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beth Mcdonald and w. Edwin Warf1eld,
assistants.
East Silver Spring-Ravenelle Mon
red, principal; Mrs. Mildred r. Nc
Dormand, Nevis DUNCAN, Eugenia War;
field, Jane, Powell, Marian Kirby,
Esther Warfield and Mrs. Gladys S.
Massob, assistants.
Colored Schools Facilities.
Unity-Florence Stitt, principal.
aytonSville-MrS. Matte Simpson,
| principal, and Augusta Arthur, assist
vant.
Etchison-Fannie Prather, principal.
ClarkSburg-InezE E. Hallman, princi-
pal.
Hyattstown-Christin Jones, princi-
! pal.
sugarland-Mrs. Nellie Watts, princi-
pal
Martinsburg - Mrs. Florence Hood,
Poolesville-Ella Mcneil, principal.
and Naomi Fielder, assistant
Rockville High-Charles L. Murray,
| principal: Theodore L. Watkins, Queene
E. McNeill, A. B. Newson, Emma Will
liamS, STA M. Henderson and Lillian
| Coleman, assistants.
Scotland-Mrs. Lodee johnson, prin-
cipal.
Burnt Mills-Lucille M. Wright, prin-
cipal.
| Spencerville Gladys Challenger,
| principal, and Hazel Green, assistant
SmithvAle-Grace E. Taylor, princi-
pal.
Seneca-Estelle M Hays, principal.
Germantown-Alberta Beverly, prin-
cipal
ounce Orchard-Henrietta E. Blount
| principal.
River Road-Mildred M. Ford, prin-
! cipal.
Sandy Spring-Emma Clay, princi-
pal; Celeste E. Williams and Louise
Lennon, assistants.
| Norbeck-John w. Payne, principal
and Zelma Wilson, assistant.
Grifton-Rosa E. Neale, principal.
Brighton-Vernon Jones, principal.
| Washington Grove-Katherine Gather
principal, and Oneita Kave, assistant
| Cloppers-Alicebelle v. Allen, princi-
pal.
Stewardtown Mrs. Dora Dorsey,
| principal.
principal.
sellman-Evelyn H. Frazier, princi-
pal.
Boyds-Lillian Giles, principal.
| Damascus-Marlyn Drew, principal.
Linden-Mrs. Matte Bullock, prin-
! cipal.
Wheaton-Maud G. Dyson, principal
| Ken Gar-Mrs. Maud Howard, prin-
cipal.
! Takoma Park - Mrs. Thelma r.
Wheeler, principal.
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SANITARY DISTRICT
WATER IS URGED
Survey for Rockville Points to
Town Being Customer of
Suburban Body.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 11.-That
Rockville will soon be procuring its
water from the Washington suburban
sanitary district of Maryland is under
stood to be strongly probable as a re-
suit of survey just completed by
Whitman. Requardt & Smith, Balti-
more engineers. The survey was ordered
several months ago when the mayor and
council began to realize that menacing
situation existed in the town because of
an inadequate water supply, which is
obtained from five wells.
report of the survey was submit
ted at the monthly meeting of the
mayor and council last evening by Mr.
Requardt, and coupled with it was a
clear-cut recommendation that the
county seats water system could best be
improved by hooking up" with that of
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission
Although the mayor and council took
no action last evening, the discussion
which followed submission of the re-
port indicated that the recommendation
OF the engineers would be adopted and
that negotiations would be promptly en-
tered into with the sanitary commits
sion for the purchase of water for the
Rockville supply.
Would Only Be Customer.
It was made plain. however, that any
contract which might be entered into
with the commission should not be in
terpreted as forecasting the early in
clusion of Rockville within the Wash
1ngton suburban sanitary district, al
though it was agreed that eventually
the town would become a part of that
area and that the plan the board now
has under consideration means nothing
more than the county seat becoming a
water customer of the sanitary COM
mission.
The report stated that in conducting
the survey all available sources from
which water might be supplied Rock
vile were considered. Rock Creek, 2
miles away, was discarded as being too
costly and uneconomicai to be consid-
cred, and that the sources chosen,
whose cost of development and avail
able yield would be commensurate with
the requirements of the town, were the
sinking of additional wells, Watts
Branch, approximately a mile from the
corporation limits, and the Washington
Suburban Sanitary District.
