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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-13
ELECTION IN AUSTRALIA
is SET FOR OCTOBER IL
Political Contest Second Within a
Year-Lab Dor Problems Char
acterized as Storm Gen..

BY the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Australia. September 10.
Polling day in the Australian general
election has been fixed for October II,
it was officially announced today. Thus
Australia will have had two general
elections within year, the last having
taken place November IT, 1928.
Premier Stanley Bruce and his gov
eminent were in minority in the
House of Representatives after that
election, and it was not expected he
would hold power very long. The Ma
tionalist party, with its % members, re-
lied on the support of the Country
party.
Labor problems have been the storm
center of Australia's politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-13
TEACHER is SENTENCED
FOR CHECK ACTIVITIES
Jean Robinson Ordered to Pay
$500 or Spend 60 Days in Jail
After Guilty Plea.

Jean Robinson, % years old, former
Fairfax County, Va, school teacher
charged with six violations of the bad
check law, who had previously pleaded
not guilty and demanded a jury trial
in Police Court, changed her plea yes
terday and was sentenced to pay fine
of $500 or serve go days in jail by
Judge Robert E. Mattingly, who later
suspended the sentence.
Miss Robinson is alleged to have
given worthless checks totaling about
$40 to local merchants on the Peoples
National Bank and the First National
Bank of Strasburg, Va.
Several weeks ago she escaped from
the House of Detention and attempted
to persuade Policeman E. G. O'Meara,
who was seated in his car near the
Washington end Of Highway Bridge,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-13
SEED 1000 YEARS OLD
TERMINATES AND BLOOMS
Mukden Scientist Conducts Re.
markable Experiments With
Water Lilies Centuries Old.

Water lily seeds that have been petri-
fed for $500 years can germinats and
flower, according to DR.. Ichiro Oga of
the Manchuria Technical School, Muk-
den. who recently went to Toxic to lee
ture on his remarkable experiments
along this line. He said that he found
the seed OF water lily In the garden
of Chinese merchant in Mnkden.
The Washington times., 1929-03-20
British Newspaper
Man in Capital
On Assignment

Franklin G. Peterson, of Lon.
don, brother OF Maurice Peterson.
who was formeraly attached to
to the British Embassy. is
guest at the Mayflower where he
entertained at luncheon yesterday.
His guests were II Fl. Sims, at
tache OF the British Embassy,
and Mrs. Sims; also the Second
Secretary of the Brazilian EN-.
bassy and Mime. Ferreira de
Mello, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilimott
Lewis, Michael III. Huxley OF the
British Embassy, and H. G. r.
Milward of London. Mr.. Peterson
is a special correspondent of the
London Times. He Is in this
country gathering material for a
special number to be published
by his paper regarding America.
"Coquette"
Mrs. Robert C. Howard heads
the committee on boxes for the
benefit performance of "Ccauette"
on April 81 at Polls Theater,
which is being arranged by the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women in connection with
their $1,000, 900 fellowship fund
campaign to endow research fel.
lowships for women. Other mem.
bers of Mrs. Howard's committee
are Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith,
Mrs. George F. Bowerman. Mrs.
Joshua Evans, jr., Mrs. D. Ker.
foot Shute, Mrs. Paul Hender-
son and Mrs. Gerrltt Miller, jr.
Mrs. H. e. Payne is in charge
of tickets and has assisting her
a committee which includes Mrs.
Paul Shorb, Mrs. Henry De For.
rest Ralph, Mrs. j. r. Yates.
Mrs. A. H. Paul, Mrs. Howard s.
Leroy, Mrs. Edmund Horgan, and
Mrs. NJ. Gray.
! Senator and Mrs. Hugo Black.
who are in Panama, will sail for
New York on March %. They
will come from New York to their
apartment at Wardman Park.
The VasSar ana Mt. Holyoke
Alumnae Associations of Wash.
ington, who have recently united
In the benefit performances OF the
Theater Guild of New York for
their respective scholarship funds,
will be entertained by Miss Jean
Dean Cole at Mt. Vernon Seminary,
on Friday afternoon, at 4 o'clock,
when reports of the benefit will
be made.
M. and Nine, Jean Negulesco
will entertain this evening at
dinner at the Wardman Park
Hotel o
The Washington times., 1929-03-20
Persian NeuO Year
Will Be Celebrated
At Persian Legation

