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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05
MIR. KRoMQuIsT WEAKER

Little hope is being held out for Axel Kromquist, who was taken to St. Ann's hospital yesterday in a unconscious condition following evident poisoning Sunday. A con- sultation Of physicians in charge of the case has been held and every thing possible is being done.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05
 THE BLUE DANUBE IS AT LIBERTY TONIGHT

May Robson, last of the famous stage stars to succumb to the lure of the kleigs, has an important role in The Blue Danube" Leatrice Joys latest De Mile starring ve- hicle, at the Liberty.
 The Blue Danube,' an original
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05
Alaskan

Paddy Reagan, E. Anderson, An ehorage; Frank Mckinley, Juneau; George Kostink, Cordova; John Epan, City; John Hanson, City; Indal Pedersen, Sitka; and Jack Costello, Cordova.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05

After she has reached middle age it isn't any more possible for woman to be cute and make a hit than it is for ninety -nine-year old blind man to knock three bagger and stretch it into a home run.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05
FRESH HALIBUT SHIPPED
 SOUTH ON THE ALASKl

Twenty-four boxes of fresh ,hali- but were shipped south on the steamer Alaska last night, 13 for the San Juan Fishing and Pack ing Company and II for the Sebas- tian Stewart Fish Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05

PRINCE RUPERT, B. O., June 5.-Ninety-five thousand pounds of halibut were sold here yesterday. American fish sold for 8 and TIE cents and Canadian for ' and 15.1O cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05
SCHOONER SITKA IN

The halibut schooner Sitka, Capt William Doucet, came into the Ju- neau Cold Storage Company dock this morning to take on ice, and bait.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05
DEPERE TO SAIL

F'reighter Depere of the Alaska Steamship Company, will sail from Seattle June 15 for ports in South east and Southwest Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05
AT THE HOTELS
GaStineau

Virginia c. Selmer, Skagway, It. Col. and Mrs. Frank J. Griffin, Haines, Will Clayson, Seattle, and Tom Hall, Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05
c HALIBUT PRICES . Q o o O .

SEATTLE, June 5.-Seven vessels with 46,O00 pounds of halibut ar rived yesterday and sold for 1873 and 13 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-05
ANCHORAGE EDITOR SOUTH
 ACCOUNT MOTHER ILLNESS

Charles Fisk, editor of the An chorage Times. is a passenger on the Alaska for Seattle enroute to San Francisco. He was called there on account of the serious illness of his mother If possible he will return north about June 30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
GERMAN OFFICERS COME
HERE FOR ARMY STUDY
First to Be Attached to q. S. Forces
Since War Will Attend
Service Schools.

Capt Warlimont, 9Th Artillery Regi-
ment, and Capt. Spiedel 18th Infantry
Regiment, German Army, called at the
War Department today and paid their
respects to Brig. Gen. Albert j. Bowley,
acting chief of staff of the Army, and
inquired IN several group photographs.
These officers have been detailed by the
President of Germany, with the ap-
proval of Secretary Good of the War
Department, for instruction in Ameri-
can Army service schools for period
OF about year.
They are the first German officers
to be attached to the United States
Army since the World War Capt. War
llmont has been engaged in the testing
and procurement department of the
ordnance Office of the German Army
and is to educate himself further in his
special branch. Capt. Speidel has been
engaged in the study of foreign aerial
weapons and will study the cooperation
of the main arms of the American
Army with the aviation arm. Decision
has not been reached as to the specific
schools and activities where these off,
GERS will be attached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
DRIVER Is ACCUSED
OF HITTING 3 CARS
Colored Man Fled After Each Col
lision, Officer Who Seized
Him Charges.

