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Evening star., 1929-12-18
MERCHANTS APPEAL
TO CITY SHOPPERS
IF You Order Delivery, Prepare to
Receive It." Is
Plea. >.

When you direct store to deliver
merchandise to your home during this
Christmas shopping rush, please be
sure to arrange for its reception when
the delivery truck arrives"
This appeal was issued today by the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton as a means Of reducing unsuc-
cessful attempts to deliver parcels, which
results from failure of some purchasers
to have some one at home at accept
packages.
Improvement in this condition has
been made this year as compared with
former years, but there still is confusion
caused by the necessity in some cases
to deliver packages two or three times
before truck drivers have found some
one at homes to accept packages, the
association states.
Because the delivery services of stores
now are taxed to the limit, more salts
factory service can be rendered to the
public as a whole. If all purchasers
having parcels sent home will make
sure there is some one there to receive
them, it is declared.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
SIMMONS SAYS PORTABLES
ARE PROPAGANDA BUILDINGS"
Tells House These Structures Are Held Out
as Example of District Backwardness
In School Program.

ped with school buildings under the
present system. But the authorities
have failed to tell the people what num-
Der of new school buildings have been
established. In one area, where the
f1ve-year program called for a new
building, there are Is students IN one
portable and l6 In another. The Ave-
year program calls for an eight-room
building at that point. We cannot build
more school buildings on that site with
such an attendance. The portableS will
in certain areas.
"Of course, you understand, the
school authorities can shift the bound
ary areas, and shift the population in
portables in many instances, as they
choose. I anticipate that We shall have
some light in these buildings before
long"
Lighting Can Be Improved.
In reply to questions by Representa-
tive Burtness of Ohio regarding the
Door heating and lighting facilities in
these portableS, Mr.. Simmons said that
he hoped the lighting can be improved
and gave his opinion that these port
ables would compare we'll with many OF
those in our Western country. They are
heated with stoves, but have no toilet
facilities or fountains, or things OF that
kind. In extremely cold weather the
heating system would, not be up to a
system which is found in one of the
modern-type buildings. They are not
what you would call flrst-class school,
rooms.
For some reason, which can not
find out, they have not placed lights in
these buildings. If the fault rests with
Congress, I want them to tell me so that
we may correct the situation; and if the
fault rests with them, want them to
tell me so, and I want that they them
selves may correct it, There is no ex-
cuse, in my opinion. for chillren going
to a school in Washington in buildings
without artificial light. That is a thing
] hope we can correct
Evening star., 1929-12-18
16 MEN ARE TAKEN
IN RAID ON CLUB
Secretary, Arrested on
Charge of Permitting GAM
ing, Is Freed on Bond.

One man was arrested, IS others were
taken as material witnesses and large
amount of expensive gambling para
phernalia was reported seized last night
when Sergt. o. j. Letterman and his
vice squad raided house at 2727
Adams Mill road, where police said the
headquarters Of social organization
known as the Mercantile Club was es-
tablished.
Daniel 3. Gusdorf. 10, of 1901 Cal
vert street, said to be secretary OF the
club, was charged at the sixth precinct
with permitting gaming, and later re-
leased in $500 bond.
Complaint Made by Member.
sergt. Letterman said today the clubs
activities were under observation or the
vice squad for weeks. The raid was
said by police to have been the result
of a complaining member OF the CLUB
who lost heavily.
Letterman, with Detectives G. G. NC
Carron, Richard Cox and j. A. Mostyn
went to the house shortly before mid
night. Cox and McCarron climbed UP
a pole In the rear of the three-story
brick structure, forced open a window
and entering an anteroom walked quiet
" into the main hall.
Men Intent on Game.
Cox said several men standing around
table in an elaborately furnished
room we're so intent in their dice game
that they failed to detect the officers
presence Letterman said from one
table chips representing more than
So 900 were confiscated.
Police said that some of the Is wit
nesses taken to the tenth precinct sta
! ton house were wealthy Washingto.
mans and prominent business men
They we're taken to the precinct in the
patrol wagon and forced to leave theil
automobiles in front Of the house
Evening star., 1929-12-18
100000 DAMAGES
ASKED IN TWO SUITS
G. G. and Paul L. Loehler of Con.
struction Company Accuse New
Jersey Corporation of Libel.

