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yet, and if we keep our heads, nothing will. Give me those keys"
 They were under the cushion of my chair and after much wriggling we dug them out.
 You don't believe Jerry did it, Uncle John?"
 of course not"
 Neither you nor Stimson saw Jerry's face or heard his voice."
 T didn't" I admitted. But saw Jerry's white trousers, the white sweater you gave him last Christmas, and the pulled-down Panama hat he bought last week. And these are his keys. Moreover, Hubbard heard Jerry's voice in the library twenty minutes before"
 Lucy put her fingers on my lips. Tt was somebody else you saw in Jerry's clothes, Uncle John"
 I had given this possibility some thought, but I knew if I hadn't been very fond of Jerry wouldn't have wasted my time on it.
 That would imply willingness on Jerry's part to let some one else have them," I observed, "and he was wearing them when Hubbard saw him at six o'clock"
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Attractions At Theatres
SPRING FEVER" IS
 SHOWING AT PALACE

Eve'y new picture brings Will liam Haines nearer to being an all round athlete-and every picture establishes him more firmly as one of The leading screen attractions of today.
 Spring Fever" his latest Metro Go dwyn-Mayer vehicle-and in- cid ,ntly his bow to the screen pub licl las a full-fledged star-makes hint golfer. Also it provides him with the biggest laughing hit Of his eve ltful though brief career. It is now playing at the Palace Theatre.
 Jian Crawford, George Fawcett, Edward Earle, Eileen Percy and a notible cast appear in the new production.
 The Palace Orchestra puts over
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This opened wider fields of speculation and we fell silent. Sud- denly Lucy took my face between her hands; her eyes were alight
 What is it, dear?" Luther NacNair, the detective, Uncle Johnl You must get him to take the case for Jerry.'
 "ATacNair!" I cried, aghast.
 Why not? You told me he is known all over the country. You said he solved nearly every case he undertook"
 "N1acNair has retired" I object ed. He'd probably refuse to help us"
 But he mightn't," Lucy pleaded. We could ask him."
 Her eloquent eyes pinned me down. How could I tell her of my unholy fear that MacNair might add Jerry to his tragic number of murderers? Indecision held me in torment and then my faith renew ed itself and courage illuminated the blackness Of my soul.
 Very we'll" I said. well ask him.
 Lucy flung her sofJ arms around my neck and kissed me You dearl" she cried. Come on! We'll go right away"
 My dear child! The man will have been in his bed for hours. Look at the timel Twelve o'clock! Off to bed with you"
 She slipped to her feet and stooo facing me pityingly, hands on her slender hips. You'd make a fine
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SYNOPSIS: With the inn plicit confidence of love, Lucy insists that her fiance, Jerry Ogden, did not murder his father. In a desperate attempt to hide an important link in the evidence she defies police officers Investigating the crime. Lucy's uncle, John Peebles, finds Jerry's keys dropped by fleeing figure seen leaving the Ogden home a moment be- fore Andrew Ogden's murder was discovered. The police de- mand the keys when Lucy snatches them from her uncle's hand and escapes to the Peebles home. Police are searching for the fugitive Jerry, against whom they have strong case of cir cumstantial evidence.
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a snappy program for the show, from start to finish.
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CARD OF THANKS

To the many friends who assisted us during the last and fatal sick ness of my beloved wife, we offer our most sincere thanks.
 N G. NELSON AND FAMILY.
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LET IT RAIN" IS
 NOW AT COLISEUM

When Douglas MacLean turned weather prophet and said, Let it Rain" he really meant, Let 'em L aug h." Because whether he knows it or not, Let It Rain" his current Paramount release which arrived at the Coliseum last night, had that effect. An audience was kept in ecstasies of joy for seventy snappy minutes.
 Let It Rain" presents MacLean
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Fresh roasted peanuts and pop corn. Juneau Ice Cream Parlors.
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We are now serving SANDWICHES and SALADS. The best yet. Ju- neau Ice Cream Parlors. adv.
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as marine who awakes from a
 lcthargy only after meeting the one girl" Then, seeing an officer gain her attention, he determines
 to win his chevrons. How he does this by capturing troop of mail thieves and saving the governments
 honor, provides the comedy with a strong plot and plenty of laughs.
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Chapter [
ENTER LUTHER MacNAIR

