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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
POWER NANCE
PROBE BEGUN

The Senate has been officially IN
formed by the Federal Trade Com.
mission that its probe Of the Ii.
nances Of the power trust has be.
gun.
The inquiry into the propaganda
campaigns OF the utilities. which
has served as prologue for its
more general investigation Of the
entire financial and operating
structure OF these groups. occupied
the commissions experts during
the first phase OF the quiz under
the Walsh resolution and Is about
completed.
Al preliminary report on this part
~ the inquiry has been submitted
10 the Senate along with the an
nouncement that twefty-six experts
are 1T work III the offices Of large
power utility holding and service
companies in Boston, New York
Philadelphia, Chicago, and other
cities compiling the information
upon which the commission will re-
sumo hearings next September.
The formation, growth. and III
nanciaI workings OF utility holding
and service companies Is to be the
next chapter Of the commissions IN.
vestigation. It probably will continue
for at least six months, and there
is q. possibility that the chief am
muinitiOn being gathered BY he
experts will not be available for
public hearings until late next
yryiFfar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
SKY To Be CO. !.
FUND | I'M |

The Republican campaign budget
may be fixed when National Chair
man Hubert Work and National
Treasurer j. II. Mutt complete 4
study Of departmental estimates
today.
One thing was settled as q result
or the preliminary discussions Of
the financial aspect Of the cam
paign. There will be no limit on
Individual contributions.
In taking this attitude, Mutt de-
cIared that there was no reason
to suspect 4 donor simply because
he was wealthy enough to give
heavily to the campaign. He also
emphasized the tremendous amount
OF money necessarily to properly
organize an election effort in q
large and wealthy country.
Although SIS. 900 900 has been ten
tatiyely fixed as the budgetary
figure. it is probable that the
budget will be left open to supple
mental estimates. later on. fhe
1924 campaign cost slightly more
than So 900 900 and neither Work
nor Mutt appeared to have hope
of conducting the Hoover Curtis
fight for less money
The Democratic national organiza-
ton, Mutt predicted, will have a
larger war chest" than the Re
publicans
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
PROBE IN GARD
DEATH ASKED

Fairfax county authorities have
been requested to investigate the an.
tomobiIe accident in which Miss
Bernice .. Gard, 2o-year-old Federal
employee. sustained the injuries
which caused her death in the Alex
andria Hospital Wednesday,.
The accident occurred several
miles from Alexandra early Satur.
day morning.
An inquest was held last night
by a Marshall Jones. coroner Of
Alexandria, lit the Domaine NOR.
tuary. During the inquest It de-
yeloped that Lester Gruber. and not
Murray Hayman was the driver Of
the car at the time Of the srnash-up.
Several witnesses were absent and
at the request Of d friend Of the
Gard family. the matter was turned
over 10 the Fairfax county authori-
ties for further investigation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
DEATHS

Katherine &, Pschin. g Years sSis
Gideon H Baxter. a years. ~
Seventh st. n. II.
Mary H. Kanode "a years. walter
Reed General HospftaIs
Isabella n. Miller. 70 years. sarsent
Katherine N. +. Reynolds. 81 years.
81 Nineteenth st. n. ~.
Carl Hoffman, IS years els savan-
virgins Alien q years isI7 p
Annie brown. g years. 1i4O North
Stella owens, Il years GallInser
Frank B Jones A years. 1905 Doug
MiehasI I; 1hern. T.. $ years sats
Joseph /. smith. II years Tuber-
culosis Hospital
Rosa Lee Steadman. ia years. Eastern
Branch near Flood Gates
Frank BENJAMIN Mack, III years.
ChiIdren's Hospital.
Samuel Jennings. II months. Chill
Carrie Tsrryton. 50 years. Homs for
), William 2: Hale. 81 years. s4s
Alice Hamiin. IS years. 1917 Meade
Mary Curtis. - years 1903 r
Andrew statesman. 81 years. IS Fen
william Nj Brown. 80 years. Freed.
mems Hospital
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
JAPAN ACCEPTS
BAN ON WAR
TREATY

with Japan,s acceptance today Of
the proposed American naultilateral
treaty to outlaw war, all the big
powers have now signified their
willingness to sign.
The nations that have accepted
the treaty are Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Ger
many. and Poland. Britain accepted
the pact in behalf Of four common
wealths of the British Empire--Ir-
dia, Australia, South Africa, and
New Zealand.
Canada and the Irish Free State,
having their own diplomatic rep
resentatives at Washington, have
accepted independently.
Czechoslovakia gave notice OF &C
ceptance, announcing that q note
probably would be handed to the
American minister at Prague today.
Advfees from Moscow indicated
that Soviet Russia would sign the
treaty.
Negotiations already are under
way which are expected to lead to
acceptance by Spain.
it is now believed that q confer
ence win be held in Paris in August
or September for the formal sign
ing OF the treaty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
NEW GOAL RATE
QUIZ ASKED

