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The Washington times., 1931-05-06
100, 900 Line Streets of Winchester to
See "Trai of Pink Petals
MARGARET BYRD

the Queen the British Union Jack
was prominently displayed.
Following the parade this after
noon an airplane exhibit was
given at the local airport, the
Army blimp C-52 from Langley
Field, Va, participating.
The Queens ball will be held
tonight to end the festival.
Washington and surrounding
towns of Maryland and Virginia
were well represented in the pro-
cession. Two of the fairest
princeSSes are Miss RoSalie Brown,
of the District, and Miss Julia
Elizabeth Williams, of Kensirtg-
ton. Md. here as Princess Mary
land"
Preceding the parade. several
hundred pupils of Winchester
schools repeated THE Fruit of
the Gods" a pageant of the ap-
pile, which yesterday was a part
of the ceremony in which Rear
Admiral Richard E. Byrd pre-
sented the crown to Miss Morton.
Prizes Awarded
The more than a score of bands
here for the festival competed in
a contest yesterday and prizes
were awarded the following:
Staunton Military Academy, OF
staunton, Va; Greenbrier Mill
tary School, of Lewisburg, Va;
Handley High School, Of WincheS-
ter: Spencer High School, Of
Spencer, w. Va; MartinSburg
Grade School, Of Martinshurg, W.
Va, and Gary High School, Of
Gary. w. Va.
Prizes for participation in the
school children's parade Yesterday
were awarded the following:
Strasburg High School, Gore High
School, Wardensville High School,
Miller School, Wardensville Ele-
mentary School, Virginia Avenue
School, Armel School, Capon
Springs School, Gravel Springs
School, Cross Junction School and
Valley School.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
$4,000 RAISED
To BOOM D. {.

Final reports to be made at
the last luncheon meeting of the
greater National Capital commit
tee at the Ambassador Hotel to-
morrow noon will show that the
minimum quota of $55,000 for
the first years detectives has
been passed, according to Ward
H. Marsh, executive secretary.
Robert v. Fleming, president of
the Riggs National Bank, is gen.
eral chairman Of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee which
is a division of the Washington
Board of Trade formed for the
purpose of acquainting the ma
ton with the advantages and at
fractions of Washington and ada
cent territory.
With the committee assured of
adequate financing, executives of
the group are prepared to launch
the 1881 campaign to attract
visitors and permanent residents
here.
The appointment of Curtis
Hodges, formerly of Nations BuSi-
ness and former managing editor
of the Indianapolis News, and
C. N. Nichols, of Washington, as
assistants to Mr.. Marsh, the ex-
ecutive secretary, has been an
nounced.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
COUNCIL 'SF|GHT
NEARSE END

The Alexandria city council
will probably settle the involved
question of appointing a new
councilman tomorrow. o. H.
Kirk, who is slated for the job, is
being opposed by the residents of
the former town of Potomac, who
are demanding councilman
from their section.
C. T. Burgess, of Potomac,
choice of the Democratic commit
tee, is not acceptable to the
present council and E. C. David
son, the third active candidate, is
not being seriously considered.
1t is probable the body will
name a dark horse. Election will
not be held until after Judge Nc
Carthy closes the May term of
the circuit court,
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
Bees Reel TO HiueS
In Cups, Honey
Sales Boom

ROCKLAND, Mass, May 6.
Emil Kemelstrand, of Salem
Street, a staunch prohibition
ist, reported to the police to-
day that his bees were coming
home intoxicated at all hours
of the day and night.
They had forsaken flowers.
he said, and were devoting all
their attention to a pile Of
mash, discarded by an uniden-
titled local brewer.
The result was, he said, the
bees flew back to the hive
drunk at times when well-be-
haved bees are abed. Demand
for their honey had increased
to the point where he could
hardly supply the demand, the
bee-keeper averred.
Police have tried in vain to
find the malt pile, not being
able to keep Up with the bees
The Washington times., 1931-05-06

ington were given places Of honor
in the parade, the Overseas Band
and Bugle Corps Of the veterans
of Foreign Wars leading the Sec
ond division, in which were also
the Arlington County Post Of the
American Legion, Victory Post
Drum and Bugle Corps and the
Vincent Costello Post Drum and
BugIe Corps.
High School Cadets and their
bands from Alexandria and Ar
lington county were also in the
parade.
Streets of the city through
which the procession passed were
gaily decorated with flowers and
bunting of pink, green and white,
the official colors of the festival.
In honor of the nationality of
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
SANE DRY LAWS
URGEDFORU US.
PEGGY SHANNON

