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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
HOOVER THINKS WING
RUINED BY FLAMES
SHOULD BE REPLACED

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today Secretary Richey went into con-
sultation with Col. Grant regarding
the establishment Of new quarters for
the Executive and his force and the
clearing of the debris and ruins in the
Office building. Col. Grant had brought
with him floor plans of the State and
War Building.
Grant Directs WOrkmen.
One of the first things Col. Grant
did upon his arrival at the White House
today was to give his workmen personal
directions in the matter of clearing the
debris and carting it away. After talk
ing with Secretary Richie he gave or
ders which resulted in the transferring
of considerable of the Office furniture
and files and other articles to the north
basement of the State, and War
Building, where they will remain until
1t Is determined where the executive
office will be located.
Within few days the Offices on the
first floor of this building now occupied
by the judge advocate general, the in
spector general and chief of chaplains
of the Army will be moved to the old
Southern Railway Building on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and this course was con-
sidered today along with others during
Secretary Richey'S and Col. Grants con-
Sultation. It was understood that Col.
Grant already has been in conference
with contractors for a preliminary eSti-
mate on the cost Of either putting the
executive Office in permanent recondi-
tioning or else temporary condition
First Of all, something must be done to
brace the supports holding the roof
which has been so greatly weakened as
result of the flames and the f1remenS
axes. This is deemed imminent because
of the danger presented.
Peculiarly enough, the room at the
northwest corner of the building, &C.
cupied by Walter Newton, another OF
the Presidents secretaries, in the CHM
ney flue of which the fire is supposed
to have originated, was only slightly
damaged. 1t was directly under that
section of the attic where the fire ragged
most stubbornly and aside from a gap
in the ceiling and one in the wall
above the open fireplace, this room was
none the worse for wear, except what
havoc was done by water. The damage
to the main lobby and reception room
the press room and the room OF
Lawrence Richey, another secretary,
was principally water damage, except
in those rooms which had skylights
These latter were destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-While
we are merging everything in the
world that has no relation to each
other. why not merge Christmas,
Fourth Of July, Grounding. Thanks
giving, Labor day, Halloween, New
Year and Aprils Fool, all into one
glorious day. That would give every
body chance to get some work
done during the year. And look at
the speeches, sermons and turkeys
1t would save.
This has been the hottest day We
have had in California in years.
Everybody that is not at the beaches
bathing is huddled under the thou
sands of outdoor Christmas trees TO
get in the shade. Even the imita-
ton snow is melting. All Santa
Clauses are In bathing suits and
wearing palm leaf fan for whiskers.
There will be two heat prostrations
to every Christmas present.
&4E "a w. a,s "a. = a ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
JAlLER HELD TO JURY
ON MURDER CHARGES
Placed Under $1,000 Bail in Death
Of Policeman and Former
Constable.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
PAINTSVILLE. KY, December u.s.
John Marshall johnson County taller,
was held to the February grand Jury in
$l,UOO bail on a charge of wilful muir
Ger mere late yesterday as a result of
shooting Saturday night in which
Jess Oils, q policeman, and Joseph
castle, former constable, lost their
lives.
The affair. in which witnesses said 10
or 10 shots were fired on a downtown
street, was precipitated by Dills' at
tempt to arrest Marshall and Castle
Elmer Castle testified that he and Jo-
seph Castle and Marshall had been
drinking and that shortly before the
shooting Dills had told Marshall you
are too drunk to be on the street." and
James Price. another witness said he
heard Marshall say "I'll be damned if
go to Jail with yoti!"
The shooting followed, and when Il
was over Dills lay dead with four body
wounds and Castle was mortally
wounded. Marshall escaped I'M
The defense made an effort to show
that the bullets taken from Dills' BODY
were not the same as those in the pis-
toll that Marshall carried, and also that
Joseph Castle might have slain the po-
liceman. Pelphrey Smith of Morgan
County testified he heard Joseph Castle
say to Oils: Let 60 of Marshall OF
you will get shotl" and the Marshall
did not fire q shot.
Marshall gave bond after the hearing
and was released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
Burning Pamphlets
Caused Smoke Pail
During Loft Fire
Had Been Stored There
Since ROOsevelt's Day,
Attache Says.

