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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-22
Hoppers History

DeyVolf Hopper at Polls in the
Gilbert and sullivan opera The
Mikado, has not always been an
actor. though he has trod the
boards longer than most Thes.
pans He comes of Quaker an.
cestry and was trained for the
practice of law end his father was
= IL r.uer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-22
Record Horse Jump

A worlds record was set in a
horse jump during the filming of
Hot Heels" the spectacular race
track comedy starring Glenn Tryon
which will be shown at the Rialto
at an early date. Red Head. a
jumping horse, made the leap of
20 feet inches, breaking his own
former record OF 81 feet s inches
made at Portland, Ore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-22
Dolores New Home

Immediately after she finished
her work as the star of IRA
mona" now playing at Loew's
Columbia, Dolores Del Rio set
about furnishing her new Mex
Jean home in the Hollywood Hills.
The house is a typical Mexican
building-the same style as that
in which Miss Del Rio resided BE-
fore the movie cameras lured her
from NeYico tn HOLLYWOOD.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-22
College Play Due

Following "Craig's Wife, at
the National for the new week,
the players will do THE Poor
Nut" which critics have termed
the best college comedy since
George AIDES 1.-The College
Widow" In more than one way
it is similar in situation to
Harold Lloyd's film, 1.-THE Fresh.
man,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-22
Like Their Funnies

Arthur Lake. Mary Brian and
Alice White trio Of the screens
most gifted Younger players who
are assembled at the Earle The
alter this week in Harold Teen.
have one hobby In common
They have been following tile
adventure Of Harold Teen on
the famous comic strip. practically
All OF their lives
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-22

De Wolf Hopper had "a brilliant opening at Polls last
night launch his comedy and Gilbert Sullivan
revival and the outlook is for extended and
prosperous stay in midst
The Savoyard pieces provide permanent lure for a
large segment of the theatergong public Mr. Hopper
well testify Of these Gilbert Sullivan
addicts claim NV ashington as their legal domcie
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-22
Hopper Giuen Joyous
Welcome IN MikQdO
p ANDREW r. KELLEY

The De Wolf Hopper season of Gilbert and Sullivan and
musical comedy revvas opened auspiciously at Polls last
night witt the that favore sayoyard 1.-The
T;lxodo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-22

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Times or Herald every day. IT
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Is guaranteed and your copy
win be sent you Immediately
from The Times Company Office
Nv special messenger.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
BOUNDARY GROUP ACTIVE

Suggestions for developing the
grounds adjacent to the Burrvilla
School have been made by Major
Carey Brown, of the National Capt.
tai Park Planning Commission to
the Northeast Boundary Citizens
Association.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Matus were drowned
in the Potomac i'm August They
left 4-year-old daughter. Gloria.
and the dog. Gloria was adopted
by relatives, hut Pal did not care
To live with anyone but his original
owners.
lie refused to eat or sleep. and
friends turned him over, TO the Ani-
NAL Rescue League when they saw
that he was slowly dying from grief.
Refused To BE ComfOrted
The. league hefriended the aged
collie, hut could not convince him
that life was worth living. IT was
decided hest to eIectrocute him.
Meanwhile. however. Mrs. NJ. r.
Blumenherg. vice president OF the
league. had become attached to the
animal. She provided a proper
burial for him.
After the dog had been emFalmed
by DIR. +. f.. Ruebush, Mrs. Blumen-
berg purchased lot for him in
the Aspen Hill Cemetery. burying
ground for animals on the Georgia
Avenue Pike She purchased box
flowers before placing it under the
ground.
Stories of Pals grief had by this
time attracted national attention
and donations for his burial began
To pour in. They were used to
beautify the burial plot.
Stone Is Donated
The tombstone. however, is the
browning feature of the grave. 1T
was donated by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
l.. Gardner. Of the Gardner Monu-
mental Works, who real about Pal
in the papers. 1T is a ha ndsOmely
finished gray granite stone. in
scribed with appropriate words, in
Guiding A poetic Inscription.
The stone is the largest in the
cemetery. which wealthy Washing
tOnians have provided for their
dead pets
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
STRANGERS GET 7
MAN s S1,400

