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The Washington times., 1929-05-02
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Fill each blank:
/. The Venus de Milo is in
2.-composed Ioanthe"
3. Generals Wolfe and Montcam died at the battle of -
4. 4.-was the latest President from Virginia.
S. 5.--was the first to the Atlantic under the
English flag.
Match correctly
s. Valhala half goat, half
z. Satyr goddess of vengeance
s. Telemachus palace of Immortality
g. Nemesis nymph
10. Dryad of Ulysses
Do you know:
II. In what three does matter exist?
IL. What is meant by hardness of water?
13 How electric currents produced on small scale!
IA. What echoes?
Is. What is thermostat?
Answers on Magazine Page
The Washington times., 1929-05-02

sour grand old tree seems to be dying" complains
Senator Shorsie, SLOWLY dying from mysterious
attack despite heroic measures for patching and pro-
tecting it."
DRY statesmen and experts differ to the cause of
the trouble some blaming the smoke from Canadian
The Washington times., 1929-03-11

the Typical American Girl contains
all that is good of all the girls who
were poured into the immense melt
ing pot.
The Washington Times is not
searching for an exceptional girl.
Rather, the Times is looking for the
girl who strikes the happy average.
Thus the candidate who comes near.
est this should impress US by her
typical. qualifications.
Remember this and do not hest.
tate to propose your girl simply be-
cause she is not a movie star, a
famous sportsWoman, or one who
has made a million dollars in her
own business. The fact that she Is
not now in the spotlight is much to-
ward adding to her chances of win
ming the goal There is no reason
why you should not, give her her
chance of reaping a portion of the
rewards that will be hers if she
triumphs. Remember that all
regional VictOrs are to be sent to
New, York at Smart Sets call.
The quest selectors, who will pass
on the, qualifications and qualities of
the girl who is to represent Wash
.ingtOn, will he men and women who
know the American girl, persons who
meet her every day in al walks of
life.
The national selectors ar. probably
the best known authorities on the
American girl today. They will se-
lect the girl who is to be the repre-
sentative of all America. The girl
who is the product of the immense
melting pot. Her ancestry may date
back to the days of 1776 or it may
have come from Siberia, Italy. Eng
land or some other country. No mat
ter who the girl is she viii be the
elimination y OF all the ideals of
America.
Calling girl Miss America for her
beauty. is only lending her fame that
is not altogether hers. The winner Of
the popularity contest is not truly
representative Of the American girl.
Although the Typical American Girl
may be a raving beauty, it is not
known at the present time. 1t is
thought that she, Is merely OF the
good.looking type that has to depend
on something else besides her looks
to make her succeed. Her popularity
may not be apparent to the masses
because they have not known her,
The Typical American Girl is a
mixture Of all girls. She Is pretty,
not beautiful, # is said. She is popu-
lar. but not to an excess. She is
really just Miss Typical America.
She is herself.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Rabbi Lyons Speaks
AT Howard u. Chapel

The progress of civilization Is not
to be measured by architecture.
swiftness Of communication, or de.
velopment of mechanism, but rather
by what we are going to do when
we get there" Rabbi Alexander
Lyons. of the Eigth Avenue Temple,
New. York, declared yesterday in an
address at Rankin Memorial Chapel.
Howard University.
Progress is leading somewhere
when it is the spirit of all races
and creeds of mankind to come to-
gether and work toward a better
mutual understanding Today there
Is too much insistence on nlen.made
UNCONVENTIONAL demarcation, too
much stress on lineage rather than
on service" the speaker declared.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Rules Guiding Quest
For Typical Girl

must be accompanied by her
photograph, biographical sketch,
listing age, weight height, col.
OriBg, education and her social,
business and athletic activities.
Her qualifications will be con.
siGlered by the Quest Editor
who will notify her II she has
been selected. II Is understood
that no photographs will be
returned.
6. The girl chosen as the
regional winnei, will be sum.
nlOned to = meeting i'm New
York city, at which the 13
other regional winners from all
other sections or the United
States will be gathered.
Z. The minimum age for
candidates Is II.
3. In the event that the de.
cisiOn of the national committee
Of judges results i'm a tie vOte,
the full award of 5000 will be
given to each tying candidate,
8. The decision Of the judges
will be final. No relative or
member OF the household or
anyone connected with The
Washington Times or with any
other publications participating
In the quest viii be considered
In the selection.
Is
10. At the end OF each week
the local committee of judges
will eliminate all but the most
likely candidates. At the end OF
the guest the local committee
will make q final choice by
ballot.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
UPSET BY
VANDERB|LT'S
NOVEL

