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Evening star., 1934-03-24
c. w. A. INVESTIGATES.
Johnstone Leaves to Conduct Inquiry
Into Fatal Fire.

Into Fatal Fire.
Alan Johnstone, field representative
for the c. w. A. district embracing
Virginia, left here today for Lynch
burg to investigate the fire that re-
suited in the death of II transients
and injured about 80.
Nothing further could be learned
here concerning the two colored men
from Washington, who were listed on
the Lynchburg brueau rolls as James
Davis. 467 M street, and William
Cardwell. 407 S street southeast.
Representative Woodrum, Democrat,
Of Virginia, said he was anxious to
learn details of the fire and that he
would take such action as the facts
seem to indicate as advisable"
Il hope" Woodrum said, that the
investigation will show no dereliction
on the part of those in charge. It Is
a deplorable disaster"
Johnstone, who has been in Wash
ington on official business, left for
Lynchburg in the car of Federal Re-
lief Administrator Harry L. Hop
kins. Hopkins notified Virginia c. W.
A. representatives to furnish all pos
sible aid to the fire victims.
According to C. w. A. records here,
100 transients were registered at the
Lynchburg bureau.
RICHMOND, va, March "a P.-
Gov Peery, informed of the Lynch
burg Transient Camp fire, immedi-
ately instructed Commissioner of
Public Welfare Arthur w. James to
offer whatever assistance he could.
Those treated at the Baptist Hos
pital included James Davis, who gave
his address as 467 M street, Washing
ton, and William Cardwell who gave
his address as 407 S street southeast,
Washington, both colored.
Evening star., 1934-03-24

