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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
ROYAL SIAMESE CATS
TO APPEAR AT SHOW

FoVr royal Siananse cats viii IN
seen at the ca show ~ LAigion
Club Eighteenth 9nd Columbia road
January IS ana -. if war announced
isst night by Mrs H. L. West, presl
Gent 81 the Washington Gat Club
HrN. William Hard has returned
ffom q trip ~ Europe atd Size Aeay
Eas', bringing t@n prize sl8n3ese cate
'F9eR'y" aIld eliminating" mh4ch che
VIII enter ~ fAe SHOW They ARE
daughters ~ IA famous champion
brought from the tstlaes II The King
~ SSlatD bg y British naval officer
Ats ~. r. IeteaH. nlfe IT CAPT. Mel.
cmif, E. r. ~. Ylil enter her prize
slaHneke "ai. "JsiHtse II ~ PnDhn-
pens" brought baek ~ her hnHi,a rs
ffryrg Manila Iiss Emma e. Payne.
vice president II the cat club, viii
enter "Nsmi Koma. !" another slsmese
CT, whirh hss won blue Tibyons
fEFouE BoiH the country.
Mare than 200 entries have been
En8de alresd5 for the show. mostly by
loc8! exhibitors. There WIN be an
alley cat ciaas." open ~ any com
mon snort haired cal.
Asfs. Frank Thompson. r. =. Srhgi5
and Dr. IL a. i,oeEe are vice plesl
Genth - the ciub THE treasurer is
Mis- Bsn Fuller aud ihs sfetatsfy is
JIs. Paul Bonner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
63 Living Members of Caterpillar Club
Have Jumped From Airplanes to Safety

parachutes and one member died OF
burns received in the accident In
which he reached ground safely by
the parachute route.
OF the Is parachute Jumps listed, As
are credited to members of the Army
Air Corps 4 to the Marine Corps, Z
to the Navy. 4 to the National Guard.
; to commercial pilots, 4 to air mail
pilots (which includes two Of the Lind.
bergh's Jumps. 5 to members Of the
Air Corps Reserve and ] to a student
Of the Reserve Officers Training
Corps.
The Air Corps announcement says
the club has no official Significance
but that the number of eligibles has
grown so fast that It may be desir.
| able to establish a definite orga nization
| and arrange for distribution of a suit
able insignia "by popular subscription
among the members" The suggested
insignia would be reproduction OF
a caterpillar mounted on a mulberry
leaf, since the club takes it's name from
the fact that the silk Of which para
chutes are made comes from the ca ter
pillar cocoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
CLERK SUSPENDED
IN MAIL THEFT QUIZ
Told All He Knew of $4,000
Pouch Disappearance at Dam.
willie, Va, Says Mellott.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
DANVILLE. Va, December 31.--
Post Office inspectors here investigat-
ing the theft Of registered mail
pouch carrying $4,000 in notes and
gold from the Federal Reserve Bank
in Richmond to hanks in Greensboro
and High Point, y. c.. refused today
10 comment on the suspension Of L..
+. Mcllott. railway postal clerk OF
Danville. Va, from whose custody the
valuable sack was taken December -.
Mellott received Geographic instruc-
tons from Washington and has been
replaced by another agent. He said
this evening that he suspected that
the two post office inspectors investi.
eating the theft had something to do
with his removal, which is for an in.
definite period.
Mellott says he told all he knew of
the theft. Mellott has been in the
service for eight years and was ex.
recting TO be transferred to Washing
ton soon after Christmas. The post
office inspectors are understood 10
have two persons under surveillance
here. one negro said 10 he employed
at the station and the other n white
man identified with the post office
or the railway company. No one has
been arrested for the theft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
CLERGYMEN PLEAD
FOR MINERS RELIEF
Families Destitute in Pittsburgh
Area, Says Appeal for Food
and Money.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH, December sf.-An
appeal to the public to aid the destitute
families OF striking union coal miners
was issued today by 80 Pittsburgh
clergymen representing 10 Protestant.
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox
and Jewish congregations. The plea
urged that the general public con-
tribute money. food and medical SUD
plies and blankets to relieve suffering
among the miners families. many Of
whom are housed in wooden barracks
and other tumbie-down places Of
refuge
The clergymen stated social workers
had disclosed the situation of women.
children and the aged as particularly
acute
Relief will he administered By a
central committee.
Among those signing the appeal
were three bishops-Alexan der Name
Protestant Episcopal: Hugh c. BOYLE
Roman Catholic. and Francis j. Nc
Council. Methodist Episcopal.
One thousand tons Of wire nails
made in the United States were
shipped abroad in a recenamonth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AZ roster of that mythical organi-
zation of air pilots who have cheated
death by parachute jumps from fall
ing planes---the Caterpillar Club--was
made public yesterday by the Army
Air Corps with the statement that 1t
contained the names of all such pilots
so far as they are known to Govern
mcnt officials.
A total of Is names. some of them
duplicates, appears on the list which
includes a parachute jump made as
late as November . last. In all, there
are GO living members OF the club in
the United States.
The most distinguished name on
the roster for more reasons than one
is that of Col. Charles a. Lndbergh.
"Lindy" is the only club member
credited with having jumped to safety
on four occasions.
Two other men, Capt. Frank Cd.
Hunter and Lieut.. Eugene II. Banks.
dale. who Is now dead, jumped twice.
Six club members met death in acct.
dents subsequent to their escapes by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

