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JAMES B. NICHOLSON,
myi4 16,19,2l,2325 TruSteAg
THOS, J. OWEN 4 SON, AUCTIONEERS.
1881 EYE ST. NV.


ADMINIsTRATRIx,s SALE OF vAlLUAgIE
NORTH SIDE OF MARYLAND AVENUE
StaEA sfRaET. HAvENa Nc u FRoNTAdE s3SHtnENda "
TWENTY FEET PLUS BY AVERAGE
PEETH E 6orFaTEN 05 2HE agN2sEp 2sss gdUSEE TaETE
FEET: IMPROVED BY TWO BRICK GA-
RACES OPENING ON TH1RTY-FOoT
By virtue of a decree Of the Supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia passed In
at public auction, Mn in front Oft Of the premises,
on WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH
M 9s sse Mhx tCoTns lSsl d..cSsg Ar EogR snG 1
bIa and being part of original lot in square
point in the northerly line of Maryland ave-
nue. distant 2o.2s feet northeasterly from the
sons ss Of d @ hsnS
westerly at right angles to Maryland avenue
thence due west along the line e Of ' said alley y
to intersect a line drawn at right angles to
thence southeasteTiy aIong 0 said 1Itnnns. Isstnmsn.
purposes Of assessment and taxation ton" as iOt i
Terms m sdAss Of Sale W Sold subject to an existing
encumbrance Of 81, SOC. 90, also subject to an
n s4nE as the westerly sac OF
ticulars of which will be announced at time
of sale; the purchase price above as, ssid ID en- en-
conveyancing, notary fees and recording at
Ded With within thirty DAYS ssif from % 0e day Of
sale, Otherwise the administrative reserves
ana co a. tsr s
days advertisement OF such resale in some
newspaper published II WASHINGTON. p. O.
MILTON w. KING. Attorney for S'' the s Es-
tate Of Charles R. TaIbert. Deceased.
my15,d&sds-exSu
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SALE-ACREAGE.


IS ACRES. HIGH. AND LONG FRQNTAoE
on State road little beyond the Congres-
sionai Country Club. Suitable for home or
to divide into smaller sites at big pront
Price, $40 an acre. Address Box 2o4-k'
star once.
as ACRES IN D. C.-HIGH ELEVATION,
some streets on grade; improvements; price
$4,000. Address Box 379-H. Star ONCE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. NEAR THE DIS
trlct line; 10 acres at $4,000. which u q
bargain. Mr.. STILL. Nat. 1855.
LOUIS p. SHOEMAKER.
14o7 New York Ave. NV.
NEAR POTOMAC. MD.
near Congressional Country Club and Wash
ington Horse Show grounds. VIII sell or
exchange as entirety or in 5-acre tracts.
c. NJ. PLUNKERT,
Thomas Circle. Pot. 5601
BARGAIN, SURELY.
rs acres, adjacent Army-Navy Club, 'front.'
ing new concrete State highway and 10
minutes from downtown. for. 100000. with
$4,000 cash payment and balance on long.
easy terms. Several splendid investment
possibilities make this the most outstanding
buy we have. ever had to offer in this very
desirable section.
M. A. MACE,
Nat s4l3. Evans BLDG. Clarendon 2ls.
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phone Fslls ohureh lvs.l ,
SACRIFICE

SACRIFICE.
New colonial home with one acre
close in Montgomery County, Md,
overlooking golf course. Very large
rooms, high ceilings, high elevation.
Bradley 10. 24%
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WATERFRONT PROPERTY.

