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The Washington times., 1930-10-03
EMERSON NJ ~
Be CAPTAIN

While no successor has been
named to the post left vacant py
the sudden death of Capt. Rob
ert e. Doyle, it is believed that
Capt. Walter Emerson, second
in command of the detective bu-
reau, is slated to take the post.
Captain Emerson is entitled -
the place on the basis OF Senj9C.
ity, and the expectation around
Police headquarters is that he
will be named to the command
Of the Eighth precinct shortly
Temporary Rank
Lieut.. II. n. Grove, night in-
spector, is second on the eligible
list, and there is possibility that
he may receive the appointment.
In the case Of Captain Emer-
son, his present rank is only .
temporary one, since he is car
ried on the police department.
rolls as a lieutenant. He wills
however. be elevated If he re.
ceiveS the Eighth precinct COM
mand. -
NdROdA4 OOS4C . ACdOAAp W0kSA4
came yesterday while he was In
a lunch room at Fourteenth and
U Streets Northwest. was not u11-
expected, since several months
ago he was examined by a board
of police surgeans and found to
be suffering from a heart oil
ment and high blood pressure.
Warted To Remain
He would have been retired at
the time had he not insisted
upon remaining On active duty.
Captain Doyle has been in the
command of the Eighth precinct
for many years. He was one o.
the most respected police Off.
cials in Washington and none
vas more widely known. He
lived in the Fontaney Apart
mentS, Fourteenth and Fairmont
Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
MUSICIANS out
Of THEATERS.

PAIRING Of film theater orcheS-
tras in accordance with a COM
promise agreement reached sew
eral days ago between musicians
and playhouse owners calling for
drastic reductions is proceeding
with dispatch.
A total of IT musicians are
now or, soon will be seeking en-
ployment as the result Of the
arbitration which terminated a
contract dispute lasting nearly
two months.
Fifteen. musicians were cut
from the Fox Theater orchestra
following last nights perform
ance. Nine will leave the Earle
and Metropolitan tonight. After
tomorrow nights performance the
IL musicians at R-K-O-Keith'S
and the IL at the Columbia will
be out, leaving two organists in
each house. Eleven organists
playing in the Warher Brothers
neighborhood houses will be laid
off at the close Of this salary
week.
The reduction leaves the Fox
with only q men in the pit.
After tonight the Earle will have
IS players and two organists,
and the Metropolitan two orches-
tras and no organiSts.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Dog, Fox and Sheep
All Mixed Up In
LalU Suit

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 3.
Plumbing the depths of a dogs
intent when he is chasing a
fox and a sheep gets in his way
is too much for Page county,
Va, jurors.
Twice has a jury failed to
agree on the suit Of Lester
Ruffner against Daniel Hite
and Lewis Hite. Ruffner says
the Hites killed his foxhounds.
They say Ruffner's foxhounds
were chasing their sheep. Ruff
ner says the dogs were chas-
ing a fox and the sheep got
in the way.
The second jury heard five
hours testimony and retired.
half an hour later they re-
turned. The foreman wanted
to know how far they could
go in considering the intent
of the dogs. "
The court refused to inter
pref the instructions already
given and the jury announced
it could not agree on a verdict.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Men Held in Md.
In Fertilizer Case

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 3.-Ray.
nond and Joseph Huston, both Of
the 800 block Mclean Ave. s. w.
were held under $500 bond for. &C.
ton of the Grand Jury yesterday
in Police Court here.
The Illusions were charged with
selling "Sheep manure" which, it
is alleged, later turned out to be
nothing other than sawdust. The
sales were said to have been made
August 20.
Mrs. Beatrice Jackson and Co
lun1bus Jackson, both colored, Of
washington, pleaded guilty to .
charge Of adultery. preferred by
John Jackson, the husband Of
Beatrice, and the brother Of Co
lumbus.
Judge Charles w. Woodward
fined the two $40 and costs, the
penalty fixed BY the Maryland
Law.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
SEZ- 2 WAYS ~

