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The Washington times., 1938-08-01
1O3 FACING U. S.
CHARGES IN n. Y
BOOTLEG EXPOSE.
6 Gotham Police and
6 Treasury Aides in Net

NEW YORK, Aug. / 0.N.SD.
Six New York policemen and six
Treasury Department investiga-
tors were named today in Federal
indictments aginst 103 persons,
allegedly linked in a vast boot
Logging empire.
The group, largest number ever
to be brought into Federal court
on a single complaint, are charged
with conspiracy to defraud the
Government of alcohol and dis
titled spirits taxes. They alleg-
edly had headquarters at 81 Null
berry St., formerly occupied by
Lucky" Luciano.
LOSE SHIELDS TODAY
The six policemen, including a
sergeant, were to be taken before
Commissioner Valentine today
and stripped of their shields.
Three Of the Treasury men were
suspended recently, pending an in,
vestigation. The other three were
to be arrested today.
According to w. Mahlon Dicker-
son, assistant U. s. attorney, the
gang defrauded the Government
of more than $1,500,000.
In addition to a downtown
headquarters, Dickerson said. the
gang maintained IA storage and
agency stations in Manhattan,
Brooklyn and the Bronx.
Is DRUGGISTS NAMED
The indictment also names IS
druggists. It charges the bootleg
spirits were escorted through the
streets by the accused policemen.
The indictment alleges the fol
lowing are ringleaders:
Charles Pellegrino, the Bronx;
his brother, Frank. of Brooklyn;
Frank Romano. Of Rutherford,
N. j., and Joseph Di Palermo, of
New York.
The maximum penalty which
may be imposed is two years i'm
prisonment and q $4,000 fine. If
all were convicted maximum fines
would total $1,030,000.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
Children 10 Give
Revue in Bran(hViI|e

BRANCHVILLE, Nd, Aug. 1.
"A dance revue will be given
Wednesday at the fire hall here
under the direction Of Miss Fran
ceS EverS.
Children participating include
Johnnie Jones, Paul Jenkins,
Madeline Carrigan, Jimmy Schaf-
fer, Polly and Josephine Bryant,
Catherine Jones. May Lou Har.
mon, Frances Yoder, Jean and
Mary Jane Rheim, Jean Rubin,
Jean Anzulovic, Charles Kirkpat-
trick, Gwendolyn Sherman and
Charlotte Splitter.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

without cream in their coffee.
Marcy only makes one trip then
and leaves two quarts of milk but
no cream.
PRESIDENT NODDED
Marcy met the President only
once. They passed in a corridor.
Il nodded and he nodded"
Marcy said. I'VE didn't say
anything, but I think he's all
right"
The White House milk bills are
always paid by check. Usually
the kitchen staff is at work when
Marcy arrives but sometimes he
finds note in a milk bottle tell
ing him to change the order. The
returned bottles are always spot.
less, Marcy says.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

father of Greta, sued the bakery
which made the eclair for $1,000
to recompense his daughter for
her doctors bill and mental
anguish. nervousness, physic a !
pain and suffering"
Then began the legal battle
which has led to the Court of
Appeals. Bakery attorneys said
the suit was based upon the doc
trine of implied warranty which
only can benefit a purchaser.
The doctrine could not apply to
Greta, the lawyers said, because
the eclair was purchased by her
mother.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

hood boys and girls began crowd
ing around. Then, said Robert,
the fur on Poogie's back began
to rise. He told police that
5-year-old Percy Ruffner, of 116
North Carolina Ave. S. E., ap-
parently crowded from behind,
inadvertently stepped on Poo.
gie'S tail.
And no self-respecting raccoon
Is going to stand for that, Rob
ert said, whether it was done in
tentionally or not. So Poogie
turned, took stance and leaped
for Percy's pants. Her teeth
sank in Percy's thigh. And that
explains the muzzle conference.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

Marcy has been the White
House milk man for the last seven
years and in all that time not a
single complaint over his services
have been sent to his dairy.
"Of course keep mighty quiet
when I go in," Marcy said.
WHAT HE DELIVERS
Marcy drives in the front gate
of the White House every morning
shortly after 6 o'clock. walks
around to the back door and puts
the milk in the ice box. When the
in the city he makes
two trips and delivers eight quarts
of milk and two quarts Of cream.
Makes the second trip at 10:30
a. m.
When the Presidents away,
however, White House attaches
must drink skinned milk or go
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

