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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
FILIPINO ASKS DIVORCE
FROM AMERICAN WIFE
Filing of Suit Follows Charges
Preferred by Woman Against
Husband.

Hermenguildo Morales, 1921 Fair1nont
street, q Filipino, today asked the Dis
trict Supreme Court to grant him a lin
tied divorce from his wife, Mrs. Alice
M. Morales, described as a native-born
American. The court is advised that
the couple were married December IL,
1928, Just one week after being intro
duced by her mother, and that they
lived for q time at his mother-in-law's
house, 3o44 Monroe street northeast.
An order restraining the wife from in
terfering with him is asked.
Morales says that he gave his wife
$485 of his savings, secured from his
work as a bookbinder at the Govern
ment Printing Office. He was soon or
dered to leave the house of his mother
in-law, he contends. Attorney Frank
E. Elder represents the plaintiff.
The quest for limited divorce comes
on the heels of Morales being turned
over to the probation officer as the
result of a charge of simple assault
preferred by bis wife in Police Couri
recently. Mrs. Morales contended that
her husband locked her in closet, the
court was informed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
M'CARL' DECISION
AFFECTS OFFICERS
Rules Special Government
Fare Rates Do Not Apply
Beyond Designated Post.

A decision of Importance to all Army,
Navy and Marine Corps officers was
issued today by Controller General Nc
Carl, who held that these officers can
not take advantage Of the special Gov
eminent rate of fare when transporting
their families distances beyond that
necessary when moving from one mill
tary post to another. The excess cost
must be by commercial fare rates, he
held.
The decision came out of a case of an
Army officer, whose name was not given,
who was transferred from Fort William
Mckinley, Philippine Islands, to Fort
Riley, Kans. The officer went to the
fort, but his 5-year-old daughter went
to st. Louis, Mo-, and his wife proceeded
to this city.
Upon q commercial fare basis the
excess cost Of transportation furnished
the wife and daughter amounted to
$57.16 from Fort Riley, Kans., on, the
Government having paid their fares
from the old to the new post.
The amount Of $57.16 was collected
from the officer by the quartermaster
at the time the requests for travel were
issued, but the finance officer in this
city, to whom the amount collected was
transmitted in accordance with the
regulations, computed the cost of excess
transportation furnished the officers
wife and daughter apparently on the
basis of the rate which the Government
paid the carrier under the joint pas
senger military side agreements with
the carrier and then the finance officer
here refunded the sum of 1928 to the
officer whose family had made the trip.
This 1928 should not have been re-
funded, according to McCarl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
LABOR LORD COMING
AS MACDONALD AIDE
Baron Arnold, Former Liberal, to
Accompany Premier to
United States.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 18.-Besides
Ishbel, his favorite daughter, who is
his political hostess, the only close COM
panion Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald will have on his forthcoming
visit to Washington, it was stated today,
will be one of the anomalies of British
public life, Labor lord.
He is Lord Arnold, the first baron of
his line, a former Liberal leader, who
joined the Labor party in 1922 and was
underSecretary for the colonies in the
first Macdonald government. When it
became necessary for the Labor admin
istration to create a few peers to act
as spokesman for Labor in the House of
Lords, Sydney Arnold was among those
selected to receive titles.
As Liberal he had attained an in
duential position. in the Liberal party,
having served as parliamentary private
secretary to the president of the board
of education and to the financial Secre-
tary of the treasury. He was a member
of the House of Commons from 1912
until 1921, when he resigned on &C
count of i'll health. The next year he
joined the Labor party, became active
in politics again and was selected for
an important post in the first Labor
government in 1924.
He Is unmarried and like Premier
Macdonald, who is a widower, devotes
his time largely to politics. He is con-
sidered one of the Labor leaders closest
personal friends. He lives in Hamp-
stead, North London, near the Mac
Donald London home.
Messages are being exchanged be-
tween London and Washington regard
ing the details Of the prime minister's
American visit, and the completed pro-
gram is expected to be announced from
Downing street before the week end.
In view of the great importance of
the mission and the necessity for Mr..
Macdonald to return to London IS
quickly as possible to attend Parliament,
it Is likely that he will be able to ac-
cept few of the invitations which have
arrived at the British embassy in Wash
ington from all parts of the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR INJURIES IN ACCIDENT
Agnes Eggers Files Charges Against
Drivers Of Cars Which Fig
ured in Collision.

