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The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Seized Liquor Was
Valued at SI,OOO,OOO

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. is
I.N.SD Liquor raids in Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey by Federal
agents during the months Of July
and August resulted in seizures
valued in excess Of $1,000, 900, &C.
cording to official figures just re-
leased.
A new high record for the ma.
ton in seizures was reported in
New Jersey during the period.
Twenty-Seven carloads Of beer,
2l1,6O1 gallons of brew and 80, ,694
gallons of alcoholic spirits and
other liquors were confiscated in
that State, the report shows. In
Pennsylvania Is carloads OF beer.
1SS, ,4O7 gallons of brew and 15,-
259 gallons Of alcohol and spirits
we're seized.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
-Four FLiers Awarded
HOnOrS for RraDeru

Announcement was made to-
day by the War Department OF
the awarding of Distinguished
Flying Crosses to four members
of the Air Corps who risked their
lives in saving the crew OF a
distressed bombing plane rendered
helpless during a flight in Hawaii
on May II last.
Those who were given awards
were: Capt. Ulysses G. Jones,
First Lieut.. Walter T, Meyer,
Second Lieut.. Edwin w. Rawlings
and Staff Sergt. Robert F. Sum
nlers.
The plane was flying at an
altitude of 5000 feet when it
suddenly became out of control.
Members of the crew donned
parachutes. and leaped from the
Rlans into the rough sea.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
WIND
SHAMROCk'S
..ONLY HOPE
Slr. Thomas a Pathetic Figure
AS Yachts Wait to Start
s.Third Event Of Classic Race

/ e.:
n, Continued From Page ~
more this week than in de-
cade.
stThe two consecutive defeats al
the hands of Enterprise un-
d6ubtedly have taken a lot out
os him. They have not broken
that indomitable spirit that has
sent five challengers across the
Atlantic under their own sail, but
III. his heart Of hearts he realizes
he probably is viewing his last
Americas cup race.
Shamrock v looks to be q gone
goslin as she prepares to enter
the third round of this devastat-
Ing series. AS a betting PROPOSE
ton she could be quoted at about
q thousand to one. Her only
hope seems to lie in getting a
real blow If she is to win even one
race.
The weather Shamrock v has
had In her two races. against
Enterprise was exactly the sort
she was supposed to revel in. She
is not known as q heavy weather
craft, but neither is Enterprise,
for that matter.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
RESERVE BOARD
CHAIRMAN IS
SWORN IN
Eugene Meyer, Ir., Taking Oath
In Melons Office, Makes
No Announcement of Policy


Eugene Meyer, jr, New York
banker, today was sworn as chair.
man OF the Federal Reserve
board, succeeding Roy A. Young,
who resigned to become governor
Of the Federal Reserve Bank in
Boston.
The ceremony was performed
in Secretary Of the Treasury Mel
Ions office. Meyer made no pub
lie statement, but it was said he
probably Immediately will form
policy that will take care Of any
emergency such as q sudden
boom or depression in the stock
market. ......
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
GEORGETOWN j.
L|STSBOY "A

Entering college when he Is less
than II, years old seems nothing
unusual to John Ignatius Griffin,
Of Brooklyn, N. Y, who today is
registered at Georgetown Univer-
sity.
John, who will be Il on October
1S, refuses to regard himself as a
prodigy, although he has a record
which would make most students
seem stupid.
The boy entered grammar
school at the age of 8, ct that time
not even knowing the alphabet.
Within three months he was able
to read Q newspaper, and three
and o half years later he was
graduated from grammar school
with honors.
He entered the Brooklyn prepa-
ratory School, where he took a
four year course in less than the
usual time, graduating among the
first five students in his class this
spring. He was graduated with
high honors.
Mrs. Griffin has come to Wash.
ington to make q home for her
SON while he is in college and they
are living in the $500 block o st.
N. w. Neither he nor his mother
look on the boys achievements as
anything which would entitle him
to be classed as q prodigy.
John is no beSpectacled book.
worm, but rather q husky youth,
slightly large for his age, fond of
tennis, skating, dancing and other
forms Of amusement and accom-.
pliShed as q musician.
At Georgetown he will take
course leading to the degree of
bachelor Of philosophy.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
HOMICIDE CASE
!: IS PUZZL|NC
- +"