Accused of hitting three automobiles
with the machine ha was driving. John
B. Hughes, colored, % years old, of the
100 block of Kalorama road, was ar
rested last midnight by Oficer G. w.
Singletary of the United States Park
Police. Hughes is facing three charges
of leaving after colliding. reckless driv-
ing. failing to stop at signal of officer
and passing a red light, and will be
formally charged later. The alleged
smash-ups occurred in the Connecticut
avenue and Sixteenth and Euclid streets
areas.
Singletary reported today that at
about 1870 O'Clock last night Hughes
collided with car owned and operated
by John j. Truman of s07 c street
southwest, who was going south on
Connecticut avenue. Hughes kept on
going, the report said. and collided
with car owned by Mrs. Irma T. Vert
Of l4o1 Fairmont street and operated
by r. NJ Vert, who was travelling east
on Euclid street at Sixteenth street.
Hughes again failed to stop, the ofhcer
asserted, and later collided with car
owned by w. c. Wits of 3116 Sixteenth
street parked at the curb on Irving
street east of Sixteenth street.
Singletary. who was in the vicinity,
reported that Hughes jumped out Of the
machine he was driving and was fol-
lowed and arrested and taken to No.
10 police precinct station. The Vert
car was the worst damaged, the report
said.
The car Hughes was driving, the Off
Ger said was owned by Esther M. West
field, colored. of 1900 Chesapeake street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
DEPARTMENT TO MAKE
TALKING FARM MOVIES
Production of Sound Films Will Be
Extended When Costs Are
Reduced.

Production of talking movies will be
begun by the Department of Agriculture
during the current season, and, II pres
ent plans are carried out, one or more
"all-talkie" short features will be ready
for presentation at the big live stock
shows next Winter.
For the present the production OF
talking films will be limited to short
specials for such occasions as the ma
tional dairy show, where facilities for
reproduction can be provided, but as
soon as portable equipment for sound
pictures is available at a reasonable cost
production of talking films for general
circulation will be undertaken. A rep
resentative of the departments Office OF
motion pictures is now in New York in
vestigating models of forthcoming port
able projectors with sound attachments.
Oficials of the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics of the department see spe-
cial advantage in vocalizing films deal
ing with economic phases of farming.
They believe that the exhibition of sound
pictures on the agricultural outlook, for
example, would aid greatly in their eff
forts to induce farmers to study pros
pective demand for their products in
adjusting production activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
DAWSON |NSPECTS
NEWARK AIR FIELD
New Type of RunWays for
Planes to Be Used in Capt.
tai Port, He Reveals.

New types of filings and runway sur
facing will be used in the development
of Washingtons proposed municipal
airport, based upon experimental de-
velopment of the new metropolitan air.
port at Newark, N. j., 1t was indicated
by Maj. D. A. Dawson, Assistant Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner, following a
flight to Newark Tuesday in an Army
plane.
In order to stabilize the hydraulic fill,
which will be necessary on the Gravelly
Point site, Maj. Dawson indicated, dry
earth will be used for the field surface
over the mud pumped from the bottom
of the river channel
In addition to runways of sod, which
have been found suitable for dry
weather operations, runways of btu
minous macadam are being considered
by Maj. Dawson.
While at Newark Mai. Dawson made
thorough examination of a new type
of cinder macadam being used there
for runways. When completed with a
coating of asphalt over a heavy cinder
fill. the runways will have much the
appearance of a paved roadway, it is
said, with the added advantage of Civ
ing better traction when wet.
There viii have to be careful study
made, however, of the effect of wear on
such a surface, Maj. Davidson said
as tendency for the runways to de-
velop bumpy surface would be det-
rimental. Maj. Dawson plans to keep
a close check on the way the Newark
cinder macadam runways stand UP un-
der use and probably will make another
inspection trip there during hot weather
for that purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
CURTISS TROPHY RACE
POSTPONED TO MAY rs
Marine Plane Contest Will Be for
Navy Service Types Over
100-Mile Course.

The annual Curtiss Marine Trophy
Race, which was to have been held over
the Potomac River starting and finish
ing at the Naval Air Station on May ID,
has been postponed to May IS, it was
announced today by Senator Hiram
Bingham of Connecticut, president of
the National Aeronautic Association.
The contest will be for service-type
seaplanes of the Navy over a course
totaling 100 miles. The various con-
testants will be divided into five groups,
according to the types Of planes they
will fly. Gold wrist watches will be
awarded the winners of the races for
each type of plane.
Details of the race are being worked
out by the contest committee of the
National Aeronautic Association. which
is to handle all the official arrange
ments and time the various events.
The trophy was won last year by the
late Maj. Charles A. Lutz, U. S. M. c.,
who few the 100-mile course in SO
minutes at an average speed of 1880
miles per hour. The course last year
extended from the Army War College
to Fort Hunt, five laps over this course
constituting 100 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
FOURTH OF JULY FETE
PLANNED BY CITIZENS
Michigan Park Group to Have Pa
rade, Speeches and Fire
works on Holiday.

