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The Washington times., 1931-05-14
CONTEST.
ENDS IN DAY

school children throughout the
city were making an eleventh-hour
sprint today to complete the es-
says which they will submit to-
morrow in the contest being Spon-
sored by The Washington Times
in connection with the 1881 clean
up campaign.
Under the rules all essays must
be submitted to class or section
teachers tomorrow. Under no
circumstances are the essays to
be submitted to The Washington
Times. Several students sent
their essays to The Times yester-
day.
Must Go To Teachers
Essays which reach The Times
today or tomorrow, however, can
not be returned in sufficient time
to enable the students 10 "umbit
them to their teachers before the
close of the contest.
In order to facilitate the
handling of the essays, George j.
Adams, executive secretary of the
Washington. Cleanup Campaign
Committee, which. with the board
of education is cooperating in
the contest, has consented to act
as a clearing house" for the es-
says.
Adams Directs Works
Principals are to send the best
essays from high schools to Mr..
Adams who in turn will act as
liaison officer between the grade
judges and the board of presiding
judges which will select the Grand
prize winer.
Mr.. Adams stated today that
he hoped all judging work would
be completed within 10 days and
that the 25 medals and 1900
certificates, being offered as
prizes, could be distributed dur
ing the last week of this month.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
Asia Expedition Air
Talks Received Here

A Washington amateur radio
operator has been receiving mes
sages from the transasia expedi-
tion which is now exploring
ancient cities in Persia.
Eppa w. Darne, 1872 Tennessee
Ave. N. E., has been receiving
the messages from the portable
broadcasting set carried by ohe
expedition and sending them to
the National Geographic Society.
The expedition has just reached
the sacred city of Meshed.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
COUNTY BARRED
FROM USE Of
+ STATEFUND
Allotment Must Be Used to Re-
pay Money Due; Governors
Message Results in Action

BALTIMORE, May IA. - AS
Montgomery county came face to
face with the realization that no
State funds are to be used in the
county for construction Of roads
this year, it was learned that Gov
Albert C. Ritchie took a hand in
the negotiations which forced the
county to pay $510,623 debts to
the roads commission which has
been accommodating since 1925
Governor Ritchie telephoned z
Brooke Lee, Democratic leader Of
the county. just before the latter
was swor1. in Monday as men:
Der of the roads commission, and
as a result. Lee presented the
cou'..ty's check for part Of the
amount and then agreed to use
the States ALLEGATION to county
roads for this year to meet The
remainder.
The controversy between coun y
officials and the Maryland State
roads commission relative to
moneys the roads commission
claimed the county owed it for
highway construction. and which
came to an end when Major Lee
presented checks totaling $278,
623.42 at the request of Lacy
Shaw, president of the board Of
commissioners of Montgomery
county, is said to have developed
a startling inefficiency in the
bookkeeping and auditing methods
in the past of the State roads COM
mission.
Claimed S8OO,OOO
Last February, the auditor for
the roads commission visited the
county commissioners office with
q claim for more than 100000,
which he claimed was due the
State Roads Commission by Mont
gemery county.
When the accounts were finally
checked up in his own office, E.
Berry Clark, clerk to the county
commissioners, found overcharges
of more than 100000 in the &C.
count rendered, thus reducing
the amount to $510,623.42, which
included $4,000 ALLEGATION of
State road construction funds of
1881.
Admitting that the records of
the State Roads Commission have
been inadequately kept. the
auditor accepted the county fig
ureS.
Audit Is Necessary
Lacy Shaw today said that at
no time has Montgomery county
attempted to delay settlement of
just liabilities of the county, but
owing to the complicated nature of
the roads commissions claim, and
that frequently road projects
could not be completed from sea
son to season, there was no way
out except for the county to in
Sist upon a thorough auditing of
the accounts back as far as 1925.
Mr.. Shaw further said that the
settlement of this matter does not
in any way effect the highway
building program this year as
Montgomery county will build
roads costing 100000 out of the
1881 bond issue recently approved
by the Maryland general assembly.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
1MENT OF MONTGOMERY ROAD DEBT FORCED BY RITCHlE
Girl Kills Two Bugs,
Then Dies Herself
Of Infection

