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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
VETERANS ARE PAID
MILLIONS AS BONUS
Bureau Report Shows 3,232,444
Adjusted Compensation Certif-
Gates Have Been Issued.

More than Si00 1000. 900 has been
spent by the Veterans Bureau for the
benefit of veterans and their depend
entS under provisions Of the adjusted
compensation act, better known as the
bonus" il was announced last night
by Director Frank T. Hines of the bu-
reau
A total of 9,232444 adjusted service
certificates. With potential value of
IS. 500. 075 08S. have been issued, and
the bureau has paid 40 ,923 death claims
in lump sums totaling S50.925. 993. In
addition to these, il4.594 veterans who
are entitled 10 payments Of only $50 or
less have received an aggregate of So
728.245.65. while sass dependents of
others similarly entitled have been paid
s141 .44310
The bureau has made 7l5,I40 loans
amounting to 500 ,o39 92l,47 to veterans
on the security of their adjusted COM
pensation certificates and has paid S23,-
SIC. so to the banks of the country
in redemption of 2428 loans made by
them and which were not taken up at
maturity by the veterans Veterans.
however. have repaid $685., 099.73 loaned
to them by the bureau.
Under a recent amendment TO the ad-
juSted compensation act veterans are
given an extension of two years from
January 3, or until January 3, 1880. in
which TO file application for benefits
under the act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
OFFICERS TRANSFERRED
IN NEW ARMY ORDERS

Lieut.. Col. Henry G. Pillsbury, Medi-
cal Corps, has. been relieved from duty
in New York City and ordered to Ma
Mia. P. l., in November next; Maj.
John j. Reddy, Medical Corps, from
Boston to the Philippines; Mai Chris
tan Fl. Dewey, Medical Corps, from the
Philippines to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Ind; Mai James A. Stevens, Infantry,
from Boston to the Panama Canal
Zone; Mai. Lesson Q. Tarleton, Medical
Corps, from FL Paso. Tex. to Fort Sheri-
dan. Ill. Capts. Walter II. Cnase,
Dental Corps, and Don Longfello~,
Medical Corps, from Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital to the Panama Canal
Zone; Capt, Elliott Vandevanter, Corps
New York City, and Capt Peter F.
Bermel. Corps of Engineers, from New
York CITY to Jacksonville, Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
Saturday Night Bath to Become Popular
At Y. NJ. C. A. Building This Summer

Y. NJ. c. A. Building 1882 q street,
according to an announcement by
Nelson M. Blake. director of the boys
department. White boys between the
ages of 10 and 10 years who desire
a cool bath and refreshing swim IN
the boys pool will be admitted. wheth-
or they are members of the association
or not. A nominal fee of 10 cents
will be charged to cover cost of towel
and other incidentals. The pool Will
open from T:i5 to $50 O'Clock.
The shine nights" will feature a
special Summer program of activity
arranged for the boys department The
schedule calls for indoor play, outdoor
games, swimming instruction, water
sports. hikes. outings and educational
trips Non-members may obtain free
swimming lessons on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at II so O'Clock III the morn
inc.
Instructions in life-Saving will be
given members each Friday morning at
1890 o'clock Those who qualify will
become members of the Y. M G. A,
Life-Savers' Corps. which has rendered
valuable service. Red Cross life-saying
cmblemS will be awarded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
CHURCH CORNER STONE
RITES SET FOR THURSDAY
Bishop Freeman Will oficiate at
Double Ceremony for St. Stephen
and Incarnation.

The corner stone of the new St. Ste
pl1en and the Incarnation Church. now
under construction at Newton and Gen.
ter streets, viii be laid at pm. July s.,
At the same time the corner stone of
1he new chapel building also will be
laid Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop OF Washington. is expected to
cffleiate at the double ceremony.
A contest between women's and mems
church teams has developed in the cam
paign for funds for the new structures.
The wonlen's teams were in the lead for
the past week. In total results for the
campaign. however. the team led by j.
Evans Mayfleld is in the lead, followed
closely by the teams of E. S. Dawson
and Mrs. Charles Shaffer.
Work Ia progressing rapidly on both
buildings.N Il is expected the parish hall
viii be completed IN September and the
church ii December.
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and the Presidio of San Francisco. He
he has the time.
Mr.. Davis plans to leave here July
81. and because of the limited time
available has been obliged to decline
many invitations to visit other places
and make addresses, political and other
wise, on the outbound trip. Returning
from Hawaii. he intends to take an
active part in the presidential campaign
in various parts of the country, but has
not yet made any positive engagements.
Up to the time Of his departure for
Hawaii he expects to devote his time
mainly to the consideration Of measures
for flood control of the Mississippi and
extension of the barge line service Of
the Inland Waterways Corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28

