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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
WOMAN is CANDIDATE
FOR COURT CLERK JOB
Miss Cora Duffey Says She Will
Run independently for
Alexandria Post.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 1s-The
first woman candidate for an elective
office in this city. Miss Cora Duffey.
today announced that she aspires to
the position of clerk of courts. She will
run Independently of any political
party, subject to the general election to
be held in November.
Miss Duffey was deputy clerk for
more than IL years under Nevelle S.
Greenaway, who died in office on April
3, 1922, and she also served as acting
clerk for a short time pending the ap-
pointment Of a successor. Miss Duffey
resigned shortly after Elliott F.. Hoff-
man, the present clerk, was appointed
to that Office on May 2, 1922, by Judge
Robinson Moncure.
Hoffman served the remainder of
Creenaway's term ending February /,
1923, and, by a decision handed down
by Judge Moncure, is now serving the
eight-year term ending February l,
1881. to which Greenaway had been
elected prior to his death. Hoffman
has announced his candidacy for the
Office, subject to the Democratic prim-
airy to be held in August.
There is also a third candidate, w.
Selden Washington, who also will try
for the position as an independent. He
is collateral descendant of George
Washington, and, like Hoffman, is a
member of the Masonic craft. WASH
ington is past master of Alexandria
Washington Lodge, No. %. while Hoff-
man is past master of Andrew Jack
son Lodge, No. 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md. March Is (Spe-
ciaD When large plate-glass win
dow of the garage of Reed Brothers,
opposite the Rockville fair grounds, was
smashed early yesterday morning, the
noise attracted the attention of
passerby with the result that county
officers and members Of the Rockville
Volunteer Fire Department, who were
notified, soon surrounded the building.
A careful search failed to disclose
any one on the inside of the building.
but outside and close to one side of the
structure was discovered John Esputa,
young resident of Rockville, Sprawled
upon the ground.
Esputa is reported to have at first
told questioners that some one had
thrown him against the window and to
have later denied all knowledge of how
the glass was broken. He was COM
mitted to jail by Policeman Robert OAR
by to await further investigation.
Nothing was missed from the garage.
Esputa is said to have been drinking.
and it is thought possible that he may
have stumbled against the window.
Miss May Corbin of Silver Spring, this
county, and Isador Brill Of Frederick
were married in Rockville Saturday
night by Rev. Frank A. Tyler of the
Methodist Church, at the home Of the
minister.
Rev. S. J. Goode Of the Christian
Church officiated at the marriage here
Saturday afternoon of Miss Margaret v.
Husemann and John Fl. Wise, both of
Washington, the ceremony taking place
at the parsonage.
| The March meeting of the Rockville
| Chamber of Commerce will be held to-
morrow evening in the Rockville fire
engine house, according to announce
ment by the secretary, Harold G. Smith.
Licenses have been issued here for the
marriage of Horace w. Harlow, Is, of
| Alexandria, Va, and Miss Ada Ger
| trude Edwards, Is. of Hume Spring,
Va; Charles M. DeVilbiss, 80, and Miss
! Margaret Franz, 10, both of Washing
ton, and John A. Schulze, 90, and Miss
Olive May Jett, &C. both of Washington
Notice was given by the town. clerk,
A. w. Starratt, of the plans of the
mayor and council OF Somerset, this
county, to grade and pave approx
mately SIS feet of Essex avenue and
Warwick place, Somerset, and to assess
the cost, estimated at $500, against
AUDITING property at about Sc per lineal
foot frontage. The notice states that
the mayor and council will hold meet
ing at the home of the town clerk, 4l9
Dorset avenue, Somerset, the evening of
April /, to enable interested property
owners to be heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18

A Marine Corps aviator who made
forced landing on small island off
the Haitian coast was given a pirates
flag and crowned King of Les Ar
cadines, but was forced to abdicate
when a mechanic came by boat and
repaired his plane, according to story
made public today and vouched for
by the Bureau of Aeronautics of the
Navy Department
The hero of the feat Lieut.. Robert
II. Rhoads. while making a regular
scheduled flight from Port au Prince
to Gonaives, Haiti, recently was forced
to land on the center island of Les
Arcadines, largest of group of three,
lying northwest of Port au Prince. The
length of the island is not more than
200 yards and embraces a few native
shacks, some trees and lighthouse,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
coming UNDER WAY
IN PRINCE GEORGES
County Getting Benefit OF
Ordinances for First
Time.
BY GEORGE PORTER,

