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. BUYERS OF LIQUOR AY BE ARRESTED Philadelphia Dry Official Has Letters and Checks Sent to Captured Bootlegger. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, August 4 4ty of prosecution of the customers Possibil- Joel G. Kerper. alleged society bootleg- e Col was being studied today. Samuel O. Wynng, Federal pro- m rs and checks found in Ker- ed Monday i ining le ially to have been signature ap- he must tng the ng believed s wh e said say now wha e can prove genuine we can for conspiracy T to violate the prohibition may come in and help Government, because our_evidence Kerper them. He ged them $150 a case, for instance, for what they were led to believe was rye whisky. Dr. A ernment chemist was merely alcohol art! d. He also found that the go-called champagne was simply car- bonated white grape fuice mixed with redistilled alcohol and sugar. “There has been no exaggeration i the statement that the majority of let- ter writers are socially prominent. I can- eveal t mes. but some of them ght o ng the main line. It w some of them. but me of the the show at 1 Kerper Awaits Trial found that many of Kerper's gave Summer addresses in England States and Winter | he South and that he took | eir xamination of the orders show- | the customers made no bones for what they wanted. | a is awaiting trial for illegal| ion and possession CONFERS ON TAXICAB FEE FOR PARK SPACEZ‘ Given Making Study of Concession | to Determine Where Au- | thority Lies. Authority of the office of public build- | and public parks of the National | Capital to charge taxicab owners for the privilege of standing in the public parks being investigated by United States Assistant District Attorney Ralph | Given. The matter was discussed to- day by Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant. 3d, direc- tor of the public buildings office. Mr. Capt. M. H. Parsons. chief of the | parks protection division, and Capt. F. | J. Carroll of the United States park | Col. Crant said the question has not | yet been answered as to where his of- fice originally obtained the authority to smake charges, but said that he found | he practice in effect when he assumed office. Mr. Given, according to Col. Grant, #eid_that he would make a thorough | ,study of the legal aspect 'of the matter ®nd would then render an opinion. To combat the menace of ice form- #ng on planes, Alaska fiyers next Win- ger will try the experiment of coating the wings with thick layers of blubber, @3 moisture does not adhere to grease. ~ __ SPECIAL NOTICES. IT 18 RUMORK! AND CIRCULA IN ‘Washington that Chapel Point is quaran- tined against iyphoid. This_rumor is with- Maryland State officers at I testify to same. . been case of in which Chapel sal NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE stockhoiders of the Nationai Capital Insur- he nmncs of Cnlulz,&;li;. iock noon on suing to eath stockholder of record at + time one share of new stock for each stock then held by said stock- M_N. 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British ace. took off n Wednesday. 6:55 pm. easiern stand- ard_time, from the Azores in the Whale, & Dornfer-Napier flving boat, on_the second leg_of an_ attempt to fy from 1o} New York via the Azores and dland. _The plane caught fire sht and landed in the sea in following my piloting instinct, which is perhaps what saved us. Pierce saw the flames and rushed | into the engine room to turn the petrol |off. Had he been three seconds later | the flames, which were coming forward |inside, would have prevented him. | Meanwhile I cut off all switches and | threw the ‘machine into a headlong | dive through the blackness below, with |the vague idea of burning up the escaped petrol if Plerce succeeded in | turning the cocks off. | Al this took place so rapidl; 0 Gilmour, at his wireless set, just cimatels 750 miles fr e | wondering what the red glow was about 5 | when my dive shot him from his seat. {1 had no particular ideas about landing, - |as it scemed that the point would not “h Written Exclu. | arise. I could only vaguely see where and North Amenican | the water was and had no idea of the | direction of the wind or whith way ! the swell was running. Lands on Wave Crest. therefore, seemed impossible to ! fames | After subduing the fire. Capt Courtney and the three men who accompanied him | —Fiwood Hosmer. his Canadian bac Hugh Gilmour. radio operator. and Fi mechanic—drified on t 10 hours. Their wireless the 8. S Minnewaska to g is due to Pierce. an for over bre arrive that Capt wer found at ab approximat d CAPT. FRANK T. COURTNEY. aboard the Now Minnewaska, I am writing the story o(} It our experience on our flight from the | i gown safely in the dark on a Azores to this point in