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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-13
FRENCH, ASTOR
FATHER-IN-LAW,
GOES BANKRUPT
Lists Chinese Laundry
and Phone Bills

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 10
dN.Sj.-Teacups ratified in pale
hands in the blue book" belt
this afternoon, lackeys went about
their buttling with unusually
mousey manner, and these ex-
elusive breezes waited the newest
episode in the career of Francis
Ormond French who, my dears,
is rather a Characterization.
Perhaps you've heard, but
French, who is the father-in-law
of John Jacob Astor, the $70,000,-
900 young man, revealed that he
is in somewhat of a-would you
call it a spot"
French revealed in a voluntary
bankruptcy petition in Federal
court at Providence that he owes
more than he can pay, such as
that $1.48 due Wong Lee, the
laundryman, and that 32-cent bill
from the telegraph company peo-
pie.
RELATIONS STRAINED
But French, who is compiling
q list Of his assets, made it plain
he wouldn't accept any help
from John. That wouldn't be
exactly-what do they say
cricket. No, indeed no.
Instead, French will work it
out himself here in his cottage
which is not far from the marble
pile known as "Chetwode,"
which is where the young Astors
live with French's other daugh-
ter, Virginia.
French admitted that the
relations between him and his
daughters and son-in.laW are
somewhat strained"
This recalled that French had
planned to publish book on
Newport society which has been
variously called THE CeSspoop
and 1.-The Yankee Shield Bear
ers." Publication was withheld,
repeatedly at the insistence Of re-
latiVes.
ONCE WAS HACKER
While this was the first French
venture into writing, he had ex-
perience as a taxicab driver in
1928. His career as hacker
was brief, however, and he quit
after making about SIT. Other
than that, since he left Harvard,
he has been mostly a broker.
In his bankruptcy petition, in
addition to the telegraph and
Wong Lee obligations, French
listed $4,000 liabilities which in
cluded a Harvard University
pledge of $500, a $2,875 debt to the
Empire Trust Company of New
York, and another of $3.50 to the
Equitable Life Assurance Com
pany.
French's latest sensation in the
Newport social colony was state
ment that John L. Lewis, C. I. o.
labor organizer, is "the kind of
resident Newport needs"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-13
JAP SHIPS TO N. Y.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Two new
Japanese freighters, making their
maiden voyages between the ORR
ent and the United States, are
due to arrive in port August % and
81. Both have docked at Pacific
Coast ports to land freight before
proceeding to New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-13
'One-Day Hubby
Wants a Divorce

ROCKFORD, Ill.,. Aug. 10
(C.TP.SO.-Edmund r. Collins
filed a suit for divorce here to-
day, charging his wife. Anna, de-
serted him the dsv following their
wedding last April 1. He cited in
his bill that during his one-day of
married life hS acted as a "true.
R1nd and affOctionate husband"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-13
BRIDEGROOM JAILED

BERLIN, N. j.. Aug. 13.-Frank
Fogg, of Maple Shade, who was
freed on an abduction charge after
he married Dorothy Dare, IS, Of
Merchantville, recently, later was
sent to the Burlington county Jail
on a hit-run charge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-13
ELECTRICITY OUTPUT

Production of electricity by the
electric power and light industry
of the United States for the week
ended August z, was 2.261, 725 900
XVIII, against 2,079, 1877, 900 XVIII,
in the like 1886 week, an increase
of 8.8 per cent, according to the
Edison Electric Institute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-13

Turned the Stage into a Human Ma
chine Shop. The Clever Idea of Lon
dom Night Club ImpresariO Who
wanted Something New and Different
% Bring In the Customers. One Of the
Many Features in the American
weekly, with Sundays WashingtOB
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-13