PATERSON, N. j., May IA.
Physicians today began q sclen.
tific investigation into the
strange death Of Marjorie
.BuSSe, 10, who died yesterday
of an infection received when
she killed two small bugs.
The girl found the bugs On
her dress and pinched them to
death. Her arm soon began to
swell and she died within "a
hours.
Physicians say they know Of
not more than a dozen similar
cases in medical history.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
Rare Books on Sale
At Charity Bazaar

Approximately 80 autographed
copies Of rare volumes will be
sold at auction at the annual
charity bazaar to be held Mon
day and Tuesday at the Convent
of the Perpetual Alteration, FIT
teenth and v Streets Northwest.
Among the volumes is a copy
of the lyrical drama, Christie
pher Columbus" by Paul Claudel,
French Ambassador. Candies, nov.
elites and other articles will also
be SoldN
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
DR.. VIM. F. Leonard
To Speak on Teeth

When the Parent Teacher ASSo-
citation of Glenmont School, in
Montgomery county, holds its reg
ular meeting tonight at 8 o'clock
in the school building, DIR. VIM. F.
Leonard, chief Of the Oral Hy'
giene Bureau Of Baltimore, will
lecture and show a movie on the
subject of Teeth"
After DR.. Leonard's address,
the pupils of the first grade will
present a little play. ''Belling the
Cat" under under the direction Of
Mrs. Mary Davis. following which
the pupils of the third and fourth
grades will present a rythmic
band number.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
Odd FeLLOUUs Arrange
Clarendon C1rniUnL

The week of June "a mas been
designated by the Clarendon Lodge
of Odd Fellows and Rebekas as
the week in which their Joint
carnival will be presented in Balls.
ton, Va.
Norbert Melnick has been
named chairman of the commit.
tee in charge, while others who
will serve on the committee are
William Bragg, Walter Huffman,
Mrs. Walter Huffman, Mrs. j,
Crack, Mrs. A. r. Rose and Mrs,
J. H. Reicher.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
DOGPO|SON|NGS
STIR OWNERS

HAGERSTOWN, Md, May IA
Aroused by the work Of a poiS.
oner, who has been setting bats
Of mea. filled with strychnine
resulting in the death of a dozen
pet dogs and cats in less than
a week, residents Of the neigh
borhood of Virginia Avenue and
Englewood Road. in the eastern
suburbs of Hagerstown, have ap-
pealed to the police for protec-
ton and to discover, If possible,
the identity of the guilty per-
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
Firen1en's Carnival
VIII Open on MGy Is

The annual Firernen's Carnival
at Upper Marlboro, Nd, will be
held the week Of May 1924. Fred
w. Wilson, Of Upper Marlboro,
has been chosen general chairman
of the event.
A dance will be held by the
firemen at Trinity Hall on May
2S. Funds realized from the two
events will be used to pay for ap-
paratus and equipment of the
Marlboro Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
TWO TEACHERS
PLAN TALKS

Miss Mabel Smith, of the Mary.
land Teachers College, and Miss
I. Jewell Simpson, assistant State
superintendent, will q addre IS
the teachers of Montgomery
county, Friday Afternoon at a con-
ference called by Edwin w.
Broome, superintendent Of
schools.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
so Get Diplomas
For Home NURSING

Fifty members of the Red
Cross home nursing class of
Arlington county last night re.
ceived graduation certificates at
the Lyon Park Community House.
The awards were made by Mrs.
Annie s. Humphrey, assistant d.
rector Of national headquarters.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
MARKERS
To HELP GUIDE
A|RPLANES
RitChie Signs Maryland Bill
Designed to Aid Aviators
In Flights Across State

Maryland towns with popula.
tions in excess of 1000 inhab.
itants, and. If possible. all roads
in the State, will be marked so
as to be visible from the air,
under the terms Of bill spon-
sored in the last general assembly
by the Maryland Aviation Com.
mission, and signed by Governor
Ritchie yesterday. The law will
go into effect June /.
Flood Lights After Dark
The bill, introduced in the leg
islature by Delegate Clarence
Wheaton, of Somerset county,
provides that the air guides be
printed in letters at least four
1eet long, and illuminated by
flood lights after dark.
It was pointed out in favor OF
marking the roads that fliers are
often dependent on highways be-
tween towns for guidance.
Freight Damage Limited
A second bill affecting avia-
ton in the State limits the liabil.
ity of damaged freight carried by
air to the value of the plane
transporting it. This bill applies
the principle long used under the
admiralty law. limiting losses at
sea to the value of the ship.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
CARD PARTY Benefit

