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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

Is any ,conder that this house,Oife opens the door of
her Eectroluz scih delight For it freezes ice cubes.
keepsngs under constant steady cold, without sound
the Electrolux has had seven years of
practical test. Furthermore, this re.
frigerator has been examined by en-
cheering laboratories, women's institutes,
official boards and bureaus, and hundreds
Of big public utilities in this country.
In each case the result was complete
and enthusiastic approval Of Electrolux.
The Electrolux has no moving parts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

Elecirolur Is standard equipment
in hundreds Of fine apartments like
the one shoDn at left, located at
1901 Fourth Arcnuc. Brooklyn.
N. Y. The Gas Refrigerator gires
absolute quietness, freedom from
trouble, and needs no serricing
or attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17
TOTAL
COST OF OPERATION
6 to 81 cents

aday around Washington
Gas and water are not only
relatively cheap, but the
ElectrOlux uses only a tiny
gas flame and a small guam
tity of water. That is why
the operating cost is ridicu.
lousy low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

Hence the chances Of trouble are not only
reduced, but there is no noise. A tiny
gas flame and small quantity of water
do all the work. The flame acts upon
a freezing liquid and the heat actually
makes cold, continuously, and quite in-
dependently of you.
The Gas Refrigerator goes on, day after
day, month after month, without atten-
ton. 1t has no moving parts. Consequent
" there is no friction and no wear. In
fact, Electrolux has passed exhaustive
laboratory tests which indicate that it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

that nothing about it
should ever need re.
placement except, posi-
bly,, the tiny gas burner
after years of use.
Today there are thou
sands of Electrolux re-
frigerat ors operating
perfectly. And as a re.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17
MIDNIGHT SWIM FATAL
TO EX-REPRESENTATIVE
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LAKE GEORGE, N. Y, September
ia midnight swim near here Sunday
night ended fatally for Charles Blakes-
lee Law, 81. former member of Con-
gress and for 10 years a municipal
Judge in Brooklyn. He suffered a heart
attack after entering the water near
his Summer home at Kattskill Bay, a
coroner's inquest revealed. The body
was found yesterday morning.
He served in Congress from 1905 to
1911
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

sions sof officers Of the National Guard
Of the District of Columbia or TO the
vacation Of the plaintiffs commission
as required by said Army regulations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

ton says that ain no other manner and
at no other time has there been any
attempt to comply even colorably with
the law with relation to the commits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

This picture shors the entire ',oorks" Of Eectrolur
tiny flame at the bottom, dry frosty cold at the top Not
q single moring part. Nothing to need oil, get ont of
order, or out. Completely and permanently silent.
suit of the unusually liberal purchase
terms that you are now offered, new
thousands of homes have wonderful
opportunity to own an Electroiux.
At the display rooms listed below you
will see the complete line of sizes and
models. The Combination Eiectrolux
and Gas Range, the kitchenette model
for small apartments, the Table Top re-
frigerator-these are especially interest
ing. Prices range from $3.50 to $3.50,
completely installed in your home. Pur.
chase terms are extremely liberal. Each
model is furnished in new color combi-
nations that add distinct tone to modern
kitchen decoration. Write for complete
illustrated information today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

nut in the depths of the jungle great
~ tree, old and tired, crashes to earth.
Scientists say that the crash makes no
noise-that sound does not exist unless
some human being is there to hear.
Maybe that is the silence of nature.
A dozen human beings can press their
ears against an Electrolux refrigerator
and never hear hum never hear a
whirr ;. never hear tick-tick. Why?
Electrolux has nothing TO hum, whirr, or
tick. There's no machinery in this most
modern of refrigerators. Nothing but
q silent gas flame.
And that is the silence Of Electrolux.
Discovered by scientists at the Royal
University of Technology, Stockholm,
Sweden, in 1922, the unique principle of
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
IN PEN
CHARGED

COLUMBUS. Ohio, March II
S.l-F'ederal Judge Benson w.
Hough, Of the southern district Of
Ohio, was very reticefit and terse
today In his statement regarding
the alleged tspy4system' being used
by the Department Of Justice in
gathering information from the
E'ecefaI penitentiary at Atlanta. Go.
According to reports here, War
den Shook has threatened to resign
unless this supposed practice Is
stopped.
This followed the discovery OF
Joseph Montana in the penitentiary,
who is tsaid to have been an agent
of the Government. Montana had
keen sentenced by Judge Hough.
when the official held court In
Cincinnati.
When questioned concerning this
case. Judge Housh issued the fol.
lowing statement:
You can say this for me.
was holding court in Cincinnati
when man by the name Of Men
tana was brought before ue to
answer to an auto theft charge.
He pleaded guilty and sentenced
him to serve three years.
Asked il he knew at the time
that Montana was Department
of Justice operative, Judge Hnugh
replied: You have my statement" "
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Rabbi Talks on Unity
Before Howard Audience

