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The Washington times., 1929-04-09
Society Editor

Society Editor
The Washington Times,
Dear Madam:
l have just returned from At.
lantic City, where, as you know,
some Of the best society people
60 in the spring of the year, and
find there seems to be quite
turmoil going on here.
Now, Of course | know / have
no official position nor my huS.
band, but / try to be broad
minded although l sometimes
think / am perhaps a little old.
fashioned. But It seems to rne
that we should get more up'to-,
date in a State Department way
and dust off and remodel soma Of
those old attitudes that means
so much TO a democracy where
everybody is rated free and equal
until they get into official life
and begin to pursue happiness.
What / mean to say is that,
although / am a wife and have
',een so for some time with my
husband still living, / don't see
why just being a wife to an am
bassador or Cabinet minister. or
something makes her any better
hostess than d sister In fact /
have seen some sist ars in Wash
ington who make much better
hostesses from cultural stand.
point and others than lots of
Wives.
Sisters
I mean 1t seems to me that we
are putting a low value on a
sister. And in this case 1t isn't
lust because she has a husband
as we'll as a brother, for a sisters
position has been fused over be.
fore when she didn't have hus.
band.
AS you perhaps know even
better than I the change in re-
cent years in the status of
women which makes marriage
not exactly what 1t used to be.
know some of we married
women don't like to feel that any.
body can be equal to US in some
respects-especially il our hus-
bands are important-but We
might as we'll face the facts and
acknowledge that marriage isn't
what it, used to be in giving a
woman privileges and in keeping
them away from other women.
Extra Man
And about our present social
unrest in official circles: have
heard some say that it would be
different IL there was not a hus-
Land to consider. But it seems to
me from the way / have heard
hostesses work to get an extra
man, or just a man. here in
The Washington times., 1929-04-09
CIVITANS no Dine

The Civitan Club win hold dinner
meeting tonight at $40 o'clock at
the Lafayette Hotel. The board Of
directors win convene at b:sO o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

You know the quality ot this fine Soap-and priced at a real saving. Limit , bars to customer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
BUSINESS BODIES
UNITE FOR OUTING
Columbia Heights and Geor-
gia Avenue Event on River
Wednesday.

The cares of trade will be shelved
Wednesday when the Columbia Heights
and Georgia Avenue Business Mems
Associations hold their second annual
outing at Marshall Hall.
A prominent place in this years out
ing will be given to childrens athletic
contests.
The youngsters, It is expected, will
flock to Marshall Hall on the first boat
gram beginning at 1890 in which they
will compete for 80 prizes.
Events for adults, with so prizes, will
start at 4 o'clock.
Features will include the customary
base ball game between Columbia
Heights and Georgia Avenue for pos
session of the Luders Silver Trophy,
now held by Georgia Avenue, and the
annual tug-of-war between the two
associations for the Blumenfeld Silver
Trophy. now In possession OF Columbia
Heights. -,
Many stores In both sections will
close Wednesday afternoon on account
of the outing, and a record attendance
is predicted. Many public officials have
been invited to be special guests.
william Snellenburg, general chair
man of the Columbia Heights group
announced yesterday additional mem
bers completing the following commit
tees: Reception, B. A. Levitan, Alton B
Carly, DR.. Lyman r. Kebler, Frank J
Sobotka, Lyle o. Cook; athletics, H. G.
Phillips, Gerald Swan, w. Francis Scott
A, L. Van Gordon, Joseph Ofano; prizes
M. Schlosberg, A. T. Androus, j. H
Wolpe, G. Steven Hewitt and Jimmie"
entertainment, Sephen Eilbacher, L. r
Collins, Nat Chaser and r. w. Nicely.
Members of the Georgia Avenue Bush
ness Mems body designated in charge
of activities were Walter Beller, gen.
eral chairman; E. Minoux, base ball
manager; Allen c. Haight, athletics
chairman; c. w. Sigworth, prizes chair
man; Joseph P. Stephenson, publicity
chairman; Milton r. Vollmer, tickets
chairman, and other members of gen.
eral committee as follows: A. p. Bo-
vello, w. j. widmayer, G. Theodore
Denekas, Frederick Luders and J. e
Hamill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
POLICE ARREST 50
IN VICE CLEANUP
Officers Batter Door as Com.
panions Guard Exits
Above Restaurant.

