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The Washington times., 1938-01-04

Lee Sims and HOmay Bailey
will be one of the featured acts
at the Capitol Theater begin
ming Friday and you may ex.
The Washington times., 1938-01-04
Aud Lang Syne
BY ED SULLIVAN

Hollywood, Cal, Jan. 4.
warmth sentiment Auld
Lang Sne aWood Vans into at the rocadero on
the stroke Of midnight Friday people reached across the table
when the of emotion bad that give to
sentiment with each other
midnight Everybody at the Troc and
most of the Hollywood bgges there choked bit the
lights the 1888 ushered in 1t only lasted
for few minutes perhaps but it grand while it lasted.
Out floor Nelson tails with gold hat jammed
down his dancing waltz with Mary Livingstone
To the left Herbert Marshall chuckng balls at Eddie
Buzze GrouchO wife, Ruth capering the
floor Gloria Swanson thinking perhaps Of other New
Eyes, when she Hollywood Robert Young chat
ting with Sidney Land just out of the hospital The Jack
HaleyS blowing danced
1888 with his Dunbar past with executive
secretary Governor Alabama OrSatH
ley Bryant in with Norman Krasna who
standing chair to take better aim Don AmeCh wishing
Jack Benny Burns Allen the Charlie Win
nnger the De Marcos Edgar Sophie Tucker Ida Cantor
Nat PendletOn.
Three hours earlier had heard New York welcome in 1888
the hrongs choking Times make Broadway
impossible Two hours earlier had heard Chicago greeting 1888
One thing about the CoaSyou lot Of mileage out Of
New Year.
Aud Lang Syne up: acquaintance
alteS old regrets old loves Unbdden the ghosts other
back New Years sit table
the toast drink to them. Particularly this
ceulOld ghosts where performer his
picture
The Rose Bowl turned
EOyear0d Victor BOar 15pOund halback the Golden
When the pckerS of amerca teams this
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
ORPHANS ENJOY
ELKS' OUTING

A fat old 'lady" in a red wig
Spat vigorously, cooked his legs
Git was Joe Ennis, the Elks'
Clown over the steering wheel Of
a huge bus and said:
Hi, no, off to fun we'll 60"
It was the signal for the begin
ming of the twenty-sixth annual
orphans outing of the Elks Club
"a red letter day in the lives of
$50 children in Washington insti-
tutjonS.
Off to Glen Echo a file of motor
busseS went. There the young
sters lunched on sandwiches, ice
cream, cake, eggs and lemonade.
Then the Elks' Boys Band, the
ElkS' Clown Band and a host of
local entertainers, under the di-
rection of genial Elk Johnny Reh,
put on a show.
After that, the kids went for
the various amusement devices
with a long shout of joy. Late
this afternoon they faced the
pleasures of another ice cream
and cake session.
Tired and happy, they we're to
be motored back to their various
domicileS. A tired and happy a
lot of Elks were to go home. too.
Norman C. Schroth was chair
man of the arrangements COM
mittee and Robert F. Crowley was
secretary,
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Circus to Go Home,
Taking 'Gargantua'

The "greatest show earth" had to admit it licked
today.
Executives of the Ringlng BrothersBarnum Bailey
bined shows decided definitely to abandon its 1888
Train ordered 10 ship baggage and ami
mails Peru nd headquarters and the personnel of
1,600 and their equipment Sarasota Fla
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
CITIZENS HE R E
GIVEN REMINDER
or TAXES DUE
Various Levies Payable
Next Month