Placing of murder charges
against four men has resulted in
q curious complication which is
causing considerable worry on the
part Of the homicide squad and
the office Of the District Attor'
The case grew out Of the death
September 3 Of William Filth, col
ored, of the 900 block L st. N. w.
in Freedman's Hospital.
The Coroner's Jury found that
che night before his death Filth
had reported his stepson, Ernest
Richardson. to the police for crap
shooting. According to testimony
at the inquest, Richardson and
three companions learned of this
and met Filth at Seventh and I
Streets northwest as he was re
turning from the police station.
A tusSel eH1Sued, during which
police say, Richardson struck his
father causing him to fall and
strike his head on the curbStone
He. died from the fall. Richard
son was held by police on a muir
der charge and his three com
pa1iions were detained as wit
nesses. The companions were:
Eddie Tolson, Is. Sylvester Lin
coin, Is, and Thomas Washing
ton, 10, all Of the 600 block M
ST.! N. w.
The coroner's jury held all
three men for the grand jury and
it sis this action which caused the
complication. Because all foul
men are defendants. none of them
can be compelled to testify before
the grand jury. There were nc
other witnesses to fight.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
joyce WidOlU to Dig
UD BOdu for STUDY

CHICAGO, Sept. Is I.N.SO -
The body of the late State Sen
ator John r. Joyce, poison victim,
was to be exhumed today for
examination by toxicologists re-
tanned by Mrs. Mary DAILY Joyce,
his widow. A coroner's "-'",-"',>'
tion revealed the senator died
from quick-acting prusslc uv.>.
poisoning, while Mrs. Joyce insists
the poison that killed him was
slow in effect.
Counsel for Mrs. Joyce an
nounced the body would be dug
up. stating that q court order
would be sought II the coroner
refused to consent.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Laid to Alcoholism
Mans Sudden Death

FORRESTVILLE:. Md, Sept. 16.
william s. Giddihgs. of Browns
Station, Md, dropped dead there
yesterday.
Giddings, q farmer, was SO. He
was pronounced dead by DIR.
James I. Boyd, Of Forestville, who
attributed death to acute alcohol
iSna.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Dies While PLAYING
With Small Children

LONDON, Sept. 16 G.N.SJ.
Christopher Ward. of Walton-on.
Thames, loved children and flow
ers. He was 65, but he was al
ways ready to romp with local
boys and girls, and the children
loved to romp with him. So when
her was tending his garden re-
Gently he willingly went out
across the street to a vacant lot
when the children appealed to
him to play with them.
He joined In the fun, laughing
ard romping until suddenly he
staggered and fell back dead.
There were many children pres.
erft at his funeral.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
REWARD COMES
FOR CRATER

NEW YORK, Sept. Is UNS).
While the county grand jury
today continued its investigation
of the disappearance more than
a month ago of Justice Joseph
Force Crater, plans were made to
announce formally a reward Of
$5 900 by the city for information
leading to the whereabouts Of the
missing jurist. The reward was
voted yesterday by the board
of aldermen.
At the same time authorities
were inclined not to consider
seriously a letter received by
Mrs. Crater. demanding $40, 600
ransom. The letter, written IN a
feminine hand. said Crater was
alive. Police said the letter was
written by either a crank or
swindler. They said they did
not think the writer Of the letter
knew anything about the where
aboutS of the Judge.
Harry Clark, brother-in-law Of
Crater, was to be witness before
the grand jury today.
The grand jury investigation
under District Attorney Grain Was
expected to last q week, during
which friends Of the jurist win be
called. If the health of Mrs.
Crater permits, she will testify.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

Of American
A m b aSSadof,
Trw in b.
Laughlin. No
one was at
home at the
time Of the
robbery.
A statement
issued listed
tho following
articles stolen
from the am
baSSador: A
platinum Gig
arctic c a S e ,
which W q S
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
BROMLEY DASH
IS ABANDONED
TILL SPRING
Tacoma Plane to Be Stored
in Yokohama for Attempt
at Transpacific Hop In 81

TOXIC, Sept. 16 UNS).-The
attempt Of Lieut.. Harold Bromley
and Harold Gatty, American
fners, to span the Pacific from
Japan to Tacoma, Wash, was
definitely abandoned today until
next spring, according to word re
ceived here.
The fliers are still at Sabishiro
Beach awaiting a favorable oppor-
tunity to fly to Yokohoma, where
the plane "City of Tacoma" will
be stored for the winter.
Wait Till Spring
Bromley and Gatty will re.
turn to Tacoma, coming back In
the spring for new attempt, 1t
is understood.
A broken 0il-feed line forced
the American fliers to turn back
when 1900 miles at sea, Bromley
revealed.
Oil Line Broken
They landed in the soft sand of
Sabishiro Beach, nearly faint from
the stencil Of spraying oil. They
were practically blinded by the
escaping fluid.
Minor adjustments and repairs
were found necessary on the City
Of Tacoma, which was half buried
in the sand.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