midocean, and I burning seaplane which still had a ton that we are C | at th eend I refer, of course, to the not exactly intimate friends. | | ter the adverse winds. So I descended 50D OF | | decided o and | ington | think the clearest way to tell what hnp-! | pened is to do it in chronological order, | {even though the exciting part comes| fact that our plane caught fire and brought our flight abrupt and almost tragic finish. We left Horta at 6:55, Greenwich | mean time. Wednesday evening. The weather forecast indicated light south- erly winds changing to strong westerly winds. I decided to fi¥ to the southerly {course in order to put the head winds more abeam as we finished the trip. | We expected to arrive at Newfound- | |land in 17 hours. Our compass and | course were checked on Flores and| | everything was correct. with the weather | |fine. After we were flying three hours| {the moon rose, but it was gradually | | blanketed by increasing clouds. I de- | cided that the best height to fly. was| 1,500 feet. The other men in the ship| to an wants at their distant | Were comfortably stowed and enjoying ' final explosion that never came. the ride. Hugh Gilmour, our radio man, got| the wireless working and a steamship was no code word for any -of | informed us that the wind was north,/out S O S calls. | while another somew! ere ahead report- | ed it northwest. This was quite different | from the forecast and I started to re- | calculate our course. Whilst doing this | I lost sight of the sun and sky and to- | ward 11 o'clock, Greenwich mean time, | we ran into a heavy storm. We flew ! through a blinding heavy rain and hit | many ferocious bumps, which was very trying on our heavily loaded flying boat. | The clouds were so thick that some- times our engine exhaust flames failed | to reveal the wing tips. | But the light of the flames showed | perfect carburetion. I was glad of | that, The engines ran perfectly and | our instruments behaved so accurately that T began to develop the feeling of | absolute certainty of our arrival at| Newfoundland and didn't care two/ hoots if it rained all the way. Encounters Heavy Clouds. | After two hours tke rain stopped, but | I was still flying blind at about 1,800 feet. 1 climbed to inspect the top of the clouds, which I found at 3,500 feet. I decided this was too high to encoun- experimentally and came out below the clouds at 1,000 feet. It was too dark to see the water and I decided to| maintain a height of not less than | 1,000 feet in case of barometer changes | causing altimeter error. | At 2:15 o'clock the clouds began to break up and the moon was occasion- ally glimpsed. 1 climbed to 1,500 feet and was discussing our engines with Fred Pierce, our mechanic, when I saw the most horrible sight in my whole flying career. I realized that the cheery exhaust flame behind had sud- denly changed to a dull red glow. Looking back I was stunned to see the rear engine enveloped in flames which, even as I looked, stretched out like a giant glowlamp rearward over the seat occupied by Elwood Hosmer and beyond the rudder and tail. In the darkness the whole machine must have appeared like a grotesque red comet. The whole situation seemed like a nightmare and quite unreal. Even now I find it difficult to realize we were in a blazing aeroplane over Midatlantic at midnight. It never occurred to me that we could reach the water before the tail was burned or that I could maneuver the ship to alight safely, so that my subseguent actions were merel blindly | were ever in. overhcad. As I drew out of the dive I saw the glow reflected on the wave crests. I managed to put the machine down on one crest, ran down a hill of water, up the next hill and just pre- vented the machine from shooting into the air off the next crest. After several | considerable jolts the machine came to rest undamaged. 1 ought to have been astonished, but I had passed that stage. A new danger now arose. During our descent Pierce had amazingly suc- ceeded In turning off the cocks and supplying a fire extinguisher inside the engine room and the flames were greatly diminished. But now the re- maining flames, instead of steaming out behind, were burning directly over the opening of the hull where 600 gallons of gasoline remained. The fire extinguisher was exhausted and the flames burned fiercely for 15 minutes, whilst we four stood waiting for the When the last flames subsided we ran up boat hooks to support our emergency wireless and Gilmour sent We got no reply, and Gilmour decided it was safer to conserve thé radio batteries by waiting until daybreak. When the engine room cooled we in- spected it for the cause of the trouble. We found a petrol pipe broken in such a manner as to cause petrol under pressure to be forced against