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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-02
.Out-Of-Tewnefs
Feted AT Isle

Belle lSlI was the scene last sun
day morning Of a lovely out door
breakfast honoring Mrs. Cathlene
Byrd OF Cincinnati, Ohio, a niece
IF Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nelson of this
city,
Among the members and their
guests who enjoyed the tennis game
and ball game as vel as out door
fun that goes along with such
sport were: Robert Nelson. Ger
trude Brashier Maggie Bennyfield,
James Owens : Isie Simms, Lenell
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-02
Youngsters In
Motor Trip
Trip

Walter Green Jr.. accompanied by
Bob Baker Of Bay City and charm
ing young lady whose name is Lu-
ellie, motored last week to New
York City and the Worlds Fair.
From New York the group will in
wade Washington, DC and then to
Va, where they will at
tend the wedding Of Miss Yvonne
Lucas to Benjamin Parks.
Remaining in Richmond over the
holiday the trio will return to the
city next Wednesday.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-02

Conley. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nelson.
James Nelson and Nathalie Wilson.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
COUNTY DROPS
49 EMPLOYEES

ROCKVILLE. Jan. 31.-The ak
fell on 40 Montgomery county en-
ployes today as thee board of COM
missioners, taking advantage of
the repeal of the county merit
system, got rid of Republican and
Fusion party appointees.
The new county board, COM
posed of four Democrats and one
Republican member, took office
January /, and the bill to repeal
the act-passed in 1937-was the
first to be taken up when The
State legislature met at Annapolis.
With the Democratic machine
back in the saddle, the bill repeal
ing the act was passed and signed
last week by Governor Herbert R.
O'Conor.
Meeting today for the first time
since the signing of the bill, the
board dismissed 40 employees. re-
placing them with Democrats.
The merit system plan went into
effect just a year ago this month,
but was Immediately tied up by
an injunction, and as a result the
situation was one OF confusion.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
BRITAIN FIRM on COLONIES
An Announcement

l would like to make statement to end all state
ments concerning the lease and sale of the Washing
ton Herald (morning) and the Washington Times
(evenng),
On August 7, 1887, leased both properties from
Mr. William Randolph Hearst with an option to buy
On January 29th, 1889, exercised my option and
purchased both properties and all their physical
assets, with the intention of merging the two un-
naturally divided papers into one.
l use this word "unnaturally after considerable
reflection and some years of intensive experience
It has been experience of waste of time and talent
worry and ceaseless effort to keep these twin news
papers as separate entities and apart.
Anyone who understands anything about the
operation of newspapers knows the handicaps in
voved in such divided set-up. The Implications of
expense alone added to the enormous increase in
cost of production since 1887, became finally prob
lem without any reasonable solution.
There has been, contrary to general opinion,
limited duplication of circulation between the Times
and Herald-only 1880 of the whole. That is 1885,
800 people are reading today either the Herald or
the Times and the reason for that is simple. Some
of our readers want their paper with their morning
coffee, while others prefer theirs around noon or
when they get home at night
&c. for sound editorial as we'll business reasons,
we nave 1lhally ueclueu W pun up 'ilo ol0AU0 e"0'
which artifically divided these properties, and let
the two papers merge into one.
l will close without the usual quota of pompous
promise and merely say we hope you will like the
new Times-Herald- -Washngton's only around-the-
clock newspaper-and that you the people OF WASH
ington will share with us in success.
ELEANOR PATTERSON
So watch for the new Times-Herald
Wednesday, February first.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Sentence of Yea1
In Prison Is
Suspended

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 G.N.sJD
Comedian George Burns, who
recently pleaded guilty to SNUG
Cling charges, today was given a
suspended prison sentence of a
year and day and fined $4,000.
Burns is the husband Of his
radio and film partner, Oracle
Allen.
In Suspending the prison sen.
tence, Federal Judge Bondy placed
Burns on probation for the year
and a day. The judge explained
that the screen comics "co-opera'
ton" merited the leniency.
Burns was given 10 days in
which to pay his fine, which is in
addition to SOTO in customs pen
alties. He has also surrendered
to the Government agents, the
jewelry which he purchased for
Oracle Allen and which allegediy
was smuggled into the United
States for him by Albert Chap
erau.
In sentencing the radio and
screen star, Judge Bondy assailed
rich people who often are able
to compromise customs caseS in
Washington"
The charge against Burns origi-
mated in the indictment of Chap
erau, suave smuggler who posed
as the commercial attache Of a
South American country.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
BOMB HURLED
into D. C. CAFE

