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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
MAN IS ATTACKED.
POLICE HOLD -FOUR
Stonecutter Said to Have
Been Robbed and Thrown
From Car.

Four colored men are being held at
the fourteenth precinct in connection
with the alleged beating and robbery
yesterday afternoon of Thomas Will
liams, 45-year-old Stonecutter, of Alb
Chesapeake street. who is in Emer-
gency Hospital with a fractured skull.
According to woman who witnessed
the incident. Williams was showed from
an automobile at River road and CheSa-
peake street by the men. who drove
away as Williams crumpled to the
ground.
Williams, when questioned by po-
lice, said he had SAT in his pocket when
he left home and that he had spent
only SIS during the day. At the hospi-
tai So was found on him. He declared
that he would not prosecute his alleged
assailants. His watch also was missing.
but was later found in the possession
of John Johnston. colored, brother
in-law of one Of the men being held by
the police.
The men now in cells at the four
tenth precinct station gave their
names as Clarence W. Masterson, 80
years old, Of 1929 Forty-first street;
Louis E. Gibson, "a years old, of 1922
Grace street: James r. Jones of 1850
Dennison street and Brinard F.. Robin
son, 80 years old, of $3.50 Dennison
street.
They were arrested by Lieut.. MacGill
Grove and Pvt. r. L. Hammann, both
of the fourteenth precinct, through the
tag on the automobile. All of them
are said to have admitted that Will
liams was with them, but deny strik-
ing him or throwing him from their
machine.
Three Of the men told police that
they we're bringing Williams and Mas
terson home from work, having picked
them up on their way in from Bethes-
da, Md, where they are employed in a
stone quarry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
NORRIS TO STUMP
FOR SIX SENATORS
Denies He Will Campaign for
Smith in West-Cites
Previous Comments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A constantly buzzing telephone on his
desk kept Senator George Norris of
Nebraska busy today denying a widely
published report that he had decided to
take the stump for Gov. Smith of New
York.
The Nebraska Republican independent
declared that in going into Minnesota,
North Dakota, Montana, Washington
and Nebraska he would not take sides in
the national campaign in favor of either
presidential candidate, but would re-
strict himself to discussion of the at
titude on national qNestions of the sena-
torial candidates whose reelection he
will urge.
Declaring that he would support Ship
stead in Minnesota, running on the
Farmer-Labor ticket; Wheeler in Mon
tana and Dill in Washington, running
on the Democratic ticket, and Frazier
in North Dakota, La Toilette in Wiscon-
sin and Howell in Nebraska, running on
the Republican ticket. Senator Norris
asserted, Il am not going to mix up the
discussion with anything except the rec
ord of the senatorial candidates."
incidentally, when Mr.. Hoover made
his speech of acceptance I commented
on it-what I believe to be fair" the
Senator continued. II didn't like it. He
was silent on what believed to be i'm
portant issues. When Smith made his
speeches at Omaha and Denver on
water power and farm relief I COM
mented on that, praising him in both
instances, because I believed he had
come across on those propositions. Any
body can draw any conclusion from
those comments that he wants to, but I
am not going to take up the presiden-
tial candidates in this campaign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
MEMBERS
ARE URGED TO VOTE
Chief of 40 and 8" Stresses
Neutrality Stand at Dinner
Honoring Wood.