ENTER LUTHER MacNAIR
 The French window was bolted and the curtains were drawn, but I saw the dark blur of Lucy's head against the back of my armchair Lucy! This is Uncle John!7
 There was no response at first;
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hard face; the swarthy skin, the high cheek bones and slit of a mouth, the deep, penetrating eyes. AS I studied the man, neither lik- ing nor disliking him, it came over me that we had come to the right place. If any man on earth could put his finger on Ogden's murderer it was Luther MacNair.
 Copyright, 1929, William Morrow
 Company
 Will the famous man-hunter fix the crime on Jerry? Lucy's superb confidence stands out against the logical evidence. Continue the story tomorrow.
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PRISCILLA DEAN IS
 AT PALACE TUESDAY

Jewels of Desire" is the fea- ture at the Palace for Tuesday and Wednesday in which Priscilla Dean, John Bowers and Walter Long have the leading parts.
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JUVENILE COURTS
EXTENSION ASKED
Need of Service in Rural Sec
tons, Towns and Smaller
Cities Cited.

An appeal for the extension of Juve-
nile Courts and probation throughout
the United States is being circulated
this week In the District of Columbia
by a committee headed by Newbold
Noyes. THE Juvenile Court in Amer
ica," said Mr.. Noyes, 'is 80 years old
this year It has made wonderful prog
rsss In this time. Most of the larger
cities are equipped with Juvenile Courts
and probation, but rural sections, towns
and the smaller cities are almost en-
tirely lacking in these services. A child
who gets into difficulties in a place
where there is no Juvenile Court or
probation work Is apt to be dealt with
as If he were a hardened adult offender
and placed in jail. This sort Of treat
ment generally ruins the childs chance
for future success because of the stigma
undesirable knowledge child placed in
jail picks up from those who are older
and more seasoned in crime.
THE majority of crimes committed
in America are laid at the door of
youths under IS years of age. Our
prisons and reformatories are full Of
young men who as boys might have
been saved If well organized probation
work was established in every COM
munity. Experience has shown that
juvenile delinquents may be reclaimed
with greater success outside of prision
walls than within and yet at present,
because of the limited use of our
Juvenile Courts and probation service,
we are only able to extend this pro-
gressive form of treatment to about
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one-twentieth Of the boys and girls in,
our country who should have It.
THE National Probation Association.
in whose behalf am petitioning for
funds, Is working TO extend Juvenile
Courts and probation and to improve
these services where they exist. It has
been found that wherever Juvenile
Courts and probation have been estab-
liShed with sound principles and
methods they have protected children
and prevented them from entering
criminal careers. The president of the
association is the Hon. George w.
Wickersham. chairman of the national
committee of law observance and en-
forcement.
THE courts of the District Of CO.
lumbia have saved a multitude of youth
full offenders for lives of usefulness.
The National Probation Association CO.
operates with courts in many States
and the District of Columbia in or
ganizing and carrying out its work.
"At Christmas we remember the poor,
the sick and the crippled. Let us add
to our list this year the boys and girls
of our country who have come to grief
because of conditions over which they
have little or no control"
Contributions for the National Asso-
citation may be sent to Newbold Noyes
at the Offices of The Washington Star.
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WATCHMAN HELD
IN MURDER PROBE
Date for Actions Trial to Be Set
Today-Arson Case Is
Dropped.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpdtcn TO Inc star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December TO-
Charles r. Acton, 81, was indicted by
a grand jury in Corporation Court here
yesterday in connection with the fatal
shooting of Irwin Guckert October 4.
Date for the trial and for trials on
other true bills returned will be set by
Judge William P Woolls today.
Guckert, a 17-year-old youth, was
shot when he visited the greenhouse
formerly owned by firm of which his
father was a member and got. into an
argument with Acton, according to re-
ports on the affair. After being wound
ed, Guckert drove his car to the home
of Miss Mary Reeves, 81 East Walnut
street, and collapsed on her front lawn.
He died at the Alexandria Hospital the
next day. Acton is expected to enter a
plea of self-defense.
Not a true bill was returned by the
Jury in the case of Mrs. Laura V. Hicks
in connection with fire at her home.
1925 King street, September 2. Charles
Poss, Henry PoSs and Albert Poss were
indicted on charges of assault on DR..
w. Clyde West, formerly city health
oficer, November 2. The three men,
who are brothers, were not indicted on
a charge of HOUSEKEEPING brought be-
fore the Jury IN connection with break
ing into a dwelling occupied by Edward
Dean.
Among the other indictments found
we're Joseph Rotol, two indictments for
statutory offense; Cameron White,
four for burglary; Charles Tyler, two
for burglary; Lewis Putnam, burglary;
Arthur Young, assault; Earl Thomas,
assault: Charles Frazer, two for passing
worthless checks. and Charles H.
Haynes for larceny The jury was
headed by r. M. Colvin, foreman.
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NEW HIGH SCHOOL
SOUGHT IN TAKOMA
Citizens Association Asks
Site Be Bought in Vicinity
of Recreation Center.