Two suits, seeking damages totaling
$4,000, were filed late yesterday in
District Supreme Court by Agnes Eggers
of 1873 Columbia road, who advises the
court that she suffered personal in
iuries in an automobile accident No
vember 10 last, at Sixteenth and Euclid
streets.
is named as one defendant, the plain
tiff contending that she should recover
$4,000 from him. because as a guest
in his automobile, he was bound to
carry her in safe manner, which she
saws he failed to do. Plaintiff informs
the court that Green's automobile and
one operated by Norvell Belt of 1901 I
street-named as defendant in another
suit filed at the same time-were in a
collision. Belt, from whom the plain
tiff seeks $4,000 damages, failed to
observe properly the traffic regulations,
she maintains, by failing to obey a
traffic light.
The plaintiff Is represented by At
torneys Horace L. LohneS and Branden-
burg and Brandenburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
ROVER GETS MORE
SW|NDLE EVIDENCE
Representative Bowman OF
West Virginia Tells of Ac-
tivities Through Attorney.

Evidences of stock swindles victim
izing West Virginians by one, and pos
sibly more, alleged bucketshop oper-
ators in the Capital has been turned
over to United States District Attorney
Leo A. Rover by Representative Frank
L. Bowman of West Virginia, a mem
Der of the House District committee,
through his attorney, Lawrence l..
Gourley, it was announced today at
Representative Bowman's office.
The evidence was turned over to the
District attorney for further investlga-
ton by his Office. The cases involve
between $4,000 and $4,000, it was stated.
A long list of other transactions
carried on by Washington brokers by
telephone, telegraph, mail circulars and
other means of communication, and by
high-pressure craftsmanship also has
been turned over to the District attor-
ney's Office, the legislator announced.
and information also has been supplied
postal inspectors.
Bowman for the past several weeks
has been working with Gourley in a
private investigation Of alleged bucket
shop operations in the Capital involving
his constituents, and he reports that the
information he has at hand indicates
that INSCRIPTIONS brokers have done
thriving business in his district, using
the Capital as their base of operations.
With the receipt of the first two or
three complaints from his constituents,
Bowman turned the matter over to
Gourley. who had difficulty in getting
the information he needed from the
Washington brokers involved. Bowman,
however, believes Gourley has completed
evidence of fraud in one case involving
81 800, and to have practically eStab-
lished conclusive reasons for thorough
investigation by the District attorneys
Office in others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
Machine Demolished in Crash
at Thirteenth and Ken
needy Streets.
TRAFFIC is DELAYED
DURING RUSH HOUR
Passenger Suffers Possible Fracture,
While Occupants of Auto Were
Only Slightly Hurt.

Three persons were injured about
1880 this morning when a street car
was derailed at Thirteenth and Ken
nedy streets in collision with an
automobile. The automobile was de-
molished when it crashed into the side
Of the trolley car, striking near the
front passenger exit and throwing the
fore trucks well off the track.
Traffic, particularly heavy at that
hour Of the morning, was delayed for
some time, while the trolley was being
replaced on the rails and the inter-
section cleared Of a curious throng.
Woman Severely Hurt.
Mrs. Ada Haberman, 40 years old, of
l4ll Varnum street, a passenger on
the street car, suffered possible frac-
ture of the ankle and bruises when
thrown from her seat by the impact.
She was taken to Walter Reed Hos
pital and later sent home.
The driver of the automobile, Walter
Earl, ID years old, of 955 Piney Branch
road, escaped with minor bruises and
decorations. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital in a passing automo-
bile, given first aid and discharged.
Miss Louise SalWell, 20 years old, of
$40 Quintana place, a passenger in
the automobile, was bruised and cut.
She was taken with Earl to Emergency
Hospital and later allowed to go home.
Two Pedestrians Injured.
Charles H. Benjamin, 70 years old,
of 3433 Porter place, was seriously in
jured late yesterday when run down
at Delaware avenue and D street north
east by an automobile operated by AL
bert E. Martz, Is years old, of 1875
First street northeast.
The injured man was treated at
Casualty Hospital by DR.. j. Rogers
Young, who said he suffered a possible
skull fracture, decorations to the scalp
and internal injuries.
Frank j. Quinn, 90 years old, of 1882
Potomac avenue southeast was treated
at Casualty Hospital for conclusion of
the brain and severe body bruises, suf-
fered when run down at Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue by
machine driven by Orban F. Grigsby,
jr., of Suitland, Md.
The mans condition was described
at the hospital this morning as being
undetermined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
LAMONT OUTLINES
HOLLAND FARLEY
Reports to President Cover.
ing Proceedings of World
Commerce Chamber.

