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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Texan Seeks Governorship.

HOUSTON. Tex. April II LP).--Oscar
F. Holcombe, four times mayor of
Houston. who was in the national spot
light as chairman of the general ar
rangements committee for the Demo-
cratic convention here last June, has
announced his candidacy for Governor
of Texas in the 1880 Democratic pri-
mary He was succeeded as mayor yes
terday by Walter Z. Monteith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
BABE RUTH WE'D
IN QUIET SERVICE
Small Bridal Party and Early
Morning Worshipers Are
at Ceremony.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 17.-Less than an
hour after daybreak Babe Ruth, king
of base balls home-run clouters, was
married in st. Gregory's Roman Catho-
lie Church to Mrs. Claire Hodgson,
while tiny group of early morning
worshipers bent to their prayers.
In strange contrast to the boisterous
diamond personality of the New York
Yankee slugger, the wedding took place
in the quiet dignity of the neighbour
hood parish, conducted by Father Will
liam H. Hughes, shortly before the reg
ular $50 am. mass. Aside from the
bridal party Of half dozen, there were
less than 60 persons in the church.
The genial Babe, smiling but serious
arrived at the church with his small
dark-haired and attractive bride 25
minutes before the ceremony and join
ed other early morning worshipers in
the all but vacant pews. A few min
utes later Father Hughes stepped be-
fore the altar, called forth the names
of the base ball star and Mrs. Hodgson
and performed the brief wedding cere-
mony. Mr. and Mrs. Ruth remained
fer the short mass.
Once the ceremony was over Ruin,
clad in a blue suit and white shirt and
tan shoes, promised two altar boys au-
tcgraphed base balls, and escorted the
smiling bride down the aisle ana into
the battery of cameras that doomed
greeting.
Hurry to Apartment.
The couple stopped but a minute
with newspaper men and hurried away
in Ruth's tan closed car to the 11-room
apartment of the new Mrs. Ruth at
the corner of Riverside drive ana
Eighty-eighth street.
While waiting for the informal we'd
ding breakfast with the small bridal
party that accompanied the couple 10
the church, the Babe greeted newspaper
men. He was soon in shirt sleeves,
escorting his visitors proudly about MS
new home, while Mrs. Ruth busted her-
self making every one comfortable.
Were not going on a honeymoon
she smiled to questioners. We're. going
L, work now and win another pennant:,,
That's right" said the Babe, we IL
have our honeymoon on the bail neio'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
SWOLLEN RIVERS
FLOOD WIDE AREA
CONTINUED From First Page

Harpers Ferry and Cumberland. Tracks
of the Western Maryland between
Jerome and Cherry Run were expected
to be used for detoured trains, and
tracks at Hancock were expected to be
under water. Conococheaque Greek
near Hancock overlooked, inundating
considerable acreage.
The Potomac at Williamsport was 23la
feet above flood stage and still rising.
Employees of the big power plant there
were using boats to reach their work,
and the water was threatening damage
to property along the river. Miss
Frances Hebb, telephone operator at
Shepherdstown, said the rise was 4
inches an hour at that place and her
home was expected to be inundated UNI
less the creek passed today. Como
mack Park, "a pleasure resort at Will
Transport was under water, and many
Summer homes in danger of being
flooded. Above Cumberland the water
was reported to have reached its highest
In years. If the 35-foot stage Is
reached the longest record will be
broken, 1t is said.
GALE LASHES COAST.
- 4..s r..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
HAVRE DE GRACE RESULTS

