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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
DROUGHT may STOP
HIGHWAY BUILDING
Maryland Road Officer Says
Streams Are Being
Pumped Dry.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, August
3.-Road construction in nearby Mary
land, already hampered by the water
shortage, faces the prospect of suspen-
sion or curtailment unless rain comes
soon, E. G. Duncan, district engineer
of the State Roads Commission, re-
vealed today.
The important bodybuilding projects
affected by the water shortage include
the widening of the Baltimore Boule-
ward, the engineer said. The con-
tractors engaged in that operation have
already pumped two streams dry, Mr..
Duncan says, and are now drawing
from a third.
Water Consumption Large.
The process, of getting water for the
widening of the boulevard consists OF
damming the stream selected as water
source, and let a reservoir accumulate
in that way for q few days. Between
600 and 5000 gallons of water are
used each day in the work on the
Baltimore Boulevard alone, according
to Mr.. Duncan. A..
District Engineer revealed, mas peen
to make the dust conditions, always bad
during a dry spell, just prior to the lay
ing of concrete, much worse than usual.
Persons living along the highways under
construction are almost driven out OF
their homes, he said.
The State Roads Commission has at
tempted to relieve these conditions IN
some cases, Mr.. Duncan said, by sprink-
ling the roadbed. This gives only tenn
porary relief, however, and will have TO
be discontinued because OF the shortage
of water for concrete mixing, the DIS
trict Engineer declared.
"If present conditions last much
longer, we will have to close down en-
tirely, or possibly operate on hall tlme'
Mr.. Duncan stated.
Another official of the State Roads
Commission said work on a small road
widening operation on the Southern
Maryland pike had to be suspended two
DAYS last week because Of lack OF water.
In this instance, however, 1t was ex-
planned that there was Lot sufficient
water to wash the gravel which was be-
ing taken from nearby stream.
Culpeper Supply Dwindles.
CULPEPER, Va, August 8.-The flow
of water In Mountain Run, the stream
which supplies the town of Culpeper,
has been so reduced during the last few
days, that Town Manager Won Gem
mingen has issued a request to all per-
sons to use water carefully, and elm
mate any unnecessary consumption,
stating that should the supply be much
further reduced 1t will be necessary to
prohibit certain usages altogether.
In view of the increased fire hazard
during the drought an ordinance has
been passed by the Town Council pro-
hibiting the building of fires in streets
or any vacant lots. All persons are
requested to obey this ordinance strictly
and any one violating 1t will be sum-
moned before the mayor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
TWO FEARED DEAD !
IN TRAIN ACCIDENT
Rain-Weakened Bridge Gives
Way-Engineer Killed,
Fireman Missing.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINSLOW, Ariz., August S.-Santa
Fe passenger train No. 8, from Los
Angeles to Chicago, broke through a
rain-weakened bridge 10 miles west
of Joseph City, Ariz., last night, killing
the engineer, r. e. Bixhy, and probably
killing the fireman, Morris B. Burney.
No passengers were reported hurt.
Bixby's body was recovered early to-
day, but that OF Burney had not been
located.
H. c. Kabeling, chief clerk to the
of the Santa Fe Rail-
road, said the engine, tender and two
baggage cars went through the bridge, a
small structure.
Rain. falling generally over North
Central Arizona, hampered outsiders at
tempting to reach the scene and little
could be learned of the wreck. Santa
Fe Offices here and dispatchers' offices
along the line professed ignorance of
details, except to state no passengers
were hurt.
Wrecking trains were dispatched to
clear the track and bring the train
into Joseph City.
SEEK DEAD AT NOGALES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08

