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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
CHICAG0-T0-CLEVELAND
AIR RECORDS SHATTERED
One Pilot Sets New Mark, Which
Falls Soon After as Tail Winds
Help Flyers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March THE speed rec
ord for commercial airplanes between
Chicago and Cleveland was broken twice
yesterday, with the aid of strong tail
wind.
Shortly after Pilot Elmer Kane of
the Universal Air Lines had broken
the record last night with Chicago
Cleveland flight of hour and As min
utes. the National Air Transport Co.
announced that Pilot Robert Hopkins
had <nded his mail plane in Cleveland
/ hour and 40 minutes after taking of
here
Kane's average speed was announced
as 100 miles an hour and Hopkins as
1903. The air distance between the
two cities is 318 miles.
The wind which assisted both pilots
reached a velocity of AZ miles an hour
at the municipal airport here. Many
planes had difficulty in landing and two
tipped over, but were not seriously dam
aged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
AMERICAN is WOUNDED.
Lieutenant Attempting to Settle
Nicaraguan Row Is injured.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March up.
Lieut.. Ward w. Stevens of Eudora,
La, suffered flesh wound In the arm
when he attempted to quell disturb
ance between members of the Guardia
Nacional and local authorities at Cor
into. The lieutenant, who Is regularly
a corporal of Marines, but holds COM
mission in the Nicaraguan National
Guard, was dragged from his horse and
his pistol was taken and fired by
member of the mob.
The clash arose over disagreement
as to authority to sign the working
cards OF laborerS. 1t was reported that
further trouble was threatened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
Route Israelites
Journeyed in Sinai
Now to Be Paved
BY the Associated Press.


JERUSALEM, March THE
approximate route taken by the
Israelites on their 40-year jour-
ney to the promised land will now
be a paved highway, along which
motor cars will speed toward the
new Palestine, If the plans formu-
lated by the Egyptian government
are brought to successful conclu-
sion.
The Egyptian government has
started preliminary work in OPEN
ing up a road across the Sinai
Peninsula, to connect Egypt and
Palestine. The road is planned
to extend from Suez to Beer
Sheba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
RACING BILL PASSES
HOUSE IN ARKANSAS
Reconsideration of Vote by Which
Measure Was Defeated Last Week
Results in Favorable Action.

By the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March IA
bill to legalize horse racing and sys-
TEN of pari-mutuel betting was passed
by the House of the Arkansas Legisla-
ture yesterday. Favorable action came
on reconsideration of the vote by which
the bill was defeated last week.
It was the first such measure in
three attempts in as many Legislatures.
Similar bills were defeated In 1927, 1925
and 1923.
The measure, passed after short de-
bate by vote of Al to 80, provides for
commission of i've members. A tax of
Is cents would be levied on admissions
to race tracks, the proceeds to go to
State fund for crippled children, the in
digent blind and for pensions to per-
sons over 20 years of age.
The bill, after passage, was trans
mitted to the Senate, where its author
said it would be called up for final ac-
ton Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
Athletic Field for Employees.

MEXICO CITY Up.-The treasuy de-
partment has equipped an athletic field
for its employees. An order has been
issued providing for compulsory daily
physical exercise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
Richards Cuts Maximum to
as, Allowing 80 Off
for Sickness.
SO EMPLOYEES AFFECTED,
MOST OF THEM WOMEN
Criticism on Average Considerably
Above Other Offices Is Cited
in New Rules.

