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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16

Wednesday night celebration, these
to be followed by a pie-eating con-
test, always a popular event.
Closes Thursday
The celebration closes Thursday
night with an athletic meet at Car
roll and Willow Avenues, presenta-
ton of flags to the Takoma Park
branch of the public library, an
nouncing the winner OF the miss
Takoma" contest and masquerade
dance. Band concerts will inter.
sperse the various events each night.
Gordon w. Bonnette is chairman
OF the arrangements committee,
which includes H. H. Votaw, J. w.
Dudley. H. B. Hendrick, DR.. J. w.
Noelker, A. d. Grub, DIR. W. A.
Shannon, D. Feldman, H. w. Whit
taker' r. g. Miller, o. w. Young.
blood, j. M. Derrick, r. L. McDor.
mand, c. H. Gaskins, H. L. Thorn
ton. L.. Sherman. A. Sterling, NJ. F.
.1verson and J. w. Coffman.: y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
Rev. BOOrde Seeks Dry
Debate With LaGuardia

If Rep. Fiorello H. LaGuarCiia,
Republican candidate for Mayor of
New York city, can't find an OPP
ponent to defend prohibition in a
debate, he should call up the Rev.
Thomas E. Boorde, pastor of Temple
Baptist church, Tenth and N Streets,
Northwest.
The Rev. Boorde announced from
his pulpit last night that he would
be pleased to accept LaGuardia's
challenge to DR.. Clarence True Will.
son, of the Methodist board of tenn
perance, prohibition and public
morals.
The New York mayoralty candi.
date proposed to debates upon the
question; Resolved, That prohibition
is morally sound, economically safe
and beneficial: therefore, it ought to
be and can be enforced"
DIR. Wilson declined to debate on
this question. but the Rev. Boorde
says he would be glad to take up
the gage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
Inquiry Into Morgan's
Threatened Monopoly of
Power Output Is Seen

Sweeping investigation of the ].
p. Morgan holding company's
threatened power monopoly in New
York State and control of the
potential power output Of the st.
Lawrence River will be made 5y
the Federal Trade Commission. It
was learned authoritatively today.
The Niagara Hudson Power Cor
poration's acquisition Saturday of
the important Frontier Corporation
from the General Electric Company
and the Du Pont interests comes
within the scope of the commits.
sion's present Power Trust" inves-
sored by Senator Thomas J. Walsh,
OF Montana.
/. C. C. Probe Likely
1t Is also probable that the situa-
ton will be gone into by the Sem
ate Interstate Commerce Committee
when 1t starts its investigation of
power company activities under the
Couzens resolution adopted last
spring. Senator CouZens has indi-
Gated that he will call the commit
tee together as soon as the tariff
fight Is out of the way.
Furthermore, the merger Is likeIy
to come under scrutiny from still
another angle when hearings are
held on the Couzens bill providing
Federal regulation of electric and
communications power companies
in interstate commerce.
Senator Walsh indicated he will
not ask for a senatorial investiga-
ton at this time explaining:
'SThe public men Of the State
OF New York, interested In the
possibility development OF the
st. Lawrence for power, appar-
emily lose sight Of the fundamen-
tai necessity Of q treaty with
Canada before any major devel-
Opment can proceed with public
authority or by private interests.
at ought to be realized that
the first requisite is a treaty
with canada and since the State
Of New York and all other States
are forbidden by the Constitution
to enter into q treaty with a
foreign country, the essential ar.
rallgement must be effected
through . treaty negotiated by the
President Of the United States and
confirmed by the Senate.
TN the international section of
the river there can be developed
electric energy to the extent Of
2,250,OOO horsepower. one half Of
which would be available to In.
dust. in the State Of New York:
and most of It. when it is devel-
Oped, will be utilized there. One
would think that it's representa-.
tiveS would be foremost i'm the
advocacy of the necessary treaty"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16

The Miss Takoma" popularity
contest is developing into a real
battle for votes and the result will
be in doubt until the announcement
of the winner Thursday night. Those
entered include Dorothy Skinner,
Genevieve Moore. Naomi Weaver.
Katherine Tippett, Phoebe Tauber'
schmidt, Myra Hirst, Hilda Smith,
Seano Shenk. Helen Cruit, Irma
Dudley and Ethel jean Lamond.
Miss Skinner and Miss Moore have
been alternating in the leadership,
but both may be passed by other
challengers. A large silver cup
goes to the winner.
Prizes Offered
Tomorrow nights parade will be
reviewed by chamber of commerce
officers and prizes will be awarded
for the best decorated floats and
business places and for the best
comic
. A baby carriage parade and a
best baby contest IL 10, feature the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
THRILLS
FLAG WINNERS
Times staff Photo.
BY FLOYD e. WILLIAMSON
Escort Of the American Flag Cham.
piOns Going Around the world
as Guests Of the Hearst
Newspaper4
Newspapers

