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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
REPORTS RADIUM SUPPLY
IN STONE MOUNTAIN
Emory University Physicist Says
Test of Springs Discloses IN
usual Radio Activity.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DECATUR, Ga, February IA
quantity OF radium lies locked in the
granite of Stone Mountain, according
20 q report made public here by Prof.
James A. HOFFMAN of the physics de-
partment of Emory University.
Prof. Hootman's revelation is the re-
suit of extended investigation of the
nine springs originating in the noun
tain. These springs, his tests show,
contain 35o40 curies of radio activity, as
compared with $500 CURES in the IA
nous Joachimstahl spring in Germany,
which has its headwaterS in the Pitch
blende mine. from which large amount
OF the worlds radium has been obtained
The report of Prof. HOFFMAN, which
was made before the Georgia Academy
of Science at Agnes Scott College here
yesterday, made no estimate of the
amount Of radium in Stone Mountain
nor its availability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
DEMOCRATIC INROADS
F0RESEEN BY SHOUSE
Bases Prediction on Scandal of
the Tariff" and Stock Market
Collapse.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, February 24-Jouett
Shouse, Democratic national executive
committee chairman, here to address the
Women's Jefferson Democratic Club to-
day, predicts vastly stronger" Demo-
cratic contingent in the seventy-second
Congress.
He based his prediction on what he
termed 1.-The scandal of the tariff" and
the worst stock crash in the country's
history"
THE Republican majority in the
Senate is split In three divergent Sec
tons because the President could not, or
would not, lead his party" Mr.. Shouse
declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24

TO-DAY Washington Is literally
l. being recreated. Congress with.
in the past three years has appropriated
more than $75,O0O,O0O for its devel.
opment. When the magnificent new
government building group being
erectedon the famous Triangle is CON-
pleted, Washington will be the most
beautiful capital in the world.
And, in keeping with this new city
rising on the Potomac, Postal Tele.
graph today opens new type of tele.
graph Office. Not only enlarged oper-
ating facilities to speed the Capitals
business and social messages, but CON-
fort and conveniences which strike
new notein telegraph Office equipment.
You are cordially invited to visit this
new modern telegraph Office at New
York Avenue and / 5th Street-and to
use it not only for writing and sending
kilograms, but also for meeting friends.
All this is part ofthe comprehensive
Postal Telegraph program to improve
the telegraph service for the people
of the United States.
Turn key on Postal call-box-
and an alert Postal messenger re.
spends to take your message or to run
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
COPPER FIGURE OF KING WIDOWED
IN 1900 BIC. IN CT1ALDEA IS FOUND
Expedition Unearths Remains of Prehistoric Factory
and Temple of Enki, Sumerian Water God.

brick built foundation box, in which
stood still undisturbed the copper fig-
ure of the king, bearing on his head
the basket of mortar and before his
feet the stone model brick inscribed
with the dedication of the building.
1T was Temple of Enki, the water
god, and its restoration by Rim-Sin
King of Larsa in 1900 B. c., whose
statuette we had found, gave its title
to the ninth year of his reign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
Bomb" Proves Cookies.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. February "a
H9.-What with all these stories of
bombs being received in the mails. a
Jacksonville housewife was quite per-
turbed on receiving a package from
Cleveland marked cookies" It some
how didn't seem reasonable. So she
telephoned the. police, who advised her
to soak the package in water before
opening 1t. She did. Opening it she
found two dozen water-Soaked cookies.
And only then she remembered she had
a sister in Cleveland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
GIRL SHOT TO DEATH
ON WAY TO CHURCH
Factory Foreman Held by Connec-
ticut Police Said to Have Con-
fessed Staying.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, February "a.
Mary Velicka, 10 years old. was shot
to death here yesterday while on her
way to church. She collapsed in the
hallway of a tenement house while try
ing to escape from her assailant. Three
bullets struck her.
George F. Schmalz, A., foreman at a
factory where the girl had been en-
ployed until recently, was arrested and
was said to have confessed the shooting.
Police said he told them he shot the
girl because she had refused to bring
their friendship to an end. She had
been haunting me-" they quoted him as
saying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24

another accomplishment Of the Wilson
administration In It's hrst year. The
Huerta government did not fall until
April, 1914, and produced q state OF
chaos In Mexico from which that
friendly republic has only recently re-
covered"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24

