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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
FIGURE IN SENSATIONAL
TRIAL IN 1890 DIES
Briton Accused Of Cheating at
Cards While Guest at Party At
tended by Royalty.

~ the Associated Press.
ALTYRE, Forces, England, May 40
Sir William Gordon Gordon Comming
o., died here today.
His death recalls the famous BAG
carat Case and the law suit In connec-
ton with a house party in 1890 at
Tranby Croft attended by King Edward,
who was then Prince of Wales.
Sir william who was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Wilson at Tranby
Croft, was accused Of cheating at cards.
The fact that the then Prince of
Wales was q member of the party was
revealed when Sir william vigorously
denied the charge of cheating, bring
ing action against Mrs. Wilson and
four others for alleged SANDER. The
Prince testified at the trial.
The hearing lasted several days and
resulted In a verdict for the defendants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
WILL FILE APPEAL
ON TAX DECISION
Trinidad Citizens to Protest Assess
ments in Road Widening at
Special Meeting.

A special meeting Of the Trinidad
Citizens Association has been called
tomorrow night for the purpose of ar
ranging an appeal to the District Court
of Appeals on the recent decision of
the District Supreme Court, which over
ruled objections and exceptions to as
sessments against properties abutting
Benning road northeast and from FIJI
tenth and H streets to the Anacostia
River. The protest against the tax
alton, which was made by the District
to Offset expenses incident to the WIDEN
ing Of Benning road, has been hanging
fire In the local court since April 4,
1929.
The meeting will be held In the
Wheatley School, Montello avenue and
Neal street, at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
JAY-WALK|NG BAN
PLACED IN EFFECT
New York Pedestrians to Be
Saved From Selves
by Ruling.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 20-The first test
Of Police Commissioner Whalen's plan
to save the pedestrians from them
selves and make the city safe for mo-
florists was made yesterday.
At 10 am. his new jay-walking rules,
which provide for pedestrian cross
street travel only with the green lights
and at intersections, went into effect.
No general effort was made to curb
jay walking and most of the city went
on its perilous way, but at four busy
corners in midtown special squads were
stationed. They spent most Of their
time warning pedestrians and explain
ing the new rules, but also handed out
II summons. From the IL hailed to
court today the commissioner hopes to
get one test case to carry to the high
er courts.
Defending the new rules, Mr.. whalen
pointed out that the practice of beating
the lights last year cost 500 lives In
New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
EXERCISES HERE SUNDAY
TO HONOR DEAD AIRMEN
Program on Key Bridge Will Be
Sponsored by National Wom-
ans Relief Corps.

The National Woman's Relief Corps
will sponsor memorial exercises for dead
airmen at 2:31 o'clock Sunday afternoon
on Key Bridge. The invocation will be
man and the benediction by Army
Chaplain Albert F. Vaughn.
A tribute to the fallen airmen will be
made by Mrs. e. II. Temple. The audi
ence will sing 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner," and this will be followed by
taps" An Army and Navy airplane
will ny over the assembly and scatter
peoples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
GERMAN "TALKIE" LISTED
"The Royal Box" Scheduled June
4 at Local Theater.

"The Royal Box" talking picture In
German, will be shown Wednesday, June
4, at Warmers Ambassador Theater,
man talking picture has been shown In
Washington.
The feature picture will present Al
exander Moissi, who toured America in
1928 under the direction of Max Rein
hardt. and Camilla Horn, who was q
favorite in American-made pictures I'M
til the advent of the talkies. Two other
German-made playlets, MY Wife" and
1.-THE Genuine American" complete the
program,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
DR.. WASHBURN FUNERAL
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Body Of Late Minister to Austria
Who Died in Vienna Arrives
In Boston,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. !.
BOSTON, May 20-The dag-draped
United States Minister to Austria DR..
Albert Henry Washburn of Middle
boro, who died in Vienna April 2, ar
rived here last night and will be taken
to the Washburn home in Middleboro
today.
His widow, his son Lincoln and Jo-
seph F1ack of the State Department,
personal representative Of President
Hoover, accompanied the body.
There was no ceremony upon the
arrival and all military honors will be
dispensed with until the funeral at the
Middleboro Congregational Church to-
morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20