Major r. A. Hale, formerly
our fight surgeon at Boiling
Field but recently transferred
to Langley, dropped in to see
his old buddies in an AS yes.
terday.. he didn't stop long,
taking off for Langley early in
the afternoon :. Lieutenant
StenSeth went to st. Paul in
an attack plane. Lieutenant
Haddon flew up to Uniontown,
Pa, and back yesterday using
pursuit ship .. Lieutenant
CouSland took Secretary Hur-
ley. to Wright Field in a Ford
!. Lieutenant Willis TAXED a
passenger to Mitchell Field IN
an A-3 and headed right back
here. Major Willis Hale came
back from Selfridge Field, using
an AS. Lieutenant UmStead
arrived from Dearborn, Mich,
where he went for spare parts
for the Ford planes. he was
flying the SikorSky. Major
Pratt, who is flight surgeon at
this field now, being trans
ferred here from Hawaii, was q
passenger in an O-13 piloted
by Lieutenant Pugh going to
Mitchell Field. seven visiting
ships, eight time-building flights
and seven routine tests helped
keep the boys busy.
This weeks record shows 26
new woman pilots. one of them
an L. c., and the other IS
private pilots. Five private
pilots gone L. c.. two private
pilots now transports, and one,
L. c. gone transport complete
the changes received to date.
The totals are now:
Private ...........4... .24O
L. C.-Limited Commercial. Al
Industrial ............. 2
T.-Transport ............ 28
Total pilots ............311
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
GIRL, Il, GIVEN
RADIO LICENSE

At the age of II Miss Barbara
Russell Sprague, 1900 block
Massachusetts, Ave. N. W., today
possesses a commercial radio
.operator license, second grade,
issued by the Department Of Com
merce, and Is said to be the
youngest woman operator ever
licensed by the Government.
However, Miss Sprague thinks
she should have had her rating
a year ago, as she has been
interested in radio for a long
time. She was the only girl stu
dent among more than 800 male
students at the Loomis Radio
College, of this city. Her grade
in the examination for CONNER
cial license was only 10 points
below the highset possible rating.
Miss Sprague is particularly in
terested in radio Identification
and criminology and since she
was a small girl has expert
mented with radio, as well as
helping in his work the late DR..
r. Sprague, of Boston. The
young licenSee is Of attractive
personality, plays the piano and
sings, dances well and has other
accomplishments and is fond Of
sports in general.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
CIVIC BODIES
HIT ACTION
At QUIZ
Controversy Over Scope Ot
Power Held by Chairman
Looms at Meeting Tonight

Resulting from action taken by
William NICK. Clayton, veteran
chairman Of the public utilities
committee, the Federation Of Citi.
zens Association is expected to be.
come embroiled in a controversy
over the scope Of authority Of its
committee chairman and the first
fan meeting Of the organization to.
morrow night.
Appearing for his committee st
the recent hearing Of new gas rates
before the Public Utilities Commits
sion, Clayton first sought dismissal
Of the cornpany's application for
new rates, and at the conclusion
Of the hearing stated that his COM
mittee had instructed him to de-
clare for approval Of the new
schedule in principle"
Clayton Censured
The executive committee of the
federation held meeting q few
DAYS later, at which Clayton was
cenSured for his action and .
letter was drafted, which was sent
to the commission, placing the
federation on record in favor oS
the rates.
Act On Resignation
The federation viii also act on
the resignation Of William a.
Roberts as q member Of the citi-
zens' advisory council. Roberts
successor viii be elected at. the
November meeting.
DR.. George C. Hayenner. preSt-
dent Of the federation, has an
nounced himself as candidate Tor
reelection to q third term. Thus
| far Havenner has the field -
himself as no other candidates
have announced.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
RESIDENT
PUPILS LET
IN FREE
Board of Education Officials
Expect Charges to Effect
About 100 in Total Of 5000

