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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
SENIORS TO PLANT IVY
Diploma Winners Will Carry On
Tradition Established When
College Was Founded.

Seniors at American University, who
will receive their diplomas at COM
mencement Monday night. today con-
tinued a tradition established at the
beginning of the college, when they
planted ivy, to add new vines to those
planted in previous years, and which
now are clambering over the campus
buildings. The committee planting the
ivy for the class of 1929 was in charge
OF Louis Young.
A base ball game on the campus be-
tween the faculty and the seniors was
another feature of the day. Tonight
the alumni association will hold its an
nual banquet at the college dining hall,
concert of the college glee club and
quartet in the college gymnasium-au-
ditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
GIRL SHOOTS SELF;
QUARREL BLAMED
Unsuccessful Love Affair Is
Believed Cause of
Maids Act.

Twenty-four-year-old Alice Johnson
is in George Washington University
Hospital today too critically i'll to tell
Of the unsuccessful love affair which
friends say led to an attempt to take
her life last evening. She shot her
self while standing in front of a
church on Vermont avenue after a
quarrel with the man she hoped to
marry. She had been employed as a
maid.
He was but a short distance away
when she drew a ~.25-caliber revolver
from her purse, wrapped 1t in a news
paper to disguise her action, and fired
three bullets at her body. The last
side and emerged on the left side. An
other is still lodged in her body.
Police have not been able to locate
any relatives of the young woman, nor
her present address. After first say
ing her name was Clara Johnson and
she lived on Tenth street. she later told
hospital attaches that her name was
Alice johnson and she lived at 2119 H
street. 1t was found that she formerly
lived in an apartment there now oc-
cupied by A. r. Segal, a George WASH
ington University law student. Segal
said this morning that she left about
six months ago. The gun used in the
shooting was his, he declared, and was
taken from his trunk without his
knowledge.
Segal said today that she had told
him she was In love with another man,
whom she met about a month ago, but
because of parental objection, the mar
would not marry her. Last week she
said she and the man were going TO a
jewelry store to look at a wedding ring,
Segal said, adding that he did not know
whether any definite arrangement to
marry came out of it.
The wounded woman was taken to
the hospital by Harry Rector Of 727
Gallatin street, who drove by a few
minutes after the shooting. DR.. Daniel
l.. Borden was summoned and per-
formed an operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
MORE TIME Is GIVEN
TO VISIT MONUMENTS
Col. Grant Extends Opening Hours
of Washington and Lin
coin Shrines.

Washingtonians and visitors TO the
city are t. have additional opportunity
to visit the Washington Monument and
the Lincoln Memorial. Lieut.. Col. U.
S. Grant, Sd. director of the Office of
Public Buildings and Public Parks, an
nounced today that the Washington
Monument will be open from 9 am. to
a pm, except Sundays and holidays.
On Sundays and holidays, except on
Christmas day, the monument will be
open from 1890 pm. to 4:30 pm.
Beginning today, Col. Grant said the
Lincoln Memorial will be open from
2 am. until $50 pm. except Sundays
and holidays. On Sundays and holi-
days, except Christmas day, it will be
open from 9 am. to 4'30 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
Former Prince Georges Chief
Magistrate Dies at Hospital
Where Daughter Is Nurse.
CHASE W0MAN'S
%COLLARBONE BROKEN
Two Others Hurt in Collision, Boys
Leg Broken and 7-Year-0ld
Girl Is Run Down.