Members of the American Legion
were urged to fulfill their duty as citi-
zens by voting at the coming elections
in accordance with their personal pref
erences, by j. O'C. Roberts, grand chef
de care of the 40 and g." at dinner
last night at the Arlington Hotel given
in honor of Harlan Wood, newly elected
department commander.
THE American Legion as an organiza-
ton is absolutely neutral in political
campaigns" Mr.. Roberts declared.
In agreeing with Mr.. Roberts opin-
ions, Mr.. Wood stated in an address
that the Legion owed a duty to the
organization to remain neutral in po-
litical matters in all their official acts
and declarations.
1t was announced at the banquet that
the first contingent of veterans attend
ing the National Legion convention at
San Antonio. Tex, would leave from the
Union Station this evening at $50
o'clock They will be escorted from the
District Building to the station by the
Drum and Bugle Corps of the Victory
and Costello Posts. Included in this
contingent will be the committee which
will direct the campaign of Capt.
Julius PeySer for national vice COM
mander. Norman Landreau Is chair
man of the campaign committee.
The 40 and 8" went on record
indorsing the Legion membership drive,
and rendered to Comdr. Wood their
support in the campaign.
Three past department commanders
of the Legion addressed the 40 and 8"
Capt. Watson B. Miller, Frank Peck
ham and Capt. Peyser. Among other
speakers were Norman Landreau, Mai
William Wolff Smith, M. A. Stuppy Of
st. Louis and DR.. Lewis A. Walker of
Phoenix, Ariz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
MOTOR DEATH RATE
R|S|NG,SAYS EXPERT
Insurance Statistician Lays
Blame on Autos for One
Fatal Accident in Four.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 1.-THE auto
mobile is now the leading cause of &C
cident fatality in the United States,
accounting for one out of every four
accident deaths, DR.. Louis I. Dublin,
statistician of the Metropolitan Life IN
surance Co., told the National Safety
Congress today.
Accidents of all kinds caused $500
deaths in the United States last year,
DR.. Dublin said. The increase for 1927
over 1925 was per cent: and if this
rate is maintained in 1923, he added,
nearly 100000 deaths from accidents
will have occurred during the present
year. About one death in six is at
tributed to accidental causes.
In 1927 for the first time, the speaker
asserted. the accident death rate per
100 900 motor cars showed a decisive
increase. rising to 1905 for 2S,000,000
automobiles, whereas prior to last year
1t had been decreasing.
What attitude should the country as
sumo toward this new phenomenon
Dr. Dublin asked. Have we done all
that can be accomplished in this coun-
try over in promoting safety on our
streets and highways? Have our facili-
ties for checking automobile accidents
been sWamped by the recent tremen-
dous increase In cars on our streets and
highways?
Undoubtedly. the automobile acct
dent rate can be reduced If our States
adopt uniform system of reporting,
studying and controlling the accidents.
Facts gathered under the National
Safety Councils uniform accident re-
porting system showed that IS per cent
of the 25.800 automobile fatalities in
the United States were those of pedeS-
trians and that only 10 per cent &C.
Cured in collisions between automo-
biles, per cent in collisions between
motor cars and railroad trains and 7
per cent were in non-collision automo-
bile accidents"
Accidents in the home, numbering
from % 900 to $4,000 each year, exceed
the total CT industrial or occupational
fatalities each year, DR.. Dublin said.
He also reported that during the past
IS years there had been a reduction of
20 per cent in deaths from accidental
burns, 80 per cent in drownings, per
cent in falls, 90 per cent in mine &C
cidents, 40 per cent in railroad acct
dents and SO per cent in street car
accidents.
DR.. Dublin presented the report of
the National Safety Councils commit
tee on statistics. He is chairman of
| the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
URGES ADVERTISING
OF GOOD WILL TYPE
Feature Stressed in Address
by Edward |. Taylor at In
surance Mems Farley.

The advantage of advertising that
tends to create good will toward the
advertiser was stressed by Edward /
Taylor, vice president of the Century
Indemnity Co. of the Aetna Fire group
at joint luncheon of the Insurance
Advertising Conference and the WASH
ington Advertising Club in the National
Press Club today. The luncheon was
part of the program of the sixth an
nual convention of the Insurance Ad-
vertising Conference.
1.-The people of the United States, "
Mr.. Taylor said. 'are not jealous of the
amount their insurance costs if they
are sure they get what they need and
desire for the outlay, and that the
money is being properly applied to the
objects for which it is appropriated,
and that it is being applied with good
business sense and management"
Advertising should be of nature, the
speaker indicated, to offset the belief
in the minds of the public, that an
insurance company is an institution
which takes their money very cheer
fully, puts it to some mysterious USE
and parts with it, if at all, very
reluctantly"
by keeping the public informed
through judicious publicity as to the
manner in which the contract is per-
formed, sales resistance will be low, re-
sulting in the lowering of production
cost and the advertising campaign will
pay for itself, not only in direct in
creased sales, but also improvement in
the public attitude will be reflected in
reduced losses, particularly in the fire
and casualty lines" the speaker said
The luncheon with the advertising
club followed a general session of the
Insurance Advertising Conference in the
Hotel Washington earlier in the day.
At the session James E. Kavanagh,
second vice president of the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Co., discussed the
advantages of indirect advertising as
means of building good will" In this
connection he referred to the health
pamphlets, etc, issued by the various
insurance companies.
Henry E. Niles, assistant manager of
the Life Insurance Sales Research Blu
reau, told of an extensive study made
by the bureau on cooperative advertiS-
ing. under which the various insurance
companies would join in a general adj
vertising campaign to show the gen.
eral advantages of persons carrying in
surance. No decision has been made
on the subject as yet, Mr.. Niles said.
but some conclusion is expected to be
reached at meeting of the bureau
the last Tuesday in this month, when
a committee making a detailed study
Of the plan will report it's findings.
An address on Outdoor Advertising"
was delivered at the session in the
Hotel Washington by Joseph A. Wright
Of the General Outdoor Advertising
John Hill Woods. adver-
Using manager of the Great Northern
Life Insurance Co., Chicago. presided.
This afternoon is being devoted to
discussions of various phases of the
insurance business at group meetings
An informal dinner, general session
and dance will be held in the Hotel |
tonight. A business ses- !
sion and election Of officers will be held
N the Washington tnorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
METHOD|STS NAME
! CHURCH PASTORS
Bishop Denny Assigns Rec
tors at 144th Baltimore
Conference.

