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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
BUS-TRUCK CRASH
PROBE REPORT DUE
Coroner viii See Driver To-
day Before Findings Are
Made Public.

Or. G. A. Ransom, coroner for Fair
fax County, Va, will report his flnd-
ingS tomorrow in the collision be-
tween an interstate bus and truck, in
which three persons were killed and
IL others were injured, on the WASH
ington- Richmond Highway near Fort
Humphreys early Friday morning
The coroner went to Emergency Hos
pital yesterday afternoon and ques-
which was owned by the Great Eastern
Stages. Mccall, who lives at 1114
Fourteenth street, was still toe dazed
to tell coherent story of the crash,
DR.. Ransom said.
Mccall Goes Home.
Later, however Mccall, who received
a broken arm and cuts in the smash-up,
became stronger and decided to leave
the hospital. He returned to his home,
where the coroner planned to question
him again today.
The accident occurred on an 1a-foot
culvert about mile from, the fort.
Witnesses testified the truck, which
contained eggs and poultry and was
bound from Richmond to New York,
was about two-thirds of the distance
across the culvert when the crash oc-
Cured.
Inc buS, which was en- route 70 Nor
folk, Va, from New York, struck the
cement wall Of the culvert, careened
across the culvert and came TO a halt
in ditch. Its side was ripped of, and
the seats on which the three passengers
who were killed were sitting crumpled
like so much cardboard. The truck also
wound up in ditch, overturning and
scattering its cargo of eggs and poultry
for some distance.
Three VirginianS Killed.
Those killed were Mrs. Ruth Dudley,
Newport News, Va; Ray A. Morris,
Portsmouth, Va, and Lloyd B. Mitchell,
Norfolk. Va. Their bodies were claimed
by relatives and were sent to their re-
spective homes.
DR.. Ransom said he would recon-
mend to Wilson Farr, district attorney
for Fairfax County, that the cuIvert be
widened. There is 10-inch curb on
each side of the culvert, he pointed out,
and this decreases the width of the cul-
vert by nearly two feet, with the result
that it is dihleult for two vehicles of
the maximum legal width of eight feet
to pass each other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
17-YEAR-0LD AVIATOR,
RECORD HOLDER, HERE
Bob Buck Flies to Capital for
sightseeing Tour-Brings
Father Along.

Bob Buck, 17-year-old holder of the
transcontinental airplane record for
Junior pilots, arrived at Washington
Hoover Airport from Newark, N. j., at
6 O'Clock yesterday evening for week
Buck, OF Elizabeth, N. j., and DR.. r. j.
Allen of Virginia Highlands, Va, who
will be host to the Bucks during their
visit.
The Bucks, father and son, expected
to 60 on q sightseeing trip of the Ma
tional Capital aDy air before taking of
for Newark tomorrow afternoon.
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S237,139,1S7 TOTAL
OF D. c. WHOLESALE
BUSINESS IN 1929
Bureau of Census Sets Fig
ure in Preliminary Tabu-
Iation Data of 1880.
FOOD AND TOBACCO TOP
LIST WITH 500, 681 ,095
Group of 313 Employs 4,469 Per-
sons With Pay Roll of
$7,992,921.

Business transacted by 313 whole
salerS proper in the District of Column
bia during the year 1929 totaled $115,-
843, $50, according to a preliminary
tabulation of the data collected in the
Census Of Distribution during 1880, and
released today by the Bureau of Census.
The total amount of business done by
all establishments in the Capital en-
gagged in the wholesale field during 1929
was $237, ,187, the census reveals.
Food and Tobacco Lead.
The preliminary report of the bureau
states that Of the 3l3 wholesalers
proper operating in Washington, l25 are
engaged in the food and tobacco bust
ness. These wholesalers handled SIS per
cent of the total volume Of wholesale
business transacted during 1929, or a
total of 1881 ,095. The second trade
group in Importance is the hardware
electrical, plumbing and sporting goods
business. in which 48 wholesalers re-
ported a total Of S1656l ,452 net sales
gagged in the electrical goods business,
which includes radios.
other trade groups in order of i'm
portance, according to the report, are
the automotive business with 81 estab-
lishments and volume of sales OF
SO. 904,2Il and the metals and minerals
Except junk and Scrap) business with
g establishments and net sales Of
81, 403,T11.
$7,992,921 Paid in Salaries.
The 3l3 wholesalers employed 4,469
men and women, paid them 1892, 921
in salaries and wages, and carried a
stock at the end of the year whose cost
value amounted to $8.767,219 OF the
313 classified as wholesalers, 293 are
wholesale merchants, 10 are commission
merchants, 4 are cash and carry whole
salers, one a cooperative buying asso-
citation, one is a drop shipper and one is
wagon distributor.
census Of manufacturing activities
in the District Of Columbia for 1929 re-
veals that there were 546 establish
ments employing 1888 wage earners,
the value Of whose products amounted
to SS8,642 ,562. The census, which COW
ers manufacturing and printing and
publishing establishments, showed the
number Of wage earners and the value
Of products represent an increase OF 3.9
and a decrease Of 1.9. respectively, as
compared with 9.3i9 wage earners and
products valued at 500, 389 ,537 reported
for 1927, the last preceding census
year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
StauntOn Commandant Speaks.