The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission today was petitioned BY
washington trade bodies to sus-
pended the increased freight rate on
shipments Of New River coal from
the West Virginia fields to this city.
The new rate goes into eeffct
August 10 and may have the effect
Of jumping gas rates and apart
nent rentals in Washington next
winter. according To representatives
of local business interests.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission probably will not decide for
a week or more whether the case
should be reopened. Pennsylvania
coal operators. who are seeking
d larger market for their product
in the Capital will vigorously oppose
the petition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
Fireman RISKS
LIFE TWICE
FOR DOC

CHESTER, Pa. July 2O.-V Vincent
Griffith, member Of the FELTON, Fire
Company, risked his life twice in 4
fire to save the lives Of a cat and
dog. The mistress Of the animals,
Mrs. Alex Barylak, stood on the pave.
ment outside the house and called
excitedly for Jackie. Jackie Crit.
fifth, hearing her pleas to rescue
Jackie, = asked her IL a child was in
the house. but she was unable to re-.
ply in English.
The fireman rushed into the fumes.
filled rooms. He there discovered 4
small cat nneowing In the kitchen.
He gathered the cat up and took it
to its mistress.
Mrs. Barylalx, however, continued
CRYING for Jackie" and the fireman
decided that Jackie must be 4 boy
and rushed IN again. Then he heard
the bowling Of the second pet. a
large police dog. and took 1t to Mrs.
Barylak.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
MARRTAGE LTCENsEg

Chester S. Butler ~. ana Anne n.
I Browne. ls 9otn nr,. 81 Tuipepper. va'
Jacob Gersham "a. and Birdie Fein-
gold 70. both Of Richmond. Judge
John III. CLARK. zs ana Mildred r.
Mann. rs. The Rev. W. ~. Hoffman.
Thomas e. Clifford, III. "a. and
Klotfa I. sprigga. 20. The Rev,
Al0nzo Olds
William Bradshaw, %, and lillian
Peterson II. The Rev BnrI HI Perry.
James G Johns. 81. and Elisabeth
Brown. IS. The Rev. d. r Wiseman.
Arthur r.. Carson "A, and Martha
b Stover. II. The Rev. =. r. steven
son.
John w. Green, IS, and sarah Grif-
rim. rs The Rev. 5. r. wv. Drew.
Hugh w. Timothy. 80, Of Chatta-
n0oRa. Tenn. and Grace 3. woodrow,
2A The Rev. Earle Whitley.
John Al. Dixon. III. and Louise q.
Rammerlins. q. The Rev. p.
ReginaId II. PIedger. II. and Mar
garst y. Beasley, II. The Rev. b.
Iraskamp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
Miner Claims Blast
Changed Color. Sues

louisville, Pa. July 20.
William Patrick claims to have
emerged from a mine explosion
with his skin turned to a bright
saffron and the South Penn Coal
Company objects to being called
upon TO pay compensation for dis
figurement on the ground Of color.
Its exception AYERS that mine ex-
plosions result in q decided blue
hue to the skin OF the victim. It
is contended that no case Of yellow
skin ever has been known and the
opinion is expressed that it was
caused by attack of jaundice en-.
tirely foreign to the mine explosion.
Several other miners, hurt in the
same explosion, were awarded COM
pensatIon on the ground of having
their faces freckled with dark blue
powder and coal marks. Patrick
contends his yellow complexion Is
equally objectional. A dermatolo.
gist il to be the chief witness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
POL ICE To HAVE
RADIO RIGHTS

