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New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is 1929

This information was brought to
Miami by James u Grant. At least
10 bodies Of persons who lost their
lives In the Hood had been recover
ed. Mr.. Grant said tho countrywide
for miles on both sides was anun-
dated from the waters Of the lake.
Torn Frosn Husband
He reported that among those
known to have died 1t Pahokee was
Mrs. Andrew Smith. who was torn
from her husbands grasp AZ they
attempted to make their way from
their flooded home to = place Of
safety.
Grant said he witnessed the flrst
phase of the storm from the Park
view hotel, a frame building. When
the second phase OF the storm struck
Grant said this hotel was destroyed.
He and ~ companions all with one
exception women and children
sought shelter in = house. which
broke from Its foundation and doat-
ed in the flood waters OF Pelican
river. He said that water In the
room came up to his chest. A bed
was supported on chairs and the
women placed on the bed while
hole was cut in the ceiling and
small children were passed through
to save them.
sGrant said that the school house
was being used to house at least 500
refugees and injured.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
LAKE OKEECROBEE ]
IS STRUCK HARD
Reports Irictls in Telling Of
Suffering There

Miami. Fla. Sept. IS R-Reports
that trickled in from the Lake
Okeechobee area today told OF death
and suffering. wrought by the trop-
ical storm which hit that section on
Sunday.
At Belleglade. settlement on the
southeastern shore of Lake Okee-
chobee 20 residents were reported
dead, most OF them from drowning
in the flood waters of the lake.
Word of the loss of life was brought
to relief headquarters at Lake
Worth by Homer Olson and w. E.
Meeker, members of relief expedi-
ton.
One man was known to have been
killed at Okeechobee. they said, and
it is feared that others lost their
lives.
Measre reports reaching Miami
last night indicated that the waters
of the lake had been raised high
above normal level by the storm.
Injured persons at Belleglade
numbered at least 80. Dixon and
Meeker told officials at Lake Worth
The town has a normal population
of 500.
Flow Into Town
They said that waters of the lake
had flowed into the town.
Accompanied by DR.. j, Tlerson
and nurses, Dixon and Meeker left
Lake Worth last night for Belle
glade to care for the injured.
Another rescue party was pre-
pared to go to the scene if needed
From Pahokee on the eastern
shore of Lake Okeechobee some dis
lance north .of Belleglade. came re,
ports that some persons had drown
ed when waters from the lake over
flowed the settlement. Fifty per.
sons were reported injured.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18

|6:.o-Howard Tompkins, tenor
6:45-"Central Trades Labor Talk"
7-Paulist League hour
7:o5-Joseph Martucci. organ
7:15-Richard Lyons, violinist
7:30-Talk. Joseph Menendez
7:45-Opera bits
s6O-WGBS-34e
Studio program
5:4o-Law." Judge Louis
6-"Southern Fantasy" from Radio
Fair
e:O-WPCH-336
5:l5-Biltmore Shores Commuters
5:45-Matthew and Marks. song
6:l5-Accordion Bob
6:3o-Jack and Marty
s2O-WRNY-S26
6 :55-Television from Radio Indus
tries Fair studio; Holst's orch.
7:30-Fox Fur Trappers
s-Edison hour OF music
Odd Time Song Contest
9:15-Raymond Hunter. baritone
:30-"Invisible World" Hugo
| Gernsback
9;45-Jimmy Flynn, tenor
, 10-Television
| 1o:o5-Radio Worlds Fair banquet
| u mid.-Television
97O-WARC-3O9
5-Hodgdon's food service
6-Melodiers
6.30-Mrs. Leo Woods, songblrd
6:45-Child's garden talk
7:o2-Weather Investment Corp.
7:o4-Orchestra
s-Cellar knights
| s:3O-Republican National Commit
| tee
9-Show Boat
1o-Radio Industries banquet
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
EASTERN STATIONS

