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The Washington times., 1929-09-09

The two sisters were taken into
custody in a raid on an apartment
by District Attorney Buron Fits.
Both girls are being held in the
county jail under $4,000 bail, Miss
Lee charged with suspicion of as.
sault with a deadly weapon, and
her sister detained as a material
witness.
The arrests, according to Fits
were the result of report brought
to him several days ago by the
manager of the apartment where
the sisters moved one week ago.
Knowing that several important
States witnesses against Pantages
were tenants in her apartment
house, the manager. who is also a
States witness in the Pantagee
case, warned Fits an attempt was
being made to get acquainted with
one of the witnesses, q man.
Note Under Door
Fits told the manager to await
further developments, it was dis
closed. Saturday morning the
apartment manager and the man
witness reported finding a note un.
der his door which read:
IT you will testify that the
Pringle girl bruised herself, there
might be $4,000 in it for YOU"
Both girls flatly denied they had
been planted in the apartment
house for the purpose of approach.
ing men witnesses in the Pantages
case.
Both Arrested
Fits then produced the note and
asked Miss Lee to copy it. She did
so, and Fits then ordered detec-
tiyes to arrest both girls.
To guard them while they dressed,
Fits asked the apartment manager
to stay with them in their bedroom.
Then it is charged by the land.
lady that Miss Lee snatched up a
butcher knife from the kitchen and
started toward her.
The woman screamed, and the de.
tectiyes rushed to her assistance
Just as a bottle was hurled at her
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Lyon Principal Speaker
At Anti-Smith Meeting

OAKToN, Va. Sept. s.-FranE
Lyon, Of Mclean. a leader in the
Virginia independent political move.
ment was the chief speaker at the
meeting of the Anti-Smith Demo.
cratic Club held last night in the
local schoolhouse.
1t is planned to ,reorganize the
club and to participate actively in
the present campaign in behalf Of
William Mosely Brown, candidate o
for governor and L. L. Fresman,
candidate for delegate.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Carter Diffey Named
Coach of High School

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Sept. 9.-Carter Diffey,
star quarter back of the University
Of Virginia 1925 team and later
coach, has been appointed by, the
Arlington County School Board as
physical director and coach at the
Washington Lee High School, ac-
cording to an announcement today
by Fletcher Kemp, county school
superintendent.
All candidates for the football
team are requested to meet at the
High School tonight at 7:3O o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
own SPARK.
CAUSED
FIRE
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the facts from the air. No landing
could be made within 120 miles OF
the peak.
The first to reach the wreck were
members OF search party from
4 Government survey camp on a
shoulder OF the mountain, II miles
from the debris.
Probes Under Way
While the coroner's inquest was
regarded as closed with the return
/, OF a verdict. at the little railway
!. station of Grant late last night,
other inquiries were only starting.
The most serious passenger plane
crash in the history of the South.
western aviation was to be probed
thoroughly by the Department of
Commerce Bureau of Aeronautics.
Major Clarence M. Young, Com.
missioner Of Aviation OF the Gov
ernment, had arrived by air at
Albuquerque, to pursue the investi-
: cation.
r. J. Hagen, inspector OF the
bureau, was on Mount Taylor soon
after the first searching party had
reached the wreck. He refused to
comment pending collection of more
data.
It was the opinion of Rice and
other airmen, who had studied the
J. wreckage from the air and had
known of the storm conditions
+ Tuesday, that the wrecked liner had
4 been hurled against the peak by a
4 side. wind.
Margin is Narrow
A scant 500 feet more OF altitude
would have saved the liner, Rice
said. But the plane. he thought,
had been bucking such winds that
1t could not climb the distance
needed to allow it to cross a shoulder
Of the highest peak in western New
Mexico.
The motors of the plane were
Literally disintegrated and some parts
of the metal had been melted by the
terrific heat Of an explosion and the
burning Of several hundred gallons
of high test gasoline.
When we left Los Angeles" he
said, Rice had orders to zig.zag
over the Western Express route in
Arizona and Mexico. Before we
left, Rice told me he believed the
City of San Francisco would be
found near Grant, the city which
last saw the ill-fated liner in flight.
Close Watch Kept
THE passengers and the crew
kept close lookout as we passed
over the bad lands. As we neared
Mt. Taylor. B. W. Dieber, co-pilot,
was at the controls. Rice was
back in the cabin. Courier John.
son was seated near me.
"As we skirted the south side
OF Mt. Taylor, Johnson saw some.
thing he said looked like a pile of
tin cans. As he started to point.
I noticed what I thought was
snow. Rice saw it at the same
time. He hurried to the front of
the plane.
1T was only few seconds until
We were certain that we had
round the lost City of San Fran.
cisco. We circled the wreckage
three times, each time at a little
lower altitude. From the looks of
things I believe the plane first
crashed and then caught afire.'
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Passengers on Liner
Tell How Wreckage
Of Plane Was Found

