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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
VA. JURY Gets
HARRIS CASE

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 90
James Sibert who was extradited
here Saturday from New Jersey
waived preliminary hearing today
when charged with the murder Of
his sister, Daisy Harris. The case
was sent to the grand jury. He
had been at large for over two
months when the police received q
tip that he was in Newark. Police"
man Lawrence Padgett brought him
back to the city Saturday night.
/. .. X =
Two gun toters before Judge W.
s. Snow in police court today were
fined $50 and 500. respectively.
A special meeting Of city council
has been called for today at
o'clock. It is expected that steps
toward securing a successor to City
Manager Morton will be taken.
Several local men are being doomed
for the job but it is expected that
the custom Of securing a manager
from out Of the city will be fol.
lowed.
The final chapter in the annexa-
ton case before the lower court will
start Wednesday when the city's ar.
gument on the briefs already filed
is begun. It is expected that the
case will be ready for the judges by
Saturday.
Two children were injured in four
traffic accidents which occurred In
the city over the weekend. May
Rhecche, 111S King ST., was slightly
injured when struck by car driven
by Elliott Bourne, OF Falls Church.
She was treated at the Alexandria
Hospital. G. A. Ruth, Muirs
Courts, suffered cuts and bruises
when struck by a, car driven by
Ernest Bailey, colored. of 511 Glib
bon st.
The body of Adam Chipl. who
died at the Alexandria Hospital, Fri
day night, was identified by his
brother, A. s. Chiplis, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, and will be sent there
for burial.
A joint committee Of the women's
Christian Temperance Union, Of this
city and Clarendon, will be held
Wednesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
Inventor Seeks Life
Sentence to Escape
Devil

UNIONTOWN, Pa, April %
The world is full of evil, thinks
Charlie Fox, but the devil can't
get behind prison bars, so Charlie
yearns for a life term in Jail.
Charlie, who's been experiment.
ing on perpetual motion devices,
has tried hard to get in for life.
He faced Judge Henderson. AS
sentence was pronounced he
smiled.
"Thirty-six months. That's fine"
he said.
tut, tut, I said six months"
put in the judge.
Charles smile faded. He's tried
so hard.
Once he threw pop bottles
through the art glass windows Of
a ConnellsviIle church.
Another time he threw iron rail-
road spikes through a store
window.
A few weeks ago, with half a
dozen others in Jail as Migrants,
he was thrown out.
never been in the workhouse be-
There's one consolation. Charles
fore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
TAX
LIMIT NEARS

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, April 29.-This will be the
last week voters of Arlington county
wishing to participate in the Demo
cratic primary to be held early in
August will have to pay their poll
taxes.
County Treasurer e. Wade Ball
announces that his office at the court
house will be open from a. m. to
4:30 p. m. each day.
County Commissioner of Revenue
Harry K. Green announces that tax
payers who have not made their
State income and personal property
tax returns may have the assistance
of himself or his deputies from to
9 D. m. at the following places and
on the following days:
Potomac town hall. May 3; Cherry
dale firemen's hall, Thursday, May
8; Community House at Arlington,
Monday, May 10; Steinberger's Lunch
Room, Potomac, Wednesday, May %;
Arlington County Courthouse, May
81, %, 20 and 81.
All returns must be in the COM
missioner's office on or before June
to avoid penalty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
TRAIN NURSES
IN ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT.
HOUSE, April ga Doctors Help.
ers' Institute, to which registered,
practical and maternal nurses are
invited. will be held in the offices
of the county health. department at
the county courthouse, beginning
tonight. 1t will continue through
Friday.
DIR. p. NJ. Chichester, county
health officer, said the institute will
be conducted under the supervision
Of Mrs. Emily w. Bennett, of the
state health department. 1t is to
raise the standard of all classes of
nurses in the county handling ma.
ternity cases.
During the past three years, ac-
cording to DIR. Chichester, there
have been born ID children in the
county without the assistance of a
physician. The institute is designed
to protect the lives of both the
gchild and the mother.
Mrs. Bennett will be assisted by
Mrs, M. A. Rudasill, head of the
child welfare of the county: Mrs,
Norma Davies, county school nurse,
and Mrs. Sue Brown, Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company nurse.
The meetings will be held from
1880 to $3.50 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
STAUNTONE ENDS
STRIKE; MEN
LOSE