BERLIN, Sept. 16.-"By all
means. enter the flag contest
next year II only for . chance
to see Berlin!
That was the message which the
four young flag champions asked
to be sent to the youth of America
after they had been whirled through
the broad streets and past the
beautiful buildings Of the German
capital.
Go Sightseeing
The youthful winners of the flag
contest conducted by the United
States Flag Association spent the
morning on a sightseeing tour, fol.
lowing their arrival here from
Prague. This afternoon they rested
in their hotel suites and answered
letters received here from their
trends at home.
Tomorrow the champions will
visit Potsdam and the summer
palace of the former Kaiser and
will go through the Berlin palace.
They will be entertained on Mon.
day by American Ambassador
Schurmann at the embassy.
Are Well Received
The party has been received
throughout Europe by both Ameri-
can and foreign officials as real rep
resentatives Of the youth of their
homeland. They have created most
Favorable impression and Mrs. Greg
Dry, the chaperone, has been de-
lighted with their conduct and has
characterized them as the most
wonderful children on earth"
The champions are keenly inter-
ested in the plans for next years
flag contest. They declared today
the. hoped every eligible boy and
girl in the United States would start
now, as school is opening, to study
the principles of Americanism, and
thus be ready to take advantage OF
the opportunity which will be af-
ford"d in 1880 by the flag contest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
80 PAY FINES
IN Va. COURT

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Sept. 49,
More than 80 cases were disposed of
with fines of $40 in police court
this morning by Acting Police JUS
tice Harry F. Kennedy. Lavfnia
Spottswood. colored, who broke nm
g, coiored religious meeting by throw.
ing a mustard jar and hitting the
Rev. w. T. Harper on the head
was fined so and costs. Zeke LYONS
VINO escaped from the chain gang
TOUR years ago, was recaptured
and fined s5 for being drunk and
IN addition will have to serve the
remainder of his unexpired time.
The board of directors of the
chamber of commerce meets this
AFTERNOON at $3.50. Several proposi.
lions to bring new industries tn tbs
city will be gone into. e
All Is IN readiness to open the STYLE
snow which will be held under fhe
auspices or the American Ieeion
FoSt at the Armory this week n
VIII be opened at 1880 O'Clock tonisbt
"nen city Manager Lawrence presses
q button turning on the lights. The
rags used in the decorations yva,a
loaned by General Smedlev Butler
OF the Marine Corps, Condr. sam
Luckett. of the Sons of Confedera to
veterans has appointed w. =. Carns
waiter !1cCaffrey and Charles w
DuIfey to represent the camp al the
reunion In Petersburg next month.
T.
Twenty-Five members of tha 1oeoI
Hive of Maecabees will be presented
with badges in recognition of having
oeen members of the order for 81
years. The presentation will he
made by Rev. E. v. Register. of the
M. e. Church South.
j. Lewis Stewart, 1913 Cameron
St, was sworn in as a police of.
flcer this morning He will sue
coed Edgar Mayhugh, resigned.
Roy d. Hedspeth who Yesterday
walked into the local police station
and told Station Keeper Julian
Rawlett that he was d fugitive
from a North Carolina road camn
and asked to be sent back was re.
turned to North Carolina today.
Thomas Ryan, of winchester
Country Club, has been appointed
professional at the Belle Haven
Golf and Country Club to succeed
Ray Granger who recently resigned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
23 PASS TESTS
IN SHOOTING