the en- gine close to the exhaust. As break- age developed it must have caused a certain accumulation of petrol to give a good send-off when the exhaust was reached by the fumes. The metal engine mounting was burned through like paper in a flerce heat. Had our machine not been con- structed of metal it would not have survived five minutes. Radio Call Answered. At daybreak Gilmour tried sending SOS calls again and was answered by the S. S. Cedric. I made a hasty estimate of our position, thinking we could check by directional wireless, but what is an unimportant distance by alr is a big one at sea, and by the time we had sent a more accurate estimate we had drifted about 30 miles. As the liners searched for us our batteries gradually ran out, and we knew we were in a serious position. Finally we put our last power into di- rectional signals to the Minnewaska. ‘We also tried to make signals, but near- ly set the machine on fire again. Dejectedly we waited, seasick from the continual rolling. Finally Gilmour announced casually that a ship was sighted. I called him a liar and risked looking and saw the finest sight I have ever seen. It was the Minne- waska steaming toward us. It was with the greatest regret that we finally decided it was impracticable to salvage the Whale and we would have to abandon it. But the long hours which we drifted was a fine test of its seaworthiness. I have failed again in making the transatlantic flight, but I am in no way disheartened, as I consider that ' my failure has proved my point better ! than success. I have insisted alwi g that it is necessary to have a sea- worthy machine and efficient wireless for ocean flights, and I have increased my work and delayed rather than fly with imperfect equipment. ‘These principles have just saved our lives in probably bad a situation as aviators FIREMEN HOLD FETE. Ballston Carnival to Include Prize Waltz and Baby Contest. ‘The annual carnival of the Ballston Volunteer Fire Department, to raise funds for maintenance, will open Mon- day night, continuing throughout the w “Miss Arlington,” Miss Ethel Virginia Donaldson of Ballston, will assist at the formal opening and a concert will be given by the American L n Band. Tuesday night State Senator Ball will of honor. He will make a short A music program will be given | by the Old Dominion Band. A prize waltz will be a nightly fea- | ture of the carnival, and a baby contest | has been planned for later in the week. ROCKVILLE. | ROCKVILLE, Md., August 4 | cialy {ville at its monthly meeting last eve- | ning, decided to make a survey 1o de- | facing | termine the town’s most urgent need: 1 the of mprovement of water d facilities for storing water, con- struction of sidewalks and improvement e streets and better lighting are 10 be given sp attention. The tax- | (Spe- | but The mayor end council of Rock- | tences run concurrently. Exten- | } and sewer mains, en- | which will be argued in September. pavers will be acquainted with the re- | alts of the surve be asked to pass on the question of a bond issue to provide funds for the needed improvements. ‘The town has | bonded indebtedness of only $63,000, | which will be reduced o $60,000 by the end of the y and it is held that, dew of a taxable basis of nearly $2,000,000 it can well afford to increase the indebtedness $40.000 or $50,000 for |Allen A _knitting plant w the fmprovements the survey will find needed Attention of the board was to what was represented as | lack of observanc fie regulations, especially the ordinan prohibiting parking of automobiles at | any time on Monigomery avenue be- tween Court and Washington streets, d t called gen i the inter avenue and W to order all such regulations i of the county polic ction of Montgor nington stre a strict ¢ and department L. Hewitt, has applied nmissioner Lacey Shaw, . ge of county alfairs in that section of the eountry for a pers wi to establish a swimming pool in Uhe Siiver Bpring section. As Fequired | by taw the application will be adver- sed and a hearing set License been ssued by the | clerk of the Circult Court here for the marriage of John C f Mineral, Va.; Groveton G of Winchester, Va, Elsie M. Mason, 19 of Inwood, W and Edwin 0. Love Miss Henrietta V. V, Gunther, of New York, 31, and probably will | Buckshot Fired at Automobile of of parking and traf- | McClellan, 256 of | | Warrenton, Va., and Miss Clara L. Wil- | and Gibson E. McKenzie, 24 and Miss | meet_tomorrow, 3 pm, at Thirty-first | Martan G. Skinner, 20, both of Wash- | and P streets for a walk through beauti- and | ful , hoth 'and * Tilden | The Wanderlusters would like to have at pertalning to the traffic sig- | thelr members attend the marriage of ry MAIL BANDIT SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON “Limpy” Cleaver Was Convicted ‘With Former Representative Wharton in $133,000 Theft. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, August 4 —Charles “Limpy" Cleaver, leader of the band that held up and robbed a Grand Trunk mail train at Evergreen Park last February, escaping with $133,000, yesterday was sentenced by Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson to serve 25 rs in the At- lanta Penitentiary and pay a fine of $10,000. “Limpy,” convicted Thursday with Charles S. Wharton, former Representa- tive, accepted the sentence philolosp- ically, remarking that perhaps he got a “break” after all, because the total | sentence on seven chlrseA was 82 years, the judge specified that the sen- Wharton, convicted of conspiracy and a maximum sentence of two ars in prison and a fine of $10,000, as made a motion for a new trial, . FUSILLADE WOUNDS ONE. Knitting Plant Workers. RACINE, Wis, August 4 (#).—One man was wounded and three others narrowly escaped injury late yesterday when (wo charges of buckshot were fired into an automobile rying four ers. Ray Brehm, driver, was struck, but was not serfously hurt. The four men work in the Allen A plant, where a lockout and strike 18 in progress CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY Willlam Hodges and Mrs. Wyatt, which will take place at 6:30 o'clock at | the clubhouse at Franklin Park, Va Coffee will be served Capitol Lodge, No. 3, Shepherds of Bethlehem, will repeat Its lawn party this evening Bixth street and North Carolina avenue southeast, for the bene- 1t of a special lodge fund, The annual carnival and lawn fete for the benefit of Bt. Anthony's Church, Brookland, which has been held at the | grounds of the Northeast Catholic High School, Tenth and Monroe streets, will close tonight, PUTURE. The Red Triangle Outing Club will A.F. OF L. DELAYS POLITICAL AGTION Absence of Executive Mem- bers Prevents a Declara- tion of Policy. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, August 4.— The absence of three of its members yesterday necessitated the postponment until Monday of consideration of a political program by the executive council of the American Federation of Labor, After the meeting yesterday, William Green, president of the federation, an- nounced that politics would be taken up at Monday's session. It was under- stood that informal discussions by members of the council concerning presidential candidates have ended in bitter controversies. None of those attending the confer- ence, however, would preaict what the outcome of Monday’s meeting would be and President Green stated he be- lieved it “unfair” to make any state- ments concerning what has taken place in any of the informal sessions. Secretary Frank Morrison was in- structed by the council yesterday to meet with the officers of the Railway and Steamship Clerks Union to discuss the return of their membership of about 100,000 to the federation. The clerks, who have been under suspension for some time following upon a dispute over jurisdiction, now will only have to pay their back dues to be restored to membership, Mr. Green said. A warning was issued to the Signal- men's Unfon that it would be suspended within 60 days unless it complied with rules of arbitration set forth at a re- cent convention after a controversy with the electrical workers. There are approximately 8,000 members in this group, Mr. Green said. BISHOP ANNOUNCES ANTI-SMITH SESSIONS Conferences to Oppose Nominee to Be Held in Most South- ern States. By the Associated Pres RICHMOND, Va. August 4.—Anti- Smith conferences have been called in a numbc. of Southern States, Bishop James Cannon, jr., of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, announced here yesterday, just before leaving for Norfolk, where he is to be the principal speaker at a mass meeting for the pur- pose of organizing the “Tide Water Anti-Smith Democratic Club.” ‘The program as anoounced by Bishop Cannon calls for conferences at Jacksonville, August 7; Macon, Ga.. August 9; Raleigh. N. C. and Nashville, Tenn., August 10, and Birm- ingham, ‘la., August 13. ‘The recent conference of anti-Smith Democrats at Asheville, N. C., voted to have similar conferences in all the Southern States. ‘These conferences, Bishop Cannon said, will be held “to organize the anti- Smith voters in the several States.” An executjve session will be held at each nlmeung to be followed by an open ses- sion. b | BORAH URGES CUT IN CAMPAIGN COST Senator Appeals to Both Parties to Hold Expenditures to $3,000,000 Each. By the Associated Press. BOISE, Idaho, August 4.