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The Washington times., 1929-06-24
MUSEUM CT IS
RARE BIRDS

The National Museum. part of
the Smithsonian Institution, has re-
ceived from the National Geographic
Society a large collection of plants
and birds made by the veteran ex-
plorer, DR.. Joseph r. Rock in the
little-known. semi-independent king.
dom Of Null, in southwest Szechuan,
China, the institution announced to-
day..
The little kingdom IL situated
along the I.itang River, just north
OF the big bend Of the Yangtze, Yum.
nan. 1t is very mountainous, and.
to the northwest, some of the peaks
reach an altitude OF "a, 600 feet. DIR.
Rock is the first naturalist to visit
this high range of mountains. He
previously paid a hurried visit to
Null in 1924, and wrote an account
of his visit for the National Geogra.
phic Magazine.
The birds Of the collection CON
sist of over 1000 skins and most of
them were collected at high alti-
tudes. Many Of the species are new
to the museum. or previously repre-
sented in very inadequate material.
Two of the skins are those OF the
black-necked crane. which is a very
rare specimen from west China and
Tibet, originally discovered in 1877.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
Treasury Warns of Fake
Bills Circulated Here

Treasury officials warned Wash
ingtonians to watch $5 and $40 bills
early today.
The bill was part of the collec.
tions of the Daniel Loughran Com.
pany. Inc, of 1900 block H st.
N. W., and was brought in Satur.
day by one of the drivers. Off.
cials of the company told Treasury
agents 1t would be impossible to tell
from whom the bill was received.
A bank teller's suspicious were
first drawn to the bill by its thick
ness. Then 1t was discovered that
the bili's serial letter, "B." was not
on an exact lines with the serial
numbers. The engraving OF Lin.
coin and the painting of the silk
threads were so clever as to fool
the casual inspector.
Officials said many counterfeits
are in circulation here.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
RUM FOUND HID
IN 'HEARSE'.
Times staff Photo

Police Of the liquor squad, who
view vehicles on the street with
an ever-suspicious eye, sighted what
looked like an undertaker's wagon
at Eleventh and C Streets Southeast.
driven by James CapOratta, OF the
200 block Eighth st. s. K.
Caporatta was known to Sergeant
Little, however, and not as an
undertaken.
He halted the light truck. which
was painted all black. and asked to
see the drivers permit, and regis
tkation card. He had neither.
Sixty half gallons of alleged
liquor were found in the truck and
Caporatta and his companion, Leo
Besele, 100 block. of Fifteenth st.
S E., were charged with trans.
portation and possession and Capo-
rata also with failing to exhibit a
permit and registration card. The
charges were to be heard in Police
Court late today.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
LIKELY.
TO BE VERY
BRIEF

Local showers today halted
the upward rush of the
mercury, but only tempor-
arily.
About II a. m. shower hit the
downtown section of the city just
after the mercury IN the Weather
Bureau Thermometer had hit 86
While the shower did not hit the
bureau 1t cs>ISed a drop Of one
degree in half - hour.
Showers are expected to continue
throughout the afternoon, but II
IL not expected that they will
break the heat wave
The high mark yesterday was
reached at 2sp. m. 1t seemed an IL
almost the entire city moved into
the parks and nearby country roads.
1t was estimated that approx.
mately 10000 persons visited the
Zoo. Rock Creek Park and the
Speedway were jammed with swell.
tering humanity all day.
Only one prostration was re.
ported. Policeman John Pritchett, 81,
of the $500 block New Hampshire
Ave. N, W., was overcome while at
duty al the Friends Meeting House,
President Hoover's church. He was
treated at his home.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
Golfer Hurt In Head
During Backyard
Practice

