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Fine Arts Commission

Efforts to assist in the beautif1ca-
tion of Washington and its environs
made marked progress in the activities
OF the National Commission of Fine
Arts curing 1928, survey made by
The Star reveals. The commissions
work, however, was not confined to the
National Capital alone, for its infiu-
ence through the year reached out and
put the stamp of approval on medals,
monuments and statues reminiscent of
men and events in various parts of the
Nation and indorsed monuments to be
erected in honor of the World War
dead in Europe and approved plans for
buildings to be constructed in far
flung portions of the globe.
Washington and its advancement oc-
cupied the major portion of the COM
missions attention, and most of the
meetings of that body were held in the
city. n conjunction with the Federal
Governments mammoth building pro-
gram in the triangle the Fine Arts
Commission gave additional assistance,
particularly concerning the new De-
partment of Commerce, Bureau of In
ternal Revenue and Department of
Agriculture buildings, which are now
in varying stages of construction. Con-
sideration was given the group of pro-
plans are now being mapped out-the
Departments of Justice and Labor, the
independent offices, the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the Ar
chiveS structures-aS well as to the
proposed General Accounting Office and
extension of the Department of Agri-
culture to the south of the present
building.
Building Projects Approved.
The commission approved sites for
the House Office Building Annex and
the United States Supreme Court
structures. The commission has advised
as to the construction of a number Of
other building activities of the Federal
Government, including extension of
the medical center at Walter Reed Hos
pItaI and the medical and surgical
building at ST. Elizabath's Hospital.
Included in the host of plans that
received the Endorsement of the COM
mission were those for Mckinley High
School and stadium, the New Business
High School, Constitution Hail. being
erected by the Daughters of the
American Revolution on Eighteenth
street to the rear of the organization'S
headquarters; a number of school
buildings, fire and police stations and
the civic municipal center project pro-
posed for the north side of Pennsylva-
MIA avenue at John Marshall place
plans for which were submitted by the
District Commissioners and the me-
mortal to the women of the Worlc
War being erected by the American
Red Cross likewise received the ap.
proval of the commission.
Memorial Bridge Promoted.
Arlington Memorial Bridge. the con-
Btruction OF Whjcn is moving ahcat
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TWO Bic BLAzES
INCREASE FIRE TOLL
Otherwise Loss Would Have
Been Comparatively
Small Here.

