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LACKY P.T.A. MEETING.

1.-THE February meeting of the Lacky
Parent Teacher Association was held
Monday. February oath at 1880 P. NJ.
in the school auditorium.
The following interesting program
preceded the regular business meeting:
Solo Mrs. Parkman
Like Washington" Melvin Kersey
81 Would Tellr Ben Mason,
Francis Cary, Frances Brooke, Dorthy
Beecher, and jameson McWilliams.
Highlights of Washington's Career,
Thelma Boyer, Ora Ward, Mary
Kily, Genevieve Braguiner, Elizabeth
Dorset, Gladys Wooster, Elva Groves,
Vernena McGinnis, Hester Wright,
Ella Jean Smith.
'The Twenty-second of February"
Mary Beeeher.
Honor to Washington"
Harry Anderson
''My Hatchet'' Phyllis Danielsor
Solo Carmel Torrens
P. T. A. Song Association
The program was given mainly by
Miss Kergers' and Mr. Floyd:
classes.
The treasurer reported that practi-
cally all of the library books pur-
chased by the Association for the
elementary grades had been paid for
Mrs. Boyer was appointed chair
man of committee to find out what
utensils would be needed by the Way:
and Means committee in giving enter
tainments. Mrs. Shredder donated sil
dish towels for this purpose and Mrs
Boyer donated dish pan.
The Membership Committee reported
three new members making a total o.
three hundred twenty-five.
Mr.. Rice announced play, Beads
on String to be given by the High
School Monday, March third.
The meeting was then adjourned.
BY the Committee
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ORPHANS COURT

The Orphans Court met in regular
session on Tuesday with Judges Rice.
Henderson and Jones on the bench.
The following business was transacted
First and final administration ac-
count of Blanche Thomas, administrs-
tor of James E Thomas, deceased,
fled and passed.
Eighth account of Mary X. jameson,
Guardian of Francis L. jameson,
minor, filed and passed.
Application by Robert A. Clements
for letters of administration on per-
sonal estate of John w Clements,
deceased. Bond fixed in the penalty
of $1,000.
Bond fixed in the penalty of $1,000
in the estate of Josephine Henson, de
ceased, filed and approved. Letters
of administration issued. Warrant to
appra.se both real and personal estate
issued to b. B. Compton and William
Ferguson. Noticed to creditors sent
TINES crescent.
First and final account of James B.
Gray administrator of John H. Gray,
deceased, filed and passed.
Application by James B. Gray, for
letters of administration on personal
estate OF Mary E. Gray, deceased. Bond
in penalty of $500 filed and approved.
Letters issued. Warrent to appraise
personal estate issued to P. D. Hop
per and Charles H. Chesley. Notice
to creditors sent to MARYLAND 1NDE-
PENDENT.
First administration account OF
Harry Henderson. ct al executors Of
BENJAMIN F. Henderson, Sr. deceased
filed and passed.
Inventory of personal estate and
first and final account OF Sarah b.
Brown. executrix of Mary E. Jupiter,
deceased, filed and passed.
Petition by Edith R. Bucklin for
letters of administration on the per-
sonal estate of William J. Gordon,
deceased, filed and passed. Bond in
the penalty of $4,000 fled and APP
proved.
Court adjourned to meet in regular
session Tuesday March 18th 1880.
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Independent Warehouse.

A subscription is being taken among
the tobacco growers of Southern Mary.
land to raise a fond to establish a
private tobacco ware house in Balti-
more where the planters can send their
tobacco and have it inspected indie
pendent of State supervision. The
movement is meeting with hattering
encouragement, and it is predicted the
now warehouse will be in operation
within 30days B altimore Herald.
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Burned.

