davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
GORDON ORDERS
BUILDING SOLD

Justice Peyton Gordon today signei
the decree for the sale OF the Wash
ington Building, Fifteenth Street
and New York Avenue, and ap,
pointed Harold e. Doyle and Andrew
B. Duvall trustees to carry out the
terms Of the decree. The trustees
are to give a bond of 100000 and
advertise the date and terms OF sale.
Spencer Gordon, who has been
acting as trustee during the pro-
longed litigation, asked to be re.
lieved.
The decree was in conformity with
a memorandum opinion of the court
a week ago, in which 1t established
the priority of first and second mort
cages totaling $4,100,00O over the
mechanics lien of James Stewart &
Co, builders, and other liens for
materials. The Stewart company lien
amounts to $196,297.4S.
Certain tenants and Menors noted
exceptions to the decree and gave
notice of appeal, but their appeal Is
not expected to bar the sale of the
building, as no supersedeas bond
was provided.
Counsel fees totaling $110,000 are
allowed, to be divided among Cow
ington, Burling & Rublee and Dick
son, Beitler and McCouch, attorneys
for the holders of the first trust,
and Hamilton & Hamilton and War
ner, Stackpole 4 Bradee, attorneys
for the holders of the second trust.
The sale with pass title clear of
all encumbrances to the purchaser,
as the decree Of the court wipes out
all outstanding liens.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
Madrid Grows RiOtous
With Joy At News of
Ocean Rescue of Fliers

MADRID, June 20 U.N.S1.-
Scenes of riotous joy were enacted
here today when announcement was
made by the foreign office Of the
Spanish government that Major Ra-
man Franco and his three com.
panions in the hydroplane Numan-
cia had been rescued at sea by the
British aircraft carrier Eagle.
An official communique telling of
the rescue was issued by the for.
eign office few hours after the
rescue had been effected, Notices
were posted on newspaper bulletin
boards and other public places and
the populace went crazy with joy
and relief.
Major Franco. as much a hero to
the Spaniards as Col. Charles A..
Lindbergh is to America, had been
given up for lsot after days OF
anxious waiting when like a bolt
from the blue came word that he and
Sis companions had been miracu-
1pusly saved.
Refused To Despair
Through the early part of the
week. while fruitless search was
made by battleships and airplanes
OF three nations. the Spanish people,
hopeful and optimistic by nature.
refused 20 believed that disaster hal
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
Transocean Flight
Was Next on Schedule,
ViOla's Sister Saws

DANVILLE, Va. June % u.N.Sl.
A transoceanic flight was the next
step in the plans OF Viola Gentry,
whose endurance flight in the
Answer ended yesterday In a crash
at Roosevelt Field, her sister, Mrs.
o. c. Haynes. Of Martinsville, de-
clared today.
Viola called me the night before
the flight began and told me she
intended to take up aviation seri.
ousIy as career" SAID Mrs. Haynes.
"She said she was planning an ocean
hop. but didn't say when she would
try it."
Samuel B. Gentry. Miss Gentry's
father, said he had tried to persuade
her to give up flying when she was
here last January.
81 told her disapprvoed Of it, but
could not get her to agree to give
It up" said Gentry. I've got
only one time to die." was her an
swer to my advice"
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
HIP RESCUES LOST OCEAN FLIERS, AFL0AT FOR WEEK
PL LANE SUFFERS ONLY
SLIGHT DAMAGE