I'm our opinion" states the report,
~>he principal thought to bear in mind
IS the great probability of Rockville uI-
timately procuring its water from the
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B. & O. POLICE HEAD
HELD AS STILL OWNER
Captain Of Connellsville Division
Force Alleged Partner in Big
Establishment Raided.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July 11-Ro-
bert c. Bledsoe, captain of Baltimore &
Ohio police on the Connellsville division,
whose jurisdiction runs into this city,
is held under $4,000 bail at Connells-
vile, pending a hearing on a charge Of
being part owner of a still.
When the plant Of Sam Joseph, on
Limestone Hill, Connellsville, was raided
several days ago, it was suspected that
somebody besides Joseph was involved
in the operation of the plant, one of
unusual size. After a series of ques-
tionings, Joseph is alleged to have made
a full confession, revealing, among other
things, that BledSoe was a partner.
Bledsoe's arrest was then ordered.
The haul in the raid at the still
netted some 5000 gallons of mash. be-
tween 200 and 300 gallons of moonshine,
TOO pounds of cane sugar, 268 gallon
containers, 200 1-gallon cans and a
50-gallon filtering plant. Bledsoe is
former county detective of Fayette
County, Pa.
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LAST TWO FREED
y
IN DEATH OF MUDD
Crawford and Cable Released
as Police Fail to Find
Evidence of Fight.
By stan Correspondent of The Star.


ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, July 11.-Returning this
morning from the investigation of a
rumor regarding fight in Washington
early Sunday morning, which it was
believed might have some connection
with the injury which caused the
death of William Francis Mudd, fol-
lowing a party in Arlington, Va, Com
monwealth's Attorney William c. Cloth
ordered the release of Paul w. Gable
of Boiling Field and George w. Craw-
ford of Mulhall, Va, held in connec-
ton with the case, and investigation
of the case was closed.
This mornings investigation was
made by Cloth and Sheriff Howard B.
Fields. as a result OF a telephone call
received last night by the former 1t
was discovered, however, that the fight
had taken place on Bladensburg road
northeast many miles from the party
that preceded the death of Mudd, in
formation being to the effect that two
automobiles had stopped beside the
road and that the four occupants of
each had engaged in a free-for-all
fight.
Brings Probe to End.
The release of the two men today
brings to an end the investigation of
Mudd's death by Arlington County au-
thorities in so far as the present in
formation on the case is concerned, the
other seven members of the party who
were taken into custody having already
been given their freedom.
While 1t was stated by Coroner B. H.
Swain that Mudd'S death resulted from
blow of such force that it must have
been delivered bV n human agency all-
thor1tfes have been unable to obtain an
admission from any but one Of those
present at the party that the affair was
brought to a close by fight in which
Mudd participated.
May Carlson Of Washington had
previously told authorities that such a
fight took place when Mudd attacked
her while she slept in an automobile
outside of the home of G. C. Good,
where the party took place.
Believe Death Was Mishap.
All OF the other guests at the affair,
including Mrs. Marian C. Mudd, wife
of the dead man, testified that aside
from being under the influence of
liquor he was apparently normal when
placed in the truck and taken to his
home. where he was found dead by
his wife upon her arrival short time
later.
Authorities have now accepted the
theory that Mudd, being under the
influence of intoxicantS, struck his head
either upon the side of the truck or
some of the tools that were lying In II
and that his companions we're unaware
of what had happened when they re-
moved him in an unconscious condi-
ton and put him to bed upon his ar
rival at home.
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Washington Suburban Sanitary District,
either by becoming a part of the dis
trict or remaining outside and aSsum-
ing the role Of customer
Watts Branch Plan Costly.
IF and when either condition is
brought about it is most likely that
whatever water plant of its own Rock
vile may have will be scrapped as be-
ing too small and too expensive to OPP
crate in connection with the district
water supply, and it is further likely
that Rockville would receive little or
nothing in the scrapping process.
1T would, therefore, seem not the
part of wisdom to develop Watts
Branch, because of its large first cost. y
Regarding the drilling Of additional
wells, the report states that in view OF
the more economical, feasible and de-
pendable source from which Rockville
can procure its supply. ut is our opin-
ion that Rockville should lean away
from wells as continued source OF
water supply"
The Washington Suburban Sanitary
District remains" concludes the report,
land it is our feeling that as Rockville,
for economic and other considerations,
Will ulLllIldUSIy IlCIC IOL sup
ply. all effort should now tend in this
direction
1t was stated at the meeting last
evening that the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission contemplates de-
Veloping Seneca Creek, beyond Gath
ersburg, as water supply, and that
until water from that source is avail
able Rockville would receive its water
direct from a pumping station ana
stand pipe several miles away on the
Rockville Washington pike. After Sen
eca is developed, it was stated, the
pumping station would be held in re-
serve and water for Rockville would
flow by gravity from Seneca, so that
should occasion arise Rockville could
be served water from either Seneca or
from the system south of Rockville.
