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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
MEALS IMPROVED
At WALTER REED
All Irregularities Corrected
During Investigation,
Good Reports.

All of the irregularities complained Of
at Walter Reed Hospital during an in
vestigation of that institution early this
year have been corrected, Secretary OF
War Good declared today in letter to
Senator David Reed of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the Senate military affairs
committee.
The Secretary of War told the Sem
ator that recent inspection OF the hos
marked improvement in the meals fur
nished patients, and that the men at
the hospital are well satisfied.
Commenting on the results OF the
attention which the War Department
has given to the hospital since the in
vestigation, Senator Reed said he was
very much pleased"
Patients Interviewed.
The letter from Secretary Good to
the Senator stated:
Having in mind your personal in
tereStS in the conduct Of affairs at
Walter Reed General Hospital, as indi-
Gated by the correspondence that has
passed between you and the war De-
partment during recent months, 1t gives
me pleasure to inform you that all
irregularities at that institution nave
now been corrected.
"An inspecting officer visited the hos
pital almost daily from September l
to october /, 1929. During his visit he
interviewed all patients who were there
at the time of the previous investiga-
ton ate at least 10 meals, questioned
Red Cross representatives, nurses,
dieticians and other officials and care
fully studied menus Of past months.
Mess Conditions Improved.
"This latest inspection clearly indi-
Gates that the Irregularities previously
reported have been rectifed, that
marked improvement in mess conditions
has taken place and that all patients
in the hospital are well satisfied, not
only with the class of food furnished,
but with its preparation"
Senator Reed, in discussing the letter,
said that all the information reaching
him, both from official and unofficial
sources, conveys the impression that
most of the causes for complaint which
led to the investigation have been re-
moved. He said he learns that the
quality of the food has improved, that
the quantity is sufficient and that the
meals are more palatable.
1T is gratifying" Senator Reed adj
ded, ito know that the War Depart
ment, under Secretary Good, is willing
to investigate and correct conditions
which require correction when brought
to its notice by persons outside the
military service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
WASHINGTON YOUTH BREAKS
RECORD FOR MODEL FLIGHTS
Plane Designed by John Sui
Ivan Scars 8 Minutes FL as
Seconds at Louisville.
Time Was Best in Junior
Class, but Also Bettered Ef-
forts in Senior Division.

John Sullivan, 15-year-old model
plane flyer of 1412 Twenty-ninth street,
broke all existing records at the Louis
vile, KY, model aircraft finals yester-
day, when his tiny ship scared above
the flying field for minutes 2145 Sec
onds. Young Sullivan's fight bettered
by minutes the record Of the National
Playground Miniature Aircraft Tourna-
ment, under whose auspices the meet
Is being staged.
Sullivan's flight was made in the
junior class for hand-launched ships,
but also bettered the best flight made
in the senior class.
Fffty-seven boys are entered in the
national contest. They qualified by
winning city meets. Although the con-
test will not end until tonight, aviation
officials predict that Sullivan's flight
will stand as the tournament record
for hand-launched models.
Second place in the junior hand
launched went to Alphonse Nathewitch,
Baltimore, and third to Aubrey Robin
son, Houston, Tex.
A compressed-air model, launched by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
BrOOmseller Gets
Funeral Without
Band and Horses
Miss Cooke, Who Planned
Rites Is Years Ago, to
Wear ''Hobble Skirt.