CAMP PERRY. Ohio, Sept. 49,
Twenty-three District of Columbia
men were given certificates Of pro.
ficiency at the close of the small.
arms firing school held here just
before the national rifle matches.
Most Of the pupils were civilians
who wished to acquaint themselves
with firearms for protection against
criminals. A number Of police Off
Gals attended.
Those from Washington given
certificates were:
Samuel o. Baldwin, 800 block
Eighteenth ST.; George E. Cook, jr.,
1900 block Eighteenth St.; Raymond
Davis, 1400 block Perry PI.; Fred
H. Engler, $500 block Tenth ST.;
Donald r. Falk, Tenth Street and
Rhode Island Avenue; Joseph F.
Fitzgerald, $500 block Eighth ST.;
Phillip C. Geraci, TOO block Fifth
ST.; William j. Green, HOO block
Eleventh ST.; Harrison F. Hall,
HOO block Chicago St.; Robert H.
Hartshorn, 900 block Webster St.;
Leo Kasehagen 1900 block Irving
ST.; Foster E. Lipphard, 400 block
Randolph ST.: John C. Ludlum,
1900 block Park Rd.: Edward A. Nc
Mahon, 1900 block First ST.; John
D. McNabb, 1900 block r ST.;
Thomas A. Reneau, 1000 block G
ST.; Louis A. Robertson, 1900 block
Monroe ST.; Elmore w. Seeds, 140O
block Rhode Island Ave: Walter
r. Stokes, 700 block Nineteenth ST.;
Leroy r. Sweetman, 700 block
Twenty-second ST.; Arthur A.
Tomeldon, 500 block Twenty-first
ST.; Alfred H. Yeomans, $500 block
Nineteenth ST.; and George C.
Vaughan, 300 block Eighteenth St.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
Phone Operator Finds
Lost $4,000 Bracelet

BOSTON, Sept. is u.N.s)-Mrs.
William Montgomery. the former
Claire Miller, sister Of Marilyn Mil
Ter, musical comedy star, today az.
ranged to reward Miss Betty Groves,
telephone operator, and her friend,
Fred w. Fraser. mechanic in the
Ford plant in Somerville.
The couple, crossing a street
nicked up what they thought was
five and ten cent store bracelet.
1t turned out to be the $4,000 brace.
let Mrs. Montgomery lost while
stepping out Of q motor car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
w. P. MOntavOn Is Made
Knight of st. Gregory

Before a notable gathering of
Catholic dignitaries the insignia of
knighthood in the Order. Of st.
Gregory the Great was conferred
yesterday, upon William F. Monta-
Won, director of the legal depart
ment of the National Catholic We'll
fare Council.
The order was conferred on be-
half of the Pope by the most Rev.
Pietro Fumasoni- Biondi, archbishop
and apostolic delegate of the Catho-
lie Church to America. The award
was made for the work that Monta.
vonhad done in restoring the religi-
Gus peace of Mexico. During the
World War, Montavon was COM
mercial attache at the American
Embassy, Lima, Peru.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
Vet Shoots Comrade
Who Takes Seat
at Table

DANVlLLE, ILL.,, Sept. is
1.N.s).-For years Henry Mail
lard. 81, Spanish-American War
veteran. has sat at the head of
the table at the National Soldiers
Home.
Returning from a furlough to-
day he saw John w. Holland,
comrade, sitting in his chair.
He pulled a pistol from his
pocket and shot Holland in the
back, attendants said. fired four
more shots that went wild and
tried to escape.
Guards overpowed him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
Four Straying CANNES
Are, Reported to Police

''Dog gone" was the essence of
four reports in the hands of police
today.
Those missing are June" set.
ter; wolf" a police dog. an I'M
named Pekineges and a collie. Those
reporting losses of pets were: Mrs.
Miles Houston 1900 block Ingleside
Terrace N. w; Antonio Mel"toEhs
100 block E ST. N. W.: John A. Bull
loch. 1900 block Thirty-fourth st.
N. W., and Samuel NJ. Boyd. Of the
$50 block Livingston st. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
Farmer Meets Death
When Train Hits Auto

4IAGERSTOWN. Nd. Sept. 16.-
Joseph E. Softer. 43, a farmer living
at Halfway, was killed while driving
to Hagerstown to attend church last
night when his automobile was
struck by a motor train on the Penn.
sylvania railroad at road crossing
short distance from his home.
He was the father Of seven chill
fdren. from / TO Is years old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
, d. c. Women Lawyers
Given National Office

Two Washington women, DIR.
Ellen S. Mussev, dean of Washing
ton College of Law and Judge
Mary O'Toole. of the Municipal
Court, were elected members of the
executive committee of the National
Association Of Women LAWYERS at
their convention in Atlantic City
yesterday
Mrs. Olive Scott Gabriel was
elected national president of the or.
sanisatien+ at the. same session. :.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
Takon1a Park Trade
Body Plans Fete

Takoma Park is to look like Faryland with decorations
going up everywhere preparation for second
celebration of the Chamber of Commerce. which gets under
tomorrow night with big parade of decorated floats
The celebration will continue for three days and will include
attractions baby parade, best baby contest and
Miss Takoma contest Prizes totang than $500 will
be awarded winners in various events
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
Taft, Just ~, Refuses
To Quit Bench

