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The Washington times., 1931-07-31

Lost for more than half cen
tury, a painting of George Wash
ington. painted by his Step-grand'
son, George Washington Parke
Custis, has been identified as the
one which has been nailed to a
wall IN the Alexandria City Hall
at least IS years.
The canvas measures four feet
by five and shows Washington
in Colonial costume standing be-
side a white horse.
1t has been identified bv l..
A. Williams. custodian of the Lee
Mansion at Arlington as the orig.
inal of picture which ap-
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
Second Sidmese TlUin
Dead at Baltimore

BALTIMORE, July 31.-Dorothy
Forster, one of the Siamese twins
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Forster on July 7, died at Mercy
Hospital yesterday. Mary, her
sister, died last Saturday
The children we're separated at
birth by a delicate operation per
formed by DIR. Daniel j. Passagno,
assisted by DR.. Kyle w. Golley,
the family physician, and DR..
Edward T. Smith. The babies
we're joined by a common intesti-
nal tract and at the time of their
birth it was said a second opera
ton would be necessary. This
operation never was performed.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
"Lucky Breaks" End,
TaqZess Car Ndbbcd

C. T. Suggs. of Hamlet, Va,
drove his truck through Washlnc
ton and nearby Maryland on
round trip from Richmond, Va,
to Baltimore three times before
he was arrested by a RiVerdaIN,
Md. policeman for operating with
out tags, no registration card or
drivers permit.
SuggS just said he was "lucky'
when questioned as to the nature
of H. escape from the law on the
tag charge. He drove his truck
through three States before the
absence of the license tags Va7
noticed. In Police Court ycstcr-
day he forfeited $13 collateral in
penalty of the offense.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
SILVER SPR|NC
FETE READY

The Silver Spring Volunteer
Fire Department will stage its an
nual carnival tomorrow night to
run for two weeks ON the grounds
across Georgia Avenue from the
fire house.
Leo Bender, chairman Of the
carnival committee, said the pro
ceeds of the carnival will be used
in remodeling the present fire
house into a modern fire station,
plans for which are rapidly being
put into shape. Whether actual
construction will commence will
depend upon the outcome Of the
carnival.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
Man Wins Divorce
On DeSertiOn Plea

An absolute divorce has been
granted by Judge Robert B. Peter
in Circuit Court at Rockville,
Md, to George A. Lewis, Of Edge
moor, Md, who had sued Madge
P. Lewis. of Philadelphia, charg-
ing he was deserted.
They were married in Philadel
phia November 2, 1904, and she
left their home in 1925. They
have no children. Attorney Ken
meth Lyddane, Of Rockville, repre-
sented Mr.. Lewis.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
Boy CycAst, 8, Hits
Auto, Breaks Arm

Thrown from his bicycle after
he had driven into the side OF an
automobile on Franklin Street,
Hyattsville, Md, yesterday, Will
liam Sharps, 8, suffered a frac-
tured arm.
The car was driven by j. F..
Haney, of 340l Twenty-sixth st.
N. E., Washington. He was not
held. The youth received first
aid treatment by DR.. Leonard
Hays, of Hyattsville, and was re-
moved to his home.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
1900 Plan to Take
WOOnIiqht Cruise

One thousand members Of Fed
eral Post No. 824. Veterans of
Foreign Wars. and 500 members Of
the Junior Order of United Amer
lean Mechanics will take moon
light cruise down the Potomac on
the Wilson line steamer, City Of
Washington.
J, G. Stroebel is in charge of
the arrangements for the Vet
Grams outing and W. A, Penn for
the Junier =, U, A. ~,
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
RN|NG STARTS
FOR NEW HALL

Demolition of four brick resi-
dences at Ninth and T Streets
Northwest. where the new $150,000
colored Odd Fellows Hall will be
erected, will begin tomorrow.
Some time ago the lodge sold
its old hall near Sixteenth and M
Streets Northwest for 100000.
The building is expected to be
completed during the winter.
Next year the District Odd Eel
lows will play host to the Ma
tional Grand Lodge and 10000
visitors are expected.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
TIUO Fire CdrniUGLs
VIII End S0tHrdQu