Higher Rates Seen.
"The Washington Suburban Sanitary
District is organized and equipped"
stated the report, ito furnish an ade-
quate supply of good quality, potable
water under experts regulation and SUI
pervision. Only in time of protracted
drought would the supply run low, and
to meet an emergency of this kind
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
District system is connected with the
water system of the City of Wash
ington."
It was pointed out that developing
Watts Branch or drilling additional
wells would necessitate a heavy bond
issue by the town, whereas a purchas-
ing contract with the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission would
require no initial outlay and would
simply mean somewhat higher water
rates for a few years and would, it is
said, insure a copious supply of pure
water at all times, and substantial re-
duction in fire insurance rates.
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AUXILIARY TO MEET.
Special Dispatch. to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALLSTON, Va, July 11-Mrs.
Catherine M. Rogers, president of the
auxiliary of the Arlington Fairfax
Counties Firemen's Relief Association,
urges constituent organizations from
Arlington, Ballston, Clarendon, Cherry
dale, Potomac. Falls Church, Fairfax,
Vienna, Herndon and Mclean to send
delegates to the annual meeting to be
held in the Rogers. Building, RallSton,
Friday evening at o'clock.
Election of officers will be the princi-
pal business and plans are to be COM
pleted to assist the firemen's annual
convention to be held August IS, Is
and IT.
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BRUCE SAVES MAN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, July II. Former
United States Senator William Cabell
Bruce yesterday saved an elderly man
who had stepped into the path Of an
oncoming train in front of the Ruxton
station.
Bruce pulled H. F. Meyers, 80, from
the tracks to the safety of the plat
form. Meyers. also a Ruxton resident,
started across the tracks as the train
approached, but apparently had mis-
judged the speed of the train which
suddenly bore down on him.
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FAVORSA|DF ORF|RE
ENGINE HOUSING
Supervisor Hedrick of ArIing-
ton District Would Lend As
Sistance in Construction.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,

CLARENDON, Va, July 11.-Indi-
eating that he will, under certain
conditions, favor change in the past
policy of the board of county super
visors with regard to the ownership of
the buildings in which county fire
apparatus is housed, Supervisor B. M.
Hedrick of Arlington district said to-
day that the board may, when officially
approached, lend assistance toward the
construction of a new building for the
Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department.
Owns Apparatus.
While the board has assumed owner
ship of apparatus already purchased by
the various volunteer companies in the
county. it has consistently refused in
the past either to purchase outright or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
ROCKVILLE TAX RATE
IS CUT Two CENTS
Impost of 81 Cents Per 500 Is
Fixed by Town Of
ficials.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 1.-THE
mayor and council last evening fixed
Rockville's tax rate for the fiscal year,
which began July l, at 81 cents on each
500 of assessable real and personal
property, or two cents less than the rate
of last year.
The general expenses of the town will
require 60 of the 81 cents and the 81
cents will be to take care of the towns
bonded indebtedness. The taxable basis
of the town is now approximately
81 100000, or an increase of about
$4,000 during the past year. The SIS
sewerage tax was continued.
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The Thankoffering Fund for the re-
covery of King George of England has
passed the $4,000 900 mark.
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BOLTS START FIRES.
Lightning Hits Church and Barr
in and Near Harrisonburg, Va.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARRISONBURG, Va, July IL
Two bolts of lightning, striking Is miles
apart, set fire to a church and de-
stroyed a frame structure near here
yesterday.
The first bolt hit the belfry Of the
John Wesley Methodist Church. The
fire was slight, however, and firemen
soon extinguished it.
The second thunderclap struck a
barn owned by Mrs Katie Hooks. at
Fort Republic, setting fire to the build
ing. Although the barn was totally
destroyed, loss was reported slight.
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speciaI pispatch to The Star.

SpeclaI Di6patch 20 Ine 5Caf.
