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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
MANOR HOUSE IS KEPT
IN CATOCTlN DEAL
/ ,500.Acre Purchase Does Not In
clude Residence Used by Mary.
lands First Governor. e

The $500 acres purchased several
days ago by Lawrence H. Ritchie, one
Of President Hoovers secretaries, in the
Catoctin Manor tract, In Frederick
County. Md, do not include the old
manor house built by Henry johnson,
the first Governor of Maryland, which
is now the property of Lancelot Jacques
The purchase made by Mr.. Richie
through the local real estate firm of
Schwab, Walk a. Candy, was intended
solely for fishing purposes and in reality
was purchase of Hunting Creek, which
Is recognized In that section as being
one OF the best trout streams in Eastern
United States.
Therefore. when President Hoover
goes to this fishing haven to indulge
IN his favorite sport he will not live
In the manor house, but In a cabin
which is to be built In q picturesque
spot along the stream. Mr.. Hoover
prefers "roughing 1t" and being away
from the conventions of the White
House when he goes for recreation.
Mr.. Hoover has been acquainted with
the fishing possibilities In that section
and the short motor ride required and
1t Is expected that he will frequently
take advantage of the opportunity Of
fered by the fishing on Mr.. Ritchie's
property.
The President also expects to try the
fishing In the headquarters of the
Rapidan River In the Shenandoah Ma
tional Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
DRIVER IS CLEARED
IN DEATH Of GIRL
Child Struck and Killed While
Running Across Six.
teenth Street.

verdict of accidental death was
returned today at an inquest into the
death yesterday afternoon of 12-year-
old Mary Bertha Armstrong of 2503
Fourteenth street, shortly after she was
at Euclid street by an automobile driven
by George D. Steadman of ITO Elm ave-
nue., Takoma Park, Md.
Steadman was arrested last night by
eighth precinct police when they re-
ceived word from Garfield Hospital that
the child had died. He was released in
the custody of his attorney shortly
afterward. and under order of the
coroner to appear at the District
morgue today for the inquest, which
automatically exonerated him.
The child had been playing in Meri
dian Park and was hit as she was
running across Sixteenth street between
Euclid street and Crescent place. The
automobile was proceeding south.
Steadman took her to the hospital in
his car.
Returning home earlier in the after
noon from the Henry D. Cooke School,
which she attends, Mary found no one
there. so she left a note informing her
mother, Mrs. Virginia Armstrong, that
she had gone out to play with another
girl and would return at $50 o'clock.
Ten minutes before that time she was
dead.
Mary is survived by her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Homer Arm
strong, and a younger sister, Louise.
Five other persons were injured IN
traff1c accidents yesterday afternoon
and last night.
One, boy. may be hurt seriously.
He is Robert Damato. S years old, of
200 PENNSYLVANIA avenue. He was
struck in iiont of 106 Second street,
police say, by an automobile which was
going backward trying to turn around.
The driver was Edward Brown of 1911
Fourth street. Brown took the boy to
Emergency Hospital. where he was
treated by DR.. Emil Griebowsky of the
staff for a fractured right wrist and
injuries to his head. His condition is
undetermined
Those slightly injured include: Ralph
w. Myers, % years old, of Cherrydale.
Va: Charles r. Ward, 48 years old, of
219 Twelfth street northeast: Mrs.
Anita E. Mckay. So years old, of 2135
K street, and Carrie Tyler. colored,
years old, of 1919 Duncan street north
east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
TUBERCULOSIS GROUP
DISCUSSES CAMPAIGN

A general committee to conduct in
April the second annual campaign of
education for the early diagnosis Of
tuberculosis, under auspices of the
Washington tuberculosis Association,
was organized at a meeting of health
agency representatives at the Y. w.
c: A. yesterday
DR.. J. Winthrop. superintendent of
the tuberculosis Hospital. was elected
chairman of the committee and Edwin
S. Potter, secretary. DR.. Winthrop was
authorized to name a smaller executive
committee, the names of which he said
would be announced after consultat ton
with members.
DR.. George M. Kober, president of the
tuberculosis Association. spoke of the
good results of q similar campaign for
early diagnosis which was carried on
last year throughout the Nation under
the direction of the National Tubercu-
losis Association.
Many children were found to be in
fected, and on this account DR.. Kober
said that the association this year Is
laying special stress on the early dag
nosis of children and their care and
treatment.
Addresses were made also by DR. Har-
vey w. WILEY, vice president of the local
tuberculosis Association; DR.. Edith Sc
Vile Coale; the director of public well
fare, George S. Wilson: the assistant
superintendent of schools, Stephen e
Kramer: Mrs. Joseph Sanders of the
| Parent Teachers Association and DR.
; G. A. Tignor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
ARMY PLANE LINKS
TEXAS WITH CAPITAL
Craft Flies From Galveston
to Washington in Is
Hours, IS. Minutes.

