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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
FOUR NEW VOTING
DISTRICTS PLANNED
Board Studying Chevy Chase,
Bethesda and Takoma
Park Precincts.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August THE
board of supervisors of elections for
the county, recently reappointed by Gov.
Ritchie, consisting of Laurason B.
Riggs, Lloyd j. Jones, Democrats, and
Frank Dryer, Republican, met here yes
terday and organized by electing Mr.
Riggs president, John Jones clerk and
II. Maurice Talbot attorney.
The board decided to create three
and possibly four, additional election
precincts by dividing the first (Bethes-
da) precinct of Bethesda district into
two, the second Chevy Chase precinct
of Bethesda district into two and Gre
ating one, and possibly two, new pre-
cincts at Takoma Park.
The new Bethesda precinct will be
No. 4, the new Chevy Chase precinct
No. 5 and the new Takoma Park pre-
cinctS Nos. and 7. If all four of the
proposed new precincts are created II
will increase the total number of pre-
cincts in the county to %.
The board will also, it was decided
create an additional voting place If
each of the following precincts, where
there is but one at present: PooleSville
second Rockville. Jamestown. first ane
second Olney and first and SECOND
Gaithersburg.
The county surveyor. Joseph N. Star.
key. will, 1t was decided, be requested
to at once make the necessary surveys
for the new Bethesda and Wheaton dis
trict precincts and submit plans fol
consideration of the board at its mex
meeting.
The new precincts and additional
voting places were made necessary b!
the large increase in the number o
voters in recent years and will. 1t il
held very greatly tighten the work o
the election officials.
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there is a possibility of fixing prices for
q private sale.
With this possibility, It was said that
the commissioners were not disposed to
rush the matter, and throw the land into
litigation by the filing of condemnation
proceedings. In the event of condemna-
ton there also would be the possibility of
long -drawn-out legal proceedings, which
might not end until the case went to
the Maryland Court of Appeals.
At any rate, the land will not be
needed for some months, as twill take
some time for the architects to prepare
the detailed drawings and designs, as
well as the specifications for such a
structure as was decided upon by the
building committee.
Only two conferences have been held
with the land owners, but in view of the
action Of the board of commissioners
several more will be held. Some of the
owners, 1t was said, are not very pleased
with the prices agreed upon by the ap-
praiSal committee at the last meeting of
the building committee. On the other
hand, there is the question as to
whether the condemnation juries would
allow the prices which are being sought.
II the prices offered by the county for a
private sale are accepted, the owners
know just what they will receive, but If
the matter Is thrown into condemnation
there Is the element Of doubt.
Cissel g. Woodward, counsel for the
commissioners, are prepared to go ahead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

Mrs. r. w. simms, G. Q. Parker, W. l.
Loftin, James A. Hulfish and H. M
Clarke.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Frances Stephens, So, who died Sunday
at her home, 2714 M street northwest
Washington. were held today at the
residence Of her son, Joseph N
Stephens, at 800 Franklin street, by the
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
Episcopal Church, and burial was in the
Bethel Cemetery.
Mrs. Stephens Is survived by her hus-
band, Edward Stephens; two, sons,
Thomas e. and Joseph Norman Ste
phens, both Of this city; three sisters
Mrs. Ernest Simpson, Mrs. Emily
Jeffries and Miss Sadie Clark, all Of this
city; and brother, the Rev. ]. J.
Clark of Appomattox, Va.
Final rites for Herbert M. Pickerel
12-year -old son Of MIR. and Mrs. Melvin
Pickerel, who died Monday at the Alex
andria Hospital. were held today at
the parents home. at TOO South Fairfax
street, by the Rev. 8. A. Wallis. D. D..
professor eniritus OF the Episcopal
Theological Seminary Of Virginia. IN
termert was In Union Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Mag
ner, wife of Patrick H. Wagner Of 219
South Pitt street, took place this morn
ing at st. Mary's Catholic Church
and burial was in the Congressional
Cemetery at Washington. Mrs. Magner
died at the Alexandria Hospital SUM-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
DANZIG PRESIDENTS RANK
PUZZLES THREE NATIONS
Question of Proper Salute Put Be.
fore Commissioner for
League.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DANZIG. Danzig Free State, August
IA question of international etiquette
over the rank of the president of Dan
zig Free State yesterday set diplomats
of three nations by the ears.
When a squadron of italian war
ships notified DR. Heinrich Sahm. presi-
dent of Danzig Free State. that salute
Of guns. befitting the head of state,
would be fired in his honor on coming
into the roads, M. Strasburger, Polish
consul general, protested to Count
Gravina. commissioner for the League
of Nations. M. Strasburger maintained
that Dr. Sahm was not the head Of a
state, but merely took the rank of a
prime minister and was entitled only
to 19 guns salute.
The Danzig authorities. the italian,
Polish and League representatives.
argued vainly over the matter until the
italian naval commander sidestepped
the whole question by not dropping an
Choir in the roads. but entering the Dan
zig harbor without a salute of guns.
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day shortly after being taken III sud

