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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
THREE MEN IMPERILED
IN LANDING AIRPLANE
Pilot at Groveton Field Misjudges
His Height and Collides With
Telephone Pole.

Three men narrowly escaped serious
injury when the landing gear OF COM
mercial airplane piloted by Harry Bur
dette struck telephone line as Burdette
glided in for landing at Groveton Air
port, on the Alexandria Fort Hum
phreys road, at dusk yesterday.
Burdette, a regular pilot at the
Groveton field, was landing from the
last fight of the day when he mis-
judged the height Of the wires and
struck them with his wheels: Fortu-
nately the wires broke before the plane
was thrown over on its back. and the
occupants of the plane escaped with
nothing more than a shaking up.
The wings and motor of the plane
were damaged. and the propeneI ano a
landing gear were shattered, but the
pilot and his two passengers, Leo Deeton
and James A. Ludlow, both Of Alexan-
dria. escaped without q scratch. The
plane can be repaired, 1t was stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
Plans for Municipal Field at
GraveIIy Point Are
Made Public.
MALL is PUT IN CENTER
TO PARK AUTOMOBILES
Terminal Building Would Contain
Mail, Baggage and Customs
Departments Offices.

A study Of the proposed development
of the Washington airport at Gravely
Point, near the Virginia end of the
Highway Bridge, made by Eugene H.
Callison, was made public today by the
National Park and Planning Commits
sion. The set of drawings was consid-
cred by the commission at its recent
meeting, but no official action was taken
as the subject now is being given fur
Their study in Washington.
Capt. E. N. ChiSoln, the commissions
engineer, today obtained from Mr.. CAL
lison permission to make the drawings
public.
picted in the study by Mr.. Callison
and there Is a sketch of the proposed
terminal building with its tower con-
trolling the operations on the field. A
map-like drawing, showing the airport
and its groundwork, has been made part
of the study by Mr.. CalliSon, who also
has given futurist glimpse of the in
terror of the terminal building, with its
information booth and bulletins. board
announcements, showing the arrivals
and departures of the planes. A ter
minal hotel is contemplated in the de-
velopment.
-Four Slips Are portrayed.
-Four slips, with ships pulling up to
discharge and take on passengers, are
shown adjacent to the terminal build.
ing-two slips on either side. Two
hangers, with a mall in the center for
autoists to park their cars, are shown
across from the terminal building. The
plan proposes to have the planes take
on and discharge passengers in the slips,
returning to the hangers to await fur
Their duty.
The terminal building is equipped
with Offices for mail and baggage, has
two concourses, general Offices, large
waiting room, facilities for customs,
public health and first aid and Is
equipped with q restaurant, as we'll as
having ample radio, telegraph and tele-
phone connections. Ramps lead to the
planes in the slips to facilitate the
movement of passengers, and supply
rooms and pilots quarters are placed
in the small buildings forming part OF
the slip framework.
Further Development.
Mr.. Callison previously made a pre-
liminary study Of the Gravelly Point
location and the plans now under con-
sideration represent further develop.
ment of the subject. The prior plans
showed the airport layout in relation to
the city and its transportation facilities.
While the commission Is inclined to
favor the Gravelly Point location for
the Washington airport, the whole sub
ject is being threshed out by the con-
gressional committee, headed by Sem
ator Bingham of Connecticut and re-
port is expected to be made, with rec.
concentrations. some time this Fall.
Several sites In Virginia and Maryland
are being considered by the Bingham
committee. The National Park and
Planning Commission has assisted in
furnishing information and plans in
this work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
NAVY OFFICIALS BACK
FROM LAKEHURST TRIP
ingalls,, His Aide and Comdr. John
Towers Watched Graf Yep
pelin's Arrival.