To assist in perpetuating that ancient
American institution, the Saturday
night bath, the washington Y. NJ. G. A.,
through its boys department has de-
cided to set aside each Saturday eve
ming as shine night" when all boys
in need of a wash-down and slick
ing-up" may make Use of the Y. M
c. A. facilities.
The first shine night" will be OBJ
served Saturday night at the Boys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
Two Workmen Hurt in Fall.

Two colored workmen Stark Kelly,
80 years old, Of Sligo Mill road, Md,
and John Pree. 90 years old, 426 Oak
dale street fell from scaffold at a
building under construction at Georgia
avenue and Girard street yesterday
afternoon. They we're taken to Erner-
gency Hospital. where Kelly was treat
ed for an injury to his back physicians
reporting his condition undetermined.
Pree was treated for minor injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
DAVIS TO INSPECT
FOUR ARMY POSTS
Will Make Calls on Way to Cele-
bration in Hawaii-Will Leave
Here July 27.

Secretary of War Davis. who will rep
resent the Government at the sesqui-
centennial celebration OF the discovery
of the Hawaiian Islands by Capt Cook
TO be held in Honolulu August Is to 90
plans to take advantage of that trip
across the country by personal inspec-
ton of military posts at Fort d. A. Rus
sell, Wyo.; the Fitzsimons General
Hospital, at Denver; Fort Lewis. Wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
WOMAN SHOT DEAD
IN HER PARTMENT
Notes Indicate Man Intended
to End His Life, but
Is Missing.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO. June 28.--Mrs. Margaret
DOYLE. 49, was found shot dead in her
apartment late last night.
There we're three notes signed
Charles" which is her husbands
name. They indicated he intended to
kin his wife and then himself. Police,
however. have found no trace Of him
Quotations from Tennyson were inter
spersed through two of the notes
which gave directions for disposal Of
their bodies.
A third note was addressed to jacob
Miller. the landlord. It said -.
"Sorry TO mess I'D the room, but 1t
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needed cleaning badly Thanks for
past favors, but at times you sorely
taxed my patience If per-
chance there should be an extra bullet
in the rod (revolver). kindly put 1t in
the cats forehead, for the little rascal
will surely miss me, and he is sick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
DRIVERS EYES|GHT
TESTS HELD VITAL
D. c. Rated as One of Safest
of Large Cities-States
Adopting Rules.

