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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13

Today Is the occasion of Major
Saxton's Tooth birthday. Quietly
celebrating with him are his wife.
who is 90 years old; son and three
daughters. He has five grand.
children and one great-grandchild. Z
Flowers Are Sent
Flowers have been sent him By
the Association Of Oldest 1nhabs-
stants, of which he is a. member.
Several OF his old friends also
called, but the century.mark cele.
bration was very quiet.
Major Saxton was commissioned
II captain in the Federal Army in
1852 and he was sent to Beaufort,
s. c., where his. brother. Brig. Gen.
Rufus Saxton. was military gov
( ernor. He rose to the rank of
major, being mustered out of the
service in Washington at the close
i of the. war and went to work liz
the Treasury Department, rising
there to division chief. He re.
tired some years ago.
Gets Much Rest
The old soldier is taking things
mighty easy these days, getting
much rest and talking with his
daughter, Mrs. Harry Clapp, of Chi.
cago, who is spending the summer
with him.
Father never smoked and has
confined his consumption of spirits
Ito cocktail before dinner" Mrs.
CIapp said, For many, many years
he walked five miles every day and
that IL one Of the reasons for his
long life.
There are just the three daugh-
tiers, the son and mother around
him today as we quietly celebrate
his birthday. Too much excitement
wouldn't. be, good for him. Mrs
CIapp concluded.
Lived in Mt. Pleasant
Major Saxton was one of the Sriy
settlers OF what is now the dert ,ely
\ populated Mt. Pleasant section. I Fol
many years he occupied ho4 ne il
! Irving Street, then called KEY lesav
Avenue. Later he built the 1Jj.roon
house in Harvard Street WIZ ere h,
now lives.
Besides Mrs. Clapp, the ;childre,
home for u, birthday aree Edward
III. Saxton, q manufacturer, of Bos
ton: Mrs. Rees McDuffeG Sachen
Head, Conn, and Mrs. Ed gar Miller
of Brooklyn. who Just ret 1rned from
France for the birthday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
Cocktail Aid to Long.
Life, Man, 100, Says

II Walking least five miles day, smoking and
nduging only in evening cocktail before lghF meal
ARE responsible for his longevity Maj S. Willard SSaxton
Iof the 1900 block of Harvard St. said today. 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
GUST GA[[INGER
STAFF, PLEA

Suspension of the entire staff at
Gallinger Hospital until an investi.
cation of the institution is com.
pleted is urged by DIR. e. e. Dub.
ding. president of the Prisoners Re
lief Society, in letter received by
the District Commissioners today.
budding declared that the inves-
tigation ordered by the Commis.
sioners win be farce unless the
hospital staff Is suspended while
it is being carried on. No patient
at the institution would dare reveal
what he knows while the present
staff Of doctors, orderlies and
nurses remain over them. budding
charged.
Stories of immortality, unsanitaPy
conditions and lack of discipline have
been poured into his ears during
recent months by men who come to
his place for relief, budding asserted.
IF half the things / have heard
about Gallinger Hospital are true,
then half the staff of the institution
should be hanged" said DIR. budding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13

The money was to cover the cost
Of instructing and licensing mem.
bers of the Veterinary Corps of tile
Army as Federal hay inspectors.
An item of $3.50 was inserted in
the Army's budget under the ap.
preparation incidental expenses of
the Army" for the express purpose
of transferring the money to the
Department of Agriculture for in.
spection instruction furnished py
the Department of Agriculture and
the item was not eliminated or re.
duced by Congress.
McCarl ruled that the Budget Blu.
reau might have let the item slip
by them. knowing full well what it
was for. but, he pointed out, the
budget is not1law and the appropria-
ton did not specifically say that
the money was to be transferred.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
Workman DIES
AFTER FALL

Following a fail to concrete
sidewalk from the fifth floor Of the
new addition to Emergency Hospital
yesterday, a 42.year-old carpenter
surprised physicians by living eight
hours. He died last night.
Michele Principe, 100 block Quincy
PL N. E., lost his balance while
working on the building. His back
was broken, his skull was frac-
tured and an ankle was broken in
the fall.
A certificate Of accidental death
was issued today by DIR. j. Ramsay
hewitt, District tcoroner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13