In outdoor golf the player
usually calls Fore" Whether
this fact holds true in backyard
golf is unknown hut a man was
treated at Casualty Hospital
yesterday because another either
didn't call fore" or because his
form was slightly off.
Ray J. Tenn, manager of the
Commercial Credit Company, who
lives in the first block Of Eighth
st. N. E.. and a friend. Maurice
Mcdonald. of the same address.
were practicing in their backyard
yesterday. Something went wrong
and Tenn'a head was Sliced"
He was taken around the corner
to Casualty Hospital where DR..
]. w. Jordan. of the hospital staff
took four stitches in his head.
It is now understood that both
golfers win do their practicing
either in a larger space or on the
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
Former Capital Lawyer
Is Florida City Mayor

Two former Washingtonians will
assume office. one as mayor and
the other as secretary to the mayor
OF. st. Petersburg. Fla. July J..
Judge Arthur f. Thompson. former
attorney of this city. has been
named mayor of the Florida
municipality and he has named his
former secretary here. Charles S.
Brock, as his secretary.
Judge Thompson lived in Chevy
Chase, and practiced law here for
six wears.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24

He said he needed all his money
and asked for refund on $40 police
of the Ninth precinct assessed him
on speeding charge.
Policeman C. r. gummins said ne
arrested Cannon on Bladensburg
Road Northeast for speeding and
the car was almost overflowing with
small children. Their heads and
arms wer sticking out in all direc-
tions.
Judge Given agreed that Cannon
needed all the cash he could get and
took his personal bond.
II will give you back a dollar~for
each child,3 he assured the defend.
ant.
Cannon was to 60 on duty at Po.
tomac Yards at midnight. he told
Cummins when he was arrested late
Saturday night, and said that ac-
counted for his hurry.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
National Lime Body Will
Hold 18th Annual Meet

The eleventh annual meeting of
the National Lime Association will
he held Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday at the Hotel Mayflower.
About $50 manufacturers from all
over the country are to attend.
The convention has been combined
with a trade practice conference of
the entire line industry arranged
through the Federal Trade Commits
sion. M. Markham Flannery,
director OF the Trade Practice Com
ference division Of the Commission.
will preside at the opening meeting
at 2 a. m. Wednesday.
W. z. Humphrey, Commissioner
Of the Federal Trade Commission Is
70 direct the conference the following
day.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
Climbing Mercury Temporarily Halted By Showers
HOOVER FISHES
FOR TROUT AND.
FARM BOARD

President Hoover returned
to the White House today
from his fishing camp in the
Blue Ridge Mountains after a
weekend devoted to his
favorite sport and to wres-
Ting with the task of selecting
the new Federal Farm Board.
The Hoovers and their guest.
Secretary Of Agriculture Hyde, arose
early and motored into Washington
in about three hours, arriving
shortly before 10 o'clock.
Gets Early Start
The President has spent several
week-eNds at his Rarida1 retreat,
but his fishing luck has not been
pronounced until this trip.
Mr.. Hoover started fishing 10
minutes after his arrival in camp
Saturday morning, and his days
string amounted to q dozen noun.
tain trout. The largest weighed a
POAhu bAESS1A4NSSd WAASh ~
a gamy-sized mountain trout.
The rattlesnakes that infest the
area Of the camp apparently left
the presidential partly severely
alone. The only casualty which DIR.
Joel T. Boone was called upon to
treat during the weekend was an
insect bite suffered by Larry
Hickey. one of Mr.. Hoover's secre.
taries.
Eight Places to Be Filled
How much progress the President
and his agricultural adviser made
in sitting the more than 400 names
for the farm board was not dis
closed, but it is expected that some
of the appointments will be an.
nounced this week. There are eight
places to be filled. Eugene Meyer,
former head of the War Finance
Corporation, is mentioned prom.
inently for the chairmanship.
Today or tomorrow the President
expects to issue the Boulder Dam
proclamation, formally declaring the
project an actuality. now that six
OF the seven States have ratified
the mutual pact.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
Sigma IOta Chi Opens
Three-Day Session Here

Members OF Sigma Iota Chi,
junior sorority. opened their eigh-
teenth biennial national convention
today at the Raleigh Hotel to con.
tinue three days
Mrs. Ethlyn Hopkins. of st.
Stephens College, Columbia, NO,
national president, presided. Dele
gates from Is active chapters and
many alumnae residing In and
around Washington were in atten.
dance.
A formal banquet win be held at
the Raleigh tonight and a formal
dance tomorrow night and an in
formal luncheon Wednesday. Bust
ness session are being held morn.
ings and the afternoons spent in
sightseeing.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
FIGHT
Ll)(NNSFOR
LINE.