Last years attendants and prospec-
tive candidates for enrolment at Camp
Terra Alta, w. Va. boys Summer recre-
alton camp, we're addressed at a lunch
con meeting at the Hamilton Hotel yes
terday by Col. T. G. Russell, COM
mandant at Staunton Military Acad-
envy. The camp is situated in the
Allegheny Mountains near Deer Park
and Mountain Lake Park, Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
STORE CLUB TO DINE
Twenty-Year Group Schedules
Annual Banquet April IL.

envy cal 1Aoup 0ChSuuASS
Annual Banquet April IL.
The Twenty-year Club of Woodward
d Lothrop's Department Store, COM
posed Of persons employed by the firm
for 20 years or more, will hold its an
nual banquet in the Washington Hotel
on the evening of April IL. There are
at present 128 members. and IL new
members are to be initiated this year,
1t is announced
The committee in charge of the BAN
quet includes the following:
Mrs. M. Cornelius, chairman; L. H. B.
Robinette, printing; C. F. Gray, seating;
Miss M. v. Roche, publicity; Miss Ada
Reed, decoration; Mrs. S. Fischer, in
vitation; ]. A. Buete, entertainment and
music; H. E. Mockbee, invocation; Miss
E. Roney, Miss j. Brayton, Miss j. Sam
mond, j. o. Moque, T. E. Jasper, w. A.
Trotter. reception; T. Langley and Miss
P. Walker, transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
SHOT IN ALTERATION

Colored Man Is Cornered in Apart
ment House by Pursuer.
Following an alteration and a chase
through the streets of "Foggy Bottom"
early last night. Clinton Lewis colored.
81 years old, ITO St. Marys court, was
cornered in an apartment house at 23l6
F street and shot by his pursuer. Lewis
was taken to Emergency Hospital, where
his condition was said TO be 'undeter-
mined"
Police are searching for William Car
ter, colored. 2424 Virginia avenue, in
connection with the shooting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Dawson Urges Maintenance
Division Repair Routes at
Low Figures.
ESTIMATE is So To$4
COST PER SQUARE YARD
Utah Avenue, Morris Road and
Thirty-Third Street Held
Worth Salvaging.

Relief for owners of property along
suburban roads from high assessments
Tor paving under the revised Borland
law. will be possible If a scheme devised
by F. M. Dawson, engineer in charge of
maintenance for the District Highway
Department, is carried into effect.
Mr.. Dawson has suggested q lump
sum appropriation of $50, 900 for use in
his division for the construction of low
cost country roads. Normally the d.
vision Of which he has charge does no
road building, combining itself to keep
ing in trim the roads and streets built
by the contractors under the supervi-
sion of the construction division.
Some Of these roads have gone past
the hope Of repair, but to let contracts
for their resurfacing would cost SO to
81 per square yard, and the AUDITING
properties would have to be assessed
for half the cost under the modified
Borland law.
Asks to Save Roads.
Mr.. Davisons proposition Is that his
division be allowed to 60 into the BUSH
ness Of repairing some of these roads,
which could be saved by work of the
maintenance division, at a cost not 70
exceed rs cents per square yard. This
Is still much higher than the mainte-
nance costs on roads which are not be-
yond repair, which are kept up at costs
ranging from 90 to As cents per square
yard.
An example of the kind of road that
would be rebuilt by the maintenance
division, If such an appropriation were
available, Is Utah avenue from Thirty
first street to Western avenue. This Is
an old, broken-up concrete road. but 1t
could be made as good as the Little
Falls road from Conduit road to Indian
lane at a cost Of about so cents per
square yard.
Lists Gravel Route.
Another example, cited by Mr.. Day.
ison, is Morris road southeast from
Nichols avenue to Poneroy road, a
gravel road which at an expense of 20
cents per square yard could be brought
into as good shape as Minnesota ave-
nue. southeast from Pennsylvania avenue
to Benning road.
A third example is Thirty-third street
from Alabama avenue to-. Gainesville
street southeast, which, az a cost OF
IS cents per square yard, could be
brought up to the standard OF Division
avenue from South Capitol street e
Dean street northeast.
The streets mentioned as now in bad
shape will probably be allowed to re.
main the way they are until the Dis
trict considers whsther the adjacent
property could stand the assessments
necessary for Restricting by contract
The work that would be done by the
maintenance division would be much
cheaper because it would be less
thorough. For instance, no attention
would be paid to setting Of catch basins
and the like, which enter largely into
"a If q %a% "a 4.
street.
Highway Engineer Herbert c. White
hurst is favorably inclined toward the
Dawson plan. and funds for a start on
1t will probably be placed in the next
District budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
RUM OWNERS FLEE CAR
Police Scare Pair Away From 90
Half Gallons.

