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The ship sailed out into the teeth Of
a real blow, Mr.. Kramer said. and the
effect Of the wind pressure against her
high sides and housing was more than
the vessel could overcome during the
slightly better weather which lay
ahead. 1t was this retardation, the
Washington man believes, which was
more responsible for the failure Of the
British ship to lower the Germans
time than the slight slowing up OF the
vessel during the operation for ap-
pendicitis upon Mont D. Rogers, presi-
dent of Doobs L. Co.. New York. The
slowing up" then. he says. was not
even noticeable on beard.
When the passengers noticed the
heavy smoke that told Of forced draft
below, they asked the vessels officers
II an attempt was under way to set a
new record. Invariably, he said they
were told:
we are trying for nothing particu-
larry. We just want to see what she
still can do-she's a years old now,
yknow.''
And so the daily run record was
posted at noon each day and the pas.
Sengers gathered around to see, to
speculate and to cheer. Up forward
where the bulletin was, there was little
evidence Of the strain, but aft, over
the driving shafts and beating pro-
pellors, the vibration, Kramer said
yesterday, was terrific.
The landing at New York was Q sig
nal for wild acclaim of the ships men
by the passengers. for, although she
had failed to lower the new Bremen's
time of days, II hours and ~ min
utes, she had lowered her old mark at
which she had shot.
In Mr. Kramer's case, the quick pas
sage meant: He boarded the Maure-
tania in Cherbourg Saturday, August 3.
at Asa pm. and on the next Thurs
day afternoon. he was aboard the 2:05
o'clock train for Washington.
IF 1t hadn't been for the bad weather
we mad. we'd have beat the German"
he concluded yesterday.
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WOMAN IS HELD
IN RUM SEIZURE
She Tells Police Alcohol and
Whisky Belonged to
Roomer.

sergt. 1etterman and his liquor squad
conflscated 10 gallons Of alcohol and IL
pints of whisky yesterday afternoon In
the 900 block of New York avenue, ar
resting India Florence Sanford, 80 years
old, of that address, on charge OF
possessing the liquor.
Miss Sanford declared the whisky was
the property of a roomer. and that she
knew nothing Of its presence In the
building. although the arresting officers
charged she was in the room when they
appeared. Her bond was set at $500
at No. precinct. :.
A trunkful Of supposedly bonded
whiskies-some 20 quarts-was seized
by the squad yesterday afternoon on
the second floor of building of the
400 block of Twelfth street. No one
was in the rooms when the Officers
made their visit. They believe the
trunk was shipped here, probably from
Canada. Other members Of the party
were Officers j. e. Mostyn, George C..
McCarron and Richard j. Cox.
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Sergt. Letterman did not go into the
narlor at 1922 Seaton street to tune
the piano, although he feels he re-
moved the cause Of q rather irritating
discord.
The chief of the liquor squad. who
looked over. under and behind the
piano before he sat down to 1t, detected
the of key ct once.
Sounds q bit OF color, .eh?" In
uuired the sergeant. who knows
what's wrong?" Not one Of the dozen
colored people present made o sugges-
ton. % the sexsaant raised thu lid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
BATTLE TO SAVE.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY
FOUNDATION WON
Virginia Corporation Commits.
sion NulIifies Dissolution
Order of January 8.
EXTENSIVE HEARING
HELD ON APRIL 4
Mrs. Peters. Parkhurst's Faction
Sustained in Claiming Rivals
Lacked Authority.

Mrs. Virginia Peters-Parkhurst yes
terday won her fight to save the
Susan B. Anthony Foundation. when
the Virginia State Corporation Com
mission declared null and void its order
of last January 8 dissolving the foun-
dalton. The dissolution order was OBJ
tanned by Mrs. Mary Allen Adams OF
Washington. who charged that the
foundation had been in existence for
a number of years without having
made appreciable progress In Its aim
to erect q memorial here to the fem
mist leader.
The action yesterday followed extern
the foundation led by Mrs. Anna z
Hendley and Mrs. Parkhurst claimed
that another faction, led by Mrs
Mary Allen Adams, dissolved the Or
ganization without authority.
Hearing April 4.
The case was heard April 4 and ex-
tensiye exhibits were filed by both
sides and were examined by the com.
mission. Louis Z. Epes, chairman OF
the commission, wrote the opinion In
the case, and held that the applica-
ton for dissolution upon which the
commission acted was not filed with
the unanimous consent Of the directors
as required.
Meetings Declared Invalid.
He ruled that the records of the
meetings held prior and subsequent to
the fractional division within the or
ganization were very poorly kept. but
these records show clearly that at no
meeting held by the Adams faction
was there present a majority Of the
board of trustees or directors of the
corporation, and that the meetings
held by the Adams faction were invalid
and of no effect" Consequently 1t was
held that the election Of the Adams
faction was not legal. and that the
officers chosen were not bona fide Of
fIcers capable Of giving the necessary
unanimous consent to dissolution.
The order notes that the rift In the
memorial organization occurred In De-
cembeT. 1927. The charter as Viz
ginia corporation was obtained Sep
tember 30 1925.
After the commission issued the dis
solution order January Mrs. Park
bursts faction petitioned the commits
sion to set IL aside, claiming that the
Adams faction had no authority to dis
solve the corporation. These proceed
ings, instituted March 6, 1929, was
heard on April 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
AUTO TROUBLE LEADS
TO LIQUOR CASE ARREST
Boxes Containing Alleged Whisky
Prevented Driver From Shift
ing Gears of Car.

