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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-25
Civil Service Tests
To Fill Vacant Posts

The United States Civil Service
Commission yesterday announced
open competitive examinations in
the following positions:
Assistant market-milk specialist,
Bureau of Dairy Industry, Depart
ment Of Agriculture, $1,000 to $500
a year; junior photographic en-
gineer, Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Department Of Commerce, $4,000 q
year; assistant biologist botanical
investigatioD, Bureau OF Biological
Survey, Department OF Agriculture,
81, 500 to $500 year. architectural
craftsmen OF various grades, $1,SOO
to- $1,000 q year, and principal
architectural and structural steel
craftsman, Lighthouse Service, De
partment Of Commerce, $4,000 a
year.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the
commission office in the 1900 block
T st. N. w.
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LEOPOLD-LOEB
PAROLE.IN
SIGHT.
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20 lie Protestant chaplain. And.
II present movements to still fur
tI1er amend the good behavior law
are successful, it may be possible for
Loeb and Leopold to apply for
parole In less than the present time
Of III years."
Loeb and Leopold are the college
students whose crime marked the
first thrill murder" Reading of
exotic literature, it was said, in
Spired them to attempt the perfect
crime" with the murder of the
wealthy Franks boy as the result
Judge John A. Caverly passed
sentence after Clarence Darrow, at
torney for the defense, introduced
testimony which he stated fatty
was for the purpose Of saving the
youths from hanging, and not with
any intent of keeping them from
being removed from that society
to which they had proved a men,
ace.''
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When the fight started yesterday
a large number of men gathered
around but so furiously did the two
women attack each other that no
one dared intervene. Finally Police
man w. T. Grimes, attracted by
the crowd, arrived on the scene
and stepped into the fray.
After several minutes of hard
work he succeeded in separating
the women, he said. and started to
the station house with them. A
stop was made at Garfield Hospital
on the way and Mrs. Schultz was
treated for a bruised eye.
Grimes said the women told him
that they became involved in an
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POWERPAY
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his organization. The witness an
swered an inquiry regarding pay
ments of power trust money to
newspaper editors with the state
ment that expenses of one editor,
of Birmingham paper, had been
paid in April, 1926, for making a
speech on conservation Of natural
resources at a power trust conven-
ton at Pinehurst, N. c.
Reports showed that expenses of
DIR. James S. Thomas, director OF
the University Of Alabama exten.
sion course to a power convention
at Miami, Fla, had been paid.
Further evidence placed tefore
the commission disclosed that the
power trust had attempted to en-.
list the cooperation of Tuskegee
Institute, the largest negro college
in the country.
In the minutes of April 8, 1925,
IT was suggested that the "domes-
tics in southern homes are respon.
sible for application in the house
hold appliances of tremendous guam
ties Of power"
Called Failure
A motion was made and adopted
that Rragg be instructed to "fos-
ter the spirit of cooperation with
negro schools as far as he may
consider advisable"
Joint experiments were conducted
by the Alabama power company and
Alabama Polytechnic Institute ITO
make feasible the application of
electricity to agriculture"
An official was quoted in the
minutes as saying:
1.-The Alabama power company
is appropriating substantial sums
TO satisfy demands for rural lines
and 10 determine efficient and eco
nomic means of maintaining this
service
Kilian said he was told by Bragg
that the latter had not "gotter
anywhere" in his efforts to bant
schools together.
Healy questioned Kilian about the
"class G membership division" il
the southeastern sector.
Are there any college mem
Healey asked.
i do not know of any but
viii submit the roster of Class {
10 the commission" replied Kilian
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LEAGUE FAvORS
LF-HOL|DAY
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league in the memorial which it
left with the Chief Executive. Cab.
met officers would be permitted to
depart from the regular Saturday
half holiday whenever the work of
their departments required extra
time.
In addition to Mrs. WorreIl the
committee which called at the White
House today cOmprised: John II.
Pellen, Leroy A. Palmer, Thomas
Martin Boyle, Miss Gilbert A. Cone,
Miss Anna Arnell, Miss Winifred
J. Weston and Charles M. Galloway,
counsel for the league.
1t was indicated at the White
House that President Coolidge has
not yet made a final decision re-
garding the extension of the Satur-
day half holiday all the year.
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REC0RDSL|FE
Of ROSE
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duced a film of the rose in which
the growing inner flower is plainly
shown.
This, according to Pilisbury, is
the first successful x-ray moving
picture. He predicted that the new
camera will prove immensely valu-
able in the field Of medical research.
Now, for the first time, It win
be possible to watch on the screen
a bone in process Of knitting. For
his film, the next to be produced IN
Pillsburys laboratory. rats a'.d
other small animals with fractured
bones will be used.
Special Tube Used
DIR. William D. Coolidge, inventor
of the Coolidge tube and discoverer
of the Coolidge ray. became so in
terested in PiIIsbury's plans that he
devised a special tube to go into
the new camera. The ordinary
x-ray tube carries $4,000 to 10000
volts. But such tremendous power
might be damaging to the delicate
subjects used in the camera. So
DIR. Coolidge perfected tube OF
1000 to 11,000 volts capacity.
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BEAN BEETLE FOUND

