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The Washington times., 1929-11-20
POSSESSION.
PROVISION
CITED

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Nov. 20
Judge George w. McClintic, in
charging the grand Jury at the
opening Of the November term
Of the United States court yester-
day, told the members that buyers
Of liquor are violators of the pro-
hibition law and should be in
dicted when sufficient evidence
Is produced
He explained to the jury that
while buyers, in the act Of buying
are not violating the law, as soon
as they take possession Of the
liquor purchased, however. they
becoming violators and should be
prosecuted.
Attacks Physicians
Judge McC1irti" - said that
81 NY rent CT the newspapers #
Ehe r~nntrv were criticised for
being on the wrong side Of the
prohibition question and accused
physicians who prescribe alcohol
as being addicts or doing 1t f3r
money"
"Some newspapers some time
ago said it was no crime to buy
liquor" Judge McClintic asserted.
'The national prohibition law
prohibits possession of liquor ille-
gally. The internal revenue laws
prohibit possession of untaxed
liquor. I have never agreed that
If you offer me liquor and / buy
1t that 1t is a conspiracy. That
Is not the law, but when buyer
gets the liquor he becomes a pos
SCISSOR and all of these laws at
tach.
Opposes Notification
The Judge discussed a speech
made recently in the United
States Senate by Senator Smith
W. Brookhart. of Iowa. describ-
ing an assertion of the Senator
that the liquor law was against
the little man and not against
the big man as being germane to
the present situation. The Judge
branded as grossly wrong" at
temptS of certain people to nullify
the prohibition law.
The Washington times., 1929-11-20
Tax and License Income
Skaters All Records

Tax and license collections last
month broke all records for the
District, Collector Chatham M.
Towers has announced.
Total collections amounted to
$7,872,156. For the first four
months of the current fiscal year
beginning July /, $14,661 ,428 was
coolloected. Towers predicted that
the total for this year will exceed
&35, 600, 900.
The Washington times., 1929-11-20
DANCE. DATEs ANN0uNcED

The dance committee Of the
University Club yesterday an
nounced that the 1929-30 dinner
dances will be given on the fol
lowing dates: November 20, De-
cember II, January IA. February
Is, March 18, April ~.
The Washington times., 1929-11-20
JUDGE NSTRUCTS GRAND JURY TO INDICT RUM PURCHASERS

Selection 10 suit the most fastidIous
car buyer is offered In Times or
Herald used-caF Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1929-11-20
Fairfax CountyDairy
Herds Lead State
Times starr pnoI-

FAIRFAX Va. Nov 20-The leading position Of Fairfax
county dairy industry of Virginia emphasized by the
report of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association
which shows that the local association the largest in the
the first in the quality of its CATTLE with the high
est average production of any county in Virginia
The Washington times., 1929-11-20

In the interest Of your business, Mr..
Employer, secure the hlgh-type naeu
you can get through Times or Herald
''Heln Wanted" Ph0ne District szaN.
The Washington times., 1929-11-20

Kidwell Brothers herd. one at
Sunset Hills Farm and three in
the Fred Carper herd.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
HAVEN
CLUB ELECTS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 6.-At
the annual meeting of the member
ship of the Belle Haven Country
Club last night, Judge w. s. Snow
Nelson T. Snyder, Herbert oliver
and Harry Beverly were elected
members of the board of directors,
Henry Moncure was elected chair
man of the house committee, J. 7.
Worthington chairman of the good
committee, and r. G. Carter chair
man of the tennis committee. The
financial report Of the club showed
that indebtedness had been reduced
during the year.
Lamar Anderson is in the Alex
andria Hospital suffering from in
juries received yesterday when a
car he was driving was struck by
a car of the Alexandria, Washing
ton and Mt. Vernon Railway.
The Rev. Homer J. Councillor will
deliver the address to the graduates
of the Alexandria High School al
the commencement exercises to be
held in Maury School June IA
There are So graduates.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
HOWARD To GIVE
227 DEGREES