WAIEh-F HONI FhOFEhTI.
BARBER SHOP: STORE 4-IREooM APART:
q rent; terms; CAN or write Dr. BAILEY
Rent TTGE, bo% or soLai.,.RIaE RIE4;UTIETL WATEE
rooms. bath. running water, electric lights,
RooS sTsf bsPGr sRSs sss PST'si
Eurpoe; will lease for season to responsible
psTty; reasonable rental. Apply FRED
Oe06: GeorEia o2ll after 6 pm 5is
FOR RENTLBEAUTIFUL HOME ON LARGE
estate overlooking bay; spacious in every
ing. privacy. cHAs F. LEE. Annapolis. Nd.
FOR RENT. BAY RIDGE; FURNISHED
apartments facing the bay. Reesers Store,
ON SOUTH RIVER NEAR ANNAPOLIS
Lots. e0-ft. front, 500, two for sl0i Fur
nishe6 S-rm. bungalow, $4,000. g. W. cox
SIX ROOMS, FURNISHED, ON PATUxENT
River, good dshing, Grabbing and bathing.
9 miles from Leonardtown, Nd. Apply to
Mr.. J. T. Bond, HOLLYWOOD, Nd. 27s
fss Tor SEASON. oai shsp Ma's sts4J n0e' u.
ruRNI.saED .saI.D coTTAoE: CAFE Henry. HENRY.
Hsr.ss ,c BOZ su2s Sax Os Star a:.
NORTH BEACH = COMFORTABLY FUR
sIse.. EgnninE water inside. At sol Dayton DsZ.
NOLON1AL BEACH, HERALD HAhbOhp
EdgeEater Beach lots, : and room COTTAGES
nee. Address BOX 368-K. Star ONCE. as
SEE CEDARHURsT, ON CHEs. BAY. 81
$500 up; cottages at Sie75, s2,i00. s2,s5O
and up; some furnished. BAUMAN *
HEINzMAN. I Thomas circle. Dec. 400.
BUNGALOW. ANIL, ON SEVERN River
Columbian Bldg. District 8294.
WILL SELL ALL OR PART OF LOTS AT
Copo Island, water front; wonderful location
and view. Call Lincoln 1884 between $50
FOR RENT-CoTTAoE FURNISHED. ALL
conyeniences. Apply Sunday, EdEeWater
Beach, Md, corner Ridge ave. and Edge
water Drive. or Atl 1895 az
WATER FRONT COTTAGE, SOUTH RIVER
PARK, Nd, for rent reasonable, furnished
June. July, August. Electric lights, running
water. good bathing, fishing, boating. Pnone
NORTH BEACH-HUGHEs' COTTAGE ON
Erie ave. near And ST.; 3 rooms, water IN
kitchen; Slz week or $l25 for season. Fnone
a REAL BARGAIN OF 20 ACRES. WON
nerluIly improved ready for occupancy
ACRE. NICE SHORE, ATTRACTIVE HOUSE
J: II. MURRAY, Cumberstone, Nd.
PINE WHIFF BEACH
on south Hiyer--FoP rent for season. beau
titul cottage, spacious grounds. large sanoy
Deach, city conyenNnces; also two others
For sale, rooMy bungalow, garage, large lots
ssoo' lots' sloo up BERNARD, Adams SzsS'
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300 ACRES.

1 mile river frontage, near Great Falls
beautiful site gentleman's country estate
$40 per acre.
NJ. f. CHURCH,
Phone FalIs Church IVA 40
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THOs. J. OWEN & SON, AUCTToNFFRs.
1881 EYE ST. NV.


TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE, BEING BRICK
pWEILING: NO. 1871 YOU STREET
NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of q certain deed Of trust, duly
recorded in Liber No. 6219, folio 2S3 ct SEQ,
Of the land records of the District Of Co
lumbta, and at the request OF the party Sc
cured thereby, the UNDERSIGNED trustees will
sell at public auction, in front Of the prem
ises. on MONDAY, THE TwENTY-FTFTH
DAY OF MAY; A.p. 1881; AT FOUR
and premises. situate in the city Of WASH
ington, Distrie. Of Columbia, and designated
as and being lot one hundred and eighty
three (l6O in Annie v. Barbour's subdivi-
sion Of lots In square two hundred and four
900. as per plat recorded in Liber 10, ct
folio 29, of the records of the ONCE of the
surveyor Of the District of Columbia.
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, balance in two
equal installments,. payable in one and two
annum. payable semi annually from day of
property sold. or all cash at the option Of
the purchaser. A deposit of $500 will be re-
quired at time of sale. All conveyancing.
recording. ETC., at cost Of purchaser. Terms
Of sale to be complied with within 80 days
from day of sale, otherwise the trustees re-
serve the right to resell the property at the
risk and cost of defaulting purchaser after
nve days advertisement Of such resale in
some newspaper published in Washington,
d. G.
SAMUEL A. DRURY,
JAMES B. NICHOLSON,
myi4 4l6,f9,2l,23,25 Trustees.
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BAY RIDGE-MODEL HOME.
OPEN SUNDAY FOR YOUR INSPECTION.
rooms, 2 baths. completely furnished;
porches, garage; beautiful shaded lot over;
looking the bay. Look for sign. Model
Home" corner Bay Drive and Bancroft ave.
Agent on premises. DO not buy your Sum
mer home until you see this VIM. II. Lam
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WANTED-MONEY.

