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The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Phelps To REST
IN ANNAPOLIS
CEMETERY
Funeral viii Be Tomorrow;
Two Days Later Staud, Who
Died Sept. IL, viii Be Buried

NEW YORK, Sept. is QN.S).
Under the yellowing trees in the
Naval Academy cemetery at An
napolis the body Of Lieut.. Wood
ward Phelps will be buried tomor-
row and two days later, some
where out on the Atlantic where
the water is dark green and deep.
Lieut.. Comdr. Benjamin F. Staud
will be buried at sea, ending a
Damon-P -Pythias friendship.
Staud shot and killed himself
September IL at southampton,
England, during the first sea trip
Of the cruiser Houston, and
Phelps, authorities said today,
crushed by the death of his Naval
Academy and service pal, ended
his life In exactly the same fash
ion as Staud.
Phelps. 28-year-old son of Ad-
miral William Woodward Phelps,
was found dead late Sunday night
on the Cruiser Northampton here
with a pistol bullet in his head.
VA bAAS A4OO4 44CdA Vic bOuy WOO
a newspaper clipping telling Of
Staud's suicide.
Naval officers said the two men
had been close friends in academy
days and in service. The nigh
spot in Phelps career was in 1927
when in Chinese waters he led
one Of the landing parties which
went ashore under heavy fire and
rescued 155 Americans in Nan
king. Commander Staud pro-
tected the landing parties by the
fire Of his ships guns.
Admiral Phelps. commandant
of the Portsmouth, N. H., navy
yard, will take the body of his
son to Annapolis, where funeral
services will be held tomorrow in
the Naval Academy chapel.
Phelps widow was the former
Janet Bell Whitall, of Baltimore.
Staud's widow resides in Norfolk,
va
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
JUDGE RAISES
TRUTHFUL ADA

ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. l6.-
Honesty is the best policy" at
least it proves to be when deal.
ings are done with Judge Charles
w. Woodward. who presides over
the Police Court here.
Ada Brooks, colored, of Emery
Grove, Md, can attest to the
value of observing ones axioms
It was on August Is, Betsy Davis
said, that Ada ''cuSsed her plenty
According to Ada, Betsy was
always meddling with the younger
people, and when she called her
a black, bow-legged hussy," Ada
let loose a blue streak.
After hearing testimony on both
sides, Judge Woodward asked Ada
If Betsy had not cursed ner in
return. Ada was very emphatic
in stating that she was the Only
one to use profanity. The judge
told Ada:
when you took the stand, l
fully believed that You would
say that she cursed you also.
Most people would. I'm going
to place q premium on truth
fuIneSS, as it's very refreshing
to find someone who will speak
the truth, so, Ada, / am going
to let you off with q fine Of
81 and costs"
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
BETHESDA CIVIC
GROUP MEETS

BETHESDA, Md, Sept. 16.-
At the first fall meeting of the
Montgomery County Civic Asso-
citation held here last night, Fred
erick Lee caused considerable dis.
cuSsion when he stated that the
various committees should not
concern themselves with the prep
aration of flowery reports, but
should follow out their several
leads instead of letting the mat
terS drop.
The question of whether the
Washington Gas Light Company
was discriminating against Mont
gomery county in the drawing up
Of a new schedule of rates was re-
ferred to the committee on public
utilities, whose chairman said the
matter was taken up with the
company officials who are. defer
ring action until after tomorrow'S
hearing before the Public Utilities
Commission.
Upon the motion of Walter
Bogley, j. j. Miller, retiring presi-
dent Of the Bethesda Chamber of
Commerce, was made an honor
ary member Of the association
for two years. Miller will leave
shortly for Berlin, where he will
represent an auditing company.
Capt. Joseph c. Cissel presided.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
WIFE Shooting
JA|LS Man

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Nd, Sept.
16.-George Black, 80, Of Capitol
Heights, Md, was lodged in the
jail at Upper Marlboro last night
charged with shooting with in
tent to kill. Blake early yester-
day morning shot his estranged
wife, Esther, through finger
on the right rand, police declare.
The shooting occurred at the
home of Blake's mother on Rich
ards Avenue, Capitol Heights. The
wife, who had been living with
her brother in Baltimore, had
come to the Blake home because
she was worried about her two
children who were spending a
week with their father, she said.
Blake entered her room early
Monday morning and told her to
pray, Mrs. Blake alleges, then
pointed "a short .32-calibre re-
volver at her head. Mrs. Blake
declared that as he fired, she
threw her arms across her face.
The bullet struck her hand, shat
tering the third finger, according
to her story to police.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Arrest After Raid
On Lakeland House