STAUNTON, Va, April 20. -
Staunton's first strike is apparently
settled, although some unrest still
prevails.
Julius L. WITT, owner of the three
furniture factories affected by the
strike, agreed with the strikers on
the following terms:
l. All men to go back to work
without discrimination.
Has Appeal Right
2. Witt agrees that az any time
a man working IL the plant has a
grievance and takes the matter up
with his foreman or superintendent
without getting satisfaction, that
man shall have the privilege of TAX
ing the matter up with Witt per-
sonally. If the grievance happens
to be a matter of any magnitude.
Witt will meet committee of one.
two, or three workmen to discuss
the matter.
3. The employment of women is
not to be a feature in operation Of
the plants. VI
There is some dispute over inter
probation of the first clause of the
agreement. The workers interpret it
to mean that those workers who
were discharged from the Waynes-
boro, Va, plant before the beginning
of the strike shall be reinstated. The
discharge of these men, and their
replacement by women, was one OF
the contributing causes of the strike.
Four Aid Situation
Officials of the plants take the
stand that the terms of the agree
ment do not, bind them to reiEstate
any workers except those who par
ticipated in the general walkout. 1t
is expected that the factory officials
will prevail.
An agreement was reached mainly
through the efforts of four concilia-
ton experts: B. M. hartman and
Robert M. Pilkington, commissions )
of Cancellation, from the United
States Department of Labor: and s.
A. Minter and s. C. Priddy, of the
Virginia State bur III Of labor and
industry.
Strikers had made four demands
in the dispute; first, that K. B.
Mckee, newl. employees manager
and efficiency expert in the Waynes-
boro plant, be discharged; second,
that all workmen be reinstated at
their former salaries; thir that all
women in the Waynesboro plant be
discharged, a fourth, that all fore
men in the plants be reinstated to
their former authority.
These demands were refused by
factory officials.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
D. C. Engravers Union
To Mark Anniversary

The Washington Photo-Engravers
Union Number IT, celebrated its
twenty.fifth anniversary at a dinner
in the Harrington Hotel last night.
M. O'Brien was toastmaster.
He introduced Edward J. Volz,
president Of the international Photo
Engravers Union OF North America,
who congratulated the Washington
union on its progress during its
IS years of existence.
Officials from Philadelphia, New
York and Baltimore were in at
tendance. Harry c. Maxwell and
his orchestra furnished music. 1.-TWO
Black Crows" conducted q dialogue
and Newton Hammer and George
Hunt sang several solos to the
accompaniment of Mrs. Selma Klein.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
D. {. Of FUTURE
MODELLED

A model of Washington with
stately ornamented buildings and
spacious parks and driveways. fea-
lures an exhibition which opened
yesterday at the Corcoran Art Gal
lery here.
The display wildly depicts the
appearance of Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. from Fourth to Fifteenth
Street, so years ago and today.
There are three exhibits in one.
The model plan of Pennsylvania
Avenue is on display in the central
hallway; the drawings of Washing.
ton, past and present, in the north
room; and the exhibition of the
American flags, showing its evolu.
ton of the stars and stripes. The
flags, loaned by the Navy Depart.
msnt, are on exhibit in the south
room.
The vista from Fouth Street,
along the Avenue, as depicted in the
models, will be one Of the most
striking in the world when pres
emit plans materialize. Government
buildings will line both sides Of the
Avenue to Fifteenth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
SENATE TALKS
NEW FARM
RELIEF

