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Evening star., 1924-07-11
.LEN|ENCY Of B. & 0.
SAVES j. S. HOTELS
Rent Unpaid, Railroad Re-
trains From Evicting 1000
at Plaza Quarters.

Between 1900 and 1900 woman en-
ployes of the government are resid-
ing in the government hotels only
through suffrance of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, owner of the prop
erty on which the hotels stand. The
United States government. owner of
the structures, which are operated by
the United States Housing Corpora
ton, has failed to make provision for
the annual rental of s74315 on the
land, part of which was due July l..
The housing corporation has no
money with which to pay for its
lease of the pronertv, not being au-
thorizcd to spend it's own income to
the lessor unless specifically autnor-
lied to do 50 by Congress. The lat
ter body failed to make specific au-
thoriZation for payment of the land
rental
Robert Watson. director of the
United States Housing Corporation
said today he had no word from the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. since
"A meeting of the executive board of
the road scheduled to have been held
nearly two weeks ago. He does not
know what course the railroad Will
take, whether it will start eviction
proceedings against the housing cor
poration or whether it will take the
word of the United States that the
money will be paid.
In the meantime the 200 occupants
Of the government hotels-they are
not full up to capacity this SUNNI er
reside at the hoStelrieS, uncon-
scious of the bomb that may be ex-
ploded under them.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
BATHING BAN HOLDS.
No Rock Creek Swimmings Until
Sewer Is Completed.

The ban on bathing in Rock Creek
Will remain in force until the sewer
main which will relieve the water
from pollution is completed, it was
learned today from the office of Lieut..
Col. c. o. Sheriff.. in charge of public
buildings and grounds.
Both federal and District author
itieS are in agreement in the belief
that the polluted water carries ty-
phoid germs. which inIperil the health
OF any one entering the creek. Analy-
sis of the water, at the instance of
The Evening Star, year ago, showed
this condition to exist. 1t is not be-
lieved to have changed.
Towns in Maryland empty sewage
into the creek ard this made the ban
necessary. An intert epting sewer is
under construction by the District to
take up drainage f.Om Maryland, but
additional appropriations of approxi-
mately $3.50 will be required to
complete the seweT.~
Evening star., 1924-07-11
Steam Boilers Like Cannon.

From the Kansas City Times.
The power station which the Edi-
son Electric Illuminating Company of
Boston is erecting at Weymouth,
Mass, will operate boilers working
under a pressure of 1900 pounds to
the square inch This is five time
the pressure of the most poWerful
locomotives and three times that ever
before used in commercial power
station.
Parts of the boiler must have the
strength of cannon. The boiler
drum will be thirty-four feet long,
with walls of solid steel four inches
thick, and is being forged in the ord
nance shops of the Midvale Steel
Company, famous for their great
guns The original unit of the plant
will be 0,000-horsepower. but the
plans involve 100000 00-horsepower, with
boilers and turbo- generators housed
in building 145xS0O feet, 125
feet high. The stacks will far over
top Bunker Hill Monument, and their
interior diameter will be so great
that a street car could be lowered
from top to bottom without touching
the sides
The Edison company lighted the
first incandescent lamps in Boston
thirty,-eight years ago, when the old
Bijou Theater was Illuminated by
those new electric lamps that burn
in glass bulbs" and Thomas A. Edi-
son himself was at the switchboard
that night, while "Iolanthe" was
being sung for the first time in the
Hub.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
CONTEMPT IS CHARGED.
Proceedings in Court Against Sec
retary Mellon and Others.

Contempt proceedings were insti-
tuted today in the District Supreme
Court against Andrew w. Mellon.
Secretary of the Treasury; David II.
Blair, commissioner of intern2l rev
enue, and Roy \. Haynes. prohibition
commissioner. through petition
filed by Earle Parella of Brooklyn,
n. Y, trading as lie Gloria Products
Company, who uses denatured alcohol
in his business. rarella claims that
the officials disregarded an injunction
order of the court. passed July l. and
took away his permit to withdraw
alcohol.
Through Attorneys Cantrel & Friel
the plaintiff states that d hearing
was had June II, 1924, at which he
was commanded to show cause why
his permit should not be revok ed.
The hearing was by unauthorized
persons, he says, and upon their re-
port his permit was revoked by the
prohibition unit. The court then
signed an injunction forbidding in
reference by the Treasury officials
with the business of Parella until
the permit had been lawfully revok ed
This Injunction. he claims. has been
violated by the taking away of his
permit.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
WORLD LAUDS j. S.
AIR MAIL SERVICE
Delegates to Postal Congress
Pay Tribute to Success
of Flyers Here, /

by Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
New. Copyr ght. 1924.
STOCKHOLM. July 1.-THE United
States leads the world in air mail
service. This fact is ngrudgingly
conceded by all delegates who are
here attending the postal congress,
and the American delegates have
been universally congratulated on the
seven twentieth century world won
der" the New York-San Francisco
service
Special Assistant to the Postmaster
General Joseph Stewart heads the
United States delegation. He will
present a film showing the air mail
service in operation. Among the most
active delegations is that of Soviet
Russia but it's ambition is not. as
one might suppose, for free postal
service for the whole world. On the
contrary, the Russians are roofing for
higher transit rates: and although
Russias principal asset in this direc-
tion--the Transsiberian railroads.
still in condition of complete dis
orga MIA ton, the Russians have it
gold rubles il should receive from all
other countries for carrying their
mails across Siberia
one of the most interesting dues-
tions which will be threshed out at
this congress is strongly reminiscen
of the early days of the league Of
nations. The question is how many
votes are countries with colonies and
dependencies entitled to-" The United
States has three. including the Philip
pines, but the British Empire has
seven. This incongruity has given
rise TO the same objections as caused
anita gonisn toward the league of ma
tions
Another subject under discussion
is general reduction of international
postal rates TO the prewar standard
the United States being almost the
only country which has retained a
5-cent rate.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
FRED LEWIS DIES
IN 15-FOOT FALL
Well Known Carpenter Had
Worked Here Forty Years
Without Accident.
SCAFFOLD PLANK BREAKS
Daughter, Unaware of Death, Is
Hurrying Back From
Visit.

For approximately forty years, Fred
of Northeast Washington worked in
precarious PAGES on partially COM
pleted buildings, as he piled his trade
of carpenter, and during all that
time he never had an accident. AL
though he recently passed his sixty
fifth birthday anniversary, his vigor
was undiminished, and he stuck to
the work he loved
Yesterday, while engaged on one
of the easiest jobs in his long and
active career-completing back
porch on new home at ISL Ken
lucky avenue southeast-a plank of
the scaffoid on which he Stood sud-
denly gave way, and he fell to a
pile of lumber scarcely fifteen feet
below. His easiest job was his last.
Today Northeast Washington is
mourning the passing of the man
whose father and grandfather helped
transform the northeast Florida ave-
side, split by a shady stream, into the
closely-built-up home community it
now is, and who himself saw the
section grow from sparsely pop
ulated suburb into a city division.
Lived With Daughter.
William Frederick Lewis he was
christened when he came into being
sixty five years ago, in a little house
at 18th and / streets northeast but
everybody knew him Fred. His
wife died six years ago. and since
that time he had lived with his only
daughter, Stelle. and an orphaned
granddaughter. Margaret Inez Clore.
Miss Stelle Lewis, although totally
blind for eighteen years, an adept
housekeeper, and without aid she
easily got all meals, did household
chores efficiently and generally man
aged the home at 1903 Florida avenue
northeast.
Miss Lewis is out of town on a
visit to relatives and does not know
ner father is dead A telegram last
night informed her that he was in
iured in a fall, and she is expected
to arrive here some time this eve
ming. She and the granddaughter
will live with one of Mr.. Lewis two
sons. F. f. Lewis and X. c. Lewis, il
is understood.
The fall broke Mr.. Lewis collar
bone and two ribs. He was rushe ed
to Casualty Hospital. where he died
about o'clock this morning from the
injuries and shock
Mr. Lewis was a member of the
Union Order of the Golden Cross and
of the Carpenters Union.
Funeral services will be held prob
ably Monday a his late home. Inter
ment will be in Congressional Gene
terry
Evening star., 1924-07-11
RUNAWAY GIRLS.HELO
Message to Mother Said Nader
Had Tired of Washington.