A battered tin box. some old
newspaper clippings and depleted
bank account are all that remain
today Of the air castles Of Asore
Bartolozzi, built yesterday on 4
foundation OF his life's savings OF
81 400 and the promises of two
generous" strangers.
Bartolozzi, who works as butler
in the 20O0 block of Q st. ~ W.,
met the strangers in Lafayette
Park yesterday. One of the men
told Bartolozzi that he had $4,000
and the trouble OF caring for it
weighed heavily on his shoulders.
He was looking for two men, each
with $500. with whom he could
pool his fortune
Just at that moment man
walked ~ and said that he had
81 500 ana would like to pool his
savings with those OF the first
stranger. Bartolozzi drew his saw
ings from the bank and gave them
To the strangers. They agreed tG
place all the money in tin box
and entrust it to Bartolozzi. They
apparently did and BartoIoZZi took
the box home. agreeing to meet the
men a few hours later.
When he arrived home he broke
open the box and found that 1t con
tanned nothing but old newspa per
clipping. He appealed to Detectives
Frank Varney and Hubert Brodie
to find the strangers and his for
fItup
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
EXPRESSES
DESIRE
To DIE

Constant watch is being
kept over George Bongers,
confessed slayer of his wife,
who died at The Emergency
Hospital October s after being
shot by her husband in front
of the Pension Office, October
.. This is done to keep the
prisoner, who is still confined
in the Emergency Hospital re-
covering from self-inflicted
bullet wounds. from commit
ting suicide.
According to officer NJ. A.
Rainey, who has been detailed 10
watch over Bongers, the prisoner
repeatedly minated that he would
skill himself at the first oppor-
tunity Yesterday several glass
tubes. used in feeding water to the
prisoner. were found in his bed.
Intended To Chew GLASS
Bongers, it is alleged. when aues-
toned by attendants, said that he
intended 10 chew the tubes and
swallow the crushed glass. Again
and again since his admittance To
the hospital. the prisoner has ex
pressed his desire to die. according
to the officer on guard.
Officer Rainey also said that his
prisoner was not as vet aware of
the fact that his wife lad died
but believed that she had been re
moved to her home. He also init
L L .
would refuse to prosecute him and
said that if she did the most that
he could get would he six months
for ASA ult.
II is alleged that one of his visi
tors, TO whom he said that his
spouse would not prosecute him.
replied. knowing that she had died:
You are quite right. Bongers. She
can't"
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
ORS PLAN
NEW BUILDING

A new medical building, offices
for doctors and dentists. is to be
built at Nineteenth and | Street
Northwest. but the building cor
poration wants permission to go
IN 10 feet, DIR. A. l.. Miller, vice
president Of the building corporation
told the Zoning Commission today.
The Washington Medical Building
a block distant from the site OF the
proposed building. offers model
for the proposed plant, DIR. Miller
said Under present Zoning regula-
ton 90 feet is the limit for the
Street site.
1t was pointed out that several
buildings in that immediate vicin-
ity are 10 feet high.
Karl Corby, speaking for the
Emergency Hospital. asked the com
mission for permission to increase
the height of the new nurses home
from 90 to 40 feet so that a solar
ium may be built on the top. The
main hospital building on New YORK
Avenue. near Seventeenth Street
and adjacent to the nurses home
ia 1876 feet high.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
Gil { R X FAV0RS
10 GENT FARE

Times staff Photo
who started thisY Is It prop

Who started this? Is 1t propa-
ganda?
A communication received by the
Public Utilities Commission today
and signed "a government clerk" has
attaches of the commission guessing.
for it is a defense of 10-cent car
fares.
should a 10-cent fare be granted
at would still remain the cheapest
thing in this city. l should think
at that rate the company might just
about clear some of its enormous ex-
penses and / will be glad to do my
part.
People in other cities pay a Decent
fare and do not grumble says "a
government clerk" and he does not
believe they will "grumble here"
In the meantime the commission
has under advisement the plea of the
Capital Traction Company for fare
increase.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
Minister Asks Police
To Find Parked
Automobile