Augustus P. Webb, 83 years old, for
many years chief magistrate of Prince
Georges County, living at Laurel, died
at Emergency Hospital this morning
from injuries suffered last night when
run down in front of 1440 Rhode Island
avenue, where he had been visiting his
daughter, by an automobile operated
by Policeman Harvey Gilbert of the
tenth precinct. Gilbert was ordered to
appear at an inquest to be held at the
District Morgue Monday morning.
According to police, Webb. a Con-
federate veteran, was attempting to
cross from one side of the street to
the other when he walked into the
path Of Gilberts car. lie was knocked
10 the ground and dragged several
yards, q witness said, before the ma
chine was brought 10 a stop. Gilbert
placed the injured man in his machine
and took him to Emergency Hospital.
where physicians said he sustained a
fractured right leg, in addition to nu-
merous body bruises and severe shock.
Nurse Is Daughter.
At the hospital his daughter. Mrs.
Minerva w. Doran, who lives at the
1SidllO dFGIluC dQQIP SS ana Is "a
trained nurse. hurried from an upper
floor, where she was engaged on a case,
to the bedside of her dying father. At
her fathers request, Mrs. Doran quick
ly arranged to place her patient in
charge of another nurse and remained
with him until his death this morning.
In addition to Mrs. Doran, Mr.. Webb
is survived by two other daughters.
Miss Polly Webb and Miss Lillian Webb,
both of this city.
Burial will be in Baltimore Monday.
Others injured in traffic mishaps re-
ported to police last night and this
morning are:
Margaret De Groot. % years old, of 6
East Irving street, Chevy Chase, Md,
treated at Emergency Hospital for a
possible fractured collar bone sustained
in an automobile accident on Brook
Vile road near her home. Police were
unable to learn further details of the
accident.
Two Hurt in Collision.
Mrs. Dora r. Scheer, 81 years old,
living at 405 Tenth street southwest,
and oscar F. Carson, 40, of 60 S street,
were slightly injured when the auto
mobile in which they we're riding was
in collision at Fourteenth and D streets
southwest WIFI n washington halfway
& Electric Co. street car.
Charles O'Neal, ~11-year-old colored
pedestrian, suffered a fractured leg
when an automobile driven by Willie
e. Lewis, also colored, of Richmond,
Va. and a truck operated by Joseph
Furr, 208 Fourteenth place northeast,
collided at Tenth and @ streets, and
the automobile ran up on the sidewalk.
Lewis and FUR escaped with minor in
juries.
Seven-year-old Dorothy Howard, COL
ored, was slightly injured when run
down by an automobile near her home,
40 o street northeast, operated by Nor
vile w. Wharton of 1920 o street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
LAW ENFORCEMENT
BOARD SOON READY
Presidents Commission Ex-
poets to Be in Active Opera
ton Within a Week.

Halted temporarily in their work by
lack of a headquarters, members of
the Presidents Commission on Law
Observance and Enforcement returned
to their homes today to settle up pri-
vate affairs preparatory to tackling
their big assignment.
While they are away the Public
Buildings Commission will make an eff
fort to find permanent Offices for the
Law group in a downtown public build
ing.
Chairman George w. Wickersham has
made an urgent request to public build
ings officials to find him a suitable
headquarters in a location convenient
to the Government departments. The
size of the commission and its staff of
experts will necessitate use Of consider
able Office space. There are IL mem
bers of the commission, a secretary, a
statistician and a large clerical staff to
be provided for. The clerical staff is
yet TO be appointed.
Tentative Selection Made.
It is understood that the Public
Buildings Commission has inspected a
number of available Offices and that a
tentative selection has been made. An
nouncement of the selection is to be
made Monday, it is said. Senator Smoot
VI ObdAI 10 Ia VA NApS oNhNAi6o
Commission and Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant,
Sd. is executive officer.
Chairman Wickersham. before depart
ing for his home in New York, said he
expected the new Offices would be ready
for the commission when it reassembles
here next Thursday. On meeting next
week the commission will confer with
various Federal officials regarding data
available In the Government depart
ments and other agencies for considera-
ton by the commission. The commits
sion wishes the benefit of all informa-
ton already in the hands of the Gov
eminent before launching its own in
vestigation Of law disobedience and dis
respect.
Cooperation Is Desired.
The commission members also hope
TO obtain the advice of Federal off,
GERS regarding methods of conducting
the investigation and of assembling
data. A general invitation has been
issued to private organizations, State
and municipal commissions n similar
bodies to send in survey reports, rec
concentrations and other information.
While the headquarters of the COM
mission will be in the National Capital.
committees will make personal lnvestl-
cations and hold public hearings In
various other cities, especially such
larger ones as New York. Chicago, New
Orleans and San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
SEEK MOTHER AND FOUR.
Police Told Mrs. Gates of Tuxedo,
Md, Disappeared March 80.

Search for Mrs. Mona Burroughs
Gates, who disappeared from her home
at Tuxedo. Md, March 80 with her
four small children, has been insti-
tuted by the Washington police.
The woman is the wife of Irving G..
Gates, an employe of the Benning STA
ton of the Potomac Electric Power Co.
She is described as about Al years old.
about S feet 8 inches tall, weighs about
225 pounds and has dark brown hair
and eyes. She is said to be suffering
from a nervous ailment. With her are
her three little gIlS, S, 6 and 9 years
Of age, and a boy, ,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
WILCOX FUNERAL HELD.
Theatrical Manager Buried in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.

