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The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

Former residents who are now visit
tors in the city are Mrs. j. II. Gordon
and her daughter, Mrs. Gordon Smith.
They travelled from Syracuse, N. T.,
their present home, to Spokane by
way of Canada and Seattle, where they
visited with friends. Mrs. Gordon and
Mrs. Smith are planning three
weeks stay here with friends.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

Members of the Central Methodist
Ladies' Aid will meet at the home OF
Mrs. William Brown at Liberty Lake
for their annual picnic Friday after
noon. Each member will take pic
mic lunch. An "old-fashioned visit" is
the program for the afternoon. ac-
cording to Mrs. George H. Goble, presi-
dent of the Aid and In charge of ar
rangements.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

Three well known young ladies in
Spokane circles who are visiting here
with relatives are the Misses Cath
crime, Ethel and Frances Maloney,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. p. +. Ma
loney, 1886 Hunter Boulevard, Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maloney were pioneer
residents of Spokane and for num-
Der of years Mr.. Maloney was asso'
ciated with the Fred B. Grinnell com
pany here.
The girls are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Rowles, W1502 Augusta,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard G. Rowles,
S23O3 Tekoa, aunts and uncles. While
here they also spent two weeks with
Mrs. John Walsh, W2935 Boone, at her
cottage on Newman Lake.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

The Elderbloom club will meet Sat
urday in the Crescent auditorium,
after having postponed the meeting
from last Saturday because of the
Crescent store picnic.
Members are asked to bring articles
for exhibit at the interstate fair to
this meeting or to leave them with
Mrs. Kate Carlin, Auditorium building
who has charge of the exhibits.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Aspray, WS23
Cliff, returned from a two weeks mo-
tor trip to coast cities last weekend.
DIR. Aspray attended the American
Medical association convention In
Portland and then he and his wife
visited friends at Seaside and Seattle
on their way home.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25
THE SPOKANE WOMAN

afternoon, and Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Milton Major honored the girls
with a beautiful luncheon.
Friends of the young ladies in Spo-
kane who were guests were the Mes
danes Cyral Alden, Harold Truax, and
Max Gerber, and the Misses lrma-
gard King, Marianne Melville, Esther
Williams, and May Dwight.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

After weeks vacation at Glacier
National Park, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M.
Visk, WHO'S Overbluff, returned home
last week Their son, George, Jr., was
with them. They stopped at Missoula,
Montana, to visit with Mrs. Viske's
mother, Mrs. L. Stahl.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

Miss Mollie Graham is giving a din
ner party at the Country Club this
Thursday night for Miss Margaret
Witherspoon, who is to become the
bride of Forest Watson in September.
Since the announcement of her com
ing marriage, Miss Witherspoon has
been the center of much entertaining
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

After visiting with her sister, Mrs
Z. C. Atwater, 2102 First Avenue, for
a month, Mrs. Charles Moss of Rock
port, New York, left for Rainier Park
last weekend. From there she will
take a three weeks tour to Skagway,
Alaska, before returning home.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

Leaving the city Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Danson, S13O6
Adams, and Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Hebert.
53S Sumner, motored to Lake Chelan.
They will spend two weeks vacation
at the lake.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25
Six

Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Mathews, Jr.,
OF Chicago, are the guests OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. William Mathews, S326 Arthur.
James Mathews is William Mathews
nephew.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25
Verna Rothausen,

Mrs. Verna Rothausen, W91l
Twenty-third, left Spokane this week
for Seattle, where she will visit with
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ted Rothausen, for month. Mt
Rotbausen is manager of Glen Hat
tons clothing store in Seattle.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25
JULY 25, 1929
Japan.