RENO, New, March II U.Sl,-
When Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.,
arrived in Reno some months ago
merely as social celebrity seeking
divorce the city welcomed him with
open arms, public acclaim, and pink
teas.
But since the famous young son
of wealth has turned novelist with
Reno" as the title and topic of
his sensational first novel, prom
inent and indignant civic groups
have publicly regretted their
gestures of hospitality and have
bitterly voiced their disapproyal.
Accusing Vanderbilt, the novelist.
of viewing Reno through glasses
that were colorei elsewhere or with
eyes untitled for the better things
of nfe," the Chamber of Commerce
has dispatched telegram Of. cen.
sure to the young writer in New
York.
Call 1t Contemplate Lie"
Similar .denunciatory action was
taken by the Reno Twenty Thirty
Club. a weekly luncheon group OF
young business men. The club
adopted resolutions condemning
the novels portrayal of fast life in
the fashionable divorce Mecca as
contemplate lie
Not all Of Renp takes this critical
view, however, and heated discus
sion of the novel already has
caused considerable contention. The
day after the Chamber of Commerce
uttered its disapprovaI, Sam Platt.
one OF Nevada's best known at.
torneys, who was counsel for
Vanderbilt in the latter's divorce
case. denounced the chamber for its
action and resigned from the or
ganization. Ef
In his letter of resignation Platt
characterized the chambers attitude
as "hypocriticali and quixotical" and
accused the organization of "tOlerat-
ing for business reasons the al.
legged conditions revealed by Wander
bilt. Pointing out that Vanderbilt.
after his divorce, remarked in Reno
and still has home here, Plat
charged that the chamber of COM
merce was cooperating with a bust
ness club in an effort TO drive" the
young writer out of town.
Gossip Buxzes
Reno gossip is buzzing with dis
cussion of the Vanderbilt affair. IA
story popularity told Is that Wander
bilt and his new wife collaborated on
the novel writing in three months
with view to reducing the debts
which remain from the famous heirs
failure in the tabloid publishing bust.
ness.
Another story is. that some of the
resentment toward the novel is
prompted by pique which an ex-
elusive women's club of Reno de.
veloped some months ago.
Vanderbilt had been invited as
guest OF honor to one of the clubs
breakfasts. Elaborate preparations
were made. As the tale Ii told, the
guest.to,be accepted the clubs formal
invitation but after socially promi.
nent group had gathered to entertain
him he failed to appear.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11

backbone. He thought his end had
come, he said later.
you're the wrong man." the
masked bandit said. Then he turned
and ran from the structure into the
enveloping blackness Of the night.
Brailer Immediately called the
Twelfth precinct and told them of the
occurrence. "A squad Of policemen
were hastily dispatched to the bouse
and they began fruit1ess search.
Bralier, in telling police Of the Incl.
dent, said he was at Z loss to explain
the cause of the mans actions. He
said when the pistol was stuck into
his back he turned and saw the man
whose face was covered with a black
mask. He thought the man was try.
ing to hold him up.
According to the stor. Brailer told
the police, the man did nothing ex.
cept to say. You're the wrong man."
and disappear.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11

1. This is a seIectiye search,
not a motion picture. popularity
or beauty contest. 1t Is an hon
est. sincere effort to find the
girl who best represents the
Typical American Girl. As used
here. the term Typical Arneri.
can Girl' means one who Is
representative Of young Ameri-
can WOmanhoOd in character.
intellect, appearance, etc. The
guest viii end at midnight,
:, March 81.
2, A national committee OE
judges, appointed by Smart Set
magazine, will make the final
decision and award the s., ,OOO
prize 10 the national winner at
= date set by the publisher OF
Smart Set magazine. in New
York city. This committee IN
composed OF ROsamOnd PinchOt
CASTOR, Vina DeImar, Jesse l..
Laslxy, J0hn Golden, Guy HOff
and Margaret Sangster, editor
Of Smart Set, and q representa-.
tive Of Hearst newspapers.
3. A local committee of
judges, appointed by The Wash.
ingtOn Times and to be an
nounced soon, will select the
regional winner for the Wash.
ingtOn metropolitan area.
4. A candidate cannot pro.
pose herself. She must be pro.
posed by some individual OF
some club or organization. This
proposal must be sent to the
Quest Editor, Washington
Times.
s. Each candidates proposal
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
WORLD COURT I
HOPES ARE
K|ND[ED
BY PIERCE MILLER
international News Service

