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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-16
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Me and Skinny Martin was out in the
street having a catch with base ball
being agenst the law if your cawt, and
Skinny threw wild one way over my
he'd and it rolled down the street, me
saying. Hay, watts you think / am, a
stepladder? Now you got to chase It,
sed
Whoever waits for me to chase 1t is
going to have lot of practise waiting
Skinny sed.
And he sat down on the cerbstone
and so did /, and the base ball rolled
all a ways down to the corner and
hoped up on the payment and bumped
into the telegram pole and stayed there
and Just then who came and stood
alongside of it but Flatfoot the cop, me
saying, G. good mite, and Skinny saying
Holy smokes.
Flatfoot Just keeping on standing
there, and l sed. Maybe he don't even
see It. lets both go and wawk pass as il
we was Just wawking pass and Just kind
of pick 1t up as if We was lust finding
It and never saw it before.
Like fun, why should take a chance
like that, you go and do. it, its your
base ball, Skinny sed, and / sed. We'll
you come with me and Ill give you
equal shares in it from now on.
That go, Skinny sed. And we start
ed to wawk down slow and careless like
2 fellows wawking without any special
ideer, and just wen we was starting to
pass the telegram pole I made my voice
sound serprised, saying. G. Skinny, look
and Skinny made his serprised, saying,
G, look at wat somebody lost.
Meening the base ball, and just then
Flatfoot looked at us with a Expression
as If he would of locked us both rite
up If either of us had of stopped down
and picked it up. so neither of us did,
and we kepp on wawking pass. me say
ing, thawt I saw something but l
dident. and Skinny saying. So did !
but I must of been mistaken.
And we kepp on going, me wisper-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-16
River Flows Uphill.

The rotation of the earth causes the
Mississippi River to f1ow south, al
though its source is mile higher than
its mouth. This is also demonstrated
by the fact that commodities from the
Far North always weigh less when they
are put on the scales at the destina-
ton in the South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-16

ing, He knows its there all rite, and
Skinny wispering, And he knows who
was playing with it, too Meening us,
and we wawked about blocks just to
prove we was taking wawk. and wen
we came back Flatfoot was gone and so
was the base ball
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

Tomorrow--Read the story OF
Clyde BalSley's miraculous escape
from death, Of his steadfaSt cour-
age In the face of torture and
Victor Chapman's supreme sacri-
fee on the altar of friendship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
GOVERNMENT HOTELS
MAKE $1,000 A WEEK
Yearly Profit of $4,000 Shown by
Structures Built in
War Period.

The Government made a profit Of
nearly $4,000 last year through the
operation OF the so-called Government
Hotels" originally erected TO house war
workers during the extreme housing
shortage. and which occupy land be-
tween the Capitol and Union Station
which has recently been purchased for
parkway extension of the Capitol
grounds. 1t is expected that the pres
ent session OF Congress will authorize
the demolition Of these dormitories.
The income received from the Gov
eminent Hotels last year aggregated
S445. 100 So. according 10 testimony at
hearings before the House appropri-
atoms committee. Operating expenses
totaled 1898 .96747 The deposits. there
fore. exceed Withdrawals by ISL. 1863 81.
Testimony also showed that aside
from the service which the Government
Hotels are rendering 10 female employees
OF the Government they are alsn
housing the Bureau o: Home Economics
OF the Department OF Agriculture the
National Guard OF the District and the
Juvenile Court
They are also laundering towels and
other miscellaneous articles for so other
agencies o. the Government. totaling
upward OF 2,+00 900 pieces for the past
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
SANDING REPORTED
SLAIN BY MARINES
IN AIR COMMANDMENT

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
K|NCER IS ELECTED
ODD FELLOWS HEAD
Other Officers .Named-An-
nuaI Reports Are Read
at Meeting.

