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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
MRS. MARY LOEFFEL
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
Was Assistant Supreme Court
Clerk in Charge Of Nat
publications.

Mrs. Mary Jeanette Loeffel, asSistan,
clerk OF the District Supreme Court, In
charge Of naturalizations, died last niahi
at the home Of her daughter. Mrs
Thomas Z. Lodge, 1900 Forty-seventh
street. She was appointed to the clerks
once May 10, 1922. and was at the
ONCE last Wednesday She was So
years old today having been born at
DUBUQUE, Iowa, December %, 1872.
MRS. LoefIel came to Washington in
1918 and has been active In the affairs
OF the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton, serving Is delegate from Iowa,
ner nome State, at every convention of
the organization during her residence
here. She was also active in Episcopal
church AFFAIRS, member of the Won-
ans City Club, Wheel of Progress and
the Anericanization School. She was
appointed q clerk in the Municipal
Court In 1920 and transferred to the
district Supreme Court two years later.
She was the daughter of Harry r
Camp and Mary Jeanette Camp and
attended public schools in Iowa. She
married John B. Loeffel and lived in
Marshaltown, Iowa. Peoria, Ill; Ander-
son. Ind, and Waterloo, Iowa, where
she was well known as an organist in
Episcopal churches. Her husband died
several wears ago.
MRS. Loeffel Is survived by I1er daueh-
ter. Mrs. Thomas Z. Lodge, wife of a
well known local lawyer; by her mother,
Mrs. Harry e. Camp. and by q sister
Mrs. John W.. Banghart, Chicago, nj.
Mrs. Camp resides at the Forty-seventh
street address with her granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held At the
COLUMBIA Episcopal Church, Forty-Sec-
ond and Albemarle streets, tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. W. w
Shearer will officiate. The body is now
resting at Hysong'S funeral parior. In
terment will be at Rock Creek Gene
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
MISS BAXTER GETS
BAL BOHEME PRIZE
Awarded $25 for Best Poster
Submitted to Advertise
Arts Club Dance.

Chosen as the winner of the annual
poster contest for Washington art stu
dents, Miss Margaret Baxter of 1881
Twentieth street today received a prize
Of $25 as plans were being made to re-
produce her poster and give it wide dis
play as an advertisement for the Bal
Boheme OF the Arts Club. The dance
at the Willard Hotel January ~ will be
an outstanding event of the Winter So
cial season.
The judges spent two hours and a
half last night selecting the three most
stunning posters Of the IS entered. The
second prize of SIS was awarded to
Miss Gladys Macafee Of the Abbott
School Of Art. The third prize of SIC
was won by Miss Aria Marie Schwarz
OF the Holton-ArmS School. Miss Bax-
ter represented Sudduth'S evening class
Another girl. Miss Mary Augusta Hoo
yer OF the Corcoran School of Art, was
given honorable mention. Special men,
ton was given to Lloyd B. Embry
a Mckinley High School student
who entered an exceptional poster
The judges announced he prob
ably would have been among the
prize winners had he conformed to
the rules Of the contest as laid down
by a committe of Art Club members
Miss Sibyl Baker. Miss Jessie Baker
Miss Ethel Prince, Miss Ethel Foster
and Clifford X. Bergman.
The pudges included Mrs Duncan
Phillips Miss Eleanor Parks GUSTS.
Mrs. Louise Hoover Rochon. L. NJ Lei
Senring and Eugen Weisz. They found
1t necessary to hold an elimination con-
test to decide the victors. This was
the first time in the history of the an
nual affair that all the prize winners
were girls.
The prize winning posters as we'll as
those of unusual merit have been placed
on exhibition at the Arts Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
MAITLAND TRANSFERRED.

Lieut.. Lester j. Maitland, pilot of
the Army tri-motored transport plane
which made the first flight between
the United States and Hawaii, will
leave the National Capital probably
next Spring, for duty at the Army Air
Corps Training Center, Duncan Field,
Tex. He now is on duty in the ONCE
OF F. Trubee Dawson, Assistant Secre-
tary Of War for AeronauticS.
Orders have been issued for the trans
fer to the Office of the chief Of staff. in
this city, Of Maj. Ralph Royce, Air
Corps, commander of the famous LIST
Pursuit Group, Selfridge Field, Mich,
effective June 80, 1890 During q re-
cent leave Of absence Maj. Royce or
ganized and commanded the first aerial
police force in Cook County, ILL.,, in
Guiding Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
SANTA TO INVADE
DISTRICT PRISONS
Elaborate Christmas Dinner
Promised at Reformatory.
Other Institutions Favored.