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 8
G,N's)-Three passengers on the
western air express liner from
which the wreckage OF the T. A. T.
liner the City Of San Francisco
was first sighted on Mt. Taylor in
New Mexico, told of their exper.
ience today.
Lester Luhnow, Los Angeles; J.
Harry Coleman, Elizabeth, N. j.;
and Rex B. Clark, Norco. Calf,
arrived via train, still displaying
nervousness as a result of the
thrills they encountered after sight.
ing the wreckage.
Luhnow was speeding to Kansas
City to attend the funeral of his
mother, Mrs. Emma Volker Luh-
now. Coleman tonight is on his
way to Chicago, and Clark is en-.
route to Detroit.
Nerves Racked
"A nerve-racking experience, !"
Clark said as he stepped off the
train, we're all lucky to be alive -
1t was as though we were to
OC ISWdAuSU ny DOWGES
because we were on the plane that
found the wrecked plane" said
Coleman.
Clark said the giant tri.motored
Fokker of the western air express
narrowly escaped disaster as the
travellers continued their eastward
air journey after sighting the
wreckage.
Clark graphically described the
finding of the T. A. r. planes
wreckage.
GRANTS, N. NJ, Sept. 9 n.N.sL
r. J. Hazen, Department of Aero
nautics inspector. today telegraphsd ed
a report of his <indings in the
wreck of the T. A. T. air liner,
City of San Francisco, to Wash
ington.
No intinatiOn was given by HGzen
Of the nature of the report.
Official announcement will he
made of the findings by the De.
partment Of Commerce. Hazen said.
Three newspaper correspondents
who had visited the scene of The
wreck on Mt. Taylor. 80 miles
north of here Saturday. had been
missing last night, it was reported
here
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
G. o. P. WOMEN MEET

CLARENDON, Va, Sept. 9.-The
Arlington County League Of Repub
lican Women will hold it's monthly
meeting tonight in the Rucker
Building at Clarendon at o'clock.
All members are requested to at,
tend as plans for the clubs ac.
tivity in the coming campaign for
governor will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
D. c. Meeting to Discuss
GastOnia Strike Trial

Trial of the strikers at Gastonia,
N. c., will be discussed at an open
meeting to be held by the Inter.
national Labor Defense, at Seventh
and Pennsylvania Avenue North.
west tomorrow night. Herbert Ben,
jamin. of Philadelphia, and others
will speak.
The meeting Is under the auspices
of the local branch of the organi.
zation.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
40 Passengers, 80 Crew
Escape as Ship Sinks

LONDON. Sept. > Q.N.SJ.-Forty
passengers and a crew of 80 mar.
rowly escaped death today when
the Swedish steamer Heimdall sank
off ostana, northeast Of Stockholm,
after striking a submerged rock, ac-
cording to an Exchange telegraph
dispatch from Stockholm.
The ship sank in 10 minutes, but
all aboard were able to take to tho
boats and reached the coast in
safety.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
LODGE GIVES SUPPER

CHERRYDALE, Va, Sept. o.
The Arlington Chapter, No. SO, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will give
a benefit supper. tonight in the
Cherrydale Firemen's Hall from S
to 8 o'clock.
After the supper the chapter
will hold a short business session
to be followed by special chill
dren's program.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
BLACKMER HITS
COURT ACTION
Of j. S.
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Fifth, sixth and Eighth Amend.
ments.
100000 Seized BY U. 8.