LAKELAND, Md, Sept. 16.-
John Brooks, colored, was arrested
Sunday night following a raid
made by Prince Georges county
officers upon his place here and
booked at the Bladensburg jaili on
a charge Of running a disorderly
house. A number of patrons
caught with Brooks were held as
State witnesses to face trial to-
morrow in Police Court at Hyatts-
vile.
Police said that Brooks has
been under observation for some
time and that upon receiving GER
tain information they made the
raid upon his premises. The Of
ficerS who participated in the ar
rest were Cloyd Reese, Ralph
Brown, Deputy Sheriff Arthur
Hepburn, H. L. Mccormick and
George l.. Evans.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
APPLES EARLY.
TOTAL DROPS

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 16.
The Virginia commercial apple
crop, based on September 1 pros
poets, is now forecast by the
State Federal crop reporting SER
vice to be 1850, 900 barrels, COM
pared with 100000 barrels as
forecast on August 1; 100000
barrels harvested last year. and
2,602, 900 barrels, the average pro-
duction during the previous five
years.
AS a result of the continued
drought and excessive high tenn
peratures, apples are maturing
much earlier than usual. The
trees have stood the dry weather
exceptionally well and the fruit.
while considerably underSize, is
reported to be very good, both as
to quality and color. There has
been very little damage from in
sects, but in many sections the
drop was quite heavy.
According to estimates, the per-
centage of a full crop expectation
: by important districts compared
with the percentage reported on
August /, in brackets, is as fol-
lows: North Valley. 80 1850 I:
south Valley, % (26): North
Piedmont, 80 (35): Piedmont, "a
(31); Roanoke, 40 1861: Patrick.
rs 600: Southwest. II (18). and
other districts, 16 (20).
Correspondents reported the
following percentage of a full
crop expectation by important
varieties on September /: York.
81: Winesaps, 90: Ben Davis. 81:
Stayman. 34::' Black Twig. "a;
Pippins, 80: Delicious ~: Grimes
Golden, 2S: Bonur~ s, and
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
John L. Liners Named
On Blind Commission

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 16.
John L. Livers, Of Charlottesville,
has been appointed by Governor
Pollard to be a member Of the
Virginia commission for the blind,
succeeding Judge Lemuel F.
Smith, of Charlottesville, resigned.
The new appointee will serve
an unexpired term Of seven years,
which ends July /, 1884. Judge
Smith, several months ago, re-
signed his seat on the commits
sion to accept the Eighth circuit
judgeship rendered him by
Governor Pollard.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Youth Is LGcerated
In Auto Accident

BERWYN HEIGHTS, Md, Sept.
16.-Russell Aleshire, 8 years old,
received severe lacerations Of the
face Sunday when the car he was
riding in stopped suddenly, throw.
ing him through the windshield,
Treatment was given the boy by
the BladenSburg rescue squad.
At the time Of the accident the
youth was riding with his father,
a member Of she Branchville
Volunteer Fire company.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
DriUer of Auto Dies
At Wheel of His Car

LURAY, Va, Sept. 16.-Funeral
services for John William Long,
who died of appoplexy while driv-
ing his car, were held from the
home Of his son, William NJ Long.
Long who was n years old, was
returning from a visit to his
grandson at New Market when
stricken. witnesses saw the car
leave the road and go into the
ditch. They found the driver dead
at the wheel.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
To GREET
.FRENCHFL|ERS

RICHMOND. Va. Sept. 16.
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn
Byrd has been asked to lead the
welcome which the city Of Rich
mond will give on October 8 to
Capt. Dieudonne Coste and Mau-
rice Bellonte.
r. McC. Burlington presideI-s :
Of the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce, sent a telegram invit.
ing Admiral Byrd to accept the
Craftsmanship of the reception
committee which will plan the
only welcome which will be given
on Virginia soil to Frances ia,
nous airmen, the first to fly
without a stop from Europe to
the United States.
Richmond Is expected to accord
Coste and Bellonte one of the
warmest greetings they will re
ceive on their goodwill tour OF
the United States, which viii
cover a l5.000-mile circuit of the
principal cities and State capi
tails.
Definite details of their visit
are being awaited by chamber
of commerce officials before de
termining exactly the form which
the reception will take. Word
also Is being awaited from Ad
miral Byrd, as his acceptance
Of the Craftsmanship rendered hin
will throw importance upon his
suggestions and ideas as to the
celebration.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
8 STATES WILL
FETE HIGHWAY

CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. 16.
Although the National Road from
Claysville, Pa. to Washington,
Pa, has been open to traffic for
some time, the formal opening
Eof the new stretch win not be
held until September IS, On
that date people of West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Maryland will
take part in an elaborate celebra-
ton commemorating not only the
improvement of certain sections,
and the removal of detours, but
the history Of the highway,
which was the first built in the
United States.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
BURBAN LEADERS PUSH FIGHT FOR LOWER UTILITIES RATES
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The Washington times., 1930-09-16

What most people call indiges.
ton is usually excess acid in the
stomach. The food has soured.
The instant remedy is an alkali
which neutralizes acids. But
don't use crude helps. Use what
your doctor would advise.
The best help Is Phillips Milk
Of Magrfesia. For the so years
since its invention it has re-
mained standard with physicians.
You win find nothing else so
quick in its effect, so harmless,
so efficient.
One tasteless spoonful in water
neutralizeS many times its vol
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

ume In acid. The results are i'm
mediate, with no bad after-ef-
fects. Once you learn this fact.
you will never deal with excess
acid in the crude ways. Go learn
-now-why this method Is su.
preme.
Be sure to get the genuine
Phillips Milk of MagneSia pre-
Scribed by physicians for so years
in correcting excess acids. 25c
and SOC a bottle-any drug store.
Milk of Magnesia" has been
the u. s. Registered Trade Mark
of The Charles H. Phillips Chem
ical Company and its predeces-
sor Charles n. Phillips since 1878.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Fairfax Committee
On Drought Named

FAIRFAX. Va, Sept. 16.-F. s.
McCandlish, Edgar Littleton and
j. U. Kincheloe have been ap-
pointed a committee of the
county drought relief commission
to act on applications from
farmers for loans for seed and
fertilizers.
Requests for loans must be in
the hands Of County Farm Agent
H. B. Derr by September 20.
The amount available for loans
is approximately $4,000, and will
be loaned in sums not to exceed
$500 to farmers who have no
other credit facilities.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Highways to FOlIOW
RuiLWUU's ROGdbed

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Sept.
16.-Two railroad crossings of the
Virginia Central Railroad and two
dangerous curves on the Orange
pike will be eliminated when the
highway abandons its present
route and takes over the bed OF
the Virginia Central at two
points.
The Virginia Central will cut a
new road bed to one side Of the
highway and in that way will
eliminate two crossings.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
WATER MEETING.
BRINGS CLOTH
NEAR BLOWS
Rows With B. N. HedriCk
Over Suits Against DeIin.
quent Taxpayers In Arlington

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va,
sept. 16.-In an all-day session fill.
ed with sharp verbal clashes and
featured by numerous urgent ap-
peals for the laying Of watermainS
in sections of the county which
have suffered severely from the
drought, the Arlington county
board Of supervisors yesterday met
for the first time since the vaca'
ton season. -
Grim evidence Of the effects OF
the long dry spell was given In the.
number Of petitions entered Tor
watermailaS, great many OF them
being presented by women, VINO
told of the dangerous conditions
where dried wells were close TO
septic tanks.
on every petition, Edward Dun
can, Chairman Of the board. TOOK
the position that water should be
furnished these people, regardless
of the amount Of money Cney
could put UP. He was applauoed
when. after q woman had mace
an appeal for water, he said:
'Tet us borrow money and put
these mains in at once, rather
than wait for disease to be Y
spread through lack Of It.
b. M. Hedrick, petition Tor
whose removal on q charge OF
malfeasance is now before Judge
Browning, took the opposite po-
sition that no mains should De
| laid until so per cent OF the
frontage had been paid Tor py'
the property holders. :,
A special meeting OF the board
of supervisors was called for Mon.I
day morning at 10 o'clock to deal
with the water question entirely,
When the matter Of delinquent
taxes was taken up by the board,
Hedrick and william C. Cloth
Commonwealth attorney for Ar
lington county, almost came TO
| blows.
Hedrick objected to suits being
| filed against delinquent taxpay-
ers without first notifying them
that suit was to be brought.
Cloth, however, showed that four
separate notices had been sent 70
each of them before suit had been
filed, stating also that he was
acting in accord with the boards
orders. Hedrick replied:
| 81 didn't ask that suit be
brought. only asked that .
gentleman be sent to collect the
taxes"
| Cloth rose from his seat and
heatedly answered;
eff you mean to insinuate
I am not q gentIman, I want
you to know that I've never
had anyone say that to me and
I'm to old to hear 1t now"
Then Hedrick rose from his
seat and leaning across the table
said:
Mr.. Cloth, / am ready to
meet you anywhere-right now"
At this point, Chairman Dun
can interposed, threatening to
adjourn Later Hedrick retrac-
ted his statments.
Bids were received from sew
eral contractors for work to be
done on the Wilson Boulevard
near Ballston and a petition was
received for consideration from
the Columbia Grade Cemetery
association asking for q grant Of
land to be used as q park in con-
junction with the cemetery IN
return for q right Of way to be
granted the Lee Highway Associa-
ton. The cemetery group was
| represented by j. Hammond
Brewer, Jr. and certain Of the
residents Of the section who OBJ
| jected to the proposed addition
were represented before the hoArd
: by Emory NJ. Hosmer.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Confederate Vets
To Meet at Orange

