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Evening star., 1929-12-11
LINDBERGH CONFERS
WITH MERRIAM HERE
Pair Understood to Have Discussed
Results of Exploration Into
Mayan Territory.

Following an unannounced fight here
yesterday from New York, Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh was in conference for
some time yesterday afternoon with
John c. Merriam, president of the Car
negie Institution of Washington
Plans for the remainder of his stay
in the National Capital have not been
announced. 1t is understood that he
will visit several Federal aeronautical
officials before returning to New York.
Last night he attended a lecture by
Harold D. Babcock on Beyond the
Red in the Spectrum" at the Car
negie Institution auditorium.
It is understood that Col. Lindbergh
and DR.. Merriam talked over the results
of the exploration trip headed by Col.
Lindbergh in the Mayan country of
Central America during the Fall. Lind
bergh has become intensely interested
in the aerial exploration of historical
ruins in this country and Central
America, and 1t is believed that he may
undertake another flight of the same
character in the near future.
Col. Lindbergh few here from New
York alone in his tWo-place Falcon BIZ
plane He did not register on the visiti-
ing pilots register at the Boiling Field
operations office and left no word as
to when he intended to leave. He was
driven into the city by Lieut.. Elwood
r. Quesada.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
Government Figures Given
Dale and LehIbaCh by
AICorn.
SHOW FUND EXCEEDS
ANNUITY PAYMENTS
Chairman of Joint Conference
Urges Congress to Pass Pend.
ing Bill Quickly.

Authoritative Government statistics
showing that the amount paid out In
retirement annuities to retired Gov
ernment employees is less than half the
amount paid in by the employees and
the interest thereon, to say nothing OF
the Governments own contribution.
TODAY were called to the attention of
Senator Dale of Vermont and Repre-
sentative Lehlbach of New Jersey,
chairman respectively Of the Senate
the House civil service committees, by
Robert H Alcorn, chairman OF the
Joint conference on retirement, In
plea for liberaliZed retirement.
Mr.. Alcorn argued that this readily
shows that it will be many years before
the cost in dollars and cents will equal
the contribution of the employees them
selves"
To illustrate this he called attention
to the fact that the contributions OF
the employees tor the fiscal year l928-29
totaled S2S,019,824.61, and the interest
for the same period was $4,550, ,042.24
while the amount paid in annuities and
refunds was only $16,072,472.42.
Mr.. Alcorn expressed the hope OF the
employees that Congress speedily. Will
aCI on GIl6 pcnuulB OdAC-GNAAlDoSAA AO
tirement bill, and thus help in large
way to better the conditions ot the
retired employees, and at the same time
help in a very big way to bring about
a much better Civil Service, as is
borne out in the Senate committee re-
port on the Dale bill"
The identical information in the pre-
pared statements presented to Senator
Dale and Representative Lehlbach is as
follows:
There is submitted herewith informa-
ton secured from the commissioner OF
pensions and from the Treasury De-
partment, relative to the operation OF
the retirement law brought down TO
November 80, 1929:
The number of annuitants on the
roll November 80, 1929, was 16,947.
Total expenditures since retirement
became effective, August 20, 1920, to
November 80, 1929, 500, 6,512,000.
During the fiscal year 1928-1929 1885
were dropped from the retirement roll
on account Of death: from July /, 1929,
to November 80, 1929, 565.
Amount paid out in annuitieS and
refund for the fiscal year 1928-i929, to
June 80: Annuities, $12,005, ,04a88, and
refunds, $4.067, 1884, for total Of
$16.072, ,472.42.
Contributions for fiscal year 1929
1929, to June 80, 1929. $28,019,824.6l;
interest for same period. $4,550, ,042 "a.
Contributions from July /, 1929 to
october 81, 1929, $9.6l3, 3,564.48.
Government contribution to date,
SAC, 1000. 900.
Total amount in the retirement and
disability fund, November 80, 1929, was
$145,ls5,050.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
SENATORS DELAY
DISTRICT INQUIRY
Action on BIease Resolution
Is Postponed Until
After Holidays.

