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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-08
ABATTO|R PLANS
DROPPED BY AUTH.
Application for Permit to Lo-
cate in Arlington County
Withdrawn.

Frank J. Auth, vice president of the
N. Auth Provision Co., announced to-
day that his company has withdrawn
its application for a permit to build an
abattoir in Arlington County, Va. He
directed that notice OF his company's
action be forwarded to the board of
supervisors Of Arlington County.
Mr.. Auth said the decision of his
company was made in Difference to the
wishes of residents of the county and
civic and official groups In Washington
who have consistently opposed the
erection Of an abattoir in the Virginia
county.
Text Of Announcement.
His announcement was contained in
the following letter to Carl A. Marshall,
attorney for the provision company:
Dear Sir.
THE committee appointed by the d.
rectors OF this company to confer with
you as to the status Of the company'S
application for permit for the erection
of an abattoir in Arlington County, Va,
made their report to the board of di-
rectors at an adjourned meeting of the
board held this day, and thereupon the
following resolution was unanimously
passed:
Resolved: That in Difference to the
request of the residents Of Arlington
County, Virginia, Civic Associations and
other citizens of the District of Co
lumbia, the National Park and Plan
ming Commission, the Fine Arts Com
mission and other public officials, this
company has concluded to withdraw its
application to the board of supervisors
of Arlington County, Virginia, for a
permit for the erection of an abattoir
upon its property located in Arlington
County, Virginia.
Copy Sent to Supervisors.
"And be it further resolved: That a
copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the attorneys having in charge the
presentation of such application to the
board of supervisors, with the request
that they withdraw such application.
You will, therefore, be kind enough
to advise the supervisors of Arlington
County, Virginia, that the application
of this company for the permit is
withdrawn.
(Signed)
HENRY j. AUTH, secretary of the N.
Auth Provision Co., and FRANK j.
AUTH, vice president"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-08
GLEE CLUB CONCERT
PROGRAM TONIGHT
Famous Alma Mater Number, "FaiI
Harvard" Will Be a Feature
Of Entertainment.

A well balanced program is offered
by the Harvard Glee Club, which viii
appear in its annual Washington con-
cert tonight at $50 at the Mayfower
Hotel, directed by DR.. A. T. Dawson.
FIRST on the program win be the
famous alma mater number, Fair Har-
ward" Other numbers included are
LET Us Now Praise Famous Men," by
Vaughan williams; How Sweet, How
Fresh" by Stephen Paxton; the ancient
German carol, I'm Dulci Jubilo";
"Adaramus Te," by Palestrina; Bach's
"Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring; THE
Galway Piper" an Irish folk song;
Shoot False Love-" by Thomas Morley;
"City Of Chow" by Granville Bantock;
"ToeAll You Ladies Now on Land" by
John Callcott; Let ALI Mortal Flesh
Keep Silence" Hoist; a group Of Italian
folk songs; Giacomo CariSsimis "Plo-
rate Fill Israel" and the finale from
"Gondoliers," by Sullivan.
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rum AND GAMBL|NG
ARE HIT BY PASTOR
Declared Detrimental to Any
Community at CoImar
Manor Meeting.
BY a star Correspondent Of The Star.

by q 0thH OoIEeSpouuenL OF Inc Staf.
COLMAR MANOR, Md, April g.
Enumerating blind pigs, bootlegging,
hi-jacking and gambling places" as fac
tors detrimental to any community, Rev.
o. E. Sproull, president of the newly
formed Colmar Manor Improvement
Association, called upon the citizens of
that town to support "every reasonable,
practical and sincere plan for civic bet
terment," in an address before special
meeting in the Wilson Avenue Baptist
Church Saturday night, at which the
organization arrangements of the new
group were completed.
LAS community Colmar Manor is
making little, if any, progress in civic
improvement" Rev. Mr.. Sproull de-
clared. But We are now launching a
movement that will make itself felt
along all lines Of civic control"
Citing unhealthy refuse disposal and
lack Of recreational facilities as other
matters requiring immediate attention,
Rev. Mr.. Sproull urged the members of
the organization to support only such
men as will cooperate with the I'M
provement Association for the better
ment of Colmar Manor" in the next
town elections.
A constitution, drawn by a committee
appointed for that purpose the week
previous, was adopted with few changes
at the meeting. 1t provided that the
organization be called THE Colmar
Manor improvement Association" and
set forth its object as the promotion of
the interests of the residents of Colmar
Manor" Dues were set at 81 a year.
The chief difficulty was encountered
in agreeing on the date of meeting, the
first Saturday in each month finally
being adopted, after balloting among
the 100 members present had disclased
tie. and Rev. Mr.. Sproull cast the de-
Gliding vote. The next meeting will also
be held in the Wilson Avenue Baptist
Church.
A resolution was passed requesting the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission to extend the sewer system to
Colmar Manor.
G A. Wood was elected financial Sec
rotary, completing the slate of officers.
Nineteen applicants for membership
were accepted as charter members. They
are: Mrs. Dorothy N. Payne. E. j. SiSs-
Ter, Mrs. Mary w. Carter, Mrs. H. M.
Hickerson, Mr.. and Mrs. James T.
Thornton, w. A. Pierce, Mrs. Alien v.
Russell, Mrs. G. j. Dorr Mrs. D. S. Cox,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Wesberg, MIR. and
Mrs. w. j. Cook, Mrs. L. E. Cameron.
Mrs. L. E. Waters, Mrs. H. K. Wilson
and j. j. Feiganne.
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FIRE HOUSE FUND
TO BE IN ESTIMATE

