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REDRAFTED SALARY
MEASURE PROVIDES
EMPLOYE HEARINGS

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PRESIDENT GIVES.
CHECK TO CHEST
ON EVE OF DRIVE

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WAL SH EXPLAINS
CRUISER BILL FIGHT
IN SENATE SPEECH

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
FA|RFA R D 4 D
RALLY CALLED

FAIRFAX, Va. Aug. 15.-The
Fairfax County Board Of Supervisors
has been appointed a committee to
attend the mass meeting at Great
Falls Grange Hall in Forestville by
George Harrison. chairman OF the
chamber OF commerce highways
committee. in the interest Of the i'm.
proyement of the Washington. Great
Falls and DranesviHe Highway.
Harrison Is inviting the officens of
the Great Falls Bridge Company. of.
ficefs and stockholders Of the high.
way company and officers OF the
chamber OF commerce.
With the erection Of the new
bridge across the Potomac more ade,
auate road facilities at the Fairfax
county end become Immediately i'm
perative.
Harrison's scheme calls for the
gift of the right of way to the
bridge company, the expenditure nv
that company of approximately $1OO..
900 in rebuilding the road according
TO State specificat tons. the taking
over by the county of the maInten.
snce charge on this highway.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
CHURCHNERGER
PLANS READY

Final plans for the merging of the
african Methodist Episcopal Church
with the African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church have been completed by
the subcommittee of the two re.
ligious bodies and now have been
sent to the district conferences
throughout the country for final de.
cision, II was announced yesterday
by DIR John r. Hawkins. financial
secretary OF the former church. who
resides In this city.
The notification of the two de-
nominations has been under way for
some time. 1t will effect a total
membership OF over 1000, 900 mem.
bers in both churches. B h
churches were established In this
country in the late seventeenth CEN
tury. The value OF properties owned
and controlled fy both denominations
runs into several million dollars.
The general offices of the Zion
church are in this city. while the
financial department and church ex.
tension bureau OF the A. NJ. f..
Church fs also here. Bishop f. d.
w. Jones Is the only residing bishop
: either church in this city.
Members OF the subcommittee re.
siding here are s. Nj. Dudley. Bishop
r. d. w. Jones and DIR. III. T. Med
ford, OF the Zion church. and DIR.
John r. Hawkins, DR.: Charles H.
Wesley and the Rev. w H. Thomas
of the A. M. f.. Church,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
Home BREAKER
IS FORGIVEN

Clarence Vaughn, %. of the 1890
block A st. s. E., and Shis wife,
were reunited in Judge Robert e.
Mattingly's branch of Police Court
today. although yesterday the young
husband, saying he was going to
break up housekeeping. literally
did so.
Vaughn, according to testimony
before the judge. came home drunk
and his wife threatened to leave
him.
Does that mean break up house
keeping?" he asked.
Yes" replied his wife.
Clarence then went about II in
practical style: Starting with the
chairs. he demolished them and then
proceeded to the beds and dishes.
Finally he piled the debris up and
set fire to it.
Policeman d. R. Thompson ar.
rived in time to prevent further
damage and arrested him on charges
OF drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct
Mrs. Vaughn today told Judge
Mattingly she would go back to her
husband II he did not try to break
up housekeeping again. Accord
ingly, the Judge suspended sentence
in fines of 800 and SIS on the two
charges.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
McCarI Urges Mellon
To Try New Check
System

Comptrolier-Genera ]. r. McCarl
today recommended to Secretary
of the Treasury Andrew Mellon
that an expeditions and less ex-.
pens!ve method of handling and
accounting Government checks"
be installed in the various Gov
eminent departments and bureaus.
MccarI recommends a uniform
check of a thickness and texture
that will Withstand being handled
by machinery. He would have
a space left in the margin for
punching" the disbursing symbol.
serial number and amount.
Under this system, where thou.
sans of checks could be perforated
simultaneously. the Government
would save many thousands OF
dollars annually. McCarl believes.
The Government annually sends
out checks totalllng s32 900 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
COPS Hold TWO SCHOOLS PLAN
ON DRY COUNT TERM IN MD.

