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The Washington times., 1928-04-30
D. G. Pupils
WIN CASH
PRIZES

six washington high school stu
dents have carried away cash prizes
and high honors in several divisions
of the annual ), holastlc award con-
test, sponsored by The Scholastic,
national high school magazine.
Elizabeth Ayres. Mckinley Man
ual Training, won second prize Of SIS
in the division Of textiles; M. Chill
dren, Mckinley, special mention in
pictorial arts. Grace =. Gordon,
Central. won $50 in the drama divi-
sion Tor her one-act play, ''The
widow Higges." j. p. Springer, jr.,
and Johanna. Schmutzer, both Of
Central, won honorable mention in
drama. Another Central student,
Virginia d. Lightfoot, won honor.
able mention in the literary division
for her essay, Railroads"
Twenty thousand high school stu.
dents throughout the country com.
peted In the contest. Work OF the
Il. ashington winners in the art divi.
sion Is being exhibited IN the art
galleries OF the Carnegie Institute
OF Pittsburgh, whore the national ex.
nibition Of fine and decorative arts
by high school saholars Is being held
by The Scholastic.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
SUICIDE FATHER
|. WRITES NOTE
Of APOLOGY

II am tired of living. Forgive me
a. forgive my friends and enemies.
Pray FOR me"
Leaving this note. Anthony Longo,
Al, Of the $500 block Of Ninth Street
Northeast, yesterday ended his life
by firing shotgun through his
head IN q bedroom Of his home.
Longo killed himself just after he
had left the presence Of friends who
called on his family. He had sent
his three young daughters to q drug
stor. to buy ice cream for the COM
pany. !.
His wife heard the shot and found
the body. The three children were
returning from the store when
nelghbOrs told them Of their fathers
death.
LongO had been grieving over the
death OF sister about = year ago.
He was also worried over the status
OF his business as shoemaker.
Coroner hewitt has issued 8 suicide
certificate.
His wife and the three daughters,
Santina, II; Lucy. Is, and Antoi-
nOtte, lib, were prostAated.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
POIVCARE WINS
ELECTIONS

PARIS, April sO.--With Guade-
Ioupe constituency the only one out
OF 61z not counted, returns in the
Chamber Of Deputies election
showed today & decisive victory
for Premier Raymond Poincare
and the policies OF his national
union government
While the general election took
place on April III, 1t was necessary
to reballot IN 612 districts yesterday
owning to the fact that the original
voting gaze no candidates in those
districts & definite majority.
Premier Pbincare's majority In
the chamber win be approximately
100 seats.
The Alsatian autonomist party
the organization. seeking political
autonomy Tor Aisace- viii be rep
resented In the chamber for the
first time, capturing three seats
The right Republicans won 145
seats, . gain OF % seats. The LETT
Republicans lost 2S seats. They
win have 93 seats in the new
chamber. The radical socialists
elected III deputies, q loss Of is.
Leon Blum. most powerful Of
the socialist leaders in Paris, was
defeated by q communist.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
To the President
and Mem berS
of Congress

cOnfronts the possibility of having its
public utilities the control of nonresident
which, having interests other cities and
sections would necessarily look its Washington holdings
a incident.
has been shown Public Utilities Commission that the
holds At cent OF the comman STOCK
Washington Railway and Electric Power Company which IN
turn controls the Potomac Electric Power Company
Fifteen ago passed law prohibiting nonresident
interests Washington
although modified in order permit OF
The undersigned of the largest
stockholders the Washington Railway and Electric Company
He opposed to the outlined for two
l. He believes many minority stockholders would
gave endangered these properties
the powerful alien interest which seeks
their control
the manifest interest Of these nonresident
Of Washington
reside the sole opportunity profits through the
believes if this merger approved the North Amer
Company will completely dominate
the situation that the Great Falls rights must inevitably
fall ultimately their hands Thus would be created
pe monopoly of production and distribution, well
of traction service in their hands.
be remembered that well nigh half the electric current
used Washington used by the street Controlling them
side and owning the entire electric distribution system OF
the city, the proposed monopoly would have everything it's hands
No Independent interest could afford develop the Potomac
marketing of the current Any competing interest whether it
the Federal Government the municipality private interest,"
attempting to develop the Potomac River
PEELED at
complete electrical distribution system paraeing the
North American Company would have already installed
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
Corinth IN Ruins Has
Food Threatened
By Locusts
By .1nternational News servIse