An order cutting IS days of the
leave usually granted to employees of
the tax assessors ONCE was issued by
Tax Assessor William P. Richards
office today. The order affects SO en-
ployes, most of them women.
According to rules of the District
government leave may be granted or
not by any department head to en-
ployes in his department The rules
prescribe a maximum of 30 days sick
leave and 80 days annual leave, total
of so days leave with pay for employees
on the annual salary basis. This max
imum has been in the past allowed
to employees of the assessors Office
In general order sent out yester-
day. however, the attention of the
employees was called to criticism said
to have been directed against the office
to the effect that the average leave is
considerably above the average Of other
officeS. The employees were informed
kinds of leave to be allowed would be
As days. OF this. 80 days would be
allowed in sick leave and the balance
in annual leave. But if the sick leave
taken is less than 30 days. then the
annual leave will be increased so that
the total of the two leaves will be not
more than As days.
AHS oIuel PIoVioeo IIldC III any un-
usual circumstances requests for more
than the set maximum of leave will be
referred to the Commissioners.
Mr.. Richards has collected statistics
on leave granted in his Office during
the past five months. These show that
several employees have taken more than
40 days leave. divided between sick
and annual leave. One employee had
so days and one 4812.
Mr.. Richards. in explaining his or
der, said no private business could be
conducted with employees taking so
much leave. He said that clerks stay
ing away put an unfair burden on other
clerks. This falls especially heavy on
the shoulders of the men, he said, since
most of the leave-takers were women.
of the calendar year 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
BRIDGE APPROACH
WORK IS PUSHED
Riverside Drive to Be Closed
to Traffic, Col. Grant
Announces.

Marking another step in the impos-
ing development of the Washington
terminus of Arlington Memorial Bridge
equipment started moving in today to
begin construction of foundations for
the water gate, which will be one of
the principal features, and for the park
way approach from the proposed Rock
Creek-Potomac parkway.
In this connection, it was announced
by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd. director
of Public Buildings and Public Parks.
that the operations will neceSSitate
closing to traffic Riverside Drive along
the Potomac River. from Twenty-sixth
and B streets to the road running south
of the Lincoln Memorial, thus making
Potomac Park traffic detour by way of
the memorial This change will go into
effect tomorrow.
The Grier-Lowrance Construction Co.
of Statesville, N. c., is doing the foun-
dalton work and Harry P. Grier, jr., Of
the contracting firm looked over the
Ter. who will be the contractors WASH
ington representative, and j. L. Barn
ard, vice president of the Super Con-
crete Corporation of Washington
The Grier-Lowrance Company has
agreed to complete the job in $50 days.
Mr.. Grier said he is considering using
a 24-hour shift of workmen so work
can be rushed. He has not yet deter
mined how many men will be used on
the job.
Into the foundations for the water
gates, Mr.. Grier explained, will go U.s.
900 to 10000 feet of concrete pile and
5000 to 5000 cubic feet of concrete,
1t will be necessary to move some $4,000
cubic yards of dirt In the process of
the work, as it is planned to bring up
the work to the level of the Lincoln
Memorial Plaza and the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge.
The present road, just west of the
Lincoln Memorial, is well below the
level of the Lincoln Memorial Plaza.
Mr. Bernard will furnish concrete for
the work, and it is expected that 5000
cubic yards will be needed.
Another phase of the development
went forward today as Westcotts
Nursery Co. of Falls Church, Va, con-
tinued to move nine elm trees from the
vicinity of the Lincoln Memorial to
make way for the work on the founda-
tions of the water gate. These trees
are being moved to point to the north.
on the proposed Rock Creek-Potomac
Parkway.
Col. Grant hopes to be able to let
the contract for the stone for the water
gate proper in a short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
APARTMENT THIEVES
RENEW WARDROBES
Family Wash" Valued at $50, Is
Among Apparel Stolen in
Series of Burglaries.

Several Washington residents report
ed to the police today that burglars or
sneak thieves have replenished ward
robes at their expense.
William J. Hodges. apartment liz,
1401 Columbia road. reported the I'M
willing contribution of his family wash.
valued at $50 It was taken from the
apartment house after it had been de-
livered
An intruder entered the apartment
of James Woods. 52l U street, yester-
day afternoon by breaking a rear win
dow. Woods reported the loss of two
suits of clothes, a hat and a pistol,
valued at $50.
John r. Goetz, 101 B street south
east, reported the loss of a suit case
and base ball uniform, taken from his
parked automobile. Miss Ada Guista,
1922 Rhode Island avenue, informed
the police that a pair of silk hose,
three handkerchiefs and folding cam
era, valued at SGT, had been taken
from her home yesterday.
A coat, valued at 500, was stolen
Tuesday night from a garage in the
rear of 1925 Good Hope road southeast.
according to Mrs. Thomas Moran. the
owner. who reported the burg'r'' Loss
of a pocketbook. left by M, "ence
Golohew. els Florence street. Al theast.
in public telephone booth, clso was
reporied She said the pocketbook con,
tanned SlT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
Peonies Arriving
For Annual Show
To Rise From Dead
Animation i'm Blossoms
Suspended by Storage
Temperature.