A vagraut. infantie tornado"
wandering as if it were lost over the
northwestern part of Washington,
playfullv dropped from the upper at
mosphere for a few seconds last night
and caused the police Of the thir-
teen,h precinct no end of trouble. SO
quickly did il come and so that ii was
nearly three hours before any trace Of
II was found. although an intensive
search was conducted.
AT length. after all the patro!men
on duty had searched in side streets
and alleys. and on vacant lots. an
upset garage was discovered at the
rear of Az Rittenhouse street. Here
was clue, which the police proceeded
TO run down carefully. After more
searching they found several persons
nearby who claimed TO have been in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
TORNADO" Comes and Goes, But Police
Hunt Three Hours Before They Find 1t

the vicinity when the lively little
wind passed that way and tiiCkcd over
the garage.
1t was about 7;45 o'clock when the
baby tornado sWoopcd down on Kit
tcnhousc street. For few seconds
1t blow SO hard that many persons
were frightened lest their houses top
pie over. When IL had passed many
Of them came out-of-doors to see
whether any damage had been done.
But everything seemed to he all
eight. with the exception Ct the garage
Of Thomas +. callahan, who lived ut
~ Rittenhouse street. 1t is a light
structure, and the door happened to
he opcn. The wind entered the door
and neatly upset the metal building.
Mr.. Callahan was not at home and
the garage was empty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

TIE annual physical examination of
officers of the Regular Army stationed
i'm this vicinity will begin January =
IN temporary building No. s. on B
street bel tween Twentieth and Twenty,
first streets. Th" rXamina tionS viii (te
made by the following medical and
dental surgeons: Col Henry G.. Fish.
er. Mas John w Meehnn. Robert.
OUR Harden. Frank ". Wilson and
Ward S. Wells. and Capts. Lawrence
X. Anderson. Paul II. STREET., William
G. Porter, James y. Williams. Charles
r. Mueller. William y. Fleming and
William u GIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
VIRGINIA GIRL TO WE'D.
Engagement Of Miss Bernice Mich
OILS, Purcellville, Announced.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
pURCELLNILLE, Va, December
Sl.-Mr. and Mrs. John i. Nichols OF
Purcellville announced the engage
mcnt of their daughter, Miss Bernice
Correen Nichols, to Norton Reichen-
bach OF Allentown, Pa, at a bridge
party given at their home here this
afternoon The wedding will take
place in the early Spring.
After bridge had been played for
several hours. the guests were taken
into the dining room. where the tahia
was beautifully decorated. In the
center was large basket Of roses
with ribbons extending to the place
cards at each plate. On the place
card was "A little boy holding horn
and inside the horn was the an
nouncement The ribbon extending
10 Miss Nichols plate held "a cupid
with the engagement ring. Miss
Nichols is n graduate of Cedar Crest
College. Allentown. Ia, and taught
at Northampton. Pa. for several
years Mr.. Reichenbach IL Sradu-
ate of Pennsylvania state University
and holds an important position in
| Allentown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
RADIO CORPORATION BUYS
INDEPENDENT STATIONS
Concern Acquires Assets Of Wire
less Firm-Merger to Elm
mate Interference.