The Persian Minister. Murza
Davoud Khan Meftah. will be
host at q supper dance this
evening at the legation in cels.
bration of the Persian New
Year, which IL coincident with
the coming of spring.
It has long been the custom
of the Persian envoy in Wash.
ington to entertain on this occa-
sion. For several years q re.
ception, followed by tea. was
given In. the afternoon at the,
legation. But the last two or
three years the celebration has
been in the evening.
=
Mrs. Proctor Dougherty, wife
Of the District Commissioner, will
entertain a group OF guests at
the weekly book review at the
Willard tomorrow morning.
Miss Blanche Wingo will also
have guests. Mrs. Archibald
/ Oracle and Mrs. John Gaynor viii
entertain at luncheon after the
review.
The books to be discussed
are "Ernestine Schumann Heink,"
by Mary LawtOn, and "Thesese,"
by Francois Maurice,
The Washington times., 1929-03-20

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The Washington times., 1929-03-20
Country Clnbs
In Foreground
OF Socidl Picture

Although our country clubs now
enjoy all the year round popu.
Iarity, they come more into the
foreground Of the social picture
with the spring.
The golfer is never completely
discouraged by cold weather and
all winter long some few hardy
spirits have been playing tennis
on the concrete courts at the
Chevy Chase Club. But with the
appearances of the fist fat robin
and the first burst Of yellow on
the forsythia bushes, there has
been q rush to golf links and
tennis courts.
In spite of, new clubs spring
ing UP everywhere and people
fiockIng to them, Chevy Chase
remains the most representative
Of washington's country clubs.
The Montgomery Country Club is
perhaps smarter, but most Of the
people who belong to 1t also be.
long to Chevy Chase, with q
good many who don't. The Con-
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Washington times., 1929-03-20

For Nine. Claudel

Nine. Claudel, wife Of the French
ambassador, was the honor guest
at luncheon today of Mrs. Thomas
r. Bayard, wife Of former Senator
.Bayard Of Delaware. who enter.
tained In their home on Sixteenth
Street.
The Minister Of Uruguay and
Mime, Varela entertained !. at a
small tea dance yesterday after
noon for their daughtsr, Mile.
Adele Varela.
Nine. Bostrom, wife OF the
Swedish minister, was honor guest
at luncheon today OF Mrs. Archi-
bald Oracle, who entertained at
the clubhouse of the American As
ISOLATION OF University Women.
Mrs. Charles p. summarali. wife
OF the chief Of staff, u. 8. A., was
the honor guest at luncheon today
of Mrs. Clement c. Whitcomb, wife
of Colonel whitcomb, at the Carl
ton Hotel.
Brig. Gen., and Mrs. John Me.
AuIey Palmer will have as their
guest for few days their daugh.
ter, Mrs. Norman d. Chandler, Of
Boston. who will arrive tomorrow.
Mrs. Chandler was formerly Miss
Mary Palmer.
The Washington times., 1929-03-20
DR.. RotUe Host Today
To Peruuian Delegate
= At Luncheon Party

