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The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Boy, 8, Run DOWn
Third Time Ru Auto

Eight-year-old Francis Fowler,
of 1109 Eighth st. N. W., has
found out by a series of expert
ences just what it feels like to be
struck down by an automobile.
Today he had his third expert
ence.
Riding his scooter in the 1000
block of Eighth St., little Francis
was struck by a truck. He was
rushed to Children's Hospital and
after treatment for cuts and
bruises to the head and shoulder
was sent home.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Street Car, Truck
Crash, Woman Hurt

One woman was injured. traffic
was tied up for 20 minutes and a
street car and truck were badly
damaged in a collision in the 100
block of Rhode Island Ave. N. E.,
in front of the Twelfth precinct
station house, about $3.50 today.
The car was eastbound and had
only a few passengers.
The woman hurt, Elizabeth
Franklin. colored, of 219 w st.
N. w., was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital to be treated for a
sprained back. George w. Lether,
81, of Baltimore. was driving the
truck. The motorman on the
street car was T. F.. Miller,
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
VALIANT FIGHT.
To SAVE GIRL
|SFUTILE
Mary Tracy, 22, Succumbs
Despite 24.Hour Fight by
Rescue Squad, Physicians

The 24-hour fight of physicians
and members of the Washington
Fire Rescue Squad to save the
life of Miss Mary Ann Tracey,
%, of Silver Spring, Nd, failed
early today when the young
woman died in the Fauquier
County Hospital at Warrenton,
Va.
Miss Tracey had been uncon-
scious since the accident satur-
day, when she received a COM
pound fracture of the skull, and
had been kept alive principally
by the efforts of three shifts of
men from the the rescue squad
who administered oxygen. Aid
ing in the futile battle was DR..
j. Marion Bankhead, of Silver
Spring.
Is Operated On
An operation was performed
on the girl yesterday by DIR.
Harry H. Kerr, washington
brain specialist.
Others hurt in the same acci-
dent we're Mrs. Louis Coffman,
driver of the machine. who has
brain conclusion; William Arm
strong, "a, Kensington, Md: Dick
Coffman, 6, and Marvin, Fred
and Dorothy Mae Wampler, Of
Harrisonburg, Va. The accident
occurred when Mrs. Coffman's
car was crowded from the road
by another machine and over
turned.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Labor to Haze Part
In Open Air Service

REPRESENTATIVES Of labor organi
cations will take part in the
open-air service to be held on the
grounds of the Washington Ca.
thedral Sunday, September 6, in
observance Of Labor Day.
Senator James j. Davis, former
SECRETARY of Labor, will be the
chief speaker. with the Right Rev
James E. Freeman, bishop OF
Washington, presiding. The serv
ices will be broadcast ever Co
lumbia's network.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Boy, IL, Quits Fight,
Then Auto Hits Hin

Robert Mclaughlin, IL, was in
Garfield Hospital with a broken
ankle today because he Withdrew
from a fight safter being struck
by a companion.
AS Robert retreated across the
intersection of Eleventh and Mon
roe Streets last night he was
knocked down by an automobile.
William A. Daniel, of Dickerson,
Md, driver of the car, was ar
rested on a charge of driving with
faulty brakes.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Car 3WindOw Broken
BuPOcketbOOk Thief

A woman's pocketbook contain
ing $18 in cash and a set of keys
was reported stolen today from
the automobile of William e.
Hedian. of 2014 r st. N. w.
Mr.. Hedian reported the theft
Ito Montgomery county poli&s. He
said that he had parked his car
at Sligo and Georgia Avenues in
Silver Spring, Md, last night,
and that when he returned, the
window of the car had been
broken and the pocketbook stolen.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Alexandria Chamber
Takes O. Vacation

No meeting of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce will be
held Monday. Members decided
last month to omit the August
meeting.
No regular meeting of the city
council will be held until Thurs
day after Labor Day when Coun-
Gilman Lamond will have re-
turned from Europe.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Ad Club Golfers Meet
Baltimore AuqlISt 20

The second annual inter-city
golf match between members of
the Advertising Clubs of Balti-
more and Washington will be
held Thursday, August 20, at the
Rogers Forge Golf Club, near
TowSon, Md.
Howard r. Mattingly. chairman
of the golf committee of the
Baltimore club, will act as host.
Luncheon will be served at the
Rogers Forge Golf Club at noon.
Play will begin at / p. m.
Local golfers intending to take
part in the meet are reminded
that Baltimore city operates on
daylight saving time.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Brooklyn Preacher
At PEOPLES Church