Had it not been for the burning of
airplaneS at GieSboro Point the mid
die of November, involving loss of
100000, and fire in lumber yard
at Twelfth and Water streets the lat
ter part of April where the loss was
$l26,272, fire losses for 1928 would have
been far below the average, the number
of big fires during the 12-month period
having been comparatively small.
Losses for Year.
Losses for the year and other infor-
nation of interest to the department
and the public are given as follows:
January-Alarms, 507; false alarms,
54; incendiary fires, 6; responses to fires
outside the District, 4; inspections, H.
273; losses. $178,903.
February-Alarms, 800; false alarms,
90; incendiary fires, 2; responses to fires
outside the District, 3; inspections, a.
400; losses, $16,564.
March-Alarms, 447; false alarms,
27: incendiary fires, 3; responses to fires
outside the District, 2; inspections, IT,
704; losses, $37, 173.
April-Alarms, 1868; false alarms, 20;
incendiary fire, /; responses to fires out
side the District, 8; inspections, 1852;
losses, $160,634.
May-Alarms, 284; false alarms, 49,.
incendiary fire, /; response to fire out
side the District, /; inspections, 1878;
losses, $23,
June-AIarlns, 2o5; false alarms, 2;
| incendiary fires, o; responses to fires
outside the District, 2; inspections,
| 1861; losses, $23.425.
July-Alarms, 228; false alarms, g.;
incendiary fires, l.; responses to fires
outside the District, /; inspections,
1924 losses, $17,673.
August-Alarms, 241; false alarms,
| %; incendiary fires, L. responses to
fires outside the District, /; inspections,
18,628; losses, $20,477.
eptember-Alarms, 201; false alarms,
7; incendiary fires, 0; responses to
fires outside the District, 0; inspections,
1857; losses, $10,345.
October-Alarms, 287; false alarms,
%; incendiary fires, l; responses to
fires outside the District, O; inspections,
20,502; losses, $16,385.
Observation-Disclosures, 40l; false alarms,
90; incendiary fires, O.; responses to
fires outside the District, /; inspec-
tions, 1880; losses, $224,378.
December-Alarms, 396; false alarms,
10; incendiary fires, O.; responses to
fires outside the district, o; inspec-
tions, 16,875; losses, $23,132.
Totals for the year-Number of
alarms, 1894; false alarms, 264; in
cendiary fires, Is; responses to fires
outside the District. %; inspections,
214.936; losses, $76l, ,787.
Fire Bug Found Insane.
The entire department. members of
departments from nearby Maryland and
Virginia and fire companies from Bal
timore were called in action the night
of January 16 when five incendiary
fires claimed their attention. 1t de-
veloped that John j. Fisher, "a years
old, had started the several fires. He
was apprehended, adjudged insane and
sent to st. Elizabeth Hospital.
Only one member Of the department,
Pvt. A. j. Greiner, lost his life while
! on duty. He was assigned to 9
theater and was killed by a falling
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rapidly was periodically inspected by
the commission, which followed the
construction step by step, advising as
to details as they cropped up in the
course Of the work, with particular at
tention to the approaches, both from
Lincoln Memorial Plaza and the Vir-
ginia end of the bridge. At Lincoln
Memorial Plaza, H. 2. Caemmerer,
secretary of the commission, said to-
day, there will be a water gate and
connection with the Rock Greek and
Potomac Parkways as special features,
and these were given close attention
during the year.
Treatment on the Virginia side of
the bridge was also considered, for
there will be boulevard connection with
the Mount Vernon and Lee Highway
Boulevards and direct connection with
Arlington National Cemetery. There
will be a we'll designed approach to the
Lee Mansion and to the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier at the Arlington Am
phitheater, plans for the completion of
which were recently approved by the
commission. All this has necesSitated
a great amount of study during 1928.
Plans for the restoration of the Lee
Mansion were indorsed as yet another
step in the Identification of the great
City of the Dead across the Potomac.
The commission advised as to the
World War Memorial erected by the
Coast Guard in Arlington National
Cemetery, and this was dedicated dur
ing the year.
Approves Wakefield Restoration.
Consultation with members of the
Wakefield National Memorial Associa-
ton relative to the project to restore
the birthplace of George Washington
was another of the commissions activ-
tiles during the twelvemonth that has
| just passed. The commission approved
replica of design for the house in
which George Washington was born
and now has under consideration a
| plan for the treatment of the grounds
! on the banks of the Potomac surround
ing the historic spot in Virginia.
Plans for the development OF Fort
Humphreys, Va, received the Official
backing of the commission.
Additional consideration was given by
the commission to erection of the Tt
tanic Memorial on the banks of the
Potomac at the foot of New Hamp-
shire avenue at the intersection of the
Rock Greek Parkway, and the memoria
committee has informed the commits
sion of its desire to have the monu.
ment set in place at an early date. The
commission understands that this i!
being held in abeyance pending the
completion of the sea wall at that point
Mr.. Caemmerer explained, adding tha
it is hoped this can be completed ir
the course of 1929.
Plans for development of the Unior
Station Plaza received attention from
the commission during 1928, and tina
body approved plans for the location
of the new conservatory near tn
Capitol
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INQUESTS NEAR RECORD.
Coroner and Deputy Sit in Total of
191 Gases.