Plans for an elaborate Fourth of July
community celebration, including pa
rade, patriotic exercises, speeches and
fireworks, were discussed by the Michi-
gan Park Citizens Association in a
meeting at Bunker Hill School, 1900
Michigan avenue northeast. last night.
A committee has been appointed to
work out the details of the celebration,
which will be held on the playground of
the school and extend over the entire
day and evening.
The association went on record as OPP
posed to the proposed changes by the
Zoning Commission, which would place
police stations, fire stations and hos
pitfalls in residential districts. The
placing OF lights in alleyways between
Michigan avenue and Thirteenth street
was recommended. A resolution was
adopted by the association requesting
the Police Department to prohibit au-
tomobile trucks with defective solid tires
from using the streets, and that an in
vestigation be made to determine the
amount of damage done to the streets
by heavy trucks in comparison with
other causes.
It was also urged that all commercial
trucks and wagons be prohibited from
parking at the angles of arterial high
ways from 9 to o'clock daily.
William M. Deving, president, pre-
sided.
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COL. GRANT FAVORS
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Traffic Congestion in Poto-
mac Park Seen by Him as
Greatest Drawback.

Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d. director
of the Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, is favorably inclined to
the proposed cherry blossom festival in
Washington.
In making this announcement today.
Col Grant said that he has suggested
that the event take place about the
time of the blooming of the double
blossom cherry trees. toward the mid
die of April. so that better weather will
prevail in all likelihood and there will
be an opportunity to lessen chances of
a traffic tie-up in Potomac Park.
The one great drawback that Col.
Grant sees to the cherry blossom festi-
val is that it will tend to create traffic
congestion in Potomac Park, which al
ready is a problem. AS most of the
visitors come to Washington to see the
Single-bloSsom cherry trees. which are
set for the most part around the Tidal
Basin, Col. Grant is of the belief that
having the festival about the time the
double-b blossom trees are showing their
Oriental splendor will mean that this
will aid in relieving the traffic situation.
Water Street Bridge Urged.
Closely linked with the traffic prob
lem in Potomac Park is the need for a
solution and Col. Grant has under con-
sideration an early conference with the
District Commissioners to obtain their
aid in having constructed the proposed
bridge from East Potomac Park to
Water street, just south of the railroad
tracks. With the proper arrangement
OF arterial traffic streets to divert the
traffic coming out of the park to the
eastward, Col. Grant considers that
this will aid materially in reducing the
taI t.x, hal ha
park traffic to permit through trafhc to
and from Virginia to pass.
Another solution of the situation has
been under advisement by the once of
Public Buildings and Public Parks, Col.
Grant said. 1t may be possible to
widen the bridge at Fourteenth street,
which now forms the meek of the bot
tie" in causing traffic tie-ups. Col.
Grant believes that this bridge might
be widened at cost approXimating
$150,00o. The proposed bridge to Wa
harmonic with the park surroundings,
would cost about 100000.
Gen. Stephan Confers With Grant.
The proposed Water street bridge is
part of the general scheme to improve
the Washington water front and plans
for this development are now pending
in the ONCE of the chief of Army en-
gineers, Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin.
A few days ago, Gen. Anton Stephan,
chairman of the cherry blossom festival,
and Dorsey w. Hyde secretary of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
conferred with Col. Grant and laid the
whole program before him.
With such close association between
the proposed cherry blossom festival
and the traffic situation in Potomac
Park, the officials of the ONCE of Pub
lie Buildings and Public Parks are anx-
ious to bring about solution that will
be satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
432 Quarts of Whisky Seized
as Suspects Escape in
Other Machines.
PILOT AUTO PICKS UP
DRIVER OF LADEN SEDAN
sergt. Little and Squad Follow
Runners From Blair and Riggs
Roads to City.