ended this latest adventure Of their
national hero.
As days passed with no word be.
Ing received on their rescue, how.
ever, hopes slowly diminished, un-
til at last Gen. Primo de Rivera,
Spanish dictator, sorrowfully adj
mitted that there was no longer any
hope, and that the fIiers must be
given up for lost.
Then, with dramatic suddenness,
coming at a time when hopes were
at the lowest ebb. arrived news to-
day that the fliers had been saved.
A vast feeling Of relief seemed to
surge over the entire nation, and
when all doubt had been dispelled
as to the yeracity Of the report,
Spain threw its hat in the air and
gave vent to its pent-up emotions.
Strangers grasped each others
hands in the streets; vast crowds
accumulated in front Of cafes, pub
lie buildings and newspaper offices,
shouting, gesticuIating, laughing
with joy and crying those free-flow.
ing tears OF relief.
Wild Demonstration
Never IN the history OF Spain had
there been such a demonstration.
Word of the rescue was received
by the foreign office from the Span
ish consul at Gibraltar at 11:01
q. m. (6:01 New York daylight saw.
ing time), and the official COM
mMnique was issued within an hour.
General De Rivera is expected to
proclaim a day Of national thanks
giving for the fliers' rescue, to re-
place the day of mourning which
was being planned.
News Of the rescue was immedi-
ately transmitted to King Alfonso
and other members Of the royal fam
fly, who have been profoundly inter-
ested In the flight from the start.
An impromptu procession was
staged in the streets of Madrid when
thousands of persons, headed by
Captains Jiminez and Iglesias, Span
ish aviators who flew from Seville
to South America last year, marched
to the British embassy to express
their gratitude.
The government officially request
ed the British ambassador to convey
heartfelt thanks of the Spanish peo-
pie to the officers and men Of H. M.
s. Eagle for their gallant rescue
work.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
Approve Contract for
299 AirpIane Engines

) Contracts for 299 airplane en-
gines to cost $1,S79,O02 were ap-
proved yesterday by Assistant Sec.
retary of War for Aviation F. Tru-
bee, Dawson, it was announced at
the War Department.
The Pratt Whitney Company will
furnish 180 Wasp" engines to be
used in pursuit planes. These, and
81 engines the Wright Company
will sell the Army, are air.cooled.
The remaining SIS engines win be
purchased from the Curtiss Com
pany. These will be used in OBJ
servation planes. The s4 Wright
engines are for transport planes.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
Paving Work Starts
After Unusual Delay

MANASSAS, Va, June 2S.-Work
began yesterday on the paving Of
Grant Avenue. This work has been
planned for some time, and the in.
habitants Of that street look on the
beginning Of the work with great
relief.
Grant Avenue is not the only street
in Manassas which is to be paved
this summer. However, for West
Street, parallel to Grant Avenue. Is
also to undergo great improvements.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29

a roar that could be heard down at
the railroad station.
Birdie at the 18th
At the tenth hole, Bobby arched
his tee shot well on, ran his ap-
proach putt of 20 feet up to the
hole and garnered a.. He had an
other 2O-footer for q birdie at the
eleventh, but this one failed him,
too. by a half.inch.
He did get a birdie 4 at the
twelfth, however, making him two
under par at this point. He fol-
lowed with a buzzard at the thir-
teenth, but returned to par figures
on the fourteenth and fifteenth.
Bobby played the sixteenth in par
S, his teek shot being pulled behind
b tree, which partly stymied his
line Of flight to the green. However,
he use a spoon to hook Intentionally
around the barrier and carry to
the edge of the traps, guarding the
green. His chip shot was weak by
Is feet, but he got down his second
putt for the 5.
At the seventeenth. he didn't get
into his drive and needed fairly
long second, which stopped 25 feet
from the pin for 4. He might
have got a birdie at the eighteenth,
however, if fate hadn't decreed other
wise, his second rolling back off the
green after getting home. However,
he Clipped dead in the typical Jones
manner and took the philosoph.
ically.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
Traffic Rules to Be
Given Visiting AutOistS

Inspector Ernest W. Brown, as
sistant superintendent of police in
charge OF the traffic bureau, has
started work on courtesy cards to
be placed in automobiles of visiting
motorists who Inadvertently violate
local traffic regulations.
The card will be a condensed traf-
fic code and will be handed motor
lists in lieu of tickets for which
collateral must be deposited.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
Confined from First Page)