DR.. J. Ramsay Nevitt. coroner, and
DR.. Joseph D. Rogers, deputy coroner,
narrowly missed a record year in in
quests in 1923, the inquestS totaling 191
one less than the greatest number ever
held in a calendar year.
Work of the coroner's Office included
a 24-hour service on part of the two
physicians, calls being received all
hours of the day and night. The num-
ber of bodies actually viewed and deaths
fully investigated totaled 1866.
and deputy were called upon to give
certificates of death in 333 instances of
still births. January, the busiest month,
necessitated the signing of 1872 certifi-
Gates Of death.
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Government Steel Plant.

A state-owned steel plant having an
annual output of 10000 tons. or about
half the present imports, is being de-
veloped in South Africa. Production
market grows. Plant equipment will
be purchased from American, British
or Germany manufacturers In open
market.
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Building Control Sought.

The commission developed proposed
legislation during the year and submit
ted it to Congress which would give the
Government control of the exterior ap-
pearance of buildings fronting on Gov
ernment reservations; proposed
change in the condemnation machinery,
designed to speed up methods said to
cause serious delays, and measure de-
signed to remove the 125 per cent re-
striction on land purchases.
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Memorial Bridge Promoted.
Arlington Memorial Bridge. the con-
struction OF Whjcn is moving ahead
Nogales international., 1928-08-17
Which Road Will Lead To The White House?

The two leading candidates for the presidency and
the houses wheyin they born pictured above
AS can be easily seen Herbert Hoover is the product OF
i small town and Alfred E. Smith the product of big
city.
Men from the country and city both have attained
ne highest office in the land.
This year, which will be the victor-a city or
country product?
This supreme test-the contest between Small City
1nda Big City products engaging the attention OF the
entire country.
Everyone is wondering and asking: Smith or Ho-
over? Which,"
In an attempt to find out which way the political
Winds blowing, this newspaper in conjunction with
1000 others the country over is conducting Nationwide
presidential Poll the result is to be of tremendous
Importance
Please send in bring in the coupon that we pub
sh with an marked next to the of the candidate
or whom you will vote.
DO THIS TO-DAY.
Your vote will be forwarded to the Publishers Auto
aster Service through which organization this Nation
vde Presidential Poll is being taken The results OF the
)oi will be tabulated in New York and reports of the
ade in this newspaper from time to time Voting stops
october H. May ask every reader of this newspaper
y vote NOW-TODAY?
Nogales international., 1928-08-17
VIRGINIA DOCTOR
LOCATES IN
5. NOCALES

DR.. Charles S. Smith of Beck
lev. w. Va, has arrived to locate
in Nogales.
DR.. Smith has taken three
year lease on the entire upper
floor of the new Joe Wise build
inc on Grand avenue a few doors
north of the Citizens Auto Stage
office. He has also leased for
one year the former Trippel home
on Crawford street now owned by
Mrs. w. J. Phillips.
DR.. Smith is an eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist and was for
nerly secretary of the State Me-
dical Board Of West Virginia. He
was also formerly president of
the Beckley, W. Va, Rotary Club.
After leaving West Virginia he
lived for short while in Tucson
and during that time brought 81
new residents to Tucson. He was
attracted here through the ma
tional advertising of the Nogales
Wonderlond Club.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17

The Smith Bakery was damaged
to the extent of 5000 and the No
gales Feed & Seed Company about
500. Among other places dam
aged were the temporary quarters
of the Catholic Church, the Elec-
trical Equipment Company, Will
key Garage, Autoaide Service
Station, Border Battery & Elec-
trical Company, White Front
Garoge, Autoaide Service Station,
Detroit Radiator Works, Mohrdieck
Vulcanizing Works, Chenoweth-
Mo tor Stearns Marketing
Company, Bowman Hotel, Ma
tional Farm Produce Company,
Bayze Service Station, Watkins
Overland Company, the residences
of J.. Dale Mack, Al Duval, F. H.
Kuck, James Pensinger, and a
number Of other small homes and
business houses.
Judge Frank J. Duffy, pioneer,
stated that during all his 35 years
residence here he never saw i
flood of such magnitude at g.
place.
Notwithstanding the force of
the flood, the new Elm and Wal
nut street and Grand avenue
bridges were not damaged.
Five houses in Nogales, So
nora, were washed away, and a
number of places damaged when
the arroyo overflowed on Interna-
tional street in Nogales, Arizona.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17
LEGION EVENT IS
EXPECTED TO
DRAW BIG
CROWDS