Degrees will be given to %?
graduates at the commencement
exercises of Howard University to
be held tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock
on the campus. The annual ad-
dress will be made by DR.. Ray
Lyman Wilbur. Secretary of the
Interior Department.
Last year there were 251 gradu-.
ates. and in 1927, 255 received de-
degrees. Included in the graduates
are 20 from the college of education,
so from college of liberal arts,
8 from the school OF religion
80 from the medical school. 81 from
the law school. 19 from the dental
school, and from the phamaceuti.
cal college.
The honor graduates are: Bache.
lor of arts--Lucy L. Dabney, Har.
riet Ferguson, c. L. Miller, Ida
Ball. Florqence Graves. w. H.
Lotion, Mary Nightengale Norma
Parks, Leona Dudley, Pansy Balti-
more, Myrtle Brady and Lou Mar
tin. Bachelor of science-Ellsworth
Evans.
William Stuart Nelson, member
of the faculty of the school of re-
ligion was announced yesterday by
DR.. Mordecai johnson, president of
the university as Administrative as
sistant to the president. Charles
HoustonS professor of the law school,
was named vice dean of that school,
and Albert /. Cassell. professor Of
architecture, head Of the new de-
partment Of maintenance of build
ingS and grounds.
Nelson is a graduate of Howard
and the Yale Divinity School. He
has also studied at the universities
OF Paris, Berlin and Marburg. Hous-
ton IL a graduate Of Howard and
the Harvard Law School, while
Casseli Is q graduate Of Cornell
University.
Today is designated as alumni
day at the university. The general
alumni body met in the main build.
ing at IL a. m. Tonight Assistant
Attorney General Herman J. Gal
loway will address the alumni and
Howard University Law School As
soclation in the William Evart Hall.
Chief Justice Fenton w. Booth ot
the United States Court of Claims.
and dean OF the law school, will also
| speak,
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
ORDER lines IN
CONDU|TS

The Public Utilities Commission
today ordered the Potomac Electric
Power Company to remove all poles
on Connecticut Avenue from Rod.
man to oliver Streets Northwest,
and place their high tension lines
under ground.
This order is the first step by
the new commissioners to have all
overhead high tension lines in the
District placed in underground con.
duits.
The distances between Rodman
and Oliver streets is approximately
two miles and the work will cost
about $4,000.
While the commission did not take
up the question of high tension
lines on Benning Road Northeast, IT
is expected that some action along
tt same lines will be taken in the
near future.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
Capper FOresees Patrick
Getting Full Term Job

Senator Arthur Capper Of Kansas,
chairman of the Senate District Com.
mittee, will merely poll members of
MS committee on the nomination of
Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick as a
member OF the Public Utilities Com
mission and will report back to the
Senate within the next few days, he
announced today.
The nomination was referred to
the District Committee yesterday.
Inasmuch as the committee already
has approved Patrick for the earlier
nomination, which covers only the
time of the unexpired term of John
w. Childress, Capper feels that it
will not be necessary TO hold hear.
ings on the second nomination
which appoints Patrick to the com
mission for the usual three-year
term. beginning July 1. when his
service on the unsxpired term will
terminate.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
BLOSSOM ETE
PROPOSED

Plans for q stupendous spring
festival that will rival similar ones
in other parts of the world are to be
considered by a special committee to
be appointed by the Washington
Chamber of Commerce soon.
The committee, which will be
backed by the chamber, will proceed
with plans for a festival and cele-
bration that will be held at the
time that the large cherry blossoms
are blooming. 1t has been pointed
out that hundreds Of thousands of
persons have seen the blossoms and
that a festival held at the time
they are in bloom will attract thou.
sands more.
Tentative plans for the festival
call for a combined land and water
carnival that will last for several
days. A Queen Of the Blossoms will
be chosen. Parades will form. A
colorful water pageant will be held
along the beautiful banks of the
Potomac.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
IS USED
BY F|REMEN

FAIRLEE, Nd, June 6.-An air
plane was used yesterday by the
Baltimore Fire Department to rush
two firemen to this Eastern Shore
town with resuscitating apparatus
for a 7O-year.old negro who had
been buried four hours In a well.
After he had received a half
hours treatment physicians said
that the negro, Frisby Spencer, was
out of danger. Except for the
shock he appeared little the worse
for. his suspension, head down, 30
feet below the surface of the
ground and two feet above the sur.
face of the water, where he had
been held by several tons of bricks,
dirt and mortar around him.
Doctors teIephoned the Baltimore
fire department and asked that a
large apparatus be sent August
Enrich, chief engineer of the fire
department, ordered a plane of the
Curtiss flying service and himself
drove two firemen. Samuel Craw-
ford and Joseph L. Scott, to Logan
Field. Both belong to No. Truck
Company and are temporarily as
signed to duty at the department
infirmary.
The negro was taken to the
Easton Hospital, where physicians
put him to led, although they were
unable To find any serious injuries.
Coming back with the two fire.
men CooPs plane ran into a thunder
storm over Logan Field and he
decided that landing there would
be dangerous. He flew as far
south az Annapolis to avoid the
shower and then returned to Logan
Field Just a. it ended.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
MASONS To MD
IN CEREMONY