MRS, THOMAS UVU on DenaM
Of her 15.year-old son, Samuel
Finley Thomas.
The court also awarded .
SIS 1000 trust fund to the wild
ow's 6-year-old daughter, Lucy
Cotton Thomas. Yesterdays
court action ended litigation in
progress since 1925, ct which
time Thomas died. He was
formerly the owner of the
Morning Telegraph and the
Daily Running Horse, published
in New York.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

the ambaSSa- ]. b. LAUGHLLN
doris wedding gift; gold opera
glasses. a large sapphire, sew
eral pictures of considerable ar
tistic value, three ieweled shirt
studs, a cravat clasp and a sill
yer paper clasp.
The statement also disclosed
that q guest of Laughlin lost
about $33, while the butler EN-
ployed at the villa lost his gold
watch and about $36 in cash.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

HI. HOOVER, 'Jr. q st O tement
issued last night at the White
House. He will take q three
months leave of absence from
his duties with the aviation
company, where he has been
employed for the past two
years.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

or not sh e
could compel
James Schulz,
O New York
jeweler, to re-
turn q $3.50
d 1 O m o n d
tim e pie ce,
given her, she
s q / d, b y
James C. Gar
win, wealthy
vi dence
jeweler.
The show
girl told the
court Garvin
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
REV; DELANEY RESIGNS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 16,
The resignation Of the Rev,
Ernest M. Delaney as pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian Church,
here, has been accepted by the
church. DR.. Delaney has been
pastor Of the church for six years,
and his resignation was rendered
r~~r the advice Of his phySi-
clan. a.*
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
) BANKRUPTCY ASKED

The Woodruff Company, clean
erss and dyers, 400 block Eight
eenth st. N. NJ. through Its
president, H. P. Woodruff, has
filed a petition In bankruptcy in
the. District Supreme Court. The
petition says the company is UNI
able to meet its liabilities. No
schedule of assets and liabilities
was filed.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

third wife and
widow Of Ed
ward Russell
Thomas, noted
sportsman, 81,
O09,O0O as her
share in the
estate left by
the deceased.
The award also
sustained q
claim by Mrs.
Elizabeth Fin
ley Thomas,
the sports
mans second
wife, for $75.-
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
BANK STATEMENT

New York Clearing House ex.
change, 1888. COZ. 900.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, sass, 600, 900.
Customs receipts, 41S, S,OSs,S0
Treasury balance. SsS, sos, 1902
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

h e western
Air Express
and has re-
paired to the
PreSi dents
camp on the
r q p d a n,
where he will
remain for a
short time to
re Gu p e rate
from q sight
illness.
The nature
of his illness
is not serious,
according to
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
ShOIC Girl, In Court,
Wants Watch Back

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.
Thelma Temple. blonde New
York show girl, wants that
watch back.
Thelma appeared in court
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
Ambassadors Home
Robbed of JeICeLrV

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain,
Sept. 15.-Jewelry valued at
: hundreds Of dollars was stolen
by providers who entered Arba-
cenea, the summer villa here
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

or d e red it THELMA TEMPLE
from Schulz. who held it last
week when she took it back for
repairs. He told her that it
was not paid for.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
CRABFEST TONIGHT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. is,
The Rotary Club will hold a crab
feast tonight at Capt. Will Davis
boat club, the regular meeting
of the club will be omitted.
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
HOOUer, yr., to Rest
From Slight Illness

Herbert Hoover, jr., has tenn
porarily abandoned his work
as technical radio advisor for
The Washington times., 1930-09-16
PT0N STILL HOPEFUL BUT SECOND DEFEAT IS CRUSHING BL L0
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
the Things
They Do
Mrs. Lucy Thomas
Awarded $I,O99, 900

A court award issued yester-
day at Palm Beach. Fla, gives
Mrs. Lucy Cotton Thomas,
The Washington times., 1930-09-16

A blizzard of votes
Most plainly denotes
What Americans think of the Court"
When they find way
Of having their say,
Their answers decided and short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
THE CABBAGE WORM