Fewer than 100 Of the 5000
children living outside the Dis
trict Of Columbia who are ex.
pected to attend local public
schools this year have to pay
nonresident tuition fees, II is pre-
dicted at the Franklin School Ad-
ministration Building.
This forecast is based on past
attendance figures and the num-
ber may increase or decrease
slightly WHEN accurate records
are obtained. School officials are
inclined to the belief that the
number viii be less than 100 be-
cause of the numerous exemp-
tions allowed by the school laws
Of the District.
Lighter Enrolment
Nonresident enrolment is ex.
pected to show q decline as the
tuition rates in the senior and
junior high schools and the nor.
NAL colleges here have oeen
raised. Other factors expected to
influence decreased registfatior
are transportation expcnse.s and
the increasingly better z-E ools In
Virginia and Maryisnd.
Tuition rates in the senior and
junior high schools have been
raised this year by the intro.
duction Of free textbooks. The
rates were determined by dividing
the money expended in the last
school year by the enrolment and
will be less than what the pupils
would have to pay for books,
schAcl officials expizfred. Rates
at the norma llegeS were
raised because trss' Institutions
have been raised IN stt tus from
schools to colleges. thus involving
greater expenses. An
Many Exemptions
Nonresident children whose
mothers or fathers work in the
District or who pay taxes here
in excess Of the tuition charged
are admitted to the District
schools free.
Children whose fathers are Of
ficerS in the Army or Navy are
also exempted from paying the
tuition fees. Other bases fol
inclusion in the exemptions exist
according to the officials. The
number Of children paying the
tuition rates last year fell below
the 100 mark.
The rates recommended by the
Board Of Education must be ap
proved by the District Commits
sioners before they can be put
into effect.
Rates Recommended
The new rates in the normal
colleges are $244.78, an increase
Of $29.42: in the senior high
schools, $135.52, an increase OF
1920; in the junior high schools
$112.30, an increase Of $15.4O
Tuition rates In the vocational
schools have decreased $23.46; ir
special schools such as those con
Quoted for crippled hildren, $2.06;
in the night schools, 81 cents
and in the vacation schools 2t
cents.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
RELATIVES SAID
To THINK HIM
UNBALANCED
Lingan A. Butler, Clerk, Tells
Police He Set Four Fires
IN Furniture Warehouse

Lingan A: Butler, ~, 400
block u. st. s. E., who confessed
to starting four fires at the Hub
Furniture Company warehouse in
First block Of M and L SITS. N.
T., today was sent to Gallinger
Hospital for mental observation
by Judge Gus A. Schuldt.
Butler was specifically charged
when arraigned in court today
with having started q fire on
September "a. The preliminary
hearing win be held October IA.
when report from Gallinger viii
be available.
Assistant u. S. District Attor-
ney Wilbert McLnerney, who rep
resented the Government, told
Judge Schuldt Buffers relatives
believed him mentally unbal-
anced.
First Was Accident
He said that the first fire, in
1929, which caused damage Of
about 10000, was accidental
and resulted from q match care,
lessIy thrown on an upper floor
Of the building which was filled
with furniture.
The other fires, he said, he
deliberately started by tossing
lighted matches In excelsior and
paper in the several buildings in
which the Hub company from
time to time stored furniture.
In the recent fire in the First
block L st. N. E., which cuaSed
damage Of $4,000, Butler said
he threw q lighted match in a
pile Of excelsior and then walked
from the building. When the fire
was well under way, he said, he
entered the basement to get some
articles from a locker and was
nearly trapped by the flames.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Wife Fatally Hurt
Bu Pet RAMS Attack

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 3.-Mrs.
o. B. Harman, wife of promi-
nent Augusta county (Va.)
farmer, was fatally hurt by pet
ram.
She was attacked by the ram
one afternoon recently and died
the next morning without regain
ing consciousness. Her husband,
in attempting to rescue her, was
knocked down twice by the in
furiated animal and slightly in
jured. He said the ram followed
him into the kitchen before he
finally beat him off.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
CHAMBER DRIVE
BLOCKED OUT

Organization Of the teams
which will carry on the work Of
the intensive campaign Of the
Washington Chamber Of Com
merce, which win open Wednes-
day, was effected today at a
luncheon meeting of those in
charge Of the campaign, held at
the willard Hotel. at 1915
o'clock.
The meeting was in charge Of
Rudolph Jose, chairman Of the
five-year expansion program com
mittee, and Thomas P. Littlepage,
who is colonel. in charge Of the
"a teams which will conduct the
campaign. With them win meet
Edward Goring Bliss, lieutenant
colonel" four majors" and the
team captains. The majors are
George e. Keneipp, Ernest j.
Splitter, Darrell p. Aub, and H.
A. Brooks.
The present campaign is the
most pretentious ever launched
by the chamber, over 200 persons
being actively engaged in the
work,
Approximately 10000 pieces of
literature were mailed out to
5000 persons, both members and
non-members Of the chamber, yes
terday by the campaign force.
Thomas p. Litt1epage will make
his final radio address for the
week over Station WRC tonight
at 6:24. Tomorrow night the
formal opening radio talk of the
campaign win be made over sta
ton WMAL at Gas o'clock by
Rudolph Jose.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
DUMPING ILLEGAL

