Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1929, Page 16

THE EVENING DRY AGENT THROWN, CENTRAL AR LIN OFF SEIZED TRUCK; PRISONERS ESCAPE Albert Joyce in Hospital With Gash in Head and Dis- located Hip. “FAW DOWN, GO BOOM” COMMENT OF VICTIM Treasury Official Says Liquor Sus- pects Were Being Taken to Jail. from a truck which he and ition agent had seized Albert Joyce, | Clary. itimore Prohibi- in Baltimore. “From the verbal report I have,” Col. Herbert said, “Joyce and another pro- hibition agent had to my compan: T .Yoyee ‘The scene and an SENATE ERPLOYED 1S, GRAND JURY E Senator Bingham Says Body Receives Many Reguests to Conduct Investigations. be able cmw Bingham ag—ofl” the that the President’s law enforcement ‘would and suc- u“. pouounln, with ‘& son or corporation, it becomes news and ok newspapers give added publicity |, . ASK RECEIVER BE NAMED HARRY F. KENNEDY, ‘Who last night was elected chairman of an Alexandria committee which will conduct a drive in the Virginia city to raise funds for the widow and five chil- dren of Police Sergt. Charles R. Mec- who was murdered while on duty Thursday night. Kennedy is an Alex- andria and Washington attorne; = ACCESSORY CHARGE IN MURDER CASE!% ,; Algxandria Prosecutor Con- sidering Lodging Complaint Against Sextet. Special Dispatch to The Star ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 32.—Com- mvull.hn Attorney Albert V. Bryan charging four colored mn lnd two col ‘women with being | a accessories to the fact in the murder . Charles R. McClary by 1, colored, in an alley on ck-South Patrick street here Thursday nig] tht. Police mmny le&n,luly established Cameron d_ Keith, 314 North AIM meez. and Helen Miller, 328 North Plyne gtreet, are still being detained ney Bryan decided prosecu them for withholding information from the police. tted talking oohnd slu-_r of '.he pouumn Imrne- dlllel! nor tn the but WAS & lmger, ‘who w-mdmmmmasunnormm uhad'hollvedln'.hamune md'.h:n Pollee know “Kid” Lilly is a friend of luwnl membeu of the lmxn -xmn; in vhmmm'ueommlm ’A‘be'y ‘were steadfast in their denial of being ted with the slayer, however, it was not until about’ 12 hours after the slaying that police definitely ascertained who to search for. 10 COAST PLANNED BY CITIES ON ROUTE Commerce - Chambers Move to- Link Washington and Pacific. HEARING IS REQUESTED BEFORE P. 0. DEPARTMENT Committee Is Given Details of Survey of Proposed New Mail Service. A movement seeking uhbmhmmt of a mldu:entlnent ll.r mail and various cities along the proposed cen- "‘Alwrfll tion for hearing ical lor on the pro- posal has been made to the Post Of- fice Depu.ment and announcement is to be made shortly of the g of the hearings, at which cham- ber delegates will appear, it was sald yesterday at a meeting of the um!lon committee of ‘the Washington CI ber of Commerce, which has been mlk- ing a study of the subject. The matter of the additional trans- terday b Lieut. Walter Tflnm lvh’-fian eomrnl’ 0! fee chairman, in the form of a com- gomm umnf St. me'u T h:r erce s Okla. The lml himber ‘commities voted of t tion o Siitior ise ‘partici- pation in the forthcoming hearings and trm strong indorsement given to the P"The chamber hes been informed that 23 lorm 18| & preliminary su shows there will be mmelmt air and de- d to make the new profitable, luch a line giving much quicker serv- ice than the northern line now run- nl.nc ‘West from New York and hington, under Was] the new plan. and | would be connected with the West Pittsburgh, instead of New York. The communication from the St. !fluls chamber lhlfld The man continued walking and Mc- %mefl to catch him. When ry reached the mouth of the al- ley on Patrick street the man wheeled and fired point-blank four times. Only one shot took effect, the bullet enter- ing the body near the left shoulder, penetrating and cutting & vein in the neck and finally lodging near the right yolk‘.ennn struggled toward De- Sergt. Sims, who came running scene, threw his arms around the lve and muttered, “They did it.” nced dead upon ver disappeared into the night still at large despite large posses lice, citizens and volunteer firemen, immediately combed the city and t counties. Had Been Arrested. Lilly had been arrested here June 9 by McClary, S8ims and Motor Cycle Po- S | sheriff near Danville, Va. Later it was learned here thl.t in Wilson, N. C. Lilly is also wanted , for the