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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-11-23
Unemployment
Crime Relation Is
Object of Research

WASHINGTON, Nov. % WP)-
President Hoover's law enforce
ment commission today announced
it would undertake nation widc
investigation of unemployment in
its effect on crime.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-11-23
Taking of Census
To Start April lst

WASHINGTON, Nov. % up
President Hoover today issued 4
proclamation authorizing the l5.h
decennial census OF the United
States to be taken beginning April
l. 1880.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-11-23

Calf. CONSTRUCTION 20. ...-...-----..-.4o
Bids Of the two qualifying firms
on the other five units OF the work
are as follows:
1-Preparayion Of Subgrade TOR lay
ing of paving: General COnstruc-
tion company, 0075 per So. f.;
Hazard Construction Corp, .0245
per So. IT.
O-Slx by thirty double apron ce-
menJ concrete gutter: General
Construction Corp. II per llneal
foot; Hazard Construction Corp,
120 per lineal foot,
0-SiX by twelve by thirteen eacl,
combined curb and gutter.
straight. curve: General Construc-
ton Corp, 965 per lineal foot;
Hazard Construction Corp, liz
per lineal foot.
1-Three Inch radius corner at all
: alleys: General Construction
Corp. $500 each: Hazard Con-
struction Corp, 1925 each.
S-Four-inch sidewalk, five inches
wide, with top coat Of cement 600
feet of thIS): General Construc-
ton Corp, .25 per So. it.; Hazard
Construction Corp. 80 per 50. 1T.
The General Construction Cor
pOration has the distinct advantage,
in making bids on this job, that II
has machinery already in Las We
gas and installed whereas the other
firms would have to bring in and in
stall their uachinery before start
ing operations.
Mixer Still Here
r. A. Watson and w. Earl Roche
filed the bids for the General Con-
stluction Corporation, which is in
c0rporated IN Nevada, and which
this summer completed the laying OF
the new paving in the recently COM
pleted district.
This firm is able and ready TO puc
in the "Dur!te" paving called for ~
the specifications, according TO Mf.
Roche. The mixer is still intact, on
the west Side.
The specifications called for sub
mission OF certified check o:
cashiers check for ten per cent OF
the amount of the bid, along with
the bid. Hence the disqualification
of two firms which did not submit
such checks.
j. P. King, city street supervisor.
viii have charge of the inspection
work, representing the City of Las
Vegas, his appointment having been
made by he board of city commits
sioners before the bids were called.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-11-23
For Reliable News

Of Las Vegas, Gateway to Boulder Dam,
And of the World at Large, Read The
Age; Complete Associated Press and
United Press Services. A Leader For
Nearly A Quarter of Century
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-11-23
THE WEATHER

LAS VEGAS-Yesterday; Max. So; Min. 26 The
coolest day and night Of to date.
NEVADA-Fair Saturday Slowly rising temp.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-11-23
TWO OTHER BIDS ARE
DISQUALIFIED: BOARD TO
TAKE ACTION TUESDAY
General Construction Corporation, Fir m
Which Did Most Recent Street Job in Las
Vegas, Underbids San Diego Company on
All Points; Two Fail to Submit Checks

With two paving bids disqualified
gu. Of four submitted and opened
yesterday by the city commissioners,
the General Construction corpora
ton, the firm which put in the
latest street paving job, is the lowest
bidder on every score, with the A.
E. Hazard Construction company OF
San Diego as the other bidder now
under consideration of the board.
The board took these two bids
under Amusement until p. N.
Tuesday, at which time it will meet
again to consider the matter Of the
awarding Of the contract for the
rev paving job.
Failure of the California Con-
struction company Of Los Angeles
and Hall, johnson Company Of AL
hambra, California, to submit cetti-
fled or cashiers checks with their
bids brought about objections on the
part Of persons present at the meet
ing. and the bids of both were sum
marily cast out by the board.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-11-23
Bbis Higher

Mos. of the bids Of the two last
mentioned firms were higher than
the bids of the two concerns whose
bids are still under consideration.
Each of the four companies SUBJ
mitted bids for both the actual paw
ing. and for the five stipulated jobs
comprising the supplementary work,
The bids Tor the actual paving. OF
a per square foot basis, were as
fOl1OUc
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-11-23

LEAD-New York; Quiet with prices at 625
pound; G.1O at St Louis.
ZINC-Steady, price UNCHANGED at $40 East st.
Louis fer prime western.
NEW YORK-Bar Silver 49ss; Mexican 26i5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
RAIN AND WIND MAR
BERRYVILLE RACES
Keep Down Attendance at Annual
Blue Ridge Social Event.
The Winners.

