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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
m MeMoRiAM

In memory Of Catherine r. Beideman,
who passed away. May "a. 1925.
When we leave this world of changes.
When we leave this world OF care.
We shall find our missing loved one
In our Fathers mansion fair.
Fondlv loved but sadly missed by
husband and children. ltp
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
MnLER's PUPILS IN RECITAL

The third recital of the private pu-
pills of William z. Miller. teacher OF
music, will be held in the Commun-
ity Building. Milford. Friday evening.
June 3. at $500 O'Clock.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20

Peas are in full blossom in lower
Delaware.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
|SLEUTH SMELLS
OUT D. C. RACKET

The keen nose of Lieut.. Detec
tive Joseph Shimon today had led
to the end of another racket that
literally smelled.
Yesterday it was cigars, and now
it is fake perfume. Two men were
arrested and what is believed to
be headquarters of a fake frag.
rance trust in the 1900 block OF
Connecticut Ave. N. W., was
smashed.
Recovery of the cigars, which
was reported yesterday, is believed
to have crashed an organized ring
The loot recovered was valued at
approximately $4,000.
Up to the time Shimon Smelled
a rat, District matrons were be.
lieved to have contributed $4,000
for perfume which came out of
the faucet.
Counterfeit labels of legitimate
and highly expensive perfumes
and counterfeit Government rev.
enue stamps were discovered by
police at the rings headquarters.
Also taken was a large sucker
list" bearing the names of some
of our very best, but not very
bright, people.
The two young men Shimon
picked up are now lending an air
to Eighth Precinct, where they
are held incommunicado pending
further Investigation.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Levine KIDNAPPING Clues
Hunted in Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, Conn, April /
U.N.S) .-Hunt for clues in the
KIDNAPPING Of Peter David Levine,
IL, turned to this town, it was
learned today.
A note of instructions for the
placing of ransom money brought
Detective Lieut.. George Reifen-
berger, of New Rochelle, N. Y, to
Fairfield. He conferred with Sergt.
Eugene r. Burns, Of the local de-
partment, and then returned to
New Rochelle.
The note, it was learned, was
typed on a toy typewriter, but no
ink was used. AS a result only
the impression of the letters was
visible. Police would not say how
the note came into their possession
nor what the contents were.
Reifenberger and Burns denied
any knowledge Of reports that a
Fairfield operator had intercepted
a child's scream for help over the
telephone.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
lands BL 0 0 D.
DONOR SENT TO|
ARMY HOSPITAL
Sergt. Mason Gaining
Ground at Mt. Alto

Sergt. M. c. Mason, member Of
the Fire Department who gave a
pint Of his blood in a vain effort
to save the life Of Mrs. Blanche
Gertrude lands, victim Of a
Lovers Lane" beating which
ended in her death, has been
transferred to Mt. Alto Hospital,
it was learned today.
At the hospital it was reported
Mason passed a quiet night and
is showing some improvement. but
his condition is still serious.
COLLAPSED ON DUTY
The TRANSMISSION was performed
last Friday at Casualty Hospital,
and Tuesday night Sergeant Ma
son collapsed on duty. He was
rushed to Emergency Hospital,
where his ailment was diagnosed
as serious heart trouble.
Mrs. lands died several hours
after the TRANSMISSION.
Her husband, James L. Lands,
%, probationary fireman, has
been charged with her murder and
is now in District Jail awaiting
grand jury action.
FRIEND OF FATHER
He denied he struck the fatal
blows, but contends she suffered
the injuries when she jumped
from his car during an argument.
Her father, James Beckert, is
a member Of the fire department
and a close friend Of Mason, who
was among the first to offer his
blood in an effort to save Mrs.
Lands life.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
.Narcissus Show
Set at TakOmaP Park

