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Evening star., 1926-02-12
TRAFFIC SITUATION
SCOREDBY M'LE0D
House Member Threatens to
Introduce Bill for Revision
of D. c. Code.

Declaring that washington is the
laughing stock Of the Nation on &C
count of traffic confusion here, Rep
resentative Clarence J. Mcleod, Re
publican, Michigan, a member of the
House District committee, today
made vigorous complaint to the Dis
trict Commissioners and asked that
they consider this matter at the next
hoard meeting. Unless something Is
done to alleviate the situation. Mr..
Mcleod threatens to introduce legis-
ation. In the meanwhile, the House
District committee has made the
Rlanton bill, designed to give more All
thority to the traffic director. the order
of special business for the District
committee meeting next Wednesday.
Mr.. Mcleod. in his letter to Daniel
G. Garges, secretary to the Commits
sionerS. says:
Confusion is rampa nj. and. from all
indications, the attempt Of Congress
10 permit the District to solve it's own
traffic problems without interference
has utterly failed. Whether this un.
usual situation is due to an incompe-
tent traffic director ] am not in a
position to say. but it would seem
that, after careful investigation Of the
codes of the various large cities, q
traffic expert would be able at least to
devise some system that would tend
to reduce the number of problems.
conditions under the present sys-
tenn are by far worse than those ex-
isting before Congress al its last ses-
sion passed the so-called traffic bill
In those days there were some people
driving automobiles who knew the
regulations. Today they are so con
fusinG, SO fncompre hensjble that
venture to predict that no motorist
no matter how intelligent he may be-
knows what to do. Your traffic regu-
lations today are nothing short of a
Chinese puzzle.
II am inclined to think that en-
tirely too much power has been vest
ed in he director.
Unless something is done al once,
| purpose to introduce A bill and
push il TO the limit Of my ability.
providing for an entire revision Of
the District traffic code
Evening star., 1926-02-12
BY the Associated Press.

NEW LONDON. Conn. February
12.-Swathed in blankets. six coast
suardsmen. saved from death by eN
posure by one of their members attel
the C-126 was wrecked off Narrasan
sett pier Wednesday night. were car
ried ashore late yesterday from the
cutter Mojave and taken to a hospital
for treatment.
Last night the survivors told OF
to shelter and of the brave work of
Boatswain's Mate Joseph Libby. who,
barefooted and scantily clad. walked a
mile through n blizzard 10 get help.
All six men were suffering from eH-
poSure and their feet. hands and ears
were frozen.
They were ENSIGN y. 8. Fulford Of
15-fOot patrol boat: Eoa atSNainS : Mate
Joseph Libby of Lowell. Mass.: Fred
w. Thornhill. seaman, of New bed,
ford. Mass; Tony Simon. machiniSt $
mate. Of New London. Wilbur \. Min.
NICK. motor machinist's mate. of
Scranton. Pa, and John II. Mcqueen.
ship" cook. of Los Angeles. Calf.
Ensign Fulford, propped up in bed
at the hospital. with his feet and his
right hand badly frozen, told the
story of the wreckinc of the craft.
Heading up Marriage gansett Bay. in IL
binding snowstorm early Tuesday
morning, With the ships radio disabled
and the compass bad the craft sud.
denly crashed upon The rocks.
Libby and Mcqueen we're asleep In
the foreCastle ami Simon was on uuty
in the engine room. Just before the
forward comoar; mont filled with water
these three reached the dock.
The six men huddled in the pilot
house unable to Get their Clot hing he
cause the living quarters Of the ship
We're under water Flares We're SEM
IN but no relief came.
Evening star., 1926-02-12
AND FREEZING, 5 OF CREW
SAVED BY HEROISM OF MATE
Coast Cuardsman Walks Barefooted Through Snow
drifts for Mile and Summons Help Just in Time
to Rescue Others From Death by Exposure.