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, March ID.
With the Board of Zoning Appeals
again authorized to act and the county
commissioners scheduled to hold their
first coming hearing tomorrow, Prince
Georges County is this week for the
first time reaping the full benefit OF its
coming ordinances.
Directed in letter from the county
commissioners last Tuesday to proceed
with the business pending before it,
the Board of Zoning Appeals handed
down its first decisions since July last
Friday. They conditionally granted two
requests to erect residences on property
zoned residential. but not strictly Ill
accordance with the building require
mentS.
Permission to Build.
One of the decisions gave permission
to Charles NJ Lightbown. prominent
Cottage City contractor, to build on a
narrow lot in that community sub.
iect to the filing with and approval
by the Park and Planning Commission
of a plat of the resubdivision OF
property"
The other granted the request of
l.
on a 28-foot-wide lot in Holladay's ad-
dition to Brentwood Ordinarily resi-
dences cannot be built on lots less than
40 feet in width.
Hearing Of those two cases were held
before the Board of Zoning Appeals
last July, but their disposition was not
published when the county commits
sioners directed the board to withhold
their decisions indefinitely. pending the
outcome of the disagreement between
the county heads and the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission as to the administering of
the coming laws in Prince Georges
County.
Compromise Reached.
About a month ago the two groups
compromised their differences in such a
way as to leave the administration of
the ordinances in the hands of the
county commissioners on the condition
that certain amendments desired by
them be incorporated in the zoning act
There are several other cases ready
to be presented to the board of appeals,
which will also probably be heard this
week.
Tomorrow the county commissioners
will sit as coming board for the first
time. Seventeen requests for changes IN
coming are scheduled to be heard, seven
of which involve residential property,
which the owners desire made indus
trial: nine are for Redistribution from
residential to commercial, and one for
Redistribution from commercial to resi-
dental.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
BURIAL RITES HELD
FOR DR.. IF. MORAN
Services for Educator Are
Held in st. Stephens
Catholic Church.

Funeral services for DR.. John F.
Moran, prominent physician, educator
and writer. who died at his home, 2426
Pennsylvania avenue, Saturday, were
conducted in st. Stephens Catholic
Church today
Mass was sung by Father F. A. Ton
dorf of Georgetown University. In the
sanctuary were Father w. G. Neyils,
rector of Georgetown University; Father
George Harrington, Father T. Gibbons
Smyth, Father James O'Connor and
Father Summers.
Interment was in Holy Rood Gene
terry.
DR.. Moran, who was 81 years old, was
native of this city. He was for 35
years associated with the Georgetown
Medical School in various important
capacities. Beginning in 1891 he was
made successfully assistant demon
strator of anatomy, demonstration of
anatomy, professor of clinical obstet-
RIGS and also held the position of chief
of the department of obstetrics of Co
lumbia Hospital for Women.
He is credited with being the first
man to use motion pictures in in
structing medical students. He made
literature.
DR.. Moran had been i'll since suffer-
ing a cerebral hemorrhage two years
ago.
Honorary pallbearers were as fol-
lows:
DR.. George M. Kober, DR.. j, O. Skin
ner, DR. /. s. Stone, DR.. G. T. Vaughan
DR.. w. S. Bowen, DR.. Louis Mackall,
DR.. f. B. BehrendS. DR.. w. M. Barton
DR.. A. Y. p. Garrett. DR.. r. Y. Sull-
van, DIR. J. J. Mundell, DR.. S. l.. Owens
DR.. T. r. Lowe. Dr. r. r. Walker, DR..
II. w. Lawson. DR.. Edgar Copeland, DR..
Prentiss Wilson. Dr. r. E. Duehring,
DR.. Thomas Neill, DR.. S. A. Alexander
Or. r.. M. LeCOmte, DR.. l.. A. Martel
Dr. Lawrence Hynson. DR.. r. l.. Sill
vester, DR.. j. A. Cannon, DR.. John
Foote, DR.. w. j. Stanton, DR.. j. b.
Jacobs. Dr. F.. j. Eichenaub, DR.. j. F..
Crowley. DR.. j. It. Kelley, DR.. F. j..
Ready. DR.. w. H. Syme. DR.. James
O'Donnell. DR.. Karl Corley, DR.. Daniel
Davis and DR.. Gaten.
The following were active pail
bearers:
DR.. H. j. Crosson, H. w. Sohon, DR..
C. K. Rooms Hugh Reilly, George o.
O'Connor and E. J. Walsh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
LIFE TERM GIVEN
DRY LAW |NFORMER
Reginald Walters Is Convicted
of the Murder of His
Chief, H. R. StotIer.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, March 18
(SpeciaD Reginald f. Walters, prohi-
bition undercover agent, found guilty
twice by jury of the murder of his chief,
Hunter r. Stotler. was sentenced to life
imprisonment by Judge Frank E.
Wakman.
The first jury found Walters guilty
of murder in the first degree.
The Maryland Court Of Appeals gave
Walters a new trial. The second jury
found Walters guilty of murder in the
first degree but did not recommend
mercy.
The court, however, said he had taken
into consideration the verdict of the
first jury in sentencing Walters to life
in the Maryland Penitentiary. The
court overruled motion for n new trial
before pronouncing sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
JURORS ILLNESS DELAYS
TRIAL OF MRS. HORNER
Charges May Be Heard Tomorrow
in District Supreme
Court.

