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Evening star., 1929-06-07
PETITION CHANGE
IN PARKING RULE
Business Leaders Want Right
for Angular Stops on
Thirteenth Street.

Gen. Anton Stephan, president Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton, with Ross Andrews. president of
the Thirteenth Street Business Mems
Association, and Walter Brownley, carry
ing petition signed by more than 100
prominent business men, were in con-
ference with Representative Gibson Of
Vermont today in behalf Of restoration
of angle parking on Thirteenth street.
They impressed upon Mr.. Gibson that
the business men along Thirteenth street
had paid 40 per cent of. the cost of
widening the street for the specific pur-
pose of developing automobile parking
in that area for the promotion of busi-
ness, and that promptly after the street
was widened angle parking was pro-
hibited. The result. they said, is that
business has suffered seriously.
These business leaders told Mr.. Glib
son that their petition. signed by all of
the leading business men in that section
of the city, was being ignored by the
District Commissioners. and that while
they are prohibited from a parking space
for their customers, 200 feet In a block
is given over to the bus company for
taking on and discharging passengers.
Mr. Andrews and Gen. Stephan re-
newed a proposal made to the District
Commissioners that all parking be pro-
hibited on Thirteenth street south of
New York avenue until 9:15 am, so
as to give greater use of street space
during the morning rush to employ
ment.
Mr.. Gibson, who has made a careful
study of traffic conditions, told these
business leaders that he was entirely in
sympathy with them and would CO.
operate in any way he could to get angle
parking restored.
Evening star., 1929-06-07
D. c. ENS|GNS
TO GET SEA DUTY
Fifth From Here to Graduate
at Annapolis Will Join
Marine Corps.

Four of the five Washingtonians who
have Just graduated from the Naval
Academy at Annapolis are going on duty
af1oat. reporting to their ships July 13,
while one has been selected to shape his
career in the Marine Corps. The Navy
Department today made public the
lengthy list of assignments for the new
ly commissioned enSigns and second
lieutenants. representing wide variety
of vessels that will take them on duty to
various parts of the world.
George Herrick Wales, elder son of
George r. Wales, Civil Service Commits
sioner and prominent in District af-
fairs, will go on duty aboard the u S. S.
Mississippi.
Edward C. Stephan is ordered to the
u. S. S. Arkansas. With him on this
battleship will be serving another new
ly appointed ensign from Washington.
Arthur S. Hill John W McAlpin, jr.,
is ordered to the U. S. S. Concord.
Raymond F. Crist, jr. has been ap-
pointed a second lieutenant in the Ma
rine Corps and assigned to duty at the
Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Phila-
delphia. Assignments of the new en-
signs from the States near Washington
follow:
Donald Temple Eller of Petersburg
Va, is assigned to the U. S. S. Ar
kansas. His classmate from the Old
Dominion State, William Leverette
Kabler of Bristol, will go to the U. S. S.
Maryland.
Kemp Tolley of Corbett. Baltimore
County, Md, has been assigned to tenn
,Norary duty with the naval rifle team
Wakefield, Mass. Charles Rudolph
onton of Annapolis. is assigned to the
S. S. Oklahoma. Edward Conston
'er of RuXton, Baltimore County, Md,
to be with the Marine Corps and has
cen appointed a second lieutenant to
20 on duty at the Marine Barracks at
the Navy Yard at Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1929-06-07
SLOT SCALE
REGULATION URGED
Roberts Speaks to Weight
and Measure Officials
at Convention.