The farm relief problem returned
to the Congressional spotlight to-
day as the Senate resumed debate
on the new farm bill.
Administration leaders. certain of
eliminating the export debenturc
plan which President Hoover dis
approved, planned to enact the bill
by Thursday so it can become a
law early next week. An Inter-
national News Service poll already
has confirmed their predictions that
the Senate would kill the debenture
plan.
An interesting sidelight to the
farm battle is the pending split
between President Hoover and
Senator william E. Borah (R) Of
Idaho, on the debenture plan.
Borah, who was Hoover's most ar
dent supporter in the Presidential
campaign. told international News
Service he planned to vote for the
debenture plan if several minor
amendments were adopted. This
division of opinion between the
Senator and Hoover may have far
reaching effects and certainly will
be used by the Democrats for politi.
cal propaganda.
AS the outcome of the farm battle
is generally conceded. the debate
this week will take a political turn.
The Democrats and Republicans
will be seeking to make political
capital rather than votes in the
Senate. Consequently enactment of
the bill by Thursday is very likely.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
Senior Choir Gives
Recital at Church

The senior choir of the Florida
Avenue Baptist Church gave a re-
cital yesterday which was attended
by a large group of music lovers.
Vocal soloists were Mrs. Mardell
Bundrant, Miss EIenriette Grant and
Percy Simms. Instrumental selec-
Cons were given by Ernest Adams,
Mr.. Merrick, Mrs. Ida Holmes, and
James Carroll. Others. assisting in
the program were the Misses Mem
tree, Grant Biddle and the junior
choir of the church.
Or. w. f. Taylor was director Of
the program. Miss Hattie Ivy, is
nreEAent Of the choir.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
HOLD
UP VOTE ON
MELLON

A verdict by the Senate Judiciary
Committee on the eligibility Of An
drew w. Mellon to serve as Score.
tary of the Treasury was again
deferred this afternoon when the
committee for the fourth time de-
bated the question behind locked
doors without reaching a decision.
Another session will be held ton1or-
row morning when it is expected
vote will be taken.
One faction, led by Senators Nor
ris R.) OF Nebraska, and Walsh Cd
of Montana, has argued that Mel
lon holds office illegally under a
106-year-old law which forbids the
Secretary of the Treasury from 'be.
ing interested or concerned" in
business.
Another faction contends his
ownership of vast fortune in
corporation securities does not make
him ineligible.
Norris Chides Hoover
The issue already has been thrown
on the personal doorstep of Presi-
dent Hoover as Senator George w.
Norris CR.) of Nebraska, in a tenta-
tive report to the committee, chided
the Chief Executive for keeping
Mellon in the Cabinet. Anyone who
pleads so eloquently for law enforce
ment as did the President, said Nor
ris in effect, should be the first to
set his own house in order. To
keep Mellon in the Cabinet, Norris
added, is to nullify the law.
A minority Of the committee, led
by Norris and Senator Thomas J.
Walsh CD of Montana, undoubtedly
will declare Mellon holding office IL.
legally. This will carry the question
back to the floor of the Senate.
forcing direct vote on it. Thus
the Mellon opposition will get the
vote it was denied when Mr.. Hoover
avoided the issue by retaining Mel
lon in his Cabinet without 4 reap
pointment.
The law, under which the issue
is raised, prohibits any Secretary of
the Treasury from being concerned
or interested in the business Of trade
and commerce" The Mellon opposi-
ton commended that this ownership
of millions of dollars worth of Sc
curities in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
which forced him to pay more than
81 200, 900 income tax in a single
year-required, compelled and con-
stituted his being concerned and
interested" in the business of those
corporations.
Administration Viewpoint
The Hoover Administration natur.
ally hasn't Endorsed this conclusion
The President has been told that
Mellon gave up all management and
direction of these corporations upon
entering the Cabinet eight years
ago.
The mere ownership of stock and
bonds, Mellon friends argued
would not constitute an Interest
in business" If it did, they added
999 in every 1000 rich men would
be disqualified from serving as Sec
rotary of the Treasury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
Twice Wed Couple
Again in Suit
For Divorce

= HAGERSToWN, Nd, April 20.
Twice married and divorced once,
with a second divorce suit pend.
ing-this is the record of the mat
rimonial ventures of Jacob NJ.
Kershner and Minnie NJ. kershner,
of this city.
Mrs. Kershner is again the
petitioner for legal separation
from her husband, alleging deser.
ton. The couple were first mar.
ried in 1915. Three years later,
on July 10, 1919, Mrs. Kershner
sued for and. was granted an
absolute divorce.
The couple adjusted their diff
ferences and were married again
a month later and lived together,
according to the petition, until
August II, 1924, when. Mrs.
kershner alleges, she was deserted
by her husband.
They have no children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
Daughters of America
To Be Host to 800 in Va.

