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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
KENNETH H. NASH POST
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION
DR.. Albert II. Parham Named as
Commander for Ensuing Term.
Full Board Chosen.

The Kenneth H. Nash Post of the
American Legion last night elected the
following officers: Dr. Albert H. Par
ham, commander; Clyde Stovall, senior
vice commander; I. r. ZaontZ, junior
vice commander; Howard F. Breesee,
judge advocate. H. D. Mulky, quarter
master, and Col. Thomas j. Dickson,
chaplain. The new officers will be in
stalled at the first meeting in Deem
Der. The meeting was held in the
Heidelberg cafe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
ASKS LIMITED DIVORCE
Mrs. Eunice B. King Charges Hus.
band Deserted Her Last Sunday.

Alleging that her husband. after stay
ing away from home all night, appeared
at the breakfast table August IS,
knocked her down and welded a
butcher knife so that she was cut on
the hand and last Sunday packed his
clothes and deserted her, Mrs. Eunice
". King, 435 Tenth street northeast,
has filed suit for a limited divorce
from Thomas " King. The suit says
King receives $500 month from his
garage and filing station business.
They were married at Roanoke, Va,
April 20. 1922, and have two children.
Alimony is asked in the petition filed
through Attorney Henry M. Fowler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
EndPerrI in Gas Veil Test.

THE hazard and waste of measuring the
pacity Of q gas well has been eliminated
by q new method worked out by the Bureau Of
Mines, known as the back-presSure method
Heretofore when testing well it was usual
to open the gates Of the well at full and to
place in the stream of gas q pilot tube, which,
through a table of scales, gives the correct
pressure.
Unfortunately this method is one entailing a
serious loss of gas through the escape to the
open air Of large quantities during the test.
The full rush of the gas is also considered
harmful to the well and likely to affect seri-
ouSly the future output. In addition, q real
menace of fire is present when the air be-
comes for time Surcharged with gas
Recently in Oklahoma during the testing Of
some wells three were tested successfully by the
pilot tube method, but the fourth caught fire
with heavy loss.
The back-pressure system has been found to
be nearly as accurate as the pilot tube and
eliminates both waste and danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
american Nays Big Berthas.

and had raised such q commotion that the
Germans had practically stopped trying to run
trains IA and out Of Montmedy and LOnguyon.
Well, the war was over. I saw to It that We
were routed back to st. Na1aire via Paris ng.
uring that the gobS deserved Paris liberty
before they went home. By December IL we
were all back at st. Nazaire and most Of us
reached New York on Christmas eve. Our
part in the war had been done, and we had
Gen. Pershing's thanks, contained in q special
order he sent shortly after the armistice.
We had also demonstrated the value Of the
Nays guns. If the war had lasted little
longer we would have done more. The Navy
people had turned out new gun car that
could travel IS miles an hour In safety, FIRE
minutes after 1t stopped, and outrange our exist
ing I4-inch guns by 5000 yards-nearly i've
miles. These guns have been turned over to
the Army, and are now valuable part Of our
coast defense SYSTEM.
Copyright. 1882
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