Standard specifications for the
penny -in-the-slot weighing machine
were urged on the National Association
of Weights and Measures officials to-
day by George M. Roberts, superintend-
ent of weights, measures and markets
OF the District
There are now approximately $4,000
of these machines in the United States,
varying widely in their reliability, Mr..
Roberts said.
"A Government official here in Wash
ington,' Mr.. Roberts said, was told py
his physician to weigh himself at ire
quent intervals. One night he weighed
himself on two scales in front of the
same store. One showed that he had
lost pound since the day before and
the other that he had gained a pound.
The manager of that store heard from
the weights and measures department.
Women Are Great Users.
Women probably use penny scales
more than men since most of them are
trying to reduce. One lady spoke to
me IN much distress because the scale
indicated she had gained in weight from
81 to 98 pounds. A prominent lawyer
in this city wrote me that he had
showed variation of about five pounds.
He felt sure both of them could not be
correct. Investigation showed both
scales mad been correct at the time of
the last test. but the owner of one had
paid no attention to anything about it
except its ability to accumulate pennies.
1T is not unreasonable to require
manufacturers and owners of these
scales to render the public truthful
service. Penny scales should be under
rigid supervision and persons operating
inaccurate ones should be punishable" Z"
Those scales which combine weighing
and fortune telling, Mr.. Roberts said,
give their patrons good measures in
the latter respect. But" he said, II
do not know that these fortunes are
always true. Most of them are compli-
mentary. A few nights ago patron
ICED ticket scale. The weight indicated
was about correct"
Fine air bubbles in gasoline may in
crease the volume greatly. Oscar C.
Bridgeman of the Bureau of Standards
told the convention. This must be
guarded against, ne pointed out, in pre-
cision measurements of gasoline.
The annual weights and measures
convention came to a close today.
Evening star., 1929-06-07

attempt after cutting his hand on
jagged metal.
Diver Makes Gable Fast.
Murphy then reported that he was
standing beside the engine of the plane
ana asked that another cable be sent
down. This was done and Murphy made
1t fast around the motor, returning to
the surface at 1913 o'clock, after being
below % minutes
While nearly 80 small boats of all
kinds formed circle around the SAL
wage boats in the thickening dusk the
plane was hoisted, the twisted propeller
and motor breaking water at 1890 Th
strain on the derrick boom, howevci
proved to be too great to permit furth'
hoisting and the cable was slackene
away, the plane disappearing again be
low the surface until new tackle coult
be brought from the navy yard
When the plane finally was raised
clear OF the surface, at about IL o'clock
last night, 1t was found that Biron'S
body had been washed out of the
wreckage and police boats began drag
ging the channel for short time after
midnight, resuming their operations
early this morning.
The wreckage of the plane was taken
to the naval air station and dumped on
the concrete beach beside the wreckage
of big Navy Sikorsky twin-motored
plane which sank off the naval air
station Wednesday afternoon.
Although the Flaningo was a COM
mercial plane and was operated by a
commercial pilot, 1t is probable that a
Navy board of inquiry will be convened
today as a result of the death of Biron
The five enlisted men we're making the
flight on their own initiative, as guests
OF the commercial operators, 1t was
stated.
Evening star., 1929-06-07
TRAFFIC OFFICER GIVES
TICKETS TO 22 DRIVERS
Sinclair Charges II With Speeding
and Others With Light
Violations.

Motor Cycle Policeman Raymond v.
Sinclair of the Traffic Bureau, enemy
OF traffic regulation violators, continued
his activities last night in a large meas
ure. to the despair of % motorists. OF
these, II were allegedly violating the
speed laws and five were disobeying
traffic lights.
According to Sinclair, a wave of ill
health is sweeping the city. at least in
the families of motorists. The ma aiority
of persons arrested informed the zeal
Gus officer they were hurrying TO hos
pitals or to their homes. where a sick
wife or member of their family demand
ed attention. Their worries caused them
TO forget regulations concerning traffic,
they said, but their memories were
somewhat restored when they appeared
in Traffc Court today and we're assess
ed fines ranging from IS to SIS by
Judge Ralph Given.
Evening star., 1929-06-07
C0LORED MAN ACCUSED
OF MURDEROUS ASSAULT

