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Evening star., 1925-03-30
C|TY'S POPULATION
NEAR HALF MILLION
Latest Estimates by Boyd's
Directory DiscIoses Resi-
dents Number 485,375.

The latest estimate of Washington 3
population is 4S5,375, only 1855 short
of half a million.
The estimate was made today by
the publishers of Boyd's City Direc-
tory, the 1925 edition of which is now
being circulated. The approximation
was reached by multiplying the total
number of individual names in the
directory. 194,150. by two and one-half
to account for the names of women
and children that do not appear In
the book. The result is supposed TO
be very close to the actual number
or persons in the District of Columbia
today.
The increase in population over the
estimate OF last year, arrived at
similarly, is 1855. AT this rate the
population will have gone over the
5000 mark in the next five years.
Statistical Review.
A statistical review included in the
Introduction gives the assessed valua-
tion of real estate in the District or
Columbia as s767.056, sos: net bonded
debt. June 30, 1924, s202,04f.S9: per-
sonaI tax levy, $4.746,234.S7; banks
and trust companies, AZ: capital.
$2427S.4O5; surplus, s20,S 1000: de-
posits, S229,S99 900; loans, S2l2,ol 1910
clearings for 1928, $1,0S2, 100.0 900; value
wear. exclusive of Federal conStruc-
ton. s39,403.207, decrease over l92
Of SlS235,43l: new buildings, 3,Ol-,
decrease of $50: 81 new apartments
and So business buildings, decrease
of S5.
The total fire loss during the year
was Sl021,431. a decreased loss OF
Sl.052,665 over the preceding year
the total number of arrests made by
compared with 66,I58 for the pre-
ceding year The grand total of IL
censes collected was 1913, O94.52 from
the following sources: Motor vehicle
tags operators permits, misceilane-
Gus licenses, engineer licenses, ano
duplicate tags; amount collected the
preceding year was $6l2,S55.35; the
number of trees planted along the
curbs in the streets at the close OF
the year was l04,234.
Public school Enrolment.
The public school enrolment was
1913, 49.71l being white and 22,S2-
being colored. The total cost of the
sewerage system 10 June 80, 1924
was sl6.432,29S47 and the sewage
disposal system, s6,0l5.232.96, making
total cost OF the complete system
S22,44753l.43. There are 2l,S2S street
lights Of all kinds in the District, q
net increase over 1928 OF 567 lamps
The water works have capacity OF
10000, 900 gallons, mean daily con-
sumption, 64,069,344.
The publishers remind the public
that a library of city and county dt-
rectories and State gazetteers Is
maintained by them in their offices
GIL G. street for the use of patrons
and the public, and that in order &c
broadcast information concerning the
city, it's features and activities, copies
of the District of Columbia Directory
are deposited in directory libraries
! that are installed in all of the larger
cities of the country, thus giving the
municipality wide publicity.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
MACMILLAN TELLS
j. S. NEEDS AT POLE
Explorer Urges Coolidge to
Send Airships to Claim
Territory There.

President Coolidge was told today
Dy Donald Macmillan, the Arctic ex-
plorer. that the American Government
should make every effort to claim ad-
ditional territory near the North Pole.
Denmark has foothold in Greenland
that might prove embarrassing to the
united States. said Mr.. Macmillan, il
lahdinS zones for airships and air
planes are needed in the North. He
urged that either the airship Los
Angeles or the Shenandoah be sent
INTO the Arctic regions to make ex-
plorauons with view to claiming
land as yet undiscovered
Mr. Macmillan also told the Presi-
dent that he would set out in June on
another Arctic expedition with a view
to planting the American flag on
land he believes he Will discover near
the Pole.
Capt. Donald Macmillan, noted Arc
tic explorer, who radioed his experi-
ences in the far North to The Star
last year, yesterday added a new ad :
venture to his long chain by flying
through a severe wind and snow
storm between Norfolk and Wash
ington.
Capt. Macmillan, who is on a lee
ture tour. few to Norfolk Yesterday
in hour and minutes with
Lieut.. Al Williams of the Naval Air
Station. He delivered his lecture and
on the return trip the De Haviland
plane ran into the snow and wind
near Dahlgren.
As the explorer stepped from the
ship he beamed with enjoyment over
the performance of the plane and its
ability to scon at the elements. The
return journey was made in l hour
and 81 minutes.
Evening star., 1925-03-30

prevention and cure OF pellagra. BY
ruling out the various known vitamins.
protein in quantity, and the mineral
components of milk. the conclusion
was reached that "in the prevention
of pellagra there is concerned here
tofore unrecogniZed or unappreciated
dietary factor that was contained
abundantly in dried yeast, slightly
in dried milk, and inappreciably in
casein.
For practical results the expert
ment is completed. Brewers yeast
has been proved cure for this
peculiar disease. But to the scientific
mind the end is not yet reached.
DR.. Goldberger and his associates are
now engaged in searching out the ex-
act identity of the unknown factor con-
tanned in the brewers yeast.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
Capital Declared
Fairest of Cities By
London architect
Especially Pleased at Con-
stant Impression of
Plenty Of Room.

