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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
KNAPP Ill,
FACES JAIL

SYRACUSE, II. X, Aug. So.
Mrs. Florence =. S. Knapp. former
secretary Of state in New York,
may not be able to appear Ia court
IN Albany for sentence next Tues.
day. surgeons reports indicate 10
Gay.
Mrs. Knapp is under the care Of
her close friend, Mrs. Sydney Kelly,
of the Leavenworth Apartments
here. The condition Of the State i
first woman secretary Of state mas
taken turn for the worse,
necessitating delay Of goitre
operation which she was to undergo
before going 60 Albnay.
Her case has aroused the atten.
ton OF special prosecutor George Al.
aIedalie, and It IL indicated, he. may
move for q suspension OF senten-e
next Tuesday. Should Justice Gal.
laghan refuse to grant the suspended
sentence Mrs. Knapp's case would
go 10 Gov. Alfred Il. Smith. Hai
friends are planning on making an
appeal for a paTdon.
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BAL I IN|OREANS
REVOL TED BY
HANGING
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BALTIMORE, Aug, 30.-The moose
must 90. This is the cry Of states
men and local officials following the
gruesome sight so persons saw in the
Maryland penifentiary's deathhouse
August 8. Two white men, Charles
p. Country Carey, a lfer, ana
Benjamin r. Spragins, jr., OF lar
boro, N. O., were hanged for the
murder OF Guard Alfred II. Walker.
The moose slipped in both cases
and the condemned menshung for -
minutes before three physicians pro.
nounced them dead
Spectators Leave
During that time their means were
80 audible that only so of the SO spec
tators remained to see Spragins, the.
second man, mount the concrete
built-in scaffold. Many OF the 1S
who remained to see both men die
were newspaper men, forced to re.
main to report the execution.
Descriptions Of the execution
reached state Senator John T..
Meyers. He declared such method
OF putting condemned men to death
was horrible and stated he will intro
duce bin at the 1929 legislature
abolishing the scaffold for the cleo.
trio chair.
Coroner George G. Blades, who
witnessed the execution, asserted the
electric chair was as inhumane as
the moose.
Blades said they were the worst
deaths have ever watched. !" He
advocated the use of lethai gas. He
added:
Advises Other Method
"An intermediate date should be
set for d prisoner to die and the gas
turned on without his knowledge. It
will cause him no pain and he will die
without knowing it.
The State authorities believed they
had remedied the situation by enact
ing a law centraIizing all executions
in Maryland to the local prison. This
law was passed few years ago and
to date about seven men, all negroes
except the last two and Richard
Reese Whittemore, notorious bandit,
was hanged on August rs, 1927.
When the counties were authorized
to execute public hangings distaste-
fuI demonstrations usually followed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
STUDENT DOES
EXAMS ON
SKY TRIP
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CHICAGO, Aug. sO.-W With steam
ships turned into floating universities
on the round-the-world trips. will .
university OF the sky come next?
Francis H. Casey, Of Milwaukee,,
recently took 4 college examination
while flying nearly 1000 miles At =
height Of 5000 feet above the earth
at an average speed Of 30 miles an
hour.
Mr.. Casey. while on visit to New
York received hnrry-up call to re-
turn IL Milwaukee and took an air
plane to make the trip. He had re.
Gently received from his school ex-
animation papers from q Chicago
school. consisting OF series Of busi-
ness problems, the solutions Of which
had to Be returned BY d certain date.
70 get his papers back to the school
within the time limit. It was neces-
sary that he write his answers while
on the journey.
II soon lost myself in my prob
lens" Mr.. Casey said. 'and took
No note az the checkerboard Of the
earth b mile beneath me. started
my examination over the Allegheny
submits and finished It above Lake
MICHIGAN. was busy writing down
NV answers while whixxing high over
cities, towns and farmlands, plung.
inr through snowy clouds or sailing
through abyyses of blue sky.
When Mr. Casey landed in MILF
waukee he mailed his examination
papers to his university. They ar
rived in time. University officials
say that Mr.. Casey's answers were
almost 100 per cent correct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
J. O'C. Roberts Heads
Forty and Eight Vets.