ROCKVILLE, Md. Aug. 15.-With
the announcement OF the opening of
the fall term of the public schools
of Montgomery county by superin-
tendent of Schools Edwin w.
Broome. preparations are being
made to take care of the greatest
enrolment of pupils ever witnessed
in this county.
Along with the approval of the
calendar for the coming year the
board of education is launching a
$S36,00O school building project to
provide facilities for the expected
increase in attendance.
Under the calendar the white
schools will open September II
and the colored schools on Septem.
Der 10. A conference of the public
school teachers Of Montgomery
county will be held on September 3
and work will be continued In their
respective schools on the 10th.
In the white schools the calendar
provides for 1874 days of school SEES.
sion, with three days for teacher
conferences, IL holidays, and one
day to plan work in the respective
schools. Two hundred days are
actually accounted for in the cal
endar. Montgomery county public
schools will close on June Is, 1880.
The schedule also provides for
special exercises on certain holidays
set aside by the Maryland State
board of education.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
8 DIE IN PH|LA.
STORMS

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. Is
u.N.s). Eight fatalities and prop
erty damage will run into six fig
ures were attributed today either
directly or indirectly to the severe
electrical storms that swept this
vicinity in the past "a hours. Four
deaths were due to lightning and
four to drownings.
Five storm swept the city alone
beginning with a torrentiai down
pour in the afternoon and continu-
ing until far past midnight. The
fertile Obey Valley in eastern Rerks
county also was hard hit for the
second day in succession
Three of the drownings took place
at the height OF the downpour last
night when an automobile contain.
ing four occupants crashed through
a bridge rail- into the Delaware River
near pier IS. The rain blinded the
driver.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
Arm Caught in Bus Door,
Girl Dragged in Street

Miss Grace Lapp. OF the 1900
block Riggs Pl. N. W.. was shocked
and scratched yesterday when her
right arm was caught in the cl1s-
exit Of a bus, Dragging her along,
the bus started up. a police report
states, but stopped within a space
hospital service. She was leaving
the bus at Twelfth st. and Penn.
sylvania Ave. N. w when the acct
dent occurred. The bus, of the
Washington Rapid Transit Company
system, was driven by Rolin A .
SHELTON, 32. of 524 Kenyon ST.
N. w, the police record states,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
WORKERS MEET
SOUGHT HERE
Times. stafr photo

Washington has entered into
active competition. with AIbuauer-
que, N. NJ. and Kansas City, NO..
for the 1881 convention of the Ma
tional Federation Of Federal EN-.
ployes. A resolution urging that
the convention be held here was
adopted at melting of the ten
local unions last night.
Last nights meeting was attended
by the men and women delegates
from the ten locals to the national
convention in Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich. beginning September 2. The
convention was held here in 1917,
shortly after the Federation was
formed and when its membership
numbered but about 10000 and was
confined to so locals. There are
now more than $4,000 members
and 351 locals. Locals have been
established throughout the United
States, Alaska, the Philippines,
Hawaii and in Paris.
The meeting was presided over
by John w. Ginder, president of
the District Federation. He APP
pointed a committee composed of
S. A. Rosafy, Sophie Bergner and
w. H. Glass to carry on Washing
tons fight for the convention.
which was begun by suggestion
form the local Chamber of Com
merce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15

A three months investigation OF
the activities of Robert Lee Davis,
alias, Turk of the 1900 block @
st. N. w. and e. l.. Mangum. alias
Squirrel" of an apartment at Ninth
Street and New York Avenue North.
west ended in a fruitless raid on an
apartment in the 1900 block of TWEEN
tieth st. N. w.
No liquor was found in the apart
ment on Twentieth Street. IDspec-
tors Warren A. Heddond and F. v.
Wills were in charge of efforts to
entrap Turk" and Squirrel"
J The agents alleged that between
June and August /. Davis made
three sales to them by delivering
on the street, and Mangum, who is
a cab driver, made five in similar
manner.
The two were charged with sale
but not possession and the case con.
tinued for arraignment in Police
Court September 4, by order of As
sistant District Attorney David A..
Hart.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15

EXPERTS
EYE rs. TRADE
DRIVE

THE HAGUE, Aug. Is
I I.N.S.) Americas aggres-
sive drive for foreign trade
markets since the war while
European countries were
squabbling over political mat.
ters has created an interna-
tional situation which was dis
cussed in private conversations
today by delegates to The
Heague Reparation Confer
ence.
French experts, notably Louis
Loucheur. the French minister Of
labor, are urging upon the other
delegates the necessity OF concerted
action by Europe to expand Euro
pean commerce abroad In order to
help home industries, home markets
and the working populations OF the
European countries.
Showdown For SnOwden
M. Isoucheur takes the view that
German deliveries in kind German
PREPARATION payments in goods-are
not responsible for the unfavorable
economic plight OF Great Britain
and other European countries so
much as the failure OF Europe to
co. rlg In ftsad d. n
into fresh markets.
Philip Snowden, British chancellor
OF the exchequer. whose demand for
revision Of the Young plan threat
ened to wreck the conference, sent
letter to the financial commission
insisting upon discussion of his sub
committee motion on Saturday. In
fact, Saturday should see show
down" upon the various issues in
dispute.
1t was understood the heads of the
French. Italian. Belgian and Japa-
nese delegations have under con-
sideration set of proposals to be
presented to the English on Friday
or Saturday in an effort to meet
Snowden's demand for revision Of
the Young plan allotments so that
Britain will receive about 81 200, 900
annually above the schedules in the
Young plan.
Lamont DisappOints
There was considerable disa ppoint.
ment among the. French delegates
over the reported refusal of Thomas
w. Lamont. banking partner OF j. p.
Morgan. to come here from England
to aid In the effort to untangIe the
new reparation snarl.
IL compromise agreement is
reached upon the reparation feature,
1t is belle red that Premier MacDon-
aid. of England. will be In a position
to announce AT Geneva at the end of
this month that Withdrawal of the
British occupational forces from the
'neland already Is under way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
Unavoidable Mishap
Plead in Cop Injury