FIRST RACE-2-year-old fllies; Az
furlongs.
Lost Agnes. $3.50; $1,000. $50, won.
Sunaibi, $3.50, $3.50, second.
st. Prisca, $4.40. third.
Also ran--Panivana, Diana Mullen,
Sun Palatine, Mabel Basil. Pay Well,
Baronne. Flofazetta, Domino, Colin
Automobiles are taking the place of
bicycles In Denmark, where one Of every
three persons owns wheel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
.L0WMAN EXPLAINS
GRAPE CROP PROBE
Survey Intended to Reveal
Any Big Wine Makers,
He Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Grape growers and manufacturers of
corn sugar need have no fear of moles-
tation by Federal prohibition agents
unless it is shown there is conspiracy
to violate the law.
Seymour Lowman, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, said today that
the survey being made by the Prohibi-
ton Bureau of the California juice grape
crop was intended only to learn whether
any manufacturers were making wine
on large scale.
The sale of grapes or grape Juice
to private individuals for use in the
home will not be investigated by the
prohibition authorities" Lownlan said.
I'VE are interested only in the big scale
manufacturers where violation of the
law is involved"
Doran Launched Drive.
Dr.. ]. M. Doran, prohibition commits
siOner, announced last week that the
Prohibition Bureau had completed a
survey of the marketing of corn sugar.
the production of which has increased
approximately 1900 per cent since the
national prohibition law became eff
fective.
1e Sdlu tIlaI upon the completion OF
the corn sugar survey, he had directed
the prohibition administrators in Cali
fornia to prepare complete report on
the marketing of the juice grape supply
as the next step in the bureaus investi-
CATION to learn the ultimate disposition
OF all products which can be converted
easily into intoXicantS.
Lowman Explains Problems.
Lowman said that in connection with
the grape shipments, it would be virtual
ly impossible to establish any conspiracy
to violate the law unless the grapes were
purchased in large amounts with the
understanding that they were to be used
for making wine to go into the bootleg
trade.
The Assistant Secretary said that the
increase in the manufacture of corn
sugar did not indicate it was used for
illegal distillation and there were many
important uses for the product.
"Neverless, the output of sugar alcohol
is large and increasing" he added,
The number of stills in populated cen
tiers is growing. Corn sugar is ideal raw
material for alcohol manufacture"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
The Turf That Burns.

The Irish Dogs are almost as great in
extent as those of Germany While the
latter are from feet to 20 feet deep,
the Irish variety often reaches 40 feet.
IL has been calculated that each acre Of
bog contains 1921 tons or peatstu6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
MEXICO HOLDS TWO WOMEN.
Arrested While Carrying 20 Pounds Of
Dynamite.

MEXICO CITY, April II CP.-Dis-
patches from Guadalajara today said
that a military police captain aboard a
Mexico -Guadalajara train had ar
rested two young women carrying 20
pounds of dynamite.
They were held in Jail at Guadalajara
pending an investigation to determine
whether they were taking the explosive
to the irregular rebels In Jaiisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17

Upper: Wreckage of Leighton Hotel, at
Point Pleasant, N. j., caused by an un-
usually high tide, coupled with heavy
wind. Part of the 150-room structure
was dashed into the sea.
Lower: A scene on the Defense High
way, just past the railroad crossing at
Bladensburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
GALE LASHES COAS1

BY the Associated Press.
The Atlantic Coast from Maine TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17

Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather cloudy; track good,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
a E. B Mclean entry.
b Samuel Ross entry.

FIFTH RACE-Purse. $500; the Ev
glades; 4-year-olds and up; / mile and
Yards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
BUILDING PERMITS GAIN.
Special Dispatch to The star.

BALTIMORE, December PERMITS
granted for new buildings in Baltimore
in November amounted to $3,232,800,
according to report by the bureau of
buildings. This is an increase of more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07