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
just call d. 1000 and ask for home
delivery,
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Dr.. Parker Is Now
Owner Of Airplane
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and use cn'y five or six gallons
of gasoline.
Asked to what uses he will put
the plane. Dr.. Parker said, Il in
tend to use il fer my own pleasure
chiefly. and after I learn a little
more about flying I will use it in
stead Of my automobile when 1
dcgire to make 4 trip
DR.. Parker. fishing enthusiast,
also indicated that he probably
would us the plane quite a bit for
trips to Oregon Inlet and Hat
teraS.
He has been interested in avia-
ton for the past eight years and
has had from u to Is hours in the
air. including dual and solo flying.
For several years he has had a
strong desire to own plane, but
he could not find just the type OF
plane he thought he wanted, un-
til Mr.. Sutton, whom he had
known for several years, showed
him a Rearwin SportSter recently.
The plane cost S2,468.00. DR..
Parker will keep it at the local
airport.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
DR.. J. Evans Is
Liked by Hearers
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MOody'S famous statement that
The world is yet to see what God
can do with a man given wholly
to Him."
Referring to the burning of
churches in various countries, and
particularly in Russia and Spain,
Dr.. Evans said, The only answer
to burning churches is a church
aflame.'
Dr.. Evans made a splendid i'm
preston on hiE congregation,
which was a very good Monday
night congregation.
From birth DR.. Evans was pull
ed at by two influences, one Of
which was business and the other
the Church. His grandfather on
his mothers side was Joshua
Levering, banker and coffee i'm
porter and manufacturer, who IN
cidentally, was president OF the
Southern Baptist Convention Tor
two consecutive years and was the
only lGyman ever to hold that CT
flee.
HIS great-grandfaEhcr on his
fathers side was Charles Evans,
who was a Baptist missionary TO
Sumatra. His grandfather, Philip
S. Evans, Jr., M. D., went 70
China as a medical missionary IN
1900 and is still there.
DR.. Evans himself at first IN
tended to enter into business and
took his doctors degree in econo-
mics at Yale University. Later ne
changed his mind and prepared
for the ministry at the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, KY. He is identified
with the famed oxford Group.
DR.. Evans subject for tonight
is What Shall We Do With Our
Past?" Special music will be rend-
cred by a mems quartet. The jun
ior choir of 2O-odd voices sang
last night.
The services will continue all
week, beginning each night at 1880
P. M.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
PARIS STYLES
Hr AIARv FENTREsS

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$ INN. ,..-r. ,-t' ",S, mod hcoys and long
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lre creased GOWN I,te 0etlV0a i' :; ~ >"
hat they can pe 1o,"rr o,,,nd T into
my pacN"S' OH"
" pUi'o' ,,is. oro narticuIarIv
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Anti-Rabies Drive
Makes No Headway

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Salem, and Luton WhltehufSC,
Providence.
The inoculations are supposed
to begin April l and continue Tor
90 days. To date. however, the
rural inspectors have given no
inocul2tious and Dr.. F'inck, a
licensed veterinarian, has given
only four or five.
Asked the reason for this state
of affairs, DR.. Finck explained
Yesterday that the inspectors In
the rural sections have no facill-
ties for keeping vaccine on hand
and are at loss as to how to ob-
tain vaccine for I:5e in giving the
inoculations Last year Dr. Finck,
as supervisor CT the work, handed
the vaccine for the entire county,
but no supervisor was named this
year. y.
So. unless the commissioners at
their next meeting take some step
to provide the inspectors with vac
cine the anti-rabies campaign is
likely to end in failure.
Over 1000 dogs were given the
anti-rab;C3 inoculatiOnS last year
in this county.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
War Bill Is Agreed
Upon III the House
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OoJ tins. In2 bill cont2mplateS
Sp2ni.ng $48.0U0.O00 for the first
year q construction. The vessels
probably WI not be started before
july l, 1888.
Planes and Pilots
Son. Edwin c. Johnson, D.,
Cu.o., introduced q bill calling for
cXpaneiC1 Of tie nations all SCI
vice to lG,GO0 Planes and 100000
regular and reserve pilots.
The Syna.c appropriations COM
H:iltGc GdyCraD!y repor,ed a bill
ployding $l25.7G8.117 for the
tat, ja,icc, Conmcrc? and labor
departments il 1888.
S~n. Emcr Thomas, D, Okla,
iE.lodceA 4 bill to athorize ap-
preparation Of S5OO,OOO for per-
manCnt memorial to VIII Rogers,
at OF near Ciarcmore, Okla, his
home.
The house rules committee voted
right Of way -or o Dill prov:dlns
S5.000.OO0 for q federal exhibit al
Now YOgk's Forthcoming world S
fair. Tie hose will act on it to-
morrow.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Annual Guest EaK