There is no city in the world which
can compare with the beauties OF Wash
ington, Henry Tenner, London architect,
said today at the White House, where
he came with Harry Wardman. Also in
the party were Mr.. and Mrs Braswell
Smith. the former a member OF the
London county council. and John Coutts.
capitalist, and member of the West
minister county council The party did
not see the President
Mr.. Tenner Is in America studying
hotels. with view to carrying some of
the ideas back to London. The Ameri-
can hotels. he said, are generally very
good.
The public buildings of the Capital
City are very fine, from an architectural
standpoint. he said One coming to the
American Capital does not feel that he
is cramped, because the streets are so
wide and there is so much room. He said
he liked Washington very much.
London builders have much to learn
from the American skyscrapers, he said
put he did not believe that London
would see such tall buildings At the
present time high buildings there are re-
stricted to 80 feet, but efforts are being
made TO have this restriction removed.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
SCIENTIST SPEAKS
AT LENTEN SERVICE
DR.. Edwin E. Slosson Discusses
Practical Religion at Mid
day Rites at Keith's.

The value OF practical everyday
religion was emphasized by DR. Ed
win L. Slosson at the midday Lenten
services at keith's TheateT TODAY.
DR.. SIosson. in telling of the differ
ent classes Of people with regard to
religion, said there is the material
istic class and another class which
trys to get away from the world for
those things which are spiritual
Religion should not be a means from
escape from this world. but should
help one to live in it," he said.
The speaker pointed out that the
greatest sermons are not delivered
from the pulpit. but in everyday life
while indiXiduals are dealing with
their fellow men.
DR.. SlosSon said that Christ did not
have a regular church to preach in.
but that he went about preaching.
denounciug wrong and doing good
wherever he could. His aim was to
spiritualize the daily life" he said,
Services We're conducted by Rev.
Murray S. kenworthy. and DR. r. 4.
Groover was the presiding layman.
4 vocal solo was rendered by Miss
Helen Howison. Rev. DR. Jason Noble
Pierce will be the speaker tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
Arrested in Money Case.

John Benjamin Neviaser, "a, 1883
Lanier place, was arrested this morn
ing by Detectives Thompson and
Mansfield on a warrant alleging con-
version of $500 after trust. 1t is
alleged that he failed properly to ac-
count for such a sum of money in
trusted to him by Adele Tregor, 4725
Eighth street.
Neviaser denies the charge and is
said to have asserted that the money
is properly invested for it's owner.
He furnished a bond of $500 for his
appearance in Police Court.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
D. A. M|LLR|CK DIES
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Land Office Reviewer, 56, to
Be Buried There-Native
of Capital.

Daniel a. Millrick, Sc years old, re-
visor and reviewer in the field serV-
ice Of the board of law and review
of the General Land Office, and who
in his official capacity acted as an ad-
visor to the Walsh investigating
in the Teapot Dome case,
died in the Marine Hospital, San
Francisco, last night. according TO
word received here today.
Mr. Millrick was a native Washing
tonian, was educated In the pubic
schools here, and was later graduated
from Georgetown University Law
School, later taking a postgraduate
course there. He had been a member
of the board of law and review since
1909 being appointed a member three
years after he first became an en-
ploye in the Interior Department,
which he entered as a clerk in 1905.
Was on OficiaI Mission.
Mr. Millrick, who had recently been
making his home in Clarendon, Va,
left on an official mission to the West
for the General Land Once last
August He was to superintend the
sale of Flat Head villa sites in Mon
tana and also the sale of other lots
bordering on the Yellowstone Park
While in the West he received a
minor injury to his knee and had TO
go to the hospital last September.
While in the hospital other complica-
tiops developed, which resulted in his
death He was suffering from
chronic form of kidney trouble.
Funeral services are to be held in
San Francisco, with interment in
Cypress Lawn Cemetery there,
Evening star., 1925-03-30
DAVIS TO SPEAK AT WCAP,
Will Give Talk on Washington
Opera COMPANY Program.

