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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
BIC SIGN bull I
At ROSSLYN

ROSSLYN, Dec. 11-Recog-
nizing the need for increased
revenue to provide more schools,
the development of parks and aid
in financing the county water de-
partment, the business interests
of Rosslyn have started a cam
paign to bring more business into
Arlington county.
To catch the attention of the
thousands of persons crossing the
Key Bridge daily huge sign, Is
by 100 feet, has been erected on
the shore Of the Potomac River
on the Virginia side on which is
being painted More Business at
RosSlyn Will Help Pay for Water,
Schools and Parks"
John e. Fowler, president Of a
soft drink plant located in Ross
Ign, declared a bond issue is
needed to meet the situation in
which the county school board is
placed, but questions If the tax
payers will support one.
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NEW GENE TERRY
/. To PARK BOARD
Photo by international

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. IL
The board Of county commission
ers yesterday referred to the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission the pc
tition of the New Mt. Olivet Gene
terry Company for public hear
ing on the establishment and
operation Of a cemetery on the
Brookville Pike near the junction
Of Vier's Mill Road.
The company requested that a
permit be granted them, but sug-
gested the ACCESSIBILITY Of a public
hearing. It also pointed out some
advantages in having the GENE
terry located at the desired place,
as we'll as showed that 1t would
not be detrimental to the health
of those residing nearby. The
park and planning commission will
consider the matter. =
Improvements were ordered in
the road from Poolesville toward
Sycamore Landing by the COM
missioners, the project to be
financed by a bond issue against
the people residing in the vicinity
Of Poolesville.
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Blind Man Supports
Family of SeDen

The oldest child is seven years
and the youngest is IL months"
he said.
Then johnson added rather
proudly: And the stork Is COM
ing around to my house again
pretty soon"
johnson says he rents one
room at the N Street address.
He keeps his wife and children
at Crystal, Va, he says.
He has never asked any chart
table organization to help him, he
says. The organizations have
told The Times that they are
prepared to make il unnecessary
for any blind or crippled street
vendor to remain in such an
occupation If only the vendors
will allow them to assist.
The organizations say they win
support such people while they
are receiving q course in vOca-
tional training.
Johnson says the almanacs
cost him s1.3S for IS. He sells
them for 10 cents each. Many
give him money without taking
the books, he says
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Footprints Examined
For Trace Of Wait

Gallinger, Sibley and Homeo-
pathic Hospitals for footprints
in their records similar to those
of the unidentified baby. Ser
geant Milliken continued. her
search through other hospitals,
but all efforts have been with
out success.
Nurses at Children's Hospital
have named the little wait "Ce-
celia Jefferson" and she has be-
come acclimated to her new
home, apparently having suffered
none from her exposure.
Roberts, cashier of the Riggs
Naiotnal Bank, with his wife, dis
covered the. child Sunday night
in their car in front Of their
home in the 1900 block OF JET
ferson Street. They called the
police after warming 1t in their
home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
SOLDIERS HURT
IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Dec. IL.
Two soldiers from Fort Eustis,
Va, are in the Alexandria Hos
pital suffering from injuries re-
ceived last night when their car
overturned near Hunting Greek
bridge.
The men, Frank Fisher and
l.. E. Duncan, had secured Christ
mas furloughs and were on their
way home.
Motorcycle Policeman Wesley
Shoots was injured last night
when thrown from his motorcycle
at King and st. ASaph Streets,
Shoots has been twice thrown
from his motor, shot by a colored
man whom he was arresting and
hit by the sled of a coaster In
Rosemont, the last injury result
ing In a broken shoulder.
In police court Judge w. s,
Snow lifted the suspension of a
jail sentence imposed on Walter
Holder, December 4, for violating
the prohibition law, and ordered
him to serve the entire sentence.
The protest of the members Of
the chamber of commerce and
other local residents against the
imposition of the city automobile
tax availed nothing in the meet
ing of council yesterday and no
action was taken by that body to
do away with the tax. John B.
Phillips, representing the inter
relations committee of the cham
Der of commerce. President F. G.
Goodnow, Of that body: r. B.
English, Of the Ford Motor Com
pany, and w. S. Smith, operator
of the taxi and moving companies
in the city appeared on behalf
OF the opponents Of the so-called
nuisance tax.
Councilman T. j. Fannon stated
he had fought the tax for five
years and considered that the Ill
will it created offset the amount
of money raised which nets the
city less than $4,000.
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Husband Didn't Know
Wife Was Intimate of
Young Henry Crosby