The Florance M. Brown Sunday
school class of the Calvary Baptist
Church was the guest Of Mrs. Ella M.
Orr, secretary to President Lloyd B.
Wilson Of the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co., on an inspection trip
through the new dial telephone system
plant last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
EvERSON IN TEXAS
Militia Bureau Chief Inspecting
National Guard Units.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 20 (P.-
Of the Militia Bureau at Washington,
D. c., arrived at Kelly Field by plane
yesterday on an inspection of National
Guard units throughout the country.
He took on from Clovis, N. Mex. in
the morning and was to hop for
Shreveport. La, today. He was the
guest of Brig. Gen. Frank p. Lahrn,
commanding ofacer Of the Air Corps
training center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
SIR THOMAS Upton WINS
Shamrock v Takes Second Race in
Harwich Regatta.

HARWICH, England, May 20 (P).-Sir
Thomas Lipton's Americas Cup racer,
Shamrock v, easily won her second
race in the Harwich regatta yesterday
on time -allowance basis.
Pitted against larger craft, the Lip
ton yacht was beaten home by A.. A.
Paton's Lulworth, scratch boat, by
nearly two minutes, but as the Sham
rock had time allowance Of eight
minutes, she won with plenty TO spare
The Lulworth took second place by
six seconds from H. A. Andrea's Cam
dida.
The race was sailed in harder
breeze than Saturdays and there was
much more turning to windward. OBJ
servers Of yesterdays event agreed that
the Shamrock showed she Is not only q
great light-weather boat, but can more
than hold her own with the best In
fairly strong winds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
Served AZ Chaulain.
Columbia q. Given $1,000. o42.

NEW YORK, May 20 CP.-Gifts of
81 ,292 .042. announced yesterday by CO.
lumbia University, include $675, 600 from
the Rockefeller Foundation for re-
search In social sciences and $500, 600
from Edward s. Hardness, the income
from which Is to be used by the depart
ment Of surgery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
TWO HURT IN CRASH
Woman, Aged 70, Has Ribs Broken
in Wrecked Bus.

wILBRAaANd, Mass, May 20 Dr.
Mrs. lisa Negrew, 20, and Mrs. Mary
Hartman, both Of Wooster. Ohio were
among 10 persons injured yesterday
when a Boston-New York bus skidded
on wet pavement here, crashed into a
truck at the side of the road and over
turned.
Mrs. Negrew had some Of her ribs
broken and possibly was internally In
sAxed first reports said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
NEW YORKER IS NAMED
Gets Vacancy on Gold Delegation
Of League of Nations. !.
" the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PfesS.
NEW YORK, May 20 R.-The va
cancy on the gold delegation, subcom-
mittee of the financial committee Of the
League Of Nations, has been filled by
the appointment of George e. Roberts,
vice president Of the National City Bank
Of New York. Mr.. Roberts, who sue
ceeds Prof. o. M. w. Sprague Of Harvard
University, will sail June to attend
estate, the bulk going to relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
ARGUES ALIENS
ANT|-WAR STAND
John w. Davis Appears as
Counsel for Citizenship
Applicant.
ny the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 20.-Whether an
applicant for American citizenship has
the right to Judge Of the necessity" II
required to take up arms In defense Of
this country was argued before United
States Circuit Court of Appeals yesters
day by John w. Davis.
Mr.. Davis appeared as counsel for
Prof. Douglas Clyde Macintosh, profess
sor of theology at Yale and native OF
Canada: who was denied citizenship by
Judge Warren Burrows In Connecticut
when he reserved the right to Judge OF
the necessity In answer to the usual
question concerning his willingness to
bear arms in case of war.
Applicants Reservation.
In arguing for q reversal Of the deci-
sion, Mr.. Davis said his client did not
recognize his duty to his country as
superior to his duty to his God and his
adherence to the tenets of Christianity
rs he understood them. He quoted Prof.
Macintosh as having told the lower
court, 81 am willing to do what Judge
to be for the best interests of my coun-
try, but only insofar as can believe
that this Is not going to be against the
best interests Of humanity in the long
run. 7 do not undertake to support my
country. right or wrong in any dispute
CnaC may arse.
Judge Martin T. Manton, who, with
Judges Thomas w. Swan and Learned
Hande, occupied the dais, questioned
Mr.. Davis concerning O clients attitude
toward the Governments right to draft
him for duty. Mr.. Davis replied that
conscientious directors had been ex-
cused from military duty from the
Revolutionary War to the World War,
and that 1t was unjust to demand that
prospective citizens subscribe to an oath
to which even citizens are not held.
The lawyer spoke Of the constitutional
guarantees Of religious liebrty and said
the Constitution plainly did not require
any one to set aside his conscientious
religious beliefs and objections to
warfare.
Served As Chaplain.
The professor is q Baptist minister.
He served as Q chaplain Ia the Cana
dian and English armies in the World
War.
The appeal In the case of Miss Marie
Averil Bland, o private nurse of this
city, from a decision similar to that IA
the Macintosh case, Ia scheduled for
o native OF Canada, who was q nurse
during the World War, Is the daughter
OF an Episcopalian minister. She said
her personal religious beliefs would not
permit her to bear arms against her
fellow man under any circumstances.
She stated her willingness, however, TO
serve this country as q nurse IN time
Of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
Whole Fleet Included.

