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The Washington times., 1928-11-16
HANIL TON WILL
SPEAK HERE

Clayton Hamilton, noted writer,
dramatist and critic. win speak on
what Shall We DO with our
Theater7" Wednesday night. az sa5
p. M, in the music room Of the
Central High School. under auspices
of the Community Institute.
Sydney Thompson, welI.known
young actress viii appear in q pro.
gram Of original plays and legends
in costume. under. the institutes
auspices, at Central, the night Of
December S.
John Mason Brown associate
editor Of the Theater Arts Magazine
will speak on 'The Amateur Inn
pulse" In the new Mckinley High
School auditorium, November 26.
The Washington times., 1928-11-16
Howard u. Will Play
Fisk Team Tomorrow

Howard University football eleven
will take on a Southern foe tomorrow
afternoon when they meet Fisk Uni
versity of Nashville. Tenn. at the
university stadium at o'clock.
Only one more contest remains on
the locals. schedule before the an
nuaT classic with the Lincoln Lions
here Thanksgiving Day at the Amer
lean League Baseball Park. This
game will be with Morgan College
of Baltimore in that city, Saturday,
November "a
The Washington times., 1928-11-16
Harry Thaw Made Too
Much Noise Says
Irate Tenant
NJ international News Service

NEW YORK, Nov. 16- william
Gustafson. Metropolitan Opera
basso who is being sued by the
lessee of his apartment here for
failure to pay s4Oo rent says he
had to move out OF the building
because Harry K. Thaw and other
neighbors made too much noise.
The singer said he broke the
lease because his tranquility was
being disturbed by wild parties
and police raids IN the apartments
of his neighbors.
The case was adjourned until
December II.
The Washington times., 1928-11-16
CHEVROLET To ANNOUNCE
NEW 6-CYL|NDER MODEL
By J. LEO sUGRUE
Times Automobile Editor

DETROIT Mich Nov 16.A sensational change will take
Mace in the motor industry tomorrow when Chevrolet
will announce the public for the first time in its history
six Economies rising out of tremendous volume pro-
dction will enable the Chevrolet Motor Company to offer
the 1929 sx-cynder models at prices in range with the
fn1nr
Evening star., 1928-12-18
APARTMENT HOUSE
TO COST MILLION
Construction of Harvard
Street Project to Start
in Short Time.

A $1,000,000 apartment house of
major proportions, embodying new ideas
in its design. is to be erected by VIII
liam S. Phillips, local real estate oper-
ator at 1850 Harvard street, near the
big apartment center at Sixteenth street
and Columbia road, it was announced
today.
Permit was issued today by Col. John
W. Oehmann, building inspector, and
construction of the building is expected
to be started shortly.
The new apartment will be erected
on site on Harvard street between
Lanier place and Quarry road, which
contains approximately 45.137 square
feet in area. 1t will be of reinforced
concrete construction, with brick fa-
cades, ornamented with limestone trim
ming.
Landscaping Planned.
The building, which will be of six
stories at one end and seven stories at
the other. due to the slope of Harvard
street, will be set back so feet from
the street, and plans call for lavish
landScaping of the grounds, including a
garden at the rear of the building.
AS designed by Louis Justement, the
apartment will contain 148 apartment
units, ranging from two to four rooms
bath and kitchen each. All the rooms
it is announced, will be unusually
large, some IA by "a feet. All apart
ments will have porch. The building
will be of Spanish design.
Shop Space Provided.
The building will be served by forced
ventilation and anartTnent units will
have mechanical refrigeration and me-
chanical diShwashers. Plans call for
provision for cafe, beauty parlor, valet
shop, drug store and cigar stand.
The lobby will be "a by so feet in
size and have ceiling height of 20
feet. It will be finished in marble.
An unusual feature will be provision of
receptacles for newspapers and milk
bottles in the Railways.
1t is expected the building will be
completed next August.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
STITT IS ASSIGNED
TO PACIFIC COAST
Ordered to Ser Diego to Take Post
of Inspector of Naval
Activities.