j. Burton Kincer, chief Of the DiVl-
sion of Agricultural Meteorology OF the
United States Weather Bureau. last
night was unanimously elected grand
master of the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows for the District at the
annual meeting of the Grand Lodge IN
Odd Fellows Temple.
Willard F.. Zepp was chosen deputy
grand master and the other ofncerS
elected We're: Elmer Cummings, grand
warden; Harry l.. Andersen. grand
secretary for the fifth consecutive term
William Fl. Mcconnell, grand treasurer,
also for the fifth term, and w w. Mil
Ian. grand representative for the tenth
consecutive tWo-year term.
Representative William Gallihcr was
elected to the board Of trustees ana
Representative L. Fl. Bailey to the /. ..
O. F.. Home Association.
The masters. secretary's and treasur-
er'S annual reports were submitted as
we're the reports Of the standing COM
mittces.
Grand Master Kincer joined the order
at Wytheville. Va, in 1902. Since COM
ing to Washington in 1908. he trans
ferred his membership to Friendship
Lodge No IL, and has been affiliated
with Fred d. Stuart Encampment, No.
7; Canton Washington. No. /, Of the
Patriarchs Militant. and Schuyler Col
fax Rebekah Lodge, No. 10. He Is a
trustee of the lodge and the business
agent for the Kidder Charity Fund OF
Friendship Lodge, said to be one OF
the largest individual lodge endoW-
ments in this country.
He Is also member OF Wytheville
Fraternal Lodge. No. 81. A. r. and A.
NJ. member Of the council of st.
Paul's English Lutheran Church, chair
man Of the executive committee of the
Northwest Suburban Citizens Associa-
ton. and a fellow of the American
Meteorological Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

tCOnLlnueo from rHSS Edse.I
mails from planes TO the New YORK
City Post Office as result OF these
isolated fields. While Warrington VIII
be the gateway" TO the South for
East and West bound air mail and nna7
some day develop into vital stopping
point on air lines. the idea OF using
the Union Station area for the mail
planes alone Is favored for this reason.
For the development Of municipal air
interests, however, the committee held.
there must be sufficient hangar space.
machine shops, meteorological build
ings, dormitories, restaurants and the
like At a first-class airport the owner
OF plane for pleasure purposes car
receive hangar rent, mechanical ard
plane service. fuel, spare parts and an
uncrowded area TO take-of and land -
Further. the committee explained. the
safety requirements are high as Tire
field is not and probably never will NJ
surrounded by congestion in the form
Of buildings. This enables forced land
ings 10 be made either in the water or
on undeveloped portions Of near5y
ground IL engine failure should develop
shortly after the plane takes of
The aviation committee Of the Board
OF Trade. which has Endorsed tne
Gravelly Point site. discussed Mr.. Men
suggestion at meeting yesterday after
noon. but took no action. However, is
individual members expressed them
selves as against any plan which would
rob the District OF the possibility of
getting an airport for It's "air-n1indsd
and enthusiastic" citizens. although WILL
Ing TO agree that the Union Station
project would serve the interests OF the
air mail very we'll
The question OF limited space vas
touched lightly by both bodies. as xas
the fact that little or no safety factors
would be available 10 the mail planes
owing 10 the congestion surrounding
the station, in the event o. failures -
landing or taxing of While II Is pos
sible for experienced pilots 20 land ard
take of in an area 500 feet long. ire
air enthusiasts would not recommend
such cramped space for large planes
carrying passengers 'for hire or re-
ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
noticed until the Escadrille Checked