Hopes of World Court adherents in
the United Sta -es appeared today to
be nearer to realization than any
time since President Harding made
the initial move for entry Of this,
country into the tribunal.
Advices from abroad concerning
the proposals made by Elihu Root,
American unofficial representative ut
the meeting in Geneva, for modifica-
tions to the Courts statute which
would permit Of acceptance by the
powers of the Senate's reservation,
were received with interest.
Look to Hoover
Root is endeavoring to get court
members to modify their attitude
toward the Senate's fifth reservation
which concerns questions in which
the United States has an interest.
World Court supporters look to
President Hoover to get the United
States into the tribunal.
They are hoping and expecting the
President will deal with the problem
in his message to the new Congress
when it meets in extra session April
Is.
Secretary Kellogg in a long de-
layed note to the membership of the
World Court. paved the way for
Roots efforts, by pointing out that
the differences between the members
and the United States on the subject
matter of the Senate's fifth reserva.
tion, was not great.
He called their attention to 4
court decision refusing I'd consider
a case affecting Russia on the
latter's refusal to- recognize court
jurisdiction because the Soviet was
not member of the League Of
Nations.
Roots suggestion is that the
court agree that il the President
of the United States notifies it that
the United States claims or has
an interest in any question coming
before the court, 1t shall have the
same weight as an objection by a
member of the league.
Administration View
If the court then decided to pro-
ceed regardless of an objection,
then the United States would be
at liberty to withdraw, and the
decision would not be binding as
affecting this country.
1t Is considered significant that
before Root sailed for Europe to
attend the present meeting Of the
court, he conferred with Mr..
Hoover. then President-eIect; Presi-
dent Coolidge, Secretary Kellogg,
Senator Borah, and other Senate
leaders who had heretofore opposed
American entry.
Kellogg's delayed note--it took
three years to get it off-was sent
soon after Roots departure, AMI
was believed to represent the
Hoover view as well as that Of the
Coolidge administration.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
L0OPH()LE Is
STOPPED
IN NEW
LAW

ALBANY, N. r, March II U.E..
In the drive for uniform anti-nar.
cotic legislation throughout the
United States, four bills have been
introduced in the New York State
legislature.
These bills are largely based on
the narcotic drug control law OF
the State Of New York. enacted in
1928. And, It is stated by the
World Narcotic Defense Association.
whose offices are at 578 Madison
Ave-, that similar measures win be
pushed In each of the other States
Of the Union.
Careful Clauses
The bills now before the Senate
and Assembly at Albany represent
exhaustive effort to draft measures
that viii include every phase and
aspect of the enarcotic evil and to
reduce chance to escape on tech.
nicalities or through loopholes to a
minimum.
Not only the sale and distribution
but possession and control, subject
to certain provisions as to medi.
cally prescribed drugs and those held
in the regular course of business
or profession, ETC.. are forbidden.
Records Required
Extensive provision is made for.
the keeping OF records and require
ments are precisely set forth. Even
records of the sales or exempted
preparations, prescriptions and rem
edies having l1abit-forming drugs as
ingredients, are required.
pense or prescribe any haoit-Iorm,
for which it is intended.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
BATTERED TRUCK DLSGORGES
IS CASES OF WHISKEY .

A nice, brand-new truck. all
painted up and looking as well as
lots of the passenger cars with
which it shared the highway, yes
terday went through silver Spring
Md, just little too fast and cen
tered the suspicious Of the police
of that Town upon 1t.
Two Maryland State troopers
Charles Barnes and Joseph Nolte
gave chase in a passenger car OF
the same make as the truck. The
driver of the truck, a white man
saw the pursuing party and pushed
the throttle to the floor.
Ends in Alley
The chase, at speeds ranging from
IS miles an hour when turning
corners to SO and SIS on straigh,
stretches. led down Georgia Avenue
to Colorado Avenue, west to Four
teenth Street, south to Park Road
west again to Sixteenth Street, east
a block on Fifteenth Street, and
finally ended in an alley in the
rear of a house in the 140O block
Of p st. N. w.
During the course of the race,
several pedestrians narrowly escaped
death by their agility, and at Four.
teenth and p Streets, while taking
the corner at high speed, the truck
nearly overturned, narrowly missed
a parked car and shot up the alley
only to come to grief when the
driver failed to negotiate narrow
garage door.
Looking For Driver
Before the arrival of the pur.
suing police, the driver made his
escape. The police reported they
found badly battered truck, the
result of the collision with the
The Washington times., 1929-03-11