ers announcing they were warning to
other colored inhabitants. They were
cut down today by officers.
Deeter was fatally shot Wednesday
night as he sat in his parked automo-
bile with Miss Mary Ball, 10, of Marion.
Four colored men appeared and, after
ordering him to throw up his hands,
shot him four times. One of the as
sailants then attacked the girl. Deeter
was brought to the Grant County Hos
pital, where he died yesterday after
noon.
Ship, Smith and Cameron were ar
rested by police at their homes early
yesterday and Sullivan was arrested in
an automobile late in the day.
Rumors of possible mob violence were
heard in Marion yesterday and author
tiles said last night they had learned
Deeter's home town. Shortly after dark,
they left for the county seat, 900 strong,
and their automobiles surrounded the
jail building.
While preparations were made to re-
pulse the attack, Sheriff Jacob Camp
bell called for assistance from surround
ing cities, and large posse of officers
responded, but arrived too late to pre-
vent the lynchings.
Use Water TO Beat Gas.
For a short time, the maddened
throng was driven back by tear gas, but
using water to counterfeit the gas
effects, they successfully stormed the
Jail.
An attempt to burn the body Of
Shipp, hanging Is feet In the air, failed
when a pyre built underneath failed to
reach him.
Harley Hardin, Grant County prose-
cutor, told the Associated Press this
morning that no charges will be filed
against leaders of the mob. On the
other hand, Chief Of Police Lewis
Lindenmuth said some action might
be taken"
Shortly after the height of the vio-
lence at the court house square a crowd
of 500 colored men gathered Il the
colored section Of the city, but no action
resulted beyond objections voiced by
several speakers who charged the
sheriffis force with failure properly to
protect the lives Of the prisoners. No
shots were fred during the assault on
the jaA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
AGENTS FIRED UPON
FROM AMBUSH ON
RAID OF BIG STILL

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came in at 800 am, with dynamic
and fuses. The prisoners were taken
to Baltimore Immediately and lodged
in jail for the night. They gave their
avenue, Hyattsville; Lloyd earle, SO, of
Berwyn, Md, and Francis Brear, %,
of Garfield avenue, Hyattsville.
They told they agents they had be-
come lost on the road and that of
course they knew nothing about the
still or the shooting The agents did
not suspect them of taking part in the
shooting
While the prisoners were being re-
moved to Baltimore, where they were
to be arraigned before United States
at the still and prepared dynamite
charges with which to destroy it. The
agents found on the premises a 500
gallon wooden still, with 300-gallon
doubler; "a 500-gallon mash boxes, con-
tanning $4,000 gallons; a 500-gallon
heater box; 20-horsepoWer steam boiler,
100 feet Of 2l2-inch copper coil, 300
pounds of rye meal, 1903 gallons Of fin-
ished whisky and ID cases Of empty
fruit jars.
Had Dug Two Wells.
The operators, faced by water short
age, with the nearby creek almost run
dry, had dug two wells and were siphon-
ing water out of one of them into the
still. Entrance to the site was pro-
tected by dense growth of trees and
underbrush and a long circuitous road.
narrow and tree-guarded, extended
fully mile and half from the high
way.
Thirty charges of dynamite were set
off in the still and paraphernalia and
when the agents left the scene at 6
o'clock this morning the site was one
Of desolation. with trees for yards
around dripping whisky.
Those buns can have all that's left"
said the leader as he drove an ak
through q large copper fitting which
had adorned the dirty still. There was
very little left. except one small sack
of smelly onions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
OFFICERS DECORATED

Four Marine Corps officers today were
decorated by Ernest Lee Jahncke. act
ing Secretary of the Navy, with the
Navy Cross for distinguished service In
Nicaragua.
They are Col. James T. Buttrick Of
Newport, r. l.; Maj. Miles r. Thatcher
of Fort Mo Brara, Nebraska; Capt. VIII
liam X. MacNulty of Antrim, Pa, and
First Lieut.. Edwin U. Kakala of Detroit,
Mich,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
HEAT HANGS ON OVER U. s.
Scattered Rains Bring Brief Joy and
Hopes That Wane.