Chief Justice William Howard Taft, the only who has
headed two branches of the Government of the American
Republic observed his birthday at his
home in Murray Bay Quebec yesterday concerned above all
else with preparing himself for long, hard winters work
on the bench of the highest court in Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-16
MONARCH CLuR MEETS

The regular weekly luncheon of
the Monarch Club will be held az
the Hamilton Hotel at 1915 o'clock
tomorrow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-24
white House AIDES
DISTINGUISHED MEN
President Hoover Chooses Mill.
tary and Naval Aides With
Brilliant Records

Observation-Disclosures Hoover
has chosen as his military and naval
aides two officers with distinguished
service records. who first met Is years
ago during the American occupation
OF Vera Cruz.
The new naval aide, Capt. Allen
Buchanan, won q congressional medal
of honor for courageous conduct in
commanding sailors during the fight
ing Of April q and o.. 1914. in the
Mexican town.
Lieut.. Col. Campbell N. Hodges,
the new military aide, headed a de-
tachment of American infantry in
the occupation. He was awarded the
distinguished service medal for his
work in France as chief Of staff Of the
3lst division.
Since Vera Cruz the duties of both
men have taken them to widely diff
ferent parts Of the world. Captain
Buchanan, who is So, vas In command
of the transport Henderson. which
took President Harding to Alaska in
the summer Of 1923. MIR. Hoover,
then secretary of commerce, and Mrs.
Hoover were members Of the party.
During the world war Captain
Buchanan won the navy cross for pa
trolling with destroyers the Atlantic
entrance of the English channel.
Colonel Hodges will come to WASH
ington from West Point, where he has
been c0mmandant Of cadets since 1926.
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reading accounts Of them is the
great national pastime, as someone
remarked, the present picture should
satisfy the emotional craving of the
most avid. MARY Dugan" has only
n main sctting-that of a court
room in which a gripping murder
trial is taking place, but SO well con-
structcd is the story, and SO immc-
date its appeal, that this single set
serves every need.
Norma Shcarer, II. B. Warner,
Lewis Stone and Raymond Hackctt
give outstandingly fine performances
in this illustration of what the talk
ing pictures can accomplish. Miss
Shcarcr had appeared before,
either OF the stage or on a "talkic
set" but she distinguishes herself by
a beautifully paced emotional char
acterization in this very trying role.
Little need be said Of the exceptional
talent which Warner and Stone al
ways bring to the screen; they are
better in these speaking parts
than in their former silent roles.
Every member of the cast was
selected with the help Of Mr.. WELLER,
author of the play, who went to the
Coast to direct the picture, and on
his return expressed the conviction
that the talking film is the greatest
entertainment me&.;um yet devised.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-24
At H CAPITOL

"Thc Trial of Mary Dugan" is a
great show for those who like one
hundred per cent, effective melo-
drama intclligently handled. An all
talking production which carries
more punch" than almost any stage
play, the new picture which comes
to the Capitol Theatre for a four
days U starting to-day, Monday,
will undoubtedly a tremendous
hit with audiences everywhere. 1t
did with the audience who saw it last
night at its opening.
There is not a single uncxciting
moment in this enormously popular
stage play. which contains some of
the best dialogue ever written for an
American melodrama. The pace and
tempo ri perfectly adjusted so that
the audience is gripped in a con-
tirually flowing web of suspense un-
til the very last minute of the play.
At the same time there are a suf-
ficient number of comic episodes to
prevent the tone of the piece from
becoming too morbid.
If going to courtroom trials and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-24
Color Tests Show
Deficiencies i'm Corn

Lafayette. Ind, June 24.-(P)-Dr.
G. N. Hoffer Of the Purdue university
agricultural experiment station has
made the corn plant talk in colors.
BY pouring chemicals into the stalk
he can determine by the colors that
appear whether the plant needs pot
ash, nitrogen or phosphate. He ex-
poets the discovery to help determine
q balanced ration for corn and to
raise the Indiana yield three or four
bushels an acre.
Hoffer found the process when he
poured thiocyanate Of potash into q
corn stalk to sec what caused black
specks in canned corn.
Brown spots on the stalk turned red,
revealing iron that had been taken up
from q soil which showed an un-
balanced ration of plant food.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-24
Entertains Kiwanis Special From New Jersey on Tour
Railway Asks Court
To Help It Retire