Am tired of Washington. Have
gone to Cumberland. VIII be back
some time" was the message Hilda
Bealle, fourteen, 1017 l street, left
for her mother, Mrs. George Bealle,
before starting on a trip to the Mary
land city yesterday afternoon.
1t developed that Blanche elise,
also fourteen. school chum, daughter
of Charles elise, 1880 10th street. had
gone with Hilda. Police were asked to
take a hand in returning the girls to
their families, and their arrest in
Cumberland was reported later in the
night
Holding them for their parents -
was the message received from the
Cumberland police.
The girls had discussed their pro-
spective trip to Cumberland, Mrs
Bealle being told they were going
with the parents of the elise girl to-
day, and was surprised when she
found the message her daughter had
left. One of the girls said they had
IS between them and that they would
go as far as they could on a train and
hike the remainder of the way to
Cumberland
Evening star., 1924-07-11
GALES BELIEVED EASY
WINNER OF PRESIDENCY
s to l Advantage Shown in Partial
Returns-Doheny Is
Expected.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1924.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico. July IL
Official computation of the votes cast
at last Sundays election. at least in
the districts included in Mexico City,
indicates sweeping victory for Plu-
tarco Elias Gales, candidate for the
presidency. In the districts canvassed
Gales polled 1850 votes, against
$500 for Angel Flores.
The newspaper Excelsior claims to
have learned from a reliable source
that an influential group of American
OIL men, headed by +. l.. Doheny and
Walter Clark Tea-le, president of the
Standard Oil Company, will come to
Mexico before the end of July for a
conference with President Obregon in
relation to changes in the laws under
which they now work the petroleum
fields in Mexico.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
CASE UNDER AMUSEMENT.
Bad Check Charge Against Boy
Goes t. Probation Officer.

Wade S. Davis, young white man
of the Octavia apartments. charged in
six cases of violation of the bad
check law, was arraigned before
Judge John p. Mcmahon. in the
United States branch of Police Court
today. He admitted having received
small sums of money on the checks
The evidence showed that the boy
was eighteen years old, an orphan,
his mother having died when he was
an infant; that he was out of work
with no means and hungry and that he
had no police record. For short
time he worked for a drug store that
operates a line of stores in this city.
He told the court that the checks
had been cashed for small amounts
by newly made friends and that he
had used the money thus raised to
buy food. The case was referred to
the probation officer for report.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
WIN DOLL CONTEST.
Miss Violet Mckinley Among Win
ners at Local Fairgrounds.

Miss Violet Mckinley, 1925 33d
street, was awarded first honors for
the best doll out of fiftytwo entrants
at a doll show at the Georgetown
Fairgrounds, SD street and Volta
place yesterday afternoon. Hon
orahle mention was given Miss Eliza
beth Thomas, Miss Thelma Hazel and
Miss Marjory Mckinley.
Resides the prize for the one best
doll, there were also prizes for the
best big doll and best little doll, re-
spectively. Miss Reba Collins, 1892
O street. was awarded the decision
for the best big doll, while Miss
won first place for the best little
doll. Mrs Frank Holt and Mrs. Z,
Haneke were the judges for the con
test. Miss Abbie Green, playground
directress, was in charge of the
show.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
HIGHER RANK GIVEN
TOGEN. HUTCHINSON
Commander of SchofieId Gar
rison, Hawaii, Soon in Grade
of Major General.
PROMOTION is DUE JULY 10
Col. LIE Roy Eltinge Designated to
Be Brigadier General Same Date,
Vice Hutcheson.

Brig. Gen. Grote Hutcheson, COM
manding the 11th Field Artillery
Brigade at Schofield barracks. Ha-
waii, will be promoted to the grade
of major general July 10 to fill the
vacancy occurring on that date by
the statutory retirement on account
of age of Maj Gen. Charles H. Muir,
commanding the 5th Corps area, with
headquarters at Baltimore.
Col. lie Roy Eltinge, assistant chief
of staff in charge of the war plans
division of the War Department gen
eral staff. will be promoted to the
grade of brigadier general on the
same date, vice Gen. Hutcheson, pro-
NOTED. These prospective promotions
were announced at the War Depart
ment today.
Born in Cincinnati in 1862.
Gen. Hutcheson was born at Gin
cinnati April L. 1862. and was gradu-
ated from the Military Academy in
1884 and assigned to the cavalry. He
reached the grade of colonel in that
arm in July, 1915. He served in the
Philippine insurrection, the Boxer
relief expedition in China and in the
world war and was decorated for ex
ceptionalIy meritorious and conspicu-
out conduct in those campaigns.
During the world war he was ma
ior general in the National Army. At
first he commanded the port of en-
tion at Newport News and aft
erward commanded the 14th Division
At Camp Custer, Mich.
Since the signing of the armistice
he has been in command of Camp
brigade, at Schofield barracks Ha-
Nea (de. Md. and of Schofield barracks.
decorations. he was made a member
of the French Legion of Honor for
his world war services.
Col. Eltinge New Yorker.
Col. Eltinge is from New York and
graduate of the Military Academy
class of 1895. Most of his regular
service was in the cavalry. He was
wounded in the Philippine insurrec-
fiou and was brevetted for dis
tinguished conduct in action. In
August. 1917. he was appointed
and served in France in the opera
tions section of the general staff of
the American expeditionary forces.
He was promoted to the grade of
brigadier general. National Army, and
awarded the distinguished service
medal, the croix de guerre, the British
Order of the Bath, the Belgian Order
cC the Crown, the Italian Order of
rae Crown and the Panama medal la
soldaridad. Since the armistice he
has served at Fort Leavenworth, in
the Philippines and at the War De-
partment.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
D. c. EMPLOYEES WIN OUT.
New Salary Ratings Granted Those
Who Appealed.

