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The Washington times., 1929-10-01

In the action which has grown
out of an attempt to transfer the
children from the Park View School
to the Monroe School, indignant
parents have kept the youngsters
out of school and say that they will
do so until the matter is settled.
Resolution Passed
A resolution was passed by the
20 members of the committee, which
asked that the board allow the stu
dents in question to continue at the
school in their locality. and that any
residents of the Park View com
munity be allowed to send their
children to the Park View School.
With a meeting of the Board OF
Education set for tomorrow at the
Franklin School Building. the
parents. whose children are at
fected by the transfer hope that
the matter will be suitably adjusted
1t is their contention that the
transfer was made by the board sc
that the Monroe School would stay
white and that the board did not
, consider the students.
Park View Not Crowded
In the report at the meeting last
night the Park View Citizens Asso
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
Realty and Stock Fraud Investigation Starts Today
BLAINE D Pc n s
QUIZ; BILLS !
PLANNED /

Investigation Of dishonest
and unethical practices in
local realty finance and stock
operations was begun by the
banking and insurance sub
committee of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, today.
Senator John ]. Blaine, of Wis.
consin, called the members of the
subcommittee together for an In.
formal meeting to plot out the
course the investigation will take.
and to outline to the members the
legislation he thinks necessary to
remedy certain inadequacies in Dis
trict laws.
Following the first conference OF
the subcommittee, Senator Blaine
indicated, he will ask Corporation
Counsel w. w. Bride to assist him
In drafting bills for the purpose OF
strengthening the local statues
governing real estate practices, fore
closure proceedings, blue sky
stock operations, pyramiding Of
realty loans and other commercial
evils. Hi
The subcommittee intends to hole
public hearings on the needed legis
lation at a later date. No attempi
will be made to introduce the pro
jected bills before the regular ses
sion of Congress in December.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
NIGHT SCHOOLS {
EXPECT 5000

More than 5000 are expected I
enroll in the District night school
which open tonight, according I
w. B. Patterson, assistant superb
tendant in charge. According 1
the estimates 1900 will be whii
students and 1000 will be coloref
Mckinley and Business Hig
Schools will have the largest q
tendance with about 1900 eael
MacFarland School for the first TIM
will be used for night classes.
Academic. grade and high scho'
subjects will be given at Mcknile,
academic and grade work at Hine
grade and q few high school courst
and shop work at jefferson, whf
commercial subjects will be offer
at Business. At MacFarland algebr
arithmetic, history, tipping and e
gineering will be given. American
zation and literacy classes are
be held at Webster and special wol
will be given at the Conduit SchoC
Abbott and Columbia Schools WI
house the vocational classes.
Glasses will be dismissed this ever
ing shortly after enrolment and tf
winters work will start tomorrow
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
Colored Centers Open
At Cleveland Today

With the opening today of the
Cleveland and Burrville centers, the
fall and winter activities of Division
1913. Of the Community Center De.
partment will get under way.
The work for the coming year
will still be under the direction of
Mrs. Gabrille Pelham. The formal
opening of all the colored centers
will be held Thursday night at
Armstrong High School, when JUS
tin Sandridge, young pianist of
Boston, Mass, will be heard in
recital.
The centers, dates OF opening and
secretaries are: Today. Cleveland,
Miss Eta Johnson. Burrville, Mrs.
c. J. Knox; October 2, Garfield,
Mrs. c. J. Knox; October 3. Dunbar,
Mrs. Knox; October 4, West Wash
ington, Mrs. Florence Neal. and
October Z, Birney. Mrs. Martha
Ellis and Lovejoy. Mrs. Rebecca j.
Gray.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
GANN " AWE R
ONLY SOCIETY
ARM|ST|CE