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aircraft equipment to the Govern
ment under contract, with little or
no competition, in open, fragrant vio-
lation of the law-and then they have
the gall to come out in the press and
criticize the President and the admin
lstration."
Believe Woodring Defied.
A House committee yesterday re-
ceived evidence leading members to
believe that Army officers had defied
instructions from Harry H. Woodring,
Assistant Secretary of War, that there
must be free, open competitive bidding
for $7,500,000 worth of new airplanes.
The evidence was IN the form Of q
ruling from the judge advocate gen.
eral of the Army, Mai. Gen. Arthur
w. Brown, and held n-competitive
the plan used for the proposed pur-
chase Of airplanes with P. w. A.
funds.
As a result, the Rogers House Mil
itary Affairs Subcommittee may re-
call Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois,
chief of the Air Corps, and Brig. Gen.
H. Conger Pratt, chief of the Air
Corps Procurement Division, for fur
ther testimony.
When the P. w. A. set aside $780,
600 for Army airplanes, Air Corps
officers prepared to buy the planes
from chosen manufacturers through
negotiated" contracts. Woodring in
tervened. insisting that competitive
bids b called for.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band. in Stanley Hall, this
evening at $50. John S. M. Zim-
mermann, bandmaster; Anton Point
ner, assistant.
March. ''Old Comrades. .Teike
Overture, "Pique Dame. .... .Suppe
ntr'acte, "Extase Melodieuse,"
Littau
by the Sea-. "..... Augusta Holmes
Gems from musical comedy,
THE Merry Widow" ...... Lehar
A tone poem, Emperor Jones"
Schroeder
valse Espagnole. la Belle
Finale. ole virginny", .zamecnik
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Marine Band
in the auditorium, Marine Barracks,
this evening at 8 O'Clock. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader, Arthur s.
Witcomb, second leader.
Evening Dream Hour"
Marines hymn, "The Halls of Monte
yuma"
1.-THE Lords Last Supper" Wagner
Flight Of the Bundle Bee,"
Rimsly- -Korsakow
Cornet solo, "Fantasie Capriccioso."
Kemp
Musician winfred Kemp.
Novelty, There's Something About
Soldier" Gay
Intermezzo Sinfonico, from "Cayal-
leria Rusticana" ....... .Mascagni
March, Under the Double Eagle"
Wagner
Saxophone solo, "Valse vanite,"
Wiedoeft
Musician Kenneth Douse.
Souvenir" ...................Dr .Drdla
Bassoon solo, Lucy Long,. Godfrey
Musician william Koch.
"Bolero" .Ravel
Hymn. Nov the Day Is Over"
THE Star Spansled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-03-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Dance. Lambda Chi National So
rority, gold room, Shoreham Hotel, 10
pm.
Initiation, dinner, Sigma Kappa
Sorority, Chinese room, Mayfower
Hotel 4 to 1880 pm.
Concert. Chadwick Orchestra, Ru-
pert Home, 2100 Good Hope road
southeast, 7:45 pm.
Supper meeting, Washington branch.
End Division Association, garden,
Mayfower Hotel.
Meeting, Biological Association of
Washington, assembly hall, Cosmos
Club, pm.
Dinner, by Veterans Bureau, honor
Of James o. G. Roberts, Willard Hotel,
Suite 100, pm.
Address by Matthews Dawson,
League for the Larger Life, 1414 Six-
teenth street, 8:15 pm.
Boy Scout Court of Honor and Re-
view, Powell Junior High School. 1880
pm.
Executive meeting, California State
Society Board of Governors, home of
Admiral william H. Standley, 3 pm.
Meeting, Epsilon Lambda Phi Fra
ternity, Hamilton Hotel, 4:30 pm.
Dance, Sigma Alpha Rho Frater-
nifty, Hamilton Hotel, 10 TO ! pm.
TOMORROW.
Address by James A. Edgerton.
After the New Deal. WHAT" League
for the Larger Life, 1414 Sixteenth
street. pm
Evening star., 1934-03-24
FREEZING RAIN"
ORSNOW DUE HERE
Temperature of 26 Is Pre-
dicted-Force to Clear
Streets Enlarged.
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z -
S. Lusk. 1717 Thirty-seventh street.
Mrs. Lusk, wife of the vice executive
vice commander of the Crusaders,
militant nti-prohibition organization,
fractured her hip when she slipped
and fell while walking in the 1400
block of Wisconsin avenue.
Victims Of the only traffic accidents
reported were Madeline BottaI. SO, of
410 Seventh street southwest, cut and
bruised when struck by an automobile
at Seventh and c streets southwest.
and Milton johnson, 6, colored, AZ G
street southwest, slightly hurt when
hit by a car at Virginia avenue and
F street southwest.
Minimum Of rs.
CLOUDY, with snow or freezing rain
tonight" was the forecast. The snow
or rain, whichever it should turn out
to be. probably will end tomorrow
morning, the forecasters said. and
after that, it will be mot quit'' so
cold" The minimum temperature to-
night is expected to be about 26..
Yesterdays snowfall. which totaled
approximately 3 inches, was the
heaviest to occur at this time Of year
since April 1, 1924, according to the
records of the Weather Bureau. At
that time, SIS inches of snow fell,
necessitating cancellation of racipg at
Bowie, Md, for the first time in the
history Of the track. The latest snow
had a similar effect, however, on the
point to- point teeplech hase race
scheduled for today at Warrenton. Va.
The lowest temperature yesterday
was II degrees, recorded at 1880 an.
After that, the mercury remained
more or less stationery, finally rislng
to l9 between pm. and mldnisnt
BY 9 am. today. however. 1t had
risen to rs.
Twenty-One Below Normal.
The average temperature yesterday
was 24-2l below the normal aser-
age for March.
Snow and subnormal temperatures
were not confined to this area, how
ever. Similar conditions existed, in
a large section of the country, the
Weather Bureau reported.
Flying was virtually abandoned SIS
result of the widespread bad weather.
and even motoring was reduced to a
minimum, according to reports from
scattered areas.
Roads in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia were covered by snow or ice, or
both, but accidents were as few In
those territories as they were in the
District.
James Clark, Virginia State police
man, reported several minor accidents
occurred along the Washington-Rich-
mond highway, but there were t.nly
two injuries. The victims, he said,
were Mrs. Marion Campbell, New York,
and her daughter Carol, 6. who were
cut and bruised In a collision near
Accotink, Va.
Evening star., 1934-03-24