Irrespective Of its financial
condition, the Capital Traction
Company will have to show
some mighty good reasons be-
fore it is given the desired
Increase in fare.
The Public Utilities Commission
is in no mood to grant any addi.
tional amount for street railway
fares unless the company can show
that unless the increase Is given It
will face q period of financial
starvation.
Surplus 81, 100000
The free cash surplus, earned by
the company, when 1t was forced
10 take an Increased fare after be-
ing made a party to a petition of
the Washington Railway and Elec'
trio Company. amounts to more
than $1,O00,OO0. This money, 1t is
pointed out, can be used by the
company to pay dividends.
Followers of traction affairs cog
tend that this money was paid to
the company by the riding public
and that a return on the invested
capital was far in excess of the
fair return of per cent, hence the
J huge surplus of free capital.
Last year the company dipped
into this free reserve to pay a z
per cent interest on outstanding
stock, the amount used being ap-
proximately $219,00O.
Well Fixed, Claim
In view of the reserve now on
hand those who. are vigorously OPP
posing an increase point to the
fact that the company is in no Inn
mediate danger of facing bank
# Is this point, leaders in civic
affairs state. that r. q. Klotz,
i deposed engineer of the utilities
commission, overlooked in making
his report to Ralph B. F'leharty,
peoples counsel, in which he advo-
Gated a higher rate of fare.
Edwin s. Hege, member Of the
Citizens Advisory Counsel, Is again
agitating some sort Of merger
agreement between the two COM
panies and pointed out today that
the traction company can certainly
wait until the next regular session
of Congress, when some sort OF
legislation Is bound to be offered.
One-Man Cars
Another alternative, whereby the
company can save money,-it is be-
lieged, and earn pretty nearly Z
per cent return on invested capital,
is to install one-man cars on all
Of its lines and reroute its cars on
others.
p How the company feels about
using this amount for the payment
of future dividends is not known.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
Woman Accidentally
Swallows Poison Dose

An accident was blamed today for
the swallowing of a quantity Of
poison by Mrs. Grace A. Sweeney,
S4syear-old wife of Paul A. Sweeney,
an attorney associated with the Gen.
eral Claims Commission of the
United States and Mexico.
Mrs. Sweeney told attaches of
Emergency Hospital she had swal.
lowed poison by mistake, thinking
she was taking medicine.
Physicians today believed the
wpman would recover.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
BLAST INJURIES YOUTH

Struck in the abdomen by piece
OF metal when a gasoline. tank
which he was welding in the rear
of his home exploded, Walter ke-
man, II, of 1881 Mintwood Pl. n.
W., suffered injuries requiring
treatment at Emergency Hospital
by DIR. Emil Gribosky, yesterday.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
Man on Yacht Burned
By Exploding Gasoline

William Buchanan. so, employed
ON . yacht anchored at the foot
OF Eleventh st. s. W.. was burned
yesterday when gasoline exploded
in the engine room DAMAGE to
the yacht was slight.
Buchanan told harbor police he
was unsble to account for the ex.
pIcsion.i He was treated at Emer.
gency Hospital by Or. c. B. White.
who said his condition is not Sc
ribus.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
STRAY DOG BITES BOY

Rover M. Washington. colored, S,
of 725 Balls CT. N. W.. was bitten
on the right cheek and under the
right eye by stray dog while in
front of his home. The child was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24

by storm that hit 1t with fury
worse than ever before. The entire
building was water-soaked.
Yesterday afternoon a hurry call
to the Eleventh precinct asked that
reserves be sent. There was a
fight there, 1t was said and a man
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
FIREMEN GRADUATE

