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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
Ex-Union Officials Free
On Bond in Riot Case

PITTSBURGH, Match Enlarged
with melting a riot and unlawful as
sembly John Brophy, former District
United Mine Workers president, and
Patrick Toohey, former local leader
of the union in the Canonsburg dis
trict, were at liberty in 81 900 bond
each today.
They were arrested when State
troopers broke up a strikers meet
ing at Tenton late yesterday. State
police said the nature of their
speeches constituted violation Of
the sheriff's proclamation restricting
activities Oh strikers and their as
semblages.
One of the arresting State troopers,
a former marine, was particularly
incensed at Toohey's remarks about
sending the marines to Nicaragua
and China and struck the speaker
several times. knocking him down, it
was stated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
DEATH Of DAVIS
HELD SUICIDE

Coroner J. Ramsey hewitt last
night issued a certificate of suicide
in the call of Sidney Davis, colored,
43. who leaped to his death from
the sixth floor of the Government
Printing Office, where he was en-
ployed. David's leap was indirectly
responsible for the serious injury of
Charles w. Elliott, colored. SS, AIS
New York Ave. n. w.
Davis, who lived in Lakewood,
Nd, was employed in the basement
as skilled laborer. Fellow work
ers said that he had been having
trouble with his wife and was very
Respondent. Yesterday afternoon
he walked to the Sixth floor, raised
a window and jumped. Death was
instantaneous.
Elliott was injured when he is
said to have been so engrossed in
eating piece of cake that he
walked into the rear fender of the
Fire Department rescue squad
wagon, rushing to the scene of
Davis leap. The Emergency Hos
pital ambulance picked him up and
he was found to have broken leg
and arm, Commissions, and possibly
internal injuries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
MussoIini Is Praised
By Prince Wilhelm

NAPLES, Italy, March Former
German Crown Prince Wilhelm. who
is living at Villa Filangeri, in Tore
Annunziata, today expressed adj
miration for Premier. Mussolini and
the Fascist organization.
THE Fascists are Italy's symbol
of order and national discipline,
said the ex-crown prince. THE
movement is going well. I have
great admiration for Mussolini. He
is genius and his appearance In
Europe was timely. He rose to
power at a time when there were
nonentities galore in Europe. ! do
not believe that the Upper Adige
question interests my fatherland. +"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
DOUGHERTY To
BOOST SHOW

Commissioner Proctor L. Dough
erty will speak over Station WMAL
tonight at $50 o'clock, on the rc-
lation Of the Chamber Of Commerce
Exposition to the program Of in
dustrlal development as contem-
plated by District authorities.
1t was learned today that the
Alexandria Chamber Of Commerce
has completed arrangements for a
booth at the exposition. which
opens Monday and many business
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
CHINESE DEATH
RATE HIGH
Nv international News Service

PEKING. March China has
II 600. 900 deaths per year, accord.
ing to statistics available today
at the Rockefeller Hospital. These
figures do not include the heavy
casualties from fighting throughout
the republic.
Delegates to the National Medical
Association convention in Picking
deplored the antiquated medical
methods in China, especially those
for the care of mothers and chill
dren.
According to DIR. James L. Max
well, of the maternity department of
the Rockefeller Hospital, $4,000 900
babies are born every year in
China.
Illness. according to delegates to
the convention, is double that of
most of the other large nations of
the world, whereas the available
medical resources are only one
fortieth those available in other up
to-date countries
For every 100000 Chinese there is
only one modern, well educated
physician. Conditions in South
China are worse than those in the
north, because anti.foreign agita.
tions caused many hospitals to
close
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
Thousands Flock to
AmarYIIiS Show

