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Evening star., 1929-01-04
Mothers Charged
With Shoplifting
Put on Probation
Court Recognizes Exten.
uating Circumstances
in Case Against Trio.

Taking into consideration that three
women charged with shoplifting were
mothers, that they had no previous
records and that they had committed
the offenses during the Christmas holi-
days, Judge Ralph Given suspended
sentence and placed them on probation
for one year when they appeared in
Police Court today.
Mrs Effie Balakos, Mrs Maud Wolfers-
burger and Mrs. Bland johnson Keyser
were the trio.
Judge Given warned the women he
was placing them on probation through
consideration of their children, but
that if they returned they must serve.
One woman is the mother Of six chill
dren. another of four and the third
of one.
A total of SIS was forfeited by
Elizabeth Thomas when she failed to
appear in Police Court to answer a
charge of shoplifting
Judge Given ordered a writ OF at
tachment to issue. She gave police an
out-of-town address when apprehended.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
DR.. EDWARD DEVINE RESIGNS
TO ACCEPT HEALTH POSITION
EspousaI of Smith Candidacy
Recalled by Offer of New
York Place.
American University Officials
Say Departure Caused by !.
Salary Increase.

DR.. Edward T. Devine, dean of the
Graduate School and professor of So
cial economy at American University,
whose espousal of the cause of Gov.
Alfred E. Smith in the recent presi-
Dental campaign caused surprise at
the university, has resigned to become
director of the Bellevue Yorkville
Health Demonstration in New York
City, 1t was announced today at the
university
Unoficially it was made clear that
DR.. Devine's resignation was in no
way connected with his utterances for
Gov. Smith, but that large increase
in salary was his motive for the change.
University officials explained that Just
a few weeks ago DIR. pevine had been
engaged for another year at the uni
versity along with the renewal of con-
tracts of all the faculty. While DR.. De-
vines announcement for Gov. Smith
caused considerable surprise and ,m-
official criticism about the university,
founded by Methodists, there never
was any official criticism of his view
point despite several unverifed reports
that he had been called on for an ex-
PLANTATION.
The resignation Of DR.. Devine was
Evening star., 1929-01-04
NY. CENTRAL PLANS
ELECTRIFIED ROAD
Newspaper Declares Project,
Costing S75,OOO,OOO Up,
Would Use Niagara Power.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, January 4.-The New
York Times said yesterday that the New
York Central Railroad has under con-
| sideration a plan to electrify its system
between New York and Buffalo and
use power from Niagara Falls. The
project would cost from 5000, 900
upward.
The projected system of electrifica-
ton would cover a distance of nearly
500 miles. surprising the 300-mile eIec-
trification project recently announced
by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It would
further expand the capacity of the
New York Central. which already Il
quadrupling its lines at many of the
points where four tracks are not al
ready used.
Although news that a power survey
Is under way was confirmed by the New
York Central. the railroad said no con-
clusion on the electrification project
had been reached.
For several years power companies,
in conjunction with our own engineers,
nave been making surveys of our posi-
bic future power needs" said a state
ment from the presidents Office of the
New York Central. These SURVEYS are
normal procedure, inasmuch as the
railroad has to look ahead many years.
While the results of some of these sur
veys have been laid before the COM
pany no conclusion as to the possible
electrif1cation of our lines between
Corton-on-the-H Hudson and Buffalo, N.
Y, has been reached"
A special committee, in which the
mechanical engineering department of
the New York Central Is represented,
has bene comforting with power COM
pany officials on the Identification of
the railroad.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Seeks Annulment
Of Christmas Eve
Rockville Marriage
Edward r. Lowndes, Jr.,
Says He Was Intoxicated
AT Ceremony.