to2O-WODA. Patersou-294
5:3o-News: sport talk
s-Eleanor Alexander. pianist
9:3o-Colonial rendezvous
1o-Mixed quartet
sO-Orchestra
f12O-NGCP, Newark-26S
5-Harrison program
:3o-Popular dance music
lO-Peggy, melody girl
1o:2o-spanish music
11-Orchestra
11:O-WNJ, Newark-2Ss
s:15-Ralph Scholar. pianist
5 :3o-Reginald Bloor. tenor
s.45-Helene Robinsky, soprano
9-Orchestra
sso-WIP. Philadelphia-34s
i 6 3O-Concert orchestra
6:55-Agriculture. live stock. pro-
duce reports
Roll call, birthday list
S-La Gitana Trio
s:3o-String ensemble
9-Male quartet
,O-"Movie" broadcast
:3o-Whispering orchestra
11-Harmony Kings
74O-WFI, Philadelphia-4OS
6:45-Sports news
Voters service
S--Same as WEAF
ttM,-WPG, Atlantic City-273
6:45-Organ recital
7:O5-Dinner concert
S-Dance orchestra
S:3O-Artists' recital
9-Hall Dual Trio
1o-Musical Maids from snip
! Deck
l1O.30-Dance orchestra
70O-WGY, Schenectady-3s0
Stock reports: news
e:30-Dinner music
7-Voters' service
7:3O-Same as WEAF
s-WGY agricultural program
s:s0-same as WEAF
1o-Radio Industries banquet
I11 mid.-Radiogram
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18

sor, so-incidsnt with the opsning y
the radio exhibition. Sept. -.
In appearance the new tslevtsoe
resembles Z suitcase two feet
square with = depth Of one ana
ono half feet. It has g1aas screen
eight inches In diameter on which
the pictures will b. seen. The In
strument u constructed 70 ~ to
connect with the aerial In the or
binary way. The early televisoe
broadcasts will consist simply OF
showing head and shoulder Views OF
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
Seattle Aviator Not
Heard From in 2 Days

Paris. Sept. IS R-George H.
storck. Seattle aviator. engaged In
a solo fight around the world. has
been unreported for two days. There
has been no word of him since ne
took off in hts small >seaplane from
the Seine at Sartrouville. near Paris.
sunday. He had not arrived al
Berre inlet near Marseiiles. his OBJ
iective. up to $50 o'clock last night.
It is now feared that the So-horse
power plane. by which Storck hop
ed to demonstrate the present high
development Of privately-owned
planes may have crashed In the
forests of Fontainebleau or RAM
bouillet.
READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR BEST RESULTS
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
Through tie Static

No matter where you tune in to-
night at $40. you can't get away
from the most elaborate OF pro-
grams ever broadcast. that OF the
Fifth Radio Industries banquet
which will take place at the Aston
hotel Among the celebrities who
will be heard at this time are Nine.
Ernestine Schumann -Heink. one of
the greatest opera stars: Evelyn
Herbert. musical comedy star: Paul
Whiteman and his orchestral: John
Charles Thomas. opera and concert
baritone: Vincent Lopez and his Or
chestra: the great comedy team OF
Moran and Mack. known to millions
as the Two Black Crows" Fannie
Brice. well known Coincidence: John
Parker, tenor: Andy Sannela and his
Spanish guitar. and Ben Selvin and
his orchestra.
Preceding the banquet cere-
monies, broadcasts from Madison
Square Garden, where the radio
show is being staged throughout the
week. will be made over different
stations. the announcements being
made at the time OF the broadcast
which stations will transmit the pro-
grams Beginning at $50 there will
be a musical program by the Burns
Miners with Euric Madriguera. vio-
linist as soloist. At s o'clock Hugo
Mariani will direct the Rhythmic
Ripplss program and at s o'clock
the Seiberling singers will present
their regular program.
The opening gun OF Governor
Smiths campaign for presidency will
be fired tonight when he will make
his first radio speech since the ac-
ceptance speech he delivered on
August %. The democratic candi-
date for president will formally
open his campaign tonight at 1
o'clock at Omaha, Nebraska. the
speech to be broadcast through a
network of stations, among them
WEAF and VITO.
| Among other program for tonight
is the sketch at 730 over WEAF
and VITO. depicting the trials and
tribulations of freshly cooked cub
reporter who covers his first assign
ment on a large metropolitan news
paper.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
actors and entertainers participating
in the radio programs.
ROYAL STYLE ECONOMY

