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The Washington times., 1931-05-22
ENGINEER PUTS
ONUS UPON
BUILDER
Capper Told That Plans Re-
Ceiye Scrutiny of Inspector;
Senatorial Probe Promised

The District Government can
not take responsibility for the
safety of methods used in school
construction, Engineer Commis-
sioner John C. Gotwals, told
Senator Arthur Capper CR) of
Kansas, in a letter made public
today reporting on three serious
accidents which have occurred
recently in school buildings. This
responsibility Major Gotwals in
sistS must rest upon the con-
tractor.
Pushes His Probe
Major GotwalS reported on the
accidents to the Senator and ex-
planned the precautions which
are being taken to prevent a re.
currence.
After receiving the letter from
Gotwals, Senator Capper declared
that school buildings should be
beyond any question of sus-
picion."
Senator Capper, it is expected,
will continue his study of local
school construction methods and
will bring the matter to the
attention of the District com.
mittee as soon as Congress re-
cOnvenes.
Major Gotwalls explained to
, the Senator that all school build
ing plans are now being sent
through the building inspector
office the same as in the case OF
private buildings.
A Public Duty
He said the additional duty is
Straining the personnel of the in,
spector's office. but that he re
CARDS it as a public duty which
must be put into effect in order
to clear construction of any sus
picion.
Major GOtwalIs went into de-
tail in describing the accidents
at the Stuart Junior High School
and the Roosevelt High School,
and said a board had been ap.
pointed to study the PRACTICABLE.
ity of steel construction methods
being used at the high school.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
DR.. Freeman to Plan
For Health Surrey

DR.. Allen Weir Freeman, of
the Johns Hopkins School of Hy-
giene and Public Health, who will
meet at the Manor Club Monday
night with representatives of the
various organizations of Mont
gomery county to organize a
county advisory committee for
the Montgomery survey.
These organizations represented
on the committee include civic
federation, various chambers of
commerce, County Medical So
ciety, Federation of Women'S
Clubs, Social Service League of
Women Voters, Community Coun-
Gil, Pomona Grange, County Par
ent-Teacher Association. Council
of Home Demonstration Clubs.
Needlework Guild. County Farm
Bureau, Rotary and Lions Clubs.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
TAXI CON 7 ROL
AIM Of PUG.

Staff Photo

Legislative preparations for an
other offensive against unregu-
lated taxicabs in the District are
being made in the expectation
that Congress upon reconvening
will give consideration to the
pleas of the Public Utilities Com
mission for an extension Of its
authority in this regard.
Efforts of the commission to
obtain enactment of legislation
which would increase its juris-
dictiOn to cover the taxicab field
met with no success in the last
session of Congress when the sit
uatiOn became acute. This was
attributed largely, however, to
the press of legislation in the
short session.
When Congress reconvenes in
December, local utilities officials
are hopeful that their efforts will
be more successful.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Alexandria Offered
NeU Citu Ambulance

Fire Chief James M. Duncan,
of the Alexandria fire depart
ment, yesterday offered the city
the new ambulance purchased by
No. 2 rescue squad with funds
raised by subscription. The gift
is conditional only upon the city
furnishing a driver for the We
hicle.
Councilman M. T. Dwyer Of
fered a resolution suggesting that
all of the city'S insurance be di-
vided as nearly as possible among
all licensed insurance agents in
the city.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
2 Men Pay $40 Fines
IS Months After
Shooting Ducks

A 15-month-old charge OF
shooting ducks out of season
resulted today in the imposi-
ton of a $40 fine upon Walter
B. johnson, 100 Portland st.
S. E., and Francis M. Owens.
1120 E St. S. E.. by Judge Gus
A Schuldt in Police Court.
The men were arrested fol
lowing an investigation by Tai
bott Enmead, of the United
States Bureau of Fisheries, after
a resident of Anacostia had re-
ported seeing the men shooting
ducks along the Potomac River
on February IT, 1880.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Extension Granted
On Glider Licenses

