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The Washington times., 1929-05-30
Engineer Reports p Street Traction Bridge Is Unsafe
TRACKS THERE
LACK USUAL
GUARD RAIL

Despite the fact that the
District Engineer of Bridges
has reported that a number of
bridges in the District on the
lines of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company are
in an unsafe condition, the
P u bile Utilities Commission
has failed to issue any orders
which might tend to rectify
existing conditions.
Several weeks ago the bridge
engineer started inspection Of
bridges on the Cabin John line of
the traction company and several
days later reported that one bridge
was found to be unsafe.
The commission reported to the
company the findings of the en-
gineer but did not make any
recommendation as to what the
company should do about 1t.
Following the report on the
bridges on the Cabin John line. the
main line of travel to Glen, Echo,
III. r. Howser, assistant engineer
of bridges. yesterday reported that
cars operating over the street
bridge fail to observe the speeds
regulation
The bridge rails. he reported, are
not the type that tend to safety, in
the fact that they are not Tipped in
a manner which would reduce the
danger of a car hopping the rails.
The bridge floor is of timber. How
ser said. and is not sufficiently
strong to keep a car from plunging
into Rock Creek should it jump the
track,
The Washington times., 1929-05-30
Janitor Arrested For
Removing Clothes
With Trash

An assistant Janitor was "on
the inside locking out" today be-
cause he cleaned certain rooms of
the District Building too well.
The prisoner, Richard Colbert,
colored. S5, of the 1900 block First
st. N. W., was quoted by detec-
tives as saying he made it a habit
to throw a suit Of clothes in a
box of trash every morning while
cleaning the office of the Board Of
Public Welfare.
The sweeper then would take
the trash" to the. basement, hide
it and sell it. He is alleged to
have stolen apparel valued at $4SS.
The Washington times., 1929-05-30
Radio Board Extends
Broadcast Test Period

The Federal Radio Commission
yesterday passed a general order
prolonging the time of experimental
broadcasting licenses from three
months to one year each
No change will be made in the
matter of commercial licenses, which
will continue to run for three
months.
The Washington times., 1929-05-30
o. i -
To
ASK D. c.
/. AID

Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan,
commanding officer of the
District National Guard, has
written urgent pleas to Sena-
tor Reed Smoot of Utah and
Representative Richard N. Ell
lott Of Indiana asking that
adequate quarters for the
National Guard be provided as
soon as possible, he announced
today.
The guard has received notice
that it must vacate its present
quarters in the Government dormi-
tory buildings on the Capital plaza,
and has no place to go.
Pension Office Asked
General Stephan has particularly
asked the legislators most influen-
ttal in public building affairs for
the use Of the Pension Office Build.
Ing as soon as it is vacated by the
general accounting office.
He also will communicate with
the commissioners. asking them to
press his case on Capitol Hill, he
said
1--WE have the only Federal guard
In the United States without
home" General Stephan said. "Other
States are amply provided for, but
the District of Columbia, whose
National Guard made such
Rplendid record in the World War.
shunted around from one place
to another, with no permanent
Arlnory.'
100000 Needed
While the Pension Office project
u uppermost in his mind, General
Stephan said he was asking those
In authority to consider the
edyisability of an appropriation of
100000 year for five years in
order to construct a new building
on. Federal land here. which might
be used as an armory as well as
!. for other purposes.
Use of the Pension Office build
ing, however, would not cost the
Government penny, he pointed
out. The structure is ideal for the
purpose of the guard, while as an
office building it is wasteful of
space.
The Pension Office, General
Stephan said, could be used not
only as. an armsfy for the guard,
but as war museum and a gath
ering place for veterans organiza.
tions.
The Washington times., 1929-05-30
Police Ordered to Curb
Amber Light Starter,

Major Henry G. Pratt, Superin.
tendent of Police, in the policemen 8
daily bulletin Yesterday ordered that
thev pay strict attention to those
motorists who start to cross an in,
tefseCtion on an amber light.
He also ordered that policemen
restrain motorists from driving in a
safety zone, whether It IL occupied
or empty
The Washington times., 1929-05-30

other officers could receive the
reward.
The Comptroller General decided
that cases where officers now are
receiving additional pay need not
be disturbed, but in the future
the bonus should be limited to
cases where the award of a dis
ttnguished service medal is made in
lieu of a certificate of merit. and
not extended to cover other cases
for which additional pay is pro-
vided by an act of Congress.
The home you want-neaF schools,
churches and community stOres-can
be selected from the homes offered
for sale in tOday's Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1929-05-30
NEW ENGLAND. HIS TOPIC