Hopes That Wane.
CHICAGO, August 8 OP).-The heat
hangs on, undaunted by few showers
here and there and apparently deter
mined to set an endurance record all
its own.
Extremely high temperatures shift
from one part of the country to the
other, scattered rains bring brief shouts
OF JOY from farmers and city folk as
well and cool breeze now and then
conjures up mirage of Autumn and
comfort, but the country as a whole
SwelterS in one of the most PROLONGED
hot spells in its history.
Damage to corn and pasture land
continues to be reported. Twenty per
cent OF Iowa's corn is said to be past
saving. Eastern Nebraska is believed
to be in even worse condition. The ag-
ricultural department of the Santa Fe
Railroad estimates the damage will run
from 10 to rs per cent in Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.
Illinois Streams Fall.
Southern Illinois continues to be one
Of the driest sections of the country,
with streams receding. wells going dry
and the pasture land slowly burning
up. The last soaking rain there was
late in March Chicago thermometers
did not get higher than "a yesterday,
but an unusually high humidity made
up for what the sun lacked.
Temperatures were not quite so high
ia the East yesterday, although it was
So in Washington and 81 in Philadel-
phia. A cooling breeze held the mer-
curry down to So in New York City, but
there were five deaths attributed to
the heat.
1t was still too hot for comfort in
the East-Central States although show
ers had improved crop conditions in
some sections, particularly in Central
Ohio. It was 102 in Cairo, ILL.,, and
Evansville, Ind, yesterday, and 100 in
Cincinnati. Farther South, Nashville
recorded 104 degrees and Memphis 100.
Although the mercury got no higher
than 86 in Cleveland, two heat deaths
were reported and produce prices were
higher on account of the drought.
100 or Over in Southwest.
Temperatures were 100 or higher
throughout most of the Southwest,
Mexico, Mo, reporting l08; Independ-
ence, Kans., lot, and Kansas City,
1908. West Central States Jared little
better with st. Louis and Little Rock
showing readings of l02
Iowa's tall corn got Q little more rain,
but In Nebraska, where the Eastern
part is especially in need of moisture,
the heat continued undated with I'M
usually high humidity. Temperatures
| in both States were in the 90s, but. that
was nothing much compared with the
highs of few days ago.
High temperatures reached out as far
as the Pacific Coast States where
Fresno, Calf, and walla Walla, Wash,
recorded 100, and Spokane, 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
ASKS RECEIVER FOR BANK

NEWARK, N. j., August 8 tP.-Ed-
ward M. ,Waldron, a stockholder, filed
a bill in Federal Court today seeking
appointment of receiver In equity for
the Port Newark National Bank.
: Waldron claimed the deposits OF the
institution had dropped since December
from 1862, eOOO to $500, 900. He also al
legged that the bank violated the ma
tional banking act by allowing It's oeli-
cations to exceed 10 per cent OF its
unimpaired paid-in capital and surplus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
of relief from high temperatures and

OF relief from high temperatures and
drought.
The drought, affecting the entire
State, entered its forty-fourth dav with
the deficiency in rainfall here since
January past 10 inches.
The Wills Mountain forest fire, near
Cumberland, which has destroyed a
resort hotel, has devastated $4,000 acres
OF woodland, it was estimated by e. Lee
Compile, State game warden. Several
hundred men continued today to fight
the flames and smaller fires in the
western end Of the State.
Measures to prevent a water famine
at Annapolis were taken today.
T. r. Brown, president of the Water
Board, said the present supply would
last at least a week.
HEAT HANGS ON OYER IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
Officers Must Register.

MEXICO CITY, August 8 (P.-The
secretary of war today issued decree
that all officers Of the army must,
within 80 days, register their age and
nationality under article 80 of the con-
stitution, specifying that during times
Of peace none but Mexicans may hold
positions in the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
SEEK DEAD AT NOGALEs.
Is Still Are Missing and 500 Homeless
in Wake of Flood.

Id Stm arc NAiSSAIlS anu OVV HnVhtcicos
in Wake of Flood.
NOGALES, Ariz., August 8 (P).-Sol-
diers, citizens and police searched the
ruined sections of Nogales, Sonora, to-
day for victims of the flood, which
swept through these border cities, leav-
ing four known dead, ID missing and
500 homeless.
AS the skies cleared the frightened
populace, driven from homes by the
flood and then terrified by a downpour,
which for time threatened a recur-
renee of the deluge, ventured back to
the houses remaining unchanged.
Searching of the Nogales ruins for
the IS missing, all of whom were be-
lieved dead, was stopped entirely for a
while yesterday when the second rain
storm struck the city and the populace
fed to high ground. A preliminary
survey by Mayor Villasenor of the Mex
lean city indicated property loss OF
$175,000. The damage on the American
side was estimated at $4,000.
The damage on the Sonora side was
the more severe because of the number
of adobe buildings. Stocks OF mer-
chandise in the tourist stores on In
ternational street suffered heavily.
Struck last night by heavy rain, the
streets of Stafford, Ariz, ran high with
water and stores were flooded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
Park Policemen
Given Permission
To Leave Goats OFF