In a casket of her own design, which
has lain in the mortuary Of local un-
dertaker Is years, and in dress Of
the "hobble -Skirt" fashion of 1914, pro-
vided the undertaken at the time of
ordering her casket, but without at
tendance of the United States Marine
Band, which she also contracted for
Is years ago, Mrs. Hannah K. Cooke,
broom seller on the streets of the Cap
ital a score of years ago, will go to her
final resting place in Glenwood Gene
terry Monday afternoon.
Nor will Miss Cooke have the pomp
OF horSe-drawn hearSe and carriages in
her funeral procession, or the police
Escort for which she yearned when
drawing up her funeral arrangements,
for Majs Richard Sylvester, then super
intendent of police, turned down the
latter request and the day of the horse
in funerals having passed disposes Of
the former.
Half Of Wealth for Rites.
The broom seller, who was familiar
sight upon the downtown streets of the
Capital 20 years ago, left about half of
her estate of approximately $4,000 to
be applied to her funeral, with a multi
tude Of instructions as to how the flu
neral and burial were to be carried out.
Fifteen years ago, when use of the
Marine Band for private functions was
permissible, her contract for the band
at her obSeQuieS was drawn up and
sealed, but Congress voided the con-
tract when it later passed a law pro-
hibiting the use of the band for private
affairs.
Miss Cooke died at st. Elizabetis
Hospital Tuesday. She had been adj
judged insane March 20, 1924.
Ten years before her commitment to
st. Elizabeth's, she made her will ana
left out no details of her funeral ar
rangementS, for (which she provided
81, 200 with the provisions for added ex-
penditures II necessary. The residue of
the estate she willed to the Children's
Hospital.
SITS Provided for Band.
She directed that the Marine Band
be paid SITS and that it play Abide
With Me-" as her body was to be taken
into the church. AS it was to be re-.
turned to the hearse, the band was to
play Nearer My God to Thee" and at
the grave, I'VE Shall Meet at the River"
The will also provided 5000 for flowers
and $50 to quartet and organist at
the church. The oficiating minister was
left $40.
Joseph Gawler's Sons, the undertake
ing establishment handling the details
of Miss Cookies funeral, is carrying out
Miss Cookies funeral stipulations to the
letter, where it is possible. Services
will begin at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon in Gawler's chapel, 1750 Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
POLICE AND FIRE
PAY RAISES URGED
Recommended by Merchants
& Manufacturers Board
of Governors.

Increases in the salaries of employees
of both the Police and Fire Depart
ments of the District we're recommended
to the District Commissioners and to
Congress by the board of governors of
the Merchants & Manufacturers Asso-
citation at its meeting yesterday after
noon.
tended, would serve the double pur-
pose of stimulating the morale of these
departments OF public service and at
tract better men to the forces. Also,
it was felt, higher salaries than now
are current here are justified by living
conditions and the services of firemen
and policemen.
Resolution Adopted.
The resolution to this effect was
adopted on recommendation Of Mai.
Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the
merchants board, and Mark Lansburgh,
vice president. Letters outlining the
recommendation will be forwarded to
the Commissioners and District COM
mitteemen Of the House and Senate.
Previously the merchants organiza-
ton has gone on record favoring an en-
largement of the number of patrolmen
on the police fnce from 1850 to / 500
men. The neei for this was clearly
pointed out, 1t was said, by the state
ment of Mai. Henry G. Pratt, superin-
tendent of police, in showing that, due
to the division of the men into three
shifts, but ITS men at one time actually
are patrolling their beats" to protect a
city Of half million persons.
CramtOn Bill Endorsed.
The merchants board also Endorsed
the Cramton bill providing for the Gre
alton of parkway system from Fort
Washington to Great Falls, along the
Potomac, a project being sponsored by
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
The organization also renewed its
recommendation for the Strengthening
Of F street between Seventh and Ninth
streets where it passes by the the old
Patent ONCE Building. It was con-
tended that this break in the line of
the street creates traffic bottle neck"
which could and should be eliminated.
It was urged by some that the old
Patent Office Building be abandoned
and new structure erected as a part
OF the Federal building program.
Plans were laid for the starting of
this years mail-early and shop-ear1y
campaign as a means of preventing the
last-minute Christmas shopping rush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
elders ORGANIZE
TEMPORARY CLUB
Edward H. Young Tells Of
First Flight in Craft
in This City.