"A Man for the Ages" was the
subject of a lecture by DR.. Hugh
H. Proctor, pastor of the Nazarene
Congregational Church, M Street
between Sixth and Seventh
Streets Northwest.
DR.. Proctor, who is the author
of Between Black and White" :"
was well received by a large
audience.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Sons of Italy Pay
Visit to President

Going to the White House to
assure President Hoover of their
cooperation in the George Wash
ington Bicentennial celebration. a
delegation of Is representing the
Order of the Sons of italy, also
assured the President they were
with him in combating all forms
of lawleSsness.
Their spokesman was John M.
Di Silvestro, venerable supreme
of the Order Sons of Italy.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Board Soon Names
PrinciDnL Successor

The Board of Education soon
will appoint a successor to Miss
Janet lMcWilliams. supervising
principal Of the third division of
the District public schools, whose
retirement becomes effective
August 81.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou. superin-
tendent, is expected to communi-
cate his recommendation from
his summer camp at Belgrade
Lakes, Me, within the next two
weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Paying for Crashes,
Man. Avoids Jail

In the Alexandria police court
today William A. Smith pleaded
guilty to joy riding and driving
under the influence of liquor. He
was fined $170.50.
Because Smith had arranged to
pay for two cars he damaged on
his ride, Judge Snow suspended
a 3O-day jail sentence.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
ROm,ping Girl, IL,
Runs Into Knife

Lonnie Cooper, IL, a visitor
from Atlantic City. was recover
ing today in Emergency Hospital
form a deep wound near her right
eye. She ran into a knife in
the hands Of chef.
The child was in the store of
her uncle, Albert "A. Footer, 1888
Connecticut Ave-, when the acci-
dent happened.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Baby Burns Self
With Coffee Pot

Breton Lee Fletcher, 10-month-
old son of Robert Fletcher, 712
North Columbus ST., Alexandria,
was badly scalded yesterday when
he pulled a pot of boiling coffee
off the stove in the kitchen Of his
home. He was taken to the Alex
andria Hospital. where his candi-
ton is serious.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
License Reciprocity
Sought BIZ A. M. A

Full automobile license reciproc-
ity among all the States is sought
in campaign inaugurated by the
American Motorists Association. A
recent survey disclosed that only
Is States now grant full reciproc-
ity while % others have working
agreements.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
MORGAN To PAYCAR Tine DEAL
BIGGEST TAX STILL STATIC
mes Staff Photo

Plans of an out-of town COM
pany to lease the two local street
car companies and operate them
as a unit today apparently has
not progressed beyond the tenta-
tive stage in which they were
reported yesterday.
A. K. Shipe. local attorney for
outside interests, today refused
further comment.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05

MRS. FRIEL
WHEN ON the witness stand
in Police Court today, Mrs.
Genevieve Friel, 25-year-old
Philadelphia school teacher.
collapsed. She was removed to
a hospital for treatment. The
young woman was charged with
violating the bad check law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
Science
Two or Three Children
Make the Ideal Family.

THE ideal number Of children Is two
L or three.
Below and above this golden mean
children decrease slightly in intelligence
honesty, popularity. capacity for inhioi-
ton. and moral knowledge, according to
a study Just completed by the Institute
of Social and Religious Research OF
Columbia University.
The study, reported by J. 3, Mailer
of Columbia Teachers College in the
Journal OF Social Psychology. was con-
Quoted in three schools In different
neighborhoods-cne of fairly wealthy
parents. one of middle class and the
other of poor people. Similar results
were found in each neighborhood, al
though the tendencies were somewhat
exaggerated among the poorer families.
The only child was found superior III
most of the tests to the children from
large families but inferior to those with
one or two brothers and sisters. In in
telligence, honesty, inhibitive capacity,
moral knowledge, and cultural back
ground he rated above the average but
still below the fortunate brothers and
sisters of small families. In co-opera-
ton the only child rated lowest Of all.
This quality increased with the number
of children UP TO three or four and
then declined rapidly.
Only in persistence did the child from
the big family rate highest. Intelligence
was found to decrease slightly with the
size of the family after reaching peak
with families of three children. The
results were practically uniform for
each group, large families in the more
cultured neighborhood showing the same
tendencies as in the factory settlement,
where they were more numerous.
IT r H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
NAVY ORDERS