Two fire carnivals being held
for the benefit of volunteer com,
panies in Prince Georges county
will close Saturday evening
Those benefits coming to an end
are the Laurel fire carnival and
a similar concession being staged
by the volunteer fire company of
Riverdale, Md.
The proceeds of the Laurel
show will go toward the payment
of a new fire truck recently pur'
chased. while the money drawn
from the RiVerdale affair will GO
to the purchase of a new engine
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
Traffic VioLator Eases
Conscience in Letter

used my own power at times,
which 1 now know should not
have been done. Will you kind
~ forgive me for this Offense,
and greatly Oblige.
Gratefully yours,
Charles Durham.
p. ST. am trying to make all
wrongs right. c. D."
Sergeant Jones today said Mr..
Dunham is completely forgiven,
and hopes he will have no traffic
violations more serious than the
one apologized for.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
Painting of Washington
LOST so Years, Found

peared IN Harper's Monthly in
September, 1853 He thinks it
was painted about 1850.
How long the painting has -:2n
hanging in the City Hall which
was built in 1874 or how it came
to be placed there are questions
which have baffled Charles H
Callahan, historian of Alexan-
dria, who is intimately acquainted
with the history of the city since
it's beginnings 300 years ago.
The Washington Bice:ltennial
Commission will have an expert
view the painting.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31

Penitent and conscience strick-
en-, a man against whom no
charge was placed, has written
Sergt. Guy Jones, commanding
the Silver Spring police station of
the Montgomery County Police De-
partment, the following letter:
Lancaster, Pa. Route 6, July
26, 1921. Dear Sir: About two
years or more ago, / was tOwed
in a Ford car from TakOma
Park to near Frederick one
night without q license. 1 do
not know whether / should have
had n license or not, but I am
conscience smitten because
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
Rockville ROtdriGns
To Attend Meeting

Five members Of the Rockville
Rotary Club will go to Baltimore
Monday and Tuesday to attend a
convention of the Thirty-fourth
district, which includes Rockville,
it was decided at yesterdays
luncheon meeting at the Hunger
ford Tavern.
Those who will make the trip
which will include a boat trip to
Chestertown. on the Eastern
Shore for dinner Monday, are
Dexter M. Bullard. president:
William F. Prettyman. N. o.
Terpcnning, John w. Henderson
and L. Fletcher Schott.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
Fairfax Candidates
To Sneak on Radio

With the political campaign in
Fairfax county drawing to an
end, two Of the candidates for
the Democratic nomination in
the primary to be held Tuesday
announced today that they are
planning to make radio addresses
Monday night over station WJSV.
They are John w. Rust, of Fair
fax, candidate for the State Sen
ate; and Edmund H. Allen, of
Newington, candidate for the
house of delegates,
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
NEGRO IN RACE
FOR COUNTY
BOARD
TRYING THAT BOGEY HUMIDITY AND HEAT WAVE EG
Or. Edward Morton, Arlington,
Conceded Winning Chance;
80 Candidates in Contest

DR.. Edward T Morton. colorcd
physician of Halls Hill. Arlington
county. announced last night he
would be candidate for the
county board to be elected in No
vember.
Thirty.third Candidate
DR.. Morton, who is the thirty.
third candidate to announce for
this office, is the first Colored
candidate to run for office in ~,
lington since 1908, when Henry
L. Holmes, Colored commissioner
of revenue, was defeated for r..
election by Curtis B. Graham,
white. Colored men had served
on the board Of supervisors, a,E0,
prior to 1908.
DIR. MOrtOn's candidacy had
been rumOred generally over the
county early in the winter. hut
when the Federation of COlOrcd
Citizens Association of Arlington
failed to take any action toward
endorsing his candidacy, DIR. Nor
ton said that he would not run
as he did not believe the time
was ripe for cOlOred candidate
to enter the field"
White Vote to Split
With 80 other candidates in the
field splitting the white vote, DR..
Morton is conceded a splendid
chance of being elected.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
Rail Veterans Head
Dies of Auto Hurts

WINCHESTER, Va, July 81.
George Sturmer, 80, OF. Baltimore,
grand president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad VeteranS-Em-
ployes' Association, died yesterday
in the Winchester Memorial
Hospital Of a fractured skull Suf-
fered late Saturday when his au-
tomobile was struck by another
car at Edinburgh, Shenandoah
county.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
LAWN FETE, AUG. 8

Under the auspices Of the Blair
Citizens Association. citizens OF
that community in nearby Mont
gomery county will stage lawn
garden contest on August g..
Practically every home owner in
the community is dressing up his
lawn and<flewer beds preparatory
to the inspection.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
DRY RAID HITS LODGE