—An appeal 000 each was made here yesterday by Senator Willlam E. Borah. The Sena- tor sald that greater expenditure would constitute “an attempt to debauch the American electorate.” Asked if he was aware that Chairman Work of the Republican national con- mittee had announced a campaign budget of $4,000,000, Senator Borah re- plied In the affirmative. “I have made my statement.” he said, when asked to comment on the Repub- lican budget. COLORADO G. 0. P. NAMES BOATRIGHT AND DODGE Attorney General and Publisher to Run for Governor—Hoover Is Indorsed. By the Assoclated Press DENVER, Colo., August 4.—Colorado Republicans designated Willlam L. Boatright, present attorney general, and Clarence P. Dodge, former Colo- rado Springs newspaper publisher, to battle it out for the Republican nomi- nation for governor and outlined a pri- mary ticket, including four other con- tests, at thelr State assembly here yes- erday. The form, but simply passed a set of resolu- tions aMrming adherence to the party's candidate, Herbert Hoover, and praised the record of President Coolidge, John R. Coen, State chairman, in his an party’s business and tariff position, traced the history and accomplishments of the party from the days of Lincoln and promised a continuation of the licles of economy and efficiency of fifildflnt Coolidge. HARRISON SEES VICTORY FOR SMITH IN SOUTH Mississippi Senator Tells Party Leaders Are Eager to Organize. By the Assocluted Press JACKSON, Miss., August 4.—-South- ern Democrats are more eager to or- ganize and begin work for the national ticket this year than ever before, Sena- Democrats a meeting of State Democratic leaders here yesterday. Decision was reached al the meeting to delay plans for support of the na- tional ticket in Mississpipl until speech of acceptance by Gov. Smith The Senator, just returned from making two speeches, at Lake and Philadelphia, Miss, in bebalf of Democratic nominees, predicted that the party wonld win by an unprec- edented majority In November, GEORGIAN AIDS HOOVER. H. G. Hastings Accepts Chalrman- ship of State Campaign. ATLANTA, Ga, August 4 (@).—H G. Hastings, president of the H, G Hastings Seed Co,, and former presi- dent of Georgla Chamber of Commerce, announced yesterday he had acceptes the chalrmanship of the Hnove m aveniie Westfall, to Conneetient Leslle park land utreet, leader. L paign committee In Georgla, and that plans were being perfected for & vigorous campnign. SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 19%8. JOHN McCORMACK IS SLATED TO ENTER MOVIE “TALKIES" Week-Ending in New Mexican Resort by Airplane Route Newest Filmland Thrill. BY MOLLIE MERRICK. |gambling casino add to the luster of r __|this little town, just beyond Tia FHO:,‘L \;woon. o Au’;‘.'s: :d |Juana. A European chef is installed | ormal denial that Norma Talmadge |inere, 1t fs only five hours’ motor ride | had visited Reno with her mother fol- | from Gelatineland. | lowed the printing of a story to that| An air service between here and Agua effect today. Caliente, with planes carrying 12 pas- At least once a fortnight jealous an- |sengers, make it the quickest and most ticipation of such.a move crystallizes | convenient way for an entire party to spoken rumor into print. A ‘business|evade Mr. Volstead and other American | trip to Russta took Joseph Schenck out | restrictions. of Hollywood for the time being. Norma' —Film folk have taken to the air gen- Talmadge has meanwhile been making erally. Executives and stars prefer retakes on her last plcture. | their modern mode of travel, and use it |50 consistently that all element of nov- clty has long since passed John McCormack is the latest name to enter the movie lists. “Talkies” are | responsible for this. The Irish tenor| Norma Shearer and will make short singing subjects. Among | Trving Thalberg, were among thuse famous stage folk are Jeanne Eagles,|week ending in Mexico. “Peg” Tal- Florence Reed, Fay Bainter, Mabel| madge, mother of the famous Talmadge Wayne, Eva Le Galliene, Oscar Shaw, |sisters, was another. Mary Eaton and “Texas” Guinan.| Bob Leonard, the director, and his “Texas” has been so thoroughly pub-| wife, Gertrude Olmstead, crossed the licized through her New York night|porder for the Friday-to-Monday jaunt. | clubs and their vicssitudes that she is| Bob Leonard was once the husband of | known the world over. the perennially young Mae Murra1y. He Adtas Yos' SeIlIE0E Tatolis: §aka bogks | BT, SIS it helng < thR iniGOrep GUCH her husband, spouse of a conspicuous star. Gertrude beauty hints by famous stars provide the most hearty laughter. Joan Craw- ford makes a classic contribution: “Every minute of leisure I have." she is quoted. “I kick off my pumps and give my toes a daily dozen to the tune | of the nursery rhyme, ‘This Little Pig| Went to Market. Early in the morn- | ing I am out on the lawn running barefoot on the dewy grass.” 