London. Sept. IL (UPl-styles IN
yachting clothes may change from
year to year TOR ordinary mostsia.
but they don't change for King
George Of England. He recently
conllded to = friend that hs had
worn the same yachting cap for the
past II years, and the same white
aannel trousers for tho past -,
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
NEW YORK CITY

S7O-WNYC-S2o
s:o1-Market high spots
e:1o-Lillian Curley, soprano
6:25-Scores
so-Italian lessons
7:3o-Time: police alarms. scores
7:35-"The Constitution General
Billiard
7;so-Radio industries banquet
9;3o-Dlnner to Bernard X Marcus,
Speakers: Felix Warburg, Rabbi
krass. c. stanley Mitchell. DR..
John H. Finley
1O:30-Time: police alarms; wealth.
t10:35-Radio Industries banquet
6fO-WEAF-4s2
b-Studio program
5:3o-Jolly Bill and Jane. duets
6-Dinner music
6:55-Baseball scores
7-Voters' service: Progress Of the
Campaign" Dr. Albert Shaw: Mrs.
w. w. Ramsey, Elizabeth Houser
7:30-sketches
s-Musical Miniatures
s30-singers
S-Concert
S3O-Radio Industries banquet
66O-WJZ-4S5
5-Idler's moments
5:30-Reports: stock market. f1nan-
cial summary. cotton prices, agri-
cultural reports
5:45-Ivy Scott, soprano
6-Orchestra
6:25-Baseball scores
6:30-Burns Miners
Correct time
7-Foundation for Blind: Edwin
Grasse. violinist: Leland Logan,
tenor
7:30-1n Memory's Garden
s-Rhythmic Ripples
s:3o-Alfred Shirley. characterize
ton
Stone pictures
9:3o-Radio Industries banquet
710-WOR-422
6:15-Dinner concert
6:45-Sports talk
7-keden-on the Keys
7:10-Enginite Boys
7:3o-The Wise Men
S-Chimes; Main Street
s:45-Knight McGregor in Kills
9-On With the Dance
9:3O-Radio Industries banquet
11-Time, news bulletins: weather
11:05-Orchestra
sOO-WHN-3S5
6--Journal period
7-Dance orchestra
7:30-Will Oakland's program
s-"Three Little Sacs"
9:3O-Theater orchestra
1o:o5-News: studio presentation
1o:45-Thomas Wilson, tenor
l1-Porto Rican quartet
11;30-John Cart. organist
slO-NMCA-37O
) 3o-Crippled children's period
S-Little Rumanian Rendezvous
Acknowledgements Right Quintet
9-Time: N. J. Industrial hour
1o-Elks' band
11-Dance orchestra
11.3o-Neus: dance orchestra
s1O-WLWL-3s0
6-Instrumentalists
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18

In something less than quarter
century the sports department OF
American newspapers has developed
from a column of type to four or
five pages daily
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
rELEvIsoRs READY

Dual Sets To He Marketed h Ian.
dloQ S0n0
London. Sept. Is (UP)-Combin-
alton radio and televisor sets which
will perform tho dual role Of re-
ceiving ordinary wireless programs
and showing animated pictures are
shortly to be placed on the market
at = price of approximately $136.
The sets will be marketed by ]. II.
Baird. inventor Of tho Baird televi-
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18

A discussion of THE Machinery of
Voting" will be given tonight during
the regular Voters service program
at o'clock over VITO by DIR. AL
bert Shaw, editor of the Review Of
Reviews, who will also report on the
progress of the campaign.
L. C.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
TUESDAY
Eastern Daylight Saving Time
NEW ENGLAND STATIONS