day shortly after being taken Ill sud
denly at her home.
John G. Koons Of Washington, vice
president Of the Chesapeake q Poto-
associated companies, spoke here yes
terday at the weekly luncheon ME-
Of the Alexandria Rotary Club, held at
the George Mason Hotel.
John r. Allen, jr., has furnished bond
OF $1,000 for his appearance In Police
Court Friday morning to answer to a
hit-and-run charge growing out Of an
accident Monday night when q machine
he was driving colltded with q car OPP
Grated by James O'Malley of Washing
ton. Allen failed to stop after the col
hsion, police say.
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sion the men were returning from work
at Reformatory Farm. was taken TO d
hospital ut Anderson, where physician
believed his injuries would prove fatal.
Mrs. Piper was passing q truck near
the reformatory when she saw an
other car approaching. To avoid q
head-on crash she drove here car of
the road to the left, hitting. Parker and
knocking the reformatory detail right
and left,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

Lady's rectangu-
lar wrist watch with
guaranteed m owe
ment in engraved
case.
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FLYER PLANS TO BLAZE
MAIL ROUTE TO EUROPE
will Attempt Flight With COM
panion From Chicago Via Green
land and Iceland.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCKFORD, Ill, August Bert
Hassell, who last year attempted a
Rockford to-Stockholm airplane flight
with Parker D. Cramer, announced to-
day that he will attempt this month
to blaze a new air mail route to Europe
from Chicago, via Greenland and Ice
land.
Hassell said he would be accom-
panied by Leonard H. Fredericks, CO.
pilot, and a marine navigator, possibly
navigation officer of the S. S. Levia-
than The plane, an amphibion, Is be-
ing made in Cleveland. No attempt will
be made to achieve speedy crossing,
Hassell declared.
Hassells flight last year with Cramer
in the monoplane, Greater Rockford,
ended in the icy interior Of Greenland,
when the craft was forced down by
lack of fuel.
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PLAN SILK WEIGHTING.
Interested Groups Invited to De
ternine Standard.

NEW YORK, August P.-The
Joint committee on silk weighing yes
terday issued an invitation to all in
te-ested groups to join with it in de-
termining weighing standards to be
submitted for approval to the Federal
Trade Commission.
of the Silk Association of America, it
was decided to continue technical re-
search on weighing problems until suf-
ficient data is available to form basis
for determination of standards.
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Defer CONDEMN|NG
. COURTHOUSE LAND
Two More Weeks Given for
Negotiations for Sale in
Rockville.

ROCKVILLE, Md, August TIN the
hope of getting the land owners in the
square west of the courthouse here to
sell their property to the county at a
private sale, the county commissioners at
their regular meeting here yesterday au-
thorized the special committee seeking
to acquire the land to continue nego-
tiations for two weeks This action fol-
lowed a report Of the negotiating body,
which was said to have disclosed to the
commissioners In executive session that
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thirteen ARE INJURED.
Woman Drives Auto Into Crowd to
Avoid Collision.

PENDLETON, Ind, August z R.-
An officer Of the Indiana State Reform
atory was critically injured and IL in
mates, part Of farm detail Of II, suf-
fered cuts and bruises Monday when
Mrs. G. G. Piper Of Pontiac, Mich,
drove her automobile at high speed
into the men to avoid colliding with an
other machine.
Otto Parker. under whose supervi-
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with the condemnation proceedings, II
and when the commissioners order them,
but they have been instructed to with
hold any action until further notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

All buses used in British West Africa
were made In America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
|OFF|CE DETAILS
OCCUPY HOOVER
Guests Departure Finds
President Starting Work on
Speeches for Ohio Trip.