Orders issued to officers under date
Of June IL, 1881:
Lieut.. Comdr. Carl g. Gilliland, or
ders February IA modified; to duty In
the ONCE Of the Judge advocate gen.
eral. Navy Department.
Lieut.. John j. Pierrepont, detached
aide on STAFF, Cruiser Division 8; to duty
as aide on staff, commander Cruiser
Division g.
Lieut.. Conndr. George L. Woodruff,
orders February IA modified; TO duty
Postgraduate School, Naval Academy.
Lieut.. 1Junior Grade) Henry G. Doan,
detached Naval Air Station. Hampton
Roads, Va; TO Bureau Of Navigation
Lieut.. -(Junior Grade) Richard Z. FL
lott orders April % revoked: to con-
ttnue duty q. s. s.. Richmond
Lieut. (Junior Grade) James H. Nc
1ntosh, detached U. S. S. lexington; to
receiving ship, San Francisco.
Medical Corps.
Lieut. Lincoln Humphreys, detached
Naval Medical School, Washington, D.
G.; to Naval Hospital, Washington,
Warrant Onicers.
Chief Boatswain John H. Kevers, de-
tached y. s. S. Sciota about July II;
to Navy Yard, Washington, D. c.
Chief BoatSwain Robin Southern. re-
heved from all active duty; to home.
Deaths.
Lieut.. Comdr. Lewis Thornburg q.
8. N, retired, died June 3, 1881, ut
Mayo Clinic. Rochester, Minnesota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
HAWKS, REALIzES
FLIGHT AMBITION
Completes London Rome
Round Trip in Record Time
.of 9 Hours a. Minutes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CROYDON, England. June 1s-Roar-
ing into Croydon Atrdron1e at 5:55
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Frank
Hawks, American speed hier, accom-
plished his dream of breakfast kippers
in London, spaghetti in Rome and tea
in london completing the round trip in
hours and A minutes actual flying
time.
''The Alps whipped me once" he said
as he stepped out of his ship, but l
am satisfied. will probably sail for
the United States on June "a"
Even the hardened monkeys"
at the Croydon Airport" used to speedy
things, chuckled when Hawks completed
his round trip to Rome in less than 10
hours.
Prior to Hawks first Rome fight
Wing Comdr Kingsford-Smith held the
record time--a little over 10 hours.
Capt. Hawks figured his flying mileage
roughly between 1880 and 1890 miles.
His time for the return trip from
Rome to Croydon was five hours nat.
Up at daybreak yesterday. he left the
air6rome at 5:31 am, arriving in Rome
at sl0:15 am, an elapsed time of
hours and a. minutes for the down
Journey After lunch IN Rome, he left
at II: SIS pm. and arrived back at Croy-
don at 5:55 pm.
Il had a marvellous trip down and
back, although there were headwinds
going out and part of the way back, u
he said. only in italy did I miss it.
The Alps looked much sweeter in the
clear sunshine than they did In tbs
rain and fog encountered in my pre-
Vious flight to Rome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
WOULD INCREASE
LOANS UNDER DOLE
Minister Of Labor Authorizes Bill
to Boost Borrowing Power
$575,ooo,Ooo.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 1S.-The minister OF
labor today issued a memorandum on
a finance resolution which proposes to
authorize the introduction Of bill to
increase to f115,00o,00o about $575,-
000,000) the borrowing powers Of the
unemployment insurance fund during
the deficiency period.
The amount presently authorized Is
fe0, 00o. 900 and inasmuch as the weekly
expenditures exceed the income by over
million pounds, the borrowing powers
will be exhausted early in July. There
is also Q semi-annual payment Of in
terest due in September amounting to
100000
The resolution also proposes to au-
thorize an extension by a further six
months the transitional period during
which benefits may be paid under Ger
tain conditions which will bring the
cost Of the transitional benefit during
the present financial year to E35,-
900, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18