Nineteen members Of the Chevy
Chase Fire Department have COM
pleted a course Of instruction in first
aid methods and will be detailed for
duty with the rescue squad, it
was announced yesterday.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24

Make yOHr summer week-ends pleas
ant memories by travelling In q car Of
your OMn . one to fit your trans
pORtatiOn needs can be selected from
the Classified ads today.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24
Speed Fine Returned
To Father of 10

William Frank Cannon 400 block Ninth St. S. w, is the
father of 10 children he told Judge Ralph Given In Traffic
Court toda
The Washington times., 1929-06-24

unjust be dying, judging by the noise
being made.
Cautiously the police approached.
They heard weird and deafening
noises. Then the house collapsed
before their eyes. No evidence of q
fight was found. Neighbors say the
ghosts left.
The Washington times., 1929-06-24

St0rn1-RiUen House
Giues Up Ghost

Storms moaning through gaping holes old house in the
2SOO block Jasper Rd S. caused noises that led neghbors
to believe haunted. Weird whispers from the
house at times, but nothing ever found in it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
'CONSCRIPT LABOR TO
fight FOREST fires
Minnesota Will Fine All Who Re.
fuse to Battle Spread
ing. Flames

st. Paul, Sept. 0.-tR-Conscription
OF labor to combat forest fires which
threaten to spread over a wide area
in northern Minnesota has been nee
cssary, state forestry officials said last
night.
Grover M. Comet. state forester,
said a forestry official has been
picking up" men for fire duty. En-
forcement of a law which provides q
fine up to $lOO has been threatened
II they refuse to work. Nearly 50 men
have been drafted to aid a crew Of
$50 who are fighting fires scattered
over nm area OF about COO square
miles.
No indications Of rain In Lake Of
the Woods county has caused fores-
tiers to believe that the fires would
spread to vast rea Of other dry
timber lands. About 10000 acres of
timber and peat lands arc Attire in
Lake Of the Woods county.
Fire wardens have arrested several
settlers on charges Of setting fires.
Fines Of 500 were imposed. No ar
rests have been made on charges of
refusing to fight fires, but Comet
instructed his assistants to use their
authority where necessary.
A six inch rainfall would be ncccs-
sary to put the fires under control,
Comet said. Fire fighters are con-
filming their reports 10 preventing
spread Of flames.
Demands made on the forestry de-
parttnent In fighting fires in Lake
Of the Woods county, Comet said, has
prevented Offering assistance in COM
batting a sixty acre peat bog fire on
highway No. I near Mortified.
The flames threaten grass, hay and
sheds on about 600 acres of nearby
lands.
High humidity, cloudy weather and
absence Of strong wind arc aiding
forest fire fighters In Lake Of the
Woods county to prevent spread Of
flames. but the situation remains Sc
rious. Comet said today.
Light rains fell in the fire area last
night and continued today but the
precipitation vas not sufficient to
materially aid the situation, he said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
MinOt Mother Rescucs
Her Child from River