The Business and Professional
Women'S Club of Arlington
county will hold o benefit dance
and card party at the Lyon Park
Community House on the night
of May 19 Music will be fur
nished by the Old Dominion
Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14

mixture to the children. Every mother knows
that milk loves little children.
And every sUise mother knows the added
Importance of serving Chevy Chase Milk.
This real farn.milk is chock-full of health,
rich in the vitamins and energy food SO
needed by little bodies that play hard all day.
The youngsters, too, are quick to mark the
extra goodness of this District of Columbia
Health Department Inspected Milk. They
love its creaminess and its sweet country
flavor. Hail the familiar Chevy Chase wagon.
Or telephone West O183. You'll find our
service thoroughly courteous and dependable.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
MARRIAGE WRITS

Marriage licenses we're issued
at Rockville to Edwin H. Long,
%, and Margaret Cecilia Hay
hoe, 18, both of washington, and
Woodrow E. Hall, %, and Doris
E. Mason, %, both of FrederickS.
burg, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14

MRS. WILLIAM GOADSBY
LOEW
UNDER THE terms Of the
will of George F. Baker, sr.,
late dean Of American bankers,
Mrs. William Goadsby Loew,
daughter, receives $5,000,000.
Mrs. Howard B. st. George,
another daughter, was be-
queathed a like amount.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
PAUL DOUMER

PAUL DOUMER
SEVENTY.THREE-YE YEAR-OLD
presiding officer of the French
Senate who was elected the
thirteenth President of France
after a spectacular parliamen-
tary battle, triumphing over
Aristide BRAND.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
WORLD
WAR
VAR MS
by Lieut.. Frank e. Hogon
No. Is in decisive Battles"

No. Is in decisive Battles"
Creasys Fifteen Decisive Battles
of the World" is a classic. But it was
written long before the World war
and now there is No. e to be added
to the list. 1t is the second Battle of
the Marine, which began OH the morn
ing of July Is, 1918, and it paved the
way for Allied victory. From that time
onward until November IL, 1918, when
the Armistice was signed, the German
initiative which had existed from
August, 1914, ceased to be and the
Germans were placed on the defensive
and kept there.
Under the cover of a storm which
ragged during the night of July II, the
Allied forces were modified In the
wooded area known as the Forest of
Villers-Cotterets They were the Amer
lean First division, composed of the
Eighteenth, Twenty-eighth, Sixteenth,
and Twenty-sixth regiments, he Amer
lean Second division, composed of the
Fifth and Sixth marines and Ninth
and Twenty-third infantry of the reg
ular army, and the crack Moroccan
division of General Mangin's French
army. Behind in reserve were two
French divisions. placed there be-
cause Foch and Petain were not GER
tain of the ability Of the Americans to
handle the job. Incidentally, they
were not needed.
Preceded by a heavy artillery fire,
the Americans and the Moroccans
jumped off on the morning of July IS.
By the evening of July Y the Second
division had advanced six miles, had
captured more than 5000 prisoners
and had suffered it's heaviest casual
ties. 1t was then withdrawn. The
First division also had suffered it's
heaviest casualties of the war, losing
about $500 men, but it was not re-
lieved until the night of July %. The
First was commanded in this battle by
Gen. Robert Lee Billiard, later COM
mander Of the American Second army,
and the Second was commanded by
Gen. James G. Hartford.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Severe Self-Discipline in Fourteenth Century

Early in the Fourteenth century
there arose curious sect in southern
Europe whose distinguishing tenet it
was that the human body should be
made to suffer, in order that the soul
might be saved. Forming themselves
into bands, they marched through the
lands singing hymns and flogging
themselves and others with whips and
thongs. Flagellants they called them
selves. and absurd though their &C
lions would appear TO be in our day,
then it was recognized that such nota-
bic protests against self-indulgence
and sinful luxury were not without
value. One of the favorite hymns of
the Flagellants was one reciting the
sorrows of Mary the Blessed Virgin
as she stood by the cross of Jesus,
and begging her in its latter part to
minister grace to the singers
The use of the rosary nad been
brought from the Far East in the
previous century by Dominican
monk, and introduced into Christian
ity with special prayers to the Vir-
gin Mary, or Ave Marias" mingled
with Rotations of the Lords Prayer,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Easy-by Comparison!