The Washington Times, Smart
Set Magazine and other American
newspapers have entered into a
sacred quest. They are looking
for that indefinite parsonage, the
Typical American Girl.
Hundreds of young women all
over the United States are being
auggested for the honor of being
selected as the elimination Of Amer.
ica's ideals.
Bound to Fame
The Times, Smart Set and the
other papers have banded together
to bring out from her hiding place
she Typical American Girl. She is
In the little flower -decked home.
the palatial mansion, the business
office. and in the girls school.
Wherever she is, she will be found
Aend placed on her pedestal. She
will be famous personage.
Husbands are sending in the
aanes of their wives. lovers the
names of their adored. employers
1are sending in names of their
trusted employees and friends are
suggesting the names of = other
friends they thin, are entitled to
rhe honor. Foremost authorities all
over the country are telling what
/ they think is the best type of
american girlhood. -
No definite qualifications are set
fnrth for the type who is to repre-
sent the American Girl. She is to
be kindred to all types. She may
IS either blonde. brunette or titan.
ier hair may be bobbed or long
She may or may not smoke. Per-
Ehaps she sips cocktail now and
then. All names Of persons snosn-
inated in the quest win be Judged
bv only one rule. That rule is,
tDoes this girl represent the Typ
heal American Girl?"
World Representative
Some authorities say that the
rypicaI American Girl will be repre-
tentative Of all the girls in theswoIid.
The immense melting pot that is
kYnerica has welded all types and
Iasses into one being. That being,
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Senators Hope. Hooper
Will Dedicate N. J. Hall

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., March
Ii G.N.sl-1f Senators Walter e.
Edge and Hamilton F. Kean of New
Jersey. can carry their plans
through to success, President
Hoover will dedicate the new audi
torium hero on May 81, they an.
nounced today.
The hall will be opened with the
convention of the National Electric
Light Association at which both
Thomas A. Edison and Henry Ford
are to speak.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Hooyer's Life Subject
of. Greek Church Sermon

The life, character and thorough
ness of Herbert Hoover were praised
IN Greek and English yesterday at
the S.. Constantine and Helen
Greek Orthodox Church; sixth and
C, Sheets Southwest.
The English sermon was preached
by Capt. Soterios Nicholson, and
the Greek by the Rev Thomas
Daniels, pastor.
The fact that President Hoover,
upon receiving his diploma, did not
hang, 1t on q wall and wait for
clients to come 10 him, but went
instead TO the mines and thus
gained practical experience, is what
made him great, Reverend Daniels
declared, - g
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Dean Miller Addresses
BlOOHningdale Citizens

Dean Kelly Miller, of Howard
University, spoke yesterday at .
special community program in the
Tabor Presbyterian Church. Second
and s Street Northwest. He told
how the community chest colored
contingent went over the top and
presented Frank Coleman. leader
Of the teams collecting the most
money.
The program was sponsored by
the BloOmingdale Citizens AssO-
citation, Of which Coleman II presi-
dent
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Foreign Attaches Pay
War Secretary Visit

The military attaches OF foreign
embassies and legations visited the
War Department this morning and
paid their respects to Secretary of
War James w. Good.
The foreign military officers
made a picturesque showing in
their colorful uniforms, contrasting
sharply with the plain olive
drab uniforms of the American off.
GERS who were present.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Elsie Janis Must Face
Appendicitis Operation!

PARIS, March IL Q.N.S9.--Elsie
Janis, noted American actress, who
lis seriously i'll at the Hotel Grill
Ion, faces an appendicitis opera.
tion. Her physician said today she
is too weak to undergo the opera.
tion at this time. but will undergo
Ii when she gets stronger.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
CHURCHES WILL MERGE

BLOoMSBURG, Pa. March H.
Catawissa circuit and Buck Horn
Rupert charges of the Methodist
Church will be merged at next
weeks Methodist conference in
Clearfield. The congregations de.
cided to merge at joint meeting.
Rev. w. H. Hartman. retired, has
been pastor of the Buck Horn
Rupert charge for six years.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Woman to Lecture
On French Gardens

