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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
Amount of Savings and Num-
Der of Persons Involved Rec
ord for Capital Banks.
Benefit TO PUBLIC
IN EARLY SHOPPING
Secretary Shaw of Merchants Body
Tells How City and Indi.
viduals Are Affected.

Christmas savings funds amounting
to $7,500,000 will be mailed out today
by Washington banks to $1,000 local
depositors.
This is the largest amount Of Christ
mas savings and the greatest number Of
depositors in Christmas savings clubs in
the history of the National Capital and,
In keeping with the mail-early shop
early movement, checks are being dis
tributed considerably earlier than In
former years when funds were released
December Is.
Distribution Of this huge fund in
Washington at this early date augurs
we'll for the public, individually and COL
lectively, it is declared by Edward D.
Shaw, secretary of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, by enabling
the Christmas shopper to do his buying
OF gifts well ahead of the last-minute
congestion that comes a few days before
the holidays.
Better for Purchaser.
Thus the purchaser, he said, finds a
better selection of offerings, due to the
practice of merchants in placing full
Christmas stocks on display before De-
cember !, and employees of stores are
relieved Of much of the hectic struggles
Of last-minute shopping that in former
years was an inevitable and wearisome
event.
Figures obtained from local banks
shows that one out Of every six persons
in Washington will receive q Christmas
savings check. Washington leads the
country in the proportional number and
total amount Of deposits, Mr.. Shaw
points out.
A big increase is noted from totals
Of previous years.
Year-by-Year Gain.
In 1924, $4,000 depositors in Christ
mas Savings Clubs compiled a total Of
100000. In 1925, this total rose
to $4,500,0O0 and in 1927 the total
mounted to 1894 900.
Last year the aggregate was $7,035,-
900. Thus, there has been a gain of
nearly one-half million dollars In the
past year, when the number of de-
positors was $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
HEAVY TIMBER BELIEVED
TO HIDE BASSETT'S BODY
Search for Missing Annapolis Man
Centers in Wooded Canyon
in Washington State.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, November 3O.-A
lonely. heavily-wooded canyon north of
Bothell. Wash, was the center of &C.
tivity today In the search for the body
OF James Eugene Bassett. former An
napolis, Md, man missing since Septem-
Der, 1928.
Prosecutor Ewing D. Colvin, who Is
directing the search, said he learned
OF the canyon as possible hiding place
for the supposedly missing body during
secret investigations conducted yester-
day. He said the canyon was within
the area indicated by Decasto Earl
Mayer, suspect in the case, while
being subjected to tests with lie de-
tector machine.
Mayer is in jail here pending decision
on his appeal from conviction on a
charge of stealing BasSett's automobile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
FROZEN STOVE BURSTS
INJURING 3 PERSONS
Waterback Explodes When Fire Is
Built, Wrecking Alexan-
dria House.
Special Dispatch to The star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, November So
Three persons were injured here this
morning when a cook stove in the
kitchen at TOO South Fairfax street ex-
ploded while breakfast was being served.
The injured are Claude Utterback, 40
years old; Lavant Utterback, IL years
old, and Vincent Burns, years old.
They were taken to the Alexandria
Hospital in the police patrol and treated
for cuts, burns and bruises.
Apparently the waterback in the
stove froze during the night and explod-
ed when steam was generated by the
fire built this morning. The stove was
demolished, window sashes were blown
out and the breakfast was scattered all
over the room. Four other persons es-
capped injury. At the hospital it was
stated that none of the injuries were
serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
MRS. LOUISE KARR DIES
ON EAST ORANGE VISIT

Mrs. Louise Karr, 90 years old, widow
OF Philip A. Karr and a resident of this
city since young girl, died at the home
OF her niece, Mrs Harry Shaw, at East
Orange, N. j., Thursday. Death was
attributed to heart attack Mrs. Karr
had gone to East Orange to spend
THANKSGIVING.
Funeral services will be conducted in
the Church of the Nativity Monday
morning at 9 o'clock, following brief
services at the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rosa Ferry, $500 Eighth street,
at $3.50 am. Interment will be In
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs Karr leaves two daughters Mrs.
Ferry and Mrs. George w. Rabbit; sew
eral sisters and brothers. Mrs. Karr
mad long been member of the Order
of the Maccabees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
PATRICK J. MCCARTHY,
FORMER GROCER, DIES

