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Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15

American exports are said to be
advancing by leaps and bounds"
This applies especially to fiivvers.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
BumSteadSWOrm

s'TO children an angel of mercy" Where
directions are followed. 1T NEVER
FAILS. Despite scarcity and enormous
cost of SANTONIN. it contains full dose.
stood sixty years test. Sold everywhere
or by mail. SOC a bottle.
Est. C. A. Voorhees,. NJ. D.. Philadelphia
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
and up at factory

Standard sUheetbdse
Coach, 41O95s Standard Sedan.
$1175; Coupe, S1195t Roadster,
$1z5Ot S-pass. Phaeton, $3.50;
Town Sedan, S1375, Convertible
Coupe, $3.50, Landau Sedan,
$500, Victoria, $500.
Long sVheeIbdse
5-Pass. Club Sedan. $3.50; 7-Pass.
Sedan, $1,000 7-Pass. Limousine
4zIoo
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15

Standard Equipment includes:
4 hydrdssIic t.0o-sUa1 shock alb.
sorbers - electric gas and oil
RnwRe-radiatoT shsstteTs-aad~
die Iasnbs-ayindshieid sOibeT--
rear sissV Acknowledgements
controls on steering sVheei-au
bright parts chr0aianR .piaSed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
WHEAT CONFIRMED
AS DISTRICT JUDGE
Fills Post Created as Means
of Speeding Up Condem-
nation Cases.

The Senate, In executive session late
yesterday, confirmed Alfred A. Wheat
as a justice of the District of Columbia
Supreme Court, to fill the new position
created by the last Congress for the
purpose of speeding up condemnation
cases. It was provided that with this
additional judge, one member of the
court would be assigned to condemna-
ton work
The new judge has been special
assistant to the Attorney General of the
United States for the past seven years
and since the recent elevation of So
licitor General Mitchell to the cabinet
post of Attorney General, Mr.. Wheat
has been acting solicitor.
One-Time Central High Teacher.
Following his graduation from Dart
mouth College in 1889, Mr.. Wheat came
here to study at the Columbia Law
School, which later became George
Washington University Law School. Mr..
Wheat served for time as an inStruc-
tor at Central High School and, with
Allan Davis, was instrumental in the
development of business courses. This
led to the establishment of the Bust
ness High School. Leaving here in
1892 Mr.. Wheat went to New York to
practice law. He Is native of New
Hampshire.
Nomination o. KID by Committee.
Just before the old Congress ad-
journed President Coolidge nominated
Henry H. Classic of Chevy Chase for
the vacancy on the District bench, but
the Senate did not act on the appoint
ment.
Mr.. Wheat's appointment by President
Hoover was reported favorably by SUBJ
committee composed of Senators King,
Democrat. of Utah; Golf, Republican,
Of West virginia, and Robinson, Repub-
lican, of Indiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
1,2OOQUARTSSE|zED
IN RAID ON STORE
Two Arrests Made by Reve-
nue. Agents. Shipment
Traced to Florida.

A raid on tire shop in the 1900
block of New York avenue last night
by revenue agents led to the arrest of
two men on charges of illegal possession
Of liquor and reported seizure Of 1900
quarts. Frank Shore. owner of the
establishment, and James H. Hall, At
years old, 800 block Of Rock Greek road,
taken into custody by Agents H. F.
Richardson and Warren A. Heddens
were booked at the first precinct and
later released under bonds of $500.
Entering the shop after breaking
through a rear door, agents carried the
cases from the second floor down a lad
der, while large crowd watched. Hall,
said to be an employe at the establish
ment, is charged with possession Of one
quart.
Shores establishment was the scene
of raid some time ago when Heddens
entered the place and seized three
trunks said to contain liquor. A charge
OF possession is still pending against
Shore as United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage recently over
ruled a motion to contravert, filed by
defense counsel. The trunks were con-
signed to Mr.. Frank Willoughby," in
care of Frank Shore, and the latter
denied ownership or knowledge of the
contents.
The trunks were shipped from Miami,
Fla. but on arrival at Union Station
express company officials notified agents
they were suspicious of the contents. A
search revealed the contents and the
trunks were sealed and delivered to
Shore. After their delivery. Heddens
raided the shop and Shores arrest
followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04

