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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
EIGHT APARTMENT
HOUSES ARE SOLD
Properties Purchased by
Representative of New
England Syndicate.

One Of the largest realty deals in
Washington since the World War has
been consummated with the execution
of contracts of sale for eight large
apartment houses. The total consid-
Grafton is said to be approximately
s3,500,000.
The properties are being purchased
by Perley R. Eaton of Rutland, VT. and
include the Parkway Apartments. at
Connecticut avenue and Macomb street,
the cooperative venture whose recent
failure caused a turmoil in local real
estate circles and involved the owners
and tenants in court actions, and the
Ritz, at 1851 Euclid street.
Negotiations for the purchase of six
OF the buildings were made by H.
Grady Gore, local real estate broker.
The Parkway was sold through the firm
of McKeever & GoSs, while the Ponce
de Leon, ASIA Connecticut avenue, was
sold through w. w. Drury.
Mr.. Eaton indicated to Mr.. Gore that
he was purchasing the properties for a
syndicate Of New England corporations
which will open offices in Washington
in the near future. The entire consid-
CldIiOll OCCll BlNCLl AOl oiAly OklC vi
the buildings, that at 2807 Connecticut
avenue.
The properties sold through Mr.. Gore
follow: Twenty eight hundred and
seven Connecticut avenue, f1ve-story
structure of brick construction contain
ing so apartments, owned by the
Carolina Realty Co.; 1901 Connecticut
avenue, five stories, brick construction,
containing 100 apartments, owned by
Harry M. Bralove; the Ritz, 1881 Euclid
street, six stories. brick construction,
containing so apartments, owned by
Mrs. Jamie Shorter Gore; the Park
ridge Apartments. 1878 Park road, five
stories, brick construction, containing
as apartments, owned by the Dolfls
Apartment Corporation; the Quincy,
Oil Quincy place. five stories, brick
construction, containing Al apartments,
owned by Jacob Minkoff, Nathan Smith,
Abraham S. Kay. Harry Cohn and Max
Linkin. and $500 New Hampshire ave-
nue.. five stories, brick construction.
containing Al apartments, and owned
by the same partnership as the Quincy.
The Parkway was owned by Azreal
FUR. It is of brick and five stories in
height, containing 80 apartments.
The Ponce De Leon contains so
apartments. It also is five stories in
height and of brick construction The
seller Is Peter A. Drury.
There will be no immediate change
in the management of the buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
COMMUNITY DANCE.

A varied musical program featuring
we'll known Washington singers will
mark the entertainment and COM
munity dance program of the Petworth
Citizens Association to be held Tuesday
evening in the Petworth School audi
forum.
Florence Yocum, soprano. accompa-
MED by Gretchen Hood, will render a
series of songs. following which Miss
Roberta January and her dancers will
present several numbers.
The entertainment will be followed
by a community dance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
CURTIS WILL OPEN
JUNIOR BALL TILT

Vice President Charles Curtis will
open officially the junior base ball
championship sponsored by the Amer
lean Legion for the entire country by
throwing out the first ball at the game
between sthe North Capitol Saving
Bank team of George Washington
Post and the Royals of the Delano
Post at Seat Pleasant, Md, tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
The Vice President will be escorted
to the park by committee CT official
legionnaires, where he will be met by
a committee of welcome, including
Representative Gambrill, State Senator
SaSscer, Mayor Luckett OF Seat Pleas
ant, j. c. Blackwell, G.. M. Palmer
George Robinson and Clarence Mace.
A flag-raising ceremony will be held
prior to the opening of the game.
The junior base ball championship Is
participated in by over 10000 boys
throughout the country. The final WIN
ner is to attend the world series as the
guest of the American and National
Leagues. The junior base ball cham
pionship is the plan of the national
characterization committee of the
sAnaerican Legion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
DOUGLAS A. SEELEY
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Former Assistant Reporter Of q. s.
Supreme Court Ill for
Ten Days.

