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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-21
NeuU Giant Telescope

The new proposed 2O0nch telescope to be placed on
mountain in California At cost Of win be the
largest instrument in the world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-21
Women ear

2 IS + y
An Initial Step 70 Smartness
next sprins, win be to have
your monogram embroidered on
the satin blouse Of your EN-
semble. Typical 81 the coming
mode Is d black wool crepe en-
semble trimmed with white
broadtail. The Jacket Il fitted
st the back. with 1 similar tier
attached to the skirt. Ths
blouse is Of white satin with
the monogram embroidered ia
black.
Al Capelet 10 D Wool FrOck Is
not q wager. II Is just q proph-
esq that you viii see much Of
this fashion feature next spring.
An advance model Is Of 8 very
fine navy blue wooden in 8 crepe
weave, 1t II. trimmed with white
georgette and has an attached
little cape bound with blue
suede,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-21

cup on the left side and on the
top Of the crown. The right
side Ii effectively draped and
forms 4 charming frame for
the face.
The bag and gloves are Of
black suede. but then are dis
tinglislaed by black velvet
which Is run through holes ct
the edge and tied in tiny rnows
at the corners Of the bag and
at the side of the cuff a
nlarcasite monogram further ED
hances the bag.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-21
ADVENTURES
q Il Z Y
ROSALIE.