Fully 600 guests. including most
of the high officials in Washing.
toms Masonic circles, are expected
to attend the reception given by
Brightwood Lodge, No. 4S, F. A. A.
NJ, to it's secretary, Henry C..
Stein, on the observation of his
silver wedding anniversary next
Wednesday night at Brightwood Ma
sonic Temple, Georgia and Colorado
Ave. N. w. Members OF the Shrine
and Grotto, in full regalia' will act
as escort and assist in the recep-
ton. which will be followed by a
dinner dance.
Miss Lois Stuntz, organist Of the
Petworth Methodist Church. will
play, and the Kallipolis Grotto
Band of "a pieces will give selec'
tions.
Meyer Goldman will offer a violin
solo and Miss Rena Wilson will
sing 20 Promise Me-"
The Grand Master of Masons
Wisdom D. Brown will be the prin-
cipal speaker. Edward w. Libbey,
Deputy Grand Monarch of Kali
polls Grotto, will be another
speaker.
Among those accepting invitations
are Grand Secretary j. Claude
KEEPER, Grand Commander Knights
Templar Gratz E. Dunkum, Past
Grand Monarch Edward Schmid,
Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Pearl
Watt Gibb, Commissioner Proctor
l.. Dougherty and Commissioner
Sidney F. Taliaferro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stein will be guests
of the Caravan Club next Monday
noon at the City Club.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
HOWARD To HEAR
DIR. WILBUR

DIR. Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary
OF the Department Of Agriculture,
will deliver the commencement ad-
dress at Howard University tomor-
row at 3:3O p. m. and bring to a
close the program of the week.
Last night Dean Lucy Slowe re-
ceived the senior classes at her
home, 1855 Kearney st. n. E.
Today at IL a. m. the schools Of
religion and theology called their
alumni. This afternoon. from I TO
s .. M. DR.. Mordecai johnson and
Mrs. Johnson hold open house tor
alumni and seniors. Tonight, at
Z o'clock the law alumni will hear
an address at the Evarts Law
School. followed by meeting Of the
general alumni association in
Andrew Rankin chapel.
At 10 a. m. tomorrow class re-
unions will begin followed by
alumni luncheon in the dining hall
at 1880 O'Clock and by closing
exercises. with comforting of degrees,
at $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
PRESS BRINGS
HIM CLIENT

Any time anyone questions the
sweet uses of publicity, Lawyer
Bernard Jackson, colOred, will be
right there to say him nay.
Stories carried in The Washing
ton Times and The Washington
Herald told how Attorney Jackson,
confined in the cell at Police Court
awaiting disposition OF charge of
intoxication against him, improved
his time by securing two clients
whose causes he will plead before
judges of the court. Judge Isaac
r. Hit released him later and he
went to work.
Now he has another one.
Viola Gray. colored, is charged
with petty larceny in connection
with clothing thefts from store
in Georgetown.
Viola was asked If she wanted a
lawyer whose spirit of enterprise
had been acclaimed in the public
press"
"I suttinly do," she replied.
The friend introduced her to At.
torney Jackson, and now he has
the case. He demanded a contin.
uance today, and requested a jury
trial, before Judge John P. Nc
Mahon, it was granted.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
ATOM
ISOLATED
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another element, observed strange
lines on his plates. the nature of
which suggested that they might
have been radiations from chlorine.
He Immediately began the develop
ment Of a spectroscopfc tube which
would Withstand the chemical ef
feet Of chlorine over a sufficiently
long period to make photographinI
the spectrum possible. A 24-hour ex
posure eventually was used to pro
duce a full-timed plate.
The Process Difficult
The difficulty Of the task may
be appreciated by the fact that II
would require approximately So
900 900 atoms of chlorine to cover
the head Of pin.
In the photographing process
chlorine was placed in the spectre
scopic tube and the activity of ITS
electrons excited by discharges of
electricity. This resulted in the for.
nation Of chlorine gas and the pres
ence OF many hundred millions Of
atoms Of this element filling the
tube. SIS
Heretofore the spectra Of the ele-
ments Of chlorine, brodine and
iodine have been virtually unknown.
In other words science was with.
out knowledge of the physical COM
position OF these elements, their
energy stages or activity.
The discoveries Of DR.. Keiss will
be Of great value in spectral chemi
cal analysis. to astronomers in in
terpretfng the composition of the
sun and stars, and in a practical
way OF widespread application in
biological and medical science.
1t was discovered that chlorine
atoms contain q central nucleus on
which were concentrated II positive
charges. In various orbits around
the nucleus were IL negative elec-
irons, revolving in circles or elipses
The distribution around the nucleus
were found to be according to
definite known laws
Since within the spectroscopt
tube there were hundreds of mil
lions of the chlorine atoms. the
activity of the electrons could be
studied under all possible conditions
and in all combinations in which
they release energy.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
TRAFFIC
IN CAPITAL