~ Special Correspondent to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, October AT the
concluding session of the Hath annual
meeting of the Baltimore Conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
here today, Bishop Collins Denny made
the following appointments:
Alexandria district-E. v. Register,
presiding elder; Alexandria, w. S. Ham,
mond; Ballston-Lee Heights, E. S.
Sheppe, jr.; Chesterbrook-Langle A.
II. Shumate; Clarendon, Taylor avenue,
G. H. Fielding; Del Ray, w. r.
Fairfax, L. B. Atkins Falls Church,
Homer WEIGH; Fauquier. w H Marsh;
Fredericksburg, c. L. Delong; Hamilton
Purcellville, o. L. Gochenour; Herndon
S. v. Hildebrand: HillSboro- Bluemont,
l. G. Michael; Leesburg, w. M Comp
ton: Loudoun. j. w. Seay; Manassas,
George Hasel; Marshall, Glenn J.
Cooper: Middleburg, G.. D. Kidner;
Occoquan, H. H. Hoyt; Quantico, Paul
Stafford, Walter Smith; Sterling, c. M,
Wright. Supply-Sudley, c. F. Phillips
Warrenton, D. M. Brown; West Fau-
euler, c. B. Larrick.
Baltimore district-T. j. Lamber, pre-
siding elder.
Morefeld district-H. w. Wheeler.
presiding elder; Frostburg, F. L. Baker,
jr. Gainesboro Charles Wagner supply.
Washington district-J. H. Balthis,
presiding elder; Beltsville- Branchville,
H. L. Bivens;. Bethesda, John Knox;
Brentwood, E.. H. Davis, supply; Bruins
wick, C. A. York; Calvert, H. @. Burr
Chesapeake. j. j. Ringer; Clarksburg,
G. L. Reiter: ColeSville, H. S. Myerly;
Frederick, W. C. Smith; Gaithersburg,
William Stevens; Goshen Emory, L.
Hammond; HyattSville, D. l.. Blakemore;
La Plata. C. H. Shaw; Laurel, G. r.
Mays; Mount Rainier, J. H. Billingsley:
Poolesville, w. w. Mcintyre; Potomac. p.
c. Helmintoller, jr: Prince Georges, j. L.
Dulaney; Rockville. Frank A. Tyler;
Savage. William Clews. Washington
City--Calvary. E. c. Beery; Emory, D.
L. Snyder; Epworth, J. C. Copenhaver;
j. 7. Myers, missionary pastor to ia
pan: Francis Asbury, ]. j. Rives; Mar
win, G. H. Cannon; Mount Vernon Place,
w. A. Lambeth, H. r. Deal junior
preacher; st. Paurs, w. D. King.
Superintendent Home of Aged, H. M
Wilson; assistant manager Home OF
Aged. A. B. Sites; associate Sunday
school editor, c. D. Bulla; conference
Sunday school superintendent, r. K.
hewitt.
Winchester district-H. M. Canter
presiding elder; Berkeley, c. M. Lefew;
Berryville, R. F. Eutsler; Brucetown, j
D. Russell; Charlestown, w. D. Keene;
Edlnburg, G. T. Collyer; Frederick, P
r. Diehl; Front Royal, R. L. Fultz; JEFF
ferson, c. E. Kirby; Linden, r. o. Hipes;
Martinsburg, c. K. Ray; Middletown, j
B. Hupman; Mount Jackson. A. B. Sapp;
New Market, j. c. Hooks; RidgeWay, F
F. Neel; j. w. Beall, supernumerary;
Riverton. E. w. Brubaker; Shenandale
S. F: Fridley, supply: Shenandoah
junction. c. c. Bush; Shepherdstown
R. B. Clagett Stephens City, o. D
Lambert: Strasburg. A. E. owens;
Tomsbrook. G. K. Hydrick; Warren,
8. C.. Stickleyt Whitspost. r. L. Moore;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
Trek to New Dwellings Con-
tinues, Though October !
Is Past.
Gas and Telephone Workers
Rush to Keep Up
With Work.

