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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
CAPITAL LANDMARK.
VICTIM OF FLAMES
Barnett House Abandoned by
RecIuse After $4,000
Loss to Thieves.

One of Washington's landmarks, the
Barnett house, located between the
Riggs road. in the northeast, and the
Baltimore e. Ohio railroad tracks, was
practically destroyed by fire early today.
The two-story frame dwelling was built
around a log cabin said to be more
than a century old.
The house had been vacant since 1t
was abandoned in May, 1928, by
Thomas Barnett, a 78-year-old recluse,
after he reported robbers had stolen
$4,000 he had buried in the back yard.
The thieves failed to find $l2500 Bar
nett had concealed In crevices abous
the premises.
Fearing burglars might find the $12,-
500. Barnett went to the twelfth pre-
cinct station to sleep the night after the
robbery With his long white moustache
giving him an air of distinction, Bar
nett walked into the precinct with a
glass fruit jar and a tin coffee can
under his arms He explained that the
Jar contained $4,000 in gold and the
can $4,000 in currency.
Police later failed in an effort to
locate the II $1,000 bills stolen from
their hiding place beneath piece OF
terra Gotta pipe covered with an iron
kettle. The milk bottle which had pro-
tected the currency from the elements
also was missing.
Barnett explained before leaving for
Philadelphia to live shortly after the
robbery that he had amassed his money
as a truck gardener. He said he had
withdrawn his money from bank be-
cause he was afraid 1t would be at
tached in a court fight over the owner
shin 0f a tract of land
The blaze was discovered by John
w. Hockshaw of Hyattsville. He turned
in the alarm. Engine companies Nos.
% and "a and truck company No. II
responded. Firemen were unable to
determine the origin of the flames.
They thought tramps might have been
responsible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
SIX STILL MISSING
IN LAKE TRAGEDY
One Body Recovered After
Freighter Senator Is
Sunken in Fog.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, November six per-
eons, one woman, we're missing, prob
ably drowned. and the body Of seventh
had been recovered today as officials
inquired into the most recent Of Lake
Michigan's tragedies-the sinking Of
the freighter Senator.
Feeling her way through thick fog,
the Senator was rammed amidships yes
terday by the ore carrier Marquette,
and sank 20 miles of Port Washington.
Wis The Marquette herself was saved
from laundering by rescue tugs ana
was towed here last night.
Twenty-one persons were saved from
the Senator. Among the missing was
her captain, George Finch.
The missing woman was Mrs. Minnie
Gormley, wife of the steward. Several
survivors reported seeing her slip from
a life raft. Her husband was rescued.
Capt. Amsbary Praised.
Capt Walter F. AmSbary of the Mar
uuette was reluctant to discuss the COL
llsion until after testifying. Members d
his crew. however, volunteered the opln,
ion that Capt. Amsbary had done all
that was humanity possible under the
circumstances.
The two freighters doomed suddenly
out of the sticky fog and hardly had
time to sound warning before the steel
nose of the ore boat rammed broadSlde
into the steel freighter, laden with auto
mobiles, ripping it open with such gap
that IL went down before the crew could
reach thel ifeboats. 1t rolled over on
its port side and sank rapidly. TWO OF
its crew leaped and grabbed the Mar
uuette, saving themselves. thlrd,
RaInh Ellis. Senator radio operator
buckled on a lifebelt and jumped: He
was quickly pulled aboard the ore boat
Nearly score of them chung to life
raft, and of these the fishing tug Delos
n. Smith picked up Is within As min
utes after the crash and carried them
safely to a dock at Port Washington.
Three others supposedly were picked up
by another ship. the Thomas J. walters,
which had not docked early today. ap-
parently heading on to Northern port
241 Autos Aboard.
The Senator was eastbound out of
Milwaukee for Detroit and other ports
with q cargo of c41 automobiles. the
Marquette was southbound to Indiana
Harbor. Ind, with ore for the steel
mills.
Ellis. the Senator's radio man. seeing
the impending collision, darted into ms
room and started to send an S o S, but
the ship listed so soon after the crash
he had to abandon his post. The prov
OF the Marquette was caved in COM
pletely, but the boat managed to keep
afloat until rescue tugs responded to It's
distress signals 1t was towed into port
at Milwaukee badly disabled.
The body recovered was that OF Peter
Smith. wheelsman, of Fredonia. N. Y,
The Senator was owned by the Nichol-
son Universal Steamship Co. of Detroit.
The Cleveland Cliff Iron Co. OF Cleve-
land owned the Marquette. Both
freighters were all-steel craft, each OF
more than 1000 gross tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
EXCLUSIVE SECTION
BOASTS FEW CHILDREN
Ratio Is 800 Dogs to 80 Youngsters
In One New York Apartment
Development.