After watching the arrival Of tbs
Graf Zeppelin at the Naval Air Station,
Lakehurst, N. J., yesterday afternoon,
David s. ingalls,, Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy for AeronsuticS: Lieut.. Comdr.
r. p. Molten, his aide, and Comdr.
John Towers, assistant chief Of the
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, returned
to the Anacostia Naval Air Station yes
terday morning in three Navy planes.
Secretary ingalls, left Anacostia Sat-
urday for Cleveland, flying from the
Ohio city to Lakehurst yesterday morn
ing, where he was joined by his aide
and Comdr Towers, who flew up from
here yesterday in two Navy O-2US.
Secretary ingalls, few the F-7-C Curtiss
Hawk set aside by the Navy for his use.
This plane Is equipped with the new
motor cowling designed by the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
and is one Of the fastest planes at the
local station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
Police Raid Garage
And Find Gasoline
Pump Holds Liquor

Not all gasoline pumps give
forth gasoline.
Police of the fifth precinct dis
covered that last night when they
alleged they found that the fluid
pumped from a standard filling
Station pump concealed in q gar
age in the rear Of sal Eighth
street southeast was emanating
from a source under the ground
where is barrels of corn whisky
were hidden. Each barrel con-
tanned 60 gallons Of alleged
liquor.
Police are said to have been
attracted to the garage by the
strong odor of alcohol which
penetrated the barred doors. At
first only the pump was evident,
but q few turns brought to light
the concealed contraband.
The owner was not located.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
REFUSES TO DRAW
UP LIQUOR CHARGES
Assistant q. s. Attorneys Office
Holds Police Entered House
Without Warrant.

The Office Of the assistant United
States attorney at Police Court refused
today to make out papers against Mary
Stanley. colored, 200 block of Canal
street southwest, arrested early this
morning and charged with possession
of liquor. saying that the police had no
search warrant. and therefore had no
right to enter the premises.
The police early this morning fol-
lowed suspicious-looking car to the
Canal street address. Entering a nearby
alley, they found a broken jar and
whisky running over the pavement. The
police knocked at the door and a COLI
ored girl, who said she was Mary STAN
ley. admitted them.
Boxes piled up in q room contained
636 quarts of whisky, police said. The
colored girl was taken to the Fourth
precinct station. where she was made
to post $500 collateral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
RUSSELL A. CONN ExT0LS
BEAUTY OF WASHINGTON
Head of Hotel Association, by
Radio, Invites People to "Bide
"a Wee" in Capital.

Declaring that Washington is beau
tiful city and that it should be the priv
ilege Of every citizen to visit 1t at least
once year. Russell A. Conn, vice presi-
dent of the District of Columbia Hotel
Association. invited Americans at large
to visit their Capital in an address over
radio station VOL last night.
The talk was the fourth of series OF
such addresses by Washington hoteliers
on Making Home of the Modern Hotel"
Those who preceded him were William
E. Brown, manager of the Annapolis
Hotel; Jefferson L. Ford jr. president
of the District of Columbia Hotel Asso-
citation, and Hugh F. Neason. president
of the Washington Chapter, No. 81, Ho-
tel Greeters of America.
1--WE want you to feel at home in every
Washington hotel" Mr.. Conn said last
night, "and to invite your friends to
come and 'bide a wee with us when
ever they find it possible. Washington
is a beautiful city. and it should be the
privilege of every citizen of this great
land to visit his National Capital at
least once year."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
BOY, J, IS KILLED
RUNNING INTO CAR
Seven Others, Three of Them
Children, Are Injured in
Traffic Accidents.