A tear.gas bombing mystified
Southeast Washington early to-
day.
Target of the bombers was the
Potomac Cafe, in the 900 block
of Eleventh st. S. E., operated by
Israel Lubin.
The bombing occurred shortly
after $3.50 a. m, when a car pulled
up outside the cafe.
A moment later there was a
crash of glass as the tear-gas
bomb was hurled through a win
dow and the car sped away. In a
few moments acrid fumes spread
to upper floors, and residents sum-
moned the fire department.
No. 18 Engine Company re-
sponded to the alrm, and fire
men, believing the refrigeration
plant was responsible donned gas
masks and put the refrigerator
out Of operation.
Summoned to the cafe, Samuel
Lubin, son of the proprietor,
threw the bomb into the street.
Policeman John O'Neil notified
the Fifth precinct and Detective
Watson Salkeld and Detective
Sergt. Thomas McVearry were
assigned to the case.
Lubin was unable to tell police
who might have hurled the bomb.
One theory advanced was that it
was the work of a prankster.
Picture on Page 81
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
D. C. ESCAPES
STORM FATAL
TO 50 IN WEST
Two SnoWstornns Head
For New England

Washington will escape the bliz-
zard that has been raging in the
Middle West since yesterday, but
cold weather is in store for the
next day or two, the Weather
Bureau forecast today.
The mercury is expected to dive
to % degrees tonight, and tomor-
row will be cloudy, with slowly ris-
ing temperatures, followed by rain
on Thursday.
During the night the tempera-
ture remained at 81 degrees, then
slipped down to IS this morning.
The maximum temperature today
will be around 40.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
CHAMBERLAIN
GIVES ANSWER
TO FUEHRER
Halls Address AS
Peace Bid
By CHARLES A. SMITH

LONDON, Jan. 81 G.N.S).
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler's ex.
pressed desire for mutual conf.
dence and cooperation" between
Great Britain and Germany was
seconded by Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain in the House Of
Commons today.
Greeted by ironic cries of three
cheers for Barcelona" on his en-.
try into the house, Chamberlain
had hardly taken his seat on the
treasury bench when he was asked
for an expression of opinion on
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
so Dead As Blizzard
SUeepS TOLUGrd East
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
A vast army of A m r i C a n S
struggled through mountainous
Snowdrifts today as the Chicago
areas worst blizzard in eight years,
and most intense in history, left
an estimated so persons dead in its
northeaStward path across the up
per central and Eastern States.
With the task of clearing rails,
highways, and airports Of snow
only begun, and with traffic still
paralyzed and communities vir-
.ually isolated over wide areas,
more snow and colder tempera-
lures were predicted for much Of
the stricken sector.
Heart Attacks Kill IL
Chicago, with its 14.9 inches of
snow and IL dead of heart attacks
suffered while fighting drifts, was
the Worst-affected city. The East,
however, had yet to learn the full
effects of two storm blasts strik-
ing it,
A long, narrow strip, beginning
in the Kansas City-St. Louis area,
passing directly across Chicago
Continued on Page 6, Col. II
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Cyanide Dose Kills
Cornell Professor

ITHACA, N. Y, Jan. 81 G.N.S).
Graham T. Hatch, 27, physics in
structor at Cornell University,
died here today after swallowing
a quantity of cyanide. He was
reported to have been despondent,
although authorities said he had
been doing we'll in his work.
Hatch, who is from Detroit, was
married to the former Jean PEN
man Flory, mother of a child by
a previous marriage. Much Of
his work here had been on the
demonstrating machine.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
New Tremors Spread
Panic in Quake Area

SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 81
Q.NSO.-New panic spread
through the ravaged earthquake
zone Of Chile today after fresh
|tremors rocked the stricken
cities, shaking down walls Of
ruined buildings. Shocks at
Chillan, Talca, Conception and
Cauquenes added to the toll of
injured, while winds of hurricane
force added to the suffering of
refugees. Two United States
Army planes arrived today from
the Canal Zone with antitetanus
Iand anti.gangrene SerumS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Statement by A. 6. Newmyer
Associate Publisher and General Manager