Vice President Curtis con-
cession to the harrassed social
arbiters of Washington, where
by he waived the social prece-
dence he claims for his half
sister, Mrs. Dolly Gam, in
favor of Lady Isabella Howard,
wife of the British ambassa-
dor, for the period of the
Macdonald visit, marks only
an armistice and not the end
of the Capital social war
fare.
That was made unmistakably
plain today by the Curtis.Gann par
tisans. The Vice Presidents con-
cession was merely a gesture to
relieve the aches and pains of
worried officialdom, confronted with
an embarrassing situation.
Only An Armistice
The social war Is expected to be
resumed in full swing as soon as
the MacDonalds leave Washington
and unless observers are sadly mis-.
taken its going to wage right mer.
rily throughout the coming winter.
1t has not been forgotten that
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longwcrth
once declined to attend dinner
where Mrs. Gam was to be seated
as 1.-The ranking lady" A good
many Of Mrs. Longworth's friends
feel similarly, and it is understood
they plan to cut all functions
where hostesses accord Mrs. Gam
the ranking that her brother insists
upon her having.
But peace has been established
for the duration of the Macdonald
visit anyway, and for that fact
Secretary of State Stimson and his
aides were giving devout thanks
today.
It is understood that Vice Presi.
dent Curtis statement "waiving''
Mrs. Gann's social ranking for the
White House dinner to MacDonald
was directly due to a subtle sug.
gestion from Secretary Stimson.
The British Premier solved an.
other social problem by conveying
to officials here the information
that he did not wish his daughter
Miss Ishbel. to be accorded an,
official ranking. She Is accom-
panying him, so far as social mat
ters go, purely informally.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
Reinstate Students,
Citizens Demand

Immediate action by the District Board of Education tt
ensate the 81 striking members Of the Park View Schoo
demanded by the executive committee of the Park View
Citizens Association at a meeting held last night
The Washington times., 1929-10-01

Don't overlook Washington real es.
tate advertiss-t for sale In Times and
Herald Classified ads In your invest.
ment plans.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
ASKS LIGHT
ON 5-YEAR
PLAN

Senator Arthur Capper of
Kansas, chairman Of the SEN
ate District Committee, today
called upon the Board of Edu-
cation to explain it's failure
to carry out the five-year
school building program.
The program, which was designed
to eliminate congestion in the
schools and to put unsafe portable
buildings out of commission, Is far
from complete, although more than
four years have elapsed since the
building program was authorized.
Seventy-two portables are still in
use.
Time For Action
"It seems to me-" Capper wrote
Charles F. Carusi, president Of the
school board, that an effort should
be made to determine why Wash
ington's school facilities are not
by act of Congress. so that action
may be taken early In the next
session of Congress to remedy any
deficiencies or defects that exist
The Senator asked Carusi for
definite, detailed, comprehensive,
frank and constructive information
and suggestions" to be furnished
the District Committee.
Capper reminded the school board
head that the act of February 26.
1925, authorizing the five-year pro-
gram, was passed to provide the
District with "a program of school
house construction which shall eX-
emplify the best in schoolhouse
planning, schoolhouse construction
and educational accommodations. ="
Wants Exact Data
Senator Capper said the letter
was not written in a spirit of
criticism, but to elicit constructive
suggestions ''to the end that the
school children of Washington may
within the next year be furnished
with adequate and proper school
facilities
He asked the school board to
furnish him with statements show
ing the precise status of each o:
the proposed reforms mentioned in
the bill. as well as a full state.
ment Of the reasons for any de-
lays in carrying out the intent of
Congress. He said he was sending
copies OF the letter to the District
Commissioners for their informa-
ton
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
Army Sets Hearing
For Back Creek Bridge

A public hearing on the location
of a new highway bridge across
Back Creek at Chesapeake City,
Md, will be held in the office of
the board of engineers for rivers
and harbors in the Munitions Build
ing. October s. according to War
Department announcement today.
Location at the Back Creek site
will be considered in connection
with the reconstruction py the
United States of the existing high
way bridge at that point.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
Day Talk
BY Hoover Uncertain

President Hoover will be unable
to accept any Of the invitations to
make an Armistice Day speech out
side OF Washington, it was stated
at the White House yesterday.
1t was also announced that it had
not been decided whether the Presi-
dent woxid make an address In
Washingvbn.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
"A LIGHT ON THE SEA"

coran Gallery Of Art.
Homer was born in Boston, in
February, 1886. and died at Scarboro,
Me-, in September, 1910. He began
life as lithogra pher and later took
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
Open Methodist Zion
Conference Tomorrow