st. Paul. Mimi. June 34.-Rt-The
Hill City railroad is'tired-very tired
for such . small railroad and wants tc
retire.
Caught between the m~illstunes Of
operating at . loss or paying 4 state
penalty II It quits. the IL l-2 mile
line IN northern Minnesota has taken
Its troubles to federal court
The owners, Armour and companv.
want to abandon the road. Continue
operation or pay . penalty OF 12.500
to 5000 q day." ruled the state rail-
road and warehouse commission.
quoting Minnesota statutes.
Three federal judges. however.
ruled the commission had no iuris.
diction and granted an interlocutory
injunction against the commissior
which the railroad seeks to have made
permanent.
Meanwhile the commission is sit.
ting tight, holding abandonment Of
the road will hurt agricultural de-
velopment.
While the Judges pore over the law
the railroad continues to operate
at q loss.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-24
Students May Unite
Divorced Churches

Columbia, No. June 24.-R-Like
an estranged couple reunited by their
children, the northern and southern
Methodist churches In this school
town may be reconciled to serve stu.
dents at the University Of Missouri.
Divorced since 1874. when the
church split over the slavery uues-
ton, leaders have reached q tenta.
tive agreement for joint use Of the
southern church's new 100000 edi-
flee.
A proposal that the pastor be chos-
en- alternately from each congreea.
ton will be submitted to the state
conference next September.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-24
GOLD BULLETS
BY G. .

SYNOPSIS: When PEBBLES
finds in his pocket 4 playing card
from the table at which sat the
two silent figures. he realizes that
what he thought a nightmare
had been a reality. MacNair re-
vcals that the cards found In Og-
dcn's safe arc marked" so clev-
crly that only a strong magnify
ing glass can disclose the mark
ings. PEBBLES and MacNair arc
startled when they find that
Furie's eight sided lens - once
part Of q pair Of spectaclcs-clear-
ly exposes the marks. Almost
simultaneously they shout-"thc
poker game that cracked the
town."
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CHAPTER 80
THE WOMAN IN BLACK

THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Precisely. The poker game that
cracked the town. /" MacNair echoed.
1.-THE town of Torridity 80 years ago.
How it cracked 1t we don't know"
And what-who was the stake" I
breathed.
MacNair gave his cold blooded
laugh. "Ah! the stake. That will be
another part in our pattern"
And the playerS?"
Ogden would be one of Them"
MacNair drawled with maddening
elaboration.
And Dillon was the other!" I
shouted.
He seemed to ponder this. IT don't
know so much about that. Who is
Dillon?"
You know perfectly we'll who Dill
Ion isl" I stormed.
Again the cold-blooded laugh. He
got up and / followed him to his a
After he left. I went slowly back
to my den. After some thought I
took up the telephone and was pres
emily talking with an old colleague
who lives in Los Angeles.
y X \
After breakfast the next morning,
I telephoned Deacon. To my sorrow,
he had no word Of the children and
I strengthened my resolve to start for
Skull Valley If they vert not back
by noon. I went out into the garden.
AS I approached the patio door, voices
came to me One of them was Mrs.
Motifs dismal treble. The other, q
woman's voice also, / did not recog-
nize. They came into view. Dumb
founded, I slipped behind a hy-
drangea bush.
Mrs. Motif was showing my lilies
to The Woman in Black!
I did not doubt that she was Mrs.
Lundy. TALL" angular" and "all
sinew and bone and tight-shut
mouth" Hubbard had described her.
Her long black coat and dress were
unrelieved by the slightest touch Of
color and I wondered how Deacon's
men had missed her.
1.-THE lily is the vessel of purity"
Her voice reminded me Of a priest Of
one Of the mystic religions. These
are beautiful"
Mr.. PEBBLES looks after them as II
they were babies," Mrs. Moffit sighed.
I'm sure he won't mind II you want
to pick q few"
I thought 1t time to reveal myself
and ! stepped from behind the hy-
drangea.
{ Have your friend help herself,
Mrs Mnffitn said 1aviShlv
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area to industries and residences. 1t
will rely on Dakota to supply the
bread. meats and other food products
to feed the teeming population from
Sandy Hook to Cape May. He added
that Atlantic City wants next years
Kiwanis convention and will then
welcome Dakota likewise.
At 6:15 o'clock the JerSeyitcS re-
turned to their train. which had been
brought across the river to Bismarck,
and took dinner aboard. Until e
o'clock they remained here, strolliag
around to rid themselves of the
cramped feeling of long rides aboard
their train. When they left, their next
scheduled step was at the Twin
Cities.