A number of District employees
scattered through the various depart
ments who appealed from the rating
given them last September in the re-
ella ssification of salaries have been
granted higher ratings by the per-
sonnel board and officials are now
trying to figure out whether they can
be paid Immediately on the new
ratings.
1t is understood the auditors office
is awaiting some pronouncement from
the controller of the Treasury on the
question. The question rises because
the appropria ations for this year were
made while the old ratings were in
effect. Included in the group are a
number of employees of the Public
Library
Evening star., 1924-07-11
INMATE, HUNGRY, BACK.
Patient from St Elizabeth's Went
on Jaunt in Woods.

Charles Frederick, forty-one. re-
ported to have escaped from St.
Eliza beth Hospital yesterday morn
ing. answered roll call this morning
as If nothing out of the ordinary had
happened He told of having passed
ratient while the attendants were
not looking and gone to the woods
on the reservation
1t was when the panss of hunger
were felt that the patient stroll ed
turned to one of the big buildings.
Physicians at the hospital said the
report to the police that Frederick
was a dangerous patient was an
error.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
OPPOSES WAR SUIT.
U. S. Attorney Asks Dismissal Of
Action for Seized Stock.

United States Attorney Gordon has
asked the District Supreme Court to
dismiss the suit brought against
Thomas w Miller, alien property
custodian, and Frank White, treas
urer of the United States, by Jak
Robt Sigg- Fehr, Rudolph q.
Bauman-Kienast and Edmund Cams.
opartnership Of capitalists Of
Zurich. Switzerland, for the return
of stock in the Locomotive Super
heater Company of New York, valued
a t $4,000 000. The property was seiz-
ed by the alien property custodian
under the trading with the enemy
act.
The government claims that the
plaintiffs acted as straw men for
the Schmidt sche Heissdampf Gesell-
schaft of Cassel. Germany. and that
the sale was not genuine business
transaction. The alleged sale was
made, according to the officials. to
avoid Inconvenience which might
otherwise have resulted from a state
of war and that the parties intended
to leave the beneficial ownership in
the German corporation.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
BRUSILOFF GETS PENSION
Russian General. Retired. Has
$3.50 Monthly.

LENINGRAD. July 11.-Gen. Bru-
siloff, who commanded the Russian
army against the Germans during
the world war. has been granted
pension of $50 a month ''on account
of the meritorious service rendered
TO the soviet union, and also on ac-
count of advancing age"
Brusiloff is now over seventy five
years of age He took an active part
in the creation OF the Bo1shevik cav
airy and until his retirement, was
Evening star., 1924-07-11
EPINARO REACHES u. S.
Famous French Horse to Occupy
Papyrus' Former Stall.

NEW YORK, July l1.-Pierre Wer-
theimen's Epinard famous French
thoroughbred, and his stable mate,
Satin Slipper, arrived on the Beren-
garla today and were taken imme-
diately to Belmont Park to shake off
their sea legs. Epinard will occupy the
stall that housed Papyrus last wear
The thoroughbreds will remain at
Belmont Park for at least a week
when they will be taken TO SARATOGA
wnere arrangements have already
been made for their care and training
preparatory to their appearance on
American tracks later
Evening star., 1924-07-11
CALL RESERVE OFFICERS.
Nine Men Summoned to Aberdeen
for Ordnance TRAINING

Nine members of the Ordnance Off
GERS Reserve Corps residing in this
city have been placed on temporary ac-
tive duty in the --rmy anc ordered to
the proving ground, Aberdeen. Md.
Col. Christian q. Storm, Mais. Henry
Erwin, Samuel q. Green and C4in =.
McRae; Capts. Maxwell F. Barnes.
James c. karnes and Amos r. Payter,
and First Lieuts. William l.. Allison
and Herbert X. Cummings
First Lieut.. Arthur II. Langenberg,
Ordnance Reserve Corps, of Alexan-
dria, Va, has been ordered to similar
duty
Evening star., 1924-07-11
WIFE CHARGES THREATS,

Amanda G.. Washington has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court for
a limited divorce from George R. l..
Washington. an employe of the Post
Office Department She charges cruelty
and threats. Attorneys Hawken &
Havell appear for the wife.
Absolute divorce is asked in a suit
filed by Clarence B. Blackmon against
Eta NJ. Blackmon. They were mar
ried November 20, 1920. Misconduct
is alleged in the petition filed through
ATTORNEYS Marshall & Marshall.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
Didn't Stay Cured.
From Everybodys Magazine.