For the second time in two weeks an
Army pilot has made the trip to this
city from Texas within a day. Lieut..
John E. Upston of the Air Corps in
formation section, with Hans Adamson,
secretary to r. Trubee Dawson. As
sistant Secretary of War for Aeronau-
tics, landed at Boiling Field at 1915
o'clock last night after l3-hour flight
from Fort Crockett, Galveston, Tex, In
an Army Curtiss Falcon observation
plane.
Lieut.. Upston took of from Galveston
at $3.50 am. yesterday, stopping at Max
well Field, Montgomery. Ala, and
Augusta, Ga, for fuel. He landed at
Montgomery at 1850, and left at LOS,
landing at Augusta ct 3;35, and leaving
at 4 O'Clock. central time.
No advance preparations were made
for the flight and there was no attempt
to make a record, Lieut.. Upston said
The trip, during which 400 miles were
flown in Is hours and As minutes, L
one of the fastest ever flown over this
distance with an obervation plane anc
is one of the few one-day flights II,
history between Texas and this city.
Lieut.. Upston and Mr.. Adamson left
Washington last month to make prepa'
| rations for the flight of Capt. Ira C
Eaker from Brownsville. Tex, 20 Pana.
ma and return. They were in charga
of the arrangements at Tampico and
Minatitlan, Mexico.
The last one-day flight between Tex
as and this city was made about IL
days ago by Capt Ross G. Hoyt in ar
Army pursuit plane. Capt. Hoyt made
the trip from Washington to Kelly
Field. San Antonio, Tex, in one day aflc
returned the next day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
STICKPINS. RECOVERED
FOR BAKER; TWO HELD
Colored Man and Woman Facing
Charges of Grand
Larcenv

Three valuable stickpins stolen from
the apartment of Raymond T. Baker,
former director of the mint, In Ward
man Park Hotel last week. had been re-
covered today following the arrest yes
terday Of a colored man and woman on
charges of grand larceny. The jewelry
was valued at $4,000.
Those under arrest are Charlotte
and Julian Patterson. They were taken
into custody by Headquarters Detec-
tives Dennis Cullinane and Lawrence
O'Dea. A gold cigarette case and a
gold matchbox also stolen last week
have not been located.
The woman is said to have been
employed as maid in the hotel. One
of the stickpins was recovered In a
house where police say the woman
lived and the other two from second
hand dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
TWO ARMED YOUTHS
ROB GAS STATION MAN

$50 Overlooked When $s7.27 Is
Taken From B. B. Weaver, Man
ager, at 141o n Northeast.
Two white youths, waving guns, last
night held up B. B. Weaver, manager
Of filing station at 14l0 H street
northeast. and escaped in touring
car with ss7.27 in Standard Oil Co.
receipts, but overlooked $50 of his own
that Weaver had in another pocket
Weaver told Detectives e. E. Thomp-
son and Thomas Nally that the youths
made their appearance with drawn
guns. took the wallet in his right hand
pocket, some change from hip
pocket, and left without completing the
Job.
Their automobile, a green touring
car, was parked two blocks from the
scene, and several people in the vicinity
saw them speed away In it. A general
search for the car was ordered at head
quarters. t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
FALSE ARREST SUIT
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGE
Howe Totten. Attorney, Brings Ac-
ton Against Charles
K. Moser.