Rabbi Alexander Lyons, ~ the
Eighth Avenue Temple. RrooNiyn,
II. Y. told large audience YES.
teraav at the Howard University
religious services that ppogresE is
leading somewhere when II Is the
spirit of all races and creed 70
come together and work a better
understanding
Speaking on the Heraic version
OF unity, he said. there u too
much ingistence on man-made de-
lnominational demarcation, too
much, stress on lineage rather
than on service. The progress OF
civilization is not to be measured
by architecture, swiftness Of com
munciation, or development OF me-
chanism. but rather by what we
are going to do when we get there.
Music was furnished by the How
ard choir under the direction NJ Miss
Lulu v. Childress, dean - the
school Of music.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
TO Be
REsURF AGED

The engineering department OF
the District Govera1ncnt announced
today that street paving operations,
which have been held up through,
out the winter. will be resumed on
or about April i. and that the
Commissioners have approved the
resurfacing OF some block paved
streets with asphalt.
The new covering, specifications 8
for which will be prepared, and bids
solicited In the next few weeks,
will afford smoother riding su:-
face, It is said.
The following streets are listed
as those to be resurfaced: In the
New Jersey Avenue lie-
tween G and e Streets; IN the south
west Virginia Avenue. Ninth to
Twelfth streets; G Street. sixth TO
Seventh Streets: ID Street from
First ST. to. Maryland Avenues; N
the northwest. o Street. Seventh to
Elrhth Streets: L street. Fourth 10
Fifth Streets Second Street. Penrs-
sylyania Avenut to B Street: Lou
isiaffa Avenue. Sixth to Seventh
Streets. Twerity.SIxth Street. ~ to
Pennsylvavnia Avenues TWENTY
Ninth, M to n Streets Thirtiath
street. M to n Streets: Nineteenth
Street K to n Streets: Potomac
Street. nj Street to Prospect Avenue;
Thirty. First Street. NJ to n Straets
and p to r Streets; First Street,
between G. and F Streets.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
SPEAKERS URGE
DRY FIGHT
STAFF photo

The people Of the United States
are faced with the necessity Of sup
porting prohibition or seeing a
moral reaction in favor Of rum in
the next election, DIR. Clinton n.
Howard, cha1man of the United
Committee for Law Enforcement.
told a mass meeting at the Memorial
United Brethern Church. last night.
DR.. Howard saw IN the present
wave OF Ciisrespect for constitutional
prohibition the hand Of the rum
element, because the rum power is
attempting to take the wet North
ern states out Of the Union. he. de-
clared,
Representative Clyde Kelly Speaks
While DR. Howard was speaking
at the United Brethern Church,
Representative Clyde Kelly, of
Pennsylvania, was addressing an.
other prohibition mass meeting at
Foundry NJ. K. Church.
The time Is coming when foreign
legations. In the Capital viii be
asked to respect the laws of the
GntLeQ SthNes, lneIudlAS the SAEH-
teenth Amendment, Kelly declared,
and President Hoover's inaugural
address was a declaration of war on
the outlaw liquor interests. | be-
lieye he win give US. a reasonable
enforcement. / believe he will
make Washington a model for the
rest OF the nation.
Embassies. To Stay Wet.
During the course of the two
addresses. reporters were busy
calling embassies and legations in
an effort to nail down the report
that those foreign dignitaries would
cease to import liquors for their
use.
The story. that such was to be-
come the rule was declared "a per,
feet Invention and none of the
embassies staffs would admit hear
ing anything of it.
Following the meeting at United
Brethren Church. DIR. Howard is
sued statement demanding that
the successor of Major Edwin B.
Hesse. retiring superintendent Of
Police, be a known dry.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
KELLOGG
FOR AMI TY MD

In recognition of his work on be-
half OF Pan-Americau amity, Secre-
tarv OF state Kellogg today was
presented with resolutions OF ap.
preclation and gratitude by mem.
bers of the governing board. Of the
Pan American Union.
The ceremony took place in the
Hall Of the Americas In union
headquarters. the presentation adj
dress being made by the Brazilian
ambassador. s. Gurgel do Amaral.
I'VE greatly appreciate your un.
falling devotion to the work of the
Pan American Union and your con-
stant helpfulness In making our
duties here easier and more delight
full" said the envoy to Secretary
Kellogg. who is ex-officio chairman
of the governing board of the union.
'This resolution will always re.
mind me of one of the most in.
spring associations of my career, !"
said Secretary Kellogg. in accepting
the memorial. ITO me, there il no
more important work to be done
today than to insure the closest pos.
sible understanding between the
governments and peoples of America.
This understanding should ex.
press itself not only In complete
mutual confidence. but also take the
form Of positive constructive efforts
to promote cooperation in the solu.
ton of the problems common to all
of the republics of America. y
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Colonel Grant Thanks
Inaugural Workers

Washingtonians who assisted In
making the Inauguration q success
full event today were thanked by
Col. u. s.. Giant, Sd. chairman Of
the inaugural committee.
Those who contributed so gener.
ously to the guarantee fund and
many local citizens who as mem.
bers of the inaugural committee o..
otherwise, devoted their time and
labor to the event. receive our
heartfelt thanks, declared ColoneI
Grant I'm an open letter today.
I'm spite 5f the rain / had a
very distinct impression that the
visitors sojournlng here enjoyed the
occasion very nlnch and returned
home with real sense of apprecia
tion of WashingtOn's hospitality, =
Colonel Grant concluded.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11

JONES FAV0RS
SHIP FREIGHT
SUBSIDY

A conference Of representatives
of American industry and labor to
decide upon policy for the build
Ing Of great cargo merchant
marine was proposed today by Sem
ator Wesley L. Jones (t) Of Wash.
sington, co.author OF the Jones
White shipping act.
Congress having determined upon
a policy to build up the passenger
merchant marine, there II now q
its attention to vessels which viii
he said
The Jones.White act, he pointed
out, provided mall subyenti0ns to
aid passenger ships and this indirect
subsidy can also be given to some
combination passenger.cargo ships.
The bulk OF the cargo ships. how
ever, do not benefit by the act.
~ wonld like to see representa-
lives of industry, OF agriculture and
OF labor be brought together In such
a conference and talk over frankly
and fully what should he done for
marine .
There now are 200 freight carry.
ing ships owned by the government
and operated privately for the
shipping board under contract.
Most OF the ships were. acquired
for wartime use, and are fast de-
teriorating.
The Government, he said, must
be prepared to meet big losses in
the marine unless 1t decides to go
into the cargo.carryihg marine bust.
ness In a business-like fashion. Aid
probably is necessary IL private oper.
ators are to establish lines, he said.
Senator Jones also indicated that
efforts may be made to force
larger appropriations by Congress
for mail stIbventions Of passenger
ships. Both he and Representative
White tR.J OF Maine, chairman OF
the House Merchant Marine Com
mittee, declare that Congress has
been niggardIy In providing funds.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Teachers Institutes
To Hear DIR. C. III. Ward

DIR, C. H. Ward. teacher OF
English at New Haven. Conn, will
tell washington. school teachers Of
the blue Haze OF Idealism,' at
teachers institutes, TO be held on
March 81.
THE teachers in the white divi-
sions will hear DR.. Ward At S:q5
n. m. on that day in the Central
High School auditorium. Teachers
IN the colorad divisions will hear
Rim a. r. ~. IN the Armstrong
High auditorium.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Contractor Arrested
Under Insurance Act

.llleged to have failed to Obtain
Insurance for an empl0ye. Charles
+. Pangle, ~, contractor Of the
100 block OF North Glebe Road.
Arlington. Va. was arrested here
today on a charge OF violating. the
wurkmen's compensation act.
Carl Spitzinger. 800 block North
Carolina Ave. 3. E., is Said to have
been injured while in the employ
Of Pangle and to have received no
compensation while patient at
Emergency Hospital. Pang!e was
arrested by u. Il. Thompson and
Thomas Nally headquarters detec.
tiyes, on a warrnt sworn out by
Louis Cochran, 1890 block New
hampshlre Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
CITIZENS NEE I
IN CLARENDON