BERRYVILLE, Va, October %
Heavy rain and wind during the fore
noon and early afternoon interfered
somewhat with the attendance at the
Blue Ridge race meet, an annual prom
tnent social event held at Anneficld.
the home of William Bell Watkins.
several miles from Berryville, yesterday,
Merry Widow. owned by Fox Chapel
Farms, Pittsburgh, won the eighth an
nual Annefeld Cup race being the only
horse out of four who came through
the race without fall st. Patrick.
owned by Mrs. Penn Smith. was second,
and Fable. owned by w. C. Stellinius,
was third.
In the third annual Walnut Hall plate
race SWeepment. last years winner of
the Anneheld Cup. owned by Mrs. Penn
Smith, came in first, with Markham,
owned by T. M. Waller second. and Red
Indian, owned by Fox Chapel Farms,
third.
The fourth annual running of the Old
Dominion Cup race was won by War
Eagle, owned by William Dupont. jr
Turner Wiltshires Twenty Minutes
coming in second and Rathbeal, owned
by Mrs. William B. Watkins, third.
Merry Fellow was the winner of the
Kentmere Plate in the Timber race fol-
maidens, being owned by Mrs. Penn
Smith, with Spearlight. owned by J. T
GWathmey, second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
COUNTY BONDS CO /.
AT A PREMIUM
Courthouse and Road Issues
Sales Show Montgomery
Credit Is Still Good.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, October 23-That
Montgomery County's credit is still gift
edged, notwithstanding heavy bond is
sues in recent years for roads, schools
and other purposes. was demonstrated
here yesterday afternoon, whels the
county commissioners sold $475 900 in
road bonds and $4,000 in courthouse
bonds to the Chase Security Co. and the
Baltimore Trust Co., whose joint bid
was 100.3l9, and another issue of $780,
900 in road bonds to the same corpora
tions at 100.219, subject to approval by
the companies legal advisers. There
were two other bids.
All Of the bonds are dated November
/, 1929, and bear interest at the rate
of Az per cent. OF the S475,000 issue,
$4,000 are payable each year from 1899
to 1913, both inclusive; $4,000 a year
from 1914 to 1948, both inclusive; $751;
900 year from 1910 to 1858, both inclu-
Sive; $4,000 year from 1854 to 1868
both inclusive. and $4,000 a year from
1864 to 1868, both inclusive. -,
The 100000 issue is payable $4,000 a
a year from 1889 TO 1913, both inclu-
sive; $4,000 a year from 1949 to 1853
both inclusive, and $4,000 year from
1859 to 1868. both inclusive.
The courthouse bonds are payable
$4,000 year from 1889 to 1913, both
inclusive; $4,000 year from 1919. to
1866, both inclusive, and $4,000 in
1867 and $4,000 in 1868.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
POLITICAL PARSON':.
GUSHING FORESEEN
Movement Started at Recent
Methodist Conference Bear
ing Fruit, Says Author.

RICHMOND, Va, october % (Spe-
ciaD Fred c. Abbott, Norfolk (Va)
attorney, who as delegate to the l47th
annual Virginia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South Of
fered a memorial designed to curb the
political activity of preachers and found
the paper tabled on technical grounds
during his absence, declared that, de-
spite the absence of any official action,
his paper had started in motion q
trend of though that will, in time, re-
suit in the elimination of the political
parson from our churches"
Mr.. Abbott said that because of my
loyalty and devotion to my church and
its tradition and ideals, my pride re-
bells when see its fair name dragged
into the slough of partisan politics"
I'm the meantime" he concluded,
"the fight will be continued and the
matter carried before the General Con-
ference for action when it meets in Dali
las. Tex, next May =
In a formal statement. Mr.. Abbott
said: ut is amazing to me that the
committee on memorials should be so
meticulous as to find fault with the
form of the resolution, taking the po-
sition that it was too general in its
terms. That is the way meant it to
be- did not intend it to be an indict-
ment against any particular individual
or individuals. The resolution was in
conventional form and dealt with con-
dition. rather suspect that it was. the
substance rather than the form that
fell under the BAN 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
THREE ARE KILLED
IN TRAIN CRASH
Two Gaithersburg and One
Rockville Man Lose Lives
in Collision.
fcontinued from First Pagel