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Of stock exchanges and corporations
in connection with their stocks.
Formal hearings on the revised bill
were completed by the Senate COM
mittee, and Chairman Fletcher pre-
dicted the measure would be approved
in substantially its present form.
Eugene E. Thompson, president Of
the Associated Stock Exchanges, told
the committee today he believes the
measure lis likely to be one Of the
most damaging pieces Of legislation
ever enacted.
Healy conducted an exhaustive in
vestigation into public utility corpora
tionS for the Trade Commission upon
instructions of the Senate.
Arguing for a provision in the bill
to give the commission power to look
into the books of corporations to de-
termine whether their stocks are
backed by property and other values.
Healy said his investigation showed
that "write-ups" in utility companies
amounted to s1,159, 100000. exclusive
Of a write up of s40o0 100000 by a
Miowestern corporation with head
quarters at Chicago.
500 Statesmen Claimed.
To illustrate how he said the City
Services Security Co. kept up the
price on the New York Curb. Healy
explained it bought its securities Of
fered for sale there and sold stocks
in a house to house campaign
throughout the country with a force
of 600 salesmen.
If a buyer sold his stock within
four months after he bought it, the
salesman lost part of his commission,
Healy said.
The insult interests Of Chicago,
among other utility concerns. he
added, also bought stocks through ex-
changes to keep up prices to mis-
lead the public"
Healy presented a letter he said
showed the practice was carried on
with the knowledge Of exchanges. He
said the letter, dated November 8
1880, was written by Harvey T. Hill
executive vice president of the Chi
cago Stock Exchange, to G. L. Ohr-
strom, president of the Tri-UtiIties
Corporation of Jersey City, N. j.
This company is now, the witness
said. in the hands Of the receiver with
great losses to investors.
Outlook Brighter.
The new Fletcher -Rayburn stock
market control bill faced a brighter
future today as result of qualified
administration approval.
A statement by President Roosevelt
said that. although he had not read
the latest draft, he desired a bill with
plenty of teeth;
Word from Gov. Black Of the Fed
eral Reserve Board that his organIza-
ton was ready to approve the bill
as revised;
Testimony by Tom K. Smith, aide
to Secretary Morgenthau, that the
Treasury was in full accord" with
the general objectives" of the meas
ure, but had not studied all phases
Of the bill
Even with the lifting power Of these
statements, however, proponents of
the revised control plan did not deny
that it faced a long pull ahead.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
CUZCO OPENS 3-M0NTH
FOUNDERS CELEBRATION
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CUZCO. Peru. March 24.-Govern-
ment officials led the celebration yes
terday of the 40Oth anniversary Of
the founding Of Cuzco, oldest city in
South America. as a civilized COM
munity by the Spanish marquis. Fran
cisco Pizarro, on March %. 1884.
Before the arrival of the Spanish
conquerors Cuzco was already thriv-
ing Indian capital. seat of the gov
eminent Of the Incas, who once ruled
a large part of the Southern conti-
nent. Pizarro established a munich
pal council and various civilized"
Offices and gave it the status Of a
Spanish city.
Yesterday was a national holiday
throughout the nation, and program
of public works here was inaugurated.
An institute of archaeology will be es-
tablished and the ancient Inca monu-
ments will be restored. The celebra-
ton will continue until July.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
DEBT DEFAU[TERS
DENIED j. SL0ANS
Morgenthau Bans Bankers
From Participation in
Advance to France.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The door to Americas vast capital
resources was slammed shut today to
virtually every major European gov
ernment.
An administration ruling announced
by Secretary Morgenthau made ef-
fective in advance the legislation now
pending in Congress to prohibit new
advances of American money to for
eign debtor nations that are wholly
or partially in default.
Explaining that this bill by Sena-
tor johnson, Republican, of Califor-
mia, already has passed the Senate
and is expected to pass the House.
Morgenthau said it had the admin
Etration's support.
at would be contrary to admin
istration sentiment and the appar-
ent sentiment of Congress to approve
such loans" he said.
France provided the issue on which
the ruling was made. New YORK
banks were invited to participate In
a 10000O.O00 guilder Dutch syndicate
loan TO the French treasury.
France, have observed. Is among
the defaulters," Morgenthau said
when asked why Washington had said
mo" to New York bankers.
The Secretary did not explain
whether his ruling would apply to
countries making token payments, but
it would if the strict letter OF the
johnson bill is applied.
Such a policy would put in the
shut-out group such war debtors as
Great Britain. Belgium, Italy. Poland.
Czechoslovakia, Greece and others.
Only Finland among the war debtors
would be eligible for an American
loan. Finland Is up to date on her
payments.
Evening star., 1934-03-24

