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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-13
Dlugokenski Asks
Court to Simplify
Spelling of Name

Edmund Louis DlNgokenski, a
soldier attached to the Array
Finance School, has asked the
District Supreme Court to change
his name to Dlugensky. He is %
years old and tells the court that
his name is a continual source Of
embarrassment and a hindrance
to advancement. He IL In the
last year Of Q course In account
ancy and expresses the convic-
ton that he will benefit finan-
cially and socially by the changed
spelling of his name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-13
Body of Man Identified.

EAGERSTOWN. Md. September 10
Especially A body found In q quarry
hole on the outskirts Of this city late
Chanvey, Hagerstown, aged IS. He is
believed to have fell asleep and rolled
to his death sometime Sunday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-13

The civilization of China is at once
the vastest, the most uniform, the most
prolonged and the most continuously
independent on earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-13

with fashions newest Fall
Re of modernism, rejecting
An unbelievable diversity
lIlOmy unknown to Washing.
resources Of Barbara Stones
Pvide.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Women VOTERS
TALK LAWS

Three measures being supported
by the National League Of Women
Voters before Congress. Federal
program of maternity and infant
welfare. a constitutional amend
naent to end tame duck" sessions
in Congress and the Pan.American
arbitration treaty, were considered
today by the General Council of the
league meeting at the Washington
Hotel
Arguments for these three meas
ures were presented in study groups,
round tables and an interview with
Congressional candidate. Mrs,
Roscoe Anderson, of st. Louis. pre-
sided.
Mrs. Larue Brown. OF Boston, led
the study group. Miss Ruth Nor.
gan. OF New York. led the round
table discussion, The lame dack"
amendment was the subject of an
interview" presented by Mrs,
Frederic H. Sanford, president Of
the New Jersey league Mrs. A. j..
Steelman. of MoncIair. N. j., and
Mrs. Milton Green, of Denver.
Regulation of public utilities was
the subject of forum. Prof. Mar.
tin G.. Glaeser. University of Wis
consin: Joseph Eastman, Interstate
Commerce Commission; DIR. John A..
Ryan, National Catholic Welfare
Council. and Prof. John H. Gray
American University, took part in
the discussion.
The Missouri League was awarded
the silver loving cup for WORKING
most successfully 20 increase the per
centage of aligibIe votes cast in the
1928 presidential campaign. Mrs.
r. Louis Slade. New York. chairman
OF the award committee, presented
the cup to Mrs. George Hoxle, han.
sas City.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
POTOMAC RIVER
TRAIN TUNNEL
PROPOSED

An entirely new project which
would help preserve the beauty of
the southern approach To Washing.
ton and abate the smoke nuisance"
at Graveily Point and Potomac
Park. was proposed last night by
Col. P. NJ. Anderson, local engineer,
at the annual meeting of the board
OF directors and officers Of the
Washington Board OF Trade.
Colonel Anderson proposed build
ing train tubes under the Potomac
at or near the present railroad
bridge. eliminating the bridge, build
ing another bridge that would be
an integral part of the new Me-
mortal Boulevard.
Long Developing Plan
He has been working on the pro-
ject for a number of years. and
last night declared that his dream
plan" had been partly realized when
talk of municipal airport at
Gravelly Point was raised
The tubes would extend south be-
hind Gravelly Point, and serve as
part of the foundation for a new
bridge TO connect with the boulevard
and necessary to care for increased
traffic occasioned by the location
of the airport
The project would do away with
railroad tracks across Potomac Park
and river and end the smoke engi-
neers say would hamper an arr
port Electric power would be
used to move trains between Wash
ington and Alexandria.
Cost to Be High
Colonel Anderson said the project
might cost 1O,00O 900, but its feast
bility would be shown and it would
be a great benefit to the city. He
hopes to bring his complete plan to
the attention of Congress and Dis
trict authorities
Twenty or more committee chair
men discussed plans for the coming
year, The meeting was the only
one at which chairmen, officers and
directors get together during the
year.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Congress Aroused by
Fleming Death, Probe
May Be ReODened