The director general of the
Pan.American Union, DR.. L. s.
Rowe, entertained at luncheon at
the annex of the Pan-American
Union today in honor Of DR..
Victor NJ. Maurtua, the Peruvian
delegate to the international con-
ference of American states on
conciliation and arbitration, which
recently assembled at Washing
ton. DIR. Maurtua Is about to sail
for his post as. minister of Peru
to Brazil. The guests included
the ambassador Of Peru, DR.. Her
nan Velardo: DIR. James Brown
Scott, secretary of the Carnegie
endowment for international
peace, and DR.. Estoban Gil Borges,
assistant director of the Pan
American Union.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend has
gone to New York, and is the
guest for a few days of Mrs.
Henry Martyr Alexander.
Mai. Gen. George Barnett will
retu~n.. today from Palm Beach,
where he has been since January
as the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving III. Chase.
The Washington times., 1929-03-20
Wedding Bells

The marriage of Lieut.. Bayard
Livingston, u. 8. NJ. c., who is
attached to the Presidents yacht.
the Mayflower, and Miss Annette
Alger Bailey, daughter Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William Elder
Bailey, of Harrisburg, Pa, will
take place tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock in the Market Square
Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg,
Pa. Miss Bailey is the niece OF
Col. Frederick Alger, of Detroit.
Mich, who will give her in mar
riage.
Col. Haydn Z. Jones, assistant
Superintendent of the Morgan
Park Military Academy, in Chi
cago, accompanied by Mrs. Jones
and her sister, Mrs. Anne Burton
DeGaw, will be at the Mayflower
until the end of the week. Colonel
Jones is in Washington attending
the annual meeting of the Asso-
citation of Military Schools and
Colleges. They will visit in Phila-
delphia and New York before re.
turning home.
4 4 4
Miss Mabel T. Boardman will be
guest of honor and speaker at the
Women's City Clubs history din
ner" on Saturday evening at $3.50
o'clock at the clubhouse, % Jack
son Place. The dinner-talk is the
sixth and the last of the series
of District history-talks which
have been given. Miss Boardman
will deal with the period of COM
mission government beginning In
1873. Miss Mary e. Lazenby will
preside. Among those subscribing
are Mrs. Merritt o. Chance, Mrs.
s Ada Mills Payne. Miss Eunice
Wright, Miss Amy Clement
Leavitt, Miss v. s. Benjamin, Miss
Sarah Cushing, Mrs. Frances D.
Merchant, Miss Ethel Bagley,
Judge Mary O'Toole. Mrs, J.. Gar
field Riley. Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, Mrs. A. g. Dodge. Miss
Tillie Robertson. Mrs. Lucy
Cooper Shaw. Mrs. E. F. Burden.
Miss Jessie Wishart, Miss Mary
McKenney, Miss Florence Layton.
Miss Nell Dunlap. Miss Martha
4. Swift. Miss Helen Brown. Miss
Blanch Malone. Mrs. A. 8. Stew
art, Mrs. Frank Gregory Stewart,
Mrs. Bertie L. Packet. Miss Flor
, snce Stiles, Mrs. 4. L, Gardner.
ana Mrs. Grattan Kerans.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25

Gated that he had been punished
severely and the court would not add
anything but the suspended jail SEN
tence. DeVelsa apparently had MOTH
ing to do with starting the row and
should receive the benefit Of the
doubt. Judge SAKE said, while In
Santacroce's case there was no &C.
ton open to the court except to
bind him over to superior court.
There was no question. he said. that
Santacroce had been provoked by
Domarona, but 1t did not appear
that Domarona had put him in sui
ficient danger to justify his use OF
the weapon. He made the bond
! $500 less than the prosecuting attor-
ney recommended.
The police believe that the report
Of burglary was prompted by the
noise of the glass in the, door of the
cobblinE shop breaking, The tight.
while it lasted only few minutes.
made a loud racket and at least one
, electric light bulb was smashed. The
cobbling shop Is directly OF the
street. and kitchen and other
rooms are In the back part Of the
building which IL reached by step
ping down few steps According
to information received from the
| principals In the night. card games
for wine are played there by a num-
Der of men who drop in during the
afternoon and evening.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25