Mortgage Money Wanted.
Either a $4,000 first or $1,000 second
trust wanted for two years; improved Mary
land water front property, located 26 miles
from the District line, valued at $4,000.
Address Box 237-K, Star once. 2S'
AUCTION SALES.
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tbeal.l Attest.
A. H. SHILLINGTON,
Assistant Secretary.
myl5-d&ds.exSu
THos. J. OWEN SON, AUCTToNEERs


TRusTEEs SALE QP VALUABLE M
ii25 5MAssHcHusET1Tss AvEN1E NORTH NOR
WEST. WASHINGTON. nc.
% b S sss se'a foo % S suss Ct SV
bs EI ins lsnd rec0Tds tS Of the District Of Co
Is q HsRlS ssfslHP Z hEcns & rs 81
ths The, following g-described land and premises,
s ana ssH Senx Of part " os nd
bered 16 in subdivision by Drury of lots
no..E in square num5ered al2. as per plat re-
District Of Columbia in .Liber SO at folio
d9S;.,a dsS also % part Of lot numbered in 2 sub
IL @ RaSs ~ ns SeT e s John as D!1 pAp ps
III e D;tFGs s. and q S0Ss Gs.rstG a 6 Il on. y psfo.
Sesinning at the northwest corner Of said
norSEes S s5 fee s6ene. sOSts
theme. ous a5fss g tss north sS isf In: sTspne 81 nor
d ~ y$srset; .nencs ne running along said line
i snse noh on e. q rss ssd S.
Q. sag lot lot numbered 1S IT, ss feet; thence
s 1iSrth In. Pa .sS 1sst
a is sn af h s.s sa 70 5OsSws ss.
anyvtse appertaining, and al the estate.
EiSht ar title IL interest and claim either e
the party Of the first part, Of. in, to OF out
Of the said land and premises
Terms Sold subject to q prior deed of
trust for ,$35.Ooo.O0, further particulars Of
which viii be announced at time Of sale;
the purchase price above said trust to be
paid m cash. deposit Of $500 90 required
cost. Terms to be complied with within
thirty t days. otherwise deposit forfeited and
at the discretion Of the trustees
ROGER j. WHITEFORD.
JESSE A. McKEEVER,
my2l,d&dsexSu&hol Trustees
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AUCTION SALES.
ETTTY1RE nAWq
mos, ). OWN 9 son, AUcTfoNEKRa

THos, J. OWN Q son, .AUCTToNEKRA
1881 EYE ST. NV.
Trustees Sale of Valuable I'm.
proved Real Estate, Consist.
ing of Five-Story Brick
Apartment, Containing Forty.
Nine Apartments, Known a.
The Ponce De Leon, Being
Premises ASIA Connecticut
Avenue Northwest.
recorded bsr No. sss SEQ % so e sg
Of the land records Of the District OF Coz
secured shere6y, the pnserssned t trustees Rsss
will sell at PUBLIC auction, in front OF the
aRsi aaTH BAY 81 SES ~ MAJ 1871. pHs AT AFTfSTx Fo1R
O'CLOCK PM. the following described land
bse e. e rnS c0Hnsy snd a.s Of
s6ne'ee so,,e as T. ana being lot numbered twenty-
SS5e fs nin''sse se eaS SUBJ
o,Vis19n m q Part Of the tract Of land known
Ind conpany o. Sy Tse Snss
MiatSiand; NJ ., as per plat recorded N the once
IN 6eT g. oo s is S3ets' aSeet TO O. tSs sad
ing restriction line shown on said plat.
with the improvements, consisting Of mods
ern nve-story brick apartment.
Terms OF sale: One-third OF the purchase
money, to be paid in cash, balance in two
equal tnstallments, payable in one and two
years, with interest at six per centum per
annum, payable semi-annually. from day on
sale. secured by deed Of trust upon the prop-
erty sold. or all cash, at the option OF the
purchaser. deposit Of s2500O viii Be
REQUIRED at time Of sale. All conveyancing,
recording, etc, at cost of purchaser Terms
of sale 70 be complied with within thirty
Gays from day Of sale, otherwise the trus-
tees reserve the right to resell the pYoperty,
at the risk and cost OF defaulting purchaser,
after nve days advertisement Of such resale
ington, d. @.
RANDALL H. HAGNgR,
myl0-d&ds.exSu Trustees
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SALE or EXCHANGE.