Temporary organization of the Glider
Club of Washington was effected last
night at q meeting in the Strong John
Thomson School, Twelfth and L streets,
and committee was appointed to draft
a constitution and bylaws prepare
tory to establishment of a permanent
organization at meeting to be held at
the Thomson School November /.
Edward H. Young, the first man to
make a glider flight in the District of
Columbia, was elected temporary presi-
dent and chairman Of the special COM
mittee Paul E. CARRIER, assistant cur-
ator of the National Museum in charge
of aeronauticS, who also has made a
number of glider flights, was named
temporary secretary.
The committee is composed of E. w.
Sphinx, j. r. Gates, J. T. Gray and
G.. A. Birdsall. Members Of the club
will begin q survey of available glider
sites in and near the District of
ton of a primary training glider is ex-
pected to begin Immediately following
the November / meeting.
Gliding, or the art of flying motorless
planes, may in time come to occupy a
leading position in the world of sports,
Walter Hinton, pilot of the NC-4 on
the first transatlantic flight and chair
man of the aviation committee of the
washington Chamber of Commerce,
told members of the club.
Gliding" he said, should prove the
ideal sport and training. medium for
those who cannot afford to fly motored
airplanes or who are physically unable
to qualify for an airplane pilots license.
Gliding and soaring Is Just begin
ming to come into its own in this coun-
try and should prove of immense bene-
fit to aviation. In flying a glider you
really learn to fly. You fly by feeling
and instinct. The danger in learning
to fly an airplane is that you learn to
fly by instruments, Many student
pilots must watch their air speed indi-
Gators to determine whether they have
flying speed. They do not rely on flying
sense to tell them that they are safe.
That is dangerous. In gliding, how
ever, you have no instruments and If
you fly at all you fly properly"
Mr.. Young recounted early expert
ences in this city with gliders and man
carrying kites. The first glider flight,
he said, was made where the Lincoln
Memorial rejecting pools now are To-
Gated He was the pilot of glider
which was towed to height of so feet
lance of $50 feet after the line was
cast of.
There are now 200 glider clubs in
the United States, Mr.. Young said. In
Germany the soaring endurance record
for a one-man soarer is IA hours and
z minutes, he said, and for two men,
z hours and IL minutes. A German
glider pilot has made worlds record
of 90 miles sustained flight in soarer.
In the United States the glider endu-
ance record is / hour and 25 minutes,
he said, and the distance record nearly
Is miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
F|REMEN'S PARADE
PRIZES DELIVERED
Crowd of 500 Present for
Ceremonies When Awards
Are Given Winners.

Before a crowd of more than 500,
who had difficulty in finding standing
room in the large boardroom of the
District Building SIS handsome trophies
and more than $700 in gold last night
were awarded the winners of the vari-
Gus events in the flremen's parade here
Labor day.
With the award of prizes came the
announcement that $29, 800 had been
raised at the annual base ball game be-
tween teams representing the Fire and
Police Departments for the benefit of
widows and orphans of the members OF
the two services.
AS result of winning the game the
firemen'S team was presented with a
statuette and a United States flag, both
of which are its permanent possessions
in token of winning three of the an
nual contests in succession.
OdeII Smith Presided.
Odell Smith, chairman of the public
order committee Of the Board of Trade,
presided at the meeting, awarded prizes
and introduced the speakers.
Charles w. Darr, president OF he
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
who delivered the principal address,
praised the police and fire departments
and told of the support of the chamber
of the proposal to increase their pay.
1.-THE public cannot begin to show the
appreciation that it should feel toward
these two departments which are worth
many, many millions of dollars in gold
to any community" Mr.. Darr said, add
ing: THE District of Columbia has the
finest firemen and police of any COM
munity in the United States"
other speakers were Charles j.
Waters. representing the citizens COM
mittee for the parade: Rudolph jose of
the City Club; DR.. Frank A. Gibson,
chairman of the judges committee for
the parade; Harry Almond and Sergt
A. j. Bargagni, in general charge of
arrangements for the parade and its
sponsor, who thanked all who aided In
the success of the affair.
The other speakers also praised Sergt.
Bargagni, who instituted the annual
celebration here.
Prizes Awarded YictOrs.
The prizes awarded last night in
cluded given Victors from the District
of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and
Pennsylvania, in various phases Of the
firemens and ladies auxiliaries' COM
petitions, and others, as follows: Best
Legion; best civic or business mems as
ISOLATION float, Columbia Heights; sand
making best appearance in parade.
Washington Boys Independent Band;
best fraternal float, Redmen; second
prize, Modern Woodr:en of america;
best commercial roats, FARMS, first, and
Chestnut Farm Dairy, second, and the
winners in the baby carriage parade,
the three prizes for This event being
given by The Evening Star: =
They follow: Fifty dollars to To-
month-old Doris May Defer, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Defer, 214
Charming street northeast; $25 to Eliz-
abeth Marie and Dorothy Anne Win
tiers, 17-month-old twins of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Winters, 1343 F street
northeast, and SIS to Shirley Thomas,
4 years old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William E. Thomas, 1349 Kenyon street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
SCIENTISTS DISCOVERY BRIDGES
GAP BETWEEN INDIAN CULTURES
Smithsonian ArCheologiSt Re-
ports Findings After Ex-
cavations in Arizona.
Uncovers "Pit" House Buried
Beneath Ruins of 45-Room
Pueblo department."
BY OSCAR LEIDING,