Clarence Avery, sen Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 4, G. Avery oi $50 0leA street,
has entered Northeastern uniyersity
ct Boston.
Miss Rsas 9wara1U ana Niaa
Elsys 0oursen Will leave tegnorrow
for . weeks STAY In New York city.
Suit for $500 was brought today
by the Albro Motor 6ales Co. against
Honorius, Coates through Attorney
!. ]. Colon. Papers were served BY
Constable Fred Wrinkle.
Tho Manchester police requeHed
the local police to notify Anthony
Ignatus Of teS Church street to be
In Manchester police court ut :
o'clock tomorrow morning for dis
obeying . traffic signal.
Charles T. Neals Of 1858 Corbin
avenue reported to the police that
his automobile struck another car
at Crowell's corner. West Main and
Warrington street, about 1890 last
night and damaged. the bumper
slightly.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
Man SAYS
Child; KILLS SELF
CONTINUED from First Pase)

kicked me several times and ] LAY
still"
Robert. aroused BY the noise,
peered from behind . bedroom door.
Mrs. Thomas said her husband
became more enraged. He whipped
out . gun and pursued the boy VINO
ran back to his bed and crawled
under the blankets, she said.
shoots Roy
Thomas pulled the boy out Of bed
and shot him. Mrs. Thomas grabbed
the baby up. He lay quiet In her
; arms. s,'s.
Thomas ran to the living room
where Rose war sleeping In her
crib.
Mrs. Thomas. on the verge Of
collapse, crawled out the front door
and onto an Icy lawn where .
neighbor. Mira ]. e. Berry. found
her. Mrs. Berry called her husband
They carried Mrs. Thomas into their
home, then called police.
Detectives surrounded the Thomas
house while others entered.
Thomas had fallen unconscious
across = bed.
The room was In disorder.
! Detective Schrivner walked into a
bedroom and snapped on the light
He found Rose. bleeding from .
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
SLASH|NG ARRAY
ENDS wine PARTY
Continued from First Page)

sew the other wounds but Domar-
ona would not allow It at that time.
The cobbling shop was in an upset
condition, the floor being saturated
with blood In several places. and
DeVelsa. bleeding from cut in the
chin. was In the bathroom. Oficers
O'Day and Tierney took santacroce
and DeVelsa to police headquarters
and later DeVelsa was sent in. ".
Toscano, owner Of the shop. and his
wife were In bed. according to the
police. and had no part in the ARRAY.
Wine and Cards
Describing the investigation. Ser
geant stadler testified that there
were IL cobbling knives In the shop
and 6antacroco admitted that he
had seised one and slashed Donna
roma. He left his home about
o'clock yesterday afternoon and
made the rounds Of employment
bureaus In an unsuccessful hunt for
work. He 10 married and has six
children but he has not worked OF
late. he told the sergeant. During
tho afternoon he went to the cob
bling shop and took part in a card
game, during which considerable
wine was consumed.
Domarona dropped in later and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25

