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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-17
Viaduct Dedication
lobe Held Saturday

Dedication. ceremonies viii be
held at 4 o'clock Saturday after.
noon for the opening Of the new
Michigan Avenue viaduct. A pa
rade and q speaking program, un.
der the sponsorship Of the Michi-
gan Park Citizens Association.
have been planned.
Senator William II. King 3D.
Of Utah, chairman Of the Senate
District Committee, and the three
District Commissioners win be
guests Of honor.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12

You can't afford to miss the new big
features in The Washington Times, the
Capitals Picture Newspaper, but you
can afford the small weekly amount
charged for homo delivery service. just
delivery.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
3 STATES HUNT
JAIL BREAKERS

Police from Washington to
Pennsylvania and New Jersey last
night were watching roads leading
from Elkton, Md, where early
yesterday seven alleged bandits
and gunner staged sensational
jail break.
Early yesterday the seven
sawed through a chain which
locked the main gate of the Cecil
county Jail in Elkton. They scaled
a 30-foot outer wall with a rope
Of torn blankets.
The jailbreakers were Bradford
Mayberry, IS, charged with assault
with intent to kill; Blame Burch'
EFT, "a, robbery: Sigmund Var
fust, 10, robbery; Adolthun Camp
bell, 10, assault with intent to
kill; Hampton Hall, 80, attempt
to murder and robbery: Edward
Rider, Is, robbery, and Gilbert
Faulkner, Is, robbery.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
HARVEST CROP
AS LAND SLIPS

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Aug. IL
QNS0.-A new canyon was in
the making today near Buhl,
Idaho, as farmers battled to
harvest crops over a full section
Of farm land which is slowly slip
ping below the normal surface OF
the surrounding country.
Puzzled farmers and bewildered
biologists have watched the phe-
nomenon for days, but have been
unable to offer a solution. In
some places the land has dropped
at the rate of 10 to Is feet a day.
Farmers claim they have felt the
ground settle even as they worked
the land.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
MALE DRIVERS
BEST, AAA SAYS

The female of the species Is
more deadly than the male.
It's all according to the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, whose
safety director, Burton w. Marsh,
today released statistics to prove
his charges.
Men hear better, see better, re-
act faster, and concentrate better
than their fair counterpartS be-
hind the wheel. His observation
that women use more common
sense and exercise more caution,
however, left the situation pretty
much the stalemate it has always
been. His conclusions were based
on recent driving tests conducted
by the association, he said.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
DR.. BLAKE DIES;
ONCE MARRIED
TO MRS. MACKAY
Famous N. Y. Surgeon
Is Victim of Stroke

LTTCHFTELD, Conn. Aug. IL
G.N.SO.-Dr. Joseph Blake, sur
geon, who married Mrs. Clarence
H. Mackay, divorced wife Of the
Postal Telegraph Company head,
died today at his home here.
A stroke, following an illness OF
less than a week, ended the career
of the man who, quarter OF a
century ago, was New York's most
fashionable physician.
In 1914, Mrs. Mackay divorced
her millionaire husband to become
DR.. Blake's second wife. Fifteen
years later. after three children
had been born to the couple, di-
vorce again broke up their married
lives, and DR.. Blake took as his
third wife, Florence M. Drake, OF
Toronto, a graduate nurse of st.
Lukes Hospital.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
Edith Wharton, Noted
Novelist, Dead at IS
Stroke Ends Career
In Home Near Paris

PARIS, Aug. IL GN.s0.-Mrs
Edith Wharton one of the best
known American woman novelists,
died yesterday evening at her
home, st. Brice Sous-Foret, just
outside of Paris, it was learned
today.
Mrs. Wharton, who was rs, suf-
fered an apoplectic stroke. Her
close friend, Mrs. Royal Tyler,
was with her when she died.
Edith Wharton, born Newbold
Jones, was one of the most gifted
and prolific of American novelsts.
Best known perhaps for her Ethan
Frome" and 1.-THE Age Of limo
cence," she produced scores of
novels and books on travel and
in 1884 published her autobiog-
raphy, which she called "a Back
ward Glance"
Mrs. Wharton was born in New
York in 1862, the daughter OF
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
3 Island Governors
HereinSugar Fight

(INS.) Governors Of three
American insular possessions will
assemble here tomorrow to join in
the Administrations fight against
the pending sugar bill in Congress.
Governor Blanton Winship, Of
Puerto Rico, is already on hand.
Governor Joseph B. Poindexter, of
Hawaii, is due tomorrow. Cover
nor Lawrence w. Cramer, of the
Virgin Islands, in New York today,
is due back tomorrow to meet with
the other governors.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12