The Senatorial subcommittee investi-
eating the Police Department and other
agencies of the District government, de-
cided today to postpone the holding OF
hearings on the questions raised In
the resolution of Senator Blease, Demo-
crat of South Carolina. until after the
Christmas holidays. This course Of ac-
ton was taken at the suggestion OF
Senator Blease.
Following a brief executive session
this morning, the following statement
was issued:
"A motion was made by Senator
Blease and duly seconded that on ac-
count of present matters pending in
the administration of District affairs
it is to the best interests Of the service
that the hearings of this subcommittee
be postponed until after the Christmas
recess of Congress"
The statement did not 60 into detail
regarding the pending matters referred
to- but Senator BleaSe said later that il
was deemed advisable not to proceed
with the Senate investigation at this
time. 1t was indicated that the ques-
tions referred to might be interfered
with If the senatorial subcommittee
proceeded at once with its hearings.
The Blease resolution, under which
the subcommittee is operating. provided
for a general inquiry of affairs of the
District government.
The resolution also listed several par
ticular questions to be inquired into by
the subcommittee. The resolution di-
rected the subcommittee to inquire into
the suspension of former Policeman
Robert j. Allen following the investiga-
ton he made in the Mcpherson case:
to ascertain whether there was any
delay in the district attorneys office
in handling indictments growing out of
the death of a Chinese last Summer
and also to obtain a report from the
Police Court showing the number of
permits to carry concealed weapons is
sued in the District.
Early in its investigation, the SUBJ
committee obtained reports from Dis
trict officials on these particular ques-
tionS, but has not made them public.
Senator Sackett, Republican. of Ken
lucky, chairman of the subcommittee
has emphasized during the past few
days that he favors carrying a con-
structive study of conditions in the
District government for the purpose CT
finding out whether there is anything
Congress needs to do to improve the
city government.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
BANDIT SHOWS GUN,
ROBS GAS STATION
Threatens Manager and Gets Away
With $11-Thefts of Jewelry
in Homes Reported.

A bandit entered the gasoline filling
station of the Gulf Refining Co. at
Sixth street and Maryland avenue
southwest last night. backed Asa B.
Cannaday, manager, into a rear room
at the point of pistol and looted the
cash drawer of $11 in bills and small
change. The robber fed.
Cannaday told Headquarters Detec-
tive L. M Wilson that he had just
locked the days receipts of several hun
dred dollars in a safe.
Frank ]. Boggins reported to police
last night that gold coins and jewelry
valued at nearly 5000 was stolen from
his home. at 1853 Bryant street, within
the past few days.
A diamond stickpin, valued at $l25,
was reported stolen from the room OF
John c. Bruce at 935 s street Bruce
said the pin has been missing for the
past two months.
Thieves early this morning broke a
large plate glass side window in the
laundry OF Hing Lee. at 2404 Nichols
avenue southeast, and stole $50 in bills
from the cash draMer.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
CHAMBER BACKS GENERAL
PLAN FOR CO-OPERATIVES
Agricultural Service Committee of
National Body Endorses Farm
Board Policy.
BY the Associated Press.

by LIlc ASnOSIdtCu 1850
An Endorsement of the general efforts
of the Federal Farm Loan Board to en-
courage cooperative marketing of agri-
cultural products was issued today by
the agricultural service committee Of
the United States Chamber Of Com
merce.
The committee statement, however,
asserted that it would not favor any
action which would be discriminatory
against private business enterprise, or
tend to endanger private investments
already made in facilities for handling
agricultural products.
The chambers statement was signed
by w. L. Cherry of Chicago, chairman
of the agricultural committee
THE marketing of agricultural pred
ucts today as recognized by both CO.
operative and non-co-operative agencies,
is a function which demands operation
under minimum COSTS" 1t said. "Justi-
fication for any radical change in our
marketing system based upon Federal
aid rests primarily upon the possibility
of new systems to function at lower
costs or otherwise to greater benefit OF
the producer"
Evening star., 1929-12-11
First of Yule Trees, Dearer Than Usual,
Have Arrived in Washington Market

Washingtons first consignment Of
Christmas trees from the New England
woods arrived yesterday afternoon.
Small quantities of trees from the sur
rounding country also reached the local
market, and with the latter trees came
punched holly
Holly already received has proved un-
usually attractive, dealers said, the
leaves, being green and the bright red
berrieS Svvery large. The nistletoe Is
Evening star., 1929-12-11
OFFICER KAYLOR'S DEATH
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Coroner Considering Accident
Which Proved Fatal to Traffic
Policeman in Stanton Park.

An inquiry into the death of Motor
Cycle Policeman Ross H. Kaylor of the
Traffic Bureau who was fatally injured
yesterday when his motor cycle crashed
into a street car at Stanton Park, is
being held by a coroners jury at the
District Morgue this afternoon.
Kaylor died at Casualty Hospital
hours after colliding with a Washington
Railway & Electric Co. street car on
G street, between Fifth and Sixth
streets, northeast, sustaining a fractured
skull and compound fracture of the
left leg. He was chasing a speeding
automobile believed to have been a
whisky runner, when the crash occurred.
Funeral services for the policeman
have been tentatively set for Friday
afternoon.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
REHEARSING DRAMA.
THE Other Wise Man" to Be Given
at Luther Place Memorial Church.