The annual trek of Washingtons
cliff jewellers" from the past years 10
cations to new apartment houses,
which started about two weeks ago,
reached it's climax yesterday when hun
dreds of families experienced the thrills,
troubles and expenses of getting their
belongings shifted to new quarters.
October / is official moving day for
the renting population here due to the
fact that the great majority OF leases on
apartments expire September 80.
A number of cities have striven, with
success in some cases, 1t is said, to
"stagger" the annual moving day so as
to minimize the congestion of rental and
moving business on October l, but
Washington clings to the old practice.
Vans Are Loaded.
Moving vans loaded to capacity did
maximum business at quick tempo
through the streets of Washington yes
terday and still are plying about town
taking care of those who could not be
moved earlier.
No accurate estimate is available con-
corning the number Of families moved
during the past two weeks, but esti-
mates by moving van executives indi-
cate the shifting of the population here
this year at least equals that OF last
!! year.
Moving day also brings heavy busi-
ness to the gas, electric light and tele-
phone companies, through orders from
patrons to have their facilities trans
ferred to new locations.
The Washington Gas Light Co. re-
ports that about four hundred orders
for new connections have been received
daily during the past two weeks, and
it is expected the rush will continue,
with some diminution, for the next two
weeks.
More Moving This Year.
A slight increase over the number of
orders received during this moving pc
xiod Of last year ~ reported for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
MOVING VANS PLY STREETS
AS HUNDREDS CHANGE HOMES

past month by the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
Last Friday the company received a
total Of 1908 orders for changes in
electric light service. which was an in
crease of 271 over the number for the
same day the preceding year. Satur-
day there we're 692 calls for changes,
or 191 less than last year, and yester-
day there were 984 calls, or Al more
than on the same day last year.
During the past month the Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co. has re-
ceived 1887 calls from subscribers di-
recting the transfer of their phones to
new locations. This would indicate that
more than 1000 families have moved
during September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
MISS HAND, TEACHER
As YEARS, H0NORED
Miner Normal School Instructress
Is Retired-Will Get
Testimonial.

After teaching for As years In the
public schools Of Washington, Miss Ada
C. Hand, at present a demonstration
teacher in Miner Normal School, will be
retired by the Board of Education to-
day.
Throughout her. entire term she has
been teacher of beginners in the COL
ored schools, and has developed labora-
tories and museums at the Miner Nor
NAL School, which have played promi-
nent part in teacher training.
School officials spoke highly of Miss
Hands work, and her fellow teachers, at
a meeting Friday, will discuss plans for
giving her testimonial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
MRS. WOODS SUES.
Asks Limited Divorce From Hus-
band, Engineering Executive.

ASKS Llmlted divorce From HuS-
band, Engineering Executive.
Suit for limited divorce was filed In
the District Supreme Court today by
Mrs. Verda Woods against Richard B.
Woods. manager of the Eastern division
Of the Winslow Boiler 81 Engineering
Co. In this action Mrs Woods explains
that her husband persuaded her to drop
a suit started last May while she was
patient in a local hospital That was
an injunction action to prevent the hus-
band from abandoning her or refusing
husband with cruelty, and says his in
come is $4,000 year.
Woods recently escaped death when
his cabin cruiser blew up on the Po-
tomac while he was aboard with friends.
A woman in the party lost her life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
Gordon School to Omen.