Prepared to argue that an acct
dent in which he injured a police
man was unavoidable, Ambrose
Bowling. OF the 1900 block Clifton
st. N. W., appeared in Police Court
today to stand trial on a charge OF
reckless driving.
Meanwhile, J. NJ Smith. an Eighth
precinct policeman. was recovering
from bruises and decorations suf-
fered when he was bowled over and
dragged several yards by Bowling $
car last night. The policeman was
directing traffic for the American
Legion parade at Fourteenth and
Euclid Streets Northwest
Smith is one of several bluecoats
injured in recent months while on
traffic duty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
COPS ANSWER
HOAX CALLS

Somebody with a grudge against
policemen attached to the First pre-
cinct got his revenge today.
About . o'clock this morning
someone called the station house
and asked that an officer be sent
to Tenth and f Streets Northwest
Policeman n. A. Chamblis, driver
of the wagon, cranked up and with
several others went to the scene.
All was quiet.
About 10 o'clock someone called
and said there was trouble at Elev,
enth and + Streets. Again Cham
bills cranked and ran. Again all
was quiet
About IL o'clock someone called to
report trouble at Ninth and r
Streets. Once more Chamblis
cranked and ran. and still all was
quiet. Efforts to trace the calls
were futile.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
Fletcher's Home Town
To Gixe Him Ovation

HAGERSTOWN. Md, Aug. 15.--
Greencastle. the home town of Am.
bassador Henry P, Fletcher. is
preparing to do him honor when
he arrives this week on his return
from Italy.
The citizens are celebrating Old
Home Week with a change in the
program each day and hundreds
OF former residents from all parts
of the country are returning to
participate in the festivities.
The Fletcher family is one of the
oldest and most prominent in
Greeneastle, and all OF the members
have taken part in the annual
homecoming celebration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
ENGINEER TO SPEAK

IEONARDTOWN, Md, Aug. Ia
Mr.. r. n. Besley. the agricultural
engineer OF the extension service,
College Park, Md, will be in Leon
ardtown and st. Mary's county,
August 10 and 20. TO give advice
about installing water. All persons
interested and desiring Mr.. Resley's
helm and advice will please com
munieate with Miss Ethel JOY.
county home demonstration agent
for 81 Mary's. at her office al the
aShrthouse In Leonardtown, Md.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
New Aerial Beacon
Lights Automatically

A new aeronautic beacon light,
which generates its own current
and automatically turns itssIf on
at dusk and off at dawn. has been
developed by the airways division
OF the Commerce Department and
is now being tested near here.
The unit consists of storage
battery, an electric generator driven
by a windmotor which keeps the
battery constantly charged. and
an automatic switch.
The switch is actuated by a small
piece Of silenium, a metal which
will conduct electric current in
the presence OF daylight. but is
a nonconductor in darkness. This
serves to control the turning on
and off OF the beacon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
Old School Baptists
Meet i'm Jacksonville

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Aug, 49,
The one hundred and siXty-third an
nual session OF the Ketoctin Old
School Baptist Association will be
held at Seneca Church, Dawson.
vile. Montgomery county, Nd, TO.
morrow, Saturday and Sunday.
The association Is the second old.
est in America. the oldest associa-
ton being the kehukee, in North
Carolina.
Elder A. J.. Harrison. of Front
Royal, Is moderator of the Ketoctin
Association. having held the post
for the last IL years.
A large number OF Warren county
residents will attend the association
meetings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
HIGHWAY BIDS I'M

LEESBURG. Va. Aug. 15.-Bids
have been received at the office of
the State Highway Commission,
Richmond, Va. for the construction
of the Bluemont-R Round Hill section
of the State highway that extends
from Winchester to Washington via
Purcellville. Leesburg and Drapes-
vile. The contract. it il announced.
will be awarded In The next few days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
SEES ROTARY SPREAD

STAuNTON. Va. Aug, 15.-That
soon every civilized people on the
globe win have a Rotary organiza-
ton. was predicted by DR.. Julian
A. Burruss. president of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. and governor
of the Fifty-sixth District of Rotary
International. in an address to the
local club on the occasion OF his
official visit TO the stanton Rotary
Club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
Special Prison Planned
For Life Term COnvicts

