davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
DAMAGES
JENKINS RADIO TOWER
Television Inventor Declares Loss
Sight-Assistants in Lab
oratory Unhurt.

Lightning yesterday afternoon struck
one of the 12S-foot radio towers Of the
jenkins Television Laboratories on the
Brookeville pike, in nearby Maryland,
and caused slight damage to minor
equipment.
The red globe around q beacon on
top Of the tower was shattered. several
lightning arrester fuses were burned out
and an inexpensive radio receiver of
the audible type was put out Of commits
sion by the charge 1t was disclosed to-
day by DR.. G. Francis Jenkins, owner
of the station. Repairs were made to-
day.
Two Of DR.. jenkins laboratory assist
ants and the station caretaker were in
the building housing the experimental
laboratories when the bolt struck the
nearby tower. but were uninJured They
were Paul Thompson and Richard Bat
tie Of the television stan and Lewis
Colvin, caretaker.
The Jenkins station is preparing to
conduct preliminary tests of Dr. Jen-
kins' latest invention, the so-called
aerial eye" which he expects will en-
able persons at ground receivers to tune
in on airplane scenes transmitted by
television.
The EYE" Is being installed on q
flying laboratory" Stinson-Junior
cabin plane, in which DR.. Jenkins re-
turned yesterday from trip to Rich
mond, Ind. after receiving an honorary
degree of doctor of science from Earl
ham College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
CAR FARE INCREASE
PROTESTS ENTERED.
Engineers and Citizens
Groups Urge Retaliation
Before Action Is Taken.

The Public Utilities Commission today
received resolutions from the Washing
ton Chapter of the American Associa-
ton of Engineers and the Conduit Road
Citizens Association. each asking that
car fares be not increased unless new
valuation first is made of the Capital
Traction Co.'S property.
The association of engineers, in its
resolution, said that the value of the
properties is not as great as at the
time the Court of Appeals made its
decision allowing a value of over S26,-
600, 900. The resolution said that an
increase at this time was unwise, I'M
necessary, and against public policy.
If, after revaluation the commission
should find that the company needed
more income to make a fair return on
its value, then this should be accom-
plished, not by raising the fares, but by
reducing taxes on the company. The
resolution suggested that the per cent
tax on gross revenue, the expenses OF
paving between car tracks and the
salaries of crossing policemen should
be the taxes of which the company
should be relieved in whole or in part.
The resolution of the Conduit Road
association said. in part THE So
called valuation established by the
courts in the case of the Capital Trac-
ton Co. not only is out of date, but Is
not based on the principles governing
such cases as enunciated by the United
states Supreme Court" The resolution
then continued by asking for re-
valuation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
TYP0THETAE LEASES
OFFICES IN CAPITAL
National Headquarters Will Be
Moved Here From Chicago
on August l.

Washington will become the home Of
the headquarters of another outstand-
ing national organization August l.
when the national offlces of the United
Typothetae of America, now located in
Chicago, will be transferred to the Ma
tional Capital, it was learned today.
The national Typothetae has just
closed negotiations for the leasing of
commodious quarters on the top floor
of the Tower Building, recently COM
pleted on the northwest corner of Four
tenth and K streets.
The H. L. Rust Co., agents for the
owners of the building, syndicate rep
resented by Maj. W. l.. Browning, an
nounced this morning that the Typoth-
etae had leased for a term of years,
with the privilege of a renewal of the
lease, the twelfth floor of the building,
comprising about 5000 square feet.
The staff of the Typothetae Is to be
located here early In August, possession
to be given August !.
The national Typothetae, part Of
the International Association of Mas
ter Printers, was represented in nego-
tiations. closed this morning, by Frank
v. Smith Of Rochester, N. Y, the ma
tional president; George r. Keller, ma
tional vice president, and John j. De-
why, national secretary, who formerly
was located In Washington when he
was assistant director of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
CANNON REFUSES
TO COMMENT ON
STOCK FIRM CRASH
CONTINUED From First Page. }