| States and cities are moving to keep
off the highways all drivers whose
vision is unsafe, according to progress
report of the EyeSight Conservation
| Council of America which is conduct
| ing a Nationwide investigation to de-
| termine the extent and character of
present practice governing eye tests.
The aim of the council is to require
safe vision" of every driver in the
| United States
Previous surveys made by the council
have revealed the prevalence of defec-
| tive vision among all classes of the
population" said General Director Guy
| A. Henry. Loss of life due to automo-
| bile accidents is rapidly approaching
the total of $4,000 lives each year.
ITO what extent poor vision is a
contributing factor no one knows. but
| it is reasonable to assume that some
of these accidents might have been
avoided If the drivers could have seen
| properly.
d. C. Rated Safest.
| 1T is regrettabIe that the legislatures
| or officials of the majority of the
| States have not designed standards of
visual acuity for motor drivers. A few
States have adopted eyesight require
ments with significant results"
Returns to the councils QUESTIONABLE
| from State and city officials indicate
determination to make motoring safer
| by eliminating drivers whose handicaps
of vision endanger their fellow motor
| lists
| Washington is wedding out the unfit
| and Is now called relatively the safest
| of the larger American cities. New
| York and Connecticut are also elimina-
| ting weak-visioned drivers.
Charles A. Harnett. New York COM
| missioner of motor vehicles, urged all
States to adopt eyesight tests. Il feel
certain" he declared that in the end
| such a program will help to keep off
the highways many thousands of men
and women who up to this time have
not been aware that they are suffer-
| ing from defective vision There Is no
| question as to the necessity of eyesight
! tests.
Aids Thousands.
| New York now requires so per cent
of normal vision of every driver, Com
missioner Harnett reported. Previously
the standard was 40 PR cent. The
| number OF applicants examined In New
| York during the past yea: was 100000.
| Thousands of these had their sight
corrected.
| HoDblnS u. Stoeckel, connecticut
| commissioner Of motor vehicles, said
that during the same period 42534 ap-
plicants underwent eye tests, and that
licenses were withheld from 2.234 until
| their vision was corrected. Licenses
were refused to 10 because their eye
sight was SO defective as to handicap
| them seriously as automobile operators.
The eyesight tests introduced here
| are considered by NJ o. Eldridge, as
portant as the tests which determine
whether an applicant knows the regu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
Modernistic Effects Are Indicated
In New Styles of Motor Car DESIGNING

Body designers and artists in In
terror decoration who have been called
in by leading motor car manufacturers
to lend their assistance in developing
new types of fittings and new elements
in upholstery are adopting a modified
form of the modernistic treatment
which has been in vogue among the
leading furniture designers and interior
decorators during the last three years"
says Charys Weiman. who has lust re-
turned from an extended trip through
the design shops of Europe.
AN entirely new note Is being sound
ed by better known European design
ers. which will eventually result in a
fresh school of design.
In home furnishings the geometric
design has been adopted by all of the
leading furniture and interior decora-
ton stylists. The old idea of adapting
period treatments to modern require
ments has been discarded Many of
the new results are highly pleasing.
Such a personal thing as a motor
car must be expected to share in the
use of this new style treatment Among
American-built motor cars there is al
ready evidence of its effect.
Lower bodies on motor cars are an
expression Of the low lines which are
characteristic of modern furniture. The
gradual elimination of curves in favor
of the more modern use of angular
geometric forms in radiator design, in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
TEST CAR JOLTS.

Engineers are seeking constantly 10
smoothly and comfortably. but so many
road and car factors enter into the
problem. and different passengers
sense OF comfort varies so greatly, that
some more accurate means Is needed 10
determine the riding qualities OF a car
than that Of merely riding In 1t over
good, bad and Indifferent roads.
Numerous devices called accelerom-
eters have been developed for the pur-
pose of measuring and recording the
jolt8 and vibrations to which a motor
vehicle Is subjected The most recent
OF these IS an electrical instrument de-
veioped by n. w. Brown, in charge OF
laboratory, who illustrates and de-
scribes 1t in recent number Of the
S. A. Il. Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
DON'T" CARDS USED
IN SAFETY FIRST DRIVE
Baltimore Police Start Distribution
of Placards Among
Motorists.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dlspatch 10 Inc star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 3O-Pre-
paratory to an intensive drive against
motorists who ignore automatic trafic
SIGNALS as part of their effort to reduce
the number of accidents police this
week started distribution of Don't"
cards to all drivers in the city.
On one side are the colors green,
amber and red, with description Of
their meaning. A special warning Is
given not to start on the amber or
fail TO stop when green signal lights
change to amber before going to red.
On the reverse side are "dont's,"
which follow.
Don't forget there is a speed Jaw Of
90 miles an hour in the thickly settled
or business parts of the city and Is
miles an hour in outlying or sparseiy
settled parts of the city.
Don't forget to stop. look and listen
at railroad crossings.
Don't forget rights Of pedestrians on
streets and roads.
Don't forget to give visible signal
when about to stop or turn to left.
Don't drive through or across o
safety zone.
Don't forget others are using the
highways, and If you are travelling
slow keep to the right-hand curve.
Don't turn street corners in a reck-
less manner Look out for the safety
of pedestrians and property.
Don't forget you are required to stop
in the rear of street cars when taking
on or discharging passengers, except
where safety zones are provided.
Don't forget you are required to re-
duce your speed when eros sing or turn
ing at interesting highways
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01