The absence of smoke screen was
the factor which last night enabled
police to seize an expensive rum-run-
ming sedan and 432 quarts of whisky
after a thrilling f1ve-mile chase from
Blair and Riggs roads northeast to
Ninth and Rittenhouse streets
Sighting three powerful cars, two
sedans and roadster travelling at high
speed into the city late last night
Sergt. George Little and members OF
his road squad, T. o. Montgomery, Leo
Murray and George C. Deyoe, started
in pursuit.
Unable to cut in between the cars
the police settled down for a chase be-
hind the rear, or block car.
Block Car Runs Aside.
After a short chase the driver of
the block car lost his nerve and sWerved
his machine into side road, clearing
the way for police to pull up behind the
sedan with the contraband load.
Swinging his machine back and forth
across the road, the driver of this car
kept the police machine in the rear as
he sped through the deserted streets at
terrific speed IN his wild dash to escape
The absence of smoke screen, how
ever, enabled the police 10 keep the
fugitive car in sight, even though they
were unable to pass it.
Pilot Car Drops Out.
At Fifth and Rittenhouse streets the
pilot car, which had been running in
front to clear the way for the liquor
car, dropped out of the chase, leaving
but one machine for the police to con-
tend with. The pilot car reappeared at
Ninth and Rittenhouse streets, however,
narrowly averting a crash with the
rum car. Locking his brakes, the rum
driver jumped from his machine and
boarded the speedier pilot car. Seeing
the futility of chasing the roadster, the
police stopped and took the sedan with
its load of whisky into custody.
Car and liquor were surrendered TO
agents of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
and efforts are being made by the liquor
squad to learn the identity of the oc-
cupants of the three cars, all of whom
are said to be colored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
CAR LINES CALLED
TO ATTEND HEARING
Ownership of Securities in
Other Utilities to Be Con-
Sidered Monday.

The Capital Traction and Washing
ton Railway g. Electric Companies were
called on by the Public Utilities Com
mission today to send representatives
to meeting of the commission at 10
o'clock Monday to discuss the holding
by the companies of securities in other
local public utilities corporations,
practice recently held illegal in an
opinion by Corporation Counse william
w. Bride.
The companies own $4,000 worth of
bonds of the Washington Gas Light Co.
and $31 900 in bonds of the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co., respectively.
The holdings were disclosed in the
companies regular financial reports to
the commission, and Corporation Coun-
sci Bride held that the ownership was
in violation of the so-called anti-merger
law.
Earl v. Fisher, executive secretary of
the commission. called the companies
by telephone today and received as
surances that representatives would at
tend the meeting.
It is understood that the commission
will insist that the corporations dispose
of their holdings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
MOTHER UNAWARE
OF BABY'S DEATH
Injured, She Is Not Told Child
Died in Plunge in Her
Arms.

Nine. Marie P. Ftot, Is years old,
wife of the coding officer of the French
embassy, still lay in a serious condition
at Emergency Hospital today unaware
that her 11-month-old son, Andre Fiot,
jr., was killed yesterday as he plunged
in his mothers arms down an elevator
shaft in the Ritz apartment house. 1881
Euclid street. The child died almost
instantly.
Hospital physicians said today they
feared effects from the shock Mrs. Fiot
may suffer If informed now of the
infants death. She is suffering from
fractures of the arm and right leg and
possible internal injuries.
Saw Elevator Door Close.
Mrs. Fiot went to Meridian Hill Park
yesterday afternoon, where her child
was In the care of maid. and wheeled
the baby home through a side basement
door. The maid, Annie Stewart, colored,
wheeled the carriage, onto the auto
matte elevator and Mrs. Fiot stepped in
The maid said she saw the elevator
door close and the lift ascend but what
happened after that is problematical.
Police advanced the theory that
after the elevator reached the first
story. Mrs. Fiot lifted the baby from the
carriage, opened the safety gate and
stepped into narrow space between the
gate and the outer door. Before the
other gate could be opened, it is be-
lieved some one on another floor rang
for the elevator and as the machine
started up, Mrs. Fiot and the baby
plunged into the pit, II feet below.
Baby Dead When He Arrived.
DR.. Louis Jimal of the Casualty Hos
pital staff responded on call for the
ambulance and pronounced the baby
dead on arrival. Mrs. Fiot was then
taken to Emergency Hospital in a
Casualty ambulance.
Ofhcials from an elevator company
and Fred Signoir of the elevators in
spector's Office tested the safety devices
on the lift. The representatives of the
Otis Co. said the machine was in perfect
working order; Signoir refused to COM
ment.
Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt has ordered
an inquest after Mrs. Fiot RECEIVERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
EDWARD PARET REA,
ATTORNEY, SUCCUMBS
Capital Lawyer Had Gone to Pur-
cellville to Recuperate From
Influenza.

