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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
Increase Attributed to Cooler
Weather and Later Date
for Beginning Work.
C0LORED PUPILS SHOW
GAIN EQUAL TO WHITE
Total of Latter, However, Is Far
Ahead-Some Congestion in
Buildings Reported.

While more than half of the 67,756
pupils enrolled in Washington public
schools yesterday were received in the
white schools, the net numerical in
creaSes in both the white and colored
schools are almost identical.
A total of 45,95O white pupils were
enrolled on the first day of the 1929
80 school year, while 21,806 were en-
tered in the colored schools. These
figures show an increase of 2,404 in the
schools of the first nine divisions. hous-
ing the white pupils, and an increase
over last years first day enrolment of
2.224 in the schools Of divisions 10 to
49,
The total of students received by the
public schools yesterday outdistanced
all estimates of school officials, showing
a net gain over last year of 4,628. The
normal annual increase is 1900, the
officials explained today, but added they
expected this average increase to be
enlarged, because schools were being
opened later this year.
Elementary Pupils Gain.
The students enrolled yesterday In
cluded 53,659 elementary school pupils,
against 5O,336 received last year; 1897
senior high school pupils. as compared
to 1928 last year, and $40 normal
school students as compared with aga
enrolled on the opening day last year.
Central High School and Eastern
High School both registered decreases
In their flrst-day enrollments, with
Central registering 2,251 students, which
is IS less than the number enrolled by
that school on the same day last year.
and Eastern enrolling 1852 or IL less
than it enrolled last year. Western and
Mckinley High Schools showed the
greatest high school gain among the
white divisions, with 234 more than
last year enrolled at Western, to give it
a first-day student body of 1,427, and
446 more enrolling at Mckinley, to
give that school 1907.
Business High Scifce4 wed IL
more pupils yesterday than 1t did on
the opening day last year, enrolling
1920 boys and girls. The net gain in
the white high schools over year ago
was 626.
The colored senior high schools suf-
Tered loss of 153 students over last
year. due, it was explained at the
Franklin School Building. to the heavy
enrolment OF first~year high school stu
dents in the junior high school build
ings. Armstrong High School, with an
initial enrolment of 965, and the Car
dozo High School, with 223. gave in
creases of 9 and 80, respectively, to
these, schools. Dunbar, however, enroll
ed 1875 fewer students yesterday than
it did on the opening day. September
1928, with LILO, as compared with 1855
a year ago. This decrease at Dunbar
will relieve serious congestion.
Comparisons Are Made.
The f1rst-year high school students.
or the ninth grade students who were
enrolled in the junior high schools OF
ments follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
BROWN ESPOUSED
BY DRY FORCES
Resolutions Passed at Rich
mond Meeting of National
Committee.

The candidacy of DR.. william Nose
ley Brown for Governor of Virginia and
his ticket of anti-Smith coalition candi-
dates. we're espouSed by the Virginia
executive committee of the national Pro-
hibition party at meeting in the Hotel
Richmond, Richmond Va. yesterday.
James A. Edgerton of Alexandria, who
was vice presidential candidate on the
Prohibition ticket IN the last election,
presided at the meeting.
Endorsement of DR.. Browns candidacy
against John Garland Pollard, was con-
tanned in resolution passed by the
Virginia committee yesterday and passed
on to the electorate of the Old
Dominion.
The resolution follows, in part:
Whereas, the organization candi-
dates for State offices, viz, DR.. John
Garland Pollard, for governor, James
H. Price for lieutenant governor and
Col. John r. Saunders for attorney
general, all three voted for and ad-
vocated the election of Alfred e. Smith,
who, as governor of his State, had all
enforcement laws repealed, and during
the course of his campaign for Presi-
dent blatantly proclaimed the right OF
State officials to ignore the eighteenth
amendment and advocated the repeal
of the Volstead act, and who is rec
ognlZed as the most outstanding wet
candidate for President in the history
Of the Nation, having the united sup
port of the liquor interests, not only
Of this, but many foreign countries, in
his political campaign, and,
Whereas, the opposing candidates,
known as the anti-Smith coalition
ticket, headed by DR.. William Moseley
Brown, for governor; Mr.. Gallon B.
Jones, for lieutenant governor, and
Capt. Charles C. Berkeley, for attorney
general, nominated on what we believe
to be the most progressive and con-
structive platform ever submitted to
the voters of Virginia, wherein, among
many other beneficient and patriotic
doctrines enunciated, the eighteenth
amendment is declared to be the high
water mark of organized society, re-
fused to support the wet Tammany-
controlled candidates nominated at
Houston on the Democratic ticket in
1928: Therefore be it Resolved. by the
Virginia State executive committee of
the National Prohibition party. that we
hereby indorse the candidacy of the
anti-Smith coalition candidates, and
respectfully urge our own and the voters
of all parties in sympathy with the
movement to rid society of the curse
of the liquor traffic, to support said
coalition ticket in the coming election,
to be held on November S, 1929"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
CIVIL SERVICE SEEKS
TO FILL 8 VACANCIES
Fire Marshal for the District Is
Included in List-Welding
Engineer Also Wanted.

