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The Washington times., 1929-04-17
Falls Church Fireman
Heads Association

FALLS CHURCH. Va. April H.
r. E. Kendrick, chief of the Falls
Church Fire Department. has been
named general chairman OF the an.
nual convention of the Arlington.
Fairfax Firemen's Relief Associa.
ton. to be held August Is, is, and II.
Walter U. Varney, president OF the
association. has named the following
to assist: C. C. Donaldson, of Cherry.
dale, chairman eremitus; II. c. Rob-
erts, of .Cherrydale; @. Frank ALL
wine and r. F. Beckwith, Of Jeffer-
son district: j. A. Dawkins, Of Arling-
ton; J. r. Mallock, of Ballston; ]. B.
Swecker, OF Clarendon; George r.
Robey, of Fairfax; ]. B. Harmon,
Falls Church: Clinton Florance, Nc.
Lean: Richard A. Roseberry of Po-
tomac: George Harrison, off -Hern.
don, and Vernon Gavin, of Vienna.
The association will hold It's
monthly meeting tonight in the en-.
giAs house at Mclean.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
Chamber of Commerce
Is Numbering Houses

GAITHERSBURG, Nd, April IL.
The Gaithersburg Chamber OF
Commerce is assisting the town
council in preparing for free mail
delivery in the town. The work of
numbering the houses started yes
terday with a committee composed
OF Councilmen Ira Darby, Otho
Trundle and William Treadwell in
charge.
Final plans for the widening OF
Summit Avenue and the cementing
Of the street to the curb were an.
rounced. Work will start inanne-
diatelv on the project A delega2
ton from Walker Avenue met with
the council and recommended that
repairing be made and, a sidewalk
be laid out on the north side Of
the street o.
The final list Of delinquent tax.
PAYERS =ea also. raaas cut
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
HOOVER TARIFF
PLAN SPLITS
HOUSE
HH1AH
BY international News Service

BY International News Service
President Hoover's message to Con-
gress disclosed today that Repub-
lican ranks on the proposal to
change from European to American
valuation in assessing tariff duties
and in lodging vastly increased tariff
powers in the Tariff Commission and
the President.
A simple change in valuation, 1t
is declared, might result in higher
tariff than in any bill ever pre-
sented to Congress; as most duties
are levied on a percentage basis.
Along with division in Repub-
lican ranks, virtually unanimous OPP
position TO the Presidents sugges-
tions were voiced by Democratic
leaders in the House.
Representative Willis c. Hawley
HJ of oregon, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, which
is writing the tariff bill, declared
that no conclusion has been reached
by the committee on the valuation
question. He refused to make pub
lie his own position.
The bill is scheduled to be reported
April 20.
Representative TiIson of Con.
necticut. Republican leader, APP
proves proposals to make American,
instead of foreign, values the basis
of tariff duties in a limited degree
''One of the difficulties of admin
istering the tariff has been to get
the true values in foreign coun-
tries and to ascertain cost of pro-
duction," he said. This necessi-
tates a transfer to American values
in many instances If the tariff is TO
be based upon a fair value OF the
imports"
Representative Smell CR.) of New
York, chairman of the House Rules
Committee, declared for limited
tariff revision as advocated by Pres
ident Hoover, but said: Il am not
sure that / can support a change
to the American valuation PLAN"
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
) 5MISSI.NG
Of SEVEN
ON HIS
LIST

ELIZABETH, N. J., April
II (IN.s.). - New Jersey
authorities today broadcast a
nationwide appeal for police
cooperation to rend the cur
tain they believe clcaks the
kaleidoscope love affairs Of
Henry Colin Campbell, white
haired "Bluebeard" and torch
slayer.
with the confession Of. the mid.
dIe.aged Lothario to the brutal
murder and subsequent cremation
of Mrs. Mildred Mowry already in
their hands, police today moved to
learn the whereabouts Of five Of
his seven wives who, IL they
are still alive, have not yet come
forward to confront Campbell.
Two Accounted For
Two are accounted for" As Cna
investigator grimly put it. They
are his present wife, Rosalea, who
clings tenaciously to the hope that
Campbell will escape the electric
chair, and Mrs. Mowry.
''The other fiwe-who knews?"
the detective gestured expressively.
Campben's amended confession
lists seven wives. The names. last
known addresses and date Of mar.
riage, he gave as follows: Sarah
Phelan, New York, 1892; Marie
Becker, New York. 1899; May Park.
ington:Powers, Pawtucket, 1906:
Emma Bulldocj, Chicago. 1915, and
Gertrude Belmont, New York, no
date.
Shell New Clue
Another link In the chain Of evi.
dence the State Is drawing taut
around Campbell came with the
finding OF revolver cartridge shell
near the spot where Mrs. Mowry
was shot. The smoke trimmed shell
will be introduced as evidence
when Campbell Is placed on trial
IL present plans of the authorities
are carried out.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
Two Boys Injured as
Auto and Tram Hit

