Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1930, Page 18

B2 * B ENR(][[MENTS _TYPICAL ONE HUNDRED PER CENT ORATORY CONTEST SCHOOL Private and Parochial List| Includes Ten 100 Per Cent Institutions. parochial schools national _oratorical cont with lblhdl.nthe wl’ large rnmm of we per cent schools, 'o)rfl cgw private and. parochial division, enthusiasm .flu the in the contest, auguration of necessarily mean, it is pointed out, that every stcent il actually speak in the school tion, but that each | one has written & treatise on a con- stitutional subject which could be de- livered orally. Ten of wumnnom 13 prl'lh AM m- y-r are rated as 100 per cent institutions thelr entire nudent bodies en- pro- ! even ' marked by its oratorica] | | GO0-MILE TRAVELS THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 9, 1930—PART ONE. | Student body of Academy of the Sacred Heart, high school department. Story of Devotion in Fight on Typhoid in Virginia Moun- tains Related. Special Dispatch to The Star. HARRISONBURG, Va, March 8— A story of sacrifice and devotion to duty of a country doctor came into Har- risonburg yesterdsy from the mountain- ous district of Rockingham County. This doctor traveled 8500 miles by auto and walked 100 miles through snow to make 20 calls in & campaign to con- quer a typhoid fever epidemic in the Bennetts Run section of Brocks Gapy for which he received a total of $2. ‘The epidemic Iuon out in the Ben- netts Run section of the Shenandoah Mountains, Rockingham County, last December. There were 12 cases. The mlhd: Md The * Rockingham Count 'nu.lu:.nmnmmum. 2% T i Other local schools of the private and parochial division enrolled in the OFFICIAL “DEBATE” OVER PAY INCREASE 7 | mittedly Dr. Caldwell, who practiced in West Virginia, on the west side of the moun- tains, 30 miles away, and Charles L. Souders, oroetmnur of Bergton, to take the epidemic. They fought lt and won, the 12 patients recovering. “No man could huve done more for his fellow being -than Dr. Caldwell,” said Mr. Scuders in Harrisonburg yes- terday. “He drove his car over rough mountain roads for 20 visits. On many SEEZRIER % t4 i3 i E BT T i i CITIZENS DIVIDED OVER ELIMINATION OF TRAFFIC HAZARD (Oontinued From First Page.) an situation. ‘Traveling I.n an easterly direction along ivenue, one is on a down wn.hth:vlewo(menumd in mnmtu right cut off by build- ings at the cormer. Whil le there are it through them and that & watchman might fail to hmmhmhm@m with & passing train. Fear for Safely E: ',h\flel-mmhlfln !t lea NOT CONTROVERSIAL |procesd mmecinisiy sna (Continued Prom First Page.) actuarial valuation of lunh benefits to officers in the Army, showing that an annual con- lnbuflono!l'll’lwmb!olmhofl~ salary, exclusive sllowances, his active :grv?ee would be ;| thus mal MORE ANTI-SMOKE CHARGES ARE MADE (Continued From First Ps_t-) “l‘l JOI." “The real Jont ol Mr. Watres' bill,” ml'flfll found fact um it applies his pro- | ?rumlnn only to the large con- M{tl-nd not to residences, tention is not purely T ‘Washington of 1} | Sokla not. only mw"‘x;":a private consumers of coal bul gnim States OQ‘V ap'nuon o in the District. . lerred to Wash- q’l“m the District of Columbia | Imhnf. Found Dead. TOWN, W. Va, March 8 MM{ 66, mer- | By the Associated Press. SCHENECTADY, N, Y, March 8.— The voice of hroadcast radio is to boom forth next week with a strength never before attaine<—200 kilowatts of power. Calling wpom the assistance of six man sized tubes, each rated at 100 kilowatts, engineers of WGY have as- sembled the largest transmitter ever us2d for broadcast pllrposea It will zo on the air tomorro a_series o e‘rly morn(nt tests '.Iue will eondnue During ihe experiments WGY wil HIGHEST POWERED RADIO STATION |USES MAN SIZED TUBES IN TESTS NE]- BDETUR $2‘WGY Will Employ 200 Kilowatts in Seven Days of Early Morning Experimental Broadcasts. take the call letters W2XAG, under a special experimental lcense from the Federal Radio Commission to investi- gate high power. The tests will start at 4 am. and run until 6:30 on WGY’s broadcast channel of 379.5 meters or 790 kilocycles. Officials and unofficial observers will report on the signal strength in all parts of the country. Use of such high power has been made possible throu:h the devuug:mt some time ago of transmi big that it takes two men 'A) ‘put them %n their “sockets.” They are five feet ong. COURT PROCEDURE MEASURE READY mountain' spring and u) 3‘.’,.