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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

General Motors, with its prospective
foreign business of $265, 900, 900 in 1928,
is probably the greatest export corpora
ton in the world today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

The Marine River, made famous by
the World War, carried 100000 tons of
freight to the port of Paris in the past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

The pet parrot Of George Arliss, actor,
has crossed the ocean 81 times with its
owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

England's population Is now moro
than 700 per square mile,
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MAINE VOTE is LARGE.
State Gives Hoover Greatest Plu-
ra1ity in It's History.

PORTLAND, Me-, November z CP.-
By, the largest plurality ever given a
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WOMAN ROBBED
Of $4,000

CHICAGO, Oct. 81. perpetrators
OF three holdups which netted the
robbers jewelry and cash to the
value Of $4,000. were being sought
by city and county authorities to-
day.
The heaviest loser wRs Mrs
Israel Warshawsky, OF Wilmette
North Shore suburb. who was held
up in her home and forced to sur
render jewels valued at $25, 900.
In the second robbery. Mrs.
George Ievee and Mrs. William
Leahy were kidnapped in their au.
tomobile by four masked men,
driven several miles to a lonely
spot and stripped OF jewelry valued
at $4,000.
The third robbery occurred In the
fashionable South Shore Hotel. Two
young bandits forced T. III. Con.
nelly, night clerk, to unlock the
safe. They bound and gagged the
clerk and locked him in an office,
escaping with $1,000 in cash taken
from the safe.
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| lawyers FAVOR
VOICE FOR D. c.

Americas best legal talent IS
strongly in favor OF granting ma.
tionaI representation to the District.
This view was expressed by Ed.
ward f.. Colladay, Washington at
torney, In an address yesterday at
a meeting OF the Advertising Club
In the Press Club. He told of
numerous expressions OF sentiment
IN favor of the movement he heard
recently, after addressing large
banquet OF lawyers in Kansas City
Mr.. Colloday argued that the Dis
trict should have two representa-
tives and two senators. He added
that it would, il Washington resi-
dents would press the Issue. He
complimented the president Of a
local bank, whose name he didn't
reveal, who said recently he
wouldn't contribute "a damned
cent" to either major political party
until Washington was removed
from the taxation without represen.
tation class.
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Births, Marriages and Deaths
DEATHS

Charles H. Quinn, 2s. and Msree
soehnel, %. The Rev. M. F. Yinsling
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Fl0KINT;

APPROPRIATE Funeral Tokens.
GUIDE Bros. Co., 1912 F st. NJ. w
Artistic--ExpreeaiVe Ve-- Inexpensive
PROMPT Alto DELIVERY SERVICE
lanes G.. Brookings, 20, and Estella
Chew, 10. The Rev. Oliver Tyler.
r. e. Robinson, 80. and ID. Refi
Davis 2f. The Rev. J. M. waIdron.
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DEATHS
George E. Marsh. IS years. Emer-
Jane W. Turner. So years. Home for
fncurables.
Mary Elizabeth CHAPMAN. 81 years.
1900 Massachusetts, Ave. s. p.
Ellen Sullivan. IS years. Little Sis
ters Of the Poor
Clara BeaIt Carver. ~ years. 1904
Michigan Ave. N. Il.
James Munger. IS wears. Garfield
Beniamin Jenkins SS.years st Eliza
beths Hospital.
Albert ]. Geiner. 50 years. Emergency
George NJ. Carpenter 40 wears. Emer-
gency Hospital
John white rs years. en- route
Georgetown Hospital.
Augustus Battle. IS years. Providence
William Waters. Sc years Treedmen's
Robert bentley. ss years Home for
Aged and Infirm.
Mary Brown. 50 years. 1910 Four
Dora James. IS years s21 Second
belle crumD. 4s years. 40 oakdale
Evelyn banks, II years. a41s Georgia
Ave, NJ. W..
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Youth Killed on Way
To Halloween Fete