Traffic conditions about Wash.
ington were studied this morning
from an automobilist's viewpoint, by
members of the traffic and streets
and avenues committees of the
Washington Board of Trade and Dis
trict officials.
Especial attention was paid spots
where loading platforms tended to
make the street into a bottle-neck.
Traffic conditions were noted all
over the city. At several places the
inspectors paid particular attention
to the routing of automobile traffic.
They also studied traffic lights.
Following the tour the members
held session at the Board Of Trade
offices.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
FLEET QUESTION.
ST|RS FRANCE
BY KINGsBURY SMITH

LONDON, June s U.N.S).-France
and Italy are engaged in a naval
armaments race in the Mediter.
ranean which has resulted in de-
laying the signing of the proposed
Franco. Italian entente, according to
word from Paris.
NEGOTIATIONS for this pact of
friendship have been IN progress for
many months, but something has
always come in the way to prevent
the conversations from reaching
successful conclusion.
This time, says the Paris CORES
pondent of the London Daily
Chronicle, it is directly due to naval
rivalry.
The bone of contention is said to
be equality Of naval strength. Italy
has launched out in warshtp
building program that Is almost
openly admitted to be aimed at
total tonnage equality with France.
French Object
This is hotly resented by Paris
naval experts, who hold that
Frances Mediterranean fleet alone
must be equal to Italy's whole
armada, since Itaiy's interests are
concentrated in the middle sea,
while France has a scattered world
empire.
This view is also held by the
French government and was clearly
stated towards the end of last year
by M. Lemery, the then secretary
of the naval committee OF the
French Senate, who told that body:
Equality with Italy, total ION.
mage against total tonnage, would
be the most flagrant of inequalities,
for. while all Italy's interests are
in the Mediterranean, and she ca1'
therefore, keep her fleet there, we
must maintain in the Atlantic
fleet equal to that which the treaty
of Versailles allowed to Germany,
and keep, practically all over the
world, the units necessary for the
protection of our colonies"
Lemery intimated that in view Of
this it was Italys duty to drop the
thought of equality.
Italy to Build More
Italy's answer to this was the
announcement of her decision to
build two 10000 ton cruisers and
two $500 ton destroyers.
This caused another furore in
French naval circles and resulted in
the following reply, made by M.
Lemery, in March. before the naval
committee of the Senate.
The Italian press" he declared,
has conducted violent campaigns
against the alleged imperialism Of
France on the occasion of the re-
organization of her fleet.
But we must not lose sight Of
the fact that, in case of war,
France is obliged not only to main
tain her communications with North
Africa, but protest her Atlantic sea-
board and her channel coast.
''In the Mediterranean we must
have the same naval strength as
the entire force of Italy. The
French, government, therefore, must
reply to the Italian decree to build
four new warships by Immediately
starting to construct new units in
addition to its present program"
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
SENATE URGED
|. To CURB DOPE
By KENNETH CLARK
Copyright. 1899, by UnlTerHai
Service IRe.l

Drastic punishment should be
meted out to American steamship
owners on whose vessels vast guam.
titles of opium and narcotic drugs
are smuggled into the country an
nually, Representative LaGuardia
tR.), of New York, declared yester.
day In an extension of remarks In
the Congressional Record.
To accomplish this end, LaGuardia
urged the Senate to adopt the House
amendment to the tariff bill to plas'
ter heavy fines on owners Of SNUG
Cling. ships Senatorial leaders have
approved the proposal.
Have Always Escaped
Heretofore. LaGuardia said. steam
ship owners have been able TO escape
punishment because OF a Joker" In
the present law. whereby only the
captain Of a ship can p held liable
to penalty in most cases.
AS an example OF tue laxity OF
the existing law, l4aGuardia pre-.
sented a table showing that 36 setz-
ures of opium have been made on
Dollar Line steamers since April z2,
1925. The total automatic penalty
assessed against the ships was $685..
4S1. However, the Government ac-
tually collected only $14,350 in fines.
Ten fines were remitted and one,
involving $146.S61.2O is still pending,
although the seizure was made two
years ago.
"I want to say that the reason
for these compromises for a few
dollars is no fault OF the officials
in charge Of the enforcement of the
law" said La Guardia. "It is en-
tirely the fault of the law.
"Narcotics are a curse to man.
kind. The Government has the full
support of an undivided public
opinion in enforcing this law.
AssaiIs Employers
"Any ship that will employ Chi.
nese coolie labor at a few paltry
dollars month, getting these men
to work for starvation wages,
compelling them to resort to the
traffic of opium to eke out an ex-
istence. is just as guilty a partici-
pant in the importation of opium
as il they signed a write contract
permitting these men to do it.
"Once the Government can reach
out AMI libel ship and hold the
owners responsible. the employ.
ment o the crew will be entirely
different. The owners and masters
will make sure that there is no
opium on board II they are SUBJ
ject to a penalty which must be
paid of $25 an ounce. q.
Everyone who has any knowl.
edge of opium smuggling knows
that large amounts of opium can
not be obtained and brought into
the country without the connivance.
If not the knowledge, of responsible
people connected with the ships
and the owners"
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
NAVY To PROBE
PLANE CRASH