CHICAGO. Dec. III Back Ia
the windy city again. and II
surely lives up to It's name. An
Eskimo should feel right &c
home here. But while the winds
whistle outside. / don't feel like
going anywhere. aal lust
going to examine my friends
closet ensemble. The inside Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
ANNUAL REUNION OF FOUR
FAMILIES SET FOR AUG. 81
Kite-shuler-Foltz-Koontz Kinsmen
to Gather at Brick Church
in Virginia.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va, August 26-August 81
has been set definitely as the date for
the annual reunion Of the te-Shuler-
Foltz-Koontz families.
The reunion will be held at Brick
Church, this county, and will bring to-
gether four of the largest and Oldest
families In the Shenandoah Valley.
The committee has announced full
days program of events, including
speaking in the morning with basket
lunch at noon. In the afternoon games
of all kinds with athletic contests will
be held.
Among the contests for which prizes
will be awarded the winners will be a
fat ladies' race, girls and boys races,
tug-ofswar and other events.
The reunion draws hundreds Of peo-
pie from every section Of this and other
States every year and this years meet
ing is expected to be the largest ever
held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
PLAN GREAT EXHIBITION
FOR HAGERSTOWN FAIR
Directors Announce Better-Than
Ever Show This Year, Be-
ginning October /.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, August 26.-
Directors of the 1929 Great Hagerstown
Fair are promising the best-planned ex-
hibition in the history of the associa-
ton for october !, 2, 3 and 4.
Plans already perfected not only call
for larger and more varied displays of
live stock, farm products, ETC., but the
greatest array of entertainment attrac-
lions ever assembled in the Cumber-
land and Shenandoah Valleys.
Prompted by the success of-last years
fair, particularly the night show and
the growing interest in fireworks, con-
tracts have been awarded for one Of
the most elaborate displays of fire.
works ever touched of in this section.
The big thing to remember in con-
nection with the 1929 Hagerstown fair
is the dates, as heretofore the exhibition
was always held the second week in
october. The change was made to
eliminate competition with other fairs,
thus assuring larger displays Of better
quality, better entertainment and bet
ter ground attractions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
CUMBERLAND FAIR
OPENS FOR WEEK
Troop F Of Sd Cavalry, Fort Myer
Encamped on Grounds.
Program Big.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, August 26.-
The twelfth annual Cumberland Fair
opened here today to continue all week,
with night attractions including elab-
crate fireworks and evolutions by Troop
F, 3rd Cavalry, from Fort Myer, en-
camped on the grounds.
All the departments are filled. and
with additional space provided the dis
plays this year are larger than ever.
This is particularly true Of corn, live
stock, fruit and flowers.
The Cumberland Jockey Club has
erected a two-story clubhouse on the
grounds for its membership of so. each
member being entitled to have five
guests. The clubhouse is fitted up with
parimutuel booths.
There are 260 horses at the track,
as against 1873 last year. 1t has been
necessary to build a number of tempo
rary stables to take care Of the entries.
There will be seven running races daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
UPSET AUTO KILLS
CHILD ON SIDEWALK
Father of 7-Year.0ld Danville Vic
tim Blamed by Driver for
Fatal Accident,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANvILLE. Va, August 26.-Eugene
Fitzgerald, aged Z, son Of E. G. Fitz-
gerald of Altavista, was almost instant
~ killed at Gretna, near here, yester-
day evening when a car overturned on
the child who was on the sidewalk.
His father, returning from ride and
seeing his son. slowed down to pick him
up. Ollie E. Ramsey, IS, of Sycamore,
in a car following Fitzgerald, claims
that Fitzgerald stopped without warn
ing and, In order to avoid a rear-end
collision, he swerved his car to the
sidewalk.
AS he did so his car overturned and
crushed the boy. His father and mother
saw the accident. Ramsay was arrested,
charged with involuntary manslaughter,
and Is under 81, 900 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
MAN DEAD IN ROAD
STRUCK BY AUTO
Young Motorist~ Is Held in
Bond for Inquiry at
Hamilton, Va.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
HAMILTON. Va, August 26.-Clar-
ence Slack, IS years old, was found
dead yesterday fourth mile from Ham,
ilton Station on the road leading from
Hamilton to Wheatland by Sam Nc
Carthy of Waterford. Mr.. Mccarthy
notified DR.. ]. E. Claggett and George
Thomas, both of Hamilton, who went
to the scene.
According to Coroner Gibson, Slack
died of injuries received from being hit
by an automobile some time after mid
night. According to Sheriff Cooley EVIL
dence pointed to Alvin Clark, a young
man of Wheatland, and he is being held
under ST. 900 bonds. Robert Raybolt, 20,
was ordered held as material witness.
He and two young women are said to
have been with Clark.
Mr.. Slack was repair man on the
State road and lived about Y mile from
Hamilton. He was last seen in Hamil-
ton Saturday night about 80, and 1t
is presumed he was on his way home
when the accident occurred. His wife,
who was Miss Fife SpinkS of Paeonian
Springs, was visiting In Washington and
arrived home shortly after the tragedy
occurred. The body is being held at
the undertaking parlors of L. p. Smith
of Waterford. Four children survive.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
at 10 am. at the chapel in Leesburg,
with burial in LeeSburg Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
ANTI.SMITH DEMOCRATS
NOMINATE B. STANLEY
But Nominee Il Not Expected to
Accept-Regulars Are
Grooming Him.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSVILLE, Va, August 26-
Anti-Smith Democrats of Henry County
have nominated for the State Legislature
Thomas B. Stanley, who was being
quietly groomed by the regular Demo-
Gratis for the nomination at a conven-
ton to be held here September z. The
and in the absence Of Stanley, w.t) is
not expected home for several days.
SANKEY'S friends assert that he will
express thanks at the expression Of con-
fidence, but inability to stand for the
constituency on the coalition platform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
LUMBER PLANT BURNS.
$50, 900 Damage Results From
Blaze at Hyndman, Pa.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, August 60
The planning mill of the Pennsylvania
Lumber g. Post Co. at Hyndman, Pa.
IA miles north of Cumberland, was de-
stroyed by fire of undetermined origin
yesterday with 100000 feet Of lumber
George v. Philippi, president OF the
insurance About 100000 feet was
saved. Two loaded box cars on the
Pennsylvania Railroad also burned. The
Cumberland Fire Department sent as.
sistance. The loss is $4,000. Tho
plant is to be rebuilt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
BURIAL PARK PLANNED.
New Cemetery to Be on Dowdy
Farm at Lynchburg.
snecial pisnatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
& LYNCHBURG, Va, August ga
new cemetery, to be known as Fort
Hill Burial Park, will be located on the
( Dowdy Farm beyond the Fort Hill sec
ton Of the city. The property includes
so acres.
Oficers of the incorporation are:
President, c. B. Striekeler of Salem;
vice president, w. s. Oglesby of Lynch
burg; secretary-treasurer, ]. r. Good
win, jr., of Salem, and counsel, Fur
man b. Whitecarver Of Salem. The
cemetery will include about 5000 lots.
20 by 20 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
The News You
Read, in The Star
now on the screen
Of your fav0rite theater

Through utilization with the Universal Film Company,
The Evening Star brings the that you read in
THE STAR your favorite theater in The Evening Star
Universal Newsree.
This newsee the first attempt bring newsree service in
intimate touch with the tremendous world service of THE
STAR newspaper, and identify newsree service init
maey with Washington and the nearby States of Maryland
and Virginia
Thus this newsree development of THE STAR makes
it possible for you only read in THE STAR what is
going but actually the the of the
theaters listed in this announcement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
Railway Mail Clerk Retired.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, August 26.-Wfl-
liam J. Comphers, a widely known rail-
way mail clerk on the Baltimore q Ohio
Railroad between Brunswick, Md, and
Strasburg, Va, has been retired by the
Post ONCE Department and will here
and apple orchard at LovettSville, Va.
He was in the service 81 years, 80 of
which were on the Shenandoah division.
He has been succeeded BY Earl Dodson'
.of Winchestets Il !; y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
Weinies to Ride by Air.