(Continued from First Page)
a man companion was picked ur
near the Azores BY the Dutch
freighthr Barendrecht. But In that
case. the position of Miss Elders
plane had been. given by wireless
before the forced descent on the
ocean was made.
No Direct Word
IN this case. however, no direct
word had been received from Major
Franco. Although his plane was
equipped wSth wireless, since soon
after the take-off from the Los
Alcazares Field. It is not yet known
what trouble crippled Major
Frances radio. but It is understood
1t worked only when the plane was
In flight, and that the airman did
not have time to send out mes
sage of distress before his plane
made a landing on the waves.
The master Of III. M. s. Eagle no.
tiled the admiralty that the four
aviators had been taken aboard the
aircraft carrier and were being taken
TO Gibraltar, where the giant vessel
was bound when orders were re.
ceived from the British admiralty to
participate in the search for the
Spanish plane.
Proceeds To Gibraltar
According to word received by the
admiralty. the Eagle is proceeding to
Gibraltar at normal speed Of Is
knots, and she Is not expected to
reach Gibraltar until Wednesday.
The Numancia. it Is learned, Is
virtually unchanged. The fliers
apparently made an easy descent
upon the waves. and the great plane
remained intact respite buffeting by
the waves during the week it floated
ainlessly upon the sea.
De Rivera Gave U Hope
It was only yesterday that Gen.
Primo de Rivera, the Spanish dc
tator and Spanish aviation officials
definitely gave up hope that the
fliers would be found.
It was known they had sufficient
rations on board to last for several
days. but after fast gunboats, war
ships and any number Of planes had
sought unavailingly for a fun week
for the. Spanish hydroplane, even
most sanguine hopes Of their recov.
cry were given up.
II. M. s. Eagle, one of the largest
aircraft carriers afloat, is capable OF
q speed approximating 30 knots an
hour, and carries complement OF
half dozen planes.
: All during the search these planes
took off frequently from the broad
aeck~uf the carrier to scour the seas
over a large area for trace Of
Major Frances plane, and It was
when the search was about to be
officially abandoned that bobbing
spot on the waves gave the location
Of the long-sought airmen.
Word Flashed to Madrid
Word of the rescue has been
pasged to the Spanish consul at
Gibraltar by British naval authorities
there. and Immediately flashed to
Madrid.
The message from H. M. S. Eagle
did not indicate at what hour the
Spanish plane was found, but the
wireless was dispatched early today,
and from the text of the message it
was indicated the plane and its for
tunate crew were being hois1ed
aboard the vessel at the time the
radio was being sent.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
BARRIERS to
Meet in Cumberland

CUMBERLAND, June 29.-The
Maryland State BARRIERS Association
will hold its State convention here
next Sunday. After a special lunch
con there win be a business session
with election of officers.
Louis Rneling, Baltimore, presi.
dent of the State BARRIERS examining
board, and Carl Beck, Baltimore
president of the association, will
speak.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
TIncOnfirmed RumOr
Says Spanish Fliers
We're Found on Island

LONDON, June 80 Q.N.S.).-An
uaccnfirmed rumor states that Major
Ramon Franco and his three COM
panions were found on a small islet
IN the Azores group, and not float
ing on the sea, a Central News dis
patch from Madrid declares today.
At an early hour this afternoon,
the British admiralty had no infor.
nation on this score.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
King Michael Elected
Jockey Club President

BUCHAREST. June 20 Q.N.S).-
Little King Michael, S.year-old
sovereign Of the Kingdom Of Ru'
mania. has recently been elected
president of the State Jockey Club
and has not been slow to show
his interest.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
Girl FLIER ASKS.
FOR BILL
F|ANCE
Continues from First PageI

Continued from First PageD
been aIoft over Roosevelt Field fot
more than nine hours in an attempt
to set q re.fueling record for light
planes when the crash occurred.
She was injured internally. Al
blood transmission was resorted to
late yesterday and the crisis was
expected to be reached today.
Miss Gentry has not been told Of
Ashcraft's death. In addition to q
crushed and fractured right arm
and a deep cash in her face, physi-
clans at the hospital feared possible
internal injuries.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
HELD AS FUGITIVE

