Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1935, Page 12

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A—12 CENTRALIZING MOVE OF INDUSTRY GAINS Trend Is Toward Medium-Sized | Cities and Metropolitan Fringes. The proposal tb decentralize in-| dustry offers little promise of suc- cess, who has completed a study of popula- tion redistribution for the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of | the University of Pennsylvania. A report of the research, made un- according to Daniel Creamer, | der the direction of Dr. Carter Good- rich, was released yesterday through the university. The report says the Government, in fostering decentralization of factories to small towns, would be bucking the tide of natural trends. It was pointed out the relative shrinkage in wage jobs from 1919 to 1933 was the greatest in i towns of less than 10,000 population. | The findings of Creamer’s survey, | which reveal that industry has been moving to medium-sized cities and | to the fringes of the metropolitan | areas, will be amplified by a later pub- | lication of the study of population re- | distribution that Will attempt to make | | more definite predicfions regarding | THE SUNDAY STAR, MRS. WILSON RUSHING TO BROTHER’S BEDSIDE Widow of President Cancels Trip When Notified of Rolfe Bolling’s Illness. By the Assoelated Press. BEMIDJI, Minn, August 17.—Il- ness of her brother, advices here said, yesterday called Mrs. Woodrow Wil- son, widow of President Wilson, back to Washington while she was en route to a resort near here. A radio message concerning the ill- ness of Rolfe Bolling, Washington WASHINGTON, & private yacht on the Great Lakes. The boat as bound for Duluth. She had planned to visit Mrs. E. T. Meredith, wife of the former Secretary of Agriculture, who is vacationing near here. Rolfe Bolling, president of the Lib- erty National Bank, is in Emergency . Hospital suffering from an uniden- tified malady. Woman Eats Savings. Following a family quarrel a woman sat before a crowd in a roadway of Osaka, Japan, devouring bills valued at $30 each, from the family savings, | the movement of particular industries. | banker, reached Mrs. Wilson on board | until stopped by two men. D. C., AUGUST 18, MURDER IS CHARGED . IN DANCY DEATH Man Accused of Assaulting and Killing Widow of Deeds Recorder. A formal charge of murder yester- day was preferred against James Matthew Smith, 35, colored, 1510 Twelfth street, who was held for action of the grand jury in Police Court Fri- .y on charges of bigamy and feloni- ous assault. criminally assaulted and killed Mrs. He is accused of having | 1935—PART ONE. T Florence Dancy, 65, colored, widow of | lice, has been positively identified in | John C. Dancy, who served as re- corder of deeds here several years ago. Mrs. Dancy was found strangled to death in her home, 2139 L street, early last April. It was charged in Police Court yesterday that Smith feloniously assaulted Mrs. Martha Chase, 60, col- ored, in her home at 1503 Swanr street the night of March 19. After the Police Court hearing yes- terday, Detective Walter S. Beck of the homicide squad took witnesses before the grand jury to tell of th various crimes charged against th prisoner, who is alleged to have par- ticipated in burglaries committed in this city during the past few months. The prisoner, according to the po- the cases which were presented to the have been born in Florida and to have resided in several Southern States be- fore coming to this city. CHICAGO (#).—George Krider, 41, a window washer, became accustomed | to leaning back unconcernediy while | high above the ground. A leather trap was his protection. Standing on he second-floor porch at his home, he leaned back against the wooden rail- ing. The railing gave way and Krider fell 15 feet to the ground. He suffered | a probable skull fracture. grand jury Friday. Smith is said \oL | Window Washer Is Subconscious. | HOUSE ACCEPTS REPORT FOR 1937 CELEBRATION By the Assoclated Press. The House yesterday accepted a conference report on a resolution pro- | viding for celebration, September 17, 1 1837, of the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution Comptomising House and Senate | differences, the report was sent tc | the Senate for final action The resolution would establish a Sesquicentennial Constitution Com- mission to arrange for observance of the date and authorize a $10,000 ap- propriation for expenses shington’s Largest Furniture Store LOWER PRICES "NO MONEY DOWN! 1.2 OR 3 YEARS TO PAY! Long before the Government ever thought about long term financing for the public, the Hub was granting the most liberal Credit Terms to all. That is why TODAY the Hub is the largest furniture store in Washington. Come in and see for yourself how easy it is to open an account. '* No interest or Carrying Charges for the first 18 months. A nominal Carrying Charge on Nationally Adver- tised Merchandise BETTER SERVICE and Electrical Ap- pliances.

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