murder of a price of $1,200 on his head. There u a' reward of $1,000 offered by the Alexandria City Council for Lilly’s apprehension. Police here are of the opinion that Lilly did not corne‘ b‘\f:mw Ale;uu:’drgn in rever or g arre y e bu:‘.eecldad to risk visiting shoot his way out FOR APARTMENT HOUSE |mirder Howard W. Van Senden Brings Buit Against Valley Vista Co. and Two Trustees. In'xnent of a receiver is asked in it filed in the District Supreme by Hnnun ‘W. Van Senden for the Valley Vista Apartment House at ‘)}el.mont road and Ashmead pla ‘The Through Attorney Webster Ballinge t:: pllinufl -y: that April 26, lsfl A grindstone 14 inches thick was ‘exhibited recent ’!’“nlm Funeral services 3 will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of his sister, Mrs. Nettie Coombs, 427 Queen street, with Rev. William S. Hammond, r of the Methodist Church, South, con- ducting the rltu. Interment will be in Bethel Cemete: Potomac Lodge, No. 38, lndependem Order of Ol Feliows, Alexandria M and No. 24, American Legion, will take pas Search for the Hl’!l' is still being pushed. Meanwhile a citizens’ commit- tee has been o1 to raise funds r | for the widow and five children of Mc- Clary. Harry F. Kennedy heads the oup which has already raised approx- itely $500. Mrs. Mary W. Troth is vice chairman and C. C. Carlin, jr., treasurer. “Washington vaond as the East- ern terminus, the thought being that there is an adequate two-hour service to New York that probably would not ofl’er l%y delay to New York-bound proposed. new _route vould afford - it that connectioh-and would benefit not only the people along the Toute but ey A les S, represen the Tulsa Chambet of Commerce, a r- ed before the committee on aviation and gave the results of a detailed sur- ::ry lhnwh\: thc need for this new < LIBRARY DISPUTE Woodridge Boundaries Need Not Limit Location, Con- troller General Holds. wA controversy as to whether the without re(nd to m o bou nlonguumfiu tatnllm- berolpeovhlnflu m known as oodrldnlryeommmvfinulnd e question was raised Joseph W. cheyney. a resident of ":’Iubdlvlllon Oodfldl!, at 2615 Myrtle avenue northeuh who pointed out that the ‘words of the appropriation act called for the establishment of branch libraries it the propassl o put Yee Hhary st pul at 2m Rhode Island avenue normmm t failed to comply with the law, as this point was 231 feet west of the nearest point in the elt_that the I beln‘ln!-hehurtolflmlnu 3:-“::«':’- and immediately opposite Woodrla:e branch nl the United !llfl'.l post office, would d sacrifice the ad- vantages of central location. The mat- w'r“wu Teferred to the controller gen- eral. The latter wrote: “It m\ut hau been the intent of Congress in funds would be used in such a manner as to benefit the greatest number of citizens in that community as it is generally known, and as it exists today, without reference to what the orj 1 real estate subdivision by the private owner included.” Chreme s RITES FOR AUTO CRASH VICTIM ARE HELD TODAY Funeral for Willlam Herman Davie, 2 "renwr, who was d yesterday in a triple au- tomobile crash that injured nu other persons on the Defense Highway, near Bladensburg, were held this l(mnoon at 2 o'clock at Nevius funeral hom 924 New York avenue. lntemem wlfl be at Hickman, Ky. Mr. Davie, wxwe-mcwthhdtywo years ago from his home near chk- man, lived here with an At and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davie, Ilol Hnt father, Mr, and Mrs. Davie, a sister and three brothers, all of Hick- man. Paupers’ Home Tenantless. BELFAST (P)—The Castleberg pau. pers’ home, been wi ln inmate for five yum 'nu overseer and gatekeeper have remained p:tunu: on duty waiting for a customer. Dogs Refuse to Arbitrate, Master Intcrccdes. Is Eugene Sullivan’s atiempts to induce the participants in a dog fight to resort Treated at Hospital|ic and in the excitement he mistook his mumter'l arm for s plece of canine neck. SETTLED BY MCARL 255z 'honu last night operated by John E. priating funds for the matntenante of | d at|8 bmnch library in Woodridge that the street. He is survived by his mother and | city. STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1929. | TRAFFIC OFFICER HURT BY TAXICAB Clarence S. Creel of Thll‘dl Precinct and 4-Year-Old Kmong Day’s Victims. . i Policeman Clarefice §. Creel of the third precinct was serfously injured while directing traffic &t_ Nineteenth street and