BY OSCAR LEIDING,
Science Editor, the Associated Press.
Bridging the gap between two Indian
cultures, one waning and the other de-
veloping when Christ was born, was
reported today by F. H. H. Roberts, jr.,
Smithsonian archeologtst, on his re-
turn from a Summers exploration in
Eastern Arizona.
Digging in an ancient village east OF
the famous petrif1ed forest and near the
New Mexico border, he discovered an
old Indian pit" house buried beneath
one end of the ruins of a 45-room
Pueblo apartment"
The one-room pit house, probably
$500 years old, was typical dwelling
of a long-headed race of Indians, an
Gent basket makers who also made the
first crude American pottery. In the
ruins were the remains Of their craft.
Work of Different Race.
The massive dwelling reared above ii
was the work of a different race, a
round-headed type who enlarged on
the first feeble attempts at working clay
and began the firing of pottery to lay
the groundwork for true American
ceremic handicraft.
Though both types of dwellings have
been found before and remains arc
plentiful of the two crafts, this is the
first instance of their existence so close
ly together.
THE SITE" Roberts said, apparently
marks an ancient village where the two
types of Southwest Indians mixed. Tit
older remains represent a phase of cul
! ture that stands on the borderline be-
tween the basket makers and thu
Pueblos."
A chain Of II pit" houses were ex'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
MRS. LUCY r. WRIGHT
DIES OF PARAL YSIS
Widow of Undertaken Firms
Founder Succumbs at Age
IF TX

Mrs. Lucy F. Rich Wright, rs years
old, died yesterday at the home Of her
nephew, B. Frank Wright, 4404 Six
tenth street, following the recurrence
of a paralytic attack. Funeral services
will be held at IL o'clock Monday morn
ing at the Wright residence. Following
services at the home. Rev. Chesteen
Smith will offlciate at brief ceremony
in the Hamline Methodist Church.
Mrs. Wright, native of Lebanon
Springs, N. Y. was the widow of the
late John r. Wright, founder of the
Wright undertaking establishment. She
had resided in Washington the greater
part of her life, coming to this city SIS
years ago. She was long associated
with local missionary and philanthropic
circles.
Mrs. Wright is survived by q cousin,
Mrs William NJ. Merry of Lebanon
Springs. NJ Y. and by two nephew D.
B. Frank Wright and John r. Wright.
The interment win be in Glen@ood
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
AlRPLANE EXPRESS LINES
SEEK MAIL CONTRACTS
Two Corporations Make Proposal
to Department for Service, New
York to Los Angeles.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two airports for transporting letter
mail from New York to Los Angeles
were proposed to the Post ONCE De-
partment yesterday by the Southwestern
Air Fast Express and the Southern Sky
Lines.
The first route would touch Pitts
burgh, St. Louis, Tulsa, Oklahoma City,
Dallas, Fort Worth, Ell Paso, Tucson,
Phoenix and San Diego. The second
would make landings at Philadelphia,
gusta, Atlanta Birmingham, Jackson,
Shreveport, Dallas, Fort Worth, Ell
Paso, Tuscon, Phoenix and San Diego.
The proposals would provide for the
transportation by plane of letter mail
over the routes for go cents pound for
the first 1000 miles and cents a
pound for each 100 additional miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
ST. MARGARET'S RECTOR
LISTS MORNING SERMON
Services at Church Tomorrow In
cludes Early Communion-Jun-
Tors to Elect Officers.

Tors to Elect Officers.
The rector Of st. Margarets, Connec-
ticut avenue and Bancroft place, DR..
Herbert Scott Smith, will preach at the
ii o'clock service tomorrow. At 1880
am. parish workers and members of the
Communicates League will make their
monthly corporate communion.
The Sunday school will convene at
$50 am, and at 1890 am. meeting
will be called for the election of officers
in the Junior Brotherhood of st. An
drew The service at 4:30 pm. will be
evensong with sermon by Rev. Robert
Shores
At meeting of the Rector's Aid So
ciety this week 1t was decided to hold
Thanksgiving bazaar on the Thurs
day and Friday preceding Thanksgiving
The Young Peoples Society will meet
tomorrow at 6 PM, followed by a sup
per in the parish house.
Davis Caldwell will hereafter serve as
crucifer at afternoon services. Rev.
Robert Shores, superintendent of the
Sunday school, announces that Miss
Sylvester will act as principal of the
kindergarten, assisted by Miss Irene
Moore and Miss Jane Bartlett. Mrs.
Harold Kurtz has been appointed
librarian Of the Sunday school library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
MORNING SERMON LISTED.