The green worms that are so abund-
ant in cabbage and caulidower plants
at this season of the year are the
progeny of the light yellow butterflies
that may have been seen fluttering
about the vegetable garden off and on
ever since early Spring. No insect pest
sticks closer to its business throughout
the entire growing season than does
the cabbage butterfly or worm. Nest
every gardener, and for that matter
every housewife, is familiar with the
work of this pest, namely, the eating
out of pieces of the leaf and leaving
disagreeable refuse in the heads.
Farmers Bulletin No 1871 revised,
Diseases and Insects of Garden Vege-
tables" recommends spraying or dust
ing the plants with arsenate of lead as
the best remedy. The addition of a
half-inch cube of laundry soap to each
pint of lead arsenate spray helps to
spread the liquid and make it adhere to
the smooth cabbage leaves. AS the
growth of the cabbage Is central, the
spraying of the outer leaves, which are
generally discarded, is not hazardous.
1t is also suggested that allied weeds,
such as shepherds purse, mustard and
peppergrass, be destroyed and that all
plant remnants be gathered as soon as
the crop Is gathered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Army andNavy News

list: Dewitt Coffman, second in COM
mand of Atlantic fleet; Albert w
Grant, commander, battle force l. At
lantic fleet; Clarence S. Williams, COM
mander, squadron /, division /, Pacific
fleet; William l.. Rodgers, commander
In chief, Asiatic fleet; Harry Mel. p
Huse, commander, naval forces, Eu-
rope, and John D. Mcdonald. COM
mander, battleship force, Atlantic fleet
There Is one chief of bureau who will
assume the rank of rear admiral on the
retired list, viz, Capt. Ralph Earle, who
served as chief of the Bureau of Ord
nance in the Navy Department from
December %, 1915, to May 4, 1920.
In the Army, because of this law
there now are two full generals on the
retired list. Gems. p. c. March and r.
H. Bliss, and two lieutenant generals
Robert L. Billiard and Hunter Liggett
They will outrank every officer in the
Army with the exception of Gen. John
while holding that position only, holds
the temporary rank OF full general.
The following officers of the Navy
have become due for promotion: Lieuts
WILDER NJ. Lockhart, James L. Fisher
and Henry Y. McCown and Lieuts. o.
CD Harry T. Chase, William A. Riley
Elliott B. Strauss, James H. Thach,
John M. ecker, Harold D. Krick and
Arleigh A. Burke.
The board of medical officers that
met at the Navy Department recently
for the purpose of selecting an officer
in that corps for promotion to the rank
OF captain, under the terms of the line
stan equalization of promotion law, has
selected Comdr. Frank x. Koltes. and
the recommendation has been approved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

Gus element of the more attractive
nlaces In American University Park,
giving evidence that costly plant mate
rial is not necessarily the basis OF the
attractive homestead. quite as often
too much plant material in the front
lawn was a drawback TO full beauty
as was the shortage thereof. The open
lawn. with a tasteful foundation plant
ing about the house itself and the
flower beds principally in the back
yard. made a highly effective picture.
American University Park is evidently a
community of industrious home owners,
ambitious to have their places look as
beautiful as possible. 1t is no simple
task in such a community to select the
10 best appearing homes.
President l.. M Clarke of the Wood
ridge Garden Club was leading VIM
ner at the recent Gladiolus Show Spon-
sored by that club, taking first place
in the Poole award, which constituted
three cash prizes of $12, So and SIS each
In the sweepstakes section. first, sec
ond and third places were taken by
w. H. Gannaway, Mrs. A. H. Engcl-
brecht and r. H. Burtier, respectively
Other prominent winners were: H. j.
Clay. Mrs. A. L. Foster, Mrs. John
Knopp, Mrs. George Georgens, Mrs.
Notter, Mrs. w. p. Lambert, James
May, Mrs. j. B. Parker, Mrs. Sutton,
w. F. Strouse, Mrs. Thomas and Miss
Florence Tinker. The Good Hope
Super Glad Gardens and Mrs. S. A.
Granger won the second and third
places in the Poole award. The judges
were Ralph B. Piper and Howard r.
Watkins. The quality of the blooms
was unusually good, notwithstanding
the dry weather, and the exhibition
brought forth many new and rare vari-
etes that attracted much attention.
Mrs. J. Fl. Gormley, corresponding
secretary of the Community Garden
Club of Rockville, presents the follow
ing: THE beautiful home of Mrs. l..
c. Probert of Olney, Md, was the meet
ing place Friday, August 8. for the
members of the Community Garden
Club of Rockville. In spite of the hot
weather a number of lovely flowers
we're brought and judged. Miss Mar
garet G. Lancaster of Takoma Park,
D. c., was the speaker of the after
noon. Mrs. George Hane of Alta Vista,
president of the club, conducted dis
cussion of the Rockville Fair Flower
SHOW, in which the Community Gar
den Club expects to take an active part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
BUSTING ROSES.