Prof. Percy A. Brigham, of Ar
lington, Mass, will speak on New
England, the Beautiful" tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock and Saturday
afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock in the Cen.
tral High School auditorium, under
auspices of the American Automobile
Association.
The Washington times., 1929-05-30
M'CarlAHowsH Heroes
An Extra So in Pay

The United States may continue reward members OF it,
armed force who hold the Distinguished Service Medal the
Distinguished Service Cross with So in their pay
envelopes every month"; Comptroller General j. r. McCar
ruled in a three-page decision handed down today.
The Washington times., 1929-05-30
Against Husband
Again Postponed

fifth continuance in statutory charges against Charles
Brown and Miss Lillian Johnson which Brown wife is
complainant has been granted and the is set for
trial next Wednesday,
The Washington times., 1929-05-30
SIGMA CHI RITES

The Sigma Chi fraternity
memorial exercises in honor of
Gen. Benjamin Piatt Runkie will
be held at the grave in Arlington
Cemetery at II O'Clock today. d
The Washington times., 1929-05-30

SaIe'' columns win direct you TO many
Of WashinRtOn's most desirable home
Investments
The Washington times., 1929-05-30

Homes In all sections of the city are
listed for sale ut reasonable prices in
today's Classified ads.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
SENATE VOTED TO
 INCREASE NAVY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9th, iP,- The Senate voted to increase the Navy by fifteen cruisers and an airplane carrier by sixty-eight to twelve, with the stipulation that the ships be laid down by July l, 1881. The bill, although almost the same as that approved by the House last year, must be returned to the House for approval of the Senate amendments. but is ey- pected to pass without going to conference. The measure will then go to President Coolidge for his signature. The bill involves an appropriation of two hundred and seventy-four million. Coolidge has expressed hii doubts as 10 the government ability to stand this outlay and is very much displeas- ed at Congress for it's refusal to listen to his plea for control over the Naval program.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
LGUGHKAN BEATS
 ARMAND E,'ANUAL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. $, Ry- Tommy Loughran had his right hand raised as token of victory over Armand Emanual twice. On the first occasion last June, Lou ghran took the decision over a protest. Many thought Emanual had outpointed the champion.
 Last night referee Roth rerder- ed verdict in favor of Lough- ran at the end of ten gruelliug lcunds. More than half of inc fec thousand fans saw it otherwise tc ;udge from ;ne reception given it up 10 the seventh round. By q hard left hook on the 7oirt of the jaw in the short eno Of the eisith, Loughran staged furi ,us finish in the remaining two rounds wDich could not be denied.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
cANNERIEs LOST TAN SUIT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, R)- The U. S. Court Of Claims dis missed the claims of the Alaska Canneries Consolidated for one thousand eight hundred and sixty four dollars to be refunded on their capital stock tax. The taxes were paid in August, 1925. The company's petition recited that 1t had no assets and was not in business before June, 1925, and the value of it's stock should have been computed by taking one twelfth of its value of two million, tax liability of only one hundred and thirty-one dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
LINDBERGH TO LEAVE
 PANAMA ON RETURN
 TRIP TO U. S., SUNDAY

PANAMA, Feb. '. P)-Colonel Charles Lindbergh who successful ly made the first air mail trip from United States to Panam. was guest aboard the U. S. s. Sara toga airplane carrier, while that ship participated in the maneuv- CTS of the Pacific fleet. He will return here tomorrow to prepare for his departure Sunday on the return flight to the United States. which will be q reverse route of the flight from Miami.
 Lindbergh's visit aboard the Sar- atoga was by special arrangement and in compliance with desire of naval authorities, that he be taken along to give his opinion on naval air problems.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
STATES MAY CONTEST
 OVER RYAN RESIDENCE