A signor Bancia, some years ago,
played the piano for 40 consecutive
hours, during which he played $50
compositions from memory, without
taking particle Of solid food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20

CONTINUED From First Page.)
mand again after months Of London
Naval Conference work and committee
appearances In Washington on the pro-
posed new treaty, was specially organ
lied for review and maneuvers. Pratt's
flag new from the battleship Texas, and
10 other gray ships Of the line. under
Admiral L. M. Mutton, aboard the Cali
fornia, rolled and surged behind him
to the selected reviewing ground.
With sea room to spare, the Navy
stan worked out program for the
review, sending the great armada by
the reviewing ship under conditions
rarely witnessed by civilians. Light
cruisers and destroyers had orders to
steam past at O 25-knot gait, then
swing away for o 10-mile dash TO as
signed posts for the inaneuvers to fol-
low. Even the ranked lines OF the
battleships themselves were ordered to
pass at 15-knot clip.
Submarines to Submerge.
The two big fleet submarines were
given right Of line for the review.
Their orders called for O surface ap-
proach to the Salt Lake City and then
q simultaneous dive, the seagoing under
water fighters to remain beneath the
surface for 10 minutes, then bob up
into view again.
After them. with the Detroit as flag
ship, two divisions of light cruisers
were placed, steaming in column, while
behind them were posted two squadrons
Of destroyers.
Next in line came the battleships.
the Texas under Admiral Pratt's nag
leading the way.
Last Of all were the huge 33,000-ton
floating airdromes, Saratoga and Lex
ington, with their scores of planes
crowding the vast open flying decks,
under orders to sweep into the air
soon after the Salt Lake City had been
passed abeam. A plane guard OF four
swift destroyers was stationed on the
tanks of the carriers.
Whole Fleet Included.
Almost the whole feet was included
in the mimic warfare following the re-
view, with cruisers and destroyers
plunging away for 10 miles to swing
and sweep back in full-speed attack
on the battleships and the great ships
deploying in line to meet the assault.
From the Saratoga and Lexington
the swarming airplanes were under
orders to Join the attack on the bat
tleships, torpedo planes sweeping down
through the smoke curtain to comb the
flank Of the battle line with their
missiles. The maneuver was designed
to prevent the big ships from changing
course away from the approaching at
tack Of the destroyers and cruisers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
Sac Has Teeth of Sand

A SAW with teeth OF sand is now being used
to saw out large blocks in the slate beds
of Pennsylvania
This ingenious device consists of a three
strand wire cable, which is built into an end
less belt The cable is guided by orienttng
pulleys. which adjust themselves to the face
to be sawed. As it arrives at the point to b
cut, sand is spilled over the cable by means
OF stream of water, the particles of sand
lodging in the twists of the cable
The cable drags the sand, under considerable
pressure and at high speed against the bed
Of the slate and rapidly cuts its way through,
the cutting being a trifie larger than the ai-
ameter of the cable.
The savings effected by this means run into
. figure as much as so per cent of the usual
amount of waste.
Experimenting is now going to work 0sRt
q method Of cutting the slate into the size
Of sheets to be shipped out by piling several
slabs on top of each other and cutting them
all ut once with the wire saw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29