Damages totaling 81, 900, 900 are ask
ed in two. suits filed today in the Dis
trict Supreme Court against the New
Jersey Fidelity & Plate Glass Insurance
Co.sof Newark, N. j.. which has q local
once at S15 Fifteenth street. Libel is
alleged in the suits which are instituted
by G. G. Loehler and his-Son, Paul L.
Loehler, as the result Of statements
made in a suit filed in the District
Supreme Court asking q receiver for
the G. G. Loehler Construction Co. in
connection with a contract to erect
the Langdon public school. Each of
the plaintiffs 1lxes his damage at
$500, 900.
Through Attorney Alfred Cerceo the
plair 5iffS say that the defendant in the
papers filed wrongly and libelously
charged that the two contractors have
concealed assets of the corporation to
defraud the company which was on the
bond OF the contracting corporation 20
erect the building. The suit was filed
December Is and each of the plaintiffs
asserts that he has been brought into
public scandal, injury and disgrace by
the alleged false statement and has been
injured in his good name, fame and
reputation.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
Reaches for Wrench When
Bandits Order "ThroW
Up Your Hands"
ROBBERS GO TO ANOTHER
SECTION AND GET 1888
safe-B Breaking and Hold-up of
Woman Also Reported to
Police.

The attempt of two armed young
bandits to rob the Gulf Refining Co.'S
filling station at 834 Bladensburg road
northeast was foiled early today when
Clyde Swafford. station attendant, Of
1411 Thirty-third street ignored their
command to throw up your hands"
and reached for wrench to defend
himself. ...
However, the robbers went directly to
the same company's filling station at
New Jersey and Massachusetts, avenues.
forced Hugh A. Finch into a rest room
and stole $3.50 from the cash register.
They then escaped, after cutting the
telephone wire to delay Finch In report
ing the robbery to police.
Swafford was sitting in the ONCE of
the Bladensburg road station when the
men drove an automobile into the drive
way shortly after o'clock and pur-
chased five gallons of gasoline.
Ignores Two RevoIvers.
The filling station attendant soon was
facing two revolvers, but Swafford
ignored them and jumped for a large
wrench nearby. The robbers ran from
the ONCE
Three other robberies were reported
to police last night and earl today.
A safe in the ONCE of the Console
dated Coal Co. at First and M streets
northeast was opened with hatchetS and
robbed of $500 in cash, according to
police.
Woman Held Up.
Mrs. Helen w. Fawks of 1904 Fifth
street northeast told police last night
she was struck on the head from behind
with the butt of revolver and robbed
of a pocketbook containing $39 in cash.
Mrs. Fawks furnished police with q
detailed description of the robber.
Thieves also gained entrance to the
Office of the Terminal Ice Co., at 301
< street, last night. but left without OBJ
tanning anything of value. George Estes
of 1474 Chaplin street, an employe Of
the company, discovered the burglary
and notified police.
Evening star., 1929-12-18

The need for a Junior college IN the
National Capital, the question Of get
ting rid of the portable school buildings,
and the poor toilet and lighting facilities
in those structures were discussed in
the House late yesterday when Chair
man Simmons of the House subcom-
mittee on District appropriations was
endeavoring to fix the blame for delays
in the school building program.
Representative Arentz of Nevada, who
is sponsoring the Junior college bill,
complained that the District school
authorities put him of with the argu-
ment that as long as portables are in
use the junior college should wait He
said:
II am interested in the establishment
of junior college in this city, and
have frequently asked the authorities
questions in regard to the prospect Of
establishing it. The answer get to
my questions as to whether they would
sanction a junior college is that so long
as the temporary school buildings exist
they see no reason for the erection of a
junior college. We should remember
that we are educating the sons and
daughters of departmental workers, and
I do not see how the temporary Struc-
lures in the District of Columbia have
anything whatsoever to do with the
beginning OF real school system IN
cluding junior college, in the District
of Columbia.
Dubs Propaganda Buildings"
In reply Mr. Simmons pointed out
that the portableS will probably be used
for some time in certain sections, and
referred to them, as propaganda"
buildings.
THE schools have used portable
buildings in Washington ever since
have had anything to do with the
Washington schools" said Mr.. Simmons.
They are what one member of the
committee termed propaganda build
ings They are held out as an exen-
piification of the contention that the
District of Columbia is not fully equip
Evening star., 1929-12-18
DR.. SIMON TO BE GUEST.