French Gardens. Old and New" is
the subject upon which Nine. Marie
de Mare win give an illustrated lee.
ture before the National Capital
Federation OF Garden Clubs in the
Interior Department Building, eight.
eenth and F Streets Northwest, to-
morrow night.
Nine. de Mare is a landscaping
and garden expert Of international
reputation.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Times staff Photos

garage door, and an equally bat
tered garage. In the truck, un-
harmed. stood 36 cases OF alleged
whisky.
The assemblage, minus the
garage, was turned over to police
of the Second Precinct, who, have
Instituted a search for the owner
and driver of the vehicle.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
PARK VIEW MEETING

The Park View Citizens Associa.
tion meeting "Wednesday night in
the Park View platoon school, will
be addressed by Lieut.. Nina C..
Van Winkle. chs of the wOmen's
Bureau,
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
FUGITIVE VETERAN FOUND

HAZLETON. Pa, March l1.-Guy
Minnick. shell-shocked world war vet.
eran who escaped from a Phila.
delphia hospital and was sought
here by his guardian was found
living at the city dump in COM
pany with tramps.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
PARTY AT GAYEL CLUB

The home board of Bethany Chap.
tel. Order Eastern Star. will give a
card party for the benefit Of the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home
at the Gavel Club, ZOO block Of
Thirteenth ST., Wednesday evening,
beginning al o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
MASKED MAN. POKES PISTOL
IN BACK OF WRONG MAN

A gun rudely poked into his lack
last night was the thrill that aroused
Augustus Brailer from his thoughts.
Brailer was doing some work in his
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
RELIEF CORPS MEETING

Burnside Corps. No. 4, Women's
Relief Corps. will hold an open
meeting wednesday evening In G,
A. II. Hail.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
$1,000 CASH AWAITS VICTOR IN
| TYPICAL AMERICAN GIRL TEST

That the amount of the award that is waiting for the
girl who best representative of all American girls She has
been the object of thorough search for than week
and will be pursued until the first of April -
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03
|H00VER'S ship
NEARING HOME
Still Clipping OF Speed Of
10 Knots

Aboard U. s. S. Utah, ell route 10
Hampton Roads, Jan. 3 ~@sull
clipping off fifteen and a half knots
an hour, this battleship bearing
Herbert Hoover home after his
good-w will tour of Latin-Amerlca was
approaching home waters today. 1t
was approximately nine hundred
miles from the Virginia Capes.
Weather conditions continue good
but the trade winds were still kick
ing up sufficient sea to give the
ship a long easy roll with some
pitch.
Entirely carefree, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoover seem to be enjoying the trip
more and more as they swing to-
ward the United States coast. They
have a few guests in to each meal
and Mrs. Hoover daily serves tea on
deck. She and the president-elect
also stroll about chatting with men,
bers of their party or watch the
deck games.
The Hoovcrs enjoyed smoker
given in their honor by the ships
crew on the quarterback last night
One feature of the affair was the
playing of the newly organized jazz
orchestra of the Utah. The presi-
dent-elect vigorously applauded
various skits, especially those in
which quips were fired at members
Of his party. He and Mrs. Hoover
left, however, before the three box
ing matches that concluded the Pro
gram began.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03
IbAT7ALIN0 Will
| HEAD.STAR CARD
Five Bouts Planned in Support
Of Main Attraction

Hartford. Jan. Matchmaker
Ed Hurley announces supporting
card Of five bouts for the Eat Batta
limo Ralph Nischo star bout which
headlines the card to be Offered at
Foot Guard hall Friday night.
In the semi final OF eight rounds.
Al Beaureg gard. formerly of Taft
vile and now of Hartford. will meet
Tommy Ahboho of New York.
Bcauregard fought sensational
bout in Hartford few weeks ago
against Pete l.ucci of Clinton. Mass,
Ahbobo, who is Il Filipino. is one
of the busiest bantamweights in tho
/ metropolitan district He defeated
Spike" Marine Of New Haven IN
! his only Connecticut appearance.
4 Four four FOUNDERS fill up the bot
tom of the card.
! Nick Christy of Bristol. who has
turning pro, will meet Jimmy Couch
of New Haven in four. Christy is
a real sensation in pro ranks, a boy
who is expected to go far.
Vic Carlson battles Louis Carmel
OF Holyoke in a bout that seems
sure to end in a knockout as these
boys are hard hitters without great
deal OF science.
Hy Diamond of Hartford will bat
Tie Joe Sawloski of Holyolie and
Homer Thiebeault of Holyoke will
meet Al Annone of Springfield.
The first bout will start at Sis
The feature bout is down for ten
rounds.