after having three or four drinks o:
! wine, became quarrelsome and
challenged Santacroce. according to
the latter's statement to the SER
gearft. Taking off his coat he dared
Santacroce to 60 outside with him
but Santacroce told him he was not
looking for trouble and made no
move to fight. Domarona went out
and returned little later to make
a lunge for the cobbler's bench,
which caused Santacroce to expect
that he was about to be attacked. 10
he grabbed a knife and slashed Do
marona across the face, he said.
Chascs Assailant with Chair
Failing to the floor, Domarona
sought the protection of machine
and then picked up a chair and
rushed at Santacroce, who fled. With
blood flowing from his wounds and
the chair held high above his head,
Domarona ran through Lee street
! for approximately $50 feet but was
unable to overtake Santacroce.
Throwing the chair in a driveway,
he staggered back to the scene of
the fracas, his blood leaving the
trail which the police later followed.
Sergeant Stadler told the court
that Santacroce freely admitted his
guilt, answering all questions readily
and without any attempt to conceal
any of the facts. whereas Domarona
and DeVelsa were evasive and ham,
pered the police in the investigation.
In order that there might be no mis-
take about the information con-
tanned in the statement of the trio.
Supernumerary Officer Giuseppe
Gigliotti, who speaks Italian. ex-
planned everything to the men be-
fore they signed the papers, which
were read to the court by Prosecut-
ing Attorney Woods.
After Officers Tierney and O'Day
had testified to their part In the ar
rests, Domarona was asked ii he
cared to make a statement and he
declined. His face was heavily
bandaged but he was able to talk
DeVe)sa took the stand and ad-
mitted that he had seen the fight
and had separated Santacroce and
Domarona. He had never seen
Santacroce until yesterday, but he
knew Domarona a number Of years.
He explained that he went to the
cobbling shop about 1870 yesterday
afternoon to deliver Is pounds Of
sausage which were ordered a few
weeks ago. He had been Ill and
unable to make the delivery sooner
he said.
SantacOce Refuses to Speak
Santacroce declining to make a
statement, Prosecuting Attorney
Woods asked that he be bound over
to superior court in $500 bonds
and that the others be fined for
their part in the affray. He scored
DeVelsa for his attitude OF de-
f1ance and said he had withheld the
truth from the police and agar
from the court and should be giver
a heavy fine.
Judge SAKE said It was very cleal
to him that Domarona precipitatet
the slashing but his condition ind'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
10 PRODUCE VAR DRAMA

H. Eeoo9om utUao C -
sacsed Bsass Ohasuh - OAes
@Cseas a n,sea- ssnAay Ntghe.
1.-THE Crou Of Bleod." = was
drama In i've acts. will b presented
Sunday evening by members OF the
St. Elizabeth Dramatic circle Of the
Sacred Heart parish in the auditors
UNI Of the parish school ON Gold
street.
Tho action takes place in Poland
during the late war. Marie. . youth
full maiden receives 4 cross on the
day Of her betrothal from her
10 .nce tNark). the day he leaves for
the front. She notices . speck Of
blood on the token. and the ensuing
incidents lead to battlefield. whers
Marie. In the role Of nurse finds
her hance fatally wounded. He dies
in her arms. his last words being
that new light for Poland will soon
shine and that the day Of liberty for
their motherland 10 near.
The cast includes: Miss 8. Pray
jalkowsko. Miss Helen Kowalczyk.
Mias r. Kulik. John DUNN. A. Ma
ciag. 8. Dombrowski, J. Gal. H. Jur-
csyk. E. Laxarski. 8. Ziexiulewicz and
e. Gwiasda. Proceeds are for the
Polish orphanage.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
ODD FELLOWS OF STATE
COMING HERE NAY Nt1
Street Parade VIM Ops Cosveotioa.
Local OGicial a Order

Plans are being prepared by the
New Britain lodges Of Odd Fellows
for q state convention which will be
held in New Britain on May IL and
is. According to preliminary plans
there will be q parade and 1t u e.
pected that several thousand Odd
Fellows are to march. This will be
held on the evening Of May II. Fol-
lowing the parade tho members will
attend an amateur production at one
Of the New Britain theaters.
Aaron w. Carlson Of this city ID
honorary master In the state organ
ization.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
Smith Will Have One
Adyantage on Stribling

New Orleans, Jan. rs ~-ThN
giant western scrapper. Ralph Smith
will have it over W. L. (Young)
Stribling, Georgia heavyweight
championship contender. in their
fight here tonight in height, weight
and reach, but the other measure
ments give Strbling the margin.
The comparative measurements
show Height, Striblng s feet 10
:nch. Smith 6 feet 5 IL inches:
weight, Stribling 1855. Smith 225
pounds; reach, Stribling ~ 1-2
inches, Smith IS inches.
The fight will be Stribling's last
Engagement before his elimination
contest with Jack Sharkey at Miami
'ieach February 81.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT

The police were notified today OF
the suspension Of the right to oper-
ate, in the case of Vincenzo Gandol-
TO of 26 Franklin street: suspension
of the license of Wallace G. Knapp
of 451 West Main street and suspen-
sion Of the right to operate in the
case of John J. Carney, alias Cher
nofski of 43 Brooklawn street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
BICYCLE THIEF CAUGHT
boy Admits Stealing Six Wheels, One
OF Which Was Stolen From Him
Believed OF Low Mentality.

