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The Washington times., 1929-07-22
CHICAGO TOWER
To TOP N. s
TALLEST

CHICAGO, July % u.N,sl.-
Windy city visitors Of generation
ago grabbed on to their hat strings
and craned necks in passing "the
Ta.a.comah.h Building, tallest in
the whole world" famous IS the
brew Of beer from which 1t derived
its name. Since those days rub.
berneck wagons have quit calling
attention to structural heights to
direct energy toward more novel
sights.
Chicago now has approximately
$50 skyscrapers on hand, with Is
new ones on pencil tips, and pros.
poets for a round 500 by the end
Of 1880.
While New York still leads the
numerical list with its 2,400 cloud
scratchers, and the flags float
higher there than in any other city,
Chicago Is soon to acquire the larg.
est and tallest office structure in the
world. distancing New York's famous
Woolworth Building.
Cover Whole Block
AS soon as several million dollars
can be properly apportioned among
architects, structural engineers,
supply companies and similar ad.
juncts, work will begin on the
Crane Building. 1t is to be city
within itself, covering an entire
block. and housing between 3,C0O
and 1000 office suites. But the
latest structure actually on the way
up to help lost fliers find the city
Is the Cunco Building, on North
Michigan Avenue.
In one respect, however, has
Chicago outdistanced Gotham In
this superstructure rivalry. That
Is In the amount OF floor space
available in individual buildings,
where this city leads. At present
the enlarged Furniture Mart stands
in premier position, hut the new
Merchandise Mart under construc'
ton will soon assume these lau.
rels.
Among Industrial institutions,
the Western Electric plant here
claims to have the largest amount
of floor space, with more than
four million square feet Of working
area actually in use.
In Other Cities
Other American cities with more
than 100 skyscrapers each include
Los Angles, Philadelphia, Bostor
and Detroit. St. Louis, San Fran
cisco, Kansas City and Pittsburgh
are adding up and constantly count
ing their skyscrapers, but they
still have some to build before
they achieve the century mark.
In point of size, tho number o.
skyscrapers in Chicago has beer
divided into two classes. Those
rating 10 and II stories are figured
at ass, with 65 others ranging from
20 stories up in height.
The Tacoma Building, which
started the structural altitude ract
at the close Of the last century
has been razed.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Gas line BLAST
KILLS TWO

CASTAIC. Calf, July 22.-
Peter Wall. 40. and G'briel Rsecel.
20, were burned to death yesterday
morning when a 12-inch gas line ex'
pioded.
According to the coroner's office
the men were driving along the pipe
line searching for reported leak.
Officials believe the explosion re-
suited from leaking gas being
ignited by a spark from the auto
mobile.
The car was thrown is feet and
the flames spread through the dry
brush OF Violin Canyon.
Motorists attracted by the flames
turned fire-fighters and put out the
blaze.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Boy, 5, Falls so Feet,
And Loses Two Teeth

NEW YORK. July 22.-Anyway
said Joie Mccarthy as hescampered
away after 50-foot fall from a
fire escape of his home In Brook.
lyn. the loss of two teeth in the
tumble didn't really matter. For
hadn't his mother been telling him
they'd fall out some day and be re.
placed by better teeth? So what
was all this bother about. eh?
just the same. Joie, who II s
years of age, was cuddled and
mothered and made to keen ouief
until q physician came. He was
. good doctor. He told Joie to eo
right back to play-on the ground.
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Loan Clerk 'Borrows'
$1,000; Under Arrest

NEW YORK, July 22.-With
S!fS,OOO worth of securities in
his possession. Lawrence A. Soren.
son, Columbia graduate ana loan
clerk. appropriated but $1,000 to
MS own use and was able to return
the balance to the Equitable Trust
Company, It was revealed yesterday
when he was arfaigned on 4 charge
OF grand larceny. Bail was fixed
at $1,000.
Sorenson is said to have planned
to borrow" the securities from
his employers long enough to make
some money for himself in the
STOCK market.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Estate of $4,000, 900
Left by Coffee Heiress

PITTSBURGH, July % a.N,s.).-
An estate OF $1S, ,4Os.S52.O5, the
largest amount ever distributed in
single decree OF the Orphans
Court, was admitted yesterday in
an order by Judge e. C. Chalfant,
In the will of Mrs. Catherine A..
Jamison. of Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Jamison was member OF
the Arbuckle family, coffee manu-
facturers. During her lifetime she
distributed millions in charities.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Il Girl Stewards Sail,
Replacing Men on Liner