Efincs, N. D.. Sept. a~-lIorrified BIZ
~. sight Of he. Email 0 slowly
drowning In tie Mouse river. q moth
CT in Mine. risSed her ovn life and
s--vcd tho child.
Tomas. c~-scar-oid son of Mr.. and
rf-s. Hcmc: N..lan. II Fifth strcc..
northeast. WIS ieseuad when his
mother wadca ia.o t. stream with
Il. trcachcrca5 m;idaa bottom. End
t->'. him. uacoasc.sus fen the water.
j. wa nearly a heif i,cu: :ftcr the
vc.n-Ster vas tan OFT bcio-c rc
vs. rcsu-c;t.tcd. &c 80 apparently
ru:ic-ing no III cf..c.s s.,om The near
dining.
TIC manner III witch the boy fell
Into til. stream Il not known. The
r,-.h.r became 49, c. tt. c'lild'5
r;iy:lt when 4 e.acll ibo". whose
ram. sh: dos no. .nor', cams rum
pin. to her h,iic cid told her that
Ti,~.ras VA in the v.ate...
Eunnin. rt3u. 4 bl-c's to the spot
where the hey. va III the stream.
the mother rus.,cd into the water
md seized re: son. She found the
water wal not too deep for her to
retain her foot.n~.
Returning t. hcr hone. carrying
the unconscious boy In her arms. the
mother met Clifford Wynnc. neigh
bar. who took the younsst:r from her
md swung him about to remove the
water. from hts lung5. Mrs. John
J3ruey also assisted ii the rc3u5clta-
tidkn efforts.
TIE boys father. Who IS. employed
nv Olivlc- & u1cb-,-. had been noti-
fied 81 the accident. and The fire
department rad, been called from
FIST Office. It arrived snd assisted
- the successful rc-u-cita.icn WORK.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
ORDER

Declaring the hunting season for
grouse and prairie chicken to re-
main closed until September 90.
1929. and to remain open between
The 3gth day of September and The
lstl, day Of October. 1879. both in
elusive.
Whereas. the North Dakota Cam.
6 Fish Commission ~ the regular
meeting Of MAY Eth. 1929. adopted h,
resolution which has been duly pre-
Scntcd 70 me-. requesting tho issuance
~ an Executive order declaring the
md grouse ~ the state ef North pa-
Eota t. remain CLOSED until September
3Nth. 1920. ard to open between the
:Oth day ~ September and the tsti,
o.. ~ October. 1922. both dates in
elusive. and
Whereas. after Investigation Of the
hid recommendation 81 the said
North Dakota Game & Fish Ccmmis-
sion. find that the most valuable and
the prairie chickens and grouse. are
IN danger Of undue depletion or ex-
tincti0n. and that there Is need 1T
rrcvleink proper protection for such
Now Therefore. b. virtue Of the
authority in me vested AS Governor
Of The state Of North Dakota, under
the provisions Of Chapter ~. Of the
Session Laws Of 1927. md pursuant To
NuS tosOIHbttc ktDu III the. N0Fln Ia
kOta Game g. Fish Commission, | do
hereby declare and order the season
for hunting: taking or killing prairie
chicken and grouse throughout the
state ~ North Dakota. t. remain
closed until September :Oth. 1893. and
the nDen season for hunting. taking
~ killing such game birds. be and the
same u hereby ordered ~ extend he
tween the Goth day " Sentember. la2p,
md the lith day Or October. 1922.
both inclusive.
In Witness Whereof, I have here
unto ret my hand. aud caused the
Great. Seal Of the State Of Narth pa
k0te n be affixed. Mt the Capitol az
sein state. Tits. tw-euty-seventh day
Of, August. Al 1879.
BY the Governor:
Attest: ROBERT BYkNE,
Secref1s1 q State.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
SENATE ASKS STATUS
Of Those AFFECTED
BY TARIFF REVISION
General Debate on Administra.
tive Provisions Of Bill Is
Next in Order