Delmer George Wright, 80, of 21o0
block of P street was held by Judge
Ralph Given for action Of the grand
Jury, in Police Court today, although it
was brought out In the testimony that
he transported alleged whiskey little
less than 100 yards.
Policeman r. s. Miller and w. 3.
Piper of the third precinct were at
tracted to the rear of house in the
1900 block Of r street by the sound of
a racing motor. Going closer, they saw
an automobile proceeding slowly out of
driveway. The driver seemed to be
having trouble shifting gears. They
walked up to the car and saw boxes
piled high In both the front and rear.
The man was arrested. the search of
the car revealing 26S quarts OF alleged
liquor. Cases were piled around the
gear shift in way that made IL almost
impossible to shift.
Wright was held under 81, 900 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
TAXI INSURANCE
AGAIN DISCUSSED
Utilities Commission Consid.
ers Plan of Holding Opera
tors Responsible in Mishaps.

Another effort to solve the problem
Of compulsory liability insurance for
taxicabs is under consideration by the
Public Utilities Commission. The object
of the present move is to require any
one applying for a license to operate a
taxicab to make showing that he is
financially responsible before issuing
the license. The issuance of the license
is controlled by the District Commits
sioners, but the utilities commission is
planning to secure their assistance
should they decide to go through with
the present scheme.
The matter was brought up by Earl
v. Fisher. executive secretary to the
commission. who made the , recon-
mendation after o conference with
Corporation Counsel william w. Bride
and Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert z. Lynch. The commission. be-
fore taking definite action. however. is
awaiting q written report from Mr.,
Bride on its jurisdiction In the matter.
Mr.. Bride Is known to hold that the
Examination Is Plan.
In the form of Mr.. Fishers recon-
mendation, the commission would re-
quest the District Commissioners to in
struct Wade H. Coombs, superintendent
Of licenses, to refer all applicants for
licenses to operate taxicabs to the
Public Utilities Commission for ex-
animation as to their financial
responsibility.
No license would be issued without
the Public Utility Commission's' ap-
proval In this respect. The regulation
as proposed would apply to all taxicabs
having meters, whether the application
or common carrier tags.
Plea of Independents.
There has been much agitation for
some sort of regulation along these lines
for several years. The last attempt oil
the Public Utility Commission to regu-
late the matter. however, failed. This
was in the form of an order, issued
February IS, 1926. compelling all oper-
ators or owners Of taxicabs not having
assets satisfactory to the commission tc
either file an indemnity bond with the
commission or else to take out an In
surance policy covering indemnity fol
accidents. If the vehicles were oper-
ated by a Arm, association, or corpora
ton having net clear assets OF $4,000 for
the first cab, $1,000 for the first two
cabs, and 81 900 each for the next a
cabs, then no insurance or bond would
This met with the hostility Of the in.
dependent cab operators, who claimed
that they could not afford the insur'
ance necessary. and that there was ne
more reason for compelling them tc
insure than for compelling owners Of
private automobiles to do so.
The order was declared Illegal by the
District Supreme Court In the case OF
Robert Harlan, who was arrested FOL
violating 1t, and since that time nc
effort has been made to enforce 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
FIREMAN FINED SIS
FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
Arrested July IS After He Had
Sma shed Into Another Car at
Garfield Hospital.