ATH EMS. April 30. Famine
conditions in the district Of Cor
inth. which has suffered from an
almost continuous series Of earth
quakes during the last two weeks.
were further aggravated today BY
. plague Of locustE.
Practically every structure in
corinth which had survived the
many recent 'quakes was shaken
down by . rather severe shock
yesterday which was felt over )
wide area.
AZ the entire population OF the
city had fled to the open fields,
there were no casualties. the
locust plague il proving q serious
menace to the food supply Of the
hundreds OF homeless refugees.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
Broadcasting Station
Announces Schedule
For Television
~ Imeernatlonal News Service

BOSTON, April s0.-'The voice
OF the Minuteman," Station WLEX
az Lexington, the first station In
the world to use picture transmits.
sion in conjunction with its reg.
ular musical program, announced
today that television on definite
broadcasting schedule would begin
in two weeks. .
station WGY, at Schenectady.
has done experimental work in
this line.
TeleyIsion transmits the actual
image Of the artist at the studio
while the artist Is broadcasting.
The image Is reproduced at the
receiving end on q screen not
unlike that OF q motion picture.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
VESSEL DRIFT s
Il DAYS

NORFOLK, Va, April 80. Three
government vessels are drifting with
the helpless American steamer West
ern Ocean $50 miles east Of the viz
.ginia Capes.
The Western Ocean has been help
less since April is and has been
twice in tow Of government boats
and twice within 200 miles of the
Virginia Capes, caught in storms,
have the tow line parted, and be
cast adrift again.
She broke away from two vessels
yesterday, the coast guard cutter
Mascoutin ann the navy tug Keway-
din. She broke away from the cut.
ter Carrabassett last Monday.
The cutter Seneca LETT New York
yesterday afTern Va and viii prob
ably come up with the helpless craft
and the government boats standing
by her tonight. The Western Ocean
ran short Of fuel on April Is and
was unable to make port.
Then her food supply gave out and
the Mascoutin loaded small boat
with provision and sent them to
her with q volunteer crew in charge.
The steamer has "a in her crew ana
she Is loaded with general cargo
from Bremen for discharge at Nor
folk and Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
MARINES ADDED
IN NICARAGUA
So
~ Intsrnational News Service

Dy international News Services
BLUEFIELDs. Nicaragua, April
%. ~ Nearly 200 United States
marines have reinforced the de.
tachment already on guard at
Puerto Cabezas according to word
from that port today.
The marines arrived at Puerto
Cabezas upon the cruiser Cleveland
and debarlked early today.
Decision 70 strengthen the United
States guards along the east coast
resulted from the sudden appear
ance Of nearly 400 rebels and
.guerrilIas in the Pts Pts River district
where four American.owned mines
ana : mahogany plantation were
raIded.
Beiated reports reaching here
from the interior brought by native
runners that George b. Mar.
shall, cf New York, who was seized
by the rebels at La Lug and Los
Angeles mine, was not killed as
first reported, but is. being held as
prisoner. The rebels have not
demanded any ransom for his re-.
lease.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
Power Trust Would Kill Boulder Dam Construction
and Throttle Potomac River Power Development