A Christmas dinner Of roast turkey,
sage dressing, cranberry sauce, celery,
slaw, mashed potatoes, giblet gravey,
bread and coffee. with applies, apple
pie, oranges, nuts and candies, is in
store for the prisoners In the District
Reformatory at Lorton, Va, where pris-
oners are confined for periods of more
than one year.
Prisoners in the District Workhouse
at Occoquan, Va, and the District Jail
on the banks of Anacostia River will
not fare so we'll, roast pork being the
meat listed for them. Mince pie will
be an added attraction with the dinner
at the workhouSe, where mashed pota-
toes, sage dressing, Stewed tomatoes.
brown gravy, white bread, apples and
coffee will complete the menu.
Jail prisoners, where there Is no
laborious work required and where the
inmates are not given the benefit of
so much fresh air in the open, the
dessert will be omitted With the pork
they will be served mashed potatoes,
brown gravy, cranberry sauce, apples,
bread. butter and coffee.
Capt. M. M. Barnard in charge Of the
DlSLrlct penal institutions, prepared the
menus. assisted by Capt. A. T. TawSe,
superintendent of the reformatory, and
Col. William L. Peak, superintendent of
the jail
In addition to the extra feeding of
the prisoners in the three institutions,
Capt Barnard has arranged to provide
Christmas food for Gallinger Hospital.
Six hundred pounds of pork from the
institutions in Virginia and a large
supply OF apples gathered from the
orchards at Occoquan and Lorton have
been sent to the institution.
In addition to enjoying a specially
prepared Christmas dinner, the work
house and reformatory prisoners will be
given an opportunity to indulge in foot
ball games and other athletic sports in
the open II weather conditions will
permit, while at night all will be given
an opportunity to enjoy moving pic
lures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
EASTERN STAR CHOICE.

Mrs Anita l. Haight was elected ma
tron of the Brightwood Chapter, o. E.
S.. at its meeting last night at the
Brightwood Temple, at Georgia and
Colorado avenues.
Others elected for the new year were
G. Bolts Kinslow. patron; Mrs. Ardell
Payne, associate matron; Joseph Steker,
associate patron; Mrs. Bertha Steker,
secretary; Mrs Grace Newlen, treas
urer; Mrs. Ethel Maggie, conductress,
and Mrs. Agnes Motyka, associate con-
ductress Oficers will be installed at
the next meeting Of the chapter, Thurs
day night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Companion on Motor Bike
Seeing Collision Unavoid-
able, Leaps to Safety.
THREE PERSONS HURT
IN ACCIDENTS IN CITY
Dale Carman Is Victim Of Fatal
Mishap Which Occurred Near
Colesville, Md.

Injuries suffered yesterday in a col
lision between a motor cycle he was
riding and an automobile near Coles
vile, Nd, today resulted in the death
In Emergency Hospital of Dale Carman
IS. of 4035 New Hampshire ave1as.e.
Carman's death followed closely that
of S. Gale Lindsay of Durham, N. c.,
killed Saturday near Woodbridge; va,
when his motor cycle was struck by an
automobile driven by his fellow towns
man, j. z. Ormes.
Companion Leaps to Safety.
George L. Tolson of Silver Spring,
Md removed Carman to Walter Reed
Hospital He later was transferred to
Emergency. Death was caused by a
fractured skull.
y w. McKuwn of Ola Shepherd
street, riding behind Carman, realized
a collision was certain and leaped to
safety, escaping injury. The automobile
involved was driven by Benton Lamar
Baker Of Silver Spring.
Three persons were injured in tranc
accidents on Washington streets yeSter-
day and last night, police report.
Lillian Sachs, SO, Of 1912 Connectl-
cut avenue, sustained a broken nose and
scalp decorations when the automobile
In which she was riding struck street
car loading platform at Connecticut
avenue and M street Vincent Selbicky,
So. of 247 Delaware avenue, driver Of
the machine, was uninjured. The
woman was taken to Emergency Hos
pital.
Man Injured by Auto.
While crossing at Ninth and U streets
Joseph A. Dudley, 81. Of 4430 New
Hampshire avenue, was knocked down
and slightly injured by an automobile
driven by Julius A. Payne of Upper
Darby, Pa, stopping at 6819 Fifth
street. Dudley was taken to Freedman'S
Hospital in the eigth precinct patrol
and treated for cuts about the head
and face.
A collision between two automobiles
In front of 1921, Sixteenth street result
Ell in q minor injury to Vincent For
berti. 80, of 901 Twentieth street, pas
senger in one of them. He was treated
at the ONCE Of Dr. e. M. Campbell, 3l09
Sixteenth street, and then removed to
Garfield Hospital in the tenth precinct
patrol. His left side is said to be In
jured. The cars we're driven by Lucien
Grayhouse, 1929 Sixteenth street, and
George H. Manning, 1921 Sixteenth
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
PLANE STARTS HOMEWARD