The Takoma Horticultural Club
will present their twenty-third an.
nual narcissus show Wednesday
and Thursday in the public
library, Fifth and Cedar Streets,
Takoma Park, D. C.
The Wednesday show will be
held from 8 to 10 p. m. Thurs
day the show will open at 9 a. m.
and close at 9 p. m.
A prize of narcissus bulbs will
be given by VIM T. Simmons to
the exhibitor receiving the high
est number of points provided he
has not previously won a prize
at any narcissus show.
Exhibitor of the best flower in
the Leedsii class will receive bulb
of "Henna," a large and very fine
incomparabiliS.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
man, 70, FATHER
OF BOTH CHILD

BENTON, ILL.,, April / G.N.S0.
William T. Willis, 10, took undis-
puted possession of local all
around paternity records today
when it was revealed a son born
to his wife was his thirtieth child.
The infant lived only eight
hours and was the eleventh child
born to Willis and his present
wife, who is As. Willis had three
wives before her. All three are
dead.
Willis admits he married
young" and says his first wife,
with whom he lived twenty years,
bore him 10 children. His second
wife lived with him six years and
bore six children. The third lived
only a month after their mar
riage.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
CONGRESS- AIDES
ON N. Y. 'JUNKET'|

High links on a junket impends
for the little Congress-"
This is not coming out Of the
taxpayers pockets but out Of the
pockets Of those girls and boys up
the Hill who labor as secretaries
to the harasSed lawmakers Of the
House and Senate.
What with most Of their waking
hours spent keeping the legislators
from going more cuckoo than they
are, the boys and girls have to go
some place for relaxation once q
year to keep themselves from
padded cells.
This year it's New York-via a
special train on the B. & O., with
a dance car, diners, smokers, free
b-r from the An-Sr B-sch
brewery and an itinerary guaran-
teed to send them sound asleep
after taking!
They will stop at the Hotel Lin
coin, be the geustS of the Cities
Service broadcast at Radio City,
inspect the S. S.. Washington, visit
the Fair Grounds, sit down to a
1O-course dinner at Casa Manana,
dance to Abe Lyman'S Orchestra,
watch Billy Roses floor show, lis
ten to Morton Downey, and spend
Sunday sightseeing and going to
church.
The 800 members and many of
their families left today at p. m.
and will be back at their desks-so
the 'big Congress" hopes-Mon-
day morning.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
TheWinnoh!
N. Y. Sun Repeats as
Ace Promoter

NEW YORK. April / G.NS).
Editor & Publisher, newspaper
trade journal, today announced
its 1887 award for the best all
around promotion" has been
made to the New York Sun. with
the Des MoineS Register g. Trib-
une finishing second.
Both papers received similar
awards last year and the Iowa
paper won top honors in 1885.
"FirstS in other claSsificationS
were awarded by the judges to
the Worcester (MaSs.) Telegram
Gazette, Spokane (Wash.)
Spokesman-Review & Chronicle,
New Orleans La.) Times-Pica-
yune and the Milwaukee (Wis.)
Journal.
Westchester County IN. "
Newspapers, Inc, won first honors
for "best promotion by a group or
association of newspapers
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
NURSES AUTO
HURTS GIRL, IS.

Helen Cunningham, 10, Of the
5000 block Garfield st. N. W., was
injured this morning on her way
to st. Thomas School when she
was struck at Wisconsin Avenue
and Yuma Street Northwest by an
automobile driven by an Emer-
gency Hospital nurse.
The child, daughter of Mrs.
Edna Cunningham, Treasury De-
partment employee, and the late
Edward Cunningham, a Treasury
official until his death seven
years ago, was taken to George.
town University Hospital.
Physicians said they had not
determined the extent Of her in
juries, but that she was severely
cut and her leg may be fractured.
At the Eighth precinct, the
driver gave her name as Helen
Miller, %, Of Herndon, Va, and
said she was a nurse at Elmer.
gency.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01