Estimates for the Fire Departments
financial needs for the 1881 fiscal year.
now being made up, will contain an
item for the construction of a COM
bined truck and engine house to take
care of the apparatus which must
move out of the area to be occupied
by the Federal building program be-
tween Fifteenth street, Pennsylvania
avenue and the Mall.
The apparatus which must be moved
consists of No. 3 Truck Company ana
the water tower, located at Fourteenth
street and Ohio avenue, ana NO. 10
Engine Company. at Twelfth ana y
streets.
The Commissioners have made two
efforts to keep this apparatus within
the Federal triangle. One of the sug-
eestions was that it be placed in the
Archives Building. This was at trst
approved. but later rejected by the
buildings commission. Another effort
was made to put 1t on Fifteenth street
behind the White House. The build
ing commission also vetoed this.
Chief Engineer George s. Watson
Of the Fire Department said today
there there was nothing left but fol
the apparatus to be housed north OF
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, as any site south
Of the Mall would take it too Tar from
the hotels and Office structures down.
town it Is designed to protecC. he WI
recommend q single structure WIZ
three doors, one for each piece OF ap-
paratus.
No. is Engine Company viii be forced
TO vacate g location used as head
quarters for FIRE apparatus for years
since the establishment Of the volun'
tAer Franklin Fire Company. Tit
building was remodeled once to ALLOW
the larger apparatus to use 1t, bu
otherwise is the same structure user
before the city had Q paid department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-08
WOMAN FOUND SLAIN
IN ABANDONED AUTO
Fingerprints on Steering Wheel
Are Only Clues to New
York Murder. 1.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April S.-Fingerprints
on the steering wheel of stolen auto
mobile were the only clues police had
today In a search for the slayer Of a
woman whose body was found in the
car.
The victim was identified as Mrs.
Linda Begins, IS, mother Of three
children.
The crime was discovered yesterday
after a group of women informed Lieut..
Arthur Coy of the Fire Department
that they thought a woman in a parked
car was dead. Coy investigated and
notified police.
The body bore marks Of violence and
indications that the victim had been
strangled.
Detectives ascertained that the auto
mobile was owned by Miss Ernestlne
DUR and had been stolen from ner
brother, Godfrey DUR, Saturday night
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PRESIDENT TOLD
OF INEQUALITIES
Annual and Sick Leave P rob-
lens In Government Are
Presented.