Patrick j. Mccarthy, 81, who formerly
conducted grocery and delicatessen
store at 705 Webster street, died at
his home, It's Allison street, yesterday
after an illness of several months. He
retired from business a year ago.
Mr.. Mccarthy, a Washington resi-
dent for SO years, is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Susan H. Mccarthy; four
sons, John P. Thomas A.. Francis X.
and Edward v. Mccarthy. and a
daughter, Miss Margaret M. Mccarthy.
Funeral services will be conducted In
st. Gabriel's Catholic Church Monday
morning at Q o'clock, following serv-
ices at the residence at $50. Inter.
nent win be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
REPUBLICANS PLANNING
LINCOLN CELEBRATION
Meeting to Be Held Wednesday to
Discuss Details of Plans for
Anniversary Fete.

Edgar c. Snyder, president of the Re-
publican League of State Clubs, who
has been designated by Samuel j. Pres
colt, chairman of the Republican State
committee for the District, to arrange
for services concentrating the ami
verSary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin, has called a meeting for next
Wednesday at 4 o'clock at 1881 G street
to discuss details
At this meeting will be four repre-
sentatives from each of the Republican
organizations in the District, which are
members of the League of Republican
Organizations. This includes the
State committee, the Republican State
Voters Association, the League of Re-
publican Clubs, the League Of Republi-
can Women and the Hoover-Curtiss
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
C0L0RED MAN Is FOUND
DEAD IN VACANT LOT
Revolver and Two Notes Are Found
Near Body in 1900 Block of
Florida Avenue.

With a bullet wound through his
heart and a revolver and two notes
beside him, the body of George c.
Frazier, colored, 40, of 1912 Vernon
street was found early this morning
lying in a vacant lot in the 1900 block
of Florida avenue
william w. Orme, a colored police
man attached to the eleventh precinct,
discovered the body and notified eighth
precinct police. DR.. John Schwarz-
mann of Emergency Hospital arrived
man dead. Coroner hewitt was notified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
MASONIC TEMPLE PLANS
APPROVED AT MEETING
United Temple Committee of Grand
Lodge Is Instructed to
Proceed on Project.

At a special communication of the
Masonic Grand Lodge of the District
of Columbia last night in Masonic
Temple, Thirteenth street and New
York avenue, the elaborate plans for
the proposed new Masonic Temple on
Temple Heights, the former Dean
estate, at Connecticut avenue, Florida
avenue and Nineteenth street, were
approved In principle. The United
Masonic Temple committee of the
grand lodge wa{ Constructed to proceed
with the development Of the project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
BUTCHER SAVES SELF
FROM MONOXIDE GAS
A. E. PyleS Treated by Rescue
Squad After Staggering From
Columbia Road Garage. .

A. E. Pyles. SIS years old, 1866 Column
bia road, staggered out of his garage
shortly before last midnight. Just In
time to save himself from asphyxiation
from the carbon monoxide gas, gener-
ated by the running motor of his car,
which filled the small room
He said he did not suspect the pres
ence of the deadly fumes until he was
almost overcome. Stumbling into the
house, he attracted the attention of his
wife. The Fire Department rescue
squad and DR.. John Schwarzman were
summoned. They worked over him As
minutes. Hospital treatment was not
necessary.
Pyles went to the garage last night to
run the motor to prevent 1t freezing.
Inc windows and doors were closed.
He Is retired butcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
LEG is FRACTURED
BY FALL FROM LADDER

Charles E. Smoot. Cougar -old en-
ploye of the Southeastern Railway Elk
press Co., was injured early today when
he slipped and fell from ladder while
working in the company's offices at Sec
o1ld and H streets northeast, fracturing
his left leg.
Smoot, who lives at 1904 c street
northeast, was taken to the Emergency
Schwarzmann of the hospital staff. who
described the injured mans condition
as Undetermined"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
BURNED BABY BOY
EXPECTED TO LIVE
Sister, 8, Is Injured Fatally After
Setting Fire to His Carriage
and Her Clothes.