NEW ENGLAND STATIONS
1e0-WTIC, Hartford-535
6:25-Summary Of program: news
6:s0-Dinner music
6:55-Baseball scores
Voters Service
7:30-Sketch
S-Piano recital
s:15-sports talk
S:30-Singers
9-Silver Bell Banjo Strummers
s:3O-Correct time
9:3l-Fifth Annual Radio Indus
tries Banquet
1l-Governor Smiths campaign ad-
dress
113O-WICC, undergraduates
6-Music Hour
Studio program
7:15-Florence Mallett and Arthur
Withstanley
7:45-Baseball Scores and weather
S-Question Box
S:15-Frances Phillips
s:3o-Sunshine Girls
6.5u-BdSeDdlI scores anu "edtieA
9-The Show Boat
:36-Radio Industries Banquet
s0O-WBZ, Springfield-3s3
6-Weather report
6:o1- Dance orchestra
6:30-Correct time
655-Baseball scores
7-nance orchestra
7:so-Memory's Garden
S-Musical program
S.30-Serenade
s-Three-in-One Theater
9:3o-Radio Industries Banquet
l2-Time, weather and baseball
scores
050-WN!AC. Boston-46a
S-Ted and His Gang
6-Dance orchestra
misunderstanding
6;3l-Dance orchestra
News
7:lo-Baseball scores
7:11-'Amos n Andy
7:3o-Civil Service talk
7:35-Dance orchestra
s-Organ recital
s:3o-Republican National Commit
tee program
s-The Show Boat
9:3O-Radio Banquet
1l-News
HaO-WEEI, BostOn--oOS
Big Brother club
.6;3O-News
s:4o-Big Brother club
T:15-Newspape Sidelghts
7:3O-Sketch
S-The Pilgrims
S:3O-Singers
9-Concert program
Siderable Banquet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06

After receiving $50 letters in response
to her offer to marry any man who
would settle $4,000 on her invalid
mother, 19-year-old Clarice Hardcastle
of Wallasey, England. has withdrawn
the offer after her father threatened
to stop anv such wedding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
NEW PRINCE GEORGES
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN
University Park Building May Be
Only Exception When New
County Term Is Started.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md. September
with the possible exception OF the
University Park, all the new school
buildings which have been under con-
struction in Prince Georges County
will be ready for occupancy when school
reopens next Monday. Whether the
University Park School will be ready
will not be determined until the latter
part of this week.
New buildings that will be open are
those at Columbia Park, Glen Dale and
Takoma Park and the colored high
schools at Highland Park and Lake
land
Two new consolidated schools will be
occupied the St. Barnabas School
having been consolidated with the Oxon
Hill School and the Seabrook School
with the Lanham School. Former
pupils of ST. Barnabas and Seabrook
Schools will be transported to and from
the Oxon Hill and Lanham buildings
respectively by bus. st. Barnabas and
Seabrook Schools each had an enroll
ment of only about % and their consol-
idation with the other schools was
deemed an economical move.
Nicholas Orem. county superintendent
of schools, expects a total enrolment
in the county Of a little more IMAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
SuESFOR 100000
INFA|LURE TO WE'D
Secretary Files Action
AGAINST Estate of Former
Loan Broker.

By the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, September g.
Suits for 100000 have been instituted
here by Miss Alice G.. Porter Of West
Medford, a Radcliffe graduate, against
the estate of Allan A. Hooker OF We'll
lesley. who amaSsed fortune In the
small loan business in Boston.
The woman. who for Il years acted,
she saws. as a confidential adviser t.
the small loan broker, charges That
Hooker failed to keep an often-relter-
eted promise to marry her and that the
c administrator of the estate has refused
e. pay her a promiSory note for SlOO,-
coo which she claims Hooker gave
her in return for companionShip ard
advice. The note was payable at his
death.
Miss Porter says she became engaged
to marry him in 1914. In 1915, she
evers. he agreed to give her his entire
estate He died in 1927.
It vas only then she asserts, that
she discovered Hooker had married Miss
Margaret E. Nfahoney Of Arlington, As,
divorce. and at the time Rockers
sscretarv. Hooker was 50 years old at
the time
Miss Porter'S suits are against the
administrator. One asks 100000 on the
basis of the 100000 '""'"'Ssory note,
while the other is for the remainder If
the estate. estimated at 100000. No
will was found, and the widow is en-
titled to half of the est~te. The other
half may go to Mr. Rockers S0-year-
old father of Salem, N. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
TAXI DRIVER FINED.
Operator Whose Permit Was Re
voked Arrested While Driving.