while commissioning himself in the
Navy, but the commodore retorted that
he really has some claim to the title
of commodore. He was commodore of
one of the leading yacht clubs in New
Orleans, and, like Secretary of the Navy
Adams, is a yachtsman of no mean
repute.
That admission settled the argument.
From then on he was commodore with
the White House athletes. Even PreSi-
dent Hoover, who had been calling him
admiral, fell in line with the others
Commodore Jahnse is the type that
makes friends quickly. and he is about
as well known already as any of the
newer officials in the new adminiStra-
ton, and among these new friends he
is commodore" 1t is In the Navy De-
partment itself where he is not making
such good Roadway in this connection.
Those old salts know there is no such
rank as commodore in the Navy any
longer, and, moreover, they look upon
yacht club commodoreS about the same
as do real fishermen upon those who
use worms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
COMMODORE JAFINCKE IS TITLE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY. WANTS
New Official Had 1t as
Yachtsman and CIings
to 1t Here.
Navy Has No Such Rank at
Present, So Confusion
Is Unlikely.

Ernest Lee Jahncke, who turned over
the management of his dry-dock busi-
ness in New Orleans to assistants in
order to accept President Hoover's offer
to be Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
is highly enthusiastic over his new
work, and is happy to be so closely as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Hoover. but he is not
going to feel lat home" in washington
until he is addressed as "Commodore"
instead of mr.. Secretary"
Mr.. Jahncke has confided this feeling
to friends, asking that they pass 1t on
every one with whom he comes in con-
tact, either officially or socially, will
be calling him Commodore. OF
course, his purpose is not to fool any
one into thinking that he is a high
ranking naval officer. He simply wants
to be called Commodore" because he
Is used to 1t. Everybody in New Orleans,
in fact, all along the Gulf of Mexico.
knows him as Commodore Jahncke,
Nobody down there knowns him as
plain mister. Therefore, it isn't because
of any hifalutin sound, such as the title
of commodore might convey to the I'M
knowing public, that he Is seeking. He
is familiar with it and likes 1t.
Like most business men, Commodore
Jahncke Is simple and direct and he
has gone about the spreading of his Xix
ing for the commodore title in Wash
ingtOn in just that way. He Is men,
Der of President Hoover's medicine ball
cabinet and. it was this. little. group of
athletes that he first took into his conf
dence. Some of the wagS in this COM
pany asked why he didn't pick admiral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
SCOUT FROM c. j.
TO co TO ALASKA
Robert Douglas, Is, Selected
to Write Book as Result of
African Experience.

Another Summer adventure in the
wilderness awaits Robert Dick Douglas.
16-year-old Boy Scout of African fame
and now a freshman at Georgetown
College, who leaves Washington tonight
to hunt big game with a camera in dis
tant Alaska.
Young Douglas was chosen by George
Palmer Putnam, New York publisher, to
make the Alaskan trip and then write
book telling of his camping expert
ences. One Of the Three Boy Scouts
in Africa" Douglas entered Georgetown
last Fall from his home in Greensboro,
N. c.. after his return from an expedi-
ton into the jungles with Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin johnson to hunt and make mo-
ton pictures of big game.
Arriving in New York, Douglas will
remain there until tomorrow night,
when he sails, for Seattle. and, then to
Kodiak Island, his destination, of the
southern coast of Alaska He will make
the trip alone and join the rest of the
expedition at the island.
In addition to the wonders of an
other long trip, he young Boy Scout
faces seven-week vacation on the
island without a care in the world. To
hasten his start, he was permitted to
take his examinations at the college
ahead of the rest of the freshman class.
Douglas will do most of his hunting
with a camera. He hopes to come back
with pictures of whales and ESkimoS
with which to illustrate the book he is
to write and the lectures he will give
on the Chatauqua platform late this
Summer.
Because of Douglas work on his FIRST
book about Africa in collaboration with
Edward Oliver of Atlanta, Ga, and
David Martin of Austin, MINI. the
other two Boy Scouts who went on the
expedition, he was selected by Mr.. Put
nam for the trip to Alaska, to which he
is looking forward with all the eager
ness Of a boy Of Is.
Douglas Is planning to return to
GEORGETOWN in the Fall and remain
there until he obtains degree OF bache-
lor of philosophy.
He is a great-grandson Of Stephen A.
Douglas, the Little Giant" of Democ-
racy, famous for his debates with Abra-
ham Lincoln. Douglas also comes Of a
Georgetown family, for his grandfather,
in 1867, and his father. in 1896, were
graduated from Georgetown College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
Great Falls to Be Lighted
at Night for Benefit of
Passing Drivers.
BOND ISSUE
UNDER PREPARATION
30-Foot Roadway to Be Supple
mented by Two Sidewalks
Across Gorge.

