRST
WORK ON PROJECT

Plans went forward today to hast
en- as much as possible securance
OF easements on lands in the Red
stone territory directly affected by
the proposed Big MUDDY irrigation
project.
At the regular Wednesday noon
luncheon Of the plentywood- Lions
club. methods to secure action on.
the easement WORK were discussed.
John Albers vnd Judd Matkin. both
of Redstone and members OF q county
committee TO carry on the easement
work, were present at the session.
II was learned that slight delays
have been evidenced due to inability
TO secure proper plats in which to
carry on the work.
A plan was suggested that when
the easements are secured, includ-
ed should be adjacent lands sur
rounding the proposed reservoir to
insure from any difficulties which
may arise from the standpoint. Of
trespassing and also for recreation
al purposes. The plan was suggested
by Sen. Lars Angyick, of Reserve.
Following completion of minor
details. work of securing easements
will get under way.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-30
Public Was Breaking
Poscu's Water Pump
So Now 1t Is Locked

Poscu didn't mind people
q%uenching their Sunday thirst
at his well, but when they broke
the pump that watered them,
time and again, he had to lock it
up.
That was the sad fact maj met
water-carriers the first of the
week who for several months have
been using the excellent well wat
er in back of the Elgin cafe, OPP
perated by Jim and Poscu Popes-
Gu. Scared steel plainly shows
where the pump handle has been
welded after it had been broken
by spinach eaters. So now. alas,
the red water dragger sits unused,
a cold blue chain holding down
the pump. And a paddock holding
together the chain!
Maybe the Popescu boys will
reopen it for public consumption
when milder weather sets in, and
people aren't in such an ALFRED
rush to pump a pailful and "git.'
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-30
P~lentywood Amateurs
Enter Final Contes!

Three numbers from P%lentywooc
will be presented at the final radio
contest New Years eve at Wolf
Point. Those who won the first three
places at Plentywood's tryout sew
eral weeks ago, and who will COM
pete for first prize against repre-
sentatiyes from other northeastern
Montana towns are Carol Storkan,
the S%tageberg Sisters and Robert
Hyink. Miss Storkan won first in
the Plentywood contest.
Vocal numbers vii. be rendered
by Miss Storkan and Mr.. Hyink and
the %Stageberg Sisters are featured
in a song and dance number.
Winner of the contest New Years
eve, which will be aired over KGCX,
Wolf Point, starting at II p m,
Will get a free ticEet to New York
for an addition with Major Bowes
The contest, in which only amateurs
compete, is sponsored by the Lib
erty theatre at Wolf Point in col
liberation with Wolf Point bust.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-30
COUNTY TO PAY 8
OUTSTANDING BONDS

Sheridan county Tuesday made
preparations for paying $4,000 in
outstanding bonds under a plan
adopted more than a year ago when
outstanding bonds Of this county
were refunded.
The bonds called for payment
were drawn by lottery. a board 0
sisting of A. j.. Olson, chairman of
the board of county commissioners;
c. f. Christensen, county treasurer
and Vernon Hoyen, county attorney,
conducted the lottery.
Numbers of all outstanding bonds
were put together and correspond
ing numbers of eight bonds were
drawn. The bonds are of the thou
sand dollar variety.
The lottery plan Of conducting
payment was agreed upon by bond
holders when the refinancins pro-
sram was adopted.
Bonds called at this time were
numbers Sc. 81. 1917. 200. Els. 221,
FL, 4s2.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-30
All Drivers Licenses
VIII Sell For rs Cents

Drivers licenses for 1888 are be-
ing issued from the county trea-
su.er's office this week.
Unlike last year, when the Ii
censes sold for Csc and soc - the
former for persons driving only
their W cars-all licenses this sea-
SOL will be sold for 75c. Any We
hicle may be driven under this Ii
cense. as was the case with the soc
licenses last year.
Oaly persons over is years az age
rar purchase licenses il was ao.n
ed out.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-30
CITY INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY NOTED
FOR YEAR ENDING
Many New Enterprises Es-
tablished in P~lentywood
In 1887