Frightened by the appearance of two
policemen of duty, two men fed from
a rum-laden car parked in front of the
Michigan avenue gate at st. Elizabeth.
Hospital and escaped on foot yesterday
afternoon. The machine and its load
Of SO half-gallon jars of liquor were
seized and taken to No. IL precinct
station.
Pvts. c. F. Smith and M. w. Hangar
who searched the auto and discovered
the whisky after the two men fed
said they were driving along Michigan
avenue southeast in the formers ma
chine when the two occupants of the
rum car sighted them and ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22

United States, outside Of the Northern
Rockies. There the paralysis Is be-
lieved to be more frequent than the
reports would indicate. On human
beings the tick usually buries itself in
the scalp under the hair so that II
Is difiicult to ind without Shaving the
head. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
GLEE CLUB TO SING

Miss M. M. Burnett to Direct Eliza
beth somers Singers This Week.
The Elizabeth Somers Glee Club will
present It's fourth annual Spring con-
cert Thursday evening In Barker Hall
at the Young Women'S Christian As
ISOLATION, Seventeenth and K streets.
Miss Mary M. Burnett, director of
music at the Y. w. G. A., viii direct
the singing.
Miss Fjeril Hess viii assist the club
as guest soloist and Miss Alta Smith.
contralto, will sing an obbligato number.
Ofhcers Of the club are: Miss Mildred
Seidel, president: Miss Dorothy Kahl,
secretary treasurer; Miss Marjorie
Swanson, librarian, and Miss Helen
Middleton is accompantst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Man, 70, Dies of Burns.

John Alexander Barnes, colored, 10
years old, of 1913 Howard road south
east, died at Providence Hospital this
morning of burns received a week ago
when his clothing caught fire while he
was burning some trash in the back
yard Of his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Thief Takes sos Watch.

Entering the home of Virginia G.
Sloane, at No. 10 Sixth street north
east, through an unlocked door, a
burglar stole q watch valued at SOS
last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Signalling Air Corps Item!
announcement Describes New Equipment From
Hospital Having Blue Eyes, Wrinkled
Fnselage and Weak Landing Gear.

is equipment with
Fairfield
the chief Of the Army Air Corps
The follows
Station Miami Valley Hospital Date, February 1881.
nizaton achnentF A.
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Part, and Recommendation or Remarks
A girl, A. c., No Xl, Xg (complste with mess kit)
received for service test at 9:44 pm, February
10, 1881, by the Fairfield Air Depot Detachment
located at the Miami Valley Hospital
careful inspection and test disclosed follow
ing unsatisfactory features in the article as SUBJ
mtted
The fabric of the fuselage is wrinkled in a
number of places and the finish is not standard
olive drab.
The landing gear is Of very light construction
and it is believed that it would buckle under the
stress of hard landing.
The navigation lights are both blue and it is
considered they will tend to produce considerable
confusion and uncertainty to other craft In their
vicinity.
The engine runs smoothly, but does not develop
SUFFICIENT power for carrying the normal load or
for proper maneuverab ility.
Under certain fight conditions, this article
emits a high pitched noise which would be detri-
mental to the nerves of those exposed to it for
any appreciate time.
BURTON F. LEWIS,
Captain, Air Corps,
Chief Inspector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
ETCHER AT EXHIBIT

Robert Nisbet to Attend Display Of
His Own Works Here.
Robert Nisbet of South Kent, Conn,
who is holding an exhibition Of his
etchings in the division Of graphic art,
Smithsonian Institution, will attend his
exhibit this afternoon, 1t is announced.
Mr. Nisbet recently was awarded a
81 900 prize at the Spring exhibit OF the
National Academy in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
U. S. EMPLOYEES TO DINE
Union No. 2 to Mark 18th Birth
day Anniversary on Tuesday.