Since the days of President Roosevelt
the attic or loft above the executive
Office. destroyed by fire last night has
been accommodating large, but rather
worthless collection of papers, chiefly
Government pamphlets that cover every
subject under the sun. One of the old
attaches at the White House estimates
conServatively that the dusty shelves in
the loft above the offices must have
contained fully 100000 pamphlets. They
accounted for much of the smoke last
night which beloved out Of the build
ing through every crack while the fight
against the fire was under way.
The loft is reached by q winding
stairway. It is arranged so that there
are narrow passagewayS between the
shelves, upon which the documents and
other papers are piled high. One of the
duties of watchmen in this part Of the
building Is to visit the loft every hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
ONE FAMILY JOYFUL
AS ANOTHER SORROWS
Babe Born as Christmas Dawns,
While other Dies in Fall From
Toy Auto.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 25.-ChristmaS
brings its joys and tragedieS-fate,
some people call It,
At the stroke Of 12-tolling the mo-
ment when Christmas ticks into reality
"a baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Rizzo.
Just several hours before, a wreath
was removed from a window at the
Henry G.. Steinbrenner home-and a
Christmas tree dismantled. Dolores
Steinbrenner, 18 months old, had died
she had fallen from a toy automobile
and was fatally injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
RUTH GARRISON, SLAYER,
WINS MOVE FOR LIBERTY
Girl Who Poisoned Wife of Para
mour Now Called Sane -
Physician.
Ry the Associated Press.

SEATTLE, Wash, December as
After 10 years of Imprisonment In the
State Penitentiary as criminally in
sane person, Ruth Garrison, Seattle.
who killed Mrs. Douglas Storrs, wife Of
her paramount, by placing poison in a
salad, yesterday was granted habeas
corpus writ by Superior Judge John L.
Sharpstein in Walla Walla.
The writ, returnable January 3, was
based on the report Of a prison phys
ician to Warden Clarence Long, in
which the doctor said that after seven
years of observation he was convinced
that Miss Garrison was a sane and ut
person to be at large"
Storrs, who had been deputy sheriff,
met the girl while she was working as
q telephone operator. He denied know
ing anything of the crime and was
never on trial.
Mrs. Storrs died in a tea room in
Seattle March Is, 1918. The girl was
arrested the following day and admitted
to police that she had placed a poison
in Mrs. Storrs' salad while the woman
was out Of the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
SPECIAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
TIE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
business vii Be be held at the once Of the
January Is: 1880, at ! pm, Transfer books
VIII be closed 10 days prior to the meeting.
B. F. RoVER. Secretary. N''''
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
noloers o. GuGe BIOS Co. Inc. Of Washing
1912 F street northwest, at Il o'clock noon
ON 16s day Of 1890 for
the transaction OF any other business that
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Company OF washington and .Georsetown.
18th street and Louisiana avenne northwest
ence Company OF Washington and George
town town. will meet 1ese at the office on MONDAY.
10 directors for the ensuing year. Polls
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THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Atlantic Building Company,
Inc. will be held at the ONCE OF the COM
Thursday. January 10Th. 1880, at II O'clock
an. This meeting is for. the election of
ATLANTIC BUILDING CO. INC,
MYRON NJ. PARKER. Jr., President.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
SPECIAL VOTING CALL
IS AWAITED IN UTAH
Voters Will Name Successor to
Leatherwood to Fill House
Seat Vacancy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, December Is QP).
The vacancy in the House Of Repre-
sentatives caused by the death yester-
day of Representative E. o. Leather
wood, Republican, will be filled at spe-
cial election, it was said at the Capitol
yesterday.
There Is no provision In the Utah
law, it was said, for filling vacancy
through an appointment by the COVER
nor. Gov. George H. Dern is Demo-
crat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
TWO NAMED ARBITRATORS
Berlin Selects German American
Committee Members.

BERLIN, December Is (P)-The for
e!gn Office announced yesterday that
Germany had appointed Secretary
Ernst Won Simson of the state depart
Inent and Pablo Soler, former Spanish
the standing man-American arbi-
tIa1ion committee, in accordance with
S, 1923.
FORMER Ambassador Alanson B
A0ught0n n the American ranannier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25
PARTY CONTINUES
DESPITE FLAMES
AT WHITE HOUSE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-25

In the Far East all kissing in public
is considered vulgar and therefore is
prohibited ip thu theater&
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PRESIDENT BRAVES
FLAMES TO RESCUE
PERSONAL PAPERS

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taches carried from the cabinet room
the cabinet chairs and dumped them or
the rear lawn.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20
ERGOT LOSSES CAN BE
CUT BY TREATING SEED