A damage suit for $50,00o on charges
Of false arrest was. filed In the District
Supreme Court yesterday by Howe Tot
ten, attorney and owner of the lie Para
dis Building, against Charles K. Moser
OF 4514 Connecticut avenue.
Totten was driving an automobile
which struck the defendant on August
30, 1928, at Sixteenth and M streets.
AS a result, Totten charges, he was ar
rested on complaint of Moser and held
two hours in police station before
bond Of $500 was posted. In Police
Court he was charged with driving
while under the influence of liquor, the
suit declared, and after hearing all facts
in the case, Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Chester H. Gray entered nollt
PROSE- of the charge on October %.
According to Totten's suit. Mosel
swore 10 another complaint against hin
on October Is, charging reckless driv-
ing. The case was tried and the charge
dismissed on December IL, the suit
declared. AS result Of the humiliation
caused him in these two trials, Totter
asked damages of $4,000 each for thu
accusations that were dismissed agains
him.
The suit was filed through Attorney
Levi David.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
INTERIOR EMPLOYEES
ELECT GEORGE WARREN
Member of secretary's Force Presi.
dent and Albert NJ. Reising
Secretary-Treasure

George Warren of the Secretary's Of
fice was yesterday elected president Of
the Interior Department Branch of the
Federal Employees Union No. 2. at the
annual meeting in the Union Bank
Building, Fourteenth near q street.
Albert NJ. Reising. also of the Secre-
tarys once, was elected secretary
treasurer.
The following we're elected as repre-
sentatives to Local, No. 2: U. J. Biller.
r. z. Lowe, George M. Beckett, w. B.
Uppercue and w. r. Geyer. from the
Bureau of Pensions; Walter B. Fry and
Mrs. Lucy Shaw, from the Indian once;
N. J. Tubbs, from the Geological Sur
vey: Mrs. r. C. Pierce. from the General
Land once: George A. Warren, from
the Secretary once, and Miss Ena Beth
Paris, from the Radio Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
JUDGES TO SELECT
ORATORy F|NAL|ST.
IN CONTEST TODAY
Three School Representa-
tives Compete for Star Area
Honors at CASTOR Hall.
PHILODEMIC SOCIETY
MEMBERS MAKE CHOICE
Winner Will Compete April Is
With Two Others for Dis.
trict Championship.

The third and final contender for
the championship of the private and
parochial school district in The Stars
Sixth National Oratorical Contest area
is being chosen at CASTOR Hall, on the
Georgetown University campus, this
afternoon, where three school repre-
sentatives are delivering their orations
for the judgment of board of uni
versity student. Judges,
James Leonard Butch, representing
st. Johns College, was scheduled to
speak first, with his grafton on THE
Constitution and the Individual" He
was to be followed by Miss Nellie
Mccormick of st. Patrick's High
School, whose grafton is on THE Citi-
zen: His Privileges, His Duties Under
the Constitution, and Miss Louise
with speech on THE Constitution of
the United States: Its Origin"
Music Arguments Program.
The judges of this afternoons con-
test are members of GEORGETOWN Uni
versitys Philodemic Society, the oldess
college debate organization in the
United States, while the chairman of
the meeting is Rev. John J. Toohey,
S. j., faculty adviser of the Philodemic
Society.
Students of Holy Trinity High School
were augmenting the program Of ora
tory with music, and the players in
cluded Robert Schornbert, pianist:
Frank Warner, violinist; Catherine
Garland, pianist, and Elizabeth O'Con-
ner, violiniSt.
Father Toohe is to announce the win
ner of the contest following the COM
pilation of the judges ballots by con-
test officials. He has presided at the
CASTOR Hall group meeting for the past
two years and hts remarks to the losers
In the contests always have been in
spring and conducive to further effort
rather than to encouragement.
Winner Completes April Is.
The winner of this afternoons COM
petition will compete April Is with
Jerome j. Downey, Gonzaga High
School boy, who won the group meeting
at Mcmahon Hall of Catholic Univer-
sity last Monday afternoon and with
Lawrence w. Gunther. Dewitt Prepare
tory School student, who won the de-
cision In the scheduled second group
meet for the championship of the pri-
vate and parochial school district and
the accompanying prize of 800. This
contest meet will be held in st. Paul's
Academy auditorium, v street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. The
private and parochial district champion
will compete in The Star finals with
the winners of the 10 other district"
finals, for the three-month South Ameri-
can tour and an additional award Of
$500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
elders to Be Targets for Coast Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Guns in Spring Training

with special controls. which can be set
so the glider will reproduce the move
ments of an airplane as they descend
They will be launched at heights of
from 5000 to 10000 feet. Ordinarily the
gliders will descend in circles of vary
ing diameters, their actual course de-
pending upon the wind. Speed boats
will be used to recover them after they
fall in the water.
During the concentration, joint train
ing with the Air Corps will be carried
out. About May part of the two anti
aircraft regiments will be sent to Lang
ley Field, Va, where they will engage
In cooperation with the Air Corps in
defense of the field. They will be
called upon to repel simulated attacks
by air corps units, which will be based
In the vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
REVENUE BUILDING
SKELETON IS BEGUN
First Steel Column Is Raised.
Work to Be Rushed
to Completion.