The House and Senate subcommittee
on appropriations will be urged to in
clude an item in the budget for the pur-
chase of suitable site in the vicinity
of the Takoma Park recreation center
for a senior high school, following the
adoption of a resolution last night by
the Citizens Association at meeting
held in the Takoma Park branch or the
Washington Public Library.
The report of the school committee
was presented by S. E. Blessingham. IL
pointed out that the Board Of Education
had approved the location of a senior
high school in the territory north OF
Brightwood. The site suggested by the
committee are the squares bounded by
Third, Fifth, Underwood and Van Buren,
streets. 1t was stated in the report that
if the site is not purchased there Is a
possibility of it being used for the con-
struction of homes.
Asks Protection in Streets.
DR.. Guy Clinton presented resolu-
ton, which was adopted, providing for
the enactment by Congress of law de-
signed to protect and regulate pedes-
trians under rules and regulations to
be adopted by the District Commission
ers. The Citizens Advisory Council and
the Federation of Citizens Associations
will be requested to participate in the
movement. The laws and legislation
committee of the association was dl-
rected to prepare a draft of a bill to be
submitted to the association for APP
proval.
The association went on record in
dorsing the movement to obtain an
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TREAT FOR ORPHANS.

Orphans Of the Episcopal Home for
Children will be given Christmas din
ner at the United States naval air sta
tim Christmas morning, after which
they will witness the landing of s..
Nicholas at the field. The landing will
be Immediately preceded by q parachute
jump by Santa's intrepid courier, who
will leap from the plane to earth at
the airport.
The program is being arranged under
the auspices Of the American Red Cross
and under the supervision of II. j. Davis
OF the organizations field department.
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MISSION PLANS PARTY
FOR POOR CHILDREN
Annual Christmas Celebration to
Be Held at Theater One Day
Before Holiday.

The Central Union Mission will hold
its tenth annual Christmas 'kiddie bag
party" in the National Theater at noon
December "a.
Approximately 1,400 children from
families throughout Washington, who,
it is known, are unlikely to have
Christmas trees of their own, will be
present. Each child will receive a
large, bright-colored "kiddie bag" which
will be filled with practical gifts Se-
lected individually for each child.
Already about 1000 of these bags
filled by women of the churches repre-
sented in the mission are ready. ana
it is hoped to have the remaining 400
in a short time, according to the au-
thorities at the mission.
This "kiddie bag" idea was intro
duced into Washington about 10 years
ago by the Central Union Mission ana
in former years was held in Keith's
Theater
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MONUMENT STORY
DENIED BY WOMAN
Mrs. LongWeII Tells Col.
Grant She Did Not Spend
Night There Intentionally.