Rehearsals are now under way for
the presentation December 26, 81 and
% of DR.. Henry Van Dykes Christmas
drama, THE Other Wise Man." at the
Luther Place Memorial Church, under
the auspices of the Bible School Asso-
citation. Miss Bess Davis Schreiner, as
sisted by Denis Connell, is directing the
play.
Rev. George M. Diffenderfer of the
Luther Place Memorial Church; Rev.
Earle Wiley, pastor of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church: Miss Char
lotte Hartman, Miss Katherine Riggs
players in the cast
Evening star., 1929-12-11
0PTIMISTS INITIATE
23 CLUB MEMBERS
Adrian Waring to Take Charge of
Class Inducted at Session at
Hotel Hamilton.

Twenty-three new members. eighteen
of whom already had been voted to
membership and the other five of whom
unanimously were elected to member
ship last night, were initiated and be-
came full-fiedged members of OPP
timist International at dinner meeting
at the Hamilton Hotel last night.
Adrian Waring, chairman of the in
itiation committee, took charge of the
largest class of initiates ever inducted
into the club. Harry Angelica acted as
master of ceremonies and took charge
of the entertainment program of dane
ing and music, which followed the din
ner and initiation ceremony.
Those elected to the club and initi-
ated at last nights meeting we're: Fred
w. Baer. R. B. Doing, George R. Eberly,
Oliver Perry Hazard, jr., and George j.
Richardson.
other initiates who had already been
elected to the club were: BENJAMIN Ca
row, Earl E. Goss, Frank j, Wagner,
Roland E. Reutlinger, Harry L. Harris,
Samuel Richards, George F. Hane,
James A. MacHale, Tracy K Bruce,
Harry M. Watkins, Henry j. Horner,
James Raymond Pope, Joseph B.
Murphy, Paul Easby-Smith Carl w.
Knighton, Howard L. Sprague, Earl A.
Nash and Lewis Edwin Ryan.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
INSPECT BOILING FIELD.

The annual inspection Of Boiling
Field by Army Medical Corps ofncerl
who are taking the Medical Corps basic
course at Walter Reed Hospital wal
made yesterday afternoon by 48 Army
physicians. The inspection. arranged tt
give them a practical insight into the
duties of a flight surgeon, included
flights over the city
The doctors were taken for 20-min.
ute flights in planes piloted by Lieut.
Louis M Merrick, operations oficer, ane
Lieut.. L. S. Stranathan.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
WILL FIGHT BLUE LAWS.

The National Association Opposed to
Blue Laws. Inc, announced today il
would hold a mass meeting Sunday
evening at o'clock, in the Mayflower
Hotel, to protest against proposed Sun
day-closing legislation for Washington
On behalf of DR.. Joseph A. Thomper
chairman of the associations board OF
directors, it was said that several speak
ers would discuss the subject. 1--WE
consider blue laws a source of crime
and public unrest" he said, land we in
tend to call the matter to the attention
If the Presidents law-enforcement com.
mission from time TO time"
Evening star., 1929-12-11

about as attractive as the general run
in past years
Supplies of Christmas trees also are
expected from North Carolina the next
few days.
j. NJ Howell. who received the first
consignment of trees from the North.
said 1t was the seventeenth carload of
THE trees cost more this year than
usual" said Howell but the reason for
1t Is not apparent. The trees will sell
from so cents to $40 bach"
Evening star., 1929-12-11
Man Overcome by Gas.

Joseph H. Fairfax. 43-year-old colored
employe of the District Water Depart
ment, was overcome by illuminating gas
while in the kitchen of his home at
1917 Oregon avenue, shortly after noon
today. He was revived by members of
the fire rescue squad and Dr. Francis
Z. Gilfoy of the Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
PROPERTY is PURCHASED.
Two Parcels of Land Bought by
District Commissioners

The District Commissioners yesterday
authorized the purchase of two pieces
OF property. The premises at 3l6 In
diana avenue is to be bought from Will
liam K. Dunnell for $l2,730. as part of
the Municipal Center site, and lot ad-
joining the Banneker School, from Jo-
seph and Betty Blanheim for $6,250,
as an extension to the schools play
ground.
Evening star., 1929-12-11