Tonights is the big night. 1t is
the opening of the first annual
"Days Of '49' celebration in this
city, under auspices of Ridge-Igo
Post of the American Legion.
Being the only midsummer cele-
bration in this city the big event
is expected to be attended by rec
ord-breaking crowds.
The celebration will be staged
at the quarters to be occupied by
the new George B. Marsh, Inc..
furniture store, 251 Grand avenue,
just north of the Arizona Packing
Company.
There will be a jitney dance
each night, refreshments, ''hot
dogs, music, good time and fun
O'Boy. Games, the kind that
made Tombstone famous in the
old days, will be the big feature.
The celebration has been wide
ly advertised and many out Of
town persons are expected to be
in attendance.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17
new WHOLESALE
HOUSE FOR CITY

A. E. Sanders, president of
Piggly Wiggly has just informed
us tina. they have leased the
former location of the Albert
Steinfeld Company and will con-
duct a strictly wholesale grocery.
They will sell to all retail mer-
chants and at a very low margin
of profit, allowing these mer-
chants the benefit of the Piggly
Wiggly enormous buying power
which will enable them to meet
chain store competition. Cata-
logues and prices will be mailed
out to all retailers in both south
ern Arizona and Northern Mex
leo and down the great West
Coast of Mexico. This new com.
pany will be known as the South
western Grocery Co., but will be
part of the Great Piggly Wiggly
Southwestern Company, who viii
distribute merchandise over this
entire section and the northern
portion of Old Merico.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17
LIST CANDIDATES
FOR STATE OFFICE

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 16.-Fol-
lowing is a list of candidates who
have filed their nominating peti-
tions with the secretary of state,
the office they are seeking, and
! their party affiliation, for the
primary election, September IL:
United States senator: Demo-
crat-Henry F. Ashurt, Phoenix
Charles R. Rutherford, Phoenix.
Republicans-Frank R. Stewart,
Phoenix; Ralph H. Cameron, Phoe-
nix.
| Representative in congress
Democrats - Lewis w. Douglas
Phoenix. Republicans Gu y
Axline, Phoenix.
Judge Of Supreme court: Demo.
crats-Henry D. Ross, Phoenix
John ]. Sweeney, Prescott. Re,
lpublicans-none.
Governor: Democrats George
w. P. Hunt, Globe; James J. Ker.
by, Phoenix. Republican, Johr
c. Phillips, Phoenix; John H
Udall, Phoenix; Celora M. Stod
dard, Phoenix.
i Secretary of state: Democrats
1 w. H. E. Linville, Phoenix; J
c. Callaghan, Phoenix; William
c. Joyner, Tucson. Republicans
none.
State auditor: Democrats-Mrs
! Ana c. Frohmiller, Flagstaff. Re
publicans-none.
State treasurer: Democrats
Charles DeSales Wheeler, Phoe
nix; Charles R. Price, Phoenix
Republicans-none.
Attorney general: Democrats
e. A. R. Lynch, Phoenix; J. H
Smith, Kingman; X. Berry Peter
, son, Tucson; John L. Sullivan
/. Prescott. Republicans-none.
State tax commission: Demo
crats-M. A. Murphy, Phoenix
, Charles r. Howe, Phoenix. Re
publieans- r. w. Wilde, King
Nogales international., 1928-08-17
"DAYS OF '49" WILL OPEN TONIGHT
FLOOD FROM SONORA NOUN AIMS
SWEEPS n. END BUSINESS AREA

