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The Washington times., 1929-05-09

Several months ago he was called
to the phone by his wife. He an.
swered and a strange voice started
to tell him about the merits of a
certain stock, "that is unlisted but
will soon be placed on the board
and will make over 100 per cent on
your money in less than a year. -
Where can / get this stock!
he asked the unknown.
ASK some of the dealers around
the city. You will be able to find
one that has it" the unknown an
swered.
The farmer followed the advice
and imagine his embarrassment
some time later when he found out
that he had purchased a pig in a
poke"
His stock now cannot be sold on
the market and it probably never
will be placed on any board unless
the tiller of the soil desires to use
it as wallpaper.
Louis Rothschild, director of the
Washington Better Business Bu-
reau, says that this is a common
practice among "tipsters" who con-
troll worthless stocks.
The Washington times., 1929-05-09
Movie Reel to Show
Living Tissue Cells

A three-reel moving picture. "Liv-
ing Tissue Cells Grown in vitrio,"
showing the cells Of cancer and the
heart Of a chicken in their life
processes and division, will be shown
through the courtesy Of +. A. Var
relman, biological department of
American University. before the
Washington Biological Society Sat
urday night at the auditorium Of
the New National Museum. Tenth
and B Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1929-05-09
$4OO More Asked for
Demonstration Work

HAGERsTowN. Md, May o.
DR.. Frank B. Bomberger, director
Of the extension service of the Uni.
versity Of Maryland. before the
board of county commissioners
urged an additional appropriation
of $4OO by the county for carrying
on the work Of the county agent
and the home demonstration agent
for Washington county.
The Washington times., 1929-05-09
DR.. A. H. Simmons to
Talk on tuberculosis

DR.. Arthur II. Simmons, presi.
dent of the Medical Chirurgical So
ciety will lecture tonight before the
Toner Health School Parent Teacher
Association in the auditorium of
the school at $50 o'clock. Child
Tuberculosis" will be the subject Of
DR.. Simmons lecture.
DR.. Charles A. Allen, president of
the association, will preside.
The Washington times., 1929-05-09
Berryville Auto Firm
Is Under New Owner

BERRYFILLE. Va, May 9.-The
Berryville Auto Sales is operating
under the management of its new
owner r. Y. Naille. of Hanover, Pa,
who purchased the business part of
that establishment from its former
owner, Edward n. Barnett. Nallle
is occupying the same building
Barnett used.
The old employees have been re.
tanned.
The Washington times., 1929-05-09
Tip on Stock Costs
Farmer Plenty

certain farmer in nearby Maryland is bemoanng the
underhanded practice schemers who drew him into their
net and cost him his life savings 1t all about through
a telephone conversation that he took part IN.
The Washington times., 1929-05-09
SCHOOL CARD PARTY

UPPER MARLBORO, May 9.
The Parent.Teacher Association of
Silver Hill School will give a card
party at the school next Friday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
DRIVER FRAMES TIP.