Frances Frederick, little colored
girl, the child of Isaac Frederick, was
severely burned on Wednesday. The
child was in the kitchen playing with
a young brother near a fire and its
clothing caught and it Immediately
ran out OF doors. The mother hearing
her screams hurried to the burning
child, but not before all of its cloth
ing was destroyed by the flams and
much of its body burner into blister.
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CHURCH or THE NAzARENE

Chicamuxen Circuit
Rev. Henry Heckert, Pastorin Charge
Services as follows;
Indian Head-Sunday School 10 a.
IN. Preaching 7.30 p. m. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday night at 7;45 p m.
Pisgah-Preaching p. m.
Chicamuxen-Sun School 10 a.
m. Preaching the fourth Sunday OF
the month at ll.00 a. m.
Ironsides- Sunday School 10 a. m.
Preaching the second Sunday of the
month at HOO a. m.
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CHURCH OF THE NAzARENE

Real Old Time Gospel Meetings will
be held in the Dubois Church of the
Nazarene, located near Dubois P. o.
Md, on the La Plata-Newmarket
highway. Service every Sunday nigh
at 8 o'clock. Come and bring your
neighbors. All are welcome.
red G. Quinn, Pastor in charge.
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LOCAL BREvIT1ES

Mrs. Charles Gadsden, Of Charles
ton, South Carolina, is spending a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. H. Bogert
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Honest 10 percent Tobacco Bed
Fertilizer carried in stock by R. v.
Norris. Call and see him-Special
price for cash. Advt.
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Accident.

Mr.. Thomas Richmond lost valu-
able horse last week. The animal in
dashing around ran against tree
and killed himself.
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Miss Anna Barnes, student nurse at
Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, accompa-
MED by her friend, Miss Margaret
Arthur, who is also student nurse at
Mercy Hospital, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Frank
S. Barnes.
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Teachers Meeting.

Tbs white teachers of this county
met in La Plata, March is, and ar
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Holy Eucharist, every Sunday in the
month, except the first & third, ats AN.
First Sunday, at II A. M. Wednes-
days, Fridays and Holy Days at A..
M, Mathis, every Sunday in the
month, except the first, at II A. M.
St. Paurs Chapel, Piney
Holy Eucharist, first & third Sundays in
the month at S:45 A. M. Evensong, every
Sunday in the month, except the first.
and fourth at P M.
M. E. CHURCH. SOUTH
La Plata Charge
Rev. G. H. Shaw
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Mrs. B. A. Howard entertained a
few friends at delightful Bridge
party last Saturday.
Mrs r Fl. Lee Reich spent the week.
end in Frederick with friends and re-
latives.
Miss Dunreath Posey entertained
the TUESDAY Night Bridge Club at her
home in La Plata this week.
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Moore spent
the weekend in Washington, with the
formers brother, Mr.. Eric Moore, of
Rochester, N. Y.
Mr.. Harry C. Bowie, student at
Maryland University, was the week.
end guest of his mother, Mrs. Blanche
G. Bowie, at her home in La Plata.
Mr.. and Mrs. Author Loskosie and
and their two little girls, of Cambridge,
Maryland, spent several days with the
latter's brother, Mr.. Mullen, at his
home near Bel Alton.
Miss Mary Anne Hudson, of Indian
Head, was the weekend guest of Miss
Katherine Posey at her home in La
Plata.
Judge Rice and family, of Ryceville,
accompanied by his brother, Thomas
S. Rice and family, of Mechaniesville,
motored to Indian Head Sunday and
spent the day with the formers son,
Prof. and Mrs. J. "A. Rice.
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DURHAM PARISH-EPIScoPAL
Rev. Reginald B. Stevenson, B.A.,
Rector
Christ Church, Ironsides; Morning
Service each Sunday with special
Children's Sermon 400 AN
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Mrs. b. A. Howard entertained a
few friends at delightful Bridge
party last Saturday.
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Indian Head, Md.

THE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Indian Head, Md.
Sunday School. -. 1000 A. M
Preaching 1880 PM.
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Religious Notices
PORT roRAcco PARISH

Rev. Harry Howe Bogert, Rector.
La Plata-Christ Church
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MARBuRY BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev, W. ]. Banks
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Mrs. r Il. Lee Reich spent the week.
end in Frederick with friends and re.
latives.
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Miss Dunreath Posey entertained
the TUESDAY Night Bridge Club at her
home in La Plata this week.
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Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Moore spent
the weekend in Washington, with the
formers brother, Mr.. Eric Moore, of
Rochester, N. Y.
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Calendar for March

