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3l-Hour Coast-to-Coast Air Route Fixed:
Mail Service Starting May | Cuts IL Hours

The Los Angeles salt lake City
route viii be changed to connect with
the transcontinental night service Ii
the latter city.
Great Falls, Helena and other Nom
tara cities viii have the same one-day
service as the East Coast through
changes made In the Great Falls-Salt
Lake City route.
Albany Schenectady and five other
upper New York State cities will have
direct one-day service with the West
Coast through changes in the Albany
Cleveland route.
Additional service will be started on
the Pittsburgh Cleveland route so thar
McKeesport and Pittsburgh may send
continental terminal at Cleveland
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APPLE BLOOM FESTIVAL
WILL OPEN ON APRIL 10
Dates Set After Committee of Hor-
ticultural Experts Makes
Report.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, April 6.The
sixth annual Shenandoah Apple Bios
som Festival will be held here April 10
and 10, it was announced today by J.
Victor Arthur, director general, fol-
lowing meeting Of the executive COM
mittee, after committee of horticul-
tural experts had reported that late
varieties, which constitute the bulk of
paintings in the Winchester district,
probably would blossom during the
third week of April. Under favorable
conditions blossoms win remain on trees
about I'VE days after opening.
Following announcement Of dates.
IS committees were called upon to speed
preparations for the celebration, In
which Virginia, West Virginia, Mary
land. Pennsylvania and the District Of
Columbia will have artistic floats and
marching delegations in the Queens
parade
"A West Virginia girl, whose identity
remained secret, win reign over the
festival dis Queen Shenandoah sixth. :
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Four Are Wounded on Arizona
Side Of Border in
NaCo Attack.
T0PETE, AFTER WARNING,
PROMISES TO DEsIsT
Considerable Losses Believed Sus.
tanned by Insurgents in Futile
Assault.
BY the Associated Press.

by VIE HsSVSiNtuo rtSees
Rebel attacks on Naco yesterday re-
suited In the wounding Of four persons
north of the international line.
Those on American soil wounded in
cluded a United States Cavalry troop
er, shot in the chest: civilian, slightly
injured by bomb dropped by rebel
plane, and Mexican woman and child
hit by spent bullets.
The War Department ordered 10 afr
planes to Naco to prevent further bomb
ings. The State Department asked
that the rebel commander be sharply
rebuked. The Navy sent destroyer
from San Diego to protect Americans in
Slnaloa.
For three hours Arizonan Naco
heard the whine Of rifle and machine
gun bullets.
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Nv The Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April inauguration Of
81 -llotir air mail service between the
Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, effective
Nav Il. was announced today by the
AMERICAN Air Transport Association.
The new schedule represents reduc-
ton Of more than II hours IN the
present flying time.
Under the new schedules, letters
mailed on either coast after the close of
business win be delivered on the oppo-
site coast before oflces open the second
y,orlling. Air mail letters at present
arrive at coast terminals too late for
delivery the same day. and are held
over for delivery the next morning
The new schedule over the transcorl-
f;nsntaf route will cause changes IN
;ssiseSs,le 81 four connecting routes,
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Sour sLullabies to Be Tried to Drive
Starlings From Springfield Roosts

T. w. Pearson, agent Of the s. p. G. A.,
that the means devised shall be devoid
of cruelty. Whereupon Agent Pearson
was drafted by Supt. Dorman to give
aid in the anti-starling campaign.
Today the secret came out of the
means that win be tried.
Employees Of the public buildings de-
partment viii be stationed Monday
around the municipal group with noise
makers of various sorts, calculated to
disturb the rest of any starting.
There will be practically no reStric-
ton placed on the type OF iiolsenaker,
except that its harmful effects must be
confined TO the birds nerves.
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BANK RUNNER ROBBED.