A wrecked automobile today bore
evidence to collision yesterday in
volving a street car in which two
boys were injured.
The Washington Railway and
Electric Company street car was
only slightly damaged. Police made
no arrests after investigating the
crash.
A fractured shoulder today con.
fined Joseph Ray Smith, Is, driver
of the machine, to his home in the
200 block G ST. n. w. The head of
olive Driver. II, was bruised. The
latter lives in the 100 block Eighth
st. n. W. The boys were treated
by a private physician.
Two companions of the injured
boys, Richard Cooper, II, and Ken.
dali Simpson, IS, escaped unhurt,
William Cooksey, of the 800 block
Seaton ST. N. E.. was the motorman
of the street car.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17

Today's d. A. r. convention
program includes four items
labeled music, nominations, mu-
sic, nominations" II election
rumors are confirmed, the music
will be needed.
The information line on the
Washington Auditorium telephone
service has been steadily busy"
since the congress convened.
The request by Mrs. Brosseau
for reporters to leave the hall
while the Bailie appeal was dis
cussed met with prompt action.
Members of the press folded
their handouts" and departed,
but some We're seen waiting for
someone" back OF the stage while
Mrs. BaiIie was being disposed
of, and others were said to be
concealed beneath the organ.
Mrs. Brosseau an dher pages,
Misses Bina Day Deneen, Helen
Trumbull, Hester Ann LeFeVre,
and Phyllis Hight posed for
photographers at the close of the
Z session.
. They were followed by Mrs.
Julius Talmadge, candidate for
president general who declared
posing was awful" The other
candidate. Mrs. Hobart. was calm
in the face of the battery of
cameras,
Father Walsh, of Georgetown
University, will speak for the
daughters on Soviet Russia and
the United states" 1t probably
will be one of the most interesting
given before the convention, il
the applause with which it was
received by a recent convention
of history teachers Is an indica-
ton of its worth.
Taxicabs and hotels have done
a rushing business with the 5000
visitors. They have rivals in the
florist field. The first two days
of the congress have been marked
by floral displays of surprising
beauty.
Each of Mrs. Brosseau's per-
sonal pages was presented a hex
of candy yesterday by the presi-
dent general. There was inciden-
tai eating with their stand.up.sit-
down act.
Most of the daughters will be
officers in future years, If plans
announced at this congress are
carried out The organization has
grown to such size that at least
twos offices, president general and
registrar general, require two
women to carry the work attached
to them, according to announce
ment from the platform.
Many members of the society
are grown up Children of the
American Revolution. Three thou
sand members of the G. A. r.
have been transferred to the
Daughters of the Sons of the
American Revolution during the
administration Of Mrs. Josiah Van
orsdel, president of the G. A. r.
One OF the largest delegations
attending the conference is from
Colorado. The number from that
State present won for them the
honor Of having that fact pasted
on the information board at the
auditorium.
That no" which was Mrs.
Bailie's last stand for reinstate-
ment to the D. A. r. came from
Tvays hack .in~the huge hall. . The
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
Urges $1,OOO,OOO Fund
To Aid 80 FelIOWShips

IA million,dollar fund to establish
40 research fellowships for women
was advocated yesterday by DR..
F,llen .Gleditsch, Norwegian scientist
in an address to the Washington
chapter of the International Fedora
tion of University Women, of which
she Is president.
Dr. Geditsch stressed the, need for
much lfellowships in scientific work.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
HOLD ALUMNI NIGHT

The alumni night" entertainment
of the Washington Chapter of the
Catholic University Alumni Associa.
ton will be held tonight at the
gymnasium in Brookland.
More than 1000 persons are ex-
pected to attend.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
.AsP1REs TO PRESIDENT GENERALS OFFICE
TYPICAL
GIRL KNOWN
SATURDAY

