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The Washington times., 1929-07-02
GEORGE Y URGES
LIQUOR CURB

LONDON, England. July 2 I.N.S).
Hope for. early reduction Of naval
ornaments was expressed in King
Georges speech opening the new
Parliament today. The speech was
read by the, Lord Chancellor.
It was revealed that the new
labor government is examining con-
ditions'' under which diplomatic re-
lations may be reopened between
Britain and Soviet Russia.
The speech outlined measures de-
signed by Premier Ramsay Mac
Donald's cabinet for the relief OF
British unemployment. 1t stated
that the naturalization of coal is
under contemplation. Howev yer.
while the State may take over the
mineral it would not nationaliZe
the industry itself.
To Probe Liquor
Reference to the governments In
tention to investigate the liquor
traffic may be the first step towards
partial prohibition in Britain.
Dealing with disarmament the
Kings speech said:
Conversations have commenced
with the ambassador of the United
States on the subject of naval dis.
armament as consequence Of
which, it is my earnest hope, my
government will ensure. in coop
GRAFTON with my governments in the
dominions, the government Of India
and the governments of foreign
powers, an early reduction Of arm
arnents throughout the world"
The royal speech referred to the
report Of the reparation experts,
including the Young plan.
May Join Court
The ling said it was being con-
sideted by the government In prep.
aration for conference of repre-.
eentatives of the interested powers,
adding:
Settlement Of this problem win
enable the occupying powers to pro.
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column u
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Cleveland Endurance
Filters Up SO Hours
And Still Going Well

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 2 Q.N.
S.l.-Byron x. Newcomb and Roy
L., Mitchell, were still aloft today
in the City of Cleveland in their
attempt to set new endurance
mark for planes refueled while in
flight.
Clear weather prevailed as the
two airmen circled slowly about in
their effort to smash the existing
record of 172 hours 311s minutes.
They had been aloft SO hours at
1880 a. m. today.
CULVER CITY, Calf, July 2 I'm,
S).-Piloting Buhl air sedan. Loren
Mendell and r. B. Pete) Reiflhart
hoped off here at 1880 a. m. to
day with an initial load of $50 gal.
Ions of gasoline in their attempt to
shatter the worlds refueliug endur.
ance record.
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Friendship for China
Seen i'm Japar Policy

LONDON, July 2 Q.N.S.).-Yuko
Hamaguchi. liberal leader, was asked
today by Emperor Hirohito to form
a cabinet succeeding that of Baron
Tanaka, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Toxic.
If Hamaguchi accepts, a probable
policy of active friendship with the
Chinese nationalists is predicted, as
the liberal leader is known to favor
this step. 1t is likely Baron Kituro
Shidehara will be chosen minister Of
foreign affairs,
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Bids to Be Opened for
Lee Highway Widening

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE. July Bids for widening
Lee Highway from the Peoples
State Bank, Cherrydale, to point
opposite the j.. M. Langston school
house, Halls Hill, will be opened by
the State highway department at
Richmond, Tuesday. July 16. at 10
q. m.
The width of the highway win be
% feet with concrete shoulders and
an asphalt center, similar to the
Improvement last summer of the
highway from Rosslyn to Cherry.
dale.
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
TEST AVATORS
HURT LANDING

METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, Los
Angeles, July 2 QN.SJ.-Bringing
to an~ end their attempt to break the
worlds refueIing endurance record,
Leo Nomis and Maurice Morrison
were slightly injured here early to-
day when their Cessna monoplane
crashed to the ground.
The crash occurred as the pilots
were bringing the craft down from
an altitude of 5000 feet after the
motor had failed. Because of the
heavy fog the fIiers were unable to
see the runway and the plane hurtled
past it.
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Edward p. Warner Gets
Aviation Monthly Post

Edward P. Warner, former AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy in
charge of aeronautics, yesterday
became editor of Aviation, the old
est weekly in the field of aero
nautics in the United States, ac
cording to information received
here.
Warner recently resigned as pro.
lessor Of aeronautical engineering
at the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology. He recently was
elected president Of the Society Of
Automotive Engineers.
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Rider Killed When
Horse Jumps in Car

HARRISoNBURG, Va, July o.
John Franklin, so, negro, was fatally
injured at Standardsville, Green
county, when the horse he. was rid
ing was struck by an automobile
driven by Joseph Suliski, of Rich
mond, according to reports reaching
here.
Franklin's horse became frightened
and jumped into the approaching
car, the report added.
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Viola Gentry Reported
Improved at HOSPITAL