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept.
16.-Starting today, the State
Confederate Veterans win hold a
three-day session at Orange. Two
large balls and a grand parade
in which many organizations are
expected to take part will be held.
Principal addresses will be de-
livered by ex-senator c. O'Connor
Goolrick, DR., H. j. Eckenrode, his.
torian, and Harry st. George
Tucker.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
BUS, Telephone
AND CAS- ALL
TOO HIGH
Nearby Maryland centers Ask
Help Of City in Making for
Reciprocal improvements

SILVER SPRING. Md, Sept. &c.
Gathering momentum day by day
the movement begun by business
leaders here to obtain a revision
Of bus rates between Silver Spring
Sligo, Forest Glen. Four Corners
and that part Of Takoma Park adj
jacent to the Takoma Park SAM.
tariunl, and other communities in
this section of Montgomery county
nd Washington, seems on the road
10 consummation, according to
those leaders.
Stressing the Importance of ig.
noring the imaginary line that is
supposed to divide the District of
Columbia and the metropolitan
suburban area in Maryland, Capt.
Frank 8. Hewitt, leading bust
ness man Of Silver Spring, yester-
day said the local chamber OF COM
merce and that of Takoma Park
will be asked to invite the Wash
tngton Board of Trade and the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
to lend their aid in the effort to
obtain lower bus rates.
He. said:
''The Washington civic or
CARNATIONS are pushing 8 buy
I'm Washington campaign, and
for the reason that Montgomery
County communities necessarily
must supply Q considerable pOr.
tiOn Of their needs through
Washington merchants, they do
not think they should be pena-
liZed for so doing.
Eve want the support Of
these Washington organizations
In our endeavOrs to obtain
lower bus rates, fairer telephone
rates and lower gas rate, the
latter Of which is now one
third more than Washington
consumers have to pay.
1.-THE average distance from
the pOiHts named to the Dis
trict Line is slightly less than
one mile for which one fare
is charged; then another fare
ID points within the District.
For instance. II is the same
bus rate from the District Line
to AH1acOStia, . distance of
thirteen miles, as it is to the
Treasury Department, and that
Is done on one fare.
What we want is q One-fare
charge from these points in
Montgomery county to points
within Washington, all Of
which are shorter distances to
the Treasury than from the
District line to AnacOstia.
With the exception Of Silver
Spring, where the bus fare is
five cents to the District line, .
two 1O-cent fares are now nee
eSSary to enable commuters
and others to 90 to and from
Washington. We should not
be Disseminated against ON &C
count of that imaginary thing
called the District line
although it win be neceS-
sary for us and the bus lines
owners to present the matter
to the Interstate Commerce
Commission and probably to
the Maryland Public Utilities
Commission, he have no fear
that, by concerted action by
the civic bodies Of Montgomery
county and Washington, our
presentation of the matter will
not be acted upon favOrably
m the course Of time"
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
CANADIANS DOWN

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. /.
Sept. Is QN.S0.-C Capt. Enroll
Boyd and Lieut.. Harry Connor,
forced down here by fog, hoped to
hop today in their plane Columbia
for Harbor Grace. From there
they will start on a flight over
the Atlantic Ocean to London.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
GROUP TO GATHER

The Southwest Citizens Associa-
ton will hold its next meeting
tomorrow night at Fairbrother
School. Tenth and E Streets
Southwest.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
DIVORCE AWARD.
TO MRS. FULLY