LIE TOUQUET (N.AN.A.).-The
French enjoy the Prince of Wales fire.
quent visits, and are still laughing over
his latest escapade. Prince Charming
would ride in the towns most tumble
down, taxi, which clattered and ratified
OF with him for all 1t was worth at
the terrific pace Of IL miles an hour.
Catching up with the local draghounds
Prince Charming essayed to disembark,
much to the horror of the aged driver.
"Your highness," he said reprovingly,
would kill himself II he got out while
the car is going so fast!"
So the prince sat back and laughed
till he got to his destination, where
he gave the driver hundred-franc
tip. He Is a dreamer, the old driver,
and set more than mercenary store by
that note. The very next morning he
had 1t framed for the adornment and
glory of his little home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
FOUR ARE ACCUSED
IN BIG LIQUOR PLOT
Woman Clerk Inserted Extra
Copy of Withdrawal Per-
mits, Agents Say.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, September To-
Fraudulent Withdrawals of large quanti-
ties of bonded liquor from Government
warehouses today had resulted In the
arrest Of two men and search for an
other man and d woman alleged to have
conceived the scheme for the conspiracy.
Warrants charging conspiracy to vio-
late the prohibition laws were issued
against the four accused persons. They
are Mrs. Agnes A. CreSs, confidential
clerk for a large wholesale liquor COM
pany: Daniel j. Cottrell, former cashier
of the United States customs service
here; Charles Schmitz, customs broker,
and R. N. MacWilliams, proprietor OF
pharmacy.
0Tw0 Are Arrested.
Cottrell and MacWilliams. were arrest
ed by agents of the Department OF JUS
tice. Schmitz could not be located.
Mrs. CresS, officers said, had vanished.
She was said to be In a Sanitarlum re-
operating from an alleged attempt at
suicide, made after the liquor plot was
discovered.
United states Attorney George Hat
field declared investigation had revealed
that the scheme to divert the liquor
with forged permits had been evolved
D.
said, was based upon the fact that the
prohibition laws permit masters OF YES
sells to obtain liquors for their ships
medicinal stores. Such liquors are OBJ
tanned through an application, of which
five copies are signed by various OH
Gals.
Inserted Sixth Copy.
The accused persons were alleged to
have inserted sixth copy by Carbon
and with the extra copy, properly sign
ed by the officials, the conspirators were
charged with obtaining huge quantities
of liquor, which was diverted into boot
leg channels, according to Hatfield.
Mrs. Cress, for IL years trusted en-
ploye Of liquor dealing company. was
said by Hatfield to have originated the
liquor diversion scheme In the belief
that the records would be destroyed
when her company went out OF business
in the near future.
Bond of $4,000 each was set for the
accused persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
CLAIMS ARREST FAL Sc.

Seeking to recover $4,000 damages
for alleged false arrest, James H. Tew
Of GOT Keefer place, filed suit yester-
day In District Supreme Court against
the Nachman Furniture Co., Inc, at
Eighth and e streets.
The plaintiff advises the court that
on June q Of this year he was accused
in the Police Court of larceny of o
chair, the property of the defendant,
and that as a result he was arrested.
He contends that the Police Court found
upon examination that there was no
reasonable and probable cause whatso-
ever for the charge" Attorney Alfred
D. Smith represents the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, September 19.-The irish
Free State, having turned most OF its
swords into ploughshares end military
barracks into dwellings, is now shutting
UP prisons or using them as broadcast
ing stations.
The famous Kilkenny Prison was
closed some time ago, and now the his
toric jail of Kilmainham Is no longer TO
be used as prison.
While word comes from the United
States that the prison population there
is constantly on the increase, with big
ger and better prisons always needed,
the convict population Of the Free State
has dwindled from 1850 in 1914 to 700
at present. Seven prisons now suf1ice
for all the adult prisoners in the coun-
try.
1t was in Kilmainham that the
Phoenix Park murders. who in May.
1882, assassinated Lord Frederick
Cavendish, chief secretary for Ireland,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
EXTEND GRATITUDE
TO BRITISH TROOPS
Jewish Groups in Palestine Elk
press Thanks to Forces for
Restoring Order.

By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, September 19.-The
Zionist Executive and the National
Council of Palestine Jews Tuesday
issued q statement expressing gratitude
to the British forces In Palestine for
restoring order to the country. The
statement read:
Now that calm reigns in Palestine,
the Palestine Zionist Executive and the
Vaad Loumi desire to give expression
to the deep gratitude felt by Palestine
Jewry in regard to the effective help
afforded by the units of the British
naval, military and air forces In restor-
ing order in the country after the I'M
provoked attack on the Jewish COM
munity during the recent riots. general
ly protecting life and property.
Palestine Jewry regrets that In some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19

places where the troops were stationed
distress arising from the disturbances
made 1t difficult for the inhabitants to
extend to them the degree of hospital
ity they would have liked to offer in
expression Of appreciation andl graft
tude.
1.-THE Zionist Executive and the Vaad
Loumi regret that many members of the
British naval, military and air forces
saw Palestine for the first time under
such tragic circumstances and hope
they will be able to visit the country
again under happier conditions and wit
ness the progress Of the Jewish work,
settlement and social development"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
High Cost of Diplomacy.

PARIS R.-Hospitality as the French
embassy in Washington costs $4,000
a year and in London $4,000. The
French Ambassador to Turkey gets
along with an entertainment allowance
OF $4,000. Appropriations for legations
vary from $4,000 for Luxembourg to
$4,000 for Peiping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
FAMOUS IRISH PRISON CLOSES
AS CRIME SHOWS DECLINE
Free State Turning Its Buildings Into Barracks or
Broadcasting Stations.

and Under Secretary Burke. were con-
fined, and 1t was there that five of them,
known as the Invincibles," were ex-
ecuted and buried. In the more recent
civil wars many prisoners were lodged
within its gloomy walls, and some were
executed. \.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
Ask Severe Cruelty Penalty.