standing accomplishment which he
told his audience occurred In the first
year Of the Wilson administration:
Should Credit Republicans.
1.-THE farm loan banking system was
created in 1916 and not in 1918 and was
the result OF the Investigations carried
out by Republican administrations.
THE Federal Reserve act was worked
out in previous Republican administra-
lions.
Repeal Of the Panama Canal tolls
exemption for American ships was en-
acted in 1914.
Authorization Of the Alaskan Rail-
road was given by the Congress in 1914
and not 1913. This road cost the Fed
eral Government $60, 900, 900, has proven
to be total failure and is causing the
loss of $1,5o0,000 annually to the Fed
eral Treasury.
MIR Shouse points to the Under
wood-Simmons tariff act, which, of
course, the Republican party is per-
fectly willing to credit to the Demo-
cratic administration, since it placed all
agricultural products on the free list
and provided for reduction of indus
trial rates which would have so lowered
wages as to have disturbed the Amer
lean standard of living. Had it not
been for the World War this Democratic
tariff act would have brought ruin both
to American agriculture and industry.
Mr.. Shouse points to the downfall
of the Huerta government in Mexico as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
EDUCATORS MEET.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., February "a
P).-The convention of the Depart
ment of Superintendent of the Ma
tional Education Association opened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24

BATTERY of Typing Telegraph ma.
chines-in Postal Telegraph's new
operating department :. they receive
messages automatically, cut delivery
and sending time. Daily they fash the
story of busy, progressive Washington
to every part of the world (right).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
Two Die in Kerosene Blast.

HUGO, OKLA, February "a (P).-
Misses Eta and Lula Heensley, sisters,
were burned fatally in an explosion yes
terday when kerosene was poured on a
coal fire in the kitchen stove at their
home here. They died at hospital two
hours after the explosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24

FASTING ON the incoming message
(right). New design of paster device
cuts time for this operation from so
seconds TO 8. The paper ribbon bears
the typed message.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24

Improved highways in Asia more than
Dubbed in mileage last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24

here today with Norman n. Croziers
superintendent Of schools Of Dallas,
Tex. presiding.
Delegates from all over the country
were in attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24

standing accomplishment which he
told his audience occurred in the FIRST
year Of the Wilson administration:
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
I MORE JUDGES
ASKED HOUSE

Spurred by President Hoover's
repeated appeals for legislation
to relieve congestion of prohibi.
ton and other cases in the
courts, a subcommittee Of the
House Judiciary Committee yes.
terday recommended seven addi-
tional judges be appointed. The
subcommittee recommended the
following Federal district judges
be authorized:
Two for southern New York,
one for California, one for Louis.
lana, one for Oklahoma. at large,
one for southern Texas. and one
for a new district in West Vir
ginia to be called the southern
district.
The committee has yet to
reach a decision on various rec
concentrations of the Whckersham
Law Enforcement Commission
for relieving congestion in the
courts.
Modification of the Jones'
Stalker IS and 10" law, so as to
define petty or casual liquor law
breakers, would be recommended
by the committee, should the
plan Of having dry violators ap-
pear before U. S. commissioners
be adopted.
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
Curved Belt, SOC

This new belt, woven into a
single, curving piece of fine
elastic. Silk grosgrain ribbons
for attaching pins firm
satin tabs for pinning. In two
widths.
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
PLAINTIFFS ASK
COLLECTOR

Alleging that the Fremont
Corporation, said TO be a sub
sidiary of the F.. H. Smith Com
pany, has allowed the New Am
sterdam Apartments to be sold
for taxes for 1929 and the 1890
taxes have not been paid. three
persons holding bonds secured by
the property have asked for the
appointment Of a collector for
the building.
The plaintiffs, Lucy l.. Lille
M. Jones and Chapman w. Maui
pin, have already filed a petit
ton for a receiver for the F. H.
Smith Company, and the matter
is still pending.
They further aver that the
F.. H. Smith Company is not a
fit depository FOR the monthly
payments which are to be ap-
piled to interest and amortiza-
ton under the first mortgage on
the property. Maupin appears as
attorney for himself and the
other plaintiffs.
The Washington times., 1930-05-13