. A heavy drumfire of criticism OF
the local police opened at the Capt.
tol today as the result Of the killing
OF Ottmer Herman Fleming 21.year-
old rum-runner in a chase of LIQUOR
car early today.
In some quarters It was suggested
that the Gibson subcommittee probe
might be reopened and that the in
vestigation of the local liquor situa.
tion might be renewed with greater
vigor than before. Senators and rep
resentatives joined in denouncing the
ave been. without sufficient cause or
provocation.
Pratt Report Looms
Police Chief Pratt, who was pro-
NOTED to his present post in the
face of considerable congressional
opposition to the appointment. may
be asked by both the Senate and
House District committees to make
d full report of the episode.
4 Senator Blaine of wisconsin, &C.
tive member 1f the Senate District
Committee. took the lead today In
outspoken criticism of the killing Of
Naeming by Police man C. o. Rouse.
sArhe act of the policeman was
extremely rephesensible, he said.
IF there is any law under which
be done. He nad no moral right to
take this life Government by force
and guns is wrong. Taking a life
except in self-defense is murder"
Equally sweeping b his comment
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
MISS EUROPE =
FEARS TEST
IN TEXAS

PARIS, April "a 0:N.S.l.-Miss
Europe, . the pulchritudinous name
of Miss Elizabeth Simon, has re-
nounced her trip to the United
States to compete in the Galveston,
Tex, beauty contest, But whether 1t
was to safeguard her blond attrac.
tiveness or her soul has not been
revealed.
Miss Simon's exquisite beauty won
for her the title of Miss Europe
when she was chosen among II can
didates as the Ioveliest girl in Eu-
rope. And. that means that she
must be a dazzler. according to vet.
Grams of the boulevards who have
dedicated their lives to ogling the
pretty girls from sidewalk cafes.
Downward Park
1t was decided that Miss Europe
should go to America to match her
charms. against those of Miss
America .. at the Galveston beauty
contest.
Recently. however. it was decided
that miss, Europe" would await
her opponent on this side of the At
lantic..
1t is reported that Miss Simon
was influenced by letter received
from prominent Galveston eccle-
siastic warning her that such a
trip to America would be the equiva-
lent of taking short cut to perdi-
ton. :,
He pointed out the pitfalls of
beauty contests and the temptations
that beset a beautiful girl who
matches her charms in public
against another piece Of feminine
bric-a-brac.
Others claim Miss Simon made
her decision after other beauties
sent from Europe for previous con.
tests, warned her she would be at
a disadvantage She would be
fatigued by the voyage and home
sick amid strange people who spoke
a strange language. This would
prevent her from putting on her
best appearance when the judges
began marking up the good points.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
WINS Freedom
IN ALLEGED
ROBBERY

James M. Sheahin, 25 years old
OF the 200 block of Rhode Island
Ave. walked out Of Police Court
yesterday free man when the man
he was charged with robbing told
Judge Ralph Given that !Sheahin
was not the man who robbed him.
Sheahin. who had been at liberty
under bond of $4,000. was immedI-
ateIy released. He was represented
by Attorney Myron r. Ehrlich.
The charge grew out of the alleged
''sha ke-down" of Leo Curry. co.prop-
rietor of malt and hops store In
upper Eighteenth Street, on the
night OF March q. last, by two men.
known only ais "Af' and "Cbink.
Sheahin. known to Curry, was al
legged to have engineered the job and
to have waited around the corner,
while Curry was held at the point OF
a gun for an hour while the men at
tempted to make him turn over TO
them $1,000.
According TO the story police say
Curry told them, he finally gave the
men $40 and promised to pay 500
in weekly installments until $4,000
had been paid.
Shealin was arrested when he was
alleged to have taken an envelope
fr. taxi driver which police said
was supposed to contain the weekly
pay-off Instead, 1t contained news
paper clippings. put there by Eighth
precinct detectives.
Az and "Chink.r said to be
Philadelphia gunmen, have never
been apprehended.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24

worship. which are fundamental in
a, republican form OF government.
Spirit OF the Constitution
Senator Bratton. a former sll-
prpme court Justice in New Mexico,
agreed: ,...
The spirit of the Constitution is
to guarantee freedom of speech and
religious worship. The inhibition
cOmports, with that idea and any
other is contrary to the inhibition.
These rights are a fundamental part
of our law. They are a part of >the
fabric and constitute the concept Of
government in this country"
The question was raised by King
when Senator Thomas j. Heflin
Id, of Alabama. sought adoption OF
a. resolution expressing the Senate's
condemnation for an attack on the
Alabaman last month in BrOckton.
Mass.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Va. Election Records
Gone, Registration
Necessary

sTAUNTON, Va, April "a
The Augusta county electoral
board has been notified that the
two registration books of the Mt.
Solon voting precinct are missing.
William Messersmlth, registrar
of Mt. Solon precinct, stated that
the books disappeared after the
last November election and have
not been seen since. They were
left in the polling house the
night of the election, he said.
Messersmith had been summon
ed to appear before the electoral
board to explain the matter. He
said that dilfgent search had
been made for them.
The Mt Scion election judges
have not been summoned to ap.
pear. but the board is considering
a plan to hold a new regishratiOn
election for that precinct.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
WILL SEEK NEW
A|R MAIL LINE