The unprecedented local heat
wave has claimed another record.
For the first time in the history
of the Public Buildings and Public
Parks division, park guards may
remove their coats while on duty.
The order, similar to a police
order of two weeks ago granting
policemen the same "coatless"
privilege, became effective today.
The order will continue, the Of
flee of Public Buildings and Public
Parks stated. until the extreme
heat has definitely abated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
Bankruptcy Prober Named.

The Department of Justice announced
yesterday that Lloyd X. Garrison of
New York has been appointed special
assistant to the Attorney General and
law throughout the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
122, 698, 100 IN u. S., INCREASE
OF ISL PCT, CENSUS DISCLOSES
Total Population, Including Possessions
and Territories, Advances to
124,848,664 In Decade.

BY he
Of announced today
in
was24 1920
official figures from by the Associated The figures oee
announced today also were subject TO revision
but dded no
States in 1885, as compared VIII" lS]o was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
EIGHT sUcCUMB IN BALTIMORE.
wills Mountain Forest Fire Devastates
1S,000 Woodland Acres.

BALTIMORE, August Q R.-Eight
first three days of the week were re-
ported today by the Health Department
as skies were scanned In vain for signs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
YOUNG SENT TO NORFOLK
Engineer Corps Officer Given Charge
of River and Harbor Work.

Maj. Gordon r. Young, Corps of
Engineers, now attached to the 18th
Engineers, at Fort Humphreys, Va, to-
day was ordered to Norfolk, Va, for
duty, In charge of all river and harbor
improvements In that district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
INDIANA MOB HANGS
z COLORED YOUTHS
HELD AS ATTACKERS

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
HOOVER DROUGHT
:. PLANS TO CABINET.
Definite Action Waits on
Agriculture Report, Due
Monday.

CONTINUED From First Page,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
C0E, BACK HOME,
REC0UNTS WEIRD
TALE OF KIDNAPPING

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08

No count was taken this year Of the Filipino popuato
law does not apply there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
Territories Of the United states
bureau Rlr were Is follows:

Military and naval
services, ETC., abroad
The Washington times., 1930-08-12
FIREMEN OPEN
VA. JUBILEE

CLARENDON, Va, Aug. 12.-
The Arlington.Fairfax Volunteer
Firemen's Association opened its
sixth annual convention and JUDI
lee last night on the grounds adj
ioining the woodrow wilson
school building, to continue the
entire week. The affair Is staged
each year to raise funds to aid
sick and injured firemen, and, in
the event Of death, the family.
The jubilee is in the form OF
an old-time carnival and was at
tended last night by several hun.
dred persons. from both Airing
ton and Fairfax County. The
grounds are lighted with two
huge flood lights and hundreds
Of colored lights.
The committee. of which John
r. Mossburg is chairman, has pro-
vided every kind of amusement,
including a ferris wheel, merry
go-rounds and flying-horSes for
the children.
The weeks program provides
for two parades, one on Wednes-
day afternoon and on Saturday,
the last day, it is hoped to have
, Gov. John Garland Pollard as
the honored guest.
Dancing will be a feature each
night with music furnished by
Jarboe's Orchestra, from Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1930-08-12
STYLES SHOWN
ONSCREEN
BY WILMA LA VILE
TImes staff FashIonist

