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The Washington times., 1929-08-31
TANKER BLAMED
IN SHIPWRECK

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remote. The waters are lev cold.
Even a powerful swimmer able to
gain land probably would not be
able to land on the rock studded
shore with its crashing surf.
From Santa Cruz northward to
Half Moon Bay watchers lined the
coast on the lookout for bodies.
Meanwhile, an investigation has
been launched to determine the
blame. IL possible, for one Of the
worst maritime disasters in the
history OF this section OF tie
PscIfic Coast.
Lights DiscernibIe
It was at first reported the two
ships collided in dense fog. Later
reports disclosed the lights of the
ships were discernible to each other.
although blanket of fog enveloped
them shortly after the crash.
As the Dodd and San Juan were
locked together momentarily, a
woman on the deck of the San
Juan threw small boy on to the
decks OF the Dodd.
Six.year-old Hollis Pifer, OF Los
Angeles was the boy tossed to
safety. His mother, Mrs. Marjorie
Pifer. leaped into the sea and
persisted after saving her son
Ship in Darkness
With the San Juan immersed in
darkness Immediately after the
crash. the passengers. trapped in
staterooms. were, for the most part,
unable to reach the decks. Some,
however, managed to throw them.
selves into the sea. OF these. some
were rescued and others were
sucked down by the whirlpool
created by the laundering ship.
The Dodd lowered lifeboats i'm
rnediately and began picking up
struggling victims. The steamer
Munami, which was following the
San Juan down the coast, arrived
shortly afterward and also assisted
In rescue work.
The San Juan disappeared from
sight before the rescue work had
scarcely aettaR underway
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Hoover Names 4 D. C.
Boys for West Point

Four Washington boys have been
named by President Hoover as
cadets-at-large to the West Point
Military Academy. subject to quail.
fications at entrance examination
to be held next March.
Those receiving the appointments
are Philip .Delano Brant, 1900 block
Nineteenth st. N. w; winton
Brown, 1900 block California st.
N. w: Lawrence Edward Schlanser.
son Of Major E. A. Schlanser, u. S.
Medical Corps, and Joseph Hornsby
Spear, Sd, Washington Navy Yard.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Orphan Girl, Is, Alleges
BETRAYAL by Home Head

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 G,N.S).-
Separated from her year-old daugh.
ter because she was allegedly be-
trayed by the man in whose care
she was placed when a baby herself.
pretty Lena Phillips, Is. faced a
dreary future yesterday. The man,
Herbert Teater. 81 and married, for.
nner head Of the Odd Fellows
orphanage at Philadelphia, was ar.
rested.
A $500 shortage was discovered
= few days after he and Lena dis
appeared November 10, 1927. The
ehild-mother said she had been won
by kindnesses of Teater, the only
guardian the law provided for q.
parentless little girl
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Local Hebrews Attend
Y. M. H.aA. Meet i'm BALTIC.

Officers of local Hebrew organiza,
tons left today for Baltimore to at
tend the opening of the convention
of the Middle Atlantic States Fedora
ton Of Young Mems Hebrew Assoc
Citations. Approximately SO mem.
bers of local Hebrew associations
will attend the convention.
morrow morning. while the annual
oratorical contest will be the feature
OF the evening program. Benjamin
Hinden, graduate Of Central High
School, who represented Washing.
ton in the contest last year. will
again strive TO bring the prize to
lkhts eth
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Woman Takes Cleanser
In Mistake for Medicine

Believing that she, was taking
medicine. Frances May Johnson, is,
OF the 900 block Thirteenth St. 8.
e., yesterday swallowed 4 quantity
of n, cleanser. She was removed
to Emergency Hospital where ply
sicians administered antidotes and
sent her home.
Her condition Is not serious.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Physician Faces Trial
After Death of Girl