The boat then keeled over on its
! side. waves smashing the windows oi
the pilothouse and driving the men 10
seek safety on the deck. Their al
tempts to build fire were unsuccess
full
Soaking wet and nearly frozen they
clunG to the deck from noon Wednes
day. With the shore but 100 feet
away. they at last decided TO risk the
angry surf. Libby made the first at
tempt, swimming ashore through
heavy sea An hour later, Mcqueen
Thornhill and Simon had made the
trip. Ensign Fulford was washed OF
the deck by mammoth wave ana an
hour later Minnick slipped into the
water and padded ashore.
AS each man reached shore he had
to climb a rocky cliff. Libby strue-
Sled through snowdrifts mile TO a
water tower and signaled a gang of
men who were clearing n nearby roaC. .
The men hurried 10 the tower ana
found Libby had collapsed. Three OF
the cuardsmen were strung along the
path that led back to the ship and
were taken to a house nearby in an
exhausted and delirious condition. y
fire was started and the men were
fee by neiShbors.
Early vest erdaY the cutter Mo1aVe
arrived at NarraCansett pier The
men were lifted aboard the cutter in
slinrS from q small boat Officers of
the Mojave said that if road workers
had been a half hour later in reaching
the men the euardsmen would have
frozen 10 death.
Libby. tho hero. is suffering from
frost bitten feet. Simon conult,oh
was described as the most serious. tie
* suffering from shock and exposure.
The other men are also in serious
condition.
Tho C.ln6. which was valued Al S''-.
600 was thought 70 be a total loss.
Evening star., 1926-02-12
q WARRANTS OUT
IN BOOTLEG CASES
Persons in Several Cities
Sought in Connection With
Alleged Conspiracy.


CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 12.-
Twenty-seven warrants issued here
Monday in the Nationwide alleged
bootleg alcohol conspiracy had not
been served when the Federal grand
jury continued its investigation in the
operations OF the Superior Industrial
Alcohol Co. today. 1t is known that
2 warrants for persons In st. Paul s
for persons in Chicago and 10 for per
sons living in Philadelphia still are
unserved. In addition. several persons
are being sought in ST. Louis Allan.
tic City, Baltimore and two other At
lantic seaboard cities.
Total Of 36 Arrests.
Fifteen arrests were made the past
two days. bringing the total since
and several warehouses here last Au-
gust to Sc. More than 800 900 gallons
of alcohol We're seized.
1t is expected warrants will he is
sued for 12o persons, including many
prominent men in various cities.
Abe and Ben Gleeman, brothers.
serving life sentences in Saltwater.
Mimi, prison for "hi. .iaCker" mur-
der in st. Paul. were recalled before
the grand jury today. They testifi ed
for several hours Yesterday and II
was stated II they did not finish by
noon today they will he held until
Monday for further questioning
Big Alcohol Syndicate.
II is understood their testimoy
dealt with the operations Of an al
legged milliondollar alcohol sypdi-
cate" in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Of which they are confessed pIotters
Prior TO today four arrests had been
made in the twin cities. including
those of Leon GIeckman. alleged
'higher-up' in ST. Paul. and Abe
Ginsberg. prominent Minneapolis at
torney. Five had been made at Phil
adelphia. three at Duluth and three
Al Chicago.
Ellis Epstein and Albert F.pst Elm. g..
brothers. said to he employed in A
Detroit warehouse. were called he.
fore the grand jury TODAY
Evening star., 1926-02-12
AMERICAN T0SUE
WELLSFOR $4,000
Lecturer Says English Novel,
ist Called Him a "BOre"
After Party.

~ 4hc As.oclatod Press.
NEW YORK. February l2.-Poult
ncy BiceIow. American lecturer anc
author, has announced that he is start
Ing a $40 .0Oh SANDER suit in Londor
against H. G.. Wells, The English
novelist. because - reSents being
classified as l bore.
The trouble started nj mad tea
party" given some time ago by Count
ess Russell at her London apartment
Mr.. Bigeiow published version ot
tho party in A London paper. TO which
Mr.. Wells replici vigorously in an
open letter.
Tho BiCe'ow version "f the party
said that Wells looked like pros
porous stock broker or bond sales
man" and "chatted pleas of the
fabulous prices forced on him by the
naradoNical publishers Of hundreds of
periodicals in every corner of the
world. Verify, it was fairy tale
gone mad"
Bridge Enters Small Talk.
Then Anthony Hope. also at the
party, looked out Of q window, Mr..
FiceloW averred. and expressed re-
Cr't that 81 glorious landscape and
such graceful Grches as charact eriZed
the stone bridge should he marred by
= rectangular iron railway structure.
oh exclaimed Wells in the Rice-
low version. how can Won utter such
vnrtlso ~ mo railway has elements :
nf sublinrirv. I, * eloquent. II means
prn~rese.
Even Anthony Hope WINGED" Mr..
Ficclo,v wrote
Tho Wells recital of what happonod
dfe~S materially.
some time 90 met \ Mr.. Poulfney
Eicel-,y ~ Lady RusseIrs fat in Lon.
Evening star., 1926-02-12
460 FAMILIES AIDED.
Associated Charities Report In
creased Demands.