A clinic for fashions skirts,
sleeves, and godets examined
and analyzed. That's what you
see at Loew's Columbia Theater
this week.
Furthe m ore, these fall
fashions are served up in the
most delectable manner, shown
on smart mannequins as beauti-
full as the dawn. They tread
the stage in dignified manner,
for this is a season Of grace
and poise.
They are dressed in daytime
coats and frocks. Their hem.
lines are even. A bloused back
makes that coat kind to
woman's figure. The widely
wrapped skirt makes this frock
new and sophisticated.
Pencils busy, attentive mer-
chants or their buyers sit at
desks, taking eager notes on
fall trends, as Mr.. Parrish ex-
plains them. For this Is the
Amos Paris Fashion Clinic at
the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New
York, where fashion is ex-
amined and analyzed, where fall
trends are forecast.
You may see it in the news
reel this week, and you may
read about it in the fashion
articles directed by Mr.. Parrish
that appear daily on the society
page of The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1930-08-12
ROAD WIDENING
IS APPROVED

All preliminary arrangements
for widening the Washington
Baltimore boulevar through Hy
attsville. Md. were approved eat
q meeting Of the town council
last night.
The new roadway will extend
from Spencer Avenue to the
northern limit of the town and
win be 30 feet wide. The work
will be done by the Jtate Roads
Commission and residents Of the
town win not be required to pay
for any part Of it.
ALI necessary land Tor widening
roadway has been acquired, DIR.
H. T. Willis, mayor OF Hyatts-
vile reported, and work probably
win start within a few weeks. The
road now is being repaired near
Riverdale and as soon as this Is
completed the widening will be
started.
The Washington times., 1930-08-12
$4,000 Damage Done
To MarcOni's Yacht

CIVTTAVECCHIA, Italy, Aug.
12.-0NS9.-Damage to Sena-
tor Guglielmo Marconi's yacht
Electra, which caught fire while
lying in the harbor here, was
placed at $4,000 today.
Signor Marconi, following a
hasty inspection. of the priceless
scientific apparatus aboard, had
declared it was undamaged. He
attributed the cause of the fire
to a short circuit in one Of the
electric motors.
The fire razed the crews quar-
ters, being stopped short of the
laboratory in which Signor Mar
conf has made some of his fore
most experiments.
The Washington times., 1930-08-12
Poisonous Compound
SPRAYED UpOn Weeds

LA PLATA, Md, Aug. IL.
Notice has been posted by Govern
ment officials at the naval powder
factory that the right-of-way
along its railroad soon, is to be
sprayed with a poisonous COM
pound to kill grass and weeds and
reduce fire hazard.
The compound, it was an
nounced. is dangerous to livestock.
The Washington times., 1930-08-12
W. C. T. U. MEETS

CLARENDON. Va, Aug. Ia
The Clarendon woman's Christ.
ian Temperance Union viii meet
tomorrow night at the nome Of
Mrs. Florence Cauffman, AL wil.
son Boulevard, at so'clock.
The Washington times., 1930-08-12
PLAYGROUND IS LOOTED

Thieves yesterday forced their
way into an office on the Hoover
Fairgrounds, Third and Delaware
Ave. S. W.. and stole athletic
equipment valued at 81.
The Washington times., 1930-08-12

has purchased the Valley Electric
Company plant at Paw Paw. on
the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Potomac River, IS miles east Of
The Washington times., 1930-08-12
POWER PLANT SOLD

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Aug. L..
The Potomac Edison Company
The Washington times., 1930-08-12

here. It win be operated un0eg
the MANAGEMENT Of the NorthaEsa
Virginia Power Company, J. k.
Hawk, superintendent.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-22
Lettering on Bridge
to Guide Air Traveller

Using a highway bridge as an air
way marker, is one of the latest de-
velopments in this fast-moving trans
portation age.
This novel use of a bridge, said to
be the first instance of its kind, was
brought about by citizens of Napo-
leon, Ohio. The bridge crosses the
Maumee river and the work was done
in conformity with instructions from
the bureau Of aeronautics, Washing
ton.
In laying the brick. the contractor
started at the north end of the
bridge using all dark brick, and later
light brick for the marking were
inserted. The surplus dark brick
were then used at the south end.
Asphalt was used as filler for the
dark brick, while the markers were
filled with lean grout filler.
The letters are 20 feet and three
inches high, and the name Napoleon
is $40 feet in length. The width of
the letters run four feet and three
inches, thereby insuring easy visi-
bility for the traveller in the air.
Boston Herald.