HAGERsTCWN. Md, July 81.
The Woodmen of the World Build
ing here was raided by Federal
officers and $50 cases of home
brew and beer-makirg equipment
were seized. L. Keeley Long and
w. j. Patterson. alleged bar
tenders, we're arrested.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
ACCEPTS JOB BY CABLE

BALTIMORE, July 31.-Dr.
Huntington williams, now in
Europe, has cabled Mayor How
ard Jackson his acceptance of
the position Of director Of health
for Baltimore.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
LOCAL TEAM WINS
End GAME FROM
MARYLAND BOYS
Milford ''Bucs' Defeated
Salisbury By Score Of
Two To Nothing

Last Friday Milford defeated Sal
isbury by a close score which was
2 to 0. From the kickoff to the final
moment, it was an exciting game.
The Salisbury team was much bet7
ter than they were the last time. In
the first quarter they carried the
ball to our 2-yard line, but the
"Bucs" held them there. In the sec
ond quarter they again carried the
ball to our two-yard line, but failed
to score. -
Line plunging by Thistlewood and
end runs by GoVatos and Reed car
ried the ball far down the field n
the third quarter. The ball was
Milford's on the one-yard line, but
they failed to score. Salisbury took
the ball and the quarterback drop
ped back of the goal post to kick;
but the center threw the ball over
the receivers head and B. ManloVe
tackled him back of the goal line
for safety" which gave Milford
it's two points.
Johnson, the center of Milford.
was hurt in the third quarter, ana
had to leave the game.
The lineup for Milford was:
Right End-B. Manlove
Right Tackle-Vinyard
Right Guard-Bunstein
Center-Johnson
Left Guard-Watson :
Left Tackle-Smoot
Left Eng-Reed
Wing Backs-Robert Reed, Ted
Govatos
Bucking Backs-Roosa, Hall.
Substitutes - Stevenson, Thistle
wood, Hinkle.
John Manlove '33
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

and giving teas. The class gave one
to all the teachers in the new
school,. For the last two weeks the
class has been studying emergency
shelves and menus to be taken
from them. Everyone knows that
sometimes a dinner has to be has
tily prepared when unexpected
guests arrive few minutes before
it is time to serve the dinner. Now
nearly every kind of food is COM
mercially canned and it takes only
a few minutes to select the various
foods from the emergency shelf and
prepare well balanced meal. Each
girl in the class planned a shelf
which would not exceed five dollars
in value and has made a dinner
menu from part of its contents.
During three of the class periods
last week group of four or five
girls prepared and served a dinner
within an hour.
Special study has also been made
of commercially canned foods and
their value as compared to their
cost.
Eleanor Stayton 'S3
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

stage. 1t was a dinner given by
Washington to CORVALLIS at York
town. The guests were Admiral
DeGrasse, Governor Melon, Count
Richambeau, Baron Won Steubon
and General Lafayette. Toasts were
drunk to Washington, to DeGrasse,
to the King of France, to Cornwall
lis, to the King of England with the
remark that he be confined to Eng
land; and last of all toast to the
United States of America.
Mr.. Shilling says it was the best
timed pageant he ever saw. 1t was
well-costumed and on just the right
scale for the space available. Every
one understood all that went on.
And it was very interesting from
the standpoint of history. 1t por-
trayed what is poorly recounted to
us. Mr.. Shilling is very glad he saw
it, not only because it was wonder
full, but because there won't be an
other one for fifty years, and we
can't tell what might happen fifty
years from now.
Alice Breme
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
MILFORD PUPILS
HAVE UNUSUAL
OPPORTUNITY
Being introduced To Var
iOus Phases Of The
Worlds Work

Mr.. McGinnis, one of our Junior
High School teachers, thinks that
the study of vocations or vocational
guidance is very, very interesting.
In fact that is his special hobby.
Last year, his first year at Milford,
he helped only the Seniors. The
time he gave them was given volun-
tarily, although he had the cooper
alton of Mr.. Shilling and the other
teachers. Before he came, however,
vocational guidance was unknown.
This year Mr.. McGinnis is work.
ing with the seventh and eighth
grades. He has new books called
"Our World of Work" and their pur-
pose is to acquaint the student with
all the different trades. Once a week
that book is studied and in connec-
tion with their work the pupils
make industrial visits. By the end
of this week all sections of the sew
enth and eighth grades will have
been through the L. D. Caulk fac
tory. Then they want to visit the
Mulholland Spoon Mill, the New
Castle Airdrome, and the Pet Milk
Factory at Greensboro.
When that unit of study is COM
pleted, Mr.. McGinnis wants to have
speakers lecture to the pupils. So
far four people have consented to
come. Mr.. Perry from the Grants
Store will give talk on the oper-
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