Four hundred and sixty ia amilies re-
ceived care and help from the Asso-
ciated Charities during January. Sc
more families than in the same month
last year. with a total cash disburse-
ment Of $4.404, the report submitted
to the board of managers at it's
monthly meeting at Social Service
House by Acting Secretary Louise o.
Beall showed.
Reports from the eight district Of
fees showed sickness in many of
these families Of working people liv-
ing close to the margin of necessity
was the leading cause Of the increase.
Indications from reports so far re
ceiVed this month are that the cold
weather and the recent storms have
made still greater demands on the
resources Of this city-wide agency of
family welfare. Some of the increa sed
sickness reported by the Visiting
Nurse Society eventually comes back
on the Associated Charities for care
and relief.
Evening star., 1926-02-12
HONOREO BY w. R. c.
Flags Presented Vice President
Dawes and Speaker Longworfh.

Vice Precedent Dawes and Speaker
Longworth Gf the House Of Reprc.
sentatives Were presented with an
American flag each today hy Mrs
Catherine Mcbride Hoster Of India.
napolis on behalf of the Women's Re
lief Corps, of which she is national
president.
The presentation took place in the
Vice Presidents office off the Senate
chamber. and besides Mrs. Hoster and
the delegation Of her orEa nization was
attended by Senators Watson and
Robinson Of Indiana and Deneen of
Illinois and Representative Atkins of
Illinois.
Evening star., 1926-02-12
JAPANESE PRINCE HURT.
Second Son of Emperor Injured
While Ska ating.

MUERREN, Switzerland. February
II LP.-Prince .Chichibu, second son
of the Emperor of Japan, suffered a
slight injury yesterday while skating
on the ice rink OF his hotel. Making
swift turn, the princes right skate
struck the instep Of his left foot
straining the tendons.
At the urgent appeal Of his ply
sician and Of Baron Hayashi. former
ambassador TO London and now the
princes tutor. he agreed to remain in
his room for several days.
During his stay at Muerren the
prince has added dancing to his re.
pertoire of activities. and danced Wed
nesday night with ladies of his party.
The prince has been delighted with
his visits to the Swiss mountains. and
says he will return next Summer and
climb the Matterhorn.
Evening star., 1926-02-12
SEALED VERDICT ASKED,
Jury TO Decide s25O.oOO Brea ch-of-
Promise Gaze Mondav

NEW YORK. February = hl-A
sealed verdict to he returned in
Sunrer:e Court next Monday was
ordered by Justice Mitchell Yesterday
In S25n.oon breach of promise suit
brought by Mrs. -AGdie Louise e.
Jones against John Thwaites, mil
Honalre owner of the Chrvstal
Springs hleacherv at Thwaites. Mass
Justice Mitchell issued this direction
after the jury had been out three
hours. The case went to the Jury
shortly after noon Yesterday
Evening star., 1926-02-12
MAN SEVERELY BEATEN.
Pullman Porter Held in Attack on
Fellow Workman.

Bradford Spencer. colored. is being
held At the sixth precinct pending the
outcome OF injuries he is alleged tn
have inflicted on Frederick !. Scott,
also colored. with q chair during a
fight in the railroad yard al Fourt h
and T streets carly this morning
Both men are Pullman porters and
residents OF New York
Scott was given first aid treatment
~ Union station and later taken To
Casualty Hospital. where physician
found rupture of one If the kidneys
Scott declared To the police he had
been robbed of $1c
Evening star., 1926-02-12
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
to the Health Department in the past -
hours:
Leo NJ and Martha A. Swords. boz.
Carl {. and Harriet WEIGH. girl.
John 2 and Pearl e. Mahapey, boy.
.Tanes r. and Josephine z. Baines. boy.
Noah w and Mary L. Tabor. boy.
William J and I.eah Anderson. hoy.
Evening star., 1926-02-12
Safety First.
From | l,ift

rom T.lI".
Rafter-I'nl becoming 50 ncar-siGht
ed that | bump into people when !
walk along the street.
Shafter-Goodness man. That's dan
gerous. Why don't YOU buy car and
lriNe it,
Evening star., 1926-02-12
In for It.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle telegraph.
\ congressional committee reports
the Army and Navy have been back
ward on the question of aircraft. We
presume the committee now will have
to face a court martial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
COunterfeiters Use
Genuine U. S. Paper
For New $40 Note