Funeral services for Lorenzo Pattcr-
son Wilcox, who died suddenly at the
Maury Apartments May %, were con-
Quoted by members of the New Jerusa-
lem Lodge of Masons at the Tabler
funeral parlors Monday. Rev. George
G. Culbertson of the New York Presby-
terrain Church officiated. Interment fol-
lowed in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr.. Wilcox was 81 years of age and
represented a number of important
theatrical producers in New York be-
fore coming to Washington. During
the past year he was connected with
the Shubert BelaSco Theater.
Mr.. Wilcox is survived by a sister,
Mrs. A. w. Thorn. with whom he re-
sided while in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
ASSOCIATES PRESENT
GEN. LORD WITH WATCH
Retiring Budget Director Surprised
at Hotel Yesterday by Off,
Gals and Employees.

Gen. Herbert M. Lord, who retired
from the position of director of the Bu-
reau of the Budget yesterday at 4:30,
was surprised a few minutes later at
his rooms in the La Fayette Hotel by n
group of officials and employees who
presented him with a gold watch and
chain.
The presentation was made by r. o.
Kloeber, who is now acting director of
the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
SALVATION ARMY CAMP
INCREASE Is EXPECTED
500 Mothers and Children May En-.
joy Outing at Patuxent in
Five Groups.

Preparations are being made to take
care of 500 mothers and children at the
Summer camp of the Salvation Army at
Patuxent, Md, this year, Maj. James
Asher, director of the army in WASH
ington, said today. This is an increase
of 100 over the number accommodated
last year, the major said, and is made
possible by the army's participation in
the Community Chest. The camp will
be officially opened June %.
Under present plans the people in
vited to. the camp this year will be
divided into five groups of 100 each,
and each group will be given a vacation
of 10 days. Army workers are engaged
at the present time in getting the camp
in order for the first group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
GIRL, II, IS INJURED
IN MOTOR COLLISION
Charlotte Hammer Hurled From
Seat of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Not Serious.

A large throng of Government en-
ployes on their way to work this morn
ing were attracted to the scene when
two automobiles collided or East Exec
utive avenue near the Treasury. Char
lotte Hammer, II years old, of 1921 Co.
lumbia road, was slightly cut about the
face by flying glass when she was
thrown from the seat of of the cars.
The second machine was operated by
William l.. Miller, 80 years old, of 2123
I street, and was going south on East
Executive venue when the accident oc-
Cured. The machine in which Miss
Hammer was a passenger was driven by
Phillip C. Geraci of 1913 Fifth street
northeast.
Miss Hammer was removed to Emcr-
gency Hospital where she wa treated
fo- minor cuts and bruises and dis
charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
DRIVER Is SOUGHT
IN PHYSICIANS DEATH
DR.. Byron A. Watson, Colored,
Dies as Result of Injuries Re-
ceived in Fight.

Police are searching for the driver Of
a taxicab in which DR.. Byron A. Wat
son. 42-year-old colored physician, is
said to have been taken to his home at
938 T street ON Thursday morning suf-
fering from injuries which caused his
death at Freedmen's Hospital late yes
terday.
According to police. DR.. Watson is
said to have been kicked in the abdomen
while engaged in a fight at Seventh and
S streets with an unknown man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
HOME TO BE RE0PENED.

Children of the Jewish Foster Home,
accompanied by their elders, will cele-
brate the renovation of the home with
special exercises on June Is. Isaac B.
Nordlinger, president of the home, will
preside.
The institution provides temporary
shelter for children. The exercises June
16 will be open to the public between
2:30 and 5 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
RIFLE TEAMS COMPETE.
Coast Guard and National Guard
to Shoot at Camp Simms.

The United States Coast Guard Rifle
Team, which has been practicing a.
Quantico. Va, for the past six weeks.
has challenged the District National
Guard Rifle Team to a match to be fired
on the Camp Simms range, Congress
Heights, tomorrow at IL o'clock. Lieut..
Comdr. w. ]. Kossler will have charge
of the Coast Guard team. The match
will consist of the regular national
course except for the elimination of the
l ,000-yard fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
HELD-UP VICTIM LOSES
So TO PAIR OF BANDITS
Man Tells Police He Was Threat
ened With Revolver-Furnishes
Descriptions of Robbers.

Lawrence j. O'Neil, 636 Gallatin
street, was held up by two bandits On
Gallatin street between Illinois avenue
and Ninth street about 1870 O'Clock
this morning and robbed of 50 after
being threatened with a revolver.
He furnished police descriptions of
the bandits and said he wa satisfied
he could identify them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
COnfiscated Cars
Net Small Return
At Police Auction

Confiscated police cars on the
auction block netted small re-
turns at the annual sale yester-
day. Two machines sold as one
lot brought 81, while others went
for half that amount. The high
est price paid was SIS.
The whole lot of 80 automobiles
and one motor cycle brought a
total of $251.50.
The low mark of IS cents for
a car. established at a previous
sale, still stands is a record, how
ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
Gavel Weighs Is Pounds.