The FIRST steel column Of the Internal
Revenue Building was raised today on
foundations facing Tenth street near
Louisiana avenue.
! II marked the rearing of the first
supsrstructure of the building and the
beginning of period of intense activity
on the site bounded by B and c, Tenth
and Twelfth streets.
With 81 carloads of steel already here
and more arriving at the rate Of Z
carloads q day. the erection Of the steel
skeleton OF the building will be rushed
to completion and Is to be finished by
July l.
There are now .16o men ut work on
the job for the James Baird Co., Inc,
which has the contract for completion
OF the building. While the steel Skele-
ton is to be done by July l, the con-
tractors have until January 1, 1891, to
finish the entire building -...
| The first column. set in place under
supervision Of officials of the company
and the Governments construction en-
gineer, Neal A. Melick, weighs about
ton and q half and is 40 feet high.
There are SIS bases on the foundation,
upon which will be raised an equal
number of columns for the great build
ing. All the columns are In the city
and are being trucked to the site. Six
steel derricks are in the big hole in the
ground and the place huns with activ-
ity as one Of the speediest parts Of the
entire construction job gets under full
swing
Representing the contractors when
the hrst column was put In place were
T.. w. McKnew. vice president of the
James Baird Co. Inc. Frank Dunlap,
construction manager. and Joseph B.
Bowling. jr., superintendent Of con-
struction.
Altogether there will be $500 tons Of
steel structure In the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21

Motorless airplanes, to be launched
from Regular Army airplanes, will be
used for the first time as targets for
Coast Artillery batteries during the
Spring training of the 61st and SD
Coast Artillery. anti-aircraft, at Fort
Story, Cape Henry, Va, beginning
April /.
The regiments will conduct their An
nual target practice by firing at tow
targets and the gliders. Both 3-inch
anti-aircraft guns and machine guns
will be used and searchlights will be
employed for night operations. The
SD Coast Artillery is en- route from
Fort Totten. N. Y, to Fort Story by
road. more than 12S trucks forming the
column.
The glider targets which will be used
are small motorless airplanes, equipped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
Many Believed Eliminated.
Women to Sign for Hoover.

Executive orders just issued desig-
nate Mrs. Viola B. Pugh, and In case
of her absence Mrs. Helen v. Mcleod
Of the General Land once, Interior
Department, to sign the name Of Presi-
dent Hoover to land patents regularly
issued Mrs. Pugh was appointed by
the Secretary OF the Interior in Au-
gust. 1921. Ito the position of clerk to
sign land patents and has signed the
name Of the President to such docu-
n,ents since that date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
WOMAN. CALLED SUICIDE.
Gallaudet College Waitress Case
Decided by. Coroner.

A certificate of suicide in the death
of Miss Hazel Shifnette, 21-year-old
waitress at Gallaudet College, who died
last night at Sibley Hospital, day
after she took poison in her room at
the college, was issued this morning by
j. Ramsay hewitt. District coroner
A brother-in- law of Miss Shifnette,
r. J. Pagan. SO Sixteenth street north
east, could ascribe no motive for her
act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
Cardinal CALI Improves.

VATICAN, CITY. March 81 P).-
Cardinal CALI, who was stricken by
serious illness while visiting the convent
of the Dorothean Sisters, had con-
siderably improved in health this morn
ing. Doctors think he will soon be COM
pletely restored
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
FILIPINO TO BE PILOT.
L. Laconico Seeks First License Of
His Race in Islands. ,e

Determined to be the first member Of
his race to engage In commercial flying
in the Philippine Islands, l.. Laconico
Of the Portner apartments, q Filipino.
has enrolled for flying course at
Hoover Field.
He is to take course of ground In
struction. flying training and, suficient
Tying time to qualify for commercial
pilots license.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
HESSE RETIREMENT
COMES UP TODAY
Board to Report Decision to
Commissioners Monday
or Tuesday.