noticed until the Escadrille checked
In" at the home airdrome.
Instead of returning to the home
field, Chapman landed at Vadelaincourt.
where he reflllcd his gas tank and took
Off again without disclosing his dcstina-
ton. Not satisfied with the result of his
fight with the big German plane, he
went back to reopen the debate.
His three-seater foe had disappeared.
but he found himself attacked by n
squadron Of five German planes The
leader Of the German planes fought and
few with skill far above anything in
Chapman's experience. Outnumbered
and outclassed. Chapman fought des-
perately for his life; this time there
were no friends to come to his rescue.
A fighter OF no mean skill himself, the
struggle soon resolved itself into a duel
between Chapman and the leader of
the enemy fight. But no matter how he
turned or what device of flying skill
he employed the German leader always
anticipated his move, and every second
was working cloSer--closer to the DO
sition for the last fatal burst of fire.
Chapman's plane was riddled. A bull
let glanced from his head, tearing a
painful wound in his scalp. An inch
lower and realizing that the odds
were hopeleSSly against him, he con-
centrated his skill and nerve on getting
out OF his ENHANCEMENT. Round and
round rushed the plancS--With Chap
man darting--diving slipping
anything to avoid the direct fire of his
enemy. Chapman's every sense was
alert for the first error in his opponent s
maneuvering. Ah--it came. and in an
instant Chapman broke off the dog
fight and packed for home! He. made a
forced landing at FroidoS. the home of
Escadrille 67. His machine was literally
shot to pieces: two struts had been AL
most cut through by bullets while
broken control wire danRled from his
tattcred wings. Furious at his failure
and raging against his foe. he demanded
new plane that he might take the air
at once. The French commander knew
q brave man when he saw one, and re-
fused TO let Chapman. exhausted by his
wound and the strain of the fight. go
aloft again that day.
Boelke. German Ace, VS.. Chapman.
Later. the publication of a letter
written by Boelke, the great German
ace. disclosed that he had been the
enemy fight leader who almost ended
Chapman's career. Chapman, compare
lively inexperienced had fought Off the
deadlicSt Of the German flyers.
Two days later, on June 10. CLYDE
Baisley Of FL PaSo. Tex. attacked a
Fokker north of Vcrdun. He maneuvcred
into position. sent first burst at his
opponent when his gun damned. At the
same moment another German plane
attacked him from the rear. The
Venomous rat-tat-tat of machine gun
was his first warning of new dangers.
An explosive bullet toutlawed in civ
ilized warfare pierced his abdomen
and exploded at the base of his spine.
splitting his pelvis bone to fragments
With his plane upside down and help
less from the shock of his ghastlv
| wound. the apparently doomed Ameri-
can plunged spinning to the ground.
Copyrght. 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

'N$cA'tlidFb AipAil AAi9b aSt-'
thought this might have been the gem
erals method of warning his followers
to quit the town.
SANDING. a 33-year-old clerk who be-
came a general. declined to lay down
his arms last July when the agreement
negotiated by Henry l.. StimSon. per-
sonal representative OF President Cool
idge He withdrew to the mountains
and organized republic.
The newspaper Ell Universal of Mexico
City has received letter purporting to
come from Gen. SANDING appealing for
medical supplies. The letter. dated jan
uary 2 at FL Chipote. was intended for
publication Sunday when SANDING was
said 10 plan an attack on the Marines
The letter accused Marine flyers OF
bombing civilians, including women and
children. II was addressed TO Nicara
guam Liberals in Mexico City" II called
the Marines bandits"
A Nicaraguan Red Cross unit is being
organized in Mexico City in answer to
the appeal
President Diaz has had a conference
With Conservative members o. the
House OF Deputies relative to the So
called Mccoy electoral law, which would
have placed an American as president
of the electoral commission for the
1928 presidential election This meas
ure. adopted by the Senate. was amend
ed by the House. which placed an
American on the. commission merely in
an advisory capacity.
The President requested tine Conserva-
tive deputies 10 reconsider the McCoy
law. but the deputies said that parts OF
II were unconstitutional They told the
President that they would send him a
copy Of the law as modified for trans
mission to the American State Depart
ment for consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

Catholic Church had nothing 70 DO
with the documents.
Robinson then denounced Hefin's az
tack on the Catholic Church and Gov.
Smith. 10 which the ALBANIAN retor-ed.
The Senator from Arkansas cannot
remain leader OF the Democrats and
fight the Roman Catholics battle every
time IT is raised IN this BODY without
some expression from constitutional
Democrat"
Whenever the Senator from Alabama
can determine who shall De the leader
OF the Democra, party n TIE Sen
ale OF the United States" Robinson re-
piled that party can get so-1eoo6y
else than myself 10 lead II here"
Well" Helm coun;ered. you have
my consent 70 do that now"
The American people" he added
knowing what the Porlan Catholic Do
liticai machine Is dong. are not goEz
10 put him IN the White House Is.
now. Any leader n the South vho
supports Al Smith Will never come eack
10 the Capitol
Denounces Intolerance.
Robinson declared that ne had -
often heard Helm ~csroUlce re
Catholic Church and the Pope OF Rome
and the cardinals and the bishops a.
the priests and the nuns" thai ne xas
sick and tired OF x as Dsroc-s,
Helm challenged his party lesds-
20 make that speech N Arkansas a1G
Robinson replied tia; he would maze
IL there and IT Alabama as vel
Yes" shouted the ALBANIAN. ard
II YOU do they viii ta- and ;ez.-s:
YOU"
During The outbgrSt. Esai1 q: o-s
time asked thcSe o. his colleagues who
dared 20 reouke him 70 stand I'd None
did. but after a few moments Senate.
Reed Of Missouri left the char,os-
Later Hefin moved his hearers 20 gales
Of laughter when he asked those x:io
approved Ro6,nson's attack upon k,-i
20 stand up When there came no
response. Helm said that fact evidenced
disaDproval ot RooinSon's leadership
Observing that Helm has repeatedly
asserted that Gov. Smith would No; Se
nominated because he Is Cat5a,lc
Senator Robinson said he WAS TO-
Chased as a Smith supporter o.: -
cid no. believe Tire governor should ~
excluded as a candidate because Q: hIs
religion
! believe" he said. that c-s WHO =
4 Catholic has Just as much c:Ssc g
apply FOR The favor 0. his party sSSo-
c.a,sS as one who = \ Methods. ~ =
Baptist. and ! believe that when vcu
deny TIA: right VOL deny s,.-sGs-
-,e1ts, principle % this Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