For Gods sake, act, and act
promptly" pleaded the Rev. F.
j. H. Coffin, pastor of Christ
Episcopal Church in L,archmont,
in a plea given as though directly
to the kidnapers.
Mr.. Coffin revealed it was he
who had attempted earlier in the
negotiations to deliver the ran
som. He described how he had
driven alone to the designated
spot with the ransom money and
had slowly driven back and forth
between two specified points for
more than an hour without being
approached.
IT tried to follow your in
Structions exactly" he reported.
There were plenty of times
during that hour and a half
that no other car was near me
and you could have made con-
tact with me safely and easily!
Nobody would have harmed
you.
Introduced to the radio au
dience as one Of Gods Noble
men" by Murray Levine whose
voice almost broke, Mr.. Coffin
told the kidnapers, if they were
listening:
II want you to understand
this: I am speaking as a min
lister of God and you must be-
heve what I say is true"
More and more as the hours
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
STRIKE PAR[EY
ISSTALEMATED

DETROIT, April U.N.S0.-
Settlement of the four.day strike
Of the CLOS United Automobile
Workers Union at the Federal
Screw Works was stalemated to.
day after both sides refused to
modify their terms of agreement.
The company declared it was
ready to negotiate on the basis
offered prior to the strike call
Monday, namely:
THAT wage rates which were
in effect prior to March %, 1888,
to all hourly employees shall be
Internationally reduced 10 cents
per hour, and wage rates to all
piece work employees shall be
reduced by 10 per cent"
The union reiterated its offer
to accept the decrease as a loan
to the firm to be repaid when
business conditions are better.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Rabbi Metz Speaks
At Hebrew Service

Rabbi Solomon H. Metz, Of the
Adas Isreal Hebrew Congregation,
will address the congregation TO-
night at the second Of a series Of
sermons on "The American Scene"
and America Faces a Spiritual
Adjustment"
The services will be followed by
a social hour and open forum to
be conducted by Irwin Goldstein,
former Assistant United States
Attorney for the District.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Makes
Good Start

HOLLYWOOD, April / d.N.S0.
Mary Mcguire, petite Australian
actress, made a court appearance
today, but 1t was an agreeable
one.
A judge approved her contract
with Twentieth Century-Fox stu
dos, which calls for a beginning
salary Of $500 weekly, increasing
yearly for seven years, when it
will reach $500.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Thug Victim Dies
Of Forced Poison

CHICAGO, April 1 Q.N.S).
Suffering so agonizingly he could
not tell coherent story, James
Gore, Is, a farmer, died today
after being robbed by gangsters,
who forced him to drink a fatal
disinfectant. Gore was taken to a
hospital in suburban Chicago
Heights by motorists who found
him lying beside the road. He said
he had been drinking with two
men he knew only by their first
names. He died while telling po-
lice how they forced death upon
him when they went for a ride.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
nina HOPEFUL
AS NO. 5 Wife

LONDON, April 1 Q.N.S).-Not
for the first time, Nina Pierson
former Ziegfeld follies girl, an.
nounced today that she is to be
come Mrs. Tommy ManvIlle
No. 5.
II don't mind being the
fifth" she told reporters. II
am honored that he has asked
me-"
In 1884 and again in 1887 Miss
Pierson declared she was to be.
come the bride of the asbestos
heir but things worked out other.
wise.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
BOYS FIRE SHOT
IN HOLDUP TRY;
CHURCH LOOTED
Homes Robbed in Series
of Local Crimes

One man barely missed being
shot in an attempted holdup, a
Jewish synagogue was broken into
for the second time within three
months and several homes were
robbed during the night, it was
reported to police today.
v. Carl Thyring, of AIT Ogle-
thorpe st. N. W., told police that
he was stopped by two young col
ored boys in the 1900 block of
Twelfth st. N. w., last night and
that when he refused to give them
his money one of them fired a shot
at him. After the shot, which
missed T'hyring, the youthful ban
dts fled.
WINDOW SMASHED
Rabbi Henry Segal, of 1924
Ninth st. N. w., reported to police
that the Synagogue at Fourteenth
and Emerson Streets Northwest,
was entered last night by a person
who crashed window in the rear
Of the building and about So in
change and vacuum cleaner val
ued at $50 taken. The change was
taken from a charity collection
box.
OTHER BURGLARIES
Mabel M. Nash, of 1773 Lanier
Pl. N. w., reported that her resi-
dence was entered and jewelry val
ued at $40 stolen; Goldie B. Selken
Of 1927 Sixteenth st. N. w., re-
ported clothing and a radio valued
at $125 taken from his apartment
by an intruder, and Edward A.
Carney, of 1925 Vermont Ave. N.
W., reported the theft of a radio
valued at SIS from his place which
was ransacked last night.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Crackers Blamed
In Death of BABY