Attendance records for the fit
teenth annual amaryllis show con
Quoted by the Department of Agri
culture have already been broken, ii
is stated by officials at the green.
house, Fourteenth and B Streets
Southeast. On Monday, the first day
of the show, more than 500 people
viewed the exhibition, after more
than 500 prominent women had at.
tended the preliminary exhibition
which preceded the formal opening
as the guests of Mrs. William Jardine
wife of the Secretary Of Agriculture
Yesterday a large delegation Of
out-of-town commercial florists, the
Washington Florists Club and stu
dents and teachers from six public
schools visited the exhibit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
MAN SERIOUSLY
HURT BY AUTO

Serious injuries were suffered.
last night by Albert Connolly, IS
years old, 319 John Marshall Pl..
N. W., when he was struck and
knocked down at Tenth and K.
Streets Northwest, by an automo-
ollie operated by Rixal Swami, 2106
F. st. N. w. Upon his arrival at
Emergency Hospital he was found
to be suffering from compound
fractures of the right arm and left
leg, a single fracture of the right
leg and severe bruises.
Mrs. Ruth Zumbahlen, 80, 312
Sixth St. N. E., suffered a severe
laceration of the scalp when she
was knocked down on F Street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth Streets,
Northwest, by a taxicab operated
by William Curtis Hunter, 26, 1888
South Carolina Ave. s. E. She was
treated at Emergency Hospital.
Martha Baker, 5, IA Franklin St.
N. W., was treated at Sibley Hos
pital for bruises and shock after
she was knocked down by an auto
mobile operated by Joseph Richards,
al New Jersey Ave. S. z.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
AGENT IS HELD
FOR RANSOM

DETROIT, Mich, March Z.
Harvey Watson, business agent for
the Electrical Workers Union, has
been held captive by kidnapers since
last Thursday, it was learned today.
The kidnapers have made demand
for $50, 900, union officials told
police.
Watson was last seen when he left
his home to go to job. A few
hours after his disappearance, F. K.
Harris, secretary of the union. re-
ported he received a call telling him
Watson had been abducted and was
being held for ransom.
Since that time union officials re-
ported they have received several
messages, two in Watson's own
handwriting, telling them to pay the
kidnapers' demands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
Chain Bridge Material
Here for Repair Work

Material for the work on strength
ening the weak south abutment of
Chain Bridge arrived today from
Muscle Shoals and work probably
will start within the coming week.
Il was announced today by Capt.
II. c. Whitehurst, Assistant Engi.
neer Commissioner.
The bridge was closed almost a
year ago, when the weakness of the
abutment threatened collapse of the
bridge under heavy traffic. No heavy
vehicles are now allowed on the
bridge, although pedestrian traffic is
permitted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
TONY

Piece this Extension Laddergram
together-Glut and Tony-and Glut.
tony results. Now see If you can
Laddergram it in less than the
seven steps we print tomorrow. The
way to do it is to find a new woru
for each rung which differs from
its predecessor by single letter.
Don't rearrange the order of the
other letters, and keep away from
trick words they don't belong in
a solution you can boast about.
Wren you reach the bottom rung
you should have Tony in place OF
the word you started with. Was
your solution to WOOI.Lens similar
to this? /, Wool; 2, WoOs; 3. LOOs;
4, Lots: 5, Lets: s. Lens.
Copyright by Public Ledger
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07

firms Of that city have also r.
served booths.
The Bureau OF standards viii
have an interesting booth. graphi.
cally showing its work In the inter-
est OF Industry. The exhibit win In
clude a showing OF optical glass
repllcas OF standards on weights and
measures, samples OF paper made
at the bureau, and an earth Undue.
ton compass. The process Of
chromium plating, widely used by
automobile manufacturers, will be-
Illustrated by the bureau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
lie Brix and COstes
Off for San Francisco

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., March Z.
Joseph lie Brix and Dieudonne
Costes, French round-the-world filters.
planned to take off from here today
to continue their trip to San Fran
cisco.
After they passed over the flying
field at Cheyenne late yesterday,sit
was thought that they were plan
ming to make Salt Lake City be-
fore nightfall. Their landing here
for the night was surprise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
Vatican Tightens on
Nom Church Annulments