like nothing but maltese in the sun, sleek.
contented, superior.
Come out OF it, Ella. Be young one. Dancei
Dance, my hind foot, Senator. You can
make your old bones play at being 20. Mine
are rs and I'm showing them good time.
Nothing to do about woman like that!
The Summers were nuisance. No use talk
ing, the boat trips were trial man was
supposed to be entitled to look upon his holiday
as q period of rest. But nothing OF the sort.
If you had the reputation of being the youngest
man on board the floating palace Of an ocean
liner there was no such thing as relaxation.
Young ones knocking on the cabin door. Come
on Senator, we're all waiting for you to como
up on board and show who is the best Shuffie-
board player on this ship. Saving me dance
for tonight, Senator? oh, say Senator
don't you go and desert me for that pretty
blonde. You promised to walk the deck with
me this evening.
IVES, the Summers were a trial. Same way
at Antilles, or Paris. Deauville or
wherever youth and beauty fitted. Fight ont
Don't let the years so much as get toe in the
wedge of the door. Fight on.
Sometimes the tiredness became just q numb
ness and that made it easier, except you dared
not relax. The memory had to be kept oiled.
the repartee fiawless and the tendency 10
reminisce held firmly in check. Fight on!
You're not an individual any more, Senator.
Aunt Ella told him once, sitting on the porch
in her huge upholstered chair and daubing
arnica along her swollen rheumatic muckleS.
You're the prize exhibit You're like the dog.
faced man and the fat lady and the two
headed girl You're the old-boy wonder Can't
grow old The boy wonder who was cursed
with the inability to grow old.
How she cackled. In age you had to guard
against that. Without your being aware, the
laugh could become q cackle.
Then fell the nine days wonder. Almost like
the one-horse shay, the Senator awoke one
morning too tired to face the day of the frivoli.
lenge of youth His bones hurt. His spirit
hurt His soul hurt.
The young and younger generation about him
declare they can trace his disintegration to the
day. Almost the hour. They blame Aunt Ella.
The facetious patter is that she vamped him
at rs
Be that as it may, the Senator and Aunt
Ella sit now sometimes six and seven hours
on end in the great sunny rooms on the
wide sunny terraces of the beautiful country
house. The Senator has relaxed outrage
ously to his rheumatism that Aunt Ella says
of him somewhat testify that it is indecent
surrender.
The curious part of it Is that with all his
shameleSsly revealed infirmities, govt, joinb
trouble jaundice and q leaking heart, the Sem
ator somehow looked better. Relaxed Is Aune
Elias way of putting it.
Call it what you will, says the Senator. it1
solid comfort. Being 90 has enormous OoGxAs
pensatiOns, II yOu1i just let yourself be 90.
Ccopyright 1882 go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
AmerI;can Sodium Products.

SODIUM compounds. excluding common sah
were produced in this country 10 the total
value OF Sc, lot ,666 during the past year. This
includes sodium carbonate, sodium .sulphate,
sodium bicarbonate. trOna and sodium borate.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

rage Of one Of his sons. A beautiful, plump,
old creature, who sat all day like q contented
cat, on the sun -drenched rooms and on the sun
drenched terraces of her lovely house and let
herself fatten on well being.
Poor old Aunt Ella. Can't make her stir.
Sits and soaks herself in sun. Knits stiles for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

people who won't wear them Dozes BY the
hour. Loves waiting On. Goes to bed ct and
loves to be sleepy and snoo1e like an adorable
old fat maltese cat Can't you shame her,
SenatOrl
You couldn't shame q great plump, purring
old woman like that. She was for all the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

WE continued daily thereafter, firing all tine
w shells We could get. We spent most of
November 10 waiting for ammunition, and gave
the Germans 10 final reminders on the MORN
ing of Armistice day, November 11-f1ring our
last shell at minutes before IL, 30 that 1t
struck just o few seconds before IL o'clock
The next day we went up to see what we had
hit. We found we had hit the German 7th
Army headquarters. causing it 10 move hur-
riedly. We had hit loaded troop train, toa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
Continued from Eleventh P0ge

October Fl gun No. fred the first shot for
the Navy IN Americas greatest battle. An
hour later there were six German airplanes
overhead looking for Il. A severe German
bombardment followed, and four sailors were
wounded, one dying a little later.
THE next day these guns fired 10 shots apiece
into q group of Germans concentrating at
Mangiennes about $4,000 yards away. Shortly
afterward gun No. 2, which had come down
from near Laon, got into position and opened
fire also, picking Montmedy as its objective and
undergoing a German commandment The guns
headquarters car and one berthing car were
blown off the track during this exchange.
We were right in the war now, and the gobs
liked it. They proved worse souvenir hunters
than the doughboys. and finally they got their
berthing cars all Uttered up with odds and
ends of things they had collected. Finally I
had to get q derelict French box car, detail
a COB to keep it, and make everybody put sou
venirs there, and there only.
In the last days of October we were busy
preparing for the final push. Guns Nos.
and were sent to the region of Nancy and
Luneville. On November 1 We all swung into
action We dropped 81 shells that day on the
vital functions of Montmedy and Longuyon.
At the same time hundreds of thousands Of
doughboys were advancing through the Argonne
Forest making it especially important for the
Germans to have the use of those railroads.
Our shells were coming down gust when and
where they were most needed.
The next day we fired an even hundred shells.
On the day following, after sending back for
more ammunition, concentrated on two
smaller functions at Louppy and Remoiville,
where German troops were concentrating. On
the day following we turned our attention to
Montmedy again and set fire to the railroad
yards there. The Germans gave us a brisk
counterfre that day, and another sailor was
wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
Firyf-Ruu Fic-
tlon heHghed-
Paid Short Story
Writer in W0rM.
AStoryof and
Youth and Our
Modern Habits.