Due to Hines of a Juror a continu-
ance was ordered until tomorrow morn
ing in the trial of Mrs. Lorraine Horner,
wife of Stanley H. Horner, on charges
of forgery and altering of narcotic pre-
scriptions.
The trial had been suspended since
last Thursday before Chief Justice
Walter I. Mccoy. in Criminal Division
of the District Supreme Court. When
it was called up today the illness of a
Juror compelled further continuance.
Assistant United States Attorney Will
liam H. Collins hopes to bring the case
to an end tomorrow If it is possible at
that time to resume. Mrs. Horner was
indicted more than year ago on the
charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
RAID PLANT THREE TIMES.
Frostburg Man Released on $4,30O
Bond After Third Arrest.

CUMBERLAND, Md, March IS (Spe-
ciaD Carl E. Schlosstein, former brew
master for the Frostburg Brewing Co.
who has a case. pending in the United
States Court of Appeals at Richmond
following conviction of manufacture and
possession, being under 50 300 bond was
released on $4,000 additional bond fol-
lowing a raid on his plant at F'rostburg
This is the third case in United States
Court against Schlosstein. When his
place was raided the second time the
officers went back the next day to de-
stroy the brewing outfit, to find that it
had been removed. They say that they
found the same machinery in operation
when they made the third raid last
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
Mrs. Mary C. Laycock Expires.

PURCELLVILLE, Va, March 10
Especially Mary c. Laycock, 80 years
of age, widow of J. F. Laycock, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Scott Jenkins, near Hamilton. Before
her marriage to Mr.. Laycock, she was
a Miss Roberts of Ohio. Besides her
daughter, she is survived by her son,
Frank Laycock of Hamilton. Funeral
services we're held this afternoon, at
the home of her daughter, with inter-
ment in Lakeview Cemetery, Hamilton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
C. K. CHAMBERS, SO, DIES
Martinsburg Former Editor Was
Prominent in Fraterna1 Circles.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, March 18
Especially Calvin Kingsley Chambers,
SO. past great sachem of Red Men in
West Virginia, former editor Of the
Wigwam. Red Mems State publication.
and active in number of fraternal
orders in the State. fell dead Saturday
in the store in this city which he had
bought and operated since ill-health
forced him to retire from advertising
composing work at local newspaper
several years ago.
He was conspicuous in the work of
the Red Men, Knights of Pythias, Odd
Fellows and Junior Order in the sec
ton. He was born and spent his entire
life in this city. Surviving are the
widow and three children, all residing
here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
SAWS WAY OUT OF JAIL.
Lynchburg Prisoner, Serving Ter
Years for Staying, Makes Escape.

LYNCHBURG, Va, March Is (Spe-
cian Ray Scott, Negro, who was SEN
fenced March 8 in the Corporation Court
to serve 10 years for second-degree
murder, sawed his wa out of cell
Friday night at the city jail and made
good his escape.
His wife, Rosa Scott, was taken in
custody by the police for questioning,
but no charge was made against her,
She had been in the habit of visiting
her husband daily and taking him food,
Jail officials said.
Scott was convicted of the charge of
killing James Spencer, Negro, october
% last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
Woman Badly Hurt by Fall.

Mary I Cole, 38. of 1918 Thirty-first
street, was seriously injured yesterday
when she slipped and fell down flight
of steps in an apartment house at First
and B streets. Physicians at Casualty
Hospital said she appeared to have a
fractured skull
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
Elected Kiwanis Delegates.

LYNCHBURG, Va. March 18 (Spe-
ciaD John w. James and H. G. Nc
Causland have been elected delegates to
represent the Kiwanis Club here at the
international convention to be held In
June. Carter Glass, jr., and F. K. Will
liams are the alternates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
Petersburg Pastor Resigns.

PETERSBURG, w. Va, March 10
Especially The Rev. Norman! Finch,
Lutheran pastor here, has resigned to
accept call to pastorate in a SUBJ
urb of Youngstown, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18

Society women of London are carry
ing cough drops in costly antique snuff
boxes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
LADY HEATH IN CITY.