ARLINGTON COUNTY. March
1.-THE Clarendon Citizens Associa-
tion, ut Its meeting tomorrow night
in the community house, will he
asked TO ratify the action. Of the
Citizens Corporation Holding CO.
in accepting the offer OF $4,000
made by Frank r.. BAN and Law
renee Douglas to buy the community
house.
III the association fapors the sale.
which it Is understood will be done,
1t will cOnsider proposals made fo-
housing the future activities or the
community. A suggestion has been
made for the building OF a Joint
community house by Lyon Village
and Clarendon Citizens Associations.
Another question that will be
considered ia the housing of the
Clarendon fire department..
Arlington Lodge. No. 1sS, o. +. S.,
of Cherrydale. viii elect officers at
its meeting In the auditorium of
the firemen's hall tonight at 8
o'clock.
Persons owing reaiestate taxes
for period of more than five
years viii be subject to court actions,
according to a statement given out
today by Commonwealth Attorney
William G. Cloth.
Cloth stated that he has filed
suits In eight cases where the taxes
have been delinquent for several
years, In most cases owners are
dead, and their heirs cannot be
located. He stated, further, that an
examination of the tax books is
being made.
Plans for forming a special COM
mittee of 80 members of the Cham
Der of Commerce to assist in the
raising of the S5,080 pledged to the
board of supervisors to aid In the
proper zoning of Arlington county
will be made today, according to
Executive Secretary p. p. Wood.
bridge. IS
Letters viii go out to members Of
the board of directors, informing
them of the special dinner meeting
ct the Washington Golf and Country
Club Wednesday night at $50
o'clock, at which time the committee
win be organized.
Woodbridge stated that more than
I,V0O has already been raised, and
- confident that before April / the
balance will be in hand ready to
turn over to the sboard OF super.
visors
The Daughters OF Isabella, 81 st.
Charles Catholic Church. at sCIarerl.
don. will give benefit card party
tonight in the Priscilla rooms Of
the Boulevard Bakery, Wilson
-Btonlesarvd, Clarendon.
There will be meeting Of the
League OF Republican Women OF
Arlington county tonight In the
offices of b. M. Hedrick in the
Rucker Building, at Clarendon. 1t
has been called for the purpose of
selecting nominating committee
to choose officers to be elected at
the April meeting.
Election of officers will be the
principal business TO come, before
the meeting of the Aurora Hills
Civic League at itA meeting tonight
In the auditorium of the Jefferson
District Firemen's Hall, at s
o'clock.
TIE Lyon Park Civic. Association
holds its monthly meeting tomor-
row In the community house at s
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Ice Jam in Platte River
4. Brings Peril From Flood

OMAHA. Nebr.. March ii tI.N.s9,
Thousands Of acres of farm land
were flooded when the Platte River
broke over It's banks. Is miles west
of here, today, due TO an ice jam.
Continued warm weather may
make the situation serious. officials
said. No homes are on the land now
inundated.
Farmers worked throughout the
night In desperate effort to break
the Ice. Five Army planes dropped
dynamite In an attempt TO break the
lam
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Phone Girl Wins Banner
For Keep Well Success

OF the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company has won the
annual Keep Well banner Of the
organization. 1t was announced to-
day.
Miss Agnes Crimes. an employe
whose record for both health and
punctuality il near perfect, leads
the department in the annual com
petition, and was presented with
The banner by John G. Rooms. vice
president OF the company.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
CHIEF 5
JOB SOUGHT
BY MANY