Rear Admiral Edward r. Stitt, who
since his relief as surgeon general of
the Navy upon completion of a four
year detail has been on duty at the
Naval Medical School here, today was
ordered to the eleventh naval district
on the Pacific Coast. where he will fill
the assignment of inspector of naval
activities in the Hawaiian, Puget Sound,
Mare Island and San Diego naval dis
trtctS. His headquarters will be at
the latter place. He fills a vacancy
caused about two years ago by the
death of Rear Admiral George H.
Barber.
Prior to departing for his new as
signment. Admiral Stitt will sit as
president of selection board, which
will pick for promotion to rear admiral
an officer in the Medical Corps to fill
the vacancy caused by the retirement
OF Rear Admiral Carey Grayson, who
was physician to the late President
Wilson.
Admiral StittsA in his new assignment,
will make a special study of physical
conditions among the men at the naval
and Marine Corps training stations in
the West Coast area, with view to
obtaining for the Army and the Marine
Corps only the best type of young men
physically and mentally
During his entire service in the Navy,
Admiral Stitt !haS made study of re-
cruits from a physical and mental
standpoint and he said that he expects
to have an opportunity to make fur
ther studies at the West Coast training
station so that only the best type of
men will be selected and finally sent
for duty to the ships and Marine bases.
His work along this line has received
the hearty approval of Rear Admiral
r. H. Leigh, chief of the Bureau of
Navigation, and Maj. Gen. John A.
Lejeune. commandant of the United
States Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
COMMUNITY CHEST
ADMITS 3 MEMBERS
Emergency Hospital, Insti-
tute for Blind and Parent
Teacher Congress in Fold.

Total membership of the Community
Chest was increased to 81 yesterday
afternoon when the membership and
budget committee voted to admit three
new applicants, the Emergency Hospi-
tal the District of Columbia Congress
of Parent-Teacher Associations and the
Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the
Blind. Committee action in approving
the applications viii be submitted to
the executive board for final disposition
tomorrow night,
In filing its application, Emergency
Hospital named Woodbury. Blair and
George w. White as its representatives
on the Chest board The hospital has
been supported by patients and phil
anthropic gifts. 1t has a CAPACITY of
l60 beds and maintains clinics for all
branches Of surgery and medicine.
The Parent Teacher Congress nomi-
mated as its representatives on the
board, Mrs. Louis B. Castell and Walter
B. Fry
H. r. W. Miles, president, and A. @.
Ramisch, manager of the institute for
the blind, will represent this agency
on the Chest board. This organization
operates a non-secretarian school for
the instruction and employment of
blind residentsaof the District and has
accommodations for Is persons 1t Is
supported in part by public appro-
priationS.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
]AN|TOR'S SKULL
CRUSHED BY BLOWS
Body of Colored Man Is
Found on Second Floor
of Social Club.

"Slim" Woodson, 35-year-old colored
janitor of the Social Club, occupying the
second floor of 514 Tenth street, was
found dead In a darkened hallway con-
Meeting the two club rooms shortly after
noon today with the top of his head
crushed by blows from the end rail of
pool table, which lay beside his body.
The body was found by Garner Bar
ber, 1734 Massachusetts avenue south
east, owner of the Social Club. Barber
said that his club, which is conducted
for recreational purposes, has been
closed for the past three weeks.
Former Operators Gone.
Up until the last several months the
two rooms were used for gambling pur-
poses and lad been raided on several
occasions. The former operators of the
place have disappeared.
Woodson, who lived in the 1400 block
of N street, was last seen at o'clock
this morning when he went to William
Tibbs, engineer of the building. to bor-
row broom and dustpan. Tibbs said
Woodson's wife came to him about
1890 to inquire for her husband He
said he told her he might be down.
stairs and that she went away without
going to the second floor.
Sustained Compound Fracture.
Woodson was lying on his face in the
hallway his overcoat still on. The
dustpan and broom were lying beside
him. Apparently he had been struck
several times with the heavy instrument
as he sustained a compound fracture OF
the skull, according to DR.. I. Rutkoski
Of Emergency Hospital.
nAlf 4
Woodson might have been killed by
some one whom he surprised in the club
when he went in to clean up this morn
ing.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
M. M. DUNCAN, FORMERLY
OF WASHINGTON, DIES
Vice President of Iron Company
Succumbs at Ishpeming, Mich,
at Age of 70.

