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Smyrna times., 1937-03-04

Lee II. Cochran Named Constable
Lee r. Cochran of Smyrna, was
again chosen constable by the
Kent County Levy Court Tuesday
to succeed himself. Charles w.
Graham and George E. Eichholz
were named for Kenton Hundred.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-05
British Send Warship
To Holy Land in Crisis

LONDON, July 5 GNSD.-DiS-
patched by unexpected orders, the
British battleship Repulse is
speeding toward Palestine from
Malta to deal with a grave Situa-
ton developing in the Holy Land,
the London Daily Herald reported
today.
Military precautions also have
been taken in Palestine, the paper
said, owing to a threatened out
break of terrorism arising from
Arab and Jewish dissatisfaction
with the report of the Palestine
Royal Commission. The report,
which will be published Thursday,
it is believed recommends parti-
ton of Palestine into three parts
an Arab state, a Jewish state
and a third territory under perma-
nent British mandate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-05
SHORTAGE OF FUEL HAMPERS
SEARCH FOR LOST FL|ERS

Air search has been delayed
due to lack of a fueling base in
the vicinity. A large navy plane
Saturday essayed to fly to the
island but ran into a severe snow
and rain storm and was forced to
turn back when within several
hundred miles of its goal on the
1,200-mile flight.
A fuel shortage on the Itasca,
it was feared, might cut off even
that aid pending the arrival of
the larger craft. The crew of the
cutter yesterday were put on water
rations and it was believed that
neither water or fuel would hold
out until the arrival of either the
Lexington or Colorado with addi-
tional supplies.
Signals Peculiar
The signals heard throughout
yesterday were termed peculiar by
radio men and might have been a
voice wave, they said. Miss Ear
harris radio was fitted to broad
cast either voice or the Morse code.
Station KGMB here frequently
broadcast instructions to the miss
ing pair for contracting the out
side world on the assigned wave
length and babe them keep up
their spirits in the event they
were listening.
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planes and four whippet destroy
erS from the San Diego base. 1t
was estimated the destroyers can
make the dash in four days
while it will require at least five
for the Lexington.
In addition, the battleship
Colorado left here yesterday
with three catapult planes.
The Coast Guard cutter
Itasca, meanwhile bore the brunt
of the search, blowing the seas
for 200 miles around in hope
that Miss Earhart and her
navigator survived the crash Of
the plane and are floating on
the wreckage or have found
haven on one of the unnumbered
atolls or reefs spotting the
region.
Hopes scared through the day
yesterday with the receipt OF re-
peated signals that were too
faint to be definitel identified
but were believed to have origi-
mated from the emergency set on
the Earhart plane.
Pan4American Always, the
Coast Guard station and the
naval radio station all reported
hearing the mysterious calls on
one of the wave lengths assigned
to the plane bearing Miss Earhart
and Capt. Frederick j. Noonan.
Fuel Runs Short
It was agreed that the sounds
might have been a coincidence,
but the chance they were anthem
tic signals for help spurred hope
that the two are still alive.
Direction finders we're able
only to determine that the faint
calls had come from some place
in the vicinity of Rowland Island.
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REV. JARDINE
REACHESU. 5.
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marriage service for the abdicated
King"
Asserting that his veiws on
divorce were just as strict as those
of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the 5O.year-old vicar explained the
basic cause of his trouble with
the church. He said:
ct is just that I look at
things from my own standpoint,
and not from the official view"
His recent resignation from the
church was voluntary, Jardine
stated, ''for I had already an
nounced my plans to retire from
the church at Easter time-many
weeks before I had every thought
my King would reed my services. "
The Duke and Duchess will re-
main happily married in the Rev
Jardine's opinion. He said:
"She is a charming lady with
a strong personality and very
gracious"
DUKE RELIGIOUS
The Duke is a very religious
man, the vicar said, and there is
a mistaken idea abroad concern.
ing him and his religious views.
With SO years in the field of re
ligion behind him, 20 of them at
the poor mans parson" of Meth
odism, and II as a clergyman OF
the Church of England, the little
vicar doesn't know whether he'll
turn to "a living" or not. He
said:
"Everything's so up in the air
right now. 1 shall be in Amer
lea two months, and after that
1 don't know what my plans
will be-"
Accompanying Jardine was his
wife, who declined to discuss her
husbands actions beyond saying
that "I quite approve what he has
DONE"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-05
Radio Signals Spur
Hunt for Lost FIiers