President Hoover today was given
intimate accounts of the recent sessions
of the International Chamber of Com
merce, held In Amsterdam, by Thomas
w. Lamont Of New York, Silas StraWn
of Chicago and julius Barnes Of Du-
luth, Mimi, who were members of the
American delegation at that conference.
The members of this group said after
their conference with the President,
which lasted nearly an hour, that the
report was of a general nature. They
said they told Mr.. Hoover about the va
rious topics discussed by the Interna-
tional Chamber, many of which were OF
special interest," to American finance,
commerce and to the American Govern
ment itself.
American Tariff a Topic.
The question Of the American tariff
was brought up in Amsterdam, but they
would not say what they reported TO
the President regarding this subject.
Senator Oddie of Navada, who had just
returned from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
where he attended the Pan-American
Road Conference, made q preliminary
report to President Hoover today re-
garding the discussions at that confer
CIlCCs x4C AAIOAAACo VIC 4 AV0ACCAlo SAtAa
there was in evidence an admirable
spirit Of friendlineSs toward this coun-
try. He stated that according to his
opinion the result of this conference
will do much in aiding the cause OF
the proposed inter American highway.
Tobacco Growers In Distress.
President Hoover today was given
some idea of the plight Of the tobacco
growers in Eastern North Carolina be-
cause of the prevailing low prices fol
this years crop by Senator Simmons OF
North Carolina. The latter informed
the President that the tobacco growers
in that part of the State are threatened
with bankruptcy. He urged the Presi-
dent to suggest to the Federal Farm
Board that 1t find some means by which
relief might be extended.
President Hoover will make brief
speech over the radio tonight incident
to the dedication program of the new
home of the Columbia Broadcasting
System in New York. He will speak
from his study in the White House at
GAS o'clock and will be introduced by
Frederic William Vile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18

what they would get II you had a fiat
rate.
st think it is a useless expense" Mr..
Griffin added, land instead of increas-
ing the installation about 81 per cent
I think you should try to diminish the
installation of meters"
Engineer Commissioner William B.
Ladue at this point interposed that 1t
was his belief that the District got its
greatest return from the meters in the
prevention Of waste and in the conser-
walton in the use Of water and In con-
serving the fuel used for pumping OF
water.
Again in the hearings on the 1880 ap-
preparation bill, Mr.. Garland was ques-
toned about the item for the inStalla-
ton of water meters, this time by Rep
reSentative Simmons, chairman OF the
subcommittee on appropriations.
Garland explained that the item,
calling for $4,000 had been the same
for the preceding six years, and as a
result the District was not making any
Roadway toward its goal OF 100 per
cent meter service.
Expense Of Meters.
"The probability is that the District
is not losing very much by not having
meters in," suggested Mr.. Simmons.
IT do not think it Is losing very
much" Mr.. Garland answered, be
cause, as rule. we get very little more
money for the unmetered section than
we do for the metered section"
And you have the expense Of the
meters and the reading of them" sug-
geSted Mr.. Simmons.
Yes, sir" responded Mr.. Garland.
Capt. Hugh Dram, Assistant Engineer
uyhn Ia q
of the water situation at the direction
of Commissioner Ladue, today began an
examination Of the Water Department.
expenditures with a view Of finding
some means of extending the water
meter service.
At the very outset of the examina-
ton Capt. Dram found that the funds
appropriated specifically for the in
stallation OF meters had been used for
repairs to meters in service. The re-
pairs, he believes, should properly have
been made out of the general main
tenance appropriation for the Water
Department rather than from the ap-
preparation for meters.
The report of expenditures shows that
in the last fiscal year more than ST.
900 had been taken from the meter
appropriation for repairs. At the pres
ent cost of 81 meter the 1000, II
| was explained, would have permitted
the water department to purchase more
than 1900 meters.
BY readjustment of accounts Capt
Dram believes it may be possible to
devote the entire $4,000 appropria-
ton exclusively to the purchase Of me-
tiers and thereby increase the meter
service more rapidly than has been done
In the past when the appropriation
was used for repairs as well as for the
purchase of new meters.
Additional appropriations will bt
needed, however, to enable the water
department to catch up with the past
accumulation of deficiencies and give
washington a 100 per cent meter
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
COZ, COEBEL AND PARTNER PLAN
NON STOP FLIGHT AROUND GLOBE
Special Plane Ordered for Project, Which
Will Start From Manila-Lieut. Hol-
land Seeks Army Leave Extension.