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April
G.N.S0. - Inability of eight
William Edward Hudill
to emit crackers and milk fed him
by his mother was blamed today
for the infants death of strangu-
lation. The child choked to death
despite efforts of a fire depart
ment inhalator squad.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Virginian Asks
To Extend Tracks

Q.NS) The Virginian Railway
today asked the ICC for authority
to construct an eight-mile extern
sion Of its Guyandot River branch
in Wyoming county, w. Va. The
application said the proposed con-
struction would afford railroad
service to a region now without
such facilities.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Fannie Brice
Still Silent

HOLLYWOOD, April / U.N.SO.
Still refusing to comment in any
way on her marital status, Fanny
Brice, the coincidence, leaves here
tonight for New York.
She remained silent on rumors
that she will hand Billy Rose a
divorce in order that he can marry
Eleanor Holm, former Olympic
games swimmer, and said that the
only purpose Of her trip was to
appear in court to answer a suit
brought by an agent.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Forum to Mark
Health Sunday

DR.. John A. Diaz, of Los Angeles,
Calf, and DR.. Theodore r. George,
Of Washington, will be speakers at
the Health Sunday" observance
Of the Civic National Fourm at
Whitelaw Hotel, Thirteenth and T
SITS. N. w., on Sunday at 8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Here's a Cure
For HangOvers

BALTIM o R E, April 1
(I.N.S0.-A cure for hang
overs has been found!
DIR. B. B. Clark, of the AL
bany IN. ~ Medical College,
today told the American So
cieties for Experimental Biol
Ogy, in session here, the cure
consists Of injection Of in
sulin and doses of glucose and
sodium bicarbOnate.
However, he said q physi-
clan must administer the in
lection and that it should be
used only in cases where it is
necessary to extract all al
cOhOl from the blood stream
not for relief from "the
morning after" filters.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
DIR. BARBOUR TO SPEAK

DR.. Russell c. Barbour, editor
of the National Baptist Voice and
minister of the First Baptist
Church, Nashville, Tenn, will be
the guest speaker at the all-uni-
versity religious service in Rankin
Memorial Chapel at Howard Uni
versity Sunday at II a. m. Music
will be provided by the university
choir
The Washington times., 1938-04-01

No such thing as love at first sight.
PettinE parties no preparation for a
happy marriage. "SOul mates" usually
cases Of mistaken identity. Why you
shouldn't "faIl in love with an eyelash
and marry the whole girl' and what's
wrong with campus rOmances, explained
by famous woman psychologist. An
illustrated feature in The American
Weekly, with Sundays Washington Her
ald.Times.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01

Married his sister to dodge the poor.
caught up with unf S " Mr. h'f BroWn.
sett and sent him and his aged com.
paniOn off to Jail when they couldn't pay
their fines. Read this tragic story in
The American Weekly, with Sundays
Washington Herald-Times.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01

passed without sign from the kid
naperS it began to appear that
12-year-old Peter, missing since
February "a, will not be returned
possibly could not be returned
alive.
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Jewish Refugee
From NaZis Tells
Of Race Oppression
Martin MGrden, is,
Speaks to Students
At Wilson High