Glasses will meet for the first time In
the new Gordon Junior High School,
Thirty fourth street and Wisconsin ave-
nue.. either Friday or Monday morning,
officials at Franklin School said today.
Glasses arranged for this school have
been meeting temporarily in nearhk
elementary schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
Firemen to Meet,

The Montgomery County Volunteer
Fhe Association will be entertained by
the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire De-
partment october 8 at 7:30 pm. The
association will meet in the Presbyterian
Chl4ch ct Maple and Tulip avenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
Wed in Lynchburg.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, october O.
Elmer Hermon Graham and Miss
Rosley Belle Linthicum, both of Madi-
son Heights, were married Saturday by
Rev. Samuel H. Perkins of the Baptist
Church, They will live in Madison
Heights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02

Winchester, NJ D. Mitchell; Woodstock,
H. S. CofTey: secretary General Board Of
Education. H S. Sherman. Transferred
j. w. Rustin, J. w. Early, jr., to the
Virginia. *
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02
MISSING YOUTH SOUGHT.
Police Seek Boy After Father Re-
ports Disappearance.

Local police have been asked to search
for Ralph A. Williams, 16 years old,
who has been missing from his home,
1917 Seventeenth street southeast since
Thursday afternoon.
The boys father, George A. Williams,
that the boy had been attending the
Abott School and had shown a distaste
for his studies. Thursday the lad re-
turned FROM school with q boy friend,
satheyed up his clothes and isfk -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-02

A slight increase over the number of
orders received during this moving pc
xiod Of last yeas - reported for the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Bodies of Prehistoric
Race Long Preserved

Mummies of Americas Oldest In
habitants have been dissected by Gale
e. Wilson, anatomist Of the Harvard
Medical school.
The mummies belong to the basket
maker Indians, who lived In the South
west before the time OF Christ, 300
B. O., or possibly much earlier, MI
Wilson states, in reporting his investi-
cations to the American Naturalist
The bodies, which were found In Arl-
zona, are at least as old as most OF
the early Egyptian mummies, the an
atomist states.
Repeated tests have failed to reveal
traces of blood In Egyptian mummies,
but in the American specimens were
found red blood cells, shrupken and
dried, but perfectly preserved.
An immense quantity OF fine SCOT
and sand was found throughout the
lung material of the Indians. This Is
attributed to their breathing the dry
and dusty atmosphere of the region
where they lived. It indicates that
these prehistoric people suffered from
the same lung diseases, silicosis, that
affects miners today.
Unlike the Egyptian mummies.
which were prepared by elaborate
processes, these bodies were not en-
balmed at all. They were simply
buried and their preservation Is due
to the unusual drying qualities OF hot
sand and warm, dry climate.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
A. F. OF |. URGED
To Hold 1888 Convention In
Chicago

Chicago G. N. L. S.)-The Amer
lean Federation of Labor should hold
its 1888 convention in Chicago, dur
ing the worlds fair which is being
planned to celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary of the municipality, is the
opinion of John Fitzpatrick, president
of the Chicago Federation of Labor.
"The American Federation of Labor
has only held two of its conventions
in Chicago" said President Fitspat-
rick. "The first convention held here
occurred in 1884. The next one was
held in the panic year Of 1893. The
delegates met in the council chamber
of the old city hall, and when they
came to the convention in the morning
they had to walk between rows of
homeless men sleeping in the corri-
doris. Nearly all of our public build
ings were filled with these unfortu-
mates at that time. The desperate sit
uation made profound impression
upon the convention, which voiced its
protest to the nation.
II believe it would be a good thing
from local, national and interna.
tional viewpoint were the convention
of the A. F. of L. to be held here in
1885," continued President Fitzpat.
rick.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
JUST FLY OVER
BY DOUGLAS MALLOCH

$$NN<<N<<<<.<<.< NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE bees are always flying over
4 To pay visit to the clover,
And in the town In wintry weather
The houses stand close together,
The big one and its little brother,
The houses seem to warm each other.
The hills run down to meet the val
leys,
The streets run up to touch the alleys,
From tree to tree the birds go wing
ing
And set the other birds to singing.
The things outdoors all have their
labors,
And yet they seem the best of neigh
bors.
The waves run up and kiss the beaches,
And for the roof the ivy reaches,
The oak tree shades the ehurchs
steeple-
l wish 1t were that way with people.
The sunshine smiles on all the roses,
And only folks stick up their noses.
The girl next door won't play with
Sister,
The men downtown call Daddy Mis-
ter"
And people pass, and people let them.
Because we never really met them
The bees are visiting the clover
wish that folks would just fly over !.
%. 1928. Douglas Malloeh1