The Rev. Alya p. Carpenter,
a guest in the 100 block of Mary
land Ave. n. E., searched and
searched for a parking space for
his car last night. And finally
found one.
Then, a short time later, he
searched and searched for the
parking space where his machine
was parked and couldn't find 1t.
lie finally went to the First pre-
cinct, told them he couldn't re-
member where his automobile
was parked. and asked them to
search for it.
The Rev. Carpenter is from
Providence, r. L.. and is, attend
ing the thirty.ninth convention
of the Episcopal Church here.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
Ralph A. Cusack Made
Citizens Group President

Ralph A. Cusack is the new presi.
dent of the Sixteenth Street Citizens
Association.
Other officers elected last night
were: Q. w. B. Reed, vice president
George e. Mcneil, secretary; Joseph
RI. wilson. treasurer; Paul T..
Schmidt, financial secretary, and
John J. Thomas. G. h. kuntz, and
II. G. Ahmay. executive committee
men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cusack were chosen
as delegates to the Federation Of
Citizens Associations. They We're
instructed TO vote for DR.. George
G. Havenner, of Anacostia, for presi.
dent OF the federation.
Removal Of the House of Deten.
ton from the 900 block OF b st
s. w. to a on-residential district
was demanded by adoption of reso
luton.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
FORGE
DENIED RAISE

Clerks In the Bureau of Customs
here in Washington are rot en-
titled to increases in pay under the
'Eacharach Act" raising salaries
in the Customs Service. ComptrcI-
Ter General j. r. McCarl ruled to-
Gay.
The decision was made in reply
to a request from Secretary OF the
Treasury Andrew W. Mellon for
q ruling on whether the act applied
To employees in the Customs Bureau
here.
For Field Force
THE act unquestiOnably was in
tended to apply only To the Gus
toms Service in the field a. dis
tinguiSheG fom the Departmental
service in the District OF Column
Ia" McCarI replied.
The hearings and reports clearly
show this intent 1t is not to be pre-.
Sumed that the Congress intended to
abrogate the provisions OF the class
ification act OF 1923. as amended
with respect TO one bureau in the
departmental service in the District
of Columbia.
Cites Postal Act
''The hearings show that the ba sis
or need for the law was TO euuali
the salary rates of the Customs Serv.
ice with those paid in the Postal
Service. the field Orga nization of the
POstoffice Department.
Accordingly. the same distinction
should be recognized between the
Customs Service and the Bureau of
Customs in the District of Columbia
as no wexists between the Postal
Service and the POstoffice Depart
mcnt in the District of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
FIGURED
FIRE CAUSE

Automobiles, which figure in near
ly one-half of the arrests made an
nually by Washington policemen,
are likewise an important factor in
the fire records of the city.
During the last fiscal year the
fire department was called to ex-
tinguish fires involving automobiles
more frequently than for any other
cause.
In connection with Fire Proven
ton Week, now being observed here
and throughout the country, Fire
Chief George s. Watson has trans
mitted to the Board OF Education
for distribution among the teachers
statistics showing principal causes
of fire here, the number of fires
and casualties.
The report shows automobiles
lead as the cause of fires here, with
$50. Careless smoking caused 447
fires here during the past fiscal
year and brush. leaves, grass and
trash caused 511 others.
A point to be stressed by teachers
is that the careless use or handling
Of matches caused 1911 fires. and
."i'"i0h P'dylhs Win IRE caused 20
fires.
During the past year the fire de-
partment received 3,025 fire alarms,
which was G36 more than the pre-
Yious year.
Thirteen persons met their death
from fire hast year. making a total
or lO7 during the past 10 years.
Last year 400 persons were injured
by fire, many OF them Nseriously.
The total injured was 2,494 for the
past 10 years.
Washington's fire losses continue
to average about 81 900 900 annu.
ally, last years losses totaling
$l.fO1 ,164, making a total of Sill
576 AS0
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
100000
|SPAY ACT
COST