: President Hoover today was asked by
DR.. W. F. Willoughby, director of the
Institute of Government Research, and
Luther NJ. Steward, president of the
Federation of Federal Employees, to
bring about better coordination of the
administrative agencies having to do
with the operations of the Federal Gov
eminent. The Presidents attention eS-
pecially was called to the inequalities
and the unfairness resulting from the
different interpretations placed upon
the question of annual and sick leave
for employees of the Government.
President Hoover was advised that in
some of the departments the 30-day
annual leaves and 30-day sick leaves
are discretionary on the part Of the
heads of those departments. Also the
President was told that some Federal
employees receive only is days annual
leave and others no sick leave.
1t was suggested to the President
that a plan be worked out whereby
personnel matters of the Government
might be more centrally controlled. 1t
was suggested that the President see
to it that the personnel matters be
standardized, not only as matter OF
equality, but in the interest OF en-
cheney
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Four Others Fined on D. C.
Tag Charges in Arlington
County.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspdtcn 10 Inc star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, April "a drive by coun-
ty police against speeders on the two
main State highways in this county
yesterday resulted in the arrest of nine
persons, all of whom were convicted by
Judge Harry r. Thomas, in Police
Court, this morning.
In addition to the speeding convictions
there were four persons fined for the
use of District of Columbia tags and
four others for intoXication.
Those convicted for speeding, each
of whom was fined S. and costs, were
william Wheelock, w. H EilisstS. P.
Jensen. B. r. Coled, Stanley Plowben,
George Sharte, Edward Killian, Robert
Titun and Charles Nelson.
Those convicted on tag charges were
Morris Popowsky, William Wilson, Eu-
gene Smith and Harry Lewis. Each was
fined SIS and costs, as were LIE Main
johnson, P. L. Moore, B. j. Hedding
and Mae Green on intoxication charges.
Those participating in the arrests
were Sheriff Howard B. Fields and
Policemen H. G. Jones, Raymond Crack,
C. w. Carr and Sergt. A. r. Driscoll.
The latter is from Potomac.
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FINAL RITES PLANNED
FOR SAMUEL G0NOTSKY
Funeral of International Checker
Champion, Who Died in West to
be Held in Brooklyn.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FLINT, Mich, April 8.-Funeral serv-
ices for Samuel Gonotsky, Is, American
and international checker champion, are
to be held at Brooklyn, N. Y, his for
mer home. The body will leave for the
East tonight.
Gonotsky died here Friday, only a
week after he won the American cham
pionship for the second time In 0
tournament at Chicago. Gonotsky's
friends here attribute his death to the
strain of the tournament and to sor-
row over the death of his friend and
instructor, Michael Lieber, former ma
tional champion, who died here March
26. Gonotsky suffered from pleural
tuberculosis. He was born in Russia.
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CHILE PLANS REFORM.

SANTIAGO, Chile, April 8 ga
commission has been appointed by the
Chilean government to institute reforms
m the electoral law. An official decree
says the commission will sit for 80
days for the purpose Of remedying con-
ditions under the present law, which
has resulted In the election Of Con-
gressmen not representative Of the win
Of the people.
In no case, said the decree, would
Parliament be abolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-08

Maine osteopaths have been granted
equal privileges with physicians and
surgeons of other schools in the prac-
tice of obstetrics and in surgery. The
bill, signed by Gov. Gardiner, will be-
come law in July
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-08

Cleveland has created advisory COM
mittees, containing equal representation
of employers and employees. in every
trade in which vocational training is
offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

mo. told you couldn't find Mar
ling ia the clerical directory. But ]
did find him in the directory OF direc.
tors. Marling was orector Oi
"Then what is Smithins, Professor?
very very respectable firm to all appear
ances. Simply Smithins Ltd, exchange
brokers, agents-may be perfectly repu-
table: may be a cloak for anything you
like. 1 have my suspicious.
But Marling-"
We could not At Marling into new
character so diverse. How could a
shady fellow from shady city firm I'M
pose himself on Mr.. Frotherbury as
parson?
IAN in due time" said Laxton.
But Ostend2" Somerfield asked.
ST can see Marling ct Ostend," said
I. "You recall the living picture OF him
in the newspaper-the cadaverouS man
who looked as though he'd been ton
sured?"
eyes. It's the miracle!" Somerfield
exclaimed. ever since the professor
began to talk about him, I've been
seeking him looking on at the great
coup with his blazing dark eyes. But
how did the professor see him al
Ostend?
81 didn't. I only saw Pell and his
friend at Ostend. They'd come from
there-money on them-right in the
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Death Treasure
By R. A. ]. Walling