BOSTON. June l (P1.-If the chair
man is strong enough it should be easy
to maintain order at the reunion of the
I'd Division. There's a new gavcl. weigh
ing IS pounds. from timber ot~1he orig
3nal White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
Eight. Forty Card Party.

A benefit card party will be given un-
der auspices of the Eight-Forty organi-
cation of the American Legion at 1850
Massachusetts, avenue, Thursday night
at 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
DELEGATES LISTED.
Group to Attend Confederate Re.
union at Charlotte, N. C.

The delegation leaving Washington
ninth annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans at Charlotte,
N. c.. June 4 to z, inclusive. will con-
sist of Gen. w. l.. Wilkerson, inspector
general, Grand Camp of Virginia, and
staff, accompanied by Miss Francis v.
Phillips, Miss Virginia Grayson, Miss
Lucille Locker. Miss Laura Embrey,
Miss Estel Berry, maids of honor. Col.
John M. Follin, chief of staff, and
several veterans from Camp i'll, U. c. ",
also will accompany the party,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
TALK|ES TO TEST
FOREIGN TONGUES
Experiment May Overcome
Language Difficulty ard
Make Gotham Center.
~ Consolidated Press.

BY Consolidated Press.
NEW YORK, April l3.-Talking pic
ture producers here are preparing for a
Tadical and daring experiment which,
if successful, will give the talkies big
boost over the foreign language diffi-
Guilty, and may result in the shifting OF
the center of the talking picture indus
try from Hollywood to New York.
One firm producing in Long Island,
is preparing to run troupe OF French
actors through the mill Immediately
Speaking Actors on Call.
New York is the only large city in the
country where actors speaking any de-
sired language are Immediately on call.
There are numerous foreign language
theaters here which not only can pro-
vide excellent actors. but can send them
en- bloc to the movie studios, thus Of
fering the advantages of diversified
types and previous experience in the
same companies.
Preliminary studies nave convinced
the producers that with the picture
paced, costumed, directed and set in
detail in the English version, the for
eign presentation could be run through
swiftly and at an expense far below that
of producing a picture originally in the
foreign tongue. There Is some dissent
from this plan in the industry. but 1t
Is being hard pressed and 1t is possible
that the entire cast of small French
theater will be summoned to Long
Island next week. or the week follow
ing, to supply French dialogue Tor an
important picture.
TaIkie Scouts Sent Abroad.
The new inspiration, even before its
tryout, has sent talkie scouts into Ger
man, French, Spanish and Italian the
aters, not only spotting individual talent,
but considering ensemble possibilities. IL
is reported that they have been aston
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these theaters, and, for the first time,
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versions is the first seriously considered
plan.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
FORMER ROUGH RIDER,
PERCIVAL GASSETT, DIES
Retired Consular Officer, 70, Strick-
en- While in Capital on Visit
From Massachusetts,.

Percival Gsssett, 70 years old, re-
tired consular officer and former
Rough Rider during the Spanish-Amer
lean War, died yesterday at Emergency
Hospital
Mr.. Gassett had l.een making his
home in Boston, Mass, since his re-
tirement some years ago and was in
Washington on a visit when he was
stricken with illness. He was unmar-
married and so far as could be learned
from the State Department, had no
brothers and sisters.
Born in Dorchester, Mass, of an
old Boston family on October Is, 1858,
he entered the Department of State
in 1908, residing in Washington, and
in 1907 entered the consular service.
He served as United States consul
at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain; Iquique,
Chile; Malaga, Spain, and at Leeds,
England.
During the Spanish-American War
he joined Roosevelts regiment Of Rough
Riders, serving through the war as
an officer.
The body is at Gawler's undertak-
ing establishment and funeral plans
are awaiting the arrival here Of rela-
ttves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
PENHALL0W is NAMED
AS DRIVE DIRECTOR
Doctor Will Head Membership
Campaign Committee for Re
serve Officers Associat ton.

Lieut.. Col. Dunlap P. Penhallow,
Medical Reserve, Washington physi-
clan, has been selected by Maj Charles
Demonet, president of the local depart
ment of the Reserve Officers Associa-
ton, to head the committee of Medical
Reserve officers that will conduct the
membership procurement campaign for
the association, in so far as the Medi-
cal Reserve officers are concerned. DR..
Penhallow is the surgeon of the local
department of the association.
There are approximately 200 local
physicians, dentists and veterinarians
enrolled in the Medical Reserve. The
committee, which will be selected by
Dr. Penhallow, will be charged with
the responsibility of enrolling every
Medical Reserve officer, Medical, Veter-
mary, Dental and Medical Administra-
tive Reserves, in the association before
the end of June.