CHESTERTOWN, Nd, Sept. 20
County Farm Agent Horace 3. Der.
rick, Kent county, discovered the de-
structive Mexican bean beetle on the
farm of H. Blades, near Chestertown-
whose bean tillage has been de-
stroyed by the pests.
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TELLER PLEADS GUILTY

GREENSBORO. n. c., Sept. Is =
Pleading guilty to charge of en-
bezzling over $31, 900 from the At
lantic Band and Trust Company.
w. L. Propst, former head teller.
Judge Thomas ]. Shaw. He said
he lost the money in stock specu.
lation,
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Women Use Fists In
Bridge Game ROU!

The final chapter argument which began yesterday
at bridge game resulted in furious mpromptu fist
fight Fourteenth and Kenyon Streets
Northwest was written Police Court today when Mrs
Edna Schultz 81 of the $500 block of Third ST. n E. and
Mrs Lillian Maddox, % of Harpers Ferry w Va forfeited
80 collateral each on charges of dsorderly conduct
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argument at bridge party and
were on their way home when they
decided to settle the matter with
their fists. Grimes said that from
what he saw Of the battle he would
call 1t a draw.
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SCANDAL
LAID To FIRM
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Crouse.Hinds Company participated
in the irregularities disclosed. We
think. too, that both Colonel Moller
and Mr.. Eldridge were victims to a
certain extent and were used as tools
by the Crouse.Hfnds Company I'M
der the guise of so-called inside
high powered craftsmanship
such high-powered craftsmanship
as INDUCED in by the Grouse Kinds
Company in this transaction,
stripped of its paIliatfng verbiage, is
nothing more nor less than dishonest
competition"
The report Of the traffic light in
vestigation occupies but five pages
out of total of Is typewriter pages
In which the committee recapitulated
the work It has done since IL was or
ganized two years ago.
The report shows that the recon-
mendations of the committee which
has been adopted by the District
government will save $4,000 an
nually and IL the pending recon.
mendations are adopted there will
be an additional saving of &S70,00
making total of 81 1866. 000..
At the conclusion OF the meeting
Chairman Ernest w. Gibson an.
nounced that the subcommittee will
meet from time to time during
the summer recess to continue its
Investigation.
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WAITING WORD FROM D fSil'i B l'''''''''''
Man, so, Unhurt As
3 Subway Trains
Cover Him
~ international News service