Editor, Times:
The United States has been
called a nation of hero-worship-
pefs. That's probably true, and
the more mythical the hero the
better, until the country gets
tired of him.
Everyone east of the Mississippi
gave a sigh of relief when the
Coolidge myths strong, silent
Cal-ceased to be broadcast. as
Mr.. Coolidge stepped out of of.
flee. The country welcomed a
new hero-and a new assortment
Of encomiums and legends and
ready-made background for an
other nonpariel.
Well. just wanted to say that
it seems that the Hoover illusion
won't last quite as long as the
Coolidge myth. Our Mr.. PreSi-
dent had a bad break the other
day when the stock market
crashed right after the latest
Hoover pronunciamento on pros
perity preferred and assured at
the National Chamber Of Com
mere here. / don't blame the
lambs for being sore. and for not
being sorry for Herb when the
House disregards his tariff rec
concentrations and then the
White House economist-without
equal-refuses the congressional
challenge and throws towel into
the ring-one of which the tariff
will be duly raised, even though
Mr.. Hoover claims to be a farmer
(hiring MexiCans).
There's a boom on all right
but it's just the reverberation
from the Country's recent finan-
Cial crash. Or maybe it's just
the Secret Service minions crash
ing Senate office doors,
ONLOOKER.
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
EDITOR, TIMES:

Here is poor Washington once
more faced with the prospect Of
long -drawn-out fight between
the House and Senate over the
Federal lump-sum contribution to
the District revenues. 1t is in
evitable that the House will win,
as usual. in it's insistence on the
$9000.000 item.
I do not see anyway Of shift
ing the House attitude unless the
Administration itself should in
tervene. There is alleged to be
scientific inquiry into the ques-
ton of District revenues and
taxation, conducted jointly under
the auspices of the two houses,
going on, but nothing has been
heard of it lately. I have no
idea when .. report will be made.
With the additional tax bur
dens soon to be imposed upon the
District by reason of the civic
center development. the local
community soon will have to take
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
Woman Is Injured
In Car Wreck Here

Susie Price. colored, AT, of the
1850 block of Gau1t Pl. N. E., suf-
fered a fracture of her left hip
yesterday afternoon. when the
street car on which she was riding
rocked on the turn at Fourteenth
st. and New York Ave. N. w.
She was rushed to Emergency
Hospital in q patrol wagon, after
which she was treated by DR.. L
RutkoSki.
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
Headlight, Brakes
Test in Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 13.
The examination of head lights
and breaks under the auspices
of the Police Department and
A. A A. was started today with
officials of the A A. A. con.
Quilting the tests in front of
the City Jail.
In addition to testing brakes
and headlights, the alignment OF
wheels, and steering apparatus
are tested, in the past only the
brakes have ben tested.
The Police, Fire and all City
motor equipment we're tested.
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
HER LEG HEALED
AFTER is YEARS

Mrs. !. Hinze, r. ?, sealy, Texas, who
was entirely healed Of leg sorts after
suffering 1s years. urges all sufferers TO
write Dr r. J. whittier 126 WeStport
Bank Building. Kansas City. Mo, Tor his
new free copyrighted book which eH-
mains home treatment for leg sores
varfcose mIcrs, milk leg and NarlcoSe
veins. that quickly stops the PAIN ana
heals There is no cost or obligation.
The Washington times., 1930-05-13

lever seen the two men before,
and they are yet tell us they are
detectives or show badge or ere,
dentials, or to tell Crotts to halt
or he would shoot him.
Now, l ask you, are 7e sup
posed to be mind readers?
am not writing this to help
us. or hurt Gravely. If he really
was justified in this particular
case, 1 am sure the jury will ig-
more and throw his case out
More power to him If he is freed.
JACK c. ELGIN.
Hotel Houston.
Editor, Times:
So the Methodist bishops are
"panning" the press because OF
the publicity it gave to the
charges preferred against Bishop
James Cannon and others. That
surely is a curious procedure.
The fact that the charges
against the bishop were made by
one of his own fellow churchmen
does not seem to have affected
the Dallas convention at all
The press is criticized simply for
printing the news Of the con
vention.
wonder what the COUNT y
would have said if the news OF
the fight against Bishop Cannon
had been suppressed. 1t would
have ruined the reputation of any
press association, I imagine, if il
had declined to carry the story
on its wires. g, But these considera
tions do not affect the friends OF
Bishop Cannon at all. They are
for full and searching publicity
when it helps them, and obdu
rately opposed to it when it
doesn't. FREE PRESS.
Editor, Times:
In despair I ask your aid to
help fight daylight savings for
the District. Now 1 am a widow
with three children-Six, eight
nine-I have to go to work at
in the morning and work until
4:30 in the evening. In order
to get my children ready fol
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
Nerves. ''onE.dge?