Washington has blossomed
out as a sanctuary for pet rae
coons and the police are more
or less baffled about it.
Reason - they don't know
whether the pet raccoons come
under the Districts muzzle regu-
lationS for dogs.
It came to a head yesterday.
when Poogie and her two baby
raccoons were out for an after
noon walk with their owner,
Robert Yokum, of 131 C st. S. E.
Poogie was mincing along Sc
dately, a careful eye on her kit
tens, when a crowd Of neighbor-
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
Pastry Defies
Old Blackstone
Chocolate
ECldir Mau
Upset LaW

A 500-year-old legal precedent
is tottering today under the i'm
pact of a chocolate eclair.
The eclair was hurled against
the majesty of the law last fall
soon after 5-year-old Greta Lou
Hanback,. 1929 Calvert st. N. W.,
became i'll after eating it.
Through Attorney T. Edward
O'Connell, Bryant H an b a k.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
Wages and Hours, u
Topic Before Women

ARLINGTON, Va, Aug. IA
talk on wages and Hours" by
Miss Eveylin Lyle will feature the
meeting of the Woman'S Demo
cratic Club. of Arlington, at 8 p.
M, today in the Rucker Building,
Clarendon.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
WOMAN BOUGHT.
n. Y. ESTATE FOR.
Divine ANGELS
Gave $4,000 Because
OF Cancer Cure

HIG HAND, N. Y, Aug. /
G.N.S0 Father Divine and his
disciples are now across-the-river
neighbors of President Roosevelt,
not so much because of that Krum
Elbow feud, but because of a wom-
ans faith in miracles.
The person who put up the cash
(about $25,000) to purchase How
land Spencer's rundown estate as
q new heaven" for the Harlem
"god" was revealed today as Mary
Bird Tree, her heavenly" name,
otherwise the white-haired mother
Of John West Hunt, one-time chief
white angel" of Divine.
HUNT NOW IN PRISON
Hunt, grandson and heir Of the
man who invented the lollypop,
was sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment on a charge of violat-
ing the Mann act in transporting
17-year-old Delight Jewett to Cali
1ornia for immoral purposes.
Father Divine promptly tossed
him out of his various heavens" :"
but Mary Bird Tree remained
loyal to the little dark man who
permits himself to be called "the
new messiah"
Capt. Bill Mccoy, who boasts
that he was king of the rum run
nerS in the old days, admitted to-
day that it was Hunts mother
who did the negotiating for Krum
Elbow and put up the where
withal. Mccoy, at the moment, is
acting as spokesman for both
Spencer and Father Divine.
CLAIMS CANCER CURE
Sprawled on the deck of the
boathouse, from which you can
see the Roosevelt home and guests
stro1ling on the lawns, Mccoy
said:
This Mrs. Tree did most Of
the work. She told me that
Father Divine had cured her Of
cancer and that she had kind
Of pledged herself to follow him
the rest Of her life. She wanted
to buy the place for him, and,
naturally, I wanted to help Mr..
Spencer :"
Mccoy was reminded tn t.
he gave his share of the estate to
Divine 80 we can see which has
the better plan, Father Divine or
Roosevelt"
HAD OTHER BIDS
WELL" said the captain, gaz-
ing over the Hudson at the cliffs
that rear into the RooSevelts'
front yard, you've got to re-
member that Mr.. Spencer isn't
exactly in love with President
Roosevelt. But at the same
time, Mr.. Spencer has been
wanting to sell this place for a
long time. He had some other
bids"
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
HONEYMOONLNG
Peter Amos Ex- Wife
M0rries Again

MANHASSET, N. Y, Aug. 1
U.N.S0.-LoiS Long, writer and
former wife of Cartoonist Peter
Arno, was honeymooniing today
The Washington times., 1938-08-01

with Donaldson B. Thornburn.
They were married at a quiet cere-
money here last night.
The bride is a daughter Of the
Rev. and Mrs. william j. Long, of
Stamford, Conn.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
LEE MARCEY At THE WHITE HOUSE
President and Family Easy to Please, He Says
Lee Marcy, Serving 1t 7 Years, Has
Yet to Receive a Complaint

The easiest customer please Lee NarceyS milk
the family living at 1900 Pennsylvania Ave. n w.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Edinburgh's Alias,
'Auld Reekie,' Has
Two Explanations