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5
U.N.S0.-Carrier wave radio sig
mails, apparently from Amelia Ear.
harris round-the-world plane, be-
lieved down on som, tiny equa-
torial island in the South Pacific,
streaked across the ocean today
with increasing regularity.
The first signals, in response to
broadcasted instructions to the
missing filters, were picked up by
Pan-American Anyways powerful
radio station at Honolulu.
So confident were radio experts
that the signals were from the
missing plane that the most con-
sentative of those directing the
dramatic search declared they
felt reasonably convinced" con-
tact at last had been established
with the woman fier and her
globe girdling companion.
In several cases the number of
dashes requested from the miss
ing pair conceded exactly with
the broadcasted instructions.
Other times the answers seemed
garbled.
Broadcast Picked Up
After numerous contacts, the
carrier wave signals were heard
again at $3.50 a. m. Pacific Stand.
ard Time, (6:30 a. m. e. S. To
At Ais a. m. Up. S I'd the
Coast Guard cutter Itasca, scour
ing the ocean waste near Rowland
island for trace of the missing
plane, began transmitting special
instructions and questions inquir.
ing about the planes position.
Earlier this morning Rowland
Island and Baker Island radio sta.
tons picked up the following
broadcast:
"NRUI KHAQQ. NRUI-
KHAQQ."
NRUI-are the call letters OF
the Coast Guard cutter 1tasca
KHAQQ are the call letters OF Miss
Earhart's plane.
No position was given in the brief
call to the Itasca, which immedi
ately began calling the Earhart
plane.
Conserving Fuel
There was no further response
but this did not dismay Coast
Guard officials who believed that
Miss Earhart and her navigator
are conserving every bit of Their
precious fuel supply to work Their
radio.
Searchers seemed certain the
plane had been forced down on
some tiny island in the South
Pacific. If the plane were not on
land. Miss Earhart and her com
panion would not be able to use
the radio which would be partly
under water.
The radio is under the pilots
seat.
The message heard by Baker
and Rowland Island stations came
over a radiophone. They were un
able to tell whether it was a mans
or woman'S voice. But both island
points felt certain the voice was
from the missing plane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-05
HOFFMAN SAFE
IN BOAT FIRE

ASBURY PARK, N. j., July
GIN. SD.-Governor Harold G.
Hoffman of New Jersey, his wife
and their two youngest daughters
were none the worse today for their
narrowing experience here last
night when an explosion and fire
destroyed the boat on which they
were fishing for tuna.
Three hundred thousand persons
on shore watched as other boats
sped to the rescue and transferred
the Hoffmans and Is other mem
bers of the party to safety.
Fuel tanks aboard the governors
craft, 52-footer, burst into flames
a half mile off shore. accom-
panied by a terrific blast from
the engine compartment.
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forced down Friday because OF
lack of fuel, reported it heard the
faint signals at 10:46 p. M, How
land Island standard time, or Sis
a. m. Eastern standard time.
Headquarters received from
the Coast Guard CUTIE Itasca,
one of the ships searching for
the filters, a chronological record
of the messages it received from
the Earhart airplane Friday.
Fails to Use Code
Officers of the cutter ex.
planned that Miss Earhart always
used voice in her messages in.
stead of code, and failed to
transmit on 500 kilocycles as
requested. This prevented them
from getting the airplane's bear.
ings, they said.
The cutter was based on How
land Island Friday at Miss Ear
harris request to keep her
advised of weather conditions.
Ten messages we're received from
the airplane Friday. They follow:
2:45 a. m. (Howland stand-rI
me)-RecOgnize Earhart
voice message not clear except
cloudy weather.
3:45-ItaSca from Earhart.
ItaSca broadcast BIOS kilOcycleS
on hour and half hour repeat
broadcast on BIOS kilOcycles on
how and half hOr over cast.
SIGNALS UNREADABLE
4:53-Heard Earhart voice
signals unreliable with five
listening.
5:12-One bearing on BIOS
kilOcycles on hour will whistle
in micrOphOne.
5:15-AbOut 200 miles out
whistle briefly in micrOphOMe.
5:45-Retake bearing on us
and report in half hour l will
make noise in micrOphOne
about 100 miles out.
T.3O-We must be OH you
but cannot see you but gas is
running low have been unable
to reach you by ado. We
are flying at 1000 feet.
7:57-We are circling but
cannot see island. Cannot
hear you 70 ahead on 1900
kilocycles with long count
either now on schedule time or
half hour.
8:O3-Earhart calling Itasca.
We received your signals but
unable to get minimum retake
bearings on us and answer on
31O5 kilOcycleS.
NOTHING MORE HEARD
Miss Earhart made long dashe
for brief periods but emergenc!
high frequency direction finde
could not cut her in on $40!
kilocycles.
S:44-Earhart called Itasca
we are on the line of position
1887 we will repeat this
message on 621O kilOcycles we
are now running north and
south.
Nothing further was hear'
from Miss Earhart on 6210 O
other frequencies.
The high frequency direction
finder was set up on Howlant
Island as an additional emel
gency caution without Earhart'
request. The Itasca had !
manned throughout the nigh
but never was able to obtail
bearings due to Miss Earhart'
brief transmission and her US
| 4f 1,0ino
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-05
Inventor, IS, Dies