100000 Seized BY U. 8.
Action on the Blackmer cases
have been held in abeyance for 4
long time on account of the unsuc.
eessful efforts of the Government
to have him extradited on charges
of making false income tax re.
turn for which he was indicted last
year.
At the time Of his first rule in
contempt u. s. Marshal 4. c.
Snyder here seized $1OO. .0de in
Liberty Bonds on deposit with a
bank here pending decision Of the
court on the contempt and at the
TIME OF his second failure to appear
as a witness In the oil trials. a Sec
ond levy on the same bonds was
made by the marshal
Blackmer seek the return of his
bonds in the pleas filed today and
asks dismissal OF the contempt pro.
ceedings. He has previously made
an attack on the constitutionality
Of the Walsh Act, under which he
was served, but the act was upheld
by Justice Frederick l.. Siddons.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Cigar Store Owner
Reports $500 Stolen

William Hearn, coproprietor. of a
cigar store in the 1900 block of
Seventh st. N. W., reported 10
police of the Eighth precinct early
today that the store had BEEN en-.
tered during the night and $500 in
cash stolen from the cash register.
Entrance was gained by forcing a
rear door,
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
DENY HIGHER PHONE RATE

STAUNTON, Va. Sept. 9.-The
Lexington Mutual Telephone Com.
pany, of Lexington, Va. was denied
q petition for an increase OF tele-
phone rates by the State corporation
commission, sitting. in Richmond. The
application has been pending for sew
eral months.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
PARENT-TEACHERs MEET

LEEWAY, Va, Sept. 9.-The
Parent Teacher Association Of the
Robert e. Lee School will hold its
first fall and winter meeting
Wednesday afternoon in the audi.
torfum OF the school house at 2:3O
All members are requested to at.
tend as officers win be elected.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
HURT BY BABY CARRIAGE

NEW YORK, Sept. Q.N.S0.-
Bewtriee Nolan, s, was in a Brook.
lyn hospital today Rffering from
a fractured skull sustained when
she was run over by 3 baby car.
riage.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Girls Taken in Raid
In Pantages Case
--Photo by 1nternational

LOS ANGELES, Sept. (IN.S).-A sensational develop
men in the criminal attack charges pending against Alex
ander T. Pantages millionaire heater own today, fol
lowing the of Nancy Lee 25 scupress and actress
And Janice Hill her sister. 10
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Defendant Also nl

Shortly after the ordering of
mistrial, It developed that one Of
the defendants was not in the court
room when the order was made. So
an officer was went to bring all of
them back into the courtroom after
they had been taken to their cells.
A few minutes later an officer
reported the missing defendant was
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
FITS Of JUROR
HALT TRIAL
IN N. c.
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Nontlnueu Aron 1sb 1aeel
as contemplated by the statute.
"Whereupon, 1t Is directed by the
court that a juror be withdrawn and
a mistriaI Is ordered and the case Is
continued. The prisoners at the bar
ara remanded TO the custody OF the
sheriff OF Mecklenburg county.
tSigned) M. v. BARNHILL4, Judge
Presiding"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15
SUSSEX COUNTY CAGE
TEAMS CAPTURE BOTH
D. |. A. A. TITLE GAMES
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best that this fiashy player could
produce was one field goal.
Hopkins was close after Riggin at
all times but the little fellow did
manage to slip in three goals and
practically each one might be con-
sidered sensational shot as they
were all made from difficult angles
of the floor.
These two victories bring added
honors to Coach George Gardner, of
the Laurel High School. Coach
Gardeners teams have previously
carried home one girls basketball
championship and three football
championships.
Every team that Coach Gardner
has produced in a championship
contest held in Dover showed that
his players have been we'll trained
and the makeup of the teams reflect
the good judgment used by the
coach in selecting his players.
= w. T. Michael, coach of Caesar
Rodney, received many congratula-
tions after the game on his ability
to bring his team through the
Northern half of the State success
fully. This is Coach Michael's first
year at Caesar Rodney and he had
an entire green team to start the
season.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15