‘},‘,?.«““’"""““' redehed iy °'°"Bm Will Be Favorably Re- ported to Senate Early This Week. ‘The bill to revise the court procedure followed in Washington when appeals are taken from decisions of the Public Utilities Commission will be favorably reported to the Senate early this week in the form in which it was recom- 'l'he utility companies at & recent hearing objected to the measure in this form, contending that it went too far lnlhnmnsthepumolfiheewr 1o review actions of commission. Counsel for the eomptnlu recommend- ed a number of amendments, but they ‘These ges proce: originally were a part of the street rail- way merger. resolution, but the Senate committee decided to handle them as a separate bill, with the understanding that the merger resolution would not be | taken up in the Senate until the court amendments have been acted on. PASTOR'S LENTEN TOUR. Rev. Clyde Brown of Hyattsville to | tee Preach Out of Town. Special Distpatch to The Btar. HYATTSVILLE, ud. March 8.—Rev. Clydc Brown, ncm Ptumy ue- pal Chi nvfl‘l oul—of-w'n Du.l CI duflnl tba remainder of Lent. Hi follows: B unchku—st ndrew's Chapel, Cc|- lll.rch 14—S8t. Philip's Church, Laurel. March 20—Trinity Church, Upper Marlboro. March 27—Men'’s Club, St. Michael % |and_All-Angels’ Church, Aprll 11—8t. Colomba’s Church, Am'fl 11—Laytonsville, Md., Episcopal Unlted thank oflertn. for St. Mat- thew's Parish observed at a special bommunlon lervlne March 16 at 11 am. in Pinkney Memorial Church. were among the victors at the National Museum Citizens Blame Selfishness for Loss of Current Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 8.—John W. Harding and 15 other resi- dents of High Ridge, a suburb of Laurel, have appealed to the ublic service commission as fol- ws: “We, the undersigned citizens, upon the assurance of having current supplied us more than & vear ago, deposited with the An- napolis & Chesapeake Bay Power Co. each an initial deposit of $5, and after going to much trouble and expense in wiring our homes have had our money returned to us with a statemept that we are denied ‘the necessity asked for tharough hness of one man, ‘who claims right of way on both l-lmes ofmthe !hh!’e road, ln&.,b.- eving in your sense of jus- tice, we are maki {n: appeal to you for relief.” CITIZENS PUSH PAVING Indian Spring Park Association Plans Further Efforts for Improvement. Special Dispatch to The Star. INDIAN SPRING PARK, Md., March 8.—Further efforts will be made by the Indian Spring Park Citizens' Associa- |tion to have the Columbia road from | Avenel to White Oak improved, it was indicated at a recent meeting of the organization, Correspondence between Senators Tydings and Goldsborough and Representative Zihlman, all of Mary- land, and County Commissioner Lacy Shaw, dealing with the matter, was The organization appointed s commit- tee composed of Charles E. Florence, Adam Seek, H. F. Gibson and J. D. Rogers to confer again with Commis- sioner Shaw in an oflort to bring about the improvement sol mnalnn of l!‘hh om Seeks Corner Browns been discussed 'lth the electflc l.I'hl company, Adam Seek repo lrvln' c Hnot., chief engineer of the Maryland-National Capital : Park and Planning Commission, will be asked to attend the April meeting to explain tth jposed master highway plan for the metropolita: dltu"lfl Martinsburg w:dw Snmmbl. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., March (Special) —Mrs. Rosetta Colchman, ". widow of Jacob Couchman, died at the home of a relative here after a long illness. She was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Vanmeter and was born near Van Clevesville. MINIATURE AIRCRAFT TOURNEY l / WINNERS I i ‘Walker and John Sullivan. FOR COLUMBIA ROAD :: MODEL AIRCRAFT WINNERS NAMED £ Otho Williams, Sammy Walker and Richard Stokes Are High Point Scorers. Otho Williams, Sammy Walker and Richard Stokes were high point scorers in the true scale model contest at the National Museum yesterday, under au- spices of the District Model Aircraft