FROSTBURG. Nd, Oct. S1.--En
route here from his home in Zihl.
man to attend Halloween celebra.
ton, Ralph Pollock. 10, son OF Mrs.
Daniel Miller, fell under the wheels
when he attempted to. board the
lumber truck of Olin Robinson early
last night and was instantly killed.
The driver of the truck was un-
aware of the accident for some time:
Four companions of Pollock had
successfully boarded the truck.
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ISAAC WILLIAM STANFORD

Funeral services for Isaac William
Stanford were held this afternoon at
the home of his son, George III. Stan
ford. 601 q st. S. w. Interment will
be in the Bethel Cemetery, Arling-
ton, Va.
Mr.. Stanford was native of
Maryland and for many years a sea-
food merchant in this city. He was
So years old.
Surviving members of his family
are three sons, George H. and Ollie
Francis Stanford, of Washington:
william =. Stanford, of Colonial
Beach, Va; 4 daughter, Mrs. Katie
b. Jewill, of Mt. Ida, Va; twenty
three grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren.
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Coolidge Autographs
Army.Navy Football

President Coolidge today auto
Sraphed the football to be used in
the Army.Navy enlisted mems foot
ball game in San Francisco on
Armistice Day, November 10.
The game is an annual affair in
the Golden Gate city. The teams
are chosen from soldiers of the
Ninth corps area and sailors in the
Pacific coast ships and navy yards.
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For Men

Wool Sweaters. -. 1896 and $4.95
Part-wool Golf Hose. 81 and $50
Part Wool Socks. s................5O soc
Flannelette Pajamas. .$1.65 and $2.25
Winter Underwear. 81 to $1.95
Beacon Bathrobes. .$3.95 and $495
House Coats. $3.50 and SO
DOWN STAIRS STORE
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Cold Weather Needs

Girls ana BOYS JhlncnlIIa
@ IOAIS : $1sJ0
Girls and Boys Wool Sweater
Suits ........ 1885
Girls and Boys Wool
Sweaters ......... $50 to $4.95
Boys and Girls FlanEelette
Pajamas. as.......... .8Sc to S1.25
-and-wooI Union Suits. ... $1.95
Boys and Girls Jersey
Leggings ............$1 to $3.50
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BIRTHS

Thomas and Lena M. Dement,. boy.
Charles j. and Shamas A. Hale. boy.
Archie q. and Bessie 4. Gray. boy.
Claud H. and Margaret Hillard. ~iri.
Maurice A. and Florence II. Mont-
Charles ". sand Mazelle Roberts. girl.
Charles C. and Gladys Collins. boy.
william p. and Mary L. Shanahan.
boy.
Frank and Anna M. YeaEer. boy.
Walter and Irene M. Williams. boy
Elmer W. and Emma I. Castle. boy.
Augustus and Winifred D'Andre. boy.
Charles and June Suraci boy.
Alfred W. and Frances II. Santel-
mann. boy. A
Robert L. and Effie A. sknonds. girl
Henry X. and Ann e. Eye. girl
Sana r. and Lois r. Whit. girl
MARRIAGE LICENSES
John v. Murphy, IS. and Elizabeth
p. Hawkins. rs. The Rev. A. r.
Bird.
John A. sanborpf 20. and Helen M.
Clayton. IS. The Rev. A. 3. Mowbray.
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THE REV. HENRY RICHARDS
EMMA G. BROOKS

Funeral services for Mrs, Emma
G. Brooks, Sc, who died at the
home of her son, Leo c. Brooks,
1918 Allison st. N. W., yesterday,
will be held in the Gawler Chapel,
1880 Pennsylvania Ave. N. W., to-
morrow at 2 p. M, with interment
in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Brooks was the widow of
e. r. Brooks. she was born in
Baltimore hut has resided in Wash
ington most of her life.
She is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. l.. III. Schneider and
Mrs. Charles w. Meyers; three
sons. C. E., Leo c.. and p. f.
Brooks. all OF this city.
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WILSON c. WILLIAMS