the parachute. Lieut.. Holland Is
famous as navigator and it is in this
capacity that he will function on the
world trip.
Dissatisfied With Plane.
Col Goebel and Lieut.. Holland had
hoped to make their attempt this year,
but were dissatisfied with special plane
which had been built for the attempt.
This plane, now at the Gobel Field, at
Kansas City, is a single-engine mono
plane and the new ship now being
planned will be of the same general
type. Greater speed and lift must be
realized in the new plane If the fight is
to be a success, they believe.
Lieut.. Holland, who now is associated
with Col. Goebel as general manager
of his flying school at Kansas City, has
been on leave from active duty four
months. He few here from Kansas
City to personally request extension of
leave and was in conference today with
F. Trubee Dawson, Assistant Secretary
of War for Aeronautics.
On his flight to Washington Lieut..
Holland was accompanied by Martin
Gauldin, Sedalia, Mo-, business man,
who is one of the hackers of the pros
posed world fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
GIRLS SUICIDE
STORY SHATTERED
Taxi Cab Driver Confesses
Shooting Because She Per-
sisted in Seeking His Love.

Her story that she had attempted sui
eide, related Sunday night by Miss
Goldie Neff, %, a waitress, in an effort
to shield George Charuhas, 81, was
shattered last night by confession po-
lice obtained from Charuhas, in which
he admitted he shot the girl because she
persisted in seeking his love.
In his written statement, made to
police Of No. 2 precinct, Charuhas, a
taxi driver, told how the girl had come
to his rooms at 1912 Eleventh street
with friend to plead for a reconcilia-
ton. He said he repeatedly told her he
was through" but that she persisted,
and he finally drew his gun and shot
twice.
Girls Condition Serious.
The girl was struck in the head and
arm. Her condition was regarded as
serious at Emergency Hospital this
morning, where she was taken by her
former sweetheart in his taXicab.
Policeman Charles S. Dwyer of No. 2
precinct was attracted to the scene by
the girls screams. He found CharunaS
and Richard j. Costello. As, of the 2100
block of Fl street, with the girl. and ac-
companied them to the hospital.
At first, the policeman says, all three
of the others insisted the girl had shot
herself. He was not satisfied with their
stories, however, and subsequent grill
ing Of Charuhas led to the confession
Charged With Assault.
Charuhas was charged with assault
with intent to kill. He spent last night
in a cell at No. precinct station.
After Charuhas' confession, Costello
was questioned by police. He gave them
q typewriter statement in which his
original version of the affair, as re-
ported by Policeman Dwyer, was
changed. Costello said he went with
the girl from her rooms, on the ground
floor, to Charuhas' apartment, vince
she hoped to effect reconciliation with
Charuhas.
Costello said there were repeated en-
dearments on the part of the girl
answered by curses from the man, and
climaxed about midnight when he
began to shoot.
Miss Neff came to Washington from
Raleigh, N. c., about five months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
FAREWELL PARTY GIVEN
FOR RINGGOLD HART
Retiring Assistant Corporation
Counsel Presented With Gifts
by Office Force.