Allotment Of special high fire.
quency radio channels for use by
aviation, police experimental and
other stations is contemplated by
the Federal Radio Commission, It
was disclosed in letter from the
commission to stations in this class
today.
The commission, asking for com
nent on the plan from interested
stations, pointed out that several
stations in each type OF service
might share channels.
Police stations throughout the
country are tentatively assigned
10 only one channel l3O68 kilocyclesl
in order to obviate interference from
all other stations. Other classes
are assigned to from three to 20
frequencies.
six frequencies are assigned to
long freight trains-for use in COM
munication between the engine and
caboose.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
World Conference on
Aviation Called in II. s

The United States today issued
invitations to all countries to par.
ticipate in world conference on
civil aeronautics to be held here
December 1914, 1923.
The invitations were issued by the
state Department on behalf OF
President Coolidge in accordance
with a Senate joint resolution ap-
proved in the closing days of the
last session.
The invitation went to all coun.
tries with which the United States
maintains diplomatic relations.
which excludes only Russia.
The conference will be held under
the auspices OF the aeronautics III
vision of the Commerce Denart-
ment. Attention was called to an
international aeronauticaI exhibition
to be held in Chicago the week pre.
ceding the conference.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
Business Men Plan
For Community Outing

The Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association has invited the
Georgia Avenue Business Mems
Association to be its guest at the
annual outing at Marshall Hall
July rs.
Each of the two organizations VIII
invite the citizens associations
within its respective boundaries to
make the trip also. Citizens asso-
Citations which will be included in
the outing will be the Columbia
Heights. Park View, Piney Branch,
Petworth and BrightWood.
Baseball games between the two
organizations will he the main rec
reational attraction. Prizes for
other athletic events have been
arranged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
m. ANTON GLOETzNER

DR.. Anton Gloetzner, distingt
musician. who died Wednesday At
his late residence, 1926 Corcoran
st. N. w, will be buried tomorrow
morning III st. Marys Catnonc
Cemetery following solemn hlgn
requiem mass at 81. Paul's Churcn.
DR.. Gloetzner was born IN Bavaria
and came to this country IN 1873
to take the chair OF music "a
Georgetown University. He founded
the Wagner Society here.
He II survived by four DAUGHTERS,
Mrs. Yohana Goggins, Miss Josefine
Gloetzner, Mrs. Gizela Kline, anu
Mrs. Hilda Hartung. and SIX sons,
Anton, jr.. Edgar, Raymond, Alvin,
Herman, and Hans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
QUESTIONS D. c.
TIKI RULING

Fhe right of the District Com.
nissioners to prohibit taxicab
drivers parking in places other
than authorized lackstands was
questioned in Police Court today
when nj. f. Mangan, attorney for
Carroll E. Burkett, Black and.
White Taxicab driver, argued q
motion to quash charge against
him for that offense.
Burkett was charged by Officer
e. w. Brown with parking his
cab in the rear of the Hilltop
Manor on Ogden Street for Is
minutes. Burkett replied that he
had just discharged a passenger
and had pFoned into his office for
another call and had been tod to
wait for minute and he would
be dispatched on another trip.
Judge MattfngIv took BurKett's
personal bond when told BY At
torney Mangan that another sim
liar case would be called for trial
shortly which would be carried to
the Court OF appeals as test
case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
Too-Ardent Zeal to Find
Job Lands Him in Jail

MAYS LANDING, n. j., July 70.
Telling the local police that his
mother had given him a<dollar and
told him to 90 out and find a job,
samuel Noyick, is, was committed
Ia the county Jail here in default
of = $50 fine imposed by Magistrate
Andrew Gillespie for disorderly con.
duct.
Young Novick was arrested after
he had stopped several automobiles
along the Harding Highway and
asked for transportation, jumping
on the running boards of the cars
he stopped and giving the drivers
difficulty in dislodgfng him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
Two Men and Princess
Hurt as Plane Crashes

ATHENS, July 20.-Christopher
Thurber, OF Seattle. Wash, Roy M.
Davidson. of Ashland, KY, Near
East Relief workers, and Princess
Bibesco. were injured near Larium.
when the airplane in which they
were flying from Constantinople to
Athens. crashed on the rocky beach,
somersaulted three times and threw
its occupants over cliff into the
sea.
The Americans narrowly escaped
drowning. PrincSss Bibesco, daugh-
ter of the late Lord Oxford, was
the least injured of the trio,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
d. c. Cadet Qualities
AS Expert RifIeman

