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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
MRS. ELLEN HEATING,
NEARLY SO, EXPIRES
Resident of Washington rs Years
Was Native of Ireland and Is Sur
vided by Many Descendants.

Mrs. Ellen Keatingl a resident Of
Washington for IS years died yester-
day afternoon at the home of her
daughter, 1892 N street northwest, as
she approached her ninety-third birth
day anniversary.
Mrs. Heating was born November IL,
1897, native of Ireland. She first
made her home in this country in the
upper part of New York State.
Despite her advanced age, Mrs.
Heating remained active and alert to
the end and retained a keen interest
in current topics of the day.
Mrs. Heating is survived by two
sons, G. w. Heating of Chicago and
D. J. Heating of Detroit; five daugh-
tiers, Miss Mary F. Heating, Mrs. H.
Robinson, Miss N. 2. Heating, Mrs
Charles Renner and Miss Allarose
Heating. She also is survived by Is
grandchildren and five great-grand-
children.
Mrs. Heating was member of Holy
Trinity Catholic Church, Georgetown,
and the funeral mass will be said there
at 9:l5 o'clock Saturday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
HARLAN SUBMITS
TRAFFIC REPORT
Certificate of Title Law and
Compulsory Recording of
Accidents Advised.

A certificate of title law, elimination
of compulsory Jail sentences for third
offense speeding, second offense reck-
less driving and first offense driving
while drunk, compulsory reports of traf-
fic accidents, are among the recon-
mendations of the annual report of
Traffic Director William H. Harland
sent to the District Commissioners to-
day.
Mr.. Harland also recommended that
the traffic act be amended so as to give
legal sanction TO emergency no parking
signs used in connection with parades
weddings and funerals, which the courts
now declare are not sanctioned by the
act.
d. c. Traffic Deaths Low.
washington continues its leadership
In the matter of a low traffic fatality
average, according to the report. The
figures for the 52-week period ended
August 8, which are closely similar tc
those for the other periods, show Wash
ington with a fatality rate of l3 pei
100000 population. The other rates
shown range from 14.1 for Boston Il
80 for Cleveland.
Mr. Harland states that the number
Va aNSAdOAi~o AAANANo%oINt Wv SAASAo 4AN
comparative figures.
During the fiscal year 24,584 new
drivers secured permits and 77,80l
drivers renewed the permits issued then
in 1927. The fees yielded the District
$309, 317, which included the price Of
duplicates. During the year 1889 per.
mits were suspended or revoked, the
leading cause being bad records. Oh
these 792 were subsequently restored
OF the 55161 drivers who applied fol
examinations for permits Al ,204 passed
and 1887 failed. Most of those who
failed subsequently took and passed the
examination.
2S9 Traffic Signals Added.
The year saw the installation of 259
new traffic signals, bringing the num-
Der on the streets up to 928. The aver
age speed for which most Of them are
timed, Mr. Harland reported. was 20 to
az miles per hour, which is faster Than
in most other cities.
Arrangements are being made, he re-
ported, to purchase new flexible mas
ter timer and individual timers Tor use
on Rhode Island avenue with the idea
that If the installation is satisfactory
it will be tried out on other streets
The idea of this is to prevent much
of the stopping that now occurs and to
secure a better flow of traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
VICTIM OF CRASH
MAY Be EXHUMED
Body Buried as That of Rob-
ert E. Marcy Puzzles Mary
land and u. S. Officials.

Several agencies continued their
efforts today to identify the body of a
man buried in Arlington Cemetery
Friday as Robert E. Marcy, 32-year-old
war veteran of Lyonhurst, Va.
The War Department was ready to
exhume the body late today to get
f1ngerprints. Meanwhile Maryland
authorities we're requested to examine
papers found on the dead man after
he was killed in an automobile crash
near Bradshaw, Md, September IA
Marcey's sister, Mrs. o. G. Walker,
and five brothers, who had identified
the body as Marcey's, were astonished
Tuesday to learn their brother was
alive and well. On hearing that his
family had attended the funeral and
were mourning him as dead Marcy re-
turned home in the flesh and there was
a joyous reunion. The veteran had
gone to Baltimore to seek work several
weeks ago.
If the man buried was in the service
at any time. War Department officials
expect to identify him at once from the
fingerprint records in their files here.
Failing in that, the department plans
TO run down any clues in the dead
mans meager effects. He had been
picked up by a motorist near Wash
ington and taken to Bradshaw, near
Baltimore. when the automobile went
out Of control and hit telephone pole
The motorist himself knew his COM
panion only as Bob" and the latter's
papers shed little light on his identity
There was pawn ticket for a suitcase
supposedly left in Washington; a realty
deed partially filled out, and post card
addressed to man in North Carolina
James H. Burton, the acting coroner
or Baltimore County, who conducted the
inquest over the auto victim, said this
morning he would consult the State s
attorney, Courtenay Jenifer, to see what
further action should be taken now in
the miX-up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
PRESIDENTS HOME
COMMITTEE FORMS
Plans for Conference on
Building and Ownership May
Run Several Months.