Her description Is In the minds
Of thousands. Her name IL not
yet known. but it In expected that
it will be announced before the
end Of the week. The semi
fina1ists will be called upon to meet
the judges before Saturday. They
will make their selection then.
Selecting the typical Washington
girl will not be an easy task. The
qualifications of each candidate
must be looked into, her claims
for the right to represent the
chief city of the Nation balanced,
and then her qualities measured
with those of the other contestants.
1t will be survival of the fittest.
Is No Exception
Ali over the United States the
same process is going on. Similar
examinations of candidates are
being made so that all the world
may be assured that the girl
selected to- be the typical American
girl will be the most perfect that
it is possible to find. She will be
a true representative Of all other
girls. ,ass
The typical American girl viii not
be an exception, neither will she be
a genius. She will just be a young
lady, radiating charm. personality,
vigor, love of life, and the other
things that have made the American
girl of today so high above all others.
The exceptional girl Is not typical.
What The Washington Times. Smart
Set Magazine, and the otner papers
are doing is to try to find the
girl who is most representative of all
other girls.
Judges Working.
The local board Of judges. COM
posed of two women and man.. all
of whom know the American, girl
and her traits and characteristics,
will select the local girl who will
represent the city in the national
selection in New York. The hoard
is composed of Mrs. Giles Scott Raf-
tor, head of the Parent Teacher
Associations of the District; Marjorie
Webster, president of the Marjorie
Webster School of Expression and
Physical Education, and Felix Ma
honey. local artist and head OF the
National School of Fine AMI Applied
Arts. ~ ="
As soon as the selection of the
winning girl is made by the Judges
The Washington Times viii an
nounce it to the world. Her name
will then be on the lips of thousands
and hundreds more will look upon
her as the true representative Of
American Young Womanhood Watch
The Times for the announcement.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
WILL PRESENT PAGEANT

'.Twelve Months" is the title of
. M ageant to he presented tonight
hy the Baptist Young Peoples Union
81 metropolitan Baptist Church, r
street between Twelfth and Thir-
tsenth Northwest. John W. Smith
is prssDasnt Of the organization,
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
SIDELICIITS ON THE D. A. r.

be presented, and the Mississippi
chapters will give a snuff box
found on the Gui1ford battlefield.
1t is the gift of Mrs. George E.
Angle, honorary State regent.
The brand new Constitution
Hall is receiving its share, too.
With Mrs. James T. Rountree
president, the Texas delegation
reported a gift Of $2,277, to the
hall
Mrs. William H. Vaughn, regent
of the West Virginia delegates re-
ported the expenditure of s1S,29417
for chairs, boxes and book units
of the auditorium.
During the past three years,
the New Jersey delegat ton has
contributed S44,107.25 for the new
hall, it was reported at their
luncheon yesterday.
Mrs. Hobart was feted at the
Ohio State meeting. She is a mem
ber of the Ohio delegation.
National defense was the theme
of the Washington State meeting,
which was attended by Mrs. VIII
liam Sherman Walker. vice presi-
dent general and national chair.
man of national defense.
The Virginia State delegation
had work on the State history
compiled by its historian, Mrs.
Cooke Grayson. to report. The
hook Is to be published in the near
future.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17

A FEW OF PAGES IN ATTENDANCE AT THE CONVENTION
have Washington
of
for
right
Hills South Dakota Miss Hay Jones Stanford
District Columbia Ruth
Tamage of Georgia candidate for the office
Ms Howard
The Washington times., 1929-04-17

Mrs. Hobart was feted at the
Ohio State meeting. She is a mem
ber of the Ohio delegation.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17

Taxicabs and hotels have done
rushing business with the 5000
visitors. They have rivals in the
florist field. The first two days
of the congress have been marked
by floral displays of surprising
beauty.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17

Each of Mrs. Brosseau's per-
sonal pages was presented a hex
of candy yesterday by the presi-
dent general. There was inciden-
tai eating with their stand.up.slt-
down act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-02