Douglas A. Seeley, 30l0 Wisconsin
avenue, assistant counsel OF the Uni
versal Wireless Communication Co,
Inc, and former assistant reporter Of
the United States Supreme Court. died
yesterday at Garfield Hospital after a
To-day illness caused by double pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Seeley was born in Portsmouth.
Va, February IL, 1898, and came to
Washington when a youth as personal
page to Vice President Charles W..
Fairbanks. He was graduate OF Ran
dolph-Macon Military College and
worked his way through the National
University and was graduated June ID.
1927, with three degrees. He was a
member of the Beta Chapter of Phi
Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity.
Mr.. Seeley was assistant official re-
porter of the Supreme Court for sew
eral years, resigning last Fall to accept
the position of assistant counsel of the
wireless company.
Mr.. Seeley married Margaret Krieg
of Marshfield, Wis. January "a, 1925.
He is survived by his widow and g.
year-old daughter, Margaret.
Funeral services will take place at
Hysongs funeral parlors, Thirteenth
and N streets. at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning and interment will be at Glen
wood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17

Immediately placed the little girl in his
machine and rushed her to Emergency
Hospital and later reported the accident
to police.
Alexander Hurd, colored. 1918 street,
was slightly injured last night in an au-
tomobile collision at L and First streets.
He was treated at Freedman's Hospital.
The other machine was operated by
N. S. Harris of York, Pa.
Susie Henson. colored. 35, of 1857 Cali
fornia street, was slightly injured last
night when struck by an automobile
operated by Robert H. Galloway, COG
Roxboro place.
Following the accident, In the 1900
block of Georgia avenue, the woman was
given treatment at Freedman's Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
Four Establishments
Close as Result of
Capt. Stott's Action

Four places suspected of har-
boring drinking or gambling es-
Establishments have closed their
doors as the result Of picketing
instituted by Capt. William G..
Stott of the third precinct, he
said today, adding that the sys-
tenn would be continued.
One officer on duty in the vi
cinity of Sixteenth and L streets
this morning attracted continual
attention of the curious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
FUND INCREASE ASKED.

Commerce Chamber Committee
Urges More Money for Schools.
recommendations that the annual
appropriations for the public schools
be increased and that the estimates Of
the financial needs of the schools sub
mitted by the Board of Education
should be sent to the Bureau of the
Budget by the District Commissioners
without change were made yesterday
by the public schools committee of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
Charles H. LeFevre, chairman of the
committee, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
Heavy Construction Contracts.

NEW YORK, May IT (P.-Engineer-
ing News-Record reports that the cur
rent year continues to maintain its
lead over 1928 in the field of heavy
construction and engineering opera
tions. Contracts let throughout the
country last week were valued at $780,
$4,000, compared with 500, 788, 900 In
the same period last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
TAXICAB DRIVER HELD
ON HIT-AND-RUN CHARGE
George c. Moore Incurs $50 Fine
or Jail Term for Leaving
After Colliding."

George c. Moore, 400 block of H
street, taxicab driver. was ordered
to pay a fine of $50 or serve 80 days
in Jail, following his appearance in
Police Court today on charge of leav-
ing after colliding.
1t is alleged the vehicle operated by
operated by George T. Ash OF the 1900
block of Shepherd street and the cab
driver failed to halt his machine, but
left the scene of the accident at
Twelfth and N streets and went home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
s25O,OO0 TO BE SPENT.
w. B. & A. to Improve North and
South Shore Divisions.

Announcement is made by the Wash
ington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric
Railroad Co. Of plans involving the ex-
penditure of over $250,000 to improve
its passenger service on the North and
South Shore divisions.
The announcement stated that the
company had contracted with the ]. G
Brill Co. of Philadelphia for construc-
ton of several new cars of the trailer
type, embodying many new comforts for
passengers, as well as complete renova-
ton of II motor cars, which will be
identical with the new equipment ex-
cept that they will be motorized. The
new trailers will be OF steel construc-
ton instead of wood.
Delivery Of the new equipment Is
scheduled for July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
PLANS TO BUY STATION.

Purchase and Transfer Hinges on
Radio Commission.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, May 17.-Ar-
rangements have been completed by
Abe Cohen of Lynchburg, for purchase
of the 500-watt radio station formerly
located at the Cavalier Hotel at Vir-
ginia Beach. and 1t will be transferred
to Lynchburg, If the Federal Radio
Commission approves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
Company Calls Bonds.

NEW YORK, May IT Np.-Reports
from Pittsburgh state that the Wierton
Steel Co. has called for redemption
July l. all its outstanding first mortgage
6 per cent sinking fund bonds at a
premium of per cent.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
BERLIN MAYOR IS
 KISSED BY SOV|E7S
Threats Greet German Official
 on Arrival Home.