Bleaching out the ink from
smaller bills and using the genuine
Government paper thus derived
for manufacture of a new counter
felt $40 note was the clever method
used by counterfeiters in turning
out the latest bogus money discov-
cred. according to Chief w. ii.
Moran of the Secret Service.
The new product is so cleverly
put up that Chief Moran issued a
special warning. The note is about
one eighth of an inch shorter than
the genuine.
The official description and warn
ing of Chief Moran reads, in part.
as follows:
"Twenty-dollar Federal Reserve
note, on the Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco, Calf; series
1914; check letter III; face plate
No. 141; back plate No. S52; Frank
White, treasurer of the United
States: A. w. Mellon. Secretary of
the Treasury; portrait of Cleveland.
This is well executed counter
felt, printed from etched plates on
genuine paper which has been
bleached from bills of smaller de-
nomination. The seal and serial
numbers are printed in pale blue,
while the serial numbering appears
in a type face different in letter
style from the genuine. The Cleve-
land portrait is dimly cut, but the
note as a whole is deceptive. the
border lathewOrk on both face and
back being neatly executed
Care should be exercised in ha n
ding notes of this variety"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
LABOR COST FORCED
BREAD PRICE RAISE
Daylight Delivery and Night Bak
ing Also Cited as Reasons
for Cent Increase.

Sharp labor cost increases, higher
overhead and the expense incident to
the Inauguration of the daylight de-
IL, cry system are assigned by local
bakers as the reasons for an increase
of / cent per loaf in the price of
bread, which went into effect among
seven large local bakeries this week.
The wholesale price of pan bread,
which had been cents, was increased
to cents, while the loaveS which
had been selling for 10 cents went up
to II cents. Six large bakeries put
these prices into effect A seventh
bakery. dealing largely in retail trade,
increased it's retail prices from s cents
to cents and from II cents to IS
cents for the pound and pound-and-a-
half loaveS, respectively.
Bakers claim that during the last
IS months plants have been running
on an almost profitless margin and
in many cases at a loss. Increases
in the cost of labor went into effect
May l, under new agreement with the
bakers and bakery salesmen'S unions,
it was stated. On top of this. bakers
pointed out, the old early morning
system of deliveries which allowed one
salesman to handle a much larger
number of customers than the pres
ent daylight delivery system. has been
abolished by most large bakers. caus-
ing creation of additional routes and
employment of more statesmen AS a
done at night, at which time journey
result Of this almost more baking is
men bakers receive more pay than in
daylight hours. All these causes are
cited in explaining the cent increase
In most cases hearthen baked bread
and special lines have not been sub
jected to an increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
GANGLOOTS BANKS,
KILLS BOOKKEEPER
Two Nashville Branches of
Same Institution Robbed
in Daylight Raids.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August IL
Two daring daylight raids on branch
banks by band of seven bandits
Melted them $6,17S. resulted In the
death of George Parker. 10. book
keeper, and serious wounding Of
Frank Gabler, fruit dealer. After
their two successful robberies the
bandits headed their automobile for
the heart of the city and last night
police were without a trace of their
movements.
The first robbery was staged at the
First and Woodiawn streets branch
of the Fourth and First Bank and
Trust Co.. where seven men covered
II. n. O'Callahan and G.. Y. Steele,
manager of the bank. while they gath
cred up all the currency in sight.
$2,450, then calmly walked to their
machine and drove away.
The band apparently went directly
to the Ninth and Monroe streets
branch of the same bank. Five men
entered and covered employees and
customers. taking s3.72S in currency
When the bandits left the bank Par
ker and other employees followed them
into the street and In an exchange
of shots Parker was killed and Gabler
wounded.
Two suspects detained for question
The Fourth and First National
Bank offered a reward of 81 900 dead
or $500 alive for the capture Of any
one of the bandits responsible for the
death of George Parker. This reward
was supplemented by an offer of 81, 900
dead or alive for any one of the men
responsible for the Staying by the
Tennessee State Bankers Association.
NJ. l.. Stephens, acting manager of
the second bank robbed. said there
were two employees in the bank when
the robbers entered and covered them.
One of the number gathered up all
the currency in sight.
He spent five minutes gathering
up the money" said Stephens. Then
they went out west on Monroe street
in small touring car. I grabbed
pistol and ran outside. followed by
Parker. l began shooting as they
drove away. The robbers returned
heavy fire, MORALLY wounding Parker.
He was carried into the bank, where
we saw he was seriously wounded.
He was carried to a hospital. but
died on the way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
D. c. FIREMAN JOBS OPEN.
Applicants for Department Must
Be 81, But Not Over 80.