Funeral services for Wilson c.
williams were conducted at his late
home, 444 Emerson st. N. W., this
afternoon. Mr.. Williams, a resi-
dent of this city for many years.
died yesterday from apoplexy at
the age Of 81.
He is survived by a son, Trevor
B. Williams, of New York city;
four daughters. Mrs. Bessie Hold
ridge. OF Rochester, N. X; Mrs.
Edna Palmer, OF New York city:
Mrs. Amelia Alderman, of Buenos
Aires. and Mrs. Esther Forrest, of
Washington. Interment was in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
THE REV. HENRY RICHARDS
Funeral services for the. Rev.
Henry Richards will be held in the
Cash & Sons funeral home tomor'
row at 2:30 p. m.
The Rev. Richards died at his
home. 8 Carroll St.. Hyattsville. Md.
Tuesday. after short illness.
He is survived by three daughters
Miss Alice Richards and Mrs, Ethel
O'Neil, of New York city. and Mrs
Elmer e. Murray. of Hyattsville.
Interment will be In Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
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For Boys, S to 8

Corduroy, Knickers. ..S1.95 to $2.g5
Wool Knickers. ...... .$1.95 to $2.95
Leatherette Coats. .$5.S5 and $11.95
Flannelette Pajamas. .35
Wool Sweaters. .$2.95 and 1895
Wool Lumberjacks. .$2.95 and $3.g5
Boys Part-wool Socks. ........ .55c
DOWN STAIRS STORE
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For Girls. n to IN

Jersey Frocks j. .s4.95 and s5.95
Wool Crepe Frocks. .s5.95 and s6.95
Wool Sweaters .$2.95 and s3.95
Chinchilla Coats. 8. 1886 to $16.75
Wool Skirts. s.......... .$1.95 to $4.95
Flannelette Gowns and
PaJamaS. .S6c 70 $l.k5
Winter Union Suits. .65c and 81
Girls Long Rayon-and-wool Hose soc
Girls Part-wool Fancy Socks. Soc
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DEATHS

HTLLEARY-suddenly on Tuesday Octo-
Der 30. 1928, at 2 30 p. M, at her resi-.
dence, Ballston. Va. ETHEL GERTRUDE
HILLEARY. beloved daughter of Frederick
X. and the late Myrtle G.. Hilleary, aged z
years.
Funeral services at st. Charles Church.
Clarendon, Va, Thursday. November i, at
10 a. m. Burial at Columbia Gardens.
Clarendon. va
LANSING--On Tuesday, October 30. 1928.
at Washington, ID. G..
Funeral services at his late residence,
1923 Eighteenth st. N. W, on Thursday,
November at p m lntermsnt at
on Friday. November 2. Kindly omit
flowers.
BRiNK-on Sunday. October %, 1928. at
her residence, 92l Butternut st. N. W.,
MAUDE ELLA BRINK, wife 0f Major Har-
rison s. Brink; beloved mother of Clyde K.
OF Baltimore: Charles H.. of Washington.
and Harold c.. of Sparrows Point Md
:. Funeral from the chapel Of Clyde. j.
NnIsnt Nienols 1909 Ninth nth st. n. "; Thursday,
ington National Cemetery. Friends invited.
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? OLIGE + AGE.
NEWBOARB
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influence Of intoxicants at that
time.
Several disinterested Witnesses,
living on his beat, testified that
they saw the officer and that he
appeared tobe perfectly sober.
Dismissal from the force Of Police
man r. e. Smith, of the Tenth
precinct, who was charged with
desertion, was recommended by the
trial board. 1t was testified that
Smith turned in his uniform and
equipment at the Eleventh precinct,
telling policemen there that he was
resigning to take a job in Virginia.
The. charge OF desertion was then
placed against him.
Lieut.. j. E. Bowers and Sergeant
J. r. Hood, OF the Thirteenth pre-.
cinct, were brought before the board
today to answer charges of neglect
OF duty. The men were charged
with failure to arrest Policeman ].
H. Turner OF the Thirteenth pre-.
cinct, whom they found in an auto
mobile in an alleged intoxicated con-
ditfon at Third and Quackenbos
Streets Northwest.
The new board consists Of Capt.
Guy Burlingame, of the Second
precinct: Capt. Thaddus Bean, Of
the First precinct, and Inspector
Louis Stoll. They have Walter l..
Fowler, assistant corporation coun-
sci, as their legal guide.
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Blowing Saxophones'
Hats Blowing
Of Safes