NEW YORK, (N.A.N.AJ.-Generally
speaking. the Manhattan neighbor-
hoods incest for children have the
fewest of them, and the worst neigh
borhoods for them have the most. In
5qualid. crowded sections children
multiply recklessly regardless of their
parents lack of ability to feed, clothe
and shelter them, or to give them room
to play and grow.
In exclusive sections of ample sun
light, space and af11uence it is the other
way around. Take a new apartment
house development. with its SO children
and 300 dogs. Here a private park.
with trees brought from the woods. has
been created, out of the way of traffic
and high above the East River, but
where are the children to benefit by It?
private kindergarten, opened for
the benefit of families In these apart
ment houses, may take to the training
Of dogs. OF course. the public school,
formerly well attended by children from
the close tenements that this apartment
colony supplants. gets no children from
these new families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
SPEEDY TANK NEWEST
ARMY WAR MACHINE

A greyhound" Army tank that
charges over sand dunes and plowed
fields at 40 miles an hour and strtaks
down highways at mile a minute Is
the latest addition to the fighting
strength of the United States. The
speedy war machine, which carries three
men. passes the ordinary tank as
though the latter we're standing still
and gets under way before the more
unwicldy machines of the past begin to
move. says Popular Science Monthly.
The spectacular new tank showed
what it can do recently in tests con-
Quoted before Army officers at Fort
Leonard Wood, Md. Over rough ground
its caterpillar tresds carried it at 42.55
miles an hour. When the treads were
removed the armored fighter, running
on wheels, was clicked over a trial
course at so miles an hour. The
machine. which was designed by j. Wal
ter Christie, an armament expert, is
about two-thirds the size Of the average
Army tank. 1t is intended, its inventor
points out. for quick smashing surprise
attacks upon enemy lines rather than
for heavy combat work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
BOARD VACANCY FILLED.
Frederick W. Robinson Named for
Fairfax School Body.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, November 1.-The
school trustees electoral board of Fair
fax County held a special meeting yes
terday in the Office of Division Supt. W.
T. woodson at the court house, to I'LL
the vacancy existing in the County
School Board Benjamin r. MCGUIRE,
previously appointed to represent the
Town of Herndon on the county board
to succeed George r. Bready, resigned,
has refused to serve.
Frederick w. Robinson. q member Of
the town school board, who has repre-
scented the community on the county
board on previous occasions. was named
for the post by the electoral board
which includes Ms. Nathan Davis of
Lorton, chairman: Asa Bra dshaw of
Herndon, clerk, and John G. Mackall of
Mclean. who is succeeding his father,
Douglass Mackall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
New Barn Burns; Loss, $4,000.

(spe 1 Fire a late ." YESTERDAY I ieveled
a brand-new barn on a farm near
Toms Brook. Va. owned by Myron L..
Parsons, this city. A son OF Par
sons and several men working in
field some distance away were
attracted by flames and smoke, but ar
rived too late to get the fire under con-
troll. The building was stocked with a
large assortment of farming implc-
ments and feed. No live stock persisted
The loss was estimated around $4,000,
partly insured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
MICHIGAN OFFICIAL FACES
ENLIGHTENMENT CHARGES
State officials Help in Probe of Ac-
counts Following Report of
County Auditor.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FLINT, Mich, November 1.-Sought
for questioning since yesterday, when a
special audit of his accounts was be-
gun, Bunnell G. Bowles. treasurer of
Genessee County. was arrested today
on a charge Of embezzlement.
State officials were called in after
Joseph Galliver, county auditor had re-
ported the results of his investigation
to the board OF supervisors The inves-
tigation covers the period from October
l. 1928, until the close of the ONCE last
night.
New locks were placed on the doors
OF the office last night and a deputy
sheriff YVES posted as a guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
CALM BROUGHT REWARD.
New York Financier Weathered
Storms Unperturbed.