The Civil Service Commission today
announced it will receive applications
until August 80 for positions of pri
vate in the District of Columbia Fire
Department.
The entrance salary is 81 500 a year
If found to be efficient, in one year
the men will automatically advance
to class 2 at $1,000, and in three
years to class 3 at S2.100 They will
then be eligible for promotion to the
position of inspector at a salary of
S., 100 a year, or sergeant at a salary
of So 200 year. Further promotions
are made on a basis of seniority and
competency.
Applicants for the position of fire
man must have reached their twenty
first, but not their thirty-first. birth
day on the date of the examination
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the
office of the United States Civil Serv
ice Commission. 1924 F street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
WOMAN TO FINANCE
OWN RACE FOR SENATE
Mrs. Peters-Parkhurst Armour ces
Platform of Seven Planks in
Filing Candidacy.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 11.--Mrs.
Virginia Peters Parkhurst, former
Washingtonian. now living at Ber-
wyr. Prince Georges County, filed
papers at Annapolis yesterday, an
nouncing herself a candidate for the
United States Senate on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Il am financing myself with money
earned in my business. conducted for
the last quarter century. I will not
accept a dollar from any outside
source" Mrs. Parkhurst said, pledg-
ing the following platform:
/. For tariff revisions that would
protect American industries from I'M
fair competition by cheap foreign
labor.
,. Against boss rule, because it leads
to corruption and graft.
3. For home rule and States rights.
4. For continuance of dry
America.
5. For a Federal department OF
education.
6. For settlement of the child labor
controversy by separate State action.
Z. For an anti-court policy tendec
to keep the United States out of in
ternational political entanglements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
DOZEN QUESTIONED
IN HALL MYSTERY
DAUGHTER of Mrs. Mills Among
Those Queried-Important
Details Discovered.

SOMERVILLE. n. j., August Ii
Twelve witnesses were questioned
Yesterday by investigators charged
hy the State with the task of solv-
ing the Hall Mills murder mystery.
Charlotte Mills, 10 years old now.
but only Is when the body Of her
mother. Mrs. Eleanor Mills. was
found beside that of Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall, in September. 1922
was among those questioned. 1nVeS-
tigators said she had simply retold
the story she told in 1922 of her
knowledge of the relations of her
mother and the rector. adding a few
details.
After two hours of questioning she
was hurried from headquarters and
whisked away to New Brunswick in
an automobile.
While Miss Mills was being ques
toned here. State troopers and Jer-
sew City detectives questioned Mrs.
Jane Gibson. woman pig raiser. at
her farmhouse near the spot where
the bodies were found lying beneath
A crah applP tree. they said. Mrs.
Gibson. who said her real name is
Mrs. William Easton. would not con
firm the investigators statement that
they had questioned her.
Other Witnesses were four doctors
present during autopSieS. bridge
tender who saw two automobiles
speeding from near the spot where
the bodies were found and heard TWO
women scream. an undertaken. a man
who previously testified he heard the
murder shots and woman justice of
the peace.
Commenting on the testimony of
witnesses questioned today. Maj.
Mark Q. Numbering of State police
said We were able TO add few
important details to our picture of
the crime. l cannot comment on the
nature of the evidence given"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
GREEK SOCIETY PICNIC.
Chapter of Ahepa Will Have Out
ing Tomorrow at Beach.

Washington Chapter, No. 81. Of the
Ahepa, a patriotic fraternal order
composed of American citizens of
Greek descent, will hold an outing
tomorrow at Chesapeake Beach. The
committee on arrangements is COM
posed Of Andrew Panagopulos. chair
man. George Devakos. athletics; V.
X. Kissal, p Doonis. f. Efantis, G..
Places, f. Nichols and p. kokalis.
Officers of the organization are DR..
Charles j. Demas. president; Gus
Poulos. vice president; William A.
Revis, secretary: Paul kokalis, treas
urer X katsaros, warden; William
Christopher. chaplain: Thomas Skidas.
recording secretary: George Ar. Argi-
rakis, captain of guard; George Stav-
rides. ksad sentinel, and Andrew San
torios, outside sentinel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
MRS. WALTENBERG DIES;
PROMINENT SINGER HERE
Member of Washington Opera
Company and Church Choirs
Succumbs to Long Illness.

Mrs. Thelma Smith Waltenberg. 27
years old, noted contralto singer,
died Monday at the home of her sis
ter. Mrs. Newton Heston, Cumber-
land, Md, after a long illness.
She had appeared in the Washing
ton Opera Company and had made
photograph records for Pathe. She
was a member of the Orpheus and
Friday Morning Clubs. and had sung
in the choirs of All Saints and st.
Paul's Churches.
Mrs. Waltenberg is survived by a
small daughter. Elizabeth: her sister.
Mrs. Heston: two brothers. w. l.. and
c. F. Smith of Winterhaven, Fla, and
her mother. Mrs. Emma Z. Smith.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock at
the residence of Mrs Smith, 3405
Lowell street. followed by interment
in Rock Greek Cemetery. Rev. Will
liam A. Isenberger of the Church Of
the Covenant, where Mrs. Waltenberg
acted as soloist, will officiate.