Cured by members of the Legisla'
ture in travelling to the place where
their duties are to be performed
compensated for by the salary al
lowed them for services, or may
such expenses be regarded as lying
outside the field reasonably intend
ed to be covered by the compensa-
ton or salary allowance, and, there
fore, allowable as an expense Incl
dent to the performing of their off,
cial duties? Authority directly bear
ing on this question is scarce. One
case Fergus v. Russell. 270 III. 304,
at page 329-330) holds expressly
that such milage allowance is not
covered by salary compensation, but
is to be classified with expenses in
Cured in the performance of Off
cial duties.
There is some reason in support
of this view and we cannot say that
no doubt exists in our minds as to
its tenability. This being so, the IA
maliar rule which governs courts
when the constitutionality of an act
is questioned becomes of peculiar
weight il the present connection.
That rule is that if there be any
doubt respecting an acts constitu-
tionality, such doubt should be re
solved in favor of its validity. We
are, therefore, constrained to ans
wer your first question in the affirm
alive.
ut need hardly be said that the
appropriation for mileage in order
to be justified under the constitution
must be limited to reasonable ex-
penses actually incurred. If it ex-
tends beyond that, it is clearly tan
tamount to an increased allowance
for compensation, and cannot in that
event be regarded as an expense
connected with legislative services.
eve now address ourselves to
your second question.
eve have assumed, from your let
ter, that the expenses mentioned in
the Acts referred to are travelling
expenses, commonly called mileage
If they are not such expenses, and it
does not reasonably appear for what
they were incurred, it would be for
the Governor to decide whether the
Acts should be approved. We do not
think your second question presents
any constitutional question.
1--WE should say that owing to ill
ness, Judge Rodney was unable to
participate in our conferences, and,
his views are not intended
to be indicated in this letter.
1--WE have the honor to be
Respectfully yours,
J. o. Wolcott, Chancellor
James Pennewill, c. ].
Herbert L. Rice. j.
"W. w. Harrington, ].
Charles S. Richards, j."
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15
In HEALTHY
CHICK CAMP AIGN
[Continsed from frst paael

which are being sent to the poultry
farmers this season contain detailed
information on these six points with
the idea that these suggestions and
recommendations will be of value in
the solution of many of the prob
lens in the raising of profitable
flocks.
In the circular letter which was
sent out few weeks ago each poul-
try raiser received a copy of in
struction letter No. 1, prepared by
Mr.. Palmer, and also a blue card on
which to check all or as many of
these sanitation points that can be
followed this year. These cards are
to be returned to the county extern
sion Office, and at the end of the
season this information will be sum-
married by the poultry specialist
with view to furnishing the poul-
try farmers the results of this grow
healthy chicks campaign.
In order that this program may be
of the greatest benefit to the poul-
try industry as whole, the cooper
alton of all the poultry raisers is de-
sired, and it is hoped that many of
them will return their cards with
the different practices carefully
checked. An effort has been made
to include in this project everyone
who is interested in raising chick
ems, so those who are not receiving
this literature are requested to get
in touch with the county agents Of
flee in Dover.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15
LEGISLATURE KILLS
BILL MAKING WOMEN
SERVE ON JURIES
[Csntissed frsm frr Nasf1

bonds to refund $4,000 to citizens
who advanced that amount to build
an addition to the school house. The
Senate amendment provides that the
people in the district shall have a
right to vote for or against the bond
issue before it is made.
After Representative Walter G.
Tatnall, of Wilmington, had called
up in the House on Monday for
final action his bill providing that
the Governor appoint two lawyers to
assist the secretary of state in re-
., vising the revised code and had the
bill read, action was deferred on Mr..
Tatnalls motion.
The House cOncurred in two Sem
ate amendments to Representative
Vests bill authorizing the Ellen
dale school district to borrow $1,000
to repay citizens for money advan-
ced to complete the school building
thEe.
The two amendments correct an
error in the original bill and pro-
vide for referendum before the mon
ey is borrowed.
The House passed the Senate bill
making it lawful to shoot wild game
on public lands in Sussex county
during the open season.
Representative Glenn had stricken
from the calendar the law allowing
special juries in certain civil cases.
Mr.. Clark's bill giving employees
of corporations chartered in Della
ware or foreign corporation doing
business in the state first lien on
the assets of such concerns when
they become insolvent for wages due
them up to two months was passed
by the House.
A joint hearing was scheduled for
Thursday morning of the revised
statues committee of the two Houses
to consider the new income tax bill,
the franchise tax amendment and
probably amendments to the charter
laws if they are completed by that
time.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15
LARGER AWARDS FOR
THIRD RADIO ADDITION
[Continaed from frst taael