Wilbur Giles, colored. 81 years old,
wanted at Rustburg, Va, to answer a
charge of having shot colored girl at
a picnic near there last Saturday night,
was arrested this morning at 1415
Seventeenth street by Detectives James
Springmann and NJ. j. Dowd and two
third precinct policemen.
Rustburg authorities located the al
legged fugitive at the Seventeenth street
house, and when the detectives made
certain he was there they visited the
house. The two policemen were plant
ed" in rear of the house, and they
halted the partly clad fugitive in mar
row alley as he was making his way to
freedom.
The prisoner admitted having particl-
ored girl five times.
Evening star., 1929-06-07
FORMER JOCKEY.
HELD IN SHOOTING
NJ. w. Henry, Arrested Near
Marlboro, Charged With
Assault on Dietz.

Milton w. Henry, 35 former jockey,
of Baltimore, for whom Washington,
Baltimore and Prince Georges County
police have been searching nearly two
weeks, was arrested near Marlboro yes
terday afternoon and formally charged
with assault with intent to kill VIII
liam Dietz, 35. who was shot three times
at the Prince Georges Inn. formerly the
Rams Horn Inn, on May 81.
The man was taken into custody while
returning from fishing trip by county
police, who received a "tip" on his
whereabouts a short time before the
arrest
Released on $4,000 Bond.
Henry waived preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice of Peace H. w. Gore, and
was released on $4,000 bond. Accord
ing to police, he admitted being present
at the inn when the shooting occurred,
but, like all others examined in the
case, denied he was in the room at the
time
Inc evidence upon winch the charge
against him is based was not disclosed
by police, who merely said it was the
result CT certain information" they
possessed. Dietz has refused to make a
statement.
Is Second Man Held.
Henry Is the second man taken into
custody as result of the shooting. al
though several others have been cues
toned. Solomon Munitz, 800 block of
Four-and-a-half street southwest, who
brought Dietz to Sibley Hospital, where
he is still under treatment for the bull
let wounds, was charged with being an
asseSsory to the assault with intent to
XII, and was also released on bond of
$4,000.
Evening star., 1929-06-07
Policeman Declines to Arrest Man
Who Offers to Surrender at Office

The unusual situation of man ask
ing to be arrested and the officer re-
fusing his request was presented this
morning In the Office of Sergt: Oscar J.
Letterman, commander of the police
vice squad, where Palmer Sewers of
the 1900 block u street came with his
attorney, John H. Burnett, to offer to
give himself up on warrant charging
gaming which Letterman is supposed
to have In his possession.
Here he is Are you going to ar
rest him or aren't you?" Burnett de-
manded of the officer. when he took
Sewers into Letterman's office on the
second floor of the District Building
Letterman was talking to another
man at the time.
Please don't interrupt me; can't you
see I'm having a conference" Letter.
man replied.
Burnett started TO nrotest. but when
Evening star., 1929-06-07

Letterman would neither speak to him
nor look at him, he left, saying he in
tended to go to Police Court and at
tempt to have Letterman held in con-
tempt of court for failure to serve a
warrant
The affair started Wednesday of last
week Letterman is said to have en-
tered house In the 1000 block Of U
street and to have found Sewers there,
but failed to make an arrest. Three
days ago Sewers confronted Letterman
in Police Court and requested him to
serve the warrant on which he had
entered the u street address. Letter.
man declined to do so. Burnett then
went before Judge John p. Mcmahon
and attempted TO get warrant charg-
ing Letterman with illegal entry. The
magistrate refused his request.
This morning Letternan said the
warrant would be served, but at the
proper time AnA plaee."
Evening star., 1929-06-07
OFFERS SHIRT FOR DRINK.