MINEoLA, N. j, July 2 0.N.S.l.
Viola Gentry, aviatrix. who was
seriously injured Friday in the
plane crash at Roosevelt Field when
her pilot, Jack Ashcraft, was killed,
was further improved today, aII.
thorities at the Nassau Hospital
reported.
Wilhelm 'Bill'' U1brich, co-pilot
with Martin Jensen and his wife
in their unsuccessful attempt to
create new endurance record.
was to visit Miss Gentry today.
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Eighteen Are Injured
In Rock Island Wreck

DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 2
u.N.S.J.-Eighteen persons hurt
when Rock Island passenger train
No. Is left the rails near Metz,
Iowa, reached here early today for
treatment.
According to railway officials here
nine of the 10 cars in the train went
off the track, but no one was seri-
ously injured.
The wreck was caused, 1t was
stated by a loose wheel on bag
gage car.
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Tarred and Feathered,
Set Attire by. Playmate

TAZEWELL. Va, July 2 U.S)--
Claude Godsey, Is, and Clyde Kits,
IL. were playing ''tar and feathers"
kits il dying and Godsey is a
prisoner in the county Jail.
The older boy is charged with Gov.
ering his playmate with tar and
then setting fire to him. Godsey. it
Is alleged. held Kits pinned to the
ground until the tar blazed L
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Doris Stevens, Noted
Feminist, Coming Home

Miss Doris Stevens, chairman Of
the Committee on international Act.
ion OF the National Women's Party,
Is due to arrive in New York tonor-
row after a months stay in Europe.
Miss Stevens is known as one of
those who have travelled most in the
interests of feminism. She wa S
named chairman of the Inter-Ameri.
can Commission of Women by the
sixth Pan-American Conference in
Havana and last month attended the
Conference OF the Open Door Coun.
Gil a Bertha ,axwIAi, slsHhAAaila1
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Mother Dies in Trying
TO Save Children's Lives

SPENCER, Mass, July Q.N.S.).
They are dragging Manning Pond
today for the bodies of a brave
mother and her two children. I'm.
able to swim, Mrs. Annie e.
Wheeler plunged into Manning Pond
in an Intellectual attempt to save
her two children, George, IS, and
Doris, 16.
They were swimming with four
other children of the family. Soon
beyond her depth Mrs. Wheeler
sank from sight with her two chill,
nrAn
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
AZ FAIRMnuNT pARK

SECOND Observation-Disclosures. Harry
Carroll, VIII Bank. Ethel Galliger. Ruth
Gold, Thunder Girl
FOURTH RACE--Punkie, Torcher
Sue Barker.
SIXTH RACE-Marcella Agnes, Teas
Ready. Uncle AL Henry Sommers. Dream
Life, Matthew, Sergeant Seth, Sagam0.
SEVENTH RACE--Forebec, TemDter,
Torch, FrIGhtful, Little Asbe1toa
Woathsn eIsnFt tgacHs last IA
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House,
96,544,1l4.4O.
New York Clearing House bal.
ance, SEA-, 900, 900.
New York Clearing House ex.
change, $2,922, O00, 900.
Treasury balance, $326, us, COZ so.
CuStoms receipts. So. 40 S1s.5A
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Captain r. GateWoOd y
Retired From Navy

Capt. Richard d. Gatewood,
United States Navy, has been re-
tired, from the service at his own
request, it was announced yesterday
at the Navy Department.
Captain Gatewood is in New York
City, where he is manager Of the
maintenance and repair division Of
the United States Shipping Board.
He will continue in the capacity, it
was announced, receiving a salary
of $4,000 year instead of his
Naval retirement pay. He is a
native of the District and has
served 80 years in the Navy.
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Pathe President WEEDS
Miss White. of Boston

ORANGE, N. J., July 9 Q.N.S9.-
Ruth Louise White, of Boston. ana
Robert T. Kane, of New York.
president of the Pathe studios, were
honeymooning today following sfleir
marriage In st. Johns Roman Cath
olic Church here yesterday.
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
Spanish Filters Given
Heroes Welcome
Times staff Photo

