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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
ANNOYING SWING BRINGS
CHARGE IN POLICE COURT

A squeak in the porch swing OF q
neighbor caused William Kennedy. 800
block of Massachusetts, avenue north
east to 20 onto the adjoining premises
with q plank to see If he could stop It,
which resulted In his arraignment IN
Police Court yesterday to defend him.
self against charge Of threats. brought
AGAINST him by his next-door neighbor,
s. Merton Chipley, the man who was
using the offending swing.
According to Chipley he was calmly
rocking himself in his front porch
swing when Kennedy suddenly appeared
with a plank in his hand and demanded
that something be done about squeak
that had been annoying him. Judge
Robert E. Mattingly dismissed the
charges, saying that in a legal sense,
the essence of threats is that some one
be In fear of bodily HARM and that as
Kennedy was completely surrounded by
his neiRhbors as soon as he appeared
with the plank the attacked could have
been In no fear Of bodily harm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
FIRE MACHINERY HEAD
WINS DAY OFF IN RULING
Modification of Commissioners Or
der Is Recommended by
Francis H. Stephens.

A modification of a recent order of
the District Commissioners forbidding
the superintendent of machinery of the
Fire Department and his assistant from
leaving the corporate limits Of the
District on their day of, was recon-
mended today by Francis H. Stephens,
acting corporation counsel.
Stephens had been asked to rule on
the legality Of the order OF the Com
misSioners at the request Of o. e. Fern,
superintendent of machinery Of the Fire
Department, and held that under the
law. members Of both the Police and
Fire Departments should be relieved
completely of all duties on their day
OF. The Commissioners order directed
Fern and his assistant to keep In con-
tinuous contact with their department
even though of duty, SO as to be avail
able in case of emergency.
Fern appeared from the order and
pointed out that no effort Is made to
limit the movements of other members
of the Fire Department on their day
off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22

minds on that score.
Need Ask No Favors.
Alan Is proud of the fact that he
need ask no favors from any one. He
swings himself along on his leather
boot" with the aid of his gloved
hands. requiring no assistance to cross
busy streets, climb on street cars. ascend
stairways or seat himself in chairs. He
has even walked" all the way to the
bureau In pleasant weather.
This Summer Alan has been taking
piano lessons and has acquitted hinself
remarkably well despite his inability to
use the pedals. He prefers classical
music to jazz and has mastered a num-
Der of difficult compositions. Next to
music his favorite Indoor sport" Is
bridge. AS a member Of the Y. M. c. A.
he has been active in Bible study
groups.
Alan spends his vacations with his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
clark, in Ridgely. His father is en-
ployed by the B. & o. Railroad. The
son takes special pleasure in the fact
that he is not a burden to the Clark
family. His chief aim in life, as mat
ter Of fact, appears to be personal indie
pendence, and so far he has been
achieving that aim in an amazing way.
Please don't write anything about
me now" Alan begged when first APP
preached for an interview. Why not
wait until I have made something OF
MYSELF"
yourself, Already" he was reminded.
"Oh. no, haven't" he protested
mot until I've gotten that degree"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
1907 Extra Towels Increase Cost
OF Senates Work on Tariff Bill

which handles the work, are inclined to
ascribe the 100000 increase included
in that total to the early activities Of the
Hoover administration, with its special
session Of Congress and many new
boards and commissions coming into
operation.
This Capitol, with the Senate and
House once Buildings, is the best Gus
toner of the Housing Corporation
laundry. sending some 10000 towels per
month to the wash during congressional
usually falls OF. In July, 1928. it to-
tailed 80, 800 towels In July, 1929. the
number jumped to $4,000 towels. Most
Of the increase was quickly traced to the
Senate once Building, where the tarifi
activities accounted for towel con-
sumption Of asses. compared with ss0es
In July, 1924
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
GLASSMAN HEARING
is DELAYED TO SEPT. s
Grand Jury's Report Yet Is Lack.
ing, Assistant U. s. Attorney
circuit Explains.

United States Commissioner Turnage
today continued until September 5 the
hearing, scheduled for today, in the
conspiracy charge against Herbert
Glassman and II employees, who are
accused Of having operated whisky
ring from his two garages, 2101 Four
tenth street and 1919 L street. Glass
man and nine of the defendants have
been arraigned, pleaded not guilty and
are at liberty under bail bonds. Two
defendants still are to be apprehended
Assistant United States Attorney
Harold w. circuit arranged with At
torneys Alvin L. Newmyer and Myron
G. Ehrlich, who represented the men
already under bond, for the continu-
ance. circuit explained that the matter
has been submitted to the grand jury.
which has not yet reported its findings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22

BY the Associated Press.
The overhead cost Of revising the
tariff is beginning to show up in the
Capitol's laundry bill.
A total of 3,507 towels added to the
laundry list in q single month this
Summer has been traced to the long
struggle Of the Senate finance commit
tee with the tariff problem.
That was the amount OF the increase
over the average In the July towel con-
Sumption of the Capitol. It came at q
season when quiet on Capitol Hill
usually reduces the laundry list, and
just after the end of fiscal year In
which 100000 more towels were used
than in the preceding IL months. !.
The towels laundered IN the flscal
year ending June 80 totaled 2,557 ,32b,
and the laundry accounting experts OF
the United States Housing Corporation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
HEARING ON JENKINS
MOTION is CONTINUED
Delay Of Petition to Drop Suit
Granted at Request of Counsel
for Corporation.

Justice william Hitz of the District
Supreme Court today continued until
September Is hearing on the motion of
Charles Francis Jenkins, inventor of
television, to dismiss the suit brought
against him and six other defendants
by the Radio Service Corporation of
New York. The corporation brought
suit for an Injunction to prevent Jen-
kins from disposing of 100000 in cash
and 100000 worth of stock of the
Jenkins Television Corporation Of New
Jersey, received by him for the sale of
his patent rights. The plaintiff claims
1t had previous contract with Jenkins
to buy the patent rights. but Jenkins
aserts the company defaulted in its
terms.
The continuance was granted at the
request of counsel for the Jenkins Tele-
vision Corporation, who were not pre-
pared for the hearing scheduled for to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
KEITH'S WILL REOPEN.
Talking Picture of Rio Rita Will
Be Shown in October.

Keith's Theater, which has been dark
for nearly year, will be reopened early
in October, according to message to
The Star today from Mark A. Luescher
Of the Radio Keith Orphem circuit, by
which the theater is now controlled.
Mr.. Luescher said that the R.-K.-O.
talking picture production Of Rio Rita"
recently completed, viii be the first
production. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
ROBBERS TAKE PIANO.
colored Preacher Tells Police 0
Discovery After Vacation.

A vacation cost Rev. Roger Chambers
one piano, among other things.
The Rev. Chambers, colored preach
er. living at 1913 Fourth street, re-
ported to second precinct police last
night that thieves gained entrance to
his house within the past week and re-
moved one upright piano, valued at SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22

A lottery is held every 10 days In
Havana, the prizes running into large
sums. Lottery tickets are hawked
about the streets by gamir1s, old women,
cripples and other unfortlInates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
Wouldn't Exaggerate.

Mai. Gusts used as his once q log
cabin on the present site Of the ex-
perin1ental farm. After the war, Uncle
Jim moved in and lived there for many
years. He outlived two wives and was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

clause could not be proven. bill in Congress
was introduced and passed
SPEAKING of the condition of Pennsylvania
avenue near the proposed District site,
Lambert Tree tells u.s. when he arrived in Wash
ington in November, 1920, that:
"On the north side of Pennsylvania avenue,
from First to Sixth street, was a gravel foot
walk. T1ber Greek was crossed by small bridge
protected by hand rail to keep pedestrians
from falling in The south side of the Avenue from
Sixth to Third streets, now covered with hotels
and business houses, was then occupied by the
el0al, which at Third street emptied into Tiber
Creek. The sidewalks on the north side of the
Avenue from Sixth to Seventh streets was
paved with brick; from Seventh to Ninth
street, on the north side, a gravel walk and
from Ninth to Tenth street brick pavement;
from Tenth to Fourteenth street a gravel
walk, and from Fourteenth to Fifteenth a
pavement; from there to Georgetown gravel
walk"
Regarding conditions farther uptown Mr..
Tree says:
"F street northwest was then deemed the
boundary Of the city, as almost all the ground
beyond that point was occupied by fields Of corn
or wheat, or when not under cultivation, over
grown with scrub oak and brier bushes. The
Island, or South Washington had but few resi-
denceS, the larger portion of the land being
under cultivation, and have often heard in
that section the Negroes singing while engaged
in Shucking corn or stripping tobacco. Capitol
Hill was almost sparsely settled as the Island.
CAROLS Row, Laws Row, and few houses
on the east side Of New Jersey avenue, one
of which was occupied by the late DR.. Fred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

SINCE this location was not ideal for building
purposes, no doubt at least two features
must have been responsible for the erection Of
houses there. One was most likely its closeness
to the Capitol and later its proximity to the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, which
stood for many years at the northwest corner
of Second street and Pennsylvania avenue It
was the first railway station in Washington,
and for some time the only one.
To considerable degree, the land in this
neighborhood- particularly along the south
side Of the Avenue for some distance-was
low and marshy. One may observe today how
the land slopes from the City Hall area down
toward the Botanic Garden, through which
going west-the Tiber flowed on it's way to
the Potomac, after crossing the Avenue at
about Second street At an early Date this
ground was all reclaimed under the direction
Of the Low Grounds Commission.
In accordance with the law of May T. 1922,
when the lots in reservation IL were sold, the
deed carried provision as to the style and
character of the buildings to be erected, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

a limit of 10 years was put upon the purchaser
In which to comply with this provision. It is
probable that the conditions were carried out,
but, unfortunately, If so, no record seems to
have been made of it for some 10 years
ago, In order to clear title to at least part
of the property where compliance with this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
BY JOHN CLACETT PROCTOR.

as one glanceS at the buildings on the
T N north side of Pennsylvania avenue
r ~ between Third and Sixth streets. IN
the area decided upon as the civic
~ ~ center, he naturally assumes that
the structures have been there for many years,
and in this he Is not far wrong for their very
appearance, lining what we call the lower
part of the Avenue, could bring one to no other
conclusion.
OF course. when one speaks of old houses
In Washington the age of the city itself must
be taken into consideration, and since the
coroner stone of the District was not laid unth
April is, 1901, and the first sale OF lots IN the
city not made until october II, following, the
impossibility presents itself OF any house In
the city being old enough to precede these
dates-unless there be q farmhouse still stand
ing within the old city limits OF winch the
writer has no knowledge.
Georgetown, being much older than the City
of washington as designed by L'Enfant, may
possibly boast of a few houses which ante
date l791-but very few indeed and In the
entire District Of Columbia there IS probably
but one building that might be looked upon
as colonial Aad so, when we say these houses
have been there for many years, rs years OF
more would come within this category, ior
that number of years, compared with the lie
of the Capital City, is good deal.
NO OullQ1nR ON Tile IlOLth cAOC VA
vania avenue between Second street and Jonn
Marshall place can be much more than lOO
wears old for the reason that the act OF Con-
gress which authorized the sale OF tnese
suilares-extending back to c Street-WaS not
passed until May e. 1922, and, OF course, all
legitimate building operations must nave neen
subsequent to this date.
Evidently number of these lots had not been
sold I'D to 1927, for we find in the National
Intelligencer of pril %, of that year, the
following advertisement:
"Sales This Day
"Sale of Valuable Public Lots
~By order of the Commissioners, the sub
scriber win sell by public auction, on Monday
the 23rd inst, several very valuable lots in
reservation No. 10. fronting on Pennsylvania
Avenue, I'd street, and North B street, being the
most eligible situation in this city. Terms OF
sale the same as on the former sales, and will
be made known on the premises where the
sales win take place, at o'clock PM
"The plan of the subdivision OF reservation
No. H. will be exhibited on the spot for the
information of those who wish to purchase.
p. Mauro, Auct'r."
However, it could not have been long before
this entire reservation was built upon, for we
find in Turner'S Universal Atlas of 1886 that
the lots in this reservation are entirely shaded
over, which indicates that they were occupied
by structures at that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
Progress on AUenue :I0uches Home of 49er

Mades' Hotel, Landmark From Days of
John A. Suffer, Is Only Frame Building
on Street Between Capitol and
Twenty-First-- Chosen for
-. Civic Center Is One of Most
Ancient of City-Fremont's
Elopement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

as one glances at the buildings on the
{ N north side of Pennsylvania avenue
f III between Third and Sixth streets, in
the area decided upon as the civic
WA - caDtar he naturally assumes that
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

and Mrs. o. T. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. McElfresh, Harold Best and
family, Pearl Daniels, wife and
daughters, Amos Finley and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard McElfresh
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Best and daughter, George Perry,
Mrs. Doakes, Earl Daniels and fam
lily, and Robert McKitrick and son.
Mrs. Hattie Hickerson spent a
few days last week with her son
Erret Hickerson and wife
The sale of Carl brakes was well
attended, Wednesday.
Friends were sorry to hear of the
sudden death of Raymond White.
The family have our sympathy.
Charley Barkhurst attended the
funeral of Franklin Mendenhall,
Monday.
George Perry is the owner of a
new car.
Grove Harrison and Mr.. Spicer of
Illinois have been visiting the for
mer's sister, Mrs. Cal Fulton and
family.
Charley McElfresh of GAINESVILLE
spent Sunday with his brother, VIM.
McElfresh
Charley Fulton and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. Cal Fulton, Grove Har-
rison and Mr.. Spicer spent Sunday
at Charley Harrison
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
RURAL DALE

Rev Keller went to Cambridge
Monday, to- attend a group meeting
of ministers of Muskingum county.
f. r. PEARS and wife of Malta,
and Robert Miller and wife of Nc
Connelsville, attended preaching SER
vices here at the NJ f. church, Sun
day forenoon, and were dinner
guests with Mrs. Hattie Frame and
Mrs. Mary Reed
Mrs. Mary Alexander spent Sun.
day at Samuel Alexander's at Muse
vile.
Mrs. Isolena SevaH visited her son
George and family, last Sunday.
Paul McClelland and friend, OF
Cleveland, visited the formers par
ents, r. r. Jackson and wife one day
last week.
son and wife, Jesse Barclay and
wife, and Linnie Moore attended the
Lancaster fair, last week
Harry Frame and wife and two
children Frances and Robert were
Sunday guests of E. M. Frame and
family, here.
Mrs. Rosa NJ. Young and Mrs. Vim
cent Scott were afternoon callers at
your scribe'S home, recently.
Last Saturday being the birthday
of Mrs. Eva Peairs of Rural Dale,
and of her cousin Mrs. Frank Shill-
ing of GAINESVILLE, they planned to
have their near relatives meet ar
the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
PEARS and celebrate their birthday
together. Quite good many rela
tiyeS of Mrs PeairS and Mrs Shill-
ing assembled in the forenoon, ana
prepared a long table in the dining
room, which was profusely deeorat-
ed with fall flowers, and on which
were the fine eats of the season. AS
we get it, all spent an enjoyable day
together, and all hope to enjoy many
more happy birthdays together.
VIM. Shilling, merchant at Brush
Creek, and family visited his par
ents here, last Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
Missionary Group MeetjpD

The annual group meeting for the
Woman's Home Missionary societies
of Morgan county, will be held at
McKendree church, Tuesday, Oct.
%. This will be an all day meeting,
beginning at 10 a. m. A pot luck
dinner will be served at noon. A
fine program is being arranged for.
Several of the Cambridge district of
ficers and department secretaries
Will be present to outline the work
for the coming year.
Each of the missionary societies
of the county is asked to contribute
TO the interest of this meeting
Xxx
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
I 600 In penifpnfiaI.y

Now that the fall terms of courts
are in session the population of the
Ohio penitentiary is increasing at
such rapid rate that the housing OF
inmates is becoming a serious prob
lem to Warden Preston r. Thomas
It has passed the 4.600 mark, with
additions being made daily. OF that
number 430 are illiterate, 3,199 are
graduates Of common schools, soc
graduates OF high schools, 125 grad
uates of colleges, and the remainde'
are aliens.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
Manchester Grange

Following is the program for Fri
day evening, Oct. 25: Song, by sis
ters; roll call, ghost stories; Hal
lowe'en reading, Mrs Ashton, Ber-
tha Cannon and Laura Hastings;
Should buying on the installment
plan be encouraged or discouraged,
all members; Should farmers adopt
the eight hour day system, by broth
ers; Are farm women's vacations
possible, by sisters; music, Twyla
Edwards -XX
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
MARKET SATURDAY

The w II. NJ. s. of the Malta M.
L. church will hold market Satur-
day, oct. 10, beginning at 10 O'Clock.
at the Vogue Hat Shoppe, Bell
street. Malta Cottage cheese, dress
ed chickens, home made bread, bak-
ed beans, salad, pies, cakes-every-
thing for SUNDAY dinner.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
HICKORY RIDGE

Mrs. Elma McElfresh and daneh-
ter spent few days last week with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wooley, Of GAINESVILLE.
Raymond James and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. O. T.
Clark.
Those from around here that at
tended the Lancaster fair, were Mr..
and Mrs. Vernice Mendenhall, Mr
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

Finley Culver and family visited
relatives near the Bristol church,
last Sunday.
j. V. Riggs who fell from a build
ing few weeks ago and was Sc
verely hurt, is now able to do some
light work.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
McKendree Missionary Meeting

The w. Fl. M. S. of McKendree
will meet with Mrs. Blanche Reed,
Thursday afternoon, Oct "a. Pro-
gram: Devotional leader, Mrs. Rosa
White; "The City Mind" Mrs. Mary
Hammond; mite box reading. Mrs.
Sarah White; Thanksgiving story,
Mrs. Florence Strong; Foreign work
in Kansas City, Mrs. Mae Jet; roll
call, community work.-XX
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

A. p. Pinkerton, jr., of Brook
ings, S. D., in renewing his subscrip-
ton to the Democrat, wrote: I'VE
have enjoyed a very prosperous year
so far in this section of the coun-
try. The estimate of the increased
farm crop values in South Dakota
is fifty million dollars over last
year. Have had a very wet fall
so far-the heaviest rainfall in Sep
tember in years, and October start
ed off the same way. | will always
be interested in your community
activities. Remember me to all
my friends"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

Mr.. Kenneth Grove of Columbus
spent the week end here with his
mother and sister Miss Ruth Grove.
He has finished his course at the
Office Training School, and has ac-
cepted a position in the office Of the
National Biscuit Co, at Columbus.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
INSURANCE NOTICE

The annual meeting of the MEM
bers of the Changers Mutual Insur-
ance Co., will be held with the secre-
tary on Monday afternoon, Oct. 81,
at 2 O'Clock. Directors meeting at
o'clock. 1902
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
IEOR MARSHAL

The report that / have withdrawn
as a candidate for marshal, Is false
Ny name will appear on the regular
ballot. Your vote will be appreciat-
ed.-E Il KILDOW. 1908
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

DR. d. G Ralston and his mother,
Mrs. George Ralston, Miss Lucille
Gaylord, and Mr.. Harry A. Phillips
attended the Q. S. U.-Iowa football
game, Saturday, at Columbus.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Durbin and
son Howard B. of Terre Haute,
Ind, are expected to arrive today
for a week end visit with the for
mer's mother Mrs. VIM. n. Durbin,
and other relatives
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith of NAL
ia had as guests Sunday their son
Harold Smith of Zanesville; also
w. A Carpenter and wife of Athens
and Mr.. and Mrs Thos. Opie of
CrOOkSYille
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
Emma Jettick shoes, sold only by
Coulson's. n15tf

Mrs. Gazelle Sillery came down
from GAINESVILLE Friday, to spend a
few week at the home OF her sister
Miss Anna Hall, here.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

A marriage license was issued Sat
urday in Columbus to Z. 0. Link,
80, salesman, of GAINESVILLE, and
Elaine Mathien, 26.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
Pomona Grange

The regular meeting of Morgan
County Pomona grange will be held
in the Malta opera house, on Satur-
day, Oct 19, at 10 O'Clock. Pot luck
dinner, literary program and cleo
tion of officers. 1909
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. L. a. sherman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis OF
GAINESVILLE visited here Sunday with
the formers mother Mrs. Jesse
Sherman.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

Mrs. Dale Johnson, Miss Ida Car
roll and Mrs. Virgil Rowland, all of
Beverly, and Miss Grace Sprowles
of Waterford, spent Tuesday here.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17
Watch your subscription date.

Magician Birch is booked for an
entertainment at Crooksville to-
night, in the auditorium of the high
school building.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

L. w Williams and Harley Glad
den of near Ringgold were in Nc
Connelsville, Friday, looking after
business matters.