The annual guest day cf the
WCm&uS Missionary society OF
The Damascus Christian CnUCh
Was observed at the church Oh
Thursday afternoon. Acvil 10. Sav-
raj u TORS were prC3ynt frou.
ether churches III the Cummum =
Ihe nesting was opened W!rn :.
period Of msdi alton. duiny which
Ms. Emmett Parker playeu "Whll
q Friend We Have in Jesus. Near
rhe CrGSs" W&S Then SuuE. ate.
Wni"u Mrs.. &. L. Wh.,e OF s. Vi
dcG2 was introduced and in l.
very IntSreSt-n=, way gave :eyI y
II IL MIS- ion study book. "COH"C
Crosses Af,er tie reyieW. NJ
AlICa Ei.a'Cu G.smls>ed VI, y
player A sOlcial hour was then en-
JyyeG during which Il. cream.
sake ana nus were served.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20

Agree Demands
OF tile " P 4
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merry u. ed part of the city mar
kot for the warehouse of this
community until the building was
sold recently at public auction.
The highway commission Will
be asked to take over and improve
E one-half mile short cut running
between Pitts Chapel and Peartree
read, part of which is usable to
some extent at present, with the
Wh.t2 length of the road in eXl--
tence but needing repairs.
The board adjourned until
Thursday morning when they Will
convene again in joint session with
the State Highway and Public
Works commission in a meeting IN
his county to delve into the pos
sibility of the state agency taking
over part of the Newland drainage
district con truction bonds.
The Elizabeth City meeting OF
the road organization will in ali
probability be the last before ap-
poin .ment by Governor Clyde
Hoey Of the new commission TO
take office on May l.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Russian Musician
Held For Murder
OF N. Y. Dancer
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Of the fatal row he said took
place in the almost deserted
building where he Waylaid her
Sunday morning.
She nit me first he Whim-
pered to detectives.
What did she hit you with?'
he was asked.
with stick or something. l
dcrt remember. Then I hit her.
I don't remember what with
Only One Weapon
Detectives said there was only
Cne weapon found in the room
the newly-purchased clawham-
mer. They said there was no sign
CT a scuffie, and only one blow
was struck. This landed squarely
on the part of her hair, cracking
the skull.
The bloody hammer was found
on the floor near the draperleS
where he unconscious girl had
Been concealed.
Ross. a violin teacher who ham
died booking agent jobs on the
side. had previously pursued the
Gark-haircd dancer with profess
sicns of love. police said, and
they believed he had attacked her
n a drunken frenzy.
inspector Michael McDermott
2aid the bsady-eyed little mu-
Sician, who learned to play a
violin as a child on the Russian
steppes, had not confessed to the
actual killing.
He said there was plenty Of
evidence" on which to hold Ross,
without a statement or confess
sion.
Tonight Ross was booked on a
homicide charge under the name
OF MlgCha Rosenbaum. He had
been stripped Of the clothes he
wore when he was arrested, and
was attired in a blue suit fur
nished by the police department.
He was held in Jail without
bond and will be arraigned to-
morrow in homicide court.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Animal Ship
Has q
Sinlian Mutiny
City of Rayviiie's Me-
na@erie Made Noy-
age Eyuntfri