years free tuition, will raise their
awards from $500 to $500 for
fourth place and from $3.50 to $1,000
for fifth place.
"It seems to me-" says A. Atwater
Kent, president of the foundation,
conducting this contest, that after
devoting nearly year to prelimi-
nary contests in which $4,000 or
$4,000 voices are tried out, we
should make certain that all ten of
the finalists be assured of further
vocal instruction and the means
with which to pursue it.
eve have received innumerable
assurances from all stations of the
country that the radio addition is
worth while, and I am therefore
delighted to take advantage of the
opportunity to hold another one
this year."
AS in the past two years, local
contests will be held during the
summer and early fall. The contes-
tarts must be amateurs and be-
tween is and 25. State additions
will follow, from which representa-
tives will be picked to compete in
district contests, of which there will
be five.
d In each instance q boy and girl
will represent each section, making
a total of ten finalists. These ten
Will be put on the air ovec coast
to coast network in December, when
they will be judged by a board of
musicians of national standing.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15
INCREASE In AUTO
DEATHS In STATE
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persons were killed in motor acct
dents as compared with two last
year. There were SO injured as
against rs and a hundred and one
accidents as compared with u in
1928. The property damage amount
ed to $14,757 as compared with
$S,76S last year.
There were forty-four slightly in
jured and three seriously injured as
compared with ten slight and three
serious last year. Two-thirds of the
mishaps occurred in dry weather,
there being so, and % in wet wealth
err.
Forty-eight of the accidents oc-
CURED on straight roads, 20 at inter
sections and four at curves.
Mishaps occurring through intoxi-
Gated drivers leaped ahead $50 per
cent, there being 10 in the first two
months this year as compared with
five in 1928
There were Is accidents due to
recklessness, IA to inattention, to
skidding, to cutting in, to loss
of control, to driving too close, 4
to INSTRUCTED view, to parking
without lights and each to driving
while asleep and to glaring head
lights. This is an increase over last
year in January and February for
practically all of these causes.
There were two mishaps due to
failing to stop while entering a
main highway from a lateral road,
two to failing to signal, two to no
tail light and one each for driving
on the wrong side of the road, run
ming off roadway, breaking of steer
ing gear, obstruction on road, no
light on wagon, no lights at all on
and bad eyesight.
Passenger cars were involved in
121 accidents and 20 commercial
cars, an increase in both types of
Three were with an ON
nibus and three with wagons.
Seventy-four of the accidents
were on highways of the State and
IL in towns. Four were at railroad
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15
AND INDIANS
ARGUE OVER SCHOOL
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James M. Tunnel and Charles w.
Cullen; of Georgetown, represented
the Nanticoke Indians and Howard
E. Cook, of the same town repre-
scented the Moors. Mr.. Tunnel
claimed that the proposed law would
not remedy conditions in the school
because the whole affair is in
charge of a corporation composed of
Nanticoke Indians and the, change
in law would not settle the dispute.
Mr.. Cullen alluded to the research
of DR.. f. G. Specht of the University
of Pennsylvania showing that the
people represented were Indians. He
praised them as citizens and then
declared that the whole trouble was
due to a quarrel among the people
themselves.
Mr.. Cook, who represented the
Moors declared that one of his eli
ents claimed to be a Moor while his
brother claimed to be an Indian and
the children of the Moor were not
to attend the same school
as the children Of his brother. He
pointed out that there were but IL
pupils in the two-room school set
apart for the Indians while the
children of the Moors were compel
led to go two or three miles to an
other school which is crowded. 1t
was brought out that the State is
supporting the Indian school while
the law says the Indians themselves
shall support it.
DR.. H. V. Holloway, superinten-1
dent of public instruction, reviewed
the law in the case and said the
State school board had allowed mat
ters to go on in hope that the In
1ians and Moors would themselves
reach a settlement.
Mr.. Cook declared that at a school
election the trustees had compelled
voters to sign their ballots and had
thrown out the ballots of all who
lid not claim to be Indians. 1t was
also brought out that the State
school board might set apart schools
or the children of Moors but this
las not been done.
Some of the members of the legis-
AZURE suggested that the only way
o reach the condition would be to
'epeal all of the laws governing the |
,ase instead of a portion.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15
SEN. DEPUTY STANDS
FIRM ON MILEAGE BILL
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blymen. Feeling was intense during
the day and mileage was heard dis
cussed from almost every point
about both houses and in the lob
bies.
1t is reported that number of the
Legislators may stand pat on their
original claims, contending that
they are just and should be allowed.
1t was said that they may insist on
the original claims and will refuse
to accept anything else. 1t was indi-
Gated Wednesday afternoon that the
mileage question is far from def
nitely settled.