New York avenue-last night . reel was taken to . Emergency . Hospital, "Where physiclans stated he maye have suf. fered a fractured skull in addition to a fl'lct\ll’ed right knee and bod: bruises. Irving Denenberg, driver of the cab, llvln¢ at 3219 Warder street, e the accident to police of the third precinct and was released afier a test showing that his brakes were in perlect ‘working order. accident occurred during a mme jam near Washington Audi- torium. Little Girl Run Down. Poul'-yelr-uld Elizabeth Goulder of 0 Second street southeast suffered a nud injury and severe shock when run down by an automobile near her Adams, 23 years old, of 816 Potomac avenue southeast. The child was taken to Casualty Hospital and treated by Dr A. Magruder MacDonald. to police, the child ran Imm behind a parked automobile on her way to cross the street to greet her father, Robert Goulder. lams was unable to bring his car to a stop before striking the child. Earl R. Nickerson, 26 years old, of 1855 Calvert street, and two other oc- cupants of his automobile, Opal Sie- grist, 25 years old, 1620 R street, and Catherine McCune, 19 years old, also of the R street address, were injured early last evening when Nickerson's car collided with another, Injured Taken to Hospifal. Margery B, McClellan, Twin Oaks, Bluemont, Va., registeded at Mayflower Hotel, police reported was driver of the other car. The three injured persons were taken to Emergency Hospital and given first ald by Dr. C. B. White. None of them was seriously injured, it ‘was reported. ‘Watt Stewart, 37 years old, 3628 S street, was driver of an automobile that knocked down and slightly injured George Page, 12 years old, 2500 street, near Washington Circle yester- afternoon. The boy was given first ¢ Emergency Holpih.l by Dr. C. B. White for an injury to his leg. Alice Hopkins, colored, 32 years old, of 202 B street, was knocked down at Pennsylvania avenue and Third street yesterday afternoon by the automobile of * Harold 8. Blankenbecker, 2018 Evarts street northeast, shocked and slightly bruised, She received treat- ment at home. s i bl RITES FOR MISS | FOWLER. Native of Geor‘uown Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. Funeral services for Miss Lorena C. Fowler of 1338 Thirtieth street, who died early Thursday, were held- from her late_home today. Interffient was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Miss Fowler was born in Georgetown September 30, 1851, and has been a continuous resident there since. She is survived by a nephew, Lloyd Flack, and @ niece, Mrs. Richard Huschison of this CITY NEWS IN BRIEF, TODAY. The Ladies’ Booster ciass of the Me United Brethren Sunday school, at North Capitol and R streets, ‘Youn will_hold its ann: u&knm and outlnl at Marshall Hall ternoon evening. FUTURE. Wmen G. Hudlnl Chapter, No. 31, 8., eet Tuesday, June 25. will be lnuhtlnn and degrees are be conferred by pasi matrons and ";:I.l: ‘This will be the last meeting The Loyal Knights of the Round Ta- ble will mae(. at luncheon June 25, 12:30 pm., nivzulty Club. Ruth Chapter, "No. . 1, O. E. 8, wil luvc @ lawn fete June 25, n 3 o'clock, t Georgia avenue and P anch Md Card playing in the :venln‘. o. mn If you need work, read the want col- of The Star. Reading Reveals Rainfall Greatest At Blue Plains ‘The greatest sustained rainfall in the electrical storm last night, according to an unofficial reading of a Sewer Department rain gauge, was at Blue Plains, where the Home for the Aged is located. There 3 inches of rain fell in 35 minutes. At the Sewer Depart- ment yards, Second and N sireets southenst, 3 inches fell in 43 min- uou an average of 4.2 inches per or that interval. M’KEEVER IS ELECTED TO OFFICE BY LIONS y | Washington Man Is Named Third Vies, President at Annual Convention in Louisville. Robert L. McKeever, past president of the Washington TLions Club and prominent in realty circlés here, was elected unanimously third vice,presi~ dent of Lions International at the an- nual convention yesterday in Loulsville, Ky. Mr. McKeever's nomination was brought about largely through the ef- forts of Leonard W. De Gast, secretary of the local club, who was a member of the nominating committee, accord- ing to word recelved today from the Kentucky city. Mr. De Gast returned here last night and Mr. McKeever will arrive today or tomorrow. candidates for third vice president, but both withdrew