sul Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-11
DAVIS SEES GAIN
IN i. S. BUSINESS
Gives Hoover Credit in
Speech ForecaSting Control
of Employment Conditions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, September Ii
Secretary of Labor James j. Davis said
today at a luncheon of the American
Institute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers that there were many indica-
lions of improvement in business and
employment conditions, for which he
gave credit to President Hoover
I'VE have all been carried away to
such a depth of pessimism that when
any one ventured to say that good times
would return he was labeled Polly
anna" the Secretary said. Il am sin
cere In stating that there are many in
dications that business is picking up
and going on. Agreements have been
reached recently that guarantee peace
full relations in an industry employing
100000 workers. The pact signed is to
run for I'VE and one-half years, with a
pay roll that will run to nearly two Dill
lion dollars, based on normal work dur
ing that period.
Just before I left for Pittsburgh q
big Eastern concern added thousand
new employees to its pay roll, and at the
latter part of this month am to OF
ficiate in another of our Industrial cities
where another 81 900 employees will be
given employment"
THE genius of America has practical
" put out of existence such things as
famine and pestilence, evils that we
once thought beyond the power OF man
TO control" the Secretary said. I am
sure that unemployment will soon be In
the same category"
1.-The losses and disbursements that
we have all had to endure Of late" he
continued, "have hit bottom and are on
the upswing.
"It is clear now, and will be increas-
,nrlv clear, that what started us back
was the prompt action of President
Hoover in calling financial, industrial
and labor leaders to united action for
economic sterilization and vast pro-
gram of public construction. In this
move President Hoover has set a prec-
edent for all time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-11
WET-DRY HONORS
DIVIDED AT POLLS
Prohibition Issue Is Held In
fIuenced by Other Fac
tors in States.

BY the Associated Press.
New ferment was poured into the
cauldron of prohibition debate by the
results of primaries in 10 States during
the past three days.
Although q number of wet office
seekers met defeat. some dry champions
were overthrown and few candidates
opposed by the prohibition forces were
victorious.
The anti-prohibition cause received
support yesterday also from Gov.
Roosevelt of New York, who after a
two-year silence on the question placed
himself on record as favoring repeal
of the eighteenth amendment with
substitution of statute granting each
State control Of intoxicants.
Other influences Enter.
In few instances did the political wet
or dry victories furnish unclouded evi-
dence of popular sentiment, however,
as even in races where prohibition be-
came the paramount issue other In
huences entered.
Prominent among the dry losers was
Representative Grant M. Hudson of
Michigan, former Anti-Saloon League
official, in whose contest the prohibi-
ton issue was outstanding. Repre-
sentative Louis c. Cramton, another
Republican dry Of that State, apparent
ly was denied denomination, with an
official count to be needed TO settle the
result.
Representative John F. Miller of
Washington, also was a loser for Re-
publican denomination. going down be-
fore the wet attack Of Ralph H. Horr.
Miller's district is Seattle, however, and
Horr Is Republican county chairman.
In the State of Washington also, drys
can point to the victories of two dry
incumbents over wet opposition, and the
return unopposed of two more drys. All
this in the face of wet planks In the
State platforms Of both parties.
Drys Win in East.
Dry victories occurred in Republican
ranks in New Hampshire and Vermont.
but in most cases the wet opponents
were third men in the races. The
Democrats Of the two States win wave
the wet flag in the November elections,
ular support for their party.
Colorado's Republican senatorial pri-
mary yielded victory for the only can
didate not Endorsed by the Anti-Saloon
League, George H. Shaw. He did not
campaign as a wet however.
In Michigan, a prominent dry, Chase
s. Osborn, was unable to use his Anti
Saloon League support effectively to
overthrow Senator James Couzens. The
latter favors law observance, but is not
in sympathy with prohibition. The
issue was not a leading one in the race
In Arizona, Louisiana, Georgia and
South Carolina, the prohibition issue was
not significant. Names election also
turned principally on other issues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-11
SANTO DOMINGO DEATH
LIST PLACED AT 2,700
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A government survey in Santo Do
mingo estimated the existence of 1000
gangrene cases, 5000 injuries and 2,700
dead. Property loss as result of the
recent hurricane totaled between $780,
600, 900 and $25,000,000.
The Navy received the information
today from Col. r. M. Cults, Marine
brigade commander at Port au Prince,
Haiti On request of President Rafael
Trujillo. he asked that so Marines be
sent to Santo Domingo ito handle food
supply and for moral effect"
Red Cross reports no food outside
necessary arriving from surrounding
country" the message said. Medical
supplies en- route were reported salts
factory for immediate needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-11
BANDIT KILLS MAN
WHO HAD ONLY $45
"That Amt Enough" Declares
Slayer, Jabbing Gun Into
Back and Firing.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September ia murder
as heartless and unprovoked as police
can recall over long period, was COM
mitted late last night in the drug store
Of Willis Fiddelke, the 4o-year-old pro-
prietor.
Fiddelke was shot dead as he lay
face down on the floor.
You've only got $45, and that amt
enough" was what the killer said, jab-
bing the muzzle of his pistol into the
druggists back, between the shoulders
and pulling the trigger.
Two customers, held at bay in an
other room by an accomplish of the
gunman. heard him say: II croaked him
all right. Let's get out of here"
The robbers had compelled Fiddelke
70 30 to 3 rear room and lie face down
They complained at only finding $45
but Fiddelke explained Il had been 8
Poor day and that was all he had.
50 be was killed.
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1SPLANES COMPETE
FOR FORD TROPHY
Sponsor of Flight Flags Con-
testants Away-17 Other
Ships Garry Officials.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, September 11,-F1agged
away by Edsel Ford, chief sponsor of the
flight, 18 contesting planes in the 1880
rational air tour took off this morning
from Ford Airport on the 4,500-nlile
fight over United States and North
western Canada.
The contesting planes are accom-
panied by II ships carrying officials and
guests. Kalamazoo was the luncheon
stop. From there, the air feet will pro-
coed to Chicago for the overnight stop.
The take-offs were accomplished with
out accident. The winner, to be deter
mined by complicated system Of scor-
ing on the basis of both speed and re-
liability, will become holder for one year
of the Ford reliability trophy and will
receive prize money totaling several
thousand dollars.
The first plane to take off was the
entry of the American Eagle Aircraft Co.
of Kansas City, piloted by Maj. j. Car
roll Gone. Second was the entry OF
the Waco Aircraft Co. of Troy, Ohio,
piloted by John H. Livingston, winner
of last years tour. Others followed at
one-minute intervals.
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POLL SUES TO HALT
RAz|NG OF THEATER
SChuberts Join in Actor
Against Mellon, Claiming
Lease to 1899.