NEW YORK, P)-Contests in prospect among two states and District of Columbia, in which each will seek 10 establish itself as legal residence of the late Thos Fortune Ryan and therefore en- titled to inheritance tax from his estate, estimated in excess of s2OO,000.O0O. States are Virginia, Mir. Ryan's birthplace. where he maintained his estate. and New York. where he lived for 57 years and amassed his wealth. Two years ago he announced he would make Washington his legal resi- dence. Inheritance tax apprOsi- rnately would be s20,000,0O0. The case may reach the Supreme Court for final determination. Taxation Department officials said.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
LINDBERGH ON LAST LAP

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, Feb. 6. R- Colonel Lindbergh, enroute to Panama, with the first air mail. is on the last lap of his flight and landed in .Punta Arenas. An hour and twenty minutes later he hop ped off for Panama. Early. this morning he hoped off from Man agua over a route of seven hun dred miles of varied terrain, in cluding low tropic coast land and high isthmusian mountains, ending with a dash along the canal to the Atlantic entrance. It takes three days to make the complete trip flying, which normally takes thirteen days by steamer.
 Lindbergh's flight of twenty-one hundred miles completes the air mail linking of the United States with the Canal Zone. Lindbergh touched six countries enroute:- Cuba. Honduras. British Hondu- ras Costa Rica and Panama.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
BAD WEATHER FORCES
 ENDURANCE FLIGHT TO END

NEW YORK. Feb. 7,R)-The aoodoo that trailed Martin Jensen from the time he took of yester- day. in an attempt to break the Solo Endurance Flight Record. finally forced him down early to- day with less than half of his goal achieved.
 He said, that q combination of ice and rain was faced all day and night culninatine in 6 series Of petty annoyances which caused him to give up the attempt A
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
STEAMER SAILTNGS
 FROM SEWARD

The following telegram was re- ceived by Henry Burgh in answer to steamer sailings from Seward. and is printed for the information of the general public:
 Fairbanks. Feb. 5-6, 1929 HENRY BURGH, Nome
 An Admiral Line boat leaves Seward Feb. 18th and another on the 30th.
 Alaska s. s. boat leaves on the goth of Feb.
 An Admiral Line boat and Alas ka S. S. Co. boat leaves Seward on the 23rd of Feb.
 We plan on leaving Fairbanks with plane for Nome Feb. 10th.
 WIEN AIRWAYS.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
THURSDAY (TElEGRAphiCI
STATE ON RECORD FAVORING
 REPEAL OF PROHIBITION AMENDMENT

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. :, P- As representatives of this State the Senate is on record in favor of the repeal of the prohibition amendment to the Federal Consti- tuition. A resolution requesting Congress to take action to that effect passed without debate, by vote of 26 to six, in accordance with majorities rolled up in favor of repeal in thirty-four of forty senatorial districts on the referen- dunn held last November.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
WEDNESDAY
 .TFLEGRAPHiCl
sTlMSON LIKELY RE
 SECRETARY OF STATE

MANILA, Feb. 6, R)-Governor General Henry Stimson, who ac- cepted the Governor Generalship of the Philippine Islands after the death of Leonard Wood, issued a statement saying: "1t is true that at the request of the Pres Gent elect, I am about to leave the Philippines in order to take up another duty. What the ma ture of that duty is, l prefer to leave to Hoover to announce. l expect to sail in two weeks"
 Stimson's name has been prom inently mentioned for the position of Secretary of State.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
FAMOUS AMERICAN
 PRIM.A DONNA DEAD