Contractors and others dump
ing earth and refuse into the
Anecostia River In the vicinity
Of Buzzard's Point, are liable to
impede navigation Of the river
up the Washington Navy Yard
and nearby points, according to
q warning issued yesterday at the
United States Engineer Office
where it was stated that this
practice is illegal and prosecu-
ton viii be undertaken If kept
up.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Va. County Officials
Confer on Utilities

ARLINGTON, Va, Oct. s.
william c. Cloth, Commonwealth
attorney for this county; Bruce
Green, his assistant, and Com
missioner of Revenue H. -.
Green. were in Richmond yes
terday where they conferred with
the State corporation commission
in regard to public utilities in Ar
lington county.
Cloth was also to confer with
the State highway commission
In regard to rights Of way for
the Lee Boulevard, a number Of
contributions of land having been
made and condemnation proceed
ings on other land necessary to
the road being about to begin.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
W. Virginia Society
Headed bu S. r. Reed

Former Representative Stuart
r. Reed Of West Virginia has
been elected president Of the
West Virginia State Society, 1t
has been announced.
Other officers were elected last
spring when the presidency again
was rendered to former Governor
Morgan, who declined and the
matter was tabled until this fall.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Condemnation Hits
$50 Land Oll,nerS

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 3.-No.
tices of condemnation proceed
ings against $50 owners Of land
in the proposed Shenandoah Ma
tional Park area have been pub
Nshed and sent to individual
owners for answers. The Page
county circuit court will devote
its time to this matter.
After answers to the proceed.
ings are filed, landowners will be
notified from time to time to
meet with the valuation commit.
tee with regard to their individ-
ual holdings.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
BENEFIT CARD PARTY

A card party for the benefit
Of the Matthew Fontaine Maury
Scholarship Of the United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy viii be
given tonight at 8 o'clock in the
Confederate Memorial Hall, 1900
block Vermont Ave. N. w.
Mrs. Fred L. Volland is chair
man in charge Of the arrange
ments for the party.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
JOSEPH HEASLIP DIES

HAGERSTOWN, Md, oct. s.
Joseph Heaslip, business man and
marble dealer here for more than
a quarter of a century, died sud-
denly yesterday. He was born in
Ireland and came to Hagerstown
at the age of II. He is survived
by his wife, two sisters and two
brothers.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Alexandria LOdgers
OF Police Increase

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 8.
The cold weather during the past
three days has increased the num-
ber of dodgers cared for at the
station house over 100. Last
night 18 men came to the police
for a place to stay and spend the
night.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
HARMLESS SNAKE SAVES
 VICTIM FROM RATHER
Farmer Feels Sharp Sting, But Be- lieves Bee Responsible-Garter
 Snake Changes Mind.

sharon. Aug. 5 LP - A harmless green snake today was given credit for robbing a rattler of a victim
 Albeit Lindenburg was cutting hay yesterday when he felt a sharp sting in his leg. He blamed d bee for the attack and continued with his work, His leg began to swell and soon aft CT small green snake Wiggled out of the path of his scythe. The sight of the harmless snake suggested rat tiers to Lindenburg and brought the realization that his swollen leg was probably due to a snake bite, rather than to a. bee sting.
 Lindenburg hurried to the Sharon hospital, where an4. examination of his leg substantiated his fears. Ser um was immediately administered.
 The snake bite, it was said at the hospital, would have proved fatal had Lindenburg delayed any longer in seeking treatment.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
Mexican Actress Hurt
 Trying to Kill Bull