Berlin. Nov. 1 P)-Jeers, hisses, and threats of physical violence. greeted Gustav Boess, lord mayor of Berlin. arriving here after an Amer .lcan tour in which he was every- where honored as first magistrate of one of the worlds largest cities.
 A crowd of some 2,O00, composed largely of communists, and bearing banners assailing his alleged share In Berlin's municipal scandal, met him at the railway station and shouted down with him" into the windows of his railway coach.
 The lord mayor and his wife were hurried from the station by a pri- Vate exit while squads of police kept the angered citizens back from them. but they found another gathering in front of their home. Herr Boess arrived in Berlin too late for the sitting of the city council where he was to be questioned in connection With a communist motion for his re- moval from office without a pension.
 The municipal scandal revolves around contracts given a Berlin fur Tier and clothier. It has been charged the lord mayor paid the house a ridiculously small sum for fur coat for Frau Bocss.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
NASHVILLE MAYOR
 SUED BY OFFICIAL
EznaYagance and Unlawful Ez- penditureS Listed in Action

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 1 Pt-Ev- .travagance and unlawful expendi- lures have been charged to Mayor Hillary E. Howse in an custer suit which alleges that the city of Nash vile lis approaching the state Of bankruptcy.
 In the suit, filed late yesterday. Attorney General Richard M. At kinson, asks that the mayor be per- manently busted from office and that he be suspended, pending a final hearing. He has five days to answer, and final hearing on the custer plea will be held November 20.
 It vas charged that the combin- ed accounts of the police and fire departments at the end of 1928 con- tained a total deficit of s98,96795, and that the alleged deficit "camc about by shifting funds of the city from the general treasury" At this rate of extravaganza and unlawful expenditures" the custer petition declares, at the end of 19o) the year, budget will be exceeded and overdrawn by more than $214,- ,000.
 It is charged that Plumbers of useless employees" were placed on the payroll of different city depart. ments flor political purposes" that sewers were built and other valu- able improvements made on proper ty of private citizens at the city's expense, and that a draft for s1Oo was paid out of the city treasury for an advertisement, in which a picture of the mayor was shown.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
What Congress Is
 Doing
Friday

Friday
 Senate continues tariff debate.
 Senate lobby committee hears Southern Tariff association repre- sentative.
 Thursday
 President Hoover's request for speedy action on tariff bill stirred up storm of debate in senate over cause of delay.
 Senator Watson of Indiana, the republican leader, pleaded for con- ciiation of differences over tariff. John Henry Kirby, Texas lumber man, told senate lobby committee that Southern Tariff association spends s40,o0o yearly to help farm CTS of 19southern states.
 Senator Norris, republican. Ne braska, and friends of Senator Bing- ham, republican, Connecticut, effect ed truce over resolution of censure. American Society for Promotion of Aviation asked investigation of alleged aircraft lobby.
 Inquiry into application of Rocky Mountain Power company for fed eral power sites was asked by Sena- tor Schall republican, Minnesota.
 Commerce department sent senate a report on it's investigation of two recent airplane crashes.
 Senate confirmed nominations of Will M. Sparks, of Indiana, to be judge of federal circuit court of ap- peals, and Louis E. Graham, of Pittsburgh, to be federal district at torncy for western district of Penn sYlNania.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01

Mrs. Muter was living with Wop."
 Mrs. Muter was brought to court in a new action brought by John and Julia Pahicki, who claimed ma lcious prosecution and demanded damages of s1,S00, three times the amount of their expense in prepar ing defense to Mrs. Muter's lawsuit. The charge was made by their law yer, C. J. Danaher, that ill-feeling of long standing prompted the orig inal islander action for the purpose of putting the Pahickis to expense. and that when they had expended their funds, Mrs. Muter withdrew. Attorney Thomas F. McDonough presented Mrs. Muter's defense, aft CT which Judge Brown reserved de- cision.
 Hearing was also begun yesterday in the damage claim of Martin Foerasch of Berlin, who was struck
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01