With departure from the Capital to-
day of Prime Minister Macdonald, Pres
ident Hoover returned to the normal
pursuits of his ONCE and at an early
hour was busily engaged at his desk,
upon which was piled an accumulation
Of papers.
Mr.. Hoover is known to have regret
ted that Mr.. Macdonald could not re-
main longer. He not only enjoyed his
conversations with the prime minister,
but he was represented today as feeling
confident that their talks will be pro-
ductive of results. The President formed
a strong personal attachment for the
premier of Great Britain and is under
stood to have expressed himself to
friends to the effect that Mr.. Macdonald
was one of the strongest and most de-
lightful personalities he had ever met.
The President babe farewell to the
premier when they parted last night
at the stag" dinner party given by
Secretary of State Stimson.
Starts Work on Speeches.
So as to give as much attention to
the business of his Office as possible
the President made few business en-
gagementS today. In between these
calls Mr.. Hoover started the drafting
of the three speeches he will deliver
in his Ohio River and Dearborn, Mich
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trip later in the month. He is billed
to speak at Cincinnati and Louisville,
incidental to the ceremonies marking
the completion of the last lock on the
Ohio River between Cincinnati and
Cairo, Ill. These speeches are expected
to be devoted almost entirely to do
nestle topics, principally the develop
ment Of highways and waterways and
the advance of American commerce.
In Dearborn. Mr.. Hoover will speak
on the occasion of the dedication of the
frame building used as laboratory by
Thomas A. Edison, while carrying on
his work in connection with the incan-
descent light. The building was recent
~ purchased by Henry Ford and placed
on his Dearborn estate. Edsel Ford,
son of the automobile magnate, called
at the White House today to discuss
details of the arrangements being made
for the Presidents visit.
Leaves Here October 20.
The Presidents plans. thus far. are
to leave Washington on the night Of
October 20 and to return to the White
House on the morning of october 25.
Among the Presidents callers today
was Sentaor Cutting Of New Mexico,
who presented H. Williams and Amos
A. Belts Of his State, and who recon-
mended the reappointment of Commits
sioners Eastman and Taylor. whose
terms with the Interstate Commerce
Commission will shortly expire.
Senator Smith of South Carolina, an
other caller. urged appointment of for
mer Gov. Thomas G. Mcleod of Column
bia, S. c., to one of the two existing
vacancies in the United States Court of
Claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
URGES CARE IN SPEAKING
DR.. Yeager Addresses Speak ers
Unit of Community Chest.

Care in the preparation of a speech
because of the fact that the speaker
reaches his audience only once, while
the printed word reaches its field many
times, was urged by DR.. Willard H.
Yeager, professor of public speaking at
George Washington University, upon
the speakers unit of the Community
Chest at the Y. w. C. A. yesterday
DR.. Yeager advised the future chest
campaign speakers to know" their
audiences, learn what they want to
know most, and then tell them" He
urged reference in the speeches to
newspaper stories as they appear dur
ing the funds drive because you will
have topic with which most people
are familiar"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
FIGHTS STEEL HELMETS.
Prussian Minister Would Dissolve
Organization in Two Provinces.

BERLIN october 10 R.-The
Prussian minister Of the interior, DR..
Grzesinski, who Is Socialist, has taken
the drastic step of dissolving the "Stahl-
helm" or steel helmet organization of
the right, throughout the Rhine Province
and WeStphalia. He considers it an
illegal organization because its activ-
tiles tend to create combative military
organization.
AS President Won Hindenburg is
honorary president of the steel helmet
organization, his attitude toward the
dissolution of the body in the Rhenish
Province of Westphalia is awaited with
interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
PHOTOGRAPHER IS HELD
ON CHARGE or ASSAULT
Krasnoff, Denying Accusation, I
Freed on 5000 Bond Pending
Trial by Jury.

Maurice Krasnoff of the $500 block
Seventh street, school photographer,
was arraigned in Police Court this
morning on charge of simple assault
against an 11-year-old girl. He de-
manded a jury trial and was freed on
5000 bond.
The girl, Evelyn Fugitt, of the 900
block K street, charges the photographer
struck her on the head with a slate
while he was taking pictures of children
who attend the school at Eleventh and
@ streets southeast.
Krasnoff denied that he hit the girl
Intentionally, but said that he might
have touched her as he was clearing
some of the children out of the way in
preparation for picture.
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GEORGE H. newman
DIES IN NASHVILLE
Interior Department Attorney Here
Is Pneumonia Victim
on Visit.
BY the Associated Press.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, October 10
George H. Newman, II, an attorney in
the Interior Department at Washing
ton, died here early today after a short
illness. Death was said to have been
caused BY pneumonia.
Mr.. Newman came here from Wash
1ngton on Monday to visit his brother
Col. William Newman. He was appoint
ed to his position in Washington Is
years ago. He is survived by his widow
and two sons. Lieut.. Oliver p. Newman
of the United States Army and James
w. Newman OF New York City.
Mr.. Newman made his home here
at 1743 P street, with Mrs. Newman
Friends in the Interior Department had
been advised of his death.
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CANCEL of Siberia to Wed.

STOCKHOLM, October 10 P.-An-
nouncement was made yesterday of the
engagement of Miss Elsa Braendstroem
of Stockholm, known as "the Angel of
Siberia" because of her extensive work
among the war prisoners in Siberian
camps. to Prof Robert Ulich of the
Polytechnical Institute at Dresden, Ger
manV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
FRASER is UNOPPOSED.