dent Harding that he had been be-
trayed by few of the men whom he
had trusted was a contributing cause
OF his death"
Coming from the reliable source from
which 1.-The fact is now given to the
public, a number of questions are
prompted" Walsh said
"Of the faithlessness of which par
ticular friend or friends. sfterward
shown in the courts of the land to have
betrayed the country as well-to use
the language of the orator at Marion
did President Harding have knowledge
Fall, Daugherty, Forbes or Miller?"
/. Why Didn't He Act?
Fall was Secretary of the Interior, and
was convicted of accepting 100000
bride from Edward L. Doheny Daugh-
erty handed In his resignation as At
torney General at the request of Presi-
dent Coolidge. FORBES became involved
In his administration of the Vetere MS
Bureau and Miller likewise as alien
property custodian. Both were i'm
priScned.
Walsh asked If Harding had such
knowledge why cid he not peremptorily
dismiss them from the public service
and cause to be instituted those prose-
cutiens to which they later became SUBJ
ject?"
WAS the Presidents information, !"
he continued, that Harding had dim
realization of the fact that he. and, of
course, the country as well, had been
betrayed acquired before or after the
death of Harding? If after, who was
his inform ant, and, If. before. WHY did
he remain inactive, being one of the
constitutional advisers Of the Presi-
dent?"
Frosts have done damage to crops in
the interior of Sac Paulo. Brazil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
QUESTIONS HOOVER
ON MARION SPEECH
Senator Walsh Asks Why
Harding Didn't Act Upon
"Dim Realization"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Pointed questions as to President
Hoover's knowledge Of Warren G.
Harding's dim realization. that some
of his trusted friends had betrayed
him have b-en directed at the Chief
Executive by Senator Thomas j. Walsh
of Montana.
Senator Walsh was the Democratic
prosecutor in the Senate investigation
that disclosed the Teapot D.me end Elk
Hills oil lesse scandals of the Harding
edministra ton. in which Mr.. Hoover
was Secretary of Commerce
Walsh Asks Questions.
In q statement through the Demo-
cratic National Committee, Walsh in
referring to the Presidents dedication
of the Harding Memorial said:
That was en- interesting bit Of his
tory introduced yesterday by President
Hoover into his speech at Marion, Ohio.
namely. that the realization by Presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
OPERATION FILMED
IN NATURAL COLOR
Two Pictures of Plastic Surgery
Taken by New Method
Mark Progress.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June is.--Nat-
rrsi-"oIcr motion picture photography
for the first time has gone into the sur
gical amphitheater. marking forward
step in the use of the screen for med
ica' instruction and demonstration.
Two talking pictures, photographed
by a new color process which requires
little more than ordinary lighting and
having as their subject two plastic sur.
gerry operations performed by DR.. How
ard l.. UpdeRTaff of Hollywood were
screened for the press yesterday.
The films revealed the operations
step by step in intimate detail and
close-ups, accompanied by spoken ex-
planation
Talking pictures in black and white
have been used for medical instruction
fer some time, but hitherto the color
camera has been barred from operating
rooms because Of excessive lighting re-
quired.
The new color process, remarkable
for its naturalness of tone and sharp
definition of objects. has been devel-
oped by Georges Musaphia, who said
he will restrict its use for the present
tn medical films. Known as magnicolor,
the process, he said. features negative
sensitized to color which is brought out
by chemical treatment in developing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
BANQUET PLANNED

Reservations Filed for Last Func-
ton of Riverda1e Club.
Special Dispatch to The star.
RIVERDALE, Md, June 1S.-All
reservations have been made for the
annual Fellowship banquet the last
social gathering of the season to be held
at the local Presbyterian Church, to-
morrow night.
Rev. R. Paul Schearrer, pastor Of the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, will
be the guest speaker. Rev, Keith
Gusts will preside and violin selections
will be furnished by Mrs. Jessie Cooper.
Prof. B. L. Goodyear of the University
of Maryland will render vocal selections
and Miss Sue Campbell will give
readings.
Those In charge Of arrangements are
Mrs. Frank M. Stephen, Mrs. Milton D.
Campbell, Mrs. M. E. Bullock and Mrs
T. S. Bean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
cow PASTURE BRINGS
$49O,166 AT AUCTION
Ten-Acre Plot in Heart Of Chicago
Residential District Sold
to Bank.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 1e.-The Hyde Park
COW pasture brought half o million
dollars on the auction block.
For so years cows have chewed their
cud in John Dunham's pasture, in the
heart Of the South Side residential dis
trict. BY the terms of the will Dun
hams 10-acre lot couldn't be sold until
his daughter died.
The daughter, Virginia, died two
years ago. The pasture was sold ct
auction yesterday to the Harris Trust
& Savings Bank for $490. 1864. The
bank refused to disclose for whom it
acted.
Recently q syndicate announced It's
intention Of erecting huge apartment
on the plot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-18
Truck Line Authorized.

RICHMOND, Va, June 10 Especially.
Watson B. Omohundro, trading as
Virginia Motor Express, has been
granted q certificate authorizing him to
furnish interstate freight service be-
tween Richmond and the Virginia Dis
trict Of Columbia via Federal Highway
No. 1, with New York as destination.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05