Secretary of Labor J. ]. Davis will
talk ''on the air. tonight in the first of
series Of Monday evening talks de-
voted to the work of the Washington
Opera Co. Mr.. Davis subject will be
The Value of Music in the Community -
and he will talk between I AS and s :05
pm. Charles Trowbrdge Tittmann. who
won laurels in his Interpretation OF the
role of Ramfis in the companys per-
formance of Aida will sing two selec-
tions, 'L'Heure EXquise," by Hahn. and
Asleep in the Deep" by Petre
The Monday evening talks are given
through the courtesy OF WCAP.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
RlTZMAN FACES PRISON.
World War Officer, Convicted of
Fraud, Brought From Texas.

Capt. Charles A. Ritzman, formerly
connected with Motor Transport
Corps during the World War and the
only man convicted in the District
Supreme Court under war fraud in
dictments. has been apprehended in
Dallas, TEX. and was brought here
by deputy United States marshal to-
day.
The bond of $4,000 given by Ritz
man for his appearance was recently
forfeited by the court. Rftzman Will
have to serve IS months in the peni-
tentiary and has to pay fine of $3.50.
He was convicted of accepting bribe
Of $500 from the Stanley Skid Chain
60. TO recommend purchases from the
company for war equipment.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
PROFESSOR ENDS LIFE.
Hugh Morson Writes Own Epitaph
Before Cutting Throat.

RALEIGH, y. c., March 3o.-After
writing his own epitaph in the Latin
words "Quem Deus Vult Perdere Prtus
Dementat," translated, Whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad.
Prof. Hugh Morson, rs. yesterday COM
mitted suicide by slashing his throat
at the State Hospital for the Insane.
For nearly a half century Mr.. Morson
was connected with the Raleigh public
school system, and was confined 10 days
ago in the hospital because OF recurring
attacks of melancholy.
Evening star., 1925-03-30

Continued from First PageD
Mr.. Taylor at Rockville today ex-
pressed his thanks and appreciation
for the interest his friends. both
known and unknown, had taken in
the search Always I would find
somebody helping me-" he said, ''and
whenever I would go up the river
there would be fresh footprints along
the shore. I am glad Marcy has
peen found, but | would never have
given up. because she would never
have given up for me-"
Fell While Fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor had motored
to Great Falls November for a days
fishing. They were seated on rocks
Just below the falls and about so
feet apart when Mr.. Taylor heard an
outcry and a splash. Turning to the
direction of his wife, he saw her
struggling in the big eddy and he
plunged in after her. Three des-
perate attempts in all were made by
the frantic man. endangering his
own life, but he was unable to reach
her. BY the time other fishermen
had reached the scene the body had
disappeared.
Then followed days of active
search by police Of the harbor pre-
cinct and other persons, but without
success. Mr.. Taylor offered rewards
and daily for weeks thereafter could
be seen about the river below the
falls in boat or on shore, search
ing. When the river froze over his
visits were reduced to once a week
and every Sunday would be spent in
trying to find the body. In addition
to his own efforts, he had employed
several persons up the river to aid
him, both when he was able to be
there and while away.
Mr.. Taylor is assistant chief OF
the service application division of
the Veterans Bureau. He lives at
1928 Euclid street.
Woman vpters well as mon will
Evening star., 1925-03-30
CONSPIRACY ADMITTED.
Luis I. Oberg and John T. Man
ming Confess in Bribery Case.

Luis ]. Obcrg. formerly a member
of the local bar. and John F. Man
ming, clerk in the Internal Revenue
Bureau. pleaded guilty today before
Chief Justice Mccoy, in Criminal Di
vision ., to an indictment for con-
Spiracy. The men are said to have
"onSpired with third person to ac-
cept from him a bribe of 500 to in
1iuence Manning in his decision relat-
ing to tax matter before the bureau
for determination.
Chief Justice Mccoy sentenced the
men TO serve two years each in the
penitentiary. and placed them on pro-
baton. OberS has been disbarred
from practice and Manning has lost
his position. Attorneys w. r. Leahy
and Bolitha J. Laws appeared for the
accused.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
Wheeler Leaves Capital,

Senator Burton X. Wheeler left to-
dsy for Montana, where he will face
trial at Great Falls on April 10 on a
charge of practicing illegally before
the Interior Department in land
case.
Evening star., 1925-03-30

The visiting cards of the Chinese
are very large. and usually of a
bright red color
Evening star., 1925-03-30

Real estate worth SG0,000,0 900 is
owned by negroes in the Harlem sec
tion of New yNek City.
Evening star., 1925-03-30

