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The Washington times., 1929-04-20
VA. CITY SCORES
IN TAX SUIT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 90
The city scored its first point in
the tax suit filed by the Snyder
Kane Boothe Corporation and c. c..
Bachelor when Judge William P.
Woolls of the Corporation Court
sustained a demurrer against all
the counts of the bill.
The chief question of the suit
was whether when the 1928 tax
collection system was changed
from June to January an entire
years taxes were charged for seven
months, Judge Woolls held that
such was not the case.
The case will be taken to the
State Court of Appeals on excep-
tions to the demurrer.
Capt. w. w. Campbell and Off
cials of the American Automobile
Association will make final arrange
ments today for the testing of auto
brakes the week beginning May s..
The 800 block of North st. Asaph
Street will be set aside as a testing
ground.
At a meeting presided over by
Harry F. Kennedy at the Chamber
of Commerce it was decided to
reorganize the Boy Scouts of the
city and a meeting will be held
Tuesdaya night to form a new or
ganization of the various troops.
The interior of the City Hall has
been repainted and decorated for
the first time in nearly a decade.
remodelled and new furniture
bought.
James w. Good and William
Tyler Page clerk of the House of
Representatives were speakers at
the exercises held yesterday for the
unveiling of the marker placed over
the tomb of the Unknown Revolu-
tionary Soldiers. The children Of
the revolution fostered the celebra-
ton,
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
LOCAL PRODUCE

EggS-Current receipts, zoWZo2c
white hennery, 2Sc.
Poultry-Turkeys, 2S@S5c; broil.
ers. Rhode Island Red, two pounds
and over, 4s050c; broilers, Plymouth
Rocks, two pounds and over, 500
SEC; hens, S4035c; mixed colors. 34ci
leghorn hens, 30032c. Turkeys,
dressed, 35c; chickens, 50055c; large
fowls, 3503Sc; large leghorn fowls,
33@35c; keats, zoe.
Spring lambs, 1Sc.
Calves, 15@15kc.
Apples-Supplies light; demand,
light; market dull. Boxes: Washing,
ton, medium to large size, Extra
Fancy Winesaps, SO. Bushel baskets
Va, U. s. No. /, 2A inches up, Ben
Davis, $1.25; U. S. No. /, 21a inches
up, Ben Davis, $1.50; U. s. No. 1,
inches up. Staymans, fine quality
and condition, $2.35Q2.50; U. S. No
/, 2h-20 inches up. Yellow New.
towns, $225Q2.50.
Asparagus-Supplie moderate. De-
mand slow, market dull. South Car
olina dozen bunch crates, green, long
very large size $5.5006; large size,
$50 $50; medium size, $313.50.
~"HD05N SAppA1CS hlOhCi dtC. DC~
mand moderate; market steady.
pointed type, $1.25Q1.50, mostly
pointed type, mostly $3.50.
Celery-Supplies light. Demand
light, market steady. Florida, 10-in.
crates, individually ashed and pre-
cooled, As doz., $2.75Q3.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate. De-
mand light, market dull. Arizona,
crates, Iceberg type, As doz. SEQ
1925: 6-doz. $5.5096. North Carolina,
5-peck hampers. Big Boston type,
best $3.50. leafy 81; ordinary quality
and condition low as 81.
Onions-Supplies light. Demand
moderate. market steady. Old stock:
Too few sales to establish market.
New stock: Texas, standard crates,
elbow Bermudas, mixed No. /, and
No. 2. $2.25@2.50.
Potatoes-Supplies of old stock
light. Demand light; market dull.
New York, 150-lb. sackS round,
whites, U. s. No. ], S~11.90.
Michigan, 150-lb. sacks, Russet Rur-
ais, U. S. No. /, $2Q2.10. New stock;
Supplies moderate. Demand moder.
ate; market steady. Florida, double
head barrels, Spaulding Rose, U. S.
No. l, $79T.25. .H
Spinach-Trucked.in stock supply.
ing market.
Strawberries-Supplies moderate.
Demand moderate; market steady.
North Carolina, 32-quart crates, vari-
Gus varieties, wide range. quality
b~st, $5@6; fair quality, $404.50;
ordinary quality, $2.50@3.50. Louisi.
ana. 24-quart crates, Klondikes, few
sales, $1.5O@2.50.
Tomatoes-SupplieS light. De.
mand moderate; market steady.
Florida, skies, ripes and turning,
wrapped, No. 1, fancy count. $3.50
@7.50; choice count, $5.50Q6.50;
Gems, $3.5O@4.5O.
String Beans-Supplies, moderate
demand, light; market, slightly
weaker. Florida, %-bu. hampers,
green bountifuls, best, So; poorer,
$2@2.5O.
Eggplant-Supplies, very light;
demand, light; market, dull. Flor
ida, pepper crates, fancy, $303.50;
choice, $3.50.
squash-Supplies, light; demand,
light; market, dull. Florida, pepper
crates, fancy white, wrapped, mostly
around So; fair quality and condi-
ton, $2@2.5O.
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
Capital Horse Show
Will Exhibit May 1918