An injunction proceeding was In
Stituted In the Districts Supreme Court
today to prevent the raZing of Polls
Theater, on Pennsylvania avenue near
Fifteenth street, within the triangle
which the United States seeks to convert
into park in connection with the
program for the establishing of Govern
ment buildings along the south side of
the Avenue.
Sylvester e. Poll Of New Haven, Conn,
and Lee Schubert and Jacob Schubert,
both of New York, are the plaintiffs
and Andrew w. Mellon, Secretary of the
Treasury, and H. Herfurth, IT., of Vir-
ginia, are named as defendants. Herfurth
has a contract to remove all the build
ings In the triangle between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth street, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 4 street.
Lease Terms Are Cited.
The court is told that the United
States leased the property to Primpton
B. Chase of Sparta, Ohio, at Fifteenth
and e streets, with an entrance at 1924
pennsylvania avenue, for a term of
years ending June 80, 1899, at q month
ly rental of $1,666.67. The lease was
assigned by Chase to Polls, who, with
the consent of the United States, as
signed a half interest to Lee Schubert
ana jacob ScnuDerC. NO default had
been made in the terms of the lease,
the court Is advised, when in February,
1880. Secretary Mellon notified the
plaintiffs that the lease was at an end
and that the land will be required for
omcial purposes July /, 1880.
The leases rendered the rent July
l and August l, the court Is told, which
tender was refused, and a contract has
been made with defendant, Herfurth,
TO tear down the building. Such ac-
ton by Secretary Mellon, it Is claimed,
Is beyond the scope of his lawful au-
thorlty and constitutes q taking of the
property OF the plaintiffs without due
process Of law.
Injunction to Be Sought.
Herfurth, it is stated, is about To
begin the destruction of the improve
ment on the property, which unless
stopped by the court. would work
irreparable injury to them, the plain
tits assert.
Attorneys William E. Leahy. William
]: Hughes, jr.; Benjamin Siade and
William Klein appear for the plaintiffs
and have served notice on Government
counsel that they will apply to the
court September 10 for a temporary
injunction.
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FOREIGN DISEASES
THREATEN FORESTS
international Cooperation to
Control BIights Urged at
Inter-American Session.