ANDREW CHAPEL. Va, April
29.-The quarterly business meeting
of the councils of Fairfax district,
Daughters of America, will be held
tonight at Andrew Chapel school
house, with Kenmore council acting
as hosts for the 800 or more guests
expected to attend.
The program will include speeches
by James r. Mansfield. Of Alex
andria, State secretary, Junior Order
of Fraternal Americans; Mrs. Maude
Crump, of Ballston, who will talk
on immigration bills pending before
Congress; o. B. Hopkins, of Wash.
ington, past national councillor,
Junior Order American Mechanics:
and Mrs. Naomi Swami, national
deputy.
A music program is to be provided
by Miss Anne Cornwell and William
Cockrin, accompanied by George
Cornwel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
PLAYS
lJNCANNY
JEST IN
PLUNGE

LOS ANGELES, April 20
N.S.).-Three men promi-
nent in the film colony were
dead today, sent hurting to
their doom by an ironical fate
that stole a stunt from a film
thriller they were to produce.
In exactly the manner that was
to furnish the dramatic high spot
for their production, the three
streaked to earth in an airplane.
The dead: William Oviatt, %,
wealthy owner Of the plane and son
of William H. Oviatt, manager for
Morris Gest, theatrical producer;
Ray N. Scott, IS, actor and nephew
of Charlie Murray, screen comedian,
and Mack A. Fluker, rs, film char
acter actor.
Bodies Burned
Japanese farm hands, hearing the
engines drone, looked aloft and
saw the plane plunging crafty
under full power and at a height
Of about 400 feet. The plane sud
denly dived, struck ground and
burst into flames.
Burned beyond recognition, the
bodies were unidentified for many
hours
Before taking off for "a little
spin" the three had sat in the
Hollywood apartment Of wealthy
Sayre Deering discussing details Of
a production he was to finance
which, by a weird coincidence. was
to feature the death of three men
in a wild airplane crash.
Was to Finance Film
Deering had arranged to finance
the film.
Scott had written the scenario.
Fluker was to have had an inn.
portant role, and oviatt's plane was
to have been used
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
GOdsOn of Valentino
To Make Film Dehut

Los ANGELES, April % (U.S.I-
In the same studio in which Rudolph
Valentino made his last picture,
Valentines 5-year-oId godson, Bobbie
Ullman, will make his screen debut.
Bobbie, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. George Uilman, will play the little
boy in Fannie Hurst's story. "Lum.
mox.". to, be filmed at United Artists
studios. Ullpan was Valentines
manager ana closest friend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
Near East Relief Group
Requests Bundles Today

Today is Near East Relief bundle
day in Washington. and the local
organization solicits bundles of old
clothing for both children and
adults.
The request asks all Washingto-
mans TO leave their bundles at the
nearest fire station or other author.
lied places.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
SPEED LIMIT FOR FIREMEN

LEWISTOWN. Pa, April 2S.--
o. o. Orner, fire chief. and q com.
nittee of fire and traffic police
from the seven fire companies,
have recommended to borough
council that the speed limit for
fire trucks be made 20 miles an
hour at all street Intersections.
All companies have promised to
accspt the order.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29
CONTROL
SEA SEEN
AS NAVAL
FICTION