BRAINTREE, Mass, July 5
U.N.SO.-Inventor of the tele-
phone "howler" device to notify
clients the telephone receiver was
off the hook, John F. Hyland. rs,
retired employe of the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph
Company, was dead today, u.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-05

seat of the Spanish government,
this morning. TWO persons were
killed, the report stated, and a
few were injured. Loyalist anti
aircraft batteries prevented the
planes from flying over the center
of the city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-05
Contact With EO7.IsO1'f Plane
Reported by HOsDIG11sd Island

IN
tOn which h big np ymgM Amelia Enhat nd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-05
RAIN HINDERS
SPAIN REBELS

SALAMANCA, Spain, July 5
G.N.SD Rain today hindered
the Insurgent advance toward
Santander on the Biscay front,
according to an official com
munique issued here. 1t was
stated, however, that Basque
counter-attack was heavily re-
pulsed and that many loyalists
were killed.
Further charges that civilian
populations have been bombed
by loyalist airplanes in Spain's
civil war were made today by
InSurgent authorities here.
An official communique said
government planes bombed the
"open town" of Alba De Tonnes.
A number of persons, including
several women and children,
were killed, the announcement
stated, and hospital was
damaged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-05

LONDON, July S Q.N.SO.-A
Spanish press agency Qoyalist)
communique issued here today
stated six insurgent planes from
the Balearic Islands dropped 80
bombs on the suburbs of Valencia,
Evening star., 1937-11-11
WOMAN IS ABSOLVED
IN LARCENY CHARGE
Local Complaint Against Mrs.
Valerie Mcmahon Is
Nolle Pressed.

Local charges against Mrs. Valerie
Mcmahon, 43, of 1107 Sixteenth street
NV, who had been charged with
larceny after trust, were nolle pressed
in Police Court today as the defendant
was held in connection with a grand
larceny charge in New York City.
Mrs. Mcmahon first came into
prominence here when she attempted
the organization of a miniature cap
ital to train American youth in prin-
ciples of government. 1t was to have
been in Alexandria.
In September of this year she was
arrested on complaint of Mrs. Jennie
Irwin of the Park Lane Apartments,
who alleged she had given Mrs. Nc
Mahon $125 two years ago with which
to buy stationery for the project and
had been unable to secure an ac-
counting.
Yesterday officials of the district
q hearing behind closed doors, in
which it was learned, they said, that
the money had actually been expended
for the stationery and that, conse-
quently, she was not guilty of larceny
after trust.
In Police Court today grand lar
ceny case preferred against her by
New York police was continued for
a week because the only authority
received for her arrest here was in
the form of telegram. The case
was continued until November IS in
order that the necessary papers be
received from New York.
Evening star., 1937-11-11
YOUTHS IN COURT
in HOUSEKEEPING
Occupied Army Officers
Home During His Absence,
Police Assert.