The annual cost to the
Government of the WEIGH pay
act, about which there was
such a difference of opinion
during its stormy progress
through Congress last spring,
will be about $2I, 900, 900, it
was learned today.
While the WEIGH act was a bin
under debate in Congress estimates
of its cost ranged all the way from
$4,000. 900 to $4,000, 900 a year.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah,
chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee. threatened at one time
to defeat 1t on the basis of an esti-
mate from the Budget Bureau that
it would cost $25,000,0 900.
Estimates Not Approved
Estimates submitted by the vari-
Gus departmental heads to the
Budget Bureau for putting the act
into effect show that it will cost
$21 200, 600 or less, 1t was learned
today. The estimates total about
81 900, 900. but they have not yet
been approved by the budget Of
ficers, and may therefore he re-
duced slightly.
Enactment of the Welch bill was
seriously. threatened several times
during its legislative career owing
to the difference OF opinion about
what Ii would cost. High esti-
mates OF the cost even brought the
threat OF a presidential veto.
Senator Smoot, basing his esti-
mate on figures presented by the
Budget Bureau, declared the meas
ure would add $25, 100000 an.
nually to the Federal pay roll.
$18.OOO,OOO One Estimate
The General Accounting Office es-
timated its cost at about $4,000, 900.
Others said it would be even less.
The actual cost tallies closely.
however, with the Budget Bureaus
final estimate. which was made
after Comptroller General j. II.
McCarl had decided how the raises
should be applied.
The Budget Bureau has not an
nounced how much OF the 81 900 900
is going to Government employees
in Washington. 1t is believed, how
about 81 1900 900.
Altogether. 1876 900 employees were
scheduled to get raises under the
bill. OF these, 5000 were in Wash
ington, which would result in one
third Of the total increase being
distributed to local clerks.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
Gray Granite Stone
Tops 'PaL's" Craze

A large graygrante tombstone which would do honor TO
the of human being surmounts the grave OF
the 13vearo collie who eectrocuted by the Animal
Rescue League him greving to death the
loss oil his owners, Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Matus
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
VAL JATI(N
HEARING IS
NN)VEDBY
REPORT

Although the hearing on the
Washington Gas Light Com
pany's valuation case was dull
on the surface today, startling
rumors making their way
around the hearing room
heightened the interest in the
proceedings.
The rumors were. to the effect
that outside interests are seeking
to gain control of the company and
that the present valuation case II
only one item of an entirely new
financial lineup for the concern.
Stock Has Shot Up
The rumors were borne out III
part by recent purchases of the
gas company stock which have run
the price up to close to 800. The
yesterday was 99A A suit was
preme Court by Joseph r. Letter,
All HtCL pACSIuCIIl Ol the CUl4R6uJs
seeking to dispose OF 1890 shares
OF stock belonging to the estate Of
his mother. Mary T. Letter at 800
a share.
Buying by outside interests was
held responsible for this move and
for the unusually high prices ot
gas stock generally Although tire
company IS believed to be seeking
valuation OF 100000 1t has
only $500 900 of capital stock now
outstanding. divided into $50 600
shares at $50 par value. Al pur-
chase OF 5000 shares. it is pointed
out. would be an important factor
in changing the control of the COM
pany.
Hearing Moves Slowly
The employment of Swagar Sher-
ley as counsel for the company II
said to be also linked with this
movement. Sherley is said to have
connections with outside corpora
tions seeking to control the COM
pany.
The Public Utilities Commission
followed the old procedure OF ex.
aiming closely into every item of
the company's appraisal of its prop.
erty. The hearing moved very
slowly.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10

This old building. on the corner
of Seventeenth Street and Penlsyl-
MIA Avenue Northwest. has with
stood about 100 years service. Prior
to tt Civil War it was a private
home, but during hostilities it was
taken over by the Federal Govern
ment and used by General Mansfield
as hi headquarters.
IL was here that passes WEI
issued for crossing the original
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
NO. sOO-CIvIL WAR HEADQUARTERS s'''''

Long Bridge. Passes also were
issued here for passing through the
Federal lines.
The building is the oldest on the
corner Across Seventeenth. Street
is t, United S ties Court OF Claims,
formerly the original Corcoran Gal.
lery of Art. Other buildings Occu-
plying the intersection are the State.
War and Navy and the Mills build
iugs
The Washington times., 1928-10-10

Evelyn J. Cumberland. 1900 block
|. st. s. f., who sued her husband
Charles Cumberland, for an abso-
lutte divorce on grounds Of unfaith-
fulness. has been awarded an inter
locutory decree by Justice Jennings
Bailey In Equity Court. Attorney
Clinton X. Colvin appeared for the
wife.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
WARNS OF COUNTERFEITS

w. II. Moran, chief of the Secret
Serlce, yesterday issued a warning
against counterfeit $40 Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank note and
$50 Kansas City Federal Reserve
Bank note. Both have crudities
which should make them easily de.
tected.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
Husband Ordered to Pay
$50 Month Maintenance