Start today to get rid Of nervousness,
sIeeplessness, and increase vitality by
taking a tablespoon Of Tanlae before
each meal and bedtime for two weeks.
Nothing like it to rid you Of that
tired, strained feeling and sleepIess
nights It must help you, oc money
kA
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
SALLY BAND TO PLAY

That "low-down rhythm" from
the South will be heard in Wash
ington tomorrow when the Sal
vation Army staff band from At
lanta, Ga, featured on Southern
radio programs, gives a concert
at 606 E st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
Letters to the Editor From Readers
ed unless signed Names requesed

, school and give them something
to eat, l must get up not later
than 4:30 in the morning and
rush every minute to get things
fit for me to get to work. When
nv days work Is done 1t is rush
home to do what l can. l can't
paw to have my wash and ironing
done, which makes it still harder
on me. =.
Daylight savings will make it
an hour earlier for me to get
I'm in the morning. The hour
earlier in the morning would not
make UP for the unearthly hour
for the many people who have all
the thine for their own. 1hey
do not see what hardShips it
makes for the poor mother. Your
paper does so much good. Please
help fight daylight savings.
MRS. MARY CARMON.
Editor, Times:
We appeal to you to help us
or use your influence before Con-
gress adjourns that the bill call
ing for $4,000 for widows whose
husbands were killed in line OF
duty may be passed at. this
session.
Some of us are in need and
are working for a living. Our
pension of $50, which we ap-
preciate and is great help
but the life of our helpmate
meant more to us.
Please use what influence you
may have for our benefit.
Thank you kindly.
WIDOWS OF POLICEMEN AND
FIREMEN KILLED ON DUTY.
The Washington times., 1930-05-13

up the issue in a serious way and
break the stone wall of opposition
which it always finds in the
House. 1t is obvious that the
Senate has a more intelligent and
constructive view Of the local
finance problem. New leadership
in the House may be necessary
before there is any change in the
attitude of that body. The best
strategy for the city to take is to
obtain the support of President
Hoover and his financial advisers.
/ think that can be done as soon
as they are shown the real facts.
I think we may as we'll dismiss
the idea that we are going to
have any relief this year. The
Senate will recede and retreat,
as usual.
Editor, Times:
pers letter in The Times of May
s, would like to ask a question
or two.
Why should the citizens Of the
D. C. be in sympathy with the
action of Mr.. Rover, the District
Attorney? If Detective Gravely
was justified in shooting because
James Crotts was running away
from him in fear OF a stick-up, l
should think Gravely can prove
he was within his rights, if he
really is.
l happen to be under indict-
ment on a charge of attempted
extortion on the same case with
CrottS and another, and l am ask
ing for sympathy from no one.
Because l can and will prove l
was within my rights.
Suppose Gravely and Burke did
have one little weak reason to be-
lieve there had been a felony
committed in the Foster girls
house. Is that any reason why
he or they should shoot the man
who was running away to protect
himself?
Probably Gravely did have
some reason to think we were
some sort of racketeers or some
thing. But, on the other side, l
know that Crotts had sufficient
reason to believe he was about
to be held up. Neither of us had
ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1930-05-13
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The Washington times., 1930-02-04
TRIBE To HEAD
WAR ORDER

DR.. George B. Tribe, Of the
27oO block Woodley Rd. N. W.,
was elected commander of the
District department of the Mill
tary Order of Foreign Wars last
night at the annual meeting and
banquet at the Army and Navy
Club. DR.. TRIBE served as a
lieutenant commander in the
Navy during the World War.
Other officers elected are:
Major Albert H. Dondero, senior
vice commander: Major Paul J..
McGahan, junior vice CON-
mander; Capt. Edwin S. Bettel-
helm, jr., secretary; Capt. Sam.
uel w. Small. chaplain; Comdr.
Howard F. Strine, surgeon: Lieut..
Col. Robert P. Parrott, Judge ad-
vocate: Capt. A. e. F.. Horn, his
torian; Capt. James II. Ferry,
recorder; Major Emil Walter,
registrar, and Lieut.. Leroy w.
Hyde, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1930-02-04
MD. CITIES CAIN
BY TELEPHONE .