The Washington district confer
ence of the Philadelphia Conference
Of the African Methodist EPISCOPAL
Zion Church will open tomorrow at
Contee Memorial Zion Church, Divi.
sion Ave. and Karl Pl. N. E., and
continue through October 4.
: Reports on missionary, Sunday
school and Christian Endeavor work
will feature the sessions. Bishop J.
g. Caldwell, Of Philadelphia, pre-,
siding head Of the First Episcopal
District of the Zion connection, will
be present.
Among the local churches to be
represented at the conference are
John Wesley. Fourteenth and Cor
coran Streets; Union Wesley
Twenty-third and M Streets north
west; Metropolitan Wesley, Second
and D Streets southwest, and Gal.
hraith. Sixth and M Streets north.
west.
There's always q wide selection ei
homes advertised In Times and Herald
Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01

There's always q wide selection si
homes advertised In Times and Herald
Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01

citation stressed the fact that the
Park View School was not over
crowded and that they did not want
to subject their children to the
drastic change in school systems,
Park View School being conducted
on the platoon system and the
Monroe School being conducted In
accordance with the District system.
Meanwhile II of the striking stu
dents have enrolled in the Monroe
School until the board acts while
the remainder are staying at home.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15

Maybe they wed on a dare, may be it's true romance. but often it's the gay climax of a "whoopee party" That's why they're given the sobriquet, ''whoopee brides"
 The marriage license bureau is an important industry here, and has been for years. One judge retired as early as 1915 with fortune es- timated at s50,000. He had mar ried more than 15,000 couples.
 Judge H. F. Kemp has married more than twice that number. He ties the knot for about 4,000 a year In his marriage parlor," just across the street from the courthouse. where the license is issued without quibbling and a gaudy certificate" urged upon the couple for do, lar, Kemp has thousands of n., plush-lined boxes, cocoons that have matched many matrimonial ven- ture. They used to hold wedding ring.
 Kemp has done well at S5 a mar rjage, or whatever the bridegroom thinks rights. Rudolph Valentino, One of Crown Points celebrated customers, thought it worth $50.
 It's not hard to get married in
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15

ors will contain Il provision that each must preserve the secrecy of information secured. heavy pen alty is provided for violating this provision.
 Do not be afraid or have the slightest hesitation in answering enumerator's questions frankly, without bashfulness or mental re- servation," Steuart said. "All in- formation obtained will be held con fidential.
 The taking of the census next May promises now to proceed smoothly. Fortunately it will not be accompanied by such scenes as were witnessed in Turkey when Turks imprisoned the entire pop ulation in their houses on the day of the census.
 The Census Bureau has tentative ly established enumeration dis tricts for the taking of the census and is now making plans to employ 100000 cnumerators to work in the districts, taking a census or popula- tion, farms, mines, irrigation and drainage projects and unemploy- ment.
 One month, starting May 1, 1880, is allotted Steuart to complete this tremendous task The first pop ulation census took 13 months to count little less than 100000 while the 1880 census will enumer- ate about 120,000,000.
 The population of the United States is increasing at the rate of about 100000 persons a year, or approximately one person every 2S seconds" Steuart said. "The total increase is made up of the annual excess of births over deaths, which amounts to about 1,150,000 and the excess of immigration over emigra- tion which totals about 240,000 an- nually.
 History records no other ln- stance in which the population has increased so rapidly. By 1930 the
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15

tinues; He says he wants an Eng fish, German or Swede. Well l am American born ot good old Irish stock. l am just five feet high, weight 164 pounds. Age Al in Sep tcmbcr. Now of course it's not nica for one to praise their own good looks. l. have dark brown wavy hair, blue eyes and q good set of teeth. Was always considered good looking in my younger days. l would be glad 10 hear from him as l have decided to make some change. Now if he does not care for Irish descent, perhaps some other man out there would
 While the letters are the source of considerable amusement in city hall, Mayor Crumb is at loss 70 understand just why he was the one selected to organize a matrimonial bureau. He agrees, however, to see the matter through if by so doing he can bring a little cheer-and probably a whole lot of trouble into the heart and home of the lonely Westerner.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15