Continued From First Page,)
Co. the officers of which are under m
dictment for using the mails to defraud.
The firms books indicate that between
August IA, 1927, and April 80, 1928,
Bishop Cannon, with an investment of
$4,000, bought and sold stocks at prices
running into five and six figures. Had
he closed his account before the Arm
books were seized, he would have made
$500.
So far he has made nothing and is
out his So, 800. The ledger shows pur-
chases of S158,25492 and sales of $685.
900 in one month alone.
The World, which printed a facsimile
of the ledger sheet carrying the bishops
account. uoted the bishop as admit
ting the stock purchases, but saying
that he believed he was buying stock
for investment Of the partial payment
plan.
Disclosure of the bishops stock deal
ings was made by Judson Campbell, at
torney for Charles H. Kable, after
United States Attorney Charles H.
futile had refused him access to the
firms books.
The Kable firm filed a voluntary pc
tition of bankruptcy in April, 1928,
but no action has yet been taken In the
case. Assistant United States Attorney
Ella MdyTd MaTy6 TdllOT Sdlu Jflc uSIdy
merely was due to the press of more
important cases. After the filing Of
the bankruptcy petition, indictments
we're returned against Kable, who.
Campbell maintains was mere figure
head in the firm and Harry L. Gold
hurst, who Campbell alleges was the
actual owner
Bishop Cannon told the World he
made the stock purchases through
Goldhurst
Il thought I was buying stocks for
investment, buying on the partial pay
ment plan as any man may" he said.
II did not know there was any gam
bling by the company. I did suppose,
and I suppose now, that the company
found itself in debt and failed.
Il cannot see why these transactions
are of public interest. The only reason
for printing such things, suppose, is
that I occupy a public position in trying
to get the prohibition law enforced. l
do not feel that I did anything wrong
in buying stocks on the partial pay
ment plan, and I certainly did not in
tend to gamble, I hoped to finish my
payments and so invest my money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
HEAT WAVE GRIPS
ENTIRE COUNTRY
Seyerest June Weather in
Years Spreads From
Coast to Coast.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 2o.-From coast
to coast, virtually the entire country to-
day continued In the grip Of the sever
est June heat wave In years.
In the East. disastrous electrical
storms that caused many deaths brought
a drop of 20 degrees in temperature at
some points, but the mercury again be-
gan q steady climb.
One the Pacific Coast, from San Fran
cisco south, and in the Midwest the
highest temperatures for June in years
we're experienced
In New York City the temperature
rose to 90 degrees. the highest in the
Weather Bureaus annals for the date,
and but slight relief was afforded In the
late afternoon by q brief thunder
shower
The electrical storm was especially
severe in Pennsylvania, where lightning
bolts killed four persons, put power
lines out of commission and damaged
barns and trees. Temperatures in the
storm area dropped 10 to 20 degrees,
but after few hours started to rise
again. At Reading the temperature
dropped from 81 degrees to IS, but in
the next two hours climbed again to "a.
The temperature at Newark rose to
81 degrees. In upper New York State
the rain fall was so heavy that 1t
washed out bridges near Dickinson
Center, NARROWING a two-coach passen-
ger train Of the New York Central.
Prospect Of an early end to the heat
wave in the East was seen in reports
from New England, where the descent
of cool northeastern winds from the
Grand Banks brought slight break in
the torrid weather. Nevertheless the
temperature at Springfield and Law
renee, Mass, reached 80 by noon and
schools were closed for the day. AZ
Boston the maximum was IS.
Thundershowers In the Midwest fail
ed to provide any adequate relief. Kan
sas City had a high temperature of SO;
Cincinnati, s6; Milwaukee, "a, and
Chicago, 80.
The Pacific Coast, which escaped the
heat earlier In the week, reported such
temperatures as SO in Los Angeles, s4.2
in San Diego and "a in San Francisco.
The heat wave extended into the South
west with 10S at Phoenix, "a at Okla
homa City and 80 at Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
SOCIAL EQUALITY NOT
ISSUE SAYS De PRIEST
Holds Wife Was Invited to White
House Because She was Wife
of Congressman.