Two youths were to be arraigned in
Police Court today on HOUSEKEEPING
charges in connection with their al
legged occupancy of the home of Mai.
Herbert E. Marshburn at 2819 P
street NV. during the absence of
the Army officer
The defendants identified themselves
as Jasper Williams, 18, and Francis
Williams. II, brothers, of the 1900
block of Thirty-fourth street. Two
younger boys. described as fugitives
from the Industrial Home School, also
were arrested. They were taken to
the Receiving Home for Children.
Maj. Marshburn returned to find
his home in great disorder, and some
Of his belongings missing, including
pistol and clothing. Police of No. 2
precinct later arrested the boys.
1t was said the two juveniles had
been sleeping in the garage and serv-
ants quarters of the residence since
they fled from the Industrial Home
School on November /.
At first the boys slept in an old car
and then set up light housekeeping in
the servants, quarters, police reported
The youths moved mattresses, bed
ding and cooking utensils from the
house, it was said. The Williams bows
police said, slept at home and merely
visited the other youths, who made the
Marshburn residence their hide-out.
Evening star., 1937-11-11
$5,0DO,ODO ISSUE
| BY PEPCO STUDIED
Utilities Commission Weighs
Request for Additional
Group of Bonds.

Plans of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. to sell new issue of
s5,O00,0o0 in bonds were being studied
today by members of the Public Utili-
ties Commission. The issue would
be in addition to the $15,00O,0O0 in
bonds which the commission author
lied the company to issue in June
1886.
Action will be taken by the COM
mission after the company announces
at what price the bonds are to be sold
They would pay 3A per cent interest
and would be due July /, 1866.
The new issue, the company ad-
vised the commission in petition
filed late yesterday, would be used tc
reimburse the company's treasury fol
expenditures for extensions, better
ments and improvements, about $780,
600 Of which were made in 1927 and
the remainder prior to December
81, 1925.
The total outstanding securities
OF the company now are C) the $15,-
100000 first mortgage bonds. 81 per
cent series due July l, 1866, issued
under its mortgage and deed Of trust
dated July l, 1886. and supplemental
indenture OF the same date to the
Riggs National Bank, as trustee; (2)
10000 shares of preferred stock,
per cent series of 1925, of the par
value of 500 per share; 90 $4,000
shares of preferred stock, Of 5la per
cent series OF 1927, of the par value
of S100, and (4) $4,000 shares of COM
mon stock Of the par value of $10C
per share.
Evening star., 1937-11-11
HIGHER TOKEN FARE
| INCREASE OPPOSED
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association Hears Service
Complaint.

Terming the increased cost Of
car tokens as an imposition" the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens As
sociation opposed the grant of the
Public Utilities Commission in meet
ing in the Woodbridge Sub-branch Lii
brary last night.
The resolution was recommended by
w. H. Lawson, chairman Of the Pub
lie Utilities Committee of the group,
who declared that sentiment against
the Capital Transit ruling has beep
felt since the first day of the ad-
vanced price adoption" by residents in
the community, especially in view
of the fact that street car service in
this area has been consistently poor
as to equipment and operation and
With bus service recently bettered only
partially" He pointed out that none
of the new street cars purchased by
the Transit Company has yet been as
signed to the Northeast area.
DR.. Freeman Weiss, president of the
Avenue group, appointed Manly B.
Root, chairman of the School Com
mittee, to attend a hearing of the
Budget Bureau on the completion of
Taft Junior High School and on
proposed sites for a new senior high
school and elementary school. All
three projects, advocated by the as
sociation for several years, have the
recommendation Of the Board>o OF Ed
ucation.
Evening star., 1937-11-11
| 81 Street Cars
| |OfLongitudi,al
| Type Scrapped

The Capital Transit Co. announced
today it had disposed of the last of its
'longitudinal-seat" street cars, which
once were familiar sight in Wash
tngton's transportation service.
Thirty-one of this type of car
which we're built about 80 years ago
were sold to a Baltimore firm for SCRAP
purposes, for $3.50, or about Silt pei
car.
Fhey cost about 1850 for the 81
The company noted decline ir
prices in the scrap market Last Au-
gust the company sold 81 old cars o1
the same type for $4,000, or sl57 pei
car.
Company officials said the retire
ment of the antiquated cars had beer
made possible by the purchase of the
As new streamliners. now in service
each of which cost $4,000.
During the present year the COM
pany has retired rs street cars, oi
which So were of the longitudinal-sea,
type 20 Of the open type and one o.
the center-exit type" the announce
ment said. TT recently retired, also
80 Of the older buses and has just
ordered IL new buses, costing about
s130,000. Delivery of these vehicles is
expected in time for use during the
heavy holiday season."
Evening star., 1937-11-11
TROPHIES OFFERED
FOR HORSE SHOW
rs Awards to Be Given to
Winners of Rock Creek
Park Events Sunday. .