From Everybody's Magazine
A negro entered the general store
OF small town and complained TO
the storekeeper that ham that he
nad purchased few days before had
proved not to be good
me ham is al! right. Sam" insist
ed the storekeeper.
No, it amt. boss" insisted the
other Dat hams sure bad
How can that be-" continued the.
storekeeper, when it was cured only
last week."
sam reflected solemnly a moment
and then suggested:
Maybe it's done had a relapse
Evening star., 1924-07-11
American Ship Seized.

GALVESTON. Tex. July 1.-THE
American steamer olga. suspected of
being involved in a conspiracy to
land liquor on the coast near Port
Lavaca and then running it inland to
San Antonio. was seized at Port
Lavaca yesterday by United States
coast guards. coast guard district
headquarters announce today.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Two Taxi Drivers Held in Con-
nection With Youths Death.

FREEHOLD. ~ j.. July IL
Michael Flaherty and James Downey,
taxi drivers, yesterday were formally
charged with murder of seventeen
year-old George Silberman, who was
shot last night when he attempted to
fee fom a deserted bungalow. to
which he had been lursd by letter
over the signture of woman. as
part of a Joke"
Keansburg police say Flaherty and
Downey admitted firing at the lad
as he ran from the shack. but denied
any intention of killing him
Evening star., 1924-07-11
Definition of MYTH.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The teacher was about to give her
class a lesson on some ~ the most
famous myths and legends of the
past. Before beginning, however. she
thought she would ask the scholars
n question or two to see what ideas
they had, if any, about the subject
Now, can anyone tell me what a
myth is?' she asked
A solitary hand was raised and
voice exclaimed: Please, miss. It's
female roth"
Evening star., 1924-07-11
Strongly Circumstantial.
nm the Candy Factory Magazine.

From the Candy Factory Magazine.
A certain man had the habit of
leaving his umbrellas at the office.
One morning as he was going to
business he sat next to young
woman in the trolley car. As he rose
to get out he absentmindedly picked
up her umbrella. She said, PARDON
me, but this is mine.
He was quite embarrassed. That
night he decided to take all of his
umbrellas home with him.
When he got into the car there sat
this same young woman. one ieaneo
forward as he passed and said in a
low tone, Il see you did pretty well
today, after all"
Evening star., 1924-07-11
South Sea Flappers.

The bobbed-haired miss with henna-
hued curls is not an exclusively mod
ern product On the Samoan Islands,
according to Popular Science Month
ly for August the women for years
have been cutting their hair short and
bleaching it an auburn tint with a
wash that is compounded from the
leaves of a wild plant. These South
Sea flappers also wear beauty patches
of a phosphorescent ungus
Evening star., 1924-07-11
Hat Worried Pat.
From Cappers Weekly

From tapper $ Weekly.
The doctors had operated on Pat
Coming out from under the ethur he
exclaimed, Thank God. that's over"
Don't be too sure" said the man
in the next bed. They left a sponge
in me and had to cut me open again
And the patient on the other side
said. They had TO open ME. too, to
find one of their instruments"
Just then the surgeon who had
operated on the Irishman stuck his
heard in the door and yelled, Has
anybody seen my hat"
Pat fainte d.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
Railroads Value Fixed.

The Interstate Commerce Sommis-
sion today ixed the tentative value
OF the International and Great North
ern Railway Company of Texas at
s3S178,650 as of June 80, 1917. The
West Coast Railway Company, as of
June 80, 1917, was valued at s260,000
and the Louisiana and Arkansas Rail-
way Company. as of June 30. 1917
s7.52S,150.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
W. r. E. Co. Sued for Damages.

The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company was sued today for
$4,000 damages in the District Su-
preme Court by Willie Z. Meyers for
alleged personal injuries. Meyers was
driving a truck along Missouri ave-
nue. northwest near 41ath street. July
16 last. when it is alleged a car of
the company collided with the truck
and injured Meyers. Attorney Foster
Wood appears for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1924-07-11
Bandage Had Slipped.
rom the American Legion weekly.

From the American Legion Weekly.
The inquisitive old lady was bend
ing over the bed of a wounded SOL
dier whose head was swathed with
cotton and linen.
Were you wounded in the head,
my boy?' she asked.
Nom" replied faint voice. Il
was shot in the foot, and the ban
dage has slipped up"