: -
sp,lrrier, engineer; II. II. Huffmaster.
!. fireman, and G. A. Stewart, brakeman.
The former two are of Brunswick. Md
The latter is from Frederick.
The less seriously injured, all Of whom
County General Hospital at Sandy
Spring. were:
William Coleman, SIS, Of Ashley, fore
man of the crew: Leonard Coleman,
his son, and Frank Poole, %, of Rock
vile, whose brother was killed.
Coleman was cut about the arms and
head, his son was badly bruised and
shocked and Poole sustained q dislo-
Gated shoulder, =
Witnesses said the distance which
the car was dragged indicated the 10
of speed.
The collision occurred near the tool
house, from which the car had been
removed a moment previously.
Six Of the men were thrown clear by
the impact, but the seventh was dragged
almost abreast OF the station platform,
some 200 yards down the track, before
the engine and tender were halted.
The work car was reduced to twist
ed mass of wfeckage,4 but the wheels
remained on the track.
crew, all colored. escaped injury. They
were standing beside the tracks waiting
until the car could be transferred from
the west to the east bound track.
Residents Hear Crash:
Residents of Rockville who heard the
crash called out the Fire Department
to assist with the injured men. Two
B. & o. physicians. DR.. Gilbert v.
Hartly of Rockville and DR., Frank ].
Broschart of Gaithersburg, rendered
first aid before the men were hurried to
hospitals. ...
Poole and selby were brought to
Washington in the ambulance OF W.
P. Humphrey q Sons, Rockville funeral
directors, while DR.. Broschart brought
Thompson in his automobile few min
utes later
1t was explained that the section
hands planned to transfer their car TO
the east-bound track at grade cross
ing beyond the station, owing to the
fact that a ditch separates the tracks
in trent Of the Toulouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
HEAVY RAIN IN CULPEPER.
Highway Traffic Is Retarded as Streams
Leave Banks.

CULPEPER, Va, October % (Spe-
ciaD.-With a 4.25-inch precipitation
Of rainfall recorded at the Weather
Bureau station here Monday night and
yesterday. practically all streams in
this vicinity overlooked their banks and
traffic on the highways has been great
~ hampered. This is said to be the
highest 24-hour rainfall mark reached
in Culpeper in several years.
Water poured across the highways on
all Virginia routes, with the exception
of the main route between Washington
and Richmond, to such an extent that
forces OF the State highway depart
ment were called upon to tow traffic
through the flooded areas with teams
where the depth Of the water permit
ted
Service on motor coach lines. de-
1ayed for several hours owing to the
floods, was resumed last night. APP
proximately 48 buses entering and
leaving the Union Bus Terminal at
Winchester, Va, were held up yester-
day.
Through traffic on the Winchester
& Western Railroad between Win
chester and Wardensville, w. Va, was
stopped owing to several small bridges
being washed away, 1t is reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
PETITIONS PLEAD
FOR NEW PRISON
Frederick Business Men and
County Board Urge Loca- .
ton on Local Site.
FREDERICK. Md. Octobt


FREDERICK, Md, october % (Spe-
ciaD Headed by an Endorsement of the
members of the Board of County Com
missioners, petitions containing the
names of several hundred business men
and property owners were sent to Stu
art Janney, Baltimore, director of the
State Welfare Department, this morn
ing urging location of the proposed
$6,000,000 State penitentiary in Fred
erick on a site several times visited by
State officials. Col. Janney was in Fred
erick last evening, but had no comment
to make on the matter of the boards
choice Of a prison site.
About two weeks ago the welfare
board visited Frederick and inspected a
site along the Monocacy River, about
four miles south of Frederick, which
Col Janney described as meeting the
requirements of modern penitentiary.
At that time number of bankers and
other business men met the members of
the board and objected to the location of
the prison in this county. Since that
visit sentiment favorable to the location
of the prison has developed in other
quarters and number of petitions were
circulated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
WIDOW GETS ESTATE
OF BISHOP MURRAY
Will of Church Primate Explains
Why None Is Left to
Charity.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. October 23.-The will
of the late Right Rev. John Gardner
Murray, Prlmate of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States
and B. shop of Maryland filed for pro-
bate in Orphans Court yesterday, left
his entire estate to his widow, Mrs
Clara A. Murray, during her lifetime.
AT Mrs. Murray's death the estate
Is TIC be divided equally among the sur
ViVing children of their marriage. Nc
idea OF Its value was given.
In note attached to the will Bishop
Murray explained why he left nothing
to charity. The note read:
The reason no requests are made
by me to agencies or persons other
than my own immediate family is be-
cause during my entire income earning
existence have consistently and con-
tinuaily given one-fifth, or 20 per cent
Of my income to various church ant
| charity and other collateral relations
This I have done under the convic-
ton that such a share of possessions L.
reasonable recognition of the partner
ship claim of God and needy humanity
, upon all men, and that wiser distribu-
| ton can be made during lifetime thar
by providing for it by will after death"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
CAR AND AUTO MEET
AND 4 ARE INJURED
Electric Street Vehicle and
Motor Collide in Rock
vile.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, october 23.-An
automobile and a street car of the
Washington Railway & Electric Co.
collided here last night, injuring four
persons, one of whom is in Georgetown
Hospital in an unconscious condition.
The driver of the automobile, Clarence
Butt of Travillah, Md, and two chill
dren. were taken to the Montgomery
General Hospital at Sandy Spring in
an ambulance by Warner Humphrey,
while Miss Rosa Butt, % years of age,
was taken to the Georgetown Hospital
and is believed to be suffering from a
fractured skull. ,-
The two children, figuring in the &C
cident we're cut by glass and bruised
about the head. The father sustained
shock and bruises.
Miss Butt was still unconscious early
today, and the hospital authorities.
while expressing the opinion that she
will not die, prepared to take an X-ray
to. determine the extent of skull In
illries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
FLEAGLE JURORS NAMED