e~ASASSSAS@NSS S1AA4SAAStSA NAASNASA
60 to Europe where millions of
oppressed peoples would only
like to have a small percentage
Of what you have" Martin Mar
den, young Jewish refugee from
Nazi Germany, told q crowded au-
ditorium of high school students
today.
Martin, a small, slight figure
with titan hair and fine gray
eyes, is visiting the Nations Capt.
tai as a guest Of the washington
Herald.
He showed little nervousness
when addressing hundreds Of boys
and girls his own age, at the
Woodrow Wilson High School.
Except for a slight accent, he
speaks perfect English.
CHEERED BY STUDENTS
Flanked by Representative Sol
Bloom CD, of New York, his
mother, Mrs. Betty Marden, Mel
son Norman, principal of Wood
row Wilson, and a reporter from
the Herald, Martin told what it
means for a Jewish boy to live in a
country where Jews are not
wanted.
Afterwards he shook hands with
eager students who crowded onto
the stage. With a poiSe admirable
in one so young - he's 16 - he
signed notebooks and slips Of
paper thrust at him.
He seemed mildly surprised that
people should make such q fuss
over him because he had written
a prayer of thankfulneSS at living
in q country where Jews ARE not
treated like dirt" That prayer, by
the way, has aroused editors all
over the country, so poignant Is it
in its expression.
FATHER DEAD
Born in Turkey Of an Armenian
father and a German-JewiSh
mother, the boy lived in Leipzig
until his fathers death about five
years ago.
His mother, aware of the crisis
confronting the Jews, obtained a
passport to this country. But she
could not take Martin with her
because he is legally a Turkish
subject and the Turkish quota
was filled.
So for a year he lived with his
grandparents.
Three years ago he landed in
New York city. He attended
school there, and found, to his
amazement, that his teachers, Gin
stead of being my superiors were
my friends"
GUEST OF HERALD
He found that he could go to
the movies, visit the public parks,
and mingle with anyone.
He found that he was as good
as anyone else That his brains,
personality, and good character
placed him on an equal basis with
anybody.
And so thankful was he for
these wonderful things that he
wrote prayer about it. Coming
right from the heart stirred those
who read it, and Martin became a
parsonage. And the prayer? It
will go into the Congressional
Record. It should, Representative
Bloom said, be copied and dis
tributed to every school child, to
every Senator and Representa-
tive.
Mother and his mother will visit
Congress today, the Federal Blu
reau of Investigation, the Lincoln
Memorial, and other places Of ma
tional interest.
He and his mother will stay at
the Mayflower Hotel, guests of
the Washington Herald, until
Tuesday. Then he returns to New
York
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Cleric Radios Plea
To Levine KidnaDers

NEW ROCHELLE N. Y. April 1 QN.S) The hours
dragged by today for Murray Levine with response
broadcast last night to the dnaper of his young
Peter that they safely collect their ransom
The Washington times., 1938-06-29

$50 I'm leaving. Now it is I'D
to him to come to me-"
The crowd cheered. "Hi, Heidi"
"Yoo,hoo, Heidi" the cameras
ground. The sound.men begged
HEIDI to say a few words. HEIDI
said she would be delighted. She
looked into the camera and spoke
into the microphone.
"Mr. Blanchard" she pro-
claimed, 'is no gentleman. If
he had been a gentleman, he
would have come before this"
She indicated that, merely be.
cause she was leaving the gray.
haired, meter magnate's home,
Mr.. Blanchard need not hope she
was stepping out of his life.
"He will hear from me-" she
said.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
TO STOP
BOMBING BRITISH
MAP on Page A.