q AOAA Ao9 . dSCJ
Franco-British entente If France can
not get guarantees Of security Is de-
scribed as a logical development of
what France has been proposing for
several years
The French program in this regard
is part Of permanent policy to pro-
tect France-particularl7 against Ger
many. Since Britain has shown re-
luctance to make such commitments,
F.ance avoided presenting the sub
ject publicly. BY broaching it quietly,
French leaders hoped that although
it likely would be greeted with oppo-
sition. they at least would have sue
ceeded in planting the idea.
Paris takes the position that If Eng
land refuses the guarantees. any dis
armament is impossible. Thus. the
French contend. another world race
to rearm would follow, opening the
door to war.
In the published note France ac-
cused Germany Of violating the Ver-
sailles treaty by rearming.
Evening star., 1934-03-24

That was one of the hidden mean
ings in Mr.. Hulls reply. Mr.. Hirota
intimated Japan would like to talk
with the United States alone about
Pacific problems. In reply, Mr.. Hull
expressed hope that "all the coun-
tries which have interests in the Far
East" might approach the problem to-
gether.
The significance of that phrase was
obvious to London and Toxic.
Want Naval Equality.
Even more important is the fact
We know what the Japanese proposal
will be. They want naval equality,
not the short end of the 5-5-3 ratio
now existing.
There is no gain for us in agree
ing to equality. We are building.
Our resources are hntitless. Japan
has about reached the limit OF her
tdrtng ability. An agreement
Mould stop US.
The japanese also want revision
of the law excluding them as immi-
grants. The State Department has
a secret Office memo on that subject.
The memo was written by one of its
divisions for private use. 1t counsels
against reopening the immigration
question at this time because Con-
gress enacted the law and Congress
is in no mood to change it. This is
congressional election year. Pacific
Coast States have some very decided
views on japanese exclusion.
The third thing wanted by the
Japanese is recognition of Manchukuo.
That is impossible, unless we want to
take back everything We have said
during the past two years.
The hidden root OF the current
n1oUe is RusSo-Jdpdnese relations.
The friendly japanese gesture to-
1Dard us probably is the best hint
that she expects Udr Utth the
SortetS. The japanese wdnt US
on their side, or at least neutral.
We will be neutral, but nothing
more.
The Army Air Corps is not taking
its mail troubles tragically. They
seem to believe their 10 comrades who
died would have been eager to sacri-
flee their lives If they could have
foreseen the benefits the service may
derive.
Particularly, they are cheerful about
getting away from domination by the
Army general staff, and getting more
appropriations from Congress for
moderniZation.
An important Official In q bureau
under the Treasury Department IS
about to resign. Higher o1icid1s
did not care for his tdcticsl But
the parting piH be amicdbly ar
ranged for political purposes.
Ogden Mills took care to say
Throughout his New York speech that
he was not speaking for the Republic
an party, but only for himself. That
was the result OF inner complaints
from the congressional group that. in
a previous speech, Mills unwittingly
created the impression he was speak
ing for the party.
The worst pun of the Spring season
Is the one that Col. Lindbergh has
been "derned" by the Secretary of
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building, they began bringing out
bodies.
Night Supt. C. F. Anderson of the
Transient Bureau said James Webb
woke him and he was able to save
the records. The roster showed that
100 men were in the building. 80
whites and lot negroes. They were
from all parts OF the United States.
He believed that by checking his
records against the men injured, the
dead could be identified.
c. w. A. INVESTIGATES.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
WRONG ADDRESS GIVEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond c. Gibson
Reside at 23s 18th Place N. E.
In The Stars account of the fu-
neral of 10-month-old Samuel Glib
son, published yesterday, the address
of the baby's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond c. Gibson, was incorrectly
given as 227 Twelfth place northeast.
The correct address is 23s Twelfth
place northeast.
The Star regrets the error.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
BALLOON USED BY NAZIS
Floating Swastika Is Released
Over Vienna.