Initiating the first northward flight
of Marine Corps aircraft from Mica
ragua, one of the five Fokker planes,
recently flown from Quantico, Va, 70
the Central American republic for use
OF the I'd Brigade of Marines there,
left Managua yesterday on a return
is piloted by Second Lieut.. John N.
Hart of Portsmouth, Va, with STAFF
Sergt. Claude Laurnes of Annapolis as
co-pilot. Other members of the crew
are Corpls. John H. Arthur, radio man,
Cramerton, N. C., and Charles r. Nc
Daniels, mechanic, Big Sandy, Tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
SNOW SLOWS TRAFFIC
ON NEARBY ROADS
Maryland and Virginia Highways
Blanketed With Slush, Which
Defes Flows.

The snowfall which today blanketed
the East painted Christmaslike pic
ture In nearby Maryland and virginia
where trafic was considerably delayed
because the snow was not of sufncient
depth to make the snow plows effective
So much rain and sleet fell with the
snow, it was said at the ONCE OF the
State Roads Commission at Upper
Marlboro. that the plowS were Of little
service and most of the highways
quickly became covered with slush.
In the vicinity of Laurel, however
more snow fell. so that plows were able
to function more efficiently there.
Under the supervision Of District En-
Rineer e. C. Duncan a fleet of 10 plows
was put in service in Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties before day
light, some Of those in Montgomery
County being called out as early a
3 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
MAN INJURED IN FALL
AT TERMINAL YARDS DIES
Brakeman Lost Both Legs When
He Dropped Beneath Wheels
of Freight Car.

Eldridge Cooley, "a years old, a brake
man, who had both legs amputated
yesterday morning when he fell be-
meath the wheels of a freight car in
the Union Station yards, died this aft
ernoon at o'clock at Emergency Hos
pital.
Cooley lived at 1901 Rosedale street
northeast. He came to Washington re-
Gently from RickerSon, Md, and q
serving his probationary period. Cooley
became full-fiedged brakeman in rec
ord time. According to the station on
Gals. he was a valuable and efficient
workman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Woman Manager of the Ar.
gYe Severely Burned When
Warning Tenants.
CORCORAN ST. BLAZE
GUSTS COLORED FAMILIES
Explosion in Attic Said to Have
Caused Latter Blaze-$10,00o
Damage Estimated.

One woman was severely burned on
the hand as two fires Of mysterious
origin broke out in apartment houses
late yesterday. One of the fires is be-
lieved to have resulted from an unex-
planned explosion.
Mrs. Stella E. Warner. resident man.
ager OF the Argyle Apartments. Seven
teenth street and Columbia road, was
badly burned as she forced open the
door of a blazing apartment to make
sure none Of its five occupants was
inside.
The other fire chased 19 colored
families from an apartment house at
171S Corcoran street and resulted in
three alarms being turned in. All Of
the occupants escaped injury.
The blaze was caused, according to
flremen, by an explosion on the fourth
floor or in the attic. Mrs. John Her.
bert, a tenant, said she heard an ex-
plosion shortly before the fire was dis
covered. The cause of the blast could
not be determined. Damage was eSti-
mated at $40 600. including approx
mately $500 worth of personal be-
longs Of the tenants.
The fire at the Argyle was confined
to an apartment occupied by five
nurses. Chemicals and water we're used
in bringing the flames under control.
The fire was discovered by Mrs. r.
F. Snyder, a tenant, who notified Mrs.
Warner.
After. summoning the Fire Depart
ment, Mrs. Warner kicked open the
door and rushed into the apartment
to make sure the occupants were not
inside.
The apartment was occupied by Mrs.
Erna Harris and Misses Margaret r.
CARROT, Fanny C. Beckham, Gertrude
Manifold and Elizabeth A. Martin, all
Of whom were absent.
The cause of the FIRE could not be
determined, the electrical wiring and
fixtures being found in perfect condi-
ton. Damage was confined almost en-
.tirely to the living room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
QUINTET USES AlRPLANE
TO KEEP EVENING DATE
Anacostia Naval Air Station Basket
Ball Team Has Game in
Salisbury, Md.

