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The Washington times., 1931-08-24
FARMER SAVES
/ TRAIN FROM
/ WASHOUT
Waving Two Red Sweaters
i Prevents Maryland Wreck;
| Three Vessels Go Aground

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. "a.
Gales and torrential rains
wreaked havoc on land and water
over the weekend. driving craft In
Eivers and bays Of the State
aground and holding up one pas
Senger train several hours because
.Of a washout.
Saturday and Sundays down
pour in Baltimore tOtaled 3.C7
Ainches, bringing the total precipi-
'tatiOn for the month thus far to
III inches, 3.S6 above normal for
the month.
Rain and wind also caused
heavy damage to fruit and garden
truck in nearby sections.
Farmer Saves Train
A Pennsylvania Railroad pas
.senger train, operating on the
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Attain
tic Railroad branch Of the road.
was stopped at the edge of 800
foot washout near Berlin, Md.
yesterday by James Clark, a
itarmer.
He discovered q washOut in
time to flag the train with two
red sweaters fastened to pole.
\, Passengers were transferred TO
sbusses and taken to Ocean City,
stheir destination, and the dam
sage was repaired by wrecklng
tcrew in a few hours.
The mouth of Herring Creek
tis near the tracks, and the
)stream, swollen by the rains, had
soverflowed its banks.
Two cabin cruisers and a bay
ifreighter were driven aground by
sthe wind and rain.
Motor Craft Wrecked
The Betty, q 4O-foot cuiser Of
about IL tons, owned by r. E.
eBlake, of Annapolis and Herald
&1arbor, was driven completely
cut of the water and toppled over
on her side on the north shore
Iof the Severn River at Herald
Harbor.
Blake and Henry and Frank
HEKyIe, of Herald Harbor, and w.
b. and Kenneth Harrison, OF
washington, who were in the
craft at the time, were soaked
but uninjured.
Another 4O-foot motor craft
dragged anchor and was prac-
ltically wrecked by the surf near
Herald Harbor.
Freighter Aground
The City Of CriSfield, q bay
freighter, was aground last night
ut BOdkin Point, after several at
tempts by the Coast Guard and
bay vessels to pull her off failed.
The rain and wind drove the
mercury down to so degrees here
yesterday but a return to normal
Temperatures was predicted for
Today by the Weather Bureau.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
COUPLE SEIZED
IN Rum RAID

. A woman and a man were ar
rested and two small liquor stills
seized when Prince Georges
county police led by Officer Will
liam e. Clifton raided a home
in Riverdale, Md, last night.
Mrs. Kathleen S. Miller, alias
Kathleen Lange, is in the Marl-
boro Jail today after she failed
to post bond on charges of illegal
possession and manufacture. Her
companion. Roy Robey, of River
dale, was lodged in the Bladens-
burg Jail on similar charges.
Two stills. one in operation.
we're seized by the police. Liquor
confiscated consisted of IS bot
ties of home brew and % gal
Ions Of whisky.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
GET
STATE AID

Educators in practically every
State are cooperating in the
movement Of the Presidents
Emergency Employment Commit
tee to aid students who need f.
nancing for their schooling and
to encourage others to stay in
school instead of swelling the
ranks of the unemployed.
40 States Report
Replies from 40 States have
been received and a number re-
port an increase in ichool attend
ance in recent months.
A reply from Commissioner Of
Educa ion Packard, of Maine,
said:
Nothing out Of the Ordi-
nary indicSteS that unemplOy-
ment is affecting the education
Of young people In Maine"
ReaSsuring responses were re-
ceived from New York, Mary
land and other States.
N. Y. Attendance Up
The New York Board of Edu-
cation said school attendance
jumped 10000 last year with
good prospects for this year.
Albert S. Cook. State Superin-
tendent in Maryland, forecast a
record enrolment in all Mary
land schools.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Stone Age Kne1V Nothing
OF Gangster Types
Staff Photo

, Tt seems . pity that the
Army and Navy have so many
planes, many Of them idle or
engaged in minor maneuvers,
when this branch of the Gov
ernment purSueS scientific re-
search under primitive cOndi-
tiOnS. A plane would expedite
matters in our Alaskan work
tremendously. One time / spent
from Z a. m. until IL p. m. in
a small tug trying to cross q
shallow inlet, when q plane
would have crossed in a few
minutes"
Disease Took Toll
These early Americans were
killed off by epidemics of measles
and influenza intro
duced by Asiatics, he believes
He said their cannibalism was
largely ceremonial, the warriors
eating the hearts of their brave
foes to acquire their virtues. Chill
dren were also eaten in famineS
There were panics then as now
he found, due to rainy season!
which rotted fish dried for winter
use, and other economic crises
Tribal wars were frequent; thesC
and natural hardships kept tht
tribes from er-population.
DR.. Hrdlicka said the idea o.
personal liberty, then as now, wa
restricted to things a man coulC
do affecting only himself.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
D|VORCEE DEAD.
|NHOTEL FALL