BOSTON, Dec. IL. QN.S)-
Boston society was shocked today
by news # the tragic deaths of
Henry Grew Crosby and Mrs.
Josephine Rotch Bigelow, both
members Of prominent families
here.
Notified Of his wife's death
soon after it was ascertained,
Albert s. Bige1ow, received the
news Stoically and made no com
ment other than that he would
Immediately claim his wife's body
and that he hadn't known Crosby,
but had heard his wife speak Of
him.
Mrs. Arthur Rotch. mother of
the dead woman, collapsed when
she heard Of her daughters death.
Later she said she had not known
her daughter was friendly with
Crosby, although she knew the
two had met in Paris about two
years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
Plan SONG FEST
At YULE TREE

A Singing Christmas" for the
National Capital, with the Marine
Band giving special concert be-
fore the formal lighting Of the
community Christmas tree in
Sherman Square. the community
center department, public schools,
announced today.
Groups of singers have been
invited to Join in the celebration
at the tree itself, in homes and
In the streets on Christmas Eve.
After the Marine Band plays
at the living tree, Christmas Eve.
children and adults will. march
behind the band, singing carols.
Many Of the civic and industrial
organizations have Endorsed and
are supporting the plan, and
numerous groups and individual
singers have signified their In
tention to participate.
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j. s. DESTROYER
SPEEDING TO
CHINA

SHANGHAI. Dec. II u.N.C1.-
with the rebel drive against
Marking becoming more vigorous
hourly, warships Of Great Britain,
Japan and the United States
steamed to the protection Of their
nationals in the Yangtse Valley.
One British cruiser and three
destroyers which arrived here
from Hong Kong yesterday al
ready have been dispatched from
here up the Yangtse River to
Marking. A japanese cruiser also
was enrounte to Marking, while
another was expected here today
from the Kure naval base where
eight other Japanese craft are be
ing held In readiness.
The American flotilla Of de
stroyers, headed by the cruiser
Pittsburgh; was steaming towards
this port from Manila, and Is
expected to arrived tomorrow.
Fighting between rebels and
nationalist troops was reported
in progress at Chuchow. about 40
miles northwest Of Marking. The
Rebels were commanded by Gen.
Shih Yu-San.
Many Are Wounded
i Nationalist reinforcements were
dispatched from Marking. From
the number Of wounded brought
back to- Marking, it was believed
the battle was a furious one, but
whether or not the nationalist
line held against the rebel on
slaughts could not be ascertained
owing to strict censorship.
Marking officials declare the
capital is in no danger, owing to
the arrival of heavy reinforce
mentS. Almost all foreigners
already have left the city, how.
ever.
At Ichang, the loyal troops
have succeeded in defeating the
rebels, and foreigners taken
aboard the gunboats as g pre-.
cautionary measure have been
allowed to return.
Rebels Menace Canton
The situation In the Canton
sector has turned further in
favor of the rebels. The Kwangsi
and Ironsides troops are reported
to have advanced to within 90
miles of the city.
Many of the city's residents
are beginning to seek refuge else
where as the roar of the battle
just a few miles to the north
grows louder. There are reports
that part of the Cantonese de-
tending troops are contemplating
deserving. Although additional
troops have arrived from Nam
king to reinforce the garrison
here and the Chinese quarter
still is under martial law, some
uneaSiness prevailed owing to re-
newed activities Of radical organi-
cations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11

Lieut.. Fred Sandberg, national
Unknown fingerprint expert and
chief OF the local bureau of iden-
LITIGATION, has been called to aid
In the search to identify the 2
week-old baby girl found in the
car OF 1owerth j. Roberts on
Sunday night.
However, Sandberg used foot
prints instead of fingerprints in
this case, because the latter are
so small and flexible that foot
prints are taken by the hospital
so that the children will not be.
come mixed before they are
turned over to their mothers, he
said.
With the aid Of Sergt. Rhoda
Milliken, OF the women's bureau,
Lieutenant Sandberg yesterday
searched through the Columbia,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
Clarendon Citizens
Urge Industry Drive

