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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
BOYS Face Beams
AS Hope to Become
Ball Player Rises
Clipping Telling How
Crippled Pitcher Won
Game Cheers Child.

For the first time In many days the
pain-worn face Of 12-year -old Robey
Whitfield beamed with joy this morning
when his pnysician-friend and CONSIDER,
DR.. Leon Gordon, sat at his bedside in
Emergency Hospital today, where the
boy lay with his right leg missing. and
showed him q clipping from q news
paper account of base ball game in
North Carolina in which youth. with
his right leg and left arm missing, had
hurled his base ball nine to 2-to-1
victory and had held the opposition to
two scratch hits.
Afraid IT'S Not True.
Robey was perceptibly moved when
DR.. Gordon had mentioned that such a
feat was possible. But when the physi-
clan drew the clipping from the pocket
of his uniform and held Robey up in
bed to read 1t, the youths eyes. dulled
by pain over two weeks suffering, fairly
cleaned and sparkled.
Say, Doc" the boy said almost in a
whisper, do you think this really hap
pened?" The boy waited as II afraid
to breathe until the physician had told
him it was true.
Doctor Assures Him It's So.
why, of course, Robey." DR.. Gordon
answered. 1T wouldn't be reported by
a news association unless 1t were true,
and It's just as true that you will be
able to pitch even more effectively than
the boy mentioned In this clipping, be-
cause you have two hands" !
Robey, who was the star first base
man on juvenile base ball team and
who lost his right leg as the result of
an automobile accident at Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue two weeks
ago. said this morning that life just
wouldn't be worth going through with
If it was not for his friend DR.. Gordon.
The close ties of friendship that have
sprung up between the lad and the
physician date back a few days before
leg.
Doctor Cured Finger, Too.
On Monday before Robey was run
over. he came into Emergency Hospital,
accompanied by the base ball squad,
with an injured finger. It was DR.. Cor
don who treated Robey's finger and who
told the boy that he would personally
see to it that he would be able to play
in few days. Robey went back to DR..
Gordon every day for nearly week
and DR.. Gordon worked diligently and
skillfully and sympathized and consoled
Robey and cured his finger. Robey and
DR.. Gordon had become fast friends.
The following Saturday night, DR..
Gordon was called into the emergency
room to administer to q boy who had
been seriously injured In an automobile
accident. 1t was Robey.
The first words the lad spoke after
"a hours Of Inconsistencies were:
Where Is DR.. Gordon. and ask him If
can play ball AGAIN."
Robey is getting better now. and as
he lay in bed in a room filled with
baskets of fruit sent by sympathizers
who have become interested in him
through reading Of his case in the
newspapers and huge floral bouquets
sent almost daily from the White House
conservatory, his star of hope is DR..
Gordon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
ADMIRALS ARE LISTED
IN TRANSFER ORDERS
Reassignmetlts of officers and
Other Changes Recently An
nounced' by Navy Department.

Admirals occupy the prominent place
today in fchanges at the Navy Depart
ment Rear Admiral Edward H. Camp
bell, tie Judge advocate general, left
that post today for duty as commander
of the Special Service Squadron, which
is on duty in Central American waters
Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief of
naval operations, and other high OFF,
og4ls of the department were on hand
so bid Admiral Campbell farewell. Capt.
Frank B. Freyer will be acting judge
advocate general until the arrival of
FEAR Admiral David F. Sellers, who is
scheduled to leave his flagship, U. S. S.
Rochester, and turn over command Of
the Special Service Squadron to Ad-
smiral Campbell.
In the Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts, Rear Admiral Charles Morris,
paymaster general and chief of that
bureau. retires from the service. turn
ing over his duties to Rear Admiral
Joseph j. Cheatham, brother Of the
quartermaster general of the Army, Maj
Gen. B. Frank Cheatham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
D. C. Accountant Will Marry Captain
Who Reunited Her With Lost Brother

her and her brother, who had run
away from home as q youth.
Associated Press dispatches told OF
the captains announcement OF the en-
gagement and Miss Frost confirmed
the report today. Other employees OF the
institute were not informed OF the
romantic development.
Miss Frost plans to return to the in
stitute after her marriage and remain
until August, when she will join Capt.
Frost His eyesight Is falling him and
his bride will assist him In his work
along the waterfront. He has charge
of the Seamen's Bethel and during the
Summer. in Q tiny launch, journeys
among the 300-odd islands Of Casco
Bayssaroviding the islanders with read
ing % Utter. clothing and other supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
THREE TO BE H0N0RED.
Rail Workers to Congratulate Trio
With 129 Years of Service.