Sergeant and Mrs. l.. b. Pace, who
recently arrived from Honolulu, were
the guests of Mrs. c. ID. Schenk last
weekend. The visitors left Saturday
for a motor trip to Yellowstone Park.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25

A number of Spokane friends were
guests at three parties given last week
end in Colfax for Miss Mona Day,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elgie Day,
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-07-25
Summer Days Filled With Parties and Trips

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Alden. Both girls
are of pioneer families of that district.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
FORUM IS UPSET
ON SEX QUERY

Discussion of the sex question
naire recently circulated among the
girl students at Smith College almost
broke up the meeting of the Wash
ington Open Forum at S0S I st.
N. w. yesterday afternoon.
Heated words were exchanged
among the members of the forum as
the questionable was condemned
and praised. Samuel Solomon pro-
voked the controversy when he asked
Prof. Henry B. Flury, teacher OF
Biology at Eastern High School for
his view on the questionable.
Flury replied that, since the ques-
tionnaire was not signed and was
sent to every girl in the school, he
could see no reason for attacking it
and thought it was perfectly leSitl-
mate experiment in the search for
knowledge.
Solomon declared that the ques-
tionnaire was IAN insult to the vir-
tue of American womanhood" and
that he would knock down any
school official who dared send one to
his daughter"
Attorney Phillip W. Austin stepped
in in defense of the QUESTIONABLE
and the forum developed into a three
cornered debate that lasted almost
an hour.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
House Chaplain Ayers
Representatives
Don't Drink

The Rev. James Shera Mont.
gomery, chaplain of the rouse Of
Representatives for the past eight
years, Las night told his congrega'
ton at the Metropolitan Methodist
Church that he had never seen a
Congressman drunk.
He d >clared the people had been
deluged with misrepresentation
by such organizations as the Asso.
citation Opposed to the Eighteenth
Amendment.
During the eight years I have
been chaplain of the House." he
said, "I have been in the Capitol
every day. 1 have yet to see q
Member of Congress drink or in
dicate by his actions that he er
drank
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
D. c. To STAGE
CHERRY FETE

Washington will have its cherry
blossom fete this year on the eve
ming Of May 8. The program will
be the most elaborate ever given.
The Japanese Ambassador and
Madame Debuchi will be guests of
honor, and the United States Navy
Band Of 80 pieces under direction OF
Lieutenant Benter, will play. The
fete will be at the Washington
Monument after dark. Motion
pictures Of Japan, the land of the
cherry blossoms the Environment
of the Japanese Emperor, and the
inauguration of President Hoover
will be screened.
Special seats have been arranged
for members Of the Diplomatic Corps,
Congress, and Government execu-
tives, and a number of the society
buds of this season, dressed In
Japanese costumes, will act as
pages.
The Bureau of Commercial
Economics has made all arrange
ments and has issued the invita-
tions. DIR. Anita Maris Boggs is
director and Randolph M. Boggs,
dean Of the organization. Its pur.
pose is to bring enlightenment
through educational motion pictures
free to the public.
A talking motion picture auto
mobile will present the films. Col.
U. s. Grant, Sd, and George Henry
Payne will speak.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22

Furnished or unfurnished apartments
for rent arc easily located through
the Classified rental listings.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
PUBLIC SCHOOL
WEEK HERE

This is American Public School
Week. All over the country Off
cials are trying to get the public
more interested. Here there is much
interest in whether school legisla-
ton will be passed by Congress at
the special or at the regular session.
DR.. Frank W. Ballou, superintend-
ent, recently declared that attempts
were being made to make the
schools here the finest in the
country.
''The public schools here should
be an example to other cities" DR..
Ballou said. "At present it is one
of the finest, and it Is constantly
being made better. A building pro-
gram has been adopted and the
teachers selected are capable"
Growth Is Rapid
DR.. BalIou has served for some
years as superintendent, during
which the school system, has grown
greatly. "As the city grows, so
does the. school SYSTEM" he de-
clared.
"Close cooperation is necessary
between the home and the schools
in order to get the best results" he
added.
DR.. Ballou has trained his corps
of assistants at the Franklin School
in teamwork, and his subordinates
say he works more with them and
through them than by giving orders.
Good at Explanations
'Dr. Ballou," said one of his as.
sistants, "has tried, to prevent any
friction or ill-feeling cropping up in
the system. =
"One of the things DR.. Ballou is
known for is his ability to satisfy
complaints by parents. His ex.
plantations seem to satisfy them and
he tries at all times to do the best
for the pupil"
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
MD. CHURCH
CARRIED
AWAY