The Washington Chamber of Com.
merce will sponsor the development
of an air mail line between Wash
ington and Pittsburgh. 1t was de-
cided at an organization meeting
late yesterday OF the committee on
aviation.
A special subcommittee Of the
chamber has been appointed to
confer with Assistant Postmaster
Glover to see what steps should be
taken 10 establish such a route.
The committee also plans to do
It's hest in developing the present
facilities for aviation in and around
Washington and to attempt to edu-
cate the average citizen on the
advantages of aviation
Outside of these steps. the com
mittee plans to adopt hands off"
attitude so that it viii not in any
way hamper the work of the Con-
gressional committee now investi.
eating selection of a site for
municipal airport.
Lieut. Walter Hinton. chairman
of the committee, and one of the
first transatlantic fliers. presided
at the meeting. which was held in
the offices of the chamber.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
POLICE SEEKING
PYROMAN|AC
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to learn who had started 1t, but
were unsuccessful. Policemen have
been instructed to exercise greater
vigilance when they patrol the
neighborhood of the school in the
future.
No one was seen to enter or
leave the building before the fire
last night.
One theorv on which police are
working is that the firebug may
be actuated by spite.
Mrs. Roland Mckee, president of
the Cooke Parent Teacher Associa-
ton, was at the scene of the fire
last night and announced that She
would urge additional police pro-
lection for the school when the
association holds its next meeting.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24

Is Senator Cole Blease of South
Carolina, who says that ''the use
OF firearms in enforcing the liquor
violations leads me to believe that
the police have forgotten about all
the laws except the prohibition
law"
Two Senators Silenced
Senator King declined to com.
ment on the Fleming case until he
was in possession of all the facts,
but reiterated his conviction that
there is too much indiscriminate
use of firearms throughout the
United States, especially in the en-
forcement of customs and. prohibi.
ton law"
Senator Capper, chairman of the
Senate Ditrict Committee, would
make no comment. but Ii is ex-
.pected the tragedy win be discussed
by his fellow committeeman when
they convene Friday for their first
meeting of the special session.
Representative Gibson of Yer.
mont, co-SponsOr with former Rep
resentative Blanton. of Texas, of the
recent House District Committee m
vestigation of the local police. today
said he expected to confer with
Police Chief Pratt and Inspector
Shelby in the near future.
1t appears probable he will ask
them for reports upon the Fleming
tragedy, He will make no comment
upon 1t, however, until he has re.
ceived a fun report from District
officials.
Major Pratt justified the shooting
of Fleming by saying that the po:
Iicemen's lives were endangered by
the smoke screen. He said under
the police regulations an officer is
justified in using his revolver to
prevent the commission of felony
or to stop q, person after they have
committed a felony. Both the smoke
screen and the transportation OF
liquor are felonie he said.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24

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Miss Smith vowed she would win
back her honors.
Not Official
She dill not win them, however.
without fight, for, about an
hour before she surpassed Mrs.
Thaden's record, she dropped a
note which read:
"Stablizer gone; have wire again.
Can't wind 1t back. Have both
arms wrapped around stick. 1t was
a tough night, but it won't be
long now"
Mechanics at the field said the
stabilizer probably had stouck.
Official recognition of the record
making achievement of Miss Smith
was made by a wave of the hand.
Harry Booth, representing the Ma.
tional Aeronauticaul Associa ton,
who had placed sealed barograph
in her plane and who remained on
the field to time her flight, drew
put his watch as the fateful hour
pGt9:44 arrived AS the second hands
licked past 9:43;56. he looked up
and waved his hand. The old record
had been surpassed.
Two Classes Recognized
Booth explained that single sec
ond would have given Miss Smith
the status OF a new record maker
because, inasmuch as the National
Aeronautical Association has not.
as yet. established an official classi-
fication for such record the as.
sociation's rule that new records
must suFpass old ones by 1T least
an hour, did not apply.
Two classes are now recognized.
One for sustained flight without
fefueEng In the air. These take no
cognizance of the sex Of the pilots
or the number of persons in lie
ship. They consider the performance
OF the craft itself only.
Word that Miss Smith broke the
record was flashed by telegraph tC
III. M. Bellanca, designer Of the
monoplane in which the girl was
flying. He wired back that he was
leaving Newcastle, Del, inme
dfately, accompanied by Mrs. Bel,
lance, in plane to congratulate
the new record-hoIder.
Weather conditions were ideal
The sun was shining brightly this
morning, the. temperature balmy
and the visibility fine. How much
gas Miss Smith had left was not
known, Of course, but she must
have had a sandwich or two left,
for she took q good supply when
she set out after the new world
marx. ~ rs~-l-l.s. -.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
HOOVER GREETS
DELEGATES