Woman voters as well as men will
henceforth have to pay a poll tax in
New Hampshire.
Evening star., 1925-03-30
BODY Is IDENTIFIED
BY TAYLOR AS WIFE
DROWNED ON NOV. 7

CONTINUED from First PageD
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-31
PERSONALS

Mrs. Laura Waters left for Red
ands Saturday. She plans to spend
ereral weeks with her daughter in
hat city.
Miss Mae johnson has left for
ave Oaks where she will spend sew
raj days with her mother. Before
Feutrning to El Centre, she plans
Q visit Los Angeles and other coast
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Goodrich of
imperial, were El Ccntro visitors
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Minor Sweeney re-
urned las; night from a two weeks
aeation spent at various coast
POINTS.
Mr.. and Airs. Ed Ohanion and
ON, accompanied by Miss Ruth Lat
a, spent SUNDAY at Jacumba.
William Athey returned last night
from vacation spent at various
oast points, inc I1ding Santa Bar
cara and fSan Diego.
Ed Hauliltpp Ieft Saturday for
Live Oaks, where he viii join his
wife, who has been Spending the
ummer 'flefe. He plans to be gone
bout a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-31

Board to Employ
Part-Time Agents
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Aug. rs. = En-
Eioyment of part time representa-.
tiVes of the state board of vocational
rehabilitation has been endorsed BY
the state board of control.
The representatives will be EN-
ployed as agents of the board in
The smaller towns and cities Of the
state where the board is not already
represented.
In his annual report to the board
If control FRA Kibby, state snperin
tcndent of vocational feha litat.on
states that although the board s
program was curtailed because of
lack of funds during the first part
of 1924, the work progressed nicely
during the latter part of the year,
Failure of the federal legislature
to appropriate money with which to
carry ON the work prevented the
board from taking any cases except
the most urgent ones during the first
half of the year, the report says.
After the money was received the
cases handled jumped from l72 in
January to 2l9 in March and later
70 29S on June 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-31
new BOOKS AT
LOCAL LIBRARY
Fiction

1CG1Ol.
''The Goose Woman.n Rex Beach.
A collection of fine stories. ranging
from comedy i Alaska to pictures
of the oil fields in the southwest.
Drums, James BOYD. Critics
cali this the best novel written on
the period of the American Revolu-
ton, an historical novel blended
with exciting adventure.
1.-THE Seine Mystery. Cleveland
Moffett. A well told mystery story,
dealing with a famous li.erarv man
who has secret locked in his heart
and knows that he is going to meet
his death at the hands of the only
other person who knows of this mys-
terry.
1.-The Hairpin Duchess Alice
Woods. The ''Duchess was an
American girl from the west whose
father had made Il fortune in hair
pins. She came to Paris in search
IL her husband who had left her,
and she fell into the hands of
group of young men in the American
colony.
NOu-k 1ctlOu
THE New Cookery Lenna F.
Cooper. Vegetarian recipes by the
directors of the Battle Creek sani-
tarium school of home economies.
Central America; New Paths
in Ancient Lands L. f.. Elliott,
L. r. G.. S. This volume contains
valuable information on travel aud
business conditions in Central Amer
lea of today. in addition to the
story of the great Maya region. IL
luSfrated.
Unwritten History cosmo
Hamilton. 4 famous novelist play
wright s story of the ups and downs
of his varied career, told with cX-
treme frankness and high spirits.
and containing fund Of anecdotes
OF celebrities, both European and
American, of the stage, of politics
and of world letters.
THE New Spoon River Edgar
Lee Masters. \ continuation of the
famous anthology.
Broadcasting; Its New Day.
Samuel l.. Rothafel and X. f. Yates.
An entertaining and practical
treatment of the ills, trials, delight
and possibilities of ''radio.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-31
SQUADRON
WILL STIMULATE
WOMEN'S MEETS