DR.. Rene kirby-Smith, WHO receives
his mail at Sewanee, Tenn, home of
the University of the South, comes Of
fighting stock. His father was Gen.
e. Kirby-Smith who commanded troops
for the Confederacy and who, in the
impoverished days following the
Civil war refused an annual fee Of
$4,000 to head the Louisiana lottery
because he believed the scheme to be
without principle"
Rene Kirby-Smith snapped his title
of doctor for that of major during the
earliest days of the war and was sent
with an American Red Cross detach-
ment to hospital duty at Belgrade.
A typhus swept Serbia. Major
Kirby-Smith was the only survivor Of
his detachment and he stamped out
the plague. Then, in the fall of 1915,
he came home.
A newspaper man sought an inter-
view with the fighting doctor In a
hotel at Nashville, Tenn. He wanted
to see at close range this hardy noun
taineer for whom not even a deadly
plague held terrors.
Major Kirby-Smith sat on bed In
his hotel room. In one hand he
clutched his son Rene, Jr., in the other
Henry Kirby-Smfth, both aged eleven.
"Got the boys down here for tom
silectomy." he explained breathlessly.
"D-n you, Henry; be still. Here,
Renel Get back on the bed!
"Serbia?" he asked his interviewer.
"Typhus?" He regarded the squirm-
ing boys. "Oh HI! They were easy
compared to this job!"
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to be memorized by the beads, and re-
peated. 1t was the age when such
observances were just making their
way into the faith Of many Chris
tians. Naturally the hymn on Mary
at the Cross, "Stabat Mater Dolo-
rosa," as it was called, suited the
fashion of the age, and was intro
duced into the service books in 1414,
whence its use spread over the whole
Roman Catholic church.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
The First Shot for America

Old Soixante Quinze Number 1859,
q French Is with notable record in
American history, still is on duty,
more than twelve years after the
World war, at the United States Mill
tary academy, West Point, N. Y. The
French gun fired the first shot for
America in France at 6 :05 o'clock the
morning of October %. 1917, at Bath
lemont, France, few miles north Of
Nancy. The shot was fired by Maj.
John r. Starkey of the Sixth Field
Artillery, First division, who today is
a lieutenant colonel, on reserve duty
in California.
Old No. 1859 belched out something
like 1900 shells after that first salvo
before it was moved back for recondi-
tioning and finally returned to this
country.
Something of charm lowered
about the history-making gun during
it's life in action. Many crews ap-
peased its appetite with shells but no
member of a crew was killed or seri-
ously wounded. Perhaps the in
scription, first in chalk and then in
paint "First Shot at Huns" with
which the gun was promptly labeled,
reacted as a good omen to the gun
crews. Anyway, Old 1859 herself
suffered no more Ill effects than bar
rel grooved by flying shell fragments
and one wheel cracked the same way,
when she finally gave way from the
front.
Major (now Lieut.. COLI Starkey, in
cidentally is a native of Roodhouse.
Ill, and down that way they hope to
obtain the French IS some day as
lasting souvenir of the war. But
they've got to wear the old girl out at
West Point or make her obsolete
before Roodhouse gets its chance. and
gun.
(6. 1881. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Safety First
Stomach Troubles
Headache and
Dizziness

If your stomach is sick, you are sick
all over. If you can't digest your food,
you lose strength, get nervous and feel
as tired when you get up as when you
went to bed.
For 10 years Tanlac has restored
to health and activity many thou
sands who suffered just as you do.
Mr.. Daniel Vinciguerra, of 600
Stiles St., Philadelphia, Pa, says: 81
have not had dizzy spell or head
ache since taking Tanlac. My nerves
are in better shape and I can enjoy
a good nights Sleep"
Let Tanlac help you too. 1t cor
reefs the most obstinate digestive
troubles-relieves gas, pains in the
stomach and bowels, restores appe-
tite, vigor and sound sleep.
Tanlac is made of roots, barks and
herbs. Costs less than 2 cents dose.
Get bottle from your druggist today.
Your money back if it doesn't help you.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Rocco

decoration distinguished by profu-
sion of meaningless but Often delicate
ly executed ornaments In imitation
of rockwork, shells, foliage, and
scrolls massed together: prevalent In
Europe during the Seventeenth and
Eighteenth centuries; hence, anything
that Is eccentric, quaint, tasteless, or
odd In art or literature" 1t is pro-
nounced ro-ko' ko-irst and third o's
as in obey, second o as in go; the c's
pronounced as k.-Literary Digest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Altogether Too Strenuous