League and museum officials. ‘Williams captured first and second places in class A of the senior division with his true scale models of the Si- korsky amphibian and the Vought Cor- sair. Walker won first and third places place Jjunior section. He exhibited models of lc'lhn k” fighter and the Curtiss awl Second place in class A, juniors, wonhylmu)lrry'lmlmlof John Sullivan Wins Honors. John Sullivan, who won second hon- ors in the national model aircraft finals last year at Louisville, captured first place in the junior class B with his Navy Vought Corsair model. Second Mystery Ship. ‘Third place in class A of the senior division was given to Gilbert Jameson, who exhibited a model of the Curtiss Hawk P-1. Albert m 'lul his m Hawk Pflu nl nmdel pl-ne wol kits were awarded Gen. M. Patrick, former chhx of the Army Air Corps; Clayton PFish, model plane devotee; Miss Helen_Collier, official scorer, and Miss Sibyl Baker, director of the Community Center Department. The tiny ships presented a picturesque sight as they rested on the miniature landing fleld in the auditorius ‘There was a l black war-time German ogu plane, ‘with bombs; an ll-lnch model Travel-Alr Mystery p) s model of the first Wright nlw nld to the United States Government, and scores of others. B AID SENT HIGH SCHOOL. Tobacco Merchant Gives $38,400 for Operating Deficit. DANVILLE, Va., March 8 (Special). —Continuation of the high school Crits, in Patrick County, has been as- sured through the action of W. N. Rey- nolds, wealthy tobacco man, who has sent his check for $3,400 for its oper- g|sting expenses until the end of the present session. When the county funds became exhausted Reynolds for- warded the money. He bullt and do- nated the high school bullding to the county several years ago. w Left to right: Othe —&8tar Staft Photo. [} CHARLES T. GRAFF QUITS U. 5. SERVICE Commerce Department Ed- itor Retires After 41 Years in Government Employ. Onflenhrfllflunrfluultheoov- ernment_Printing Ofce on March 8, 1088, and eerved i Tarioos with that utlblllhmont m 1, 1905, when he was transferred to the office of the Secretary, D«pnrt ed to the He was later transferred to the Sup- By, Division Bureau of Poreign and Domestic Commerce, in which office he was employed at the e of R s tirement. SR TAXI SUSPECTS RELEASED By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. arrested case of JHarry M. Ma!wn. taxicab driver, who was severely beaten about the head near Hyattsville last Sunday, have been rele: . They are Jack Talliaferro of Hyattsville lnd Charles Fletcher, col- R e e er susj lmw. llflu;.d'h“ formal h.l’. ha bf:‘l' ugh no formal charges have preferred him. against lleMon is ‘reported still in a serious condition at ,;mernney Hnlpu‘-l. Jul Suspend Student Trio for Throwing Eggs at Principal Special Dispatch to, The Star. DANVILLE, ., March 8.— week ago at Principal 4 D Hlfldkl. also at Athletic 3 the close tRIAL FAILS THREE TIMES March 8 (Spe- cial) hrmnthudlucenulv!ume,m case of Mrs. Anna C. Earl against the P. W. Woolworth Co. for $10,000 dam- ages has resulted in a hung jury in Cor- poration Court here. Mrs. Earl is asking the damages for injuries alleged to have been received | mittee when she fell while in the defendant's store here on September 29, 1928. GAS STATION PERMIT * AMONG 13 ASKED Prince Georges County Commission- ers Authorize Building Opera- ' tions Worth $0,384. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. in | 13 building permits issued by the Prlnee County eommhl Dast week. The fiuufl cm of all the structures is $9: The station will cost $3,500, aecord- ing to the estimate contained in_the application. Richard Ledger is given as om‘lvln:rnumli Co, as the er. ¥ o‘tmr permits issued include the fol- ol‘-'lol:i-r:ll lRm Snyder, n'w and builder, $500 dwi , Scraggs la; Lula Muta‘x owner; Johnw ‘Thomas, bui!der $1,000 awelling, Riggs Mill. liam McDowell, owner; James A. Camphl:ll :‘\:'flder, $1,600 dwelling, Fair- it Hel e atthews, owner and builder; $1,000 residence, Bndbury Heights. ‘When it was learned recen thlt the Mullaghmeen, Ireland, teho'fi 13 members it #as vehd (o drop the two who attended meetings least frequently. 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