The Federal Employees Union No. 2,
member of the National Federation Of
Federal Employees, will celebrate its fif-
teenth anniversary with dinner Tues
day at $3.50 pm In the AL Souls
Church, Sixteenth and Harvard streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
APPROVED

believed characteristics complained Of
Major Corps. Commanding
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
FOOD PRICES UP
DURING JULY

While wholesale prices for July
were stationary as compared with
June prices, there has been a de-
crease of 16 % per cent since
July a year ago, the bureau Of
labor statistics announced today.
An average increase of about
u of 1 per cent in retail food
prices during July was reported.
Since July a year ago there has
been a decrease of 171a per cent.
Farm products averaged "a of /
per cent below June wholesale
prices. Increases for corn, rye,
light hogs, sheep and lambs, live
poultry, cotton, eggs, oranges and
onions being more than offset by
decreases for barley, oats, wheat,
beef cattle, lemons, hops and
white potatoes.
Wholesale price increases among
foods were reported for butter,
cheese, dressed lamb, veal, dressed
poultry, corn meal, raw and
granulated sugar and vegetable
oils, resulting in a net increase
of practically / per cent.
Food articles averaging lower
than in June were cured beef,
bacon, coffee, smoked and canned
salmon, rye and wheat flour,
oleomargarine and rice.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
VIRGINIA FAIR
MAY SUSPEND

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Aug.
20.-The Fredericksburg Fair AS
sociation, which operates the old
est continuous fair in Virginia,
and probably one of the oldest
in the United States, announced
today that the annual exhibition
probably would not be held this
year.
Two seasons Of rainy weather,
followed last year by the drought
and depression, have so inpov-
erished the treasury that it was
thought best not to attempt the
exhibit.
The Fredericksburg fair was a
community event in the days
when George Washington's family
lived on a farm across the river
from the town and even after he
went to Mt. Vernon to live he
often attended it. Once he gave
a keg of wine to be awarded as
one of the fair prizes.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
SEEN
FOR N|MRODS

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 20.
The suggestion that the Federal
Government close the wild-fowl
season of 1882 entirely, or de-
clare a 3O-day season only, is op-
posed by E. Lee LeCompte, State
game warden.
AS an alternative to such a
plan, Mr.. LeCompte favors, in
stead, an open season for the
hunting of wild fowl from Novem-
ber 16 to January is, inclusive,
with three days a week open for
shooting and four days closed.
This would amount to q hunt
ing days, he pointed out, extend
ing, however, over a period OF
about two months.
In Mr.. LeCompte's opinion, a
30-day season would result in a
concentrated slaughter by hunters
who would strive to get out every
day during the designated period.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
Mother, Daughter
Hurt in Car Crash

Mrs. H. D. Arnold, Of Laurel
Vile, Ohio, received cuts and a
broken arm, and her daughter,
Norma Arnold, was cut on the
mouth yesterday afternoon when
the car operated by Mr.. Arnold
and a car driven by Joseph Nc
CURE, Of Fairfax county, collided
at Mt. Vernon and Braddock
avenues, Alexandria.
MCGUIRE, who was arrested and
charged with driving with no per-
nit and colliding, was fined IS
for driving without a permit, in
the Alexandria Police Court today.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
DIARIES UNITE
FOR OUTING

The management of Chestnut
Farms Dairy is host to an all-day
boat trip and outing today for
all employees of the dairy and the
Chevy Chase Dairy, the first
time the personnel Of the two
Carries have joined for an excur-
sion. About 1900 employees and
members Of their families, repre-
senting all departments of both
firms, are on the outing.
The party left at 8 o'clock this
morning for Chapel Point, for
the 12-hour outing. Jarboe's Mite
Hawks were engaged to play
going and coming. Lunch and
refreshments will be served both
ways, and a varied entertainment
program was arranged.
At the Point, IS water events
have been planned with $3.50
gold pieces as prizes. Prizes for
other contests include vacuum
cleaners, dinner sets, monographs
and. other practical articles. Con-
tests to determine which man,
woman and child can empty a
full nursing bottle Of milk, in
FAINT fashion, will be a feature. A
clown will amuse the children
present, and toys will be dis
tributed.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
To REPLY.
T0PR|TCHETT