Malignant teetered uncertainty. Winnie walk.
ed over and patted his shoulder In friendly
fashion.
'C'mon, buddy" murmured Mr.. Napp. why
not assept that job? You an me can work
together swell"
Mr.. Smith thereupon Signified his accept
ance, and for the next Is minutes the two
men were made much of. The hero roles ap-
pealed to both. Eventually they were left alone.
Mr.. Napp spoke first
Malignant" he inquored, I'VE is buddies.
amt we?'
Mr.. Smith gave the matter careful thought.
II reckon so, Winnie"
He rubbed his aching head.
"Wha's the NATTER" inquired Mr. Napp, 50.
licitously
Malignant grinned SheepiShy.
Use awful ashamed to tell you what's the
matter, Winnie. You know-that wallop ON
the head must Of made me kind of crazy"
What do you mean?" inquired Winnie.
"Caint you tell your buddy?"
Well" explained Malignant with proper
embarrassment, II don't remember nothiR'
about no bandits. HoneSt-untn you told them
ezackly what happened, 1 would have swore it
was you an me which had that fight"
(Copyright, 1890
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
One Plant Feeds An0fher

A PLANT which saps its food from another
plant grows 20 times as large as the hast
plant yet does not in any way harm but rather
benefits the host, has been discovered growing
in the desert of Southeastern California.
Adding further to its peculiarities is the fact
that it makes an excellent food for man, yet
grows in an area where only to inches Of
rain fall annually.
The plant is the Ammobroma, or sand roOt
and was first seen in 1928 by white men.
far as the record is concerned. 1t was found,
however, that the Papago Indians were familiar
with the plant, and for generations had been
digging the roots. which extend to feet into
the ground. In spite OF the depth to which the
roots extend they easily drawn up out Of
the soil
1t has little or nothing in the way of leaves,
and the only flower is sand-colored blossom,
which lies close to the ground. The stalks Of
the plant are much like asparagus, and are both
appetiZing and nouriShing.
Lacking green coloring matter, the plants are
unable to manufacture their own food and
obtain 1t by attaching themselves to other
plants In return the root system of the Ammo
broma supplies the host plant with the vital,
fe-giving water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
Model Shoes Need of Trees.

A SIMPLE little model which clearly Gem.
strates the danger of reckless deforeSta-
ton of hillSideS has been worked out by the
Forestry Service to aid in the educational cam
paign against this evil.
A wooden fiat is obtained upon which two
heaps of closely packed soil are erected. The
surface of one is coated with moss to repre-
sent the leaf litter of the forest floor. Tiny
twigs of evergreen stuck into the dirt in
profusion, similar to the normal forest growth
on a hillside. The other hill of dirt is left
barren The two hills and then sprinked with
an ordinary watering
The 'foreSted" hill, after some moments,
produces a slowly trickling stream of clear
water coming out at the base. while the de-
nuded hill is quickly quilted and down its sides
run streams of muddy water.
Such q situation is about what would exist
on the large-scale hill. Rain beating down on
a forest is broken up by the branches OF the
trees and lands in much finer form and with
far less force on the ground than would have
been the case on an open hillside. The water
percolates slowly through the porous soil, TO
come out later in springs streams, pure and
clear.
On the barren hillSides the water, with its
suspended dirt, quickly fills up the pores of
the earth and the rest Of the water then runs
down the hillside instead of sinking in the
ground cutting deeper and deeper into the
soil as it progresses down hill. The loss ana
nualy through this erosion runs into stupen-
dous figures for the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
Output of Abruaves.

appears that the man with ak to grind
VIII find plenty of equipment to grind it,
The output of abraSives of all sorts during
1929 came to a total OF about SI4 200 600 This
included about So, 600 900 in natural abrasives,
such as emery, garnet grindstones, oil stones,
puniice and tripoh. the balance consisting Of
manufactured abraSives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29

motor runnin, it save me all the trouble Of
putin my foot on the starter when COM
pleteS my dancin'."
The HaberSham hest was impressed. He
would have been almost as much impressed If
Winnie had explained that it was necessary for
business reasons to keep the engine running
but somehow Mr.. Napps indifference to
gasoline consumption seemed actually regal
The visitor was announced from the rostrum
and the dancers lined up for introductions.
Winnie was in daza of rapture. Darked-eyed
damsels gazed long and earnestly into his eyes.
and declared that he was the most wonderful
man they had ever met. And yet-of the
scores who made open bid for his favor-there
was one who rivetsd his attention. There
was nothing about Coral Perkins which, to the
casual observer, raised her above the other
girls in that dance pavilion. True, she was
not unpleasing to the eye, and her complexion
was soft and velyety. She pressed Vinnies
hand warmly and suggested that they dance
ately-which invitation he gladly &C
cepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29