Ringgold Hart, retiring assistant cor
poration counsel, was honored at fare
we'll party yesterday in the offices OF
the corporation counsel in the District
Building. He was presented with two
gifts on behalf of, the men and women
in the Office, as reminders of the Is
years he has spent in the District
service.
On behalf of the men, Francis H.
Stephens, assistant corporation coun-
sci, presented Mr.. Hart with an elab-
orately fitted travelling bag. Miss Geor-
gia Breen, a spokesman for the woman
employees, gave him q marble fountain
pen set for his desk.
Mr.. Hart is leaving the District serV-
ice to engage in private law practice:
He has spent IL years Of his quarter OF
a century with the District government
in the. corporation counsels ofhce. He
has become associated with Roger
Whiteford and Percy Marshall, for
mer assistant corporation counsel. IN
the law firm Of Whiteford, Marshall q
Hart.
Mr.. Hart is succeeded in the Dis
trict office by Vernon e. West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18

Following the brief visit here today
Of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs.
Lindbergh, P. e. D. Nagel of the Pan
American Always announced that
Lindbergh had decided to abandon his
proposed tour of South America which
would have followed his flight with Mrs.
Lindbergh to the north coast Of South
America.
Lack of time" was Nagle's explana-
ton Of the change in Lindbergh's plans.
Instead the flyer will make tour of
the Caribbean, where the Pan-Ameri-
can expects to open passenger cruises
of 20 days length this Winter. At the
time Lindbergh's second South Ameri-
can flight was announced, several weeks
ago, it was said by w. Irving Glover,
Assistant Postmaster General In charge
of aviation, that the colonel planned a
hazardous journey across Brazil as a
survey for future United States mail
lines.
The Lindberghs, en- route to Miami
to start their trip South, arrived this
morning, and left early this afternoon
for Miami
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
Speakeasy Guests, Fleeing
From Police, Are Bitten by Two Dogs

He said the dogs failed to differen-
tate. Sergt. Letterman must have
known, because he came through be-
hind the guests, about three jumps
behind them.
+. When the sergeant arrived on the
scene, he said, both dogs were busy
nipping at the heels and trousers seats
of the guests. The sergeant would have
pursued the guests. but much to his
embarrassment, the dogs didn't bar
him just because he wore badge. He
and his squad gave up the chase.
However, they arrested one Lawrence
Alexander Bell, 20, colored, said to
operate the place, and charged him
with permitting gaming and possession
Bell, according to the sergeant, was
not very well pleased with the dogs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18

Plans for a nonstop round-the-world
fight next Summer are being made oy
Col Arthur Goebel and Lieut. Harvey
H. Holland, Army Air Corps 1t was
learned here today. when Lieut.. Hol-
land visited the War Department. TO
request extension of leave to complete
plans for the trip.
A special plane has been planned Tor
the trip and will be built for Col. Goe-
bel at Kansas City. Before attempting
the world trip Col Goebel and Lieut..
Holland will make an effort to fly from
Manila to New York in two days, leav-
ing Manila, July 2 and completing their
trip on the Fourth of July.
Refuel in Air.
1--WE will refuel in the air at Toxic,
and Nome, Alaska" Lieut.. Holland said.
I'VE are convinced that If we are able
to make this trip we will be able to
make the longer flight around the
world. If the first flight is successful.
we will put in new motor in New York
and begin the trip Immediately"
Lieut.. Holland has been in the Army
Air Corps since the World War. He is
one of the first members Of the Cater
pillar Club. composed of aviators who
have saved their lives by resorting to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18

The flyer said he had no expectation
Of reaching the Florida city tonight
and that he would stop before dark at
some undetermined point.
During his stop in the Capital Lind
bergh conferred with Assistant Secretary
White of the State Department, in
charge of Latin-American affairs, and
with Commerce Department officials.
Mrs. Lindbergh went on a brief shop
ping tour.
Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh flew here
in a Lockheed six-passenger cabin
monoplane, one of the fastest CONNER
cial planes built. AS the plane has
room in the control compartment for
only the pilot, Mrs. Lindbergh rode in
the passenger cabin.
Arriving at Boiling Field they were
met by officers Of the post and. after
Lindbergh had left instructions for the
oiling and refueling of his plane, they
were driven into the city by Lieut.. Louis
M. Merrick, operations officer.
The South American trip will begin
at Miami Friday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
NEW COUNTERFEIT BILL
LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA
Ten-Do1lar Reserve Note Poorly Elk
ecuted and Should Not Deceive,
Chief Moran Says.

Chief Moran Of the Secret Service
today announced that q new counter
felt bill has been discovered in Cali
fornia, but said that it was SO poorly
done that it should not deceive the
ordinarily careful handler of currency.
The new counterfeit is a straight
Photographic reproduction of the small
$40 Federal Reserve note, printed on
one sheet of paper coated with gela-
tin solution, which gives it glossy
appearance.