Representative Oscar De Priest, coll
ored member of Congress from Illinois,
declared in a statement today that no
question of social equality was involved
in his wife's attendance at q White
House tea recently.
There can be no question Of social
equality as between races, he declared.
There are persons Of both races with
whom he would not care to associate,
he said.
His wife was invited to the White
House simply because she happened
to be the wife of man who was
member of Congress-" he pointed out.
The statement in full follows:
ITS all lot of moonshine for any
one to suggest that question of social
equality was involved in my wife's 60
ing 30 a White House tea. My wife
was invited not because she was white
or black, Republican or Democrat. She
was not invited because Mrs. Hoover
thought anything of her personally.
She was invited because she happened
to be the wife of a man who was a
member of Congress. That's all there
was to that.
These Southern Democrats, these
haters, are trying to stir up prejudices
and help themselves politically in those
Southern States that voted against Al
smith and gave electoral votes for Hoo
yer. The political effect will be to
drive all colored votes back into the
Republican party.
There can be no social equality
question as between races. Social
equality is all a matter Of individual
taste. 1t isn't national or racial. For
instance, there are men and women
of my own race with whom I wouldn't
care to have any social relations or
contact. There are both blacks and
whites with whom I would not want
to associate. associate with persons
like. keep away from those I don't
like"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
VISITING NEWSB0Y BAND
BRoADCASTS AT WMAL

Having played before President
Hoover at the White House yesterday,
the Reporter-Star Newsboys Band, here
on a trip from Orlando, Fla, continued
its program today, and this afternoon
broadcast over radio Station WMAL at
4:10 o'clock. The members visited the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier during
the morning.
Yesterday afternoon the band at
tracted large crowd at Pennsylvania
avenue and Eleventh street, playing
several lively selections in serenading
employees of The Star.
Made up entirely of carrier boys the
band deeply impressed the crowd. One
of its smallest members, Jack Hook
aday. drum major. gave a notable ex-
hibition of leadership.
Tomorrow morning the band will play
for the All Clubs, meeting in conven-
ton here. The band Is directed by
Edgar A. Ball, who, with J. G. Brossier,
one of the owners of the newspaper it
represents. accompanies it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
BOSS REPORTS AT NAT
CLUB HEADQUARTERS
First Baseman, on Sick List for
Several Months, Is Ready for
Base Ball Service.

Harley Boss, member of the Washing
ton Base Ball Club who has been on
the inactive list while recuperating at
his home in Jonesboro, La, from q Sc
we're influenza attack suffered last Win
ter, reported at club headquarters this
morning and was to engage In practice
with the Nationals this afternoon.
A 20-year -old first baseinar procured
last year from the Little Rock Club OF
the Southern Association, Boss was ex-
pected to be of much value to the
Washington club this season. In play
last year he was impressive afleld and
at bat. The influenza attack, however,
SO weakened him that he was sent back
to his home a few days after he joined
the Nationals at training camp In
Florida in March.
This morning Boss told President
Clark Grifith Of the Washington club
he had fully recovered from the illness
and its after effects, however, and be-
lieved he would be ready for service
after a few days drilling with the club.
If Boss Is returned to the active list
one of the players now on the Wash
ington roster will have 10 be dropped, as
the club now has IS Actives, the maxi
mum allowed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
TRIAL IS STOPPED
BY Jury RELATIVE
Finding of Nephew in Box
Causes Suspension of
McCunn Case.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 20.-A mis-
trial was declared today in the case of
James McCunn, rich mans bootlegger,'
and three associates when it was dis
covered at the opening of the third day
of the trial in a. Federal court that Ed
win j. Carroll, clerk and a member
of the jury, was nephew by marriage
of McCunn.
When the jury was drawn Carroll
had declared he did not know McCunn.
but this morning he told Government
counsel he had learned that McCunn s
brother had married his aunt.
On motion of Government counsel
Judge OWN r. Holmes Of Mississippi
who is presiding, declared the mistrial
and put the case over for trial at the
July term. The prosecutions had COM
pleted its case yesterday and the de-
tense was to have opened today.
Edward Maloney, Frank Collins and
John H. SpellInan were on trial with
McCunn. The four were indicted for
conspiracy to violate the pron1hltlon
law after dry agents seized $4,000
worth of high-grade liquors and lists
of wealthy patrons last February In
raids. They denied that there was any
conspiracy.
Eugene r. O'Brien, a special agent of
the Treasury Department, one of the
final witnesses, was unable to explain
the disappearance of 1000 bottles of
the 3.644 which were seized in one of
the raids. The bottles disappeared in
the transfer of the liquor from the
raided premises to the Army's base in
Brooklyn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
MRS. HAYNES PLAYS.
CHAMP IN FINALS
Wins Right to Meet Mrs
NicoIson for 'Women'S
District Title.