FROSTBURG, Md, Aug. 20.
With more than 1000 delegates
on hand, the thirteenth annual
convention of the Department OF
Maryland. American gion,
opened here today. The conclave
will close Saturday with the elec-
tion of officers.
Leading the list of contenders
to succeed George Henderson, Of
Cumberland, as commander, are
a former assistant attorney gen.
eral of Maryland. Robert H.
Archer. of Belair, and Emerson
c. Harrington, jr., of Cambridge,
a son of former Governor Har-
rington.
One Of the principal topics to
come up for discussion at the
meeting, it was predicted today,
will be the charge Of DR.. Henry
S. Pritchett, president of the
Carnegie Foundation for the Ad-
vancement of Teaching, that
political colonies" of the Ameri-
can Legion were planning a raid
on the United States Treasury
by the same process through
which the G. A. r. was trans.
formed from a patriotic society to
political subsidy-seeking organi-
cation"
In a statement issued today,
George E. Parker, jr., delegate of
the Second Division poSt of noI.
timore, attacked DR.. Pritchett for
criticising the G. A. r. veterans
and said:
81 deplOre the fact that DR..
Pritchett, who is enjoying all
the benefits of this nation,
should condemn the relatively
small amount Of compensation
paid by the Government to ex.
service men,"
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
VIRGINIA LEGION
MEETS SUNDAY

Alexandria Post No, "a, Amer.
ican Legion, will be represented
at the State Convention in
Clifton Forge, Va, Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, by more than
100 of it's members and members
Of the auxiliary. The tenth
annual convention of the auxiliary
will be held at the same time. 60
Alexandria's delegation, which
will be headed by Sidney We'll,
retiring commander, and John
Arnold, recently elected com.
mander, will leave Sunday morn
ing in order to attend a number
of important committee meetings
Sunday night. ;
Other members of the delega.
ton are Herbert Cady, Harmon
E. Norris, G. Raymond King.
Clyde B. Lanham, James T.
Preston, Dan S. Hollenga, Jones
Cox, George F.. Birrell,. Franklin
H. De Dier, Howard, L. Arnold
Mrs. Anna Meeks, Mrs. Janet r.
English, and Richard B. English.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
Legion Post Gets
Markers for GrdUes

Warner E. Pumphrey, com
mander of the Henderson-Smith'
Edmonds Post of the American
Legion, at Rockville. today said he
has received IS bronze markers,
bearing the emblem of the
Legion. for graves Of ex-Servlce
men who died during or since the
world war.
He said their distribution will
not be confined to any especial
section of Montgomery county.
but the markers will be supplied
to any one who will telephone or
write to him.
The money with which they
were purchased was obtained from
the proceeds of the play, "Cor.
poral Egan," staged a month ago
by the Rockville Post. o..
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
SHERIFF IN BAD
FOR DELAYING
MAN 5 TRIAL
Failure to Produce Prisoner
At HyattsviIIe Results In
Hot Blast From Court

Failure Of the sheriff's office
of Prince Georges county to pro-
duce prisoner in Police Court
at Hyattsville, Nd, yesterday
for trial resulted in a reprimand
for that department by Judge
j. Chew Sheriff, Police Court
magistrate.
Injustice Charged
The court said that . prisoner
in Prince Georges county has
the right to a speedy trial and
that the sheriff's office in hold
ing william Hosch, cOIored, in
Jail after the date set for his
arraignment, was committing an
injustice to the man. ....
An attempt was made to get
in touch with officials of the
sheriff's office at Marlboro in
a last-minute effort to bring
Hosch to trial, but no one could
be reached there.
Held in Auto Case
Hosch is facing a charge Of
allowing his wife to drive a ma
chine without an operators per.
nit. He was committed to the
Marlboro jail by Justice Of the
Peace Robert E. Altemus, Of Bla-
denSburg.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
Hornet Stings DriUer,
Car PLlGnges, 3 Hurt

MARTINSBURG, Aug. 90
Losing control of his car when a
hornet flew through an open
window and into his face, Fred
erick Isinger, of Washington, his
grandmother and Miss Anna Yost,
of Berkeley Springs, we're injured
when the machine left the road
and plunged over a steep embank-
ment near Great Cacapon, Nor
gan county.
Miss Yost suffered several frac-
tured ribs, Isinger was cut about
the face and hands and his
grandmother was injured about
the body. She was taken to Wash
ington by train. All received
medical treatment in Berkley
Springs.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
OFFICERS FREED
Of CHARGES
Staff Photo

Richard L. McCarty and Robert
Jones, plain-clothes men Of the
Tenth precinct, were on duty to
day with clean records, a police
trial board late yesterday having
declared them not guilty OF
charges of assault on a woman,
two men, and a 4-year-old child
last June 81.
The complainants were Miss FL
sic Williams, her brother-in-law,
Walter Sawyer, and his daugh-
ter, Phyllis, 4, all living in an
apartment at 1922 Spring Rd. N.
w., at the time of the alleged as
sault and Joseph P. Savage,
soldier patient at Walter Reed
Hospital