BY making students type in time to
music. a London business school finds
that pupils acquire a higher speed than
by the old methods.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09

tions yet seeking to adapt them selves to the new. It is a strug- gle of youth against the caution of age; of youth seeking release from the chains of tribal custom. It is the romance of boy and a girl of rival tribes, separated by gen. erations of illfeeling between their ancestors, who learn to love and rise above the restrictions of their environment.
 Richard Dix plays the leading role, with beautiful Gladys Bel mont, newcomer to leading parts opposite him. Dix has a dramatic role and the picture is a perfect ve- hicle for him. Hundreds of Indians appear in the picture and some of them play small parts. The cast contains many well known names such as that of Fully Marshall.
 The color effects are marvelously real and beautiful. The scenic backgrounds are inspiring and the gripping drama is well conceived and particularly well acted. It Is 8 new epic of the American screen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09
Attractions At Theatres
UNUSUAL FEATURE IS
 NOW SHOWING, PALACE

A notew thy contribution to screen art is the characterization of the lost polar explorer, Captain Ramper, by the noted German &C., tor. Paul Wegener, at the Palace Theatre last night in First Nation al's G erm man-m m ad de film, 'The Strange Case of Captain Ramper. :" In Europe, Wegener is ranged as Germany's greatest actor on both stage and screen. "The Strange Case of Captain Ramper" was adapted from German play by Max Mohr which tells of an aviator who set out to fly to the North Pole, whose
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09
"REDSKIN" IS COLOR
 FEATURE, COLISEUM

A love theme as tender as the story of Romeo and Juliet, enacted against the majestic background of the little-known American south- west with all the brilliant coloring and beauty of the country revealed on the screen, is showing at the Coliseum. It is Richard Dix's new epic of the American Indian, Red skin."
 "Redskin is the drama of a race of people. clinging to old tradi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09
SPOILERS OF WEST
 AT PALACE TOMORROW

Tim Mccoy, who has given to the screen such vivid historical films as War Paint" Winners of the Wilderness" "The Frontiersman. ' and wyoming" has just completed his latest American frontier TO- nance, Spoilers of the West" to be hsown at the Palace Theatre to- morrow.
 Mccoy has the role of an Ameri- can cavalryman while Marjorie Daw is seen as the owner of an illegal fur post, built on Indian lands William Fairbanks is seen in the role of a villainous trapper and brother of the heronie.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09

plane crashed and who lived alone among polar bears for fifteen years, more animal than man, forgetting how to talk, how to think. He is rescued by whalers. Believing the strange creature a new kind of ape man they sell him to a circus pro- prietor as the sideshow attraction. A scientist becomes interested in him and restores his mind and memory through an operation.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-31
CHAMPION TEAMS MEET
Golfers, Winners of Pennant in Junior City League, to Tackle Bristol Boys Club.

The championship Calihcr of two teams which have won pennan,s in their respective leagues. will be test cd to the limit Monday in a two- game, morning and afternoon pro- gram. The Golfers, champions of the Junior City league in this city,, will meet the Boys club nine of Bristol, pcnnant winners of the Bristol Twilight league.
 Th" first game will be played in the morning at Muzzy field and the second will be staged in this city al Walnut Hill park in the afternoon
 The Golfers will use the same lineup that brought the team to the top in the local circuit. It is as fol- lows: Jason and Flores If, S. Ca tay Of, kulesa SIS, Parker 3b, Flor kowski 2b, Skoncche ID, Miller If Marcincsyk C, and Zcmbko or Was ?. Bristols lineup will be: Lapantv 2b, Bordeaux ss, Zetarski 3b, LOT andcauX lh, Palan c. Cayalierc ct Avaloni rf Murphy IT, and kamm- sky r.
 The local play.rs V Nl meet at the Holy Cross A. G. rooms on Broad street and will ravol to Btistol hy special bus.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-31
' BASEBALL TEAM
 WINS LAST GAME
Defeats Holy Cross Juniors in
 Final Contest ill League
StaIlfIiIlr

For the third time last night. the '. M (. A. and Holy Cross Junior baseball teams met last night in a Junior City League game, and this time the game was finished, official ly and dccisively. The "Y" crew won by the score of to 4. The contest was called at the end of the fifth inning because of darkness. The game all but ended again in tic as the Holy Cross had the tie ing run on third base but Peters could not deliver the hit necessary to bring it in and the game ended with the "Y" in possession of an other victory.
 The "Y" team got a jump in the first inning when three bad errors coupled with two solid hits, brought in three runs. In the third, the team home run, an error and a single by Fcrony.
 The Holy Cross Juniors scored one run in every inning but the fifth.
 The "Y'' combine secured five hits off Higgins while the losers gath cred six bingles off Ferony. Both Higgins and Ferony famed six men and Higgins walked one.
 This was the final game in the Junior City League The summary:
New Britain herald., 1929-08-31
HERMAN REMAINS
 IN BATTING LEAD
Brooklyn Slugger Falls On Slightly During the Past Week