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 81 II .N.S.l,
DR.. Robert s. Fitzgerald, charged
with PERFORMING an Illegal opera
ton upon a 21-year.old girl from
Stanardsyille, Va, was held yester.
day for grand jufy action. The girl
died here August Is, two days after
the alleged operation. Howell Dean.
also from Stanardsyille, who Is
alleged to have paid Fitzgerald for
performing the operation, failed to
appear to. testify for the State.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
DELINQUENT WATER BILLS

2 ARLINGTON COUNTRY COURT
HOUSE, Aug. 3l.-County Engineer
G.. L. Kinnier reporting to the
County Board of Supervisors that
there are now in his office 1908 de-
linQueKt water service bills has been
authorized by the supervisors to cut
off the water service unless bills are
paid at once.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
BALL0U DUE MONDAY

Frank w. Ballou. superintendent
OF schools. is expected to arrive in
Washington today from his camp in
Maine, where he spent the summer.
Preparations for the new school
term will get under way Monday,
with most OF the school officers back
troE Vacatioas
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
CoLoRED CHURCH PICNIC

The annual outing and picnic of
st. Paul Colored Methodist Church
is being held today at Green Willow
Park. Anacostia. All the c. NJ. e.
churches in the District of Column.
eta have bean invited to join. The
Rev. n wilcox 81 chairman
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
PHOTOGRAPH
ON ZEP TELLS
Of THRILLS
BIZ PEARLGR0se

NEW YORK. aug. 81 lU.sJ.--
Getting . picture Of Captain Ecke-
ner as he ateered the Graf Zeppelin
On It's course was the most difficult
feat Robert Hartman had to per.
form while taking moving pictures
Of the Hearst.zeppelin round-the-
world flight.
Hartman, the Hearst Newsreel
cameraman. aboard the dirfgible,
described some Of his experiences.
Taking chances with his life was all
in the days work, he declared.
Hangs Upside Down
To take the Eckener shot, " Hart.
man ciimbed out on one OF the
forward windows OF the cabin. Then
hanging. head downward While
Knute Eckener and! three other
members OF the crew. held him by
the ankles, he ground out several
feet Of film.
The world flight films are now
being shown all over the country
in M.G.M Aewsreel pictures.
Chicago presented the most inter-
esting view from the air, In Hart
mans opinion. He said that its
skyline as seen from Lake Mich
igan rivaled New Y0rk's and that
the parks along the lake front
with their winding drives and bril-.
liant beds OF flowers resembled q
huge Oriental carpet.
Old Timer on Yep
Hartman has been aboard the
Graf Zeppelin on avery one Of Its
air jaunts. He believes the air.
ship Ii superior to the airplaRe
for taking aerial picture because
OF ita slower speed and ability to
maneuyer close TO the ground.
The desolate swaRlpa and forests
OF Siberia; thu mountain ranges OF
Asia; cloud formations and beau-
tiful allnrises were shot" on the
historic world flight. Hartman
made about 200 still pictures and
10000 feet Of motion pictures for
M.G-M neWsreel.
Hartman lives In Berlin with his
wife and daughter. but he has not
been at home much In the past Is
months. In May. 1928, he went to
Spitxbergen to cover the Inflated
Mobile expedition TO the North Pole
for the Hearst newsreeis. He missed
the Italia and stayed at Kings Bay,
where he took pictures Of the rescue
parties and other exciting events.
A Thrilling Career
Ten days after he returned to Ber-
lin he was assigned to the Graf zep-
pelin for its first flight across the
Atlantic. m
He admits his career an a camera
man d one thrilling adventure after
another.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
POliceman's Dog Bites
Hand of 9-Year-Old Girl

Helen Totoro, ?, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Carmelo Totoro, OF 3403
Georgia Ave. N. w. was bitten on the
hand yesterday when playing with
the dog of Policeman sylvester
Murphy Of the Fifth precinct, In
the Murphy yard, iii Eye ST. N.
T..
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Safed Burned, Sacked;
Is Jewish Residents
Slain by Arab Horde