ROME, March IA decision OF
highest importance regarding future
marriage annulments by the papa
court was announced by the Vatican
today.
The holy office has decided that
hereafter all requests for annulment
of mixed marriages "a marriage be-
tween a Catholic and a non-Catholic)
must be filed with the holy office
instead of the rota.
Requests for annulment may be
made to the holy office only by
Catholics
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
Sc Held When Mayor
Gets Threatening Note

DENVER, March 7.-FIfty SIX
suspects and Migrants were being
held in Denver City Jail today for
investigation in connection with a
threatening letter received by
Mayor Benjamin Stapleton. Special
guards were placed over the mayor.
The note threatened to blow one
of the highest buildings in Denver
off its foundation" If the employ
ment situation was not improved.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
University Club Plans
st. Patrick's Night Dance

The University Club win hold ita
st. Patrick's Dinner Dance on
Tuesday night at s p. m.
"Sidney's' University Club Or
chestra will furnish the music.
Reservations are limited to 150
persons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
s NJ ALL TOWNS
SET STYLES
BY international News Service

CHICAGO, March 7.-Where do
the styles come from?
The Rue de la PAX? Bond
Street? Fifth Avenue? No.
Hitherto" began the ponderous
opus issued here by the National
Association of Retail Clothiers, lit
has been assumed that styles come
from Paris for women and from
London for men. This is only true
in minor sense Of the word. Styles
are governed primarily in America
by what the average man and WON
an wishes. The extreme styles OF
Paris and London find little favor
in the average American home.
"CIothiers make clothes to con.
form with what persons in small
towns and cities wish. Only special
garments are made up from the
styles of Paris and London
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
Eastern Star Chapter
To Present Operetta

An operetta, "Chrysanthemum,
will be given by members of Areme
Chapter, No. 10, Order of the East
ern Star, at SIS o'clock tonight in
the New Masonic Temple, Thir-
teenth and II Streets Northwest.
The operetta was written by T..
Muth and will be directed by Paul
BIeyden, with Mrs. Selma Klein IN
general charge. Members OF several
local Eastern Star chapters ana
grand. officers will be guests of
honor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
is JOIN COSTELLO POST

Vincent B. Costello Post, Amer
tcan Legion, last night passed
resolutions OF sympathy over the
recent death of Marshal Armando
Diaz, wartime commander of the
1tallan armies. Sixteen new mem
Ders were added at the meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
REP WOODRUFF TO SING

Representative Clifton A. wood
rum, of Virginia, will be the guest
of honor at meeting of the west
Virginia Society tonight in the
Washington Club. He will sing sew
eral selections. Dancing and card
games will follow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07

Twenty-Five days left to file
your personal tax return. Per-
sons living in the District of TO-
lumbia on January 1, 1928, should
inquire at the office of the as
SCISSOR as to their taxable status.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
. NAVY Divers.
To GET STARS

Accompanied by appropriate ce IL.
monies, four washington navai
divers win be honored next week =
second time in connection with he
salvage work Of the submarine s.A
disaster. according to = Statement.
issued BY tho Navy Department YES
LerCay.
Chief Boatswain's Mate w.'illsani
Joseph Carr, Navy Reserve; Chief
TOrpedomai1 Joseph Eiben, Fred
George Michels and Raymond
Charles Wilson. on duty 1T the
diving school at the washington
Navy Yard, viii receive gold stars
In place of . Navy Cross. { Il
ceremony will take place ut the
Navy Yard. They are ALREADY II
possession of hte Navy Cross.
Wilson lives ut 1926 Ridge ri,
Anacostia, Eiben's home III In
Brooklyn, N. X, and Cars In
Jamestown, R. /. Carr and Micnels
hold the Navy Cross for rescus
work on the submarine 81 ramrned
and sunk In 81 collision with the
Coast Guard cutter Spaulding ii
Provincetown Harbor. Mass, last
December.
Eibsn and Wilson hold Navy
Crosses for herOism In connect u
with the raising OF the submarine
S51, rammed and sunk by the s.
s. City OF Rome. off Block IsIand.
Long Island Sound in 1925.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
0 + I ICE.
OPENS HERE