The Civil Service Commission an
nounces the following open competitive
examinations:
Apprentice artistic photographer, ST.
260 year, Navy Department.
Senior landscape architect, $4,000 to
5000 a year, Bureau of Public Roads.
Home economic specialists Of various
grades, $4,000 to 5000 year, Bureau
of Home Economics.
Stationary fireman (high-pressure
plant), $500 year; stationary fire.
man Qow-pressure plant), 81 200 a year,
Office of Public Buildings and Public
Parks.
Fire marshal. $3,250 year. Fire De-
partment, Washington, d. C.
Demonstration teacher Elementary
$4,000 year, Indian field service.
Senior engineer (welding), $4,000 a
year, Bureau of Construction and Re-
pair, Navy Department.
Assistant editor, $4,000 a year, Coast
and Geodetic Survey, Department OF
Commerce.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the Civil
Service Commission, 1924 F street
northwest,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
Ask Messenger Boys
To Sign Pledge as
Traffic Safety Aid
A. A. A. Has Obtained Co.
operation of Telegraph
Companies in Campaign.

The latest safety drive here will un-
dertake to curb the messenger boys who
speed kilograms on their bicycles past
red traffic lights.
To become a member Of the Safety
Boosters Club the messenger must first
sign a pledge of abstinence from stunt
riding, shaking" through trafdc, or
otherwise inviting destruction.
The messenger must look sharp at the
street intersections, avoid pedestrians as
far as possible, keep his tail light lit at
night and his warning bell in working
shape at all times.
Further, he must counsel his fellows
on safety matters and read the safety
bulletins of the American Automobile
Association, which is sponsoring the
campaign through its District organiza-
ton.
The A. A. A. has obtained the CO.
operation of the Western Union and the
Postal Telegraph companies in the drive.
A safety boosters contest will be run
OF during the next two months, with
weekly meetings to be addressed by BUSH
ness men and public officials, and final
awards to be made on the traffic records
Of the various participants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
BUTLER WILL LIFT
BAN ON QUANT|C0
Cleanup Effected, Marines to
Be Allowed Back in
Town This Week.
BY a stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY a stan Correspondent Of The Star.
QUANTICO, Va, September 24.-It
won't be long now, just two or three
days and "therell be hot time in the
old town tonight"
Mai. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, COM
mandant of the Marine base here, who
for 10 days has kept his "leathernecks"
out of the town Of Quantico because OF
prevalence Of liquor and unwholesome
conditions generally. said today that
community officials were cleaning up so
effectively that his ban on the town
probably would be raised before the
week Is out.
The announcement was joyfullN re-
ceiEed by merchants who have played
little music on their cash registers since
Gen. Butler bottled his 1000 Marines
in the base. Tony, whose restaurant Is
on the corner, polished his dishes today
with q grin from ear to ear. The calls
for ham and eggs" have been desultory
since Saturday week ago and with
Marine pay day coming on the 30th
there is happier time In prospect.
Mayor and Council Get Busy.
Aroused to an unprecedented activity
two weeks ago by Gen. Buffers man
date, Mayor A. e. McInteer and his city
council that presides over the civic des-
tiny Of 800 residents got down to
brooms and search warrants in short
order. Gen. Butler promised his CO.
operation and the mayor said himself
that the general was right-things
should be cleaned up.
why, it's new town." said Gen.
Butler today. "These folks are in ear
nest and they are cleaning up trash
and cutting weeds as well as cleaning
out buns. They have an additional
policeman Zone has been sufficient
heretofore), and, believe me, we are
going to have a real little town."
Mayor McInteer called on Gen. But
Ter yesterday to report progress. I'VE
have done this" he said, and that, and
that"
Asked About Parade.
"All Of which," Gen. Butler assured
him, sis noble. At the rate you're going
we'll be back in town in shout two
days"
How about that parade, general?"
a city councilman asked. Gen. Butler
intimated several days ago that when
the cleaning up had been done he would
send his Marines to town with the band
at the head of the detachment.
We'll see about the parade" said
Gen. Butler. when the towns in order
I'll guarantee our men will buy lot
of extras to show there's no hard feel
ing"
Tony grinned from ear to ear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
WOMAN TAKES GAS
IN SUICIDE EFFORT
Mrs. Weltha Hummer Leaves Note
. Asking Not to Be Sent
to Hospital.

