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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
13 Proprietors or Employees
of Four Restaurants
Face Charges.
20 RELEASED ON BONDS;
70 FORFEIT COLLATERAL
Quantity of Intoxicants Are Re
ported Seized in Visits by
Prohibition Officers.

AS result of raids made by eight
Federal prohibition agents last night on
four restaurants in the downtown and
nidcity sections, IS men, said to be
proprietors and employees of the estab-
lishments, will be arraigned in Police
Court on liquor charges
In the last raid, on the Gay Paree
night club, in the 1900 block of U street,
early today, % patrons gave their per-
sonal bonds and were released when
they appeared in Police Court on charges
of disorderly conduct. Seventy others,
also arrested in the raid. forfeited their
collateral. All were colored. The raid
followed an alleged liquor buy"
Roma Inn First Visited.
The Roma Inn, 100 block De Sales
street, was the scene of the first raid.
Eugene Merlone. 80 years old, was
charged with possession. Two quarts of
alleged wine and one quart of whisky
were found.
The Mayfower Lunchroon1. 100 block
Seventeenth street. was entered and a
small quantity of alleged liquor was
found In the icebox. William Morris,
SIS years old, was charged with sale and
possession and later released on a ST, 900
bond.
Lewis Masina and Pete Pappas are
charged with sale and possession as q
result of raid made on the Masina
Cafe in the 1000 block of e street.
Off1cers say that when they entered
the premises woman took three gall
Ion bottles Of wine and threw them in
the sink. Two of these were recovered.
Agents also entered the Mobile
Restaurant, in the 900 block of Z street.
After finding small quantity of wine
they arrested A. Degregoria. proprietor,
and Andrew Lebalo, who we're charged
also raided a cafe in the 100 block of
Twenty-first street and arrested Samuel
j. Smith and Arthur F. Ferguson on
charges of sale and possession
I, Although at the time the raids were
made there were several persons In all
of the restaurants, the agents claimed
that the operations we're conducted so
quietly that the Majority of the patrons
did not suspect that anything out Of
the ordinary was in progress.
The Gay Paree Club Is a new estab-
lishment, having opened its doors a
week ago.
Five Men Arrested.
Five UlCu S01u W NC 04l CCOOLo Va t41C
establishment were arrested and charged
with sale and possession of liquor
Harold Brown Of the 1700 block of U
street was said to be In charge of a
bar in the place when police entered
The officers were told that John H.
Hick of the Whitelaw Hotel was pres
ident Of the club, and that Robert
E. Ray of the 1900 block Of Ninth
street was the manager James Lee
of the $500 block of Connecticut ave-
nue., declared he was the secretary and
Henry H. Lomax, 1900 block of Cham
plain street, said he was the vice presi-
dent.
Oficers L. J. Tut, ]. T. Fisher, B. N.
Quinn, Henry L. Doyle, T. v. Fleming,
w. H. Schultz. d. M. Jackley and L. w.
York, Federal prohibition agents, ac-
companied by Ofdcers r. L. Jones and
w. A. Williams, made the raid. The five
directors are to be arraigned In Police
Court on the charges of sale and pos
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
HEART ATTACK FATAL
TO DR.. MAYNE PILE
One of First Woman Physicians il
Eastern Section of Nation
Victim Of Illness.

DR.. Mayne Marshall Pile, 80 years old.
one of the first woman physicians in the
Eastern section of the country, who
practiced medicine in this city for many
years, died at her home, In the Port
ner Apartments, today. Death was due
to heart attack which followed in
fluenza.
Dr. Pile was q member of the Medical
Society of the District. She main
tanned an active practice here until
retiring about Is years ago. She was
a relative Of John Marshall, famous
juriSt.
Born In Somerset, Pa, DR.. Pile re-
ceived her early education in schools
in Pennsylvania, and was graduated in
medicine from the Woman's Medical
College, Baltimore.
She was the widow of Samuel r. Pile,
Union Army veteran. She Is survived
by daughter, Mrs. George W. Koonce.
Funeral services will be conducted in
Gawler's chapel Monday afternoon at
1880 o'clock. Interment will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
MRS. COOLIDGE TO PLANT
TREE IN CHEVY CHASE
Event on February 90 Will Be
One of Her Last Hon
orary Acts.