NEW YORK. July 22.--Usurping
stil another place heretofore re.
served only for men, the first con-
tingent Of seagoing mattresses ID
girls and women recruited from the
United States, England and Aus.
tria, sailed aboard the Grace liner
Santa Barbara, which left here for
South America.
The women are the first IA aerva
In the dining room OF ocean liners.
samuel W. Mclean. chief stew.
ara said the Mattresses, who win
oe tn charge OF Mrs. Josephine
Gleason, Of Flushing, Queens had
shown themselves to be far uupe.
lSaoe y training TO men.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
RoTARIANs HEAR GIBSON

LEESBURG, Va, July %. DIR.
John a. Gibson addressed the Lees
bury Rotary Club at its luncheon at
the Inn. He described very inter.
estingly and entertainingly his re.
cent visit to the meeting OF the sum
ter, 8. c., Rotary Club, and told of
the phiIanthropic work being done
there for the crippled children and
fer those unable to acquire for them.
selves higher educational training.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
COST Of MONEY
| GUT BROKERS
PROFITS
BY MERRYLE STANLEY
BUKEYsER

Although the stock market aver
axe indicates that prices are
higher than ever before, brokers'
Isdgers do not indicate that specu-
lators. who bought indiscrimi.
nately. have amassed substantial
profits.
The apparent paradox is ex'
planned by two factors. In the
first place, the cost of specula-
tion since mid.winter has been
unprecedentedIy high. At periods
IN the more remote past, when In
terest rates were quoted at fantas.
tic levels. brokers' commission
charges were lower.
The speculator this year has
faced the combined handicap Of
high interest rates. commission
charges and State and Federal
/. transfer taxes. Accordingly. II his
j Judgment on the future Of stock
prices is so per cent accurate, he
/ loses the overhead cost. Interest
charges in April and May aver.
aged around 10 per cent, but have.
been somewhat lower since.
Highly Selective M
The second factor, which penal.
ICED the indiscriminate buyer, was
! the highly seleetive character of
the market itself. Only five
groups of stocks have shown
striking advances since the May
Z setback-the public utility and
electrical stocks, the railroad and
railroad equipment stocks. the
food stocks. the chemical stocks
and the steels.
Oils, motors, sugars. and mis-.
celIaneous groups were unrespon.
sive to the bullish tendencies.
showed prodigicus advances the
the shares OF outstanding COM
panies. Discriminating buyers
concentrated on companies that
have demonstrated pre-enlinence.
The market place has been hon.
: oring demonstrated success; mere
: prospects have been quoted at
q discount.
Look For More
The optimism of informed se-
curity buyers has been based
on a belief that aggregate cor.
porate earnings In 1929 would
set q new high record for all
time, and also that dividend dis
tributions would attain new
peak. Earnings reports. thus far
available, for the first half of
: the year Justify the high expecta.
ticns. If for the. remainder OF
the year business is as good as
1t was in the corresponding
months OF 1928. the new records
! win be attained.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
TIMELY TIPS

kaundering
. pair; doubls blankets. 50 cents:
single. 70 cents; white lady.
Houses end Estates fer Sale
OrEN-Ns cash payment; s44 per
Month. eth et n W.. attractive o.
room brick. seunI-aetached.
Houses fer Rent -Unfurnished
3. E.-s-room frame house: bath,
gas, elee.. newly papered; large
yards. front and rears IRtrobe and
range beat, &4e.b0 mo
Beard and Room
Mn. DUPONT CIRCLE - Newly
aecGratca. "a H., front room, next
with excellent beard; gentlemen Or
married coupler cont. hot water;
ph0Fes also front room with twin
beds. ID fl.I next 20 bath.
Houses and EstGtes FOR Sale
HONEYMOON bungalows. rooms
nnd bath; q. m. l.; garages; large
Iotsi restricted section.
Furnished Rooms
EUCLID N. W.-sinKle room; rum
ming water; next hath. - wk.
Money to Loan on Real Estate
IAEMEDIATE attention, 8 per cent
1st mortgage loans, District Of Co.
1unlbla, Chevy Chase and nearby Md.
suburbs.
Autonsobiles for Sale
CHEVROLET Cabrioleb 1927. black,
In w0 N d eFful condition; fully
equippedi baIcrank bumpers, 1915;
teEW0s
The above tDGnts and offers
Grs only a feuO Of many inter.
eating advertisements yOu wiA
find In today's Times and
Herald elassified sdUsytisins
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
FATHER SLABS SELF