Extension of the effective date
for the licensing of gliders from
July to January l, was an.
nounced today by Clarence M
Young, Assistant Secretary OF
Commerce for Aeronautics, who
said:
"It is apparent that there are
still many gliderS under con-
StructiOn which will not be
ready for approval prior to
July 1, and it therefore seems
advisable again to extend the
effective date of the reguIa
ton"
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Many Pistols, Blackjacks
In Washington Stores

buy as many as you wish pro
vided you have the price.
There are pistols of every cali
ber, every make, every price. You
can buy a cheap Spanish auto
matte for as little as $5. If you
want a second hand American
made pistol you can get one
for 81.
Ammunition, Too
Want a high-pOwered gun, one
that will shoot half a mile?
There are German lugers and
MauserS. apIenty, and they range
in price from $40 up. And am
munitiOn aplenty for 81 box.
You can get police models OF
the highest grade American guns
for SO to SIS, or you can get
Spanish limitations, bearing nc
numbers to be traced, for less.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
-: ::::.: "

Pistc1E 81 and up. Bras 5
knuck' 81. Blackjacks, 81.
Right here in Washington
where for the past few days
there has been a score of shoot
ingS and assaults.
Weapons Plentiful
Down on d Street there are
any number of stores with cases
crowded with pistols, black
jacks and brass knuckleS. Most
states bar the sale or possession
of the last two weapons on the
ground that only criminals use
them.
But not Washington. You can
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
3 Judges VIII Hold
Alexandria Court

Three judges will hold court
at the June term of the United
States Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, which will
convene in the Alexandria Cor
poration Court room June /.
Judge Luther B. Way. making
his first appearance here, will
handle the regular docket with
Judge Coleman, of Baltimore.
Judge Isaac N. MeekinS, of the
North Carolina district, will try
the condemnation suits which arc
pending involving land rights on
the Mt. Vernon Boulevard.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Children of Schools
To Decorate GrGUeS

Washington's 10000 school
children will do their bit toward
honoring the men who gave their
! lives for their country by making
floral contributions for the deco
ration of soldiers grave on Me
mortal Day.
If the example of the past is
any indication, each child will
make a contribution, if only one
flower.
The decoration of the graves
is under the auspices of the G.
A. r. Memorial Day Corporation.
Six trucks will make the rounds
of the schools next Friday for
! the collection of the flowers.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Sea Scouts Plan
Summer Cruises

Boy Scout headquarters, 11O5
Vermont Ave, announces a series
of sea scout cruises of the S. S.
Argo, to be given nearly every
weekend during the summer.
Special tWo-Week cruises will
also begin June %, August and
September 2.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
DetOUr Announced
In .ArLinqtOn COUNTY

Effective Monday morning and
continuing through Wednesday,
there will be a. special detour in
Arlington county starting from
Glebe Road and the Lee High
way, thence along the Glebe Road
to Memorial Drive, right on Me
mortal Drive to a point where the
Lee Highway intersects in Falls
Church.
state Highway Engineer Rob
ert I. Mount says that this detour
Is made necessary due to con-
struction work on the Lee High
way from Halls Mill to Broad
Street in Falls Church.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Stiff Sentence Waits
Chain Cana Fugitive

Andrew Samuel, colored, who
escaped from the Alexandra
chain gang, will find his sentence
has been doubled when he is re-
captured.
Yesterday a jury in corporation
court raised his sentence to a
$500 fine and six months IN
Jail.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
$4,000 OFFER TAKEN

Acceptance of the offer OF Miss
Catherine M. and Lawrence J.
Daily and others to sell property
in the vicinity of Third Street,
Pennsylvania Avenue, John Mar
shall Place and B Street North
west, for $4,000 was ordered &C
cepted today by the District Com
missioners as a part of the new
Municipal Center.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
instruction GiUen
Ru0Lers THURSDAYS

Young men wishing instruction
as buglers and trumpeters are in
vited to attend the school for
trumpeters, to be held at the
Sixth Marine Brigade Armory, 800
John Marshall Pl., each Thursday
evening.
Drum Major Marcel Caussin is
in charge.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
WIDOW AGAIN
QU|ZZED IN
KILLING
Middleton Offers AIibi Against
Charge Of Murder; Lawyer
Speaks of HouSebreaking