GIBRALTAR July 2 (INS).-A squadron of Spanish
planes that crced and dipped in homage greeted Major
Ramon Franco famous Spanish airman and his three
panons when they here today board the British
Ea0ln
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
ToDArs SCRATCHES
ARLINGTON

Weather, clear; track, good.
SECOND RACE-Break OF Dawn,
Sobrose. Go Away. EXQUISITE.
THIRD RACE-Senator Seth, Voshell,
Jeff O'Neill.
FOURTH RACE - Timour, wild
The Washington times., 1929-07-02
ADVERTISEMENT

500 rcund Tip = HleRmeaa VI
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-18
STORY OF A STREET
THE ROokmanj

Main Street" the phenomenon OF recent American
literature, the book that buried its author and publishers
under an unprecedented golden flood OF profits ard roy
elites, was written by Sinclair Lewis while nc lived yr-
tuaily from hand TO mouth for nine months On a loan
Of $500.
Lewis, although lie had written four more or less sue
cessful love.s before Main Street had never contriyed
TO keep \ bank account. Bit he had built up an abiding
when he felt the time had come 10 write Of American
small town life, he borrowed the $500 from his father. hid
away in Washington. d C.. in November. and emerged
INC following August with the manuscript.
Although the publishers believed in hHig and his
books, neither they nor the writer bad any idea o: the
sensation it was TO create. Lewis e5tiniated 1t would sell
1900 copies. The publishing firm guessed 5000. One
rash head salesman made an estimate Of IS 900. Within
two months 1t had Deen bought BY $1,000 readers-and TO
date the sales record shows approximately 10000 copies
excluding foreign TRANSACTIONS
incidentally, the Lewis novel was not the result Of .
weekend Inspiration. The red headed Minnesotan really
began work or. 1t Is years before It was published. when
as a sophomore at Yale he wrote q tale labeled The VII
lage Virus" e~mb0dying the essential idea that emerged
in 1870 a. Main Street. In . second draft, some years
later. he wrote $4,000 words before abandoning the at-
tempt. Then he carried the story around IN his mind,
changing Its characters and reafranging its plot end jdoAG
for 10 years before he set pan to paper aeAin.
| Th0 independent fortune which Main 0troet' bgoeeht
him enabled Lewis to write his novels under ~stgtkinejy
different circumstances. While writing a0abhitt,r fcs e.
ample, he Travelled TO England. TO Italy and back Ia
En7land. "Arruwsmith' was written IN parts III Mart
ford, Conn. the Virgin Iiards. the Dasbados, Trinidad
| vcncSuela. London and lance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-18
,o,tc,., Cj,y. State and Coun y Newspz p~r,
DARK POCKETS

This country has .a4!en mo az 1'a'.s -~e+t 7
Ing It's xeu-oeins stFlcl!y ~ -11
II the figures show hat .aclorea arc Oo8] e9fi>'o'A'I'
is plentiful and wages arc a4T'oe!ea - -e'
for granted that everything Il a.. T.G-t "A" "a =
sometimes Seens as j.. the only CALAMITY NJ CONC EtA"s
touch our hearts "oaia d W Ao-
since figures Of that KIND arc 20 a!.-4rnpo9taHli !2c.e-
fore wa, might take tlmc - .ock a. d ies .l14stF.e. sta-
,,s,jcs thu. we're given a group o. senators n Warrington
IN. other day.
There arrived in The CAPITA. cry a group q. WORKERS
froro the southern tcIt.c mills, .cady u TIL! abcE. tae.E
work and their pay. Among tncm rs one jeanne
Green an uuderfod little girl Who looked ABOUT eight
-, t,uf uho said size pas i.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-18
A SILLY QUESTION