Washington. Sept. 9.-tP-The tar.
If program OF organized American
agriculture, calling in many cases for
higher rates and farm proaucts than
those already proposed, lay before the
senate today as it am at last to thr
opening OF debate upon the tariff bill.
The immediate order of business
va, consideration OF the proposal Of
Senator Simmons Of North Carolina,
ranking Democrat Of the finance COM
.nittcc, that tho treasury department.
be asked for income tax information
showing tho recent profits and losses
OF individuals and corporations az
fcctcd by tariff revision. Then the
program agreed upon called for gei-
cral debate OH the administrative pro.
visions OF the tariff measure.
Submitted by a group of national
agricultural organizations, the pro.
gram Of tho farmers asked restoration
OF the higher rates OH sugar and OH
tobacco proposed in the house bill and
Tor increases IN the duties on cattle.
hides. cheese. casin. dried milk. staple
cotton, and numerous vegetable prod.
uCts.
The dictum Of the farmers siEnifi.
cantly avoided any mention of tho
Republican independents demand that
tariff revision be confined to agricul-
tural products. 1t took no cognizance
VI the industrial schedules In the
tariff bill, and called for enactment
OF the tariff measure before the regu-
lar session opens in December.
The farm program vas signed
BY representatives Of the National
Grange. American Farm Bureau fed.
Grafton, National Cooperative Milk
Producers federation. National Dairy
union. American National Livestock
association. National Wool Marketing
Council, Southern Tariff Association
Of America. Kansas State Livestock
association. Central Cooperative asso-
citation. and National Livestock Pro-
ducers association.
The agriculturiSts declared that
some OF the duties proposed in the
revised house bill submitted to the
senate BY the Republican leaders were
satisfactory. However. it urged that
none Of the farm rates in the measure
be lowered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
Macdonald, Maker Of
Capitol Brick, Dead

Underwood. N. D. Sept. 9-Allcn
81. manufacturer OF til"
brick used III the original capitol
building at Bismarc..;;. dicd here last
week, after being kicked BY a horse.
His son Alex. who discovered thu body.
believed death was instantaneous.
Funeral services were held at Un-
dcrwood. with tho Rev. E. E. Mathc-
son officiating. Burial was made III
the Underwood cemetery.
Born in Nova Scotia In 1857. Mr..
came to Bismarck III 1882
where he followed his trade OF brick
maker. In 1885 he filed on his homo
stead near Underwood. In 1893 he was
elected sheriff Of Mclean county and
served until 1907. III tho Underwood
vicinity MI. Macdonald held a num-
ber Of school Offices.
He leaves his widow. four Children
Frank, Alex. Florence. and Hattie.
and two sisters residing IN the east.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
Attacker Of Woman to
Face Assault Charges

Fargo, N. D., Sept. State charges
Of assault with intent to kill are to
be placed against Robert Black.
transient, alleged to have made adj
vances toward a Fargo woman and
threatened her while she was crossing
the footbridge Wednesday night, 1t
was announced by John G. Pollock,
states attorney.
According to a story told Fargo
police by the woman. she was cross
ing the bridge when Black stepped In
her path and made insulting re-
marks. Two men who were stand
ing on the bridge near Black Y
heard the remarks. she said, and in
terceded. knocking Black down. The
woman ran. she said. and Black got
up and began chasing her, yelling
that he would kill her.
A passing motorist picked the WON.
an up and called the police. A Mo-
torcyclc patrolman travelling south OH
Fourth street, saw Black near the
bridge and arrested him for drunken
ness, not knowing Of the alleged At
tack. En- route to The station with
his man, the motorcycle man was
met BY the patrol wagon on its way to
the scene.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-09
PHOTO MEN TO HOLD
Meeting At FARGO

E.vcnty-five members Of tho North
Dakota Photographers association
will hold their fifth annual convention
in Fargo In April.
This vas announced here today
following a meeting Of tho executive
committee Of tho association at the
Slorby studio yesterday. Members Of
the committee said that Fargo was
selcctcd as tho convention city be-
cause many Minnesota photographers
belong to tho association.
Bismarck received serious consider
alton but II 4 decided that Minnc-
~ota members would find tho dis
tancc here too great.
Those attending the meeting here
yesterday were Albert Slorby. Miaot,
past president: Ingcmar Presthus,
Dickinson. president: L. f. Osborn,
Dickinson. sccrctary-trcasurcr: Q. A.
Lauritson. Valley City. and Oscar
Berg. Jamestown, directors; r. A.
Slorby, Devils Lake; and G. A. Slorby.
Bismarck. Fred Hulstrand. Park
River. vice president. and F. G. Hart,
Minot. director. did not attend the
session.
Fargo also vas host to tho phOtog-
raphera at their last convention.