The regular Friday night services at
the Sixth Street Synagogue will be con-
Quoted this week by Rabbi Simon of the
Eighth Street Temple. DR.. Simon will
speak on THE Possibilities of the Jew
in America"
He is the sixth guest rabbi to address
the Adas Israel congregation this
Winter. A permanent rabbi will be
selected by the congregation shortly
after the first of the year.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
Suit Filed for Boy Claiming $4,000
Damages, Alleging Slander by His Teacher

Joseph is a thief" the teacher is
alleged to have said. II do not want
any of you children to associate with
The boy, through his father, declared
that he was not and had never been
guilty of an act Of dishonesty and that
by reason of the alleged slanderous
statement of the teacher he has suf-
fered great humiliation and has been
injured in his good name. fame and
reputation. He is represented by At
torneys Bernard G. Ostmann and Ed
ward H. Seal.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
REDUCE FIRE LIEUTENANT
TO THIRD-CLASS PRIVATE
Commissioners Find Him Guilty of
Entertaining Women in En-
CINE House.

Lieut.. E. M. Luskey of No. 16 Engine
Company was reduced to the rank OF
a third -class private by the District
Commissioners yesterday. The Com
n1issioners, in taking their action, ap-
proved Luskeys conviction by Fire
Department trial board on charges of
entertaining two women in the engine
house.
pvt. ]. C. Weaver of the same engine
company was charged with the same
offense and the trial board fined him
500. Weaver did not appeal.
The Commissioners remitted one-half
of the unpaid balance of the fines Of II
police privates, imposed by the trial
board for various offenses.
The action was taken on recommen-
dation of Mai. Henry G. Pratt, police
superintendent, because of the approach
of Christmas The balances remitteo
range from $3.50 to $50.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
CONFERENCES PLANNED
FOR COMMUNITY WORK

A series of monthly conferences will
be held to plan for Washington's COM
munity programs, it was decided yester-
day at a meeting of community secre-
taiies Miss Sibyl Baker department
director, presided.
Auditorium Programs" will be the
subject of the January meeting, with
Mrs. L. w. Hardy as leader in the dis
Cussion, which will embrace community
drama, music and interpretative dane
ing,
A new community center has recently
r.sn established under the Community
Center Department, at Takoma Park
: with Tus. Thomas c. JefIers as COM
AUNT secretary.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
MRS. A. E. POTTER, ARTIST
DURING CIVIL WAR, DIES

Mrs. Annie E. Potter. widely known
as an artist here during the Civil War,
noted for her paintings of number of
pictures of President Lincoln's cabinet,
died at the home of her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Etz,
Bradley Hills, Bethesda, Md, yesterday
Mrs. Potter was the widow of Henry
G. Potter, brevet captain in the Union
Army, and had resided in this city since
before the Civil War. The family resi-
dence was located at 1106 G street
many years ago. She was a native of
Ohio.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the residence of her daughter and SON.
in-law tomorrow afternoon at 1870
o'clock. Interment will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
MRS. RUTH B. OSBORNE
DIES AT AGE OF 86
Funeral Services to Be Held To-
morrow, With DR.. Smith to
Oficiate.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Ball
Osborne, 86 years old, who died at her
home, 1884 Columbia road, Yesterday
will be conducted in Gawler's chapel,
1854 Pennsylvania avenue, tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock. DR.. Herbert
Scott Smith, rector of st. Margaret's
Episcopal Church, will of1ciate. Inter-
ment will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Mrs Osborne was the widow of Gen.
Edwin S. Osborne. She had been a
resident of this city for many years.
Her husband died here in 1900. She is
survived by three sons, John Ball Os-
borne, counsel general at Stockholm,
Sweden: Russell Osborne of Scranton,
Pa, and Clay Osborne of Portland,
Greg, and two daughters. Miss Frances
Osborne, with whom she lived, and Mrs.
w H. Middleton Of Germantown, Pa.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
ENGINEERS TO MEET.
Annual Session to Be Held Tonight
at Cosmos Club.

The annual meeting of the Washing
ton Society Of Engineers will be held
tonight at O'Clock at the Cosmos Club.
The election Of officers for the coming
year will be one of the outstanding
events on the program.
Two Aims will be shown, through the
courtesy of the Du Pont de Nemours Co.
of Wilmington, Del. One will portray
the driving Of the Cascade tunnel while
the other will show power DEVELOPMENT
In the South. About 400 members are
expected to be present.
Evening star., 1929-12-18

Joseph William Wright, a minor, by
his father, George M. Wright, 4574
Conduit road, today filed suit in the
District Supreme Court to recover $780,
900 damages from Winifred Pruitt, a
teacher at the Reservoir public school
and residing at ASH Carolina place, fol-
alleged slander. The boy says the
teacher in the presence of all the chill
dren In his schoolroom. october %. last
accused him of dishonesty and warned
the other pupils that she gould punish
any one that associated with him.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
Three. Language Film Next

English, French and German will be
used in a multi-language super talkie,
which Is to be produced in England by
a German director. who also speaks
French fiuently. He will be aided by
an English assistant director. An
American director In England will also
make an English and French talkte.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
School Trains for Germany.