The new bridge crossing the Potomac
River at Great Falls will be open for
traffic about this time next year.
This announcement was made today
by Norman B. Landreau, attorney for
the bridge company, which has just re-
ceived final approval from the War De-
partment to construct the new bridge
that will open up new scenic stretch
of country for motorists. Just at pres
ent, Mr.. Landreau said, the firm is pre-
pairing to issue bonds to the amount of
$l,500,000 to take care of the construc-
ton of the bridge proper and the ap-
preaching roads. At the same time the
engineers for the project, MeigS, Long
& Beale of Philadelphia with Offices at
819 Fifteenth street, are preparing
specifications and details of conStruc-
ton, so that bids for the work can be
called for in about month.
Will Light Falls.
The Great Falls Bridge Co. hopes to
have the successful contractor at work
on the bridge in about two months, Mn.
Landreau, who has Offices in the In
vestments Building. said.
When the bridge is in working order,
the attorney explained, 1t is planned to
have lighting system so that patrons
of the toll structure will be able to see
the falls and gorge at night, with lights
playing on them. 1t is contemplated
that 10 months will be required to con-
struct the bridge. It will be necessary
to construct some az miles of road
on the Virginia side to link up the
bridge with the Winchester-Lees
pike. On the Maryland side, a few
hundred feet of road construction will
be required, to connect the bridge with
Conduit road.
viii Be 43 Feet Wide.
The bridge will be .43 feet wide, Mr..
Landreau asserted, so that three lanes
of cars can negotiate the structure at
one time. There will be an 8-foot
walkway on the upper side to permit
people to view the Falls more advan-
tageously, while on the lower side there
will be 5-foot walkway to permit them
to look down into the gorge. The road
way will be 80 feet in width.
Construction of the new bridge will
enable the Washingtonian to take a
trip by way of Great Falls and circle
a wide stretch Of country on an auto
mobile outing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
MRS. HOOVER GUEST
AT SPRING FESTIVAL
Attends Neighborhood House Cere-
monial Yesterday-May Queen
Ceremony This Afternoon.

Neighborhood House, 470 N street
southwest, is preparing today to crown
the queen of the May at an impress
Sive ceremony there this afternoon,
marking the feature event of the twen-
ty-seventh annual Spring festival. The
festival was attended yesterday after
noon by Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who
stayed throughout the entire afternoon
program, which included the \operetta.
Rose Dream" and series of dances
and other features.
Mrs. Hoover was presented with
basket of flowers, grown in the garden
of Neighborhood House by the house
garden clubs. The presentation was
made by seven children, representing
the seven departments of children
groups at the house, the basket being
carried by Little Bruce McDade, 4 years
old, who has been attending Neighbor-
hood House School since he was S
weeks old.
The other groups were represented
as follows:
Wesley Henly. Boys Club; Erna
Jasper, Wednesday Craft Club; Cora
Nickel, Girls Social Club; Regina
Flynn, Allegro Music Club; Margaret
Koehler. Saturday Sewing Club, and
Edna Zirkle, Dancing Club.
Mrs. Hoover was received upon her
arrival by Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr, presi-
dent of the board of Neighborhood
House, and by Mrs. Hennen Jennings,
Mrs. Joseph Stoddard and Miss Ellen
Vinton, who were the hostesses for the
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
RETIREMENT LAW
PLEA AGAIN FILED
Civil Service Employees Ask Con-
gress to Act on
Measure.