One of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge's last acts
before she plays her part In the
Inauguration ceremony Of President
elect Herbert Hoover will occur on
February 70. when she will plant a
memorial tree In Chevy Chase play
ground. The ceremony will take place
at liam.
Mrs. william Howard Taft. wife Of
Chief Justice and ex-President Taft,
planted tree in the Park View play
ground last Spring. and Mrs. Mary T..
Lazenby Of the Women's City Club
hopes to have each first lady plant q
tree In one of the cfty's Fairgrounds.
The ceremonies are being jointly
planned by the Women's City Club and
the District Fairgrounds Department.
The Central High School Band viii
furnish music for the ceremonies. In
case Of Indictment weather the prelimi-
nary ceremonies will be held In the z.
". Brown School. Commissioner Sidney
r. Taliaferro Is expected to accept the
tree In behalf OF the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
DISTRICT OFFICIALS
MEET PRESIDENT
Seven Besides Commission
ers at Breakfast-Prob-
lens Are Discussed.

District problems were informally dis
cussed at White House breakfast this
morning, when the President had as his
guests the District Commissioners and
seven other men prominent in local az
fairs.
The breakfast was at o'clock and
President Coolidge's guests departed
shortly before o'clock, after what was
described as a purely social gather
ing" It was intended by the President
to afford him an opportunity to say
good-by before the expiration OF his
term to the District Commissioners and
a group of his personal friends with
whom he has discussed local affairs on
and on during his two terms in the
White House.
Mrs. Coolidge did not attend the
br akfast, but took an early morning
stroll about the White House grounds
with Tiny Tim. her favorite dog.
In addition to Commissioners Proctor
l.. Dougherty, Sidney F. Taliaferro and
Col. William B. Ladue. the guests in
cluded DR.. Jason Noble Pierce, the
Presidents pastor; DR.. William s. Aber-
nethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church: William r Galliher, Repub-
lican national committeeman; G. C..
Glover, jr.; e. F. Colladay, E.. G. Ora
ham and Isaac Cans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
CHOSEN FOR BORNEO EXPEDITION
TO STUDY RADIO CONDITIONS
Chevy Chase U. of M. Grad
uate Rewarded for
Achievements.
Wide Experience Wins Honor
for Harry W. Wells, ~
Years Old.

Harry w. Wells of los East Thorn
apple street, Chevy Chase, Md. has
been selected to take charge of the
radio communication and research work
in connection with the All-Americar
Mohawk Malayasian Expedition which
will leave in the near future for the
interior of Borneo.
This announcement has been made
by Theodore Sellmann of Chicago, noted
writer. traveller and explorer, who will
head the expedition, which, with
other things. will make a study OF
tropical and equatorial radio problems
The expedition is expected to remain in
Borneo from one to two years.
Wells, who is % years of age, was
graduated from the College OF Engineer
ing of the University of Maryland in
the class of 1928. He was selected from
among 600 applicants. He was chosen
for the position because Of his accom-
plishments in radio engineering and
also for his experience as a steamship
radio operator.
Since 1922 Wells has been operating
his own amateur radio station, whose
call letters are 3KU. Last Summer ne
served as radio operator on the S. S.
Eastern Temple, which runs between
New York and Galveston, and since
September, 1928, he has been with the
Westinghouse Co., engaged on radio de-
velopment work. During his summers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
D. C. REHABILITATION
MEASURE REPORTED
Bill Providing Vocational Training
for Disabled Residents II
Sent to Senate.