President and Mrs. Hoover today
received more than 500 delegates to
the eight national conference of the
American Red Cross. being held
here. on the South grounds of the
White House.
The reception at the White House
followed a morning crammed with
round table conferences held at
the United States Chamber of Com
NERVE. Delegates to the coincidental
conference of the Junior American
Red Cross also held round table
discussions in the auditorium Of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art.
At 2 O'Clock the delegat tes hustled
into busses and were taken to Boil.
ing Field. to see the Army Air
Corps stage a four.act air show for
them.
Show Rescue
The air show will be in four parts:
formation flying, acrobatic flying.
seroplane signaling in Red Cross
disaster relief work. and picking up
injured from field and transporting
by aeroplane ambulance or trans
port plane
At 4:S0 o'clock. the visitors viii
he received at the United States
Naval Hospital by Rear Admiral
Charles e. Riggs. Surgean General.
of the Navy: and Capt. Theodore E.
Richards. u. s. N. commander of
the hospital. Tea will be served the
delegates at the hospital.
The third general session of the
convention viii be held tonight at
7:45 o'clock in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building.
Speakers viii be: Howard W. Selby,
chairman of the West Palm Beach,
Fla. chapter: DIR. William DeKieine,
medical assistant to the vice chalr-
man of the Red Cross: James w.
Good. Secretary of War, and Henry
Morgenthau. former ambassador to
Turkey, and member of the board
of incorporators of the Red Cross.
Luncheon Yesterday
The outstanding event of, yester-
days program was the convention
luncheon at the Willard Hotel at
which Archbishop Michael J. Cur
ley, of Baltimore: William Green,
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and Frank A. Arnold,
development director OF the Ma.
tional Broadcasting Company, were
speakers,
The convention will continue
through tomorrow, opening with
the second plenary session of the
meeting at the United States Cham.
ber of Commerce. 1t win be
brought to a close shortly after
o'clock with individual conferences.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
DIR. Lois C. MOssman
To Address Teachers

DIR. Lois G. Mossman, OF Columbia
will address teachers and
officers in school divisions l to 9
at 3:45 o. m. tomorrow in the music
room at Central High School.
Teachers and officers of divisions
10 to l3 will hear DR.. Mossman
tomorrow at p. m. in the, library
of Dunbar High School.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Two Bodies Found,
Gang Feud Blamed

CLEVELAND. Ohio April "a.
The battered. bullet-pierced
bodies of two men, found early today
in a ditch in Brooklyn Village, were
identified by police as those of Nor
ris skinny Fuerstman and Isadore
Schiller, both of Cleveland.
Police believe the two were taken
for ride by Detroit gangsters.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
CURRY VICTORY
HITS At SMITH
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following his defeat in the Presi'
dental campaign indicated strongly
that he still felt himself the leader
of the party. But his elimination
even in local Democratic circles is
interpreted ~ politicians as remov,-
ing him automatically from further
national leadership. .,
Whether Mayor Walker as the
new Tammany power behind the
throne will use his position TO al
tempt to weld a national organiza.
ton remains to be seen.
The prestige of Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, OF New York, In the
national councils Of the Democratic
party, was considered indirectly In.
creased by the Curry election.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Shenandoah Raiders
Seize Still in
Pig Pen