George Frederick and Lucretia
Stevens Jones.
Although associated with arts
and letters from her early youth,
it was not until she was 81 that
Mrs. Wharton's first novel, 1.-THE
Greater Inclination" was pub
liShed. It was an immediate sue
cess, and was followed by others
at better than yearly intervals.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
NAME YOUR COLOR

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. IL.
Officials Of the State Motor We
hicle Department are seriously con-
sidering abandoning the blue and
gold license plates for a new color
scheme next year. While no Of
ficial action has been taken, va
riouS color schemes are under con.
Sideration.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
HUNDREDS FLEE
QUEBEC STORM
AND SLIDE PERIL
LandsIips Threate n;
Cattle Moved

QUEBEC, Aug. IL GN.SO-The
city was struck by freak storms of
cloudburst proportions today, fore
ing evacuation of hundreds Of per
sons and threatening landslides.
Hundreds of cellars were flooded
by the heavy rain, and lakes
formed four feet deep in various
sections of the city.
Landslides threatened along
hilly Champlain Street, necessitat-
ing evacuation of all residents on
that thoroughfare.
Farmers in the lowlands adjoin-
ing this district moved their stock
to higher ground.
Sibilla Campbell writes on menus and
foods every day in The Times. Call
District 1000 for home delivery.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
St. James Arranges
manufacturers

ST. JAMES, Md, Aug. 12.-The
sixth annual st. James tennis
tournament will be staged here
starting August ID, it has been
announced by Tournament Chair
man Stewart c. Paxton. Net stars
throughout the State of Maryland
as well as the District of Co.
lumbia are expected to make the
affair the largest in the Journeys
history.
Deadline for entries has been
set for August Is.
The Washington times., 1937-08-12
Farmer Prevents !
Tractors SkidS

PALMER, Neb., Aug. 12.-Leroy
Bahensky found a way to keep
tractor from slipping sideways
during cultivation Of hillside corn.
He bolted steel discs slightly
larger than the wheels to the out
side Of the tractor drive wheels.
The discs sink into the ground
enough to keep the machine from
slipping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
State Political Friction
viii Kill Joint Committee

hearings would be held by the house
and senate on each bill, and con-
fusion would result from unbridled
reviving OF bills killed of separate
ly In each house.
Republicans have offered to "co-
operate to the fullest" in future adj
jutsment of the situation In which
the governor, as yet, has played no
open hand.
Bothersome delay was seen in the
new arrangement under which one
house would not receive o bill until
the other branch had held q public
hearing and acted upon the meas
ure. Lack of quarters virtually pro-
hibited both committees sitting at
the same time.
II also was feared that many bills
never would emerge from commit
tee. Records Of previous sessions
show comparatively few measures
failed to BIO reported out.
It was anticipated today there
would be more than 1900 bills sub
mitted for consideration, SURPRISING
the all-time record Of 1895. Estab-
lishment OF new committees was
forecast 10 handle those Of special
Importance, such as public welfare,
state government reorganization,
highway safety and interstate CO.
operation. The deadline for new
business Is January 10.
The unprecedented situation was
to be argued ut last minute con-
ference before the assembly meets
to-day, but leaders on both sides
were pessimistic cyes The oqtcomas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
3, ISL, 900 Jobless NeedyOn
Govt. Work Relief Rolls

Washington, Jan. IL $500 CUP 49,
President Roosevelt reported to Con-
gress today that 315l,000 jobless
needy are on government work-re-
lief rolls. The smallest number since
November 30, 1885. The revelation,
giving an optimistic note to the
chief executives attempt TO balance
the federal budget in 1937-1938, came
after two years Of job-making ex-
penditures totaling $500, 204 1888. Mr..
Roosevelt's report, required annually
under law, showed that 1851 900
persons were ON federal work-relief
as OF December IL, the latest en-
ployment figures compiled. The
Works Progress Administration was
making Jobs for 2.284,000 OF that
number. a WPA decrease OF 100000
persons from the week before re-
auctions in WPA work rolls have
been protested by both the u. 8.
conference Of mayors and organiz-
ed relief workers.
Mr.. Roosevelt presented the en-
ployment statistics without comment
In "a 685-pagc summary Of work
relief spending under both the $4,-
600 100000 act Of 1885 and the ST.
425, 0O0, 900 appropriation of 1885. He
expressed the hope last week that
work-relief spending in 1937-l938
could be held TO $l,537, 5000, the
amount available without creating
a governmental deficit. Federal
work -relief employment totaled g.
272,0OO persons on November 80.
1895, when WPA Administrator
Harry l.. Hopkins had his $4,000
OO0.0 10000 work program operating
fun swing, My. Roosevelt's renogt 70
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
GREAT BRITAIN
MOVES QUIETLY
Leaders Confer Today
About British Vessels
Lying Near Spain
BY FREDERIC KrJu