Comptroller General j. r. McCar has again declared that
funds appropriated for branch of the Federal Government
be transferred to another branch in refusing to author
such transfers from the War Department Depart
ment of Agriculture
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
Justice Department
Disowns Wade,
Dry InfoKmer

The Departmenr of Justice,
through Thomas ~. Collins, agent
in charge. today disowned John
Wade, erstwhileB police intormer.
Collins today j aid that any ties.
timony in court or statement that
Wade is conna cted with the JUS.
tice Departmey .t.as special agent.
as has beeng published in news.
papers. is in error.
Wade is one OF two police in.
formers Who were retained as
agents fqaowing discharge of a
large grogIp of informers, He is
a specialf agent. not of the Justice
DepartnI ent but of the Prohibition
unit. WI lich is under the Treasury
DEPARTMENT,
seVs raj liquor charges. based on
affida Wits OF Wade's have been
dism5 ssed in Police Court recently,
foilg wing discovery that his testi-
mos ~ could not be corroborated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
s1,000DAMAGES
TRAIL FILM
FLAMES

Death, lurking in dense clouds
Of poisonous smoke, threatened
the lives of hundreds of per-
sons today as fire spread
through the offices of the
Washington Photo Service, on
the fifth floor of the Loew
Building, Twelfth and F SITS.
N. w.
Only the quick work of firemen
who instantly recognized the danger
of the fumes thrown off by burning
films and ordered every one to re-
treat to points of safety, averted
possible loss of life.
Acting Fire Marshal c. g.
Achstetter is investigating to deter
mine If the smoke contained the
same poisons that claimed more than
one hundred lives when x ray films
burned in the Cleveland Clinic dis
aster.
Masked Squad Enters
When the firemen arrived at the
scene Of the blaze from No. Q engine
company only a block away, they
ordered everyone from the building
land instructed police reserves to keep
the crowd of more than 1000 persons
at safe distance.
Then members of Rescue Squad
No. / donned gas masks and went
into the building carrying chemicals.
No firemen was allowed to go to the
scene OF the blaze until he donned
mask.
Although the blaze for a time
threatened the Columbia theater
which is on the first floor Of the
building, firemen soon placed it nm
der control.
The fire was discovered shortly
after z o'clock. Smoke. poisonous
and suffocating, gushed from the
windows Of the fifth floor Of the
six-story building.
Cause Not Known
Firemen believe the smoke con-
tanned deadly carbon Ynonoxide and
oxide Of mercury fumes. These
gases claimed q majority Of lives
in the Cleveland disaster.
AS in the Cleveland fire, firemen
today were unable to ten what liz.
nited the films. There was . pos
sibility that spontaneous combus-
ton was responsible.
As the huge throng struggled with
policemen to obtain O better view
of the mask-clad firemen at work
in the death dealing fumes, traffic
was tied up for blocks. Many clerks
were late in reaching their offices.
Some OF the r Street cars were
routed out G. and e Streets to get
past the scene of the blaze.
While no estimate was available,
the damage from fire and water was
expected to exceed 81 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
Dice Gambling Charge
Against Beck DrOnned

Assistant District Attorney Eugene
Davis yesterday refused to prose-
cute charges against r. A. Beck for
permitting gaming. Beck was ar.
rested early yesterday In q raid on
an apartment at 11O6 L st. N. w.
Six other persons who were ar
rested forfeited collateral. The raid
was staged by Policemen r. =. Will
Iiams and Claude Evans. It was
alleged that they found a dice game
in progress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
TRACTION HEAD
IS FIGHTING
HARTMAN