NEW YORK, Aug. "a G.N.S0
Mrs. Brown Mehard Griffith. "a
year-old divorced wife of William
j. Griffith, jr., socially prominent
aviator of Sewickley, Pa. was &C
cidentally killed. investigators said
today, when she fell from the
fourth floor of New York hotel
yesterday.
Police said Mrs. Griffith evil
IDENTIFY tripped in front Of q low
window and plunged to her death
down an airShaft. where her body
was found.
With James Falvin, a vaude-
vile actor. of Portland, Me-, who
said he was engaged to marry
Mrs. Griffith. the woman had mo-
tored here from Portland on Sat
urday to meet her mother, Mrs
Churchill Mehard, said to be
prominent socially in Pittsburgh.
They were accompanied by Ed
ward Wade, of Portland. and an
other woman, whose name police
did not reveal.
Mrs. Griffith had gone with
her Portland friends to several
night clubs Saturday night. Alice
Meehan, of Pittsburgh, q maid
retained by Mrs. Griffith to care
for her 4-year-old daughter, said
the divorce returned to her hotel
about o'clock Sunday morning.
At 8 o'clock in the morning she
noticed that Mrs. Griffith'S bed
was empty and notified hotel en-
ployes and police, who found her
body.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Alexandria to Pay
2 ZOning Bodies

Councilman M. T. Dwyer stated
this morning that both the Alex
andria zoning Commission, which
has finished its work, and the
Board of Zoning Appeals, which
will be permanent organization,
will receive compensation from
the city.
The question of paying the zon.
ing bodies will be taken up at
the next meeting Of Council, Sep
tember 8. At this meeting it is
expected police captain will be
appointed. .
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
VIRGINIA LEGION
IN SESSION
Photo by international

Two hundred members of the
Alexandria Post No. "a, American
Legion, and its auxiliary. left
yesterday for the State conven-
ton at Clifton Forge, Va, which
opened last night and will con-
tinue through tomorrow.
More than so members of the
Arlington Post No. 139 left early
this morning to attend the con-
vention.
Both posts have pledged their
support to the candidacy Of
Harry G.. Breckenridge, of Hern-
don, Va, a member Of the Alex
andria post, for the State COM
membership.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
F|REMEN SLATE
OUTDOORFETE

With a huge midway already
under construction and elaborate
plans laid for entertainment the
volunteer firemen'S carnival in
Sandy Spring, Md, will get under
way.
The festival will begin early
in the afternoon with a double
header baseball game, followed
by other sports. Dinner, with
speeches, will follow.
Several surprise features are
being planned.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
At DANCE
!, BREAKS It Up

7 Joseph Levanda, %, and Bur
tton Cote, IS, soldiers stationed at
EFort Myer, Va, were arrested
kearly yesterday by Fairfax county
police on charges of being drunk
and disorderly, after they alleged
Ely started fight at a dance hall
son the Lee-Jackson Highway near
IIlda, Va. which broke UP the
dance.
According to the police, the
|.two men alighted from a taxi in
lfront of the hall and began fight
ling bystanders. Dancers in the
hall were rushing out with ak
handles to repel the invasion
when the police arrived and
placed them under arrest.
They were released last night
ton $25 collateral to appear for
trial tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Fisherman Hooks
Sea Gull Twice,
Let's 1t Go

CUMBERLAND, Md. Aug. "a.
While fishing in the South
Branch Of the Potomac river,
near Moorefield, Burns Fisher
made an unusual catch.
Just as he cast his line, a
sea gull flew by and the line
wrapped around the birds
neck. The hook, on which was
a helgamite, hung loose. and the
bird made a grab for the bait,
and was hooked. Fisher hauled
the gull in and released it.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Sef-Made Man Not
EQuipped, Says Board

The Federal Board for Voca-
tiona1 Educa apparently
thinks little of the self-made man
for this is what it said in a
statement describing the expan-
sion of vocational training in the
Philippines:
But, as we in this country
have discovered long ago, the
man who learns a trade without
help of a school remains almost
totally irnorant of the priceless
body and mechanical theory
which he can get through no
other source but a vocational
school,"
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Police Heroes To Be
Guests of TheUter