body contours and in door holdings
is distinct forward STEP
BY comparison with modern treat
ments, the old coach FORMS which are
Like the old Chippendale, Empire and
other period furniture styles, begin to
look 'fussy' and antiquated.
Just as Duncan Fyfe introduced
straight lines and compact effects into
furniture design in the early American
period, the modernistic motor car de-
signs are being brought out in a style
which is simple and characteristically
beautiful
The rather severe lines of the radi-
ator shell, the straight. right angle at
the cowls, the compact lines of the body
roof and the straight lines of the doors.
which have curves only to accommo-
date the rear tenders, are in harmony
with the new elements of furniture de-
sign.
"One may readily imagine Duncan
Fyfe picking out one of the more mod
ernistic cars if he were alive today to
choose an automobile.
And 1t is rumored that one of the
American fine car makers has sounded
distinctly new note In line of in
closed cars now under construction;
something more in the modern manner
than anything yet attempted.
This is as it should be. for it is rea-
sonable to expect America to lead in
the fullest expression of the new de-
sign Because of the opportunity of
fered to the artist in this country and
because of the great numbers of ma
tionalities which are represented here.
manufacturers in this country have the
pick of the design artists.
I'm Europe found the coach de-
sisners studying our design methods
with great interest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION.
Number Of Machines)

'' 5000" "%'" lAo9
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May Production of Motor Cars Placed
At 425, 800 on 11 Factory Reports

ceived from 1877 manufacturers In the
United States for recent months 48
making passenger cars and lat making
trucks (18 making both passenger cars
and trucks. Figures for passenger cars
include taxicabs, and those for trucks
include ambulances, funeral cars, fire
apparatus, street sweepers and buses.
Canadian figures supplied by the Do
minion Bureau of Statistics.
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lations or whether he csn drive safely
We believe that our eyesight test
Is partially responsible for the fact
that Washington has less trafic fatali-
ties and less traffic accidents in pro-
portion to the population than any
large city In the United States" Mr..
Eldridge asserted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01

May production factory sales) of mo-
tor vehicles in the United States, as re-
ported to the Department Of Commerce,
was 42S,990, of which 75,79S we're pas
senger cars and 5O,192 were trucks, as
compared with 410,189 passenger ears
and trucks in April and 404,115 In May,
1927.
The table below lis based on figures re-
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Traffic was unusually thick
butheguided thecar through
without effort, coming to q
smooth stop then aceelerat-
ing swiftly ahead-always
in the leads trafcstarted.
''Weili" he exclaimed after
they had returned to the
showroom, i can't think
of q single rest that this Car
doesn't meet. It's got all the
powerin the world-remark-
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SALESMAN,
asellsa
himself on
Oldsl1t0biIe

Tdrive . car ell dsy long In
making my calls said Mr..
7, and practically ell Of
my driving 10 through heavy
traffic. So / want . car Of
convenient sire and one that
handles easily. Yet ! want
big-car comfort and quality,
too. I'd never heard Of q
Car that combined Ell this
until my salesmanager sug-
gested "A Oldsmobile. But
you'll have 60 Ikow mel
High-pressure selling won't
do. Iwant praet''
He was invited 70 take the
wheel for . demonstration
and he stepped into the car.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

Children in the receiving home un-
der the care of the Board of Public
Welfare were given a party under the
direction Of the District of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Christmas day
Mrs. Glenn Leach, State chairman of
Evening star., 1928-12-30