lSs HICKMAN sT Sc, BET LIST AND znd
and F-Six-room and bath brick house
with cellar. Rents to coiored at $3.50 per
mo. Price, $4,250; lst trust, s2,500; equity,
Si,750. For lot or suburban home for white;
not over $4,000. Key at l61 Hickman st.
see IL Immediately and submit proposition.
OWNER, North $3.50.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
Final Rites Conducted for
Mrs. Henderson

that 'Trixie," who had been &C.
cepted for years as the grand
daughter of the widow of the
Civil War Senator from Mis-
souri,, was an adopted founding.
The simple rites today were
pronounced by the Rev. Maurice
White, assistant pastor of All
Souls Unitarian Church. The
Scriptures were read and the
choir sang Tennyson's Crossing
the Bar"
Flowers From Diplomats
Flowers were received from
many of the embassies and lega-
tions. There was a wreath from
Jesse 5. Shima, the Japanese Sec
retary and right-hand man to
Mrs. Henderson,
AS the friends arrived in the
great hall at the castle, Boppie,
tiny black poodle, who sat on
Mrs. HenderSon's lap on almost
all occasions, Strolled into the
room and wandered in and out
among the chairs.
George Edelin,. Mrs. Hender-
sons attorney. said today that
her will probably would be filed
for probate tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
SEVILLE UNDER'GAY SOS SHINE
MARTIAL LAW At WILL TRIAL

REDWOOD CITY, Calf, July
20 (I.N.SO.-The carefree days
of the gay nineties in San Fran
cisco today formed the back
ground for the trial of the suit of
Mrs. Constance May Gavin, of Los
Angeles, to break the will of James
L. Flood, son of James C. Flood,
Bonanza King" of California S
hectic days of gold. The trial was
due to open today in superior court
after a delay of five years.
Mrs. Gavin is seeking a two
ninths share in the $8,OOO,O0O
estate of Flood.
When she first attacked the
will, Gavin declared she was the
daughter Of Flood and his first
wife, Mrs. ROSina Flood, a Kan.
sas City girl. She now declares
she is the ilIegitimate daughter
Of Flood and Mrs. EudOra FOrde
Willette, of Oakland, Calf, once
. dancing girl in San Francisco
theaterS.
Mrs. Willette supported this
claim for time, but last Janu-
ary declared Mrs. Gavin's father
was James Cannon, a San Fran.
cisco theater employe, who died
in 1911.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20

Beneath rows of portraits in a
room at Boundary Castle, where
merriment once held full sway,
the body of Mrs. John B. Hen
derson, leader of Washington So
ciety for half a century, lay in
its final rest today.
A host of her friends from the
diplomatic corps and congres-
Sional circles thronged the draw
ing room and dining room of the
famous mansion on Sixteenth
Street this morning as final rites
were pronounced.
Dressed in black, Mrs. Beatrice
C"Trixie"O Wholean, adopted
daughter of the famous dowager,
attended the services and followed
the funeral cortege to a receiving
vault at Rock Greek Cemetery,
where the body will rest before
being taken to Greenwood Gene
terry, Brooklyn. N. Y, to be in
TERED beside the bodies of MIS-.
HenderSon'S husband and son.
Rites Are Simple
Mrs. Henderson and Mrs.
Wholean were recently the prin-
cipals in sensational court bat
tie in which the former charged
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
ENGINEERING.
UNION FUND
SHORT
Justice Dept. Men at Work on
Case; Shooting and Death
of HuddeII TangIe Probe

Special agents of the Depart
ment of Justice and the District
Attorneys office are investigating
an alleged large shortage in the
treasury funds of the Interna-
tional Union of Operating Engi.
neers, it was disclosed today.
The reputed misuse and Squar1-
dering of union moneys and an
alleged labor racket" is country.
wide in it's ramifications, it is de-
clared.
The inquiry itself is assuming
national significance and concerns
thousands of union men and doz.
es of locals of the parent organiza-
ton.
The amounts of the alleged
shortages and embezzlements are
not yet disclosed, if they have
been ascertained, but there is posi-.
tive official, information that the
inquiry is on and has quite
active status"
Admitted by Rover
This was admitted today both
at the Department of Justice and
by District Attorney Leo A. Rover.
Linked with the investigation
are pending injunction suits pray
ing the District courts for relief
from a claimed system of oppreS-
sive supervision" by the interna-
tional; the suspension and black
listing of hundreds of engineers
who are said to have refused to
pay tribute" to certain higher.
ups of the recent Huddell regime,
and the repeated intimidation and
punishment of recalcitrant mem
berS.
j. Edgar Hoover, chief of the
departments Bureau of Investiga-
tion, says:
can investigation such as
mentioned is under way and in
what we call a quite active
status You might inquire Of
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The Washington times., 1931-07-20

