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the EIGHT THE SALISBURY TIMES, SALISBURY, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935. FEDERAL DRIVE BRINGS ARREST OF OVER 2,000 Operatives Of Six Federal Agencies Begin "Mopping Up" In Huge War On Crime CONFISCATED PROPERTY VALUED AT THOUSANDS Coast Guard In Pursuit Of Several Alleged Rum Runners Along Atlantic Coast Washington, March 16-(AP)-Arrests by government agents in an intensive drive against law violations falling under Treasury supervision passed 2,000 today as operatives of six federal agencies continued their raids. An additional 161 arrests were reported by the Treasury today as a result of its first day's offensive, bu. this did not include a recapitulation from the Customs Bureau, which had 125 agents in the field and which to last night had reported 285 arrests. Today's early official tabulation showed: 1,175 by the Alcohol Tax Unit.

580 0 by the Narcotics Bureau. 55 by the Secret Service. by Coast Guard. 1 by the Intelligent Unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau. Twelve thousand federal agents participated in the wide anticrime operations, which besides the arrests resulted in confiscation of thousands of dollars in property.

Linking all agents of the treasury in their first joint effort, the drive was described by one of its leaders as "official notice" that the department is equipped with heavy anticrime artillery and intends to use it. The raiders, agents said, had cut deeply into the ranks of counterfeiters, bootleggers, narcotics dealers and other law violators. It was predieted that when the figures are all in, arrests will total 2,500. Seizures of huge supplies of lottery tickets was reported. Pursuits undertaken by the Coaster Guard last promised additional arrests and seizures.

The guard was reported to chasing several ships of British registry along the Atlantic coast on the suspicion they were rum-runners. While the roundup went forward on land and sea, Coast Guard planes were in the air, to spot criminal plants and hideouts. Amphibian planes flew over a vast stretch of south Georgia swamps and found number of stills. Officials said only one major failure marred the concerted effort. The Coast Guard reported it had reason to believe smugglers landed 36,000 gallons of Belgian alcohol in the vicinity of New Orleans.

The first day's seizures by customs officers alone were valued officially at $1,500, including 19 boats and 58 automobiles. The same group levied $56,000 in navigation fines and turned over 19 aliens to the immigration service. The 1,700 officers in the Alcohol Tax Unit reported last night that they had arrested 1,069 persons and seized 851 stills, 37,450 gallons of liquor and 110 automobiles. The number of arrests by Narcotics Agents was placed at 530, those by Customs officers at 258, by the Secret Service, 50, and by the Coast Guard and the Intelligence Unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau, one each. The contraband ranged from costly silks to fast cabin cruisers and narcotics.

Raids in fashionable residential districts of Washington netted narcotics valued at $20,000. Counterfeiters were hit hard in many sections, officials said. The: said a plant captured almost in the shadow of Sing Sing prison at Ossining, N. had been flooding the country with $10 and $20 notes expert design. Shots were fired bu no one injured during a New York raid in which an alleged narcotic dealer known as the "Zulu" Kid wa: captured, The Secret Service said a counter.

feit ring which had passed thousands of dollars of bogus bills was smashed by arrests at San Francisco and San Jose, Calif. SHIRLEY TEMPLE FILM HELD OVER AT NEW "Little Colonel," the popular Shirley Temple film, will be held over fo three more days at the New Theatre next week. This film, with a cast in cluding Lionel Barrymore, Bil (stair-dancer) Robinson, Evelyr Venable and John Lodge, has prover to be the biggest hit yet made by this brilliant young star. It has playe to packed houses at every perforr ance this week, including both matinees and evenings. Next week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday--the New will again pre sent the popular Clark Gableette Colbert starring hit, "It Hap pened One Night." the film which recently won the Academy award the finest picture made in 1934.

Jus one year ago this picture was playing at the New Theatre and making theatre history as the first motior picture to play longer than one weel in this city. It also set and all-tim reperd for attendance at New However, this record was later bro ken with "Handy WIT Rogers vehicle. The government purchases mill the equivalent of 8 cents and sells if for 10 cents, in Germany. MEETING TO PLAN FITTING MEMORIAL TO ORIGINAL CO. I A meeting will be held First Regiment Armory at o'clock on Easter for memorial consider plans a to the members of Company I who served during the World War.

The company, 146 strong, left here for active service on September 9, 1917. Among those to attend the meeting will be Col. Amos W. W. Woodcock, commander of the original Company I and Dr.

Joseph T. Herson, Col. Woodcock has suggested the memorial be in the form of a bronze tablet erected on outside of the Armory, containing the complete roster of the company. All persons interested in the proposal are requested to attend the meeting. TO UNVEIL GORDY MEMORIAL TABLET AT COLORED H.

S. A bronze memorial tablet to Philnas E. Gordy, for more than 20 years supervisor of colored schools in this county, will be unveiled at the colored high school at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Speakers at the ceremony will include: County Superintendent James M. Bennett, Dr.

Francis Wood, director colored schools of" Baltimore City; J. Walter Huffington, State superintendent colored schools; J. J. C. Park, supervisor Charles county for schools.

The tablet was the contribution of pupils, teachers and parents interested in county's colored schools toward the development of which the late Phineas E. contributed much of his later life." PAGE TOADVINE Page Toadvine, age d62, died at his home on Park street Friday afternoon after illness of seven months. Mr. Toadvine was the ownof the first gasoline filling station in Salisbury. He is survived by a widow, Mrs.

Sadie Chelton Toadvine, and two sisters, Mrs. Ella Thomas and Mrs. Ada Ford, of Baltimore. noon Services will be held Sunday afterA at 2:30 at the home on Park street, Rev. Thomas Williams officiating.