Disabled residents Of the District Of
Columbia would be given vocational
training to equip them to earn a living
under bill favorably reported to the
Senate by Chairman Couzens of the
committee on education and labor. The
bin already has passed the House.
The Federal Board Of Vocational EdIr
cation would be given a Federal appro-
priation Of SIS, 5000 q year. which would
have to be matched by an equal appro-
prtation from the District of Columbia,
for carrying on this new activity. The
bill Is similar to the Federal vocational
rehabilitation act Of 1920, which did
not include the District of Columbia.
In urging passage Of the bill, the Sem
ate committee called attention to the
following recommendation made by the
House committee when 1t reported the
BILL q
1T appears to the committee that
this rehabilitation work, If set up and
carried on In the District Of Columbia.
would provide national laboratory for
research in discovering ways Of rehabii-
itating disabled persons and thus en-
able the States to have the benefit of
these studies and investigations"
The pending bill would make voca-
tional rehabilitation available to any
bona fide resident Of the District who
by reason of o physical defect or diS-
ease Is or may become totally or par
TALLY incapacitated. x
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
D. c. MAN SEIZED
IN BROOCH THEFT
Nickolack P. Nielsen Arrest
ed in Baltimore for Alleged
Robbery Here.

When he went to a Baltimore bank
this morning to cash a check given him
in part payment for a brooch, alleged
to have been stolen in Washington yes
terday, Nickolack P. Nielsen Of tn city
was arrested by Baltimore detectives.
According to Baltimore authorities
Nielsen has admitted that he lifted
the brooch while attending an art ex-
hibition yesterday in the shop OF Her
bert P. Dixie, 1910 Connecticut avenue
The piece Of jewelry was of Russian
workmanship, and valued at $40O.
Nielsen, who is so years old, went to
an antique shop in Baltimore yesterday
evening and offered to sell the brooch
for SIPS. The dealer gave him $25 IN
cash and a check for $780, Later, po-
lice say, the dealer became suspicious OF
his visitor and notified them.
When Nielsen walked into down.
town bank in Baltimore this morning
to have the check cashed, he was taken
into custody by Detectives Cornelius
Roche and Robert Bradley, who had
been detailed at the bank by the Mary
land authorities to watch for Nielsen.
Nielsen was taken to the Baltimore
police headquarters, where, after ques-
tioning, he made the alleged confession.
He will be turned over to Washington
detectives today. .t
Nielsen described himself as a former
steward on an ocean liner, and as a
native OF Denmark. Police did not
ascertain his Washington street address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
BIDS OPENED FOR WORK
ON REVENUE BUILDING
Lowest Proposal for Models in Or
namen tation, $11,215-Early
Contract Award Expected.

The Washington Ornamental Go. was
found to be low bidder wnen proposals
were opened by the Treasury DEPART
ment YESTERDAY for the construction Of
models Of architectural ornamentation
for the Internal Revenue Bureau Build
ing.
The low bidders figure was 11,215.
There were three bidders. Contract
probably will be awarded within . few
days.
The models are to be made largely Of
wood and composition and IN fun size
Of the capstones for columns and other
features Of beauty about the building.
The construction work on the big con-
under way In preliminary form by the
James Baird Co., Inc, which won the
ccatrax Of more than $4,000 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
STREET CUTTING
PROBLEM STUDIED
Seek Way to Coordinate Work
Requiring Tearing Up OF
Highway Surface.

Representatives of public utility
companies in Washington whose bust
ness involves cutting up street sur
faces to lay service connections con-
ferred at the District Building today
with C. B. Hunt, engineer of high
ways, who recently was designated as
co-ordinator of public Improvement pro-
grams with the view to obtaining CO.
ordination between public and private
work on the streets to cut down the
number of cuts made in the streets
with attendant inconvenience to resi-
dents and to traffic.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner Her
bert C. whitehurst outlined a plan
whereby each public utility would ap-
point a release" engineer to serve as
contact man with the various Govern
ment officials interested in street Work
and try to arrange the major part OF
| the service laying work to dovetal with
| repairs or reSurfacing of streets. Each
| representative present Endorsed the idea
and agreed to report favorably to MS
company.
Capt. Whitehurst asked the utilities
| to visualize their programs five years
| in advance. General opinion was that
this could be done for IS per cent Of the
| work remaining, Is per cent being I'M
! possible to forecast. Capt. Whitehurst
said that plans for new handling OF
street work now are being laid, calling
| for notice to the various utility COM
panfes and to residents before street
work is undertaken. Besides serving
notice on the residents in the manner
now done before coming hearing, the
streets will be placarded with large signs
indicating that they are about to be re-
paired or resurfaced and asking resi-
dents to have any service connections
desired laid in time to avoid unnecessary
cutting up of the new street work.
Among those who attended the con-
ference were r. B. Patterson, Potomac
Electric Power Co.; H. L. Crow, George.
town Gas Light Co.; D. D. Ransdell
Washington Gas Light Co.; p. G. Bur.
ten, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co; j. J. Miner, Postal Telegraph Co..
will Niemeyer, Western Union; j. II
stephens, washington Railway & Elec.
trio Co.; r. H. Dalgleish, Capital Trac-
ton Co.; E. " Fisher and Capt. r. G
Klotz, Public Utilities Commission, ans
A. G: Dunn Of the sanitary engineer
office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
BATTLE IN SMOKE
TO SAVE FACTORY
Firemen Confine Damage in
Southwest Plant
to So, 900.