AANNMNNNNMWHNWW
mas never audited the accounts 81
the Capital Traction Company. Il
WaS revealed today at hearings
on the company's application fOa
m increased fare.
This revelation came when John
=. Hanna. president Of the trac.
ton company, protested against
searching questions deIving into
the cOmpany's methods Of book.
Keeping asked by Commissioner
Harieigh HI. Hartman.
Returning to the battle for
increased. car fare after four
days of rest, the Capital Trac-
ton Company today launched
a counter-attack against the
searching questions asked about
its valuation by Public Util-
tiles Commissioner Harleigh H.
Hartman last week.
In replying to the more than 100
questions, John III. Hanna, president
of the car company, and his assig-
tant, J. B. Heberle, stood solidly be-
hind the figures on which they have
based their petition for a Decent
cash fare, with four tokens for 30
cents.
Deny High Valuation
Emphatic noes were the replies
to questions where Hartman had
suggested the possibility that the
valuation claimed by the company
Is higher than it should be.
Attorneys for the company again
objected to questions which delye
into the affairs of the corporation
before 1925, when its present valua-
ton was fixed by the District Court
of Appeals. The Public Utilities
Commission overruled the objections.
The traction company officers
made only one concession at the
morning session. Heberle an.
nounced that the Company is Willing
to change its accounts where items
listed under one heading could be
placed under another with the
same result.
Heberle admitted that the Grace
Street power station is placed in the
company's valuation at a figure
higher than its assessed value, but
pointed out that there is a differ.
sence of only $500. Hartman had
asked il the power station had not
been placed in the company's valu.
alton at $4,000. Heberle said the
figure is $116,0OO.
Hanna Opposes Quiz
Heberle then began 10 give an.
swers to series of questions deal.
ing with the type and condition of
the company's equipment. Hanna
objected.
Just what this has to do with
valuation l do not know" he said.
Pointing out that the courts had
laid down welltlefined methods Of
valuation, Hannal declared he can
see no necessity for Hartman's in.
Vestigation of the company's equip.
ment and the condition it is in.
1T has no bearing on this case
whatever" he said.
Heberle admitted that the tracks
In front Of the White House are not
in perfect condition because there
Is a leaky water main under the
street there. The District Water
Department has been appealed to
to repair the leak, Heberle said.
Practically all questions and an.
swers were very involved and dealt
with minor items in the company's
accounts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13

Y0u will save hours travelling to and
from work by renting q downtown
apartment. Read the rental columns
OF today's Classified ads. Next TO last
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
Robert. M. Spicer Sued
For Absolute Divorce

Charging failure to provide and
misconduct with a correspondent
named in her bill. Mrs. Margaret A
Spicer. 800 block c st. s. E., filed
suit for absolute divorce against
her husband. Robert M. Spicer, in
Equity Court. Attorney Richard L.
Merrick appears for her.
The Spicers were married Decem
Der Il. 1927. and have three chill
dren, according to the bill. The
wife Gays her husband has always
been i'm .'rovident. making it neces
sary for them to lake their home
with her parents. He CANDLES on
horse races and is otherwise in
clined to neglect his household obi.
cations. abe claims. -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
FirenGn Check Poison Fumes In F Street Blaze
JADWIN Report
ON FALLS IS
FL0yTED

The battle Fine Of opponents
to commerc1ll development Of
the Potoms.c River at Great
Falls has 4aot wavered before
the smashing blow delivered
yesterday by Maj. Gen. Edgar
Jadwin, retired chief Of army
engineers.
STAND ing behind the decision made
when 1t was first suggested that .
hydroj ,lectric plant be established at
the II Ills. District Commissioners sgd
neyfF. Taliaferro ana Col William B.
Lao ue today declared that for the
prg sent, at least, they have no inten-
It'd n OF departing from the view that
ca, numerical development by private
0apital would be unwise.
Counter Attack Planned
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, arch enemy
of the falls project, Is marshaNng
forces for counter attack against
proponents Of power development
there.
The roar Of the falls has echoed
loudly in the District for the past six
years. Powerful interests have tried
every ruse known to modern bust
ness to secure permission to develop
them.
Bills authorizing the development
have been introduced in the Senate,
only to meet defeat in committee
before the wrath of organized cit
izsnry protesting against any move
that might mar the scenic beauty OF
the gorge,
Flout Jadwin Report
The recommendation of General
Jadwin probably represents the
greatest advance made by those In
favor Of, the development.
But opponents Of the proJecr &C.
clare 1t Is only q theoretical advance.
General Jadwin recommended that
the Potomac River Cooperation be
gra nted preliminary permit, look.
ing toward ultimate power develop
ment in the Great Falls area Sub
ject to certain provisions for pro.
lection Of navigation and park de-
velopment.
The Federal Power Commission
will submit General Jadwin's recon.
|.mendation to Congress, together with
reports compiled by itself, the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, and Major Brehon
Somervell, District Engineer for
the War Department.
There is no authority for granting
even a preliminary permit without
the permission of Congress. The
commission has been instructed to
withhold all action until Congress
has had a chance to study the SUB.
ject.
Restricted to Survey
Even il the permit General Jad.
win recommends should be granted,
the Potomac River Corporation
would have authority only to make
an investigation of power possibili-
ties at Great Falls and could not
make any definite move toward es.
tablishing a power plant.
Commissioners Ladue and Talia-
ferro said they would make an ex.
haustive survey OF all new develop
ments before contemplating a change
from the view to which they are
committed.
The city heads originally opposed
the power development project on
the grounds that:
1t has not been proved that
Washington would greatly benefit
on completion of the project.
The local water supply might be
interfered with.
Development would materially
damage the park system for the
Great Falls area proposed by the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. FEET
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
TYP0THETAE TO DINE