CHICAGO, April s ga bank
messenger carrying $4,000 III satchel
and accompanied BY d guard, was held
up and robbed ID front Of the First
National Bank, Monroe and Dearborn
streets tonight. The scene Of the rob-
berry is III the center of sthe Loop and
the streets were thronged with people.
The money represented the days re-
ceipts of clothing COMPANY.
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Mr.. Stimson remains closeted with
his problem. Mr.. Curtis has declared
he does not regard the ruling of former
Secretary Kellogg that Mrs. Gam ranks
below the wives of foreign diplomats at
official dinners as fnal. His protest is
before the secretary OF state. Wash
ington is waiting anxiously for the de-
cision. and there are reports of betting
on what the answer viii be.
Senator Norris letter follows:
MY Dear Mr.. Secretary:
II most earnestly urge you to hurry
up your decision on the extremely i'm
portant question that has been SUBJ
nitted to you regarding the position at
the dinner table of the sister of the
Vice President of the United States.
Unless this decision is expedited very
serious interference will result in many
important social activities. Until it is
known definitely where the Vice Presi-
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al ti,e Associa VA press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April g.
sweet music may luIl to slunher, but
sour notes are to be tried to see II the
sound viii produce the opposite effect
and SO discourage the hundreds of
starlings that nightly roost on the build
ings Of Springfield's million-do
municipal group that they will seek
other quarters.
Hiram i. Dormay1. superintendent OF
public buildings, hiss for some time been
seeking means to rid the handsome
buildings Of the birds. which have be-
come pest. but his style has been
somewhat crannped bE the insistence Of
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MID-JULY WEATHER
IN CAPITAL FOR DAY
Mercury Climbs to 90 at 4 Pm,
Marking One Of Warmest April
Temperatures on Record.

A foretaste OF sizzling days Of mid
July Is the Weather Bureaus promise
to Washingtonians for today.
And behind the announcement OF
fair and continued warm" is the entry
in the books for yesterday recording
that the thermometer climbed to 90 de-
grees at pm, to mark one Of the
warmest April days on record. That
figure is Is degrees higher than mean
Summer temperature, and 10 degrees
higher than was reached year ago.
The record warmth for this season Of
the wear belongs to March and not
April, however, mark of 95 degrees
having been reached one year.
Regardless of records, the Weather
Bureau intimated that motor enthusi-
asts and ardent pedestrians viii save
a goodly supply of sunshine for their
activity today.
Increasing cloudiness is predicted for
foy11ofrnw
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HOOVER PLEASED
WITH FISHING SITE
President and Party Select
Three Places for Location
of Camp.

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoover returned to Wash
ington last night from his first inspec-
ton OF his Virginia fishing preserve well
satisfied with the preparations that
have been made for indulging In his
favorite sport.
TO reach the spot he made journey
of approximately 100 miles over roads
and trails of such q variegated nature
that it was necessary to abandon the
White House limousines for smaller
cars. then proceed by horseback and
finally to complete the trip on foot.
Does No Fishing on Trip.
Mr.. Hoover had planned to do lit
tie fishing. but the major purpose Of his
visit was to look the preserve over with
a view to selecting site where ARMY
tents may be pitched when he visits the
preserve for an overnight stay.
But time was limited. and after he
and Mrs. Hoover had inspected several
sections of the preserve, and eaten .
picnic lunch, it was time to begin the
return trip. Three spots were selected
tentatively for the camping site, ana
from these the ultimate choice VIII pc
made.
In addition to the President and MRS.
Hoover, the party consisted of Secretary
wilbur, Charles X. Ritten Of New York,
an old friend; Lawrence Richey, the
Chief executives secretary: Capt. viii
son Brown, naval aide, and Maj. =. g.
Long OF the Marine Corps.
Leaving the White House shortly be-
fore 8 o'clock the party proceeded by .
route which skirted Alexandra ana the
Arlington National Cemetery, and then
led through Fairfax, Warrenton and
Culpeper to Madison, which lies IN the
shadow Of the Bltle Ridge Mountains.
Party Enjoys Outing.
Losing no time. the President turned
iii once into the hills and after q brief
stop at Criglersville, where Mrs. Hoover
fiorlned 4 riding habit, continued TO the
fishing preserve. The fishing preserve
comprises several square miles ana lies
between Doubletop and Fork Mountains
along the upper waters Of the Rapidan
River. The section Is densely forested
with pines and oaks and the underbrtlsh
grows thickIy, although It had been
cleared away In some places 1or the
Presidents coming. Some 10 or dozen
r,1ol,ntaincer families live upon the pre-
serve and lust on the other side Of the
range. homes are more numerous.
Mr.. Hoover found the drive pleasantly
cool and the fresh outdoor air stiF1lilaT-
ing. Yesterday was the first holiday
that he has taken since entering the
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PART oNE--2s PAGES.
General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
schools and Colleges H.
Al Community Centers-Page 70.
PART TWO--14 PAGES.
Editorial section Editorials and Edi-
torial Features.
Notes of Art and Artists--Page 4.
Review of Spring Books-Page 4.
Clubwomen OF the Nation-Page 9;
ent-Teacter Activities-Page 2.
Around the City-Page 8.
b. A. n. Activities 8.
Financial News--Pages 9, 10 and ii.
PART THREE--l2 PAGES.
Society.
PART FOUR--2o PAGES.
Amusement Section Theater, Screen
and Music. /.
News OF the Motor WORKPLACES ;, 8
Aviation Activities Pages and 10.
Serial Story, The Ragged Princess -
Page IL.
News OF the Clubs Pages ii and 20.
Fraternal NeWs--pages IL and p.
Veterans Of Great War--page IA.
W.. G. r. u. Actiyities--Hage II.
Crossword Puzzle-Page Is.
Army and Navy News--Page 10.
Spanish War Veterans-Page 10.
Organized Reserves--Page II.
District National Guard--Page II.
II. W. C. IA. Activities Page IL.
Radio News--Pages is and 10.
PART five PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART STx--10 PAGES.
CLASSIFIED Advertising.
District Of Columbia Naval Reserve
Page 3.
PART SEvEN--S PAGES.
Maaazine Section Fiction and Humor.
GRAyURE SECTION--10 PAGES.
World Events In Pictures
COLOR SECTIONS PAGES.
Moon Mullins; Betty and Lester; Or
pIsari Annie: Somebody's Stenog:
Mutt asid Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; MI.
T. nd Alrs,; High Lights q History.
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WORLD COURT ACTION URGED
BY NORRIS IN GANN DISPUTE
Senator Deals Sarcastically With Social
Precedence Issue Here In Letter
to Stimson.
BY the Associated Press.