While the clouds hung low
and rain was expected momen-
tarily, Washington took stock
today of the damage done yes
terday by the rain-hail-thunder
storm which struck the city
about 3 p. m. and continued
intermittently throughout the
night.
Little damage was done. A main
trunk line in the Washington water
system, burst under M Street, be-
tween Twenty-seventh and Twenty
eighth Streets Northwest, and more
than a score Of men from the
Water Department labored to get
it repaired. The main burst about
8:45 p. m. and residents Of the
northwest section were without
water for nearly two hours, until
the ancient Bryant Street station
was put to work. The station had
been abandoned a year ago with
the completion of the Dalecarlia
station.
Some few tree limbs were torn
down in widely separated sections
of the city, but police of the four.
teen precincts reported no damage
done by them.
Hydrant Broken
Police of the Eleventh precinct
reported that the automobile owned
and driven by Leroy Mack, colored,
81, of the 900 block of Forty.fifth
Street Northeast, skidded while 60
ing through Kenilworth Avenue
Northeast, and struck a fire
hydrant, breaking the latter and
sending a geyser of water skyward.
The water soon had the car half.
buried, police report.
Suburban and rural sections, less
protected from winds, felt the
force of the storm much more than
the city. The colored Catholic
church at Rosaryville, about five
miles from Upper Marlboro, was
lifted from its foundations and fell
in a twisted heap Of debris.
The church was a mission for the
colored Catholics Of Rosaryville, in
the parish of St. Mary's, The edi.
flee had been standing for about
70 years, the Rev. Francis ]. Lough-
ran, pastor of st. Mary's parish,
| said. 1t will be rebuilt as soon as
| possible.
Mud washed onto the Rockville
pike Immediately beyond Bethesda
caused several automobiles to skid
into bitches. No injuries were re-
ported. The Takoma-Silver Spring
High Schools basement was flooded
to the first floor level and an esti.
mate of the damage can not yet
be made.
Rockville was without lights for
short period during the height
of the storm. Excursionists to
Chesapeake Beach and other bay
resorts reported damage to cottages
and summer camps. There was an
| unconfirmed report that house
near Rosaryville had been blown
down.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
[))[JGHERTY
BEHIND
HIM

One hundred more men and
5000, 900 additional funds for
the police department will be
sought by Major Henry g.
Pratt, superintendent of po-
lice, in his budget which will
be submitted within the next
few days to the District Com
missionerS.
Major Pratt plans to place so
additional men in the detective
bureau and to double the number
Of precinct detectives. The base
salaries of the 100 new privates
will aggregate $1S0,000. The in
creased salaries for those who viii
come from the precincts to the
detective bureau will amount to
Sis, 200 more. The Is men who will
be made precinct detectives will
each receive an additional $40
year.
Has DOugherty Support
Major Pratt's plan to increase the
personnel of the department will
have the support Of Commissioner
Proctor L. Dougherty, who indi.
Gated today that he will recommend
in his report to Congress that the
desired increase be granted.
Commissioner Dougherty explained
that in the past the District has
been somewhat behind in the mat.
ter Of extension Of the police and
fire departments.
He is heartily in favor OF the
police heads plans toward en-
larging the department. and has en-
dorsed Major Pratt's plan to in
crease the time the private will
remain in the police school.
In the future, If Major Pratt's
plans are authorized, the men com.
ing on the force will spend 90 days
in the school. It is indicatd that
certain requiremnets win be de-
manded7 of the new policemen and
those who fail to come up to these
standards will not be retained.
Every mechanic, Major Pratt said,
has to serve his apprenticeship and
he does not see any reason why
policeman, in whose hands rests
the safety Of the citizens, should
patrol a beat before he knows the
rudiments Of his business.
Major Pratt also has recon-
mended that the bicycle men of the
Traffic Bureau be used to enforce
traffic regulations.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
ADVOCA [
FIELDS
WITHIN
D. c.