Copyright. 1887. by United Press)
London. Jan. l1.--(UP). Sir SAM
uel Hoare. first lord OF the adj
miralty. and Sir Ernie Chatfield.
first sea lord and chief OF naval
staff, visited the foreign ONCE to-
day. 1t was understood they con-
ferred with Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden regarding the position
of British vessels In waters oq Spain
and Spanish Morocco.
AS they conferred, It was learned
that the government had moved to
obtain direct reports on alleged
German activities In Spanish Nor
Deco which have reused French
anxiety to fever pitch.
British sources received what they
believed to be authentic news that
in addition to representations TO
Spanish nationalist authorities
France had warned Germany d.
dect that they would not tolerate
foreign encroachment in Spanish
Morocco. II was said authoritative
ly that Pierre Vienot. under secre-
tary for foreign affairs. conveyed
the information TO the German am
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
Sen. LAWLOR TO-
GOVERN STATE.
Governor Cross, Lieut. Gov
Hayes Are to Be Absent
From State
BY WILLIAM J. MORTARTY
Democrat Staff Reporter)

State Capitol, Hartford, Jan. 10
Especial to the Democracy Wa
terbury will supply the Acting Gov
ernor Of Connecticut next week
when state officials leave for WASH
ington, ID. O., to attend and parti-
cipate In the inauguration ceremon-
les, attending the swearing into Of
flee Of President Franklin D. Roose-
welt.
The general assembly expected to
adjourn today until next Tuesday,
January 10.
Lieutenant Governor Frank Hayes
of Waterbury stated emphatically
today that he would not be present
for the re-opening session as he
had already made plans to 60 to
Washington with other state off,
Gals. Senate Clerk Charles B. jack
son Of this city Is also planning to
attend the Inauguration.
Acting Governor
In the absence Of both Governor
Wilbur L. Cross and Lieutenant
Governor Hayes the acting governor
Is the president pro tenn OF the SEN
ate, who, in this instance, happens
to be Senator Joseph H. Lawlor Of
Waterbury. Senator Lawlor will thus
have q double burden. He will be
forced to preside over the senate
sessions and transact any duties OF
the governors ONCE that require his
attention, while the state officials
are attending the Washington
event.
Senator Lawlor stated today that
he also expected to announce his
committee assignments next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
BY GEORGE II. MORRIS, JR.
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

(Umte0 kreSS Dt&m COrrespOnUentD
Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 11---CUP)--
Political friction today threatened
abrogation Of the Joint committee
system under which the general as
sembly has functioned since 1t be-
came q bicameral body In 1903.
The situation was created by DEM
ocrats who, controlling the senate,
demanded o majority on all Joint
committees because Of the party's
sinothering sweep. In the November
elections.
Republicans controlling the house
refused and o bipartisan commit
tee was selected last week to affect
satisfactory adjustment. Irlasrnuch
as the committee was expected TO
report failure 1T .today's reconveGl-
ing Of the legislature. the only al
Tentative was appointment OF sep
arate senate and house committees.
It has been the custom to adopt
the Joint rules OF the preceding SEES
sion, complete organization OF both
houses and then apportior commit
tee assignments on the basis OF
party majorities. Adoption OF Joint
rules Mas 10 be proposed today, but
1t will be gesture pacing the way
for the set up Of separate commit
tees.
Under this arrangement, kgisla-
tive leaders freely predicted involve
inente OF q serious nature. Unless
fha nniufuikkAaa aNfned "a get to-
|gether On public hearings, separate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
Sum Asked Is Needed for
Next Five Months of
Fiscal Year
EMPLOYERS BLAMED
FOR LONGER HOURS
Average Industrial Work.
Week Has Increased
Over 20 Per Cent

Washington, Jan. IL --
CUP - President Roosevelt
asked congress today for
$3.50, 100000 to finance relief
and related projects in the
next five months and warned
business again that relief
costs can be reduced only by
private Unemployment.
The presidents request for
a deficiency appropriation to
provide funds for the re-
mainder of the fiscal year from Feb.
I, to June 30 was addressed to the
speaker Of the house of representa-
tives.
The problem OF relief has dim
inished, the President said. He es-
timated that at the beginning OF
this winter 100000 more workers
we're employed in non-agricultural
jobs than In March, 1888. He said
more than 100000 of these re-
employed persons had found Jobs In
private industry during the past
year.
Longer Work Week
But the President complained
that recovery has been accompanied
recently by tendency toward q
longer work week" and he charged
that some employers "who are work.
ing their employees unreasonably
long hours are failing to cooperate
with the government and their fell
low citizens In putting people back
to work"
The letter TO Speaker william d.
Bankhcad said Bureau Of Labor
statistics showed the average indus
trial work week had increased 20
per cent from 1913 hours in Sep
TENDER. 1884, to more than 40 hours
in October, 1885.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
BROCKTON FIRE
LOOTS BIG CLUB

Brockton, Mass, Jan. 11--CU.P)--
A two-alarm fire swept through q
three STORY wooden building housing
the 85-year-old Commercial Club
early today, causing damage esti-
mated at $4,000. Flames. believed
caused by spontaneous combustion,
broke out In q closet adjoining
bowling alleys in the basement and
burned their way up through the
roof. A group Of members headed
by DIR. w. X. Chisholm, president,
risked serious injury to save valu-
able bowling trophies displayed in
the club-rooms.
Fire and water ruined the Charles
r. Kingman Memorial alleys COM
pleted only three months ago at a
cost of $4,000. The Commercial
Club boosted the largest big-pin
tournament In New England, with
40 club teams competing.
Club officials said the damage was
covered by insurance and would be
repaired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
Reports OF Pope Plus
Con1ingGo Bad
Early Stories Had Pontiff Doing Well, Later Details
Give Adverse Accountants Being Made
for Cardinals Conclave s'ss@F
BY STEWART BROWN
limited Press STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Vatican City, Jan, II - (U.P) -
Reliable informants said today that
Pope Plus passed an agitated night
and that Vatican officials again
were gravely concerned regarding
his illness. The fact that the noble
guards on duty adjacent TO the
Pope's quarters we're doubled was
regarded as confirmation Of the re-
ports as to both the Pope's condi-
ton and officials anxiety. A Papal
spokesman said that the Pope spent
another restful night and that his
general condition this morning
showed clearly the benefits Of slight
but steady gains during the past
two days. Then came information
that the Pope actually spent an agi-
tated night and that Professor AM
inta Milani, visiting him at 6 a. m.
spent nearly IL hours with him.
Suffers From Insomnia
OF this report, an authoritative
Vatican source then said that the
pope suffered somewhat from in
somnia during the night and kept a
light burning In his bedroom all
through the dark hours. He read
part Of the time. This source denied
that the pope's condition was worse
or that new complications were
feared but Professor Milani was re-
ported as saying that though he
found no complications, new COM
plications were quite possible at any
time. The semi-ofilcial news agency
conducted by Monsignor Enrico
PUGET asserted that the pope's right
leg became worse last night and
that Professor Milani was sum-
moned earlier than usual today. 1t
Is the pope's left leg, swollen by
lvaricose veins, that has caused most
ffso,1fynt,ad nm Nu0A AZ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
ADOLF HITLER
ASKS PEACE IN
WHOLE WORLD
Speaks to Diplomatic
Corps at Celebration of
New Year Reception
CHARGES OF FRENCH
PRESS ARE SUBSTDING
France, However, Is Not
Satisfied; May Start Her
Own Blockade
BY FREDERICK OECHsNER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

BY FREDERICK OECHSNER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, Jan. 11.-(UP)-
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, address,
ing the diplomatic corps at
his New Year reception, in
vited all powers today to take
warning from present dan
gers to peace and thus pro-
mote a real understanding
and reconciliation among ma
tons.
He asked other nations to under
stand Germany's honest will" TO
make an essential contribution to
the progress Of all nations.
He had hardly finished speaking
when 1t was announced tersely that
his right hand man, Gen. Germann
Goering, commander in chief Of the
air force, would go for a "recupera-
ton trip" to Italy--where 1t was
expected thaht there would be
thorough exchange on Italian-Ger-
man policy in the international
field. There has been no such di-
rect contact Of leaders since Count
Galeazzo Ciano, Italian foreign min
lister, visited Hitler at Berchtesgaden,
In Bavaria, october "a, when the
basis for policy in Spain was for
mulated.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11

joint rules offered by Rep. Noah
Swayne, republican, Of Darien,
House majority leader.
Rep. Thoms offered the amend
ment after House leader Swayne
had moved that the regular Joint
rules which governed the 1885 Leg
islature be accepted and adopted
for the 1887 session. Rep. Thoms
amendment proposed that six Of the
joint committees have equal demo-
cratic and republican representa-
ton. In the event Of a tie the Sen
ate chairman would be empowered
to break the tie. This would have
given the democrats control Of
these six committees and allowed
republicans to retain control Of "a
Joint committees.
Roll Call Vote
On a roll-call vote the republic
cans In the house defeated the
amendment and then proceeded to
adopt the 1885 Joint rules, which
will govern the 1887 session. The
only change in the rules was the
creation of five new legislative COM
mittees interstate cooperation, re-
organization Of state government,
public highway safety, public well
fare, and state library.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
DIR. BALLANTINE
DIED YESTERDAY

Springfield, Mass. Jan. 1i.---(UP)
DIR. william Gay Ballantine, SO,
Biblical scholar and educator, died
at o hospital last night after a
short illness. A Washington ma
tive, he headed the Biblical de-
partment Of Springfield college from
1907 to 1871.
Survivors include three sons,
Henry W., professor OF law ut Uni
yersity OF California; Arthur A.,
New York lawyer and one-timc I'M
dersecretary OF tie treasury, and
Edward, music professor at Harvard
college, and . daughter, Mrs. Hor-
ace =. Alien, With whom he LIVED.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
JOHN J. CAFFEY
DIES SUDDENLY
Former Member of Fire
Dept. Falls on Walk Near
st. Mary's Hospital

Collapsing In the street as he was
walking by st. Mary's Hospital at
D:15 this morning, John ]. Galley,
of 100 Bridge street, a former mem
Der of the Waterbury fire depart
ment, died almost instantly OF q
heart attack. He was pronounced
dead when carried into the hospital
by orderlies, sent out TO bring him
in by a sister who had seen the
man fall.
Gaffey was on his way home from
mass, where he had received COM
inunion, when he was stricken. A
nun in the hospital saw him fall to
the sidewalk at Union and Frank
lin streets, directly across from the
hospital. She dispatched orderlies
with blankets TO carry him into the
hospital. An inferno, DR.. Pierre
Aucoin, pronounced him dead on
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
Internationally
HALF Circle OF Guns
Seven Day Offensive Has Placed Loyalsts With Their
Backs Against Wall-Civilian Population
Is Fleeing From City
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD
UNITED Press StaH Correspondent

With Insurgent Army. Outside
Madride, Jan. 11.-(UP) .--Insurgent
troops established half-circle of
guns around Madrid in the seven
day offensive just ended.
This vice-like arc, which was only
go degrees at the beginning Of last
week, had been extended 10 100 de-
grees today with the simultaneous
spreading Of the front in q north
westerly direction for 10 miles and
increasing in depth 10 miles. The
gains gave the nationalist forces 1877
square miles Of new territory In this
sector for the week.
Aside from threatening a new en-
try into the university city through
Puerta de Heirro. the insurgents
completely cut the Escorial-Madrid
highway SO fleeing conveys from the
burial place OF the Spanish kings
are now forced to drive rs miles over
bad country roads under shell fire
instead of making short dash, as
heretofore, over 81 miles OF concrete
highway into Madrid.
LOyalist Dead 5000
Military authorities estimated that
loyalist casualties during the week
would exceed 5000 with some 1920
buried In common graves as large as
swimming pools by the insurgent
troops.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
CALIFORNIA HAS
ARCTIC WINTER
Thermometers Ranging
From IL to e in One
Section of State

San Francisco, Jan. 11--CUP)---
Arctic winter swept over sunny
California and the Pacific Coast to-
day, NARROWING motorists and
mountain residents In heavy SHOWS,
damaging citrus crops, gripping
communication and transportation
and adding to the death toll Of last
weeks storm.
The new storm brought slightly
higher temperatures to most re-
gions still recovering from effects
of the previous bitterly cold spell,
but the U. s.. Weather Bureau pre-
dicted another downward plunge
in the mercury later which may
break all-time records.
All Time Low Marks
Southern California thermometers
registered all-time low marks over
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-11
BRISTOL GIRLS
ATTACKER SOUGHT

Bristol, Conn. Jan. II. (UP)-A
wide sreach was underway today for
a man wearing q Jacket and a light
felt hat who attempted to assault
an 18-year-old girl In front Of her
home and stabbed her 14-year-o
brother when he came TO her as
sistance.
The boy. Ernest Brandt. was
treated by DR.. william Hanrahan
for an inch-deep wound In his back
near the right shoulder. His condi-
ton was not considered serious.
His sister, Eva, told police q man
Jumped from behind some hedges
In front OF her house last night and
grabbed her. Her cries for help dur
Ing the tussle attracted her brother
who fought with the man until he
was stabbed with pocket knife.