KITZMILLER, Nd, July 22.-
John Townsend, father of three
small children, following q reported
domestic argument at his horne in
Bayard. stabbed himself In the. left
breast. The blade narrowly missed
his heart, but the injury has placed
him In precarious condition.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
VA. FIREMEN ELECT

FALLS CHURCH, Va, July 22.-
Election of officers will be the prin-
cipal business to come before the
meeting of the Falls Church Fire
Department to be held tonight at
5 O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
WensLev's $ Eyes Make
Crooks DiUulge All
By ?. A. WRAY


LONDON July 22-'' WensIey Of the Yard"-officialIy
Chief Constable Frederick Wensey executive chief Of the
cmnal investigation department Of Scotland Yardretire
at the end of this month"; and the criminals Of Britain will
lnnddbtedly unite in special service Of Thanksgiving
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Hotels and Resorts
MIDDLEBURG. Va.
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Help Wanted

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES 81
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paeity. Domestic" Decatur 2419.
GOOD. reliable help furnished daily; dish
washers. general hOnsewOrkers. part.
time and day work Judd Exchange. 2l14
Vermont Ave- N. W. Pot. 1921.
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AZ. W. Parrish entry; bThree D's stock ia
FOURTH RACE-The scarsdals: four-year.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
CITY HEADS ORDER
TAX CANCELLATION

Acting on the recommendation of
William W. Bride, corporation counsel,
the District Commissioners at board
meeting today ordered cancellation of
the taxes charged against the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co, on its
poles, wires and conduits.
Under the act of July ], 1902, tele-
phone companies were taxed 4 per cent
on their gross earnings in lieu of all
other personal taxes. The question was
raised in the suits filed by the Wash
in2ton Railway g. Electric Co. and The
Potomac Electric Power Co, whether the
poles, wires and conduits were real os-
tate and taxable as SUCH or whether
they were personal property and in
claded in the franchise tax under Sec
ton of the act.
The District Supreme Court held that
they were personal property and in
Guided in the tax. This decision, MIR.
Bride reported to the Commissioners
was affirmed by the Court of Appeals.
II see no distinction between those
cases and this" he added, in referring
to the application of the telephone COM
pany for cancellation of the taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
Chinese TO HONOR
HERO, SUN YAT SEN
CoIorfuI Memorial to Be Held
Tonight for Father of
Republic.

The memory of Sun Vat Sen, father
Of the Chinese republic, will be honored
tonight at colorful ceremonies at the
Washington Club, for which the most
notable Chinese in the United States
have gathered in Washington today.
The body of the liberator and phi
losopher, who died four years ago this
month, rests in a crystal casket in the
Temple of the Green Cloud at Peking,
but the remains soon are to be moved to
a magnificent tomb cut into the noun
tainside at Nanken, which has been
described as the most costly memorial
ever erected to human being.
The observance tonight is Of his
"deathday" which is celebrated in
China rather than the birthday. The
dead liberator will be spoken of by his
ceremonial name of Sun Chung San,
for he now has been sanctifled and
given new name.
Altar Erected at Club.
Besides eulogies of the dead leader, 1t
is planned to pass resolutions urging the
United States to withdraw her extra
terrlroflailty IN emma.
A Chinese altar has been erected at
the Washington Club upon which offer
ings to the spirit will be placed accord
ing to the Chinese rites. First, there
will be an offering of incense and a
parchment scroll, the latter symbolic of
the wisdom of old China and the former
the spread of that wisdom over the
world as incense spreads through the
air. Then will come an offering of
flowers and shrubs, symbolic of de-
mocracy and the harmony of nature.
Then an Offering of fruits and grains
will be placed On the altar as emblems
of the necessities of human life obtained
through labor. These offerings will be
in charge of Dr. S. F. Wong.
viii to Be Read.
DR.. Y. j. Huang then will read the
viii Of Sun Vat Sen. after which. in a
period of absolute silence, those taking
part in the ceremony will perform three
reverences before the altar. These are
low bows, repeated three times in a
practically continuous movement. In
the course of the ceremony, gong will
be struck AZ times, symbolic of the AZ
years that Sun labored for China. The
gong represents communication, be-
tween heaven and earth, and is sup
posed to command the attention of
spirits.
There will be addresses on the life
and work Of Sun by c. Y. Cheng, Judge
Paul Linebarger, author of Suns bio
graphy, and his international legal adj
wiser for 10 years; and @Chao Chu WI,
Chinese Minister to the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
RETIREMENT BODY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Capt. Stott Chosen President
of PoIicemen's AS
ISOLATION.