Leaving a note in which she begged
not to be taken to Gallinger or St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, Mrs. Weltha Hum
mer, 40-year-old mother of two grown
children, attempted to end her life
shortly before noon today by inhaling
gas in the kitchen of her second floor
apartment at 4024 Illinois avenue. Mem
bers of the fire rescue squad, No. /, and
DR.. I. Rutkoski of Emergency Hospital
treated her for more than half an hour
before it was decided to remove her to
the hospital, where she is in critical
condition.
Mrs. Hummer was found stretched on
the kitchen floor by Mrs. K. L. Carhart,
in whose home Mrs. Hummer lived. Mrs
Carhart Immediately called police of the
tenth precinct and the fire rescue squad.
The note was found on the floor beside
her.
Mrs. HUMMER lives at the Illinois ave-
nue. address with her husband, Frank
Hummer, an employe Of the American
Stores Co., and her two grown children,
Gladys and William. She suffered q
paralytic stroke about year ago, and
has been in Ill health ever since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
COLORED WOMAN FINED
FOR POSSESSING LIQUOR
Claims Whisky Was Tonic for Sick
Husband but Fails to Con-
vince Court.

The story Of George william, COLI
ored, of the first block Of Canal road,
that the half gallon Of alleged corn
whisky found In her possession was sole
~ for use as tonic for her sick hus-
band, failed to save her from conviction
by O Jury In Police Court this morning.
She was sentenced by Judge Ralph
Given, to pay fine Of $500, or serve
go days In jail.
The woman explained in court that
milk punch was necessary for her
husbands recovery and the whisky was
to be used in making this concoction.
According to Sergt o. j. Letterman,
who made the raid with his vice squad,
the jar containing the liquor was found
on the kitchen stove and the woman
sitting beside it. The woman, how
ever, told the jury that she was In
front of her house buying corn from
O huckSter at the time.
Assistant United States Attorney
James Kirkland, prosecuted the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
REPORTS ARE MADE
TO INSURANCE MEN
Life Underwriters Prepare
for Convention Which
Opens Tomorrow.

Reports of officers featured an ex-
ecutive committee meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Life Underwriters
in the Hotel Mayfiower today as part Of
pre-convention program of the
fortieth annual sessions of the asso-
citation, to begin in the Mayflower to-
morrow morning.
The reports consisted principally of
those showing the progress OF the as
consideration of matters to be brought
before the general convention sessions
Membership Increased.
The secretary, Ernest w. Owen, re-
ported an increase in membership OF
the association of more than 5000 since
last year, bringing the total membership
up to more than 10000. The treasurer
reported the association has more than
$4,000 in its treasury. The sessions OF
the executive committee are scheduled
to continue through this afternoon.
Approximately 1900 delegates are to
attend the opening session of the gen.
eral convention tomorrow morning.
they will be formally welcomed to the
city by Harold D. Kraft, president OF
the Life Underwriters Association OF
the District of Columbia, and by Com
missioner Sidney F. Taliaferro. The
convention will be called to order by
Paul F. Clark. president of the National
Association Of Life Underwriters.
Other Speakers.
Addresses also will be delivered at
tomorrow mornings session by Walton
L. Croker, president Of the John Han
cock Mutual Life Insurance Co., VINO
will speak on 1.-THE Market for the Sec
ond Hundred Million" and by Jerome
Clark, superintendent of agencies OF the
Union Central Life Insurance Co.. whose
subject will be Creating the Second
Hundred Million"
The delegates will visit the White
House tomorrow afternoon at 1918
o'clock. Addresses on the general sub
ject of the second hundred million, y"
which will be the general theme OF the
convention, will be delivered at the
session tomorrow afternoon and at the
morning and afternoon sessions Thurs
day.
The convention will continue through
Friday when additional addresses Will
be delivered, resolutions adopted ana
the election Of officers held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
Bridge Plans Approved.