MADRID, July 20 Q.N.SO
Martial law was proclaimed in
Seville today following a series
of clashes between police and
strikers, in which six persons were
killed and a number wounded.
The anarchist general cOnfed-
Grafton called a general strike
and the authorities cOuntered
with the declaration of military
law.
Five strikers and one civil
guard were reported shot and
killed and number were
wounded in a clash between civil
guards, troops and strikers dur
ing a demonstration at the
funeral of a striker who was
killed in a clash with police last
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
Settle, Winning Pilot,
Born in Washington

Lieutenant Settle, pilot of the
naval entry in the national bal.
loon races, was born in Wash
ington November 4. 1895. He was
appointed to the Naval Academy
September Is, 1915, and was com.
misSioned ensign June 7, 1918
He was assigned to duty with the
destroyer forces at Queenstown,
Ireland, in July. 1918, serving
there until after the war.
After serving on several ships,
and inStructing for a brief time
in electrical engineering at the
Naval Academy, Settle was as.
signed to duty at Lakehurst, N
j., aboard the Shenandoah.
In August S, 1924. he was ap,
pointed a naval aviator and de
tailed to duty flying all types OF
aircraft.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
LONDON PARLEY
. ON DEBTS
OPENS
StimSon Phones to Hoover;
interviewed, He Warns
Against 0ver-optimism
By OTTO d. TOLISCHUS

LONDON, July 20 0N.S0.-
The seven-power conference to
discover a way out of the finan-
cial woods into which Germany
has found herself was formally
opened at $50 p. m. today 12:3O
D. M, Washington time).
The delegates. including those
of the United Satisfactorily
of State Henry L. Stimson, Secre-
tary of the Treasury Andrew W.
Mellon and Ambassador Hugh
Gibson, American envoy to Bel
gium-met in the prime minis
ter'S room in the House of Com
mons.
A large crowd thrOnged the
street before the Parliament
Building and Justify cheered each
group of delegates as they ar
rived.
Premier Meets ENJOYS
The conference special bring
ing the French, German, Belgian
and Italian delegates was met at
Victoria Station shortly after 3
D. m. by Prime Minister j. Ram
say Macdonald, Foreign Minister
Arthur Henderson, other govern
ment officials and representatives
of the diplomatic corps.
Julius Curtius, German Foreign
Minister, beamed upon newspaper
correspondents, saying:
1--WE did a 'chequers' in Paris
amid a most pleasant atmOS-
phere, but no agreement has
been reached. so far"
The rank of those ready to
take part indicates the Importance
of the conference. the most dis
tinguished gathering of statesmen
since the Peace Conference and
one that may go down in history
as the meeting which put a def
mite end to the feNd between
France and Germany.
1t also marks in history the re-
entry of the United States Gov
ernment into European affairs in
continuation of the course first
marked out by Woodrow Wilson.
The principal American dele
gates arrived in London from
Paris last night in company with
Foreign Secretary Henderson.
. StimSOn Voices Warning
Colonel Stimson warned the
American correspondents here
against undue optimism over the
outcome of the conference.
He said:
1--WE will do the best we can,
but the facts speak for them
selves. Prophecies don't count
for much"
He declined to say whether
S. (Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
PLANES. COLLIDE
IN AIR, z DIE

mitchell FIELD, N. Y, July
20 U.N.SO.-Two Army aviators
were killed four miles from Hart
ford. Conn, today when their
plane collided with another Army
airShip in midair. according to
word received here.
The dead are Lieut.. BENJAMIN
+. Laurie, the pilot, of Hampstead,
Long Island, formerly Of OpOcee,
Tenn, and Corporal Harold StrOs-
nyder, mechanic, of Wichita, Kan.
Lieut.. Francis x. Kelly, of
Brooklyn, the pilot of the plane
that collided with Lieut.. Laurie'S
craft, jumped to safety with his
mechanic, Staff Sergt. David L.
Spicer, of Mitchell Field.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
NAVY BALLOON
WINS RACE