Firemen, hampered in their work By
dense clouds of smoke caused by burn
ing chemicals, conquered a two-alarn
fire of undetermined origin which
caused $4,000 damage in the plant OF
the Universal Manufacturing Co.. 60l
Eleventh street southwest, early last
night. Carbon remover for automobile
engines is produced In the factory.
The blaze was confined principally
to the first floor, which is of fireprooi
construction. Other nearby structures
for a time were threatened by sparks
The first alarm was turned in by
Alfred Stoner Of 1882 Upshur street
who saw smoke pouring from the win
dows when he drove by in his car
When the f1remen arrived a second
alarm was sounded and Chief Engineer
George S. Watson and the rescue squad
responded. Chief Watson was IN the
middle of an address at dinner OF
the "l3" Club at the Willard Hotel,
where he was guest. He excused
himself and left at once.
The rescue squad was summoned be-
cause 1t was apparent that gas masks
would be necessary to enter the building
with hose line. It's members ran In
the hose while other firemen played
streams of water on the building from
the outside. The rarely used fire boat
was called into service and from the
fish wharf at the foot Of Eleventh street
pumped water on the blaze.
The fire is thought to have started in
room used for storing paper and to
have quickly spread to crates OF chem
icals. Several minor explosions threat
ened the fire fighters. 1t was necessary
to break a number of the windows to
let out the poisonous vapors generated.
Street car traffic on the Eleventh street
line was delayed almost an. hour and
police reserves controlling the crowd Of
onlookers rerouted automobile traffic In
the vicinity
Police say the plant is owned by J. l..
Robinson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
QUEEN MOTHER BURIED
AS ALL SPAIN MOURNS
Solemn Ceremony, Attended by
King Alfonso, Is Witnessed
by Large Crowd.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, February s.-While all
Madrid mourned the body of Queen
Mother Maria Christina of Spain, who
died early Wednesday morning, was
inferred with solemn ceremony today
In q tomb close to that Of her husband,
Alfonso XII, in the monastery Of the
historic Escorial.
Only the palace personnel and other
officials made up the main funeral
cortege, which was flanked by officers
In full uniform. Behind the main pro-
cession marched or rode many private
delegations. At the railroad station
Premier Primo de Rivera, together with
members Of his government and the
diplomatic corps In full uniforms. stood
by while the CONN was placed upon
the train. Meanwhile an artillery
salute was fired.
King Alfonso, son of the Queen
mother, and Queen Victoria, took part
in the ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
Latest Returns Show Addi.
tionaI $4,000 Added by
U. S. Employees.
HEADQUARTERS FOR 1890
DRIVE ALREADY OPENED
Army Organization May Be Adopt
ed-Plans Made to Enlist
This Years Veterans.