Flowers literally risen from the dead
will be on display at the national ex-
hibition of the American Peony Society
which will be held in the Willard Hotel
in conjunction with the annual exhibit
of the American Horticultural Society
early in June.
Although the exhibit is nearly q
month away. flowers which actually will
be entered in the prize competition al
ready are being received in Washington
Furthermore, according to DR.. Earle B.
White of Kensington. Md, chairman
of the local committee, they probably
will be placed on exhibition as fresh as
If they had just been plucked from the
garden.
This is due in part to a strange power
of suspended animation in the bios
SONS themselves. They are being sent
to Washington as buds, just beginning
to show color. AS soon as they are
received they are placed in dry storage
at temperature of from "a to 36 Fahren
heit, Just enough to keep them from
freezing. Here they will be left until
the day before the show. All the time
into blossoms.
When they are taken from storage
they will appear dry. withered and life
less Placed in water in a warm room
they soon will come to life again. -
none the wores for their 30-day en-
tombment in the refrigerator.
Keeping peonies fresh for month
after cutting, says DR.. White, Is a
fairly common practice. One West
ern grower by secret method, he says,
is able to keep them fresh for six
months so that he has blossoms cut
in the Spring on his table Thanksgiv-
ing day.
The cold storage flowers now being
received are from growers between
Washington and New York who wish
to enter the competition for early
varieties. Washington is near the
Southern edge of the peony zone, and
if it we're not for the ability to keep
the flowers over long periods the only
early Towering varieties would come
from New England.
Local growers who wish to exhibit in
the novice class. says Dr. White, but
who fear their flowers will be gone by
June 7, should cut them at once and
take them or send them to the Termi-
nal warehouse, at Eleventh and e
streets southwest, where they will be
preserved until the morning of the
show and delivered at the hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
LIFT REGULATIONS
ARE RULED VOID
BY POLICE JUDGE
Decision Holds Elevator Act
Excludes From Control
U. S.-0Wned Buildings.
DISCRIMINATION ANNULS
a FORMAL COMPLAINTS
Protection of Life and Limb Held
Only Proper Purpose
of Supervision.

The Police Court today in an opinion
by Judge Gus A. Schuldt, held invalid
the building regulation for the control
and operation of elevators because it is
discriminatory in that il excludes ele-
vators in buildings own I'd by the United
States and buildings officially under the
control of officers of the United States.
The regulation, promulgated April 4,
1925, is void also, the court inds. be-
cause it was never duly published, and
no proper notice given of it.
The court. accordingly, holds mot
guilty" the Wardman Construction Co.
the Wardman Park Hotel Co.. the
Wardman Hotel Properties and Thomas
P. Bones, vice president against whom
three separate informations had been
filed for violations Of the elevator regu-
lation.
Protection Real Purpose.
1T would seem that the regulation
Of elevators" said Judge Schuldt,
should be for the protection of life
and limb. If this is so. the court cam
not understand why any elevator should
be exempt from the provisions of law.
II 1t is desirable to equip elevators in
private buildings with safety devices,
the same rule would seem to be neces-
sary for the operation of elevators in
public buildings. which have generally.
as much, if not more traffic than pri-
vate buildings. Mess specifically eX-
emptedU by Congress. public buildings
from within the perview of all acts of
Congress and regulations of the Com
missioners. The Court of Appeals has
already decided this doctrine in the
smoke law, mail, truck and health
cases"
Judge Schuldt points out that Con-
greSs, by the act of June Ia, 1878. au-
thorized the Commissioners to make
such building regulations as they DEEM
ed advisable, and by an act passed
March 3, 1887, directed the making of
such regulations for elevators as may
be necessary to protect life and limb.
Instead of proceeding under the act
of March 3, 1887, which gives them the
right, the court points out, to regulate
the construction, repair an dopeYation
Of all elevators In the District of CO.
lun1bia, and prescribe such means of Sc
curity as may be found necessary to
protect life and limb, the Commission
ers proceeded under the alleged au-
thority given them by the act of June
II, 1873 and exempted Government
owned or occupied buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
HEALTH EXPERTS ARRIVE,