AKRON, Ohio. July 20 GN.SD
The United States Navy balloon,
piloted by Lieut.. T. G. w. Settle,
of Washington, D. c., won the
1881 National Balloon race, it was
announced unofficially here today
The announcement followed re,
ceipt of word from the Goodyear.
Zeppelin Corporation balloon that
it had landed at Stevensville, On.
tario, after it had been reported
missing for several hours.
The Navy balloon travelled ap.
proximately 215 miles before
landing at Merilla, N. Y. race
officials said. The distance
covered by the Goodyear balloon
was about 100 miles.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
MOrrow, DQwes Aid
Hoover As Parlev
Opens in London

President Hoover surrounded
himself with advisers today as
the critical conference opened
in London to attempt a politi-
co-economic rapprochement be-
tween France and Germany.
r Senator Dwight w. Morrow
(RD of New Jersey, reached
the White House this morning
and will remain there for
several days.
Ambassador Charles G. Dawes
also was at the White House
today as a guest. He sails to
return to his post at London
tomorrow. Dawes and Morrow
had breakfast at the White
House before President Hoover
returned from his Rapidan
camp.
A transatlantic telephone con-
ference was held during the
forenoon, with Acting Secretary
of state Castle. Dawes. Morrow
and the President sitting in at
this end.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
CUSHER BLAST
SNUFFS OUT
8 LIVES
Death Accompanies Discovery
OF Petroleum in Michigan;
Burn Victims Jam Hospital

MT. PLEASANT, Mich, July
20 0.N.S).-With the oil we'll
still blazing 13 miles from here,
the death toll of the explosion
and fire at the new gusher
reached eight today with two
more expected to die.
Owners Wife Victim
The dead include Mrs. Walter
L. McClanahan, wife of the own
err; Marion Frugate, brother-in-
law Of McClanahan; A. E. Cor
ham, wealthy auto body manu-
facturer; Mrs. Louis Lamb, Mrs.
E. J. Guy, Mrs. Robert Guy, 18,
and Ruby Melvin, 13.
Some Of the accounts Of the
disaster reported nine dead, in
Guiding the unborn infant of Mrs.
Helen Guy, one Of the victims.
A CaeSarian operation failed.
Forty suffered burns and a
staff of IA surgeons, headed by
DR.. L. F.. Hyslop, have worked in
the hospital here continuously
since the disaster.
About 200 persons gathered Sat
urday when news spread that
after years Of drilling in this
territory McClanahan had struck
well with an estimated flow of
$500 barrels daily. The flow was
too much for the tanks and one
burst, showing the spectators
with oil. A moment later an ex-
plOSiOn literally drenched the vic
Tins with a rain of fire.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
z MEN HURT
AS BRUTES
RUN ABOUT
STREETS
Falls Church Posse Shoots
One and Captures Other;
Goat Proves Conqueror

Terrorlzing the town of Falls
Church, Va, two Alaskan black
bears snarled their way through
the community for three hours
today and clawed two men before
q posse of 100 men killed one of
the beasts and captured the
other.
For hours every efforts Of the
men of the township was concen-
trated on the hunt for the bears.
Streets were deserted by all ex-
cept armed men.
Seized Their Children
AS the alarm that the bears
were loose spread, mothers ran
into the streets frantically grab
bing their children and rushing
them to safety.
Scores of men, armed with
guns and every other available
weapon, beat about the SwampS
seeking the beasts, one of which
was infuriated when hit by small
shot from a shotgun.
Those injured are:
Emory C. Carter, a lineman Of
the Chesapeake ard Potomac
Telephone Company, badly bitten
and scratched about the legs.
J. T. ID. Howard, Of Falls
Church, cut and bruised.
Kept In Garage
The bears, each weighing about
$50 or 400 pounds, are the prop
erty of Robert Lee Makely. big
game hunter, and are kept in
the, rear of the garage OF the
Makely Motor Company.
Makely brought the bears back
to Falls Church from hunting
trips in Alaska. He is now in
Alaska on another trip. One of
the bears, Juno, was brought
back in 1929 and the other, Ted
dy. in 1925.
Teddy has been acting badly
for some time, and a few days
ago bit and severely injured Will
liam DuSen, colored, who takes
care of him.
Early this morning, before at.
tendantS arrived at the garage,
the two bears broke loose from
the heavy chains which secured
them.
Rushing from the garage, the
two beasts separated. Word that
the animals were loose quickly
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