A plea for action at this session Of
Congress on the bill to improve the Gov
eminent employees retirement law has
been filed with members of the Senate
civil service committee by Robert H.
Alcorn, chairman of the joint confer
ence on retirement of civil service en-
ployes. The bill passed both houses In
the SEVENTEEN Congress. but President
Coolidge failed to sign it.
Mr.. Alcorn points out in his state
ment that all the facts relating to the
measure have been compiled and sub
mitted to Congress and he expressed
the belief that this bill could be enacted
at this session without any interior
ence with the administrative program
concerning farm relief or tariff revi-
sion." He also pointed out that only
about l hour and Is minutes was ra-
quired in both houses for the considers,
ton of the bill in the old Congy@ss
The measure would raise the max
inum annuity from $1,000 to $1,000,
and the average annuity from $740 to
$500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
JAPANESE: RITES
SHOWN IN MOVIES
Official Films Show Enthrone-
ment of Emperor and
Hoover Inauguration.

Pre-views of official educational films
showing the elaborate enforcement
ceremonies of the 124th japanese En-
peror and the inaugural of Herbert
Hoover, thirty-first President of the
United States. were exhibited last night
at the Wardman Park Theater as a
feature of the cherry blossom fete given
in honor of the Japanese Ambassador,
KatSuji Debuchi. The program was to
have been held in the Sylvan Theater,
but. Indictment weather prevented this.
Additional features of the program have
been arranged for tonight at the Monu-
ment at 7:30, demonstrating the use of
the new talking motion picture auto
mobile of the Bureau OF Commercial
Economics, under whose auspices the
fete was arranged as a continuation of
the Sunday evening programs for the
diplomatic corps which have been held
on Sunday evenings during the Winter
months at Wardman Park.
DR.. Anita Maris Boggs, director OF the
bureau, presided over the program last
night, which included, in addition to
the films, addresses by Lieut.. Col. U. S.
Grant, Sd, director of public buildings
and public parks. and George Henry
Payne, political editor of the New York
Evening Post. Col. Grant spoke on the
significance of cherry blossoms to the
people of Japan, describing their COM
parison to that of the life Of warrior
and Mr.. Payne discussed the friendship
existing between the United States and
Japan, oldest and newest of world
powers, which, he declared, has a solid
foundation, being based upon inter-
national understanding.
Dr. Boggs prefaced the showing of
the Japanese film with a brief resume
of the ceremonies depicted, describing
the colorful dress worn by those who
took part and interpreting some Of the
scenes which were enacted for the first
time before an official camera to be
given to the world.
A section of the United States Navy
Band, with Lieut.. Charles e. Benter
conducting, opened the program with a
concert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
ROBERT H. M'MACKIN, SO,
BRICK CONTRACTOR, DIES
Funeral Services Will Be Held
Monday, With Burial in Pros
pect Hill Cemetery.

Robert H McMackin, SO years old, for
a number of years engaged in business
as brick contractor, died at his home,
1902 North Capitol street, yesterday
after a long illness.
Mr. McMackin was a member of the
La Fayette Lodge of Masons; the Co.
lumbia Commandery, Knights Templar;
the Washington Board of Trade, Cham
Der of Commerce and the Master Build
ers Association.
He was a native of Philadelphia. but
had resided in this city since boy.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs.
Margaret C. McMackin; a sister, Mrs.
Minnie Crawford of Baltimore, and a
brother, James McMackin of Philadel-
phia.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the residence Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock Interment will be in Prospect
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
'NEGOT|ATORS HOPE
TO GET STRIKE ON
j. S. WORK SETTLED
Concrete Construction Held
at StandstiII on Revenue
Structure.
QUESTION OF PAY RAISE
AFFECTS PRIVATE JOBS
Agreement by Government to Al
low Increase May Bring Con-
gressional Probe.

While concrete work remained at a
standstill today on the Internal Reve-
nue. Building, part of the Governments
$50, 100000 building program in this
city, an early settlement between The
striking union workmen and the en-
ploying contractors was expected. IN
some quarters 1t was suggested that the
employees might go back to work early
next week.
Negotiations continued today between
representatives of the Master Builders
Association, acting for the contractors
and Subcontractors, and the union rod
men, excavating and hosting engineers
and other classes of workmen. Neither
side was ready to make statement.
but 1t was reported that the confer
ences were proceeding in satisfactory
manner.
Temporary Deal Possible.
1t was rumored that a temporary
agreement, granting the workers de-
mand for the 10 per cent increase in
wages. might be reached as to work on
the Government buildings only, and
not to affect private building enter
priseS. Conflrma ton of this report could
not be obtained.
E. H. Rosengarten, president of the
Master Builders Association, said that
adjustment of the present controversy
was a slow and intricate matter, as so
many subconstractors had to be con-
suited, as we'll as the representatives
of the workmen. He said every effort
was being made to reach a settlement
that would be fair to the employing
contractors. the workmen and the
people of Washington as whole.
The builders wish to avoid any action
that may result in an increase in the
cost of private building operations in
the city. For this reason it has been
suggested that the desired wage in
crease be confined to the government
building program.
Effect on Other Work.
For the present the work on the
Internal Revenue Building is all that
is seriously affected. but that on the
new Commerce Building will soon be
far enough along to be involved.
If a settlement should be. reached
which would materially increase the
cost of the Governments building pro-
gram, and especially If 1t would not az
feet private building operations, it has
been suggested that Congress might in
vestigate the matter. It has been esti-
mated that the proposed 10 per cent
wage increase would add 81 500, 900
labor cost to the Government program.
In such contingency Congress would
have to appropriate more money for
labor cost, and that would bring up the
question of the wage increase at the
Capitol. It is believed that an investi-
CATION of the circumstances would be
made either by special committee or
the Public Buildings Commission. Of
which Senator Smoot Of Utah is chair
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
Youths Unique Physical Structure
Includes Half Vertebra and an Extra Rib

In addition to having his heart on
his right side, his appendix on his left
and similar tranSposition Of all his
other vital organs and viscera, as de-
scribed in The Star last week. il has
been found that Paul Deeck, 17-year-
did Berwyn, Md. youth, has an extra
half vertebra, with a normal rib at
tached, giving him Is ribs on one side
and a normal number, IL, on the other.
DR.. A. o. Etienne of Berwyn, the boys
family physician, who discovered the in
ternal transposition and told Providence
Hospital physicians about it-with the
result that Paul was taken to that in
stitution and studied and X-rayed for
three days-points ont that this extra
half vertebra is as rare and unusual as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-04
MAID OF ORLEANS
IS HONORED HERE
Fifth Centenary of Martyr
dom of Joan of Arc Com
memorated by Women.

In commemoration of the fifth CEN
tenary of the martyrdom OF Jeanne
dare, national heroine of France, elab-
crate ceremonies will be held this after
noon in Meridian Hill Park, before the
monument erected in honor Of the
Maid Of orleans" and dedicated to the
women of America by lie Lyceum," a
society of the Frenchwomen OF New
York.
A large delegation of the society ar
rived from New York to participate in
the ceremonies, sponsored by diStin-
guiShed committee which includes Nine.
Raymond Poincare, Nine. La Marechal
Weygand, M. Paul Claudel, M. Maxine
Mongendre, French consul general In
New York, and Mime. Mongendre.
Several hundred Boy and Girl Scouts
will participate in the program.
Music will be played by the United
States Marine Band selections includ-
ing the French and American national
anthems and La Madelon," the popu-
lar war song of France.
Speakers for the occasion include
Mr.. Claudel, Lieut.. Col u. S. Grant. III;
Nine. Carlo Polifeme, president founder
Of the society, and DR.. James Brown
Scott. president of the Institute Fran
cast of Washington. Invocation was
pronounced by Rev. P. Baisnee, secre-
tary general of the Institute Francois.
and the benediction at the conclusion of
the ceremonies was given by Rev.
Father Dacey
Delegates from New York included
Nine. Carlo Polifeme, Nine. Eugenia
Ricklin, Nine. Auguste F. zoeller, Nine.
w. LIE Cerff, Nine. S. M. Melkon, Mime.
Emile Conner. Miss E. Lallemand, Mrs.
James Donoghue, Nine. Emile Guendet,
Mrs. Hariot Holt Day, Baroness Kath-
crime Evans Won Klenner. Emile Guen-
Diet, Francois La CERT. Auguste F. zoel-
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Payson Wood
and Cav. Carlo Polifeme.
Stephen C. Parker. veteran of for
eign wars of the United States, was
executive officer of the committee.