Ergot has caused heavy losses ir
durum wheat the last few years. II
not only reduces yields, but it also
causes a lowering Of the grade of the
grain. Last year about 80 per cent
of the cars of durum wheat which
came to the Minneapolis market were
graded ergoty.
The federal standards permit only
three-tenths per cent of ergot in the
wheat, because the ergot bodies are
poisonous. Furthermore, ergoty dur
UNI is not suitable for macaroni be-
cause the black specks spoil its ap-
pearance. Macaroni manufactures
therefore cannot use semolina con-
tanning much ergot.
Losses can be reduced greatly by
seed treatment and crop rotation,
says DR.. E. c. Stakman, cereal plant
authority of the University of
Minnesota. The fungus that causes
the disease persists from one crop
season to the next in the well known
ergot bodies in the soil or in seed
grain. Therefore it is necessary to
get rid of these bodies in order to
control the disease.
The ergot bodies can be removed
from the seed by treating it in brine
Dissolve common salt in water at the
rate of 45 pounds of salt to 25 gal.
Ions of water. One man should pour
the seed slowly into the solution while
another stirs it. The ergot bodies
will rise to the surface and can be
skinned off and burned. Do not
keep the seed in the solution more
than five or ten minutes. Take ii
out as soon as possible and wash il
with plain water to remove the salt
which may reduce termination if il
remains on the seed.
The ergot-free seed must be sowr
on clean soil. AS ergot is particular.
ly prevalent in rye and durum wheat
the seed should be sown on land which
has not grown either of these crops
for at least year, and preferably
longer. The disease cannot be pre-
vented entirely because it affects
several wild grasses and may spread
from them to durum fields, but the
losses can be reduced to a minimum
by the methods suggested.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20
32,045

counties) --- 32,O45
The state leader points out that in
the ten years the growing of alfalfa
has been extended from less than
$4,000 acres to 100000 acres. County
agents contributed in large way to
this achievement.
"On the basis of actual savings
made" says Mr.. Balmer, "the help
of the county agents in securing for
farmers additional war explosives for
clearing and improving land was
for the seven years Of the distribution
more than enough to pay one-half
the entire cost of the county agent
service. Furthermore, it is apparent
that this project has stimulated COM
mercial agencies to develop new and
cheaper forms of explosives for agri-
cultural use. This will result in a
continued saving to farmers for land
clearing purposes in the future"
Mr.. Balmer shows that of the 49,
900 enrollments in boys and girls
club work in 1928, only 4,331 came
from the Is counties without county
It's to the county. The remainder
agent service, or an average of about
of the total club enrolment, 27,715,
was from the 62 counties having the
organized county agent service, or an
average of ATT per county.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20
S'Thumbnail" Money
To Replace Currency

Announcement that the new
E'thumb-naiP' currency of the United
States Treasury will make its debut
in the next three months has been
made by Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Henry Henick Bond.
That the familiar sized bills are be-
ing reduced approximately one-fourth
in size is due primarily to the motor
list.
Following the advent of the auto
mobile it was found that bills of
small denomination came back to the
redemption bureau of the Treasury
Department more often for reissu-
ance. A study by the Government re-
vealed that CRIME and oil from fill
ing station attendants hands does
more than any other thing to soil
notes, causing them to deterorate
faster than formerly.
The frequency with which a dol
lar bill comes back to filling station
has just been determined as the re-
suit of an interesting experiment
made by the American Motorists
ASSOCIATION.
1t was found that approximately
every seventh time a bill changes
hands it finds its way back to the
oil station. The experiment was made
by circulating SO one dollar bills,
with request attached that each
spender indorse on the slip what he
spent it for and that the person hold
ing the bill after the tenth indorse-
ment return it to the American
Motorists associations headquarters
at Washington. Of SO bills returned
containing 371 Endorsements, So of the
Endorsements indicated that the bill
had been spent by motorist for gas
or oil.
The smaller sized bill, which will
be 6 sic by 2 11-16, will not be
folded so closely and this will increase
the life of each bill appreciaby, the
Department believes. A special study
was made also by Government ex-
perts to make the bills as oil-proof as
possible.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20
MASS MEETING HELD

A call for a mass meeting to dis.
cuss the question of the proposed
public improvements at Fairfax, was
sent out to citizens of that commune
ty last week. The need for better
fire equipment and suitable quarters
for it as well as for additional water
mains, was recently advanced by the
Fairfax village council and the fire
department.
By calling mass meeting the
council wished to get the sentiment
of the voters before calling a special
election.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20
COUNTY AGENT SERVICE
REACHES NEW GOALS

Minnesota county agents made a
new record of progress in 1928 when
1888, 148 instances of individual serv-
ice were given by them. This was
an increase of 24S,447 over 1927.
Records of the two years have just
been compared in the office of F. E.
Balmer, state leader of county agent
work.
In his review of the activities of
the agents Mr.. Balmer compares
the achiements of 1928 with those of
1918 when the county agent service
became a settled policy in most of
the counties. Here are the figures
for the two years:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20

The fellow who devotes all his
time to criticism Of others can't be
expected to see his own shortcom-
ings.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20
ARREST JANITOR