JERUSALEM. Aug. 81. Q.N.S.).---
With the death list mounting hourly
in the bloody conflict between Arabs
and Jews throughout Palestine. re-
newed appeals were made by prom
inent Hebrew organizations today
for world cooperation in bringing
the disorders to an end.
Following the Arab attack upon
Safed, the ancient seat of Hebrew
mysticism in upper Galilee. the ma
tional council of Palestine Jewry
broadcast an 'appeal to Jews through
out the world to aid in stemming
the tide of persecution.
Extent of the casualties at Safed
Is not definitely known owing to dis
rupted communications, Reports
state that between 12 and 26 are
dead and scores wounded.
Town Set Attire
The Arabs attacked Safed with
out warning. murdered and Pill
LACED and then set the town ablaze.
Virtually every Building with the
exception of the government Of
fees was razed,
Although British troops vFeutsd
q large force of Bedouins advancing
on Ramleh from the border, the
danger OF a general Moslem attack
on Jerusalem has not yet passed,
according to indications today.
The national council is openly
fearful that any hour may see a
general invasion of fierce Moslem
hordes across the borders from
Syria and Transiordania, as we'll as
from outlying districts of Palestine.
No further news has been received
of the party of Ia young American
students. cycling to Syria, who are
reported to be in peril on the Pales.
tine-Syrian frontier.
Feared I'm Arab Peril
1t is believed they are surrounded
by hostile Arab tribes. British
troops have been rushed to the spot
to convey them back to Jerusalem
in safety.
All of Upper Galilee is in a state
of extreme tension as a result of
the attack upon Safed.
Strong achievements Of British
troops are being rushed to Liberals
and other towns nearby to repel any
further attacks. and all Arabs show.
ing recalcitrant attitudes are taken
prisoner.
The Safed disaster. following a
short respiteA has increased the
despair of Jewish colonists In
Palestine.
5000 Without Food
Details Of the attack received to.
day revealed the same mercilessness
which has characterized the other
Arab assaults.
Three thousand Jews were packed
in one building without food or
water, and forced to watch he
Moslems destroy their houses and
possessions. They were freed with
arrival of British troops.
Bread and other food is being
rushed to Safed from Tiberias,
where the Jewish colonies Of Migdal
and Dagania are reported to be in
state of panic.
British military planes are patrol.
ling the transjordania frontier.
A number OF armed Moslem tribes1
men are reported to have crossed
the border in the night time.
The patrol planes are equipped
with machine guns to give battle
to marauding bands.
The American consulate IN Jeru.
salem now has q guard OF four
British sentries. Consul General
knabenshue reported to the Stata
Department today.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Mexico Stirs Diuorce
Colony in Paris
d FREDERIOK q. ABR0TT

PARIS, Aug. 81 (INS)"H the Mexican government an
nuls all divorces granted in the State Of Morelo Mexico
many prominent Americans will find themselves bigamists
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
HOWARD s DRIVE
OPENS TODAY

The membership and 5000, 900
alumni fund drive sponsored by the
General Alumni Association Of
Howard University will open to.
night with a get together meet-
ing of SIS members of the local
committee at the alumni head
quarters on the university campus.
The campaign is scheduled to run
for 10 days.
J. Franklin Wilson, president of
the local organization which ras
more than 1900 members. and his
committee will cooperate with
Dean George w. Cook, alumni ser.
rotary and director Of the dr. We,
IN trying to put this city over the
top in its quota. The drive Will
be of national scope and viii he
held in all the large ci.l4s OF the
country having Howard alumni
chapters.
Local members OF the g,neral
committee are Dean Kelly Miller,
chairman of the finance Commit.
Tee; Howard H. Long, assistant SUI
perintendent of schools. division
1O.3; Nellie Quander, George A.
Parker, DIR. 2. c. Terry. Mrs. Alma
J. Scott and J. Franklin Wilson.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
COLORED ELkS
PLAN BALL