Chicago. Then why Crown Point?
 "0h, they're so polite" one "whoopee bride" said, explaining that they didn't ask embarrassing questions. They even have rings all ready, all sizes"
 But when they come out of the gauge many of the girls wish it hadn't been so easy. Chcago's lat est and most spectacular "whoopee bride, Beatrice Kemmett Debus, wishes that very thing.
 Beatrice went on gay party June 27. She woke up on the morn ing of July to find strange young man beating her.
 Whats the big idea? ?" she asked.
 T guess I got right to beat you - I'm your husband" the strange young man told her. He showed her marriage cer tificate, tore it into shredS ane threw them in her race. Then ducked and hasn't been seen since :,
 Beatrice pieced the shreds to- gether and found she was Mrs. De- bus, married at Crown Point, which was news to her. Friends told her she met Henry Lewis Debus on the party and after a few drinks an-
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15

population will be more than 30 times as great as It was in 1790 and nearly twice what it WAS in 1890. only 40 years ago."
 Steuart said each enumerator will have about 1900 persons to tab ulate. The counters must work quickly and accurately. They will receive about s75 10 sl00 each for their work.
 For the first time in history the country will have an accurate count of the unemployed. At present those out of work are estimated between 100000 and 4,000,00U.
 Officials estimated the census next year would tabulate a pop ulation of about 12O, ,006,000 people, about 6.250.000 farms, 14.000 mines and quarries and more than 100000 irrigation and draining projects.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15

reach the mayors office from sev- eral sources throughout the state One admits to having four depen- dent children, but the man from Center specifically stated that he desired to marry a woman and not whole family" This aspirant for the hand of the applicant re- sides in New Britain, and her let ter is quoted below
 Dear Sir:
 T seen your advertice in the pa per that you want a lady for com pany and so l would want to find man for company. l am a windo. l am just 40 years today and weight 1SS pounds, and have brown cys and dark hair. l am cXpear- nance in all kinds Of work. sewing. and good cook. and I have 4 children, but children can make their living. One is II and youngest is ( years. You may not care for a Windo with children, but it don cost cny money 10 write. You might not care for widow with children but I. is up to you. am an old tatchen German girl was born in Germany and l was living in South on a farm in South Alabama. And so my husband died. So I went to the city with my chldern
 Tn 1927 l cam to New Britain, Conn.,, because it was too hard for me 10 work on the farm. l work every day and soport my childern and pay my rent. But I haven't saved eny money. Just my house goods that is all l have. But eny way i hope to hear from you.
 Best regards from -"
 Modest Description of Self
 A second letter is from a Water bury widow who is tired of work ing in factories" In her letter she admits having no money but adds. Now l want to state that if tha. man is man like he says he is he would not want to marry a woman for her money" Her letter con-
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15
'WHOOPEF BRIDES.
 PROVIDE PROBLEM
Grown Point Is Scene of Many
 Spectacular Marriages

Crown Point, Ind, Aug. IS P)- The royal road to romance takes a detour here to the divorce courts.
 Crown Point, only 40 swift miles away as Cupid flies, is Chicagos Gretna Green.
 Thusands of "whoopee brides" elope here yearly and take solemn vows that they later decide they didn't mean. Sometimes they can't even remember the words.
 Then they scamper for the court of domestic relations to weep and have it declared no contest.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15
LONG SWIM MADE
 BY GRANDMOTHER
California Woman, 69, Wants
 to Attempt Channel