A question raised by a western paper is, Would there
Be fewer divorces II women proposed instead of mcn?'
The answers so far given afford no clue TO the truth.
This lis not surprising. For one thing. nobody knows IN
how many cases now the girl does the actual selecting
th1ugh thu man makes the formal proposal. If we knew
how lcap-year marriages turn out. we might find the
eorrcct answer" one man said TO the inquirer. but he
seems to assume that the proposing in leap year is done
Invariably BY the woman. Is there reason fer this?
In any case. the inference from the question seems
10 ~ that woman is as helpless in marriage business as
ne -foretime was supposed to be In commerce. Is there
Substantial basis for such opinion? Does any one suppose
1hst mos women accept the first man who proposes to
Aham7 would every man accept any woman that pro-
pcod - him7 II the answer to the soft question" tn
tytEbay II "yes' then II might make Z difference II
euap1n instead Of meu did the proposing. But IT is not.
81 that there can be no questioning. It follows, then.
Met ~ women now have m equal voice with the men
- ~ matchmaking. Psrhaps the sh1 hes "set her cap
~ ~ man. Does ahs propose the Les because ho pops
M Q1o1tion" obsdisnt to her promptinss. though the lat
LII ~ eaaeeajsd n arts and wiles Of which only q love-
1 nl1fo1n = nisreaS
~1Go r s-epo6snsd about the causes Of diyorce he must
NGya1o mafyied Lives q Divorces. InconpatibIlity Of
- Aneeses erops Up after marriage. rot before.
gSNN &6ob - dosS ths SQUIRTING and proposing Is
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-18
101NIJ111
NOMINATED

AAAGvNOAV
OF AL the dark horse candidates
who have emerged from national con-
ventions Is their party's candidate
Tor the presidency. few were more oh.
secure than the man nominated by the
Republican national convention at
Chicago g years ago today-Abra.
ham Lincoln.
The controversy between the north
and south on the slavery issue was
reaching = critical point. Public in.
terest IN the oncoming administra.
tion was higher than at any other
point IN our history. Northern X
tremists were clamoring for the abol.
ishHent OF slavery by force Of arms.
some southerners were limiting Sc.
cesslon. Others. on both sides Of the
Mason-Dixon line. believed that q
peaceful settlement could be reached.
William H. Seward Of New York
was the leading candidate for the
nomination Lincoln eventually won.
He lost because. in a speech de-
livered shortly before the convention.
ne tried to soften his earlier state.
ments favoring q firm settlement, of
the slavery issue.
His political enemies convinced the
delegates that q stronger man was
needed for the next four years and
Abraham Lincoln. about whom the
nation knew little. was nominated on
the third ballot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-18

With the advent OF the warm season, the time Wlel
people take 10 the woods and 90 exploring remote spots,
snake stores multiply. Most people have an antipathy
10 any sort or snake. II may be but q foot or Two ~
length but Imagination makes II at least q couple oi
wards long. Because ii is a snake IL Is summed. There
are snakes that should be avoided. II is said that one
who hears a RATHER once never fails atterNard 70 recog-
strike unaware but one should lose no time in needing
the advice it gives. The coppcr1ead is treacnerous and
it's presence is first made known by its strike. The only
other poisonous snake in the United States is the cotton
mouth which infests the south but IS not found in the
north. II is the most rcpulsiyc looking snake Of all,
varty, OF a rusty blach and said to be tho only one which
hunts trouble. Even If 50 fortunate as to be struck by
either a rattlesnake or a copperhead, there IS no cause
ordinarily for great alarm, if a doctor be available.
There has been more Imagination put into stories OF
snakes, probably, than pertains TO any other creature.
The boyish superstition that a slain snakes tail does not
die until shutdown still survives and there are those who
believe firmly in the hoop snake that takes its tail in it's
mouth and rolls along the ground at express-train speed.
up, sticks them together and wiggles off no worse for the
mishap. Whether the curse pronounced on the serpent in
Genesis is literally true. it is true in practice.
Snakes have a bad name, though all do not deserve It.
Many Of them serve a useful purpose In catching pests.
while there is little to fear from snakes, the agc-old dis
like continues and because there is none to defend them
the lies about their size continue to be told.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-18
OUR SOCIAL
New York WOrld)

AItGW Iolh WOIW
While Prof. Baker Of Yale was telling a New York
audience how the typewriter. the telephone, the telc-
graph and the movie are affecting our habits OF speech.
Howard A. Magec, a public utility engineer. was telling
a Trenton audience how recent sociological changes are
affecting the business Of The public servant corporations.
Mr.. Magec cited particularly the effect of modern
changes in our modes Of living on the business Of gas
companies. When families become smaller, even though
the total population of a community docs not change, the
consumption Of gas is likely to decrease. The small family
is more likely than the large one TO lead the 'delicatessen
life or to dine out more frequently in restaurants. This
increases the consumption OF gas by hotels. restaurants
and bakeries, but the gain there does not offset the de-
crease in households. Where food IS prepared in COM
mercial quantities relatively less fuel IS used than in home
cooking.
What makes living conditions easie. for one group
therefore, may coInplicate 1t for another. II mechanical
talking and writing device make our speech brief and
s.accato, as Prof. Baker believes. this means that dram
atists must Urestle with a new problem. II the sky
scraper and the apartment house intensity urban conges-
ton ard result in smaller families, tfe results may bob
up Unexpectedly in the balance sheet Of a public utility
company. Modern life is a complex thing and there are a
lot of puzzles Sill awaiting the attention Of the sociol-
OslStS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-18
Editorial Comment