STAUNTON, Va, une 2S.-W. D.
Lewis is being held in the Augusta
county Jail here after being arrected
in Waynesboro, Va. as a fugitive
from Tennessee, where he is alleged
to have stolen an automobile.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29
LIGHTMING KlLLS COWS

KITZMILLER, Nd. June 29.--
During a heavy thunderstorm here
five cows belonging to John Long
were killed by lightning. Many trees
were broken by the storm.
The Washington times., 1929-06-29

a roar that could be heard down at
the railroad station.
- .n.,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21
VA. ZON|NG Plan
UNDER SURVEY

ARLINGTON COUNTY. March 81.
The board Of directors OF the Ar.
lington County Chamber of Com.
merce at its meeting today will
discuss the zoning committees rec
concentrations. A report from the
school committee for more funds
to carry on work asked for by the
county school board and plans for
the entertainment of the 800 school
superintendent from New York
State who will be the guests of
the chambers Of commerce Of Airing
ton, Fairfax and Alexandria Mon
day will be acted upon.
Election of officers of Mary Wash.
ington Chapter. No. so, Order Ut
the Eastern Star, will take place in
the Masonic Temple at Clarendon
tomorrow night.
Lyon Park, who have petitioned
the Arlington County Circuit Court
to include these sections in SAM
Judge Howard w. Smith tomor-
row night in an effort TO solve
the problem. nv
al ISCCHt IuO
project. County Engineer c. j..
Kiinnier pointed out to the court
that the areas of Lyon Park and
Ashton Heights were In a sepa-
rate drainage area.
In accordance with instructions
from the court, Kinnier at the
meeting tomorrow night will SUBJ
NIT figures on the cost of set
ting up a separate sanitary dis
trict for Ashton Heights and Lyon
Park.
Leaders in these sections declare
that as the situation now stands
bond issue would fall and the
residents would. not obtain sewers
for (which they are now appealing.
Suit for divorce was filed in
the county clerks office yesterday
by Clarence w. FUR, sr.. against
Mabel FUR.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, member
of Congress, from Florida. will be
the guest OF honor of the Or
ganized Women Voters of Airing
ton County at the birthday tea
celebrating their sixth anniversary
tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21

CHICAGO LWEsTocK

CHICAGO, March 21.-Hegs--F2b.
ceipts, $500; market, 1S@26c higher.
Top, $780,; bulk, 110ti.s5; heavy.
weight 11:3o@1I.so; rasdlumweisht,
11.40011.9D. lightweight, 1850
11.90; light lights, l0.25011. So.
packing Sows, 10.45-11; pigs, $3.50
11.25; holdovers, 5000.
CATTLE Receipts, 1000: market,
steady. Calves Receipts, 1000: mar.
ket steady. Beef stesrs-Good and
choice, l3.0Oll4.50;, common and
medium, 9.50010.5O; warnings, so
Is. Butcher cattle Helfers, so
1880; cows, T11l; bulls, T.5o@I1.50;
calves, 15@17; feeder steers, 9.5o0
1918: stocker steers, s9i2.50; stock.
err cows and lleifers, 7.509l0,50.
Sheep-Receipts 1900; market
steady, Medium and choice lambs.
1e.50917.50: cuiis and common,
1S.50915.S0; yearlings. 149l5; com
mon and choice ewes, 4.5o@l1;
feeder lambs, 15.5001e.60.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21
ST OCKS QUIET
ON NERVOUS
MARKET
By w. s. COUSINS