Policeman Wallace j. Middle
ton, who is being held on a charge
OF investigation in connection with
the murder of John Cunningham,
small-time racketeer, was again
grilled by members of the hornl-
eide squad today.
After detectives had talked with
him for more than an hour, he
was sent back to the Fifth pre-
cinct station and will be brought
before Assistant United States At
tOrney william III. Collins late
today to explain his alleged par
ticipatiOn in the hijacking of a
load of whisky at a speakeasy at
'21O 1 st. N. w. on May 3.
Widow Again Questioned
Just what Middleton said police
would not reveal, but Mrs. Cum
ningham. widow of the dead gang
ter, again appeared at police
headquarters, where she was ques-
ioned regarding the acquaintance
# her husband and the patrol
nan.
Attorney Chrales Ford. who is
representing Middleton. came TO
headquarters and conferred with
members of the homicide squad
and his client. He said his client
may possibly be charged With
housebreaking in connection with
the hijacking affair, but that he
has an iron-clad alibi in the Gun
ningham case.
It is definitely known that Mrs.
Cunningham heard a conversation
carried on by her husband about
two weeks ago with a man whom
he referred to as Mid"
Middleton Has AlibiS
Middleton has four witnesses
who saw him some distance from
the scene of the shooting. Mrs.
Cunningham also stated that the
patroIman was not in the vicinity
of her home when her husband
was shot and mOrtally wounded.
She also said that the officer
could have had no motive for
Staying her husband. .
A search of the room occupied
by the patrolman failed to reveal
any cartridges of the size of the
one which felled the police in
former.
Police expressed a belief that
Cunningham may have been shot
by some man whom he had
turned in" about a month ago.
BalliStic tests showed that Mid
dleton's weapon did not figure in
the shooting.
Hated Policeman
It was also stated by police
that Cunningham not only feared
but hated the patrOlman and
that his dying statement may
have been made for the purpose
of placing the policeman in a
position from which he would
have difficulty in extricating
himself. AS far as police know
there was no trouble between the
two men.
A .45-caliber pistol of an Army
make was found on Lincoln Road,
near Trinity College, yesterday by
Edward Grant, colored, an en-
ploye of the District highway de-
partment. All of the numbers
and marks of Identification had
been filed off the weapon.
1t was turned over to Capt.
Edward ]. Kelly, assistant chief
of detectives, who is having a
ballistic test made to determine
whether it is the weapon with
which Cunningham was killed.
The bullet taken from Cunning
hams body was fired from a
revolver and not an automatic,
aS it was first believed, according
to Lieut.. John Fowler.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
AIRPLANE FARES CUT

A 10 per cent reduction in the
airplane passenger fares between
New York and Kansas City via
Chicago on the National Air
Transport Division of the United
Air Lines, is announced today by
Lester D. Seymour, general man
ager.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
PRESENTATION DAY JUNE 9

Presentation Day will be OBJ
served June 9 in Chapel Hall of
Gallaudet College as feature of
the annual exercises. A recep-
ton at the home Of the preSi-
dent Of the college will follow.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17
Absorption Capacity of
Soils Is Discussed

In an article which appeared August
s, entitled Development of Alkali
Soils" some phases of absorption by
soils was mentioned. In order that
this phenomena may be somewhat
clarified in the minds of farmers who
have troublesome soil problems further
explanations will follow.
Absorption capacity usually means
the capacity of a soil to absorb or
hold plant food nutrients in the soil
against the teaching of water. In the
coarse sandy soils the absorption ca
pacity is generally low, and as the
soils become finer in texture the ca
pacity for absorbing plant food ele-
ments becomes greater. For a specific
example, consider the fine sandy soil
of the lower Yakima valley; the water
usually penetrates this type of soil
readily and only a small amount Of
fine soil particles are carried away in
the run-off water. Soils that are fine
in texture, for instance, the loan and
loamy type, do not absorb water as
readily as coarser soils. The very fine
soil particles are highly important in
giving soil it's absorbing capacity.
There are two important conditions in
soils either of which may increase the
power of absorption. The first involves
the mineral part of the soil with soil
particles of .00026 n1illimeters in di-
ameter These fine particles form an
absorbing complex whereby plant foods
are absorbed and held against teaching
The decomposed organic matter forms
a colloidal and jelly-like substance
which also has power of absorption
The plant food elements that the
farmer is interested in keeping in his
soil are mainly nitrogen, phosphorus,
potassium and calcium. It has been
found that phosphorus may be alb
sorbed quite readily by soils, but the
Therefore, the farmer who has coarse
soil should use small amounts of wa
ter in order to prevent teaching of the
soil because in that event the weakly
absorbed nitrogen, and perhaps the
phosphorus, will be carried away be-
You'd reach of the plant roots Some
indications of absorbing capacity are
the fineness of the soil and the organ
ic matter content. There are all de-
grees of variations within these con-
ditions and often they are obscure If
teaching of coarse soils is prevented
much more plant food will be avail
able for plants.
CARL A. LARSON,
Irrigation Specialist
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17
MEAT IS BEST
D|CEsTED BY DOCS
CANINE ANATOMY MORE LIKE
HUMANS THAN t'sY or
FARM ANIMALS.