Brief Business Visit.
Lady Mary Heath, noted British
woman pilot, who has become actively
interested in the commercial develop
ment of aeronautics in this country, is
in this city on three-day business
visit. She landed at the Naval Air
Station, Anacostia, yesterday In a
Cirrus motored Avro-Avian plane. of a
type now being manufactured in this
country
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
9,SOCjetY,.iA|||
Mrs E. S. Edmonson, Society Editor-Phone 534
Mrs. Jones Hostess
To Bridge Club

Mrs. Amy Jones entertained
members of the Crawford Street
Bridge Club on Wednesday of this
week. Guests and members attend
ing were: Mrs. H. v. White, Mrs
W. j. Young, Mrs. E. A. Titcomb
Mrs. A. L. Gustetter, Mrs. Emma
Bulge, Mrs. E. K. Cumming, Mrs.
j. E. Wise, Mrs. I. Burgoon, Mrs.
C. E. Hardy, Mrs. E. Titcomb, Mrs
A. L. Lewis, Mrs. j. w. MacFar-
land and the hostess.
*#@**#*#*#*%
Mayor and Mrs. H. j. KarnS, Mr..
and. Mrs. James Robins and dau-
ghter, Virginia Ann, were among
those motoring to Tucson this week
to see and hear the Show Boat.
Mm#%***
Judge Albert M. Sames and wife,
of Douglas were here the first part
of the week on court business.
#*%###&
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
String Of Cars
Crosses The Line

So great was the crowd in the
city for the three-day fiesta closing
Monday evening, there was almost
continual line of cars crossing
the international line at the Morley
avenue and Grand avenue garitas.
During a two hour period Sunday
evening there was no break in the
line at the Morley avenue garita
and while American customs offic-
ers made a thorough inspection of
visiting cars, apparently searching
for tequila, etc., traffic was delayed
and the line of cars sometimes ex-
tended far over into Sonora in the
neighborhood of the Mexican Gus
toms house.
One of the cars caught in the
jam was that of Collector of Gus
toms Fred Edwards, who, upon ar
| irving at the garita, instructed !
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
Wednesday Bridge
Club Entertained

Members of the Wednesday
Bridge Club were charmingly en-
tertained this week by Mrs. Louis
Hudgin at her home on Crawford
Street.
Delightful refreshments were SER
we'd by the hostess at the termina-
ton of playing, and score for play
ing went to Mrs. William Simon
ton. Guests and members present
were: Mrs. T.. j.. Wylie. Mrs. A. I
Schleimer, Mrs. H. j. Karns, Mrs.
William Simonton, Mrs. j. c. Glis-
san, Mrs. r. S. Burns, Mrs. w. A.
O'Connor, Mrs. Hudgin.
#&&*&*&*%***
Mr.. and Mrs. A. I. Schleimer and
daughter, Joan, Of Yuma, arrived
Wednesday for short visit with
Mrs. Schleimer's. parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Glissan, and Jean Glis-
san. Their numerous friends are
happy to be greeting them
**%****
Mrs. Ed Wood went to Tubac
Wednesday, to visit her daughter,
Miss Margie Wood.
*##****
The benefit bridge party schedul-
ed for next Wednesday evening has
been postponed by the ladies of the
Business and Professional Woman's
Club, until Wednesday, October the
second.
Nogales international., 1929-09-20

the topic of the second study meet
ing of the Nogales Mothers Study
Club, under the able leadership Of
Mrs. Herbert Chatham. The group
met on Tuesday of this week at the
home of Mrs. Frank Carroon and
enjoyed papers and discussion by
Mrs. Chatham, Mrs. Charles Smith,
Mrs. Arthur Lowell, Mrs. Cousar,
Mrs. E. A. Titcomb, Mrs. r. S.
Burns, Mrs. Frank Carroon, Mrs.
E. S. Edmonson, Mrs. Stanley Pink
erton, Mrs. Walter Holm. The next
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
Cousar on Smelter Street. Those
present were: Mrs. A. w. Lowell,
Mrs. Malcolm Middleton, Mrs. E.
A. Titcomb, Mrs. Walter Holm, Mrs.
Herbert Chatham, Mrs. r. M. Cou-
sar, Mrs. E. S. Edmonson, Mrs.
Charles Smith, Mrs. Hugo Miller,
Mrs. Charles Otis, Mrs. Frank Car
room, Mrs. Stanley Pinkerton, Mrs.
r. S. Burns, Mrs. j. A. Cumming,
Mrs. L. G. Edmonson.
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make a great flood and kill all
those people"

those people,.
But, according to the aged abor-
igine, he "told Negechu words
back" and kept on telling words
back" until the god relented. But
for his interference, Jack believes
the red man still would be roam
ing the western hills, master of all
he surveyed.
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
Indian Claims Saued
Whites In the West
BY United Press