industry leads the world because has cheap
The Power Trust seeks to place the American home Amer
lean industry American unoer universal
ton to it. If it succeeds it win be entoned in control Of the
economic establishment of this town aF Sts
Because the Washington transportation and power
intimately the evolution of this national monopoly,
significance that is far than merely local The
Washington Herald has repeatedly pointed out these features or
the situation.
organized in Washington this winter the
BIGGEST abest most resource and best prooned lobby that
has ever attempted handle Legislative situation in this country
Federal investigation that
$5OOOOO has been raised project
influencing legislation coorng public opinion The Power
Government development Boulder
the vitality important Potomac River power The North
Company, seeking dominate the and traction facilities
the Washington of the largest contributors to the
fund which sustan this great lobbying The Washing
Herald recently made the pertinent suggestion that if
Senators worth $4,000 for few weeks services to lobby
would interesting how much Senators and
actually in office might be worth
The North American Company strictly
1t Congress for the right to impose enormously increased
capitalization public utilities of this city capitalization
which would Immediately give it, in effect the to impose
collect through
electric current and municipal transportation.
Power has been attempting
educators the of the of
public this the Importance the nation
Washington and of the whole nation Congress
urged not to shack Washington to such octopus All that
shall thoroughly
himself before supporting such program Send Tor and read
communication from the Chairman Of the Federal Trade Com
Senate 21S 69h Congress- Second
communication from the Chairman OF the Federal Trade
Commission Electric Power Industry and Supply of Electrical
Equipment Competitive Senate Document 46,
Congress, First from Federal Trade
Commission 1000 D Street NJ w, phone Main 1920 UNLESS
YOU ACT QUICKLY TT WILL BE TOO LATE!
Respectfully,
JOHN J. NOONAN
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Big Sisters ID Benefit
BY Card l1arty Fund

The Big Sisters of the District a.
Columbia win - beneficiarles cE :
card party 70 be given tonight ct
the willard, Mgr. 6. r. Thomas.
spiritual advisor Of the organisation.
said.
Mgr. Thomas, Mrs. Thcrnns p.
Brown. Joseph Byrne. Mrs. Peter
Drury, Hrs. u. j. Early, Mrs. j. @.
LaGorce, Mrs. Joseph Loughralls
Miss Catherine Morgan, Mrs.
Charles Semrnes ana Mrs. wv. al.
Winnsatt are announced a. patrons
and patr0neBaes 81 the event.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
DIR. PROTHEROE
To LECTURE

DIR. Daniel Protheroe who is to
conduct the choral festival Of the
washington Church Music Council
at the Central Community Center,
Wednesday night, Is to deliver two
lectures on singing and choir direc-
ton at the First Congregational
Church tomorrow and Wednesday,
at AS p. m..
DR.. Protheroe will conduct q. re-
l1earsaI OF the women singers in
the festival, at 1850, tonight. in the
Central Community Center, the
mems rehearsal to follow at S:45.
He viii be the guest OF honor at
luncheon tomorrow, to be given
by local singers and others inter-
ested in music.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
$4,000 SUIT BY WOMAN

Mildred C. Jeffries, Of the 1900
block Connecticut Avenue, has filed
SUIT against Adele Spaulding, who
lives in the 24OO block Sixteenth
street. for $4,000 damages which
She claims she suffered when struck
bv the defendants automobile at
Dupont Circle, February is last. At.
torneya Frost and Towers represent
The ,1lainfiff
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
OPEN LETTER

Mr.. Edwin E. Gruhl
President General Manager North American Company
No. so Broadway New York City, New York
Dear Sir:
Will you direct Mr.. F. Ham, president of the Wash
ingtOn Railway and Electric Company to allow minority
list of the and addresses of the
other stockholders that acquant them with the loss they
sustain through the impending holding company?
able take but informed that there
a number holders whom it will great hard
ship.
Very truly yours
JOHN ]. NOONAN.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
SENTENcED FOR ASSAuLI

Clarence Bowie, coIored, recently
convicted In District Supreme Court
Of having attempted criminal assault
on q colored woman, has been SEN
fenced to serve 10 years in the peni-
Tertiary by Justice Siddons.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30

The response foregoing request that
the stakeholder person might examine the stock register
NOOnan denied the privilege of sending clerk to
make the
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
AN OPEN LETTER.

AS of the largest stockholders in the Washington Rail-
and Electric Company Mr. NOOnan asked the right to have
copied the list of stockholders from the cOmpanys register
That refused Mr. NOOnans letter. asking the privilege Of
sending representative to these names, follows:
The Washington times., 1928-04-30

Everyone can write ads. Write
one and win $1,000. Sec The
Times.Zaln Ad Test
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
SPECIAL PLANE FOR WALES

LONDON, April 3O.--A special
airpIane has been provided Tor the
Prince OF Wales for use on his
travels, according to the Daily
Mail TODAY.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30

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Tho Wannington Herald.
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the forwarding 81 your Annual Farm
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-30
DRAG RIVER FOR BOY
Youth Is Believed to Have
Drowned Near Canal.