Montana Free Pres

fMon.ara Free Pres
No Kind n. BANKING schemes succeed II tne tsce 9. n
austria! d!saster. This is evidenced b. tie failure arc
lqu.dat.on ri Joint stock land banks q. Milwaukee arc
Kausa3 City. to say nothing q the BANKRUPTCY o. 4Wo
other banks in this country since 1921. as q result Q. ne
farm land initiation ard detlation following the var AID
lts alter effects.
Inc reserve bank system has worked vel. and IS otter
pointed 1, with pride. BIZ, IL did no. meet with the
conditions that the iolnt stock land banks we're compelled
Id face. General prosperity, With the exception Q. one o.
two wears Of partial depression. has marked the expert
cncc Of INC country since the reserve bank system vas
Initiated in 1913, and the tremendous activity Of the Val
filled part Of that time.
The system is admitted TO be a great improvement
upon any heretofore created III this country. yet 1t has
been rather p0Wer!ess to cut down stock market specula-
lion and to limit stock brokers credits. In the face OF
~prot7acted = loral industrial depression, It also would
meet a cont D On that might strain its resources.
The latc II Joint stock land banks throughout the
country, due TO agricultural adversely, suggests that the
beat II financial and banking schemes are likely to be
affected in their efficiency when subjected to extreme
inEtA
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-18

- ~

TIE man with the best tools has
ire best c..ance Of success, and there
IS nc 100. 10 be compared with knowl-
edge- Harvey S. FEeslone.
+ +
= -a1. % say a word against slav-
.si copying OF methods which may
rave produced prosperity in other
American mass production methods
Or German c~ar-eiized control OF en-
ire industries. These may be only
passing phases.'-Baron EbbishaM,
former lord mayor OF London.
=
- very seriously doubt that Elm
stein himself really knows what he is
driving at."-Willian Henry Cardinal
OConnell, Boston.
I do not think we have any air.
ports II the U. S. today tina. may be
considered models for the future.
Two or three are now being con
structed. but we have nothing to
compare with those in Europe.'-Col-
cnel Charles A. Lindbergh. tTime.)
a department. OF similar
to the other departments OF govern
ment is not required."-Ray Lyman
Wilbur, secretary Of the interior.
This bill tfarm relief sets up one
Of the greatest bureaucracies in the
history Of the world with vague and
ill-defined powers: gives it $500. 900 ,00(
RI nynopinnnnt 9th. aud rooEAa <hS
federal farm board virtually answer.
able to President Hoover alone
Senator Wheeler, Montana.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-18

Parents
TOO MUCH TALK
nv Alice IndsOn peAle|

Mothers often complain that their
children do not listen to what is said
TO them, that they turn q deaf ear
both TO commands and explanations.
Yet a normal child Is not usually
~inattentive. He naturally pays very
close attention to what is going on
around him and tries very hard to
understand. Babies are especially
sensitive to sounds Of all sorts. II
two-and three-year olds often are dis
tresaingly inattentive to their moth
ers' voices it is an inattentivenesS
which has been acquired.
Those who deal with children feel
that much Of what parents complain
Of as inattentiveness is an acquired
art Of self defense against the inces-
SAINT flow Of adult demands and adult
conversation. Some children surely
would drown in q steady stream of
talk il they did not succeed in de-
veloping q certain degree Of i'm
munity.
They have concerns which are far
more vital to their proper growth
than the development of the art of
conversational response. They have
the huge task Of ~orienting themselves
in q strange world. They are busy ac-
curing bodily skills and increasing
their control over the physical en-
| vironment.
II we wish children to hear us
when We speak to them we will re-
lieve them Of the strain of too much
talk. We will address them only
when we have something to say
which Is worthy Of their attention.
We will talk to them only in short,
clear sentences, and, while never us
ing baby talk, use language which will
appeal because Of its closeness ia
their own immediate experience. Our
words should be colorful and pleas
ant, as well as simple and to the
point.