AS a sort of new year greet
ing" District officials began drop
ping reminders to the tax-paying
public of Washington today Of the
various levies which come due next
month.
Deputy Tax Assessor Charles
Russell announced the time for
filing personal tax returns begins
Friday. first day of the 1889 fiscal
year, and extends until August l.
Returns have been mailed out to
$4,000 persons on the tax list, but
Russell said anyone who does not
receive a blank by July and
must pay a tax should communl'
cate with the Tax Assessors office.
ADVICE ON TAX
Russell said in computing value
of stocks and bonds for Intangible
property returns. the opening bid
on the securities as of July l,
would govern. The intangible
property also includes money in
bank, mortgages, notes, chattel
mortgages and cash on hand. The
tangible personal property tax ex-
empts household goods up to 81 900
and covers stock in trade, fixtures.
household furnishings, automobile
trailers and similar articles.
Business Privilege Tax Admins
traitor Allen Brooke reminded that
returns under the business privi.
lege tax law must be filed during
July. He SAID some 1900 firms
and individuals, who were licensed
and filed returns last year, failed
to renew licenses this year and
will be stuck with a S. delinquency
penalty. He estimated some $4,000
returns will be filed during the
month.
RUSH FOR TAGS
Tax Collector Chatham M. Tow
ers prepared for a months busy
rush for dog tags at his office.
Three additional clerks will be as
signed to dispense the tags. Dur
ing the fiscal year now closing
more than 25 1000 tags were issued.
From the Public Utilities Com
mission came the reminder that
taxicab operators licenses must be
obtained before July Is and no
extension for procuring licenses
will be granted.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
BOARD NAMED
IN ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON, Va. June 80.
The County Commissioners today
named the new Board of Public
Welfare. Only one of the three
members was drawn from the old
board of five, despite protests of
women delegates from Civic Or
ganizationS.
Named we're: George A. Col
|lier, one-year term; Hugh Nc
Grath, two years, member Of
the former board: Mrs. Dorothy
Dunn, three-year term.
Under a law passed at the last
session of the Virginia legislature
in February, the n umeri C a !
strength of the board was reduced
to three. Considerable pressure
had been brought to bear on the
Commissioners to select the per-
sonnel of the new board from
the old. .,
A salary of 500 a year is paid
each member.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
SCOTT ROMANCE.
RUMORS ABUzz
AROUND ORANGE
Mrs. Allen Dunningtor
Named in Stories
BY PERRIN SHAW

ORANGE, Va, June 29.-Embers
of a childhood romance glow to-
day in the hearts of Randolph
Scott, Hollywood movie star, and
Mrs. Allen Gray Huntington, beau
tiful blonde whom he loved deeply
as a student at nearby Woodberry
Forest School 81 years ago, accord
ing to a persistent rumor among
friends and neighbors in this
wealthy rural residential section
of Virginia.
The actor dined with her at her
historic ancestral home, Monte
bello, several weeks ago, when he
came East to arrange an amicable
separation from his present wife,
Mrs. Marion du Pont Scott. He is
reported to have been her con-
slant fox-hunting companion dur
ing his frequent trips to Virginia.
KIN ARE SILENT
Mrs. Dunnington's mother and
Leslie Gray, her brother, appeared
reluctant to discuss the relation
ship between Scott and the sweet
heart of his schoolboy days.
She herself denies Scott is more
than just a good friend:
"Mr. and Mrs. Scott have been
my lifelong friends. 1 don't see
how such a rumor got out. 1t Is
perfectly ridiculous"
Yet the report spreads and sew
eral residents of Orange who know
her well give it credence.
Back in 1914, Randy, as he is
known to his intimates, entered
Woodberry Forest. He became one
of the most popular students, a
member of the projects honor
board and many other organiza
tions. Old classmates say that in
his first years there he was toe
wrapped up in sports, starring in
baseball and football, to give more
than passing interest to the girls
from the surrounding estates who
came to attend the parties and
dances at the school. One OF
those girls was Marion du Pont
from whom he is now separated
STROLLS ON CAMPUS
They met and pretty Allen Gray
fell in love, often strolling arm-in
arm beneath the trees on the
campus of Woodberry Forest, and
discussing the plans for their fu
ture.
But graduation in 1917 and the
call to arms blasted the romance
Allen Gray became the wife Of
Walter Huntington, now a promi
nent New York attorney. Randy
had joined the Army, later goine
South to work for his father, &
Charlotte cotton broker.
In the summers that followed
Randy often returned to Virginia
to hunt and fish with Wilson Som
merville, brother of Mrs. SCOTS
first husband, who lives near Rapi
dan. He did not see his old sweet
heart, for she was living in New
York with her husband.
AS the years passed. Randy wa
given several roles in Western pic
lures and began his steady clim1
to fame in the movies. His trip
became less frequent to Virginia
where once he strolled an
dreamed with Allen Gray, now d
vorced and the mother of tw
children.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Job Delays
Honeymoon