: VIENNA, March "a (P).-Nazi prop
uganda in Austria took on another
novel aspect today when a swastika-
shaped balloon-30 feet in diameter
was released by an airplane over vi
emma at noon.
The floating swastika, Nazi symbol,
caused much excitement among Pc
destrians.
1t was not clear whether the plane
was German or Austrian-owned.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
Society Matron Gets Divorce.

RENO, New, March "A R.-Mrs.
Charity Crocker Griggs, New York
City society matron yesterday won a
divorce from Maitland Lee Griggs on
"a charge of extreme cruelty. The trial
was conducted privately. =
Evening star., 1934-03-24
P0lISH-U. S. CHAMBER
C0MMENDS ROOSEVELT
Warsaw Organization Hopes For
eign Trade Policies to Be
Based on Cooperation.

BY the Associated Press.
WARSAW, Poland, March 24.-The
Polish American Chamber of Com
merce of Warsaw presented Ambas-
sador John Cudahy of the United
States with a memorandum expressing
admiration for President Roosevelt
The memorandum declared the
chambers faith that the foreign trade
policies of the United States would be
motivated by the spirit of interna-
tional cooperation and that Polish
American economic relations specifi-
cally would grow upon the basis Of
such cooperation.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
NAVAL AIRPLANE
PROBE ASSAlLED
BY HOUSE MEMBER

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Evening star., 1934-03-24
10 MILLION PROFIT
IN CITIES SERVICE
BY DOHERTY Barred

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Evening star., 1934-03-24
FRANCE PROPOSES
BRITISH ALLIANCE
AGAINST GERMANY

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Evening star., 1934-03-24
ID DIE, 80 HURT
AS FIRE SWEEPS
TRANSIENT HOTEL

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Evening star., 1934-03-24

Dance, Lambda Chi National So
rority, gold room, Shoreham Hotel, 10
pm.
Evening star., 1934-03-24

Address by James A. Edgerton.
After the New Deal, What?" League
for the Larger Life, 1414 Sixteenth
street, 8 pm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Rockville Methodist Church
News Notice

At the morning worship service of
the Rockville Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, Rev. Edwin S. Sheepe
Jr., the pastor will preach from the
text, "That we may be filled with all
the fullness of God"
Mr.. Sheppe has been selecting his
morning subjects from st. PauPs
Epistle to the Ephesians for a number
of weeks, seeking to explain and in
terpret the main features of the
Apostles thought in this great doc
trinal as well as practical Epistle. In
dealing with the text Sunday morning
Mr.. Sheppe will discuss st. Paul's con-
ception of the ultimate goal of human
personality which is usually termed
christian Perfection" The many live
and pertinent issues which are in
volved in the question. "To what ex-
tent may mere human being become
perfect?" will make up the body Of
the morning message.
The text for the evening worship
hour is, 'Those things which are most
surely believed among u.s." It will be
shown that these words of st. Luke
have no reference to denominations
of religion as we know them today,
but refer to those hardy beliefs held
by the first generation of Christians.
An interesting feature of the service
will be the participation of the congre-
cation in singing those great hymns
of the Church in which these Apos-
tolic beliefs are expressed.
Following the evening worship SER
vice last Sunday large number of
the members of the congregation re-
manned to assure the pastor of their
hearty support in making this service
one of real interest and genuine help
fulness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
CRIME IN AMERICA
TAKES HUGE TOLL
Annual Cost Is Placed at Thir-
teen Billion.