Gertrude T.. Payne. who sued her
husband. Richard r, Payne, 1900
block Columbia Rd. n. w, for sepa.
rate maintenance in Equity Colirt
recently. was given a decree for
maintenance by Justice Jennings
Bailey in Equity Court yesterday.
Under terms Of the decree PAYNE
is ordered to pay $50 a month to
his wife and she is awarded custody
Of their minor child. They were
married November %, 1922. Attor
ney Catherine McCloskey appeared
for the wife.
Why postpone the pleasures Of home
ownership when the Classified real
estate for sale columns offer you nm
limited opportunities today?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-09
URCESFARMERS
VOTE WISELY
Tax Head Shows Danger of
Incompetence.

Plea to elect competent local Off
Gals was made to all farmers today
by Lewis Taylor, director of the tax
and legislation department of the
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
To illustrate the danger that lies
in incompetence in county and
township offices, Taylor offered an
illustration.
I'm a certain county. a bridge
some sixty feet long was built across
a creek. The contract was let by
the county commissioners When
completed and about ready for use,
it broke in the middle and fell into
the creek. The commissioners de-
manded that the contractor rebuild
it at his own expense. This he re-
fused to do.
"Thereupon, the commissioners
sued him for damages. The case
was venued to another county and
tried, the jury found a verdict for
the contractor. He proved conclu-
sively that the bridge had been built
strictly according to plans and
specifications made by the county
engineer.
why will farmers persist in vot-
ing for men whom they know have
no qualifications for the jobs they
seek? The man who drew the
bridge plans did the best he knew,
but that in itself was not enough
to keep the bridge from falling into
the creek.
The taxpayers paid for two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-09

Started; Stopped; Missing
By Times Special
LONG BEACH, Ind, March o.
What one contractor started here is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-09
SALTS fine FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
When Back Hurts Flush
Your Kidneys as You
Clean Your Bowels

Most folks forget that the kid
neyS, like the bowels. sometimes get
sluggish and clogged and need a
flushing occasionally, else we have
backache and dull misery in the
kidney region, severe headaches,
rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid
stomach, sleeplessnesS and all sorts
Of bladder disorders
You simply must keep your kid
neyS active and clean and the mo-
ment you feel an ache or pain in
the kidney region begin drinking
lots of water. Also get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any good
drug store here, take a tablespoon
full in G. glass OF water before break
fast for few days and your kid
neyS will then act fine This ia
nous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and is intended to flush
clogged kidneys and help stimulate
them to activity. 1t also helps neu-
tralize the acids in the urine so they
no longer irritate, thus helping to
relieve bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; makes a
delightful effervescent lithia water
drink which everybody should take
now and then to help keep their
kidneys clean.
A well-known local druggist says
he sells lots Of Jad Salts to folks
who believe in trying to correct kid
ney trouble while it is only trouble.
advertisement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-09
LIGHT BILL HIT
AS ExORB|TANT
Rucker ArraignS Public
Service Commission.

The electric light bills of Indian
apolis merchants and manufac-
turers have increased exorbitantly
since the merger of the two local
electric companies into the Indian
apoliS Power and Light Company,
Alvah j. Rucker. candidate for the
Republican nomination for Cover
nor, charged at a meeting in Irving
ton Masonic Hall Thursday night.
Rucker cited figures of Louis K.
Harms, electrical engineer. showing
that ten Indianapolis firms now pay
a total increase in demand charges
of $16,153 a month compared to
what they paid before the merger.
If we let things go for the next
four years without any regulation
from the Governor or Public Service
Commission, or if we elect Gov
ernor who doesn't care about the
merchants or the peoples rates,
where will we land?" Rucker asked,
IF you elect me Governor, you
shall hear the rafting of dry bones.
I will regulate this utility business;
I shall cut out the graft and soft
soap, or know the reason why. 1
will discharge every member of the
present commission" Rucker de-
clared.