THE Bureau Of Public Roads
Yesterday opened offices In the
Naval Torpedo Station, Alexan.
dria, in connection with the sur
yey and construction OF Mount
Vernon Boulevard, which is sched.
uled TO be opened to traffic in
1882.
e. w. James. chief OF the divi.
sion of design Of the United States
Bureau OF Public Roads. com
pleted negotiations with Lisuten.
ant Mulvihil1. in command OF the
torpedo station, for the office
space.
The engineering force In charge
Of the work will present It's re-.
ports to the commission which
will met in the fall for the pur.
pose OF making q final choice as
between what Is known as the
river route and the western route
The river route. which. Ii
adopted, will follow the approx.
mate line of the Potomac River 10
Alexandra and pass through the
city by way Of Washington Street,
Is a mile and y half longer than
the western route which would
pass just west of Alexandra, near
the George Washington Masonic
Memorial Temple, now In course
of erection on Shooters Hill.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
IGLOOS To HOLD
EXPLOSIVES

Naval explosives at Hawthorne,
New, in the Philippines and Hawaii.
will hereafter. be stored in small,
low.sized, dome topped and fireproof
structure OF reinforced concrete.
called igloos because Of their re-
sembIance to the ice abodes OF the
Eskimos, according to an announce.
ment yesterday at the Navy Depart
ment.
The innovation results from tests
conducted by the Bureau of Ord.
nance last week. at Indian Head,
Nd. TO determine resistance OF this
construction, the naval powder fac.
torv at Indian Head detonated $500
pounds of trinitrotoluol in one igloo.
Three partly exposed igloos. Is feet
away, containing quantities of the
explosive. did not blow up, although
two collapsed under pressure OF the
explosion.
The igloo type will be used here
after in all ammunition depots IN
contested sections and to add to their
safety the igloos will be placed in
excavated hills and barricaded with
earth.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
U. S. Planes In World
Distance Each
DAYS Hop
U InternatIonaI Newa servIee

CHICAGO, Aug. %. Tbs mod.
ern mail plane Is produced in
fleets. which are necessary to
maintain the average speed Of
100 miles an hour on the great
network over which the planes
fly daily, mileage greater than
the distance around the world vt
the Equator. the American Air
Transport Association here re-
ports.
The mail planes are flown an
average OF 500 miles and then .
new pilot and plane takes the
cargo and speeds TO the next air
port. while the plane just used
undergoes q complete check, re-
fueling. etc. The careful selection
Of pilots. equipment and care Of
the machines explains why the
slogan OF the pilots, the mail
must 20 through Is boast which
comes true.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
IOWA AVE-. WINS
FIELD MEET

Iowa Avenue Playground entrants
emerged victorious after bitterly
fought day OF competition at the
Union Station Plaza Field yesterday
in the clty.wide playground meet.
Iowa Avenue won the meet with
total OF 81 points after winning
the 115-pound relay. The track meet
had settled into a three-cornered
fight between Rosedale, Place and
Weightmann. After Iowa Avenue,
the leaders were Rosedale, 20: Plaza,
IL. weightman, Is; Garfield, 14;and
Adams and Peabody, 13 each.
Twelve records were smashed and
one equalled during the course Of
the day. Ben Mccullough, winner
OF the half.mile event for the ast
two years, made II three In a row
Yesterday and lowered his own
record hy 4 is seconds. His new
time was 2:OS As seconds.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
Convict BIarnes Booze
For Fall From Position