Mrs. Dorothy White Nicolson of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
and Mrs. j. M. Haynes of Columbia
are the f1nalists in the District woman's
golf championship. They will play an
18-hole final round tomorrow over the
Columbia Country Club course for the
title now held by Mrs. Nocolson and
which she has won for the last three
years.
Mrs. Nicolson played brilliant golf
today to defeat Mrs. L. B. Chapman
of the Congressional Country Club by
8 and In one seni-f1nal round, and
Mrs. Haynes went to the nineteenth
hole to defeat Mrs. J. M. Hodges of
the Army, Navy and Marine Club Mrs.
Nicolson, who broke the wonan's rec
ord for the Columbia course on Tues
today and was up on Mrs Chapman.
She ended the match on the eleventh
hole. Mrs. Haynes was UP on Mrs.
Hodges playing the sixteenth hole, but
put her ball in the ditch and lost the
hole to S. She took three puts
on the seventeenth hole to lose to a
5, and the eighteenth hole was halved
in 5. At the nineteenth Mrs. Haynes
topped her second shot, but laid her
third shot within feet of the hole to
win the hole and the match with a
par 4.
In the first flight consolation Mrs.
Y. z. Booker of Washington. defeated
Mrs. Peery B. Hoover of Indian Spring
l up, and Mrs. e. r. Tilley of Indian
Spring defeated Mrs. H. A. Knox of
Congressional. l up. The second flight
was won by Mrs w. S. Corby of Co
lumbia, who defeated Mrs. c. I. Put
man of Columbia, and g. In the
consolation Mrs. Herman Stabler of Co
hmbia, defeated Miss Elizabeth Braw-
ner, of Columbia on the nineteenth hole.
The third flight was won by Mrs. L. L.
Steele of Indian Spring, who defeated
Miss Dorothy Hunter, club mate, by
3 and 2. Mrs. George H. Parker of
Columbia, was victorious in the third
flight consolation, defeating Mrs. G. T.
Bell of Washington, and 4.
Mrs. B. G. Hartig of Congressional
defeated Mrs. j. F. Gross of Indian
Springs, and to win the fourth
fight, and Miss Ora Emge of Beaver
Dam defeated Miss Helen FAY of Manor
and 5, to win the consolation.
In the fifth fight Miss Sue e. CAN'T
of Bannockburn defeated Mrs. E. l..
Powell of Manor, and 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
NEWSPRINT RATES
ORDERED HELD UP
I. G, G. Delays Proposed Increase
of Z IL Cents From Quebec
to Washington,