NEW YORK N.A.N.A).-Albert H
Wiggin. one of the small group of A.
nancial chieftains In the stock market
began his climb to the directorates of
tremendous power in 1907. when his
elders observed that he did not lose his
head In Wall Street panic. Again.
when the war broke, in 1914. he was
mittee that raised 100000, 900 to pro-
tect New York city's debt, maturing in
London.
He and the elder Baker are promi-
nent Unitarians and he himself is a
minister's son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
Runaway Girls Found on Road.

FAIRFAX, Va. November (Spe-
ciaD Haywood Durrer. captain of the
Fairfax County road police, Wednesday
turned over to the District of Columbia
authorities two girls who. it was claimed,
had run away from home. They were
apprehended on the Richmond highway.
Their names were given as Margaret
Clarke. 500 block NJ street southwest,
and Lorraine Mills, 400 block M street
southwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
$4,000 FIRE IN BAKERY.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va. November l.
The Sta-Kleen Bakery, Park avenue
and Seventh street. was damaged to
the extent of $4,000 by a fire, the
origin Of the blaze being undetermined
The main part of the baking plant
was saved from the fire by a fire wall.
the doors Of which closed automatically
when they became hot. Much of the
damage was due to smoke and water.
The loss is fully insured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
MRS. O'TOOLE DEAD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MOUNT SAVAGE, Md, November l
Mrs. Katherine E. O'Toole, aged g.
widow of Charles O'Toole. and mother
OF the late Rev. Thomas O'Toole, rector
of st. Mary's Catholic Church, this city,
who met death in an accidental fall
from a window at the rectory at Hamil-
ton, Md, died suddenly late yesterday
at her home here from heart attack.
Mrs. O'Toole was native of Scotland
She is survived by one son, Charles
Barrellville Md, and one daughter
Gertrude, instructor of English and
Latin at Mount Savage High School.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-12
LOCAL A. !. AUXILIARY
 DONATE FLAGPlLE AND
 FLAG ID TIE SCHOOL

Again showing their public spir- fitness and initiative, at yester- days meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary of Seward, held at the residence of Mrs Wey- brecht, members decided to do- nate flag-pole and flag to the Seward public school.
 The announcement of 9 few days ago in which it was report ed the local new school had no pole or flag, was the signal for the Auxiliary to take the matter up immediately with the above mentioned action.
 A committee has been appoint cd; a 60-foot pole is to be select ed, and a flag appropriate in size, which is assurance Old Glory will shortly be proudly waving over school and grounds.
 It is also announced that the Seward Post today expressed their desire to cooperate with tho Aux Hilary and to that end ate working with the committee.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-12
THEATRE NEWS

Movie plays of American soldiers and French girls. during the war, and after, in France, have been served up to the public from every imaginable angle. At least there has come a new setting, that of the beautiful Rhineland where the American occupational army was quartered after the Armistice. The play at the Liberty tonight has to do with three virile privates in their affairs and escapades with German girls. 1t is said to be an in- teresting story, with many new comedy complications.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-12
PURCHASE TOWN SEDAN

One of the new Ford Town Se- dams arrived on the Admiral Evans day before yesterday, for Miss Syl- via Sexton. The car was ordered thru the local agency, the Seward Machine Shop, and is beauty in every sense of the word. The spacious interior is upholstered in mohair and the exterior is finished in new color which presents an exceedingly pleasing appearance, and it can safely De said that any motor enthusiast would be proud to own such machine.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-12
A sTrCCO TOWN

The residence of Mir. and Mrs. Wayne Blue is being succeed by Gerhardt Johnsen, local contractor and builder of the splendid educa- tional edifice, the William H. Sew ard school. The house next to tie large Blue residence which is also the property of MT. Blue, is also being succeed.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-12

KLEANBORE NON-CORROSIVE RIFLE CARTRIDGES at Brown & Hawkins Corp.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-12
SEWARD COOPERATION IS SOUGHT
The following article, from the citizens of kenal peninsula and addressed to the Gateway ls 