Mrs. S. E. LongweI of Middleburg,
VT, believed to be the only person ever
to spend a night in the Washington
Monument, denies that she Intentionally
spent the night of November 1928
there, according to an announcement
today by Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd,
director of Public Buildings and Public
Parks of the National Capital.
The colonel made it clear that the in
formation given to the press at the
time was made in good faith and was
based on the reports of the cuStodial
force on duty at the Washington Monu-
ment" and he regrets any inconvenience
thus caused
Col. Grants announcement to the
press follows:
"The director of Public Buildings and
Public Parks of the National Capital
has received several communications
from Mrs. S. e. Longwell of Middleburg,
VT, denying that she Intentionally spent
the night of November 1928, 1929, in
the Washington Monument, and asking
that the implication of such intent,
contained in the newspaper reports of
the incident. be denied.
Col. Grant regrets that any report
from his Office should have been the
cause of this annoyance to her, in addi-
ton to the discomfort and inconvenience
she must have experienced while shut
up In the Monument overnight. While
the information given to the press at
the time was made in good faith and
based on the reports of the cuStodial
force on duty at the Washington Monu-
ment, Mrs. Longwell's denial is, of
course, accepted, and he requests such
publicity for her statement as will
modify the first report in the public
estimation and save her from further
annoyance and inquiries.
LAS some 100000 persons had visited
the Washington Monument since it was
opened to the public without any such
occurrence, there was good reason to
believe in the adequacy of the arrange
ments in force at the time, but addi-
tional inspections now are being made
so as to prevent the possibility of
recurrence of this regrettable incident"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10
CAPITAL CHURCHES
TO Join IN DRIVE
Campaign to Enroll All Resi-.
dents of City as Members
Is Planned at Session.

Every resident of Washington q
church member.
Such is the goal of group of promi-
nent pastors and laymen of Washington
churches who met yesterday in the
Calvary Baptist Church at Eighth and
H streets to lay the groundwork for a
campaign which contemplates visits to
every home in the Washington area in
support of active church membership.
The Ministerial Union of Washington
Is sponsoring the movement, with the
cooperation of about 100 churches and
more than $50 outstanding laymen. DR..
A. Karl Kernahan, who has developed
visitation evangelism" as a means of
reaching every home in a community,
is directing the movement, which is to
get under way February 8.
Both Protestant and Catholic churches
are to cooperate and the first phase
will comprehend directed survey" of
the Washington area. Between Feb
ruary and 81 it is intended to canvass
every residence in the area and learn
the religious status of each family.
The data thus collected will be en-
tered upon cards, which are to be dis
concerned. The information obtained
will enable pastors to augment their
own records of church membership. It
Is believed, and in addition will serve
to identify residents who do not hold
active church memberships and their
preferences. The names of persons who
are not members and express no pref
erence are to be distributed among
pastors. according to the agreement of
those directing the movement.
The second phase is to ENCOMPASS
'visitations" to homes identified in the
survey. This phase is to be prosecuted
during the period from March Is to %.
during which time an evangelism cam
paign will be conducted by leaders of
the movement. DR.. Kernahan, who is
the author of several books that de-
velop the visitation thesis, will be heard
frequently during the period.
DR.. w. A. Lambeth, pastor of the
Mount Vernon Memorial Church of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, is
president of the Ministerial Union. He
presided at a luncheon meeting yes
terday at which DR.. Kernahan was in
troduced to large group of pastors
and laymen.
The movement was enthusiastically
Endorsed and Rev. Jason Noble Pierce
pastor of the First CONGREGATIONS
Church, was named general Chairman
of the united effort. Rev. w. L. Darby,
secretary of the Washington Federation
of Churches, was named secretary of
the general committee and Joshua
Evans was named treasurer. Several
committees were appointed to deal with
particular details of the campaign, in
which Rev. Lambeth and Rev Perry
Mitchell, pastor Of the Baptist Church
of Clarendon, Va, will give active CO.
operation.
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adequate armory for the National
Guard of the District of Columbia.
Delegates Named for Farley.
President John Walker and Walter
Trey will represent the association at
the banquet to be given Friday evening
at $50 o'clock at the Burlington
Hotel, under the auspices of the
Joint committee for election of Boaru
Of Education Of the District of Co.
lumbia. Associations which have in
dorsed the -Capper elective
School Board bill have been invited to
attend.
The following committee assignments
have been made by President Walker
Schools and public institutions, c. z.
Blessingham, chairman; taxation anc
coming, F. A. Richmond, chairman;
laws and legislation. DR.. Llewellyn Jor-
dan, chairman; members of executiv.
ommittee-at-large Walter Trey, John
w. Coffman and Dr. William A. Hooker.
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SOLDIER SHOOTS SELF.
Fort Myer Trooper Ends Life With
Gun at Home.
BY a star Correspondent of The Star.

BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
December 10.-The fatal shooting early
this morning at South Washington, Va,
of William Brown, colored, 40 years old,
a solder stationed at Fort Myer, was
attributed by county police to suicide.
Brown died at Walter Reed Hospital
from a bullet wound through the head.
According to Policeman John r.
Burke, who investigated the case,
Browns wife said that he came home
at S o'clock this morning after having
peen absent for several days, and an
nounced that he was going to end
it ALL" He thereupon drew his pistol
and shot himself
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Achievement Tests in School.

FAIRFAX, Va, December 10 (Spe-
ciaD. - Standard classification and
achievement tests will be given tomor-
row TO third and fourth year students
in all of the high schools of Fairfax
County by the various high school prin-
cipals under general supervision of
Division Supt. w. T.. Woodson. A
similar test will be given as a follow.
up next Sprin@.
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be to consider and submit with recom-
mendations all reports favorably sub
mitted by other committees involving
the expenditure of public funds, all
such reports submitted to the budget
committee TO include an estimate of the
cost of the proposed improvement. 1t
also shall be charged with the duty of
considering such matters Of public
finance as may be referred to it and of
maintaining a continuous study of those
questions as they affect taxpayers of
Montgomery County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10
CITIZENS ELECT OFFICERS.
John W. Buddy Heads Kingman
Park Association Slate.

Ofhcers for the coming year were
elected at the regular meeting of the
Kingman Park Civic Association in the
Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Eight
zenith and Gale streets, last night.
The officers elected are as follows
John w. Badly, president, to succeed
Mrs. G. B. Cope; Charles G. Young,
vice president, and Rev. A. Mckinley
Thomas, secretary.
w. w. Harold, John w. Badly, Rev.
A. Mckinley Thomas, Rev. w. A. John
son and w. Cope we're elected as dele
gates to the Federation of Civic Asso-
Citations.
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Brings Cowboy to Newport.

NEWPORT, r. l., December 10 (A1.-
Mrs. Muriel Vanderbilt Church has
brought real cowboy from Wyoming
to Newport. John Scott, who has ap-
peared at rodeos. is to break in colts
and wild ponies at her farm.
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LISTED GUEST OF HONOR.
Walter E. Hope to Attend Prince
ton Alumni Luncheon.

Walter E. Hope, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, will be the guest of
honor at luncheon given tomorrow by
the Princeton Alumni Association of
the District of Columbia at the Army
and Navy Club. Mr.. Hope is graduate
of Princeton University, Glass of 1901.
and he will be greeted at the luncheon
given in his honor by numerous of his
Princeton classes.
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TRAPPED IN CAVE-IN.

Two Men Partially Buried Saved
by Rescue Squad.
Two men were partially buried today
in a cave-in at sewer excavation at
Eastern and Kenilworth avenues north
east. They were released by the Prince
Georges County rescue squad Elton
Wiser, %, of East Riverdale, Md, was
removed to Casualty Hospital, and
treated for a slightly injured leg, while
Peter Redman of Colmar Manor, Md,
was sent home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10

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