CLARENDON, Dec. 1.-THE
movement to invite industry to
Rosslyn and other sections of
Arlington county was endorsed
by the Clarendon Citizens Asso-
citation last night in the rooms of
the chamber of commerce, Clar-
endon.
The committee to plan erection
OF a new community hall in
Clarendon, Arthur j. Porter,
chairman, was instructed to con-
fer with the committee from the
Lyon Village Citizens Association
with the view of having q joint
hall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
YOUNG SOCIETY PAIR, EACH WE'D, END LIVES IN LOVE
FIRE TOLL IS 10;
|. CARBON SPARK
BLAMED
By JAMES L. KMGALLEN

BY JAMES L. KTLGALLEN
NEW YORK, Dec. IL QNS0-
Three investigations were In fun
swing today to determine the
cause and fix the blame, If any,
for the disastrous fire In the
Pathe Manhattan Studios, Inc,
yesterday in which 10 persons
were killed and Is injured.
Four Of those who persisted
were chorus girls, from II to 90
years old. They died in gay. short
Skirted ballet costumes they had
donned for the "talkie" comedy
which was about to be staged in
the studio.
Three Theories Offered
Three theories were given by
investigators as to what may
have caused the fire. They we're:
/. A bit of white-hot carbon fell
from an arc LAMP to some drap-
cries.
2. A carelessly-tossed cigarette.
8. A short circuit.
Thomas P. Brophy, chief fire
marshal, said this morning his
inquiry had not reached the point
where the responsibility could be
definitely placed. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney P. Francis Mario
asserted his office would await
the findings of the fire marshal
before deciding to proceed against
any one.
Failure Of the studio lessees to
install sprinklers came in for
criticism. Peter C. Spence, chief
Of the fire prevention bureau Of
the fire department, said the
sublessees had been ordered to
install sprinklers, but that, due
to the fact that they were not
legally obliged to do so unless
they stored more than five reels
of film at any time in the build
ing, the fire department had been
powerless to enforce the order.
Arc Lamp Is Blamed
Fire Chief Brophy indicated
the evidence so far adduced
pointed to the theory that the
carbon falling from the arc lamp
to draperies started the fire. He
said that such a lamp was on q
platform above a black velvet
drop curtain at the time the
blaze broke out. However,
definite evidence regarding the
lamp could not be obtained be
cause the one person who might
be able to clear up this phase OF
the investigation is dead. He was
an electrician, Carl Kramer, who
had charge Of the arc light on
the platform above the velvet
drop curtain.
In connection with the care
lessly-tossed cigarette theory, en-
ployes at the studio said no ono
dared smoke at the plant be-
cause of a strict rule that called
for the dismissal Of any one
caught smoking on the premises.
Spence, of the fire prevention
bureau, said additional legislation
should be enacted which would
take into consideration the
changed conditions in the motion
picture industry due to the
"talkies."
Mayor James J. Walker de-
cIared if the evidence shows the
fire regulations were not stringent
enough they will be made more
stringent"
1875 Persons In Peril
There were 1875 men and girls
in the studio when the blaze
started. The studio was q con-
yerted skating rink on the fringe
of Harlem's black belt, in upper
Manhattan. Off and on, for
years, it has been used for the
making of comedies and thrill
ers." Many well-known film stars
made pictures there.
Most of those who escaped, on
being questioned by the author
tiles, said: II don't know how 7
got out of the place"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
SHOWS RILEY FAV0RITES

The Wigs and Queues Drama
tic Club will present series Of
Living Picture Tableaux, illustrat-
ing old familiar favoriteS from
the poems of James Whitcomb
Riley, in the Sunday School Audi
forum of the First Baptist
Church, 18th and o SITS. N. W.,
Friday night at 8 o'clock.
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u n SEALS
!. HOPELESS
LOVES