NEW YORK, May 26-If you're
looking for a durable and hardy
man--take 6O-year-old George
Hicks. He was run over by three
10-car subway trains today and
scarcely hurt at all.
Hicks was waiting for a sub
way train when he slipped and
fell to the tracks.
The 10-car train Hicks planned
to take was coming into the sta
ton and there was no time to
get back to the platform so Hicks
lay down in the space between
the rails.
The train passed over him.
Stunned, but far from out, Hicks
started to get up and climb back
on the platform. Another train
came along. He lay down between
the rails again. The train passed.
A third train came and for a
third time Hicks lay under it as
1t rolled in and out of the sta.
ton. His knee and nose were
bruised.
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Of s. NATE
FOUGHT
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Of California. Hale l21 OF Maine,
s;hipstead H'.L..l Of Minnesota, and
Oddie ri OF Nevada.
Senator Curtis fRl of Kansas.
then introduced the adjournment
resolution.
Immediate action on the resolu.
tion was blocked by Senator La
toilette (Rl of wisconsin who OBJ
iected to its consideration under a
rule that provides all committee
reports shall lie before the Sen
ate for ones day.
Vice President Dawes invited the
objection by calling attention to
the rule. He also held that the
resolution, once considered. would
not be debatable and this ruling
will effectively prevent any fill
buster against the resolution.
Insurgents Want Vote
The insurgents, however, served
notice on tke Administration that q
vote would have to be taken on the
BOULDER Dam bill or they would at
tempt to hold the Senate In session
and Congress here all next week.
a administration leaders, while favor
ing the Colorado River measure, an
nounceI they expected no change
in the program to send Congress
home next Tuesday.
The Boulder Dam adherents. led
hy Senator Johnson R.l of Califor-
MIA. and Representative Swing tR)
Of California. won a remarkable vic.
tory in the House, where the bill
J. enn5tcd without even record
roll call. They were being urged to
rest upon their laurels until next
December when action can be Sc
cured in the Senate.
BrOOkhart Defiant
"If we don't get a vote on
Boulder DAM" Senator Brookhart
CR) Of Iowa, retorted, "we'll keep
Congress here all next week. OF
course, weH filibuster against any
resolution fixing Tuesday as the date
of adjournment"
The legislative situation was so
clarified. however, that there ap-
peared little hope of extending the
session beyond Tuesday. The flood
control bill has been signed oy
President Coolidge as has the Jones
Merchant Marine bill.
The McNary- Haugen farm relief
bill died permanently when the Sen
ate sustained President Coolidge's
veto.
The Muscle Shoals bill was on It's
way to the White House for Presi-
Dental approval. The new tax re-
duction bill, already finally enacted
by the Senate, was to be finally
approved by the House today and
then sent to. the White House.
With this legislative program out
OF the way, there remained only
the Boulder Dam bill and less i'm.
portant measures on the legislative
calendar.
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.B0Y,13,APPE
AGAINST COP

Gordon c. Gray, jr., Is, Of 1919,
A st, s.. E., who was shot in the
hand by Policeman George NichOl-
son OF the Twelfth precinct on the
night of May Is, told the Police
Trial Board today that he heard
the policeman state he fired the
shot because the boy was trying to
break into a house.
This testimony was given at the
trial board hearing on charges
against Nicholson growing out OF
the shooting of Gordon and a play
mate, Edward Hunt of 1928 East
Capitol St, who was wounded by,
the same bullet.
Lieut.. o. G. Davis, of the Fifth
Precinct. who investigated the shoot
ing Immediately after it's occurrence.
testified that Nicholson was chas-
ing two colored men who had at
tempted TO break into his house.
and fired in seif-defense, when the
boys got into the line of fire.
An impressive array of character
witnesses told the board of Nichols.
sons good record and generally high
reputation.
Gordon was on the stand for
more than 80 minutes during which
time he told the board his version
OF the shooting. He said that he
and some other boys. Hunt among
them, were turning over tin cans
in an alley when one of the group
saw Policeman Nicholson running
in their general direction. /;
Instinctively the boys started to
run and Gordon stopped. he said,
when he felt his left hand go
numb.
He declared he heard the polices
man tell his mother, who hurried
to the scene after the shooting, that
this boy was trying to break into
q house.
The boy said he saw no colored
men running and heard nothing
further about the attempted house
breaking at the time.
Nicholson expects to bring to the
stand today witnesses who win ties.
tify that Gordon stepped off q
curbstone into the line OF fire while
Nicholson was shooting at the
burglars.
Tie defense will be that the shoot.
ing WAS an unavoidable accident.
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Wife Near Collapse
LAMAR, Colo, May 26.--Mrs. A.
s. Kessinger, wife of the kidnapped
teller of the robbed First National
Bank here, his mother, Mrs. o. l..
Kessinger, and his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Fl. Kennedy, were ordered
complete quiet here today, physi-
clans fearing a complete nervous
collapse.
Physicians were forced to ad.
minister opiates to Mrs. Q. l.. Kes-
singer and Mrs. Kennedy in order
tn relieve hysterical conditions.
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PAC|F| C Fitch |
Tests BEGIN
IN CALF

OAKLAND. Cal, May 26.-Me.
chanics at the Oakland airport today
are preparing the giant mOnoplane,
Southern Cross, for its proposed
three-stop flight to Australia.
The giant craft will be put through
a number of fuel and engine test
hops before beginning its projected
transpacific flight. it was announced
by Capt. Charles Klngsford- Smith,
Australian airman. who will be chief
pilot on the expedition.
The plane arrived here from Long
Beach late yesterday, piloted by Cap
tain KinsfOfd. Smith, and carrying
Capt. Charles r. r. Tim, assistant
pilot: Capt Harry w. Lyon. jr., saw
gator. and James Warner, radio
operator.
1t is planned to launch the air
journey next Thursday. The desti-
nation of the first leg of the flight
will be Wheeler Field, Hawaii. Brts-
ba'ne, Australia, Is the goal.
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TRADE BODY HAS
FROL|C TODAY
All roads lead to Sherwood Forest