Jennings 3. Neill. 1910 K street. q
member of the District of Columbia
Fire Department, was ordered to pay a
fine of &75 or serve IS days In jail by
Judge John p. Mcmahon in Trafac
Court yesterday. when he pleaded guilty
to a charge of reckless driving.
Neil was arrested on July 10 by Po-
liceman d. A. Davis of the Traf1c Bu-
reau, after he had smashed into the
car Of John Hoes, $500 block Of Sher-
man avenue. near the entrance of Gar
field Hospital. It was testified that
Neill was travelling so miles an hour.
His car was completely wrecked. No
one was hurt In the crash.
The case was originally brought into
court on July Is, but was postponed
until today for investigation and NELL
was released on q bond of $500. In the
first hearing NELL entered plea Of not
guilty, this being changed to guilty,
when the case came UP today.
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CURED OF HICC0UGHS.

MUSKOGEE. Okla, August 10 (R.-
1t took strenuous measures, but F. r.
Edwards Of Wagner, who was suffering
from O two.week attack Of hiccoughs,
was pronounced cured here today by
physicians.
Edwards was placed on an operating
table, q towel wrapped around his
tongue, and pressure applied. After
the tongue had been pulled for several
minutes Edwards said he "felt flne."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
PRISONER IS FELLED
BY POLlCEMAN'S FIST
Coiored Man Who Grabbed Baton
IN Arrest Sent to Hospital
and Cell.

After q colored man had grabbed his
baton while he was attempting TO ar
rest him, Policeman John Alexander
Burgess OF the sixth precinct last nlgnt
1Jsed Inis Asst and sent the man. Edward
Rogers, "a years old, 7S4 Fourth street
to the hospital, afterward escorting him
to his precinct where he was booked ON
Q, charge of assault as well as being
drunk and disorderly.
Burgess said that he had gone to ia
p street to serve warrant on Mathilda
Payne, colored, on o charge OF main
tanning o nuisance, Rogers, who wai
drunk, he says, confronted him anc
sad the Payne woman had gone t
south Carolina. The the ofncer stated
that Rogers grabbed his baton and ct.
tenopted TO strike him, Burgess struck
him with his fist and knocked him out
Rogers was treated Of Casualty HOS.
ottai for . badly cut lip. Burgess
iacerated the third finger OF his LEFT
hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
ILL LUCK DOGS TRAIL
OF D. c. MAIL CARRIER
Overcome by Heat Watching Ball
Game-935O Disappears Before
Reaching Hospital.

Trouble piled on trouble yesterday
afternoon for Willard Wheeler. 48-year-
old mail carrier Of 1882 North Capitol
street.
First he was overcome by heat while
watching q base ball game In West
Potomac Park and then, as IL he had
not received his full allotment, his
pocketbook containing $3.50 was either
lost or stolen while he was being taken
to Emergency Hospital In private
automobile. In addition, 1t was less
than . month ago that Wheeler was
Frustrated by the heat ut another
time and treated ct Emergency.
The name Of the driver Of the car
In which he was taken to the hospital
was not learned by police. He left
the institution as soon as the i'll man
was turned over to hospital physicians.
wheeler's condition is said to be not
serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
New Tests Of Air In City Buses
To Be Made When Weather Is Cool

that it has been done in the past under
the approval of the Public Utilities
Commission on street cars, and that
the street car companies have never
objected.
In making a test OF the air in the
buses, health inspector takes along
two bottles. one empty and one hiled
with distilled water. He empttes the
full bottle into the empty one. The
place OF the water In promptly taken BY
the air In the bus. The bottle 10 then
corked and the air analysed Ia the
chemical slAhoEaA0xE ss.Asr = Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Tests Of the air in buses will be con-
Quoted by the Health Department as
soon as the cool weather leads to clos
ing Of bus windows, Health Ofiicer Will
liam c. Fowler said yesterday. The
tests are to see If the air is affected by
fumes from the exhaust.
Dr. Fowler said that no tests Of the
air had been made for several years.
I All buses are to be placarded with
signs calling on the operators to keep
the ventilators open. DR.. Fowler says
that there Is no direct authority IN
law for the placing at sthese .stsnh Ahait
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Justice Hitz Resumes
Sylvan Conferences
In Judiciary Square

Justice william Eiitz Of the
District Supreme Court, yesterday
resumed his sylvan" court ses-
sions which have marked his
former vacation terms. Finding
the temperature In his chambers
on the top floor Of the courthouse
building uncomfortable, the JUS
tice picks out q shady bench in
judiciary Square and with his
clerk and secretary awaits law
yers having orders to sign. Here
he heard the applications Of the
barriSters and signed several
orders today until the arrival of
the noon hour, when he ad-
journed court until Monday
morning. Mondays regular ses-
sion will be in the courtroom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Brandenburg, Is years old. points,
third in helicopters.
Glass First. Foster wilkinson, 5
points, first In Baby r. o. G.
Glass F-First. Lloyd Street. years
old. S points. first in hano-launched
scientific: second. Billy Fletcher, IL
years old. points. second in hand
launched scientific.
The point winners In the trials are
given funds to purchase material for
model airplanes. the amount received
being governed by the number Of points
won,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Piano, OF Key. ''Tuned" by Letterman
With Reward Of Jars of Alleged Liquor