DANvILLE, Va, July 11.-Sallie Sue
Clark of Patrick County, not satisfied
with her record Of never having missed
day at school during her period of
education from the primary grades
through high school. plans further as
sault on the records.
She has started preparing herself for
a teaching career and expects to carry
her school attendance record right on
through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-10
ANNUAL FIRE Loss
HERE SHOWSSLUMP
Chief Watson Says Damage
Was ST, 058, 709-Requests
Pay False for Force.

washington's fire loss during the
fiscal year ended June 80, last, is re-
garded as "low In insurance loss rat
tngs," according to the annual report
of the District of Columbia Fire De-
partment submitted yesterday to the
District Commissioners.
The total property loss. $1,088,709 for
the year, showed a decrease Of $12,455,
compared with 1928. Chief Engineer
loss per fire was 1912, which was re-
sarded as very low" or per capita
loss of. $197.
Slightly more than so per cent of the
total loss resulted from two disastrous
fires. The Dulin 81 Martin fire repre-
sented 1851 1892 of the total amount
and 100000 fire occurred at Giles
boro Point, District of Columbia. when
a seaplane burned. Washingtons total
fire loss represented a fraction over 1.52
per cent of the $71 ,235.876 in insurance
on the properties involved.
Asks Wage Increase.
Except for asking that the pay of
members of the Fire Department be
made substantially equal to the pay in
other large cities, Chief Watson made
no other recommendations in his re-
port. Various suggestions for improve
ment in the service for which addi-
tional funds would be required pre-
viously had been forwarded to the Com
missioners in the form of estimates for
the 1881 fiscal year.
Alarms of fire during the year were
Abs in number, an increase of 481
over the preceding year. There were
81 fires OF a suspicious nature during
the year and 10 of unquestionable in
cendiary origin. A boy was placed In
the psychopathic ward of Gallinger
Hospital for having set fire to the
Henry D. Cooke School and a woman
1t was reported. is being held for the
action Of the grand jury In another
case,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-10
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

Poli's-"Luckee Girl" with Billy
House, at $40 pm.
Broadway Scandals" bur-
1esque, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
Metrop0litan-"Say It with Songs -
sound film, with Al Jolson, at 1880
am, 1915, 2:05, 1855, 5:45, 1855 and
S:25 pm.
Little Theater-"The Passion Of Joan
Of Arc" at 1880, $3.50, $50, 7:40 and
Gao pm.
Coiumbia-"The Mysterious DR.. Flu
Manchu." with Warner GLAND, at IL
am, LOS, $40. $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Earle-"Hard to Get" with Dorothy
Mackaill, at 1880 am, 1885, 3:35, $50,
7:35 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Our Modern Maidens," with
Joan Crawford, at IL noon, 2:35, 5, 1880
and e:55 pm.
Fox-"The Cock-eyed World" (second
week., at II am, los, $40, Sis, TAO
and $50 pm.
Rialt0-"Broadway" (second week.
at 11:15 am, 1:15, 3:15, Sis, 7:15 and
e:15 pm.
AmbassadOr-"Hard to Get" at $40,
7:55 and GAS pm.
Tivoli-"Twin Beds" at 2:26, 4:15, 6,
7:50 and 9:35 pm.
CentralE"Drag" continuous from II
am. to IL pm.
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Wheatiey and Thomas r. Burke the
corporation alleges that the court was
without authority to make sale OF the
portion OF the building occupied by and
leased to the company. The sale was
conducted at an unreasonable and inn
proper time, 1t Is alleged and the bid
reported for confirmation is so grossly
inadequate as to shock the conscience
of the court, In view of the testimony
of its value as shown to the court.
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the feed appeal TO the Court OF Ap
defense s lease 10
OF he per- ton Of the building
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BUMPER WHEAT CROP
PERPLEXES FRENCH
Nation Has Farm Relief Problem on
Hands, Due to Production That
Leaves Surplus.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 10.-France has a
bumper crop of wheat, sufficient not
only for the entire requirements OF
home consumption, but for export, fol-
the first time in many years. owing to
the very excellence of the crop, how
ever. France has a farm relief problem
on its hands.
This was brought out Sunday in a
letter from Victor Boret, French food
dictator In the Clemenceau cabinet, to
Jean Hennessy, present minister of
agriculture. He asked that q wheat
export bonus be given growers In the
form Of receipts which might be ap-
piled against imports of coffee, cocoa
tea and other commodities.