Although the active campaign for
funds by the Washington Community
Chest is over contributions are still be-
ing received at chest headquarters.
Latest returns show an additional
$4,000 added in pledges from Govern
ment employees who were solicited
through letters. z. w. Libbey, chair
soliciting campaign, reported Wednes-
had been received from Government
employees and indications now are that
the total will be raised to more than
$50, 900.
The unofficial grand total Of 81 ,410,-
1852 reported at Wednesday nights
meeting will probably be reduced by
auditing. but additional returns since
then probably will make the final
audited figure even larger.
1880 Campaign Offices Open.
Recruiting Offices for the 1880 cam.
paign have already been opened at
chest headquarters, 1418 street, with
Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, Mrs. Ed
ward Cafritz, James B. Evans and Mer-
rift o. Chance as the first recruits. Al
ready plans are being made to enlist all
the veterans Of this years campaign for
next years chest campaign and Army
organization may be adopted. The cam.
paign chairman would have the rank
of general with the commanding of
ficers Of the various units holding the
rank Of major general. Regional chair
men would be brigadier generals and
team leaders colonies and majors. The
special gifts committee would become
The flying service with its members hold
ing various ranks.
Letters received from the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton today expressed enthusiasm over
the success of the chest.
Edward D. Shaw, secretary Of the
Merchants & Manufacturers Associa-
ton, said:
Such a successful campaign will
mean much for Washington, not only in
the amount Of money raised for char
table purposes, but in the cooperative
spirit that this campaign has developed
In this territory"
Business Men Gratified.
President Ivan G. Weld and Secretary
Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., Of the Chamber Of
OOtuAACIOC WAOOC.a
"The announcement that Washing
tons first Community Chest campaign
has gone over the top by a margin of
$67,316 causes deepest qualification TO
Washington business men, and desire
to extend In their name, to you and
your fellow chest officers, their enthu-
siastic congratulations upon this splen-
did achievement.
THE Washington Chamber of Com
merce is proud to have participated
with you in this splendid work, which
we believe to be the most important and
the most promising development In the
field Of local civic effort which has oc-
CURED during recent years."
Frederic A. Delano, president Of the
Community Chest, today praised the
general worthiness Of the chest, and
expressed his deep appreciation of the
support it has received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
CALDWELL OPPOSES
RADIO COMMISSION
Tells Senate Committee Experts
With Broad Powers Should
Be in Control.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
o. H. Caldwell, who has asked Presi-
dent Coolidge not to consider him for
reappointment to the Federal Radio
Commission, testified before the Senate
interstate commerce committee today
that the radio industry should be UNI
der the control of experts who had the
courage to make technical decisions
without compromise.
He opposed continuation of the COM
mission as an administrative body on
the ground that the commission neces-
sarily decides questions by compromise.
Asked by Senator Watson, Republican,
Indiana, why he resigned from the COM
mission, Caldwell replied that he wished
to return to his business of editing radio
magazines.
you opposed the commission in your
editorials before you became member,
didn't your" Watson asked.
IT did, and nothing have seen since
becoming a member of the commission
has changed my viewpoint" the witness
replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
TWO RUNAWAY YOUTHS /:
CAUGHT BY D. C. polio
Pair From Philadelphia Capture
When Suspicion Aroused by q
Poorly Lighted Car. =

Their attention attracted to an in
sufficiently lighted automobile on Four
teenth street near Pennsylvania avenue
about { o'clock this morning, Sergt
Elsie williams and w. c. Lewis of the
Traffic Bureau proceeded to question its
three boy occupants and found two of
them were runaways from Philadelphia.
Taken to police headquarters, the
runaways registered as Frank Denton,
Is years old, and Albert william Nc
Ardle, Is years old.
They said they left Philadelphia sew
eral days ago to seek employment They
were penniless when they arrived here
last night. A boy from the vicinity
Of Forestville. Nd. was giving them q
ride In his automobile when the police
found them.
Tired and hungry. the runaways were
taken TO the Receiving Home and held
TO await word from relatives. Phila-
deiphia police were notified. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08

while an undergraduate at the univer-
sity, he worked on the construction OF
the Coolidge Dam in Arizona.
The radio equipment for the expedi-
ton, which will consist of both sending
and receiving sets, is now being shipped
to the University of Maryland, at Col
lege Park, where arrangements have
been made for its assembly and thor
ough testing by Wells. The transmitter
will employ two 250-watt tubes, and
with this hook-up it is expected to COM
municate from Central Borneo to the
United States.
An amateur radio station license Is
being secured for the university to per-
NIT Wells to conduct his experiments
at College Park This work, it Is ex-
pected, will take about two months.