When the United States adopts
a sane policy of modification, then
prohibition will be a success, &C.
cordinp to o. H. Lamm, consul
general of Sweden in New York,
who is attending the Interna-
tional Chamber of Commerce Con-
greSS.
He said he has been observing
the progress of prohibition in this
country for several years, but can
not see where our system has par
ticularly benfited the people.
In Sweden, prohibition was tried
some years ago without any signal
success, but now under a modified
rule the country is benefiting
throue taxation and the people
are much better off than under
absolute prohibition.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
HOOVER SENDS
RUBBER CIGAR
To UNT|EDT
Children Laugh With GIee as
Presidents "Gift" Reaches
Home of Boy Tragedy Hero

TOWNER, Col. May 6.-Bryan
Untiedt, Colorado'S school boy
hero, was back in his old over.
alls today after a visit with
President Hoover at the White
House.
And Bryan's words after re-
placing his "store clothes" with
the familiar old and well-worn
jeans we're:
"Gee, these feel great"
Few Greet Him
The 13-year-old school boy hero
who saved the lives of a number
of companions when they were
trapped in a school buSS during
a blizzard, returned home unher-
aided.
There we're few people at the
station when his train came in,
as he had not been expected for
several hours. None of his family
were present.
Mrs. C. E. Heaney, his school
teacher last year, was on the plat
form, and she rushed over and
kissed him. He blushed. Ac-
companied by the secret service
operative who had taken him
from Washington, the boy en-
tered an automobile and half an
hour later was at his ranch home,
IL miles from town.
There was a joyful reunion
with his mother and father and
brothers and sisters.
Sends Rubber Cigar
Then came the thrill Of open
ing gifts. There was a Ga5lecloth
sent to his mother by Mrs.
Hoover, and a cigar for dad from
the President. And there were
howls of laughter when the cigar
turned out to be rubber.
There were toys for all the
children, and Bryan thrilled at
showing his two major gifts, a
rifle and a shotgun.
His first words we're:
81 had the SwelleSt time in my
life, but 1 sure am glad to get
home"
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
RELIEF
EL|ER SAILS

HULL, England, May 6 G.N.S)
A new figure entered today in
the search for Augustine Cour
tauld, British meteorologist lost
on the Greenland ice cap, with
the departure of Major Sidney
Cotton, who left Hull aboard the
steamer DettifoSs with an air
plane in which he plans to search
for the missing scientist.
Major Cotton will make his
headquarters at Reykjavik, Ice
land. Several other rescue ex-
peditions are participating in the
search, including that Of Captain
Albin Ahrenberg, noted Swedish
flier, who is at Angmagsalik,
Greenland.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
Fought Is Seeking
Job of Constable

j. A. C. Fought, of Leeway, Va,
last night announced that he
would be a candidate for the
office of constable of the Wash
ington magisterial district Of Ar
lington county in the November
election.
Mr.. Fought has been resident
of Arlington county for "A years
and is a retired fireman of the
washington department. He also
saw service in the Spanish-Ameri-
can War.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
Army Group Going
To HOOUer's Camp

President Hoover is going to
have a military party at his
fishing camp on the Rapidan this
coming weekend. the primary OBJ
ject of which is to discuss ways
and means of pruning still fur
ther the maintenance cost of the
Army and the War Department.
His guests will be Secretary Of
War Hurley, the Assistant Secre-
taries, Chief of Staff Macarthur,
the quarteruaster general, the
chief of engineers. They will go
to the camp on Saturday and re-
turn on Sunday.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
Congress Heights
School Fete Planned

An elaborate ceremony to mark
the opening of the new Congress
Heights School next fall was voted
last night by the Congress Heights
Citizens Association at its regular
monthly meeting, held at the
Congress Heights Baptist Church.
Other citizens associations and
community groups would CO.
operate to properly celebrate the
opening, under the plan as out
lined by DIR. Edward E. Richard
son, president of the association.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
Judge Ingram Heads
Virginia Conference

At the final session of the Vir-
ginia Conference on Social Work,
held in Alexandria today, Judge
J. L. Ingram, of the Hastings
Court of Richmond, was elected
president and B. E. James, of
Richmond. secretary treasurer.
The 1882 session of the confer
ence will be held in Bristol, May
S, and 7.
Dean Justin Miller, of Duke
University Law School, was the
speaker at the session, held in
the young peoples building last
night.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
HOLUard Students
Hold Moot Court