NEW YORK, Dec. IL (INS).-
Because they could neither dim
the flame Of their love nor
shatter the letters Of marriage
which kept them apart, it was
believed today, Henry Grew
Crosby, 80, and Mrs. josephine
Rotch Bigelow, %, both Of so
cially prominent Boston families,
chose death to the unhappiness
Of separation.
Crosby, son Of Stephen Van
Rensselaer, Crosby, of Boston, was
a newphew of the late j.. p.
Morgan. He was listed in the
Boston social directory. and was
known as a poet. He was q
Harvard graduate Of the class Of
1922. Mrs. Bigelow was the wife
of Albert s. Bigelow, q post
graduate student at Harvard, and
daughter of Mrs. Arthur O..
Rotch, Of Boston.
Leave No Explanation
When their bodies we're found
last night in the Hotel Des
Aristes apartment Of q friend,
Stanley Mortimergn. jr.. no clues
were found to indicate why, as
the police believe, Crosby shot
Mrs. Bigelow and then turned his
weapon upon himself.
There were no notes Of ex.
PLANTATION; only the tragic pic.
ture Of a pretty young woman
with a bullet hole in her left
temple, her shoulders on the left
arm of man who clutched a
Belgian .25 automatic pistol in
his right hand and had bullet
hole in his right temple.
There was to be an autopsy
today, but DR.. Charles Norris,
medical examiner, has already
described the tragedy as the
result of & suicide pact and the
police have concurred in this
belief.
Crosby with his wife, the former
Mrs. Mary Jacob Peabody. daugh-
ter OF Mrs. william II. Jacob of
WATERFOWL, Conn, registered at
the Savoy Palaza Hotel on
November 20. Mrs. Bigelow. came
here Monday, stopping at the
Park Avenue home Of Miss
Margaret burgess, school chum.
Friends Find Bodies
Crosby asked Mortimer for the
use of h apartment yesterday
afternoon. When the latter, who
had known Crosby for five years
both here and in Paris where
the dead man maintained his
residence. returned late last night
he found the door locked. The
superintendent of the hotel broke
in the door and the bodies were
found.
Mrs. Bigelow had left the Bur.
CESS home yesterday In the best
of spirits, according Ward NJ.
Burgess, father Of the dead
woman'S TREND.
Her marriage to Bigelow at
old Lyme, Conn, on June 81. last,
was an important social event.
Bigelo.. played hockey on Har-
wards 1898 varsity team and the
youthful couple were thought to
be ideally happy. She made her
debut two years ago. When she
left Bost IN, she planned to stop
over here a few days before go
ing to Ardmore, Pa, to visit
friends.
Crosby was a veteran of the
world wa, and was a member
Of Harvard track team while
a student there.
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Washington Couple
Get Rockville License

ROCKVILLE, Md. Dec. IL
Marriage licenses were issued
here yesterday as follows:
Conrad g. Drexel, 20, Fortress
Monroe, va, and Martha Eliza
beth Gentry, 81, Richmond, Va.
Grin M. Lake, 81. and Helen B.
Robinson, rs, both Of Washing
ton, D. G.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11

WHEN THE Jefferson Junior
High School play, Pickles" Is
produced tomorrow night, Fri
day and Saturday nights, Miss
Doris Rosedale, 635 e st. s. w.,
will 60 solo dancing. She Ii
one Of the little ladies Mr..
ZiegfeId hasn't met, but should.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
SHIPPERS DISCUSS
BUSINESS STRIDES
Great Lakes Regional Board
Says 72s,591 Cars to Be
Needed for Quarter.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio. April 4.-Increases
In various lines of business ranging from
8 per cent in the lime and plaster in
dustry to 30.4 per cent in potato move-
ments were fore st in the reports Of
commodity committees of the Great
Lakes Regional Advisory Board at the
sixth annual meeting yesterday. More
than 800 shippers and railroad officials
attended the meeting.
For the district, it is estimated that
728.59l cars will be required for the
coming quarter. This is 9.6 per cent
over the actual car usage in the same
period last year.
Forecasts for the country as a whole
are an increase of only rs per cent
with the total 8,836,714 cars estimated
to be required in the next three months.
Auto Industry Gains.
Reports showed the automobile in
dlstry will require 189. 1911 cars, or an
increase of 1875 per cent over the same
period last year; grain movements will
require 1880 cars, increase OF EOS per
cent; ore movement will take $4,000
cars or a gain of 236 per cent: pota-
toes will need 5000 cars, up 30.4 per
cent from last year; lime and plaster
movement will require 1900 cars, a
gain of 8 per cent; sugar movement
will take 1850 cars, or SIS per cent
increase, and -four and milling products
will require $500 cars, or an increase
of 80 per cent.
Railroads Spend $25,0O0,0O0.
Expenditure of more than $25 200, 900
BY the railroads serving this region, In
Guiding important sections OF Michigan,
Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania, in
Improvement of facilities in recent
months was cited by the railroad
representatives.
r. M. Renshaw, director of traffic of
the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, was
elected president to succeed K. A
Moore of Detroit. Other officers in
clude j. w. Montigney, Cleveland. vice
president: w. H. Markley, st. Clair
Mich, chairman of the executive COM
mittee; Frank Baer, Cleveland, re-
elected general secretary.
The next meeting will be held at
Buffalo on october 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
LIEUT.. COL. G. W. BlEGLER
DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO
Holder of Congressional Medal of
Honor Won Laurels in Philip
pine Campaign.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4-Lieut. Col.
George w. Biegler. executive officer at
Fort Mason and holder Of the Congress
sional Medal of Honor, died at the
presidio here yesterday. He was 81
years of age.
During the Philippine Insurrection in
1898, Col. Biegler, then captain in
command of the 28th Infantry, de-
feated force of 300 insurgents with a
handful of men. His gallantry in &C
ton passed urnoted off1cially for more
than 10 years. 1t was not until 1909
that he was awarded the congressional
medal
He was born in Indiana in 1853 and
first entered the Army as captain Of
the 159th Indiana Infantry. During
the World War he served as a colonel
of Cavalry. Two daughters and son,
Robert Biegler of San Antonio. Tex,
survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04