Lieut.. Morton Silverberg, of Com
pany F. Central High School Cadets,
451 Newton FL. N. W., Is the only
Washington student to qualify as
an. expert rifIeman in the competi-
lions at Camp Simms, at Congress
Heights. Yesterday.
Sharpshooter's medals were won
by III. j.. Watson with a score OF
29S; J. Ludlum. POS; j. II. Howard,
290. About 20 other students quail
flied as marksmen. Camp Slmms
will be broken up tomorrow and
its success will be celebrated with
q large dinner to be given by the
Washington High School Cadets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
BIRTHS

George q. ana YirRinia =. strobel.
Thedore and Georgia Il. Johnson, girl.
Thomas III and Ada G. MacDevitt,
girl -:
spiros y. and Irene Kcradimos. boy.
William and Leila Melvin, boy.
Bernard g. and Louise Brown. girl.
Granger g. and Kittie Sutton, Girl.
Louise III. and Giadus Hoelman glfl.
Frederick NJ. and Margaret Price. ir..
Walter D. ana Olive Stebbins Elrl.
John w. and Stepharie Cheek. boy.
f3eorue d and Mary Ober. jr., boy.
Earl AZ. and Gladys -. KeReI. boy.
Francis u and Ella r. FellipO. boy,
James s. and Mary A. Disharoon. boy.
Chester b. and Gertrude SiMrns. girl
VanderbiIt and Cora May Harris hoy.
Richard S. and Lille =. Green. Dor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
Boy, 5, Hit BY Auto,
is ii Serious Condition

John Cleveland, S, of the 500
block Ninth st. N. E.. IS In serious
condition today at Casualty Hos
pitaI from injuries received late
yesterday when he was knocked
down BY an automobile at Ninth
and H SITS. N. r..
Examination with the aid Of an
x-ray made today BY physicians in.
dicated that the boy suffered d
skull fracture and other injuries.
Raymond Byron, OF the 100 block
Seventh st. n. E.. was the driver.
Three other persons were slightly
hurt in yesterdays traffic accidents.
They are: Agnes Smith, Is, Upper
Marlboro. Md: Michael Pinto, 3, the
500 block / st. n. E., and Arthur
Matthews, IS, colored, the first
block on r ST. n. Il.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
FrOstburg Youth, Is,
browns in Swimming

FROSTBURG, Nd, July 20
Ray Hoover, 10, Of Vale Summit.
near Frostburg, was drowned late
Yesterday in a swimming hole near
his home. A companion reported
at Vale Summit that Hoover had
disappeared beneath the surface.
The body was recovered by sew.
eral men who brought it to Miners
Hospital but efforts to resuscitate
proyed futile.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
wildwood Quickly Stills
Piercing CalIiOpe Notes

WILDWOOD, n. j., July 90
Pomona, the steam calliope whose
notes have been described by the
president Of the Wildwood Chamber
Of Commerce as "nerve-racking, rest
defying and sleep-destroying, has
been muffled.
Acting on complaints from all sec
tions of the city, Frank D. CoIlns'
president of the chamber. wrote 10
the city commissioners registering
4 formal protest against the noise.
The response of the city commits
eioners was prompt and to the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
3 DIE As STORM
HITS OMAHA

OMAHA, Neb.; July 20. Five
lives were lost in terrific rain
and electrical storm which struck
this section during the night.
The dead are:
b. Is. Tucker. AZ: George VIII
SON 43: Jesse Davis. %; and John
Butts. %, all OF Stanberry, Mo-, and
Leroy McCardle, 81, Elkhorn, Neb.
The four Stanberry men, Wabash
Railroad trainnen, were killed when
the freight train they manned
crashed through a trestle near
MineoIa. Iowa
McCardle was killed by lightning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
Boy browns as He Loses
Life Belt of Tin Cans

NEW YORK, July 20.--Char1es
0'Leary, IA years old, Of Ridge
wood, Queens, tied a dozen sealed
tin cans around himself and waded
out into a pond in Jamaica, to try
W iearn to swim. The cans were a
success, and O'Leary was threshing
around at great rate when his
improvised life preserver came loose.
Down he went, and although his
companions and a police squad had
the boy out il six minutes he was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
MRs sEORGE ". HYATT

Funeral services for Mrs. George
w. HYATT, of Kensington. will be-
held At her home tomorrow after
noon At gao B. m. Mrs. Hyatt was
born in Frederick. Nd, 81 years
ago. she has lived in Kensington
So wears and was prominent IN
Eastern Star work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
MRS. DANIEL MANNING