tConGnued From F11IeenIn PageJ
better shape financially or from the
standpoint Of manufacturing emciency
and skill of management.
Earnings during several years OF pros
perity have enabled bank borrowings to
be reduced to minimum or paid off
entirely. Bonded Indebtedness has been
steadily retired through Sinking-fund
operations and calling of Of entire is
sues for redemption. Cash and market
able securities have been built up. AS
a result, corporations, instead of being
loaded with high-priced goods and up
to the hilt in debt, are lenders of funds
in the money market. Nothing could
illustrate more forcibly the great Diff
ference between the situation at the
present time and that Of 1920-2l.
THE conferences which President
Hoover has held in Washington with
leaders in ma; or fields of economic ac-
tivity have done much to restore con-
fldence by demonstrating the vast pro-
grams of industrial rebuilding and ex-
pansion that lie ahead. AS the proceed
inEs of these conferences were pub
lished daily in the newspapers. there is
no need for extended comment, except
to call special attention to the signifi-
canoe Of such programs as that an
nounced by the railroads to spend $500.
900 600 to 81 ,000, 900 900 on rolling stock
and right of way during the next year
by the public utility systems to spend
$1,000, 100000 on new plants and dis
tributing facilities: by States and mu-
inequalities to speed road building and
other public improvements. and by in
dustry generally toemaintain wages and
TO take advantage of slack periods tc
carry forward needed betterments and
endorsements"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
BUILDING PERMITS
$1,249,110 IN WEEK
Plans Approved for New Hall
for Friars of Province of
Most Holy Name.

Plans for the construction Of an
$3.50 900 hall for the friars of the
Province Of the Most Holy Name on a
site at Sixteenth and Shepherd streets
northeast were approved this week by
the District building inspector, Col.
John w. Oehmann.
This project brought the total esti-
mated cost of all new work for which
permits were issued this week to 81, 249,-
ITO, more than for the whole month
of November. Permits issued this week
include the following:
Order Of the Friars of the Province
OF the Most Holy Name, owners; CheS-
ter Oakley. architect; Turner Construc-
ton Co., builders, to erect one three
story steel, concrete and brick monas-
terry. Sixteenth and Shepherd streets
northeast (parcel 1863, square 4l57)
to cost $S50,000
Washington Episc opal Cathedral,
owners; Frohn1Nn, Robb and Little,
architects; George A. Fuller Co.. build
ers: to erect masonry addition to
cathedral, Woodley road and MaSsachu-
sets avenue (parcel 41-2l, square
1s48), to cost $350.000.
Simon Saperstein, owner; r. w.
Berry, designer; Edward Wickers, build
er: to erect one two-story brick dwell
ing, 1926 Thirtieth street northwest
dot IT, square 2275), to cost $l0,500.
Gulf Refining Co.. owners, designers
and builders; to erect one one-story
brick and concrete gas station, l10l
Potomac avenue southeast dots 10 to
%, square 997), to cost $4,000.
Dagmar Carlson Leggett, owner;
Sears, Roebuck Sc Co., designers; Pout
B. Rosenberger, builder; to erect one
two-story frame dwelling, 1924 Macomh
street dot 808, square 20SD, to cost
$500.
G. w. Chase, owner. designer and
builder; to erect one two-story brick
and tile dwelling, 1916 Seventh street
dot Is, square 3176), to cost $4,000.
Roy E. Solomon, owner; J. w. Will
son, designer: j. w. AickerSon. builder
to erect one one-story brick public
garage, alley rear 1926 Fifteenth street
(lot 80S, square 1922, to cost $4,000.
Lone Star Cement Co. of Virginia
Inc, owners and builders; to erect roof
1886 Water street. dots AZ to as, square
117O, to cost $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
Midnight Photos
To Aid Apartment
Garages Advocates
Evidence of Difficulties
and Hazards Will Be Laid
Before ZOning Body.