Annulment of midnight Christmas
eve marriage at Rockville is asked in
petition fled today in the District
Supreme Court by Edward r. Lowndes,
jr., 1875 Mintwood place. against
Theresa Lorraine Browne, 370l Six
teenth street. Lowndes tells the court
he was extremely intoxicated and had
only known the young woman two days
when he was cajoled into hiring taxi
cab and riding to Rockville. 1t was not
until January 2, he says, that he
realized that he had been married.
Through Attorney J. Robert Esher,
the plaintiff tells the court that the
marriage was performed without his
conscious knowledge and consent be-
cause of the great amount of intoxi-
eating liquor that he had been drink
ing for more than a month, which made
him mentally incapacitated from con-
tracing a valid marriage.
Lowndes says he was completely
unaware of the seriousness and Solem-
nifty of the act he was about to perform
and allowed himself to. be coaxed,
cajoled ard coerced into hiring a taxi
cab and journeying to Rockville" where
the ceremony was performed at mid
night.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
SLIGO VALLEY PARK
PLANS COMPLETED
Planning Commission Engineer
Chief Also Determines Mary
land Park Boundaries.

Chief Engineer Irving c. Root of the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission announced yes
terday that the commission has COM
pleted a proposed layout for Sligo VAL
ley Park from the Prince Georges Coun-
ty line, at Carroll avenue, to the Coles
Vile road, at Seven Oaks, and that the
proposed boundaries of the Maryland
Park in Rock Greek Valley have also
been determined.
The plan of the development Of Sligo
Valley Park includes not only drives,
but the location of bride patns. SWIM
ing pools, tennis courts, base ball. foot
ball and basket ball fields and public
recreation houses.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
NOTE OFFERS CLUE
IN KIDNAPPING CASE
Anonymous Letter Directs
Police to Hiding Place of
Officers Abductor.

Acting on information given in an
anonymous letter to Inspector Brown
police this afternoon expected to arrest
the man who Wednesday night kid
mapped Traffic Officer Carl Lassiter from
bis post of duty at Ninth and F streets.
The letter received this morning is
understood to have given information
which the writer said would lead to the
kldnapers arrest.
1t was understood the letter spe-
Gifted an address in an exclusive section
pf the city where the kidnaper would be
found. Police would not divulge details
an the letter.
Detective Sergeant Dennis Cullinane.
who is at work on the case, said he did
not expect an arrest before tonight.
The finding yesterday at Third and
B streets northeast of the automobile
in which the policeman was abducted
from his post of duty serves to strength
en- the theory that the kidnaper is
hiding here, police believe.
Intending to make an arrest, Las
sitter, who was on traffic duty at the
intersection, entered the gunman's S
automobile and found himself covered
with a revolver. His abductor drove TO
a vacant lot near the District Jail
where he forced Lassiter out, beat him.
fired two shots and fed.
Lassiter believes his assailant lives
in or near Washington, although the
automobile bore 1928 Ohio tags He
bases his belief on the mans familiarity
with the city and on evidence con-
tanned in certain papers shown him
by the stranger prior to the kidnapping
Local police officials are in COM
munication with Ohio authorities, seek
ing TO trace the man to whom the
license tags on the car were issued
II Is believed the machine may have
been stolen and that the driver feared
capture.
Lassiter. whose injuries were not
serious. has been a member of the de-
partment for two years and resides
:E Lanham, Md.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
MISS GENTRY KEEPS
VIRGINIA DINNER DATE
Two Planes Used in Reaching Mar
tinsville-Will Try to Reclaim
Endurance Honors.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSVILLE, Va, January A.
Miss Viola Gentry. aviatrix, kept ban
quet engagement here last night Dark
ness had forced her plane down 80
miles away on flight from New York,
but she went to Danville and flew an
other plane to the local flying field.
She said she would try January IS to
reclaim the woman's endurance flying
record from Miss Bobbie Trout of Cali
fornia, and, if she can secure backing.
will attempt a flight to Austria. Sew
eral hundred automobiles were gathered
in a ring and their headlights trained
on the flying field here when she was
expected last night.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
JULIAN GRIFFITH DEAD.
Jamestown, Md, Man Formerly
County Election Supervisor.