Sweeping out of the mountains
of Sonora, southwest of here
flood waters poured through No
gales shortly after 8 o'clock Tues
day afternoon and gave this city
the greatest flood damage IN th'
memory of its Oldest inhabitants
Conservative estimates placed the
damage between $4,000 and $685.
900.
Fully 80 business houses and
about 20 homes were under wa
ter, two bridges were washed
away, and fences, porches and
props to a number of houses
destroyed.
The principal part of the dam
aged area was along Grand avenue
from the Shelby Service Station
north to the Nogales Auto Tour
ist Camp. The bridges taken out
were back of the Bowman Hotel
and the Watkins Overland Com
pany.
In Nogales there was only one
half inch of rain,. the waters
causing the flood Seing from the
mountain district southwest OF
here.
The flood swept through the
JOS Karam home on Arroyo boule-
ward, the home of Mrs. Ella Viii
SON at Terrace avenue and Elm
street, and through numerous
other residences and business
houses on Elm street, Arroyo
boulevard and Grand avenue. AS
the flood crept up to the windows
of the Wilson home, a number of
children and ]. w. Faubian, paint
er, yanked screen off window,
and carried Mrs. Wilson to higher
ground
Among concerns sustaining the
heaviest damage was the Growers
Mercantile Supply Company, own
ed by Joe Cumming; Roy & Tit
comb lumber department, and
Hanks Garage. Mr.. Cumming
estimated his loss Tuesday after
noon at $4,000, and R. A. Myers,
owner of Hanks Garage, said his
loss was about $1,000. The floor
of the Roy & Titcomb Warehouse
No. 4, located on the east bank
of the arroyo, was damaged
following the flood there was g
layer of abot four inches of mud
Water mark on lumber stored
there showed the flood attained q
depth at that place of about six
inches. Across the street in the
Roy & Titcomb lumber yard large
boards of lumber were covered
by the muddy torrent to the ex
tent of about three feet. E. A
Titcomb said the Roy & Titcomt
loss was only $3.50 and that ne
hardwood was damaged.
The Nogales Auto Touris
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Lincoln Letter
Found in Trash
Pile in Georgia

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 16 (UP)-A
letter, yellowed with age, believed
to have been written by Abraham
Lincoln when he was president,
has been found in a trash pile in
the rear of restaurant here.
The letter, signed, ga. Lincoln, :"
was found by Tubby Walton and
0. P. Walton, owners of the
restaurant. 1t congratulated
Michael Hahn on his election as
first governor of Louisiana after
the Civil War.
The letter was dated, March 49,
1854 and was written on officia
stationery, headed Executive
Mansion"
The letter read:
81 congratulate you on having
fixed your name In history as the
first free state governor of Loui
siana. Now you are about to have
a convention, which, among othe1
} things will probably define the
elective franchise. I barely sug
guest for your private considera
tion, whether some of the coloret
people may not be let in as, fo:
instance, the very intelligent ant
especially those who have Tough
in our gallant ranks. They woul,
probably help, in some trying tim
to come, to keep the jewel O
liberty with the family of free
dom. But this is only a suggestion
not to the public but to you alone
Yours truly,
"a. Lincoln"
Camp, owned by E. H. Stolt7
was under several feet of water
Nogales international., 1928-08-17
GOV. ToPETE HERE

Governor Fausto Topete of So
nora, accompanied by General
Francisco Manzo of Ortiz, COM
mander-in-chief of the fourth
zone troops of the Mexican army;
and Alejo Bey, former governor
of Sonora, arrived here yesterday
enroute home from trip to Cali
fornia. Gov. Topete is being
mentioned as a successor to Presi-
Nogales international., 1928-08-17
KERRY CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
AT PRIMARY ELECTION SEPT. Il
JAMES H. KERBY