was nursing every human and material
resource through the stress Of the great
German effo:t. The guiding minds of
France knew that the German pendu-
ium had come nearly TO the bottom OF
Its swing and that the offensive would
soon pass 10 the allies, when the Ger
mans had spent their strength In the
fruitless effort 10 take Verdun They
were saving every ounce of French
strength. SO that IL might be ready at
the moment of German exhaustion. In
that early Summer OF 1916. time was
the strongest ally Of France and Eng
land-but this was not always clear to
the hot-blooded young Americans. They
had enlisted 10 destroy the enemy, and
patience was an uncomfortable part OF
their equipment
Chapman's viii TO Win.
On June II, the Escadr!lle was pa
trolling the west bank OF the Mouse
with orders to stay on that side OF the
historic stream Across the river the sky
was dotted With German planes, also
keeping 90 their own side OF the water
way
Suddenly Chapman left his comrades
and swept across the river 10 attack n
group OF Fokkers AS they scattered
Chapman Was attacked by a heavily
armed German plane carrying three
men. and would have been In ser!-
Gus trouble Il Thenault, de Laage and
Baisley had not come 10 his rescue.
After a bitter fight Of several minutes.
TIE big German was forced To dive for
safety Thenault recalled his hawks.
and all but Chapman followed him back
TO the French side o! the Meuse. the
absence OF the missing flyer not being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

The Yorktown Ciga-
rette was first intro
duced in Virginia.
right in Richmond,
its own home town.
Thereafter it spread
chiefly through one
smoker telling an
other about it.
You know how it
when you get just
the right kick out OF
a smoke, you like to
passon thegoodnews.
For the smokers
who have tried it,
Yorktown seems To
have TT.
Twenty for lie.
LatA. kiehmond. VHsinia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
AERO INTERESTS
HERE IN SYMPATHY
WITH NEWS PROPOSAL

Continued from First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
QUITS COL0RED POST.
/ n HeIkhaw 1T ODDS with Grouu
Over SEGREGATION.

Ihs fetlgnstlon ~ Lafayette N
refshsW Be + directQr ~ the Dis,fict
~ Columbia EASgciatioD for the A..
FsncFment ~ Colorsd People has been
fetfiyfc ny N II Thomas. presideut ~
the association, EerEEsy IN all in
sektlgstoI III ihf Land Cfflce
The T.aiEnatlou Was requested when
Eersnsw refused ~ support the organ
izati0n IN fight W abolish racial
aggregation in the Inferior Department
Land Once authorities. according u
Thomas stated that cOlored CLERKS
we're satisfied vii. Conditions This
ttsAn.ent var taken ~ by members ~
the organization vino he said signed Il
petition - abolish segregation Hershsy
40 rot sign. eBd H!A IesigastioA Vac
requested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
CHILEAN EDITOR RESIGNS,
Quits After Publishing Attack on
American Policy.

SANTIAGO, Chile. January 10 (zl, $500
Luis Cruz editor In chief Of La Nacion
the government mouthpiece. resigned
yesterday after his signature appeared
on an editorial III the newspaper last
criticl2ing the American &C
tivities In Nicaragua
Senior Davila. Chilean Ambassador 10
the United States. was publisher OF
La Nacion until the government took
IL over and sent him To Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

The pilgrimages taken by so many
millions OF people In India each year
are held To be one cause OF spreading
disease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-31
TRADE BOARD ENDS
CONTEST TOMORROW
Awards for Building and Home De-
signs for Washington Area to
Be Made in Fall.