The "allday" TIMES-HERAID will retain the best
features of BOTH the old papers.
It will mean concentration Of vast newsgathering re-
sources selecvy of nations popular features and
unexcelled pictorial in short ONE newspaper
serving you throughout the day and night with the FIRST
WORD IN NEWS AND THE LAST WORD IN FEATURES.
To readers advertisers alike will up new and
vastly wider marketpace and seller meet
for mutual advantage.
The reader for price, will continue to receive all of
the best features of the two newspapers That
automatic merger the undupcaed leadership OF the
Washington Times and the Washington Herald.
The advertiser will be able to address Washingtons larg
est audience at price The life of single advertisement
will be extended from possible II hours certain a.
And its audience will be multiplied twofold.
And so it is with pride confidence that prepare
to issue the first 24hour aday metropolitan newspaper
in America.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Hollywood Blast
Fails to Halt Spy Picture

ARE preparing to invest $1,500,000
in the film, Confessions of Nazi
Spy" an official laconically OBJ
served:
'T,he picture starts tomorrow. i"
Extra guards will be on the set
and minimum of visitors will be
allowed to see what is going on
before the cameras.
Plans also are being made to
take care of any possible dis
turbances when the picture
reaches the theaters.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Copyright, 1880

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 81 G.N.S0.
Adolph Hitler's blast against Holly
wood won't stop the filming Of the
picture based on the activities Of
German secret agents in the
United States.
The Fuehrer's threat to pay
back screen propaganda with anti
semitic pictures made in Berlin
was widely discussed in filmdom
today, but brought no direct reply
from interested producers.
At Warner Brothers, where they
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Il DUCE BACKS
HITLER STAND

ROME, Jan. 81 G.N.SD Pre-
mier Benito MuSsolini today
through his editorial spokesman.
Virginia Gayda. vigorously sup
ported and amplified the de-
mands voiced by Chancellor Hit
Ter in his Reichstag speech for
redivision of the worlds riches in
keeping with the "just" aspira-
tions of the totalitarian states.
Not only did II Duce hasten 20
further Germany's colonial claims,
but through Gayda he announced
that world peace hinges also on
French territorial concessions to
Italy and on Japanese control of
China.
SPEECH TOMORROW
An article by Gayda in the
Giornale DItalia today, setting
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Earthquake Rocks
EI Salvador Area

SAN SALVADOR, El Saliva
dor, Jan. 81 U.N.SO.-Earth.
quake shocks which continued
sporadically until early today
shook western sections Of Ell Sal
vador. Reports from Ahuacha-
pan said a number Of old build
Ings there were shaken down, but
mentioned no loss Of life.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Three Die as j. ).
Plane Falls in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO. Jan. 81
Q.N.S.-Three men were killed,
including an American, C. j.
Powell, when a big Vultee air.
plane, recently acquired in the
United States for the Brazilian
army, crashed in Rio de Janeiro.
Powell was a representative of the
factory which built the plane.
The trio in the plane was en-
gagged in a trial flight when the
crash occurred.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
DOCTORSLOSE
PLEA TO QUIZ
GRAND JURY
Court Denies Data
On Indictment

Attorneys for the American
Medical Association, the District
Medical Society and a group OF
distinguished physicians, all re
Gently indicted by the special
grand jury for alleged illegal re.
straint of trade, today lost the
first round in their battle to have
the indictments set aside.
Plea Refused
Justice James M. Proctor Of
United States District Court re-
fused plea by defense attorneys
that records Of the grand jury
proceedings be turned over to
them, and that the members of
the grand jury be relieved from
their oath of secrecy and be per
mitted to reveal what went on in
the jury room during the ten
weeks of investigation that led
to the indictment.
The defense contended the
grand jury had been "cajoled and
intimidated" into returning the
indictments, and that members
had expressed q desire to reveal
what took place.
Oath Not Limited
In his opinion today, Justice
Proctor declared he appreciated
"the sincerity and good faith" o.
the defendants in asking guidance
Of the court, but that he believed
the oath of secrecy is not limited
"by time or circumstance" In
his opinion he held
"I feel constrained to say that
in my opinion the oath taken
by the grand jurors is not linn
1ted by time or circumstance.
at. is a lasting obligation
binding all who have served as
grand jurors. Neither indict-
ment, arrest Of the accused, nor
expiration of the jury term will
operate to release a juror from
the oath of secrecy, as the de-
PENDANTS here contend"
Later Rulings Cited
The Justice admitted that the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
in q decision handed down some
30 years ago, had ruled that Sc
CONTINUED ON Page 4, Col. p
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Policeman S Home
Damaged by Blaze