If you saw man and his dog walk
ing down the street, you would not be
likely to confuse one with the other,
but if you saw skeletons of the two
mounted in museum, with the man
down on all tours in the position of
the dog, you might have quite time
Of it puzzling out which is which, de-
clares the Chapel Kennel Foundation,
Rockford, Illinois.
The striking similarity in the anat-
omy of man and dog is we'll shown in
the accompanying illustration prepared
by the Foundation. The dogs anatom-
ical structure is more nearly like a
humans than that of any of the farm
animals. The statement holds true
not only Of the skeleton formation but
also Of the organization and operation
Of the internal organs. In fact, what
we know today of the working of
mans internal organs has been learned
largely as the result of experimental
work on dogs.
Proper feeding is the keynote of sue
cessful dog keeping. If man may be
said to thrive best on mixed diet of
meat and vegetables, meat must form
the base and bulk Of any satisfactory
food for dogs. Despite the beliefs held
by many people, the dog Is by nature
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17
Western Browse Plants
Described in Booklet

More than 500 of the more important
browse plants on western range land
are described in new booklet just
published by the u. S. Forest Service.
The handbook will be especially use
full to stockmen of Oregon and Wash
ington, as well as to range admins
traitors and scientists engaged in range
research, says the Forest Service Fam
iliarity with range vegetation is essen
tial to effective range management
In determining the class of livestock
to which a range is best suited, how
many head the range will carry,
through what seasons it can be grazed,
and how to detect the signs of over
grazing or danger of range livestock
poisoning, the first thing to be con-
sidered is the range vegetation, what
plants are present, the quality and
quantity of forage which they repre-
sent, and the effect that grazing will
have upon them. This information
heretofore unavailable to stockmen, APP
pears in this new Illustrated publica-
ton, Important Western Browse
Plants, by William A. Dayton, plant
ecologist of the u S. Forest Service.
Forest officers of Oregon and WASH
ington helped materially in collecting
the plant and browse specimens on
which this publication is based.
The term "browse" commonly is ap-
piled to shoots or sprouts, tender twigs
stems and leaves of woody plants CROP
ped by domestic and wild animals
Shrubby plants, small trees, and woody
vines, which furnish browse, together
with the grasses, grasslike plants, and
weeds, are what the stockman depends
upon for range feed. Probably 3OO,-
100000 acres in the far west carry al
most pure stands of browse.
In addition to their value as live
stock forage, many of the browse plants
are of Importance for watershed pro-
lection and for wild-life conservation.
Many are useful for their medicinal
properties or for edible fruits or Seeds
and as codwood. Some of the plants
are potential sources of latex (rubber
lac, gums, etc.. Some browse plants
are poisonous.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17
BACK TO SCHOOL

Washington's thousands of school children have
put their vacations behind them and are struggling with
reading and riting and arithmetic.
Because of the excellent work done by the parent teach
er organizations in promoting the Summer Roundup
most OF the children we'll prepared physically for the
school year, after the detection and correction of their
ects But the danger of contagious diseases
with the opening Of school, because of the closer contact
of the children.
Particularly has it been shown that diphtheria and
smallpox increase after school opens The wise parent
however, remembers that vaccination will completely pro-
ect against smallpox and that there is no other protec
ton; and that the child be nmunized against dip-
iberia In fact in several large Eastern cities there has
not been of dphher for years because the par
ents have been dlgent in furnishing their children pro-
lection against the disease
Another danger turks in the cold which truly catch
ing, passing freely from child to another Often
child, hoping for perfect attendance record goes to
school when he should be in bed endangerng both his
health and that Of his schoomates The first stages of
several serious diseases colds headache sore throat
and high temperature Any child that has these symp-
toms should be kept home, put to bed and physician
called advises the Public Health League of Washington
Whether the ndsposition be slight or serious the child
will recover the more quickly and other children will have
been protected
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17