Steve Gleason would give man the
shirt of his back" Especially if the
man returned a glass of whisky for it,
according to testimony in Police Court
today.
Policeman J. r. Leach of the sixth
precinct testified that yesterday when
patrolling his beat on Washington street
he overheard an argument in an es-
tablishment in the 400 block. One man
wished to "hock" his shirt for glass
Of whisky; the other thought the whisky
more valuable.
Both we're arrested and charged with
disorderly conduct. Gleason and his
friend, Jack Brennan, were fined $40
today by Judge Gus A. Schuldt, who de-
elaxed 4hat Gleason was hard pnts
Evening star., 1929-06-07
Signal Tamperers,
Who Switch Lights,
Sought by Police

Maj. Henry G.. Pratt, superin-
tendent of police, has issued a
general order for policemen to be
on the lookout for persons tam
pering with street signal lights.
as a result of two recent cases of
practical jokers altering the tim
ing of the traffic controls.
The first instance occurred at
Ninth and E streets. Some one
forced open the box containing
the control switch and reversed
the red and green lights. A few
days later there was a similar
happening at Dupont Circle, and,
for a time, pedestrians found
themselves with twice the time to
cross the street that was allotted
to automobiles.
Evening star., 1929-06-07
American Dies Aboard Ship.

CHERBOURG, France, June L4D.-
John Chehardy, passenger on the
liner Majestic, and whose home was
understood to be in the town of Inde-
pendence, La. died suddenly aboard
the vessel Yesterday. The body will be
shipped back to the United States on
the steamer Aquitania, which is due
to sail tomorrow evening.
Evening star., 1929-06-07
NEW ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
is ADVISED IN REPORT
Recommended by Efficiency Bu-
reauS for District Workhouse
and Reformatory.

Recommendation for inclusion of an
item in the 1891 estimates for installa-
ton of new accounting system at the
District Workhouse and Reformatory
was made in report by the Bureau of
Efficiency to the District Commissioners
yesterday.
The report said that the plan was
looked upon favorably by the officials
in charge of the institutions named. but
probably would not be recommended by
them for fear it would fail to be ap-
proved by the Budget Bureau. The new
system, however. would cause net re-
duction of $4,000 In the estimates Of
the institutions named, the bureau esti-
mated
Evening star., 1929-06-07

Recent reports in Germany show that
there are at least five times as many
cases Of illness among employed women
e among those not employed.
Evening star., 1929-06-07
MRS. SARAH DAKlN DEAD.
Mother of Washington Woman Ex.
pires in Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Sarah E. Dakin. mother of Mrs.
Warner A. Gibbs of 1859 P street, died
at the home of another daughter, Mrs.
w S. Johnson, at Carbondale, Pa, after
a long illness, last Sunday. She was
rs years old
Surviving her are Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Gibbs and nephew Charles z. Kinney.
of this city. 1nterment was at Sher-
burne NJ Y
Nogales international., 1929-11-01
CAMP FIRE GIRLS

] Last Saturday evening the Camp
Fire. Girls declared an. open sea-
son on ghosts goblins and witches,
Nogales international., 1929-11-01
HALLOWEEN PARTY
*%***#**

A little person celebrating her
birthday with. Halloween party
was Katherin Mae Cheshire, in
whose honor Mrs. Cheshire asked
a number of little guests for Fri
day afternoon. A color motif of or
ange and black was maintained at
the table where refreshments were
served, and at each place was an in
dividual black birthday cake bear
ing tiny orange candle. Games
were played and horns and noise
makers distributed to add to the
general festivity. Assisting Mrs.
Cheshire were Mrs. F. E. Wester-
land, Mrs. G. G. Cheshire, Mrs. Fred
Edwards, Miss Marguerite O'Keefe,
Mrs. Hugh Walker. and Mrs. Fred
Gilmore. The children enjoying the
party were: Phyllis Jean Westerland,
Nogales international., 1929-11-01
JOANNE AND JOE CUMMING
ENTERTAIN LITTLE FRIENDS