1 Hollywood—just. one bucolic pastime after another, if you believe the preva- lent publicity. The Hollywood week end frequently ends in Mexico these days. Agua| Caliente is the new resort popular with | movieites. | A charming hotel with a decidedly Continental flavor is one reason for its | popularity. Vintage wines and a! NENTUCKY VOTERS | COTOPOLLS TODAY Two Contests Mark Prima- ries to Select Nominees for Congress. ! By the Associated Press. FRANKFORT, Ky.. August 4-—Bitter Democratic contests in two congression- al districts gave interest to an otherwise | listless primary as Kentucky voters of | both major parties went to the polls | today to select nominees for Representa- | tives in Congress and one member of the Court of Appeals. i Predicted showers were expected to| cut the vote. In the first district, W. Voris Gregory, ' former United States district attorn at Louisville and present Representative | in Congress from Mayfield, Ky. is op-| posed for renomination by Garth Fer- guson, State Senator, in a strenuous compaign, during which Senator Fergu- son charged Representative Gregory's | | Governor Nearly 3,000 Ahead of | | Alister for the Democratic uuberm»; Olmstead does not attract quite so| much limelight. Ben Lyon, Roy D'Arcy and William Russell had income tax liens for last year's earnings filed against them to- day. Russell and Lyon both are al- leged to owe the Government more than $2,500 each. Roy D'Arcy, who recently filed peti- tion for bankruptey listed at ST4T D'Arcy and Lita Grey Chaplin have been planning a joint. vaudeville tour. “I think you're bewitching,” he mur- mured, pouring her another glass of champagne. & ust my sex appeal,” said she, rais- ing the glass to her carmine lips.’ (Copyright, 1928, by North American Newspaper Alliance.) MRS. ROSS TO GO EAST. Former Governor Plans Campaign Work in New York. CHEYENNE, -Wyo., August 4 (@).— Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Governor of Wyoming and first vice president of the Democratic national committee, will leave here today or tomorrow for New York City, where she will main- tain headquarters until after the November election. Mrs. Ross, as chairman of the women’s activities of the Democratic party, expects to visit various parts of the country, but said her plans are in- definite at this time. HORTON HOLDS LEAD IN TENNESSEE RACE| McAlister, With Count Almost Complete. By the Associated Press. { NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 4.—A lead of close to 3,000 was held today by | Gov. Henry H. Horton over Hill Mec- Will Rogers Says: BOHEMIAN GROVE, Calif.—Just blew up from Los Angeles with a head wind all the way. This is that famous Bohemian Grove Club you have heard so much of. 1Its wonderful in these great redwood trees. I thought the place was very exclusive, but I run into Har- rison Fisher, Jim- my Swinnerton, and even George McManus, Jiggs | and Maggie and | Hoover belongs. He is busy | sho%.ening hisac- | ceptance speech. He is not going to promise as much as he first | thought he | would. | HOLD MURDER DUE TO INSANE IMPULSE Temporary Derangement Be-_ lieved Cause of Slaying and | Suicide by Texas Woman. By the Associated Press. WACO, Tex., August 4—Authorities today believed Mrs. B. O. Ashworth, 24, was suffering from a temporary insane | delusion when she shot and killed Miss | Charlie Lawson, 24, yesterday, then | committed suicide by drinking acid, | after attempting to force a draught of | the liquid down the throat of her 18- | month-old daughter. | The act occurred in the offices of the Waco News-Tribune and Times-Herald, where Miss Lawson was employed as a clerk. Mr. Ashworth is cashier of the papers, and was in an adjoining office at the time, He declined to make any statement. ® Miss Lawson died instantly with two of three bullets fired from a ting pistol lodged near her heart. Mrs. Ashworth died an hour later in a hospital with her husband at her side. The baby's throat and mouth were seared, but physicians said she was not seriously injured. Entering the office casually, Mrs. Ash- worth engaged the clerk in a low-voiced | conversation, which no one else heard. Suddenly the girl ran screaming for the protection of a concrete pillar and Mrs. Ashworth fired three bullets at her. Holding other clerks at bay with the | pistol, the woman reached into her handbag for the phial, and attempted to force part of the contents down her | baby's throat. She then drained the | fatal container and the baby fell from | her arms as she sank unconscious to the | floor. | Other employes could offer no ex- | vlanation of the act other than tem- porary derangement. The couple had | been married five years. Ashworth is 30 ' years old. INJURY 70 STONE HAY STOPCAREE lActor, Hurt in Plane Crash, “Doing Nicely” in Hospital. By the Associated Press. NEW LONDON, Conn. August 4-— Fred Stone