prior to the voflnc. Ray L. Riley of Sacramento, Calif., was elected president of the interna. tional organization. New directors are Joseph R. Adams, Chicago; Roderick [ house Bedlow, Birmingham, and William Yungstrom, Elmira, according to As- sociated Press dispatches. Denver was chosen as next year's convention city, Mr. McKeever is president of the real estate firm of McKeever & Goss and & member of the Washington Real Estate Board. He long has been active in club and civic work. He is a member of the City Club, Wasl n Board of Trade, Racquet Club, Congressional Country Club and other organizations. X |BYSTANDER SAVES BOY FROM DROWNING IN PARK Eight-year-old Jimmy Jones of 1360 Irving street was saved from probable drowning yesterday afternoon by the prompt action of J. W. White of Nor- folk, Va., who jumped into the waters of Rock Creek, where the boy had been wading, and brought him to shore. Mrs. O. B. Jones, Jimmy's mother, was a spectator to the near-drowning and the rescue. ‘The child had ventured into deep water and he was seized with cramps just as he started to swim. He had gone down twice before White could reach him. This morning his mother said he showed no effects of the experi- ence. ‘The accident occurred at a ford in the creck north of Connecticut Avenue Bridge. Mrs, Jones said that she and Jimmy had gone to the park because of the heat, taking their lunch with them. For a while the little boy waded about the ford with & number of other chil- dren. Gradually gaining confidence, he decided to show his playmates that hu could swim. He was immediately seized with cramps. —_— McDONNELL RITES TODAY. Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Bar- nett McDonnell, wife of Dr. H. B. Mc- Donnell of the University of Maryland, who died at her home in Colhfi Park, Md,, Thursday, are be held from St. Andrew’s Episcopal urch, Col- lege Park, at 3 o'cleck this afternoon. Rev. Ronalds Taylor is am:hmu m- terment will follow in O.he of St. John's Episcopal C! un:h, Be.\ll- ville, Md. Mrs. McDonnell was a member of a prominent Maryland family and a daughter of the late Dr. Ar d Ma- Forrest principal "of the College Par] and Mrs, Levin B. Broughton, and two Miss Susen . Hilleary Magruder of Washington lr:: Mrs. George Peter | of Kensington, M ‘There were two other | en! STORM HITS HARD INSUBURBAN AREA Three Cars Submerged Under Silver Spring Viaduct—Fire- men Kept Busy. By a Btaft Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., June 22— Simultaneous with the deluge which flooded many parts of the metropolitan district 1ast night, fire sirens called vol- unteer firemen to blazes started by lightning in various sections. Koads were flooded, cars slid into ditches and water dlmost completely submerged three cars at the viaduct here. Montgomery County police, making their rounds during the storm, discov- ered the tops of three cars shcwing just above the water level under the railroad. bridge and, not knowing whether were in them, took prompt steps to have them hauled out. Huwev:r. it was found that the occu- pants had gotten out safely and had uflz refuge elsewhere. ile in an ordinary rain a torrent of water.pours into.the viaduct, phein: from 3 to 4 feet there, it runs off usually in about 20 mlnll'&. bled the the Silver !wlnl and xmlin(- ton Fire " Dej called shortly after of Capt. C. M. .mo(mmmu\ District police precinet. was destroyed, but m-t Nlld lnn were saved. The home of Mason D. lLeming, at North Chevy Chase, wfletn a damage of $2,000, when fire there by a milkman ouly today. house was only destroyed. Leming family is sald to be Oklahoma. ‘Telephone service in many. parts of the metropolitan district was crippled by the storm, but was entirely restored early today. e in viaduct, Sergt. Guy Je ern district station placed Officer Joseph Nolte at the northern nrptvuh to send traffic around by the Blair Brldn any Justcie of the ice Charles P. was stationed at the wuthnm Deputy Sheriff Baker Fi of the police station, nm nedud re- ports of the damage, and answered scores of inquiriers about fires, noticed by residents awakened by the storm. Taxed Sewer System. J. B, Gordon, District sanitary en- gineer, in charge of the sewer system, said that the nl.nnl.l last night was the heaviest that his department had ever been called n to deal with and that it was far excess of the ca- pacity of the system. He would not express