BIZ the Associated Press.
Jew YORK, December 51.-Tha
Radio Corporation Of America an
nounced today that IL had purchase d
the assets and stations OF the In6e.
pendent Wireless Telegraph Co.
A ma jor result Of the merger, OH
Gals Of the company said, will De-
elimination OF interference by marine
costal stations 10 broadcast listeners.
II il expected also that better marine
service IN the benefit OF ship owners
will be made possible.
Spark transmjtters OF the 1nde-
pendent at New York. New London.
Conn. and East Moriches. l. L.. Will
he replaced as soon as possible b.
modern tube transnitterSI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
Police Force Captiyes.

SHELBY, r. e, December 81 m
A how ing noip of New Year fsSai
eas. armed With rGeetaokeFE, iBfuTiatta
10 a. daench.B9 that came from a fIfe
hose nIsnbed bY poiieanlsn earlier iH
The evening, made good their Unrest
~ take ths town tonight when iEes
ta ~ loaded MAJOR Dorsey snd the en-
tifs police force If shelly ia The city
hsl Late tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
ARMY EXHIBITIONS OFF.
Weather Halts Ellipse and Potomac
Park Features.

Due to frequent postponements on
account of unfavorable weather condi.
tions during the past month. the War
Department has called off all the mill.
tary exhibitions scheduled for the re.
mainder Of the Winter. on the White
House Ellipse and in West Potomac
Park
In their stead military equestrian tx.
hibitions viii be given by the Cavalry
and Artillery troops at Fort Myer in
the large riding hall NJ that post. be.
ginning Friday January 10 and con
tinuing every Friday 10 March o,
These exhibitions will he open 10 the
general public up TO the seating ca
paclty Of the riding hall.
Applications for reserved seats
should be made To the adiutant OF
the post, in person. by letter or by
telephone West 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
SEE GAIN FOR ITALY.

Both Secretary Mellon and Count
Noipi. the Italian minister OF finance,
believe that the return OF Italy to the
gold standard viii mark an era OF
closer financial and trade relations
between the two countries,
In an exchange Of cabiegrams Sec
rotary Mellon said the return of Italy
10 the gold sta ndard is an event of
outstanding importance and Will have
far reaching effect. not only on the
financ!a! and economic development OF
Italy. but on the sterilization of in
dustry and the improvement IN trade
relations ihroug hout the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
Virginia and Maryland Tags.
Reserve Commissions Issued.

Commissions In the Organi Re.
serve Corps OF the Army have been is
sued by the War Department TO
Charles W. Cochran. 1901 - street, as
n lieutenant colonel Of Engineers: to
Luby Turner. &c Evarts street north
east. a. first lieutenant In the Quar-
termaster Corps. and to Charles o,
Watkins. loaf Fairmont street. as n
second lieutenant in the Coast Artil-
jnr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
DEAD LINE ARRIVES
/. FOR NEW CAR TAGS
Police Get Orders Requiring
Enforcement of Rule
Against 1927 Plates.

District motorists who venture
forth today with their cars equipped
with 1927 license plates are liable to
arrest. The time limit on the use
of these tags expired with the old
year. and Maj. Edwin B. Hesse. super
intendent of police. has instructed all
members of his command to be excop-
tionally vigilant in detecting cars with
1927 tags.
Iast.Nlinute Rush.
When Wade b. Coombs. superin.
tondent of licenses of the District.
closed his office at 3 o'clock yester-
day more than 10000 sets of tags
had been issued, nearly 1000 of
which were disposed of in the last.
minute rush in the preceding six
hours. According to his estimate,
this left only a few thousand car
owners who had failed to procure new
tags, and some of those, he believes.
have their machines in storage.
Nevertheless, there was n substan-
tial number Of citizens who waited I'M
til the last minute for the 1928 tags
and learned TO their sorrow that pro
crastination Is something else besides
a thief Of time" These were the mu-
florists who went to the District Build
ing after the closing hour in quest of
tags, and went away without them.
Now they will have to wait until Mr..
Coombs opens his office Tuesday morn
ing ut Q o'clock.
Virginia and Maryland Tags.
Naryland's 1927 tags. like the Dis.
trict's, expired at midnight and will
not he recognized by the Washington
police. Virginia motorists, however,
can operate in tho District until Jan
nary Is with their 1927 tags. az that
State has granted the privilege to its
automobile owners. and Washington
believes in reciprocal relations in tat
fic matters. so far as the neighboring
states extend them to District drivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