New'York. Aug. 31 P}-Bahe Her Heydler's batting class, but this week with the slightly diminished mark of .405, according to figures published today and including games of last Wednesday. Frank ODoul of Philadelphia is only twelve points behind the Brooklyn slugger at .393, with Bill Terry of New York trying to rush upwar ] from .3S7.
 Other leading regulars are; Hornsby, Chicago, .366; l.. Waner, Pittsburgh, and Klein, Philadelphia. .353; Frisch, St. Louis, and stephen so, Chicago, .349; Douthit, St. Louis, and Cuyler, Chicago, .345.
 Hornsby leads in runs scored with 1922 and Ott of New York in runs batted in with 124. Hack Wilson of Chicago and Klein are tied for the home run leadership at 33. O'Doul has the greatest total of hits, 1o4 and Fredrick of Brooklyn, the larg- est number of double. AZ. Lloyd Waner leads with IS triples and Cuyler with 33 stolen bases.
 Guy Bush, the Chicago sharp shooter, tops the pitchers with Is victories and just three defeats fer percentage of .S57. Burleigh Grimes of Pittsburgh is right behind him with r triumphs and three re- verses for $50. Ray Moss of Brook lyn stands third with nine games won and two lost for .S1S.
 The Phillies retain the batting leadership, this week win BOT, and have two rivals in the 300 class The Cubs are hitting .304. one point more than the Pirates. The Giants at .29S, round out the first division The Cubs lead in fielding with ,967 two points more than the Giants and the Reds possess in their tie tor second place.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-31
HEATING WINNER
 0F WRIGLEY SWIM
EVens Up Old Score With Ernest
 VierkOtter in Marathon

Toronto. Ont, Aug. 31 F)-Con- queror of Lake Ontario's icy waters and of 2S7 rivals as well, Edward F. Heating of New York, was satis- fled today for he had cvened an old score with Ernest Nierkoetter, Ger man baker now living in Toronto.
 Victory in the fourth annual Wrigley 15 miles swimming mara thon here yesterday netted Heating a cash award Of s25,000, but ne seemed to take more satisfaction out of the fact that he had forced Vierk better to be content with sec ond place and S5,0oo.
 There has been bad feeling be- tween Heating and Nierkoetter ever since 1927 when the German charg- ed Keating had been "towed' 3y his escorting boat in the Lake George swim that year.
 Keating's first question as he clambered out of the water at the end of yesterdays 15-mlc grind was:
 Where is Nierkoetter"
 Assured that the German was far behind. kcating smiled. Later he expressed the hope that Nierkoet- ter would "apologi2e for what hH said about the Lake George swim. '
 Heating, swimming the Is miles in X hours, IS minutes, 13 1-5 sec onds, finished about 800 yards ahead of Nierkoctter in spite of a gallant closing squirt by the big German. Kcating swept into the lead on the seventh lap, passing Norman Ross. of Chicago, with threc-quartcrs of that lap complet- cd After that he was in no danger. At the time he took the lead ha was Goa yards in front of Nierkoet- ter, who held third place, and the Germans best efforts from then on 10 the finish could narrow the gap hv only q hundred yards. Ross. who w"okrr"d badly in tho closing etp~o4 or the raco. f~ieh"d third to win nri2o money of 90 nOo. Tzndor Snordcr. 1c-ynar-old hoy from Port ! Colborno. Ont. won q 500 for fin 1 ishing fourth. NnrGc,I Rurditt of Toronto was fifth and won $1.oo0 Sixth place and $500 wont to My roo Cox of Venice. Calf.
 These wnrH th" oolv fnshnrs in a field Of o@S. Cold water, cramps a"d nhvsicaI o"rus'ion forced ont . coNno'i'~rs wifh m0Hotonous re~u. '9"'tv. I'll" two women ontran's
 "uh T0'vr" of DoHvor Hnd Mrs. . T'c'vn AtY9et~0o~ C' Detroit who f.irh"d --aor1 anH tnird hohin !
 '.'t''r No"pl'ue in tra women's 10 '-,.l. sr."7 n"ro lost week were vir- 'ime oe 'ro oo'1 ratrr. Mrs. Arm . r'"00" wre "1'1r1 cut of tAe w"'or' -''." ro".ring ahont sjy miles Mis- To"or lasted about two miles more.
 S-ynro s'omnch cramps forced out . G"or"o Young. winner of the Catr- lna Island swim throo years ago and ac"ordwr to reports. cost ] Fowe's nilHoAatro boohor Teddy ! o'", or Toronto, a tidy sum in wag- CTS.