The retirement of three men whose
service with the Pennsylvania Railroad
aggregates 129 years will be observed
this evening by the local Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers. at meeting IN
the Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth
and F streets northeast.
Four generations Of one family will
be present to observe the retirement OF
Charles F. Barnes Of 1887 A street
northeast, who closes out A years ser
vice with the railroad. Mr.. Barnes
mother, Mrs. Martha E. Barnes; his
son. Norman H. Barnes. and the sons
little daughter will attend.
w. H. Bailey of Chevy Chase, d. C.,
for so years an employe of the road,
and Henry Jeslester, whose service Is
IS years, also will be congratulated
on the occasion of their retirement.
Charles r. Bush is chairman Of q
committee of the brotherhood arrang-
ing the exercises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
"MISTAKE" COSTS $40.

The similarity of row houses in the
800 block of Missouri avenue proved the
undoing of Jesse Gillian, colored, last
night when he started home after
leaving a friends party.
Although he reached the block in
which his home was located, he at
tempted to enter a house two doors
away. After discovering his key would
not fit the lock of the portal, he becs=aa
disguised and sat down.
The housekeeper, when opening the
door this morning to get the milk, dis
covered Gillian asleep.
II must have made a mistake" Gil.
liam informed Judge Isaac r. Hit to-
day In Police Court.
II think so, too" responded the
court. Ten dollars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29

Nine sightless persons whose way Is
made easier in the Columbia Poly
technic Institute for the Blind, at 1908
H street, do not know it yet, but
romance has invaded their quarters and
centered on Miss Mary Augusta Frost,
IS, who since 1920 has served the
institute as accountant.
On June 10 Miss Frost will travel
to Portland, Me-, and on the next day
will be married to Capt. Henry ]. Frost,
81, for 20 years director of the Seamen's
Bethel, and missionary to those who
live on the islands in Casco Bay. Miss
Frost met the captain three years ago
In Portland, when his work reunited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
RINGS, CHICKENS, CASH
MAKE UP LOOT OF THIEVES
Grocery Store Owner Reports ID
Fowls Taken Some Time
Saturday Night.

Rings. chickens and money comprised
part of the loot of sneak thieves operat-
ing over the week end, according to re-
ports made to police.
Two rings, one belonging to Mabel r.
Petit, and the other to George F.
Redeem, were stolen from 1914 Potomac
avenue southeast.
Jacob Pavenstein, owner of q grocery
store at TOT Four-and-one-half street,
reported the theft of Ia chickens from
his store late Saturday night.
Frank Schertz and Ralph Barnhardt,
living IN the 1900 block of Farragut
street, reported the theft Of $l2 and $18,
respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
ADVERTISING TEST.
Club Members Will Discuss Effec;-
tivene ss of Layouts.

The ability of members of the Adver-
Using Club of Washington to discrimi-
nate between productive and non-pro-
ductive ads will be put to the test
tomorrow at the clubs regular weekly
luncheon in the National Press Club
Building.
Carroll RheinStrom, magazine adver-
Using director, will give % each men,
Der two ads, one that has failed ana
one that has succeeded, and Will ask
them to select the good one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
Photo Engravers Celebrate.

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Washington Photo Engravers' Union
was celebrated last night at banquet
at the Harrington Hotel, with 200 men,
bers, their wives and friends attending
Edward j. volz, international president,
attended the banquet and congratulated
the Washington body on its develop
ment,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
HOUSE AUTHORIZES FUND
FOR GEORGIA RELIEF TASK
$2,OOO,OO Balance of $4,000, 900
Appropriated at Last Session
Is Made Available.