LUCERNE. Switzerland, Feb 6, R)-Minnie Rauk. former Ameri
 can prima donna, and widely known on the operatic stage in the role of Carmen. died here at the age of seventy-seven. The As sociated Press gives the following sketch of her life:
 Minnie Hauk. whose Garner" thirty or forty years ago was the admiration of the American opera tic stage, was born in New York in 1852 and when q young girl was taken by her parents to Atchi-
 son, Kansas There her father
 worked at his trade of carpenter
 and her mother ran boarding
 Sumner, then an important steam boat landing on the Missouri river. In the evenings after Minnie had washed the dishes she used to sit on the porch of her rough iron iter home and sing while burly | wharfmen and wagon drivers ap- preciatively listened. In 1860 her father placed his household goods on fiatboat and, with his family, f1oated down to New Orleans. There the melodious darky songs
 of the South gave her some of the inspiration which later brought her operatic success
 Upon the close of the Civil War
 the family returned to New York and Miss Hauk, with ambitions for a stage career, began to study
 unedr Signor Brand. then a fam
 ous teacher About 1866 she
 made her professional debut and
 two years later won the praise of
 critics in La Somnambula.' In
 13s1 Miss Hauk was marie! to
 !'aNon Ernest von HesseWarte-g
 an author and traveller, who died
 sometime ago leaving her an es.
 ta,e in Switzerland.
 The once famous diva made her
 last appearance in America at the
 Metropolitan Opera House in 1881
 and three years later, as a final
 farewell to the operatic stage,
 made a brilliant tour of England,
 France, Germany and Italy. ap- bearing in her favorite role of Carmen" During her quarter
 century of singing Mm. Hauk sang
 many other roles but it was as
 Garner that she scored her
 greatest triumph and as Carmen" that she took her departure from
 the stage.
 For the last few years of her life, Nm. Hauk lived in compara- tive poverty in her Villa Tribschen near Lucerne. When in affluence she had bestowed her charities with lavish hand and had sung for many benevo'ences abroad. Before her death she was stricken with almost total blindness.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

minor break in the gasoline pipe. the breaking of an oil feed and bad weather caused him consider able annoyance, but when gallon earthen jug of water crashed to the floor of the cabn. sending fragments of the jug into his eyes, he decided he had enough.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
HOOVER WILL INSPECT
 FLORIDA FLOOD AREA

MIAMI BEACH, Feb. 5. LP)- President-elect Hoover decided to spend two days inspecting the flood swept Okeechobee district in Southern Florida, and to attend a birthday dinner in honor of his friend Thomas 4. Edison. at the inventors estate at Fort Myers, next Monday.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
AN OUN E M NT

Edward J. Fox has resumed watch and clock repairing and is on duty at this work every day, upstairs fin the Oliver Building, Front Street, opposite Ira Ranks Store. All work is done on the Money Back" guarantee basis.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
AIRPLANE BREMEN
 FLYER Is DEAD

BERLIN. Feb. 6, R)-One of the three flyers of the airplane Bremen, which crossed the Allan nc from Eas: to West, died to light after an operation for ap- pendicitis at a Berlin sanitariLm. he was thirty-six years of age ard unmarried.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
STATE CLOSES NORTHOOTT
 MURDER CASE

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Feb. 6, R) The state closed its case against cyrus Northcott late today after presenting testimony refuting Nor thcotts charges that the officers peat him up, forcing him to plead guilty to murder
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
RUSSIAN UNEMPLOYMENT
 DECLINES IN PAST YEAR

MOSCOW. lP) - Unemployed workers registered on trade union lists in Soviet Russia numbered 1.339.00O when the latest statis- tics were issued. A year ago the figures exceeded 1,5O0,OOO.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
FIGHTER DIED AFTER BOUT

SEATTLE, Feb. Stn, LP)-The boxing card was abruptly ended tonight when Eddie Cartwright, a Portland negro, died shortly after being knocked out by Cecil Geysel, in the third round of six round bout
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
TWO MEN ESCAPE FROM
 sUNKEN SUBMARINE TESTS

ABOARD U. s. s. MALLARD, on Key West, Florida, Feb. 6.P What is believed to be the first time in history, a man escaped from a sunken submarine without outside aid. In a test being con- ducted here, two men attached to the tender Mallard, twice made their way to. safety from the sunk; en submarine s-4,, lying in forty feet of water. They were wearing oxygen inflated masks.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

JACK DOWD has his two siN shooters all cleaned up for the Oc- casiOn, come and see him run the games at the Frontier Night.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

Frontier Night is not a dressed up affair. Neither was the old dance hall.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

In a telegram to J. S. Stangroom received this morning. from the Wien iArways, they announce they plan on leaving for Nome Feb. 9th
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

ADVEltTISEKS- Copy for ads h the weekly Nugget must be in this office not later than Thursday 500 P. M. ~s.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09
N O T | c E.