WT occurred to the Senator one evening,
when half dozen young men and women
were INVITING around him, that the at
titude of. these younger people toward
him would have amounted in words to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14
M'CARL CRITICIZED
BY TWO IN HOUSE
Swing and Schafer Hit Re-
Versal of Veterans
Bureau Awards.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Controller General McCarl was crit
icized today by Representatives Swing
of California and Schafer of Wisconsin.
Republicans, for rulings by his office
reversing compensation awards deter
mined by the Veterans Bureau.
Appearing at the request of the House
expenditures committee at its hearing of
the Shreve bill to increase the salaries
of the assistant heads of Government
departments, McCarl was immediately
drawn into an interchange with swing
and Schafer who questioned his right
to reverse Veterans Bureau awards bas-
ed on medical records of the eX-soldiers
involved.
Chairman Williamson of the commit
tee objected to the line of questioning
as having no bearing on the salary in
crease measure. The Wisconsin member
took Issue with him and the chairman
banged his gavel and asserted, You are
not going to run over the chair in this
matter"
McCarl, under questioning by the
Californian, explained that his Office did
not reverse the decisions of the various
departments unless they were fragrant
ly wrong"
Swing insisted the controller general
was setting himself up as a court of
last resort on findings of fact by the
departments, but McCarl commended he
was only carrying out the duties of his
ONCE and protecting the right Of Con-
gress to control governmental expendi-
lures"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14
MARK LANSBURGH
HEADS MERCHANTS
Succeeds Gen. Stephan, Who
Has Served as President
Five Years.

Mark Lansburgh, secretary of the
Lansburgh g. Bro. Department Store,
was elected president of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association for the
ensuing year at the first meeting Of
the new board of governors Of the aSso-
citation, held this afternoon at the
headquarters in The Star Building.
Mr.. Lansburgh succeeds Mai. Gen.
Anton Stephan, who has served rs
president of the body for five terms, the
past three being successive years. Gen.
Stephan declined nomination for re-
election.
Mr.. Lansburgh has served as vice
president of the association for several
years and has been active in the man
agement of the organization.
James E. Collifower was elevated to
the post of first vice president, Ford E.
Young was elected second vice presi-
dent, Gen. Stephan third vice president
Louis Levay treasurer. Edward d. Shaw
executive secretary and M. d. Rosen-
berg general counsel.
Under the plan of organization of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton the various AFFILIATED trade groups
elected their representatives on the
board OF governors, which selects the
executive officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14
NAVY MEN OFF DUTY MUST
PAY CIVILIAN DOCTORS
Practice of Turning Over Bills for
U. S. to Settle Draws Of
fetal Complaint.

Naval personnel utilizing civilian
medical treatment and then turning
over the bills to Uncle Sam" to pay
today drew complaint from the Navy
Department.
Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh, chief
OF the Bureau Of Navigation, quoted for
the information of the whole naval
service, IN an official letter, the observa-
tons made by Capt. Holton c. Curl, as
sistant to the chief of the Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery of the depart
ment. The medical officials have COM
planned that there are numerous bills
forwarded to this bureau that are not
corporated charges against the Gov
eminent"
The bureau pointed out that ian Of
f1cer is not on duty within the pur-
view OF section 1886, Revised Statutes
when he is absent from his post of duty
for his own pleasure or convenience.
regardless of the time for which he is
absent; nor can an officer while so alb
sent be placed in a duty status by ac-
ton OF his superior officers for the pur-
pose OF having his medical bills de-
frayed by the Government" The bu-
reau explained that in the absence of
naval medical facilities. officers are en-
titled to civilian medical treatment at
Government expense when in a duty
status.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14
TRACTION MERGER
PLAN SUBMITTED
Public Utilities Commission Sends
Proposal to House and
Senate Bodies.