By the Associated Press.
The House today passed a resolution
to make available for the use of the
sufferers from the recent Georgia and
Alabama storm the $4,000 900 remaining
from the 100000 appropriated for
storm relief in the Southern States at
the last session.
The measure now goes to the Senate
1t was called up by Representative
Larsen, Democrat, Of Georgia, who told
the House of the damage done by the
recent cyclones and hailstorms in his
section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED
YOUTHS BY EDISON
D. C.. Commissioners Receive 1nvi-
tation to Select Representative
Boy for Competition.

The District Commissioners today re-
ceived an invitation from Charles Edi-
son, writing for Thomas A. Edison, the
inventor, to select representative high
school boy of the District Of Columbia
to compete for scholarship Mr.. Edi-
son is offering. giving four years train
ing in a technical school.
The governor Of each State was sent
a similar letter. The 40 boys thus select
ed will travel to Mr.. Edison's home at
West Orange, N. j., where the inventor
will personally examine them.
The commissioners will turn the in
vitation over to the Board of Education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
PLAY is SCHEDULED.
"The Parish Priest" to Be Pre-
sented May IL and Is.

The st. Peters Players will present
1.-THE Parish Priest" three-act play
written by Daniel l.. Hart, mayor Of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, at Parish Hall, Sec
ond and C streets southeast. on May IL
and Is at 8:15 pm.
The presentation will be the fifth
produced this year and the twentieth
since the organization, which is COM
posed of more than so players, was
formed five years ago.
Many of the original players are listed
in the cast of THE Parish Priest" The
play is under the direction of Alfred A.
McGarraghy and the cast consists OF
Margaret Tappan. Agnes Nolan, Bernice
Keiser. Thomas O'Donnell, Robert d.
Ion, Howard Smith, Norman Sims and
Francis McGarraghy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
Concerts Discontinued.

Beginning today, the concerts at the
Marine Barracks on Monday and Fri
day afternoons by the Marine Band
were discontinued. For the remainder
of the indoor season the Marine Band
Orchestra will continue Its wednesday
night concerts, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
Ringing Circus Due Nav 20,

The Ringing Brothers and Barnun,
and Bailey combined circus will be pre-
sented here on Nay 20 and 81. it was
announced today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29

It is claimed for Montreal, Canada,
that it is the largest wheat-shipping
port In the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29

Virtually all of the worlds supply OF
nickel comes from Eastern Canada.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-28

lar program has been mapped by the Chicago plan commission for extension of the north shore drive.
 Two special a cts of congress were necessary before the city could act to build this link to eliminate one of Chicago's most perplexing traffic problems. The war department likewise was call ed upon to approve proposed bridg- es across the Chicago river and the Michigan canal.
 Until the city finds a solution to it's downtown parking dilemma, automobiles will be allowed to park on both sides of the new mile of highway. Even then there will be width of more than 100 feet available for traffic. Both the north and south side drives are 100 feet wide, although the plan commission intends to widen them whenever necessary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-28
Ny ThirtyYear's
 q & at Sea" ..s2e,,
by CAPTAIN GEORGE FRIED

the time I would get back aboard transport. Having had my first experience with Father Neptune, wanted to get back to the sea, but when returned home I found, for financial reasons, that I had to go to work once again to get funds to resume my travels. Eight months later I started again with a com panion for New York to enlist in the Navy I had decided that it must be the Navy.
 Much to my regret my new pal failed to pass the physical exami- nation, and he returned to Wor- cester, while I was assigned to the Hartford, Farragut's old flagship which was then in Venezuelan wa ters. took passage on the old Buffalo and had my first real en- counter with Neptune's wrath. For day or so I was not quite sure that I used good judgment in en- listing in the Navy, but the wealth CT cleared and the seas moderat- led, and I could once again enjoy life on the bounding main
 In 1900, started my real serv- ice with the Navy when I began swabbing decks, learning seaman ship and gunncry, and various oth- CT drills. Being a full f1edged sail- or with gob's uniform, the same one which had previously inspired me. I had plenty of confidence and naturally it wasn't long before I had my first fight.
 One day while aboard the Buff falo, I was bathing myself in tub of water on deck when another sailor passed and called me rock ie. That was an insult. All the boys watched and enjoyed the bout. I was victorious, fortunately, and afterward learned that this fellow had only enlisted two weeks prior to my entering the Navy.
 When we joined the Hartford we began to appreciate the lot of a sailor working under the most try ing circumstances. In tropical waters the heat was intense, and only once in while were we cool ed by an occasional rain storm. Climbing up and down the rigging caused the skin on our feet to blister for we were, after all, still rockies.
 Returning to the deck made mat ters worse, for the heat caused the tar between the board to become soft and sticky, so that wherever
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By CAPT. GEORGE FRIED Copyright, 1929, A. P.)
Chapter II.

Chapter II.
 Johnny Fischer, my pal, and I were in New York for a while dig ging trenches for street car com pany which was electrifying it's system, eliminating the horse car. Tn our spare time we were always along the waterfront and once or twice were privileged to go aboard sailing ships to make a very care ful inspection. This only made my yearning for the sea greater.
 One day we vehttired aboard a passenger ship. With muddy shoes we walked through the dining sa- loon just after white canvas run ners had been laid We had only gone short distance when the mate shouted at us. We ran, and he followed. We dashed through companionways, up and down stair ways and ladders and finally To- cated the gangplank, which we crossed. just out of the reach of the mate. We concluded then and there that we had better remain away from ships for a while.
 The Spanish-American war be- gan about this time. We started for home, having developed muscu- larly in the great city. Fellows were enlisting. Here was an oppor- tunity, I thought, to get out into the world, and enlisted in the Second artillery, Company M. at Withrop, Mass. The artillery was not desired for some reason or other, and the result was that we became an infantry regiment. How ever, we saw no service and re- turned to New York the early sum- mer of 1899.
 To Havana and return was my first experience at sea. The days and nights on shipboard did not seem long enough, and while I was in Cuba always longed for
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we walked we suffered intense pain as it was absolutely impossible to keep the tar from getting into the open wounds. Many of the fel- lows were laid up days at time before their feet healed.
 For three or four months the Hartford, which I had learned to love and consider as my own ship, remained in the tropics. We lived on salt horse, hard tack and corned beef hash, a menu that was varied only on Sundays by the addition of plum duff.
 Plum duff is sort of plum pudding and is highly prized by the sailor, or was in those days. I remember the old rule, You must never steal a shipmate's plum duff in a squall.p That would start many a fight A man found guilty of taking his shipmate's most coveted tid-bit was ostracized socially, but it often hap pened, as you can well imagine. Not for long, though. always found that the fellows in the Navy never held grudges very long. They were always ready to forgive their ship mates and would always uphold each other, right or wrong, in ar guments or fights against outsiders.
 I was on the Hartford five years, and you can readily understand that it meant home for mo. On that ship I had all the experience that prepared me for my later years at seq. actually started to sea the early part of 1900 and the Hartford was my first school.
 On that ship was a landsman, then, by study and hard work, be-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-28

CHICAGO, Feb. Chicago's two ribbons of lake front super highway, eventually to run nearly 30 miles for the length of the city, are to be united in the loop district by mile of pavement 40 feet wide, to cost $10,00O,000.
 This outer drive improvement, which is expected to alleviate by 50,000 cars a day Michigan ave nue's present traffic burden, will provide. nonstop boulevard for 15 miles and eliminate much of the present crush of traffic in the downtown area.
 The north-south movement of the bulk of Chicago's traffic has been cramped hy the absence of direct connection between the Mort h Shore drive and the South Park boulevard system. This mile of highway, linking the two, has been made possible only after gaining permissions from a maze of sourc- es ranging from the federal gov
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(Continn-1 rruE. .ase One.)
 teacher conducting class of her pupils from the Clark School for the Deaf that Grace Goodhue step- ped into the White House-through her marriage. AS she traversed the marble corridors and looked out on the lovely garden she little guessed that Fate, just round the corner, was waiting to thrust her into the midst of all this splendor for over half a decade. Her whole concern then was to see that he little charg- es got the full benefit of the ex- cursion.
 At this time Calvin Coolidge was serving his second year as city so- llcitor for Northampton. He be- came clerk of the Northampton courts in 1904 and year later, on October 4, he married Grace Goodhue. She was 26 and he was 33. Of the romance even Wash- ington society knows little. The reserve of Calvin Coolidge has be- come proverbial and to any hints concerning the meeting and courtv ship Mrs. Coolidge replies:
 We always felt that those things belonged exclusively to us.' 4
 Mrs. Coolidge was born in Bur- lington, Vt. Her father was Capt. Andrew T. Goodhue, who was ap- pointed steamboat inspector dur ing the Cleveland administration. Her mother was Lemira Barrett. Grace Goodhue attended public school and then went to the Uni versity of Vermont, graduating from there in 1902. Her natural en- thusiasm for life made her take readily to all the university activi- ties, dancing, swimming, tennis and dramatics. She liked best to play Shakespearean roles just as Mrs. Hoover, her successor in the White House, chose Joan of Arc as her best loved character when it came to amateur theatricals
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-28

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 28.--The subject of much public comment, both favorable and adverse, Mich.- .gan's crime code with it's habitual criminal clause has become the vehicle of some sharp words on the floor of the state legislature, and between Gov. Fred w. Green and the Rev. R. N. Holsaple, SUI perintenGsnt of the state anti-Sa- loon league.
 Governor Green and the admin. istration forces in the legislature are determined that the habitual . criminal clause shall be modified vso that the possession of pint of gin shall not be classified as felony. for which upon a fourth conviction man or woman must be sent to prison for life. MT. Holsapie, on the other hand, is exerting every effort to have vio- lations of the prohibition law re- tained as one of the felonies to be counted in prosecutions under the habitual criminal act.
 The legislature now has before 1t amendments that will strike more than 200 offenses from the list of felonies now included in the habitual section by providing that a fourth conviction must be for a crime demanding maximum pen atty of not less than five years for the first offense, if life sen tence is to be imposed.
 "The bootlegger and the moon sshiner," says MT Holsaple, with supreme contempt for the law, not only corrupt society, but leave their victims or patrons in weak ened and poisoned condition They are potential murderers."
 voicing his determination to have the habitual section of the law amended, Governor Green said that some members of the legisla- ture have complained they did not realize liquor law violations were included in the blanket description of felonies contained in the code. eff there was such misunder- standing it should be corrected U he said.
 The crime code became effective September 6, 1927, and since that time 15 men and one woman have been given tho mandatory life i'm prisonment sentence. The fourth
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offense of six of these, including Mrs. Etta Mae Miller of Lansing, was violation of the liquor law
 The first to feel the provisions of the law was Fred Palm of Lan- sing, convicted on a liquor law violation charge September 29, 1927. His case came to be known as the life for a pint" case. be- cause his final conviction W as based upon the possession of a small amount of liquor. In Palms case, however, his previous record included convictions for various other crimes. That of Mrs. Mil Ter was entirely on liquor law of lenses. She was sentenced De cember 31, 1928. It was her ca5e that indirectly led to the furore over the laws provisions and in spired the legislative activity for an amendments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-28

ernment to private owners of lake front properties.
 Miles of cars, 73,000 vehicles a day, now are forced to use Michi- gan avenue from Ohio to Randolph streets because of the lack of continuous lake front boulevard. Work on the new road to bridge this gap between the north and south lake front drives is expected to begin this spring.
 When completed. this strip will make Chicago's outer drive system probably the longest lake front highway of any city in the world. From end to end it will wind through an almost continuous ser ies of public parks.
 Miles of the present south park boulevards were made possible only by filling in Lake Michigan. As soon as more land is created, this highway will extend to the city's southernmost limits. A simi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-28
A NEW GENERATOR COULD
 OUTPULL 100000 HORSES

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-The New York Edison company announces that a new generator which it is installing here will develop energy that in 1906 would have been suf- ficient to supply the entire United States with the electric lighting current then used.
 Its power is compared with a team of 100000 horses. which the generator could outpull.