Nebraska either decision where Mrs
shah SIT
oncia dinners or the World Court
the Senate master Of wit and huor
light
perpxng
to the recogn y
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From Press to Home
Within the Hour

The star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes By
The Stars exclusive carrier service. Phone
Main 5000 10 start immediate delivery.
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TODAY'S STAR

PART 0NE--2s PAGES.
General News--Local, National and
Foreign.
schools and Colleges-Page IL.
All Community Centers-Page 20.
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WEATHER

20. g. weather Bureau Forecast1
Fair ana continued warm today: to-
morrow increasing cloudiness
Temperatures- Highest. 80, at 4 pm.
yesterday: lowest, Sc. at am. yes
terday.
Full report or Page I.
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GRAvURE SECTION--10 PAGES.
World Events In Pictures.
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PART SEVBN--S PAGES.
ya0azi,,e Section Fiction and HImof
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EANET GEzK~~KU q lAUESs
CLASSIFIED Advertising.
District OF Columbia Naval Reserve
Page 3.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-13
HAVANA SHARKS TEND OFF ANNUAL TREASURE:
 HUNTS, BOTTOM sEA

HAVANA, April B, (P-Treasure seeking, one of the "yens" of the annual tourist crop, is something more than task of merely send ing down a deep sea diver to recov- er Spanish doubloons and pieces of eight from rotting hulks on the bottom of Cuban waters. The de- partment of public works has it's own experience to prove this.
 Each year tourists approach the government with numerous pro- posals for recovery of storied wealth from legendary wrecks.
 Maybe there is money there but at any rate there are sharks" !" gay the officials.
 The sea monsters ripped divers suits SC the men were sent down in bells and armed with bikes and heavy machetes Even so their enclosures were charged viciously by big man eaters.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-13
TEXAN OWNS PISTOL
 USED ON JESSE JAMES

HOUSTON, April 13, (P-The pistol that ended the career of Jesse James 1T years ago has been fired again.
 The A caliber revolver, now owhed by George Culver, cattle man of Matagorda, Tex, was pre- sented him in 1885 by James hrother-in-law, who recovered the g'In after Robert Ford killed the highwayman. Culver tried the gun out yesterday and it is apparently as ever.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-13
NORTHWEST PILOTS
 WEAR POLAR GARB

SEATTLE, April F, (P)-Com Richard E. Byrd and his comrades in the Antarctic have no monopoly on cold weather flying clothes.
 Mail pilots in the northwest, who are still battling with one Uf the coldest winters in the history of the air mail, look like polar ex- plorers when they climb into their open-cockpit planes.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-13
INSPECT 10000 FIELDS