More than 30 men were taken into
custody and quantity of gambling
paraphernalia was seized in two raids
in downtown Washington late yesterday
by members of the police vice squad
and detectives of the first precinct.
In raid led by Capt. F. w. Burke
of the first precinct Louis Levi, 40 years
old, who gave his address in the 1900
block of Halbrook street northeast, was
charged with setting up a gaming table
on the second floor Of a restaurant in
the 500 block of Ninth street, whers
members of the raiding body were
forced to break down a heavily barred
door which protected the entrance.
The attempted escape of more than
IS was blocked as police, guarded
the rear exit as we'll as the Skylight on
the roof. All we're transported in three
patrol wagon loads to the first precinct
station. house and after being booked
as Government witnesses were released.
Levi was charged with setting up
gaming table and released in $4,000
bond for his appearance in Police Court
tomorrow morning.
Chester Louis Burns. 30 years old,
who said he was a salesman, was ar
rested in raid in the 1000 block of
Fifteenth street by Detectives George C.
McCarron and j. A. Mostyn Of Sergt.
O.. J.. Letterman's vice squad and
charged with permitting gaming. Burns
was taken to the first precinct station
house and later released after posting
$50 collateral for his appearance in
court tomorrow morning.
No one was taken in the raid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
FAVOR VETERANS
FOR CENSUS WORK
Ex.Service Mems Organization to
Ask Congress to Make
Appointments.

Efforts to obtain preference for dis
abled veterans In the selection Of census
takers for the 1880 census In Washing.
ton will be undertaken by the District
Of Columbia department Of the dis
abled American veterans Of the World
War. e. Claude Babcock, District COM
mander, announced yesterday. 1ndica-
tons are that there will be about 800
Of these local positions to I'LL.
A preference of 10 points on posi-
lions requiring civil service examina-
tions is extended to disabled veterans.
but enumerators do not come under
the civil service rules. Washington.
having no representation in Congress.
Babcock said, viii have its enumerators
selected by Congressman. Because OF
this fact he believes it will be possible to
obtain preference for disabled men
here.
"Tney are entitled to this patronage
If they can produce men who can do
the work" Babcock said. I'VE intend
through our local organization and per-
haps through the national body Of the
D. A. v. to bring this question before
Congress as q whole and before Con-
gresSmen as individuals"
Comdr. Babcock explained that the
QUESTIONABLE sent out by the District
department in regard to the employ
ment situation among disabled men In
the District had brought large per-
centage Of replies.
I'VE find large number Of men are
not employed at ALL" Comdr. Bah
cock said. MANY others are holding
positions which do not carry SUFFICIENT
salary to support the veterans family.
Wives are working In many instances
and there are other matters In which
the District department will interest
bers. We intend gradually to extend
this service to every disabled veteran
In the District. whether afhliated with
our organization or not"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
FARMERS BUY PLANES
WITH WHEAT PROFITS
One Kansan Uses Airship for Fish.
ing Trips to Rocky Noun.
tains.

ULYSSES, Kans dP.-Two flying
farmers" of Southwestern Kansas dis
play airplanes as proof that wheat
crops are profitable.
Fred Fowler and James Woods now
take to the air in county that didn't
have railroad until 1922. Both bought
machines on wheat profits from dis
trict once called the "Cimarron desert. "
Last year Fowler built q plane on his
fathers farm. It would scoot across
the stubble at q mile minute, but
failed to rise. Fowler sold his wheat
for $4,000, took seven flying lessons.
and piloted a new plane home from
Wichita.
A week later Woods brought the sec
ond plane ever to alight on the prairie
known 40 years ago as q "howlins
wilderness"
II got mine to 60 fishing" Fowler
explained. "It's a long jump by rail
or motor to the trout streams of the
Rockies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
PLANS TO EXTEND
MARYLAND AVENUE
TO PARK FINISHED
Street Would Be Made Into
160-Foot-Wide Boulevard,
More Than Mile Long.
HAZEN TO RECOMMEND
CONDEMNATION ACTION
Other Thoroughfares Would Have
to Be Opened in Extension Pro-
gram, Surveyor Says.