notice of the goings on of her children
especially when they still have baby
gold in their hair.
And if Mother Nature took no notice,
well-There were others.
X x X X
THERE is barber in this town whose
- sense of beauty and fitness Of
things counts for something that money
cannot buy.
One young woman-well, not such an
extra young woman, either-went in his
shop to have her hair bobbed. 1t was
bronZe-brown hair that waved below
her waist; not curly, like that Queen of
Ethiopia who registered "a hundred
twists into long. sleek tubings like
everybody's dear grandma used to wear
a-hanging down her back. It was Just
shiny ri2ples such as you see on a
Summer pond.
The barber backed away from the
job and held up protesting hands:
Il could not touch scissors to that
hair, madam, it would be sacrilegious" +"
He held to his purpose and the young
woman went away, but whether she had
her Wonder-hair cut. after tribute like
that, would be another story.
Just to add bit to this yarn, here is
another little something along the same
line:
A Washington woman went to a near
by town to see an old friend who had
arranged the date and hour. Little case
where feller wants friend don't you
know. Unexpectedly, she took an
earlier train and with an hour to wait
Strolled around a bit to see what the
place looked like. On one street of shops
she came to a beauty parlor"-gilt
letters on the windowglass-and while
pausing to look at the layout in the
showcase, a foreign gentleman came to
the door and said to the woman, as the
spider said to the fly:
Come into my parlor, madam and
let me show you some of the marvellous
beauties I have made of ugly women
In one hour I can make you so lovely
that your best friend wouldn't know
you'll"
And the fly said unto the spider:
L am about to meet friend l have
not seen for years, and it would be
dreadful If she were not to know me-"
Then she Strolled away. And on her
face was humorous philosophy, and in
her heart was the sort Of something you
might call homesickness for radiant
youth-a something all women know
about when they come to the turn of
the Great Road where Father Time
halts them to make little marks near
their eyes:
CroWfeet!
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Parent-Teacher Activities

All material for this column must be
sent to the State Office, room 101,
Burlington Hotel, by the Wednesday
| preceding the Sunday on which publi-
cation is desired.
The new editor of the Bulletin is
| the State president, Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter. With the consent and co-opera-
| ton Of DR.. Ballou, superintendent of
schools, the allotment for each local
Parent Teacher Association is sent di-
rectly from the printers to the school
building, where the copies are dis
tributed to the members at their
monthly meeting.
William knowles Cooper will speak
on THE Youth of Today" at the Park
View Platoon School Association meet
ing. January 4 at 8 pm, in the school
| auditorium.
The next meeting of the Wheatley
School Association will be held January
3. Miss Mellichampe seventh grade
| teacher, will give a demonstration of
visual education with the lamp pre-
sented by the association. Mr.. Burton,
director of Boy Scouts, will explain ac-
tivities of his organization, and Mrs.
| Eppa L. Norris director of the Singing
Mothers, will lead in singing the parent
| teacher association songs
Members and friends contributing
| prizes and cards for the card party,
January S, are requested to bring prizes
and cards to the next regular meeting.
The monthly meeting of the Blow
Association was held December II. The
| following delegates were appointed:
| Parent-Teacher convention, Mrs. Mar
| tin: Juvenile Protective, Mrs. Martin.
| The attendance banner was awarded
to Miss Parks fourth grade.
The Macfarland Junior High School
Association met December 81 in the
| lou. superintendent of the District Of
Columbia schools, spoke on Home
Work"
The Macfarland Glee Club presented
program of Christmas music. Piano
| selections Mrs. Helen Rellman; violin,
Miss Evelyn Scott; duet, Mrs. Ruth
| Morgan, soprano. and Mrs. Lawrence
Satterlee, contralto.
The Bryan Association met in the
school December 20. The Schick test
was given to over 800 children in the
school. Miss Shea, principal, was COM
mended for the efficient manner in
/ which she handled the children during
| the test.
| A motion was made to give the chill
| dren candy canes for Christmas. A
| picture was shown on "The Milk We
Drink" Daniel Bevinson entertained
| with violin solos, accompanied by Miss
Margaret Moore.
An announcement was made of the
retirement of Miss Shea, the principal.
The association made her an hon.
orary member for life
Christmas carols were sung, Miss
Moore playing the accompaniments.
Rev. j. Homer Councillor, assistant pas
tor of Calvary Baptist Church, spoke on
THE Christmas Spirit"
| Children in the receiving home un-
der the care of the Board of Public
Welfare were given a party under the
direction Of the District of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Christmas day.
Mrs. Glenn Leach, State chairman Of