A boy who Is believed by the po-
lice to be of low mentality admitted
to Sergeant P. A. McAvay today the
theft of six bicycles from Glen street.
East Main, Chestnut, Rockwell ave.
nue. and Central Junior High school.
He took them apart. throwing away
some of the part and giving others
to friends. One bicycle was stolen
from him after he had stolen 1t. He
times taking bicycle short dis
lance before abandoning 1t for an
other.
He will be turned over to the pro-
baton department.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
SUE TO CLEAR TITLE

John Jakupsko and Peter Budos
Of New Britain have brought suit
against Matthew Zukaitis OF Spen-
cerport, n. Y, to clear the title to a
piece Of property on Wilcox street,
this city. The acton 10 returnable
IN the city court the second Mon
day tn February. Attorney N. A.
SsXtoD 10 eeunsei for the plaintiffs.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
URGE INCREASE Of
STOCK EXCHANGE
(Ceauausd from First Passl

to purchase the additional seat hold
ings OF four members. Power to
make necessary regulations and to
Dass upon questions arising In con-
nsction with such transfers would
rest with the governing committee.
Ihsn0tc1eat Number
Tho commuters report said the
great increase in the business Of the
exchange last year clearly indicated
that the number Of members was in
sufficient to maintain prompt and
efficient service ON the floor, that a
substantial increase must be made
and the committee considered an ad-
dition Of ITS not too great for pres
ent requirements. 1t was added that
the floor already was crowded. but
that the committee on arrangements
was considering changes which
would permit large number Of ad-
ditional members to use the floor
without undue convenience, although
more than 375 could not be accom-
modated until properties recently
purchased by the exchange we're
ready for use.
In this statement 1t was learned
that the buildings recently taken
over to give the exchange complete
ownership Of the city block bound
ed by Wall. New and Broad streets
and Exchange place, could not be
occupied before 1882 and that 1t
probably would be 1894 before a re-
building program could be carried
out.
New Trading Post
The committee on arrangements
also was reported to be making
plans for experimental use Of new
type Of enclosed trading post, shap-
ed like ''U' and within which pro-
vision will be made for clerks to as
sist specialists. Although the posts
will be larger than those now in
use. fewer will be needed and It is
expected that much floor space thus
will Be saved. This probably will
require Z change In the rules Of the
exchange barring persons other than
members from passing dead line"
which for years has marked the ac-
tuai trading floor.
The committee declared It was op-
posed to the suggestions Of men,
bers that the rules be changed to
permit an increase In the number
Of persons authorized to make con-
tracts on the floor. including substi-
tutes for absent members. or to al
low inactive members to lease their
privileges. Such proposals, It was
said, involve not only legal Difficult
ties. but are regarded az impractical
because Of their effect upon the
rights Of regular members and the
threat Of weakening disciplinary
powers.
Other IncfeAaes
The last. increase in membership
was made in November, 1879. when
10 seats were sold to provide funds
for building.
In 1875 an effort was made to add
Is memberships but the proposal
was overwhelmingly defeated. THIS
proposal. however. provided NJ
benefit to members, all funds COINS
to the exchange.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25
Prince Henry Not to
Attend Birthday Party

Kiel. Germany. Jan. IS N0Pince
Henry of Prussia. only brother Of
tho ex-kaiser. will BE- unable to At
tend the birthday celebration At
Doom. He IL suffering the after-ef-
fects Of an attack Of inuenxa.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-25

Out Of 733 offences distributed in
connection with the Edinburgh
(London) juvenile courts. ISL were
committed on Sunday.