!. O'C. Roberts, assistant general
counsel of the Veterans Bureau,
today is grand chief de care, or
commander. of the Forty and Eight
of the American Legion. following
his election last night at the annual
convention held in the City Club.
Other officers named were: Nor.
man Landreau, grand chef de
train; Joseph v. Byrne, grand con-
ductor; Buck Knight, grande garde
de la porte; Ray Burne, grande
guarde aux chapeau; Robert NJ
Zacharias, grande drapeau: DIR.
Charles !. Griffith, grande medicin;
Ernest Lyons. grande voyageur;
Rey. Francis J. Hurney, grande
aWnonier; James Pierce, retiring
grande chef de care, cheminot ma
tionale: William Wolff Smith, alter
nate grande cheminot nationals;
and f. G. Fraser, grande commits
siaire intendente.
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This ExecutiOner Just
Tells Condemned to Die

Faith killing" as practiced by the
primitive tribes of Australia. was
described to the Lions Club yester-
day by Comdr. M. nj. Witherspoon,
Quantico's well-known Marine chap
lain" at it's weekly luncheon meet
ing In the Mayflower Hotel.
After telling of the primitive way
In which these peoples live, he said
that when an execution is to be
performed for violation of some
tribal law the oldest of the tribe
acts as executioner.
The execution is carried out.
Chaplain Witherspoon declared. by
pointing a poisoned bone at the con.
demned person and telling him to
die. They have seen everybody else
die at whom a poisoned bone was
pointed, the speaker declared, so
they just die themselves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
REES
RAID VIC IN

Judge Robert 81 MattingIy n
Police Court yesterday dismissed
charges against Joseph II, Reed,
rs. 81 the 1900 block Of Thirty-fifth
ST. II. WI. because police 'of the
Seventh precinct failed to abide BY
the conditions OF the warrant upon
which they raided Reeds establisli-
ment late Tuesday night.
Reed was charged with violations
az gambling and liquor laws, after
4 raid staged at II o'clock Tues
day night. His attorney, -. Russell
Kelly. pointed out that the warrant
specified the ablishment was to
be raided during the day time. Gov.
eminent counsel admitted error and
Judge Mattingly dismissed the
charges.
Detectives Frank Stronan and
Norman s. Hodkinson, Of the
Seventh precinct, staged the raid.
They told the court they found ~
bottles of sO-called beer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
KIWAIVIS CT UB5
CELEBRATE

The forty-eight clubs OF the Cap.
itaI district yesterday celebrated the
tenth anniversary OF Kiwanis found
ing with luncheon at the WASH
.inston Hotel. The washington and
Baltimore clubs, the first two to
be formed, played host TO the otnsr
forty-six.
Harry e. Karr, past president OF
Kiwanis International and of the
baltimore club, was the principal
speaker, Other speakers were J0hn
IL Boobar. past district governor
and pastl president OF the Washing
ION club: Robert e. Kline OF Salem
Va present district governor: and
j.. Randall Cation, jr. of Alexandria
past district governor and inter-
national trustee.
In his address of welcome Boobar
likened the Washington and Balti-
more clubs to- Adam and Eve and
said the other forty-six were just
children" OF the original outfits.
Capitol district with over 5000 mem.
ilors and OF work the Kiwanians are
doing among crippled children.
Cation said that the Washington
and Baltimore Clubs had contributed
two Of the greatest men the XII.
wants International ever boasted.
Harry ,Karr. of Baltimore, he sad,
was responsible for developing the
international, and Roe Fulkerson,
Ut Washington for most Of the XII
wants literature.
Karr told of the reformation" of
the Kiwanis clubs throughout tho
country. Their slogan, he said,
once was: What car T. get out OF
being a member"
At the Birmingham convention,
he said, the world self was taken
out of the Kiwanis creed and ever
since then the organization has
been making rapid strides in every
direction
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
Miniature Aircraft
Finals Due Tuesday

The possibility Of being selected
to represent the District In the
national finals OF the miniature
aircraft tournament at Atlantic City
October 5 and s, has 81 young
Washingtonian expectant while
they wait for chance to compete
In the District finals at Boiling
Field Tuesday.
Outdoor events In the local finals
will be held at the flying field,
while indoor events. to be held
Tuesday evening. are scheduled for
Central Community Center, Tlnir-
teenth and Clifton Streets North
west
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
RObber Uses Bicycle
To Escape With 500

NEW YORK. Aug. 3d. While
most robbers are stealing speedy
automobiles for their robbery tours,
a negro escaped on a bicycle after
taking $93 from Morris SOndon. the
Bronx. In the United Cigar Store,
where Sondon Is manager.
SO quickly did he vanish that,
when Sondon ran from the store,
scarcely minute after he had de.
parted and notified three taxicab
drivers he had been robbed, they
could find no trace Of the man or
his bicycle, although they cruised
around the neighborhood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
Phone Company Sues
ID. a. For so 422 Taxes