Il NEW YORK, August as OP).--An air.
splane grocery delivery system Is to start
/ furters from jackson Heights, Long
island, tc On Atiantic CITY restaurant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
TWINS DIE IN FEW HOURS.
West Virginia Children, 4 Months
Old, Cholera Victims.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLESTOWN, w. Va, August 26.
-Neva and Eva jenkins, twin 4
months old children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. c. jenkins Of Ransom, near here,
died within q few hours Of each other
at their home yesterday. Both were
i'll simultaneously Of cholera infantum,
which caused their deaths. They were
buried together in Rileyville, Va.
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
Heads title Go.

Absorption of the Title Guaranty.
Company Of Maryland by the Title
& Investment Company of that
State, bringing together two or
ganizations formerly operating COM
petitively in the suburban realty
field of nearby Prince Georges and
Montaonaerx counties, was effected
yesterday at a. meeting here of the
board OF directors Of the Title and
Investment CompapN of Maryland
In the. Maryland Title Building:
Uninn Of the two title companies
Awas accomplished. through outright
purekasa nk--.the Titla Guaranty
CompaHsf and the election of It's
,presiaentg r. Howard Duekett, as
president q fthe combined ofganiza-
president of the combined lorganiza-
nomifal president of the Title and
Investment Company, but retains
his place on the board Of directors
Of the consolidated company.
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
SHORT TERM SECURITIES
VA. LAND FIGHT
NEARS END

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 1S.-
City Attorney Albert v. Bryan and
NJ. Carter Hall. associate counsel
for the city in. the annexation case
have started work on the city'S
brief to be presented to the annexa-
tion court at the end OF the trial,
expected to be March /.
The annexation case will be re-
sumed February rs, and the county
Is expected to finish the defense by
February 2S. Rebuttals by the city
will consume the remainder Of the
week.
In police court today John w.
Langley charged with being drunk
was given a suspended sentence
after making the plea that he had
once sworn off liquor for IS years
and would willingly accept a six.
months jail sentence If he was
caught again.
Judge Snow released him with a
sixty-day Jail sentence hanging over
him II he was caught again.
City Manager Morton TODAY in
speeted the consolidated almshouse
AZ MANASSAS tOQay. Inc report OF
the almshouse committee recently
submitted to the four counties and
the city of Alexandria showed that
the poor at the new institution
were being cared for at cost OF
less than One-half of that noted
when each division maintained
individual poorhouSe&
Frank Fannon, in charge of to.
days program at the Rotary Club.
has arranged vaudeville show
for the members. Songs by Chris
tine West and Ruby Haley win be
augmented by a hlacktace skit by
Mr.. and Mrs. =. c. Pearson, play.
ing at local theater.
The annual joint meeting OF the
Federation of Mems Bible classes
will be held at the Richmond
Theater March IA.
Beginning March about 500
Mexican quail will he distributed
by the game wardsns In the RuF.
rounding souAtisA
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
STOCKHOLDERS
WILL DECIDE IN
CH|LDS' ROW
BY MERRYLE 9. RUKEYsER
ICopyriEht. 1923. BY Universal
Service, Iue.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 1a.---In cone
nection with the new financial
fashion whereby closa corporations.
sell out . large part Of their shares
to public investors. the controversy
In the childs Company preseats
interesting sidelights,
4 struggle for proxies il under
way, and the group, which rep
resents some of the powerful In
terests among the new stockhold.
ers, wants to threw out the
founders of the business, That
contingency should be faced by
other familiess Wi1o are selling
out their enterprises. to the public
under a plan which purpprts tn
let them eat their cake and still
have it.
william ChildG, who with his
brother founded the popular chain
of restaurants, resigned from ac-
tive management last December,
but subsequently returned, and by
a coup d'etat, which would make
the Louis of France envious, he
rid the concern Of the newer man
agement. Now each faction iE
seeking proxies for a show Of
strength at the next meeting which
has been called for March Z. It
has been indicated that the balance
Of power may bs with the anploys
stockholders.
The opposition to childs cannot
be described as irresponsible. In
addition to former executives it
includes H. S, Black, chairman of
the Board of the United States
Realty and Improvement, Com
pany, which has had business af-
filiations with the Childs Com.
pany. In answering Mr.. Ghilds'
circular about the nature Of the
opposition, Black says:
Permit me to say, that in fair.
ness to the stockholders, IL for
no other reason, you should re-
sign and turn tho. property over,
to the management of those who
now own it; rather, than wait ur-
. til the meeting on March z, as in
my opinion it is a foregone con-
clusion that their action win be
against you at that time.
This would have immediate eff
feet on the 'meatless days and
boneless nights'-the manner in
which the Childs restaurants are
now pcpularly. described put
!. the company in this hands Of men
J. who can certainly administer itR'
affairs much more efficiently
than you and your family SEEM
sable to do"
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
PROF|T-TAK|NGS
( HALTS STOCK
RALLY
BY w. 8. COUSINS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 u.N.sl-
The rally in industrial stocks at
the beginning of trading today car.
ried a few OF the favorites from
l to points higher. Wall Streets
frame of mind appeared to have
improved considerably as the re-
suit Of the Widespread view that the
Reserve Board would not show its
teeth to the money market unless
the sky-rocketing of prices was
resumed by the bullish pools.
American and Foreign Power
added points to yesterdays IA
point jump to sell at 1854, on re-
ports OF the acquisition by the
company of utility properties to
increase its business in foreign
countries. Andes Copper raced up
to a record price above 81, and
Anaconda sold above l34 in an ac-
tive turnover.
The steel stocks reached slightly
higher level of prices, with United
States Steel common selling above
173. General Electric and West.
inghouse, at the head of the cleo
lfltdl SloChA. lVICeA lHeIT way aH6du
buoyantlY at the opening. the for
mer recovering about points.
Once again it was possible to
side-track money market squabbles
to consider the favorable reports
of business and industry pouring in
from various sources. The steel
trade Is expanding. and the cop
per trade will reap a big benefit
from the identification of prominent
industrial and railroad properties.
A wave of profit.taking swept
prices downward In the second
hour, and the market was again
unsettled. Prices of many of the
active stocks fell away sharply from
the peaks of the first period. and
the whole list presented the appear.
ance of a traders market"
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
P over CD. To
FLOAT BONDS