EAST ORANGE, N. j., Sept. Il.
Class instruction in music in all
East Orange schools both for de-
veloping the latent talents OF
pupils and as a crime deterrent
Wig advocated by Edward schiIl.
Of Orange.
aIf you teach "a boy to blow q
saxophone,' said Mr.. Schill. he'll
never blow safe. "
Mr.. Schill believed music funda-
mentals were more easily learned
in class than by private instruc-
ton and that music lessons IN the
schools would help develop youngs-
ters unable to afford private les
sons.
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Boy; Taking Rest Cure.
Instantly Killed
i. .By Train

SENECA FALLS, N. z, Sept.
Thames G. HASTE, %, Brook
lyn, was. instantly killed when
struck by a New York Central
passenger train several hundred
feet from the railroad station.
He had been in poor health and
attempted to throw off DISPOSE
ton, to melancholy by living an
outdoor life at the farm OF Will
lam H. Miller, near here. Police
believe he deliberately walked in
front OF the train.
!: Young haste was a. graduate Of
st, Johns Military Academy He
.isssnrWved by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John O. HASTE. Of Brook
lynx sister Ellzabsff Hs3tfe AID
a brother, Capt. Frank b. Hastie,
II. s. 49,. N J. ~
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DRIVING
LAID To WIFE

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precinct, who drove her automobile
id the station.
/ Guest said he was on his way to
testify in a case in Police Court
when his attention was called ~
the double collision by witnesses.
Frank A. Kenney, Second Street
Northeast, near East Capitol, was
listed as the complainant against
drs. Mccormick.
A charge of reckless driving was
first placed against her but of
ficers at the station said that they
noticed that she had been drink.
ing, and the charge was changed
10 driving while drunk. "a
Both of the damaged automobiles
were Of expensive make.
II Mrs, Mccormick gave her DC
cupation as housewife. She was
later taken to the House of De
tehtion.
Although witnesses are said &c
have stated that her automobile
collided with two cars, tne name
of only one owner was listed as
complainant.
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JOCKEY DENIES
PHON|NG
HORNSBY
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OF thrown games because various
players had become financially In
volved and sought to rec0up
through race track betting.
II McGraw and Hornsby have
been violating the rule, it was init
mated there may be serious charges
brought against them. with q pos
sibility OF their being barred from
league participation, by the COM
mission.
And. on the turf, one OF the strict.
est rules is that prohibiting jockeys
from disseminating race track in-
formation.
McGraw and Hornsby were not
reached yesterday for their version
of the telephone calls. That, Judge
Landis said, would be done today.
Jockey Allen fatty denied how.
ever, that the bill was his, and
with equal positiveness refused to
pay it.
The apartment where the calls
were placed, records at the hotel
show, was occupied during June
and July by a young couple who
registered as &C. Allen and wife"
Attaches of the hotel looked at
pictures of Jockey Allen and stated
positively that he was not the occu.
pant Of the apartment.
~ am not married, never lived
at that hotel and have sent out
no information about the races at
any time" said Allen.
BOSTON. Sept. IA. TIT sounds
like the old bunk to me-" said
Rogers Hornsby, manager OF the
Boston Braves, when told today
that his name was mentioned in
connection with race-tipping
probe.
Hornsby said he. never knew
or heard Of a Jockey c. E. Allen,
mentioned in reports from Chicago
He said he never had any dealings
with Jockey Allen or any other
jockey.
John McGraw. manager of the
New York Giants. also mentioned in
the Chicago report, issued "a denial.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
Girls. Torn Clothing
:, Found. in, N. ]. Woods