All roads lead to Sherwood FoFest
today.
Nearly 1000 business and profes
sional men will officially be in
conference" but unofficially will be
having the time of their lives at
the thirty.fourth annual shad bake
of the Washington Board of Trade
which is being held at the Mary
land resort today.
The party left in special busses
from the District Building, headed
by a motorcycle escort. and were
piloted from the District line by
detail OF Maryland State police,
Boxing and wrestling matches are
the spice OF the program, but there
will be music and trap-shooting, two
golf matches, horseshoe pitching,
bowling, billiards, tennis and
baseball game between rival teams
of the board. OF course, there VIII
be q fat mans race and a special
kiddy car race.
The big event of the day, the
shad dinner, will be served from
noon until 2 o'clock.
There are forty prizes waiting
for winners in the athletic contests
and each guest at the affair will
receive fifty.five souvenirs.
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PAROCHIAL BEE
WON BY GIRL
Times staff Photos.

Boys seem to be left behind in
the spelling bees which are being
held in Washington at this time.
Evelyn McGivern. 13.year-old stud
emit at ST. Martins parocnial school,
walked off with first prize in the
annual spelling bee for parochial
schools last night at Gonzaga Hall.
Evelyn won the $40 gold piece by
spelling down Robert Schombert, IA,
Holy Trinity School pupil. on the
word synonymous.
Forty children were entered in
the bee, but by the time the printed
list OF words had been exhausted,
only 10 girls and boys were left.
Soon only Evelyn, who lives at 35l5
Rittenhouse st. N. W., and Robert,
whose home is at 1914 Thirty. fourth
St N. W., were left to fight it out.
The packed house cheered the little
girls victory.
The Rev. Joseph A. Maloney, s.,
J.. OF Georgetown University. pro.
nounced the words AID the Rev. J..
G. Davey, s. d., vice president of
,GonzaSaL Mefereed the matchs
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DARING LEADER
N0BIL { MISSING
IN ARCTIC
STORM
tcontinusd Tor Flrst 80