c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
of the National Capital parks, an
nounced today that 26 awards have
been presented by local horse enthu-
siasts, riding academies and mer-
chants, to be given to successful con-
testants at the horse show to be held
at IL am. Sunday in Rock Creek Park
Cups and trophies will be awarded
to winners Of first, second and third
places in each event, Mr.. Finnan said,
with an extra trophy for fourth place
in two Of the events. Ribbons will be
awarded in each class.
The list of awards and donors fol-
lows:
Cups-Mrs. l.. w. Robert, jr., May
flower Hotel; Norman Clark, 17O5 Up
shur street NV; j. B. MacMurray, 27
F street NV; Robert P. Kramer, Sill
yer Spring, Md; Sam Sures, 3012
Fourteenth street NV, and Clinton
j. Tribby, 1923 M street NV.
Trophies-Irwin Laughlin, 1880 Cres-
cent place NV; Miss Betty Couzens;
Mrs. Olive Mason, 2520 l. street NV;
DR.. H. A. Wood. 218 Jones Bridge road,
North Chevy Chase, Md; Sherman
Flint 3041 Whitehaven street NV;
Norman Corbin, 2514 G street NV;
Marty Gallagher, 2521 H street NV;
Russell's Stable, 1923 Rock Greek Park
road NV, and Mrs. Robert.
Prizes - Vernon G. Owens, 1886
Twenty-seventh street NV, three rid
ing crops, cuff and tie set; George w.
| King. jr., Sill Eleventh street NV,
novelty ash tray; Edwin F1aharty, 270O
F street NV, riding crop; A. & N.
Trading Co., Eighth and D streets
N. W., riding corps; Irving's Riding 8,
Military Store, Tenth and E streets
NV, riding stock; William H. Stom-
boch, 3278 M street NV, spectators
stick; Martins Sport Goods, 914 F
street NV, spurs, and Potomac Riding
School, 2622 E street NV.
Evening star., 1937-11-11
PLAYGROUND UNIT
CHANGE OPPOSED
Board of Managers of PIT. A.
- Would Continue With Educa-
ton Board in Control.

Continuance of control by the
Board of Education of the Com
munity Center Fairgrounds, which
are also school Fairgrounds. was ap-
proved by the Board of Managers OF
the District of Columbia Congress OF
Parents and Teachers at a meeting
yesterday.
The board also approved the re-
tention of control of the Board of
Education as it now exists and gave
disapproval of the proposal to vest
this control in the District Commits
sioners. Other action included ap-
proval of the present method of ap-
pointing members of the Board OF
Education by the Supreme Court, and
disapproval of the proposition to dele
gate this power to the Commissioners
of the District; approval of the use
of the abandoned tuberculosis Hos
pital plant and grounds at Thirteenth
and Upshur streets NV, as an edu-
cational and recreational center, and
not as a maternity annex to Gallinger
Municipal Hospital.
Recent additions to the Board of
Managers include Mrs H. NJ Lowry,
chairman of homemaking and home
education, and Mrs. Paul Ontrich as
editor of the Sunday column.
Evening star., 1937-11-11
CURB ON BUDGET
FOR D. c. BACKED
Senator Thomas of District
Subcommittee Opposes
Material Increase.

Sentiment against substantially in
creasing the 1889 District budget
| gained support today from Senator
Thomas, Democrat of Oklahoma
chairman of the District Subcommittee
| of the Senate Appropriations Com
! mittee.
The Oklahoman, who has hao
charge of local supply bills in the
Senate for the last five years, said he
would endeavor to work out the bill
in accord with the desires of the Dis
trict, but that his general policy would
be to hold down the total as far as
possible
1t is not yet known how much the
Budget Bureau will recommend for
next year, but the submission to the
bureau of nearly $50,000,000 Of local
estimates, as compared with total for
the current year of $46 900, 900, has
led to considerable discussion in civic
organizations. Even at the current
years total, local residents are ex-
pected to pay nearly s9,000000 In new
taxes this year, and revision of the
new tax law will be under considera-
ton in Congress this winter.
Senator Thomas, who has Just re-
turned for the special session, was
not prepared to comment on whether
Congress should revise or seek sub
stitute for the gross receipts business
privilege tax. The Senator will not
begin to consider details Of local appro-
priation requirements until after the
District supply bill has been put in
shape by the House Subcommittee
headed by Representative Collins,
Democrat of Mississippi.
REPEAL OF TAX ASKED.