The Public Utilities Commission
today sent to the House and Senate
District committee copies Of their plan
to merge the Washington Railway g.
Electric and Capital Traction Com
panies, leaving out the amendment re-
Stricting the power of the courts to re-
view facts found by the commission IN
valuation cases.
This was in conformity with the re-
cent action of the Senate District COM
mittee in deciding that the court
amendent should be passed as sep
arate legislation before the merger bill
Is taken up.
There are no other changes in the 18-
page draft of the merger plan. 1t still
calls for a continuance of the present
rates of street car fare for two years fol-
lowing the accomplishment of the mer-
ger, the clause to which the presidents
Of the two companies objected most Wig
orously at the recent hearings before
the Senate District committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14
MODEL ANSWERING AID
PROVES POLICEWOMAN
Charge of Assault Placed Against
George Arone Following AL
legged Complaints.

George Arone, SIS years old, repre-
senting himself as president of the
Buckard Backing g. Oil Co., today
was arrested by Policewoman Mary M
Schnader on a charge of assault after
he Is alleged to have made improper
advances to her when she responded to
an advertisement for model"
Arone, who had an Office on the upper
floor of 1919 F street, had been under
investigation by Headquarters Detec-
tives Weber and Ogle, following COM
plants from young women who said
they had applied to Arone for employ
ment.
Representing herself as an applicant
for a position as model, the police
woman charged she was subjected to
advances such as had been reported by
the compliments. Arone, taken to po-
lice headquarters. Is said by police to
have admitted he had no need for
models at this time. although he de-
clared he had made use of them in the
past as a 1ltter of silk lingerie for silk
mill in New Jersey.
Arone resides in the $500 block Of Rit-
tenhouse street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14
FOR UPPER
POTOMAC is URGED
Federal Construction of Prof.
ect to Cost ST, 500, 900 Is
Senator's Proposal.

Construction by the Federal Govern
ment of a new bridge across the Poto-
mac River near Great Falls at cost
Of $I,500,000 was proposed today by
Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia.
as an amendment to the Cramton Park
development bill.
Senator Glass introduced the amend
ment and will seek its adoption when
the Senate District committee takes up
the Cramton bill In the near future.
When the House was considering the
Cramton bill it adopted an amendment
repeating authority previously granted
to a private bridge company to ccn-
struct a toll bridge below Great Falls
The Glass amendment is intended to
make definite provision for the building
of free bridge in that vicinity. At a
meeting of the District committee a
few days ago Senator Glass said he
thought the Cramton bill should be
amended so as not to leave the regions
along the upper Potomac without a
bridge.
Under his amendment offered TODAY
the director of public buildings and
grounds would be directed to build a
free bridge as early as possible at or
near the falls, with adequate approaches
both on the Maryland and Virginia
sides. 1t contains authority to use any
land already owned by the Government
and also to acquire any additional land
that might be needed. The necessary
appropriation would be taken from any
money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated. The amendment declares
that when completed the bridge shall
be and remain free for the use of the
public"
The Senate District committee is
planning to hold a public hearing on
the Cramton bill at an early date.
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Continued From First Page.)
beth Cannon and Miss Toussaint Du-
bois. He was of the third generation
OF an illustrious line in this country.
His grandfather, TouSsaint Dubois,
came to this country under Lafayette
to help Gen. Washington win the Revo-
lutionary War TouSsaint Dubois served
as a captain OF scouts in. the Revolu-
ton. Former Senator Dubois father
was active for many years in Illinois
and national politics, serving as Illinois
State auditor and as campaign manager
for Abraham Lincoln in Lipcoln's first
presidential campaign. The Dubois
family lived across the street from Lin
coin in Springfield, ILL.,. and Fred T.
Dubois knew the Great Emancipator
well.
Native Of Illinois.
Mr.. Dubois was born in Crawford
County, Illinois, May 20, 1851, the son of
Jesse K. Dubois, Illinois State auditor,
and Adelia Dubois. He was graduated
from Yale University with the degree of
bachelor of arts in 1872.
He went to Idaho in 1880, and was
United States marshal for the Territory
of Idaho from 1882 to 1886. He was
politically active at that time in the
anti-Mormon agitation in that section of
the country. Completing his term as
marshal, he was delegate to the Fiftieth
and Fifty-first Congresses from the Ter
ritory of Idaho, 1887 to 1891. In 1890
he was married to Miss Edna M. Whited
of Chicago.
While serving as Delegate to Con-
greSs he was instrumental in securing
the admission of Idaho to Statehood
and he was elected the first Senator
from Idaho for the term from 1891 to
1897.
Delegate Three Times.
He was a delegate to the Republican
national conventions of 1888, 1892 and
1896, withdrawing from the latter con-
vention when the gold standard platform
OF the Republican party was adopted.
He ran as silver Republican candidate
for the Senate in 1896.
He was reelected to the Senate in
1901 as a Republican, but shortly after
ward he deserted the Republican ranks
gate to the Democratic national conven-
tons Of 1904 and 1903.
He directed Champ Clark's campaign
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation in 1912.
AS civilian member of the Board of
Ordnance and Fortifcations, War De-
partment, former Senator Dubois was
active in war work in the Capita. He
was appointed to the International Joint
Commission in 1924 by President Cool
idge, although he remained a stanch
Democrat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14