The members of the committee APP
pointed by President Hoover to plan
for Presidents conference on home
building and home ownership, follow
ing their initial meeting with President
Hoover at the White House yesterday,
completed their Organization and adj
journed, pending the conference itself.
! II is thought. doubtful If the plans
for the Presidents conference on home
building and home ownership will be
completed for several months. In the
meantime, however, there are some
emergency questions arising from the
present financial depression which will
be considered by the Planning Commit
tee, with view to aiding home build
ing, in advance of the calling of the
conference itself, and these will be
worked out in correspondence.
Distinguished List Present.
The members Of the Planning Com
mittee present were Secretary of Com
merce Lamont, Joint chairman; John
M. Cries, Commerce Department, ex-
ecutive secretary; Harland Bartholo-
NEW, president National Conference on
City Planning, st. Louis; Mrs. B. F.
Langworthy, National Congress of
Parents and Teachers, Sacramento,
Calf; William NJ Calder, former New
York Senator; Frederic A. Delano,
American Civic Association, New York.
Frederick H. Ecker, Association of
Life Insurance Presidents, New York;
Frederick M. Feiker, Associated Bust
ness Papers, New York; James Ford,
iva AY1oa I1rid no
Mass; william F. Chew, National As
ISOLATION of Building Exchanges, San
Francisco Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth, Mont
clair, N. j.
John p. Frey, American Federation
of Labor, Washington; A. z. Horst
Associated General Contractors of
America, Philadelphia; Mrs. w. F.
Lake, Hot Springs, Ark; Gertrude Lane,
Woman's Home Companion, New York;
Mrs. William B. Meloney, New York
Herald-Tribune; r. Hobby Myers,
United States League OF Building and
Loan Associations, San Francisco.
William Stanley Parker, American
Institute of Architects Boston; Leonard
p Reaume, National Association OF
Real Estate Boards, Detroit; A. C. Rob-
inson, Pittsburgh Savings Bank Divi-
sion, American Bankers Association;
Loring A. Schiller, Ladies' Home
,, Journal, Philadelphia Mrs. John F.
Sippel, General Federation of Women'S
Clubs, Baltimore; Louise Stanley Blu
reau of Home Economics, Department
! of Agriculture.
French Strother, one of President
| Hoover's secretaries; Frances l.. Swain
American Home Economics Associa-
ton. Chicago; Thomas B. Symons, Ma
tional Grange, College Park, Md; Sam
! H. Thompson American Farm Blu
| reau Federation, Chicago, and James
| S. Taylor, Commerce Department.
The following have accepted men,
| bership on the committee, but were un-
| avoidably absent from the first meet
| ing:
Secretary Wilbur, joint chairman;
Edgar Rickard, New York; Alexander
M Bing. Radburn, N j.; Mrs. Henry
Ford, Women's Farm and Garden AS.
ISOLATION, Dearborn, Mich, and Johr
w. O'Leary, Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
SEE WARM SPELL
BREAK BY SUNDAY

The Weather Bureau looks forward
TO break in the current warm spell
over the week end. thanks to a lesser
storm which is breezing eastward from
Kansas.
Such respite would terminate three
weeks of temperatures in the decidedly
uncomfortable Dos at time when Fall
should be just around the corner.
The immediate outlook, however, con-
tinues warm. Partly cloudy" the FORE
cast read, tonight and tomorrow with
probable showers tomorrow night and
little change in temperature"
The disturbance, in which Washing
ton has more than a passing interest
developed, the bulletin said, over the
Southern Rocky Mountain region, and
moved Northeast.
Showers resulted In the last "a hours
In the Lake region, the Ohio and Mis-
siSsippi Valleys and portions of the
North and Middle Atlantic States.
Despite the storm the weather Is still
unseasonably warm east of the Missis-
sippi River. The forecaster expects II
to get cooler here Saturday night, with
probable return Sunday to tempera-
lures normal at this seaapn.
The normal mean temperature IN
washington this late in September is IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
METHOD|STS OPEN
CONFERENCE WITH
CHURCH UNITY PLEA
Rev. Haskell R. Deal Acts as
Host for Gathering Be-
ing Held Here.
SPEECH OF BISHOP
is INITIAL EVENT
Board of Christian Education Made
by Merging of Three For
mer Groupings.