Columbia Temple No. 422, an &C.
tive auxiliary of local colored Elks,
will give their first annual charity
ball, at Lincoln Colorado, Tuesday,
October 20, from d. m. to 2 a. m.
With $4,000 in the treasury of
the grand lodge, and more than so
scholarships granted to colored
youths Of the country, the charity
program must be financed by spe-
cial efforts, to meet the winter
budget.
Alethia Williams, l.. A. Pinkney
Mabel Butler, Margaret Ford, Annie
Robinson, Hattie Williams, Princess
Peters, Mildred Crawford, Alma
Anderson. Georgia Henry, Maury
Lee. Mabel Crawford. Mary Harris
Bessie Taylor. Carrie Cypress, LuelIa
Johnson. Ruth Powell. Carrie Ford
Sarah Turner, Isabella Herd, and
Hattie McIllwain, are the commit.
tee in Charge.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Valley Airport Marks
Third Year of Safety

WAYNESBORO. Va, Oct. az
The Valley Airport has begun lis
third year of flying, a period that
has been marked by absolute safety
on every flight. The past year has
brough an unusual amount Of pub
lefty to the local field and many
we'll known guests. Among the dis
tinguished visitors have been Gov.
Harry Floyd Byrd. Col. Charles A.
L indber g h, Harry Guggenheim
Capt. Ira Eaker, co-pilot of the
Army endurance plane. Question
Mark. and Robert Dake and Shelley
Charles. both winners in coast.to
coast races
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
College Paper Raps
No Liquor Clause
In Leases

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Oct.
22.-The clause in the lease all
students living in the dormitories
or other lodging places provided
by the University of Virginia are
required to sign, prohibiting the
possession or use of intoxicants,
Is criticized in the leading edi.
torial of College Topics, student
paper, under the title False
Colors," on the ground that 1t Is
a law of the land and has no
place in the regulations OF an
educational institution.
The contract does not fall
under the honor system" the
writer asserts for it is a regula-
ton to which the student In not
required to give his pledged
word"
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
ITALY SECRET
CODE LOST

BERLIN. Oct. % .s).-The
italian Embassy today confirmed
reports OF complete change in
its personnel and the disappearance
of tho key to secret diplomatic
code.
However. the embassy emphatic
ally insisted that there was nc
connection between the two hap
penings.
. Meanwhile diplomatic circles have
Continued to buzz with comment
on the sudden departure Of the
Italian ambassador, Count Aldro
vani Marescoxtti, and his staff.
!. So far the German government
has not received any notification
that Premier Mussolini intends tC
change ambassadors in Berlin
although speculation over the iden
tity of Count Marescotti's successor
is widespread.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Thibetans Find Various
: Uses for Surplus Butter

A surplus of dairy products from
the numerous cows and yaks OF
Thibet has caused the Thibetans to
find new ways of utilizing them, as
. ''Hoard's Dairyman" tells about it
Thibetans burn butter in their
lamps, they color it and mold it into
patterns on cakes that adOrn their
affairs; they eat it and wear it.
Soldiers rations include sheep
bladders of butter, travellers carry
them on a journey, housewives keep
them hanging in the kitchen for
years, If possible, for their prize
srancid butter as Westerners do
ripe cheese. In the winter both
men and women smear themselves
with butter until they shine. They
feed themselves with buttered tea
O. soup made of boiled tea, strained
through a sieve, and then Churned
with butter and thiCkened with
"tsamba," a ground harley.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Freak Apple Grows
In Waynesboro
Orchard

wAYNESBORO, Va, Oct. "a
The tri.variety apple is an un'
usual and new occurrence TO he
discovered in even this, a great
apple section. But W. II. Road
cap found a specimen and Is e1.
hibiting it. The apple freak
a. good.sized one, is classified as
Ben Davis, Northern Spy and
Baldwin. The three dissimilar
varieties show on the skin, and
It is divided into three equal parts
as clearly as IL cut with a knife.
1t grew on a Ben Davis tree and
is so unusual that Roadcap Is
going to consult a member OF
the State agriculture department
on his find.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
ROAD
To NEW YORK