The premiums on wheat exports,
which would protect farmers against
falling quotations, Boret suggests,
should be equal to the difference be-
tween the price of homegrown wheat
In domestic markets and that of for
eign wheat I. o. b. at French seaports
thus delivering to the French farmer
the usual import tax levied by the
government on foreign wheat.
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DRUG STORE FIRM
OPPOSES AUCTION
Objects to Confirmation Of Sale of
Washington Building Be-
cause of Lease.

The Peoples Drug Stores filed objec-
ton in the District Supreme Court yes
terday to the confirmation by the court
of the recent sale OF the Warrington
Building, at Fifteenth and q streets. to
Hooper, Kimball g. Williams, Inc, for
1905, 900. =.~-'
Through Attorneys H. Winship
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WITNESSES RELATE
POLICE BRUTALITY
Picket Line Action of officers
Is Described During
Strike Trial.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., october IL
Charges OF police brutality in breaking
up picket line and of threats to clean
out" the strike headquarters just prior
to the shooting of o. r. Aderholt,
Gastonia chief of police, were made by
defense witnesses today in the trial of
the seven men accused of Aderholts
murder.
These witnesses described the police
action in using clubs to dispense the
ptcketers. knocking down Of an aged
woman and the statement by Tom A.
Gilbert, police offlcer., to the police
chief about "let's go down there and
clean cut the strikers"
Court Takes Recess.
Court closed at noon with the seven
defendants yet to be called to the wit
ness stand to give their version OF the
events in the Gastonia textile disturb
arlces which eliminated in the fatal
shooting of Chief Aderholt and the
woundiFlg of three other officers and q
striker at the union headquarters on
the night OF June 7.
Attorney. J. Frank Flowers, chief of
the defense counsel. announced at the
conclusion of this mornings session
that the defendants would be called
early next week. He said the defense
would offer few other witnesses.
Girl Used as Witness.
The most graphic description Of the
conduct Of the officers at the dispers-
ing of the picketers was made by Marie
Hunsinger, 15-year- girl. She told
how Gilbert. using his rife as club,
had pushed the crowd back, cursine Ill
the time
The crowd gave way, she said, and
was headed toward the headquarters
when she noticed Gilbert and another
offceF dragging Granny" McGinnis,
an aged woman, on the ground.
The previous witness, w. E. Ray.
textile worker, said he saw the officers
knock two OF the picketers down and
heard Gilbert make his threat about
cleaning out the union headquarters.
witness Is RidicuIed.
Ray testified further that Mrs. Nc
Gtnnis had informed Gilbert she had
lost her glasses and that the off1cer re-
piled he didn't believe she had any.
To Mrs McGinniS' retort that they
were likely in the officers pocket Ray
quoted Gilbert as saying he was full
blooded irish and liked to fight. II you
don't believe it, just get in my way"
This witness was ridiculed on cross
examination by Clyde r. Hoey. prose-
CubtOn &ttOEHeJ, lUL Saying AAC was "a
able to remember the name Of the
town he was living in.
Miss Eunsinger testified she had gone
back to union headquarters by the time
the oficers arrived and that the flrst
shot was fired from the place where
Gilbert and q guard were scuf1ing.
Uses Gun on Shins.
The next witness, Floyd Rathbone. a
Aal eliolflu AfffnY-
emit testimony as to the location Of the
first shot Gilbert and the guard were
scuf1aing, he said, when another fellow"
took the gun away from the guard and
used # to strike the guard on the shins.
While ne was doing this, the gun appar-
emily discharged.
The other shots seemed to come from
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the woods behind the union headquar-
tiers and the of1cers. Rathbone said.
did any shots come from the union
hall?" he was asked.
mo"
witnesses for the prosecution had
testified previously that the general
firing was from knotholes and windows
in the union hall.
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Fate of Water Boy King" In
Fighting Il Doubtful.

sIMLA, India. October IL lp.-The
fall of KAbul, capital of AfghanistAn.
into the hands of Shah Wall, brother of
Nadir Khan. was confirmed by dis
patches today.
The fate OF Habibullah Khan, better
known as Bacia Sakao the water boy
of the north" remained doubtful.
Earlier messages said that ne had es-
capped from Kabul by airplane. uncon-
firmed reports today said he had been
surrendered by his own officers to Shah
Wall after having taken refuge in the
citadel. a. -.