A S-ycar-old boy was injured fatally
by the automobile of a policeman and
seven other persons, three of them
children. we're hurt less seriously In a
series Of trafic accidents on Washing
ton streets late yesterday.
William Russell West. years old,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank West
of rs I street. ran into the side Of an
automobile driven by Policeman John
A. Burgess, "a years old. of the sixth
precinct, yesterday afternoon about
lis o'clock In front of the house of
a neighbor. He was pronounced dead
at Casualty Hospital at 1890 o'clock
this morning.
Police reported that Burgess was not
to blame. An inquest into the death
was to be held by coroners jury at
IL o'clock this morning.
Girl, 4. Is Injured.
Burgess. his car headed west on
street. was in front of the home of a
neighbor of West when the child ran
into the side.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital,
where DR.. Louis Jimai of the staff
rendered first aid. When the child
arrived the physician said death was
merely matter of hours.
Mary Kokos, years old, Of 100
Jackson Hall alley, was knocked down
in front Of 243 Third street early last
evening by the automobile of William
Wright. colored, IS years old. of 816
Twenty-third street. The child was
taken to Emergency Hospital. and
treated for broken nose. Wright was
arrested and charged with driving his
car after the revocation Of his permit.
Eight-year-old Francis Mclaughlin,
lis Fifteenth street southeast, the third
youthful victim Of traffic accidents, ran
into the side Of an automobile driven
by James F. Polly, 1910 East Capitol
street, in front of his home yesterday
afternoon. His left foot was hurt slight
ly and he received cuts and bruises. The
boy was treated at Casualty Hospital.
Boy, 8, Runs Into Car.
Another boy injured was Dennis Nc
Laughlin, 9 years old, of 912 Kent place
northeast. He is said by police to have
run against the automobile OF w. A.
Miller, 653 East Capitol street, near
Florida and West Virginia avenues
shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. He was treated at Slbley Hos
pital for an injury to his nose and
brush burns.
Others hurt in automobile accidents
Mrs. Margaret Lyle, As years
DID, and Miss Dorothy Lyle, 20 years
DID, Of 1911 G street northeast; John T.
Santmyer, 81 years old, Of 1917 PennSyl-
vania avenue southeast. and Nathaniel
colored, 80 years old, Of 1923
Ninth street None of their injuries
was serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
New Assistant Is Man of
Wide Experience, Having
Served as U. S. Attorney.
RECOMMENDED BY BRIDE
AND JUSTICE VAN ORSDEL
Received Degree From Georgetown
and Served on Faculty of Ma.
tional University Law School.

Vernon Eskridge West. former as
baStant United States attorney, was APP
pointed by the District Commissioners
today to succeed Ringgold Hart as first
assistant corporation counsel for the
District.
The appointment is effective october
T. Mr.. Harris retirement is effective
September /, but he is now on leave.
He will reengage in private practice.
The new assistant corporation coun-
eel Is . man of wide experience In It'll
cation involving District matters, both
n connection with his former position
rs first assistant United States attorney
from January, 1922, until August, 1923.
and in a long range of private practice.
Upon his resignation from the District
attorneys Office he became associated
with the law firm of R. Golden Donald
son and Hayden Johnson.
Recommended by Bride.
His appointment was made on the
recommendation of w. w. Bride, cor
poration counsel, who has known MIN
personally for IS years; Justice josiah
A. Van Orsdel of the District Supreme
Court, and others, familiar with his
notable record as a lawyer.
Mr.. West was born July "a, 1886, at
tended the public schools in the District
Of Columbia, and received his LII. b.
degree in 1908 from the Georgetown
University Law School. In his fresh
man year at the law school he won the
prize for highest scholastic standing IN
his class and ranked second and third
during the two succeeding years: After
being admitted to the bar in 1903 Mr..
West returned to the Georgetown Law
School, obtaining graduate degree the
following year. For the last 10 years
he has been on the faculty of National
University Law School as professor OF
insurance law.
Handled Noted Cases.
As attorney for the plaintiff Mr.. West
argued the case of Knox VS. Rudolph,
1r which the Borland paving amend
ment was held not to apply to suburban
property in the District. He was also
associated with the late A. S. Worthing-
ton in the we'll known case of Head
vs. the District Of Columbia, In which
- was sought to have declared uncon-
stasutional the intangible tax law of the
District. When the case reached the
Supreme Court of the United States for
the second time Mr.. Worthington had
stfed and Mr.. West conducted it alone.
He was FIRST assistant United States
attorney under Peyton Gordon, now a
justice OF the District Supreme Court,
and at one time served as secretary to
Justice Van Orsdel. During his three
years service in the district attorneys
of11ce he prosecuted unassisted all the
civil cases referred to that Office. One
of the most prominent of the Govern
ment cases he defended was the suit
brought TO enjoin the Secretary of the
IL l.1. 4 -I~s l.
tngton pursuant to the limitations Of
arms treaty.
Mr.. West resides at % Hesketh street,
Chevy Chase, Md, and has his law Of
ices IN the Commercial National Bank
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
Vireirian Ordered to Go Back and Vote
By Judge Who Suspends Dry Sentence

Court today on charge Of intoxicatior.
one hour you can send me to Jail for
six months" Allen informed the court.
THAT is exactly what will do" the
magistrate declared.
Go back to Virginia. You should be
there to vote" Allen was released under
suspended sentence of six months on
condition that he leave town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
DETECTIVE SERIOUSLY ILL
Undergoes Operation After Collapse
in Police Headquarters.