LURAY, Va, April 24.--operat.
ing through Shenandoah county
in an effort to clean up moon
shining in the Valley. officers last
week arrested four men they
claim were operating q still in
closed in a hog pen.
The still had been set up and
wa going at full blast. 1t was OF
mixed type, the worm being OF
copper while the still itself was
tin wash boiler.
The men arrested, are: c. 70
Holloway, C. L. and Leroy Dellih.
ger. and Robert Collins ~
The Washington times., 1929-04-24

hNsS.H~-BAS uFHA B4ppbBAH pASSCW
over here az I:3O o'clock this
afternoon. flying in q south.
easterIy direction.
LISBON. Portugal, April "a IN.
S.l.-The Graf Zeppelin, making her
second Mediterranean cruise with
19 passengers aboard, passed over
this city at 10:45 a. m. (4:45 a. m.
E. S. T.) today.
Residents of the city crowded
craft came into sight, her silver
sheened sides glistehing in the morn
ing sunlight.
After eircling the city, the
Zeppelin headed southwark.
I.AKEHURsT, n. j.. April "a
Efforts to establish short
wave radio communication with the
Graf Zeppelin. now cruising over the
Mediterranean Sea. apparently met
with failure early today.
This was the conclusion reached
by radio operators at the naval wire
less station here, who listened in vain
for answers from the giant Graf to
calls sent out by the naval radio sta
tion at Arlington.
Two attempts to communicate with
the Zeppelin were made, one at Z
p. m. last night and again at 1901
this morning. 1t was said.
The. radio tests were in the nature
of preliminary trials for new appa'
ratus aboard the airship which, it
was hoped, would enable the aerial
liner to keep in close touch with
American stations after 1t leaves
Friedrichshafen on May is for Lake
hurst.
FRIEDRICHSHAF April "a
Graf Zeppelin, now
making second Mediterranean
cruise. passed over Oporto. Portugal,
at s a. m. today, according to a
radio message from DR.. Hugo Eek
ener, commander Of the ship.
I'VE passed over Oporto Portugal,
at 6 o'clock this morning in clear
weather.. .. the message stated.
The 10 passengers aboard include.
two women, one of them 70 years
old.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24

roo new MEN IN
Va. STRIKERS
RANKS

sTAUNToN, Va. April "a
Forces of the striking furniture fac
tory workers in Staunton and
Waynesboro, Va. were augmented
by 100 when the greater number Of
the men in the No. plant here
walked out. One hundred and ten
men had remained at this plant when
the strike was first called, but 100 of
these have walked out.
According to strikers. only II old
men are now left at work in the
three plants. with about IA or Is
women employees The management
OF the factories contend. however,
that approximately 80 men are at
work. Some of these, 1t was stated
are men who have been employed
since the strike was declared.
Failed At Conference
The second meeting of the .strik.
ing workers was held in the County
Building here yesterday afternoon
with approximately $50 men pres
ent The strikers committee ex-
pressed a wish to hold conference
with Julius L. Witz. president and
principal owner of the furniture
company, but were unable to locate
him. Witt has said that ne Is
willing to meet the strikers and
discuss the situation with them.
The strike, which originated at
the Waynesboro plant. grew out
of the employment by the company
Of X. B. Mckee. of Fort smith
Ark, manager and efficiency ex.
pert. Mckee, the strikers charge.
discharged several of the older EN-.
ployes at the Waynesboro plant
and reduced the salary of others
from $3.50 per day to s1.75.
Refuses to Accede
In a statement issued the first
day of the strike Witt declared that
Mckee would not be discharged, as
the strikers demanded. and neither
would the women who have been
employed-"at least not at present.
The meeting yesterday was at
tended by one of the women re-
Gently employed, who has Joined the
strike.
She described the "rotten condi.
tiOns" under which the women In
the plant have to work, side by
side with the men, declaring that
the factory is no fit place for a
woman TO work"
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Senators Disagree on
Right of Free Speech
Times STAFF Photo
BY WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
Copyright 1929. by 1nternationa News service

One of the profound constitutional questions
provoke Senatorial controversy being debated by lawyers
Capitol Hill today result of the declaration by Senator
William H. King Cd of Utah that there constitutional
of free speech peaceful assembange religious
liberty.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
POPE DENIES TRIP

VATICAN CITY, April "a Q.N.s3.
A report from Paris that Pope
Plus XII is planning to visit the
Holy Land was officially denied to-
day.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
GRAF ZEPPELIN
FLIES OVER
SPAIN

SEVILLE, Spain, April "a
G.N.S.L--The Graf Zeppelin passed
over here at I:3O o'clock this
afternoon. flying in q south
easterIy direction.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
G | R | SNASHES
AIR RECORD

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Miss Smith vowed she would win
back her honors.
Not Official