body in this ditch when I passed
back along this road-perhapS hell
an hour ago-on my way TO Coon
Der House
Where you met me?'
Yes"
you might have passed by this
ditch without looking down into it,
suggested Charlie. The body'S
pretty well hidden away"
That's true" she admitted. but,
as I say. 7 was exploring. I GER
tainly didn't explore every ditch IN
the district. but ! came to this gate,
and looked around here. III the body
had been in the ditch then. ! should
have noticed 1t. But-that not all
What else?" asked Rupert.
Firstly. on my way to Coomber
House from here, I met a man driv-
ing a closed coupe. I knew the man
and so do you. It was the man
who was found doped at Newcastle
That little blackguardl" exclaim-
ed Rupert.
Yes. that little blsckguard." she
replied.
Which way was he going?"
I said / met him"
you mean he vas coming to-
wards this spot from coomber
House?"
of course"
But he turned up at Coomber
House very soon afterwards"
Yes. and for a very obvious rea-
son-which he may or may not
have made known to you. in his own
particular way"
He said he was after you"
He was"
He said you-were wanted"
Did you believe him?"
He was thoroughly unconvinc-
ing" answered Rupert. Il didn't
even believe him when he said he
was a detective. But the fact re-
mains. he Is after you. Miss Mar
lowe. and I am wondering why he
didn't stop when he came upon you
In the road?"
The same thought came to me.
He would have stopped. II he hadn't
had a nor important job on at the
moment. Now / expect you know
why ! believe this poor man here
has been murdered
You mean-2" began Charlie
Il mean that he was probably In
the closed car when I met IT, He
may have been dead then, or dying.
Perhaps the driver OF the car would
have taken him farther away II he
hadn't met me. and wanted TO get
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CHAPTER XXI
Much had happened to Rupert
and Charlie since. less than twenty
four hours ago. they had bumped
into an excited clerk who had di-
verted them from peaceful pedes-
trianism into amazing adventure.
Shadows had logged them, fear had
trodden on their heels. But the
silent figure OF the laborer. lying
face downwards in the ditch. was
the first definite proof Of tragedy
they had encountered. the first in
cident that had converted vague
theorizing into solid fact.
Rupert's eyes hardened as he
stared at the sodden form. Some
thing rose in his throat. Byford
Moor was no longer a game.
He bent down and examined the
body. Life was palpably extinct.
Then he rose and looked at the girl
who stood a foot or two away. watch
ing him. The anomaly of existsace
swept over him. He was in the
presence of all life and could give.
and Of ell death took. For an in
slant. he felt impotent TO grapple
with human problems.
But his impotence did not last.
Joscelyn was personal to him. Ted
was something bigger. The personal
must wait.
What do you know OF this?" he
asked her. quietly.
Nothing" she answered.
"Ycu don't know how he died?"
Il can only guess"
What's your guess?"
She turned her eyes from him.
and looked along the road towards
CnOmber House. He followed her
gaze, but saw nothing.
What is your guess?" he re-
peated. You understand. Miss
Marlowe, that ! want true answers
this timer"
Her eyes returned to him, and
though she flushed slightly. there
was no guilt in them.
II think-now-you shall have
true answers she said My guess
is that this poor man has been muir
dered."
BY God" muttered Charlie. who
had never taken his eyes off the
figure. IF ne has"
II agree with you. Miss Marlowe,"
replied Rupert. But what makes
you thing he's been murdered?"
1--WE been here before this morn
ing. Since leaving you at the inn.
! have been walking about here. ex-
ploring. and I In sure there was no
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-02

back. Soft my guess is right-he
drove on until he found a ditch
deep enough to hide the body in,
tipped the body in-and then re-
turned
We'll. that might fit" agreed Ru-
pert. slowly. and then added: you
gave him the slip. anyway"
Yes. I made him think I had
gone back to the village. 50 that 7
could come back here and explore
what he had been up to-"
YES. but why should the damned
skunk have killed this fellow2' burst
out Charlie. What was his mo-
tive7"
Again. l can only guess" re-
sponGed the girl. But suppose
things were happening at Coomber
House. or near Coomber House. that
this poor man saw? Or perhaps he
even tried to interfere"
They'd have to be pretty bad
things for that" interposed Rupert.
locking at her s~earchingly.
I'VE can suppose they were bad
things. Mr.. Blake" she answered.
quietly. The only thing I ean't
understand is why a poor ma like
that should make 1t his business TO
interferel"
"I can tell you thatI' exclaimed
Charlie. feelingly. He waS-a good
chap! We'd got on TO 1t that these
rotters were after you. though we
hadn't a ghost of a notion why. and
and he was hanging round TOTO
give you a helping hand, IL you
wanted IT,"
Joscelyn regarded the speaker.
then suddenly turned away as her
eyes filled with tears. It was a little
while before she spoke again: and.
when she did. Rupert paid her q
silent tribute for the steadiness Of
her voice.
Il To have found some very
good friends" she said. II can see
III have TO trust them"
1T will be best. Miss MarIcwe."
replied Rupert. gravely. The times
come to pull together, + think"
She nodded. YES. II has. T didn't
much like telling you ali those lies
this morning"
Il simply hated hearing them"
responded Rupert. though I'm sure
you had some good reason"
Il had"
Which has since been remcved?"
aYes. Things are getting too big
for me. I'll need some help-that
CONTINUED on page seven.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-02
The Once Over