Headquarters Detective William ]. Du
Busky was in q serious condition at
Emergency Hospital today following an
emergency operation at that institution
late yesterday after he was taken sud-
denly Ill at police headquarters. The
detective, while he was said by hos
pital authorities to have spent fairly
comfortable night" was not regarded
as out of danger.
Du Bucky was stricken while book
ing" a prisoner at headquarters whom
he and his partner, william MesSer, had
arrested a short time before. The de-
tective slumped to the floor and was
carried to waiting police car and TAX
en- to the hospital. The operation was
decided upon a few minutes after his
admission to the institution and in less
than an hour from the time he was
taken Ill. the sick man was In the oper-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
GROCERY MANAGER TELLS
POLICE HE WAS ROBBED
AAports Unidentified White Man
Escaped With $50 After
Holding Him Up.

Harry 8. Keen, manager of chain
grocery at 2l45 I street, reported to po-
lice this morning that he was held up
bv an unidentified white man, who es-
csped with $50 from the cash register
after menacing him with some sort OF
weapon kept concealed in a coat pocket.
Keen said he was unable to determine
n the man had pistol, but declared his
threatening attitude was enough TO
make him hand over the money.
The manager, who lives at 100 U
street, told police Of No. 3 precinct he
had Just opened for business when the
man strolled in and demanded the
money. After taking it he walked away
up street. Keen said.
Keen furnished police good descrip-
ton Of his alleged assailant. head
quarters detective was making an in
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06

Virginians should remain at home
and vote in the primaries instead of
journeying to other realms and imbibing
beverages, according to Po-
lice Court Judge Robert z. Mattingly,
who ordered Edward M. Allen under
threat of a six-month jail term to return
to his native State. Allen was arrested
yesterday by Policeman F. Marette of the
first precinct and appeared in Police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
BRITAIN ASKS FOR FACTS.

A full report from the consulate at
New orleans on the seizure of the Brit
ish vessel Betty and Billie by Coast
Guard cutter of the Florida coast for
alleged rum running has been requested
by the British embassy.
A brief preliminary report Of the in
cident has been received. but embassy
officials are awaiting more detailed in
formation before determining whether
the affair should be brought to the at
tention of the State Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
ODD FELLOWS OUTING
PLANNED FOR TOMORROW
Throng Expected on Excursion
Scheduled for Benefit of Orphans
and Aged Persons.

More than 5000 Odd Fellows and
their friends will attend an excursion to
be given tomorrow at Chesapeake Beach
by the Odd Fellows Home Association
for the benefit Of the Home for Orphans
and Aged persons ct 1888 N street.
part in the outing, which will assume
the form of huge family picnic. Bath
ing, fishing, grabbing, boating and
dancing are on the program.
The arrangements committee Is COM
posed of Joseph I. La Sale, chairman;
George e. Mettler, Samuel Taylor,
Joseph Allison and Mrs. William
Thompson. Officers of the association
are Mr.. La Sale, president; Mrs. Mamie
Odds. vice president; Mrs. Annie =.
origsby. secretary. and w. w. Miller,
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
CATHOLIC UNITS Benefit
BY WILL OF MARIE T0BEY
Requests Totaling $40, 900 Assign
ed to Foreign Missions, Monas-
terry and Educational Institutions.