Retail sales OF toys in the United
States in the past year totaicd more
than $3.50. 600 ,hn0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

Practically every gasoline pump mt
auto filing stations in Peru Is from
America
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Slow Trucks and 3O-Passenger Buses
Causing Decrease In 2-Lane Road Widths

Trucks with their slow speed and 30
passenger buses with their great width
are multiplying so rapidly that in many
instances two-lane road widths are
being abandoned. according to E. E.
Duffy, highway educational writer.
Observations made by the California
State highway department in Los An
geles County show that there is def
mite money loss every time a motorist
Is delayed by slow-moving trucks just
ahead.
Traffic counts were made on a nine
and-a-half- stretch of two-lane
roadway over a period Of two years.
1t was found that the average speed
of passenger cars was 26 miles per hour
and that of trucks. to be passed, 8
miles per hour. Time lost by cars in
waiting for an opportunity to pass
truck averaged IL seconds. An average
of 1927 "passings" occurred hourly,
which represented q loss to motorists
of 375 hours, or go hours In the trafnc
count day Of Is hours.
The investigators assumed that there
were two persons in each car. A value
of Is cents per hour was assigned to
the time of the motorists and so cents
per hour for the rental Of the cars.
Even this conservative estimate shows
a loss to motorists of $50 daily. or
$21 300 yearly In the use Of this nine
ard-a-half roadway.
These studies although representing
conditions In one State, at least fur
nish proof that narrow roads IN popu-
Evening star., 1928-12-16

Huge sums are spent annually TO
purchase electric equipment. signs. etc,
all deSaHred to promote motoring safety,
but what could be more efficacious to-
ward this end than to remove the
driver who has by his past acts proven
that he is potentially dangerous?
There are also many semi-official or
ganizations composed entirely OF motor
lists who concern themselves primarily
toward the promotion of safety and
convenience of the motoring public.
They annually invest large sums to-
ward this end. Some of them even
retain lawyers who devote themselves
solely TO look after the interest of men,
bers. Others go so far as to set aside
sums for the purpose of paying rewards
to any person who may be directly
responsible fer bringing to justice GER
tain types of traffic offenders. But
what more could any organization do
toward promoting safety of the motor
ing public than to assist in removing
from the streets drivers who have
proven by their past record that they
have no regard for such safety?
1t is the duty of all good citizens to
support those in authority. and to ac-
cept the rulings they make. At least
until time or experience has proven
conclusively that any such ruling Is
not for the best interests Of the ma
jority
What is better way to improve
conditions than to try and remove the
needless" driver from the street,
Evening star., 1928-12-16
BY VIII AM e. BERCHTOLD.
Associated Press Automobile Editor.

Thirty-six States within the heavy
snowfan area are ready to spend
s5,0C0,000 this Winter to keep their
highways open to motor traffic.
These States. according to survey
of the Bureau OF Public Roads, will
keep snow removed from more than
$4,000 miles of main highways, making
possible the use of all important roads
from coast to coast.
Although State highway departments
In the area hit by the heavy SHOWS
estimate a cost OF $45 for each mile
kept free from snow during the Winter
months, millions of automobile owners
who pay the taxes of these States de-
mand that the money be spent to keep
the roads open. 1t is estimated that
benefits to business organizations which
make use of the roads pass the $25,-
100000 mark in value, multiplying the
States investment five times.
Snow removal has been consider i
an increasingly important part of each
State highway departments work dur
ing the last five years, the total mileage
of roads freed from snow being raised
from 27 .096 miles in the Winter Of 1922
% to Ill ,645 miles last Winter.
The last three years have seen a
steady Improvement in machines and
equipment available for snow removal
work. with an increasing amount OF
enuipment employed each successive
year. Since 1922 the number of truck
nlowe in use has multiplied over
~ folc-froua only IS4 to 3.4l2. The
Evening star., 1928-12-16
HOOVER REGARDED
PARTIAL TO AUTOS
Expected to Rank as "Motor-
ing Executive" During His
Presidential Term.