Judge Aukam, Judge James
Cobb and Judge Cayton of the
Municipal Court, and Judge Ed
ward Henry, city magistrate Of
Philadelphia, presided over the
freshmen moot court at Howard
University Law School last night.
Students participating we're
representatives of two clubs, the
Henry Clay and the Daniel
Webster. The Clay club was
awarded a prize of $50 for win
ming the decision. The members
of the Clay club were William
Alexander and Lorenzo Hender-
son, and of the Webster Club,
Theodore Marshall and Leslie
Perry.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
Gen. E.. j., Higgins
Speaks Here Friday

Gen. Edward J. Higgins, head
of the International Salvation
Army, will arrive here Friday
morning. He will be met at
Union Station by a committee
headed by District Commissioners
Luther H. Reichelderfer and Her
bert B. Crosby.
General Higgins will be re-
ceived by President Hoover at
the White House and will lunch
at the British Embassy. He will
make an address at Constitution
Hail Friday night
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
TRIAL STRAIN
BRINGS ON
NERVES
at Girl" CoIIapses on Movie
Set; Rex Bell Takes Her
to a Coast Sanitarium

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May s
UN.S0.-It will be many
months before Clara Bow, titan
haired film star, can completely
regain her health, DR.. J. Wesley
Hommel predicted today.
Rest and freedom from excite
ment are urgently needed by Miss
Bow, DR.. Hommel said. When
the actress was placed in Glen
dale Sanitarium after a sudden
breakdown Sunday night, DR..
Hommel declared:
"Overwork brought on her
condition, together with the
terrific strain she has been
under since her first trouble
with Daisy DevOe last NOvem-
ber."
Warned About Articles
The physician said a series of
articles about the actress appear
ing in a Pacific Coast newspaper
contributed to the nervous state
which preceded her collapse.
Miss Bow collapsed Sunday in
the midst of a rehearsal for her
next production, THE Woman"
and was taken to the sanitarium
Sunday night by Rex Bell, her
friend, who is an actor of cow
boy roles.
Official announcement of Miss
Bows condition, made by B. P.
Schulberg, managing director of
West Coast Productions at the
Paramount-Publix Studios, was
shock to the film community. It
was generally understood the
actress HAD recovered from the
strain she was subject to during
the Devoe litigation.
Started With Weeping
According to Bell, Miss Bow
abruptly broke into a spell of un.
comfortable weeping while she
was rehearSing. DctorS Hommel
and Victor Parkin were called to
take charge of her.
Attendants at the Glendale San
itariuIn reported Miss Bow was
quiet during her first hours there
and spent most Of the time sleep
ing.
A week ago the titian-haired
star returned to Hollywood from
the Nipton, Calf, ranch Of Rex
Bell. There she had ridden horse
back daily and apparently was in
fair health.
Miss Bow had been measured
for gowns and everything was
under way for her new picture
when she broke down. Said Dr.
Parker:
"Miss Bows breakdown was
brought on by years of unre-
mitting work. A contributing
factor was her disappointment
in her former Secretary-and
even now she can hardly realize
that Daisy forfeited her friend
ship.
Emotional Reaction
"Her hySterical outbreak was
an emotional reaction, a break.
ing down. 1t was like a dam
giving way under too great
pressure"
Miss Bow first suffered a break
down following the trial at which
she appeared as a witness against
Miss Devoe, who was convicted on
a charge of theft from her en-
ployer.
At that time another actress
was chosen to take the lead in a
film Miss Bow was about to start.
She was granted a vacation to
recover her health.
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(Continued From Page u

Continued From rage ~
ing parade and pageant. The
downtown streets were a dense
mass of shouting, happy merry
makers.
Several blocks in the downtown
section were set aside for pitch
men and hawkers, who did a
thriving business with souvenirs.
Cheap jewelry lured many of the
young swains from the country
side, which photographers made
thousands of tintypes of the visi-
tors.
The Quantico Marine Band led
the first division of the parade,
and was followed by the Twen-
tieth Marines, surrounding the
floats upon which rode the queen
and her court of princeSses.
Many organizations from Wash
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
GOOddnOU Heads
Alexandria, KiLUnniS

Fred C. Gooddnow was elected
president of the Alexandria
KiwaniS Club at the annual meet
ing held yesterday. Frank Fan.
non was named vice president;
Herbert Cross, secretary, and
Everett Swan, treasurer.
Judge w. S. Snow retiring
president, and Herbert Cross will
represent the club at the district
conference at Norfolk, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
Welfare
Conference Planned

An inter-city conference of
executives and supervisors OF
family welfare societies of Mary
land and Virginia, and of the
Associated Charities of the Dis
trict will be held here tomorrow
to discuss Joint problems.
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
CHICKEN DINNER SLATED

The women's auxiliary of the
Takoma Park Volunteer Fire De
partment will serve a chicken din
ner from S to 8 at the fire hall,
next Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
DUPED BY F|ANCE,
WOMAN IS FREED
Tells Court She Had No Idea
Checks Given Her Were
Worthless.