ALBANY, N. r.. Aug. IA Q.N.S.l-
A separate prison for life.termers
was being considered by State prison
authorities as a means OF preventing
recurrence of the recent outbreaks
at Auburn and Clinton prisons, 1t
was learned today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15

Times
SMOKE EATERS HOLD RELIEF CARNIVAL
MEMBERS OF the Arlington-Fairfax Counties Vol
unteer Firemens Relief Association to Miss
Popularity for the two counties before the close of
their annual carnival Saturday. The proceeds of the
carnival go to the relief fund. G. F. Allwine,
tary of the association and member of the Jefferson
District Fire Department, is shown above showing the
trophy to be presented to contest winner to Miss Mar
rietta Myers of Falls Church, Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
POlNCARE QUITS HOSPITAL

PARIS. Aug. Is Q.N.S1-For-
mer Premier Poincare yesterday left
the hospita' where he had under.
gone a minor operation for pros
tatitis and returned to his home,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-15
SUMMER SCHOOLS CLOSE

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT.
HOUSE, Aug. Is. Summer classes
maintained in the public schools the
past eight weeks will close tomor.
row afternoon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-05
Arrogant Major Taught
Lesson by British Hero

His full colOnelcy Lawrence applied
for just after the capture Of Damas-
Gus. He got his way. He only once
used the privileges Of his rank for
other than travelling.
Once at rest camp he stopped to
watch bullying officer bawllng at
two wretched priyates, battle-wearled
men, who were passing on the far
side of the barrack square.
"COne here, you two lOungers
Take your hands cut OF your pockets
why the h--ll didn't you salute met
Don't you know I'm n major"
The poor fellows mumbed some
thing.
Now stand over there" said the
major, land let me see you march
past and salute"
They obeyed and were walking of
hurriedly when the major recalled
them.
"Now come back and do It again
properly They did 1t again.
"One moment, major" said a voice
behind him. "there is something you
have forgotten"
The major wheeled round ard saw
a rather haggard looking bareheaded
boy in a tunlc starred and crowned,
on the shoulders, with badges OF
rank: Lawrence. The major saluted
in confusion; the soldiers, happier
now, we're shuffllng off, but Lawrence
bnoLnun1 than n cfnn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-05

for the decorator was looking AT her
rather angrlly.
Elmer gave her color card.
"Pick out shade you think best"
he said.
Catherine hesltatingly put her fin
ger upon n color.
"Change 1t to that" Elmer ordered.
Catherine went away disturbed by
what she had done. After all, II was
her own opinion. The dark girl might
have liked the brighter color. Il
would cost Elmer lot of money and
the decorator looked ready to eat her.
At last the house was complete In
every detail and people began to won.
der when Elmer was going to bring
home his bride. Then suddenly there
was a great stir throughout Middle
field. Miss ESoule was not coming
at all She had broken with Elmer
and married some one else.
II tell you those southern girls are
tricky" old Mr.. Blodgette chuckled
VI knew one once He became lost
In mental "reminiscences.
Catherine thought Of Elmer's dlsap
polntment. The wonderful house all
ready She pitled him intensely.
"The wicked thingW she thought,
but she never breathed word to any
body of what she felt.
She saw Elmer every day and he
seemed to be going on with his bust.
ness quite as usual, but she surmised
that he suffered. One afternoon as
she was going home from work he
came nlong In his roadster and picked
her up.
"rm going to take you for little
spin along the river" he said casual
ly, land I'm going to ask you for an.
other opinion"
When they came to beautiful spot
he stopped the car.
"If you were man and one girl
had treated you badly would you put
your faith In another glrl?" he asked
quietly.
II certainly would" Catherine re.
piled without thinking.
He laid his hand over hers.
That's exactly what have been
doing for the last five months" he
said. 81 had no sooner started that
house than I knew that Marie was
not coming North. But she didn't
change her mind about me much
quicker than changed mine about
her. went on and finished my house
not for Marie, but for you, Catherine"
For mep gasped Catherine.
For YOU" replied Elmer with a
look In his honest eyes that she knew
she could trust.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-05

The game OF billiards has under
gone considerable transformation
since II was first introduced The
game first became fashionable when
recommended to Louis XIV by his
doctors. In the early Eighteenth cen
fury the table was square, with three
pockets only on one side. In the mid
die was set up small arch Of iron,
and beyond this was mark, called
the king, and the player had TO drive
the mark without upsettIng either. BY
a statute not very ancient (Stat 30
Geo. ~, billiards was declared to
be an unlawful game In England, and
1t was an offence, punishable by n
fine OF ten pounds, to keep a table In
public house. The original game,
which seems to have been kind Of
croquet, was played on the ground,
the players kneelIng.