Many home gardeners have tried
busting rose plants for disease and in
sect control with varying success.
There is much to commend busting in
preference to spraying. The work is
less laborious and more rapidly done
and the buster Is less complicated than
the spraying outfit. An article by L. j.
Meyer in the 1880 Rose Annual brings
out some points in busting that make
for failure or success. The dust should
consist of finely divided particles, small
enough to pass through a 300-mesh
sieve. Coarser materials will not flow
well through the buster nor adhere
properly to the foliage.
Early morning or late afternoon Is
considered the best time to dust. since
the air is generally quiet at these times
and the dust will envelop the plant
more completely. Moisture on the
foliage Is not deemed necessary and
frequent light applications are recon-
mended in preference to infrequent
heavy treatment If pososible dust be-
fore rains, so that the material may be
present when the disease spores begin
to grow.
When growth is progressing rapidly
busting should be frequent in order to
protect the new leaves. The So-called
Massey dust 600 parts of sulphur and
10 parts of aSenate of lead) is recon-
mended for black spot, with at least 2
per cent of nicotine dust added il
aphids are present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
GARDEN ITEMS.

Testing IL different fertilizer treat
ments for outdoor flowers, the Ohio
Experiment Station found that nitro
gen was generally the most important
limiting element. Superphosphate and
potash In addition to the nitrogen was
especially valuable for plants with en-
1arged roots, such as the dahlia, gladi-
olus and the Dutch bulbs. One would
conclude from the above results that a
complete fertilizer mixture is most
likely to meet the general needs Of the
flower garden.
The 1880 American Rose Annual
has been distributed to members of the
American Rose Society and is well
worth its cost as a reference book to
new varieties and new advances in con-
troll of insect and fungus pests, let alone
its many articles Of general interest.
One of the very good gardeners In
the American University Park section
has tried the creeping bent grass in one
part of his lawn and has been disap-
pointed in results. He states that bent
is a splendid Winter and early Spring
grass but that in Summer 1t does not
lend itself to the ordinary system Of
care. If the clippings are not collected
the underlying grass mildews with re-
sulting dead spots. The bent grass re-
auires close clipping and removal of the
clippings and rather constant weedint
to keep out native grasses. 1t woulC
be interesting If we could have othel
gardeners experiences with the ben
grass.
The giant Powered zinnias are I'm,
hit are not as beautiful as the small
fowered varieties with their create
number of blooms per plant and NOR
striking shades Sometimes 1t seem
that the trend toward giant flowers II
iris. dafiia, zinnias and other plant
Is rather placing emphasis on the les
rttractiye features and ignoring In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
HUMUS

Humus or organic matter is not easily
defined because it has no definite
chemical formula, as do nitrate of soda
and other chemical fertilizers. Yet
humuS is even more important than
any other soil nutrient unless water be
included. One leading dictionary de-
fines humus as a black or brown sub
stance formed by the decay of vegetable
matter, and that is about as close as
one can arrive at the meaning. The
d. tionary goes on to say that humus
increases the soils capacity for absorb
ing and retaining water. reduces its
tenacity, is the cause of more rapid
and thorough absorption of suns rays
and also probably supplies nutrition for
plant life. All of which is undoubtedly
true and probably much more, too, in
volving the beneficial effect on soil
organisms that in turn benefit the
plants.
The exhaustion of the humus by in
tensive culture has been a major cause
of abandoned farms and gardens.
Chemical fertilizers, except as such con-
tribute to the growing of larger plants
and hence more plant refuse, do not
contribute to the humus supply and
therefore are unequal to animal ma
nures in keeping up the garden fer
tility. OF six materials, manure, green
manure, peat moss, agricultural Stag
straw and leaf mold, compared at the
Ohio Experiment Station as a source uf
humuS for flowers, animal manure
proved most beneficial and peat moss
supplemented with nitrogen gave excel
lent results, comparing very favorably
with manure. Leaf mold was too vari-
able in quality that derived from the
leaves OF certain trees, such as oaks
and conifers, being harmful Straw,
when well rotted, was useful and green
manures were valuable, but the latter
are considered of little practical use in
the flower garden because of the usually
limited area for growing such crops.
The Ohio tests speak well for peat moss
as source of humus for the home
garden, and as matter of fact many
local gardeners are already making use
OF peat moss. Apparently, to be most
useful the moss should be supplemented
with chemical fertilizer, especially nitro
gen-supplying materials.