Opening OF the international ex.
ecutive offices of the United
Typothetae OF America win be cele.
brated with a dinner given by the
board OF directors of the organiza-
ton Thursday night at the CO.
lumbia Country Club.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13

that broken S4vlcs cup--'
 The evenings brought her the greatest joy and the deepest pain. For every evening managed some how to renew the hope she though. was so utterly dead. There was a world of good talk-mostly about the fine points of criminal law in general and their own cases in par- ticular; talk during which Nan felt all the old intimacy and consenial companionship But every evening hope was crushed again.
 It was on Wednesday evening. December F. exactly three months after her wedding day. that Nan said to herself: T cant go on like this. I'll go crazy or run away. But how could 1 leave them? They need me so. But l cant go on like this"
 It was as if Fate had been wait ing for her ultimatum and wanted to show her how promptly such a challenge could be accepted.
 (TO BE CONTINUED
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13

Baltimore. July 13 P,-A tall, with a crippled leg and only one arm. will be the center of attention at the annual reunion of the Rain bow division in Baltimore July 13 15.
 Gen. Henri Gouraud. who stopped the great German offensive in the second battle of the Marne and turned the tide of battle into final victory for the allies, will be the guest of honor.
 The Rainbow division, made up of troops from 26 states, was in the center of the 4th French army com manded by General Gouraud when he launched surprise attack against the German the morning of July l ,, 1918.
 This resulted in checking the Ger man advance. Three days later. July IS, the Rainbow division again played a valiant part under Gou- raud's command,
 Committees from the other eight divisions which took part in the second battle of the Marne have been invited 10 help welcome Gen eral Gouraud when he arrives in New York tomorrow
 The reunion is expected to be at tended by between 5000 and 4,O0G men. It is hoped that President Hoover will make an address. Other speakers will be Gen. Charles P. Summerall. chief of staff of the United States army who, during the war, was 1st Artillery brigade com- mander of the Rainbow division Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord who commanded the second division and dor
 At banquet July 14 there will be period of silence at 10 minutes before midnight. Men will live ovar again that tense moment of II years ago when they were awaiting the German attack in the Champagne sector. The division chaplain. the Rev. Francis P. Duffy, will give the valedictory.
 Maj. Gen. H. J. Reilly of Wash ington, who commanded the S3rG Infantry brigade, will be another prominent figure 10 attend. Mai. Gen. Charles r. Menoher, who com manded the Rainbow troops during most of the fighting. will not be present because of illness.
 Two projects before the veteran; will be the publication of Rain bow division history and plans for . pilgrimage to France in 1880.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
POST OFFICE HEAD
 A WONDERFUL CHEF
Brown Offers S5,O00 Ii String
 Is Found h His Rarebit
NE.A Service

Washington, July 13-If you want to win S5,000, lend an ear-maybe two ears.
 Postmaster General Walter F. Brown, head of the greatest busi- ness institution in the world- as the United States post office department has been called, offers thi, reward in cash.
 No, it's not for the capture of mail robbers, dead or alive or any thing like that. The standing re- ward will be paid to those who can find a string in Postmaster General Browns delicious Welsh rarebits, unless they put it there.
 He Can Cook-anu How.
 For the postmaster general of the United States takes pride in his ability as a cook.
 Sometimes you can take a mans hobby and harp on it so much that he becomes known to the world as something quite other than he is supposed to be first and foremost in. Thus, the postmaster general is likely to become known as an eX- cellent cook.
 As matter of fact. MT. Brown can administer post office affairs even better than he can cook. which is saving a lot He has been on the job for some three months now, busy with plans for re-or- eaniZing the vast system with it's 3OO,000 employees. and as duty all ways comes before pleasure Cor at least it ought to), cooking has had to wait.
 Kitchen Beside Office
 But although the postmaster gen. eral has been too busy to cook, 1t | is most assuredly an interesting
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
Send in Your Own
 Believe It Or Not"
 and Get Rips Book!