Plans for the extension of Maryland
avenue from its present abrupt terminus
at Fifteenth and H streets northeast
to the northern end Of Anacostia Park
we're completed yesterday by Melvin c..
HAGEN, District surveyor.
The plans provide for monumental
boulevard, $50 feet wide and about a
mile and one-fourth long, running
through a territory that now largely Is
undeveloped Aside from creating an
other entrance to Anacostia Park 1t also
will provide an impressive entrance to
the proposed National Aboretum, to be
on the historic Hamilton tract east Of
Bladensburg road and north of M street
northeast.
100000 in Land to BE Condemned.
The opening of Maryland avenue
through the mile and quarter stretch
will involve the condemnation of APP
proximately 100000 square feet of land
at an estimate cost of 100000. Recon-
mendations for the institution Of con-
domination proceedings to acquire the
property will be made to the Commits
sionerS tomorrow by Mr.. Hazen.
The extension, Mr.. Hazen said, will
necessitate the opening of several other
projected streets in the area through
which Maryland avenue would pass.
One of these would be Seventeenth
street from 9 street to BladenSpurg
road; the other, Twentieth street from
Mount Olivet road to H street.
Ultimately, according to Mr. Hazen.
Il is planned to connect Maryland
avenue extended with Oklahoma avenue,
which will skirt the western fringe of
Anaccstia Park and form a connection
with road Maryland authorities have
indicated they would construct from
the District line to the Defense
Highway.
New Highway Would Result.
Thus, a new highway would be
created, according to the surveyor, lead
ing from Washington to the Defense
Highway, which would alleviate the con-
gestion at the junction of the Washing
ton-Baltimore Boulevard and Defense
Highway at Bladensburg, Md.
Midway of the proposed Maryland
avenue extension, Mr.. HAGEN has
planned a circle 1t would be in the
line of Twentieth street as projected, on
the top of an elevation, where 1t would
provide a scenic outlook over Washing
ton and Surrounding hillsides.
Since most of the property in the
proposed Maryland avenue extension is
llnimproved, Mr.. Hazer Is anxious that
it be acquired as soon as possible. ANY
developments in the area, he pointed
out, would increase the cost of opening
the avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
Zoos 2 New Cubs
At Home Today to
Capital Children
Admiral Rodney and Lady
Baranof, Baby Bears,
Brought From Alaska.

Admiral Rodman and Lady Baranof
having arrived in Washington yester-
day from Portland, Greg, where they
have been guests for six months OF
william L. Finley. field photographer
for Nature Magazine. will be lat home
today in the Geological Park to WASH
ington children.
The visitors are two very frisky bear
cubs, members of the distinguished
Ursus Sitkensis family so widely known
in the best animal circles Of Alaska
They are among the artstocrats of the
Zoo and are to be dubbed Rody and
Barny.
Although Admiral Rodman and Lady
Baranof are Of cub size now they will
be monsters In q few years. for the
Alaskan brown bear is the largest OF
all fiesh-eating animals in the world,
yet the cubs weigh only IL to 20 pounds
when born.
Gift Of Seattle Man.
These cubs derived their dignified
names from Campbell Church, jr., Of
Seattle. who presented them to the
Washington Zoo. They were so named
because of his admiration for the ad-
miral and because the cubs were taken
on Baranof Island. Mr. and Mrs.
Church have made several expeditions
into Alaskan waters and many photo
graphs have been obtained In that
country by Finley and Arthur Newton
Pack for the magazine.
The cubs were under Mr.. Finley's
care at his home in Oregon until ready
for shipment by express. Finley told
about them and his trip to Alaska In q
recent motion picture showing at the
National Press Club.
Salmon Chief Diet.
There will be a boom in the local
salmon market when the cubs get to
the Zoo because salmon is about 95 per
cent of the bears food, the other 5
per cent being grass and roots. the few
ground squirrels that they catch In the
early Spring and the few berries that
are eaten in the Fall.
The great Alaskan brown bear Is also
one of the most powerful as well as one
of the most interesting of the family.
His reputation has been that Of plum
derer and most dangerous and ferocious
beast. But after long experience and
association he is found to be amiable
and peace-loving, extremely curious,
though cautious, highly intelligent and
quite unaware Of his brute power and
strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
SUSPECT IN ATTACK
ON POLICE IS HELD
CoIored Man Is Believed to Be
John Simmons, Wanted in
Potomac Shooting.