James CLANCY Bowie. colored, 81
years old, IS G street southwest, was
fined S25 or 10 days by Judge Isaac
r. HIT in Traffic Court yesterday for
operating with a revoked permit.
Bowie was stopped by Park Policeman
Connolly at Seventeenth and B streets
Tuesday while driving taxicab with a
passenger in it.
Bowie's permit was revoked after he
was convicted of third-offense speed last
March. He was given 80 days in jail
and fined 500 or 10 days at that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
Chinese Float Loan.

SHANGHAI, September 6 CP).-The
Nationalist government yesterday an
nounced the floating of S40,000,000,
Mexican, rehabilitation loan, secured
hv a snecial gasoline and kerosene tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
TEMPORARY WATER
MAY CHECK TYPHOID
Line to Eastport to Be Considered
at Anne Arundel County Con-
ference Today.
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md September g.
President Elmer E. Parkinson of the
Anne Arundel County commissioners,
said yesterday the county would take
Immediate steps to aid Eastport, whe"o
there is a typhoid epidemic, and plans
for the laying of a temporary water
line may be mapped out at a confer
ence of the county sanitary commission
this afternoon.
The number of typhoid cases reported
at Eastport now is 80. according to DR..
j. ]. Murphy, county health officer. The
State board of health has condemned
all wells and clsterns in Eastport. While
residents are awaiting temporary line,
many are carrying their water from An
napolis. Others, with machines, are
going to the Naval Academy.
Typhoid germs can be killed by boil
ing water. the health board officials
say and this Is being done by many. =.
Today clinic for the innoculation OF
residents of Eastport was opened. The
public schoolhouse was used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
MAI. GEN. GRAVES
PUT ON RETIRED LIST
Former Commander of American
Forces in Siberia Served 40
Years in Army.

Mai. Gen William S. Graves. who
was decorated for distinguished service
while in command of the American
forces in Siberia following the World
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
DEATH HELD DUE
TO RECKLESS DRIVING
Nicholas Vondourous damned
Brakes Too Suddenly or Swerved,
Hyattsville Coroner Told.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE. Md. September g.
Nicholas Vcndourous of Baltimore was
killed in an automobile accident late
Sunday afternoon on the Washington
Baltimore boulevard at University Park
As the result of his reckless driving,
according to coroner's jury here Tues
day night. He was an employee of the
Bethlehem Steel Works at Baltimore.
The owner of the car and his wife, who
were nj the back seat, testified that
Vondourous cut out of line Of traffic
and either damned his brakes on so
suddenly or gave his steering wheel
such a quick jerk when another car
turned out at the same time that the
machine was turned over. VondourouS'
head was crushed.
William H. Anglin was foreman of
the jury. which was presided over by
Justice of the Peace George Phillips of
Berwyn, acting coroner, and which met
in the County Police Court room here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ELECTS 10 MEMBERS
Joint Dinner Meeting With Allen
town, Pa, Delegation Will
Be Held .jSeptember 90.