MISUNDERSTANDING Is costing the
United States $13,OOO,OOO,OO annually,
says the National Council of 76.
Every year, on an average, 1900
persons are murdered, 5000 kidnapped,
100000 assaulted, and $4,000 robbed.
The annual murder rate has increased
800 per cent since 1890.
Each year sees 10000 homes and
other places robbed, and more than
$1O0,000,0O0 is lost through incendiary
fires.
These figures have been assembled
by the council, formed at Washington
July 4 by a group of private citizens
seeking to educate and arouse the pub
lie to the menace of organized crime.
The work is directed by Col. James
A. Moss, retired, widely known mill
tary author who In the nine years
since his retirement has made spe-
cial study of the crime situation.
The council is forming branches In
each of the states and in each con.
gressional district. These subsidiary
councils will be formed among out
standing citizens who will work volun-
tarily to crystalize public opinion in
their communities toward the enforce
ment of the law and the elimination
OF organized criminals.
ut is distinctly problem of educa-
tion," says Moss. mo law can be eff
fective without public opinion behind
1t. The dry amendment proved that
But the people are ready. Since
we opened our campaign we are receiv-
ing about $50 letters daily from people
who want to help.
1.-THE average man and woman sim
ply doesn't know the existing situation.
The national council will give them
the facts. Then we will ask them to
use the ballot, which is much more
effective a weapon than bullets. We
must drive corrupt oficeholders out
of Office"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Sandy Spring, Germantown,
Unity And Burtonsville
Lead School Attendance

Sandy Spring, Germantown, Bur-
louisville and Unity led all other
schools of Montgomery in attendance
for December, 1888, the report of the
Board of Education shows.
The averages are as follows:
One-teacher Schools = Unity, $50;
Kings Valley, 93.7; Hyattstown, 92.2;
Brighton, 900; Derwood, 91.9; Bur-
dette, 91.6; Clagettsville, 91.O; Wood
field, 86.1; Etchison, 84.2; Slidell, 1877;
Clarksburg, 1914; Kingsley, BOT;
Comus, 1911; Snouffer's 1873; Boyd
78.1; Ounce Orchard, 75.2; Lewisdale,
TAB; GAINESVILLE, 1878.
Two-teacher schools = Burtonsville
95.7; Garrett Park, 94.4; Montrose,
93.6; White Oak, 93.1; Cedar Grove,
90.4; Dickerson, 9O.4; Jamestown
1856; Washington Grove, 1872; Bailey,
1854; Laytonsville, S6.1; Travilah
82.4; Redland, 1913; Brookeville, 76.1
Graded Schools-Germantown, 1852;
Glenmont, 94.4; Glen Echo-Cabin
John, 93.7; Woodside, 1876; Colesville.
1913; Falkland, 93.1; Takoma Park,
92.4; Damascus, 91.3; Bethesda, 90.8;
Somerset, 9O.6; Rockville, 90.5; Sandy
Spring, 1877; East Silver Spring, 1874;
Chevy Chase, S7.5; Kensington, 86.9;
Potomac, 1913; Gaithersburg, 1873;
Poolesville, TIA.
Grades and of Junior High
School Bethesda Chevy Chase, 92.6;
Takoma-Silver Spring, 92.5; Damas-
Gus, 91.8; Sandy Spring, 300; Rock
vile, 1915; Gaithersburg, 87.9; Pooles-
vile, 69.1.
Grade of Junior High school
Damascus, 96.3; Takoma-Silver Spring
95.2; Bethesda Chevy Chase, 91.8;
Rockville, 90.8; Sandy Spring, 1856;
Gaithersburg, 84.1; Poolesville, 71.8.
Senior High School-Sandy Spring
95.5; Damascus, 94.7; Takoma- Silver
Spring, 92.8; Gaithersburg, 900;
Rockville, 9O.2; Bethesda Chevy Chase
88.5; Poolesville, 1928.
County Average-Elementary, 1913;
High Schools, 90.5.