One Of the colored men wanted in the
recent series Of attacks upon Virginia
police is thought to have been captured
by fourth precinct police last night In
a raid upon colored residence in the
800 block Of c street southwest.
The prisoner gave his name as John
Simpson, as. Of 1919 Forty-seventh
place northeast, but is thought to be
John Simmons, who Is wanted in Alex
andria, Va. for the shooting of George
w. Embrey. Potomac, Va, policeman
on March 1S, 1928.
Furnished q tip that Simmons was
at the house in southwest. Lieut.. F. M
Dent Immediately formed q raiding
party and with Sergt. G. H. Rand and
Pvts. c. A. Strobel, G. 3. Reid and G
r. Brown, entered the house and took
the man into custody. He was In bed
when the arrest was made.
Given TO Potomac Police.
Simpson, or Simmons, was turned
over to Policemen Embrey and Walter
v. Wright, both Of the Potomac Police
Department, and he Is being held in
the Potomac Jail on a charge of felo-
NOUS assault with intent to kill. They
identified him.
The attack on Embrey occurred about
$50 o'clock the night Of March 10
1928. when Embrey and Wright an
swered a call that two police were
needed on Canal Hill, near the Alex
andria-Arlington County line, and they
Immediately went to that place, but
found everything quiet.
Driving down Fairfax street extended
thev sauv an ayiton1oi,ile r1innipC With
out lights enter the driveway of a col.
Embrey and Wright left their machine
and called to the two colored occupants
Of the car to halt. One was placed UNI
der arrest for drunkenness, while the
other, John Simmons. was released.
Embrey Hit by IA Shot.
Simmons entered the house adjoin-
ing the garage and q few minutes
later reappeared with a shotgun and
fired upon Embrey, who was standing
in the glare of the headlights of his
own car. Fourteen shots took effect In
his head and he fell to the ground.
Simmons ran from the house and
made good his escape, while Wright
rushed the wounded policeman to the
Alexandria Hospital. Wright was con-
fined to the Alexandria institution for
more than two months before he re-
covered.
There is a reward Of 5000 for the
arrest or information leading to the
arrest and conviction of Simmons. The
town council of Potomac offered one
half Of that amount. while the re-
mainder of the reward Is offered by
former Mayor william Kleysteuber OF
Potomac. a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
COLORED BURGLAR
MAKES CONFESSION
Caught Fleeing From GaIIatin
Street Residence, He Ad-
mits Three 0ffenses.

Arrested Friday when he was caught
fleeing from the home of r. w. Corri-
don. 1874 Gallatin street. into which he
had broken, Edwards Williams, colored,
1919 Fifth street. last night confessed
to three other cases Of HOUSEKEEPING
In the thirteenth precinct during the
past two months.
Williams was captured after chase Of
several blocks when he was discovered
by MIR. Corridor gathering together q
quantity Of household goods and about
to make away with them. Several citi-
zens joined in the chase which ended
with the colored man literally running
into the arms Of a policeman.
At the thirteenth precinct, where he
was questioned by Detective T. G..
Bragg and Headquarters Detective
Michael j. Dowd, to whom he con-
fessed, he Is charged with breaking
into the homes Of DR.. Daniel j. Mat
tingly, 532 Cedar street, Takoma Park,
on June IL and stealing articles valued
Assoc; ]. S. Haight. 1912 Ninth street.
July s, where police say he took $500
worth of goods, and Peter S. Gordon.
900 Butternut street. At the latter
place he Is alleged to have stolen prop
erty valued at $3.50. In addition he is
charged with breaking into the home Of
Mr.. Corridor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
INTEREST REVIVED
IN SUGAR TARIFF
Senator Shoots Sliding Scale Re
opens Controversial
Subject Of Rate.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Interest in the controversial sugar
tariff was revived yesterday after dis
closure that the sliding-scale plan OF
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, pro-
vides a maximum duty Of $40 cents
. pound on Cuban raw sugar, the same
as the nat rate In the House bill.
The proposal calls for gradual reduc-
lions in duty as the wholesale price of
Cuban sugar pyramids at New York.
The higher and highest rates would
become operative only when Cuban pro-
duction reached excessive levels and
prices declined.
President Hoover favors a sugar tariff
that would serve the dual purpose of
protecting the domestic producers and
consumers. Senator Shoots plan is de-
signed to accomplish this by stabilizing
the price at around cents a pound
wholesale, but it remains for ma jority
members OF the finance committee,
which he heads, to indorse the propo-
sition before the chairman decides to
press 1t.
Some Republicans on the committee
are understood to look with favor upon
the principle Of a tariff fiuctuatine
with prices, but they have refused to
commit themselves definitely until the
Smoot plan Is put before them for study
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho
reiterated that he was giving serious
thought to a proposal for bounty to
the beet sugar industry as one means
Of solving the problem Of higher tariff
on sugar.
Borah believes that it might be
much wiser to provide a fund of this
kind rather than attempt to provide
for what has been described as needed
rehabilitation of the industry by taxing
the consumer in an increased duty
He has not reached definite con.
clusion on the question, however.
Borah also IS leaning toward thu
idea that 1t may be wise to reduce rate.
proposed in the House bill on both in.
dustrial and agricultural commodities
He believes that higher duties on al
of these commodities may not serve tt
help the farmer at all, while lowe
duties would.
Senator King, Democrat, Utah, issuet
o statement declaring a number Of
commodities, which he Gid not name
and which have been made dutiabl,
in the House bill. ought to be restored
to the free list,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
C0L0RED WOMEN HELD
FOR ROBBING HUCKSTER
Seat Pleasant, Md, Man Charges
Pair Beat Him and Took Days
Receipts.