Into dim room lighted by gleam-
ing pumpkins, which grinned from
various angles, little jeanne and"
Joe Cumming ushered their small
guests yesterday afternoon, and en-
tertained them at games of the sea-
son until sundown. The home was
decorated in black and gold for the
Halloween season, and favorS Of
the same colors were distributed
Many prizes were awarded b for
games and costumes, and at the
termination of playing, delightful
refreshments were served, while the
little ones seated themselves in a
circle. Mrs. Eddie Shannon and Mrs
H. j. Karns assisted Mrs! Cumming
with the entertainment and serving.
Those present were: frankie Bill
Kelsey, Winifred Miller; Joey Berk,,
Edward Mansfield, Mary K. Trip
pei, Barbara Jean Pinkerton, Bud
dy, Bill and Peggy Titcomb, Charl-
es and Sister Smith, Craig and, Earl
Pottinger, Munro, Earl Loyde and
Colin Edmonsony Patricia Sisk, Hal
Wayte, Frances Ellen Carroen, Jean
Hudgin, Lillian and Buddy Chath-,
am, Patsy Murray, Lois and El2
eanor Middleton, Joan Ashley Dav-
id, Peggy and Billy Lowell, Fannie
Lee Cummings Martha Aflnr Frai-a
ger, Ruth and Kenny Cumming. and
jeanne and joe Cumming.
Nogales international., 1929-11-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL PARTY

Foftune-telling, games, and all
the special excitement Of the Hal5i
lowe'en season were in full sway
Wednesday night IN St.@Andrew's,
parish hall, when MEMBERS of the
Episcopal Sunday School convened
for masquerade party. The decor
ations converted the hall into a.
realm of black cats, bats, owls and
witches. Mrs. r. M. Cousars super.
vised the games, and. Mrs. A. c..
Lowell, in gypsy costume, predicted
bright futures for those entering
her colorful booth. Fayors. were dis
tributed, and about nine O'clock, re-e
freshments were served.
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Nogales international., 1929-11-01
A HIGH WAFSTLINEl

Your figure and your face are the
fashion. It's smart to wear hat that
allows the world to know you have a
forehead, and its even. smarter. to.
wear frock that reveals the fact that
you have a waistline. The newest
frocks follow princess lines, with
fitted bodice and skirt which flares
out in true princess style. The waist
line is high and is accented by a belt
patent leather belts are, particularly
in vogue. To prove further its !fashr.
ion-rightness, the little frock, is button
trimmed, in the manner chatnpioned
by Jane Regny, "a leading couturier.'se..
Excella Pattern No. 1881. Sizes Il
to SO, Is cents.
Nogales international., 1929-11-01

Teddy and Ernest Carter, Leonard.
Alice Mary and Clara Edwards, Pat
sy and Johnny O'Keefe, Orville
Zimmerman, Betty Jean Cheshire,
Katherin Mae Cheshire.
Nogales international., 1929-11-01
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and gathered, with their friends,
at the Firemens Hall to indulge in
dark, mysterious rites and inoculate
into all the spirit Of Halloween. The
affair was a masquerade, and many
Nogales international., 1929-11-01
BRIDGE CLUB


A jolly big pumpkin cleaned from
the mantle in the Karns' living
room Wednesday night, and looked.
upon members of the Wednesday
Bridge Club and their husbands,
who were hidden by Mrs. karns to
an evening party.
Bridge furnished amusement for
the evening, and. at late houc, a
Halloween supper was served by.
the hostess, assisted by Miss Mes
sick. Prizes for high scores were
awarded Mrs. w. A. O'Connor anc
Mr.. r. S. Burns. Supper guests in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Black
and Mr.. Tom Montgomery. Mem
berS and guests present for the eve
ming were: Judge and Mrs. w. A.
O'Connor, Miss Blanch Messickj
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hudgin; Mr..
and Mrs. r. 8 Burns, Judge and
Mrs. Frank Duffy, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
C. Glissan, Mr.. ard Mrs. William
Simonton, Mr.. and Mrs Ed Wood,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Black. Mr.. Tom
Montgomery, Mayor and Mrs. Fl. j.
KarnS.
Nogales international., 1929-11-01
&##*#*s%*A&H