An association which would present
$1,000 to each retiring policeman was
organized last night at the sixth pre-
cinct and officers were elected. The
organization, which is called the Po-
liceman's Retirement Association, al
ready has 600 members and the roster
is expected to contain 1000 names
within few weeks.
Capt. William c. Stott of the third
precinct was chosen president. The fol-
lowing other officers were elected:
Otto Hauschild, assigned to the as
sistant corporation counsels Office at
Police Court, vice president: j. Stanley
Davis of the first precinct, secretary,
and William Wagner of the tenth pre-
ciact, treasurer.
1.-The retirement fund is to be financed
by dues of So each month. Except in
cases of retirement caused by injuries
incurred in the line of duty, the pay
ment of the retirement bonuses will be
deferred for year to allow the &C
emulation of the fund.
If a member of the association re-
signs or dies the dues contributed by
him will be refunded.
A similar organization in the Fire
Department has been in existence for
the past three years and $4,000 has
been paid to retiring members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
PROMISE OF ICE CREAM
RETURNS GIRL, 6, HOME
Lost, She Forgets Address, but
Tells Name and School
She Attended.

A promise of an ice cream cone yes
terday afternoon persuaded 6-year-old
Mary Williams to tell where she went
to school and brought about her return
to her home at 322 c street southeast
where her mother and grandmother
were just on the point Of enlisting the
aid OF police.
Mary left the kindergarten of the
Brent School yesterday afternoon at 3
O'Clock and lost her way. When she
reached Pennsylvania avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets southeast she
met Policeman F. w. Marble of the
fifth precinct, who took her to the sta
ton house. There she was questioned,
but refused to tell the officers who she
was or anything about herself.
Finally she was transferred to the
receiving home, where the gift of an
orange and the promise of an ice cream
cone elected the information that she
was Mary Williams and attended the
Brent School. The child, however, had
forgotten her address. Officials of the
home telephoned the school, found out
where she lived and called her grand
mother. The grandmother explained
that the family had recently moved
from Georgetown and Mary was not yet
familiar with the vicinity of her new
home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12
TRAFFIC CONTROL
REVISION PLANNED
New System at Dupont Circle
to Be Installed in
10 Days.

Within period of 10 days William
T. Harlan, director of traffic, expects
to have in operation at Dupont Circle
new system of traffic control, with
20 lighting signals. designed primarily
for the safety of pedestrians.
Similar systems, he said today, are
to be installed in due time for Thomas
and Iowa Circles, both of which con-
of vehicular as well as pedestrian traf-
fic. These lights already have been
ordered.
At Dupont Circle the situation is ag-
gravated by the necessity of affording
pedestrians safeguards at 10 street in
tersections, yet at the same time per-
hitting the free flow of traffic in and
around the circle. 49,
For a long time we have been con-
sidering the problem at Dupont and
Thomas Circles and believe this new
system, which has been worked out.
will prove satisfactory to all concerned"
said Mr.. Harlan. "At Dupont Circle
there are so many children and nurses
with baby carriages that something
must be done to make the crossings
safe for them. We are bearing in mind
particularly the rights of pedestrians. f."
1WGIlJy lights Will CuIltIOi
under the new system. Harland said.
these being placed at intersections
entering the circle and at intersections
inside the circle. Practically the same
idea will be carried out later at Thomas
and Iowa Circles, especially with re-
gard to the latter, which is a park.
green signal will be the first in
dication, flashing for a period of As
seconds, when automobile traffic will
be uninterrupted in its flow in and
around the circle. This period is of
sufficient duration to permit driver
to make a complete turn of the circle
if necessary.
Then an amber light will come on
with the green, warning drivers that
i'll five seconds pedestrians will have
the right of way. The green light goes
out while the red comes on with the
amber, giving pedestrians the right of
way for Is seconds. This time is SUBJ
ject to change, being fixed at present
to give ample opportunity for a person
to walk slowly acros sthe intersection.
They may cross at any point as auto
mobiles must remain stationary during
this period. At the fourth indication,
the amber light goes out, leaving the
red light on for five seconds. This is
"a warning to pedestrians that auto
mobile traffic will again go on.
The new system. when installed, will
be given a thorough test under these
conditions. If necessary the time limits
for the various lights will be changed.
Mr.. Harlan described the plans for
the control of traffic at Dupont Circle
before the members of the Dupont Cir
Gle Citizens Association at a meeting of
the association yesterday afternoon in
the Mayfower Hotel. He said today
that the Traffic Bureau is to issue cards
and charts before the system is in
stalled SO there would be no lack of OPP
portunity on the part of the public to
become thoroughly acquainted with the
way it is supposed to work.