LAMAR, Colo. october % (AO.-Five
Jurors were selected yesterday in District
Court here for the trial of Ralph
Fleagle, bank robber, charged with the
Staying of A. N. Parrish. president OF
the First National Bank of Lamar. iur-
ing hold-up May %, 1928. Two of the
bandits companions in the robbery
George j. Abshier and Howard l.. Roy
ston, have been sentenced TO death for
the Staying. The fourth member of the
gang of robbers, Jake Fleagle, brother
of Ralph, has not been apprehended.
Besides Parrish. the robbers killed the
bankers son, bank teller and Kan
sas physician during the robbery and
subsequent escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
PILOTS LOSS VERIFIED.
Indians Recount Forced Landing
of Aviator in Cook Inlet.

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, October 90
of natives at the
Tyonek Indian reservation has verified
the report that Pilot Rossell H. Merrill
who left Anchorage in September. was
forced down or fell in Cook Inlet and
his plane wrecked in a storm, it was
learned here yesterday.
Pilot Barnhill made flight to the
reservation and came back with word
that natives had identified the object
seen floating in Cook Inlet on Septem-
Der II as the wings from Merril's plane.
Barnhill made a search of the beach,
but found no wreckage.
The pieces of tail fabric picked up
october by hunting party also were
identified as part of Merrill's plane. It
is believed a storm demolished the
plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23

Kings Daughters Hospital boards direc-
tor of Staunton Chamber Of Commerce
and Augusta National Bank, died in
Richmond yesterday.
Operated upon in Richmond at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital october Z, his con-
dition had been serious. He Is survived
by his widow, who was Miss Betty Hall.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed. He was a native of Ken
lucky. Mr.. Hall was also Mason,
belonging to Staunton Shrine Club and
Acca Shrine Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
Reserve Officers School Opened.

CUMBERLAND, Md, October 23
Armory an Army Reserve officers group
school was opened. Col. George Hen
derson was chosen instructor. with A.
w. Miller, assistant. The following en-
rolled: r. A. Gibson, A. w. Miller, V.
A. Parker, Bernard E. Gray. Marshall
A. Carrier L. G.. TRIMMER, A. N. Bill
lings, Lynn Walker. D. C.. Chase, Carl
F. Slemmer, P. C. Henry, A. G. Wallis,
A. Hammond Amick. Walter Fuller and
j. w. Rice. 1t is expected that addi-
tional Reservists will ioin. IL j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
4 Arlington Club to Meet.

CLARENDON, Va, October % (Spe-
ciaD Addresses by persons prominent
In civic and bus ness life Of the county
and musical numbers will feature a
dinner meeting of the Arlington County
Business and Professional Women's
Club to be held tonight at the WASH
ington Golf and Country Club at $50
o'clock Among the. speakers will be
Mrs. N. Rex Hunt, Mrs. Pearl Sharp
and Mrs. M. w. WillN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
STANTON BUSINESS MAN
DIES AFTER OPERATION
William Henry Hall, Prominent in
Community Life, Expires
in Richmond.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, october 23.-Wil-
liam Henry Hall, SIS, manager for this
district OF the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co. since 1907 and who was the
first president of the Staunton Kiwanis
Club. director of Community Welfare
League, member Of Y. M. G. A. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
Big Still Is Seized.