terry and Educational Institutions.
The National Savings & Trust Co.
today asked the District Supreme Court
to admit to probate the will of Marie
r. Tobey, who died July 20. The ex-
ecutor explained to the court that she
had real estate at Pierre, S. D., and
owned personal property estimated at
$62,9O0. The deceased Is survived by
a sister, Henrietta A. Cole, and broth
er, Charles l.. Wingard Of Portland.
Greg.
BY the terms Of the will announced
a few days ago, requests totaling $4,000
were made to Catholic Foreign Missions
Society of Maryknoll, N. Y; the Mon
astery at Brookland, st. Marys Semi
nary at Baltimore, the Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception in the grounds
of the Catholic University and the
Sisters of the Perpetual Alteration. A
trust fund of $4,000 was provided for
Augusta Wingard MacAvoy and her
three children. Henrietta A. Cole, a
sister. was given $4,000 and the brother,
Charles L. Wingard, is to have the
property at Pierre.
The remaining estate is to be dis
tributed among Mary A. Roder and
her daughters, Marie G. and Ellen S.
Roder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
MRS. JEAN BRIGGS DIES.
Widow of Union Army Veteran Re-
sided Here 80 Years.

Mrs. Jean Briggs, SO years old, widow
of Samuel w. Briggs, Union Army vet
eran and a resident of this city for
more than 80 years, died at her home,
4i25 Garrison street, yesterday. after
long illness.
Mrs. Briggs was q member OF the
Bethesda Presbyterian Church.
She Is survived by three daughters:
Mrs. Martha Morrison, Mrs. Orrell
Chamberlin and Mrs. Eda Frost, and
a granddaughter, Janet Frost.
Funeral services will ba conducted at
the late residence tomorrow afternoon
at $50 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
WIFE'S PLEA FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Kuehling Charges Husband
Left Her for Another Woman.

Mrs. Helen e. Kuehling, 500 Columbia
road, yesterday asked the District SUI
preme Court for an absolute divorce
from Frank Kuehling, 422 H street.
They were married at Marlboro Sep
TENDER IA, 1928. and the wife charges
that her husband left Washington few
days later, going to Ohio whcn, she
asserts. he went through melr.aee
ceremony with another woman and
lived with her In Baltimore, Md, and
Cherrydale, Va. Attorney John p.
Sadler appeared for the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
D. c. ARCHITECT HONORED
BY FRENCH GOVERNMENT
Frederick v. Murphy Receives
Decoration of Chevalier Of Le-
gion Of Honor for Work.

The decoration of Chevalier Of the
Legion Of Honor has been conferred by
the President Of France upon Frederick
". Murphy, practicing architect Of
Washington and professor in architec-
ture at the Catholic University. Motif
fication of this distinction was given
Mr.. Murphy by Paul Claudel, French
Ambassador to the United States.
Mr.. Murphy received the decoration
for his work in the field of architectural
education and design.
Mr.. Murphy, a graduate Of the Eco;e
des Beaux Arts in Paris, Is a member
of the firm Of Murphy & Olnsted, ar
chitects for the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart and the Mullen Memorial Library
at Catholic University, both Of which
were preniated for meritorious design
by the Washington Board of Trade.
The Catholic University School Of Ar
chitecture students have won frequent
prizes, including the 1928 Paris prize.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25

Recent press dispatches from Paris Indicate that
the Glozel alphabet discovered near Vichy in 1924 Is n
fraud. The alphabet whcih has caused much rcien-
tific controversy for the past five years was found On
implements, pottery and clay tablets unearthed by o
peasant.
Some authorities have been inclined to believe that
the relics belonged TO the new Stone Age, dating back
some 10000 years. The tablets were covered with
crude hieroglyphics. predecessors Of our own alphabet.
prof. lozelians held. II this were true. the commonly
accepted Phoenicia origin Of the modern alphabet Is
not correct.
In a recent law suit. experts were put TO work on
the tablets. BY analysis Of the CLAY it was found that
It never had been baked. Unless ii had been baked 1t
would not have survived long in the soil. Obviously
the relics cannot be over five or six years old.
Such frauds rs this should be punished TO the FULL
est extent. IT Is seldom that man finds objects that
reveal the past. He should not be COMPOUNDED by
frauds when he does find such things. Each discovery
by scientists adds to knowledge Of the human race.
There is little chance for the discovery Of diamonds
II the field IS Uttered with rlasN.
knowledge Of the human race Is a precious thing
that should not be hampered by the greed Of rcien-
tiflc humbugS.