Confident of being nominated
at the primary election September
II, James H. Kerby of Phoenix,
candidate for the Democratic nom
nation for Governor, accompanied
by his wife, was in Nogales We'd
nesday campaigning.
"They are betting in Maricopa
County that will carry that coun-
ty, the banner county Of the
state, by better than a 1000
majority, said Secretary of State
Kerby. He added that the Kerby
For Governor Womans Club in
Maricopa County has more than
$500 members.
Friends Of Kerby are also
claiming he will carry Santa Cruz,
Pima, Cochise, Yuma, Mohave,
Graham and Greenlee counties.
The Secretary of State is wag-
ing a very active campaign for
he gubernatorial nomination.
That he is a good vote-getter was
Nogales international., 1928-08-17

man.
Superintendent public instruc-
ton: Democrats = G. o. Case,
Phoenix. Republicans-none.
Corporation commission: Demo-
crats-Amos A. Belts, Phoenix.
Republicans-none.
State mine Inspector: Demo-
crats-Tom C. Foster, Lowell.
Republicans-none.
Presidential electors: Democrats
Mrs. J. Andrew West, Prescott;
Mrs. Cassie J. Pomeroy, Mesa /;
Bradford Duncan, Tucson. Re-
pubEcans-- Mrs. R. L. Hoyal,
Douglas; ]. Homer Smith, Yuma
Col. Fred S. Breen, Flagstaff.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17
ndt'I, Guard
Camp Notes

Especial To The internationally
Camp Antoine, Arizona National
Guard Camp, Fort Huachuca,
, Ariz., Aug. 16.-Private Mapes is
still lovesick, and Private Peppers
is the only homesick lad in camp.
Our company reporter, Private
Haynes, hasn't broken his glasses
or shaved off his mustache yet, so
: it is believed he will live out the
Is days at camp.
1t seems that Sanders and
Wilken are always around when
the mail comes in and the day it
rains if they don't get at least six
letters they spend all rest periods
' writing letters, and sometimes
longer.
Company A, Nogales, was the
only company to finish all drills
on schedule Tuesday, and they
were complimented by several of
, the officers.
Sergeant Beiber is having hard
time fitting out new sergeant,
none other than our brand new
sergeant, L. A. Curtis. The rea-
son the supply sergeant is having
grief is on account of the buttons
on Sergeant Curtis shirts. When
Corporal Curtis was notified OF
his promotion he lost three but
tons from expanding his chest
from a normal Sc to a possible A.
Tents Nos. 8 and a are under
hard labor detail for making noise
after taps Tuesday night. Peter
Fego got out of it as he claims ne
can't help it if he snores.
There are two large families in
camp, same being Haynes, Nc
Cures and dogs.
Acting Corporal Fleischer is ur
for promotion to corporal. Lar
riva is also an acting corporal.
i Bufunda, the sc pound company
strong man is confined to quar-
| ters with toothache and there i;
consider bic groaning heard from
his tent.
Jiggadier Breneral Cranz is the
: same old war horse of last year
: always arguing with our new
, corporal.
Mess Sergeant Price gave {
, sermon for the benefit of the K
P.'s Wilkep, Sanders, Cook James
and Cary. His sermon was preach
ed on the evangelistic plar
guaranteeing to save your sole!
{ but not your heels. Sergeant
: Price also led in hymns accom-
panied by the X. P.'s and cooks
and much applause was received
Nogales international., 1928-08-17

Brigadier General Albert J.
Bowley, commanding officer of
the Eighth Corps Area, is inspect
ing summer training camps at
Fort Huachuca and Nogales.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17

The City Council will meet
Monday night and fix the tax rate
for the ensuing year.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17

dent Gales as chief executive of
Mexico.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17

: Holbrook- New drainage ditch
being built east of here.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17

shown by the great majority he
polled two years ago.
Nogales international., 1928-08-17

Corporal Curtis and Private
First Glass Sanders took a ride to
Fort Huachuca Tuesday night to
purchase some light globes but it
was noticed by all present that
they returned without the globes
but did bring back a smile. Ev-
eryone was suspicious but nothing
could be proved so Sanders was
assigned to K. P. to see how he
acted. He did all right until
Sergeant Prices sermon when he
broke loose in song and it took
two hours to stop him. Cary says
Sanders singing is very soul
wrecking.