Revised plans of the city of Baltimore
for the construction Of bridge across
Curtis Greek, about ! mile from its
entrance into Curtis Bay, Maryland,
have been approved by Col. Hurley.
Acting Secretary of War. Original
plans for this bridge were approved by
the War Department March 8, 1929.
The revised plans show the substitu-
ton of causeways on the approaches to
the bridge from the shore line nearly
to the established bulk head line, in
stead Of pile structures, as provided by
the original plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
WILL OBTAIN SITE
BY CONDEMNATION
Officials and Owners Fail to Agree
on Terms for Municipal
Center.

Unable to agree on terms, District ofii-
Gals prepared today to institute con-
domination proceedings to obtain prop
erty on which to construct the q st
units of the municipal center. The sites
desired are bound by John Marshall
place, Louisiana avenue, Sixth and G
streets.
Some 80 persons owning real estate
in the square have been made final
offer by Maj Layson e. Atkins. Assist
ant Engineer Commissioner. They have
been notified in writing that unless they
accept the terms specified by the Dis
trict the fight will be taken to the
courts.
While the offer of the District has
not been made public 1t is said to ex-
coed the assessed value of the property.
Though only small amount of the
property needed for the center has been
acquired, the District has not heretofore
found 1t necessary to institute condem-
nation proceedings to obtain any of the
land wanted.
The District already owns parcel of
land in the square where the property
owners are demanding alleged unfair
prices. This property was bought sew
eral years ago as a site for a municipal
lodging house. but was not devoted to
that purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
HYDE CITES TARIFF NEED.
Advocates Increase on Dairy Prod
ucts in St.. Louis Speech.

ST. LOUIS, September "a @.--A
need for an increase in the tariff on
dairy products exists, In the opinion Of
Arthur M Hyde. Secretary Of Agricul-
icating the st. Louis Arena, $500, 900
home of the National Dairy Show. The
structure, which will seat $1,000 per-
sons, is advertised as the worlds largest
show place.
Secretary Hyde pointed out imports
in 1927 were only per cent OF the
total domestic production. but the
dairy products of foreign countries re-
quired 1,134,710,0 900 pounds Of milk TO
produce that per cent" !.
while this amount has not yet had
a seriously depressing effect upon the
market" Hyde said, Increasing impor-
tations are threatened"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24

be desired in this connection. During
the past few weeks I have written a
number of letters to property owners
and realtors in this District advising
them of certain alleged violations OF the
gambling laws in properties owned or
controlled by them, and suggesting,
among other things, that my office
would be glad to have their co-opera-
ton in evicting the undesirable tenants.
The result has been most gratifying; IN
practically all the cases the owners and
agents have fully co-operated with US.
but we would be UNNECESSARILY helped
gambling statutes and in keeping the
gamblers on the run If your committee
could see At to recommend to the Con-
gresS the enactment of gambling pad
lock law similar to that provided for
in sections 81 and az Of the national
prohibition act, and also similar to the
provisions Of the act approved Febru-
airy z, 1914 1913 Stats, 2S0), known as
the "red-light law" applying to dis
orderly houses.
: Suggests Legislation.
IT am suggesting. for the consider
alton of your committee, legislation pro-
viding, in effect, that no newspaper,
magazine, pamphlet or publication of
any kind containing news, charts. en-
tries, predictions or other information
concerning any trotting or running race
of horses, dogs or other animals, to be
run in the future, no matter where they
are to take place, be sold, offered for
sale, possessed, exhibited or given away
In the District of Columbia. A penalty,
say, of six months or $500 fine, or both,
TO be provided for violation thereof :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
COMPETITION ORDERED
FOR FIRE MARSHAL JOB
Applicants for Place Left Vacant
by seib's Resignation Must I'm
dergo Examination.