an opinion as to whether the system had failed or had met the emergency. Up to 10 am. today there had been 30 complaints of flooded basements. ‘The Sewer and Water Dej care of all of them out to pump water from the cellars at Wi Barracks and the Mar- tha Washington School, on O near North Capitol street. The mllddy nterputlcmcmunontho e oing n?ec‘l‘l:ru:. not af pum) ouf except in extraordinary ‘The other departments have luelu pumps designed for muddy nun worked from the engines of mental trucks, mry.vnn-hhmhmwmr:lnd in the Sewer Departments was presseéd into the service of relieving flood conditions early. Some were put to work in cellars, others in rems mud from sidewalks and streets and to cleaning catch basins, fouled with mud. were alded by gangs of workmen from the highway department. TOBACCO CROP DAMAGED. Marlboro Section Suffers From Rain; Baltimore Boulevard Flooded. Special Dispateh to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md,, June 22.—The ummm%hwm eonsiderable damage in fiooding caused Georges County, highways, cwmm the tomoblle caught in of water on Sheridan road ;m. Lowell Finch (righ®) show the -ntnum by‘htn of mud and ir homes Fifth and Jngraham sireets. Below: Housewives near Fifth and Ingraham streets clean- TORRENTIAL STORM PLAYS HAVOC, BUT DAMAGE IS SLIGHT (Continued From First Page) reported down in the streets. This was l.n front of 917 Eighteenth street, where of the thoroughfare was roped ofl until the obstruction could be cleared. ‘While an entertainment was in prog- ress at 655 B street northeast, the beat- ing rain found several holes ifi the roof, the house and loosened the plaster, whlch descended on the stair- case and in the hallway. Frightened occupants called out the firemen, who cleared away the fallen plaster _and ade cy repairs to the roof. rs also received a report early today that the cellar at O-hn Span- ish embassy, Sixteenth and Fuller streets, had been flooded. The sudden storm broke the heat wave, at least temporarily. Mounting temperatures yesterday afternoon were thought to have caused the collapse of Harry Winslow, 33 years old, of an un- known address, who was found un- conscious on the ground in the p-rk at Fourth and F streets. removed to Casualty He ambulance and treated for heat prostra- tion by Dr. H. J. Konzelman. Win- slow's condition was undetermined to- day. He remained at the hospital, SR A HAILSTORM VICTIMS T0 ASK U. S. FOR AID Caswell County, Va., Farmers Suf-! fered Loss of Crops and Gardens. Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., June 22—Two hun- dred families living in the path of a hailstorm which swept a two-mile swath through Caswell County, N. C., this week are to make application to the Government for a loan under the enactment of the last Congress pro- viding for allowances to planters who h-umflnndtmflnodmuhueh- 'l-l uu duuunn of the Appeals also are being made for donations - of lurplnl ;fihor&rflumfl' 1 may be lost Not ‘were growing crops - dfludmuMMGMolnu t and in Tiave been” witled by barked by sharp fragments of ice which fell. COL. PERRIN L. SMITH DROPS DEAD ON LINKS | % Col. Perrin L. Smith, finance officer ~ atthe 2d Corps Area, Governors Island, N. Y., formerly stationed at the War Department, - fell dead while playing golf at Hastings, nearby, yuffldu Department advices. cording to War Go] Bmlth came from Illinois and served in plnd' insurrection, yes and was awarded Distinguished Service Medal and iwo silver star cita- tions for efficiency and gallantry in ac- tion. His wife, Mrs. Janet C. Smith, is at Governors ind. ‘The War Department has also been advised of the death of Col. Elijah B Martindale, jr., Coast Corps, a Fort Winfleld Scott, Calif., Thllrldl Col. Martindale was a veteran of both the Spanish War and the World War. He came from Indiana and was ated from the Culver Military Academy in 1895. He reached the grade of eol- onel in February, 1921. His wife, Mrs. Lucy H. Martindale, survives him. Dies on Trip Here. Mrs. Nina Vicory, 45 years old, on an Whfle mr ;au from her home ‘l.l} higan, ney yesterday shortly after being taken from the tourist camp in East Potomac Park. Death was caused by cardiac asthma. interfering with electric and telephone 10~ | service and washing away M crops, eomlmnm existed again at here the water was . detour land to crop had been torrential rains. out of order this morn one nflm of '-he State M ‘; m reporf of mnw-y d.uun in the s DAMAGE NOT GREAT. Alexandria Escapes Storm With Minor Casualties; 25 Lights Out. sagsi i1 BEETLE INVASION MENAGES CAPITAL DESPITE WARFARE Swarms of Millions of Orien- tal Pests Are Expeocted Within Few Years. TRAPS ARE DISTRIBUTED T0 HELP FIGHT SPREAD Science Hopes to Develop Parasite to Combat Plant Peril ' in Nation. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. ‘There is mly likelthood that swarms of millions bestias of dreaded Japanese will lnlut tht m‘:ru e:'mu the dnpm the uumn efforts to check the growth of the present infestation. Such was the prediction of the Bu- reau of Entomology of the Department of Agriculture, based on the experience of the Japanese beetle control labor: tory at Moorstown, N. J., where a large staff of scientists have been engaged in ngmlnl this Oriental pest for several TM beedn n be controlled so that us damage, but no be left to propagate it gereniol traps, now dis- all over Washini by the plant quarantine division of the depart- ment, are effective means of delaying the th of the infestation, since every beetle caught in them at this season probably means a great many less next year. They also are valuable in enabling entomologists to determine the centers of infestation and to calcu- late roughly the number of the insects at large. In addition, the ob~ jects are effective in arousing popular interest in the beetles. “Killers” Are Liberated. ‘The final control of the insects, how- ever, probably depends on the develop- ment of some which will feed upon them. Much work is being done in this line at the Moorstown station and several insects have been liberated. Visitors to New Jersey early next month, when literally blllhlu of the beetles will be abroad, get some idea of what the Dllm nvenhully can expect, according Quaintance, head o( lhc trull. l.nleeL! man fial In_the En it finds plenty to eat. ‘While the Japanese beetle is not so prolific as many insects, its mortality rate is very low, Dr. Quainf out. Prac its onl,y enemy in this section is man, The fact that the in- festation here was detected very early and control measures started at once, he indicated, means little, since the same was true in New Jersey and Penn- sylvania. The infestation rew and s;m-d in spite of everything t could Mnnwhfle the Bumu of Ento: laboratories is devel e fective control mel developed method is lead in the soil of lawns about 300 wunm to fl“l:u ly on kills the grul lawn, which would if the insects were Hitherto lawns spraying them with emulsion, a llqueM tlu lnrrwe the grubs. This practice able nuisance. since the und, does not break down from acids in the sofl, so that one application is md!ormenlyun. Spraying Js Effective Methed. Spraying trees and shrubs vn.h ar- senate of lead, Dr. aration eonhlnlm & green uc me first “m g the Compared with ll’tenl" of lud, however, it is ve. Tbe control me?-hod‘ already in hand, Quaintance point ted out, cause a nerbun eeonmb loss to culture. It loads on the shoulders the farmer and nurservman only the added expense of controlling it. In sueh a community ad the District, with its thousands of home gardens, however, Il is likely to be & source of constant {rritation. ‘The traps placed about WthnMn in the last few weeks have enabled ento- mnk'm-u to obtain a fair idea of the extent already reached by the infesta- tion. The first capture oecurred June 11, an early record- for the beetle. On June 17 55 beetles were taken in the traps in Arlington County. Three Centers of Infestation. There are three centers of infestation. The first extends from the north end of Potomac Park and through the Capi- tol grounds; the second, and worst, is about at the junction of Wisconsin ave- nue and Elliott street. in Chevy Chase, and the third is southwest ot Potomac Yards between St. Elmo and Rosemont, in Arlington County. It is txficted that other centers will be found the ne::';ew‘veek.lh le from the Japanese beetle in- festation, according to Dr. Quaintance, 'ashington has had a fortunate Spring lo far as insects are concerned. The only new outbreak has he cherry aphis, which curls the tips of ;I‘i:':a lg:ou I::ed leaves. Many comj ve N received, huz u!de from the u(lv ap] rul by over l.nluted shoots 1ntn mnp‘mlu- plant, when effective m taken for eliminating them. Ra'he HOLD FUNERAL RITES: FOR SIR A. MAURICE LOW Funeral services for Sir A. Maurice