Two members of the Pan-American
Sanitary Bureau-Dr Justo F. Gonzalez,
professor of hygiene of the University
of Montevideo, and DR.. Joao Pedro de
Albuquerque, quarantine director of the
Brazil department of health-arrived in
Washington last night for conference
with American officials.
The visitors were greeted at the
Union Station by DR. Mario G. Lebredo,
vice director Of the American SAM
tary Bureau, and DR.. John D. Long and
DR.. B. ]. Lloyd of the United States
Public Health Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
|CO-ED'S ESSAY ON DESERVING :
TEACHING FOR HOME WINS PRIZE
Dream Fled When She Saw
Superhuman Demands.
Says Miss Roher.
Will Become Bride in June
and Change Course of
Life.

Forsaking plans Of a career at teach
ing for matrimony. Helen Roher. grad
uate-elect of American University and
June bride-to-be, has so cleverly de-
scribed the "superhuman" qualities de-
manded of the teacher as contrasted to
the yellow curtained kitchen" of her
dreams that she has won with her
essay prize of $50 from the Atlantic
Monthly Magazine in a nationwide
contest.
Miss Roher, who is popular senior
at the College of Liberal Arts and has
taken a prominent part in student life
on the campus, is to be married June
to ]. Allen Hanes of Hornell. N. Y. at
the home of the bride, st. Marys. Pa.
She will receive her diploma of grad
uation from American University on
Monday and on Thursday Of the same
week her wedding ring
Power of Teaching.
Describing in her essay the miracle"
which "superhuman" teacher is sup
posed to perform in a schoolroom of 40
children, Miss Roher discusses her
study of pedagogy, the teacher. and de-
clares with spirit: mo longer does the
hand that rocks the cradle rule the
world that privilege has
been inherited by the hand that Yields
the scepter of pedagogical wizardry. A
child may have no restraint whatever
at home, no ethical training or example,
but she is expected to make a little
gentleman out of him
Il have discovered" Miss Roher says,
that a teacher must be superhuman
being, with the endurance of Hercules.
the wisdom of Solomon, and the adap-
liability of chameleon, with something
of the universal genius added for good
measure"
After two years Of initiation into the
mysteries" of pedagogy. Miss Roher
declares in her conclusion: II awake
humbly to realize that I am only a
human being.
Dream Takes Flight.
Il shall never be a miracle worker
such as she must be. So my dream has
fed. But one good dream deserves an
other, and now a yellow-curtained
kitchen has, replaced busy, orderly
schoolroom in my tomorrow. And, after
all, it is easier to plan for one than
for forty. think I'll try that first"
Because of the keen competition In
the contest in which Miss Rohrer won
her prize, she is being congratulated by
faculty and students alike for the high
honor. The contest was national essay
contest conducted annually by the mag
sazine and open to all undergraduates
of American colleges and universities.
The title of Miss Roher's essay APP
propriately is II Decline a Career and
Accept One" Her essay was written in
the course in advanced writing conduct
ed by DR.. Paul kaufman, professor OF
English literature. 1t was recalled that
a poem written in this course last year
by Miss Helen Macleod, former Central
High School student of this city, won
poetry prize of $10e offered by the
Southwest Review of Dallas, Tex. in
competition open likewise to all under
graduate students in American colleges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
AIR TROPHY RACE
LEAVES OUT rs"
"a Planes Entered in Curtiss
Marine Event Saturday
Afternoon.