LONDON, April 13, (P-A cam paign to provide every English city with an airdrome has resulted in an inspecting crew being sent out to inspect more than 10000 pros pective sites. These proposed land ing fields are tested by driving au- tomobiles rapidly over their sur face.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-13
ROPE CLIMBING RECORD
 SET BY CRIPPLED BUY

LOS ANC+Er IFS April 70. P)-A high school lad, despite the handi- cap of 12-pound leg brace, has broken the 24-year-old record for the 25foot rope climb.
 He is Jimmy Burton, who since childhood has worn a steel leg brace. Button, a member of the Los Angeles athletic clubs gym team, recently covered the 25-feet l" six seconds, bettering by two- tifths of a second the record that was held for near a quarter of a century by George Kuhna, eastern star of two decades ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-13
OIL MEN PLANT ALFALFA

COALINGA, Cal, April 13, (R- A California oil company, while waiting for development, is plan ming to add to it's income by planting 100 acres of alfalfa on it's holdings five miles from here. This Ieverses the usual condition in an oil region. Ordinarily farm CTS are looking to oil development to bring them wealth
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-13

Tomorrow's big special at the Union Cafe will be ROAST CHICK FEN, or FRICASEE, with salad, at S1OO per plate.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-13

Ladies and Gents Tailoring and Hats Blocked, Adams 91. Peyser's Tailor Shop.
 FOR SALE-BundIes of old papers. 25c per bundle; Gateway office.
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SEATTLE BRICK ICE CREAM ALL NEW FLAvORS-PINTS AND QUARTS. CANDY COTTAGE
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TOmorrow's big special at the Union Cafe will be ROAST CHICK FEN, or FRICASEE, with salad, at $1.OO per plate.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-13

Al meat ano morning eIse In the Frye 5ruhn Meat M, .rkee.
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Developwg. printing, enIargins and copying. Picture framaing. SCHALLERER'S ALASKA SHOP.
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The Best ID the Belt"-Gatewa
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The old
The Spans That Haze Welded to Mar and
ood-Played Their Part as Links IN
Potomac Count,y-Long Bridge Snc-
ceeded byMore SubstantialStructures.

force Of water striking bridge here is very
heavy Twenty years after the bridge was built
and when the ice was breaking up and the
river was swollen, the bridge was considerably
damaged by having not less than II gaps made
in it. The company found itself financially I'M
able to repair the damage, and Congress, by an
act passed July II, 1892, purchased the right
and title to the bridge for 10000. Upon ex-
animation Of the damaged structure, it was
deemed unwise TO attempt to repair or restore
it. and Congress, on June 80, 1884, appropriated
$3.50, 900 for the erection of o new bridge, which
was completed in 1896, and on October / of
that year 1t was formally opened by President
Andrew Jackson and his cabinet, who walked
the one mile across 1t, returning in carriages.
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EVIDENTLY the bridge erected by the Gov
- eminent was not permanent Job for on
February 10, 1910, the new bridge was nearly
destroyed by ice, the draw being almost car
ried away. Freshets injured 1t again In 1856
1850. 1853, 1866 and 1867, and in 1870. part Of
the causeway and the south draw were washed
away while the freshet of seven years later also
injured 1t considerably.
Still In the memory Of many Is the disas-
trous flood of February, 1881, which covered
the lower part of the city from the Washington
Monument TO the Capitol with several feet OF
water, Pennsylvania avenue, upon that occa-
sion, taking on q typical Venetian appearance
Upon this occasion q part Of the Long Bridge
gave way under the pressure of the ice and
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water, and in doing so, permitted the flood to
subside. However, this was repeated in 1889,
when the Avenue was again flooded and much
damage was done.
Though the bridge acted a dam, especially
at such times, when the ice In the river
breaking up, yet Congress, to make matters
worse, authorized the Washington & Alexan.
dria Railroad Co., on March 3, 1853, to extend
its tracks down Maryland avenue and across
the Long Bridge, provided 1t did not interfere
with the regular travel over the structure.
The exigency Of the occasion may at this
time have warranted the concession, but the
railroad company appears to have taken ad-
vantage Of the situation by completing, in the
following year, bridge close to and parallel
ing the original structure and subdividing the
old spans by piles driven at the distance Of IL
to 10 feet. In doing this, the design of the
original bridge was altered from truss bridge
to one on piles.
Naturally, great indignation eLss2el, but Moth
ing was done, and probably could not be done
to relieve the situation other than build O new
bridge, and, Of course, this was . question Of
decades rather than days. for 1t was many
years afterward before the Long Bridge was
forever removed.
From military standpoint the Long Bridge
also had its troubles back in 1914, when the
British burned the Washington end to prevent
surprise attack from Gen. Winders monde.
script troops, who, in turn, in self-defense, set
fire to the south end to keep themselves out OF
harms reach.
At the close of the war, the washington
Bridge Co. was paid a part Of its loss by Con-
gress, since 1t was shown that the southern
portion had been set afire by the American
forces.
1t was the intention Of Dolly Madison to
have made her return to Washington by this
bridge, after having had to leave so abruptly
on August "a, 1914 when the British captured
Washington, but finding the bridge not usable
she was forced to cross the stream In an Army
boat used In transporting munitions of war
over the Potomac. At first Col. Fenwick who
was in charge of the boat, peremptoriy refused
to let her return in this way, but Dolly made
herself known, and it is said she was driven
in her carriage into the frail boat, which bore
her homeward."
Close to the south end Of the Long Bridge
at the time of the coming of the white man,
was an Indian village, with other Indian VIII
lagos nearby.
ME first bridge to span the Eastern Branch
was early known as the Eastern Branch,
or Kentucky Avenue. Bridge, and was located
where is now the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge.
1t was provided for by the Maryland legisla-
ture on December "a, 1875, when an act was
passed Incorporating the Eastern Branch Bridge
Co, and granting a charter for 80 years to
Daniel Carroll of Duddington, Thomas Law,
William Mayne Duncanson, George Walker and
Matthew Wigheld, who were authorized to con.
struct bridge from the foot of Kentucky ave-
nue. to the land of Matthew Wigfeld. It was
to be 20 feet wide and have draw of 80 feet
and have stone abutments. The stock wv
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BY JOHN CLACETT PROCTOR.