After he is alleged to have been lured
into house by two colored women late
yesterday, Albert j. Brooks, a 60-year-
old one-legged huckster, living in Seat
Pleasant, Md, was beaten over the head
and robbed Of his days receipts amount
ing to $2s, he told police Of the third
precinct last night.
A few hours after the robbery was
reported police took into custody Rose
Carter and Irene Graham, both colored,
Of 2711 K street. on charges Of robbery.
According to Policeman J. J. Ramsay
Of the third precinct. who made the ar
rests, the women were traced to the K
street address shortly after Brooks re-
ported the robbery, through $40 bill
which the women are said to have given
a groceryman in the vicinity,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
u. s. LABOR BRANCH
ACTS TO BRING END
TO BUILDING STRIKE
Settlement Reported Pro-
crossing in Dispute at Print
ing Office Addition.
CONFERENCES ARE HELD
BEHIND CLOSED DOOR
Differences Between Union and
Non-Union workmen Cause
Of Walkout.

The United States Department of
Labor has taken hand in the labor
dispute at the Government Printing
once addition, where construction
work now has been tied up for more
than a month.
The United States Cancellation Serv-
ice Of the Federal department has the
matter In charge, and the case, 1t was
learned, Is In the hands OF Commits
stpner e. H. Dunnigan Of that service
Several conferences have been held
on the matter, some Of them at the
Department of Labor.
Matter Progressing"
This matter is progressing" said
Commissioner Dunntgan, in briefly dis
cuSSing the case last night. "All sides
are hopeful that it will be adjusted In
an amicable manner"
The diff1culty also has outgrown the
bounds of the local union men involved,
1t also was learned. and has concerned
omcialS OF the American Federation OF
Labor.
Among these officials known to be in
terested in the matter is william Nc
Sorley, who Is president of the building
trades department Of the American
personally concerned himself in the dis
pute, and is understood to have taken
an active part In representing the union
men involved.
Conferences Secret.
The negotiations are carefully yelled
in the secrecy Of several conferences
which have been held. All parties to
the case express the feeling that public
discussion of the merits Of the argu-
ment would only hinder negotiations
which are continuing with a hope of
bringing about a settlement.
Work was tied up when union trades
men employed by the Rust Engineering
Co. walked of the job as non union
tradesmen employed by the Virginia
Engineering Co. went to work on the
same building. Both contractors were
awarded contracts in open bidding, the
Rust Engineering Co. having the con-
tract for construction and the Virginia
Engineering Co. the contract for me
chanical equipment.
Union interests In the matter are
looking forward to a national meeting
Of union officialS Of the building trades
to be held In Buffalo beginning tomor-
row. which will be attended by several
union leaders from Washington. It was
considered likely that some presentation
Of the Government Printing Once case
might be made to the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
"PLATFORM WIT"
SUCCEEDS NEWTON
Nolan Is Expected to Enliven
Congressional Record With
Humor.

MINNEAPOLIS OP.-Minnesots Of
fers a candidate-in the person Of w.
I. Nolan, Representative-elect- the
relief Of the lamented dizziness In the
Congressional Record with . little in
territorial humor.
Nolan, lieutenant governor, q Repub-
lican, was chosen to succeed Walter
Newton, Representative from the NTH
district, who resigned after his APP
pointment as secretary to President
Hoover.
The proof sheets will show that
Nolan has been professional lee
turer and humorous entertainer for IS
years The Chatauqua platform has
known him.
Despite Nolan's avowed intentions to
listen to Congress. Minnesota folks are
confident Bill" will give few humor-
Gus lines to the Record.