The year 1887, nearly past, saw
much industrial activity in Plenty
wood. Many business establishments
transferred locations and several
new structures were completed and
others started. Observers predict
a building boom in the city next
year, due to the scarcity of suitable
homes. a boom which will be stimu-
lated by a federal program expected
to be passed by the next session of
congress soon after the first of the
year.
Headlining building construction
the past year was the beginning OF
work on the new Sheridan county
courthouse on the north end Of
Main street in Plentywood. The
courthouse two weeks ago was es-
timated to be one-fourth completed.
The structure is being built as a
WPA project.
Soon after the first of the year
the Decks bakery and apartments
were completed and fixtures and
equipment we're moved in from &C
ross the street. "Dinty" Moore last
summer opened a pool hall in the
building abandoned by the Deck
!. concern.
The Farmers Union Oil company
opened a filling station and bulk
, plant in the city last spring. The
company's interests are operated
here by Ted Hansen. Fred Wendt
the first month of 1887 assumed
management of the Westland Oil
station a block east of Main street.
j.. The station was built last winter.
~Plentywood restaurants remodel
led their establishments during the
year, the City cafe opening spacious
banquet rooms in the spring and the
Elgin rearranging fixtures about the
same period. Elmer Gooder assumed
management of the confectionery
formerly owned by Carl West, re
naming the place Midget Cafe,
i. "Pud" Marsh began operating the
renovated Kavon garage in october
also installing gasoline pumps. The
Continued on page 4
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-30

When asked if the L. 5. Military
Academy, West Point, n. y, is as
tough" on cadets as is the prevail
ent opinion among civilians, Cadet
Richard Peterson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Peterson Of P~lentywood,
answered tougher
"Dich" spent four days at his
home here during the Christmas
holidays, returning to the academy
last night. He was granted a ten
day furlough.
Cadet Peterson's remark tough
err didn't mean the West Point Of
ficers are viciously strict with new
cadets for the fun of t." 1t is
the policy of the corps-and Dick
likes il. II is a policy that has made
this institution known as the great
est military school on earth. It
makes men-or sends them home.
When a new class arrives at the
ivy gates of the academy they are
stripped OF all possessions except
personal belonging. E.ery plebe is
QUILTED with clothes from under
wear out. and for the next four
years they are all submitted TO the
strict regime of the army-irch or
poor. distinguished or humble, they
get the same medicine. and not ali
"can take it,"
Dick was appointed early in
1886 by Senator Wheeler. and en-.
tered the academy in June OF tha'
h.a.. $50 are IN each class
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-30
$4,000 MONTHLY
is Governments
COUNTY SPENDING
Figure Includes Resettlement
Loans Made To
Farmers

Based on a survey made of WPA
expenditures in Sheridan county
during December, nearly $4,000 in
Works Progress funds is pouring in
to the county each month. Consid-
ering that Resettlement loans are
not figured in this total, it is es-
timated that nearly $4,000 is the
governments monthly outlay to
Sheridan residents.
The courthouse in P~lentywood
leads all projects with an estimated
monthly payroll of $4,000. Next is
the countrywide reclamation pro-
gram, mostly dams, with about &c.
600 being spent, including equip
ment payments to persons operating
trucks.
The NYA payroll monthly is
about $500, Chris Johanson,
county director, said.
The Carol dam, not included in
the countrywide water projects, has
a monthly payroll of about $1,000,
also including equipment payments.
The county road building program
brings about $4,000 to the county
$500 is spent by the sanitation set
up and the sewing projects have a
payroll of 1920.
Adding the monthly payroll of adj
ministrative officers and office help
ers, the WIPA payroll nears the $50.
900 figure.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-12-30
COURTHOUSE
AWAITING

Work was suspended on the
courthouse in PlentywoOd pending
arrival of equipment, expected to
be here the end of the week. Time
keeper Ernie Stewart said the men
who have not completed their two
weeks period will probably unload
the buildin9 equipment when it ar
riyes. The new shift-January / to
15-will begin work January g..
Courthouse Foreman Harry She
ire was called to Chn1oN Monday
on business.