Subscribers who do not get their paper regularly, win confer favor on the offlce If, they will report it as soon as possible.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

Nov Air Mall Envelopes now on Sale at the Nugget Once. ass.
The Nome nugget., 1929-02-09

Red Fox for the winner. Four other prizes. Ret high at the Frontier Night, Saturday Feb. 9.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
fine ORANGE
MARKET SEEN
Engineer Says California
Crop Short. Predicts
Valley Record

HARLINGEN. Sept. T. w. Valley
growers OF oranges have the best
season In prospect this fall OF any
in the history Of the industry. in the
opinion OF "A. Tamrn. local engineer.
who has Just returned from n trip
to California
Tamm based his statement on the
fact that the California orange crop
Is far below what 1t usually Is.
"The trees have very little fruit on
them" he said. "They told me that
there are two kinds OF springs I'm
California which cut the crop down
-0ne Is q very cold one. and the
other Is an unusually hot spring.
During the season the weather has
been too hot. with the result that
there Is very little citrus fruit"
Tamm said II the Valley growers
will spray their oranges, and pro-
duce a good appearing fruit. they
should get a record price this year
for all that are sold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Ell JARDINS STUDENT LEADS
in BUSHEL WORD CONTEST

Far ahead Of o field composed
mostly OF women. Jack Tr!plett, EI
Jardin athlete. showed his prowess
was not comfsaca To the gridiron
hy winning last waek's "Bushel of
Words contest conducted by The
Herald. After determining the KEY
word Mercedes" Triplett formed
lot good English words from the
characters contained In il. His
nearest competitor was Mrs. John
Hunter OF Brownsville with no
words. Triplett win receive So cash
from The Herald as q reward for
his efforts.
MRS. Hunters prize Is two tick
cts 10 the Capitol theater. Jose
Adams or Brownsville was third
with 10 words His reward Is two
tickets to the Dittman theater. San
Benito broke into the win column
when Mrs. G.. M. Wilds, came I'm
fourth. with one word less than
Adame. Mrs. Wilds will get two
tickets to the Texas theater.
Fifth. sixth and seventh went
to Frank Caldwell (72), Browns
vile; Winnifred Ries C66), Browns
vile: and Miss Racheal j. Doan
O63), San Benito. respectively. Each
will receive two children'S tickets
to the Capitol theater.
Honorable mention Is given the
following: Mrs. Louis Rank,
Brownsville: Maurine Whits.on
Weslaco; Minnie Maud Stobaugh,
Brownsville; Mrs. Z. G.. Larson,
Brownsville; Mrs. Brooks Terry.
Mercedes; Louis Burke, San Benito:
Miss Mildred Clayton. Brownsville:
and Mrs G. y. Arsonett. Browns
vile.
Another contest rs In Wednesdays
paper.
Each Wednesday eight display
advertisements in The Herald will
carry stray letters. These charac-
ters will be taken from some word
distinctive on the Valley. Such
words as Rio Grande." Grape
fruit" etc, will be used. The OBJ
ject OF the contest is 20 determine
the key word from the stray let
tiers in the advertisements and then
to form as many good English
words as possible from the charac-
tiers.
Rules For Contest
The rules follow:
No foreign words. proper nouns,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
STOCK MARKET
Is IRREGULAR
Profit Taking Develops On
Opening, With Few
Shares Dropping

NEW YORK. Sept. 4-R-Fur-
ther profit-taking developed at the
opening of today's stock market.
and prices were again irregular.
Radio Corporation common opened
with a block OF 1000 shares at 100.
UP l 7-8. North American and
American type foundries- General
Electric dropped ? points and ini-
tial declines Of a point or more
registered by International Tele-
phone. u. s. Freight. Montgomery
Ward and Gillette Safety Razor.
American Machine ana Foundry
broke nearly 2 points in the first
half hour. Westinghouse Electric
and Stone a. Webster extended
early declines to 3 points each and
Johns-Manville. Peoples Gas and
Goodyear Rubber lost 2 points. or
more.
Pools resumed activities In a few
~specialties in which favorable de-
velopments were believed TO be
pending. Western Diaries b. Best
q Co.. and Otis Elevator all we're
pushed into new high ground.
American a. Foreign Power rallied
nearly 3 points. u. s. Steel COM
mon. American Sugar Refining.
Sears Roebuck and corn products
advanced a point or SO. Buying of
the rails was rather selective in
character.
Foreign exchanges opened firm,
with cables quoted a shade higher
ct S48f 1916.