vote there, but because Of the. distance
and expense Of the trip are. unable to
register or exercise their right Of franz
cliise, the Missourians have sent state
n1ent outlining their case 10 every me1a-
Der Of their State Legislature and to
Gov. Henry l.. Caulfield.
In 1925, it is pointed out. petition
signed by 500 Missourians here was
forwarded to the Missouri Legislature
urging the adoption of an absentee vot-
eral Congress was forwarded to both
houses Of the Missouri Legislature
urging this legislation also.
A. e. Chaffee, reading clerk OF the
House of Representatives, will speak at
tomorrow NIGHTS meeting and give d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
Alleged Bank Robber Held.

GASTONIA, N. c., April 6P). Cole
man Smith. charged with completely in
a bank robbery at Chickamauga, Ca.
March II, was arrested here last night
Police said he was wanted as one OF
three men who entered the bank and
escaped with $4,000.
Smith wa whiting relatives at the
Loray Mil Village, near here, when he
was arrested. Ofiicers said he had more
than 81 1000 In his possession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
Printer Dies at Age Of 80.

OXFORD, Mich, April 4 OP).--Jared
p. Graham. said to be the Oldest mem
Der Of the international Typographical
Union in the United States. died here
yesterday. He was 80 years old.
Graham joined New York Local. No. 6.
May ~, 1850. He established the first
newspaper publihed in CALIFORNIA;
San Francisco in 1860.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
RESERVE OFFICERS BODY
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
Annual Induction Tonight Will Be
Followed by Dinner
Dance.

Meeting tonight at the Raleigh Hotel,
the Reserve Oficers' Association will
hold its annual installation OF omcers,
followed by dinner dance.
Newly elected officers to be installed
are Mai. Charles Demonet, president;
Mai. Lester Wilson, vice president; Maj.
H. K. Bentley. treasurer, and Lieut..
Charles Riemer as secretary. Lieut..
Col. T. S. Troy, Lieut.. Col. Robert P.
Parrot, Maj. Frederick Livingstone,
Mai. william Walker Smith, Maj.
Frank A. Frost, Maj. L. M. Leisenring,
Mai. Harry w. Hart, Maj. c. P. Skemp,
Capt. Arthur c. Adair, Capt. Milton j.
Landvoight and Capt. w. w. Bercaw
will be installed as members of the
executive council.
The dinner dance, which will begin
at s O'Clock, is the first held under
the auspices of the association.
In 1899 there were 2,s17,oO0 horses
In France. Today, In spite of motor
cars, there are 10000 more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
ABSENTEE VOTERS LAW
MOVE TO BE PUSHED
Missourians Of Capital Plan Special
Meeting on Home State situa-
ton Tomorrow Night.

Missourians living here who are seek
ing an absentee voters law in their State
are holding q special meeting tomorrow
evening at O'Clock AZ. the Washington
Hotel 70 push the movement.
Contending that there are about 1900
Federal employees in this city legal resi-
dents of Missouri, who have right to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
ALBANIANs .REBUFFED
Newly Created synod Is Refused
Recognition by Patriarchate.

TIRANA. Albania. April 4 CP).--The
Patriarchate OF Constantinople, the
nignest ofncialdom In the Greek ortho-
COX world, has refused to recognize the
recently created Holy Synod of Albania.
Inis attempt to make the Albanian
Ortnodox Church autonomous had been
approved by King Zogu.
Patriarch Basil at Constantinople
yesterday unfrocked and deposcd Arch
bishop Missarion Juvani of Tirana,
president OF the new synod: Archimafl-
drife Chmache of Berat Bishop Atanasi