Murray Morris Duncan. 10 years old.
former Washingtonian, died yesterday
at Ishpeming, Mich, where he was
vice president of the Cleveland Cliffs
Iron Co. Funeral services will be held
from the Grace Episcopal Church at
Ishpeming tomorrow.
Mr.. Duncan was born in Washing
ton on May 10, 1858, son OF Rev
Thomas and Maria l.. Duncan. He at
tended private schools here and entered
Lehigh University at the age of 18,
being graduated as mining engineer
in 1880. In 1881 he was married to
Harriette de Witt Coppee, daughter of
the president of Lehigh University.
Mr.. Duncan was affiliated with sew
eral IRON producing concerns, including
the Cambria Iron Co. at Johnstown,
Pa; the Roane Iron Co. at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, and the Antrim Iron Co.
plant at Mancelona, Mich.
In 1873 Mr.. Duncan was elected as
the twentieth member of the x. F. r.
Society This is a famous secret So
ciety organized by group of Washing
ton boys during the presidency of Gen,
Grant Its early meetings were held in
a shed on the White House grounds
The organization has been kept alive by
the surviving members. who still hold
get-together meetings here each Spring
Evening star., 1928-12-18


large police station" complaining that
there are several large bootleg establish
ments doing a thriving business In his
peighborhood and have been for the
last five years.
Mind you," Gibson remarked" that is
right in the shadow of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia"
You can't blame the Supreme Court
for that" Sebring responded. Repre-
sentative Bowman of West Virginia then
took up the examination of Sebring and
commented on the liquor situation in
Washington. II believe that the break
ing down Of the prohibition law in the
District is due primarily to the indif-
ference of sthe citizens themselves" he
declared
THE newspapers and the good people
of the District should make an honest
effort to clean up the city and report
any information they have as to the
location of bootleg joints to the police.
cannot believe that the police depart
ment is deficient in the enforcement of
the law. However. no attempt was made
by the police to eliminate the gambling
joints here until the chairman of this
committee called a conference on the
subject. What we want is an alert and
efficient police department. Spasmodic
campaigns against gamblers and boot
leggers will do no good"
When Cunningham took the witness
stand Bowman asked him If he had
noticed any duplication of the names
on jury panels, and he replied that he
had not 1t was then that Chairman
Gibson remarked that he was fre-
quently disturbed about the jury sys-
tenn in the District.
Douthitt reviewed some of the in
formation he gave the committee last
year concerning liquor conditions In the
District, and criticized the methods OF
keeping records of the disposition oil
cases involving bootleggers and other
| liquor law violators.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
HOUSE OF DETENTION
STAY IS REFUSED
Permission for Continued 0ccu-
pancy of B Street Site Up
to Appeals Court.

The District Commissioners must look
to the Court of Appeals for permission
to continue to occupy premises at 90S
B street southwest as House of De-
tention pending action by that
tribunal on the appeal of the Commits
sioners from the decision of Justice
Jennings Bailey that the placing OF the
home of the Woman's Bureau In resi-
Dental area was violation OF the Zon-
ing laws, which are binding on the
municipal authorities as we'll as on the
citizens. Justice Bailey today denied
an application of Assistant Corporation
Counsel Alexander H. Bell, jr., for q
stay of execution of the injunction
which he granted yesterday.
Attorney George E. Sullivan counsel
for w. Kurtz Wimsatt, 9l0 B street
southwest, who led the opposition OF
citizens to the action of the Commits
sioners, will allow reasonable time to
Mr.. Bell to get his application before
the Appellate Court. He says he will
strenuously oppose the application
when made.
Evening star., 1928-12-18

the first flight and of the development
of aviation since that day, and declared
that the flying people of the world
"have started to shrink the earth until
it is difficult to foreSee Just when and
where this shrinkage will STOP
The pilgrims left Washington early
Sunday, after the steamboat departure
had been delayed nearly four hours be-
cause of fog, and arrived at Old Point
Comfort, Sunday afternoon, visiting the
aeronautical laboratories of the Ma
tional Advisory Committee for Aero
nautics at Langley Field that after
noon. Returning to the steamer, the
party arrived at Norfolk Sunday night
remaining there until yesterday morning.
In II buSses the party left for the
North Carolina coast. At Currituck
Court House, N. c., the party trans
ferred from the busses to private au-
tomobiles, volunteered for the purpose
by residents of the countryside from
miles around. After 30-mile trip over
sandy, rain-Soaked roads hastily put in
shape by road crew, the party arrived
at Point Harbor n. c.. nearly two hours
behind schedule. Several minor auto
mobile accidents occurred during the
trip, without injury to the occupants.
Boats Assembled.
In addition to the regular Currituck
Sound ferry, fleet of fishing boats
and motor boats had been assembled to
carry the visitors across the sound.
| lilre nearly 100 automobiles had been
assembled from points as far distant as
100 miles to carry the visitors across
the marshy and sandy stretch to Vir-
ginia Dare Shores, where a barbecue
luncheon was provided by the Kill Devil
Hills Memorial Association.
Then began the trek across nearly
miles of sandy wastes to the scene
| of the flights, scores of automobiles
blazing a way across marshes and sane
| dunes. where no road ever existed
Many expired by the wayside and dis
| tinguished visitors finished the trip with
| wet feet and shoes filled with the sane
| of Wright country"
| The return trip was even more
| fraught with difficulties and the las
| OF the stragglers were not able to ge
| back 10 the steamer at Norfolk unit
more than four hours after scheduled
| departure time. The steamer proceeded
| under forced draught, making a recorC
12-hour run from Norfolk to the Sew
enth street wharf, landing here at 0:3I
| O'Clock this morning. The internationa
| aeronautical assembly was officially dis
| banded upon arrival here today, ant
| the foreign delegates separated for tn,
first time since their arrival in th
United States two weeks ago. man,
of them beginning their trips home i'm
mediately. r..
Evening star., 1928-12-18
Heirs Seek to Prevent Dumping of Dirt
On Land Bordering Anacostia River