HOLLYWOOD, June 20 G.N.S)
Although they surprised their
friends by a quiet marriage in
Mexico, Greta Granstadt, blonde
film actress and her husband, Max
de Vega, studio technician, can't
go on a honeymoon for a while,
they said today.
They we're both called back to
the studios for engagements al
most Immediately after their mar
riage at Ensenada, Mex, Satur-
day.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Gordon P.-T.A.
Presents Painting

Gordon Junior High School has
been presented with an oil paint.
ing of its principal, F. A. Wood,
ward, by the Parent Teachers AS.
sociation of that school.
The frame for the painting was
the gift of the 1888 graduating
class. The painting was accepted
at the graduating exercises in be
half of Gordon by j. j. Crane
first assistant superintendent in
charge of business affairs.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
WOMEN BLOCK
train IN STRIKE


CHICAGO, June 29 G.NS0.
Court action was to be sought to,
day against further picketing
blockades by women and children
who last night defied a railroad
engineer to run them down as
they sat on the tracks.
The group of more than so
staged the demonstration at the
Chicago Hardware Foundry Com.
pany where the workers quit their
jobs three weeks ago in demand
for a paid vacation and in protest
against proposed 10 per cent
wage reduction.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Small Business
Plans Convention

PITTSBURGH, June 20 G.N.s0
The first convention of the Ma.
tional Small Business Mems AS
sociation, Inc, will be held here
in this metropolitan steel center
September 13 to 16. Howard XII
rock, general manager, announced
Some of 1900 delegates and sew,
eral thousand others interested in
the group are expected to attend
the sessions.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29

rope for Gargantua. but he'll
stay in this country. No amount
of money could buy him"
Despite the fact that the circus
lost money heavily this year,
Smith declared the big show would
return to Washington in 1899.
The departure of the big show
from Alexandria was a blow to
the Circus Fans Association, of
which Melvin D. Hildreth of Wash
ington is president.
Hildreth had wired to William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor. in an effort
to save the circus for the children
of America" Green was out of
town, however.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Daniels Returns
To Mexico CITY

MEXICO CITY, June 20
G.N.S0 Announcing it is good
to be home" Ambassador Daniels
was back in Mexico City today
after a trip to the United States.
The ambassador was accompanied
by Mrs. Daniels. He expressed
confidence an adjustment of the
oil appropriation issue will be
reached.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29

HOLLYWOOD, June 90 G.N.S).
Gaye Melton, young actress who
held the title of Miss Hollywood
of 1887" has dropped her $780,.
900 breach of promise suit against
William Koenig, film executive,
1t was reported today.
Though no mention was made
of details of purported out Of
court settlement, it was indicated
one had been made.
Miss Melton alleged Koenig
wooed her. then betrayed her on
his yacht in the romantic waters
of Catalina Island, after proposing
marriage.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Iowa Boy Wins
Scholarship Here

La Vern Metz, Of Dubuque, Iowa,
will come to American University
next year as the winner of a 81 200
scholarship offered by Our Times,
weekly paper for high schools, in a
nationwide essay contest on cur
rent events, Harrison M. Sayre,
managing editor of the American
Educational Press, announced yes
terday,
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
St. Gabriel Parish
Set for Carnival

Final plans for the two-weeks
carnival to be held at st. GabrieIs
Church, Grant circle, will be dis
cussed at a meeting tonight in
the parish hall. The affair, which
has grown in dimensions for sew
eral years, will be held this year
from July 4 to July 16. The Rev.
William J. Sweeny, assistant pas
tor of the church, is in charge of
the ARRANGEMENTS
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Il EXPECTED IT,"
SAYS lands OF.
LIFE SENTENCE
Slayer a PitifuI Figure
b. In Jail Interview
By ELIZABETH oLDFIELD