Tomorrow Is the last day on which
subjects will be received by the Board
of Trade for consideration for awards
to be made by the organization this Fall
for merit In buildings signs. settings
of homes and stores and designs of de-
velopment constructed in or near wash
ington during the biennial period end
ing January of this year.
The meritorious awards are made BIZ
ennially by the Board of Trade under
auspices of the committee on municipal
art, Of which Appleton P, Clark. IT., is
chairman. Subjects deemed worthy of
awards are to be selected by Jury of
out-of-town architects, which is to be
named later.
The awards are TO he presented at a
full meeting nj the Board of Trade some
time during the Fall. Tina scope of the
awards has been broadensd this time to
include Developments in suburban
Maryland and Virginia as we'll as in the
District Of Columbia end will include a
number OF items in addition to the de-
signs of stores and hcmcs, it is an
nounced.
Among new subjects to be considered
arc signs. in relation to buildings on
which thew are placed: the settings Of
buildings, including steps, walls. copings,
planting: pent houses on Office build
ings and other large structures; and
back ards, garages, rear elevations of
houses.
Owners. architects. builders. dealers
N reel estate and Other interested par
tbs are to b. svbiect to consideration
FOR ~-v'~re'e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-31
CHAIN BRIDGE OPEN
TO TRAFFIC SOON
D. c. Rushes Work by Let.
ting Contract for Floor
ing of Span.

! A contract for 10000 feet Of timber
costing slo,osao4 for refiooring Chain
| Bridge was awarded by the Commits
sioners today TO J. A. Nfaloney e. Co
of New York. At the same time Cant. II
, c. WhitehurSt, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner. announced that the snan.
which had been closed for more than
year. would be reopens6 to traffic within
10 days.
The lumber contract is the second
that has been awarded. The firm which
WAS given the original contract de-
fauited after the Commission erS decided
thet the timber II had prepared to ship
to Washington did not comply with
specifications.
Work Would Take Weeks
Although the lumber under the new
contract viii not be delivered for 60
days, Capt. Whitehurs: has planned to
reopen the bridge just as soon as the
concrete abutment on the Virginia side
is completed and the floor of the river
span is redecEed. The work on the abut-
ment is almost finished, and bridge en-
gincerS have estimated that the river
span can be ref1oored within week.
The rcfiooring of the remainder of the
bridge will be done while traffic is crcsS-
ing,
Aside frCm the preparations for
completing the work on Chain Bridge.
District officials also began an ANALYSIS
today OF four bios submitted fer re-
Surfacing the roadway OF Highway
Bridge. which is now being reconstruct
cd, The bids were opened yesterday
afternoon and because of the alternate
proposals to the specifications included
by the contractors. the determination
of the low bidder has been DELAYED.
Contractor Asks Exemption.
The prices quoted on the straight bid
ranged from 81 cents TO Sl20 a cubic
foot. Because of the peculiar conditions
on Highway Bridge one of the contrac-
tors accompanied his proposal with a
request to be released from a provis on
in law which requires the contractors
to keep new pavements in repair for
one year and for four years If inferior
or defective materials are responsible
for breaks in this surface.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-31
TAILOR WITH COFFEE POT
NABBED BY LIQUOR SQUAD
Max Ienbiendir Arrested on
Charge of Transportation and
Possession of Intoxicants.

A tailor who left his. place of employ
ment at his Eleventh street shop each
day carrying an innocent looking cof-
feet pot today ran afoul of Sergt
George ~ Little's liquor squadron. with
the result that he was locked IN a cell
in the sixth precinct station house on
charges Of transportation and posses
sion Of intoxieaDts.
The tailor is Max Ienbiendir. 81 years
old, who told police that he lives In the
shop.
Sergt Little was told that a man
carrying coffee pot had been supply
ing the thirsty on downtown Eleventh
street with liquor. so today waited until
the tailor came out, attired In working
clothes In one hand he carried the
coffee pot. while beneath his apron
could be seen the shape OF four half
pint bottles, which were found to con-
tain alleged red" whisky
Following Ienbiendir's arrest the po-
lice went to the tailor shop and found
trap door beneath table. When they
raised It they discovered II haif-pints.
6 pints and gallon jug Of what they
described as WHISKY. The jug was but
half filled