A Naval Board Of Inquiry will
convene at the Naval Air Station
TODAY to determine what caused a
giant Sikorsky plane to plunge into
the Potomac River yesterday, i'm
periling the lives of four men.
The plane was skimming over the
surface of the river off Hams
Point when it suddenly plunged itR
nose beneath the surface. The
plane was new and had been
brought here to be tested.
When the plane sank Lieut.. 8.
W. Galloway. pilot OF the craft,
Charles Kidder, aviation chief ma.
chinists mate; c. F. Travis. second
class seaman. and j. A. De Gague,
aviation machinists mate. were
trapped in the small cabin.
Travis and De Gague who were
seated in the rear managed to push
open a door and swim to the sur
face, The tail of the plane was
still above water and they clung to
this. Galloway and Kidder almost
drowned before they could squeeze
through the narrow opening in the
front of the plane. They swan to
the surface and joined their com
panions in hanging on to the tail.
Just as soon as the plane went be-
low the surface rescue operations got
under way. A speedboat put out
from HainS Point and the crash
alarm was sounded at the Naval Air
Station. Before the sailors could
place their boats in the water the
speedboat from Hams, Point reached
the trapped men and took them off.
The plane was pulled to the sur
face and towed to the Naval Air Sta.
ton. 1t is almost a total wreck.
Lieutenant Galloway is one of the
best.known test pilots in the Navy.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
Father 'megitimate,
Mother Legitimate
Child Hers

NEW YORK, June Q.N.SJ.-
Because he remarked and failed
to state that he had been previ'
ously married. Harry Best, di'
vorced, became the "illegitimate"
father OF his Legitimate" two
yea>old daughter Patricia. accord.
ing to Supreme Court Justice
Valente.
Justice Valente made the above
finding in awarding the custory
Of the child to her mother.
"The child is the illegitimate
child Of the father, but the legiti'
mate child of the mother" said
Justice Valente. THE father had
no right to marry without stat.
ing that he had previously been
divorced"
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
Knights Templar in
Martinsburg Elect

MARTINsBURG, W. Va, June 6.
At a.. election Of officers here by
Palestine Commandery No. 2,
Knights Templar. Frank W. Kilmer
was elected eminent commander;
Herbert A. Alvey, generalissimo;
John L. Schroeder, captain general
(re-electedl; ]. Hugh Shipper. senior
warden. J. Edgar Griffith. junior
warden: Frank M. Yorick, treasurer
(re-electe0; B. d. Myers, recorder
(e-elected); Frank NJ. Hooee, stan,
dard bearer; DR.. A. M. Gluck, chap
l-lain, and Carl ]. Small. sentinel.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
2 Couples Married in
Juvenile Court Quarters

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, June o.
Two couples from Pennsylvania
were given service plus by the
clerks of the marriage license bu-
reau at the courthouse, assisted by
the Rev. Oliver R. He'll. q student
at the Lutheran Seminary at Get.
tysburg, Pa, who was recently II.
censed as a minister by the Mary.
land Synod.
Through the efforts Of the clerks
and with the young minister Off.
ciating, Russell w. Smith, Of Lew.
istown, Pa. and Miss Pearl Harp
Ster, of Burnham. Pa. and Fred J
Murray, of Metal. Pa. and Miss
Margaret l. Rowles. of Dry Run,
Pa, were married in the juvenile
courtroom at the courthouse with
Judge Harry z. Snyder. clerks and
courthouse employees a. witnesses.