Nominated without opposition, Fer
dinand G. Fraser probably will be
elected commander Of the Sergt Jas
per Post of the American Legion at a
meeting next month.
Other officers nominated last night
at meeting in the Thomas Circle Club
were Edward l.. Marthill, first vice
commander; H. w. Hummer, second
vice commander: w. H. Share, third
vice commander. and w. D. Hines
chaplain.
Flappers of China have taken fancy
To American toilet cnnnc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
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age. as compared TO about ~ per cent
in persons over 40 years of age.
Another striking point made by the
report is the fact that movements for
health promotion are handicapped by
the psychological reaction OF persons
to, new and startling events and the
tendency to overlook and underrate
more serious conditions that develop
over long periods Of time. For instance.
q death from smallpox In a community
is apt to result in o wholesale ana
rather frenzied demand for vaccina-
ton IS @ preventive measure. but the
by far greater number Of deaths from
other preventaole causes creates little
or no comment. Few persons realize.
the report says. that heart disease is
greater public health problem, and
more important. than cancer and tn.
berculosis.
The statistics are used as adding en-
phasis to the desirability Of periodic
exanina tons. of children especially,
that may reveal sources Of infection,
such as diseased tonsils. adenoids and
decayed teeth, together with the pre-
cautionary measures that consist OF
care in diet and proper rest and exer-
else for those who are afficted with
chronic heart trouble.
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This and That
BY Charles E. Tracesrefi.

Word comes that Little Nipper and
Pennsylvania farm to which they were
shipped recently.
Cats have neither memory nor re-
greet, in large sense. Perhaps they
have recollection of a sort, but not
of the human type. --:>t-.c~
So when Nipper and Blondy Belle
were let out of their crate they took
to their new life like ducks to water.
In a few hours they seemed per-
feetly at home. No doubt If they were
returned to Washington and put down
once more in the living room with their
brother, Capt. Boggs. they would flnd
him strange and hostile.
From mans standpoint this lack OF
memory is sad. but from the animal
viewpoint-at least from mans view OF
the animal. yiewpoint-it is, wholesome.
Brute creatures. In such q world as
| this, are SO much the victims OF chance,
caprice. fate-call it what you will
that memory would but add cruelty TO
their burdens. 49,
The power of oblivion is what they
need and which they possess in album
dance, and it is better so. -,
X X X
The fiat roof of one Of the farm
garden, and there Nipper and Blondy
Belle spent their first few days frisking
around on the battlements.
.Nipper's orange eyes, large and
bright within her concentric circles of
black, gray and brown stripes. cleaned
with the spirit Of investigation as she
leaped to the wide wall around the
edge. There she sat back on her
launches, taking in with eager feline
oIa 10 Nf
side which lay stretched out in the
July sunshine.
Bathed in the glow of all the sun
in our universe, Little Nipper sat on
the battlement. tiny, complete, self
Sufficient. What now meant to her the
long. hot, dirty ride in crate from
the National Capital?'
Little Nipper knew nothing about
National Capital, Pennsylvania, United
kind Of blur. remained in her brain Of
that long experience. her first train
ride Maybe nothing remained there.
1t was certain that. she looked out
over that farming landscape with the
same quick look with which she looked
down from the 3-foot eminence Of the
sofa back in the Washington living
room from which she came.
A long work table graced the back
porch, which was a real porch. not
just a tiny place for a few chairs to
be drawn up. This porch was as big
as a room, built back under the house,
as ID were. 49,
In the table was big drawer. One
end of the drawer was broken out. On
the second day the kittens had access
to the back porch they disappeared
and could not be found until some
one thought to look into the drawer.
There the two sisters lay asleep. the
light gray forelegs of Blondy Belle
draped gracefully around the dark
ger-striped form of Little Nipper.
Since that day the big drawer has
been the sleeping quarters of the pair.
What more comfortable retreat could
two cats ask? 1t Is warm. 1t is dark,
it is secluded. From it as base they
can maraud to their hearts content.
after the natural fashion Of cats. and
to 1t in the early morning they can
return with satisfaction. Surely this
will be life which any city cat may
we'll envy
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Heart disease again heads the list
Of the great killers of mankind and the
Public Health Service, announcing that
in 1928, 228 persons out of every 1OO,-
900 In the registration area died from
this cause, calls attention to the fact
that while the population increased
about one-third from 1917 to 1925,
deaths from heart disease practically
doubled: while the number Of deaths
from all causes increased only about
one-seventh, death from causes OF
which heart disease was a contributing
factor increased 81 per cent.
The Public Health Service does not
discus. r1.at might be construed as q
mitigating factor: that more persons
are living longer lives than formerly.
that more are escaping death from
other causes than heart. disease and
that more are living to enter that life
period when heart disease claims the
greatest number Of victims. But 1t
stresses a fact that is more important
because 1t Is contrary to the views
generally held by laymen, to wit, that
heart disease is disease that usually
strikes down the aged. On the other
hand, the Public Health Service places
heart disease as the third largest
cause OF death among children from
5 to 10 years Of age. Practically rs
per cent Of oil cases of heart disease
develop Ia children under 10 years Of