LAS VEGAS, New. Feb. 26
1.N.S0.-Twenty.four hours after
she filed suit for divorce. from
Jim Tully. Hollywood's "hobo
author" Mrs. Margaret (Marna)
Tully had procured her decree
and today had resumed her
maiden name of Margaret r.
Myers.
Mrs. Tully sought neither ali
mony nor court costs. The di-
vorce decree was uncontested. She
had charged extreme cruelty.
Mrs. Tully Is understood to have
testified that Tully's temperament
was such she could not continue
as his wife. Twice previously, in
1928. Mrs. Tully filed but with
drew divorce actions. u 80 e
Tully and Miss Myers were
married January "a, 1925, while
she was a coed at the University
of Southern California.
Tully recently engaged in fisti-
cuffs with John Gilbert. motion
picture actor. at Hollywood, where
the hobo author" Is reported to
have acquired a considerable
fortune writing books and screen
stories.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
How TO Fly
LESSON NO. 43
OF The Washington Times Flying Club
By CAPT. ROY FONKE
AerOnnMticdL E10ineer
AeronGMticGl Engineer

The Liberty Motor is Of the v
type, that is, the cylinders are
arranged in two banks, As degrees
apart. The cylinder bore is five
inches, while the stroke is seven
inches. offering a fetal piston
displacement of 1850 cubic
inches. It offers 400 horsepower
at 1,700 r. p. m. The motor
weighs about s06 pounds, dry
weight. which gives a little more
than two pounds Of engine to the
horsepower.
The motor is water-cooled. The
water pump passages and cylinder
jackets hold about As pounds OF
water. The fuel consumption per
horsepower hour is about 81
pounds, or a little over gallons
per hour at full throttle or 1.70O
r. p. m. The oil consumption is
about is gallons per hour at che
same speed (engine speed.
Valves are actuated by over
head camshafts driven by beve'
gearing and vertical shafts. Igni
ton distributors are mounted al
the rear ends Of the camshafts
Cylinders are made Of steel GOV
cred with welded water jackets
The crankcaSe is made of alloy
aluminium and is made in two
pieces. The crankshaft is a six
throw seven main bearing type
The connecting rods are Of the
scissors type, two rods acting or
the one crankpin.
AS for the pistons, there are
two different types-one q flat
type for low compression to be
used in training engines and the
other a domed top for high com
preston types of engines. PistonS
are also Of aluminium alloy, hav
ing three wide grooves above tht
wristpin, each groove being fittec
with one ring. Each piston il
provided with seven circumferen
tial oil distributing grooves.
The accompanying diagram
shows a side view of the Liberty
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
REILLY To RADIO
D.A. R. SPEECH
All international Photos

Brig. Gen. Henry J. Reilly. vet
eran of the Rainbow Division,
viii present a message to the
country tomorrow night in the
first Of the patriotic broadcasts
sponsored by the Daughters Of
the American Revolution. They
are designed to awaken patriotic
thought throughout the nation.
The program will be on the
National BroadcaSting Company
chain from 1880 to 8 p. m.
Dinner Parties Urged
Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart,
president general Of the d. A.
r., has urged that all chapters
of that organization gather for
radio dinners Thursday evening
at the time the program goes ON
the air.
March 6, former Senator George
Wharton Pepper, Of Pennsylvania,
will speak on George Washing.
TON views dIAU 4AcN Nd1uG AA
PRESENT. Day Problems" March Is,
Richard Washburn Child, former
United States ambassador to
Italy, will speak on Americas .
Need of Staunch Nationalisnl."
Mrs. Ruth Mccormick
March 20, Mrs. Ruth Hanna
Mccormick, Member Of Congress
from Illinois, will speak on Amer.
lea for Americans, and March
q. Senator David I. Walsh, Of
Massachusetts, will speak on
Americas Need for Straight
Thinking in international AZ.
fairs"
This is the first appearance
of the D. A. r. as a factor in
American radio programs. The
organization, which has 172,000
members, is one of the oldest
organizations Of women in the
country.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
FARM BOARD TO BATTLE POOLS
Of WHEAT-PR|CE SPECTATORS

would continue to finance coop-
eratives in the purchase of wheat
and cotton as an emergency
measure" But he added that
the farmers must join the coop
eratives in order to benefit from
the higher prices, fixed by the
Board for present deliveries.
Legge denied any effort would
be made to bolster the prices of
wheat futures. He said the Boards
only purpose was to maintain
the price of present deliveries
through the cooperatives.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 0.N.S0 j..
Great Britain's wheat supply is
low and in need of replenishment
by purchases in the near future,
according to A. j. McPhails presi-
dent of the Canadian wheat pool,
who is a visitor here today after
a visit abroad He declined to
comment on the slump in Ameri-
can wheat prices.