Requirements needed by persons de-
string to take an examination making
them eligible for appointment as fire
marshal Of the District, succeeding
Leonard v. Seib retired, were announced
today by the Civil Service Commission.
Charles G. Achstetter, acting nre
marshal, and several captains in the
department are expected to stand the
examination. Applications must be
filed not later than october %. The
fire marshal's salary is $3.50 year,
as compared with $4,000 paid captains.
Candidates for the vacancy must
show they have been graduated with a
degree In engineering by college Of
courses in structural, hydraulic. COM
bustion, electrical and fire-prevention
engineering or have had at least three
years Of recent experience in fire pre-
vention or closely allied work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24

These figures show net gain OF
439.
In the E. v. Brown and its adjoin-
ing portable schools. where serious con-
gestion was expected, 1,105 students
we're enrolled last year, as compared
Robert L. Haycock, each teacher in the
portable schools at Grant road, which
are under the administration Of the
Brown School principal. Is attempting
to instruct classes Of so pupils each,
although 20 is considered a maximum.
Extra Teachers Planned.
Plans are being made today to trans
fer another teacher to the portables fol
the relief of the situation there. The
three big schools on Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeast, the Burroughs, Lang
don and the Woodbridge, received an
aggregate gain of rs pupils, enrolling
total of 1895 yesterday. The Eaton
and the Oyster schools enlisted be-
tween them 1,124 pupils, or So more
than they received together last year.
So serious was the congestion yester-
day in the new Garnet-Patterson Junior
High School and the Shaw Junior High
School that 200 boys and girls were
transferred to the CardoZo School build
ing to establish junior high school
classes in what this year will be known
as the CardoZo annex. This move was
ordered yesterday by Garnet c. Will
kinson, first assistant superintendent
in charge Of colored schools.
The white junior high schools yes
terday enrolled total of 4,471 sevent
and eighth grade pupils. as compared
with 1888 last year. while the colore,
junior high schools received 2,79"
seventh and eighth grade pupils, as
against 1885 enrolled last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
Commissions Issued.

Commissions In the Reserve Corps
of the Army have been issued by the
War Department to Vladimir Sournin,
119 Sixth street northeast. as a captain
and specialist to Willard L. Hammer,
1907 Massachusetts, avenue. as q first
lieutenant Of infantry, and to Wilfred
p. Tiencken, 1885 G street, as second
lieutenant Of Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
AWARD FOR HER0ISM.
Distinguished Service Cross Is Be
slowed Upon Michigan Veterans.

The Distinguished Service Cross has
been awarded by theWar Department to
Edward B. Strom Of Grand Rapids,
Romagne, France, October IA, 1918,
while serving as major, 126th Infantry,
32d Division, A. e. F. According to the
citation, the attacking line was held up
by intense machine-gun fire, when Maj.
Strom voluntarily advanced with force
of six men and succeeded in either
killing or capturing about IL Of the
enemy and completely silencing the
enemy fire, permitting the battalion to
the saving Of the lives Of many Of his
comrades"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
Widow of Confederate Dies.
srecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, September "a.
Mrs. Laura Hutton Breathed, widow
of Mai. Frank Breathed of the
Confederate Army, Petersburg, W. Va,
died at Memorial Hospital here late yes
terday following an operation. A son,
James Breathed, Petersburg. and two
daughters, Mrs. Charles Shobe, also OF
Petersburg, and Mrs. Paul Hutson, this
city, survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
GOOD RESUMES DUTIES.
Examination Discloses Neuritis At
tack Was Temporary.

Secretary Good has resumed his OIL
cial duties at the War Department and
attended the regular meeting Of the
cabinet today. Having slight attack
of neuritis last week he underwent a
thorough physical examination at Wal
ter Reed General Hospital, which dis
closed that his ailfnent was temporary
only ant. that his general condition was
good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
GARNER SEES MELLON.
Texas Representative Denies Dis

Representative Garner of Texas,
minority leader in the House, called
upon Secretary Mellon and Under
secretary Ogden Mills at the Treasury
Department in brief conference today
Mr.. Garner denied that he had dis
cussed either taxes or tAriff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24

1OLalS .........s... 1,4oo I,ouo
100.
The senior high school pupils enrolled
in the colored junior high schools and
the numerical comparisons with 1928
follow: