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turned up yesterday proudly bearing
young cat having right green eye and
left blue.
The new cat was promptly named
"Albinette," In honor of her predeces-
sor, and was installed with great pomp
into the family. She had hardly gotten
settled, however when two small boys
appeared at the door bearing "Albus."
He had followed them to a movie. they
said. That dignified creature took one
disguised look at "Albinette," who was
occupying a place in the living room
and then retired to the kitchen in
huff, nor has he condescended to enter
into partnership with the other cat,
whose odd eyes match his own when
they are facing each other.
Mrs. Staples believes, however. that
she can effect a truce and has firmly
made up her mind to permit no child
ish quarrels between the two.
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OFFICERS

OFFICERS
JOHN b. LARNER
President
ANDREW PARKER
vice President
HARRY q. MEEM
vice President
ARTHUR PETER
Vtce PRESIDENT and General Counsel
CHARLES II. DOING
Wee President In Charge OF Branch
CHARLES r. GRANT
Treasurer
WILLIAM n. BADEN
Trust Officer
ALFRED II. LAWSON
Real Estate Officer
JAMES M. MASON
Assistant Treasurer
GEORGE M. FISHER
Assistant Treasurer
HERBERT W. PRIMM
Asststant Real Estate Officer
RALPH ENDIcoTr
Assistant Treasurer and auditor
LEONARD MARBURY
Asssstant Trust Officer
JOHN JOY EDISON
CheiyntaH Of the Board
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probable extension Of Rock Greek Park
through the section.
Bridge Cost S13,5OO.

tiIouSu inc ScCLlon.
Bridge Cost $13,5OO.
The bridge, which Is of concrete and
steel construction, and which spans the
track at a height of so feet, was erect.
ed at cost Of $13, $500. and replaced a
dilapidated structure that had been in
use for more than 80 years. The funds
were raised by bond issue authorized
by the Legislature Of 1927. one-half Of
the cost TO be paid by the Kensington
precinct Of Wheaton district and the
remainder by the entire county.
The tablet bears the names Of State
Senator Jones and County Commits
sioners Benjamin C. Perry, Lacey
Shaw, Robert L. Hickerson, Clagett c.
Hilton and Downey M. williams and
indicates that 1t was presented by the
Capitol View Citizens Association.
Citizens Hold Picnic.
In connection with the dedication.
the annual picnic dinner Of the citizens
association was held on the lawn of
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Shinn, State
Senator Jones and Commissioners
Shaw and Williams being guests Of
honor. The grounds were lighted red,
white and blue and the tables were
also prettily decorated. Mrs. Shinn
was chairman Of the committee In
charge, the other members being Mrs.
Bradley Van Hoessen, Miss Alice
Jones. Mrs. James e. Malcolm. Mrs.
Benjamin L. Vipon and Mrs. Robert
w. Handbook.
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Pole Percher Takes Post.

CUMBERLAND, Md, August Is
yesterday at the new Cumberland air
port began an attempt to break the
world fiag-pole sitting record. Ascend
ing 30-foot pole planted on top of the
knoll. he seated himself In a chair Dor
rowed from his home. Stengle says he
is going to stay up until he beats the
world record of % days, established at
Cariin's Park, Baltimore, recently by
"Shipwreck" Kelly.
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FOREIGN,

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A Hollander, one Jacob Van Hoff, has
started q wooden shoe factory in the
Iowa corn belt for the purpose Of sup
plying American farmers who are
adopting the sabots for wear In the
fields. The shoes are made Of willow
and cottonwood.
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The City of New York has appropri-
ated 100000 with which to wage q
war Of determination against the
mosquito.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
INAUGURAL BALL
PLANS.G|VEN

A select group Of 100 young Off
GERS and civilians, drawn largely
from the Federal departmental
ranks, will comprise the floor com
mittee for the inaugural charity
ball at the Washington Auditorium
the night of March 4, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, chairman of the
general committee in charge Of the
ball, announced today.
Mrs. Dougherty paid a visit to
the auditorium yesterday with Capt.
Wilson Brown, u. S. N, chairman
OF the committee on decorations.
and Col. Osmun Latrobe, U. 8. A..
chairman of the arrangements COM
mittee, to perfect the plan for dec.
Grating the hall and to inspect the
construction of so floor boxes. now
In progress.
The visit of inspection was after
the award of prizes in the ball COM
mittee's contest for posters.
The four principal prizes were
awarded, respectively, to T. M.
Hood, Love Bragaw, Marriette
Byrd and Florence Leighty. Hon.
orable mention was given the work
submitted by s. B. Valentine, John
D. Shuman, Ruth Stoddard and
Sarah Thomson. Ali were students
of the Felix Mahoney Art School.
More than 20 entries were re.
gistered.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
HURT
IN FIGHT

Knocked down when struck by
the fist Of a colored man, Rudolph
Hlavitzer. As. of Baltimore, stew
ard at the Army and Navy Club.
was treated in Emergency Hospi-
tai today for a possible fracture
Of the skull. Physicians predicted
he would recover.
Hlavitzer's head struck the side
walk near the club at Seventeenth
and X Streets Northwest when he
was bowled over in the fight. He
later told police his assailant was
an employe Of the club. The stew
ard did not know the mans name.
however.
Frederick Vass. colored. 81, was
arrested several hours after. the
fight at his home in the 500 block
Forty-eighth st. N. E.. by J. j,
knight. sergeant. and III. s. Mont
gomery and j. e. Dalziel. privates,
of the Third police precinct.
Police planned to hold Vass for
investigation until Hlavitzer recov.
ers sufficiently to attempt to iden'
tify him.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
GUILD OFFERS 4
MORE PLAYS

The third group Of one-act plays
produced by local dramatic clubs in
a tournament sponsored by the
Community Drama Guild Of Wash.
ington were presented last night
at the Columbia Heights Community
Center. in the Wilson Normal
School.
Two of the groups that took part
in the presentation came from
nearby Maryland. They were the
Newcomb Club, Of Bethesda, and
the Montgomery County Federation
of Women's Clubs. Others that
participated were the Town Players
of the Church Of Our Savior and
the Park View Dramatic Club.
"The Duchess Says Her Prayers, !"
a French irama, was offered by
the Montgomery County Players.
All three members Of the cast gave
excellent presentations Of their roles.
They were Jane Piummer Rice,
John Knox and katherine Marshall.
Local Writer Stars
The Newcomb's Day was written
by the principal actor. Maj. r. b.
Lawrence. It's scene is laid in one
of the wards at Walter Reed Hos
pital and deals with 1.-THE Failure, :"
a wife's opinion of her husband.
Those taking parts beside Major
Lawrence were Harrison r. Hatha-
way, Dorothy Wright, Virginia Law
renee and Virginia Schafer.
"The Rector" presented by the
Town Players, the story OF q young
clergyman who is well sought uy
feminine members Of his congrega-
ton. Those included in the cast
consisted Of David Martin, Virginia
Trullinger, Aline Mcdonald, Grace
Stevens, Ruth Bolen, Nellie Orton
and Doris label.
Four More Plays Due
'Wrong Numbers" presented by
the Park View group, was the story
OF a thief who was beaten in a
game of wits with another thief.
Those taking part were Johanna
Schmutzer, Esna LachowicZ and
Frances Murphy.
About 800 people attended last
nights performances.
Another group OF four playiets
viii be seen tonight at the Wilson
Normal School. They are the Pet
worth Players, the League Of Amer.
lean PEN Women Of the District OF
Columbia, the Cleveland Park
Players and the Jewish Community
Center Players.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
TESS
|: .R|:OBBER|ES
JUST FOR
80
T lJN'

Three debonair young sheik BAN
dts were arrested early today and
more than $500 worth Of loot they
had obtained in a series Of apart
ment house robberies was recovered.
The boys were held in the
Fourteenth police precinct. They
are Burrus williams, %, music
teacher of the 400 block Irving st.
N. W.; John Edward Bromwell, 21'
a bookkeeper OF the 1900 block
Irving st. N. W., and Edward Dom
mick Waldron, 81, Of the 1900 block
of Monroe st. N. W., clerk EN-.
ployed by the Chesapeake and Po'
tcmac Telephone Company.
Harry H. Blandy. a policeman
became suspicious when he noticed
a large floor lamp in the rumble
seat of an expensive roadster at
Davenport Street and Connecticut
Avenue Northwest. Young VIII
lians was standing beside the car
when the officer walked up.
All Admit Thefts
Just as Blandy began questioning
Williams, Bromwell emerged from
an apartment house in the 41VV
block Connecticut Ave. with lamp.
He was accompanied by Waldron'
Blandv then took the three into
custody.
Before the night was over. Blandy
had visited the homes Of each 'oi
the trio and collected large num-
ber of lamps. rugs, mirrors and
tapestry the youths admitted hav'
ing stolen.
Blandy quoted the youths as say
ing they had turned robbers only a
few nights ago while drunk. They
said they did it ''just for the fun
of it," though williams. the owner
of the car used in the thefts. said
he had numerous debts.
How 1t Was DOne
The youths told Blandy they had
perpetrated the robberies in the
following fashion: one Of them
would enter an apartment house
and ride to an upper floor in an
elevator.
He then would question the e1e-
vator operator at length i'll an
effort to locate a ficticious ''Mr.
Jones'" Meanwhile. another Of the
thieves would ransack the lobbies
while the third boy acted as lookout.
The trio told Blandy they had
entered apartments in the 4700
block Connecticut Ave-, 450O block
Connecticut Ave-, 5000 block Tilden
St., 5000 block Connecticut Ave,
and 1900 block Connecticut Ave,
all in the Northwest section.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16

Two sisters of the boy, Mrs.
Ethel Stiefel and Esther Schlom,
both residents of Washington. are
making an appeal to the National
Association Of Police Chiefs to
renew the search which started
three hours after Malcolm walked
out of Mrs. Stiefels home in Phila'
delphia on January 2, 1924.
Two Sums Await Him
In addition to the money due
the boy from the estate of his
father, there is another sum due
him from the estate Of his mother,
and which is being kept in trust
for him in a bank in Strouds-
burg. Pa.
The father, Wolfe p. Schlom, died
here in December, his death being
attributed to a large extent to the
grief which he felt over the con-
tinued absence Of his youngest
child.
When Malcolm was about 12
years old he left his fathers home
in Pocono Summit, Pa, to live with
his sister in Philadelphia, where he
was to attend high school. On the
afternoon of January 2. 1924, he
returned home from the Frankfort
High School. and a short time later
announced that he was going out
to play. He has never been heard
Of since.
Search Fruitless
At the time of his disappearance
Malcolm was healthy lad, well
built, and large for his age, He had
a ruddy complexion, heavy eye
brows. dark brown hair and razel
eyes. He had about SIS in his pocket
when he walked out of the house,
given to him by his sister.
Although Mrs. Stiefel instituted a
search for the boy when he had not
returned within three hours. moth
ing has ever been developed to in
dicate what happened to him.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
ASK To GET
MEASURE
0NFL0()R

More than $50 members, q
majority Of the House Of Rep
resentatives, have signed a Pc
tition to force the Dale bill
providing increased annuities
for retired Government workers
out of the Rules Committee,
Representative Ernest w. Glib
son of Vermont, a supporter
Of the legislation, revealed to-
day.
The petition addressed to Speaker
Nicholas Longworth, Majority
Leader John @. Tilson and Chair.
man Bertrand H. Smell, Of the
Rules Committee, asks for con-
sideration of the Dale bill at this
session Of Congress.
POcketed by Smell
Representative Smell is carrying
in his pocket a rule which would
allow the bill to come to q vote
on the floor. He had been stead
fast in his determination not to
permit the bill to come out, despite
recent addresses by Representa-.
tives Dallinger OF Massachusetts,,
Hudson Of Michigan, and Gibson.
Federal employees organization
leaders are anything but sanguinc
about the situation, despite the
apparent assurance that a majority
is willing to vote favorably on the
legislation.
They point sadly to a similar
situation some years ago when an.
other measure to benefit Federal
workers, the Howell -Barkley bill.
petition and defeated on the floor
with supposed adherents voting
against it.
Want To Save Coolidge
The secret of the attitude OF the
House leaders is that President
Coolidge is opposed to passage Of
the bill at this session and has
broadly intimated that he will veto
it if it comes to his desk.
The House leaders, If possible. de-
sire to save the President the EN-.
barrassment Of putting his veto on
the bhl, and are exercising their
vast power to keep the bill off the
floor.
The Bureau Of the Budget also
has let 1t be known that the Dale
bill does not meet with favor from
Gen. Herbert M. Lord. budget Off
Ger.
In the event that the petition
should be used as ammunition
against the powerful minority con-
trolling House affairs, the Rules
Committee would stu have an amaz-
ing number Of tricks up its sleeve.
The signers Of the petition would
discover that in order to push the
matter to a satisfactory conclusion
they would have to amend the rules
or the House. This is a ticklish pro.
cess and a tedious one, and the
brief period between now and March
is entirely inadequate for this pur.
pose.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
u. S. Supreme Court
To RecOnyene Monday

The Supreme Court viii reconvene
Monday, after four weeks recess,
with the possibility that decisions
may be ready in two of the most Inn
portant cases before the court-the
so-called Fifteen billion dollar rail.
road valuation case" and the New
York 7-cent fare case.
Because of the many intricate ques.
tions involved in the New York case
a decision would hardly be forthcom-
ing until late in the spring, under
the ordinary working plan Of the
court. While no hint has been given
of earlier action, it is generally be-
lieved that the decision will be
speeded.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16

Charges against Buendo yester.
day were continued by Judge John
p. Mcmahon, who said he wished
to secure testimony of more wit.
nesses.
Mrs. Buendo told the court her
husband struck her on the jaw.
They have been separated about
two weeks.
Buendo, who is charged with
vagrancy, in addition to the threat,
told reporters his troubles with his
wife are due to financial reverses.
Buendo said police charged hin,
with vagrancy because he formerly
was a handbook operator.
The ups and downs Of such q
life which included four arrests,
forced him to seek other work, he
said.
Now she wants to get rid Of me
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
Hebrew Brotherhood
Plans to Aid JOblesS

The Brotherhood of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation has in
stituted a drive to wipe out unem.
ployment among the Jewish resi-.
dents of Washington.
Letters signed by committee
have been broadcast throughout
the citJ to members of the brother
hood appealing to them for aid in
their work Of finding employment
for those out of work. The conn
mittee is composed of Sam Hirsh.
field, Simon Nye. Philip Reifkin,
and Morris n. Konigsberg.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16

Conferences between the
Senate and House on the Dis
trict Appropriation bill opened
today.
The biggest controversy will come
as usual on the fiscal relations item.
The Senate passed the bill with
$40 900, 900 set as the Federal Gov
ernment's contribution toward local
expenses and the bill as 1t passed
the House carried only $4,000
for this purpose.
The outcome Of this issue Is a
toss-up. AS the conferences opened
there were expressions Of confidence
on each side. The House has here
tofore refused to yield one iota on
its $9,000,000 lump sum plan, but
the Senate is asking less Of con-
cession this year than any time
since the annual struggles began.
Fight Looms
Another important item in the
bill is the amendment adopted by
the Senate to prevent the payment
of any salary to Capt. Guy E.
Burlingame OF the Police Depart.
ment, until he is cleared Of the
charges now pending before him.
The amendment is expected to be
killed in the conference. The House
conferees will oppose it and the con-
ferees for the Senate are not ready
to make a fight for it.
The Burlingame amendment Is of
theoretical rather than practical
value because of the fact that even<
if it Is adopted 1t does not take ef-
feet until July /. when the Bur
lingame affair viii probably have
been settled and forgotten.
The conferees may lock horns on
the Senate amendement eliminating
the clause inserted in the bill by the
House to give teachers from outside
| Washington an even chance for ap-
pointments as teachers in the local
| school system except for the highest
rs per cent Of the graduates of the
local normal schools.
The Senate not only eliminated
this clause, but provided that the
| courses in the LEGAL normal schools
| should be extended to four years,
turning them into teachers col
leges. Some kind of a compromise
may be worked. out on this issue.
There are several other issues at
stake in the conference, most OF
them having to do with the school
| and street appropriations.
! Deaths and In MemOriam appear daily
nm last inside mage. last two columns.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
Lecturer Will Discuss
The Teaching of Science

Two lectures dealing with The
Present Day Trend in the Teaching
Of Science" will, be delivered to
Washington school teachers Feb
ruary 81 by DR.. Otis w. Caldwell,
Teachers College, Columbia UNI
divisions in the music room at Gen.
tral High School at 3:46 .. m. In
the evening he. will speak before
the colored divisions in the library
Of Dunbar High School.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintend.
ent Of schools, announced that the
lectures are especially for teachers
of science. but that all teachers
are invited.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
Habits of Washington
Reviewed by Lecturer

A graphic description Of George
Washington as a boy, soldier. and
President was given before the
Society Of Natives of the District
at a meeting at the Washington
Club last night by Fred A. Emery.
The speaker told of Washington's
participation in lotteries, Of his bet
ting on the races, of his partaking
Of periodical nip Of grog," habits
pointed out as being frowned upon
by the prohibitionistS Of today.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
Legal Aid Society Need
is Topic of Discussion

Does Washington Need Legal
Aid Society?" is the question to be
discussed by John s. Bradway. sec
retary Of the National Association
Of Legal Aid Organizations, before
the Monday Evening Club on Feb
ruary Is, in the 7. W. c. Az Build.
ing. Seventeenth and x SITS. N w.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
NORTH CAPITOL MEETING

IN order to have an opportunity OF
discussing thoroughly their own Local
problems, members OF the North
CAPITOL Citizens Association win
have no public speakers at their
meeting next Monday evening in
room 100. Mckinley Technical High
School. Second ana T Streets north
east
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
American Legion Post
/ Meets Tuesday Night

Vincent B. Costello Post, No. Is,
OF the American Legion, will meet
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
the Board Room of the District
Building.
An "Old Timers" meeting, a mum.
Der Of former members of the post
are expected to attend.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
Dickinson Alumni Club
Holds Dinner Tuesday

The annual dinner Of the Dick.
inson Alumni Club is to be held
at the Lafayette Hotel. Sixteenth
and / Streets Northwest. next
Tuesday evening.
DR.. NJ. q. Miller, newly-elected
president Of Dickinson College. win
deliver the principal address.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
Blame Row With Wife
On Gaming Failure

James Buendo clothing salesman, to appear in Police
Court today threat charge brought by his wife, Catherine
pretty stock actress at the Gayety Theater.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
Missing Youth Sought
As Heir to Fortune

Search for Malcolm Milton Schom, who disappeared four
wears ago when he years DID, from Philadelphia has
been intensified since death of his father here and the
that under the terms of the fathers will the
child entitled share Of several thousands OF dollars IN
The Washington times., 1929-02-16

because I have no money" he
added.
He said his wife had left him
four times. but came back each
time.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
WILL DURANT TO SPEAK

Win Durant, author of "The
story Of Philosophy" will be the
speaker at the eighth event of
Tered by the Community Institute of
Washington, in the auditorium of
Central Community Center Thurs.
day evening.
bEehss ENGAGEMENTS. MaFFiagoB .,
Oe@InS ana In MemOriam appear daily
On Iast inside pages last two columns.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16

Births, Engagements. Marrlag es,
Deaths and 1n MemOriam appear daily
on last inside psge, last two columns.
The Washington times., 1929-02-16
LUMP SUM
PROMISES
JAM

Conferences between the
Senate and House on the Dis
trict Appropriation bill opened
TODAY.
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Speaking"

have q nice letter from Everett T.
Wiswall, q retired attorney, living near
Philadelphia, in which he says he thinks
radio speech Is improving a great deal,
and that the splendid diction of the
radio announcers will reform the speech
habits Of America" I keep this letter
handy and look at it when I get jolt
like this, which came in a few weeks
ago: why can't you radio announcers
learn to talk like human beings? You
sound like a lot Of ham actors"
Oddities Of Personality Frequent.
Interesting little oddities of PERSONAL
ity bob up in radio studios more, be-
lieve, than they do on the stage.
Scarcely an evening passes in which
you do not observe some new manner
ism, some trick of behavior or some
little addiction or foible without which
the artist could not work.
Here's Waugh de Leath Just can't get
started with her grooming unless she
gets chunk Of hard candy. It Is as
hard as flint and requires a slow process
of erosion. Miss De Leath starts in
time to finish 1t before her number Is
called. A jolly roly-poly person, she
loves to sit on high stool and enjoy
her candy. exchanging gags the while
within and-outers around the studio.
Everything she says and does Is lit up
with bit Of whinsy or rollicking hui
NOR, and there Is q joyously human
quality about her which probably &C.
counts for her grooming songs being
what they are.
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wearing Q nasty-looking automatic
pistol, examined its magazine and safety
catch and put It back again.
Its the one way. You can help me
II you will. Come as far rs the wood,
and II we're surprised we'll both run
in different directions: thatn confuse
them. There's just half chance. You
can explain-oh, anything you like. I
say! He's comingl"
looked out on the darkening lawn
just In time to see the rush of shadow
across 1t, and at the same moment
there came a whtrring Of the bell from
the door. Before could get on my
feet a bump and a rattle on the floor
of the room caused my heart to miss
beat.
Cousin John jumped from his chair
and picked up something. 1t was O
piece of paper wrapped around pebble.
The same idea struck both of US. I
opened the door and we went out onto
the landing.
I held a match while he pulled open
the paper. It was bit of semi trans
parent stuff out Of q packet Of ciga-
rettes. On 1t were scrawled in nenc.i
the words:
Look out. Get away at once. Old
place Veronica"
Continued in Tomorrow's Starr