Suit for $24,422.72 has been filed
against the District by the Chesa-
pany.
The company told the District
Supreme Court that that sum rep
resented taxes it had paid. under
protest, on telephone poles, wires
and conduits which the District had
assessed and collected for as real
estate. Justice Stafford recently
decided that the poles and conduits
on highways were not real estate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
Asks Absolute Divorce
From Mother of Five

Charging that his estranged wife
has been living with another man in
Chester, Pa. r. Donald Clark asks
the District Supreme Court to re-
lieve him of alimony. grant him the
custody of his five children and
award him an absolute divorce.
The wife was granted limited
divorce on July IL. last year, Clark
said. He denied that he was the
father of another child which was
born to his wife since their sepa-
ration.
II selection means anything ~ y0u
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30
Two Women Break Out
OF Alexandria Jail

nearchinr Tor two women who broke
out sc the city Jail last night by
smashing through wooden door
on the second floor and making
break for liberty.
They are: Juniata Morgan, serv-
inE q three-nnonth sentence for
abandoning her child on the street,
and Elizabeth G. Osborne. serving
three months On disorderly charge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-30

Prof. Edward T. Devine. dean OF
American University, has been Sc.
lected a member of the national
COMMITTEES of IS to make the Har-
mon awards this year for disttn-
guished achievement among negroes
OF the county.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28

performance leadership in its class.
ErSkine Holds II Records
Studebaker's engineering genius, quail
ity materials, precision workmanship,
and rigid inspections find fullest express
sion in the Erskine Six. Priced as low as
1885, The Erskine is holder of IL official
speed and endurance records in its class.
Choose, your new car from Stude-
bakers four great lines. Pick the price
you want to pay-frOm $685. to $2485.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28

Back in the fall of 1873, just fifty
years ago, Miss Lizzie as she is af-
fectiOnally called wound her way to
Lambs Woods Ga little one-room
country school near the old Camp
Ground) where score or more boys
and girls had gathered for the open
ing day of school, and waited impa-
tiently the arrival of their new tea
cher. The little old school house
has long been discarded; the eager
boys and girls, some of whom were
older and larger than the little tea
cher, are scattered far and wide;
but from that day to this Miss Rob-
inson has not failed a single au-
tumn to meet and spend the school
year instructing children. After
teaching five or six years at Lambs
Woods and two years each at Rox-
ana, Dagsboro and McNeals, she has
given the remainder of her busy life
and worthy service to frankfort. In
other words, for almost forty years
this energetic, enthusiastic, and pa
tient woman has faithfully and tire
lessly toiled with three generations
of frankfort children.
Many of the grandparents and
parents as well as the children
proudly refer to the fact that they
have had an opportunity to attend
school to Miss Lizzie. Successful
men and women who have drifted
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28

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far from the scenes of their child
hood have not forgotten to write ans
tell her what she has meant tc
: them. And all who have gone tC
school to her, from the oldest to the
youngest, claim her as their best
teacher.
Sometime ago an educator while
visiting frankfort referred to the
shabby old building in which Miss
Robinson's grade was housed.
eyes sir" said a little fellow, who
was enrolled in this }grade, that is
a poor building all right, but we
sure have a good teacher in it,"
This is the opinion of all who know
her.
The gift from Miss Robinson's
former pupils was a complete sur
prise. Charles Harmon, a former
pupil of hers, now living in Okla
homa, wrote to his schoolmates sug-
costing that each contribute a little
toward a present and also write a
letter. Soon Miss Robinson began
to receive an unusual quantity OF
letters from former students and
then the beautiful gift with letter
of explanation came. Though MISS
Robinson treasures the silver set
very much, she seems to appreciate
the letters with their kind words
even more.
Nearly four weeks of the Frank
ford school is now history. Due to
the fact that the enrolment shows
an increase of more than IL per
cent over that of last year, the hous-
ing of the children has been quite a
problem. New seats have been add
ed and other adjustments brought
about to add to the children's COM
fort.
Miss Flynn of Swarthmore, Pa,
visited the school last week in be-
half of the Junior Town and other
organizations.
The school has been cooperating
with the town in its effort to aid in
the Florida and West Indian relief
work.
During the past week the follow
ing books were added to the High
School Library:
A History of the United States by
Forman The Government of Eu-
rope by Austin A History of
Columbia University Australian
Socialism by Ledger The Soul
of America by Colt The New
Pacific by Fletcher Democratic
England by Alden Marketing
Methods and Policies by Converse
With Porter in North Missouri
by Mudd The Challenge of the
Country by Fiske D.. America and
Britain by Powers A Handbook
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28
Frankford