accustomed to travel over our more
or less modern bridges-some much
less rather than more-must admit
If their recolections 60 back far
enough, that they are a considerable improve
ment, whatever their present condition may be,
over the District bridges of SO and more years
ago. And yet, who among us would for the
world surrender the keen pleasure 1t affords US
today to recall to mind those old creaking,
rickety structures or to say one word which
might detract from their glory or leave in doubt
our gratitude for the bridges that carried us
over in our youthful days?
Some folks might wonder what there is in
an old bridge to think of or to admire, but the
sentimental and reflective mind can see much
In an old bridge to muse upon to think Of. to
dream of, as 1t were; the part 1t has played In
the history Of the neighborhood and the inn
portant events with which 1t might have been
associated. Indeed, Longfellow has poured out
his soul most beautifully In his poem. 1.-THE
Bridge" which, long time ago. was set to
music and sung by many old-timer when
ever the opportunity presented itself. Time has
passed since 1t was written, and yet 1t Is still
popular and still beautiful. You, Of course, re-
call it; in part 1t goes like this:
az stood on the bridge at midnight,
AS the clocks were striking the hour,
And the moon rose Ger the city.
Behind the dark church tower.
st saw her bright reflection
In the waters under me,
Like a golden goblet falling
And sinking into the
"And like those waters rushing
Among the wooden PIERS
flood of thoughts came DER me
That filled my eyes with tears
How often, oh, how often,
had wished that the ebbing tide
Would hear m awaV its bosom
Ger the ocean wild and wide!"
WASHINGTON has had several historic
wv bridges whose praises might well be sung
In poetry-particularly the Potomac, or Long
Bridge, which in recent years gave way to its
successor, the Highway Bridge.
Though not the earliest bridge in the Dis
trict, yet the Long Bridge was during its entire
existence, very important link between the
North and the South, and during the Civil War
it was the principal military route for the
Union Army.
It was originally constructed in 1909, but not
without a struggle on the part of the George
town merchants to prevent it, since it was
looked upon as threatening their commercial
interests by blocking up the channel The
necessity for the bridge was preached in Con-
gress, subsequent to which a charter of go days
was granted to the Potomac Bridge Co., in
'corporated February S, 1908
Under ordinary conditions the flow of water
past this point in the Potomac River is rather
swift, and naturally, during heavy freshets the