The National Capital Horse
Show Association will hold it's an.
nual exhibition at Bradley Farms,
opposite the Congressional Country
Club, on May 16, II and 18.
There will be four classes shown,
pony, saddle, hunter and military.
Miss Mildred Gaines, Warrenton,
Va, is expected to judge the pony
class, with j. Garner West, Gar.
nersville. N. Y, officiating in the
saddle class.
The hunters will be judged by
Lurman Stewart. Monkton, Md.
Andrew Montgomery, Edinburgh
Scotland, and Major e, g. Cullum,
U. S. A; Major Adna r. Chaffee.
U. s. A., will Judge the military
class.
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
FINAL FORUM
MEETING Of
SEASON
BY HARRY GUSACK,
Financial Editor

arrangements for the final forum
meeting Of this season of the Wash.
ington chapter of the American
Institute Of Banking have been
completed. it was announced today
by chairman l. J. Roberts, assistant
cashier Of the Riggs National Bank.
Undersecretary of the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills will be the principal
speaker at the meeting, which will
be held in the ballroom Of the Ra.
leigh Hotel next Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock
Mr. Roberts announced that in
place of the usual o'clock dinner
a buffet supper will be served after
Mr.. Mills address, who will speak
on Federal Financing"
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
Funeral Services for
J. III. Beauchamp Set

ARLINGTON, Va, April 20
Funeral services for ]. H. Beau
champ, so, who died at his home
in Arlington, Thursday morning
will be conducted tomorrow after
noon at 2:3O o'clock, from the
Arlington Methodist Church by the
Rev. Edwin G. Latch. Burial viii
be in Columbia Gardens Cemetery.
Besides his widow, he Is sur.
vived by two daughters, Ruth and
Sadie Beauchamp, and four sons:
Carol. william. Joseph and 3@~@rd
Beauchamp.
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
RAL LTIMoRE GRAM MARKET

wheat-Easier No. 2 red winter.
rarlfcky, domestic, 81 "A. Receipts.
2,729 bushels; shipments, S7'64S
bushels.
Corn--Unsettled. No. 2 yellow, DO
mestic, $1.07@1.0S bu. Receipts,
2.O24 bushels; shipments, 43S bushels.
Oats--Steady. No. 2 white, domes'
4fc. 6O@601zc bu.; No. 3 white, $50
S81bc bu. Receipts, $3.50 bushels
shiunents, 2,617 bushels.
r e-Nominal. Receipts, none
shipments, 116 bushels.
Hay-Quiet. Receipts light.
Flour-Dull, Easy.
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
MELONS IRISH
IS NOTED BY
FORBES
By B. C. FORBES

Did you know that Andrew W.
Melons father was an Irish.
man? He lived in County Ty.
rome, In the Province Of Ulster.
So did previous generations Of
MELONS.
Curious, the most famous of all
Secretary of the Treasury Mel
Ions predecessors in office, Alex.
ander Hamilton, also sprang from
the north Of Ireland-London.
derry.
Secretary Mellon has oftener
than once visited the home of
his ancestors. He declares there
is no prettier country anywhere on
earth. Also, he is very much i'm.
pressed with the high character
and staunch moral qualities Of the
people.
Wise to Emigrate
Nevertheless, the man to
whom the United States owes
so much for his superb
handling of its national finances
during these recent momentous
years, feels that his family chose
wisely when they emigrated to
the United States, because the
economic struggle in their native
land had become unpleasantly
severe.
Mr.. Melons first-hand inquiries
on the spot resulted in his feel
ing proud of the stuff his an
cestors were made Of.
A reader who halls from spot
midway between the ancestral
homes of the MELONS and the
Hamiltons, writes: "They were
both fine families and very much
respected by the Irish people.
The senior member of the Ham
ilton family is the Duke Of Aber-
corn, the present governor gen.
eral of Northern Ireland"
Thus it is to "ould Ireland
that the United States is indebted
for its two most illustrious Sec
retaries of the Treasury. There
are few living Americans more
deserving of national monu-
ment than Andrew Mellon, son
of the late Judge Thomas Mel
lon, from County Tyrone.
Urges Waterway
Governor Arthur J. Weaver, Of
Nebraska, after voicing apprecia-
ton of what was recently printed
in this column concerning inland
waterway developments and Presi-
dent Hoover's vigorous support Of
them, writes:
II feel sure that development
of the inland waterways system
of the Mississippi Valley will not
only be an important factor in
the solution of the farm problem,
but by placing industry by the
side of our splendid agriculture,
bring a new era of development
to the Middle West"
Copyright, 1929. by B. C. Forbes)
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
Hikers Follow New
Annalachian Trail
Furnished by W. 3. H:

The Potomac Appalachian Tran
Club and the Red Triangle Club
left early today on a joint hike
along the newly completed trail on
top of the Blue Ridge from Blue
mont to Harpers Ferry,
The mixers will stay tonight at
"Touchwood," Bluemont, and to-
morrow hike 16 miles to Harpers
Ferry, where they will take the
train for the Capital.
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
COTTON SPINNING

There were S5,SO5,90S cotton. spin.
nlnr spindles in place in the United
states on March 81, of which S1,-
1O3. .99s were operated at some time
during the month. as compared with
81 .0O7 ,9S6 in February, and Sl,4S2.'
500 In March a year ago. the Cen
sua Bureau announced today. The
axgresate number of active spindle
hours for the month was s,sOs'ssS''
23o.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18
Another Mighty Merger

Another mighty merger is on the way In the
United States and Canada. It is the formation q q
$500 Oooo 900 tobacco and drugstore and manuiaotW-
ing combine TO be known as the United states cor
-roratIon. II Is sponsored by a powerful Wall street
and Canadian banking interests. George J. Whelan'
founder OF United Cigar stores, is one OF the pillars
OF the new organization.
It's charter permits the company 70 deal IL tooac-
co and drugs and to operate farms plantations ana
Laboratories.
II IS said that the United Stores corporation is
designed ito bring peace to an industry afflicted with
bitter price wars between manufacturers ana re-
tsilers."
Is this the chain store age? 1t appears TO be 50
written on the wall. This is the age in which the
chain store combination according to its charter, IS
permitted to operate vast farms. huge plantations and
important laboratories.
1t is the merger age: it is the big business age. A
quarter Of a century ago men talked Of millions,
speaking Of dollars. Now they talk Of billions and
this while you wait.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18
Blood TRANSMISSION
Volunteers Protect
Snake Bite Victims

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. June is.-
P-Rattlesnake victims living In
the vicinity OF San Antonio need
not fear for their lives, according 70
Col. Martin Il. Crimmins. III. q
army. retired. who is the author of
an idea that will make necessary
blood transfusions available for v
the poorest victim.
A volunteer list lis being complied
by Colonel Crimmins Of persons who
are willing to offer their blood free
Of charge in such an emergency. Al
though the list Is less than a week
old. 1t already includes one prom
inent physician. several women and
n number OF persons who never have
undergone a blood TRANSMISSION.
The list Is kept NJ the Robert W.
Green Memorial hospital. and will
be available also for accident VIC
tins.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18
Smith on Taxation

Former Rep. J. T. Smith Of Travis county is the
editor OF the Texas Tax Journal He is a very siren
uous opponent Of state income tax This IS his ulti~
rnatum:
What the farmers and others need is not an in
come tax. but provisions made by the state to retire
about 200, 100000 Of road bonds That is the tax that
IS hurting the land"
Perhaps II is. But II likewise is the tax that has
made land valuable, strengthened the bond between
the city and the country. given the farmer a market
for his products and makes life worth the living the
country over.
This is not an argument for a state income tax
A mud road civilization passed away. a hard road
civilization is in the making. An oX-cart civilization
passed out with the mud road civilization. A motor
car civilization came in with the hard surface road
civilization.
why long for the good old days?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18

room Cuddles turned to Barlow
and threw up her hands.
III be painted red. white and
blue stripes II I ever saw that fe-
males equal Now what is her
idea? She trapped us into saying
we'd 90 to her party. What has
she got I'm her so-called head now.
do you suppose?"
we shall see" he grinned. and
lit a cigarette. Il don't know WON.
en- well enough to figure any OF
them out. Well. that is. / don't 90
In for stout blondes much"
Vivian came back into the room,
smiling sardonically.
You we're right. Pat. She lust
went out last evening with my hus-
band because she thought since
they were to be neighbors they
should understand each other"
Barlow saw the light. So that
was the fly in Vivian's ointment.
II was a fat little fly. with curly
hair and innocent blue eyes. He
was standing by the radio. and he
pretended not to hear. But there
was a smile in his eyes. Even B.n-
der, Kansas. had It's trianRlesl
CTO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18
TEXAS DAILY FRESS LEAGUE
Foreirn AdverfiSing RenreSentafive
Dates TO Get Real Test