County Election Supervisor.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January A.
Julian Griffith, 81 years old, former
member of the county board Of election
supervisors and a farmer of wide ac-
guaintance, died of pneumonia last
might after a long illness, at his home
near Darnestown, Md
Julian Griffith of Washington. D. c.;
Ulysses of Philadelphia, Reginald OF
Chicago and Clyde Griffith of Darnes-
town we're sons, and Miss Virginia
Griffith of Darnestown and Mrs. Ethel
Mulligan of Baltimore daughters. He
leaves a sister. Mrs. John Larcombe OF
Washington, D. c., and a brother
Ulysses Griffith of Laytonsville, thi;
county. Funeral services will be hefl
At the late residence at 2 pm. tomor-
TOW.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
VETERAN DEAD AT 90.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPSSiaA OiSpdtCH W Inc star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, January g.
Capt. L. K. Justis, 80 years old, Va Con-
tederate veteran and retired farmer,
who was the head of family of lO9
descendants, died Tuesday at his home
in Madison Heights after a short ill
ness. He was a native of Nottowav
County. He came here in 1877. He is
survived by his second wife, Mrs.
Laurie Robertson Justis; a daughter.
Mrs. Charles Cash; three sons, L. H..
w. E. and w. G. JustiS. 43 grandchiI-
dren. 81 great-grandchildren and
great great-grandchild
Evening star., 1929-01-04

accepted this morning by the executive
committee of the board of trustees OF
the institution at a meeting at 1901
F street, the Graduate School, and will
take effect February /.
The Bellevue Yorkville health demon
stration Is carried on under auspices OF
the Milbank Memorial fund. and the
Health Department of New York CITY
Is only one Of several agencies CO.
operating.
DR.. Lucius C.. Clark, chancellor, In
announcing the action Of the board Of
Evening star., 1929-01-04
DANVILLE MAN EXPIRES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE. Va. January 4--Funeral
services for Frank Talbot. 50 years old,
who died last night, four days after be-
ing seized with influenza, will be held
tomorrow. For 80 years he had been
identified with the city government, and
year ago was voted an annual honora-
rum OF $4,000 as city counselor.
He was credited for the success here
of municipal ownership of utilities. For
years he had led the temperance forces
and was identified with numerous busi-
ness corporations and organizations. He
was first married to Miss Grace Lindsey
and later to Miss Ida Lipscombe, who
survives with three children
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Home Club to Meet.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BURKE. Va, January 4.-The Home
Demonstration Club will meet next
Thursday afternoon at the home oi
Mrs. j. B. Davis. to continue the work
on basket making. The members are
planning to make special basket for
the Community Hall.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Collision Victim Asks $50, 900.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, January A.
Mrs. Josephine Metz has entered suit in
the Circuit Court here against the Cum
berland g. Westernport Transit Co. and
the Aferican Oil Co. for $4,000 dam
ages fof personal injuries received in a
collision between bus operated by the
transit company and truck Of the oil
ccmnany..
Evening star., 1929-01-04

trustees, declared he would look for an
official to succeed DR.. Devine.
Miss Ruth Deyine, daughter OF DR..
Devine. who has been registrar Cf the
Graduate School and the School of the
Political Sciences of American Uniyer-
sity during her fathers service here.
has also resigned her position in trder
to return with the family to New York
City, where. they formerly lived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
Determination Unrewarded.

While air-minded America is today
applauding the prodigious feat of the
Graf Zeppelin in accomplishing sue
cessfully the third leg Of Its ambitious
trip around the world, there is a group
Of aviation enthusiasts who are sunk
deep In the gloom of disappointment.
They are the hackers and well-wishers
Of Lieut.. Afford Williams. crack Navy
racing pilot. who for more than week
has been frantically trying to get his
tiny ship In the air for tests in order
to compete in the Schneider Cup races
in England the first week Of next
month. For williams has failed, and
with his failure goes the last f.eeting
hope that America would be represented
In this classic of classics of the air.
It makes no difference that Italy has
withdrawn its entries and that Eng
land, with elaborate preparations to
capture the speed crown, will go ahead
alone. Ever since the United States
decided officially to remain out Of COM
petition 1t has been Williams sole am
bition to fly racing plane carrying his
countrys insignia in the blue ribbon
event of the air. 1t was he who raised
the funds to build his plane, and 1t was
he who communicated his enthusiasm
60 successfully to the Navy DEPART
.aent that unofficial aid was generously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26