The Potomac Electric Power Co.
today was authorized by the Public
Utilities Commission to float q
81, 200, 900 bond issue. This sum is
necessary to redeem 25-year-old 5
per cent first mortgage bonds which
mature June so.
The $1,700,000 will he raised
through the sale of consolidated
mortgage per cent gold bonds
which will mature in 1885. The
Commission authorized the Power
Company to sell the bonds to hold.
ers OF the maturing bonds at not
less than par.
Provisions for the retirement of
the 25-year-old mortgages was made
when the power company floated q
S7,O00,000 bond issue in 1905.
The new bonds will not be put
on the market for public sale.
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
Oxygen Mask Enables
Sub Crew to Escape

KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 10 Q.N.S).
Officers today were convinced of
khe feasibility of the use Nf a
hewly-invented oxygen inflated
aask as a preventive of submarine
disasters.
Climaxing a weeks tests off the
kew West coast, two members of
tha volunteer crew of the rejuve-
mated submarine S4 escaped from
kha craft ali depth of 100 feet
by means OF the masks yesterday,
The tests proved without a doubt
he feasibility of the masks, accord
r ,fo Lieut.. Conndr. P.., H,!Dunbar,
charge of the operations,
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 10 U.N.S).-
cotton, Spots quiet, prices steady,
.ales totaled 5000 bales, receipts
] s 900 bales.
Mid fair was quoted at 11.72d;
S-.rictly good mids, t1,27d; geed mids,
Ia s7d: strictly nids, 10s7d; mids,
IA AID; strictly low mids. 1G22d;
law mids: S,a7d strictly good erdi-
nary. s.57d, and good ordinary,
R,ifd. ~
Futures opened steady with March
a. O.22a; May. t0,34d; July, 10,35d.
snA octobes. old. 10.22d. =
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
Bank Sltnatlon Retter