To teach the employees the theory and
practice Of railroading, the German gov
ernment has inaugurated school trains
on the federal lines. Passenger coaches,
each in charge of an instructor, move
from station to station, where classes
are held with little loss Of time to the
workers.
Evening star., 1929-12-18
SCHOOL TO GIVE PAGEANT,
Johnson Students, Glee Club Com
bine on Program.

Children Of the johnson School will
present q Christmas pageant IN the
Powell Junior High Schools auditorium
Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
The johnson Glee Club. directed ny
Valaria Marshall, will serve as choir
invisible" throughout the play and rem
der "Cantique Noel" and First Noel"
Miss c. M. stinzinE will direct the
Evening star., 1929-12-18

Sir James Barry, the author, has Just
been made an honorary lvice president
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
TITLE BASKET BALL
DATES WILL BE SET

South Atlantic officials today were to
decide which games would be played
here and which in Baltimore in the
championship basket ball series between
the winners in the Washington and Bal
timore elimination tournaments.
Four District titles were decided last
night as the tournament here ended.
United Typewriter GrayS, in the I'M
limited class; st. Peters, in the 145-
pound group; Curtin Wonders, in the
l30-pound division, and Eagles, in the
girls senior class, were teams which
gained crowns.
Previously championships had been
won by Jewish Community Center Ar
rows in the 100-pound class, Boys Club
OptimiStS in the 115-pound group and
Hyattsville High in the girls Junior
class.
There was plenty of lively COMPETE
ton last night, though two OF the games
were decided by healthy margins.
As was expected, Ul.ted Typewriter
Grays were given stern battle by jew
ish Community Center before the latter
succumbed in a 39-to-34 match in the
unlimited class. st. Peters also was
pressed to triumph over French A. c.,
% to 20, in the 145-pound group, but
Curtin Wonders easily defeated Aztecs.
"a to Is, in the l30-poundclass, and
Eagles drubbed Jewish Community Cen
tiers, 80 to IA, to take the girls senior
title
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
GRID RULES TEST
COMES TOO LATE
Game Listed Tuesday Might
Have Proved Valuable
Prior to Changes.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

"HAT foot ball game which will
be played by two Harvard elev-
ems at Cambridge next Tuesday
l. before a select crowd of officials,
rules committeeman and coaches
is designed to demonstrate practically
how the changes in the rules are going
to work out.
So far as Is known, no newspaper
critics have been invited, and, indeed,
if the policy observed by the rules COM
mittee in formulating the changes in a
secluded spot on the Jersey coast is
carried out, the press will not be present.
1t occurs that the most fitting time
to have demonstrated the practical eff
fects of rules changes upon the game
would have been before the changes
were made-that is to say, while they
were under consideration.
For no matter how the test works out
now, nothing can be done about it.
The changes will stand. Even so, the
demonstration would be of some value
either in settling the minds of the rule
makers as to the soundness of the
changes or giving them hint that fur
ther changes will have to be super
imposed upon changes already made.
Just how the game looks when a
tumble occurs and the lucky retriever
"a tIit Dall ID liUl pctLHIttcu W ScdIIlpct
at large. the practical working of the
additional restrictions upon the screen
forward pass and other new elements
will come under consideration at Cam
bridge.
One interesting thing that might be
done would be to have one half played
with the crossbar of the goal posts
the posts, of course, being back of the
Uncover the goal line and the other
half with the crossbar 10 yards back.
The comparative number of field goals
attempted in each half as we'll as the
comparative number of successful at
tempts could be tabulated.
This being done. the writer predicts
that the rules committee and others in
terested in the game will be in possess
sion of information of very real value.
But of course S will not be done.
The purpose of the occasion will be to
permit the powers that be to contem-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
NELSON'S ROUGH WORK
ON MAT COSTS HIM SIS