BERLIN R).-Seeking more severe
penalties for acts of cruelty against ami
mails. the German S. p. C. A. has asked
the Reichstag to enact a law providing
six months imprisonment for excep-
tional and wilful cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
Half Size Dresses for the
Shorter Woman and Miss

Built by knowing
dressmakers especially
for the smart woman or
miss not over FIVE feet
ten in height. In half
sizes, that whether she
is slim or stout) will fit
without excessive altera.
tions in perfectly
propOr toned lines.
FrOcks of. ultra chic
tailored or afternoon
types. Boleros with a
Spanish feeling, jackets,
godets, lingerie touches
and a graceful use of cir
cular fullness. Made of
canton, satin, geOrgette,
silk tweed, tweed travel
prints and transparent
wool. I'm the Fashion
approved shades for the
Winter of 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
ROCKVILLE READY
TO MAKE BILL PLEA

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March 1e.-Plans
are completed for demonstration to
be staged at Annapolis tomorrow after
noon in favor of the two pending bills
which authorize the county commits
sioners to issue bonds totaling s325.000
to augment the Rockville courthouse
building fund and to purchase land to
enlarge the site of the proposed $3.50
900 structure.
A caravan of automobiles, which will
leave the Rockville courthouse at noon,
to convey to the State capital the large
number of residents of the county ex-
pected to attend hearing before the
counys representatives in the State
Senate and House of Delegates in an
effort to convince Senator Eugene
Jones, who is understood to be OPP
posed to mourning so much additional
Indebtedness, that the demand for the
enactment of the pending measures is
general and not confined to party,
faction or section.
The delegation Is composed Of a
majority of resident members of the
Rockville bar, the courthouse building
committee, numerous county officials
Democratic and Republican leaders and
many other residents, both men and
women, of all sections of the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
COUNCIL APPOINTS
ELECTION OFFICERS
Mount Rainier Body Selects
Vote Supervisors for
Town May 6.
By a stan Correspondent of The Star.


MOUNT RAINIER, Md, March 10
| Appointment of the supervisors OF the
town elections, approval of the plan to
purchase shade trees for the towns
streets and passage of an amendment
to care for the improvement of the
streets of the community during the
next two years in the event the adj
ministration's bill governing town assess
nents fails to pass the present session
Of the State Legislature featured the
meeting of the mayor and Town Coun-
Gil in the Town Hall last night.
Mayor Fred Negus appointed D. J.
circuit and A. j. Plummer to act as
supervisors of the town elections to be
held May s.
VIII Plant Trees.
Putting into effect plan to beautify
the streets of Noun Rainier through the
planting of shade trees, the council au-
thorized the purchase OF 100 elms from
the forestry department of the Univer-
sity of Maryland and will endeavor to
secure the services of an expert to SUI
pervise their planting and pruning.
Fearing the administration bill might
get caught in a legislative jam at An
napolis, the council amended its bill
which governs assessments for street
construction in such a way as to make
possible any further street Improvements
that might be desired by residents in
various sections of the town during the
next two years.
Corporation Counsel Arthur G. Keefer
was authorized to endeavor to effect a
compromise with the county commits
sioners in regard to the refund of three
quarters of the towns road levy based
on automobile tax assessments Keefer
reported the commissioners had shown
a spirit Of fairness In considering the
request, and suggested the compromise
Residence Approved.
Taking the attitude that the Mary
land-National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission was depriving an in
dividual of the reasonable use of his
property by its ordinance prohibiting
the building of residence on lot con-
tanning less than 1000 square feet, the
mayor and council Joined v. E. Carneal
in his appeal for permission to erect a
residence on lot few square feet less
than required. The case. which will go
before the Board of Zoning Appeals for
Prince Georges County, was also re-
ferred to the corporation counsel.
During the discussion on the question
Mayor Negus expressed approval of the
action of the town building inspector in
granting permit to Carneal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19