Interment will be made in Parsons Cemetery. PUBLIC SERVICE OPENS SALES FLOOR NEWLY DLCORATED AND LIGHTED marked the opening of the Eastern Shore Public Service Company's remodeled sales floor at their General Offices in the Masonic time and effort have been spent ih making this floor one of the most attractive in Salisbury and on the Delmarva Peninsula. The whole sales floor has been completely changed. Walls and ceiling have been repainted and stippled in in colors which lend a light roomy effect. The base of the walls been finished in black tile.

New draperies serve to set off the color scheme and to add a touch of compactness to the room. One of the most distinctive features I of the new sales floor is the lighting. Fixtures of the latest approved design flood the whole room with ample indirect light. To be fully appreciated this lighting should be seen at night when it brings out the rich colors of the decorative scheme. Displayed around the floor ore the latest models of General Electric refrigrators and of electric ranges.

The General Electric Kitchen still retains its place of importance in the scheme. The Public Service Company has invited the public to visit their new sales floor especially today, the first day, the new floor has been opened. J. HOWARD JOHNSON BUYS LOCAL GARAGE Howard Johnson today announced purchase of the J. Waller Williams business at the head of Saint Peter's street.

Mr. Johnson also announced closing of his Water street busiis to take the Williams business on April 1st." In the meantime certain remodeling work will be carried out at Williams Garage without interruption to the business. Mr. Johnson stated that he would be prepared to render full service to motorists including storage, washing, greasing, Simonizing, repairs, tire service, battery recharging, gasolines and oils. He also proposes a flat rate parking for the use of down town workers and theatre goes.

There will be an attendant in charge. For many years has been engaged in automobile repair work here. HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS TO MEET Beauty shop owners and operators of Salisbury will hold a meeting at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. All hairdressers and cosmetologists have been urged to attend. DANCE TONIGHT ON OUR ENLARGED FLOOR! We now have ready a large dancing space, also increased seating capacity, thanks to our friends for their patronage and apologizing for not being able to accommodate all, the past several weeks.

ORCHESTRA- Admission 25c The Silver Slipper State Road Between Salisbury Delmar FOURTH ANNUAL SPRING STYLE SHOW Sponsored By DORCHESTER POST 91 Cambridge Armory CAMBRIDGE, MD. March 19-20-21-22, 1935 BATHING SUIT REVUE Del-Mar-Va's Most Beautiful Models Dancing Each Night After Show ADMISSION: 50 CENTS BASEBALL PLAYERS TO MEET MONDAY NIGHT All baseball players interested in forming a team to represent Salisbury this summer are being asked to attend a meeting at Lankford's Sporting Goods House here on Monday evening at eight o'clock according to B. 0. Hills, proprietor. CAMBRIDGE FASHION I SHOW PLANS PROGRESS Dorchester Post No.

91, American Legion, of Cambridge is expecting its annual Fashion Show to he held in the Armory there on March 19, 20, 21 and 22 to be the best it has ever offered. I Benjamin's store of this city has entered the Cambridge show and will present four models for three showings each evening. They will display the Benjamin lines of ladies evening gowns, wraps, dresses, coats and suits. J. G.

Carton, Frankel's, Stevens, Smith are Cambridge stores which will be represented on the runway. "Miss Baltimore," who is to be present, will provide a variety of entertainment including singing and dancing. "Miss Sussex County" and "Miss Bridgeville" are also to be presented. Armory decorations are to be more elaborate than usual. Music will be furnished A by Tom dance Todd will be and held his "Hot each evening following the Fashion displays.

The United States contains a producing apple tree' for every man, woman and child in the country. DON'T FAIL TO SEE George Raft and Carole Lombard in "RUMBA" MARCH 18, 19 and 20 Matinee 18th ULMAN'S THEATRE Benefit Salisbury Lions Club CONSTANCE BENNETT, CLARK GABLE STAR IN ARCADE'S FILM A new and brilliant romantic team is born in "After Office Hours," new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture which opens at the Arcade Thatre Sunday midnight. Clark Gable and Constance Bennett, two of the screen's most important stars, are teamed for the first time in a production which warrants the launching of so important a film event. Gable and Miss Bennett have in common the same brand of comedy needed to put this sparkling society thriller over with a bang, as well as romantic appeal which undoubtedly will win them many new fans. Directed by Robert Z.

Leonard, "After Office Hours" is fast-paced exciting. It deals with an admixture of Park Avenue and Park Row, which have for their common ground a baffling murder-mystery, solved by Gable in the role of a hardboiled newspaper editor. Miss Bennett plays his socialite cub reporter, with ail the dash and which has characterized her brilliant film career. The supporting cast is equally strong, with Billie Burke featured as Miss Bennett's social registerite mother, Stuart Erwin as Gable's pal and ranking photographer, Harvey Stephens as the dark and handsome "other man" in the case. Others correspondingly well cast are Kath'arine Alexander, Hale Henry Travers, Henry Armetta, Charles Richman and Herbert Bunston.

New Orleans- Actors aren't the only ones who grow whiskers and let their hair down to act a part. Take the case of J. A. Rogers, federal narcotic agent, who grew a four weeks bread and shaggy locks to get in character as a drug addict. It fooled them so well that it's a large part of the answer to Louisiana's 62 arrests in yesterday's federal roundup.

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Prop. THEATRE Matinee Wednesday 2:30 MON. TUES. WED. THEATRE NOW PLAYING His suave The magic spell interpretation of the dance drove her 3 More Days Next Week made him the dane- straight into the arms of Matinee Monday 2:30 ing idol of Havana the man she tried to hate Adolph Zuker presents FORGE CAROLE RAFT LOMBARD In RUMBA "Shirley TEMPLE Lionel BARRYMORE A Paramount Picture with MARGO in LYNNE OVERMAN MONROE OWSLEY 'The.

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