AS a recognition of their good
conduct, for which they are to
receive medals and citations Sep
tember z, the policemen and fire
men who have been picked as
Washington's finest will be in
vited to bring their families as
guests of the management at the
showing of the Public Defender"
this week at Keith's Theater.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
POLLARD ASKS
j. s. AID FOR
JOBLESS
Virginia Governor ASsails
Senator Reeds Views That
States Alone Bear Burden

HMOND, Va, Aug. "a.
Gov. John Garland Pollard takes
issue with the statement of Sena-
tor David A. Reed, Of PennSyE
vania, that the States should at
tend to their own unemployment
problems and leave the Federal
Government alone.
Says All Must Help
Unemployment conditions are
so serious, the Governor said, fol-
lowing a conference on the ap-
pOintment Of o Statewide COM
mittee to deal with the problem
in Virginia, that Federal, State,
county and city governments all
must cooperate to the greatest
possible extent If the situation Is
to be met.
It is the Governors plan to
renew his request Of last year for
a Federal loan of $1,000, 900 for
road work in this State, the
money to be paid back by de-
ductions from Federal appropria-
tions to Virginia over period OF
10 years. He will also urge Fed
eral authorities to speed their
building program.
Federal "Quibbling"
He criticised the Federal Gov
ernment for not rushing its build
ing program, asserting:
Federal authorities have been
uuibbIinG for . year or two over
q site for . parcel post build
ing in Richmond. This Is no
time for delay Of that sort.
That site should have been Sc
lected long ago and men should
be at work on the building
now"
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Grade Crashes Drop,
Fatalities Increase

A reduction in the number Of
accidents at railroad grade cross
ings, but an increase in the num-
ber of fatalities from such acci-
dents, was reported by the Inter
state Commerce Commission yes
terday.
Fatalities numbered S2S in the
first five months of this year,
against 8O8 for the first five
months of 1880. The number of
accidents was 1889 as against
J .O09.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Motor Fatalities
Reach O. NeU High

Automobile fatalities in 1880
totaled 117.7 for each 100, 900 reg
istered automobiles. the highest
percentage in the last 10 years,
the American Motorists Associa-
ton announced yesterday.
Registrations totaled 26,523, ,779
and fatalities 31,273.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Women n'sNight- Work
Contention Stands

Two proposals before the Inter
national Labor Conference in
Geneva to exempt women in
managerial and supervisory posi-
tions and to change the hours
during which night work for
women is prohibited from 1O-5
to 11-6 did not receive the two
thirds majority necessary Tor
adoption during the session OF
the last conference.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
PLAN COTTON AID

RICHMOND, Aug. 24.-The
Chamber of Commerce, in an
effort to solve the cotton
problem, has proposed that half
of this years cotton crop be
withheld until next year, and
that no cotton at all be planted
next year. The plan will be-
laid before the Southwest Gov.
ernorS' Council, it was said.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
PENNIES PAY VACATIONS

OQUAWKA. FL. Aug "a 1.N.SD
Pennies pay for the vacations Of
the S. N. Lumbeck family. Lum-
beck. a grocer, places all the cop.
pers he receives in tobacco cans,
reserving them until the summer
Last year the Lumbecks visited
four States, paying all expenses
out of the penny fund"
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
SWIMMING SHOW DUE

Indian methods of swimming
will be demonstrated to District
Boy Scouts tomorrow at the Nc
Kinley High School pool. The
demonstration has been arranged
by Worth Shouts, scoutmaster Of
Troop 20.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
but how are they made ?...
where2. =. by whom? You
have a right to know.

TVTHEN a substitute claims to
w be lust like Kotex," ask
where it is made. How. By whom.
You will find the claim like
Kotex" usually means the pad
merely looks like Kotex. That's
not enough, when health is in
volved, as it is in your choice of
sanitary protection. Demand the
hygiene of Kotex. The absolute
PHrty Of Kotex,
There's one way to be sure. Get
genuine Kotex -. accept no sub
stitute of whose makers you know
nothing. Kotexis thewOrld S stand
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Church Is Divided
Over Lightning Rods

Members of the congregation
Of the Anacostia M. E. Church
are to canvass local hardware
stores this week in an effort to
determine whether or not light
ming rods are effective.
The church has been struck by
lightning twice in the last month
and damage has amounted to
about $500. But at a meeting
yesterday the congregation was
divided on the desirability of
obtaining rods and decided to
wait until next Sunday to vote.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