A plea for Christian unity and con-
tinued cooperation in the church by
Presiding Bishop william B. Beau
champ, marked the formal opening OF
the 146th annual convention of the
Baltimore Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, in the
Mount Vernon Church today.
In the absence of Rev. w. T. LAM
beth, pastor of Mount Vernon Church
Rev. Haskell r. Deal, assistant pastor
acted as host.
Bishop Beauchamp opened the session
with his speech.
1T is not expected every one should
think alike he said. I'VE must allow
every one to have his own opinions. Yet
at the same time we must have conf
dence and trust in one another, and
harmony of spirit
Boards which are to serve for -four
years were named, and reports Of the
eight districts in the conference given
A new board of education, in accord
ance with an order of the general con-
ference in Dallas last May, was named
and Immediately convened. 1t is Q
union of three former boards-Sunday
School, Epworth League and Education
and will have general supervision OF
church education.
Following is the personnel Of the new
board:
DR.. J. H. Wells of Baltimore, Rev G
II. Fielding of Clarendon. Rev. c. L
De Long Of Hinton, w. Va; Rev. w
@. Winton of Western Port, Nd; DR.
II. Sydenstricker of Roanoke, Va; DR.
w. A. Shelton of Atlanta, Rev. w. NJ
Compton of Leesburg, Va; DR.. j. A
johnson of Keyser, w. Va; Rev. F. M
Richardson of Blackburg, Va Rev. 3
". Switzer Of Stanton, Va; @. T
Collyer of Edinburg, Va: s. M. Dodc
of Cherrydale, II. G. Mullikin, J. F
Miller, B. F. Mitchell, Charles s. Gray.
beale, j. N. Maxwell and E. Barrett
Prettyman of Baltimore.
A commission on budgets, a Bible
board. a corporate board OF finance,
board Of church extension, a board
of Christian education, board o.
finance. board Of hospitals, board
of missions, a board of temperance a1c
social service and q conference benevo-
lent society board.
A committee Of examinations for the
uuadrenniuin also was named.
Reports by conference executives from
the various conference districts were
made as follows: BY Rev. DR.. E. v
ReQester. Alexandria: Rev. T. j. Lam.
bert, Baltimore; Rev. @. w. Richardson
Lewisberg, w. Va; Rev. G. M. HeSSer
Moorefield. w. Va; Rev. DR.. William
Locke, Roanoke; Rev. DR.. H. M. Banter
Rockingham, Va; Rev. DR.. j. H. Bal
this, Washington, and Rev. DR.. E. L
Woolfe, Winchester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
REGISTRATION OPENS
FOR 2 A. U. SCHOOLS
Graduate and Political Sciences
Branches Foresee Enroll h.
ment Gain.

Registration for the Fall term of the
Graduate School and the School of the
Political Sciences of American Uniyer-
sity, at l90l-l907 F street, opened to-
cay; with prospects, according to Dr.
walter M. w. Splawn, dean of the two
schools, that last years enrolment will
be exceeded.
Several new members Of the faculty
nave been added this year, and the
scope OF the curriculum has been made
much broader than last year. DR.
Splawn and members of the faculty
were in their Offices at the two schools
today comforting with new students and
mapping out schedules.
The first lectures will be given next
Tuesday. Virtually all of the courses
at these two schools are in the early
morning and evening, In order to &C.
commodate persons who wish to work
In their educational program with bust
ness hours during the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
CITY HEADS AID
UTILITIES BODY IN
TAX|CAB CONTROL
Police Regulation Adopted to
Force All Machines to Garry
Name of Company.
MOVE Is INDICATION
OF NEW LINE OF ACTION
Commissioners Decision Makes
Rule More Effective Than
if Civil Action Is Taken.