7,o the Editor of The Seward Gateway:
 Tn regard to the petition requesting radical changes respecting our present laws thought that we are attempt a o enbarra the Alaska enforcement of game regulations
 In fact We are legal rights in appealing di rect to officials in charge particular judicial department Lo cal game sense only executives statutes may be enact authority changing abosnng regulation appealing direct to proper utilizing methods approach and in ad dtion we are employing privileges institution.
 It is true that many persons who sign petitions may such rights Further such gners testimony good faith from those who possess such knowledge.
 should welcome the outside visiting spormen believe scarcely position game legislation possess sufficient knowledge actual
  tourist said with the couragng depecatng the irresponsible prosperity country upon inaional methods any permanent pro- result only the applied activities of it's residents.
 R B Gray Alaska"
 The petition mentioned above by MT. Gray will be found on another page of this issue.
 The people of Seward should soidly support principles contained in this petition from residents of Kenai peninsula; the majority fthose enterprisng cit stand long ago made known and is in line with the desires of the citizens in those outlying communities
 Being expression from the majority 1t goes with out saying the matter should at least be given hear ing; whether it will, not, remains to be seen
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-12

Freedom in the United States consists principally the freedom to because have so little freedom
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
FIRE IN TROLLEY CAR CAUSES $500 DAMAGE
Vehicle Standing Near Barn When Blaze
 Breaks Out

\ trolley car used on the Meriden line was damaged by fire 10 the ex- tent Of $500 this morning while standing in the Connecticut compa:.y yard just west of the car barn on Chestnut street. The fire was dis covered at 4:30 o'clock by one of the company's employees who cali.d the attention of Zygmund Gwia.z- clowski, foreman of the repair crew, and he turned in an alarm from Box i6. the car barn box
 Superintendent W. J. Bryan of the local division of the company made an investigation and was satisfied that the fire was caused by the wir- ing. He learned that the electricity had been turned on for the purpose of heating the car before taking 1t out for the day. as is customary. and several minutes later, after other cars had been worked on in a similar manner. smoke was discovered. When the firemen arrived. the en- tire interior of the car was blazing. and the reflection of the flames against the windows of other trolley cars near it gave the yard the ap- pearance Of a big fire.
 Superintendent Bryan said the seats and interior of the car were badly burned. but the car can be repaired.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
COLD, RAIN, SNOW
 EASTER FORECAST
Weather Prophets Dampen Prospect for Display of
 Emery Tomorrow

Washington, March 30 R1Unless the weather man is forced to change his mind, this years crop of light flowery Easter frocks. like many Of it's predecessors. will have to burst into bloom indoors. or be hidden be- heath the protecting folds of spring coats during the annual parades in many eastern cities.
 For colder weather. with showers. and even snow fIurries in some states, is all the weather forecasterS can see in prospect for Easter Sun. day along the Atlantic coast as far south as Georgia and as far west as Ohio. All because a low pressure area had moved down fPom the Arc tic 10 northern Minnesota last night. and still was moving in this direc- ton.
 The eastward advance of the western disturbance" as the weather bureau puts 1t. will be attended by showers over the greater part of the Washington forecast district Satur- day and Saturday night. probably continuing into Sunday. Mild tenn peratures Saturday will be followed by change to colder weather into Sunday. and in the Atlantic States Ohio Valley. Tennessee and the low CT lake region Saturday night and Sunday. The weather will become much colder Sunday"
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
CAROL GIVES PLEDGE
 NOT TO SEEK THRONE
Rumanian Prince Promises Marie He Will Not Mo.
 lest kingly Son

Bucharest. Rumania. March 30 tP, When Queen Marie left France for Spain d few days ago she took the pledge of her son-always af- fectioDate if sometimes rather heedless--that he would not embar- rass her with efforts to unseat his own son, Michael. as king of Ru- mania.
 The queen informed the govern ment from Spain that former Crown Prince Carol. with whom she spen; two days in France, fully recognized his situation and the futility of any attempt 10 return 10 Rumania or to regain its throne. He promised his mother 10 let things in Bucharest remain as they are.
 The government let it be known that the queens meeting with her son and the reconciliation had its approval. Marie's principal object, it was said, was to obtain a definite promise by Carol 10 refrain from participating in the political and dynastical affairs of Rumania and to attempt to persuade the prince
 (COntinued on Page o0.)
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
Four Cent Tax on Gasoline is
 Proposed as One Solution to
 Problem of Highway Finance
Abolition of Auto Property Levy Forms Part of Road Construction Project Now Under Legislative Discussion - Senator Christ Declines
 to Comment.