Mrs. Fred Allen was hostess to
her Sewing Club last week. After a.
delightful time of sewing and vis-
iting, tea was served by the hostess.
Those present were: Mrs. A. ]. Nit
chell, Mrs. w. N. Puckett, Mrs. Al
fred Taylor. Mrs. Anne, Regans Mrs..
M. w. Smith, Mrs w. w. Lockhart,.
Mrs. Clarence Fiscus, Mrs! j.. w.
Haddock.
Nogales international., 1929-11-01
BRIDGE-TEA

Miss Dorothy Coltman was the
honor guest at a delightful bridge
tea given last week by Mrs. H. Day.
ison at her home on Court Street.
Autumn blossoms in the rich color
ings of the season were artistically
arranged about the rooms, where
tables awaited the players. Delect-
able refreshments were served, and
the honor guest was presented a
lovely gift. Prizes for bridge were
awarded Mrs. Joseph Bracker and
Mrs. M. P. Duffy. Guests asked to
honor Miss Coltman were: Mrs.
Benjamin Coltman, Mrs. D. Levy,
Mrs. Edward Factor, Mrs. Phillip
Capin, Mrs. Samuel Capin, Mrs. j.
Capin, Mrs. Simon Capin, Mrs. Jo-
seph Bracker, Mrs. Charles Bracker,
Mrs. ]. Robinson, Mrs. M. P. Duffy,
Mrs. Harry Chernin, Mrs. E. M.
Mather.
Nogales international., 1929-11-01

novel, grotesque and beautiful cos
tunes were displayed. Marjorie
Sisk won the prize for best costume.
The evening was spent at games and
dancing, and Halloween refresh
ments were served. Mrs. Clementine
Temple was the sponsor in charge.
Those present were: Auverna Smith,
Marjorie Sampson, Eleanor Miller.
Roberta Edgell, Peggy Griffith, Car
men Conant, Gertrude Moody, Dor
is Hannah, Betty Hegemeyer, Glad
VS. Haddock, Henrietta McGimsey
Jeannette Hellman, Elizabeth Dunn
bauld Marjorie Sisk, Marjorie Rick
enberg, Beatrice Guerrero, Consuela
Puchi, Betty Smoker, Lillian Kir-
kendall, Elizabeth Shelton, Jewell
Temple, May Mohrdieck, Emily Itule
Bessie Itule, Cecilia Temple, Fan
ME Rochlin, Edith Rochlin, Edith
Smith. Katherine McCollrm.
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HONEYMOONING IN EGYPT
*****##
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Walker re-
ceiyed word recently from their
daughter, Mrs. Robert Cameron
from Egypt, where she and Mr.
Cameron were anticipating the nov
ell experience of camel-riding. Mr.
and Mrs. Cameron, who are honey
incoming abroad, expect to return
home about December.
/ &*******#***
Miss Blanch Messick, who spent
several weeks visiting NogaleS as the
house guest of Mayor and Mrs
Karns, returned yesterday to Phoe-
nix, where she will winter. She ac-
companied her cousin, Tom Mont
gomery, who also plans to spend the
winter in Arizona.
********&***
Mrs. j. A. Cumming motored to
Tucson Tuesday afternoon, and was
accompanied home by her sister,
Mrs. T. H. Shannon. For the past
week Eddie" Shannon has been
confined to his bed in Tucson, and
on Sunday he was taken to Bisbee
to the hospital for, observation,
which will take several weeks, so
for the present the Shannons have
released their Tucson apartment.
Their many friends wish for q
speedy recovery.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
HOW III o 8 BE DONE

Clerk: There's a man outside to see you
Employment Manager Of Department Store: What
does he look like2
Clerk: He's very tall and thin. quite enaciated
cross-eyed. red-headed and has an enormous red mus
tache.
Employment Manager: Ccodi He's Just the type
for our store Santa Claus.