New York, April 19.-WR)-
C&pt. Arthur P. Cronin tied the
good ship City of Rayville to her
per today and ran like hell down
the gangpIank, leaving subordi-
mates to tell Of the nightmare
voyage from Calcutta during
which there was q mutiny of
monkeys, simian suicide and
perpetual threats by PythonS TO
lake over the vessel.
The skipper could not be locat-
cd '2te today, but there were per-
SiStenU rumorS that he was seek
lag SurcCaSe in a place with saw
dust Cn the floor.
Il began CT March | when the
Cijy Cf R&yville put out from Cal
cutta with the following aboard:
1850 monkeys, so boxes of pyth-
ons, two cages of cat bears, II
cages Of Indian birds, four black
u@nthGrs, six kangaroos, one cage
of swans: three elephants and six
missionaries.
The elephants" said second
officer Pspoon. were okay. All
the rest Of them-bah! Trouble all
the way"
Two days out Of Calcutta the
monkeys staged a mutiny. There
was a rending of wooden cages, a
smash and tGen a strange chat
tering. Monkeys were everywhere,
climbing the quarter deck. throw
ing dishes in the galley, cutting
/ lie crew around. The Seamcn
/ dropped everything else, did a
/ flank movement around the mon
/ key army and drove them back to
/ III" cages. All except Cne, that is.
This one. Cmbittered by defeat,
decided Cn suicide to purge him
elf CT di3honor. He climbed the
7 highest fast and dived into the
/ ct.
! Thing WCnt G'Ong all right un-
/ 5. t1c nlght chief electrician,
l2gnwa,d S.ensakcr rushed up
{ nd reported: 7 was going to my
/ .-Gr,ers when Cn2 Of them pyth-
US rli~cd Up and looked me in
/ the eye. I'bobbed out of the room
.ot mo my own bunk and slam
ned The door. Then that snake
. l!Ac ID ard started beating his
head asai@. I the door Cad, wish
80 naG brought over 4 cargo of
.ea."
/ Second G.i;cor Pepoon resumed:
Those monkeys kept us awake
.vs~y night. ] don't like TO use
. ecsS WoriS il the presence Of the
+ press but those monkeys are
+ Hvhy there vas CnS female monkey
+ nat gct sick. and somebody said
90 give nsr some Lydia Pinkham
p .omsornd. We gor some and DAM
I .ac i il didn't work"
There was q crash below deck.
Investigation disclosed that an
. 'cph7nt had kicked in the side
+ Of a wooden cage. SoCn the deck
~as awe with monkeys. They
warned over or to tho pier, chat
. -c~iug ana scra ching.
or. he'll" said second officer
I n,voon. With the air Of a man
/ Eho naI grown philosophical IN
. Jer the b!udgeoning OF fate
They're n it again.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
New Venture for
Charles Hunter
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are Icing iiic" o''V .. ~, ~ N "a., ''s,.
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.'!"ILlH May 10 IL I'i.' 'v''tiN civ
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Personals

J. NJ. Byram ana Z. L. Whit.
attended = hGEGIe- Ill W.nI-U-.
Va. On TnWSO;.y uigiU. VHI,a W.,
given Is the R@ra. Needs commit
-c' Of The Rmital El isn2l Or
. gGniEatiCn.
M. Thomas Els CT RicnUCNG
vas the guest CT Mrs. J. 3. Eoti,r
fer four days. She !ofJ for hr!
nome Sunday.
Mis- IS Bessie Williams CT Cof-
81 Il. Mary Parker Of RcIU;0 ~.
IIaIgar9 Fe zen of Suffolk. ,rc.,
n weekend at their homes.
Ms. Mills Riddlck ana children
lf S,ff0.E Spen, S.nGay with III
md Mrs. J. {. Co.btt.
Mrs. Jim Virgins of Norcoii;
visited he" parents. M. an! Nj
c. H. Pierce. over the weekend.
Mrs. II. c. Hi.liaru luI ma
son are visiting her Uto,h.r {"
Fort Bragg.
Mss Mldc,lnr Parker sYrA.
Sunday visiting places pt II erya,
n and around williamsburg. Va
Rev. H. c. Hilliard left NcHda.
for Jacksonville. F.a., where II
will attend mini tcrlal confer
ence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Richard cl
w COX wr~a the WHCr"Cj -lt-..
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Nixon.
NIgs. !. 4. E1un-r"' @n.l -"
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The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Lobbyists Did
Not So Badly
At Legislature
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money while in Raleigh with Ma
ior McLenden.'
Norman c. Shepherd OF Smith,
Geli was paid $500 fee for serv-
ices rendered Carolinas Branch,
Associated General Contractors
Of America, Inc.
v. M. Townsend received $2o4
as compensation for loss OF time
by the order of railway conduc-
tc1s in the interest of labor"
The expenses of s2l4 were in
Cured by P. M. Taylor in the in
tsrest Of the State Association OF
Journeymen Plumbers ana Steam
Filters.
Z. &. Morphew was paid $500
for services by the Hercules Ac-
cepGance company of Charlotte.
Morphew also received $500 Tor
representing the North Carolina
Medical society, and 5000 for
services to Rose and company OF
Henderson.
James end Rrassfeld, lawyers.
and w. B. Wonlble of Rale!gh
were paid $500 and 500 respec-
lively for services to TIE Raleigh
Merchants association and furni-
ture dealers group.
w. B. Womble was also listed
as receiving $3.50, expense for
hotel, meals, etc" from L. N.
Culbreth OF Fayetteville Vending
Machine company. The statement
said attorney fee not yet re-
ceivcd."
w. C. Coughnour of SalisbuSy
seceived $500 from the Casollna
Brokerage company in interest OF
THE small loan act bill.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Wild Pitch by
President Opens
Baseball Season
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2oiored airplane which circled the
ball park time and time again,
with a big rcd-lettcred sign trail
ing af,er it, thus:
Play the game. Don't pack the
court"
All the fans, including Mr.
Roosevelt, pulled their hats down
over thsir eyes and tried not to
look any more than they could
help at the aeria! reminder of I'M
portant governmental bushes on
he other side of town.
The game was reasonably eX-
citing one. At least The president
scanned to find it so, IS he sat
gesturing, smiling and taking
animatedly with Vice Pre- iden'
John N. Garner and members o.
he White .<0uSe SCcretariag.
The game didn't end until near
ly six p. m, when the presidents
big touring car rolled onto the
diamond and he climbed n for the
ride behind police sirens to the
White House.
How'd you like the game?'
shouted one of The bystanders
along the route, lined with blue
coats. The pre- ident waved and
smiled happily. But Jhen he was
turning in,o the executive drive
way for d conference on balancing
The budget guaranteed to make
him forge -: first afternoon of
uuadu.terated fun he mas had in
many a long week.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Congress
Today and
Yesterday
BY UNITED PRESS
CONGRESS TODAY