Mrs. Daniel Manning, So, widow
of President CIeveland's first sec
rotary Of the Treasury died az nsr
home iii Albany, n. n, AFTER an
illness lasting four months, accord
ing to dispatches received mere.
She served two terms as presloent
general Of the Daughters 81 tne
American Revolution.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
REPAIRING PLANE

NATAL, Brazil, July 20. Major
Arturo Ferrarin and Carlo Del
Prete, italian transatlantic filters,
hone 70 complete the repairs to
their plane tomorrow and hep off
for Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
FILM DIRECTOR DIES

LONDON, July 90 Scott Sidney,
.of Hollywood. CAL. film DIRECTOR
dropped dead at Radleft. Hertford-
shire, today while working upon A
British picture. Death was believed
due to heart failure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $3.50. Obituary Desk
FLORrSTsg

APPROPRIATE Funeral Tokens
GUIDE Bros. Co, 1912 r st. M. M.
Artietir Express -tnexpennfVe
PROMPT AUTO DELIVERY SERVICE
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MIL Nqod SaniLariuTn

AGED con D I1T EDnVa IefcenlH, eDeciaI c1H1I
and elderly It0uIe room and board. naro1
care tucIns mod Imp. bright rms pOrrheas
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Mrs. Elizabeth f.. White
700 9Th ST. s, e. Phone Lincoln a0kK
consultation by appointment
spiritual meeting Wednesday. B 3. MI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
MADAME ATWATER
PROF. BET MONT

FKUF-. EI.WAONI
Noted clairvoyant and palnist. Gives
ADVICE on business matters love health
ana family aftairs Tells name OF your
love q true or false What part Of the
country Is luckiest 10 you what to do 10
CARL ETTA ASTROLOGTST NEAR
= IN 0O4 lAYH CfA EVE en-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20
MADAME nIANA

PIANIST.
FIRST time IN your city. Parlors nov
Dlains on al affairs Of life. ~a'1 -
=, s srsC,s ~ 5eading 81. Satisfaction
Co. Over Springers Resfsnra,,,t opI 3 I - ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-20

SfNKHE NrEk ~ Mit1HY'tN Fnsffar
lppelvlllo ana EngIe .1'||| EIne ei;S.
iectlllne Ee4eo . 30 H. m 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-19
NORTHEAST SECTION
WINS LEGION FARLEY
Veterans Accept Invitation to Hold
Convention at Masonic
Hall.

The District of Columbia Department
of the American Legion has accepted
the invitation Of the Northeast Bush
ness Mems Association to hold the Lee
gion convention in the Northeast section,
at the Masonic Hall, Eighth and F
streets northeast. August 81 and %.
The convention committee OF the Le-
gion met last light with the Northeast
Business Mems Association for the pur-
pose of perfecting plans for the conven-
ton.
The convention committee of the Lee
cion Is composed Of Maj. Wallace
Streeter OF George Washington Post.
James O'Connor Roberts. commander,
Stuart Wslcott Post: j. Thad Baker,
Sery 1t Jasper Post. and senior vice
commander of the department.
The following committee has been
appointed by the president of the North
east Business Mems Association:
c. E. Poston, James p. Farmer, A. Z.
Fclser. Hubert Newsome and z. r. W..
Mccullough.
There will be rs delegates ar rs al
ternates attending the Legion conven-
ton this year.
Elaborate ,ngements are being
made for a parade to precede the OPEN
ing of the convention. Prizes will be
offered for the bes+ drum corps in the
parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-19
II. s. Offers Coal
Field i'm Colorado
At $4,000 Rental

While washington is being warned
that it may have to pay more for
next winters coal bill. through an
increase in freight rates from the
Southern coal fields, the Interior
Department held out the offer yes
tertiay "a waShingtonians and others
w1o can qualify to become coal pro-
ducers. The department Is Offering
for lease 1873 acres of coal land IN
Mesa County. Colo, In a developed
coal field.
An initial investment of $4,000
during the first three years of the
lease and a minimum production OF
5000 tons per year are required.
Under the terms of the lease pay
nnent of 10 cents per ton for the first
FIVE years and Is cents per ton
thereafter is asked. The veins In
the Colorado field are 3 to 4 feet
thick and the coal is said to be of
good quality.