Fire that swept the second floor
apartment of Policeman R. S.
Montgomery, Tenth Precinct, in
the 500 block of Fourth st. N. E.,
last night caused damage eSti-
mated at nearly $1,000. Montgom-
cry and his wife discovered the
blaze when they returned home.
Firemen said it apparently started
from a short circuit in a radio.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Ship Picked for King
To Retain Air Arms

LONDON, Jan. 81 Q.N.SD.
The British admiralty has aban-
doned plans to remove anti-air-
craft armament from the cruiser
Repulse for the journey of King
George vi and Queen Elizabeth
to Canada and the United States
this summer, according to an an
nouncement today. The decision
was believed caused by the uncer.
tain international situation.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Eva Tanguay Weak,
But Is Holding Own

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 81 G.N.S) q.
VERY weak" but holding her own
in g fight against serious illness
was Eva Tanguay, the former
variety star, today. Her ply
sician. DR.. w. w. Starr, said
Miss Tanguay was suffering from
complications due to arthritis and
anemia. He said her condition
was critical.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
FiII.oer-oUp.
Lady?

We mean that furnished
room or boarding house of
yours. Want to keep il filled
with desirable tenants? Moth.
ing to it. You can fill-'er-up
quickly through the Herald
Times want ads.
Mrs. L. C. Kaatz, 1855 Que
St. NV, thinks so, toOI She
saysI "Just rented my last
vacant room thru a Herald.
Times want ad."
Why not tell 223, 900 people
...3 out of 4 WashingtOn
families about your vacant
room, apartment or house?
Phone your want ads to the
Herald Times. Republic 1894.
Two papers at one low cost
means quick results. Low cost.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Hairy, Swind|er,
Freed From Jail

LONDON, Jan. 81 G.N.S0.
The release from jail of Clarence
HAIRY, former multi-millionaire
financial genius, was revealed to-
day. He had served a nine-year
term for illegal financial manipu-
lations which allegedly cost inves-
tors over $1OO,OOO,OOO. He was
discovered living in a Mayfair
apartment and fled to an undis-
closed place in the country.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Hiram {. Nanvi||e, Jr.,
Rallies From Illness

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 81 GN.So.
Hiram Edward Manville, jr., Of
New York, suddenly stricken i'll
at his Miami home Sunday, is re
covering rapidly and is out Of
danger, his physicians announced
today. Manville was unconscious
when doctors and police reached
the scene and police used artifi-
cial respiration on him for Is min
utes before he regained CONSCIOUS
ness.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Zion Farley Feb. 7

LONDON, Jan. 81 GN.SD.
The Round-Table conference de-
signed to settle the Arab-Jewish
conflict in Palestine will open in
London on February 7, colonial
minister Malcolm Macdonald an
nounced in the House Of Commons
today,
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Treasury Condition

GN.S.) Treasury balance jan
uary %, 2,929, 34,O95.5S; internal
revenue, $4,SOs,2 s,2s6.75: customs re-
ceipts, $22,s18,S54.26: receipts,
So, ,2O5 ,4S7,419; expenditures, $5.-
l76, 1886, 1853.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Renewed
TO REORGAN|zE
U. S. BUREAUS
New Bill Attempts to
Meet All Objections

U.NS.) The Administrators
fight for the right to reorganize
the Executive branch of the Gov
ernment-a fight that ended in
defeat at the last session of Con-
gress-will be reopened in the
House with presentation of a gen.
eral measure giving President
Roosevelt wide powers.
Strategy of the reorganization
forces in the House was outlined
today before the House Rules
Committee by Representative
John J. Cochran CD of Missouri,
in asking that a special reorgan-
ization committee, of which he is
chairman, be revived.
PREFERRED STATUS
The Rules Committee gave the
resolution preferred status.
Under the plan outlined by
Cochran, the general reorganiza.
ton bill would be supplemented
by a Civil Service and General
Accounting reorganization bill.
"The first bill will be a general
reorganization BILL" said Coch-
ran. ut may be that the COM
mittee would want to put in it
the former separate bill pro-
viding six executive assistants
for the President"
HARMONY SOUGHT
Representative Warren, Cd
North Carolina, told the Rules
Committee the reorganization
committee might not function for
more than four months.
II have drawn a reorganiza-
ton bill in which I have at
tempted to find a common meet
ing ground for all parties," he
said. II have tried to meet all
objections raised last year."
Cochran blamed the Senate for
failure of reorganization legisla-
ton last session, although the bill
actually was killed in the House.
The Senate, he said, rolled all re-
organization bills into one instead
of dividing the problems, as did
the House.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
LOST