Virulent diseases introduced from
abroad are threatening American for
ests and international cooperation is
needed, DR.. E. p. Meinecke of the De-
partment of Agriculture told the Inter-
american Conference on Agriculture,
Forestry and Animal Industry meeting
at the Pan-American Union today
Characterizing the chestnut blight
which has swept over the Appalachian
region as ''the greatest forest catas-
Meinecke said that another very serious
disease had just been discovered-the
European larch canker. This most
dreaded of European forest diseases, he
said, was introduced on nursery stock
from Scotland. Despite early and en-
ergetic control measures, he said, 1t Is
a menace to the extensive American
larch forests.
Pine Disease Controlled.
When one of these diseases is intro
duced, he said, measures Of control are
expensive and put q continuous load
on the forest industries. An effective
method of control, he explained, has
been found for the white pine blister
rust, which, introduced from Siberia,
where it lives on a species Of pine to
which 1t is harmless, has played havoc
with one Of the most economically valu-
able forest crops In the United States.
Study of the life history of this
fungus, he said, has shown weak spot
in its life cycle where it can be attacked
successfully. The first generation lives
exclusively on the white pine. The sec
ond generation cannot live on the trees,
but only on currants and gooseberries.
The third generation returns to the
pines again. Thus it can be controlled
by eliminating the currants and goose
berries in the forest areas.
Forests can be made almost as pro-
ductive as average farm land, said w.
T. Cox, forester of the Tropical Plant
Research Foundation. Tropical forests,
he declared, are only beginning to be
appreciated and in the near future viii
rank among the chief sources Of wealth
of tropical America.
Comprehensive Plan Needed.
Cox stressed the need of a compre-
hens1ve plan of study and development,
including extensive reconnaissance by
airplane and bontanlcal and commercial
study of all the trees. He also urged
the establishment of great forest ex-
pertinent station in the lower Amazon
country.
Latin American countries were urged
not to cut down their forests indiscrim-
inately to produce agricultural land by
Prof. D. M. Mathews of the University
Of Michigan. The temporary reward for
cutting the forests may be very great,
he said, so that "the fact that perma-
nent capacity of the land to produce any
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Firemen Lose Fight
To Save Child Ill
Of Whooping Cough
Little, Shirley Carlton, S,
Dies After I6 Hours of
Artificial Breathing.

When neighborhood children hurried
over before breakfast today to inquire
how Shirley Carlton was getting along,
they were vaguely alarmed by the air of
quietude which hung over the little bun
galow at T0S Erie street in Takoma Park,
Md. where q battle had gone on for
weeks to save Shirley from the whooping
couph.
The big red truck of Fire Rescue
Squad No. 2, which was called into ac-
ton yesterday, was gone from in front
of the home. No sound of a reassuring
hustle came from within. Even the doc
tors automobile, much in evidence of
late, was missing.
One little girl finally summoned cour-
age to ring the bell. Her companions
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IRENEE DU POINT
SUPPORTS BAYARD
Republican Candidates Either Are
Dry or Straddlers," Explains
Delaware Capitalist.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, DEL, September H.
Irenee du Pont, vice chairman of the
board of directors of the z. I. du Pont
de Nemours Co., has announced he
neither will support nor contribute to
the election of the nominees of the
Republican party selected at Dover on
Tuesday.
Scoring the party of Delaware for
disregarding the prohibition issue by
nominating candidates for the Senate
and House who are either dry or
straddlers," Mr.. du Pont, In letter to
former United States Senator Thomas
r. Bayard, wet Democratic candidate
for United States Senator. said, I'm my
estimate, you are the best man for
Senator"
The Republican convention renomi-
mated Senator Daniel o. Hastings for
Senator and Representative Robert G.
Houston for Representative and adopted
a dry platform.