Rev. Bernard Braskamp. pastor of the
Gunton- Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church, will take as his subject tomor-
row morning THE Man Who Tried to
Run Away from God and from Duty"
The congregation will have charge of
the prayer meeting at the Presbyterian
Home, 1918 New ton street, Thursday
at 1880 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
TRAVELLERS AID RECEIVES
AWARD FOR PUBLICITY

First award of the "Story of the
Month" Cup, given each month by the
Community Chest to the organization
obtaining the best publicity of the
month, was made to j. Leo Kolb, chair
man of the publicity committee of the
Travellers Aid Society,". at a meeting of
the Community Chest publicity COM
mittee, at the Y. w. C. A. yesterday.
Judges who made the decision were
members of the executive board of the
Washington Advertising Club, and
Ernest Johnston. president of the club.
outlined the basis upon which the cup
was awarded Elwcod Street, director
of the Community Chest, made the
presentation.
Ralph Benton, managing editor of
the Washington Times, gave a short
talk on what the newspapers want in
the way Of news from social organiza-
tons,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
BALC0M FUNERAL RITES
HELD THIS AFTERNOON

Funeral services for DR.. R. Wilfred
Balloon, So years old, chemical director
of the food control division of the De-
partment of Agriculture, who died
Thursday evening at Georgetown Hos
pital following a cerebral hemorrhage
at his home, 406 Surrey avenue, Somer-
the residence.
Burial was in Rock Creek Cemetery.
DR.. Balloon Is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Nanita MacDonell Balloon; two
daughters, Margaret MacDonell and
Harriet Webster MacDonell Balcom, and
q son. Robert Wilfred Balcom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
"our Present Status" Sermon Text.

At the services of Lincoln Congress
sional Temple tomorrow morning Rev.
r. w. Brooks will speak from the sub
ject, What Is Our Present Status?"
The Junior Christian Endeavor. will
meet at pm. The Senior Society viii
present a program at 6:45 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19

DUBLIN. Ga, October 10 R).-Gen.
James A. Thomas, "a, for several terms
commander of the Georgia State United
Confederate Veterans and for q por-
ton Of one term national commander,
died yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
ANNIVERSARY SERVICE.
Program Tomorrow at West Wash.
ington Baptist Church.

The First Baptist Church Of West WASH
ington, Twenty-seVenth street and Dunn
barton avenue, win observe its sixty
seventh anniversary as Homecoming
day" tomorrow. The pastor, DR.. James
l.. Pinn, viii preach the anniversary
sermon at IL am.
The Sunday school at $50 am. viii
have q special program appropriate 20
Homecoming day" joseph N. Law.
sen IL superintendent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19

Rev. A. Allison has just completed so
years service as minister of Kilbride,
Ireland Presbyterian, Church,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
HOUSEKEEPERS PROTEST
PENDING TARIFF BILL
Alliance Adopts Resolutions in OPP
position to Smoot- Hawley Meas
ures Now Before Congress.

pOS1L1Oh 10 ou1OOL-1AdW1ey mSdS-
ures Now Before Congress.
The Housekeepers' Alliance, of which
Mrs. Ruth Snodgrass is president,
passed resolutions protesting against
adoption of the Smoot-Hawley tariff
bill, at a meeting yesterday afternoon
in the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation Building, Seventeenth and K
streets.
Miss Mary Turner of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. addressed the mem
bership on the progress of the electric
industry.
The organization voted to omit the
December meeting and to meet in
future at $50 o'clock the third Friday
in each month. The alliance will en-
terrain at tea the afternoon of No
vember IL at the home of Mrs. Albert
Baggs, 1924 Ashmead place.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-08-01

Kenneth Church, house manager Of Ray
4. Grombachers Granada Theoter, IN
charge Of staff Of ten. Mr.. Church be-
Heres that the Ne1c Shoe World scW od-
rance faith in the sho1c business IN the
Inland Empire and that the efforts Of
Mr.. Grombdcher lcM place IN oil Of his
Spokane houses a quality Of production
neuer before seen IN talking pictures.
Mr.. Church uas born in Spokane and
is graduate Of North Central and
Washington State College. He lcos house
manager for wa Starkey's Mdylon
Players here for three years and uos
manager Of the HeHig Theoter, Tacoma,
last summer.