BALTIMORE. Feb. 4.-seven-
teen communities and cities in
Maryland will benefit by the pro-
posed $7,991 900 expansion pro.
gram planned in the State by
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company.
Among those where money for
improvements will be spent are:
Frederick, $4,000; Hagerstown,
$50, 900; Hyattsville, $4,000;
Poolesville, $1,000; Silver Spring,
CatonSville and Chevy Chase.
During the past year the COM
pany spent approximately $4,000.
900 for betterment Of service in
Maryland. The major portion OF
money will be spent for the i'm
provement of central office facili-
ties in Baltimore.
It is estimated that the re-
duction in toll charges made
effective in the State January /
will effect a savings to users in
the State of $4,000 annually.
This is the fourth such reduction
made in the past three years.
The Washington times., 1930-02-04
ROBINSON GIVES
D. A. R. VIEWS
X p slS2sps 60
Photo by International

Admiral Samuel s. Robinson,
superintendent Of the United
States Naval Academy, Annapolis,
was the principal speaker at the
morning session Of the eastern
division, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. held in the old
senate chamber at Annapolis to-
day.
Admiral Robinson spoke on
Naval Policies" and stressed the
need Of an adequate Navy for
the United States. He opposed
the League of Nations and similar
pacts on the ground that they
would interfere with proper con-
troll Of the Navy.
AS a step toward universal
peace, Admiral Robinson advo-
Gated coinage which, he declared,
would facilitate commerce,
The Washington times., 1930-02-04
ST. luke HOLDS
. JUBILEE

Plans are being completed for
the observance Of the golden
jubilee Of st. Luke's Protestant
Episcopal Church, Fifteenth and
Church Streets northwest, which
will open next Sunday and con-
tinue through Sunday, Febru.
ary 16.
The church was founded so
years ago by the late Alexander
Crummell. The present rectors
the Rev. r. j. Brown, will com.
plete his twenty-fifth year as
pastor next Sunday. On that
day DIR. Anson Phelps Stokes win
be the speaker.
Monday night has been set aside
as founders night, and the Rev.
George F. Bragg, Of Baltimore,
will be the speaker. A memorial
tablet of Crummell will be uri.
veiled and dedicated. The remain
ing nights Of the week will be
given over to various activities.
including a pageant, st. LukeS
night and reception.
The celebration will be brought
to a close on Sunday night, FEB.
ruary Is, when Bishop James Z.
Freeman, Of the Washington dio:
cese, will be the speaker. A large
number Of candidates will also
be, confirmed.
The Washington times., 1930-02-04
PUG. To PROBE
PHONE RATE

The present Public Utilities
Commission plans to go into the
rates charged by the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company
in the near. future, it informed
the. company informally today.
Rates are now charged on an
old order, which died officially
last June, but the commission
has been so busy it hasn't been
able to get around to the phone
company case. However, the
commission already has begun
collection and study of data be-
fore opening a formal case.
The company is understood to
be ready to show that long-dis-
tance rates have been reduced
and that the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company has
been split up into smaller units
in the States in which it operates,
the District, Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia. This splitting
up has increased the cost of
operations. the company is under.
stood to claim. For these reasons
it is difficult to forecast any rate
reductions, it was pointed out,
The company claims the old
commission conducted no recoc-
nized valuation Of it's plant and
property and this will be one of
the major points in any forth.
coming case.
The Washington times., 1930-02-04
q. S. Flags Don t Saue
Doomed Cedars

MARTINsBURG, w. Va, FEB.
4.-Efforts of property owners in
and near Shepherdstown to- pro-
tect cedar trees on their estates
following the resumption Of cedar
cutting in Jefferson county took
a unique turn yesterday.
Several owners on whose
ground cedarS were marked to
be destroyed procured American
flags and secured them to the
tops Of the trees and defied the
cutters to disturb them. Wood
Rannells, In charge Of the cut
ting, was baked temporarily and
came to this city for advice.
He returned to the scene Of
activities later In tbs day and
information from Shepherdstown
said that q number Of the trees