A flying squadron made up
of women skilled as singers, and
able to make stirring talks in be-
| half of the value of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women s clubs to indi.
vidual clubs contemplating fedora
ltion will be Il feature of the exten,
sion work of every county and dis
| trict federation, during the coming g
wear. according to the plau odtlined
! 10y DIR. Mariana Bertoia, president
of the state federation, speaking
before the meeting of the San Fran
cisco district federation at the Hotel
Bellevue recently.
Miss Ralphine Mills cf Lodi has
/ been named as state chairman of
the committee on FLYING squadron.
and Mrs. Kenneth ~. Oliver of
Brawley, is the state chairman of
federation extension.
The flying squadron will he
available wherever the stimulus and
inspiration is needed, and it is be-
lieved that the novelty of :hc idea
will do much to arouse interest in
the federation message.
Not only new clubs will be visit
ed by the flying squadron, but
moribund organizations, needing
new life and enthusiasm, will come
under the range of the new pro-
gram.
The first issue of the Federation
News. the official organ of the Cali
fornia Federation of Women s Clubs
will be out in short time, ard
will contain official messages of
Tie ci firmen of departments. rs
we'll rs articles by district presi-
d"H:s, and other pr2m' ,ert 'ctdrr>
ia federation work. 4 feature OF
,"e News this year viii be photo
glaphs of the Officers, used in ro;a-
cor each a. i. as frontispicer,
rAether vita q short biosrapt Y and
a message from each in turn.
Miss Jessie Williamson. of San
Jose, is editor Of the Federation
News, and Mrs. w. J. Lawless. of
Sierra Madre, is circulation mana
ger.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-31
VALLEY DRIVERS
CONFUSED WHEN
ON HIGH GRADES

Have you ever gone up on Il
high building and become suddenly
possessed of Il desire TO jump off, =
asks the safety first bureau of the
National Automobile club.
This is the feeling that usually as
sails persons unaccustomed to
heights. This is because the
- INC dulla oblongata, the coordinat-
ting part of the brain, perceives
nothing around with which to make
comparisons and consequently be
comes somewhat confused.
The same effect is produced TO Il
lesser extent when Il valley driver
suddenly finds himself driving along
4 road which clings to the side of
Il cliff with a river or canyon hun
dreds of feet below on one side and
It sheer waH on the other. Were
the drop only - or 20 feet and the
road no wider, the driver would
negotiate ii without difficulty, but
the fact that there is nothing on the
one side with which to make uncon-
scious comparisons causes a con
fusion in the brain.
The driver. who is unaccuStomed
to mountain driving and who has
veHtured ON TO road of the sort
described, should not even glance
down into the depths but should
keep his eyes Oh the road and the
hank side. Small bushes along the
outer edge. while they do not af
ford any actual protection. give 4
sense of security simply because
they are something for the me
dulia' to ''tie to.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-31
S. P. COMPLETING
THIRD LARGEST
BORE IN AMERICA

EM1GRANT G \P, Calf. Aug. 26.
Boring through 1892 feet OF solid
granite under the summit of the
Sierra, the Southern Pacific is now
completing the third largest railway
tunnel in America. The tunnel con-
struction is part of the double track
project. approaching completion
which will give the railroad Psi
miles of continuous double track
from San Francisco to Sparks. New.
The tunnel is one of seven between
here and Andover constructed by
the company under its double track
program for this line which calls
for expenditure of S12,000,000
The new second track will facili-
tate handling of traffic through
the mountains and permit certain
operating economies according to
George W. Boschke. chef engineer
of the railrod, supervising the work.
The long tunnel which is at an ele-
yation of 6SS5.4 feet will give the
railroad 5000 feet of level grade on
the mountain summit and so permit
operation of trains without the use
of helper engines. The ne track
will be used exclusively for east
bound trains. The seven tunnels total
3,!62 feet in length. The labor
cost of entire project involves $S,-
c00.000. Crews work continuously
In three S-hour shifts and the prof
eet will be completed this fall.
:. The chief difficulty in the con
SEDUCTION of the long tunnel was the
of the regular trains which
passed the operation nearly every
twenty or thirty m:nutes, day and
night, - said BoSchke..
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-31
Names L. B. Man on
Board of Control
By Unhcd Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Aug. 81
Charles l.. Hartwcll of Long Beach
has been appointed member of the
state board of control by Governor
Friend w. Richardson, to fill the
position left vacant by the re5igna-
tion of Mrs. Nellie Brewer Pierce.
Hartwel, with lake up his duties
September /, as head Of the depart
mcnt of claims and disbursements,
according to a statement issued by
the governor in explanation of the
appointment.
Mrs. Pierce resigned from the
board March |, 1924, and since that
time the board has functioned with
but two members
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-31
CUTOUTS BARRED
CLOSE TO WOODS AS
FIRE -. .PRECAUTION
By United .PrexS Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Aug. %. =
Automobile trucks. operating near
grain fields or heavily wooded sec
tions must be equipped with muffler
outouts. according to NJ. b. Pratt,
state forester.
Pratt S decision. based on Il state
law, was made in Il letter to c. NJ.
Winchester, Mendicino county fire
aarden. who in letter to Pratt de-
clared many trucks in his section
We're operating without cut outs.
Sparks from the unmuffled ex
hausts of automobiles are the source
of many brush. grain and forest
fires. according 20 Pratt.