today had oniy an even chance of returning to the stage whose | boards he has trod for a quarter of & century as a vaudeville and musical comedy star. Both legs, his right thigh, left wrist and lower jaw fractured and with sun< dry other dislocations and bruises, he was “doing nicely” in Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, where he was taken after the airplane in which he was making a solo flight crashed near Trumbull flying field yesterday. The doctors said only time would tell | whether his broken bones would knit | sufficiently for him to resume his antics on the stage. They said it might be two months and it might be a year before he could walk again. He is 55 years old. Telegrams from friends all over the country were pouring into the hospital today, attesting to the affection in which he was held by members of his profession. Rex Beach. the author, came here from New York to be at the bedside of his friend. Mrs. Stone and one daughter were with him. Mr. Stone, an aviation enthusiast, | was making one of his first flights alone when the motor failed and the plane nosed down into the ground. He had been taking flying lessons for some time and had hoped to qualify soon for a pilot's license. He aiready had erected a hangar and leveled off a landing field on his estate near Lyme, Conn. 2700 Conn. Ave. Opposite Wardman Park Hotel Most Desirable Apartments Kitchs ith. roos 14 rooms. kitches Reasonable WARDMAN MANAGEMENT Avply Resident Manager. (OlLomar] OIL BURNER YOUR PAMILY, too. deserves “heat without work or worry.” Ofl heat is now within reach of every home—large or small. In- vestigate now. Order now. Be ready for Winter. Domestic SERVICE Corp'n 1706 Connecticut Ave. Phone Potomae 2048 to both major political parties to limit | their campaign expenditures to $3.000,- | assembly did not outline a plat- | keynote speech outlined the Republic- | tor Pat Harrison of Mississippl sald at | the | supporters with having improperly dls- posed of ballot book stubs in the pri- mary_two years ago, when ’»"",‘;f,‘:?,l was defeated by a narrow margin. | barrage of per- | in the race, Horton and McAlister had ;:nmd]']dgf;f! D S | the fight to themselves from the start. The race was expected to be close. | McAlister's headquarters had not Thomas S. Rhea, figure in the political rém\cedcd the governor's nomination to- e of the State for, 18 years and ally | day. ::I‘ Percy Haly, field marshal of the anti- | Returns from 2,044 out of 2230 pre- race track element of the Democratic cincts showed Horton 92,299; McAlister, party, is opposing John W. Moore, the 89,334, incumbent, for the nomination to Con- | . McAlister piled up a tremendous plu- gress in the third district. Miss Myrtle rality in Shelby County (Memphis) and Poynter of Greenville, Ky., also is seek- also in his home county of Davidson, | ing the nomination, but her candidacy | which includes Nashville. The coun- was not drawing any great support, ac- | try districts, however, on the face of cording to early reports today. unofficial ,returns, more than offset his | 'The Rhea-Moore campaign rivaled | advantage. the Ferguson-Gregory fight in point of | County elections boards will meet personal bitterness. Monday to tabulate the returns and o other districts the present Repre- | certify them to the secretary of State. sentatives are either unopposed or the sy fights are so_one-sided that no State| \inaINIA WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILING TUESDAY |lnlerest attaches to them. | One important development, however, Gov. Byrd, French Charge and Other Prominent Speakers torfal nomination as unofficial returns from Thursday's primary were practi- | cally complete. While there were four | was the announcement recently from Republican headquarters that, even in districts normally regarded as strongly Democratic, there would be stiff cam- paigns for the Republican nommec.xl | this year. on Luray Program. o e | FOREST FIRE TRACED | VLURAY. Va. ‘Augist 4G Harr . Byrd, John J. Wicker, jr. of the TO JILTED INDIAN Siate department of the American Love-Smitten Redskin Applies Legion; Capt. John Paul, Representa- tive T. W, Harrison, Gen. Gardner Wal- | Torch When Girl Flees to Soli- tude With His Rival. lar, the Monticello Guards, under com- { mand of Capt. M. B. Fletcher, will take | - By the Associated Press part_in the unvelling here Tuesday of a tablet to Virginia's war dead. Count. TORONTO, Ontario, August 4—The story of an Indian who set fire to a de Sartiges, charge d'affaires of the French embas himself a soldier of | France, will participate in the cere- | monies. The ceremony will begin at 2 foresi in which the maid who jilted him had fled with his rival came from the North woods today. Capt. Roy Maxwell, director of the | pm. in Luray Caverns Park. | Mayor W. Henry Huffman and mayors { provincial air service, told the story in describing the work of his depart- of other towns in Page County have issued proclamations requesting all ment, part of which was to aid the royal Canadian mounted police in business places to close and the citizens to turn out en masse. Legion posts | invitations. The Monticello Guards will | capturing the love-smitten Indian | r ool o ";‘hv Indian had been singing love “PPERY in their colonial costumes. tendance. The Miller-Campbell Post of this city has received hundreds of acceptances to other parts of the State will be in at- | i INSPECT TODAY Apartments ideally arranged, located and maintained at rentals comparing favorably with those of other apartments which do not afford the many advantages enjoyed at The Qrgonne SIXTEENTH & COLUMBIA ROAD NORTHWEST STORES FOR RENT 17th St. bet. Pa. Ave. and H St. N.W. These stores are being offered on a good lease for the first time For further particulars apply RANDALL H. HAGNER & CO. INCORPORATED 1321 Conmn. Ave. Dee. 3600 ! him and fled with another suitor into| the woods. Following them, the re-| | throughout the Shenandoah Valley and | songs to a girl of his race. She fjilted | b BEACH MUSIC BARRED. | (R AR e | jected suitor waited until the couple | {ontered forest area in the Lake|Residents Near Bathing Resort! [ Savant region, ‘Then he methodically 4 i set to work to dre the whole area Object to “Barber Shop” Songs. ! A forest ranger surprised him at the | puaANSTON, 1N, August 4 (@) fask and extinguished the several fires. | iV AVERON: ik BERE ent on | | The 1ndian Sacsped. . |the Evanston beaches—and each night | | Enlisting the aid of the air service. | jorenfer—for - Adelin”_and all w the rest of the barber shop library of song Persons lving near the beaches com- plained that the alleged harmonies | (alleged was the word they used) in- | | terfered with their sleep. The depart- | ment of recreation thereupon ordered | all noeturnal harmonizers to come to complete stop at @ p.m. the royal Canadian mounted flew into th» wilderness to the Indian's camp and arrested him, . | The jazz craze has so completely captured the new generation of Hun- garfans that the gypsy muslolans are facing a serious financlal crisis, Every hotel and restaurant in Budapest has | a its jazz band, while only one-third of | “Diminuendo to an absolute planis- the 120 gypsy orchestras of the capital | simo,” was the way one of the more are employed cultured police officers explained it éhcmic;l lnh;bltl;m Put to Work To Aid Peroxide Blondes, Scientist Sa_vs | lasting service |un|:1umh»~ for less than | LVANST . August soroxide | & drop of acetanilide serves to prevent HiaNBToN, L Sunet 4 ,"",;'"' | P mpoatiion In. se6i UIQ ounce | blondes and inhibitlons were grouped s | ,¢ commercial hydrogen peroxide.” aMinities of science today by Dr. H. N. | By use of inhibitors-—which retard Alyen of Princeton University, a speaker | oxidation rubber now lasts three to on the program of the American Chemi- | five times as long as It did, sald Dr cal Boclety Institute at Northwestern | Waldo L. Semon of the B. ¥, Goodrich University | Co | Peroxide blondes, he sald, owe a great | "Rubber was the first used for Winter deal to sclentific inhibitions, for inhibi- | overshoes 100 years ago in New Eng- tions in chemistry, it was explained, are |land,” said Dr. Semon, “They worked used to keep things fresh and lasting fine until they were put away for the “By means of inhibitions," sald Prof. | Summer, then they simply melted away, Alyea, “we can Prfvant butter from be- | eaving a bad odor behind them. coming rancid, foodstuffs from spoiling, The trouble was that the alr had and eventually we may be able,” with | oxidized the rubber. No inhibitors had them, to retard harmful life processes, | been used in their manufacture. Sei- such s the growth of diseased tissue | ence got busy. The result has been the and germs | prolongation of the life of rubber used “Inhibition will continue to render [in 30,000 diffevent products.” L | By the Assoclated Press INSPECT TONIGHT Bighvietv Apartments Cor. 13th and Clifton Sts. N.W. Facing Central High School RECEPTION HALL—LIVING ROOM —MURPHY BED—-COMPLETE KITCHEN AND BATH, ONLY $40 _Um-_nl the highest points, with magnificent view of entire city, convenient to 11th and 14th street ¢ r lines, markets and theaters; arranged in 1 to 4 rooms and bath and porches 1 room, reception hall, kitchen and bath. .. . . .. 1 large room, reception hall, kitchen and bath . . . . $45.00 3 rooms, reception hall, kitchen and bath. . . . . .. .$65.00 — See Resident Manager, Apt. No. 102 South Open Every Day and Evening Irigidaires and awnings, INCORPORATED 131 H STRFFT NORTHWEST