The heirs of John w. Ross, former
District Commissioner, who own 100
acres of land on the Anacostia River,
today filed suit for injunction In the
District Supreme Court against Maj.
Brehon Somervell, In charge of the
development of Anacostia Park, to re-
strain him from taking possession of
their property and depositing material
from the operations of a dredge in the
Anacostia River upon their land.
The defendant, they asserted, has
threatened to begin dumping. and 1t
Is claimed 1t would have the effect Of
changing the level and contour of their
land and blot out evidences derived
from the appearance OF the land and
the vegetation growing upon 1t upon
which they rely to sustain their con-
tention that the land is above the mean
high-water mark of the Anacostia
River. I'm.
Through Attorney Joseph D. Sullivan
Evening star., 1928-12-18
REAL ESTATE BOARD
L,AUDS CHEST PLAN
Individual Service and Support of
Members Is Pledged to
Movement.

Members of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board have adopted resolution
indorsing the newly organized Com
munity Chest plan for financing local
charitable and social service agencies
and pledge their individual support and
active cooperation for the plan, it was
announced today by John A. Petty,
executive secretary of the board.
The board, in its resolution. declared
"the Community Chest would be of
great benefit to business men of Wash
ington in relieving them Of continual
harassment from financial drives and
at the same time assure a more eff
cient and equitable handling Of well
fare matters here"
The operation of the chest, 1t was
declared, offers a large measure of
service to the charity and welfare or
gani2ations and centralizes the collec-
ton of funds for all such necessary
organizations.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
INFLUENZA DEATHS
SHOW SLIGHT GAIN
Officials Estimate 403, 1876
New Cases in 20 States and
New York City Last Week. <
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Public officials today estimated that
403, 3,185 new cases of influenza had de-
veloped in 20 States and New York
City last week, basing their figures on
actual reports in these States. Reports
were not available from other States,
but public health officials said the out
break seemed to be moving eastward
along lines of traffic at an expected"
speed.
Kansas still had the greatest number
of cases reported, with 68843 Illinois
reported 2,l96, Arizona 2,615, and New
York City 68.
Health officials said the death rate
seems to be increasing slightly STILL"
The rate, however, is not nearly SO
high as we could expect" they added.
with so many cases of influenza in the
country Neither is the rate nearly
comparable with the rate during the
1918 epidemic"
Reports from health officers in other
States received today follow: Michigan,
244; South Dakota, 167; Vermont, /;
Massachusetts,, 81; Connecticut, IA;
New Jersey. 81: Wisconsin, 583: Della
ware, 4; West Virginia, 461; Arkansas,
4l2; Louisiana, l. Texas, 81; Montana,
5000; Idaho, 79; Colorado, 1,146; Utah
224, and Washington, 407.
Evening star., 1928-12-18

the plaintiffs cite the original patents
from the Colony of Maryland to the
three tracts involved In 1855, 1858 and
1885, respectively, and call attention to
the act of the Assembly of Maryland
OF 1879, providing that where land was
patented on the shore of river and
there existed marsh land between the
firm land and the river no other person
than the patentee could acquire such
land, but it was to belong absolutely
to the owner of the adjacent upland.
Condemnation proceedings have been
brought against only 1888 acres of
their land, when they own 25.333 acres
within the taking lines of the Anacos-
tia Park Improvement, 1t is pointed out,
and the claim Is made that the pro-
posed action will amount to taking of
the remaining % acres without con-
demnation or purchase.
A motion for the injunction will be
heard by Justice Bailey next Friday
Evening star., 1928-12-18
M'NAMEE AND KING
DISCUSS CRUISER BILL
Admiral and Senator Differ on
Relative Strength of Ameri-
can Navy.