Physicians at the Children's Hospital
say today that 6-month-old Willard Dill
lon, 116l Third street northeast, proba-
bly, will recover from the burns in
fiicted yesterday at his home, when his
3-year-old sister set fire to his carriage
and her clothes, burning herself to
death.
Or. ]. Ramsay hewitt, District COR
oner. issued a certificate of accidental
death in the case of the little girl, Betty
Lou Dillon. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made. They are the chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Dillon. A
brother, years old, in the room at the
time, was not hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
Explorer to Repeat Lecture.

DR.. G. Whitfield Ray, South Amer
lean explorer. who made an address on
Seventeen Years in South America
before the Washington Missionary Col
lege Tuesday evening, will repeat his
lecture tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
Colored Man Dies Suddenly.

George Washington. colored, IS years
old, died suddenly late yesterday after
noon in his home, at 936 l. street. DR..
Francis Gnfoy, member Of the Emer-
gency Hospital stan, pronounced him
dead. Deaf6 resulted from natural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

opened yesterday
began in earnest
today with the
mailing of $4,000
seal sale letters.
Campaign head
quarters are 10
Gated in the So
cial S erv / c e
House. 102 2
Eleventh street.
Each letter con-
tains its quota of
seals with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

E. r. Kalmbach and Remington
Kellogg will be the speakers at the
meeting OF the Biological Society of
Washington tonight, 8 o'clock, In the
assembly hall of the Cosmos Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30


last night.
Ohio Girls Club will entertain at a
dance tonight at the Colonial Hotel
Fifteenth and M streets, opening at
8 o'clock. =.
An illustrated lecture on "A Trip
Through South Africa" will be given
tonight, 8:15 o'clock, at the League for
the Largest Life, 1923 K street.
Anacostia~Lodge, F. A. A. M, will hold
a card party and dance tonight in the
ball room OF the Mayflower.
The second of a series of lectures on
clairvoyant sight will be given tonight
by Godfrey Hodson of England at 1904
Eighteenth street under the auspices of
the TheoSophical Society Of Washing
ton. His subject will be THE Root
Cause Of Disease"
A diamond Jubilee novena of Imnnacu-
late Conception will take place at st
Aloysius' Church, North Capitol and I
streets, at 1880 O'Clock tonight.
FUTURE.
Red Triangle Outing Club will meet
at 2:15 pm. tomorrow at Rosslyn. Va,
for hike from Peacock along Difhcult
Run. Buy round-trip ticket to Treat
Falls. Car leaves at 2:30. Guy Dodson,
leader.
A meeting for the Community Chest
campaign pageant is called by Elwood
Street, director, Monday afternoon at
$3.50 In the Community Center once,
Franklin Administration Building.
wanderlusters' hike tomorrow will
start from the Robert E. Lee School
Meet at Twelfth and Pennsylvania
avenue at 2:30 to take the bus to the
school.
why the Wall Street Panic?" is the
subject of the lecture DR.. B. G. Wilkin-
son, dean Of theology, Washington
Missionary College, will deliver tonnor,.
row night in the Arcadia Auditorium,
1882 Fourteenth street, at 8 o'clock.
The woman's organization of Me-
Ksndree M. E.. Church, Massachusetts
avenue between Ninth and Tenth
streets, will hold its annual turkey din
ner Tuesday evening from 5 to z
- S@NSAe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

Prophecy and World Peace" is the
subject Of lecture to be given tonight
at the Y; w. c. A, 8 o'clock. by Miss
ChriStabel Pankhurst of London, Eng
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
TOURISTS CAMP is BRANDED
"EYESORE" BY FINE ARTS BODY
Commission in Three-Year Report Sug-
gests Erection of Permanent Building
In East Potomac Park.