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carly return Of the dirigible
Italia to its base here gave
wy 10 anxiety Tor the safety
Of Gen. Umberto Mobile and
his crew 81 is today.
Not ons radio message from the
italia has penetrated the terrific
wind stog1a raging here since A0.9o
yesterday morning. The dirtgible
Is now more than - hours overdue.
On it. return flight from the North
Pole.
II no word Is received before then.
the supply ship Eifka a Miianc win
proceed r0rkhWnrd to HlnIopen
Strait tomorrow To search Tor wind.
tossed airship.
The protected attempt Of the slip.
ply ship q considered f0olhardy BY
many of the natives here.
"A storm had ragged al night
over the Arctic, continually in
creasing 81 fury. The City o.
Milan III III danger Of being bottled
up. ii Kings Bay BY the ice blown
in BY the gale,
Fears were felt that the fuel
supply of the Italia was exhausted
and that the dirgible might be
drifting at the mercy Of the winds.
70 was felt, however, that. barring
accidents the airship might be able
to remain in the air for several
days.
Fuel Dininisi1ing
The diminished fuel supply Of the
Italia Is causing grave fears. Al.
though estimates OF the quantity Of
fuel the ship can possibly have left
vary, II appears certain that II win
have to give out some time today
When the last message was re-
ceived from the dirigfbIe. General
Mobile stated that he was running
on only three oe his four motors to-
saws fuel. Should AL the fuel give
out. the Italia would be left at the
mercy OF the winds.
One hopeful theory here il that
the wind ID driving the ship toward
Navayo zenIya. where there is
radio station.
Radio Ice Covered
Members Of the expedition's base
force at Kings Bay were still con-
fident that General Mobile would
succeed IN bringing his ship safely
through the storm. They pointed
out that the dirigiloIe's wireless ap.
paratus may have been put out Of
commission by ice which formed in
the heavy fogs it encountered, thus
accounting for the hours Of silence.
AL efforts made by Norwegian
radio stations to communicate with
the Italia have failed. q Central
News dispatch from Vadsoe. Norway,
stated today.
Many shipowners In the northern
region are offering to send out ships
to scour the Arctic seas for the
dirigible.
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ROUTE OF ITALIA's FLIGHT TO POLE
ARMED Planes
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and purchased ticket to Denver.
The train Is being met both al
Derby, Denver suburb. and at the
Denver union station by police Of
ficers.
Later the police said the three
men were not the bandits.
Reported Surrounded
Late last night. according to
another report. posses IN western
Kansas were said to have the ban-
dts cornered In deserted house
between Scott city and Oakley. A
raid was planned for this morning.
Al Denver detective agency has
partially identified the bandits
through 8 telegram from James w.
Ross, Of Santa Barbara, Calf, &C.
cOrding To Ross. one az the men
made the remark in Santa Barbara
while under the influence Of LIQUOR
that the bank at Lamar would be
easy TO stick UP. Later the trio
left for Lamar.
One OF the bandits is an ex.
convict from the Oklahoma State
Penitentary.
go Police In search
DIGHTON, Kan, May 26.-Two
hundred officers OF eastern Colorado
and western Kansas continued to-
day on one of the largest man hunts
in the history of the plains country.
Along the Smoky Hill River, two
airplanes secured the countryside,
assisting forces on the ground who
went about in automobiles, afoot
and on horseback.
The posse searched for the four
bandits who last Wednesday held
up the First National Bank ct La.
mar. COL, killed the president and
cashier and Kidnapped q teller; on
Thursday night presumably killed
DIR. William Winernger, of Dighton,
Kan, and eluded posse men along
the smoky hill river
Searchers today found DIR. WI
nernger's overcoat three miles from
the spot where the physicians body
was found Friday morning after he
had answered an accident call.
1t was believed the bandit. who
apparently was the one who re.
ceived medical attention In Trini-
dad. Col, last Wednesday night,
died. and having no further use for
the physician, the remaining bandits
killed him.
The area over which the posses
are searching is rough. similar TO
the bad lands country OF the North.
west.
Posse men from adjoining counties
scattered throughout the area after
sun-up today and posted guards at
points where 1t was believed the
bandits would pass in their efforts
to escape.
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Rome Anxious Over Fate
b international News Service

~ AMNeEnotlOn94 NCWb GcEVICe
ROME, May 26.--Absence of news
from the Italian exploration bal
loon Italia and the presence of a
severe storm over the Arctic sea
increased anxiety today over the
fate Of Gen. Umberto Mobile and
his fellow explorers on the North
Pole flight.
The supply ship. CITY OF Milan.
anchored at Kings Bay. Spitz-
bergen attempted all night to get
In wireless communication with the
Italia. but failed. The last mes
sage reported by the ship was
picked IN at 1880 yesterday morn.
ing
The fuel supply upon the ITALIA
was expected to last until o'clock
this afternoon although the balloon
could remain afloat indefinitely
without any means Of propeliing
herself.
The belief gained ground hero
that the airship's wireless has been
put out OF commission by Ice
thrown up by the propeller.
In addition to the actual danger
General Mobile is inconvenienA NJ
through being deprived of weather
reports from Kings Bay.
when the expedition set out from
spitzenbergen sufficient fuel was
taken Tor 100 hours. In addition
The Washington times., 1928-05-26
National. u. Debaters
Try Out for Contest

Four speakers Will engage in a
contest tonight to select the best
public speaker i'm the National
University, when the four speakers
will debate the proposition to pro-
hibit the teaching of evolution in
the United States.
The winner will be awarded the
faculty prize for public speaking at
commencement exercises June Ii.
The Washington times., 1928-05-26
Mrs. Coolidge Visits
John Before Returning

NORTHAMPTON. Mass. May 2S.
Mrs. Calvin CoolidgS TODAY brought
to a close a weeks visit with her
mother. Mrs. I5emira Goodhue. Is,
sick with influenza in Cooley Dick.
insnn Hospital. Mrs. Coolidge
motored over to Amherst Collsfo
and said sood-by to her son. JelRns
bafeva 1OturatnH - Wa1hingtcus
The Washington times., 1928-05-26
DANCING RECITAL

The Evelyn Davis School Of Dance
will hold it's annual spring recital
at Wardman Park Hotel this after
noon. with dance dramas, lyric en-
sembles and an East Indian nautch
dance by Miss Davis herself