\, y PLEASANTNILLE, n. j., Sept. a.
More. than three acres OF dense
=. woods are being secured by State
police, near Cardiff as result of
:he, discovery today Of girls torn
clothing and signs of terrific
!, struggle 10. a lonely copse near
the Harding Highway in the belief
That a murder ha.. been committed.
The clothes, State police said
were found by a bakery wagon
driver and were immacuately clean.
with the meager clues, consisting
OF a girls gray raincoat, wooler
sweater and linen undertaking,
together with dirty and torn
mans shirt and trampled under
shirt, police believe the girl was
attacked and possibly murdered.
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13.kIL[ED, many
!. !: injured | | |. by
/. /. TORNADO

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rSee. and fruit crops were virtually
sdestroyeds tal B.
.Say7 that villages were wiped out
q, EVERY possible relief agency has
Been fniobilixed to give aid. 1t Is
tDelfsved that call will have to be
made upon the Red Cross.
Warning had been given In ad
T f2ina shf bas E4 fhe Bsopis We're we're
alAken bysosuep9iss by the fury OF
rFheseaIe. 81 -: 49,
~ The wind blew more than $50
miles an hour. $500 =
.,sshipPing of the coast was dam
~ Wrecks Strew Coasts
The coasts are strewn with wreck
age. $50 =, 80 & .*{
4. Military relief il being organized
10 give food and shelter to the
homeless in the center Of the storm
zone;
The gale ragged for four hours
and some districts report that the
.Ydnd reached a velocity of $50 miles
an. nour.
Houses were picked up bo1ily and
carried away by the wind
The authorities have begun a
.Sheck-up to ascertain the number
of casualties but are hampered by
lack Of Communication. Roads were
anade, impossible by piles OF debris.
Railway. communication, is Grip
Pied by, swollen streams and dam
aged bridges: -
The hurricane which tore through
Porto. Rico reached "A velocity Of
$50 miles an hour, the Weather
Bureau was advised today.
The hurricane is moving north.
westward and its center likely will
pals Turks island tonight. A. warn
ing WAS sent to 'a1f; ships in the vi
i,clifity. '.":'E .2.
- Naval radio communication With
4 the. naval base at San Juan, Porto
Rico: will be established through the
naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba
If possible: the Navy Department an,
nounced today. The naval. com.
fnrunications division lost radio com
,kmunicadon with the San Juan
- naval station when the antennae
there was wrecked at 1908 a.. m
to-day, in the tornado. ~.
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Prisoner Says Liquor
SiphOned Through Bars

FRANKLIN, Pa. Sept. 14.-When
George Gidders. assailant Of Serg.
cant Powell, OF the Oil City police
force, was brought into court for
sentence. he asserted liquor had
been siphoned to him through the
bars of the lookup after it had neen
brought there by members of the
Whistle Gang" one of whom he
named. He could not. or would
not. recall the names of the others
He also refused to admit who had
furnished him with a revolver.
Judge Parker. acting on the mans
plea of guilty. sentenced him TO
from two and a half to five years
in the Western Penitentiary.
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Boy Killed AS Shock
y Knocks Him From Pole

Il PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 14.--Fran-
els LampIxin u, of summerdaIe,
near Camden, was killed when he
was shocked and fell from a tele-
phone pole near his home.
He was playing with chun1, John
Hansen, 10. and dared John to
climb the pole. The boy refused,
whereupon Francis said, "I'll show
you"
He climbed to the cross-bars and
touched a wire The shock caused
him to fall. His arm was scared
and his skull was fractured.
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ON BOAT
HELD SUICIDE