Police this afternoon dragged for
the body of boy believed drowned
ut the junction OF White River and
the canal at Broad Ripple.
Frank Bryant, 6523 Ferguson St.,
Indianapolis Water Company as
sistant foreman, and three of his
men reported to police that they be-
lieved there had been drowning.
Thy were working along the river
when they saw splash in the
river.
They also saw a boy running away
and ran to head him off, but did not
succeed. =
AS they ran they saw splashes
near the canal entrance and be-
heved they saw an appraised hand in
the water.
The theory is that two boys we're
on the log obstruction and one fell
into the water and the other be-
came frightened and ran.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-30
FAIR ON OLD TIME
Central Standard for Events
to Avoid Confusion.

State fair events will be scheduled
on Central Standard Time to avoid
confusion and inconvenience for the
thousands of persons who will at
tend from all parts of the State,
Levi P. Moore, board president, an
nounced today.
Opening Saturday, the fair will
lest a week, closing Sept. 8.
Unusual interest is seen this year
in the horse and mule pulling con-
tests, set for Tuesday, Wednesday
ard Friday, Moore said. Prizes of
$500 have been offered Hoosier
horseshoe pitching champs in the
contest to be staged each morning,
starting Monday.
In addition to the Old Fiddler's
contest, in which $500 prizes are
offered, a new musical feature is
scheduled, a contest for male quar-
tets with prizes totaling $500. Indi-
ana Farm Bureau Federation is in
charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-30
Princess Displays Knees
Duel Challenge F0lI010S
Belgian HurIs Defy at
Priest for Criticism of
AStrid.
By United Press

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 30
A priest who criticised Princess
Astrid because he considered her
skirts too short, has been challenged
to a duel by a member of the Bel
gian gentry.
The challenge so far has gone
unanswered. The criticism appeared
in the Belgian clerical newspaper,
lie Vingt.eme Ciecle. The name Of
the challenger who took offense was
not revealed.
Princess Astrid of Sweden is the
wife of Crown Prince Leopold Of
Belgium.
The general public was more in
clined to be amused at the criticism,
taking the view that Astrid's skirts
simply conform to the modern
fashion.
Astrid is expected to give birth to
another child shortly.
The article criticising her said a
photograph taken at a recent pub
tic ceremony in Mons showed her
seated with her skirts reaching just
above her knees. The writer said:
1.-THE radiant beauty Of the prin-
cess aroused admiration in itself,
without the addition of such a piece
of trivial daring.
THE example coming from the
throne, or even the steps of the
throne, is the most substantial bar
that can be opposed to shameless
fashions"
In discussion over the challenge,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-30
Old Maid
Dig Rifles
Teachers
by Choice Is Fiery Reply
to Speaker at Ohio
Convention.
Bu United Press

BIZ United Press
CINCINNATI, Aug. 30.-Dr. Harry
Gamblers, professor of education at
the University of Cincinnati, re-
marked that there are too many
old maids in the schools" in talk
before the Hamilton County Teach
ers' Institute here.
His remark was the signal for a
heated discussion-so heated, in
fact. that he was forced to leave
the speakers stand.
Said DR.. Gamblers:
"Since teaching is attractive to
many young women, large number
enter the profession with the intent
of withdrawing at the first oppor-
tunity-when good chance of
marriage presents itself.
"They devote themselves whole
heartedly to the task for a period
of years, At the termination Of that
time they realize what has taken
place and the individual in many
instances becomes an unhappy
teacher. There are too large a num-
Der of such in the teaching profess
sion"
Replied Miss Lucy Gage, profess
scr of education at Peabody College,
Nashville, Tenn:
MANY of us are old maids by
choice. I venture to say there isn't
an unmarried teacher in this room
who didn't have an opportunity to
marry. We chose a career to a
home. 1t was only recently that
women were enabled to have both"
Following the squabble, both adj
nlitted that neither was in earnest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-30
RECEIVERSHIP
IS ASKED FOR
ELKS BUILDING
Friendly Suit Is Filed by
Holding Corporation of
Lodge Home.
NAME CARL o. BRITToN
Move Taken to ForeStaII
Costly Litigation, Says
Hughes.