fortnight and did not return for IL
months. When the year had gone he
turned up again, with no explanation Of
his remarkable conduct, and asked for
q reference.
The firm liked Lincoln. But-no ex-
PLANTATION, no reference. Nothing do
ing.
"You need hardly go on, Mr.. Laxton. +"
said I. "Of course the man Lincoln was
the second prisoner in the Dover affair,
who gave the name Of Philip, and Philip
was the Englishman who stood behind
the gamblers elbow in the Kursaal, and
that Englishman was Pell."
Laxton smiled approvingly. I con-
fessed had reached my speculative
limit.
THE rest is a matter of prosaic
police inquiry. The correspondence be-
tween Richard and Lincoln was appar-
emily perfectly harmless-but it must
have concealed a. pretty subtle under
standing. The extraordinary ingenuity
and pluck of Lincoln listen to this. u
And then Laxton told us at length
about Pell. He had earned the usual
remission of sentence and was out OF
prison in May, 1926. Having had a shot
at his old firm without success, he went
to another, where he was engaged i'm
mediately. That firm was Smithins,
Ltd.
"whewl" cried Somerfield. "smithins!
the firm whose messenger he was sup
posed to have helped to kill?"
But why? And why did Smithins
fall for it, Somerfield wanted to know.
LaXton could not tell uS-yet,
You remember the defense in the
Dover caSe-that Richard and Philip
we're attacked by a gang of whom the
dead man was one? Now, how would
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middle Of the crook season. II their
story was true in, substance, some-
thing had happened which they would
not reveal even to avoid going to
prison. But we aren't half way into
the Ostend affair. And we've hardly
begun on the affair of Pell's death.
I'll admit I'm held up. There's only
one way through, and that's risky. But
I'm taking it. I'm going to ask Mr..
Grenofen to write letter"
We both looked puzzled.
"A letter to his cousin, John Merry
weather. don't mean the real one"
oh! But you said yourself one
might as well look for needle In a
haystack."
"Yes-but If you look with a strong
enough magnet-plop! the needle ar
rives. If you'll write in this sense
not to your Cousin John direct, but 70
Miss Seabroke; something like this:
I shall be glad if you will tell my
Cousin John that he can now return TO
England, with q safe conduct from
Prof. Laxton, and that his presence
and certain information he can supply
are greatly desired He will be all the
more anxious to do so since the man
Richard, of whom he knows, is now
officially reported dead and will not be
officially resurrected.' You can put In
anything else you like"
"Laxton!" I cried. do you mean
it? You're giving up the charge
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it strike you if that happened to be
true?"
"The first thing is that Smithins,
Ltd, rather lose caste, don't they?
certainly. II the defense OF Philip
and Richard was true, Mr.. Philip, alias
PelI, but really Mr. Philip Ernest Lin
coin, whose initials are p. E. L., VINO
was probably nicknamed Pell at school
suppose this cool customer goes up
to Smithins and says, Either give me
what I want or blow up.
Good heavensl" I cried. The very
words of Pell-that the whole thing
was going to blow up presently"
st daresay. He was just putting the
match to the fuse when somebody shot
him, somebody interested in prevent
ing the explosion"
"Ye-es," Somerfield said. Yes
see. But what did he want? Just
job?"
"I can't think So" said Laxton. 81
expect he wanted revenge"
Revenge on whom? Seabroke? Sea-
broke who'd kicked him out OF Brus-
sels? Marling who didn't like ex-
prisoners? Can't see any Smithins In
that"
mo. But you remember that Pei
spoke of having met Marling once be-
fore. If we could guess where-iet's
say on Dover Cliffs"
Holy snakes" cried Somerneld
"And a padre"
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SYNOPSIS,

Seuen Gigantic coaps at a gambling table
million francs s0on-aHd the a0uTe q
Lartoa's request. S0meTheld and Grenofen
90 to Ostend and a famous 0am6EnC resort
there 20 see certain newspaper Mes OF JutF'
MaY.nz-cdtches their eyes. They read the
StoTb, 90 account Of fabulous gumbltn0
Irdncs dttvfRp q reckless night; a man NTH
steef-prdV eyes stan6fRp behind the daring
odntbleT-G good description OF tine man.
ROGER PeH,, tpithoat a doubt. An Official OF
the Casino Aotfces GTenofen's interest ~ the
tale and adds some startling Information
the million Thnnc spiHnfaDs treve IeM at an
Ostend hotel that MIGHT by the EHpqtshmd1
and hare meter been claimed!
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CHAPTER xxxvH.
p T. LINCOLN.