NEW YORK, March u u,N.S.),--
The motor stocks and few OF the in
dustrials performed to the best advan-
tage for the Bulls today, but Wall
Street was nervous over the money
situation, the loaning rates were
high and the market as a whole
made little or no progress. As In
the last three days, the pushing
down of prices OF the speculative IA
vorites attracted new buying, which
prevented any wide decline in prices.
Not until the close Of the market
would Wall Street have any reliable
news on brokers loan volume, bank
rediscount rates. etc, and the usual
Thursday caution was in evidence In
the financial district.
The industrials were sold In the
forenoon. Radio being dragged down
In the process to 9lh, but the early
afternoon rally brought the stock
back to its previous close at 81.
General Motors, the old bull
leader Of most of the Campaigns"
since 1926, forged TO the front
under a heavy turnover, and sold
at the years highest price OF 91h
up points for the day. The tip
went out from the brokerage house
to buy Big Motors" for 125 on
the present move, and the stock
was whirled around in blocks as
high as 10000 shares. Packard
sold up , points at 141, Chrysler
and Studehaker point each.
American Cans new 2h.point
jump to 1854 was the feature of
the popular industrials. buying Of
the stock was in good volume from
the start. A powerful Wall Street
pool standing squarely behind its
market movements. United States
Steel registered a strong comeback
and sold above 1888.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21
GIRLS IDENTIFY
ANN0YER

OAKLAND, Calf, March 81
Il. S).-Seven girls, students at
the same school, have Identified
David A. Barnett. wealthy Eastbay
manufacturer and member of a
prominent Toledo family. as the
man who, at various times. had
asked them to ''go riding" accord.
ing to District Attorney Earl
Warren.
Barnett. convicted Wednesday of
kidnapping 5-year-old Elolse Wind
felt. is in Jail here awaiting sen.
tence today. Following Barnett's
alleged Identification as the ''mys.
terry man companion" of Mabel
Mayer. IS. whose murder il still a
mystery to police, by an Oakland
officer, efforts to untangle the
schoolgirls Staying have been re.
doubled by police.
The seven girls from the school
attended by Mabel Mayer. identified
Barnett while he was standing in a
lineup OF prisoners. according to
the district attorney.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21
CHICAGO PRODUCE

CHICAGO. March 81 a.E.S1--
Butter--Receipts 5.594 tubs. Cream !
cry extra, 46sI; standards. 46Is; ex-
ira firsts,. 46@AeA; fitsts. $40
d.; packing stock, 35R37; specials, !.
4794Ts. Z
Eggs-Receipts 1905 cases. Or. !
binary firsts. 26@27; ffrsts, 27k;
extra firsts, 271z; extra firsts, 2sQ :
20; dirties, rs; checks, 25.
Cheese-TwiITs. new. -221z 122s4s;s
daisies, 23Q231a; Young Americas.
24N; longhorns, 23A; brick. 2l4SQ
22A. 81
Live poultry-Turkeys, 80; hens,
30@33Ia; leghorn hens, at1ss5
springs, "a; roosters, %; geese, 2li
ducks, heavy, 80; small; "a.
Potatoes-Receipts, III; on track
ss1: g. S. shipments g79. wisconsin,
sacked round white, 7o@s0s' Mime
sofa sacked round whites 70@7Ss
Idaho sacked russets, 1.45@d.6o. .Rs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21
Takes New Position

Harry e. Moore. more widely
known as ICY" Moore in the Wash.
ington financial district. who for the
past III years has been identified
with the Riggs National Bank, has
been named to the staff of the
Washington office of Eastman, Dill.
lOh e. Co., 1t was announced here
yesterday by Arthur Foraker. man.
ager.
During his career in the local
financial scene, Mr.. Moore has
made a., hame- for himself in the
securities phase OF banking. Enter.
ing the Riggs National Bank In
1918, he was rapidly advanced
through the Junior grades to the
superintendent of the securities de.
partment of tie bank, which posi-
tion he held for the last eight years.
In connecting with the Washing
ton office OF Eastman. Dillon &
Co, Mr.. Modre becomes identified
with the trading department of a
New York stock exchange firm. He
is a graduate 8dfz the, Washington
Chapter, American Institute of Bank
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21
BAL TIMORE GRAIN MARKET