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today ordered suspended from June
81, 1929, to January 81, 1880, pro-
posed increase in freight rates on news
print paper and other paper articles
from points in Canada to New York,
Chicago, Washington and large num-
Der of other cities in the United States
The increased rates were to apply In
general from the producing territory in
Canada to points in the United States
east of the Missouri River, and they
were ordered suspended pending an in
vestigation by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The present rate on newsprint paper
from Three Rivers, Quebec. to New
York is "a cents per 100 pounds, while
the proposed rate was 4o15 cents. The
present rate to Washington is Al cents
and the proposed rate 4712 cents.
From Port Arthur, Ontario, TO Chicago
the present rate is 3411 cents, the pro-
posed rate was 4S cents. The increased
rate to other points in the United States
would be proportionally in conformity
with the rates to New York, Chicago
and Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
PLANE STOWAWAY
STARTS FOR HOME
Lott Accompanies Contrite
Youth to Boat Train to
Take Leviathan.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 20.-Only one of the
yellow Bird flyers. Armeno Lott, jr.,
accompanied Arthur Schneider, who
slowed away on the plane on its trans
atlantic fight. to the Leviathan boat
train today as he left Paris for the
United States.
The stowaway seemed contrite and
somewhat anxious. He shook hands
with Lott before the photographers and
they kissed each other on both cheeks
did a Fool Stunt" He Says.
Schneider said; IT am glad to go
home, but 1 am sorry 1 can't 60 with
a littleAdifferent story"
Il did fool stunt and I am heartily
sorry for It," he said. The only conso-
lation is have found such a good
friend in Lott here, one of the men
who suffered from my foolishness"
He was handed his ticket at the last
minute He wore a new striped blue
suit with gray fedora hat and carried
a new suit case in which was believed to
be his new evening clothes. ordered for
him by M. Lott, but never used.
Byrd CongratuIates Flyers.
The three flyers of the Yellow Bird
we're congratulated by Comdr. Richard
Evelyn Byrd in message relayed from
the Antarctic today.
The radiogram was addressed to Jean
Assolant pilot; Rene lie Fevre, naviga-
tor, and Armeno Lotti, radio operator
and financial hacker It said: MY
heartiest congratulations to you all for
your Brilliant flight in the yellow Bird
MRS. ASSOLANT SAILS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
LAMONT SELECTS
SAFETY DRIVE BODY
Committee to Investigate
Maintenance to BE Headed
by Albanian.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Lamont today announced
the appointment of special committee
to investigate automobile maintenance
and to determine steps to be taken
to reduce the number of accidents from
faulty mechanism.
william Gambler of Atlanta, Ga. is
chairman of the committee, composed
of SO representatives of manufacturers,
automobile dealers, motor clubs and
operators, which met here today to dis
cuss its program.
Secretary Lamont. who Is chairman
of the National Conference on Street
and Highway Safety, said that esti-
mates indicate that from 5 to 40 per
cent of all serious accidents on the
highways are due to faulty maintenance.
Inspection of 5,057,4S0 cars IN 10
StaAws during 1927 and 1928, he de-
claPsd, showed that 1,694,75s required
brake correction to comply with existing
laws, $780, SAT had defective lamps, 77,643
had defective steering gear, and about
200 900 were below legal requirements
in other respects.
In addition to Mr.. Gambler the mem
bers of the committee are: Howard NJ.
Starring of washington, secretary; r. s.
Armstrong, New YORK City; 4. i.
Bachus, Baltimore; Leon F. Banigan,
Philadelphia; Col z. Austin Baughman,
Baltimore. N. H. Boynton, Cleveland;
Walter ]. Buettner, Chicago; Oscar G..
Olander, Lansing, Mich; Edmond o.
Carl, washington; Charles P. Clark,
washington; z. G. Crittenden, Wash
inston; Ed A. Donahue, Cleveland; Mrs
Louis r. De valliere, Trenton, N. j.; r.
N. Falge Detroit; F. w. A. Fitzsimmons,
Detroit; r. F. Goebel, New York; A. v.
Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich; Val Hares-
nape, Washington; r A. Horrocks, MIN
neapolis.
Charles D. Hastings, Detroit; Russell
Huffman, New York; Carter B. Hull,
Baltimore; Frank Jack, Chicago, Hol-
ger Jensen, Baltimore; Claude Klugh,
Harrisburg, Pa: w. F. Little, New York;
L. l.. Miles, Louisville; Henry j. Mineur,
Brooklyn; NJ. A. Moynihan, Detroit;
John r. Oishei, Buffalo; l.. H. Palmr,
New York; George A. Parker, Boston;
l. K Schnaitter, Cleveland; P. K. Wads-
worth, Cleveland; Prof. A. w Whitney,
New York; Sidney J. williams, Chicago,
and Richard j. Wall, Toledo.