Friendly suit for receivership of
the Elks Realty Company, holding
corporation of the 100000 eight
story Elks clubhouse, Meridian and
st. Clair Sts., was filed today in
Probate Court by the Union Trust
Company, registrar for preferred
stockholders.
Charles o. Britton, attorney, was
named receiver by Judge Mahlon
E. Bash, reached at his home, since
court is in vacation.
Thomas Hughes, exalted ruler of
B. P. o. E. No. Is, explained that
the lodge has found itself burdened
beyond expectations at the time the
magnificent clubhouse was built in
1925 and has been unable to meet
the last quarterly payment to the
realty company, which met divi-
dendS Of preferred stockholders.
FOrestaH Litigation
With the passing Of the Aug. Is
payment of $12,5OO to the realty
company by the lodge, a number of
stockholders have threatened suits.
The friendly receivership was in
stituted to forestall costly litigation
and place the claims of all parties
in one action at the least possible
expense, it was explained.
The Union Trust Company sues
under its interest as registrar, ask
ing judgment for 5000 to cover the
$3.50 year registrar fee, alleged to
be three years in arrears, and other
necessary expenses.
The petition points out that
100000 worth of first preferred
stock was issued in 1925 OF this
$4,000 has been retired, it is alleged
When the lodge failed to pay the
$l2,500 due Aug, is under its lease
Of the building from the Elks Realty
Company, the holding company
could not pay the preferred stock
dividend. Other indebtedness totals
about SIS. 900, it is alleged.
Working on Plan
Because cost of the building and
furnishings exceeded expectations
and income has been less than an
ticipated and the claims outstand-
ing, the complaint says there is
grave doubt as to whether or not the
assets of said defendant are sufl-
Gent to liquidate in full such liza
bilities."
In the suit brought by the Union
Trust Company, as a creditor, no
other object is in mind than a con-
Servation of the assets and the pro-
lection of every one with mini
mum of expense" said Exalted Ruler
Hughes. Assurances have been
given that the expenses of the re-
ownership will be only nominal
Under the direction, and with
the approval, of Judge Bash, it is
our desire and expectation that
within a short time some plan can
be worked out to be submitted to
all parties in interest, which will en-
able the Realty Company as well as
the lodge, in an honorable way to
meet its obligations, and do the fair
thing to everyone. 1t goes without
saying that the lodge expects to
continue as heretofore to stand for
the benevolent and social objects
for which it was organized"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-30
Bodies of Men Located
Near Wrecked Machine
Badly MangIed.
By United Pres

By United Press
PORT JERVIS, N. Y, Aug. 3d.
The bodies Of M. M. Merrill. man
ager of the Curtiss Flying Service,
and Edwin Rome, manager of the
Buffalo flying field, we're found to-
day near the ruins of Col. Charles
'Lindbergh's airplane.
Both bodies were badly mangled.
Oficials here said the position of
the bodies established the fact that
the Falcon biplane had exploded in
the air while they were flying it to
New York from Buffalo.
Searching through dense under
plane five miles from the
brush, search parties found the
estate Of former Governor Clifford
Pinchot of Pennsylvania.
The bodies were found a short
distance away.
The airplane, standing nose down.
ward in the soft earth, first was
sighted in the dense underbrush
Friday by four airplanes that had
started from Curtiss Field, L. I.
earlier in the day.
Wednesday morning from New
York the greatest air search in his
tory was started for the two Amer
lean fliers. Upward of thirty air.
planes, headed by c. S. Casey
Jones, started from CurtiSs Field.
Two other States sent aid while
Army and Navy aircraft joined.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-30
DRY TEST
Anti-Wet League Lawyer
Hopes for lob.

E. A. Miles, Indiana Anti-Saloon
League attorney, today received
unofficial notice of his success in
passing examination for prohibition
attorney, from the evil service COM
mission, Washington.
Miles said he expected to be ap-
pointed assistant attorney for the
Indiana dry Office shortly, although
he has not yet tende- ed his resigna-
ton to the dry league. Eventually,
it was said, Miles may be made at
torney for the entire prohibition
district embracing Indiana and
Ohio. His duties will include prep
aration of cases to collect civil fines
and penalties from convicted boot
leggers.