"Just as I thought" he said later,
there was liquor In thereto half
gallon jars In all"
AT No. 8 precinct. Letterman had
Mary Elizabeth Coleman, 10, coll
ored. of the Seaton street address,
charged with sale and possession.
When Mary, elizabeth took her place
with other prisoners Melted in the
Saturday afternoon raids. Sergt. Letter
man says she told him:
You didn't find the liquor by tap
ping the keys, because that piano Just
naturally plays bstter Yhsn It's FULL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Boars Destroy Caterpillars.

MOISHETM, Alsace (P.-Noting
that wild bears were effective enemies
OF caterpillars which were rapidly eating
up 5000 acres of woodland in the val
ley of the Breusch, farmers have turned
loose farm pigs and chickens. The
animals turn over the ground and eat
or destroy the pupae. q measure more
effective than any devised BY the agTt-
NlaAtalrsl 6epaytment AxnsEsA
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Hotel Has No Front Doors.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico tA'l.-The real
height of hospitality expressed by the
sewing that "the latch string is out
has been reached by San Juan hotel
the Condado- Vanderbilt. 1t has nc
front doors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

Because the earthquakes In New zea-
land this year did more damage to
brick than wooden structures, 1t Is eS-
pActed that wooden structures exclu-
aaaway viii be erected thera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

she was disappointed with her progress,
she tried to divert her teachers atten-
ton by telling him incidents of her
plantation life. He urged her to write
them.
II told him I couldn't write decent
letter." Mrs. Peterkin says. He insisted
and I tried several sketches. Then Car
Sandburg came to Charleston on visit
and Mr.. Bellaman brought him up to
Fort Motto"
There was the turning point. Sand
burg was enthusiastic and the Southern
woman was won over.
II asked them for the severest critic
in America and they told me of Henry
Mencken. I sent him my sketches and
he wrote that he liked them"
spell" Cast on Readers.
These sketches appeared and then
came her first book, Green Thursday
and, in a measure, BLACK April" were
the less. Scarlet Sister Mary was a
novel, breathing the aroma of damp soil
and scorching cotton fields of love and
laughter and code of peculiar morals
Before I sent the first sketches
away" Mrs. Peterkin confeSses laugh
ingly, II called in an old negress who
is supposed to be able to cast spells. ]
asked her if she could cast spell on
them so that those who read would
like them. I suppose she did and maybe
the spell is working STILL
Mrs. Peterkin and another Carolinian
Du Bose Hayward, are credited with
writing the most intelligent literature
of the Southern Negroes. And as Hey
woods "Porgy' captured the Pulitzer
award as a play last year. so Scarlet
Sister Mary carries on the tradition
this year.
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LEADS
TO PULITZER PRIZE
Author of Winning Novel
Wrote Because She Had
Nothing Else to Do.


FORTE NOTE, S. c., June BE
cause boy grew up and went off to
school, his mother turned to writing as
a means of passing the lonely hours.
And because this mother lived on a
Carolina plantation where life is placid
and strangers are few, she wrote of
what she saw and, specifically, she
wrote of the colored folk she saw.
Mrs. Julia Peterkin possibly would
never have written had she not felt
the need to do something with the time
suddenly given mother whose child
no longer needed her care She tried
music, but her heart was not in music.
The suggestion that she write came
from her teacher, Henry Bellaman of
Columbia, S. C.
Scarlet Sister Mary" Wins.
And out of that suggestion came
Green Thursday" and BLACK April
and, finally, Scarlet Sister Mary"
which won the Pulitzer prize.
All are tales of the same seacoast
plantation, of the colored persons who
live as they have lived since slavery
days. Black April has his counterpart
and the magdalene who gave her favors
but kept her heart, lives as surely as
Mrs. Peterkin made her live in her
prize novel
Mrs. Peterkin started to write because
the placid existence in this little town
ship was not enough to keep alive her
intense interest in the world outside
her door. Music failed and, because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
EXPLORERS WILL USE
LUXURIOUS YACHT
Macmillan Mcdonald Party Will
Visit Arctic Region in
Elaborate Craft.