The company Was reItearsing boating
scene Opus Randall aOas banged on
the head With q rubber oar.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-09
JAILED AFTER
TILT ON ROAD
Charge Made That Farm
err Attempted to Use
Knife on Policeman

John Sanders, Mennonite, living
in the vicinity of Bridgeville, may
have deep convictions because OF his
religious belief to take up arms ana
fight for his country, but he has no
cOmpunctions against using weap-
ons on an individual when he be-
comes angry.
AS a result he found himself IN
the Sussex county Jail in George
town, in default of $1,000 bail, on
two charges. Sanders was driving Il
horse and carriage on a country
road. a short distance from Bridge
Vile, on which the county highway
force were working. The road had
been plowed and scraped and the
finishing touches were being made.
Signs had been placed at each emo
warming the public that the ROAD
was being worked and to keep OIL {;
Sanders is said to have disregardeGi
the signs. tore them down, ana
drove over the road some distance
when he was met by Albert w. Phll-
Inns. of the road force, who told MN
to stop and go back. Sanders, II Is
stated. became abusive and Philips
finally grabbed the horse by the
GTurn 10 Page II, Please
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-09
BRIDGEVILLE LAD
COMMITS SUICIDE
OWING TO CARES
Post Office Clerk Shoots
Self in Mouth, Dying
Half Hour Later
WAS SUPPORT OF KIN

Worry over the responsibility oil
raising two younger brothers was
believed to have caused Nehemiah
Wiley, 24-year-old BridgeYille Post
Office clerk, to shoot himself in the
mouth at Bridgeville last Wednes-
day night. Wiley died in the Mar
shall Hospital, Milford, shortly al
ter the shooting.
With his mother and father Doth
dead Wiley was left to raise his TWO
Younger brothers, Walton, l3, ana
Laurence, IL.
A sister, Nellie, %, had kept house
for him until lately but she had de-
cided to go to work at Georgetown
and Wiley was compelled to close
his house and with his two brothers
move to a boarding house.
On Wednesday night during the
absence of Postmaster John W.
Dimes who was at home for dinner
Wiley went to the post office. Harry
McIlvane, another clerk, was walt
ing upOn customers at the Window
of the post office and Wiley went
into the private office Of POSTMASTER
Dimes. Picking up a revolver, ne
nlaced the muzzle in his mouth anc
pulled the trigger. McIlvane ran INTO
the office and found him dying. lie
Turn TO Page IS, PlcaSe]
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-09
REVOKE LICENSES
OF a DRIVERS
Secretary OF State Plans
To Combat Jury Ac-
quittals In Future

Revocation of the drivers licenses
of fourteen motorists, convicted OIL
driving cars while intoxicated, two
davs last week, nine one day ana
five the next, led to conference Oh
state officials that resulted in I'M
mediate steps being taken to try ana
check this influx of drunken drivers
BECAUSE of the failure to obtain
convictions where there seem to De
evidence of intoxicated driving
through the cases being dropped,
Secretary of State Charles H. Grant
land, after a conference with Gov
ernor c. Douglass Buck and w. W..
Mack. chief engineer of the Highway
Commission, decided upon a new
method in handling the situation.
Under the motor regulations OF
Delaware there is a clause that per-
mits the Titling officer of the auto
license department to suspend the
license of any mOtorist carrying Il
Delaware permit of the Titling Off
cor has reason to believe the motor
ist is violating any of the regula-
tiOns.
Mr.. Grantland has acted in three
cases where there seemed to be evil
dence of drunken driving but where
10 conviction was obtained. He has
suspended the drivers license IN
these three cases and has informed
the motorist that he may take an
appeal to the Superior Court. MI
Grantland will submit the evidence
he has in hand and it will then be
up to the mOtorist to prove to the
satisfaction of the court that the
charges made against him are un-
warranted.
According to the records of the
Secretary of States Office, the num-
ber of drunken drivers apprehend-
ed and convicted last month was
larger than for the same period q
year ago,