7 By ELIZABETH OLDFIELD
James L. Lands, who yesterday
was sentenced by Justice Jesse C.
Adkins to life imprisonment for
the Second-degree murder of his
wife, Blanche, talked to reporters
for the first time since his arrest
three months ago.
Pale and haggard, Lands en-
tered Superintendent Thomas A.
Rives' office at the District Jail,
where he is confined pending
transfer to a prison. He wore a
Alaki shirt, open at the throat,
and khaki trousers. His jet black
hair is turning gray at the tenn
Piles.
The temptation to put Lands
on the spot-to break through
that iron reServe-faded when the
prisoner appeared. He seemed so
pitiful. Such shell of what had
once been a man.
SENTENCE NO SHOCK
He smiled politely and waited
Tor the questions to begin.
Was the life sentence a shock?
mo-" Lands replied, 81 rather
expected it I knew it would be
either 20 years to life, or life.
I guess was lucky"
Would you rather have had
the chair? I ask that because I
know you were prepared to die"
"Well-I would rather have
had acquittal-or had it over
with"
What are you going to do in
PRISON."
we'll thought I'd try to ad-
just myself-make the best of
things. Read lot and-sort of
improve my mind"
DO you ever" the reporter
persisted, think about her?"
Lands turned his head and
looked directly at his questioner:
"Yes-but I try to think only
Of the pleasant things. Of the
times we were happy together"
do you think that-what
happened-wasn't worth the
price you're paying now?"
I'D rather not commit my
self" He smiled as if to indi-
cate he means no offense. I'D
rather not discuss it--you I'M
derStand."
What about the men you'll
have to associate with from now
on? Does it depreSs you to min
gle with people like that?'"
NO" the ex-fireman replied,
because I never think of what
they've done on the outside.
Here they're just a bunch of
nice fellows. Oh! of course they
talk about their troubles, but
you don't think of them as Grim
1nals."
what about your mother?"
HIS FACE BRIGHTENS
Lands frightened and his tone
became more animated.
Mothers stood up wonderful
ly, don't you think?"
It understand she is going to
move to be nearer to you-if
you go to Lorton."
II wouldn't want her to do
that" Lands replied quickly,
"there isn't any nice place she
could stay. I think Washing
ton is near enough. Shed be
more comfortable here"
"You look as if you hadn't
been sleeping"
"Oh, yes! I sleep all right"
Again that quick turn of the
head. The interview was over.
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
CONFERENCES FAIL

CONFERENCES FAIL
Last minute conferences be-
tween the officials and labor
leaders failed to relieve the situa
ton which found the big show
strike. bound in Scranton, Pa, last
week.
A proposed Is per cent wage
cut for the showfolk, to offset q
poor financial season, precipl
tated the strike
Potomac Yards, where the 81
carloads of circus folk and thei;
paraphernalia spent last night
presented drab spectacle today
While the showmen waited for
word from officials, herds of ele
plants we're exercised and the
shows livestock was watered and
fed.
CONDITIONS" BLAMED
George w. Smith, general man
ager Of the show, announced th5
bad news shortly after 10 a. m
He told reporters:
Conditions throughout the
country do not warrant our try
ing to continue this season"
The performers accepted the
final "fold-up" philosophically
Most of them said they woulc
seek other bookings when they re
turned to Sarasota.
ZOO HOPES FADE
With the show went DR.. viii
liam M. Mann's hopes of obtain
ing Gargantua the Great for the
Washington Zoo. The gorilla
chief attraction of this years
show, probably will be sent or
tour with a part of the circus
later this year, Smith said. He
continued:
We've had offers from Eu-
The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Voted
Bv Liberty Bank

Stockholders of record Of the
Liberty National Bank at the close
of business July 7 will be paid a
dividend of So per share on July
IS, it was announced today.
The dividend was voted by the
board of directors yesterday.
Transfer books will not be closed,
it was declared.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
100000 WILL
IS HELD invalid

A will executed by Mrs. Addie
M. Taylor, widow of Grant W. Tay-
lor, assistant to the vice president
Of the Southern railway. during
her last illness. in which she dis
tributed an estimated 100000
among her sister and two brothers,
was set aside by a United States
District Court jury today.
Mrs. Taylor, on June 20, 1884,
had executed a will bequeathing
her estate to an adopted daughter,
Mrs. Dorothy T. Holmquist, of
Long Beach, Cal. She became i'll
in July, Of 1885, and month
later made new will favoring her
half-siSter, Mrs. Dorothy o. Grant,
Of this city; a half-brother, George
Oliver, Of Atlanta, Ga, and a
brother, Madison Mccartney, OF
this city.
Mrs Taylor died December o,
1896, and Mrs. HolmquiSt filed
suit to set aside the last will on
grounds that Mrs. Taylor was so
Ill at the time that she lacked the
mental capacity to execute a valid
will: She also charged that undue
influence had been exerted upon
Mrs. Taylor.
Under the terms Of the jury yer.
dict, Mrs. Holmquist will inherit
the entire residue Of the estate.
She was represented by Attorneys
william E. Leahy and James F.
Reilly.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
ExiLed Noble
May Rule
Ireland