Everyone must have en- countered in his own eXperi- once some unique person, event or fact which would be an excellent subject for Robert l., Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" cartoon. Readers are invited 10 send such suggestions 10 MT. Ripley through this news paper. Every suggestion must be panied by references or proofs that authenticate it. For every suggestion he ac- cepts, Mr. Ripley will give an autographed copy of his book, Believe Is Or Not All that is necessary to get the book is 0 watch fer the Ripley car loon in which your winning suggestion appears, clip the cartoon from this paper, and send it to Mir. Ripley in care of the New Britain Herald.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
A4nwAnstM Aufkor of
 kNdukMeona:

reading the poem after working on an appeal of the Nolan case-less than week ago. Her hands treln- bled so that she could hardly hold th. book, but her eyes swept up the first stanza:
 Your hands, my dear adorable,
 Your lips of tenderness Oh, I've loved you faithfully
 and we'll
 Three years, or a bit less.
 It wasn't success"
 Faintly. in pencil, in the margin opposite three years" was written. In the hand she knew so we'll nine years" Iris, always Iris' Mans frantic eyes leaped down the page, raced to the next. In his heartbreak. had he thought of her at all? The last lines of the poem answered her question:
 And I shall find some girl, per
 haps,
 And better one than you. With eyes as wise, but kindlier,
 And lips as soft, but true. And 1 daresay she will do."
 Nan dropped the book to the floor with gesture of bathing. And I daresay she will do." She forgot that Rupert Brooke, and not John Curtis Morgan, had written the poem He had made it his own, with that pencilled correction. After a long time, Nan stopped and picked up the little book of poems. It had sprawled open. so that the flyleaf was exposed. Her eye. could not help taking in the black ink words which flowed across its whiteness:
 For my adored wife, on our first anniversary-Joh ohn Curtis Morgan V
 Almost blinded by tears, Nan fled from the library, mp the stairs to the ''man-and- wife" guest room, With frantic, trembling haste she selected the plainest nightdress from her modest rousseau, snatched up her second best negi- gee and mules. whirled into the bathroom - sobbing like an incon- solable child.
 And l daresay she will do.' Nan quoted fiercely, between shud- dering sobs. as she turned the key In the bathroom door that led into John Curtis Morgans room.
 Pride was Nan Carroll Morgan's bedfellow on her wedding night,
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
STATE GR0TT0 PLANS
 GALA TWO DAY OUTING
Bathing Girls Revue, Nardi Gras, Street Parade and Aquatic Sports on Program

The first annual outing of the Connecticut State Grotto associa- ton, of which Aziz Grotto of thls city is affiliated, will be held st Roton Point park, South Norwalk, Friday and Saturday, August 16 and 17.
 The program will open Friday evening with q dance. A monster mardi gras and street parade with dinner, sports contests and band concerts will follow on Friday. A mardi gras bah and bathing girls revue will be features of the pro- sram Saturday, Prizes will be awarded
 Grottoes from New England. New York and New Jersey will be pres cnt.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
VERY EXCLUSIVE

Wellington, N. E., July 8 - Phy- sicians and medical men have an ex- elusive row of seats in the back of a the2ter here which is called "Doc- tors Row" Doctors anticipating emergency calls can attend the the ater and by means of porta ble telephone can talk 10 anyone calling him at the theater without leaving his seat.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
CHANGE ANCIENT SyYII,

Constantinoplc, July 13-Tho old styles of Turkish women are rapidly disappearing and modern styles of the New World are taking their place. In place of the old baggy trousers which they used to wear, the present pantaloons are minus the bag. A Norfolk jacket, with cream silk shirt, soft collar and tie, completes the ensemble.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13

Sydney P}-British movie films will soon dominate the Australian market in the opinion of E. Trum- bull, an English film representative, who has just returned from sessions of the British Empire Service League in London. He said that "talkies" were developed slowly in England.