DoYLEsTOWN. Pa. Aug. ID
Pleading guilty to two charges Of
stealing automobile tires and chick
ems. Azure Gross, IS years old. Of
Pleasant Valley. who several years
ago was wealthy, told the court bad
whisky. ana nothing else was his
downfall and that he was now
broke.
Your honor said Gross, II have
lost everything I ever had In this
world through drink. used to be In
the lumber business and made good
money and / inherited money"
Judge Ryan sentenced Gross to
serve not less than two or more than
four years in prison.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
Only 3 Veterans Of
Mexican War Living

Only three veterans of the Mex
lean war are still living, the PEN
sion Bureau announced yesterday
Following the death OF Augustus
Markle at Lodi, Ohio.
MarkIe had passed his 101st birth
day at the time Of his death. The.
remaining three are 100. 81 and S7
years old. One OF the younger SUR
vivors il Owen Thomas Edgar. Of
washington
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
Girl Killed By Wagon
Driven By Her Father

LEBANON, Pa, Aug. 22.--Alice
Juns swanger, 5.year-old daughter
Of Elmer swanger, was killed when
har head was crushed under the
wheels Of heavily laden wagon.
The child was returning with her
father from . wheat field and was
5olted from her seat on top of the
load without the knowledge of her
father. who was driving.
The tragedy was witnessed by .
brother, Leroy swanger, who was
DowerlNes 70 prevent IL.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
ACID BLAST BURNS 5

ROCHESTER,, n. ", Aug. 22.--
Five employees OF the Rochester
Gas and Electric Company were
burned yesterday when large tank
containing suiphuric acid exploded
st the company plant. 1t is be-
lieved the burns may prove fatal
In four of the cases.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
Buzzing Bulnble-Bee
Causes Five-Car
Crash

BETHLEHEM. Pa, Aug. 22.--.
A bee, buzzlng around the head
1T woman autoist. was the
direct cause Of a five-Inachine
crash on the Wind Gap. Belfast
pike, near Wind-Gap. resulting in
slight injuries OF two women and
the arrest OF all drivers.
The. autoist, Miss Catherine G.
Alexander, Philadelphia, discover
ing the bee in-the car. made an
effort to pull to the side of the
road. Two machines attempted TO
pass Miss Alexander's car. but
another car, driven by three
youths, shot ahead OF the group,
swiping the outer car, which did
the same to the car next to it,
and that auto also hit the first
car. Another machine came along,
was unable to stop in time, and
crashed into the general mixup.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22

Your wife would enjoy entertaining
her friends In . home 0f her awn--aee
the opportunities for home OwneFaatp
listed In t0day's Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1928-08-22

GRACE MOORE
WHO DESERTED the FoIIies
for the opera stage, won the
plandits Of royalty at DeauviIle,
France. when she made her opera
debut before a European audience.
She took the leading feminine
rOle in the opera Romeo and
Juliet"
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
vENIzELlSTS vIcToRs

LONDON, Aug. 22.--The Vent
zeiist faction Of the Greek political
partles--the antl-monarchist wing
won a victory In the general cleo.
ton, according to an exchange teie-
graph dispatch from Athens today.
1t gave the complete returns as fol-
lows:
Venezelist candidates, 223: Royal.
lists. II; Cafandarist Liberals. 3:
Agrarians, /; Independent Repub.
leans. q
The Washington times., 1928-08-22
SUR ENDS m MARRIAGE

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Aug. a.
AFTER papers were served on Adolf
Mulzet, of Catasauqua, the other
day in d breach Of promise suit. in
which Theresia Schmidt sought
SO, 900 for heart balm, Mulzet de.
cioed the best thing to do would be
that OF making love over again,
10 he wed her. thereby bringing an
end to the suit.
El fronterizo., 1928-10-20
Pianos De La COrte
Va Cast Completes