LONDON U.N.S0.-An Austrian
court whose family was exiled
from ireland $50 years ago today
was being mentioned as the man
who Is most likely to be named
the next President Of Ireland un
de: the new lie Valera conStitu.
ton.
He is Count Edward Franz Jo-
Sepn Taaffee who recently re.
turned to Ireland to take up per
manent residence there after sell
inL his family estates in Austria.
DISTINGUISHED FOREBEARS
Tall, thin, and mustached.
Taatfee was married in 1881 to
Grace Mclaughlin, beautiful Dub
lin girl whose grandfather held
high political posts in Ireland.
The counts own grandfather was
prime minister Of Austria from
1879 to 1898 during the reign Of
Emperor Franz Joseph.
TIE exile Of the Taaffee family
begsn two and a half centuries
ago when they had to flee because
they fought on the side Of the
Stuarts in the Battle of the Boyne.
One ancestor made his way to
Austria and became marshal in
the Imperial army.
Since that time his family have
been politically important in Aus
tria and. until 1881 when the
count made a trip there, never
set foot on Irish soil.
Until the war the Taaffee heirs
retained their Irish peerage, but
he and his father we're stripped
of their Irish titles in 1914 when
they fought for the Austrian
army. His present title Of count
was conferred on his grandfather
by Franz Joseph, but it will re-
tquire an act Of King George to
restore to him his Irish titles.
HAS ESTATES IN IRELAND
His estates in Ireland, which
were granted his family in 1928 for
loyalty to the StuartS. are at Ardee,
County Louth, but he plans to
change his residence to Dublin.
The recently sold lands in Aus.
tria were vast, his castle contain
ing 18O rooms, only half Of which
were ever used. He derived his
main revenue from farms and
dairies which produced cheeses
famed through Europe.
Not far from the estate occurred
the mysterious death Of Archduke
Rudolph and his lover, Baroness
VetSera, in 1889. They were found
shot dead in a hunting lodge at
Meyerling, near Vienna.
Count Taaffee's grandfather
knew the secret of the tragedy. and
was entrusted with a doSsier OF
documents which completely re-
vealed the circumstances of the
mysterious deaths. The secret was
handed down to Count Taaffee's
father, who died in 1928, leaving
his son, sworn to secrecy, with tine
only answer to the riddle,
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
|DR. ASHBROOK
CHURCH SPEAKER

Progress Of Baptist men in their
church work will be discussed by
DR.. Forest Ashbrook, of New York,
representative Of the Northern
Baptist Convention, before the Co.
lumbia Council of Men at the Cal.
vary Baptist Church, beginning at
1880 tonight.
Announcing DR.. Ashbrook would
speak, Freeman Stricklin, presi.
dent Of the council, said the
speaker is widely acquainted with
both church and civic affairs and
is a member Of the Kiwanis, Ro.
tary and Torch Clubs.
Mr.. Stricklin will leave after the
gathering to attend q meeting to
morrow in New York Of the eastern
division of the Council of Baptist
Men. Special music viii be pro.
vided tonight and refreshments
will be served.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Honor LoRoe
Churches Name Him
For 1887 AWUrd

Wilbur LaRoe, chairman of the
District Parole Board, yesterday
received a silver plaque, award OF
the Washington Federation OF
Churches to the layman judged
the greatest contributor to the re.
ligiouS and moral life of the city
within the past year.
The award was made at a meet
ing Of the board of directors, with
the Rev. w. s. Abernethy Of Cal.
vary Baptist Church making the
presentation.
Immediately after receiving the
plaque, LaRoc went to Emergency
Hospital, where his daughter. Dor.
othy, 16. is in critical condition as
the result Of an automobile acci.
dent early yesterday.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

ting him on the head than by
tinkering with his apparatus.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Wise. Labor Fights
Natural Gas Line

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. %.
Labor union representatives were
in majority among the 300 per-
sons who attended the council
Utilities committee meeting today
to oppose the piping Of natural
gas into this city. Natural gas
distribution, 1t was said, would
throw employees of gas manu-
featuring and distributing unions
out Of work,