President-elect Herbert Hoover is ex-
pected to quickly take rank as a mo
toring Executive" and will possibly use
the automobile more than any of his
predecessors. according to the American
Automobile Association.
The national motoring body says Mr..
Hoover. who has been member of the
A. A. A. for more than is years, has
done possibly more than any other in
dividual to improve motoring condi-
tions. and to make the motor car a
greater factor in the play of business
life of Americans.
Says the A. A. A. statement:
Although a motorist at heart and
interested in every phase of the motor
ca, Mr.. Hoover motors as he lives.
When he enters his motor car, he re-
lakes, and his drives are well and
leisurely planned Not even the most
fervid imagination could picture Her
bert Hoover rushing at any time. BY
the same token, they could not imagine
him speeding through congested traffic
or along the lanes of the countryside.
It Just does not fit into his scheme of
things
when he is inaugurated and enters
the White House, next March, he will
carry with him deep love in his heart
for motoring. He will probably get
more pleasure out of listening to the
purr of a perfectly tuned engine than
any man whose destiny has been to
preside over the fortunes of the Nation.
This will come from having contributed
more to the motor car and motoring
than any of his predecessors"
Evening star., 1928-12-16
CONDEMNS AUTOISTS
FOR TAKING SHRUBS
Maryland Forestry Head Calls
Removal of Greens From
Property Stealing,
Snecial Disnatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. December 15.-Motor-
lists habits of cutting Christmas trees"
standing alongside the road taking
holly and mistletoe that attracts their
eyes, or acquiring any sort of decora-
ton without first obtaining the pernis-
sion of the owner of the land from
which the green's are taken are charac-
terized as stealing" by F. w. Besley,
head of the State Department Of For
eStry.
Something has been taken without
permission that could have been turned
into cash by the owner" he said in
calling attention to the State law MAX
ing such an act a misdemeanor, pun
ishable by fine or imprisonment.
Plans for the organization of forestry
councils in the counties Of the State
are now being worked out. Under the
direction of Fred B. Trank, extension
forester these councils, on which the
forest wardens and members Of the
Maryland Forestry Association have
been asked to serve, will meet and dis
cuss the needs for reforestation in vari-
Gus sections of the counties and the
work that can be done In the replanting
of idle lands.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
COUNTIES WILL AID
MARYLAND DRIVERS
Treasurers Authorized to Perforate
License Application Blanks
Sent Them by Mail.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 15-Auto-
mobile owners living in the counties
are not compelled to appear personally
at their county seats for perforation of
license application blanks in cases
where taxes already have been paid, &C.
cording to E. Austin Baughman, COM
missioner of motor vehicles.
Treasurers of the counties, in agree
rnent with the motor vehicle depart
ment, will accept mailed applications
ACCOMPANIED by checks to the commits
sion in payment for licenses and will
perforate the blanks where taxes have
been paid and forward them to Mr..
Baughman.
ONLY in cases where taxes have not
been paid do the applicants have to
personally appear before the county
treasurers.
Three counties, Prince Georges. Allie
gany and Hartford, and Baltimore City
requested that applications be mailed
their treasurers rather than to the IN
dividuals. The blanks upon which
taxes already had been paid were per-
forated and with the unpaid ones were
returned to the commission for distri-
button to owners According to Mr..
Baughman, a low percentage of the
blanks were perforated. Many more
were returned because applicants had
left the county without leaving for
warding address.
More than 10000 applications already
have been returned to the commissioner
because car owners failed to leave
changes of address.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
$5,OOO,OOO May Be Spent on Highway Work
By 36 States Within Heavy Snow Area

number of tractor plows has jumped
from 28l to l,275. The old grader, first
used for snow removal work, is fast
being placed into the discard, with the
truck and tractor plows taking its place
The Winter season now opening will
see more snow removal work under State
control instead of local or county SUI
pervision than II previous years. APP
proximately 20 of the 36 States in the
heavy snowfall area have provided for
snow removcl under State control.
There are no highly scientific meth
eds of removing snow. effective clearing
of roads depending upon the regularity
with which the work is done as soon as
possible after the snow begins to fall
If State expenditures for snow re-
moyal last year can be taken as the
criterion, Minnesota, Michigan, Penn
sylvania and New York will each spend
more than S500,000 to keep their chief
arterial highways open to traffic. Min
nesota spent the most last year
S604,965
Oregon, Nevada. Iowa, Wisconsin,
Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, New Jersey and
Massachusetts, will each spend more
than 100000 If they have normal SHOWS,
with Wsconsin's expenditure coming
close to the 100000 mark.