The West Main street site is ex- pected ultimately to be the spot where new synagogue will be erected, replacing the present syna- gogue at Elm and Chestnut streets.
 The Sunday school and syna- gogue Hebrew school will have their headquarters in the new building.
 Registrations for and sessions of the Sunday school will commence Sunday at 10 a. m.
 The synagogue Hebrew school will commence it's Sessions Monday at p. m.
 A new Sunday school faculty has been organized. Leon Stair. former ly of Fall River, Mass, has been engaged as the new teacher in the Synagogue Hebrew school. Rabbi Schwartz will be general super visor of the Sunday school and the Hebrew school.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
New Britain Artists
 On Program at WTIC

A broadcast of more than average interest in New Britain will take place tonight when Theron w. Hart, pianist. and Burton Cornwall, bari tone, the latter a member of the South Congregational church quar- tet, will be heard from WTIC for half an hour, beginning at 7.lj o'clock. Mrs. Burton Yaw will ac- company MT. Cornwall.
 Mr. Hart's numbers will include the Fantasie Impromptu in c sharp minor by Chopin, paraphrase on a Johann Strauss waltz, Tales of the Vienna Woods" by Shut, and one of his own compositions, 1r lmpromptu in A fiat.
 MT. Cornwall will sing songs from Mendelssohn and Schubert, and 6 brace by modern composers.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01

and seriously injured March 10, by an automobile driven by Ernest N. Humphrey, owner of the Humphrey Mfg. Co
 The accident happened after dark. The injured man, accordin., to Humphrey, was wearing dark apparel and walking in the road way, making it impossible to avoid striking him.
 Foerasch replied he was off the highway and exercising due care when he was struck. Attorneys I. Donald Gaffney and Albert 4. Greenberg represent the plaintiff and William D. Shew the defend | ant.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
MALICE ALLEGED
 IN ISLANDER SUIT
Defendant Turns Plaintiff in
 Counter Action for S1,800

In an endeavor to justify slan- der action brought in 1926 but which did not reach court, Mrs. Helen Muter, part owner of the Mastco Transportation Co. here, told Judge Allyn Brown in superior court yesterday that Mrs. Julia Pa hicki had made the statement that Mrs. Muters son is crazy, and that
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
Jahn and Karl Granted
 Patent on Invention
By GEORGE H. MANNING

W dsTTFHEtUH BUTtaU, N. B. TItTaTVJ
 Washington, D. C.. Nov. Bert hold Jahn and Ernest l.. kahf, New Britain inventors, have been grant ed patent on their joint invention of a dispenser for paper drinking cups, it was announced by the U. $. patent office today.
 The inventors assigned their rights in the invention to the B. Jahn Mfg. Co. of New Britain. Ap- plication for patent was made in November last year.
 The dispenser is of the type adapted to extracting the paper cups with the finger through a slot at the bottom of a boX-like chute.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
SYNAGOGUE SCHOOL IN NEW QUARTERS West Main Street House Reno-
 yated for Regular Glasses

The educational activities of the Sons of Israel Congregation will be housed in a newly renovated build Ing at 240 West Main street from now on, according to a statement made by Rabbi Jesse Schwartz to- day.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01

all her time to domestic duties. He sued for divorce and in answer to her husbands complaint Mrs. Foss explained that she couldn't break the habit of getting into the world and doing things" |
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
AN OLD QUESTION

Los Angeles, Nov. 1.-Many man would be proud to have wife like Elmer Floss. But he complained that she was "too ambitious and looked for a job instead of devoting
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01

The Arctic tern is the worlds champion migrant. It nests as far north as land has been discovered and has been found skirtIng the edge of the Antarctic continent.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01

able timber of the United St>tes Is Douglas fir.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-10-31
GRAPE SEASON
OVER; 13 CARS
BASKETS SOLD
Church Manufacturing Com
pany Sends Two Loads Bas-
ket Fruit to Foreign Coun-
tries; Will Bottle Jan. /

The grape season is over, the
rich purple spheres have been
pressed dry of their puice, and the
liquid is now being mellowed at
the Church Manufacturing plant,
preparatory to bottling and ship
ping at the first of the year.
This year saw pretty good run
of high quality grapes. Most of
those pressed by the Church COM
pany were Concords, and the small
amount of Wordens used were
kept separate. Pressing was COM
pleted October IL.
Two cars of basket grapes were
exported outside of the Unit ed
States, and IL cars were sold with
in the country. The quality and
richness of the juice this season is
expected to be better because OF
a new machine installed which per-
forms secret process, making
the juice heavier.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-10-31
Poultry Short Course
Will Open January ~