alton and management of large
stores; Mr.. Vaules Grier will speak
on manufacturing and busina3s; Mr..
Walters will talk to the boys on life
insurance work; and Miss Bowser
from the Marshall Hospital will talk
to the girls about nursing. During
all this time Mr.. McGinnis is show
ing his pupils glass slides on indus
tries in far corners of the world.
And last of all he will give private
interviews to those who want help
in choosing their life work.
His purpose is to give the chill
dren an idea of what kind of work
they will find in the world when
they have finished school. He does
not aim to pick their vocations for
them, he only wants them to have a
clear idea of different occupations
so that, a little later perhaps, they
can choose their own way.
Any of the Junior High School
students will tell you how interest
ed they are in this fascinating new
study. The visits to factories, the
lectures of successful men and wo-
men and the glass slides are all i'm
pressing themselves on the minds of
the children. Just now it is only
fun, in short time they will be
grateful for it in a more serious
way.
AS for Mr.. McGinnis himself he is
heart and soul in his work, and one
so earnest cannot help but succeed.
That wonderful radio speaker, Tony
Wons, says the builders of proud,
beautiful buildings are praised and
honored because they beautify the
world; and the teachers work is the
same. Yet after many years the
buildings crumble away and are
forgotten, while the work of teach
ers, although it is unhonored, and
unsung, lives on forever and ever,
and can never be forgotten. That is
the way it will be with the work of
Mr.. McGinnis. Milford school can
never forget the service he is rem
dering.
Alice Breme
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

and were made of fir planking laid
on jack and batted together. They
were built to accommodate 22,500
people and surrounded a smaller
platform near the toe of the shoe
which was for the use of the band
and speakers. On one side of the
shoe was a stand for the army and
on the other side one for the navy.
In all there were eight stands, six
for which tickets were sold and two
which were free to the public. Be-
hind these was a parapet or wall on
which the French and American
flags were flown. Around one cor
ner of the wall flew the first naval
flag of Massachusetts, thirteen
stripes and the Union Jack.
Inside the horseshoe at a point
about equidistant from all the
stands was a circular stage with
space beneath it large enough for
the wOrkmen to prepare stage set
tings. The center of the stage was
fixed like an elevator so that the
settings might be pushed up on the
stage and lowered again when the
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
SECTION g VISITS
LABORATORY
WITH Mr.. M'GINNIS
Visited The L. ID. Caulk
Company On Monday
Of Last Week

Monday, October 10, Mr.. McGin-
mis- chaperoned the second section
of the eighth grade on a visit to the
Caulk Company.
Upon entering the building we
went in the north door. The first
place we went to was where they
have the large vats of Mercitan, a
mouth lotion, also the closets con-
tanning different chemicals for MAX
ing Mercitan and MercireX, salve.
After that we went to the weighing
room where they were weighing sill
iver, copper. tin, and zinc to make
the alloy for filling teeth. After this
we went to watch them grind and
sift the silver into very fine pro-
duct. From there we went to a
room where girls were packing bees
wax, used for plates of false teeth,
into packages to be shipped. We
then went to another floor to watch
a higher process. The boys went
first as it was into small rooms and
they could only accommodate about
half of us at a time.
While we girls were waiting Mr..
McGinnis told us that when they
were building the Empire State
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
WHO'S WHO OF THE BUGS

crouches down on that line you
might as well be looking at a
pink, for you can't get the play
from him. You want to be out of
the way when DOC" starts through
the line for if you don't you'll think
a cyclone has hit you. He is the
largest fellow on our team. He
works that great structure of his in
such a way that we usually find a
nice, big opening to carry the ball
through. Docs" partner, Henry
Bunstein, although not quite as
heavy is quite efficient. Henry hits
the line hard and plays his position
very creditably. These line men
start the team for the touchdowns
by their ability to open up the line
and their blocking. Henry is always
on his man. He played very good
game Friday. He was another who
helped hold that line when Sails
bury needed only a yard for a
touchdown. His blocking was pret-
ty. 1t is easy to see a guard charge
into the line and take his man out
of the play, but it is not so easy as
it looks. Goodness, nerve, and good
playing are all involved. The next
game when these players come on
the bridiron. let's give them real
cheer.
Robert A. Reed '32
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

of their Notifications making
striking display in bright red coats.
CORVALLIS, unable to come, sent
General O'Hara to give up his
sword. When the latter offered his
sword to Washington it was refused
and O'Hara was told to give it to
General Lincoln whom CORVALLIS
had conquered in the south. Lincoln
returned the sword and thereafter
O'Hara carried it with both hands
across his body opposite his belt.
After marching over to the mounted
officers the British general halted
and ordered the first regiment to lay
down arms. The regiment faced
colonial officers in double file with
their guns taken from the shoulder
to trail arms or with the barrel in
the right hand and the stock at the
ankle. Then the muskets were laid
down before the patriot troops. The
regimental colors of the British
army were furled or tied and drop
ped to horizontal position and the
surrender was complete.
Happy Note Struck At End
The final scene took place on the
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