CHICAGO GP).-Eskimos of the Arc
tic and sub-Arctic, accustomed to ex.
ploration parties, will have their eyes
opened this Summer when the Mac
MILAN Mcdonald expedition arrive:
aboard the luxurious yacht MiZpah.
The yacht, owned by Eugene F. Nc
Donald, wealthy manufacturer and ex-
plorer, is equipped with radio direction
finder. It's richly furnished quarters
make it the most pretentious vessel ever
to venture into Arctic waters
Mcdonald and Donald B. Mcmillan
the explorer, plan to sail the ship from
inland waters, an innovation in polar
trips Other parties have embarked at
Wiscasset, Me-, the last stop before
Labrador
The Mizpah weighs $50 gross tons
and is 1876 feet long. Twin 800-horse-
power engines propel it. The cruising
radius Is 5000 to 1000 miles.
There are Is staterooms on the yacht
z of them with individual baths. The
decoration and color scheme in each
room is individual. A sun parlor. hurri-
cane deck. lounging salon and prone
made are new to Arctic ships.
Macmillan and Mcdonald. Reserve
naval officers, will meet here soon to
complete arrangements for their depar-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

Henry P. Smith. IS, and Susie A. Sanford,
%. Rev: G.. G. johnson.
Earl A. Keller. Il, and Clara J. Miller. lS.
botn of Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. Henry w.
TolSon. ;
Jimmie c Carr. %. and Victoria opposite.
Is: Rev. J. c. Ball.
Elmer L. Musselman 20, and Helen N.
Wright. "a: Rev. John Wiedley.
Payton r. Timbers. 81, and Naomi NJ
Pinkett, 81, both of Marshall, Va. Rev. A. j.
Tyler.
Joseph Degulimio. 81. and Marie Schillins.
10. both of Fort Myer, Va; Rev. Charles
Enfers.
Earl g. Bunce. %. 215 D ST. NV. and Eliz-
abetn King. 81; Rev. Thomas E. Boorde: -
Thomas w. Slaughter, IS. and Cecil w
Robertson. a. both of South Richmond, Va;
Rev John G.. Ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

Annie witty. 30 this city; Rev. Charles A.
De Vaughn.
De Vaughn, ls. Silver Hill, Nd; Rev. John
Briggs.
Robert r. Collins. rs. Mount Airy Nd. and
Goldie R. Jones, "a, Bethesda, Md; Rev. J.
Z. Brisgs;, r,x 60 9. ,
Fla, and Greta Rankin, 43. this city; Rev.
w. A. Eisenberger
An SAMUEL ku. awry 81 chSsoTS pa
Charles J. Trinkhaus.
Howard W: Mills. %, and Mary A. Hoii-
Charles L. Stewart. %. this city, and Mar
garet Z; Slocombe. 20, Potomac, Va; Rev.
Harvey B. Smith.
william J. McEwan. IS, and Clara Gerry.
So, both of Richmond. Va; Rev. John E.
Cecil r. Grifhth, 81. and Louise Meyer, 20.
both of Luray, Va. Rev. Howard F. Downs.
Thomas A. Davis. 20, and Harriet " Miller.
10. both of Baltimore, Md; Rev. c. E. Buck.
George e. McCann. jr., ~. Humphreys,
Va. and Byrna e. Abbott, 80, this city; Rev.
Charles S. Biggs.
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Marriage Licenses.

Cyrus J. Cramer. IS. and Christine J. Di
Nenna. 10; Rev. N. M De Carlo.
Edmond E. Cockrell. "a. Blackwell. Va.
and Virginia D. Haynie, 20, Folly, Va. Rev.
W. S. Alternately.
George F. Pitts, 81, Penola. Va, and Mary
l.. Smith, Is, Guinea, Va; Rev. John c. Ball
Culvar R de Shazo. "a. and Fern M
Fleischman, 81; Rev. s. T. Nicholas.
Philip ": Mackey. %. and Carrie M. Cor
Seward M Bruce. "a. and Blanche E. Grey,
20 BGwng Green Va R Rfy J0hn Hegs
20; Rev. G. M. Difenderfer.
George Hawkins, 80, Norristown, Pa, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Tall Chapel for College.

Taller than the famed Salisbury Cath
edral, a chapel Is being erected at
Lancing College, England. It's spire will
be "a feet inches high, and the only
English churches greater in height are
York Minister and Westminster Abbey.
After 43 years of work one part of the
chapel was completed in 1911. The en-
tire structure will have cost $3.50, 900
when completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Kissing Festival Held.

Berne, Switzerland, recently held a
kissing festival. The streets were gayly
decorated, and from noon to sunset
boys and girls had the privilege of kiss
ing any of the opposite sex they met.
The idea, handed down from ancient
rites, took so well that smacks were
heard in all parts of the town during
the open season" hours.