The one week poultry production
and marketing short course at the
State College of Washington will
be given January 81 to February
/ inclusive, states John S. Carver,
head of the poultry department.
saThe purpose of this short
course" says Professor Carver,
"is to supply farm pouitrymen
with more detailed information IN
regard to poultry problems than is
possible by letter or interview.
excellent opportunity is af-
forded to become intimately ac-
quainted with the most up-to-date
poultry equipment and methods OF
| profitable poultry raising as prac-
ticed at the State College Of Wash.
ington poultry plant. First-hane
instruction is given in methods Of
securing increased egg production
and a considerable amount OF time
is devoted to the more efficlen'
marketing Of farm poultry ant
leggs."
All those interested in sth'
course are asked to write the poul
try department at Pullman 10
further details. No registration
! fee will be charged.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-10-31
LETTUCE CROP TO
FILL 1880 CARS
Price for Winter Season Will Rise
Soon; s Carloads Already
Shipped Out

With apple packing completed
Tuesday, the attention of the
Three Rivers has been turned to
winter lettuce, six cars of which
have already rolled on their way.
Securing the lettuce from both
Pasco and Kennewick acreage,
Lampson expects to have 75 or
80 cars out by the end of the sea-
son, which usually closes when the
lettuce freezes early in December.
The vegetable is bringing $1.5o
per crate, fob, which is only a
fair price. kilograms from Cali
fornia and the coast advise that
lettuce shipping is almost at ar
end there, and rise in the mar.
ket may be looked for within 8
week, Lampson said, affecting the
selling prices in both eastern ant
western markets.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-10-31
CHORAL SOCIETY
ORGANIZED HERE
Kennewick Singers Gather To
Gether Mixed Voices:
Practice Weekly

With preliminary membership
of 16, the Kennewick Choral club
has been organized this fall for
the purpose of providing mixed
chorus to give programs and slim
ulating interest in singing among
the younger people.
Frank Green has been chosen
president, w. L. Marsh, secretary
treasurer, and w. 81. Stauwfacher
director and accompanist. Meetings
are held every Thursday evening
at the Methodist Episcopal church
from $3.50 to $50. Anyone inter
ested in knowing more about TIN
club, or desirous of joining, is ask.
ed to call Mrs. A. M. Chellis, wht
is chairman of the voice commit
tee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-10-31
PLAN OF NEW
GAS COMP ANY
is COMPLETE
Clifford. vibber, Hayden and
Gardner Announce Forma-
ton, of North Pacific Or
ganization with 1000 Acres

With the perfection here this
week of the details Of the organ
ization of the North Pacific Gas
and Oil company, additional drill
ing operations, in the Kennewick
gas fields become assured.
The new company is the OUT
growth of activities which X. c.
Clifford, d. R. vibber, Guy ]. Hay
don of Aberdeen, and A. r. Card
ner of Olympia have been putting
forth to interest coast capital in
the. local gas fields. The company
is a Washington corporation and
its, articles of incorporation desig-
nate, Kennewick as the principal
place Of business
The. North Pacific company
starts; business with more than
1000 acres in the field under its
control, several sections of which
are in close proximity to the gas
wells now producing.
''There, isn't much to tell" said
Gardner, who has been here for
several days, when asked concern
ing the plans Of the new company.
"We. have long felt that It was
only q matter of time until the
Kennewick field would come into
its own. The development problem
which has confronted the field
since the gas was first struck In
the old discovery well in 1912 has
been TO interest men Of experience
and capital IN the field. That prob
lem has now been solved. The "a.
vent Of r. B. Newbern and his
Northwestern Natural Gas com-
pany has brought the field from
the realm Of dreams to reality.
"While interest on the coast in
the local field has always been
keen, it has not been until recent
months that IL has been possible
to crystallize that interest into
action" continued Gardner.
1--WE have secured leases on what
we believe to be some Of the
choicest acreage in the field and
have succeeded, largely through
the efforts of Mr.. Hayden, in en-
listing the active support of men
of money and wide experience in
the gas and oil industry. Stock
in the North Pacific company will
be closely held and none will be
offered for sale to the public"
Hayden, who was in Kennewick
earlier in the month, was unable to
be here for this weeks conference,
but expects within the next few
weeks to visit the field, at which
time more complete details relative
to the drilling operations can be
announced.