1928 may again cause trouble for the
Democratic party. On the other
hand, II he gives the appointment to
rabid Smith man, the faction which
opposed the former New York governor
may retaliate. Already a number Of
distinguished Democratic leaders in the
party are mentioned as possible APP
pointees, including Representative Cor
dell Hull, former chairman of the
Democratic national committee and the
States favorite son, candidate for the
presidential nomination last year. An
other is Representative Joseph w.
Byrns, long a member OF the House
and of the important committee on
appropriations of the body. Former
Senator Luke Lea, owner of chain
Of newspapers in the State. is be-
lieved to be politically ambitious and
ready to 60 into the primaries next
year. FINS Garrett, former member
of the House and Democratic leader,
who made the race for the senatorial
nomination last year against Senator
Kenneth Mcclellan, is another who may
seek the seat made vacant by the
death Of Senator Tyson.
Tennessee topped over into the Re-
publican column last year and gave
It's electoral votes to President Hoover.
| The vote for President Hoover was
1876. 1888: Smith, 167,343. a margin Of
| 49, 900 votes. But at the same time
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, was re-
elected by a vote Of 1899 to l20,-
259 for James A. Fowler. his Republican
opponent. Electing Republican Sem
ator in Tennessee, 1t is clear, is very
different thing from carrying the State
for the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent against Alfred e. Smith. 1t is
true that Senator Mcclellan is extremely
popular and doubtless could carry the
State against any man, Democratic or
Republican. Nevertheless, the Re-
publicans have a real Job cut out for
them If they are to make bid for
the seat which has been held by Sena-
| tor Tyson in the election next year.
| A great deal will depend upon how
we'll the Democrats get together again
and also whether the Republicans are
able to hold their lines intact. 1t has
been generally expected that Ten
nessee Republican, Claudius Huston. is
to become chairman Of the Republican
national committee in September, when
DR.. Hubert Work steps out Of that i'm
portant ONCE.
There have been other indications
that the Republicans will do their best
to cement the gains which they made
last year in this border State. How
ever, even in the Hoover land
slide the Democrats were able to elect
all of the members of the House except
the two from the first and second con-
gressional districts, which have been
Republican In the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
Urges ''Vicious'' Sports
Be Terminated by Law
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Yesterday mornings Post and The
Sunday Star carried items regarding
Spanish bull fighter who has come
to Washington In an endeavor to stage
bull fight here. claiming that 1t will
be a bloodleSs exhibition.
Let us hope that the Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. the
church organizations, in fact the popu-
lace Of Washington, will combine to
smite this plan.
It surely is time to instill into our
less than human souls spirit that is
opposed to cruelty to defenseless crea-
lures. Any one who cares at all for
the spiritual progress of the race should
know that 1t cannot be good for the
human being to witness such spec
tacles, especially boys, and 1t would
need something other than toreador,s
less brutal than prizefighting, where
the two combatants have an equal
chance.
Enough Of cruelty already Is going
on in all corners Of the globe. People
are killing, torturing. manning, perse-
cutting one another. children among
them. and where do children learn
cruelty but from their elders? 1t is
time the world became enlightened on
this subject and that bullfghting and
other vicious sports toward the help
less be terminated by law. What kind
Of spiritual outlook can the one have
who can find pleasure in such sights?
Let us not permit these cruel prac-
tees to get a footing. even to the
extent Of allowing so-called bloodless
imitation. Cruelty is the last thing
in the world for the soul to feed upon.
It would be sad thing for America
to countenance 1t in such manner.
j, c. GRAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
Women Make Strides
In Office-HOlding