Briceland, Cal, Sept. 19.-The
Indian who saved the white race on
the Pacific coast from extermina-
ton decades ago has just related
how it happened.
Jack Woodman, aged Athabascan
Indian residing here, told Mrs. j. O..
Nomland of the University of Cali
fornia Department of Anthropolo-
gy that it was his intercession with
the great god Negechu which avert
ed a flood that would have swept
the whites into the sea.
It all happened because tanbark
was sacred to the god. The whites
came, saw the wooded mountain
sides and stripped the trees of their
bark.
Then Negechu came over the
mountain with fire in his eye, Jack
recounted, saying, II am going to
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
EARLY ACTION TO LIMIT
IMMIGRATION FROM MEXICO

Washington, D. c., Sept. 19.-
The House Committee on Inmigra-
ton should be organized as soon
as the House reconvenes in Octob-
er, with view to legislation affect
ing immigration, Representative
Albert johnson of Washington,
chairman of the committee, stated
recently, following conference
with President Hoover at the White
House.
Mr.. johnson said that he had
told the President that the organ
ization was imperative, as restric-
ton of immigration from Mexico
and Latin America generally must
be provided to check competition
offered American labor by poems
and similar classes of labor.
Nogales international., 1929-09-20

Shirrings were inevitable when the
mode, weary of fapper lines, suddenly
became delightfully."- feminine. Shir-
rings are perfect for producing
nodded effects and for accentuating
supple lines. Patou was first among
the couturiers to make much Of shir-
rings, and whatever Patou sponsors is
sure, sooner or later, to become an
international fashion In this graceful
frock for afternoon the shirrings de-
termine the seni-htted line, and they
further continue the long line pro-
NOTED by the points of the collar.
Such cape collars as this continue to
be of high style importance.
Excella Pattern No. 2990. Sizes Il
to AZ, Is cents.
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
was served and the popular card

was served and the popular card
game enjoyed.
&*##&**&x#A#
Mrs. Wilmoth Kelsey is anticipat-
ing visit from her brother, DR.. H.
M. Curry, and his wife, who are en-
route to Los Angeles, where DR..
Curry has accepted the position of
senior surgeon in the Los Angeles
General hospital. They are expect
ed to arrive this weekend.
#%**##*
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. EdmOnSon and
children, Eleanor, Shirley and 10y
de, departed this morning for their
home in Globe after spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Ed
monson and family of Curtis ST.
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
Nogales Mothers
Club Holds Meet

obedience and Discipline" was
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
COUPLE SEPARATED IN AIR
REUNITED SOON AFTER

Springfield, o., Sept, 10 U.P0
"A couple, separated in the clouds,
was later reunited at the airport
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nayne H. Fisher,
Los Angeles, Calf, were flying over
this city when their plane was
caught in a storm. Fisher instruct
ed his wife to make her first para
chute Jump. She climbed to the
wing and was blown into space by
the wind. The chute opened. Fish
er landed the ship in a field and
the couple met later at the airport.
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
Pen>Co>Nap
Sanitary Napkins
Improved shape with rounded
corners. Box of 8,
10c

J. Kurtz, the main customs officer
doing the searching, to have the
cars being inspected drive over to
the side on International street,
thus relieving the congestion to
some extent.
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
SEWING CLUB

Mrs. Forest Westerland was hos
tess to the Tuesday sewing club this
week. A refreshing tea was served
at the end of the afternoon to
those present, who were: Mrs. w.
N. Puckett, Mrs. j. w. Haddock,
Mrs. A. j. Mitchell, Mrs. w. w.
Lockhart, Mrs. Fred Allen, Mrs. AL
fred Taylor, Mrs. F. E. WeSterland.
AKMM&&AAAN&A
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
Mrs. Berk Gives
Bridge Luncheon

Mr.. Donald Hardin was the ms
piration for a bridge luncheon Civ
en- Tuesday by Mrs. Joseph Berk at
her home on Marsh Heights. Sea-
sonal decorations were used in the
rooms where a delectable luncheon
Nogales international., 1929-09-20
NEW RECTOR ARRIVES

Rev. D. w. Dow and little daugh-
ter, Anne Sylvia, have arrived in
Nogales for an infedinite Sojourn.
Dow, who was formerly rector OF
the Episcopal church at Globe, will
serve at the local Episcopal church
until a permanent rector arrives.