The number 10, variously regarded
with favor or disfavor, but seldom with
indifference, has been studiously avoided
by Navy and Marine Corps pilots en-
teredxin the Curtiss Marine trophy race
which Is to be run Saturday afternoon
over q 25-mile course, stretching from
the Anacostia Naval Air Station to a
point below Alexandria.
The "a pilots in the race have taken
numbers up to IS. and the number 10
is conspicuous by its absence from the
entry list.
Aviation experts are regarding with
considerable interest the first practical
test of the new motor cowling developed
in the past year at the laboratories Of
the National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics at Langley Field, Va, in
race competition with planes not
equipped with the cowling.
Generally regarded as adding consid-
erably to the speed of the plane which
has 1t, all eyes are turned on the
Curtiss Hawk fighting plane, which
pilot in the race. It is the only plane
entered which has the new coWling
installed. and this fact has given Lieut..
Tomlinson some edge in the wagering
on the race. The Hawks, or fighting
planes. are generally conceded to have
the race tied up. Five are entered, and
the outcome of the race is expected
to be decided by them.
Plans for broadcasting the various
phases of the race to the spectators
were completed today, with announce
ment that Lieut. C. r. Brown. U. S.
N. will be at the microphone to keep
the audience apprised of all the details
of the race-who is leading. the speed
and distance travelled and other data.
The four pylons, around which the
racers will fly. have been placed on
barges and anchored at the course
pilots will be busy at Anacostia sta
ton until race time getting their planes
In shape and the motors tuned up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
WOMAN IS INJURED
AT NINTH AND G
Mrs. Ellen Deschard, Two
Children and Five Others
Traffic Victims.
Injured by street car yesterday aft

Injured by street car yesterday aft
ernoon while walking north against a
red traffic light at Ninth and G streets,
according to the police report, Mrs. Ell
len DeChard, so years old, of 1860
Four and-a-Half street southwest, was
taken to Emergency Hospital by mo-
torist and given treatment She was
not hurt seriously.
Virginia Johnson, S years old, of 500
Seventh street northeast, and Wilson
Freeman, colored, years old, of 1882
Central avenue northeast, were injured
yesterday. The former was knocked
down in front of her home by the au-
tomobile of Hobart IT. Hampton, 155
Kentucky avenue southeast, and
bruised. The Freeman child was in
front of 1927 Capitol avenue northeast
when knocked down by the automo-
bile Of John Allen, 1919 Florida avenue
northeast. His right arm and leg we're
injured. Both children were treated
at Casualty Hospital.
Randolph White, colored IS, of 1920
U street. and Clifton Reeder, colored
%. of 1905 Clay street northeast. pas
Edlin, 1856 I street, were slightly in
jured late last night when the machine
collided at John Marshall place and
Pennsylvania avenue with a taxicah
driven by Mahlon c. Nesse, 1928
Twelfth street. They were treated al
Emergency Hospital
Martha Price, colored, So, of 2127
Ninth street, stepped from the curb in
| front of her house last night into the
| path of the motor cycle of TRAFFIC Police
man Cleota Langdon. She was treated
| at Emergency for slight injuries to hel
legs. John Mcmahon, colored, 81, Of
734 Lamont street was slightly cut
| when his automobile collided with an
other at Michigan avenue and Six
! tenth street northeast. He was giver
first aid at Freedmens Hospital. Sarah
| Hawkins. colored, %, of 1905 p street
injured her wrist yesterday afternoon
when knocked down near Iowa Circle
| by the car of George Wrenshaw. River
dale, Md. Her injury was treated al
! Garfield Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
BANQUET is GIVEN
FOR CHORUS CHOIR
Twelve Members of First Congre.
gational Organization Are
Awarded Gold Medals.

The annual banquet In honor of the
chorus choir of the First Congregational
Church was held last night in the
church dining rooms in appreciation for
the service voluntarily performed by the
choir during the past year.
Twelve members of the choir we're
awarded gold medals for not having
missed either a rehearsal or a public
performance of the choir during the
year.
Two of these received the medal for
the second time-Robert w. Metcalf and
Lathrop E. Smith. The others were
Charles F. Hyde. Mable Owens, Florence
Corkum, Robert 3. Hobbs, Don A.
Waite, Claude r. Hanan, Lillian A.
Peters, F. Imogene Sanborne, Stanley
B. Covert and Marion B. Harrison.
Honorable mention was bestowed upon
Miss Emma Charters, Miss Joan Steven
and Jesse Nussear.
Mrs Ruby Smith Stahl is to continue
as director of the choir, the pastor. Rev.
DR.. Jason Noble Pierce, announced.
Part of the program consisted of a
;kit. Children at the Circus" by Miss
Katherine Fowler vocal duets by Mr..
and Mrs. Francesca Della-Lana, and d
one-act play.
Mrs Stahl was presented a basket of
American Beauty roses by the choir.