Rough House Nelson, who heaved q
chair at his opponent. Joe Turner, to
end last nights match at the Strand
Theater, today paid SIS for his bit OF
truculent sport. After the chair episode
which followed lunge by Nelson into
the orchestra pit. Sergt. J. E. Kane OF
No. liked Rough House to the hoose-
gov.
He was charged with disorderly con-
duct. He forfeited five-spot of COL
lateral.
Turner won the first fall with flying
tackle in 24l2 minutes. The second fall
had progressed 10 minutes when Nelson
lunged at Turner who sidestepped and
watched his foeman catapult through
the ropes and into the music pit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
STANFORD ATHLETE
BREAKS SHOT MARK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, March 2S.-One world in
door track record was shattered and
two others were established here last
night, when Stanford University de-
feated University Of Washington, 70 to
So, in the first Pacific Coast indoor
meet in history
Harold Rother OF Stanford set new
world indoor record in the shotput with
toss Of 81 feet 80 Of an inch. The
former record made by Swartz Of the
New York Athletic Club was 40 feet
65s inches.
Eric Krenz, Stanford giant, estab-
lished a new indoor record in the discus
event with heave OF 1853 feet 1134
inches. The event was believed to be
the first Of its kind ever held indoors.
Steve Anderson of Washington won
the 80-yard high hurdles In 90 seconds.
The time was announced as q new mark
for the freak distance, not listed in
the record books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
Gradually Undermining Varsity Base Ball and Track Hereabo
S. A. FLOOR TOURNEY
Last Nights Results.

Unlimited class-United Typewriter
Grays, 80; Jewish Community Center,
81.
I30-pound class-Curtin Wonders,
"a; Aztecs, IL.
145-pound class-St. Peters, 30;
French A. c., 20.
Girls senior class-Eagles, 80; Jewish
Community Center, IL.
The Tournament Champions.
l0O-pound class-Jewish Community
Center Arrows.
1l5-pound class-Boys' Club Opt
mists.
l3O-pound class-Curtin Wonders.
145-pound class--St. Peters.
Unlimited class-United Typewriter
Grays.
Girls junior class-Hyattsville High.
Girls senior class-Eagles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
Central Grid Team Will Play
Attractive "Outside" Contests

Howard Canham, Bob Boucher. Joe
Reamy, Forrest Sheedy, Bowie johnson,
Haskell Milestone and Bob Coffman:
Frank Kocsis, 15-year-old, 162-pound
javelin thrower, Is an interesting mem
Der of the squad. This husky, good
looking freshman is described by Foley
as being one Of the most promising
boys eveH to try for his track team
Kocsis caN, to Central from the Ross
School.
In addition to base ball, st. Johns
students are going in for golf and
tennis. The golf team will meet other
schoolboy combinations here and the
tennis team VIII compete In the prep
school series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
ATHLETES SWARMING
WEST POINT FIELDS

BY the Associated Press.
WEST POINT, N. Y, March %
Any timid robin who wonders II Spring
really has come may find that he is
unduly conservative by paying a visit
to the United States Military Academy.
With a whoop of enthusiasm, hun
dreds of deyotees of half dozen sports
have rushed from indoor practice places
to the wide open spaces Of the big res
ervation.
Scoring chill March winds, sprint
ers, hurdles and weight men have start
ed work in earnest. With q record OF
unbroken meet successes for two years,
Coach Leo Novak and his associates
apprehension at the shadows cast be-
fore by New York University athletes.
With a new coach in charge, a big
lacrosse squad Is preparing for 10
game schedule. F. Morris Touchstone.
formerly at Yale and Johns Hopinks, is
coaching lacrosse, game which has
the Endorsement of Biff Jones, the foot
ball coach, who says that II foot ball
player has to play some game other
than the game of games, lacrosse Is as
good as any.
The Army tennis team for the first
| time has a coach, George s. Ward, and
d lS-BdIIlc SEIlcUulc Will NC prayed, IIldIly
of the matches on new courts. There
| is no waste space at West Point. so
tennis is played in the Spring and Sum-
mer at the place where hockey Is king
| in Winter-when there Is enough ice.
Moose" Mccormick. former New
York Giant, after an indoor siege, has
led his base ball players out of doors
and will be ready to open the season
with Vermont April 10. The great
pinch-hitters' base ball alma mater, the
Giants. will invade the Army strong
hold April Is, as curtain raiser to
the National League opening the next
day.
Only the golf team Is still held to
indoor practice, as the miniature course
at West Point is not yet open for play.
The polo team has made up its mind
that 1t cannot plav on the new field
before october, If then.
T. 7. Rraddock Is ONLY % wears old.