MontereE Mexico, Aug. LPA- Brayado Of Senorita Celia Mon- talvan. pretty Mexican actress, who thought herself better ar bull fighting thai 8 professional maca- dor led her today 10 a hospital bed.
 Physicians were treating her for wounds received in the bull ring here yesterday when she was pitched about and eorcd by an enraged beast. Her injuries were not considered serious, however,
 Senorita Montalvan volunteered first to fight the bull as answer 10 the applause of thousands who thronged the ring and recognized her. Hardly had she entered the arena whom the bull caught her on its horns and threw her nine teet against the arena wall.
 Battered, and with sand in her eyes sho went hack at tho animal. which maintained the advantage in the ona-siicd struggle. Her friends. fearful Of the consc- qlonces of allowing her 70 re- main in tha arena. torcih)y car riad hor awa- One Of them. her rianisT himself turned matador and ki3s5 the hull
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
Faro Agha Tells About
 Real Heat of Balkans

New York, Aug. 5 (UP)-Zaro Agha, who may or may not have lived the 156 years that he claims told some heat tales today'that at least indicated he had been on earth long enough to make up d good story when occasion de- mands.
 The present heat wave, Faro declaerd, is nothing compared to one he went through so or 90 years ago in the Balkans when the following wondrous events transpired.
 His finger nails were burned when he touched a stone wall.
 Water boiled in watering trough.
 His wooden shoes warped and before he could get them off they sprained both his ankles.
 Whereupon, exhausted. Faro went to bed to try to think up more stories.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
with the garden hose.

Residents of Kansas compared their crop damage to that caused by the great grasshopper plaques of pioneer days. In Oklahoma and Tennessee, cotton fields were literally burning up after five weeks without rain.
 Eastern Missourians slaughtered their cattle rather than let them lose weight or die of thirst and hunger in baking pastures.
 While thousands sought relief in lakes and streams, word came from Indiana that even this oldest and most reliable method of escape from the heat was failing and the water iE some small lakes actually was so hot fish were dying by scor-S.
 At Wichita, kas., ice companies limited their average customers to 25 pounds day and said if condi- tions continued it would become necessary to import the city's ice supply.
 Market Seen For Surplus
 Grain traders at the Chicago board of trade saw one advantage to the drought: It was promising to make market for the surplusses of wheat and corn that have choked midwestern storage elevators for months. On the board of trade yes- terday, both grains advanced sharp ly on the strength of reports that this years corn crop had been all hut ruined.
 In one county alone, Bellville in Illinois, the corn damage was esti-' mated at s1,8OO,00O and B. W. Till- man. farm adviser, said damage to truck farms there would exceed s1.o00,O0o in other Illinois counties, experts estimated that even if the drought were broken at once the corn crops could not run more than from c5 to 40 per cent normal. H. linois has had only 54 per cent of its normal rainfall since March.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05

Temperatures six to eight degrees above normal have prevailed in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys since last week. The middle Atlantic 1 states are as much as nine degrees over the usual mark.
 | Drought Not Serious in East. New England, the Carolinas, and New York have not been so badly hit by the drought as other states, crop experts of the agriculture de- pertinent said. The crop damage has been most severe for corn, cot ton, oats, hay and tobacco. Winter wheat was harvested mostly before the drought became severe, but spring wheat Is believed to have suf- fered heavily.
 The seriousness of the drought sit uation was stressed before President Hoover yesterday by Louis J. Taber, ma ster of the National Grange. Taber warned the drought may re- suit in a major catastrophe" unless rain appears soon. In 10-day trip through the dry region. he said, he
  saw pastures completely parched, forests Drowned by the suns hot rays, lakes drying up and general water shortage.
 Reduction in railroad rates on livestock out of the stricken area and on feed for animals to that re- gion was proposed by Taber as a partal remedy. He also. said addi- tonal government credits should be extended farmers to tide them over the drought period.
 Petition to Railroads
 At the interstate commerce com mission today, it was said the only way reduced livestock rates could be effected for relief of the farmers and cattle growers in the drought area would be through petition of the r2llroads themselves. The commits sion has no authority to cut rates, it was said.
 In his talk with the president, Taber also stressed the prevalence of forest fires in the states east of the Mississippi, a region where sum- mer time forest fires are usually rarity.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
SCatterS Skirmish Party
Four Vessels Sail

Tokyo, Aug. 5 P}-The 24th de- stroyer squadron, composed Of four vessels, sailed from the Sasebo naval base today for Shanghai to join oth- CT Japanese vessels of the Yangtse river patrol in protecting foreign lives and property from the com munist menace.
 Vessels of the squadron are the Vanagi, kashi, Mono and Nara.