The application of Maj. Edwin B.
Hesse for retirement as superintendent
of the Police Department on account Of
physical disability will be taken up by
the Police and Firemen's Retiring and
Relief Board at its meeting. this after
noon.- There are several cases on the
docket ahead of Maj. HesSes, and 1t is
not expected that his care will be
reached until late. The board meets at
2 pm.
DR.. James j. Kilroy OF the Board of
Police and Fire Surgeons will testify
that Maj. Hesse has suffered a complete
physical breakdown. Dr. Kilroy's testi-
mony will be supported by report Of
flve OF the six members of the Board of
Surgeons, who recently examined Mai.
Hesse. The boards decision will be re-
ported to the Board of Commissioners
Monday or Tuesday. It Is expected that
the report will favor granting Maj,
Hesses request.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Francis
H. Stephens is chairman of the re.
firing board. Other members are Bat
talon Chief G. E. Schrom of the Fire
Department and Inspector Z. W..
Brown of the Police Department.
O~bWA0atCo AAStCWs
The retiring boards report win
serve to bring oficially before the Com
missioners at their semi weekly meet
ing Tuesday a problem which has been
occupying them this month, that OF
selecting Maj. Hesse's successor. The
names of 20 candidates for the JOB
have been placed before them. OF
these 10 are members of the Police
Department. The candidates are:
inspectors Henry G. Pratt, William S.
Shelby, Albert j. Headley and w. II.
Harrison. Capts. Robert Z. Doyle, c. L.
Clemmons. william G. Stott, Fred
Cornwell and w. e. Sanford. Detective
Sergt. Lawrence A. O'Dea. Candidates
not members of the department are
Gen. Mark 1. Hersey. Miles Mccahill
Service, Henry e. Solomon of the Coast
Guard, Gen. Smedley D. Butler, Mai.
Bruce r. Campbell, w. z. Sellers, H H.
Hayden, Merritt Chance and Michael
Klacho.
Many Believed Eliminated.
The list above includes all whose
names have been brought before the
commission by members of Congress,
citizens associations and other inter-
ested parties, but it Is believed that the
list under consideration Is considerably
smaller, as several Of the men men
toned would not be likely to accept the
Job II offered.
The morning mail today brought In
half dozen letters of recommendation
for several of the candidates from Rep
resentatives and Senators. Some Of the
letters had been addressed to President
Hoover and were forwarded to the Com
missioners by the White House staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
Fast Day NJ: the Zoo.

All carniverous animals kept In cap
tivity. such as lions and tigers. must
fast one day out Of seven II they are
to remain in good health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
TRUCK CAPSlZES.
Machine Rolls Over Attempting t.
Avert Crash With Car.

A freak accident delayed trafic at
Ohio avenue and Thirteenth street
SHORTLY after noon today, when light
trnck operated by L. o. Gold of Mar
shah, Va, swerved suddenly to avoid
a collision with a machine driven by
Michael Fox. 1914 Twelfth street, and
rolled over.
The top of the truck was crushed
down over the drivers seat and the
windshield crumpled but the glass held
ard Gold escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
EARNED INCOME TAX
REDUCTION is URGED


When Government Financial
Condition Warrants.
Reduction of the income tax on all
earned incomes. such as salaries, fees or
commissions for personal services, when
the financial condition of the Govern
ment warrants such action, was urged
In a resolution adopted at the meeting
of the Federal Bar Association, COM
posed of lawyers in the Government
service. held in the Interior Depart
ment Building last night.
The association also voted to stand
behind the Hoover administration on
enforcement of all laws, and deplored
any action by groups of members Of the
bar who advise or assist the criminal
classes in violating any laws or evading
penalties.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-22
City News Notes

Miss Olive Whitney and Miss Mar garet Weekes were in Worcester on Saturday.
 Mrs. J. W. Law of Farrows street is visiting her brother, Augustus Att wood of North Scituate. R. l. Saturday.
 Miss Ale,a Whitney of North Cros- venordale has been the guest of her grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. J. F.. Whitney, the past week.
 Mrs. George E. Whitney and son Thomas Edgar of North Grosvenor- dale have been visiting Mir. and Mrs. T. s. Cady at Webster Lake.
 Mrs. John Whitney and daughter, Miss Olive. Mrs. William Winslow and daughter. Miss Elizabeth. Mrs. I. C. Reach and granddaughter, Miss Sybil Reach. spent Tuesday in Providence.
 Searls and Howard Bradford, sons of Mir. and Mrs. Howard C. Bradford, South Main street. have returned from vacation spent with their uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. $. E. Lyon, at Crescent Park, R. I.