EDINBURGH, March 10
Aud Reekie" (reeky meaning
smoky is nickname which fire.
quently puzzles visitors to Edin-
burgh, inasmuch as this pictur-
esque and beautiful city is not
really smoky at all, but. on the
contrary, decidedly clean and
well-kept. There are at least
two theories as to the origin of
this affectionate but peculiar
term-both of them plausible.
One is the topography Of the city,
with many high attitudes from
which one looks down on large
sections Of Edinburgh and, con-
sequently, sees smoke ascending
from chimneys to the upper at
mosphere, which, in a flatter city,
would not be noticeable.
The second and more pictur-
esque explanation is that the in
habltants of Fife, across the Firth
OF Forth. who can see Edinburgh
standing high on its hills, used to
judge the time of day by the
amount of smoke ascending from
the city. 1t is said that the sud-
den simultaneous stoking up Of
Edinburgh kitchen fires as dinner
time approaches is quite notice.
able in Fife, and at one time
served the canny inhabitants
there as efficiently and much
more cheaply-than complete
system of public clocks!
Evening star., 1938-03-20
EMPIRE EXHIBITION
TO OPEN ON MAY 3
100000 or More Persons Are
Expected to Visit Glasgow
for Display.

GLASGOW March 1g.-The British
Empires greatest exhibition since
Wembley. 1924-5, will be opened by
King George vi at Ballahouston, Glas-
gov, May g.
Pavilions have been built by the
governments of the United Kingdom,
the Irish Free State, Canada, Aus
tralia. New Zealand, South Africa and
the West Indies. also participating.
A minimum attendance of IS 100000
visitors is being prepared for, with
cheap return tickets within wide
range Of the exhibition swelling the
crowds Parking facilities will be avail
able for 10000 autos.
The great exhibition. with its official
pavilions. sports stadium, gardens
Palace Of Industry, amusement park
and innumerable other attractions, is
built around Ballahouston Hill, which
rises from the center of the park and
is heavily wooded. Level ground fanks
the hill on three sides, and on this
ground the chief buildings will be
erected. connected not only bv the
main avenues, but also by grand
staircase, with cascades flowing be-
tween its twin flights of steps. rising
to the crest of the hill and serving to
bind together the different sections of
the exhibition.
The biggest building in the exhibit
ton will be the Palace of Engineering,
which covers nearly five acres. The
Palace of Industry runs it a close
second The impressive Palace of Arts
Will show the art of the empire.
The exhibition centers around a
narrow 30o-foot skyscraper atop Bal
lahouston Hill. Two electric elevators
will be run and will make it possible
for 600 sightseers at a time to see the
exhibition, Glasgow and the highlands
from three overhanging observation
galleries.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
PEAK SEASON OPENS
FOR GEORGIA RESORTS
Savannah and Brunswick Offer
Charm of Truly Southern
A{nanSrhore

Popular as stopover point with
travellers returning from Florida. as
we'll as those seeking q late winter
trip to the Midsouth, Georgia resorts
are now reaching their peak season.
Brunswick, a charming Southern
town, is famed as the home of Geor-
gia's poet, Sidney Lanier, under whose
famous oak he wrote some of his finest
verse. Brunswick is, in truth, the
gateway to the Golden Isles" of Geor-
gia and the Spanish Mission country.
Here are the playlands of society at
Sea Island Beach and Jekyl Island.
Savannah attracts its quota of
visitors seeking typically Southern
city. A veritable storehouse his
torically, it claims to be the first
planned" city in the world. Its wide,
tree -bordered bo',levards, palatial ho-
tells and the grace of its old mansions
make it an alluring stop en- route to
nearby golf or fishing resorts. Its
principal thoroughfare is euphoniously
named Bull street, in honor of Gen.
James Bull. who persuaded Oglethorpe
to found his Georgia colony here and
planned the city.
Evening star., 1938-03-20

Sea Never Far Away.
No point in Cuba is more than 40
miles away from the sea.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
NO PARIS EXPOSITION
New York Office Of French
Railways Announces Decision.

NEW YORK, March 19.-In view Of
the many inquiries received at the
New York Office Of the French Rail-
ways and in order to dispel any err
roneous impression in this respect it
may be stated that the Paris Interna-
tional Exposition will not reopen.
Plans are now being made for many
interesting events to take place dur
ing the 1888 Paris summer season.
AS usual, these will include theatrical
and musical presentations, sports fes-
tivals, gala race meets and such
events.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
ERROR CORRECTED
Bank Of Bermuda Has No Travel
Department.