The Pennsylvania railroad be-
tween Washington and New York
is to be electrified, it was announced
yesterday, when an agreement on
ordinances was reached by the road
and the city of Baltimore.
Work on the identification, which
will extend from the present ter
minus at Wilmington, Del, to the
Capital will take between five and
six years, officials Of the road
stated.
One benefit which will result
from ,the change will be elimina ton
of smoke and dust nuisances in
long tunnels and terminals in the
several cities through which the
line passes.
When completed the Pennsylvania
system will operate over 799 miles
of line and 2,759 miles Of electrified
track
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
HOOVER SPURNS
FLORIDA COP.
JOB PLEA

President Hoover yesterday sent
sharp reply to a protest from
Florida politicians against his ap-
} pointment of Federal District Attor.
ney Hughes there. He said:
1.-THE success of the Republican
party rests upon good govern.
ment, not on patronage"
His letter, made public at the
White House, in reply to a COM
Anunication from Fred f. Britten.
secretary OF the Republican party
in Florida. declared that the Re-
publican leaders had overlooke
the prime responsibility" Of the
Chief Executive in appointments.
Threat Is Noted
It Is incumbent upon the President
Ito appoint men to public office who
will execute the laws of the United
States with integrity and without
fear, favor or political collision. "
said Mr.. Hoover's letter.
The President continued:
note your demand that the or
ganiZation shall dictate appoint
ments In Florida irrespective OF
merit or my responsibility, and
ethat you appealed to the opponents
Of the Administration to attack
/ me-"
81 enclose herewith a copy of a
statement 1 issued last March. That
statement was no idle gesture"
The statement to which the Presi-
dent referred was his call upon the
Republican party of the Southern
States to clean house.
1t was in this statement that the
President named what has become
known as the patronage triumvi.
rate of the South" This trio COM
prised Walter Newton, secretary to
she President: PostmasterGe General
Brown and James F. Burke, general
counsel to the Republican National
Committee. Their selection meant
the ousting of Horace Mann, South.
ern campaign manager last fall, from
all consideration in patronage mat.
tiers.
Guerrilla Warfare On
The Old Guard Republican organ.
EZations have been resentful of this
treatment and a guerilla warfare has
existed from the time the President
gave out his statement in March
But this resentment did not flare
into open revolt until last week. AT
the time the reason was not appar'
ant, but the disclosure of the letter
TO Mr.. Britten removes the mystery.
b 1t seems that the President Is
ready to battle out this issue with
the Old Guard and his reference to
the threats of reprisals followed by
the declaration that his March state
ment was mo idle gesture" appar-
emily would indicate that no quar-
ter will be asked or given.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Bishop Cannon Facing
DiscipIining, Is Claim

1.-THE Challenge" local newspaper
carries an article to the effect that
Bishop James Cannon. Jr., OF the
Methodist Church South. is to be
disciplined by the church and his
political career ended.
According to the publication. q
movement Is on foot In the South
headed bv the Rev. Rembert G.
smith of Washington. Ga. and
q. r. McElderry, of TalladeSa, A la
to curb the bishop and put s'op
to what Is described as propaganda
OF religious hatred"
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
BUILT
ON SHIP FOR
CRUISE