The directors Of the washington
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night
ct their meeting at the Toner Building
elected 10 new members to the organi-
cation as follows: Waverly Taylor,
Inc; Samuel T. Ansell. Ben B. Cain. jr:;;
j. E. Cunningham Co., B. r. Buck,
Dewey g. Co.. Inc: Samuel B Eaton, w.
P. Grove, Roy A. Haines, William Oak
ley, Howard R. Palmer Charles Visek
and Harvey Warwick.
The chamber will hold dinner meet
ing Jointly with members of the Allen
town, Pa, Chamber of Commerce Sep
TENDER 26 during a visit to this city
BY a delegation from the Pennsylvania
organization, it was decided.
Charles j. Stockman was appointed
chairman of a committee of three to
draw report on referendum No. So of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States. dealing with agriculture,
to be presented to the chamber at its
meeting September Is. Other men,
bers of the committee are. Robert N
Harper and P. A. Drury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
Anti-Smith Meeting Held,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON. Va. September 6.-More
than $50 voters attended the meeting
here Tuesday night of the Fairfax
County Anti-Smith Club. Frank Lyon,
vice president of Mclean. opened the
meeting and spoke on the two plat
forms OF the major parties in the pres
idential campaign Edward J. Rich
ardson of the Anti-Saloon League
spoke on the prohibition phase of the
campaign. Harold F. Hanes was chair
man, and also spoke. The next meet
ING will be held at Andrew Chapel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
NEW MAYOR PROMISES
POTOMAC BUSY REGIME
Sidewalks, Cutters, Sewers and
Other Improvements to Be Con-
tinued, Says Mayor Fulton.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POTOMAC, Va. September 6.-The
new town council composed of Will
liam e. Kidwell, Harry c. Lusby, Harry
A.. Hampton, S. G. Hemmersley, S. j.
Holdings and j. A. Logan assumed
office Tuesday night.
The council chamber was packed by
citizens. The newly elected mayor,
w. B. Fulton, in an address praised the
old council for its good work, particu-
larly it's purchase of much needed
equipment for the various town de-
partments and the installation of many
sewers.
Mayor Fulton promised the citizens
the cooperation of the new council and
said it planned to continue the work
of building sidewalks. curbs. cutters
and sewers just as fast as is possible.
He said trash will be collected weekly,
instead of bi-weekly. He urged prop
erty owners to pay delinquent taxes,
stating that the town is greatly in need
of the money to pay off its present
debts The retention of Deputy Sergt.
w. NJ Douglas, and Special Policeman
w. v. Wright and G. w. Embrey was
announced by the council. Special
Policemen c. L. Jones, Benjamin OBJ
penheimer and w. L. Hogan were dis
missed. recommendations were made
by Town Sergt. A. F. Driscoll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
JUDGE WARNS DRIVERS.

Jail as Well as Fine to Be I'M
posed for Intoxication.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, September g.
Judge F. w. Whitaker announced in the
Municipal Court Tuesday morning that
drunken drivers will be jailed, as we'll as
fined hereafter.
nc. Bagby was fined 500 and given
a suspended sentence of six months.
Judge Whitaker also held that hesitat-
ing at an arterial street does not con-
stitute the stop contemplated by the
city ordinance. and three drivers were
fined for not coming to full stops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
ooo,. against 1880 during the past

10000. against 1880 during the past
school year.
There will be total of 345 teachers
the coming school year. against 1856
last year. Teachers who have been APP
pointed since the publication OF q list
recently follow:
Surrattsville High School - Hilda
Young. Bessie Traub and Vivian Barr.
Capitol Heights Elementary School
Evelyn w Ring.
Seat Pleasant Elementary School
Leone Lloyd Ito succeed Mary H.
Sparks. resignedD.
Glen Dale Elementary School-Ce-
ella Alvater Ito succeed Theo Gary,
resigned.
Laurel Elementary School-Lida Tes-
ts-man.
Baden Elementary School-Virginia
Wayland (vice Mary E. Garner, re-
signed).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
Would Use Funeral
OF Crash Victim as
Warning to Pupils
BY the Associated Press.

by JUc ASSOCtdtCu
CHICAGO, September 6.-The
death of a 9-year-old boy on the
first day of the Fall term of school
may bring a grim object lesson to
Chicago's 100000 schoolchildren.
Paul Mirre met his death under
automobile wheels an hour after
school closed. 1t was the only
such tragedy of the day, but Frank
C. Singleton, director of public
safety for the public schools
promptly announced his plan to
curb such accidents.
He wculd have the funeral pro-
cession {" each child killed pass by
the victi rs school. Pupils of the
school would bow as the cortege
p~ssed. and Singleton believes they
w":lld thus learn the lesson Of care
illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06

Military Academy in June, 1889, and
assigned to the Infantry. The officer
served in the Spanish War and after
ward in the War Department General
staff
Appointed brigadier general in the
National Army in December, 1917. he
was promoted to the grade Of major
general in June. 1918.
Uruguay has new law for the re-
tirement of employees and laborers of
the autonomous and government agen-
cieS and private companies.