Aviation development in
Washington will come swiftly
ind on a tremendous scale,
the joint Congressional Com
mission on Airport was in
formed today by representa-
tives of four phases of modern
aviation.
! These witnesses agreed that the
city will need a centrally located
passenger station within the near
future and an airport site of ap-
proximately 1000 acres in the sub.
urbs of the Capital for general
servicing and storage Of planes.
The speakers stressed the value
of cutting down the time of travel
from and to airports by persons en-
/ tering or leaving a city.
Many Too Far Out
Most of the airports of America
and Europe. it was pointed out. are
located about 80 minutes drive from
I the heart of the city. This means
a loss of an hour in driving to and
] from an airport, and reduces con
siderably the time saved by air
travel.
The first witness called by the
commission was William B. Stout.
aeronautical engineer and director
of the airplane division of the Ford
Motor Company. Edsel Ford sent
z him to appear before the commits
i tions of the future Of aviation in
A Tns a
airplane plant was at present pro-
ducing one large transport plane
every two days. Soon, he said, a
. plane a day will be the production
schedule.
Production Behind
| Despite The fact that no sales de-
partment is used by Ford in his air
plane work, the company is four
months behind on production of
transport planes.
Ford wants us to get into pro-
duction on a )-passenger plane as
soon as possible" Stout said.
He predicted that inside Of five
years this country will have at lst
100000 privately-owned planes. He
I was asked If recent airplane casual
? ties had effected the development of
aviation. He replied that on the day
\ after IA persons were killed at New
ark, N. j., the - ~rport there carried
twice as many passengers as on the
day Of the tragedy.
I'VE are used to being killed in
Automobiles" he concluded, smiling.
but we are not used to being killed
airplanes."
Mail Pilots View
The air mail pilots point of view
~ as to a Washington airport was given
by A. M. Banks. mail plot of the Pit
D cairn Aviation Company. He ad-
Vised establishment of an airport
:, south or west of the city on account
of the prevailing wind. He said that
there is more fog over the Potomac
than over Boiling Field, wherr the
air mail now lands, but that he did
not think there would be much fog
south of the river in the vicinity of
the proposed Gravelly Point site.
In the matter of dual fields. Banks
said one should located about q }
: feet above the river level to insure
against ground fog, while the other
could be on the level with the river
and thus fairly secure from low
hanging clouds.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22

said that she, and not Sures, sup
ported his family and that he was
much too old for his wife.
The slander suit is based on state.
ments which Sures says Mrs. Spigel
made to a friend from whom he had
borrowed $500. The alleged re-
marks were so disparaging that the
friend stopped payment on the
check which be had given him.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22

He charges alienation of affec-
tons in one suit for $4,000 and
ISLANDER in the other.
Sures alleges that his mother-in.
law frequently spoke disparagingly
OF him in the presence of his wife
and often made remarks to the ef-
feet that Gertrude Sures could get
another husband, but she could
never get another mother. He also
claims that Mrs. Spigel frequently
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
Sues Mother-in-Lauv
For $50, 900
BRANCH"

Charging that his mother-nIaw, Mrs Sarah Spigel 2600
block Connecticut Ave ~ w. has sandered him and also
caused his wife to him for divorce, Abraham Sures
eweler of the 700 block St. n w. has filed suits otallg
$4,000 in Circuit Court.
The Washington times., 1929-04-22
ORGANIZE CHAPTER

CHERRYDALE. April 22.-The
Friendship Council Of Arlington
Chapter. No. 80, Order Of the East.
ern Star, has been organized with
the election Of Mrs. Bertha Imbody,
president, and Mrs. Horner. treas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-20
"SiCk!"