]. Wolcott Gum who recently
graduated from Mount Hermon
Mass, is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Gum.
The storm of last week did a lot
of damage to trees and the fodder
crop. Fodder that had not been saw
ed was ruined. A large maple at Dr..
L. E. Murray's was blown down. The
streets were Uttered with branches
and leaves. Electric light. service
was out for a few hours.
Last spring when the Frankfort
Public School closed, there was one
teacher in the system who could
boast of having taught three gener-
atoms. Recently this teacher was
presented with a beautiful silver
water pitcher and goblet bearing
the inscriptions:
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28
AIR men OF NATIONAL
PROMINENCE TO AID
IN AIRPORT OPENING

retarv of Commerce William F
Whiting.
The races will bes run over i've
mile course with the start and finish
at Bellanca Field. Although the
full schedule of events has not been
decided upon, it will include a for
nation fight of. Army, Navy and
Marine Corps planes over the held
at II O'Clock on the morning OF the
9Th.
From 1870 to 1870 passenger car
rying by authorized civilian pllots
and public inspection of airplanes
under proper supervision Will De
permitted. The committee is taxing
every precaution that only planes
and pilots licensed by the UnlCeu
States Department of Commerce
and having a sufficient number OF
flying hours will be permitted 10
carry passengers.
An event of considerable interest
will take place at 2:5O p. m. rms
will be the parachute jumps. Mill
tarv planes will go to an altitude
of 1000 feet and the parachute jump
ers will endeavor to land on
mark mapped out on the field. In
order to make this mark it will be
necessary for the jumper to shift
his parachute one way or Ihe
other.
Another event will be the race to
altitude and landing. Fast pursuit
planes from a standing start will
race to an altitude of 5000 feet and
will dive down almost perpendicul-
arly in order to be the first to land.
other events include the two civ
ilian races of 35 miles and so miles
for bi-place military planes, pur-
suit plane race, which will be the
fastest race of the day, these ships
being capable of speed of 200 miles
an hour, and manOeuveurability
contests during which the dog
fights" of the World War days will
be re-enacted.
In order to accommodate the huge
crowd that is expected, special ar
rangement has been made by Z.
Douglas Buck, chairman of the Po-
Icing Committee, for ample parking
facilities. Space has been reserved
to accommodate $4,000 automobiles.
At least 500 armed guards will be on
hand to assist directing traffic and
maintaining order.
The official program of the meet |
will be the September issue of 1.-THE |
Wilmington" official publication of
the Wilmington Chamber of Com !
merce. 1t will contain GA pages of ,
articles devoted to aviation, amply
illustrated, and will be sold on the
field.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28
Dehnar

Mrs. William ]. Short is on an ex-
tended visit with her niece, Mrs.
Alan Lynch, in Wilmington.
Mrs. Joseph Long, of Clayton, was
a visitor with relatives in Delmar
during past week.
Rev. and Mrs. F. N. Faulkner are
entertaining the formers mother,
Mrs. Emma Faulkner, of Union Park
Gardens, Wilmington.
DR.. A. N. Warner, of Naypur, In
dia, filled the pulpit in the M. E.
Church here last Sunday morning.
Walter B. Stephens has been con-
fined to his home for some time suf-
fering with a severe attack of rheu-
matism.
The first fall meeting of the Del
mar New Century Club will be held
in the club room on Tuesday after
noon, October 2. Mrs. Marion Hast
ings will have charge of the pro-
gram.
DR.. Samuel Culver and wife, of
Baltimore, visited relatives in Del
mar during past week.
Frank Thorington spent Monday
in Philadelphia with his daughter,
Margaret, who is in the Pennsylva-
mia Hospital for treatment.
Rev. ]. T. Bailey has been return
ed to the NJ. P. Church in Delmar for
another year.
Lester Walls and Miss Eleanor
Turner, of Wilmington, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Givans during past week.
Messrs. Harrison Jones, Howard
Hastings, Harold Henry, Prof Nun
var and Capt. Alfred Waller spent a
few days of past week in Altoona,
Penna.
Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Russell, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Belts, Mr. Joseph
Deputy and Mr.. Chas. Deputy, of
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
V. J. Carmine on Sunday.
The finance committee of the Del
mar Fire Department is planning to
hold its annual minstrel show the
first of November. :
Mrs. J. Fred Stevens has returned
from an extended visit with her sis
Mrs. William G. Rowe, in
N. Y.
The teachers of the Sunday
School Departments located in the
basement of the M. E. Church, will
hold a food sale in Vernia Jones'
store on Saturday, September 10Th,
1T 10 a. M, when chicken salad,
Maryland biscuit, cakes and pies
will be offered for sale. =
Your patronage will be greatly
I,
Rev. ]. E. Berkstresser of the
first Baptist Church there is assist
ng Rev. Harold Fordham in revival
ervices at Rehobeth, Md.
Marion Foskey, of Philadelphia,
nd Daniel Foskey, of New York,
re visiting their father, Daniel
'oskey, of this town, and who has
cen critically i'll for some time.
COrbitt Sturgis is attending the
nnual track and field meet held in
-ltoona, Pa, by the PENNSYLVANIA
Co.
Mrs. Charles Taylor is a patient
t the Peninsula Hospital, Sails
ury, having underwent an opera I
on for appendicitis few days ago.
Residents on the Delaware side of
tate street are now permitted to
lake connections to the sewer sys- &
m
Mrs. John Carmean is a patient in 4
cCready Memorial Hospital, Girls 3
ED, Nd, where she recently under 3
ent an operation for appendicitis. g
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28