Building they could not find a ce-
ment to hold the slabs of marble
without showing the seams. They
finally sent to Caulk's to see if they
could manufacture a cement strong
enough and yet one which would
not show the seams. Mr.. Frank
Grier, who is a chemist, mixed the
right strength.
When the boys came back we
girls were taken to the room where
they pasted labels on the different
manufactures. After that we watch
ed them bottle Mercury and then
pack Synthetic Porcelain.
We also watched the machines
which they use for folding and ad-
dressing their advertisements and
printing letters; this machine can
turn out 5O,OOO,O0O letters while we
could write 25 or 80.
Up on the third floor we visited
the large room in which many Oc-
cupations are carried on.
NAA 10 olC OpCA dIlll5 lOOlu DdoIC
tube filling machines, each girl re-
moving and placing a certain part
of the filled tube or partly finished
tube. Some of the girls were fold
ing boxes.
We then visited the room where
the furnaces heat the chemicals to
make the synthetic porcelain, then
in another room saw the refined
product, which is seven times fin
er than the finest face powder, and
the machine operating for refining
it.
Down a long flight of stairs and
last but not least we visited DR.. Nell
sons Office. We did not have long
to stay here but what we saw of his
collection of skulls was very inter-
esting.
-Mabelle e. Draper
Group 80
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

outdone the British on the river
came into the fight and tore up the
ground behind the British redoubts.
At this point in the scuffle the I'm
ion Jack was hauled down and the
Stars and Stripes were raised. The
days activities were over.
Famous Surrender Repeated
Sunday was devoted to religious
services and on Monday the scene
of the surrender was enacted. The
latter was very effective; there were
a number of small companies dress
ed in different regimental outfits and
gave an idea of what the armies
looked like. One that Mr.. Shilling
noticed especially was the buff and
blue, another was the buckskin
hunting clothes and coonskin caps
which the frontiersmen wore. Be
sides the colonial soldiers there
were French soldiers and sailors,
colonial officers mounted on their
horses; other foreign troops, and
fife and drum corps playing 1--WE
Won't Go Home Until Morning" 3"
Then the British troops marched out
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
scene was over.
CeuS Was OFSl'
Characters In Pageant

The pageant on Saturday after
noon began with a number of
scenes on the stage depicting the
military conferences leading up to
the Yorktown Campaign. The char
acters who took part were Wash
ington, Alexander Hamilton, ROch-
ambeau, Robert Morris, Lord Howe
and other minors; all were in col
orful costumes which impressed Mr..
Shilling very much and probably
would anyone else. The first scene
was in Wethersfield, Connecticut,
where Washington and Rocham-
beau decided to have the French
ships in the West Indies come up
and help fight the large British
fleet. In the second scene Wash
ington decided to transport his for
ces down the Chesapeake to cap
ture Lord CORVALLIS in Virginia. In
the third scene Lord Howe in Phil
adelphia was being urged tC send
Clinton from New York to Virginia
to aid CORVALLIS, but he was too
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

busy being entertained by beautiful
ladies of Philadelphia and Delaware.
In the fourth and last scene colon
ial agents persuaded pilots of the
Chesapeake Bay to pilot the French
fleet from Haiti to the York River.
Between the scenes a chrOnicler
filled in the gaps in the story over
a loud speaker, and so the whole
thing was quite Ineligible to the
thousands present.
Battle Re-enacted
When those scenes were over the
real action began. The battlefield
was reproduced in the fifty acres
and the whole fight was enacted by
soldiers and military students. The
British redoubts and trenches were
realistically beseiged by colonial
forces under Washington, Rocham-
beau and Lafayette. The old cannon
was fired in what Mr.. Shilling term
ed a very business like fashion but
without much apparent result. Flint
lock muskets were also used. Every
thing was in perfect order. The
French fleet having Outwitted and