A native of KaposszecskO, Hun
gary, made in the United States
what would be considered fortune
there. He returned to his native vii
lage and told the official announcer
to go about with his drum and invite
all the villagers to the public house
for free drinks and free music. He
had to pay for three barrels of wine,
two barrels of beer and seven gall
Ions of spirits. Next night he wished
to do the same thing, but officials
banned the party. They had been
obliged to break up II fights the
night before.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
wouldn't care about Joining one
either" Bilson-"Well, I'd like to be
eligible to join"
Famine and Cause

The very thin man and the very fat
one had been having an argument, and
had descended to personalities.
"From the look of you," said the
fat one, 'there might have been a
famine"
"Yes," came the retort; "and one
look at you would convince anyone
that you had caused it."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Popular College Course

College correspondence courses
are becoming increasingly popular.
In the home study division of CO.
lumbia university more than 10000
students will be enrolled this fall.
Students in every state in this coun-
try and in more than % other ma
tons are registered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
OF Course

"What does your mother do these
days"
"What she likes"
sand what about your father?"
"Oh, he does whit mother likes as
WELL"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Abuse of the Modern

1 am indignant when / hear some
thing abused, not because rudely or
ungracefully framed, but simply be-
cause it is modern-Horace.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Cautious Maneuvers

Mrs. J.-Why did you remove the
umbrellas from the hall? Do you think
our guests will steal them?
MFR. J.-No, but they might recogniz.
some of them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Derivation of Canada"

The word Canada is said to be de-
rived from the Iroquois word kanata,
meaning collection of huts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22
Long Island Chain

The chain of islands known as the
Aleutians is about 1000 miles in
length.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22

FOR SALE-Plants. the kind that will
please you: tomatoes. cabbage. Bermuda
onion. &C. Price low. service best Write for
catalogue. Hastings Cannery. Mcclure. Ill
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-22

7HE house of the Crandalls in
Wittegar street was one of those
massive brick-and-st stone affairs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
|O'BRIEN VS JONES
 TONITE IN TOURNEY
Hartford Southpaw Takes on Gorilla in Semi-Fin of Milwaukee Elinlina- ton Event


 Milwaukee, Mis-, Nov 19-Frankie o'Brien of Hartford. and Gorilla Jones of Akron, Ohio. will fight 1t out tonight at the auditorium for the right to advance to the finals of the National Boxing Association tournament on November 30. Jones and O'Brien are considered the best two fighters among the con- tending four and to-nights battle is regarded as the "key"" fight Of the tournament.
 Bettors and fight fans are hay. ing trouble picking a favorite. Had not Jones had 50 much trouble with the body attack of George Nichols In the quarter finals, he might have been given slight edge over the Hartford Irishman. But as 1t was, Jones was fortunate to stag ger in to Q decision after the Buff falo entry sarted punching to the bread basket.
 Under that attack the Akron ne- gro was gasping and near collapse but Nichols was too anxious to win by a knockout and Jones came reeling in to victory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
Philly Arrows At
 Arena Sunday Eve

New Haven, November 19 = Showing plenty of power ana form, considering the fact that the players had not been working long together, the New Haven Eagles opened the hockey season at the Arena here on Sunday night and looked impressive despite a 3 to z defeat at the hands of the veteran Providence club. Some $500 per- sons turned out for the contest. :.
 The schedule for this week had Philadelphia listed on Wednesday night and contest with the Bos- ton Cubs at Boston on Saturday night. Then the Eagles will re- turn home to meet the Philadel- phia Arrows invasion on Sunday night. The two road games should put the New Hoven club right In form and they will be out with plenty of fight on Sunday night.
 All seats for the hockey games are reserved at 75 cents, $1 and $1.50. Reservations may be made by calling New Haven 5-3123.