counts of the town of Milford, at the
request of the Mayor and Town
Council, and an extensive analysis
of the towns accounting system, as
the basis for recommending i'm
provements. Our study also includ-
ed an analysis of the towns bond
ed debt. A comprehensive report on
this piece of work will be submitted
to the Mayor and Council within
few days.
1--WE have cooperated in national
study of the number and salaries
of government employees by making
study of the number and salaries
of employees in New Castle county
and in the State school department"
he concluded
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28
WHICH COMES FIRST!

Everything in political campaign
points to election day. All the cal
culations have to do with what this
state, or that county, or this city, or
that town will do on the first Tues
day following the first Monday in
November. Voting, voting, all is
voting. And yet, you can't vote if
you don't register.
Forget the election, therefore,
until a month from now, and give
some attention to registration.
You'll feel like a fool if you walk up
to the polls on November and a
hard-boiled clerk tells you, Nothing
doing-you didn't register!"
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28

Everyone is invited toacome to the
Grange Fair, Friday and Saturday
September % and 20, all day and
evening. 1t is being held under the
Craftsmanship of Brother and Sister
Davis Watson and with their CO.
workers, promises to be one of the
best affairs of its kind ever held in
the Grange Hall.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28

of Northern France by Davis
Homelife in Germany by Sidgwich
-. American Citizenship by Beard
and Beard :. Forage Plants by
Piper :. The Nature and Worth OF
Plants by MacDongal Farm
Management by Warren 3. The
Farmer and the New Day by Butter
field The Appreciation of Liter
ature by Woodberry =. English Es-
says by Taylor The Origin and
Growth of the Hebrew Religion by
Fowler Selected Poems by
Masefield e.. The Girl and Her Re-
ligion by Slattery McAdoo by
Synon Herbert Hoover by r.
win = Alfred Smith by Hapgood
and Maskwoitz The Lofts
Throne of Nirvana by Haushalter
The World War by Benezt &.
The World and Democracy by Pow
ell Government and Politics by
Guitteau . A Short History of the
Roman People by Allen e. Consti-
tutional Law in the United States by
McClain Medieval Civilization
by Adams A History of Com
merce by Day . Political Parties
in the United States by Macy
Studies in United States History by
Riggs &. Industrial History of the
United States by Conan The Ba-
sis of Durable Peace by Cosmas g..
Party Organization and Machinery
by Macy -. City Government in the
United States by Goodnow Pre-
pairing for Citizenship by Guitteau
E. Democracy versus Autocracy by
Geiser E. Economic Liberty by Cox
=. The Learning Process. by Calvin
=. School Efficiency by Bennett
Twenty Twenty-Minute Lessons in
Bookkeeping by Taylor.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28
more than NH other
makes of cars combined!

I'D ENEATH the smart lines and colors
- of the new Studebakers is endur-
ance, speed, brilliant performance-nOt
merely claimed, but proceed.
Proved by The Presidents great record
of 10000 miles in 26,326 ninutes-The
Commanders $4,000 miles in 22,968
minutes-The DictatOr's 5000 miles in
4,75I minutes-The Erskine's 1000 miles
in 984 minutes. Every Studebaker-
built car has proved beyond question
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28

A grade crossing Just will not
stand for being double crossed.