In story of March S it was in
correctly stated that prospective vis-
itors to Bermuda could obtain infor-
nation on accommodations in guest
houses of the islands through the
Bank of Bermuda, and that on their
arrival representative of the bank
would assist them in making final ar
fangements. The Bank of Bermuda,
Ltd, has no travel department and
does not make hotel or guest house ar
fangements for tourists.
Information may be obtained from
the Visitors Service Bureau, Hamil-
ton, Bermuda. The Star regrets the
error.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
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atmosphere of sun and sea air. Large
public rooms, dining rooms, smoking
rooms, Libraries and moving picture
rooms devoted to your pleasure. Fine
food deftly served in the order of the
day. In fact nothing has been neglected
that would make this your trip of trips.
Find out about this modern way to
enjoy the luxury Of trip to Europe at
low cost. Write for beautiful free booklet
X illustrated with over thirty photo.
graphs (many in natural color taken
on actual crossings.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-02-02
February 2, 1888
CONTRAST
By Mary E. Van Cleave


Fifty bucks was rent for two
For just one month, in apartment "a"
So req sOnable--in the district line
We thought the place would suit US fine.
We climbed four flights and then, when
there--
The rooms were small, and very bare.
The bath was on the third floor landing.
We spent our waking moments standing
At the door and thinking madly
Of Tie bath we needed badly!
Our kitchen wanted paint and SO
To work with can and brush we 60.
1t started out to be frolic--
Ended It'll the painters colo!
The house was full Of drafts, and old;
No Insulation kept the cold
From coming in--so in it blew.
I promptly came down with the flu!
My stove was old and always smoking,
Viii lie I cooked I would be choking.
An ice-box, not q Frigidaire
Graced our little flat so. fair.
We had neither lawn nor flower
To bcautify one single hour.
No b5t CT grass, no moon, no sky
On WIN CHI to feast the human eye.
Oh, yes, We had q window, too,
And looking through it we could view
The dull, brick walls Of another place
Containing neither light nor space,
But, housing people like US two
Who lonIe to live as humans do!
TLerc's been an answer to our prayer,
A place to live fer those who care.
The cir is clean and--there are trees.
You feel like getting on your knees
Because GREENBELT is where IRE living
Once more happy, you are giving
Tilaaiz5s that you have gained the right
To see the tvinkling stars at night.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-02-02
PING PONG TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED

1t has been announced by the Recrea-
ton Committee the they have definitely
scheduled table tennis tournament for
Friday, February 4, at 800 Pm.
Extra equipment will be installed
in the Recreation Center to take care
Of the entries and SO that each contest
ant may have equal chance for the
prizes offered, handicaps will be award
cd. The entry fee will be IS cents.
Spectators will be welcome. 1t is
hoped that suffici ent material will be
found during this tournament to form
a team to represent Greenbelt in out
side competition.
On other days, tables may be re-
served in edvalce tre. rates being fif-
teen cents hour for each singles"
player and ten cents each for a table
Of doubles"
Proceeds will be used to purchase
additional equipment.
The hours are:
ZOO Hoo Pm. Week days
400 HOO Pm. Saturdays
200 HOO Pr. Sundays
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
JONES FUNERAL IN
WARREN SUNDAY
Large Number of People
Attend Funeral of Mrs.
II. F. Jones

Funeral services for Mrs. Howard
Field Jones, who died suddenly at her
home in W'iarrenton Saturday morn
ing, were held from the home Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, with interment
there in Fairview cemetery. The
Rev. B. N. Defoe Wagner, rector of
Emmanuel church, Warrenton, Off
ciated. The Childrens chapter of the
Confederacy, of whom she had been
leader, were floral bearers. A large
number of Henderson people attended
the funeral.
The daughter of DR.. Walter Brodie
and Ella r. Kicks, she was born near
Whitakers on September 10, 1875, but
as child she moved with her parents
to Wilson, where she grew into wo-
manhood. She attended school there,
and completed her education at st.
Mary's in Raleigh.
She was married to Mr.. Jones in
Wilson in 1897 and the couple resided
there until 1908, when they, with their
family, moved to Warrenton.
Mrs. Jones, whose husband is pri-
vate secretary to Congressman John
IT. Kerr, spent around 13 winters in
Washington with her husband while
Congress was in session, but return
cd to her home in Warrenton each
summer and took an active part in the
social, religious and civic affairs of
the town She was member of the
Episcopal Church. the Eastern Star,
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, the Woman's Auxiliary and at
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
FORECLOSURE SALE.