BREMEN, Oct. 20 U.N.s).-A
Swimming German Stage" a big
reconstructed wooden four-mast
schooner with two Diesel motors,
will sail from here early next year
on an eighteen months theater
cruise to European ports, South
America and the United States,
where a selected troupe will perform
Clas sic German drama and comedy
aboard the ship.
The stage ship is nearing COM
pletion at the Howaldt Works, Ham
burg and the first performances
aboard are scheduled to take place
early in 1890, shortly before the
shin sets out on it's adventure.
Commodore For Pilot
Plotted by one OF the best Ger
man commodores, who has not been
ppointed vet the ship will carry a
crew OF II officers and men, one
stage manager, two physicians.
luress.agent, one cook and eighteen
stewards. The acting troupe VIII
form part OF the crew and be hireo'
not engaged.
The "Swimming Stage" contains
theater hall with more than aoO
seats and a stage ten meters woe
and fourteen meters long. 1T Is
equipped with the most modern
electrical and stage apparatus,
The stage ship can entertain 1.bOO
people in another big hall where teas
board festivities, receptions. dances
and lectures will be arranged. Right
under this NALL in the lowest deck
Beer Hall and Wine Cellar III
old German style will be housed
There are many other halls ano
rooms including a bar, exposition
rooms and a movie theater.
There will be a daylight movie
theater on the board deck, where
propaganda films like Beautiful
Germany" showing the beauty OF
German landscape, aud Germany
at Work" showing the industrial
centers will be performed.
Visit SO Ports
It Is planned that the ship, named
Pro Arte. which is Latin for art
will anchor in about so ports anc
give about 900 performances. The
whole enterprise is under the direc
ton of the German Actors League
Harbors and big cities to be
visited are, in Europe. Hamburg
Rotterdam. Antwerp, London, Lis
bon, Sevilla. Barcelona and Tene
! riffa; in South America, Para. Per
nambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
Santos Desterro, Porto Allegro,
Rio Grande, Buenos Aires, Monte
video. La Plata, Bahia Blanca
Valdivia, Conception and Valparaiso
In the United States the stage
will probably visit Galveston, New
Orleans, Miami. Jacksonville, Savan
nah. Charleston, Wilmington, Ba61
more, Washington, Philadelphia
New York and Boston.
From New York the Swimming
stage" will return via the Azores
and London.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Woman Dies of Burns
Caused bY Oil on Fire

HARRIsoNBURG, Va, Oct. %.
Miss Dorcas Whitmer, sc, member
Of a we'll known Rockingham
county family, died at the Rocking
ham Memorial Hospital here from
burns she suffered while starting a
fire with kerosene at her home at
Hinton, Va.
Miss Whitmer pored kerosene into
a stove in which there had been
fire, not knowing there were live
Goals under the kindling. A quick
blaze and explosion resulted and
she was severely burned from her
waist to her head.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Plan Concert to Benefit
Farmers in Palestine

A musical concert for the benefit
OF rebuilding farms Of the Jewish
Women Pioneers In Palestine will
be given tomorrow night at the
Jewish Community Center Audi.
forum.
The concert In under the auspices
Of tho Washington Chapter of the
Pioneer Women's Organization,
which Ia now in its third year.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Falkland (Md.) Will See
eco Slow. Mary" Comedy

FAIRLAND, Nd. Oct. EGO
Slow. Mary three-act comedy,
will be presented by members of
the st. Marks Guild at the parish
house. Falkland. tomorrow night
at 8 o'clock. 1t has already been
given in different sections of the
county during the past month.
The proceeds from tomorrow
nights entertainment will be de-
voted to the guild,
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Benefit Card Party
Planned for School

A benefit bridge party to pro-
vide furnishings for the new Ben
Murch school will be held in apart
ment 800, 1881 Thirty.sixth ST.,
Chevy Chase Friday at 2 o'clock.
The affair is being given by the
Parent-TeaChers Association.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Bishop WalpOle Service
Planned for November :

Services commemorating the late
Bishop Walpole of Edinburgh will
NE held at Christ Church in George
town, November 3 at II O'Clock
The Rev. Pinkney Wroth, rector
and the Right Rev. Philip M. Rhine
land. ID, warden of the College
: Of Teachers. Washington Cathedral,
WHY he in charge OF the services.
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