SENATE:
Considers bill for cooperation
in Farm Forestry development.
HOUSE:
Considers New York World
Fair bill.
CONGRESS YESTERDAY
SENATE:
Considered calender bills.
Received Johnson bill for ex-
pansiOn of air force.
Heard Davis urge support for
Anti-Lynching bill.
Confirmed diplomatic ap
pointruentS.
Heard Lewis announce indi-
cations of war debt settlements.
Received Hatch amendments
to Court Reorganization bill.
Received diplomatic nomina-
tiOnS.
Received Norris resolution for
simplifying methods Of amend
ing Constitution.
Received Walsh bill for con-
struction of six auxiliary naval
vessels.
HOUSE:
Considered calendar bills.
Heard Lamncck assail admin
istratiOn fiscal policies.
Passed bill to reestablish AAA
marketing agreements.
Heard Shafer warn sit down
strikers may cause civil wars.
Rules committee gave right OF
way TO bill for S5,000,00O CO.
operation in New York Worlds
Fair.
Military affairs committee
tentatively accepted var profits
bill.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20

Gadd left the house TO walk to
the mail box. which was about
half a mile away. She left Nancy
playing in the yard Mr.. Humph-
ril5 was asleep, Mrs. HumphrleS
was resting and G2dd presumably
was lying down in The back room.
In a short while Mrs. Humph-
rics heard Gadd start his car and
drive off down the lane. Looking
into the back room. where she had
thought him to be, she discovered
that his clothes and other be-
longings were missing. Instinc-
tiVe!y she looked for Nancy's
clothes. and every garment was
missing. She knew then that Gadd
had stolen Nancy.
Fastening to the home OF a
neighbor, she called the police de-
partment here and requested that
the State highway patrol catch
Gadd and take the child from him,
but she was told that the highway
patrol HAD no authority to do
such q thing.
After talking the matter over
with several pel"onS, Mrs. Gadd
finally decided to have Gadd ar
rested, so yesterday she confer
red with Walter w. Cohoon,
county prosecuting attorney. The
result of this conference was a
warrant charging Gadd with
abandonment and ron-support.
Il do not actually want Or eX-
pect any support from him, but
I do want my child back" Mrs.
Gadd stated Yesterday afternoon.
The daily independent., 1937-04-20
Sees the Need Of a
Hangar at Airport
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road that had no garages or ser
ice stations, and many plane
owners won't fly this route for the
same reason"
Mr.. Sutton was high in hi
praise of the local airport except
for that Cne criticism, tho.
You have a wonderful little
airport" ne stated. Your run
ways are not as long as those on
,rany fields. but the excellent ap-
breaches more than offset that.
I've seldom seen apprOache3 that
will compare with those at the
Elizabeth City airport" "