From the Charleston wv. Va Daily Mail
Although women have had the ballot
not quite a decade, they have mace
rapid strides in political Office holding,
both elective and appointive. Their
achievements in this direction are set
forth in a survey prepared by the Ma
tional League of Women We ,ers. They
have had two governors and six secre-
taries of State, but no woman yet has
been chosen lieutenant governor or at
torney general.
The largest salary paid woman ONCE
holder is being received by Miss Annie
Matthews. who Is registrar OF New YORK
County. She receives $4,000. Next 10
her comes Miss Genevieve Cline, judge
of the United States Customs Court OF
Ohio, whose pay is $4,000, but she has
a life commission.
Thirteen women have sat in Congress,
and there are now 149 female members
of State Legislatures. Several cities have
woman mayors. and women are to be
found in many minor Offices. They have
begun to enter foreign service, five hav-
ing passed the State Department exani-
nations. Three women are representing
the Department Of Commerce as trade
commissioners in foreign lands. Many
hold important Federal appointments in
Washington.
Whether the fair sex are guided in
their voting by standards and principles
different from those that actuate men
may be a debatable question. but in
going after the spoils of politics they
are showing an energy comparable TO
that Of their brothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26

given him. It Is simply that the United
States will not be represented and that
fine determination and skill 60 unre-
warded.
The twenty four cylindered racing
ship would not fly. Designed for a
speed in excess Of three hundred and
fifty miles an hour, its thirty-foot wing
spread would not even lift 1t of the
water at a taking speed Of better
than one hundred miles. LaSt-minute
changes were made to no avail. Will
liams was taking his life in his hands
every time he attempted to soar aloft
Once he was rendered unconscious by
gas fumes from the exhaust. But still
he persisted and did not give up until
1t was apparent that 1t was hopeless
fight.
1t is the second ship he and his
sponsors have built for Schneider COM
petition. 1t is hoped that it is not the
last. Even II the Government is will
ing to sit idly by and be content to let
other nations bag the honors of the
air, American ingenuity and persistence,
such as that displayed by williams,
should eventually triumph. May better
luck attend his next effort!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26

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@. Who are the Big Six in base
ball?-H. g.
A. The members of the Big Six In
the major leagues are chosen because
sideration Is made Of the number of
games and the times at bat. Following
are the present Big Six: Herman,
Robins; Foxx, Athletics; Simmons,
Athletics; Hornsby, Cubs; Klein, Phillies;
Ruth, Yankees.
@. How many motion picture thea
tiers are owned by producers or dis
tributors Of motion pictures?-K. L.
A. Motion Picture Producers and
Distributors Of America says that there
are approximately 10000 motion pic
ture theaters in the United States. and
1t Is estimated that Of this number be-
tween 1000 and $500 are owned, con-
trolled or operated by producers or
distributors of motion pictures.
@. What is the average temperature
during September at Quebec?-C. A. S.
A. The average temperature during
September at Quebec is IS degrees, and
the highest and lowest temperatures
thereat during September. 1928, were
go and Al degrees, respectively.
@. Please give me the name Of a
French newspaper published in New
York City and one In Chicago.-W. D.
A. The Courier deS Etats Unis Is
published in New York City and lie
Courier American is published
in Chicago.
@. What are hair combs usually
made off, de L.
A. Some are made of hard rubber.
others Of celluloid, and still others from
the condensation products Of phenol.
Probably the largest portion Of the
combs made today is from hard rubber.
Q. Why is 1t cooler after q ramp
A. The Weather Bureau says that
one reason-often the chief, II not the
only one-is the fact that evaporation
occurs from the wet surface and OBJ
jects on it. Evaporation consumes very
much heat and hence Is cooling
process.
@. How many States have agricul-
tural experimental stations?-M. N. B.
A. Each State In the United States
has at least one agricultural expert
mental station. Some States have more.
The Federal Government allows $780,
900 per year for the maintenance Of
these extension bureaus for the pur-
pose Of helping the people throughout
the United States In raising plants,
vegetables. etc.
@. How many songs mas Irving Ber-
lin written?-P. S.
A. He has written more than 300
songs,