Members of the basket ball team OF
the Anacostia Naval Air Station took
advantage of fast transportation for q
game Saturday evening at Salisbury.
Md. A party of 10, including 8 MEM
bers of the team and the coach, were
flown to Hebron, Md, where a large
airport has been laid out, in the sta
tons Ford tri-motored transport plane
Saturday afternoon.
On the trip over the plane was flown
by Lieut.. M B. Gardner, with Lieut..
C. r. Harper as co-pilot. They returned
here Saturday afternoon. and yesterday
afternoon Lieut.. j.. j. Clark, station
executive officer. few the Ford plane
over and brought the team back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
ATTITUDE TOWARD CHRIST
STAGGERING, SAYS DEAN

The needless attitude" Of noderns
toward the Ten Commandments and
toward the predictions of the second
coming OF Christ was criticised last
night by DIR. B. G. wilkinson, dean Of
theology, Washington Missionary Col
lege. In an address at the Arcadia
Auditorium.
Two attitudes among the people Of
today stagger the reason of sane men,"
DR.. Wilkinson said Zone is the preach
ing that the Ten Commandments are
no longer valid and the other is the
amazing indifference to the three warm
ings IN Revelation, predicting the sec
ond coming Of Christ"
Another speaker was Dr. A. W. Tru-
man, medical director of the Washing
ton Sanitariilm and Hospital. who lee
tured on High Blood Pressure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
WIFE ASKS ANNULMENT.

Annulment Of marriage is asked in a
suit filed today in the District Su-
preme Court by A. Pearl Mount Will
kinson, 1905 Fifteenth street, against
Frank L. Wilkinson, Toms Brook, Va
The wife says her marriage was in
valid under the laws of Virginia because
1t was contracted before the lapse of six
months after her husbands divorce In
Roanoke. The decree was signed Janu-
airy Is, 1923, and she was married Nav
2, 1923, she informs the court. Attor-
ney Thomas E. Lodge appears for the
wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
COL. LUTHER HARE DIES.

Col. Luther Rector Hare, 70 years old,
retired veteran campaigner of the In
dian Wars, died yesterday in Walter
Reed Hospital. Funeral services viii be-
held Thursday afternoon in the chapel
at Arlington Cemetery, with military
burial In the cemetery.
Col. Hare, q graduate Of West Point,
who was twice decorated by the Gov
eminent for distinguished service, is
survived by three daughters. Mrs. Hare
Lippincott, Mrs. Charles r. Mason, both
Of Washington. and Viscountess de
Beaughm of Belgium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
WEATHER BALKS AERIAL TRIBUTE
TO DINGER PLANE CRASH VICTIM
Flyers Cancel Plans for Traditional 'Blank File" For
nation at Arlington Burial Service.

Under gloomy skies, which prevented
his fellow pilots from flying the tradi-
tional blank file" formation in his
honor, Capt. Harry A. Dinger, Army
Air Corps, pilot of the Army transport
plane In which he and four others, ia
Guiding Representative William K Kay
nor Of Massachusetts,, lost their lives
Friday, was buried today In Arlington
National Cemetery.
Funeral services were conducted by
Chaplain Albert F. Vaughn, Army
Chaplain Corps. The funeral process
sion, including dismounted troop OF
the Sd Cavalry, firing squad and
the body-bearers, moved to the grave
from the Fort Myer entrance to the
cemetery,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
CHEVY CHASE TO HOLD
CELEBRATION AT TREE
Rev. J. H. HOLSTER Will Preside
at Third Annual Christmas
Services Tomorrow.

Residents of Chevy Chase tomorrow
afternoon will hold their third annual
community Christmas tree celebration
at Chevy Chase Circle. beginning at
Sis O'Clock Rev. j. Hillman HOLSTER
of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church will preside.
Rev. F. c. Reynolds of the Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church will pro-
nounce the invocation and benediction.
Music will be furnished by the United
States Army Band Quartet, the music
section of the Woman's Club of Chevy
Chase, and the Chevy Chase Chanters.
Members of Boy Scout Troops SO, So,
81, 81 and 90 will serve as ushers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

When the flames we're at their heisht
Q mother cat was seen racing across
tne green ialrway. There was no hesi-
tating as she plunged into the fire and
smoke, but she was driven out, badly
singed and burned. She paused, but
for only O moment. One mighty leap
carried her back into the barn. where
she died with the kittens she had tried
as best she could 70 save.
The barn and equipment, valued at
5000, was lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