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r. OF the department. one in whom
the police themselves will have con.
fidence and vs:ingly follow.
-esse,s two assistants. Inspector
Henry Pratt and Inspector william
s. shelby. are IN the forefront of.
those mentioned as possible sneces-
sors. Pratt was prominently mem
toned for the post when HesBe was
appointed. He Il a veteran and has
been lii charge Of detective work
since the death OF Inspector Grant.
Shelby Popular
Shelby has servei more than a.
score Of years ana II well liked in.
IL department. He also n well liked
on Capitol Hill. and several members
OF Congress have ,clared that he
would make . satisfactory superin-
tendent
Three other officials who are be.
Aeved to be candidates for the job
inspector Albert Headley and
Captains Robert Emmett Doyle and
william G.. Stott. They are vetenaHs'
ef many years service. Detective
Lieutenant Edward Kelly has been,
mentioned.
Several secret Service operatives
have been suggested. including Mics
McCahill, Jc'', @. Slye and james
Haley.
inspector Pratt. native of ir-
ginia. first reported for duty Aug
ust /. 1895, and was assigned to
the Seventh precinct. He was made
detective sergeant July 1, 1908,
and assistant superintendent Feb.
ruary is. 1922. During the World
War. he served with the Army.
entering AZ a captain and emery
ing q major. On January !. 1926
he was assigned as chief OF the
detective bureau, succeeding In
spector Clifford L. Grant, who died
in office.
inspector shelby, was appointed
| TO the force June 12, 1902, and sta
! toned at the Second precinct. In.
| 1908. he was commended for the
capture of Sam Clemmons, notori-
Gus bandit, in 1918 was made a
| lieutenant, and captain In 1922.
During the same year he became an
inspector and received the full
1 =.
Thompsonville, Conn., January 5,
1874.
Lieut.. Ed" Kelly. head of the
homicide squad. the youngest OF
them all. became A policeman on
October 3, 1895. and pounded side
walks" in the sixth precinct He
4 was made a detective sergeant De-
cember /, 1915, and acting lieuten.
ant on January a, 1929 He has
been commended FOR bravery many
times and also commended for good
detective work on several battling
cases.
Headley Storm Center
/ Inspector Headley, about whose
head the storms have broken dur
ing the era OF the automobile, was
/ first appointed to the force In 1895
and worked his way to captain In
the traffic bureau. He then rose
to the rank OF inspector. was de-
moted on the advice of Traffic Di..
rector M. o. Eldridge, without a
hearing. an act which ultimately
forced Commissioner Fenning from
office.
| Headley was later reinstated N
1.-THE advice of Major Hesse and Is
now inspector In charge of the Sec.
ond police district.
! Captain Doyle has kept himself
pretty much out OF the public eye,
except during baseball season. when
his precinct, the Eighth. liz probably
the busiest In town. He was ap.
pointed Jule 10. 1891. made a SER
geant, July i, 1901; lieutenant. March
23, 1905. and captain on July / Of the
same year. When first appointed he
was sent to the Ninth precinct. He
lis q native Washingtonian.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Elsie Janis Removed
To American HOSPITAL

PARIS. March II. I'm. 81. Miss
Elsie Janis, famous American &C.
tress and noted as s'the sweetheart
fof the A. E. F.. because of her
entertainments for American sol.
diers In France, was removed to-
day from the Hotel Crillon to the
American Hospital at Nenilly In a
serious condition from illness.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
District Grocery Forces
Honor President Kay

At their annual banquet IN the
City Club ballroom last night, the
members Of the District Grocery
Stores, Incorporated. clirnaxec an
snjoyable evening by presenting
their president. A. s. Kay with q
sUid watch and chain for his
efforts towards the increasing of
their membership to more than $50.
Other gifts for faithful service TO
the organization we're made to Il.
Denison, waYehouse manager and
Z. c. Grosshfrg. auditoA Fred. ;.
Kogod. TREASURER, presided as toast
master.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Fear Fishing Party
Lost In Gulf Storm

TAMPA. Fla, March 11.-Fear
was expressed today for the safety
Of fishing party which left here
saturday and had not returned.
Dorlng the weekend gales swept
the waterfront and knocked five
sr1alI boats out OF commission.
Coast guardsmen and oOatmen
rescued those on board.
The fishing part4 included I'd
ward RaSlin. p. ~. and e. v.
SrwaH ana James cantpbcH. this
city. ~
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
40 Earth Shocks Felt
In Night by New Zealand

LONDON, March III u.N.S. 1.-The
township OF Arthurs Pass, New
Zealand has been completely eyac.
uated owing to recurreRt earth.
quake shocks, said Central News
dispatch from Auckland this after:
noon.
Refugees said that 140 separate
quakes were felt In one night.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
ClVTANS TO MEET

Washington's Civltan Club holds
its regular monthly business meet.
ing tomorrow evening at the La.
fayette Hotel. The board meeting
will be held at 5:30 o'clock, with the
dinner meeting getting under way
an hour later,
The Washington times., 1929-03-11

TweRty-O -ORe days left "a fils, geWT
Personal Tax Return. SeeslEittee
Rwned whether plSdgeN ~ BrpNdseS
must be included Ia the declaration.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11

POSITIONS Of the main government and revolutions
ary forces are shown in the map:
l. Rebel headquarters have been established at Chi
huahua
2. General Escobar is mobzng the main rebel forces
for battle to hold key railroads.
s. General Almazan is advancing Torreon from
the East.
i General Gales Is advancing from the South and has
passed Cantas
s. General Cruz is advancing on Manganlo and hopes
to capture Guadalazara (6).
T. At Irapano the federas have their main base both
for operations nthe North and to meet any attack
from the West