ROME, June 20 G.N.S0.-Dis,
elimination" in favor of British
ships in Spanish government ports
was promised today by the nation.
alist bombing forces in a move to
facilitate early operation Of the
Anglo-Italian accord.
Communicated last night to the
Earl of Perth, British ambassador
by Count Ciano, Italian foreign
minister, concessions which Gen
eral Franco is ready to make were
revealed today by Virginio Gayda
in the Giornale d'Italia.
Gayda, mouthpiece for Premier
Mussolini, outlined the concessions
as follows:
l. British ships navigating on
the high seas will not be at
tackled by nationalist planes.
2. Airmen bombing Spanish
government ports will, when
possible, discriminate in favor
Of the British Union Jack.
3. Free ports" will be estab-
liShed in Spanish government
territory to be freely accessible
FOR legitimate trade in inter.
national SHINING
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
F. Vanderbilt
Dies at 81

HYDE PARK, N. Y, June 2s
Q.N.S0.-Frederick w. Wander
bilt, retired capitalist, died at his
Hyde Park estate today. He was 81
Death was due to heart trouble
and followed a brief illness which
had its inception last Thursday.
AS youth, Vanderbilt attended
Yale University and was graduated
in 1875. He received a thorough
training in the offices of his
father, William Henry Vanderbilt
one Of the outstanding railroad
pioneers Of the nineteenth cen.
tury, and eventually mastered
every detail Of railroading.
He was a director Of many rail
way and other industrial enter.
prises and a clubman of distinc.
ton.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29

The voting from 1889 of the
States 2,260 precincts gave:
Nye, 51,978.
LANCER, 48,320.
Observers said votes from the
Nye Strongholds already had been
counted, while the districts most
strongly supporting Governor
LANCER were yet to be heard from.
Although the campaign between
the two was purely on State is
sues. the outcome, it was believed,
held interest for the New Deal.
Two of President Roosevelt's sup
porterS in the Senate have en-
dorsed Nye, who has often backed
Administration measures, despite
his Republican affiliation. The
President made no commitments
on the fight and it was un-
known whether Nye would get
Administration support in the elec-
t1on If renominated,
The Washington times., 1938-06-29

This was the "last reunion" "
their seventy-fifth anniversary, for
some 5000 Civil War veterans. AS
the number Of Union and Con-
federate "boys" coming for the six
day celebration, opening today,
increased, Gettysburg hustle d
anew. Special trains we're bring
ing in the first large contingents.
SCORE OF VETERANS
A score Of medal-bedecked vet
Grams already had motored to the
site Of this national shrine, but
officials Of the seventy-fifth ami
verSary commission had yet to
greet a survivor of GettySburg's
historic struggle.
OF the 5000 veterans expected,
less than so were of the blue-and-
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Love Striker Gives Up
To Cheers of Crowd

IRVINGTON, N. Y, June 20
G.N.SD.-Hedi Heusser, her flam-
ing head held high, marched out
Of the bedroom of wealthy Rollo
K. Blanchard in his Irvington
mansion today and gave up her
ten.day Sit-in strike for Mr.. Blan.
chard's hand in marriage.
It was surrender, but Heidi
turned it into triumph. She strobe
out with her red hair cleaning in
the sun, bowed to the populace Of
Irvington, assembled for this oc.
caSion, and gave a statement to
the press.
"I think I've been pretty pa
tient, waiting for Mr.. Blan-
chard," she said, Of the gentle
man who expressed the hope
he would never see her again.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Stocks Jump
AtBOOn1PQCe

NEW YORK, June 20 G.NSJ.
The Stock Market resumed its
boom pace today, after the pause
Of the last two days, under a rush
of buying which at one time sent
the ticker three minutes behind.
The result was a runup in prices
paralleling the upsurge last week.
Leaders spurted 81 to more than 81
a share. One issue, U. S. Gypsum,
jumped more than SO.
Gains were general throughout
the list, with the best showing
made by the building shares, the
steels. chemicals, rails, motors and
blue chips.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Roosevelt to Lay
World Fair Stone

NEW YORK June 20 (C.TP.SO.
The public will be barred from the
New York World Fair grounds in
Flushing Thursday when President
Roosevelt lays the corner stone of
the main building in the $4,000, 900
group of Federal structures planned
for the exposition. At least 1000
guests - including Ambassadors,
Cabinet officers, Governor Leh.
man and Mayor LaGuardia-will
attend the ceremony.