Many Automobile Repair Services are
listed today in the Business Service
Directory" published in the Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Squirrel Season Due
To Omen SeDten1ber /

The season on sora doves and
squirrels will open for 80 days
beginning September /. The
State game commission has not
been requested by any of the
neighboring counties to close the
season on squirrels this year.
The squirrel season will close
October /, to reopen when the
upland game season opens
November Is.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
Picks Attendants
For Weddins
August 1

The wedding Of Miss Fanny
Russell, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lindsay Russell, of Wash
ington and New York. and En-
sign Richard Stottko Andrews,
U. S. NJ, will take place Satur-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock at the
Church of the Pilgrims, a recep-
tion following the service at the
home of the brides parents.
Chaplain Lash, of the Naval
Academy. will perform the cere-
mony, assisted by the Rev. DR..
Stewart. The bride will be
given in marriage by her father.
Naval Academy Graduate
Ensign Andrews is the son of
the forestry supervisor, Mr..
Frank Ellery Andrews, of Santa
Fe, N. NJ, and Mrs. Andrews,
and was graduated from the
United States Naval Academy in
June. He was the intercollegi-
ate boxing champion of the
Academy. Because he has been
assigned to the United States
steamship Colorado at San
Pedro, Calf, the wedding of the
two young people was put for
ward, as it had originally been
planned to follow Immediately
after Miss RusSell'S debut. She
was to have been presented to
society at the autumn Tuxedo
ball in New York, later coming
out in Washington.
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to
Be Aide at
Wedding

Invitations have been sent
out by the former United States
Ambassador to Spain and Mrs.
Odgen H. Hammond for the
marriage of their daughter,
Miss Mary Stevens Hammond,
to Count Guerino Roberti, son
of Count and Countess Piero
Roberti of Rome.
The wedding will take place
at noon on August 8 in the
Church of Our Lady of Per.
petual Help in BernardSville,
N. j.. with the Right Rev. Will.
lam l. Mexican officiating.
Will Attend Bride
A reception and wedding
breakfast will follow at Somer-
set House, the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hammond in Bern
ardsville.
Miss Hammond will have
her sister, Miss Millicent Ham
mond, as maid of honor. For
her other attendants she has
chosen Mrs. Archibald Stevens
Alexander, Mrs. William G.
Ladd, Mrs. George NICK. Schief-
felen, Miss Evelyn Whitehouse.
Mrs. Audrey Maynard and Miss
Peggy Starr, her cousin.
Will Be Best Man
Count Clan Francesca di
Robilant will be best man for
Count Roberti. The usherS
will be Commentators Eman.
uele Grazzi, italian Consul Gen
eral in New York; Mobile Carlo
Andrea Seardi. Secretary of the
Italian Embassy here; Signor
Silivio Dance, Italian vice con-
sui; Senor Diego Sanini, vice
president of the Banca Com.
merciale Italiana here; Mr.
Odgen H. Hammond, jr., brother
of Miss Hammond, and Mr., Nc
Clure Meredith Howland. her
step-brother.
Senator and Mrs. Porter H.
Dale will close their Wash
ington home at the end Of
this week and start for their
home in Vermont, to spend the
emainder of the season.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
Radio Stars Will
Perform at Big
Benefit Ball

Nationally known radio and
stage stars will participate in
the red and white ball that Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt
will give at Oakland Farm,
Newport, Saturday, August l5,,
as a benefit for the Rhode Is
land children'S found, of which
Mrs. Vanderbilt is president.
Mr.. Graham McNamee is to be
master of ceremonies, through
the courtesy of the National
Broadcasting Company, which
is'providing the performers. Mr..
James Melton, tenor, will sing.
To Broadcast Event
Invitations have been eX-
tended to other we'll known
members of the stage and screen
to appear at this benefit. M.
Daniel w. Jones, of the general
committee in charge, has gone
to New York to complete ar.
rangementS with the National
Broadcasting Company, which
intends to broadcast the enter
tainment. which will take place
in the huge training ring at
Oakland Farm, over an inter
national hook-up.
Patrons of Affair
Colonists numbered m 0 n
the patrons and patroneSses for
this event include Princess Nj
guel De Braganza, Mrs. James
B. Duke, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
Duncan, Mr.. and Mrs. PAU
FitzSimons, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Hartman, Mrs. j. LaurenS Van
Allen, Mrs. Vanderbilt, ST., Brig.
Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt ana
Mrs. Vanderbilt, Miss Maud
Wetmore, Miss Edith Wetmore,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Wood
ward.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
Mrs.. Hurley
Returns to
Capital

Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, wife
of the Secretary of War, ar
rived in the Capital yesterday
afternoon from Ventnor, where
she has been with her chill
dren during the summer.
The Secretary and Mrs. Hur-
ley will leave Monday for the
West Coast from whence they
will sail on August 8 on the
President Madison for a tour
of the Philippine Islands. The
Secretary plans to remain for
more than two weeks on an in
Spection tour and to conduct
informal studies of the various
problems of administration.
They will return to the Capt.
tai early in November.
During their absence their
four young children, Patricia,
Ruth, Wilson and Mary Hope,
will remain in Ventnor with
Mrs. Hurley'S parents. Admiral
and Mrs. Henry B. Wilson.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
President Receives

The President received the
newly appointed minister from
Honduras, Senor DR.. Don Celeo
Davila, at the White House this
afternoon, when he presented
his credentials.
The minister was escorted by
Mr.. John T. Kodding. acting
chief of the Division of Inter
national Conferences and Pro
tocol, and the secretary of the
legation, Senor DR.. Don Carlos
A. Perdomo, accompanied him.
The Minister and Sonora de
Davila are established at the
legation and expect to spend
the summer here.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
Naval Office
To Return to
Capital

Lieut.. Maurice E. Browder.
u. S. NJ, and Mrs. Browder.
who have been at Coronado,
Calf, for two years, while
Lieutenant Browder was at
tached to the U. S. S. Saratoga,
will arrive in Washington short
ly. Lieutenant Browder having
been ordered to Washington for
duty with the Bureau of Aero
nautics, Navy Department. They
will be accompanied by their
little daughter, now nearly two
years old. Mrs. Browder was
before her marriage, Miss Eve
lyn Mathews, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jerry A. Mathews, OF
Cleveland Park.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
New Of Persons and Events Of Society in the National Capital
In Washington
0oQqQ QdA'uct:

Fort Myer is one of the most beautiful Army posts in
America situated it the Virginia side OF the Potomac
River with glorious view of Washington In the distance
Yesterday afternoon very interesting military review was
held there to which all the military attaches of the various
embassies and legations in the Capital were invited
The the distribution of prizes to the students
of the Citizens Military Training Camp, who are under
going special courses there during this month MAJ Gen.
George H. Moseley deputy chief of staff L. > A. re-
ceved the salute of the review and inspection held on
the polo field to the south of the fort The grand stand
where the honor guests seated gayy festooned
with flags and bunting, and the post band played
Reviewed by Major General Mose!ey
The commandant of the FORT Col Harry N Cootes u S. A.
and Major Alexander D. Surles the executives of the
camp and they accompanied Major General Moseey on the
inspection officers stationed at the post acted as hosts
for the distinguished group of diplomats and other guests
MANY patriotic organizations represented and they
brought their color which added picturesque touch
The outstanding winner of the afternoon Cadet Will
liam NJ Arehart of the Machine Gun Troop, resident OF
this city who number of awards them the
Macarthur Trophy, gold medal for the best blue grad
It is annually awarded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and Mr. j. f. Beate department commander OF the vet
Grams made the presentation Mrs George Gordon Seibod
founder and national president of the American Gold Star
Mothers interested spectator and the Mothers pre-
sented trophy for citizenship which study is
of the most important of the training course
Diplomats Present
Among the foreign diplomats present were the military
attache of Embassy Senior CorOnel Don Fran
cisco j. Agular who with Sonora de Augar followed the
afternoon program with great interest and Senor MAJOR
Don Gustavo Larriva Arevalo, of the Mexican Embassy
staff and Sonora de Larriva AreVao the military at
tache of the Italian Embassy, Lieut. COL Marco Pennaro
the military attache of the French Embassy Col Francois
Plon Major Emmanuel Lombard assistant military attache
of the French Embassy the military attache of the Cuban
Can't EnrO A. Sonora PrletO;
Col Carlos Garfias military attache of Chile, and Sonora
de Garfias; the counselor the Japanese Embassy Mr.
Sotomatsu Kao and the military attache of the embassy
COL Shohei Washizu the military attache of the Argentine
Embassy Senior Tenente Corone Don Ricardo Miro and
Coronel Don Jorge Mercado of the Colombian Legation