BALTIMORE. March 21:-Wheat.
Easier. No Q red winter. garIicky,
domestic S1.321a. Receipts, 43.346
bushels; shipments, 104,63S bushels.
Corn-Unsettled. No. yellow
domestic. $I.O1@1.11t busheI. Re
ceipts, 1,446 bushels; shipments,
40 bushels.
Oats-Easier: supply ample. No.
2 white domestic. $50 5s3ac bushe1:
No white, 56h@57c bushel. Re.
ceipts, SOFA bushels: shipments.
2,6S3 bushels
Rye--Nominal; shipments, 1Se
bushels
Hay-oulet; supply ample.
Flour-Unsettled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21
TAX PAYMENTS
GAIN IN
MARCH
BY HARRY GUSACK
Financial Editor

An increase of SIS, $40, 900 in
Income and corporation tax pay
I merits was shown for March IS, as
compared with the same period
last year was reported by Treasury
Department today. This brings
March collection on that date up
TO $271, O90.711.
The collection was $124,901 900
greater than on March rs, but the
large increase may have been ac-
counted for by the fact that during
the intervening Sunday income tax
checks had the opportunity to ac-
cumulate and pass through the
reserve banks to the Treasury.
For the first time during the
fiscal year collections from income
and corporation taxes were greater
than in the preceding year, having
amounted to S1,356,291 ,0O0.. a gain
of, SS2, 900, 900.
The receipts. tabulated on March,
IL were $161.743.DOO, pushing the
surplus for the month 10000 900
ahead of last March. For the year
TO- date. however. there was a deficit
ofs$2S9, 703. 900, compared to a sur
plus OF $62 1854, 900 the same date
last year, Thus the Government is
still $3O1,S57 900 behind 1928. At
the present rate the surplus would
be $4,000 900, against an estimate
OF $26,0O0.00 by the Treasury. al
though, as Secretary Mellon pointed
out, there are many future factors
that must be considered which may
affect the situation either. up or
down.
Total receipts for March through
the 18th were 100000 900 greater
than last year. Customs receipts
were $31.752,O00, a gain of $4,000.
0Oa and even miscellaneous internal
revellne receipts piled up a collec-
ton of S31 ,964 900. gain of over
1900 600. Customs receipts for
the year were $427 ,73l, 900, an in.
crease OF $1,000, 900 from the same
period in 1928.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21
Essay Contest

~ Announcement of the opening of
ahe annual essay contest of the
District of Columbia Bankers Asso,
citation, which this year will center
about the subject. Methods by
Which a Bank May Best Protect
Itself Against Fraud, . was made
Yesterday at association headquar-
tiers.
AS in past years. contestants
will be limited to members OF the
Washington Chapter, American
Institute OF Banking, who are emr
ployes of banks having member
ship in the District of Columbia
Bankers Association The CONTEST
will close May ]. The authors of
the three best papers will attend
the June convention of the asso-
citation at Montauk Point, Long
Island,
1t is the intention of the asso.
citation to develop in the essays,
first. the methods which bank
may devise to protect itself against
fraud In its dealings with the public
only, and. second. how employees
may cooperate in making such
safeguards effectiSeA
This was brought out in letter
received yesterday by James A.
Soper, president of the chapter,
from Robert V. Fleming, president
OF the association. Mr.. Soper in
turn, will send letters to each
individual member Of the institute,
announcing the subject of the con-
test, and outlining the rules to be
followed by those wishing to COM
Dete
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-21
PITTSBURGH LIVESTOCK.

PITTSBURGH, March 2l.-CattIe
supply, light; market, steady
Choice. $13.25@13.T5: prime, $12.75@
1928; good, S13@1350: tidy butchers
S12012.5O; fair. $11.50012; common
$9.50@10.50; common to good fat
bulls. $9,50011; common to good fat
cows, $693.25; heifers, S10.50m
11.25; fresh cows and springers, $50
6125: veal calves, $3.50.
Hogs Receipts, 1000. Market
fairly active; steady to higher
Prime heavy hogs, $11.75@12.10
heavy mixed, $12.15912.25: med
iums, $1e.30012,SS; heavy Workers
$f2.31n12.3S; light Workers.. S11.25@
Ills; pigs, $10110.S0: roushs, $1O0
1918. ~ -es5.-t .s,-s