A serious effirt is to be made to bring date raising
into a place Of real Importance in the scheme OF val
ley affairs
The United States government. largely through the
urging of Congressman John N. Garner mas prouSn'
: shipment Of almost 1000 ofishoots to the Vahey
from Messopotamia, a section where tne chnia'e az
proximates that of the Valley.
In addition. date palm seed Of various varieties
which Il Is believed might be found suitable Tor TINS
xaction have been sent to managers OF water olstIcVs
for planting ru4oa
States department OF agriculture, said Ghe smpheh'
~ offshoots. planted at the experiment station heai
weslaco was "the most important shipment Oh ua'es
ever received in this country" This same aooeu Ona.
"only a limited area In the United states : au@p'eu
TO date culture and q good percentage q lie n "
the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Dates have been grown in the Valley with mall
f.rent success for many years and big returns nave
been made from palms that have received proper
care Returns Of from $500 per palm upward nave
been claimed.
The principal drawback to development Of the
date industry ON a commercial basis In the Valey hds
been the climatic conditions which usually prevail at
the ripening season. 49,.
rrecuentlv there Is too much moisture at the
ripenine period and the fruit, instead Of drying on
the palm as il should. often has mildewed and been
ruined.
II was TO avoid this loss that the ofishoots were
cent here The varieties included in the shipment
were selected with great care in Iraq by experts Oh
che limited states department Of agriculture. These
exnerts were sent on the tour to seek the dates WHICH
were highly moisture resisting. They believe they
have found several such varieties.
Federal government authorities have expressed 'e
belief that the experiment in the Valley VIII prove
highly successful. If this belief Is borne out n actual
results citrus fruit some day will have a serious COM
petitor in dates
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18
Stomach Troubles
Headache and
Dizziness

II your stomach is sick. you are
sick all over. III you can't digest
your food. you lose strength. get
nervous and feel as tired when you
get up as when you went to bed.
For 10 years Tanlac has restored
to health and activity many thou
sands who suffered Just as you do.
MI. John Robertson, Of S22
Spring St., Little Rock. Ark, says:
Il couldn't eat anything, couldn't
sleep, and working was almost an
im~possibility. But after 3 bottles
Of Tanlas / could eat a bulls horn
and sleep like a log!"
Let Tanlac do for you what il
did for this sufferer. IL corrects the
most obstinate digestive troubles
relieves gas, pains in the stomach
and bowels. II restores appetite,
vigor and sound sleep.
Tanlac is made OF roots, banks
and herbs. The cost il less than
2 cents a dose. Get a bottle from
your druggist today. Your money
back if it doesn't help you.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18
Highways and Civilizers

Modern highways are the greatest Of civiizers.
State highways call the tourists Of other common
uealths and advertise the richness and the resources
~ Texas. County highways are just as important as
.t.,s highways. Citizens Of certain districts Of Travis
county are floating a big bond issue.
They are wise. They should put It over. They
should build the highways after the bonds have been
voted. Highways link city and country. Highways
make markets for the growers Of things. Highways
increase land values. Highways afford the comforts
and the convenienees OF modern civilization TO those
who dwell under rural skies.
without bond issues all the roads would be mud
roads in Texas. Bond issues, city and county. are
builders. There Is price that must be paid and the
creators Of wealth are the men who must pay. While
Increasing the wealth Of the state by the payment
they are only increasing the wealth per capita u the
community,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18
Washington Letter
BY HERBERT C. PLUMNrER