EOnD ~ &AA
Henry and Edsel Ford have entered the radio field.
rhey are satisfied with the noise they are already
making, but want to reach q bigger audience.
Father and son have Incorporated a radio COM
munications company and asked a federal permit to
operate Ford broadcasting stations through which
there will presumably be quantity production OF SOUR
tenors, jazz orchestras. mandolin players, ~etcetera.
All bedtime stories will be assembled under one
roof, the tirle signals will be manufactured from ma
terials produced at subsidiary plants. and all waste
will be eliminated in the manufacture Of the morn
ing setting-up exercises and the evening talk on the
care of dogs.
Henry is out to bring the radio program within
the reach of the masses. His daily program won't be
elaborate, pretentious or full of fancy frills. 1t will
be Just a plain radio program that anybody can UNI
derstand.
Fool-proof and safe for anybody to operate.
The Ford plan is to give the public everything any
other radio station gives. but stripped Of all luxuries.
Already Henry is looking around for the an
nouncer to meet the Ford requirements. He must
be a modest. unassuming, plain looking man who
gives maximum results on the minimum amount Of
gas. One that starts with a roar but snnooths out
as he warns up.
Honkl Honkl Look out for the regular evening
program:
$50 .. N Fiddlers.
7.00-The Happiness BOYS Messls-
ison and Ford
Inn String orchestra.
7:3o-Talk BY Edsel Ford: What TO Do with sne
Knees in the Runabout Model"
s:OO-The Virginia Reel Hour.
e.oo-Address care Of the Spinning Wheel oy
Henry Ford.
e:so-vocal selections by Lizzie. the Masked So
prano.
1o.oo-static interference from the General Mo-
tors Corporation.
~1ol5-sounds from the Assembling Room
1o:so-The Service Station Glee Club.
l0:45-Crime news with special attention TO muir
ders caused by back-seat driving.
u.oo-ralk 800 Things You Cannot Do with the
Tools Given with a New Car"
-,1.is-Puzzle Lovers Hour. with an answer by
Mr.. Ford to the great mystery. why We Put the Gas
Tank Over the Engine"
CANDIDATES FOR THE FIRING SQUAD
A man I'd like to put to sleep
Is Lucius Lester Thorne;
when stalled in traffic he will keep
His finger on the horn.
EXCESSIVE CRUELTY
Betty Compson. in asking the divorce, said: Jim
Just would stay at home ~night."-Buffalo News.
Well, that's mean Of any husband
II Nvack. y y. there is a Rev. Stanley 3. serman-
"
Some responsibility for lawlessness must be at
tributed 10 the fact that 50 many criminals reach
for an insanity defense with one hand while they
work the sawed-off shotgun with the other
The truth shall set you free. IL Is said" writes
Robert w. Rogers. but still + don't notice any night
club hostesses pleading guilty"
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.StarLOre
GREATEST METEOR CRASH or
MODERN TINES

BY Arthur i'd Carpenter
Startling accounts during the
past two years have been gradual
ly trickling through To the reading
world. or n gigantic meteor crash
that happened in "a most remote.
inaccessible part OF central Siberia
In 1908. III comes 10 light m met
cor. or meteOrs. estimated at co.
600 tons. exploded and crashed ru
earth. tearing great shell holes i1
the earth. while the awful fnrc~
or the air driven before the met
eors laid the trees flat for 10 CT i5
miles around. and from the great
heat generated. scorched and char
red the entire locality. as well Five
hundred miles away the earth
shook: IL was supposed 20 be an
earthquake.
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
/. Z. II. Sothern; Julia Nariowes
Shakespeare's.
2. Richard Saunders.
3. Frederick. Md.
4. st. Matthew xvi. u.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-02
Rail Building In Texas

Pres. James E. German OF the ROCK Island INES
has let it be known that the Rock Island has planned
expenditures of 100000 in Texas this year-all on
new lines as soon as authority is received from the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
One line would cost s~5.Oo0.0OO, and extend from
Shamrock south through wellington to Quanah. there
connecting with Frisco construction between Vernon
and Seymour. Another line would be built so miles
from Dalhart to Pringle TO cost s1.700Oo0. The
Shamrock project would make a short line from the
Texas plains territory to Fort Worth and the Dali
hart-Pringle line open up fertile territory IN the
Texas plains country as well as serve an oil territory.
Sens. Pink Parrish and Clinton S. Small are in
terested. Reps. Claude warrick and Dewey Young
are interested. There has been no lull In building
activities in Texas. There should be quick work on
the part Of the lawmakers to give the people con-
~structive legislation and this too without delay.
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Health and Right Living

Ayes. For further information
send a self-addreSsed. stamped
velope and repeat your question
j. 8. G.. Q-Can I'M scar ~ re-
moved III any way7
A-You might try the x-rmy.
Consult a skin specialist.