A story Of being duped by the man
she loved won freedom today for Mrs,
Genevieve FTiel, 25-year-old Philadel-
phia school teacher, who faced Judge
Ralph Given in Police Court on six
bad check charges.
Mrs. Friel told the court her hus-
band, whom she had supported by
teaching, left her several years ago
after which she and two children went
to her mothers home. There she met
Charles E. Dosher, a boarder, who was
kind to her, and she fell in love with
him, she said.
When he asked her to come to WASH
ington and marry him, she readily con-
sented. Dosher was without employ
mert, but had several checks which he
told Mrs. Friel were sent him by q
friend who owed him q large sum. She
1ndorsed the checks and cashed them
here. Later they went TO Baltimore,
where the same thing happened. She
Dosher was arrested In Baltimore
and subsequently sent to jail for six
years. The Baltimore judge exonerated
Mrs. Fr.el, ruling that she had been
tricked. Washington police then brought
the woman here and six charges were
placed against her.
Mrs. FRiei tainted when brought up
for trial Monday, so the case was con-
tinued until today.
The woman made an impassioned
plea to Judge Given for freedom, After
telling her that he did not see how
any one could be so gullibie." the mag
istrate placed the case In the hands OF
the probation Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
star TO Be HOST
TO CARRIER BOYS
Free Tickets Are Provided for
All Amusements at Marshall
Hall Tomorrow.

The Star viii be host tomorrow when
the carrier boys board the Steamer
Charles Manchester for their annual
party at Marshall Hall. They win be
given free tickets to every amusement
there.
Each boy viii be given green ticket.
That will cover his passage on the
steamer. Then each win get yellow
tag, too, and that Is the passport to
the orange beverage Darrell and the
ice cream tank on board. Then there
will be bright orange colored tickets,
providing admission to everything that
runs at Marshall Hall including the JOY
josher, the Venetian swing, the aero
plane" the whip, the shooter, the kiss
ing bug. the ferris wheel, the carousal
and the roller coaster. Each carrier
viii get his car fare to and from the
wharf at Washington.
Besides all these amusements Meyer
Goldman's Band will be on hand to play
the tunes the boys like.
1t Is The Stars party to the car
riers and Gait Burns. circulation man.
aEer of the paper. win be their host.
II any OF the younger lads are not
particularly keen about going ON the
excursion alone they VIII get invitations
for an older brother-or even an older
sister,
The steamer win leave the Seventh
street wharf at 6:45 O'Clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
CHARLES HUME, So, DIES
AT DELAWARE RESORT

Charles Hume, 50. Of 1909 Twentieth
street. lifelong resident of Washing
ton, died yesterday at Rehoboth Beach,
Del. where he had gone for an outing.
He had been in III health for number
Of years
Mr.. Hume was son Of the late
Thomas l.. Hume and Mrs. Annie Ora
ham Pickrell Hume, and was born at
Tunlaw, their farm, which IS now Wes-
ley Heights During the World War
he was q captain with the Joseph e.
Johnston Renount Service, Jackson
vile, Fla Later he. entered the service
of the Chipping Board, In which he
served until about 1926, when III health
forced him to retire. He was o mem
Der Of the Sons Of the American Revo-
luton.
Besides his widow, Mrs. sally Cox
Hume, he Is survived by two daughters,
MRS. Margaret Hume Entezan and Mrs.
Annie Graham Hayes; . son. Laurence
Benet Hume: two brothers, Thomas L.
Hume and Graham Hume, both Of
washington, and sister, Mrs. Freder-
lex @. Baird of Pittsburgh.
Funeral services wiz be held at
o'clock. Saturday afternoon. at his late
residence. followed by burial In Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
GAS VICTIM SAVES
LIFE BY PHONE CALI
Aid Is Summoned by Woman Few
Minutes Before She Loses
Consciousness.