tory again, saw they had actually been
going in the wrong direction. The
smoke by that time was even farther
away, and noticably thinner, leading
the men to believe the blaze was burn
ing itself out.
Returning to the engine, the section
Of the crew sounded the siren in an
effort to call the others in. 1t was
discouraging after so much effort not
to locate the flames, but nobody was
very much worried and everybody was
specializing as to what luck the "lost"
members of the department were hav-
ing. until some conscientious soul con-
ceived the possibility of another alarm
coming in ard suggested the apparatus
had better be driven back to safeguard
It's home town.
And sure enough, at Crystal Springs
avenue, they were met with message
that house was af1ame at Surrattsville
But by that time the driver noticed
the fire truck was almost out of gas
and the crew was entirely out of pa
tience with the party who had had
the temerity two hours before to report
so indefinitely there is forest fire
near Meadows"
Some time later the remainder of
the crew was brought back to Capitol
Heights by an autoist who had given
them lift" when they found their
engine gone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
FIR EMEN SEE SMOKE. BUT FAIL
TOFIND FIRE, THEN LOSE MATES
Return From Chase of Elusive Blaze to
Discover Another Alarm Await
ing Them.

equal distance to the east OF the curly
white column of smoke.
Another road between the two was
then tried and followed to bridge,
which sagged ominously when the en-
CINE started to cross. Deciding the
bridge would not hold the apparatus,
the driver backed off. and the men,
arming themselves with axes, started
to walk to the flames.
Their route took them across about
half mile of open territory, during
which the smoke could be seen plainly,
but apparently still quite far off. En-
tering a dense woods, the men picked
their way slowly in the direction of
the smoke. At the end of half an hour,
however, no smoke could be seen or
Smelled, and the leaders decided they
must be going in the wrong direction.
And about that time it was discovered
part of the crew had taken another
course and could not be located.
Retracing their steps, the firemen,
after finally reaching the open terri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
JOHN ESCH SPEAKS
TO CLUB
Says Placing Commission
Under Executive Department
Would Be Mistake.