A MILLION francs left four years
n in a hotel unclaimed!
IN The man knew he was telling
| a sensational story and expect
ed us to be surprised. Oul
establishment must have far exceeded
| his expectations.
So excited were we that he smiled
| indulgently. YeS-he was quite willing
| to give us the name Of the hotel, but
| he warned US the manager intended
| to hang on to that fortune till the
rightful owner presented the rightful
receipt, The money itself had, OF
course, long since been lodged In the
bank.
In the morning we visited the Hotel
DIES Cynges and saw the manager. He
was a dificult and secretive gentleman,
| but we persuaded him to allow us to
| look over his register for July. 1923.
telling him nothing OF the purpose OF
the search.
We found in this list Of guests on
the 23d Of July only two English names:
They were z. Richard and L. Philip OF
The two men in the Dover AFFAIR."
Laxton certainly had an uncanny in
stinct. We sent him telegram an
nouncing our return by the boat which
left at 10.
It was pleasant to be back at Wood
cot without q skeleton in the cupboard
or q hypothetical cousin upstairs. It
was splendid to be welcomed by my
mother. who asked no superfious ques-
tons. Prof. Laxton had already re-
lieved her mind.
But Laxton's own mind was in SAD
uproar. He had rushed back to Black
water to ind Mariing flown. According
to Mr. Fotherbury, he had suddenly
thrown up his job and gone to Lon
don. The London address he left was
q hotel. The hotel knew him not.
Laxton had nothing but praise for
our work at Ostend. We were curious
to know how he had hit on Ostend at
all He then traced for us the chain
of circumstances which began with his
old lag's yarn and continued with his
visit to Princeton prison at the time
Of the man Richards escape.
Richard had only one correspondent,
a man named Lincoln, an accountant In
London. They had trailed Lincoln up
to a significant point and then lost
him.
Lincoln had been employed by well
known firm of accountants in the city.
Three years ago he took holiday OF q
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FOUR ARE ARRESTED
AS GAS TAX DODGERS
Oil Company Officials and Broker
Held in SIS, 900 Bond for
California Trial.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, November 8.-Three
prominent oil company officials and an
oil broker, arrested in connection with
alleged evasions of payment of 500, 900
due the State under its 3-cent-per-g
lon gasoline tax law, last night were
released under SIS, 900 bond each pend
ing grand jury action.
The men, taken into custody secretly
and released on writ of habeas corpus
proceedings, were: Clement R. Bird,
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"of escape2-yes. There's something
more important"
"But the other thing"
you mean Peu? My dear Mr.
Grenofen, I've always been quite GER
tain that your Cousin John had no
more to do with killing Pe1 than you
had"
Continued In tomorrow's Starr
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40. general superintendent of the Her.
culeS OIL Co.: Glenn A. Smith, 81, gen
eral manager OF the Export Petroleum
Co.: Russell r. Eagle, %, an ofacial of
the Hercules CO., and j. A. Austin, 50,
oil broker
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Any one afflicted with Arthritis
knows how difficult it is to overcome
the pain, stiffness and enlarged
joints. Various remedies are tried
and discarded. The trouble continues
to get worse instead OF better.
Here is hope for you. Mountain
Valley Mineral Water from HOT
Springs, Ark, is an excellent aid In
the treatment for Arthritis, Rheu-
matism and Neuritis. A New York
hospitals Clinical Test on q number
of chronic patients brought splenoid
results, and the record is set down IN
an easily read booklet. We shall be
glad to mail 1t.
If you want relief, you owe 1t TO
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for further information. Met. 1862.
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Captured by BmdHs:

THE following two days I received excellent
, treatment, and plenty of good food and
wine from my delightful little Theresina with
whom I had become great friends. She told
me many interesting tales Of the mountains.
the bandits, etc., and assured me that if I
could prove I was an American, and. not the
man from Gallura who had killed her great.
uncle, everything would be all right.
The third morning was awakened by a
knock at the door. A fat fellow. dressed partly
in European, partly in Sandman clothes.
entered
Hello. boyl" he greeted. "You American
mann" I nodded the affirmative ST also
American man; been two years in Brooklyn"
So saying he came over and shook hands as
though was long lost brother. Ever been
to BROOKLYN" he asked. Fortunately had
Il like American cigarette" he ventured. For
tunately had them.
What you doing up here with a donkey
and dressed like that?" he asked presently
explained, and he understood more easily
than had hoped. YES" he said I know
some folk from over there got funny ways.
You got passport" I showed him my rSsss
port. which he studied for o moment, then
exclaimed. you all right, fix It O. K"
He went out to AK It and, indeed. it was
20. k" for in q few minutes the old man.
the guard and TheFesina entered and all three
shook my hands warmly. Theresina gave me
a little peck Of a kiss on the cheek The
grandfather spoke, .
Tonight there will be banqueting in honor
Of our guest: tomorrow ct sunrise he will con-
tinue his journey"
(Copyright 1890