The four-plane formation was can
celed at the last moment. All flying
in the District was at a standstill.
The special board of inquiry appoint
ed to Investigate the crash was not
IN session this morning, the members
having gone to Arlington to attend the
services. The board is expected to sub
NIT Its report to the War Department
early this week.
The four other victims Of the crash
are to be buried in New England
representative Kaynor and his secre-
tary, Stanley B. Lowe, at Springfield
MASS; Arthur A. McGill, In Brookline
Mass, and Pvt. Vladimir Kuzma, III
shelton, Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
WIDOW DIES OF BURNS:
HUSBAND ALSO VICTIM

=, Severely burned during q fire In her
home December IA. which caused her
husbands death, Mrs. Anna Sullivan,
50: OF 2SS Ninth street southeast, died
this morning in Casualty Hospital.
The husband, Raymond Sullivan, 20,
cement mixer, was burned to death
IN the living room Of the two-Story
dwelling. He is thought to have fallen
asleep while smoking and set fre to
the rug with his cigarette.
Mrs. Sullivan leaped 40 feet TO the
ground from q second story window TO
escape the flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
HAITIAN SITUATION
RETURNING TO NORMAL

By the Associated Press.
A return to normal in the situation
In Haiti was indicated today BY Brig.
Gen. Russell, American high commits
sioner, In . report TO the State De.
partment.
The commissioner said that at noon
Saturday all was quiet, but that the
medical and law students at Damian
are stu on strike. The director gen
eral Of the public health service, the
report said, has recommended the clos.
ing Of the medical school until Octo.
Der next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
CAT DIES IN FUTILE ATTEMPT
TO RESCUE KITTENS FROM FIRE
After Being Driven Back, Badly Snged, She Tries Again
and Fails to Return.

The instinct of mother love, which Is
stronger than fear Of death, may bt
found In cats as we'll as humans.
A carelesSly dropped cigarette yester-
day transformed q barn at the Column
bia Country Club into q blazing inferno
Workmen dragging machinery to safety
were witnesses to q brief and tragic
drama which was not less inspiring
because the principal role was played
by a nameless black eat instead Of q
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
POLICE TO GET PHONE
TYPEWRITER SYSTEM
Eighteen Sending and Receiving
Sets Provided in 1888, o1o Au-
thorized for Betterments.


thorized for Betterments.
Installation of a telephone type
writer system for the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department, consisting OF 1S send
ing and receiving sets. located at police
headquarters in the District Building,
and at the precincts and other special
service points throughout the District,
Is included in part of an appropriation
Of $3.50, 010 authorized for additions and
betterments to the telephone system in
Washington by the board of directors
Of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co. This brings the total amount
authorized for similar work here this
year to 81 80S,4 ATS.
The telephone typewriting system will
supplement the present private branch
exchange telephone system now main
tanned for the Police Department. but
1t will in no wise replace the telephones
The advantage of the telephone type
writer is that simultaneous typed mes
saSes may be sent to each of the pre-
eincts and special points where these
installations are made. Also messages
may be sent from any Of the stations
to police headquarters in the District
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
SM00T SAYS TARIFF BILL.
WILL GET SPEEDY ACTION
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Smoot of Utah chairman Of
the finance committee, said after call
at the White House today that he had
told President Hoover he hopes to see
the tariff bill sent to conference by
February is.
The Utah Senator said he had called
to give Mr.. Hoover report on the
progress made on the tariff bill and
that he had discussed the general legis-
lative situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
BUS PERMIT EXTENDED.
CAPITAL Traction Co. will Get New
Order January 1.

The permit Of the Capital Traction
Co. to operate BUSES from south of the
Treasury Department around Hams
Point and to the East Potomac Park
Golf Course will be renewed on Deem
Der 81, when the present permit expires
This was made known today by Lieut..
Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, director of public
buildings and public parks, who said
that the traction company officials have
made an oral request to this effect.
The ONCE of public buildings and
public parks is willing to have the per-
NIT continue in force, officials said, be-
cause of the public service being rem
dered,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
MISSING INDIAN GIRL
IS LOCATED AT HOME
Student at Exclusive Arlington
Hall Went to Oklahoma to
Spend Holidays.

Missing for nine days from Airing
ton Hall, exclusive Arlington County,
Va, girls school. Gladys Ware, 19-year-
old Usage Indian girl, reported to the
school yesterday that she was at her
home, Pawhuska Okla. where she
would spend the holidays.
Miss Ware, according to fellow stu
dents, had expressed disappointment
that her guardian had not sent her
money to come home for the holidays.
When she disappeared Washington
police were asked to search for her, but
no trace had been found until her mes
sage was received by DR.. W. E. Martin,
head of the school, yesterday.