Touching the proposed reorganization
of the departments of the Federal Gov
ernment by President Hoover. at its
meeting last night at the Mayfiower
Hotel, John j. Esch, former commits
sioner OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, told the In-Com- Co Club 1.-THE
employees social organizat ion--that the
commission should be entirely independ-
ent Of any executive department.
II believe 1t would be serious mis-
take TO place the commission under any
executive department." Mr.. Esch. who
has been prominently identified with
railroad legislation for 80 years, told his
erstwhile colleagues.
1.-THE Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is quasi-judicial arm of Congress.
It should be divorced from any execu-
tive department. The commission re-
ports to Congress and not the Execu-
tive. The freedom of action of the COM
mission is imperative to the safety of
the country. If dominated by the ex-
ecutive department. its usefulness would
be diminished greatly"
Match Bill Ills Pride.
Reviewing his long career in Congress
and on the commission, Mr.. Esch as
serted that he took greatest pride in
his authorship of the so-called match
bill, prohibiting the use of phosphorus
in the making of matches and thus
saving the lives of countless workers
engaged in that industry. Mr.. Esch is
the father of much legislation under
which the commission now is operating
With Mr.. ESch as guest of the In
CONGO Club was Commissioner Patrick
j. Farrell, who was an employee of the
commission for 20 years, until he was
CHOSEN, when serving as chief counsel,
to become commissioner.
Concerning Mr.. Farrell, Mr. Esch said
that he hoped the President would con-
tinue to look to the staff of the COM
mission for members of the commission
and not so into the purely political
field. Mr.. Farrell is the second member
of the commission to come directly from
its ranks It was pointed out last night
that as chief counsel of the commission,
Mr.. Farrell had argued 40 important
lawsuits before the Supreme Court of
the United States and had lost only
nine of them.
Esch Given Gold Watch.
A gold watch was presented to Mr..
Esch by the club. The reception was
attended by 1900 persons. Chairman
Ernest l. Lewis of the commission, well
coined Commissioner Farrell to its
membership Dancing followed the re-
ception. j. c. Gibson, president Of the
In-Com-Co Club, presided at the eve
ning's program.
The committee in charge of the re-
ception was: William A. Roberts, chair
man: Miss Emily Carey, Miss Abbie
Todd and Harold Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
ARE HELD INTACT.
Speaker Lee Gathers Full
Forces for Closing An
napoIis Sessions.
~ BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, March lg.-Demo-
cratic organization forces In the House
OF Delegates will be held intact during
the remainder of the session, and will
be expected to attend all meetings until
the end OF the session on April l, it was
made plain by Speaker E. Brooke Lee
OF Silver Spring. Because of the num-
Der of administration bills still pending
In the session, and the necessity of get
ting them all through in the short time
remaining, there will be little time for
fllibustering tactics, such as were dis
played by the coalition Republicans
and insurgent Democrats on Friday and
Saturday.
While the coalition forces have been
licked, it is not certain that they will
accept the result. but may attempt to
heckle the administration forces by
seeking to delay important legislation.
Another skirmish came at the meet
ing last night, but it was short-lived
and all of the organization votes were
present. However, the organization on
this roll call on an Allegany County
bill won two Democrats back into the
folr from the Baltimore City delegation,
three Republicans, and one asked to be
excused from voting.
The organization Democrats are hold
ing a caucus today, called by Speaker
Lee, to determine the course to be
followed for the remainder of the ses-
sion. The speakers formal call said
that it was ito discuss the legislative
situation. pending legislation and the
governmental party and factional Sit
uation in the State. We will also
urge upon these delegates the impor-
lance of attending all the sessions Of
the General Assembly between now and
adjournment on April J.. We do not
propose to attempt to caucus on or
take binding action on any bill or
group of bills"
There have been no caucuses of the
Democrats in the House since the meet
ing on January for the election Of
the speaker. but the display of teeth by
the coalition forces, which it developed
had been well planned in advance, has
caused the organization to take quick
survey of the situation. particularly be-
cause the end of the session is so near.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
GERMANY DISAPPR0VES
POISON GAS USE IN WAR
Bill Based on Prohibitory Clause
of Geneva Protocol Adopted
by Reichstag Group.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 19.-Poison gas as a
weapon in warfare was formally dis
approved by Germany today. The for
eign affairs committee of the Reichstag
adopted a bin OH the Geneva protocol
prohibiting the use of poison gas in
war.
Undersecretary Won Schubert, recall
ing that the protocol had been signed
by 35 powers and already ratified by 8,
pointed out that the protocol was the
best means of dispelling any fears that
Germany had anything to hide respect
ing her development of chemical war;
fare.
The German government attached
greatest Importance 10 ratification of the
bill prior TO the preliminary disarma-
ment conference, Herr Won Schubert
added. But ratification would not pre-
vent further discussion of means Of
protection against gas as well as air
attacks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
Marriage Licenses.

J. Ralph Taylor. 81. and Annie Virginia
Blye. 81; Rev II. W. Tolson.
Peter A. RosSi a. Richmond, Va, and
Annie L. Fletcher. "a, Richmond. Va; Rev.
A. z, Barrows.
Harrison L. Gray. 81, and Lillian Mae Nor
rison: Rev. Thomas j. Brown.
Lewis Denny, 80, Falls Church Va, and
Florence d. Jones, Al, Falls Church. va
Thomas somervllle, e.. and Elizabeth
,iughes Bradford, 26; Rev. J. Hillman Hol-
lister
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
KILLS TWO IN QUARREL.

PAINTSVILLE, KY, March 10 Lp).-
In a quarrel over testimony they had
given in liquor investigation, Ranse
Skaggs, 80. shot and killed Mrs. Goldie
Gillian 80. and fatally wounded his
uncle. William Skaggs, SO, at Red Bush,
near here, yesterday.
Sheriff Adams and several deputies
left late yesterday to arrest him.
Ranse and Will Skaggs and Mrs. Gill
lam appeared before a Federal COM
missioner here several days ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
Young Husband, Jailed After Elope ent
With Girl-Bride, Faces License Tanele

who claims her daughter is only IA, OBJ
tanned warrant for him. charging per-
jury. Chief of Police Louis A. Cutshaw
of Takoma Park arrested Immick and
turned him over to County Policeman
Claude Reese, who put him in the Blad-
ensburg Jail.
Yesterday, John Wallace, marriage
clerk, received the return on the license,
which showed the couple to have been
married by Rev. Samuel E. Rose of %
Grant Circle, Washington. AS the
license specifies it must be used within
the county. Wallace says it Is doubtful
whether the couple ever were married
legally. \