BITLFOLD-Nr. Mayflower Hotel: money,
personal papers: rev. D1. 5000. Br. g.
CAMEO PIN-Belonged to deceased mother;
reward. S.. WO HOB.
LoST-'3s Colt revolver. 320411. prop.
erty Metropolitan Police Dept; liberal re-
ward. NAT. 1000. No. Precinct, OF
AT. S63S.
MUFF-Black seal. lost vic. Wise. and
Conn. Aves.: reward. AID. 4S00.
WRIST WATCH-Lady's Hamilton; black
band; nr. Central High; rev. Do. 1856
(Other Lost and Found Ads on
(COntinued on Page ~, Col A.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
$75O,OOO,OOO' Empire
To Divorce Utilities

G.N.S.) The $75O,00O, 900 paper
manufacturing and utility empire
of the International Paper and
Power Company notified the Sc
curities and exchange commission
today that it has acted to divorce
itself from utility holdings in a
sweeping reorganization program.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Stocks Rally

As war fears in Europe
went down today stock ex-
changes throughout the
world SkyrOcketed.
War odds dropped in Lon
don when Prime Minister
Chamberlain addressed the
House of Commons, with Co
operation among nations to-
ward economic recovery as
the keynote Of his speech.
In New York, stocks scared
from 81 to more than So,
with steel issues leading the
advance. In Berlin, as I'm
answer to Hitler's expression
of confidence in the Reich's
economic future, stocks went
upward one to two points in
brisk trading. The exchange
in London also was marked
by a steady upward trend.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

Hitler's Reichstag speech yester.
day, in which Germany's colonial
demands were coupled with o
warning to the western powers not
to interfere with the Reich's ex.
pansion.
Cities Plea of Peace
Chamberlain Immediately sin.
gled out the peaceful portions Of
the Fuehrer'S speech.
His Majesty's government"
the prime minister said, "wel-
comes the passages in Herr Hit
ler's speech regarding his de-
sire for mutual confidence and
cooperation between our two
sovereign peoples.
II would like to take this op-
Continued on Page 2, Col. II
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
the HERALD AND TIMES

Is the only newspaper or.
ganiZatiOn in the Nations
Capital which offers a com.
plete "a. hour arOund.the.
clock c0verage of news, pic.
lures and features.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
SPEECH TOMORROW

CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
Park Officials
To LiberaliZe
Crossing Plan
Three Different Plans For
Crossing Parkway Are APP
proved In Washington.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p k
service officials agreed today to
liberalize a policy banning pri-
vate grade crossings on the Blue
R i d G Parkway, which has
resulted in delays in acquisition
of rights of way for the $3O,O0O,-
900 scenic highway connecting
the Shenandoah and Great
Smoky National parks.
They said state authorities had
pointed out that in some in
stances outlets over Parkway
land would be necessary in or
der not to bottle up private
holdings. Secretary Ickes had
ruled all private crossings would
be disapproved.
The problem was considered at
conference of North Carolina
and national park service repre-
sentatives today in Assistant Di-
rector A. E. DeMaray's Office. It
was announced later agreement
was reached that each individual
case would be considered on its
own merits and three different
plans for providing safe crossings
would be acceptable to the park
service.
Under one, crossings would be
permitted where intersecting
lines of traffic can be eliminated
by minor bridges over or under
the Parkway drive.
Under the second, crossings
would be permitted by construc-
ton for such properties OF a new
road to a nearby public road
which connects with the Park
way.
Under a third plan, the state
and national park service agreed
to study the combinations Of
crossings for two or more own
ners into one common service
crossing.
Where none of these schemes
would provide a safe solution
the state would either purchase
the residual lands or compensate
in some other manner.