Andrew Konshak, 40 years DID,
former panitor of the Park School at
Chaska, was arrested last week on a
charge of arson. Konshak was alleg-
ed to have attempted to burn the
school. He is also said to have ad-
mitted his guilt, but asserted that he
was intoxicated, and did not know
what he was doing. The fire was put
out before much damage resulted.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20

No one has ever figured out way
Of sitting on your hands and grasp
ing an opportunity at the same time.
-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20

1t isn't so much what you stand
for as what you help with.-Ex.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02

S:O0-Troubadours
0:3O-Olive Palmer Il RevelerS
9:30-Prewitt's Orchestra
l0:1s-Hotel Orchestra
Ae1.3-WSM Nash~llls-66o
e:00-Orchestra; ~Newscasting
e:30-Orchestra
7:0O-Firesido Hoslr
o:00-TrOubQdouTA
S:30-Olive Palmer and Revelers
9::O-WSM Orchestra
1o:OO-WSM Minstrels
2S2-WoAl San Antonlo-11s0
o:00-Troubadours
9:S0-Olive Palmer & Revelens
3s27-kWkH Shreveport-a5o
9:30-Musio (2h hrs.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
FARGO LIVESTOCK

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 2.-(PeCattle:
Choice steers and yearlings 1900 to
400: good steers 1000 to 1900: me-
dunn steers 800 to 1000; fair steers
800 to 900; plain steers 600 OF 500.
Good heifers $50 to 900; medium
heifers $50 to 500: fair heifers TOO
to 7.50: plain heifers 600 to TOO. Good
COWS $50 to $50: medium cows 700
to $50; fair cows $50 to TOO; plain
cows SIS to 6.25; cutters 500 to SIS.
Good bulls 7.50 to 500: medium bulls
100 to 7.50: common bulls 600 to TOO.
Calves: Top veal 400 to 1900; me-
dium veal 100 to 1900: Gull veal 600
to 1000: heavy calves 600 to 500:
Gamer calves 500 to 600.
Sheep: Top lambs 1880 to 1850;
heavy lambs, 100 lbs. up, HOO to 1900;
Gull lambs 1000 to 100. Light ewes,
100 lbs. down, $50 to $50; heavy ewes
$50 lbs. up, 400 to 500; Gull ewes 100
to 800 Bucks 800 to 400
Hogs: 150-180 lbs. 500 to 0.15: 180-
200 lbs. 500 to Sis; 200-225 lbs. 500
to 8l5; 225-250 lbs. 500 to SIS; ESQ.,
800 lbs 8.00>to8.15; 300-35O lbs. IT'S to
8.15. Packers 7.25 to 7.50. Stays 100
to $50.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago, Jan. 2-(P>-(U. s. Dept.
of Agrt)-Hogs, $4,000: opene d
steady: later trade 10 to zoe lower on
weights under 200 lb. heavier weights
weak to l0c lower; top Gas paid for
10000 lbs. butchers. medium to
choice 250-300 ID. $50 to 600; 200-250
lbs. 8.65 to Gas: 10000 lib. $50 to
9.25; l30-l60 lb. ass to o.l0. Pack
ing sows IT'S to 8.25. Pigs, medium
to choice, e0-l30 lb. 7.2S to 8.75.
Cattle, $4,000: calves 1000; year.
lings and light steers fairly active
steady: weighty steers steady to Csc
lower; In between weight kinds show.
Ing decline: beef cows and heifers
steady; lower price cows dull; early
top yearlings 1915. Slaughter class
es, steers good and choice l300-l5o0
ID. 1900 to 1915; 1l00-13O0 ID. 1900
to 1850: 950-lloo lb. 1875 to 100;
common and medium $50 lb. up 600
to 1880. Fed yearlings good and
choice 750-950 lb. 1925 to 1925
EeiferS good and choice $50 ID. down
11.50 to 400; common and medium
Gas to l1.60. Cows. good and choice
BIS to 11.60; common and medium
CTS to ais: low cutter and cutter
SIS to CTS. Bulls, good and choice
(beeD $50 to 11.75:. cutter to medium
SEQ to CTS. vealers (milk fed good
aid choice 1900 to l7.25: medium
1880 to 1900: Gull and common 500
to 1880. stocker and feeder steers.
good and choice Call weights) 100 to
1900: common and medium 8.7s to
1075.
Sheep, 1900: market largely Csc
higher: bulk fat lambs 1915 to 1900:
few closely sorted 1910; best held
higher: good yeerlines weathers 1850:
few good ewes steady @ 8.2s: feed
Ing lambs scarce. Lambs. good and
choice 81 lb. down 1900 @ M
medium 1880 . 1900; cull and com.
mon cts TO 1880; ewes, medium "a
choice $50 u. down o.76 to 8.25: Gull
ana common 800 to TOO. Feeder
lambs good and choice l3.26 to ll.2S.