Photographic evidence, taken at mid
night during the freezing temperatures
of December 4 and 5, will be laid before
the zoning Commission next Wednes-
day by the Operative Builders Associa-
ton, in support Of the proposed amend
ment to the coming code which would
encourage construction OF garages In
apartment buildings.
The pictures show lines OF cars
parked for the night near apartment
buildings lacking storage garages for
tenants, and the absence Of such street
storage of cars before buildings where
garages have been allowed.
The proposed amendment, urged by
the Operative Builders Association,
would remove the restriction now in
force which requires consents OF the
majority of AUDITING property owners to
provision of storage garages for tenants
Of an apartment. This rule, 1t Is con-
tended. has discouraged, and in some
cases forestalled, provision of garages
Would Reduce Hazards.
It is argued that storage space in
buildings for cars should be encouraged
so as to reduce traffic hazards growing
out of congestion In streets where curbs
are lined all night with parked ma
chimes.
In the dead of the cold nights early
this week, Lusk, accompanied by a
photographer and Sergt. Milton D.
Smith of the traffic bureau as q guide,
sought out some of the worst places of
congestion, set up strong electric lamps
and "Shot" for evidence. Numerous
photographs thus obtained will be pre-
scented to the commission.
Secretary Lusk reports that the re-
suits Of the expedition showed that
where cars were parked solid" along
streets 1t was always in an apartment
section. Around those apartments
which have storage garages, he found,
there were either none or few cars
parked for the night. He reports that:
Automobiles Line Streets.
ION Devonshire place just west of
Klingle Bridge, large new apartment
house has been erected, with a garage,
but the street, which has Just been
opened. was lined with automobiles of
persons who formerly parked their cars
on Connecticut avenue.
"All streets east and west between
Florida avenue and Newton street from
Thirteenth to Sixteenth streets. were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
MOORE DISCUSSES
CITY DEVELOPMENT
Much Accomplished for Capt.
tai Betterment, With Many
Things to Be Done.
CONTINUED From Fifteenth PageD

Continued From Fifteenth Page)
with intimate sketches Of prominent
characters and other side lights all Of
which had something to do with the
movements that carried forward, or in
some cases backward, temporarily, the
creation of a distinctive Federal City.
The new Federal developments are
touched upon in the closing chapter:
the new homes being erected for the
Department Of Justice, the huge struc-
ture for the Commerce Department, the
new portion Of the Department of Ag-
riculture, and the other monumental
buildings in the great triangle, includ-
ing that for the Department of Labor.
Pointing out that the District of
Columbia has outgrown the ornate
white marble building constructed IS
years ago, Mr.. Moore says that Con-
gress has made a virtue of a necessity
by arranging for civic center that will
bring Judiciary Square down to the
north side Of Pennsylvania avenue, titus
obtaining control Of six blocks opposite
the new buildings planned for the tri-
angle.
Court House Viewed As Ornamental.
THE court house" he writes, sis sim
pie and direct, excellent in its proper
tions and dignif1ed In appearance-one
of the chief architectural ornaments Of
the Capital"
Mr.. Moore voices praise for Presi-
dent Coolidge for his influence exerted
to get the great triangle development
actively under way.
THE South side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from the Treasury to the Capitol
IL t@vrNrr NVsz q a.
proach. During these later years con-
ditions have become so intolerable that
the public sentiment Of the country has
been aroused to demand a radical
change. The Chinese laundry, the
rooming house. the junkshop, lining
both sides of the eastern end OF that
historic thoroughfare between the
White House and the Capitol were
doomed by public sentiment more than
q decade ago.
Congress so far yielded as to begin
the purchase Of that triangular area
of locations for the Departments OF
Justice. Commerce and Labor (then
unfted), and State. This took place
in 1910. As so often happens, changes
in the administration caused delay;
then the World War came.
Coolidge Leads Movement.
''when the need Of new buildings to
house government workers could no
longer be delayed, the bold step was
taken. at the instance Of President
Coolidge, of entering upon building
program calling for an expenditure OF
$4,000 900 a year. looking toward a
systematic well-considered scheme for
bringing together departmental activi-
ties so widely scattered as to make adj
ninistration unduly expensive and
1aptr4vaar irN REORGANIZATION
In days of old, Mr.. Moore concludes,
when washington was slowly emerging
from forest and swamp, it was jeeringly
called the City of Magnificent Dis
tanceS.
To-day" he opines, with all the new
buildings, public. semi-public and pri-
vate in progress. It may well take the
name of the City Of Magnificent Posi-
bilities."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
PROJECT
TO COST S35O,O())
Permit for Cathedral Work
Applied for by Contract
ing Company.
Continued From Fifteenth Page)