The first authorized radio pro
duction of a play by Sir James
Matthew Barrie, noted author and
playwright, will be given with
Billie Burke in the leading role
during the RCA-Victor program
to be broadcast over an N.B.C.
network Sunday, March 8.
The play is "RoSalind," an eX-
cerpt from Barrie's book, Half
Hours" Ivor Novello, young Brit
ish playwright and actor, who
has starred in his own plays here
and abroad, and who this season
is playing with Miss Burke on
Broadway, will also be featured in
the microphone cast.
Although born in Washington,
Miss Burke made her stage debut
in England. She toured the Con-
tinent in minor roles which be-
came successfully more important.
She made her first American ap-
pearance with John Drew in MY
Wife," In private life she is the
wife of Florenz Ziegfeld, famous
theatrical producer.
So many radio press agents
have sent out stories of micro
phone musicians who own price
less violinS made by Stradivarius
and other artisans, and claimed
to be worth from $4,000 up, that
think maybe some philanthro-
pist might up and offer terrific
prize to the maestro who is brave
and honest enough to admit own
ership of plain, ordinary Ameri-
can fiddle, model 1881.
A fan wrote in the other day
to Ernest Naftzger, who conducts
the Something for Everybody"
music at WABC, congratulating
him on his second anniversary on
the air, and adding:
You're programmes are get
ting better and your gags and
jokes are getting worse fast"
WWRL rises to tell the world
that it's distance reports indicate
that tenors can be heard farther
than sopranos. The laws OF
science are kind.
Three concerts from across the
seas have been scheduled by the
National Broadcasting Company
through cooperation of the Brit
ish Broadcasting Corporation for
March 9th, 10th and 18th.
The series will open Monday
with an orchestral concert of light
English music to be heard from
4:35 to 5 p. M, E. S. T., over an
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
Romping Around
Radio Dial

N. B. C.-WJz network. The next
afternoon at 2:45 o'clock the Ger
shom Parkington Quintet will give
a 15-minute recital which is to be
rebroadcast over an N. B. C.-WEAF
network. The B. B. C. Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Oskar
Fried. will be heard in a program
to be relayed direct from Queens
Hall at p. m. Wednesday. This
concert is to be rebroadcaSt over
an N. B. C.-WEAF network.
The British concerts will he
projected across the Atlantic by
the B.B.C. shortwave station
G5SW, at Chelmsford.
Rosa Ponselle, American-born
prima donna soprano of the Metro
politan Opera Company, will be
the guest soloist on the Simmons
program to be broadcast over a
coast-to-coast network of the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System from
$50 to 9 p. m, Monday, March 8.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
ACTOR WILL WE'D
GIRL WRITER

HOLLYWOOD, March S US).
society's younger set in Holly
wood was surprised to learn that
Harriet Parsons, magazine writer
and Edward Woods, stage and
screen actor, are to be married
in June. Mrs. Harry Martin.
mother of the bride-to-be, an.
nounced their engagement. A def
mite date and their wedding at
tendants will be announced later.
Miss Parsons, since gradual
ing from Wellesley College two
years ago, has achieved a ma
tional reputation with her con.
tributlonS to various magazines.
She is the daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Harry Martin 'Oouella o.
Parsons, motion picture editor Of
the Hearst Newspapers and Uni
VerSal Service).
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
SALE Of RADIOS
IN BIC SLUMP

Sales # radio receivers for
1880 numbered 3,828,000, exceed
ing the expectations. although
$4,000 under 1929, o. H. Cald-
well, editor Of Radio Retailing,
said today, adding:
"The favorable showing was
due to the popularity of the
midget, and to drastic price
reductions all along the line.
Total retail set sales vol
ume in dollars, slumped Al per
cent to 1892, 1913, 900 for 1880
as against S592 200, 900 for 1929.
This drop also can be charged
to mantel model values and
universal price cutting plus
general business conditions and
heightened. sales resistance due
TO growing SaturatiOn."
Caldwell said the midget trend
did not become serious factor
until September, but such was
the demand for a $50 receiver
that 100000 units were sold
prior to January /, 1881, or 80
per cent of the total sales. It
was estimated the ratio ofa sales
Of midget sets this year win run
to so per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
BROTHERS ROW
OVER REWARD

NEW YORK, March 5 U.S0.
Mrs. Edgar F. Luckenbach's $780,
900 worth of jewelry, lost last
December, was returned yesterday
as two young brothers, who might
be happy at sharing a $1,000 re-
ward, quarreled bitterly over how
they should share it.
The now-silent partners in find.
ing the jewelry in a taxicab are
Goodwin Jarvis, 81, and his
brother Martin, 25. Goodwin
took a full $4,000 share of the
reward, leaving Martin to split
his $4,000 with a third brother
and their lawyer.
Mrs. Luckenbach, starting for
Florida last December 10, left her
Jewel case in a taxicab she took
from a hotel to the Pennsylvania
Station.
The next passengers in the cab
were the brothers, who found the
jewelry.