Dragged by tbs effects of illuminating
gas poisoning. Mrs. Margaret Girton, so
years old, of 2411 Observatory place,
saved her own life early today by drag
ging herself across the floor to teie-
phone and telling her mother of her
plight a few moments before she lost
consciousness.
Her mother, Mrs. Dora Ta1bert OF 367l
Benton street, rushed to the Girton
residence upon receiving the call shortly
before $50 o'clock this morning. and
summoned Fire Rescue Squad No.
when she found her daughter lying on
the kitchen floor with ges flowing from
stove nearby.
Firemen revived the stricken woman,
the wife Of H. r. Girton, jr., owner of
the Cleveland Park Ice Co., q short
time after their arrival by means OF
artificial respiration. An Emergency
Hospital physician pronounced her out
OF danger.
Police who responded with the rescue
squad were told Mrs. Girtonis asphyxia-
ton was accidental.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
FOUR ARRESTS MADE
IN DRY RAID SERIES
Members of Beans Squad Report
Finding ITO Bottles of Brew
and IS Pints Of Whisky.

Three men and q woman were arrest
ed and Ito bottles of home brew and
IS pints of alleged whisky were seized
yesterday in series of raids by MEM
bers of Inspector Beams liquor squad.
The alleged liquor was seized by Sergt
N. o. Holmes and Pvt. Rudolph Schlei-
ebert Of the squad, when they arrested
James Harry Adams In the 200 block
OF Twelfth street northeast. He was
charged with Illegal possession.
Arthur NJ johnson, ~, and Helen Z.
johnson, IS, were arrested by H. @.
Wanamaker and John Auffenberg, also
members of the squad, in raid on q
house in the 100 block OF D street south
east The two were charged with IL
legal possession when officers were said
to have found so bottles Of home brew.
Wanamaker, working with j. K.
Baker, another member of the squad,
arrested John Thomas Salter, 23. In the
800 block of r street on o charge Of
Illegal possession. A quart Of white
liquor and pint OF red liquor were
seized police say.
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'HOLD-UP EXPERTS
! TO CONDUCT WAR
AGAINST BANDITS
Four Officers to Specialize
in Solving Crimes of
This Type.
JOHN FLAHERTY SEEN
AS CHOICE FOR CHIEF
Sergts. Nally and Wilson Are Ex-
pected to Serve-Appointments to
Be Made Within Few Days.

establishment of q hold-up squad,
consisting Of four detectives, who viii
specialize In the solution of crimes OF
this type, was announced today by In
spector Frank s. w. Burke, chief Of the
Detective Bureau.
The new squad. which win work on
robbery cases in much the same man
ner rs the homicide squad handles STAY
ings. win be appointed within the next
few days, Inspector Burke said.
Flaherty Slated for Chief.
While the detective chief gave no
hint as to the identity of the men to be
named members of the new squad, 1t
was reported at police headquarters
that Sergt. John Flaherty probably
would head the group.
Sergt. Fiaherty Is now chief Of the
homicide squad, but he has asked to
be relieved Of this assignment.
1t also was rumcred at headquarters
that Sergts. Thomas Naily and Lewis
NJ. Wilson, who have solved number
OF important ,hold-ups. including the
$500 McCrory Five-and-Ten~Cent
prospective members of the new group.
Banditry ON Increase.
In making his announcement, Inspec-
tor Burke explained the increasing NUM-
Der Of hold-ups, particularly these re-
sulting IN slayings, caused him TO de-
eide to establish the new squad.
Three Of this years murder victims
lost their lives because Of the activities
Of bandits, the inspector pointed out
At present, hold-up cases are handled
by detectives working on general as
signments, with the result that the In
vestigators are unable to devote their
full time to them.
Using the recent staying Of Mamie
Solomon, 29-year-old taxicab driver, as
an example, Inspector Burke declared:
IF squad OF trained robbery spe-
cialists had been able to devote all its
time to hold-ups, the three colored men
involved in the killing might have been
arrested earlier in their careers as
bandits. Thus, they might have been
in custody on the night solomon was
shot, with the result that there would
have been no Staying"
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PLANS FOR FARLEY
ON HOMES PROGRESS
Lamont Reports 90 Committees Are
at Work on Problems Facing
Conference in Fall.

Progress is being made In prepare.
tions Tor the Presidents Conference on
Home Building and Home Ownership,
to be held in November, 1t was an
nounced today by Secretary OF COM
merce Lamont, who reported az COM
mittees already are at work on spe-
cialized research problems.
The conference In the Fall viii be
attended by representatives Of each Of
the AZ States and Of the many ma
tional and State organizations, both
civic and commercial in nature, which
are working for the promotion Of
home building and home ownership, or
are interested in improvement Of ex-
isting conditions Of housing and home
making.
President Hoover, setting up the con-
ference plans last August. appointed
Secretary Lamont and Secretary Of In
terror Wilbur as joint chairraen, with
DIR. John M Cries as executive secre-
tary A Planning Committee of 80, APP
pointed at the time, has been at work
since organizing the work for spe-
cialized committees.