terest as it will add to the superstruc-
ture of the majestic fame which is al
ready a distinguished landmark of the
National Capital
Like the structurally complete apse
and choir, the transepts are of four
tenth century Gothic architectural de-
sign. The plans were prepared by Froh-
man, Robb & Little of Washington and
Boston. Philip H. Frohman is the resi-
dent architect.
The building of the north and south
transepts is regarded by the Right Rev.
James e. Freeman, Bishop of Wash
ington, as one of the most important
operations ever undertaken at Wash
ington Cathedral. He said recently:
THE Importance of this work cannot
oe overstated and the urgency of carry
ing it to completion before January
1882 is made more evident when we
seek to envision the great national
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07

service which it is proposed to hold
here on February % of that year, in
commemoration of the two hundredth
Washington.
ut is hoped that this service will be
of national and international Sig
nificance. Appropriate. indeed, does
such service appear when we recall
that, in the plans of this capital city,
as conceived by Washington and de-
signed by L'Enfant, a majestic shrine
was to stand as an embodiment of the
Nations faith in God. Thus on this
significant anniversary will be fulfilled
at least In part, the dream Of him
whom we affectionately remember as
the Father of His Country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
parked practically solid on both sides

parked practically solid on both sides
with automobiles.
ION California street west of. Eight
zenith street, 1t was found that the
street was lined on both sides with cars
and when two taxicabs stopped abreast
at the spot, the street was entirely
blocked.
ION Wisconsin avenue there is an
apartment building whose tenants
parked their cars down side street,
directly in front of private homes as
well as occupying the alley and Wis
consin avenue, alongside the building
The apartment house thus was SUR
rounded by parked cars"
Apartment tenants, Lusk contends
have a right to expect that provision
be made in apartment buildings for the
parking Of their cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07

than 81 100000 over the corresponding
month a year ago. wheA the total was
s2,os2, $50. The total for October 1929,
was So .22l, 280. -
Building operations for the IL months
ended November 30 totaled $50, 52S, 500,
a decline of $3,O42.960 from the total
for the corresponding period of 1928,
which was S39,57l $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
CONFERENCE PROVES
BIG AID IN RESTORING
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE

CONTINUED From Fifteenth Page.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
REPRESENT REALTORS.
Kissell and Nelson Attend Hoover
Conference.

Harry S. Kissell, Springfield, Ohio,
first vice president Of the National As
Herbert U. Nelson, the associations
executive secretary, represented the ma
tional association at the conference this
week Of leading business men called by
the Chamber Of Commerce of the
United States at the request of Presi-
dent Hoover for the purpose of consid-
ering voluntary and cooperative action
between the various lines of business
agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
LUSK WILL ADDRESS
BALTIMORE REALTORS
Use of Apartment Vacancy Surveys
as Guide to Construction
Will Be Tonic.

Rufus 8. Lusk, secretary OF the Oper-
alive Builders Association, will address
the apartment house division Of the
Baltimore Real Estate Board week
from Monday On how to make and use
apartment vacancy surveys as a guide
to construction.
The Baltimore board is planning to
make its first apartment vacancy sur
vey and recently invited Mr.. Lusk to tell
how this work is carried on in WASH
ington. The work here has been found
valuable guide to operative builders
in estimating the relation of supply and
demand In housing construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
BUYS COLONIAL ESTATE.
Eugene E. du Pont Completes Deal
for Napley, in Maryland.

TOT NaPIey, IN MaTy1aHu'
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December Eugene
E. du Pont of Wilmington, Del, has
completed a transaction by which he
becomes the owner of Napley, one of
the oldest and most valuable Colonial
estates in Kent County.
While the price paid for the 450-acre
estate was not announced, it is known
to have been the most important real
estate transaction made in Kent County
for years.
Napley shores long have been held to
be among the best ducking shores on
the Chester River, fronting on waters
which abound in fish and oysters. The
new owner plans to convert the dwell
ing on the estate into residence and
will beautify the lawns, which slope to
the water
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-04
q WAS AMAZED
AT QUICK RELIEF
KONJ0LA GAVE"
indianapolis Man Tells
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From Which He Had
Suffered 3 Years.

A medicine of many delightful
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compound of 80 ingredients that has
become the most talked of medicine
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thousands who have tried it; as ia
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