State Capitol, Hartford. March 30 R}--What is hailed as a solution of the problems of dirt road construc- ton, motor vehicle property tax col lection and highway financing is in the process of formulation at the state capitol, with the chairman of the general assemblys finance. roads, rivers and bridges and appropria- tions committees Secretary Of State William l.. Higgins. Motor Vehicle Commissioner Robbins D. Stoeckel and Tax Commissioner William II. Blodgett cooperating in the effort.
 The solution. requiring in its de- termination the joint efforts of all these officials and legislators, would be in the form Of substitute for the bill now before the general assem- ply. providing $5O0,o0o be appropri- ated from motor vehicle department receipts for the improvement Of rural or town gravel roads.
 Under the present bill the i'm provement work would be done by the state highway department. the towns paying 25 per cent of the cost, the state the rest.
 Secretary Higgins. who led tile fight for this bill. is taking an active part in the formulation of the sub- stitute. All those cooperating say it is still in the talk or argument" stage, and that nothing is ready for presentation. Among the most active workers for the substitute is Senator Pearson of Cromwell. The others are Senators Parson. of North Canaan, finance chairman: Christ. of New Britain. appropriation chairman. and Arrigoni of Durham. roads. rivers and bridges chairman.
 Would Double Gas Tax
 The chief clemens of the proposed solution are the increase of the gas- oline tax from two to four cents and the abolition of the motor vehicle property tax. The increased gas tax. it was pointed out. would bring an additional revenue 10 the state of about $2.30O.000 The auto property tax never exceeded half this sum.
 Tn return for the loss of the auto property tax the towns would be en- titled to share of the gas revenue for the improvement of dirt roads. One of the objections to this plan. voiced by one of the officials working
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
VALUE OF FACTORY
 PRODUCTS INCREASES
Decline in Number of Els. tablishments and Ware
 Farmers
By GEORGE II. MANNING


 Washington Correspondent. N B. Herald)
 Washington. D. C., March 30 - Connecticut's industrial output in 1927 increased in value by almost slo,ooo, ,000 over the 1925 output, despite the fact that both the mum Der Of industrial establishments an,l the wage earners employed by the states industries declined during the two year period.
 During 1927, Connecticut's c.s71 industrial establishments turned out finished products valued at S1.2S4, '3s.563, as contrasted with the out put of $l274,951.5S2 produced by 3,O62 establishments in 1925.
 The states industries, in 1927. em ployed total of o4o.Sos wage earn CTS. who received for their la bors that year a compensation of $3o4 50S.907. whereas in 1925. a larger number of wage earners-24c.362- received only s3n1.1o9.566. an indi cation of the upward trend in the cost Of labor since that year. ac- cording to figures taken from the 1927 census of manufa ctures by the department of commerce.
 Materials entering into manufac- ture, including factory supplies. fuel and power, cost the industries of Connecticut considerably less in 1927 than in 1925. the totals for the two years being. respectively. s59S,- 0l4,077 and s6lc.G4c.343. The value added by manufacture in 1927 was s6Ss.724.4S6 as compared with s6S2,3o2.oi9 in 1925.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30

on the substitute bill. Is that some money than they need. while others, practically cities would lose their auto property tax and not having dirt or gravel roads to be improved. lose by discrimination. Senator Pier son declared 1t might be possible to make some arrangement whereby municipalities without dirt road problems might get their share of the tax money and use 1t for another purpose. Senator Parsons thought the tax collectors who are particu- larly worried over their losses in auto property tax collection would no longer have this worry, as the tax would be abolished. and the gas tax paid by the very ones who would pay property tax. more than make up the difference. If the in- creased gas tax results in a higher annual payment than the auto pro. perty tax. for some motorists. ac. cording to Senator Pierson, then these auto owners would pay small CT assessments for dirt road ex penses, than they do under the pres ent plan.
 Tax On Tourists
 Senator Pierson also said that a great revenue would come to the state from the increased gas tax from tourists and vacationists, some of them the very ones giving tax col lectors trouble over the auto proper. ty tax collection. Senator Pierson pointed out that thousands of auto ists use state highways and roads every day who contribute nothing or little to upkee pof roads.
 As many autoists have to stop in the state to buy gas whether they
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