A decided Improvement In the
country's banking situation was dis
closed bplsthe b Federal Reserve Board
today With the announcement that
failures numbering :49l were III
lkwer in 1898 than the year before.
Seventy-three member banks failed
asst year. as epmRared tasl the
year before, while failures of non-
member hanks numbered 41S, a re-
duction Tof 40, s,,,,-,
Total deposits of banks which
Yclosed their doors We're, $1S9, 9,7S6 600
lin 1928, decline of $37 ,000,800. De-
posits were divided
Member hanks. $50, ,17S.000, q re-
auction. of $4,000, ,000, -
Nonmember banks, $104,611 ,006, a
sductsan of $4,000, zoe,
III December there were A bank
ilnres, compared to 4S the same
gnoHth In 1897. They included 10
member, "a nennember hanks, with
totsl aenosits OF $11, ,79S 900. There
were no failures: In the Boston and
New York Federal reserve districts,
and no member bank. collapsed in
the Atlanta, st. Louis or San Fran
cisco districts, In the Minneapolis
district two member and IL nonmem-
ber banks went to the wall. Six
banks outside the reserve system
Mailed in the Atlanta district and
five nonmemher banks in the Kan
sas City district.
The Washington times., 1929-02-19

LOCAL STOCKS
FURNISHED By W. n. Hibbs = Co..
SALES

SALES
Potomac Electric 1st Ss, $1,000
99%.
Washington Railway and Electric
4s, 81, 1,0OO@S9A.
Potomac Electric S1as pfd., 109
1881. sg10s1z.
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd., 10@9S%.
Merchants Bank and Trust Com
pany, 1O@154, 10@153.
Ter. and Ref. and Whrs. Corp, 10
@51N.
AFTER CALL
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd., 599S7S, 1069Sss.
Washington Gas 6s B, 5000 010sA.
Capital Traction 5s, $1,000 100A;
81, ,OOO0100A, 10000 1904.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd., s0119,
10@119.
American Security and Trust Com.
pany, 2@472.
Lsnston Monotype, 26123. ~
Capital Traction Company, 20106s
Unlisted department.:
pork SAVINGS RanR 10Nn21
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
RESERVE BANK
LOANS SHOW
DECREASE
BY HARRY CUsACK
Financial Editor

Decreases Of $22 2,000,0 600 in loans
and of Ss10OO,OOO in investments
- shown by the, weekly statement
Of conditions Of members hanks
srep i01 leading cities, It was an
, nounced by the Federal Reserve
Board today. Increase of sss ,0O0,-
SEQ in net demand deposits and of
sSo,po0.0o0 In borrowings were re-
ported.
Loans on securities were $50, 0,000,.
WV below the February total at
all reporting banks, the principal
changes in this item by districts
being declines of $54 100000 in the
New York district, of S9.000,O0O in
the Boston district, and of $S,0O0,-
600 in the Philadelphia district, and
increases OF $23, ,O00, 900 in the Chi
J cago district and of $1s.0OO,00O in
the San Francisco district.
AL other" loans increased $685.
100000 at the reporting members
bank inS the New York district and
$1,000, ,0D0 I'M the Philadelphia dis
trict, and, declined 81, s,00O, ,O00 in the
San Francisco district and $4,000
600 in the st. Louis district, all
reporttng banks showing net
increase of $4,000 600,
Holdings Of the United States Gov
ernment securities declined &14 ,000,-
coo at reporting banks in the New
York district and $19, 100000 at all re-
sporting banks, while holdings of
other securities declined $40, zoe, 900
tn the New York district and $1a,O0O,-
200 at all reporting banks.
Net demand deposits, which at all
reporting banks were $4,000 900
above the February 6 total, in
creased $4,000. 900 in the Chicago
district, 1900, 900 in the San Fran
cisco district, $13,000,000 in the
Cleveland district, $4,000, 900 each in
the Kansas City and Dallas districts,
and Sc 600 900 in the Atlanta district,
and declined SAL, ,O00, 600 in the New
York district and $1,000, 900 in the
district. Time deposits
declined S12. 100000 at all reporting
Tanks, $4,000 900 in the New York
district, and $9.0O0,000 in the San
Francisco district, and increased
$1,000. 600 and s6 600 ,0aO, respective
~, in the Chicago and Atlanta dis
trietS.
The principal changes in, borrow
ings from Federal Reserve banks for
the week scompriss an increase of
$52, ,Dee, 900 at the Federal Reserve
Bank Of New York, of $12, ,000, ,000 at
Chieagas and of $4,000, ,000 each at
sPhiladeIp Ipiiia and Cleveland. and re-
'duetiens 40f $4,000, 600 each at the
Federal Reserve banks of Boston and
st. Louis and of $6,O00,O00 each at
kansas City and Dallas. @ @