Expressions for and against the
cruiser program being considered by
Congress were made yesterday by Rear
Admiral Luke McNamee and Senator
King, Democrat, of Utah. speaking be-
fore the weekly forum luncheon OF the
Women's National Democratic Club.
It was the opinion of Admiral Nc
Nance that the United States cannot
hope to equal the naval strength OF
either Great Britain or Japan, even II
this country carries out the most am
bilious building program now under
consideration.
On the other hand, Senator King
asserted that our Navy equals the f1ght-
ing strength of Great Britain's ana
Japan's. He said 1t was his understand
ing that England is going to abandon
her cruiser program.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
FEW CASES IN ARLINGTON.
County Nurses Make Optimistic Report
After School Survey.

After School Survey.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, December 18-
Arlington County. to date, has been but
lightly touched by the influenza epi-
demic which is sweeping certain parts
OF the country and~all means are being
resorted to by the health department
to keep 1t out, according to DR.. P. M.
Chichester. county health officer. who
issued a statement today advising the
citizens of the best methods of fighting
the disease and urging them not to be-
come unduly alarmed over reports that
the disease is coming this way.
Since December 8, only five cases of
influenza have been reported to the
health department, and these are said
to be Of mild form. County nurses
made a survey of the schools yesterday
reporting back that they saw no need
for alarm.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
AVIATION BOOKS LISTED.
Public Library Complies Works on
Aeronautical Subjects.

In connection with the anniversary
celebration of the Wright flight at
Kitty Hawk, the Public Library has
just issued for distribution a descriptive
list of books on aeronautics.
Books dealing with the pre-war de-
velopment of airplanes, aerial warfare,
commercial aeronautics, aeronautical
engineering as well as flights of ad-
venture and exploration, are included
in this list.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
PRINCESS CLARA DIES.

Noted as One of Best Dressed
Women and Lavish Entertainers.
LONDON, December 18 CE9.-Prin-
cess Clara de Wildenberg Hatzfeldt
died today. She was the former Clara
M. Campbell. adopted daughter Of COL
lis p. Huntington of New York.
The princess was the widow OF a
Prussian noble and had been living
in England since the war. She had
been a society leader for many years
and was considered one of the best
dressed women in Europe. She was
noted for her lavish entertainment at
her country estate near Windsor.
The princess contracted bronchitis
week ago and was threatened with
pneumonia.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
Honest Bootlegger" Freed.

SILVER CITY, N. Mex, DecemberlS
tF).-Antonio Cruz, so-called honest
bootlegger" Of Santa Rita, who volun-
tarily brought his still to the sheriff's
Office when so ordered by prohibi-
ton officer who had been unable to
find it, was discharged in District Court
here yesterday because of his action in
the case rysysss
Evening star., 1928-12-18
MEXICAN TRAIN BOMBED.
Cars overturn, No Casualties Re
ported; Insurgents Routed.

MEXICO CITY, December 18 CP).--
Dispatches from Guadalajara today said
that a passenger train running from
Colima had been dynamited between
the stations of Quemado and Nicolas
There were no casualties. The engine,
box car and express and mail coaches
overturned. The military escort drove
of the insurgents who dynamited the
train.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
Marshal Caborna Ill.

BoRDIGHERA, Italy, December 18
[A0.--Marshal Luigi Caborna. chief OF
staff of the italian armies from 1914
TO 1917, was taken Ill suddenly today.
His condition was considered to be
grave.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
s5 NEW CASES IN BALTIMORE.
Monday Report Breaks Record fo
Present Spread of Disease.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 18.-Rec-
ords for the current spread of influenza
in the city were broken yesterday when
65 new cases were reported to the city
Health Department and 35 to the State
Bureau
Sundays report showed 81 new cases
and 20 were recorded both Sunday and
Saturday
So far the disease has not been suf-
f1ciently concentrated to make neces-
sary closing of schools or other insti-
tutions in the city.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
Former Representative Dies.

HODGENvILLE, KY, December IS
tAp). - David Highbaugh Smith, 73,
former member of Congress from the
fourth Kentucky district. and presi-
dent Of the Farmers National Bank
here, died today,