Marking an epoch in American for
estry, the U. S. forest service recently
made sale of wood from the Nebras-
ka national forest, region that less
than thirty years ago was nothing but
barren sand dunes. Planted to Jack
pine, this area is now producing for
est crop, the first artificial forest in
the history of the forest service to do
SO. For hundreds of years foresters
have sold timber from the man-grown
forests of Europe, while the United
States has been harvesting the forests
grown by nature.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17
Land Waste Is Subject
Of Lecture at Meeting

"Sheet erosion of the land, the UNI
ending process which steals a part of
the topsoil every time there is rain
enough for water to run downhill," was
termed the major cause of land depre-
citation by Hugh Hammond Bennett,
soil economist of the U. s. department
of agriculture, at the recent annual
meeting Of the American Forestry As
ISOLATION at Asheville, N. G. He sug-
gested better land utilization, better
protection of cultivated slopes with ter
races and other means, and the use Of
certain lands for forest as preventives
of soil erosion.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17


as a grown dog, and it's future is en-
tirely in your own hands.
Eating is the biggest thing in a
puppy's life, and what and how he
eats will either make or break him,
according to the Foundation. 'I.ittle
and often" is probably the best rule Of
successful puppy rearing. Feed four
or five times day from weaving time
till four months Of age and no more
than four times day at six mrnths.
Increase the ration as you decrease the
number of feelings, but never serve
more than just trif1e over what the
puppy will eat up quickly. When the
average puppy is at the end of twelve
months ready to enter full dogiood,
he should be getting no more than
two meals day, and preferably one.
If the puppy does .ot finish the meal
provided for him, what remains must
be removed in few minutes and
nothing else should be given until
tho next feeding honr-
S<~<N
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17
You Say II

II a Hottentot tot taught Hotten-
tot tot to talk ere the tot could totter,
ought the Hottentot tot be taught to
say aught or naught, or what ought
to be taught her?
If to boot and foot a Hottentot tot
be taught by Hottentot tutor, should
the tutor get hot II the Hottantot tot
boot and toot at the Hottentot tutor7
The Outlook.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17
Favor Getting a
Puppy to Buying
a Mature Dog
Hints on Care and Training
Given by Kennel
Foundation.
Dog or puppy?

Dog or puppy?
The choice of one or the other must
be made by everyone who contem-
plates adding canine pet to his
household, states the Chapel Kennel
Foundation, Rockford, Illinois. While
some prefer perfectly-trained grown
dog, most people are inclined to agree
with Albert Payson Terhune that a
puppy is more desirable. For one
thing, a puppy does not cost as much
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-17
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY
OF BENTON
A. G. EVETT, Plaintiff, VS.. JOHN w.
WELLS, Defendant.

A. G. EVETT, Plaintiff, VS.. JOHN w.
WELLS, Defendant.
The State of Washington to the said
John w. Wells, Defendant.
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within sixty days after the date
OF the first publication of this Sum-
mons, to-wit: within sixty days after
the sixth day of August, 1881, and
defend the above entitled action in
the above entitled Court, and answer
the complaint of the Plaintiff, A. G.
Evett, and serve copy of your answer
upon the undersigned attorney for
Plaintiff, at his office below stated,
and in case of your failure so to do.
Judgment will be rendered against you,
according to the demand Of the Com
plant, which has been filed with the
Clerk of said Court.
The object of this action is to Sc
cure judgment in favor of Plaintiff
and against Defendant for the sum
of $463.O6 with interest thereon from
the 18th day of July, 1881, at seven
per cent per annum and for Plaintiffs
costs and disbursements, including
Attorneys fees, in this behalf expend-
ed.
JAMES COLLINS LLOYD.
Attorney for Plaintiff