The District Commissioners, 1t was
learned today. have come to the aid of
the Public Utilities Commission in its
effort to force taxicab drivers to COM
ply with regulations laid down for their
operation and control.
The first move of the Commissioners
was the adoption of a police regulation
requiring taxicabs to carry on the side
OF the vehicles the name of the operating
company--a regulation which the Util-
tiles Commission could put into effect
under its own constituted authority, but
which 1t feels will be far more effective
as police regulation.
Held Far Reaching.
The action of the Commissioners was
disclosed in legal notice published In
Washington newspaper. 1t is re-
garded as of far-reaching Importance
and indicates, 1t was said, a new course
OF action by the commission in its fight
10 control the operations of defiant
taxicab owners.
The reason for the inclusion of the
order requiring names to be carried on
the taxicabs in the police regulations, 1t
was pointed out, Is that violators can
pc prosecuted in Police Court and fined
from 81 TO $40 for each offense.
Could Be Fined 5000.
Violation of an order of the COM
mission, 1t was explained, would neces-
state civil action. The taxi operator
found guilty could be fined 5000 day
for each day the order is violated.
Conf1dent that a majority of Wash
ington's taxi operators could not pay
5000 fine and that 1t would be virtually
useless to proceed against them since
they have little or no equity in the We
h1cleS they drive, the commission, II was
pointed out, felt that by forcing Vio-
lators into Police Court and imposing
on them fines ranging from 81 to $40
until they obeyed a regulation, the re-
suit would be more effective than at
tempting to punish them by civil action.
Side Lettering Required.
The new police regulation requires
| placing on the side of the vehicle the
name of the operating company in let
tiers Of a prescribed size. In cases
| where no trade name exists, the name
OF the individual owning or operating
the cab must be printed on the side
of the vehicle. The regulation requires
the letters to be not less than 2 inches
high, with a stroke width of not less
than Il of an inch.
The order also requires the vehicles
to carry on each side and on the rear
in numerals not less than inches
high and with a stroke width of not
less than one-half an inch a number
which will serve to distinguish them
from other vehicles operated by the
same company or individual.
Operators of the independent 35-cent
fiat rate cabs, it was said, will be pri-
marily affected by the new regulation,
card on the windshield indicating that
| it is a public vehicle. When the card
is removed the only method of distin-
| gushing these vehicles from private
cars is the Identification tag which
bears the letter H." indicating that
is is public hack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
D. C. SCOUT COUNCIL
RATED AS "STANDARD"
Honor Won by Only Six of Sixty
Units to Be Awarded at
Atlantic City.

The District of Columbia Boy Scout
Council has been rated as standard"
council, an honor given to only six Of
so councils in Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and the District Of
Columbia.
The standard rating ribbon, en-
blematic of outstanding growth and
progress in all-around scouting effective
ness, will be presented by Washington
representatives at the regional meeting
in Atlantic City.
George e. Hamilton, is president of
the council, Linn G. Drake, the Scout
executive, The vice presidents are
Samuel Kaufman, Luke ]. Wilson,
Julius Garfinckel and Paul Bartsch:
Barry Mohun and George Hewitt Myers,
commissioner and treasurer, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
RAN DIE HIGHLANDS
HEADS NOMINATED
Citizens Discuss improvements,
Particularly Governmental
Park Projects.

The nomination of officers for the
coming year featured the initial Fall
meeting of the Randle Highlands Citi-
zens' Association at the Orr School.
The officers are: John w. Gibson,
president; S. T. Snyder, vice president:
Mrs Eleanor Lynham, secretary: John
Hohm, financial secretary, and Clavin
a. Freyman, treasurer. Charles A.
Barker and William c. Gath were pro-
posed as delegates to the Federation
OF Citizens Associations.
Nomination of officers was followed bv
general discussion of proposed or as
sured future improvements in the COM
munity, particularly the governmental
park projects in the Anacostia flats
section.
The meeting was concluded by a
varied musical program an da farcical
skit, The Old Maid" arranged by as
ISOLATION members. Milton Collins.
president, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
TEXT BOOK GROUP
NAMED IN SCHOOLS
Committees to Consider New
Works to Be Adopted for
District Pupils.

The public school text book commit
tees, created to study the volumes used
in all classes by District pupils with a
view Of recommending the possible
elimination of some works in favor of
later texts, were named by DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent of schools,
today.
Instructed to prepare their recon-
mendations for book changes by De-
cember is, the Book Committees, ac-
cording to type of schools, follow
Elementary schools - Henry W.
Draper, Hyde School, chairman j. P.
Glllem, Briggs-M Montgomery School;
Miss Rose Lees Hardy. Franklin Admin
istration Building; Miss Mineola Kirk
land, Berret Administration Building;
Miss F. S. Lyddane, Curtis School; Mrs.
w. Q. Mayer, Miner Teachers College;
w. B. Patterson, Franklin Administra-
ton Building; Mrs. Florence Rogers,
Ludlow School: Miss M. E. Shorter,
Mott School, and Miss H. E. Steele,
Barnard School.
Junior High Schools--Charles Hart,
Eastern High School, chairman; Miss
Bertha Lucas, Stuart Junior High
School; Miss Lula NJ Mcintosh, Hine
Junior High School; Mrs M. H. Plum
mer, Francis Junior High School, and
Miss Caroline E. Toner, mcfarland
Junior High School.
Senior High Schools-Charles Hart,
Eastern High School, chairman; DR..
N. F. Brown, Dunbar High School; Miss
E. G. Harris, Armstrong High School;
Mrs. d. A. Huff, Business High School,
and G.. j. Jones. Central High School.
Teachers Colleges-Miss Anna D.
Halberg, chairman and Miss Cornelia
Whitney of Wilson College, and E. A.
Clark and Miss M. E. Thomas, Miner
Teachers College.
In announcing these groups, DR.. Bal
lou pointed out that change in a text
nook renders the replaced book prac-
tically valueleSS and urged that no
change be made without careful and
intelligent study. Books once adopted
are used for three years, he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
FINGERPRINTS MAY AID
IN BURGLARY SOLUTION
$3.50 in Cash and $40 Wrist Watch
Stolen From Apartment on
Second Street.