Again the disappointment Of =
date that can't be kept. It's always
the day one would like most to go.
Midol means freedom from these
days of inactivity-days of suffer-
ing.
You have probably tried other
things for periodic pains, but so had
thousands of women who today
bless Midol. Try these wonderful
tablets and be convinced that the
normal process need not be one bit
painful. Midol is non-narcotic and
harmless, but it does bring complete
ease in five to seven minutes. Or
prevents the pain even starting
when taken in time. Every dr''g
store has the trim little OIL
case to tuck in your purse, ana
Midol costs only soc. "a, --e-~--
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-20

he voted against the Holding Com
pany Bill" which was unfavorable
to utilities.
4. One representative who voted
against that bill in the house last
winter now is seeking a city COM
missioner's berth in indianapolis,
Groninger said.
5. The public service commission,
reorganized last May, recently
authorized a large utility to sell
s15.000,000 long term, 5 per cent
securities at 88 cents on the dollar
allowing II cents, or $1,800,00O
brokerage fees and discounts to in
vestors on supposedly sound securi-
ties.
6. Recently the president of a
utility telephoned the city attorney
of a northern Indiana city to ask
why the city fought the utility on 6
rate case hearing. Didn't we de
our part in the last election?" he i:
said to have demanded.
Did you ever hear of public
utility operator asking for reduc.
ton of rateS?" Groninger queried.
Would it not be more equitable
to cut off expenditures incident tt
trucking in politics; cease carrying
pay roll parasites; and apply thu
money thus spent in reducing rate:
for service?
1T seems that the only way the
public can protect its interests il
certain services is to serve itsel1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-20
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

practiced by many large Indiana
public service companies.
With profits derived from exorbit-
ant rates, the private corporations
have purchased political power, he
charged. citing among others, the
following instances:
/. One member of the public
service commission was transferred
TO a minor commission after he re-
fused to approve petition for merg
ing two utility properties because
the claimed merged value was in
hated; one of his colleagues COM
pleted the merger order and later
resigned to begin buying utility
properties. A corporation counsel
who filed suit against the merger
was asked to resign before he could
introduce his evidence of imitation
g Another commissioner became
q member of the legal staff of one
of Indiana's largest utilities; a
chief accountant was made counse
for another group of operators; q
chief engineer resigned to make ap-
praisals of utility property; and still
another accountant formed an &C.
counting firm with large clientele
of public utilities.
3. The chief counsel for a large
utility was named by a Marion
county political committee as candi-
date for the state senate when q
state senator died a short time be.
fore the election. In the legislature
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-20

through municipality owned and op-
Grated plants" he said.
Through figures of private utili-
ties in Indianapolis and municipal
plants in Richmond, Washington.
Anderson, LoganSport. and other
cities, he indicated that the latter
furnished service at lower rates, paid
off their debts. supplied funds for
civic improvements, contributed TO
the general fund. and periodically
lowered the cost of service.
Richmond is contemplating an
other cut this year. while the man
ager of the Indianapolis Electric
company. a few months ago, posted
large bond. 100000, that his COM
pany would not ask for another in
crease within five years." Groninger
declared.
There is no sound reason why
Indiana cities and towns should not
be restored to control of their intra
municipal utility properties and re-
moved from the restraints of the
public service commission" he con-
cluded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-20
Most Fall Falls Occur
i'm Safety of the Homes


YORK, Sept. 20.-The to fall is at home
Life statistics show that almost half Of the tunbs that
fatally premises third Of the fatal falls
the home stairs tenth out OF window
Only about fifth of falling accidents that ended fatally
public IS cent, incidental
employment
Slipping falling caused of eight household
falling disasters and falling of bed chairs charged
with being the in of each twenty instances
Satcians Metropolitan Life Company
rived these figures after of the fatal falls reported to
accidents expected to take
toll of 100000 lives this country each the inquiry into
fatal falls obtain information which will aid in
identifying preventing the dangerous
falls incidental to employment in
building construction while fifth from
scaffolds
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-20
PUBLIC UTILITY
TACTICS SCORED
BY GRON|NCER
Private Corporations Have
Bought Political Power,
Charge in Speech.
BY TIMES SPECIAL

WASHINGTON, Ind, Sept. 20
Inherent monopoly privileges and
right of eminent domain are being
unemployed by owners and opera
tors of public utilities to gain power
and control of state politics, Taylor
E. Groninger, former Indianapolis
corporation counsel, informed the
Municipal League here Thursday
night.
Municipality owned public utilities,
said Groninger, under present con-
ditions, can be operated successfully
at lower cost to consumers than
those run by private corporations,
and with legislative protection could
function more cheaply and abolish
the graft which he charged was