Z PHILADELPHIA, April 80.
Q.N.S.).-Th prophecy that
"men will not long recognize
the sword as the major source
of authority is made by
former President Calvin Cool
idge in the second of three
articles appearing in the May
issue of Lads Home Journal.
THE time has gone by when any
0ne nation is likely to be able to
control the sea-" writes Mr.. Cool
idge in the article which deals with
the promotion of peace through
limitation of ornaments, ITO set
up that claim would be only a fic-
ton and to pursue it would be only
o delusion.
The question of parity, that salient
point in many of the disarmament
conferences, is placed in a like
category by the former executive.
Still Need B. navy
80 much depends on the men
behind the guns and the courage
and skill with which they are COM
manded that seeming paper parity
will never be decisive in any armed
conflict" Mr.. Coolidge says.
He points out that our commerce
and commitments abroad are so
large that they need Navy for
their protection without much re-
ference to the size of the navies
Of other countries" The same
rule. he holds, applies to others.
The hope of gaining absolute
security through ornaments Is
termed another delusion" by Mr..
Coolidge.
.sNo nation" he writes. "ever
could say that its army and navy
make it perfectly secure. There
are too many other peoples with
armies and navies. More security
will be found in a moderate force
which menaces nobody than in a
great force which menaces every.
body"
While Evil Exists
Although Mr.. Coolidge admits that
s'so long as there is evil in the
world armies and navies will be re-
quired for domestic and iTterna'
tional police service he stresses
the contention that peace will
never be made permanent by fear
alone. 1t must have q main
foundation of justice and good will
strong enough to satisfy the reason
and conscience Of humanity"
THE probl~Al armament limita'
tion) has its technical aspects on
which expert advice is necessary,
but In its essence it is a political
problem," Mr.. Coolidge writes.
1.-THE movement for its further
progress must come from the home
ana the taxpayer. The business in
terests Of the various nations who
do not wish to see their earnings
dissipated, the firesides who do not
wish to see their family circles
broken, must all cooperate in this
ideal.
"The progress already made af-
Nords great encouragement, but the
work to be done affords an even
greater challenge"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-04-29

Miss McpermOtt failed to appear
In court. She Is said to have been
bruised. but net seriously hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14

At left: The vault that al
most made it. Warne of North
western University just
brushed the bar to knock it off
when he tried to clear it at IS
feet 6 inches in a meet at Dali
las, Tex. He won with IS feet
a inches. @ Associated Press Photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28

empowered to incur any expense or en-
ter into any agreements without FIRST
consulting the department commander.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the V. F. w.
in the District Of Columbia has been
asked to name representative to work
with this committee.
The following committee has been
appointed to make the necessary ar
rangementS for conducting the annual
department encampment to be held In
June: E. S. Bethlehem, o. w. Hollings-
worth. d. E. Campbell, j. L. Hart, S. B.
Lapin, F. r Heise, II. l.. Miller and G..
]. Neuner The chairman OF the above
committee will be prepared to submit a
report to the council OF administration
at its meeting May 6.
J. F. Beattie, L. j. st. Jacques, c. H.
Kelley and j. A. Praether have been
named committee to make q ldy OF
the entire matter of C. M. T. G. awards,
both department and national, and sub
nit their findings, together with suit
able recommendations, to the council
of administration at Its next regular
meeting.
The Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps
has been created a component part of
the District OF Columbia Department by
order Of Comdr. Lockhead This or
ganization will be permitted to operate
as a separate organization under such
rules and regulations as the department
may approve. The officer in charge OF
the corps has been asked to forward to
local headquarters. for ratification by
the council of administration, a copy of
the rules and regulations for the con-
duct of the Overseas Drum and Bugle
Corps. The officers of the corps, re-
Gently elected, are: Officer in charge,
Capt. Harvey L. Miller: sergeant major,
w. B. Winslade: sergeant, I. H. Silver
berg; adjutant. j. S. Latham; quarter
master, H. Volkman.
Participating in the apple blossom
festival at Winchester. Va, last week,
the Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps
carried off first honors, and with 1t a
prize of 500. for the disappearing
and most military looking outfit in line,
and 1t gives the corps the added honor
of leading the big parade at the 1880
festival.
The Drum Corps will take a trip to
Harrisonburg Va, in June for the De-
partment of Virginia encampment, then
to Baltimore for the Maryland encamp-
ment, and the District of Columbia en-
campment in this city, and q possibility
of leading the local chapter Of the Rain
bow Division Veterans at the national
encampment of that organization in
Baltimore.
The trip that the members Of the
corps Is looking forward to Is to the ma
tional encampment of the v. F. w. at
st. Paul, Mimi, In August. There are
several valuable prizes awarded at these
national encampments. for nR1eical
units