-- Los Angeles, Aug. 15--Although she didn't learn to swim until nearly 50 years old, Mrs. Anna E. Van Skike, a Venice, Calf. grandmother, has since completed nearly 2,1U0 miles of ocean swimming.
 Furthermore, she intends keeping up her practice of swimming 19 to 20 miles on each birthday until she '9is a hundred years old-and ap- pears confident of being able to do 1t.
 Mrs. Van Skike's record is made all the more remarkable by the fact that she did not have the adVan-' tages of early athletic training. She started swimming when she had passed what many would consider ripe old age.
 On her 69th birthday recently, she embarked on the longest swim of her career. Entering the water at o'clock in the morning, she did not come out until F hours later after battling strong ocean currents for 20 miles.
 Wants to Swim Channel
 This swim is nothing to what I'm going to do my next birthday, she said as she emerged from the water, apparently as strong as when she started.
 If I can talk down the wave of opinion that seems to be against the underta king, I'm going to swim the channel from here to Catalina Is land. It's about 25 miles and I know I can make it"
 Mrs. Van Skike attributes her health and great endurance at her age to clean living, correct food, lots of exercise and swimming in salt water.
 Any woman who has a lean bill of health can do what l have done" she says. 'I didn't really begin 10 live until about 10 .'ears ago, when l realized that if I was to attain ripe old age I must take steps to build up a good resistance.
 Progressed Systematically
 q started taking systematic ex- ercise. Ten or 15 minutes very morning and gradually increasing the time until now l work out more than an hour every day,
 Friends proposed that I go in for swimming and although l had never swan a stroke, the idea inn mediately appealed to me. For years l just padded around in the water and made no efforts to learn to swim correctly. Then my entrance at | tracted the attention of a swimming ! instructor and he taught me how | to swim the crawl stroke.
 "On my 60th birthday I announc- ed to friends that l would attempt to make 10-mile ocean swim. They , were against the idea, said that it | was dangerous and tried 10 per suade me to give it up, but l went ahead and succeeded without any | great effort.
 Increased Gradually
 "On every birthday since then l | have increased the distance until | now I know I'm capable of making what has always been my ultimate goal-swimming to Catalina. 4
 For the past 10 years my daily | program has never varied. regard !! less of the weather. l arise about | five o'clock in the morning and take 1 setting up exercises for about an hour. Then I drink some fruit juice, get into by bathing suit and go to the beach, where I walk from five to 10 miles. After this l jump into the ocean and swim at least two miles, sometimes as much as 10 miles"
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15

nounced she was going to marry him. Then they had more drinks. During the ceremony, Beatrice says. she had to be held up. Now she's asking Chicago courts to annui her marriage.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15
APPEAL ANSWERED
 BY LOCAL 'WINDO'
Lonely Colorado Man Causing Bristol Mayor Busy Days
Especial to the Herald)

Bristol, Aug. 15-The plea of the gentleman Of Center, Colo, in letter received by Mayor W. Ray mond Crumb several days ago, for real everyday lady" who would consider matrmony with a real man. may prove a boomerang to the man of the wide open spaces, as letters are already beginning to
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15
TAKERS OF CENSUS
 SWORN ID SECRECY
May Not DiVulge Information Obtained During Enumeration

Washington. Aug. 15 UP)-Th" entire army of 100000 census .cnum- orators who will start taking the 1880 census next May 1 will be sworn to secrecy.
 William M. Steuart, Census Bureau director. let it be known to- day the oath of office for enumerat-
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15

Thirsty tourists cooled them selves with approximately 10000 tons of ice on American railroads this summer.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-15

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-11
JOHN H. KIRKW00D DIES
AT HOME IN CLEVELAND
Son of Former Operator of Old
Kirkwood House Expires
at Age of 70.

John Henry Kirkwood, whose boy
hood was spent largely in Washington,
and whose father, Albert H. Kirkwood,
once ran the famous Kirkwood House,
on the site now occupied by the Raleigh
Hotel. Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue. died last Saturday in Cleveland,
Ohio, at the age of 70 years, according
to word just received here. He was well
known to many of the older residents
of Washington.
When IL years old John Henry Kirk
wood became fired with patriotic ardor
at the outbreak of the Civil War, and
organized a band of boys who drilled
in the streets of Washington. Their
activities and enthusiasm for the Union
attracted the attention Of President
Lincoln, who invited them to the White
House.
Toward the end of the war young
Kirkwood attended Georgetown College
He and some of his friends from the
college were present in front of the old
Ford Theater when president Lincoln
was shot, and to the day of his death
he remembered distinctly the excitement
of that memorable night.
He went later with his father to
Cleveland, where the elder Kirkwood
purchased the Weddell House. The
young man went into business in that
city and at the time of his death was
secretary-treasurer of the Tanner Co.
He is survived by his widow. who was
Miss Harriet Mix Of Cleveland, and five
children,