rs the tourists camp in East Potomac
e terms in the report of its three years
Lieut.. Col. Grant, director Of Public
to erect q permanent building on the
The act of Congress being mandatory, It
that 1t was built.
or two ought to be located at or near
the site of the tourists camp.
Commenting on the location of the
tourists camp in the heart Of the
National Capital, and the objection to
the suggestion of relocating it some
where adjacent to the boundary line
of the District of Columbia, the director
of the budget said that all persons
who patronize the tourists camp have
automobiles and it certainly ought to
be no trouble for them to drive into the
city. The Commission of Fine Arts
heartily concurs in this view"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY

z Pluribus Unum Chapter. D. A. r.,
viii hold its annual card party tonight,
O'Clock. at the Roosevelt Hotel, 21O1
SXteentn street. Proceeds for educa-
tional and patriotic work Of the chapter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

The Fine Arts Commission consid
Park an "eyesore" and says so in defini
work, which has Just been made public
1.-THE commission considered with
Buildings and Public Parks, the projeC
tourists camp in East Potomac Park.
was incumbent upon the director to Sc
1.-THE commission has ever regarded
the tourists camp an eyesore that
ought to be removed from East Potomac
Park. The fact that 1t is adjacent
to the main railroad line between New
York and Florida, with numerous trains
passing, makes it particularly objec-
tionable at this location. Furthermore,
it interferes with the completion of
East Potomac Park as one of the needed
recreational parks of the city, according
to a well-designed plan. Congress has
enacted law for bathing pools, and one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

Congress Lodge Chapter, o. z. s.,
will give benefit card party tonight,
8 o'clock. at the home of Mrs. j. w.
Davis, $40 Eighth street northeast,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
CHRISTMAS SEALS.
ARE PUT ON SALE
tuberculosis Associations
Annual Drive Gets Under
Way as Letters Are Sent.

Washington tuberculosis Associations
annual sale of Christmas seals, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

Past Pocahontas Association will give
card party tonight, $50. at the
Hamilton Hotel for benefit of orphans
Of the Imp owed Order of Redmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

There will be no dance at the Cleve-
land Park Club tonight on account of
the death Of Col. Walter M. McBroom
last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
Smoke Held Excessive.

With reference to the smoke nuisance
IN the District of Columbia, the COM
missions report uses this language:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

Ohio Girls Club will entertain at a
dance tonight at the Colonial Hotel.
Fifteenth and M streets, opening at
8 o'clock. :,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

An illustrated lecture on "A Trip
Through South Africa" will be given
tonight. S:15 O'Clock. at the League for
the Largest Life, 1923 K street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-28

tons of the state. and Texas Is be-
hind most other states OF the union
in this respect. Nicholas said. Since
most Of the deaths are recorded. the
fact that q large number of births
are not recorded viii give the VAL
ley an undeserved mortality rate,
and particularly q high infant NOR
tally rate.
1T Is OF Importance in view OF
this, that the Valley become inter
ested in this matter. and see that
all births are registered"
Nicholas said birth registration
also Is OF Importance TO the child,
giving 1t opportunities that could
never be secured otherwise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-28
CHINESE REDS
TAKE MISSION


Annoy, FUKIEN, China. May %.
-P-American missionary refu-
gees. attired IN Chinese clothing as
DISCUSSES. arrived here today from
Lungyenchow where one Of their
number. DR.. c. II. Holleman. was
made captive by communists May
%.
The refugees said 1000 commun-
list soldiers attacked the missionary
compound of the American reform
ed Presbyterian mission. shouting:
The Russians are furnishing us
with money and we are giving our
lives. You foreigners are imperial
lists
Provincial soldiers numbering 200
offered a futile defense. being final
ly orerpowered by the communists
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-28

impressive public necessity. demand
ing that the constitutional rule that
all bills be read on three several
days in each house, be suspended,
and that said rule Is hereby sus-
pended, and that this act shall take
effect and be in force from and aft
er date of its passage. and 1t Is so
enacted"
The notice OF intention forms in
dicate that though the wording Of
the law apparently requires at least
one Of the contracting parties to be
present when the notice Of inten-
ton to marry is given. that the no.
tice may be filed by a third party
on behalf OF the contracting couple,
or by one Of the contracting pair
and another person, or by both the
contracting parties appearing to-
gether.
When a youth without parent or
guardian seeks a marriage license.
he is required TO secure a certificate
from his county judge authorizing
him to receive the license.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-28
Day In Congress
(By the Associated Press
Tuesday:


House concludes consideration Of
tariff bill.
Senate continues census-reappor-
tionment debate.
Negotiations for adjustment OF
farm relief conference deadlock
continue.
Senate rules committee considers
amendments TO open sessions Tor
discussion Of presidential nomina-
tons.
Counsel for William 5. Ware pre-
sents final arguments in contest
for senate seat by William d. WI
son.
Senate Interstate Commerce
Commission committee continues
hearing on federal communications
commission proposal
House ways and means committee
select final list Of amendments to
tariff bill provisions.
Monday:
House adopted tariff bill amend
ments.
Senate continued census-reappor-
tionment debate. =.
Paul Mallon, United Press or
respondent refused to divulge
source Of Lenroot roll call leak" to
senate rules committee.
Congressional leaders attempted
to negotiate adjustment OF differ
ence over debentures between SEN
ate and house farm bill conferees.
Senate confirmed appointments
Of Charles Evans Hughes. Jr., as
solicitor general. and Dwight F..
Davis as Philippine governor gen.
eral.
Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee heard charges radio
trust" was engaged in patent rack
cheering" TO create monopoly.
Senate manufacturers committee,
reversing position. voted 10 conduct
textile labor Investigation itself in
stead Of trade commission
Sen. Heflin. democrat. Alabama,
read a letter saving assassins were
enroute TO Washington to kill him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-28
Flashes Of Life
(By The Associated Press.)
CBv the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press
EDINBURGH. - The original
Gretna Green is threatened. The
general assembly OF the Church OF
scotland has formally asked the
government that a commission in
vestigate irregular marriages. The
Duke OF MontroSe told the assembly
there were 5000 irregular marriages
in Scotland last year. For hundreds
of years the village Of Gretna
Green. just this side Of the Scottish
border. has been the mecca Of
clippers. AL that is necessary Is for
a couple to declare IN the presence
CT witnesses their intention 70
marry.
NEW YORK.-For taking a pig
for q taxi ride Stephan Dunstan is
out one fish. He did 1t to oblige
his butcher friend, Leon We'll, who
owns the porker and wanted him to
have an iring. Such a crowd gath
cred around Steve's taxi and his
passenger on Riverside Drive that
a policeman took action. Steve was
fined 81 for disorderly conduct.
BUCHAREST. - Three hundred
Rumanian Americans visiting here
have decided to undertake to erect
a hospital bearing Woodrow VIII
sons name in acknowledgment Of
his share In uniting Rumanians
into one kingdom.
LONDON.-In the opinion Of the
Rev. G. II. Blois Bishop, vicar Of
a church In Hartfordshire. 1t Is just
as bad for a woman to enter church
with her head uncovered as II
would be for a man to enter with
his hat on. Therefore he has ruled
that wreaths Of flowers worn by
bridesmaids are insufficient; they
must have wells or hats.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-28
First Services I'm
New McAllen Church
Planned For Sunday

M'ALLEN. May 2s.-First services
in McAllen's new 100000 Methodist
church building win be held sun
day morning. according to the Rev.
w. N. RAIDER. pastor. Arrangements
have been made for the Rev. Grady
Timmons Of San Angelo to preach
the opening services In the new edi-
flee. The Rev. Timmons was pas
tor OF the church when construction
on the new building was begun.
Flemish oak pews that will give
the main auditorium IN seating ca
pacity OF 768 on the lower floor and
$50 in the balcony r now being
installed. Forty Individual seats
VIII he installed In tire spaci0rs
choir loft. There are five similar
auditoriams in the large building
which will be used In various actl-
vitieS Of the church members.
An installation crew viii arrive
about June 10 TO install the $1,000
Bilcher organ. the Rev. RAIDER stat
cd. and special services will be held
when that work Is completed.