LYNCHBURG, Va, October % (Spe-
cial) Federal prohibition agents Mon
day raided and destroyed a 200-gallor
copper still and 1900 gallons of mash
ON Shoe Greek, Nelson County. Ernie
Lee and william Vaughan, colored, were
arrested and charged with moonshin-
inr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
Chicagoan Aids Vienna Museum

VIENNA, october % (P.-Announce
ment was made yesterday that Julius
Rosenwald. Chicago philanthropist, had
promised $4,000 for extension of the
technical museum here on condition
that like amount be collected in
Austria, .t-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
JANNEY SURVEYS SITES
FOR NEW PENITENTlARY
Welfare Director Visits Washing
ton and Frederick Counties to
Inspect Probable Locations.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, october 23-Stuart s.
Janney. director Of welfare, is o. a tour
of Washington and Frederick Counties,
making a final inspection of available
sites for the proposed new peniten-
tiary before the State options expire on
November /.
Janney is said to be making q last
minute effort to find another site as
good as that virtually selected on the
Monocacy River. In Frederick County,
but which has been protested by land
owners as danger to property values.
Another likely site is said to be at the
foot of the mountainous region near
Boonsboro.,
A meeting of the Welfare Board with
Gov. Ritchie is expected to be held this
week to take final action on site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
FISHERMAN PULLED FROM TREI
Torrential Rains Cause Shenandoah
River TO Overflow. 81

HARRISoNBuRG, Va. october %
(Special(lTr Trapped on an island in the
Shenandoah, River. near Port Republic.
1S miles east of here, by the sudden
rise of flood waters following torrential
rains, George Richardson, colored fisher
man, last night was a victim of the
most hazardous experiences reported dur4
ing the days flood. h pss, $3.50. ~
Richardson climbed the lone tree ON
tro island to escape the rushing waters
end yelled for help. The rescue party
numbered a score of men. Richardson
had no diff1culty reaching the island
when the river level was normal. but
when the raging mountain streams
emptied their flood into the Shen-
andoab his return was cut off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23
TORRENT|AL RAIN
DAMAGES3STATES
Streams Reported Out Of
Banks in Maryland and
Virginia.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, October "a
All rainfall records were smashed here
at noon yesterday when the oficial
Government weather station at Keedys-
vile near here reported AIS inches Of
rain had fallen since midnight. The
previous record for a 24-hour period
was 3.65 inches on october 2, this year.
All of the smaller streams, including
all tributaries of the Potomac River,
left their banks early today and low
lands were flooded.
Fruit Orchards Hurt.
The rain played havoc with fruit
orchards, there being thousands OF
bushels of apples still on the trees. Wind
of gale force knocked many Of them
to the ground, rendering them useless
for selling
The previous record rainfall for any
one month is 10 inches here.
Berkeley Springs, noted resort town,
In n little valley just across the line In
West Virginia. was taking stock today
Of damage caused by q flood which fol-
lowed a cloudburst early yesterday
afternoon. A wall of water feet high
swept through the center OF the town,
leaving in its wake thousands OF dol
lars damage to merchants in stores
and property in general
Warm Springs Run, mountain
stream which winds its way through
the town, suddenly left its banks and
defuged the town. 1t had been raining
for 10 hours before the cloudburst
which came with suddennesS, taking the
townspeople unexpectedly.
Lumber Swept Away.
Lumber In the yards Of I. A. Michael,
lumber dealer, was swept away while
farmers In the Sleepy Greek Valley suf-
fered heavy losses when corn In the
fields was swept away and the recently
planted wheat fields were so badly
washed that they will have to be re-
planted.
Slate Park, show place of the town,
in which the Warm Springs and bath
houses were located, was badly damaged
rs were many of the bath houses.
Apples and grapes in the Hancock
fruit belts, many Of which have not yet
been picked, were knocked from the
trees by. the high winds causing thou
sands of dollars damage to fruit grow
erS. =:
The Potomac River was II feet above
normal this morning the sudden rise
coming since o'clock yesterday after
noon for the greatest rise in so short a
period in the memory of the Oldest
rivermen. Because the skies had clear
ed. no danger of a serious flood is
anticipated and 1t was predicted at the
Potomac, Co., power plant on the river
at Williamsport that the peak would
be reached by noon.
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