Edward Paret Rea, Al years old,
lawyer, of this city, for the past 10
years associated with the law firm of
James L. Norris, died in Purcellville,
Va, Tuesday night after long illness.
He had gone to Purcellville to recuper-
ate from an influenza attack.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the residence of his mother, Mrs. Mary
Rea, 1896 w street, tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock. Interment will be in Glen
wood Cemetery.
A native of this city, Mr.. Rea was
graduated from Business High School
and later attended the National Uni
versity Law School. He was a men,
Der of the Business High School Alumni
Association.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Dolly B. Rea; his mother brother
Irving H. Rea, and four sisters, Mrs
Lille F. Redman, Mrs. Minnie Car
rington, Mrs. Nellie r. Saxton and Miss
Kathryn Rea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
MOMENT OF ECLIPSE
PUZZLE IN CAPITAL
Still May 5 Here When Phenom'
enon Is Reported by Party as
Occurring in Philippines.

While a party from the Naval OBJ
servatory here. now in the Philippines,
reported today by radio to the Navy
Department that weather conditions
for observing the total eclipse of the
sun were excellent, newcomers TO the
department were puzzled over Just
when It occurred. Although it was
last night in the United States when
the naval party observed the eclipse
by the calendar it was this afternoon
there. The eclipse occurred during the
afternoon of May in the Philippines
while it was still the night of May
8 in this country.
Comdr C. H. J. Keppler, in charge
of the party advised the department
that the expeditions program to study
the corona of the sun was completed
according to schedule and two planes
we're used to make photographs and
observations and the destroyer u. S. S.
Hubert at Iloilo, P. l., conducted radio
tests.
The Naval Observatory's party OBJ
tanned Is variable exposures with their
65-foot camera, as others with polar
axes cameras and celestial. and a num-
Der of good sketches were made by local
artists the department was informed
Success attended the program outlined
by r. S. Waterfield of Johns Hop
kins University, who has been COOP
Grating with the naval party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
NEARLY 70 HURT
IN LOCAL TRAFFIC
Two of Victims Reported
Last Night and Today in
Serious Condition.

Nearly score Of persons we're in
iured. one seriously, in series of traffic
accidents reported to police last night
and this morning.
Although Gertrude Queen, 81 years
old, colored, of 206 D street southeast,
refused to remain in Casualty Hospital,
physicians there said she was seriously
injured when the automobile in which
she was passenger and operated by
John Queen of the D street address
was in collision at Tenth and I streets
southeast with car driven by John c.
Chase of 1913 E street southeast. The
drivers of both machines escaped in
jury.
Boys Nose Fractured.
Six-year-old Frank Grenshaw of 1903
Northampton street suffered fractured
nose when he was run down on Con-
necticut avenue near Mckinley street
by an automobile operated by Marion
w. Perry of IL Shepard street, Chevy
Chase, Md. The injured boy was treated
at Emergency Hospital.
Thomas Catron of 5000 Patterson
street, also 6, who was waking with the
injured child at the time of the ac-
cident. escaped unhurt.
Five-year-old James Adams of 4429
Conduit road was slightly injured when
oCluCh NY all duIOulODuc OpeTdl6Q ny
William P. Steelnan of Gaithersburg
Md. at Thirty-third and M streets.
The child was treated by Dr. John
Hazel of Georgetown University Hos
pital staff for minor body bruises and
shock
Catherine A. Pollock, 8 years old,
suffered minor hurts when run down
/ in front of her home, at 1417 Newton
street, by an automobile driven by
Francis J. Sweeney. $500 Sixteenth
street. The child was treated at her
home by physician.
While attempting to cross the street
at Fourteenth and w streets last night.
Bertha Gross, AZ years old. colored, of
2237 Twelfth street, was injured about
the right side and body by an automo-
bile operated by James Fields of 81 Fen
ton street northeast. She was treated
at Emergency Hospital and later re-
moved to her home.
Woman's Leg Injured.
Mary Minis, Is years old, colored, liv-
ing at 1923 Fifteenth street, suffered a
sprained left leg when struck by a stray
wheel which became detached from the
truck of Richard L. Grimes of 2415
Newton street northeast, while the latter
was driving past Fourteenth and R
streets.
Mrs. G. NJ. Began "a years old, of
1924 Clifton street, suffered bruisas
about the legs when the machine she
was driving was in collision at Florida
avenue and S street with a car op-
| Grated by v. Y. Dove of 1911 Grant road
Dove was unhurt.
Four-year-old Robert F. Matthews
was treated at Freedmens Hospital for
body bruises and shock when run down
in front of his home. at TOT Barry place.
by an automobile driven by Mamie Mar
shall Robinson of 1920 Flsgler place.