Imprints of the fingers Of an in
truder who was in the apartment of
Murray w. Gould. third floor of 2O8
Second street northeast, yesterday, may
solve the burglary. Entrance was
gained by jimmying the door, Gould
told police of the ninth precinct, and
$3.50 in cash and wrist watch valued
at $40 stolen.
Taylor McCauley, 2018 Evarts street
northeast, told police of the loss of a
handbag valued at $50 taken from his
car parked at Fifteenth and F streets
last night
A jimmy thief was in evidence in
the apartment of Mrs. Estelle Berry.
first floor of 1925 Thirteenth street,
yesterday. Wearing apparel valued at
$40 was stolen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
WOMAN SUES M0FFATT,
IN JAIL, FOR $50, 1892
Conversion of Securities and Cash
to Own Use Charged by
NJ. Maude Douglas.

M. Maude Douglas of the Clifton
Terrace Apartments filed suit in the
District Supreme Court today against
william Lee Moffatt for SIC, 1882 II.
Moffatt is now serving a flve-year term
in the District jail on an embezzlement
charge.
The plaintiff, through Attorney
George G. Shinn, says she turned over
TO Mofatt various securities and cash
TO invest for her, and that he con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
WRC WILL BROADCAST
SHARKEY-C AMPOL0 BOUT
r. c. A. Hour Is Cancelled to Give
Details of Fight Starting
at 8 O'Clock.

The National Broadcasting Co. an
nounced this afternoon that WRC
would be added to the network of sta
tons to broadcast tonight the blow-by-
blow description of the Sharkey- Cam
polo fight direct from the ringside, in
the Yankee Stadium Graham Nc
Nance will be at the microphone.
The fight is scheduled to start at 0
o'clock, Washington time. AS q result.
the regularly scheduled r. G. A. hour
on WRC's program has been cancelled,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
POPE SEES PUBLISHER

VATICAN CITY, September rs Up
ence Bernar Macfadden, American pub
Usher. The publisher was introduced
by Commentators Andreoli of the
knights of Columbus. who told the
Pontif that Mr.. Macfadden was max
ing an inquiry into the conditions of
public health In Europe, especially as
they affected children. The Pope ex-
pressed much interest In the under
taking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
Philip M. Julien Charges Amount Due
for Services.

Suit for $25, 900 was filed against the
F. H. Smith Co. in the District SUI
preme Court today by Philip M. Julien,
who says the money is due him for
professional services rendered the COM
pany.
Julien, through Attorney James T.
Crouch, tells the court that on Janu-
airy %. 1890. the company owed him
approximately SIS, 1000. On that date,
he alleges, the officers of the company
entered into an agreement In writing
to settle his claim for that sum. He
says that he has been unable to collect
the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
JUNIOR LEAGUE TO KEEP
HEADQUARTERS OPEN
Progress Reported in Social Service
Department of Children's
Hospital.

Following its first board meeting of
the season last night, the Junior League
of Washington announced that its
offices at 1929 Connecticut avenue
would be open the remainder of the
year.
It was announced also that the
social service department of Children's
Hospital, which received the CO.
operation of the league last year, is en-
joying good progress. 1t was tenta-
lively stated that the league will hold
mass meeting early in october.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
AIRMAIL CONTRACT LET
Pan-American Line to Link Dutch
Guiana and Santos, Brazil.

Contract for carrying mail by air from
Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, to Santos
Brazil, a distance of approximately 81
275 miles, was awarded yesterday BY
Postmaster General Brown to the Pam
American Always, Inc, of New York.
When put in operation, the Post once
Department said. the route viii tap the
Eastern Boast Of South America and
viii virtually surround that continent by
airmau routes,