BALTIMORE, Sept. 14.-Dr. Otto
NJ Reinhardt. coroner. gays a yer.
dict of suicide in the csse Of Max
Golonsky, 30, Philadelphia, who
was found dead with = bullet in
his temple on the steamer Anthony
Groves when it arrived here from
Philadelphia.
The body was found in state.
room. On it was a letter which,
according to the police, was UNI
signed and which explained that
Golonsky had been swindled of his
savings in a. scheme to manufacture
alcohol in Philadelphia under Gov
eminent permits.
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Rooster Lives 80 Days
Under Full Wheat Now

GREENSBURG, Pa, Sept. a.
A rooster, buried alive for thirty.
two days under a full NOW or
wheat, has just been rescued on
the T. J. Elmer farm, north or
Latrobe While threshing, Elmer
pitched wheat from the NOW and
was surprised to uncover the
rooster.
The bird was semiconscious az
first. but later emitted a feeble
crow and commenced to strut
Most of his feathers had fallen out.
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BARS aIuNK AUTOS

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. ia
detail of six highway patrolnen
from Harrisburg is patrolIing Lam
caster county highways on the
week-ends In an effort to curb reck-
less driving, and run Junk" auto
mobiles and cars with glaring head
lights from the roads.
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Jones 9 Up at 18th;
Voigt I Do1vn

Istraight al the way. had 2 lO-toot
putt for d birdie 4, but missed it.
Both were on from the tee at the
short sixth, but Perkins was 80 feet
from the pin. for q 3, while Voigt
was dead for 4 birdie 2, cutting
Perkins lead to 3 up.
Perkins finally carried Voigt to
the ninth hole in a par So, to remain
up, Voigt winning the eighth but
losing the ninth.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
Woman Facing Murder
Trial Under New Law

n MT. HOLLY, n. j., Sept. 1.-THE
first murder case under the new
State lay permitting such cases TO
be tried outside of the supreme
court win be tried at the September
tarm of Burlington county court,
which has opened here.
The. defendant, is Matte Selleres,
of Burlington. who is charged with
the murder Of Catherine Gree, of
Mt. Holly. AZ 49,. ~
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Coolidge Holds First
Full Cabinet Meeting

The first Cabinet meeting since
June was held at the White House
today.
There were two new members,
Secretary OF Interior West and
Secretary OF Commerce Whiting,
who succeeded Hubert Work and
Herbert Hoover.
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BANDITS SEE $4,000

I DIES MONIES, Sept 14.-Three
bandits today held up the Univer-
sity State Bank here and escaped
with $4,000, a hasty police check
I'm revealed.
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Know the Joys Of bome-OwnefshIp-
1nveat in & homo Of your own rt6day
sfhf6uBh the Classified ads. 49,
- ~ 49,
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,--photo by international

KILLED GUARDING PRISONERS
PATROLMAN JEREMIAH BROSNAN, shown above,
with MS daughter, Mrs Katherine OBren, shot and
killed by group of gunner who forced their way into
the prison ward at Fordham Hospital trying to berate
an imprisoned patient The gunner fled without rescuing
the prisoner The picture taken the wedding day
of Patrolman. Brosnans daughter
Evening star., 1928-01-15
CHAMBER TO URGE
VOTEFOR DISTRICT
Representation to Be Key
note of Annual Election
Meeting Tuesday.

National representation for the Dis.
trict OF Columbia, which now is being
urged throughout the country as we'll
as by citizens Of Washington. will be
the keynote OF the annual election
meeting of the Washington Chamber
az Commerce TO be held Tuesday eve.
ming in the ballroom of the Willard
Hotel
The principal speaker will he David
Lawrence. Washington correspondent
and presider. of the United States
Daily, who will speak on problems be-
fore the District Of Columbia and urge
the granting 10 the residents of the
National Capital of a voice in Con
gress. their governing body.
Reports also VIII be made of the
work of the Citizens Joint Committee
on National Representation, Of which
Theodore w. Noyes is chairman. and
other groups in the movement for
adoption of an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States en-
powerinc Congress 10 grant TO the Dis
trict representation in the House and
Senate and in the Electoral College.
A joint resolution now is pending he
fore the House and Senate providing
for submission OF the proposed consti-