Los pianos que sc han venido
hacienda en- la oficina de Roy Place,
arquitecto, del Nuevo Edificio que
sera construido para la Casa de
Corte Y demas Oficinas, estan cast
terminates, e~nsenando va como ira
a quedar la construction que abarcara
la manzana entera en- donde actual
mente Sc %encuentra la casa de Corte.
La entrada principal estara situa-
da por la Gale Church, teniendo
tambien varios accesos por las otras
tres Gales. Un extenso patio estara
en- Ell centric, con ell objeto de que
todas las Oficinas tengan luz y venti-
laci6n ~suficientes.
El fronterizo., 1928-10-20
P~reparativOs Para
Ell 'Armistice Day

Durante la noche del pr6ximo
lunes IN ell Auditorio de la Escuela
Stafford, Sc reuniran Representatives.
de Legion Americana, asf como
de otras Organizaciones Patri6ticas
y Civiles, con ell objeto de tratar 10
referente a los festejos que hagan ell
dfa nee de Noviembre, fecha en- que
Sc celebra ell Armisticio.
Los miembros del Comite de Fess-
jos de la Legion Americana son Ed
ward o. Leny, R. H. Robinson, Will
liam H. Morrow, r. o. McAdams,
John s. Rapp, Glen Carol, G. Bufford
Lynch, Claude Smith, George Broad
way y Fred Koch.
El fronterizo., 1928-10-20
Dos Academies
En- Tn Solo Dia

Por dos veces, en- Ell termino de
veinticuatro horas, un truck de la
National Bakery, tripulado por S. e.
Plumb. fue Ell causante de dos acct
denies.
Ell primero, al estar parade en- ell
lado izquierdo al dar la vuelta, choc6
o una motocicleta manejada por
un muchacho ell cual Qued6 incon-
ciente a consecuencia del golpe.
POGO despu6s en- la esQuina de las
Gales Broadway Y Meyer, atropell6 a
un v~iandante.
El fronterizo., 1928-10-20
COntinIan Las In
v~estigaciOnes SObre
El DesfalcO a BancO

Durante toda la semana que
termina, han continuado las investi-
gaciones r~elacionadas con ell cuantio-
SO desfalco tanto al Southern Ari-
IONA Bank como a los fondos pnblicos
pertenecientes a la ciudad, ~habiendose
tenido algunas conferencias entire ell
responsables, George F. Gray, Oficia-
les del Banco, Abogados de ambas
parties y Juez que conoce de la causa.
De las conferencias en- las cuales
ell acusado ha estado hacienda re-
laci6n sobre la manera de como
invirti6 Ell dinero, Sc ha venido al
conocimiento que Gray no tiene
oculto ninguna cantidad de los
dineros que tomo, pues TODD 10
invirtio en- especulaciones, habiendolo
perdido.
El fronterizo., 1928-10-20
RoBo UNA PIsToLA

De Ia Tienda de curiosidades de
Borgaro, situada por la Gale Meyer,
ell microbes por la noche fueron ro-
badas dos pistolas.
La policfa, al dfa siguiente, apre-
hendi6 a Philip Noal, de diecinueve
amos, ~procedente de Miami, Florida,
como Ell responsible del delito. ha-
bi6ndole recogido los objetos roba-
dos.
El fronterizo., 1928-10-20
Tn Pueblo Que Dice
Ser Ell Mas DichOsO

FLAT RIVER, Mo-, 10. de octu-
bre.-(Telegrama Especially Esta
~poblacion Sc considera Ia mas feliz
de TODD ell orbe.
Sencillamente, porque no tiene
policfas.
Tampoco tiene carcel.
Nj autoridades.
Los jueces o desconocidos.
Y ESQ que tiene 10000 h~abitantes.
BESIDE Ell mas viejo hasta ell mas
niio, son genie de bien vivir. No
tienen necesidad de delinquir, pues
todos sc dedican a su trabajo y a
vivir en- complete conformidad y
harmonic.
Ell 80 por ciento de los habitantes
han nacido aquf, y CT da uno tiene
Ell suficiente cuidado de arrojar por
la fuerza a los individuos que llegan
o malas intenciones.