Under and. by virtue of the au
thority contained in a Deed in Trust
executed by Charlie Scott for the
balance of the purchase price of the
hereinafter described parcel of land
Said Deed in Trust dated the 9th day
of November 1884 and recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds OF
Vance County in Book 172 at Pag<
557. I will on Friday the 18th day Of
March 1888 at Twelve (12) o'clock
Noon at the Court House Door IL
Henderson, Vance County offer TO.
sale the following described property;
for cash at public auction:
Begin at stone Brame and George
B. Harris corner run thence S 70 Ia
East Forty-three and forty hundreths
l45.4O) chains to a stone S. p. Coop
ers line, run thence along his line
North 18 East Four and ninety hun
dredths (4.90) chains. to a large
Poplar; thence North 81 IL East
seven and thirty hundredths 7.30)
cnalns TO a stone, corner thence along
the line OF Caleb Brame and Henry
Evsns North 70 Ia West Forty-Five
ana ten hundredths (4510) chains to
a stone Henry Evans corner. thence
along his line South 10 Id West
Eleven and fifty hundredths 115O)
chains to the place of beginning Con
tanning Fifty (5O) Acres Of land as
per survey of Thomas Taylor sur
veyor, made March l, 1915.
This the 7th day of February, 1898
JASPER B. HICKS.
Trustee.
Pittman, Bridgers & Hicks,
Attorneys at Law.
Eandorcoy, NJ n r,t.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
the time of her death she was leader
of the Children of the Confederacy.
COMMISSIONERS TO
TALK SCHOOL FUND
Meet Saturday To Plan Issue of $4,000
for New }BuifdiAg Work at
Middleburg

Vances Board Of. County Commits
sioners will meet here next Saturday
for the purpose of considering the
request of the Vance County School
Board for the provision of $4,000 for
the erection Of an addition to the
Middleburg high school.
The project was endorsed last week
~ the school board, and notice of
six days has to be given the public
by the commissioners of any such
meeting for authorization of funds,
so that they will meet on Saturday
of this week following formal notice
given Today. IS, E.e
Additions at the school will include
four new class rooms, extension of the
auditorium, a library and an office
for che principal. s
Indications are the commissioners
will approve the expenditure and that
bids will be called for Immediately
for the start of the, work so that the
new additions may be completed by
the opening of the term in the fall.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

Mrs. H. S. Gilbert, As, of Long Is
land City, N. Y, was killed and her
husband was painfully injured Sun
day morning about 8 o'clock just
north of Franklinton on United States
Highway No. 1, when Mrs. Gilbert
who was driving, lost control of the
car and crashed 'head-on into tree,
Mrs. Gilbert lived for only a short
while, Patrolnaan T.. E. Cooke, Jr.
who investigated the accident, said the
was told that the woman sustained a
sroken neck.
At Maria Parham hospital here, Mr..
Gilbert was said to be improving,
having sustained a broken foot, and
cuts about the face.
The couple were en- route to Palm
Beach, Fla, to visit a son.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
ONCE UPON FEB. 18th


Like most of the notable inventions,
the typewriter was the contribution
of many minds, each of which i'm
proved upon anothers work until the
whole pyramided into a successful
machine.
Christopher Latham Sholes, who
usually is acknowledged as the prime
developer of the typewriter, was a
printer who got the idea for his writ
ing-machine from a magazine article
about the "pterotype," built by John
Pratt, an American resident of Eng
land. Pratt's was the first tipping
machine to be sold.
Sholes was born 119 years ago to-
day at Mooresburg, Pa, descendant
of John Alden of the Mayflower. A
printer from the age of IA, he settled
in Wisconsin with his brother who
established the first newspaper in the
State.
Sholes was not made rich by his
success in making typewriter from
which most of the kinks were remov-
ed. He sold his rights for pittance,
and later improvements he made he
gave to the promoters.
Sholes' writing-machine, which he
called the clephane, was about the
size of an oldfashioned sewing ma
chine. At first he visualized it as be-
ing useful chiefly to the blind. Such
thing as the radio-operated type
writer of today was as far" away from
his thoughts as it was from Marconi's
when he developed wireless telegraphy
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago TOday-In the region
east of Rheims in the Champagne,
French troops supported by American
artillery, broke into the German lines
between Tahure and the Butte de
Mesnil on a front of mile to a depth
of two-thirds of mile, and captured
100 prisoners. The French official bull
letin said the American gunners furn-
ished very effective support" The
American communique did not ioen-
tify them. They were the 101st Field
Artillery 26th Division, composed or
New England National Guards and
drafted men. They, had gone into the
front lines with the French 22nd Df-
vision on Feb 4, along with doughboys
of the 101st, 1O2nd, 1O3rd and 1O4th
Infantry regiments and 1O2nd and
l03rd machine gun battalions.
Bolo Pasha, Frenchman of Levan-
tine ancestry, was convicted of high
treason by a Paris court-martial and
sentenced to death. He was found
guilty of having received large sums
of money-through American banks
from German sources and having used
1T to corrupt French newspapers for
the purpose of producing internal I'M
rest and discouraging the prosecution
Of the war.