WASHINGTON. June IB-Much has been said and
written about the tragedy Of the presidential yacht
Mayflower. Yet there is one more story still to be
told.
IL concerns a handful Of navy officers who sud-
denly found that they must 20 to sea.
There's a regulation in both the army and the
navy that no officer may remain on duty In wash
ington more than four years. In the army an officer
must go TO a post or into foreign fields. In the navy
he must go to sea.
And officers, especially the wives OF officers, like
duty in washington.
The army has the advantage over the navy.
Around the capital are several army posts. Fort
Myer. Fort Washington and Fort Hunt, as we'll as
several nearby posts in Maryland, all are desirable
assignments and make possible a continuation CT So
cial life in Washington.
JUST THE SEA
bot SO with the navy. Orders 10 20 to sea in the
navy now simply mean 90 to sea. The MayfIower is
no longer at the Washington navy yards.
In this fact lies a sad story.
New officers were assigned TO the presidential
yacht this spring. They we're men who had been on
duty in the navy department for four years and
therefore were under the necessity Of going to sea. i"
New uniforms had been ordered. The officers
we're prepared for the rigors Of a trip down the Po-
tomac once a month for the next four years.
Then MI. Hoover decided to economize. New or
ders were issued to the officers.
Now the new uniforms are laid away in moth balls.
And once happy wives are mourning the fate that has
decreed that for the next four years they must chase
the Atlantic and Pacific fleets from port to port for
a glimpse Of their husbands.
"Goi:g 70 sea" for them has taken on a new and
mournful meaning.
SOME CHEER THE PASSING
But there are naval officers who hail with genuine
delight the passing Of the Mayflower.
AS one old sea dog described 1t TO the writer. an
officer detailed to duty on the yacht was nothing
more than a glorified footmsn or butler At least,
he regarded II so.
He will never forget an incident that occurred
during his service on the craft. Even now he bois
with rage at the thought Of it.
All hands had been piped on deck to greet the
presidential party. Officers and crew we're at at
tention. Members Of the party boarded the yacht.
One guest had several coats on his arm. Looking
around him he singled out an officer resplendent in
his blue uniform with gold ~trappings. To him the
guest handed the coats.
The indignant officer glared and let the coats
drop 10 the deck. Only discipline saved the guest
from a ~probable punch In the face.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18
CHAPTER XIII

Listen. Wv. Hes jealous. That's
what Is the matter with him. Wv
ian laughed at Cuddles as though
she thought she was mad.
"Jealousl My grandmother's
nightgownl"
Cuddles nodded wisely.
Things are picking up, Priscilla.
Put down your knitting and get
down TO brass lacks. You got your
lii husband going. And that isn't
the only romance in the house"
She lowered her voice. when 7
came I'm Celestew as hanging on to
zeek's ice wagon as though she
couldn't let him out or her sight"
Vivian screamed with merriment.
Kent said she'd like him! Mercy
wouldn't that be funny? Kippy
Is crazy about her. too. but she
won't give him a tumble. Calls
chauffeuring a lazy mans Job"
You know what she calls Kippy.
don't you? She calls him 2 'naSsy
grass skipper"
"Oh. she hated grass hoppers. SO
last summer she went into mysteries
every time she saw one" Vivian
grinned appreciatively. she doesn't
like Kent. either. Tells him just
like that to go roll a hoop"
There isn't a swain i'm town that
wouldn't love TO park in your kit
chen and chant the French anthem
every night"
Bark is coming FOR tea. you
must stay Vivian said in an up
stage grade manner. Celeste IS
quite crazy about him. ! almost
fear competition"
IN stay for tea. madame" Cud-
dies drew herself UP to her fun
five feet two. But. / feel I'm Jus
tice to you I should tell you that
the young man in question gives
me palpitation Of the heart my
SELF. Look out for dirty work"
Lay Off" Vivian warned her.
laughing. He IS the one great
oasis in the whole desert OF my
existence. without him I should
perish. He is the only man who
mas ever looked at me twice.
Cuddles sighed heavily.
You eat him. I'll starve."
Just then Barlow was an
nounced. He brought a breath OF
winter with him. and was wearing
a heavy fur lined coat. The wind
was blowing terrifically.
Gosh. Vivian" he shivered and
stretched his hands to the open
fire. If this keeps up it's just too
bad. / was going 10 let you solo
the Mo0nshine next week"
This isn't much good flying
weather" She looked out. diSap-
pointed. "But this Is sure to be a
mild winter. Everyone says so.
only two weeks till Christmas"
Cuddles turned on the radio.
They sat before the cracking log
fire or the big living room and lis-
tened to a symphony concert from
New York until Cuddles jumped up.
That's terrihlel Can't we find
a real orchestral"
She tuned In on a restaurant In
Clcveland-a tea dansant-and the