Samuel insult, to generate power at
Cumberland Falls, KY.
Annual reports and other public ex-
pressionS OF former members of the
commission have declared a need for
more personnel. One report asserted
that the commission under its present
Set-up, was faced with two alternatives
of RESTRICTING development of water
power or allowing it without adequate
preliminary investigation and regula-
ton.
The bill proposing general regulation
OF interstate sale and distribution, Sen
ator Couzens said will be introduced
later. probably during this session.
Among the regulations it would seek
to establish probably will be one to con-
troll the rates at which a generator of
power in one State sells to distributor
in another. At present. 1t is explained
authoritatively, there is no law regulat-
ing interstate transmission.
States now may regulate sale of power
direct TO consumers, even though 1t is
transmitted from another State; but If
the generator sells to transmitter or
distributor in another State, he may
charge the receiver any rate he sees fit.
On the rates paid to the generator are
based the distributors rate to the con-
sumner.
The reorganization bill would amend
the first and second sections of the
Federal water power act, providing ro-
tating terms of six years for the mem
berS, with yearly salaries at $4,000 each.
AS now drafted the measure would
prohibit appointment of any one pc
cuniarily Interested in or connected
with any corporation engaged in power
generation, sale, distribution or trans
mission--even by possession of stocks or
bonds. 1t would allow the commission
to employ all needed engineers and
technical advisers, holding sessions
regularly in the Capital, but going to
any part of the country when occasion
demanded.
At present the technical STAFF of the
commission is drafted from executive
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Evans Hughes, confirmed as Chief
Justice of the United States yesterday,
drew up the Cyanamid bid for the
Shoals and that Claudius H. Huston,
chairman of the Republican national
committee. was former president of
the Improvement Association.
Chairman Caraway asked Waldo why
the Farm Bureau Federation had
confidence In the Government to market
farm products, but no confidence in its
ability to manufacture fertilizer.
Waldo started of with a history Of
Caraway after a brief exchange during
which the witness accuSeG the COM
mittee of not permitting him to explain
Offers to Buy Senator Hat.
There are Ave first-clasS prosecuting
attorneys on the committee and there
is no attorney for the Defense" Waldo
said.
And no witness so far" caraway
retorted
Waldo then offered to buy Caraway
produce fertilizer as cheap as the
American Cyanamid Co."
You'll need a new hat as badly as
I will when you get through this"
Caraway said. I'm buy my own hat"
Caraway asked the witness If he had
read an editorial recently in the Hunts
vile (Ala.) Daily Times, which he de-
scribed as a "scurrilous attack" on Sem
ator Norris, Republican. of Nebraska
and Representative Almon, Democrat,
of Alabama.
Waldo said he had not heard of the
editorial, but told the committee that
a Mr.. Pierce, the editor Of the paper,
should be allowed to reply to Caraway's
statement.
Caraway told Waldo to inform Pierce
that he would be heard at any time he
desired.