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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
GIRL CONFESSES
KIDNAPPING FAKE
Related Story to Increase
Boy Friends Attentions,
Police Are Told.

The fantastic tale told police by Miss
Mary Ruth tombstone, Treasury De-
partment clerk, of her abduction by
five men and an old woman Sunday
night near her home, was of her own
connection, she admitted last night to
headquarters detectives after 2-hour
grilling.
And it all started, she told investiga-
tors, because she desired to augment
the affections of a boy friend. Her
weird yarn was shattered when Detec-
tive Sergts. Richard Cox and H. K.
Wilson found discrepancies in it as
she was made to relate the story three
times.
Miss tombstone, who lives at 1901
Fifteenth street, explained that her boy
friend was devoting more time to his
studies than he was to her. She said
something had to be done about it all;
thus the story.
In written statement for the de-
tectives Miss tombstone termed her
story as lust an innocent story" She
said her first thoughts of the story
were born when she alighted from a
street car at Eighteenth and Columbia
road She said she then went to
telephone and gave out the first news
Of her kidnapping to her roommate
and later related the tale to other
friends.
It was only after Detective Cox told
her point-blankly he did not believe
one word of her story that Miss John
stone admitted 1t was untrue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04

Smith, Willie Mae Montague Fletcher,
Marshall B. Cooling, Howard Y. Cooling,
Obey w. jackson, grand larceny.
Theodore H. Richardson, receiving
stolen property; Theodore Joseph
Vance, Charles Henry Hoaney and
Charles Oliver FARRELL, non-support Of
minor children: Calvin O'Neil, Charles
Powell, Pearl Carpenter, Frank Powell
(alias Carl Stirewalt). joyriding; Fur
M. Burgess), jamie Miles, (aliaS Mildred
Shaw, alias Mildred Jackson). bigamy;
Sam H. Prater, assault with dangerous
weapon and assault with intent to kill;
Wade Tutor Conner, assault with dan
gerous weapon.
The grand jurors also declined to in
dict in the following cases:
Gertrude Frederick, assault dangerous
weapon: Louis Lehrfield, Harry Camp
bell Wilson, Joseph Patrick Hack,
Charles Anthony Jones and Leo Cohen;
George Stevens and Salem Shama,
setting up gaming table; Lester G. Col
Inns. toyriding; Mae Apperson, aiias
% B. Marshall, alias Marion Olmstead,
alias r. j. Hartman, possession obscene
pictures; Ethel Hartman, Emanuei
Shanholtz. Ella Frazier, Horace Boyd.
Nancy Wheeler, Howard Robinson, Or
vile Staples, Edward j. Mcintyre.
Thomas ]. White, Mamie Honesty, Tilie
Helen Caldwell, ahas Anna Mae Mccoy.
violation national prohibition act.
James A. Nettles, cruelty to child;
James A. Walter and Joseph Boyd, de-
probation Of private property: Marie
RUN, grand larceny: Edgar j. Pearsch,
attempt TO commit rape: Paul Brewing
ton. John O. Yates, Mildred G. Waters
Joseph T. Barry, Irwin Abrams. larceny
after trust: Jesse j. Dawkins, assault
dangerous weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
TRANSPORT PLANES SET NEW
MARKS FOR N. Y.-D. C. FLIGHTS
Pilot Wiphrect Completes
Hop in 70 Minutes-40 Min
utes From Philadelphia.
C. C. TaIiaferro Journeys
From Baltimore to Capital
in Nine Minutes.

Rain-laden winds of near gale
strength, which swept the Atlantic Sea-
board today. resulted in the shattering
Of all known speed records for tri-
motored transport planes when plane
of the New York, Philadelphia and
washington Airline flew from Philadel-
phia to washington in 40 minutes at
At the same time, Pilot G. c. Talia-
ferro, flying an Eastern Air Transport
shuttle plane from New York to Wash
ington, made the 35-nile hop from
Logan Field, Baltimore, to Boiling
Field in 9 minutes to set new speed
record Of 1881 miles per hour. Tallia-
ferro's speed, with a load OF mail, was
greater than the speed which won the
first Thompson speed Chassis at the
months ago.
The oficial United States speed
record is 266.59 miles per hour, estab-
lished by Afford j. Williams, jr., former
Navy racing star, in Curtiss racer at
Mitchell Field, N. Y, seven years ago
today. In his hop from Baltimore this
morning Taliaferro was within 3349
miles per hour of this record, which has
stood for seven years. Williams record,
however, was made without assistance
from the wind.
Fast Time by Passenger Ships.
The first two tri-motored passenger
planes Of the Nypwac line southbound
from New York established new records
for this type Of plane, the first, flown
by Lloyd JuelSon, veteran mail and
passenger plane pilot, averaging l7S
miles per hour for the entire trip, and
the second, flown by Walter Wiprecht,
averaging 1865 miles per hour.
The present official tri-motored trans
port plane speed record is 164.43 miles
per hour, set by LIE Roy Manning, chief
pilot for the Ford Motor Co., in a new
high-speed Ford transport plane last
month at Detroit Neither flight this
morning is official, though the speeds,
with the help of winds of SO miles per
hour and greater, exceed anything on
record for multi-motored transports.
Juelson left New York at O'Clock
carrying five passengers. He landed %
minutes later in Philadelphia. Taking
of from Philadelphia, he f1ew to Wash
ington in A minutes, or 70 minutes
of flying time for the trip. His average
speed for the fight from New York was
I78 miles per hour, or nearly three miles
a minute. This Is only one minute
longer than the nonstop flight Of Capt.
Frank Hawks over the same course a
few days ago in his Mystery S racing
monoplane, holder of two transconti-
mental speed records. Hawks, on his re-
turn to New York, caught tail wind
and made the hop in So minutes, which
stands as the present speed record for
all types Of planes between the two
cities. The big passenger plane flown
by Juelson took only nine minutes
longer for the trip, and could have cut
down the margin even more, but for the
fact time was lost in circling the air
port at Philadelphia on both landing
and take-off, Juelson said.
Wiprecht left New York at 10 o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
NOTABLES OF NATION TO HONOR
DR.. LA GORGE TOMORROW
Famous Writer Has Been
With Geographic So
Ciety rs Years.
Has Won World Fame and
Many Honors for Contribu-
tons to Science.

Famous explorers, statesmen, edu-
Gators and other notables will attend a
dinner to be rendered DR.. John Oliver
La GORGE tomorrow night in the VIII
lard Hotel by the trustees of the Ma
tional Geographic Society In celebration
of the twenty-f1fth anniversary of his
association with the organization.
DR.. La GORGE now Is vice president
of the society, a member Of its board
of trustees and associate editor OF the
National Geographic Magazine.
DR.. Gilbert GroSvenor, president, will
preside. He will tell Of DR.. La Gorce's
distinguished work in behalf Of the or
ganization. Rev. w. Colman Nevils
S. j., president of Georgetown Univer-
sity, which DR.. La GORGE attended. will
pay tribute to the guest Of honor.
Honored by Universities.
DR.. La GORGE received his honorary
M, A. degree from Georgetown Univer-
sity, bestowed for distinguished contri-
button to the science of geography"
George Washington University confer
red upon him the degree of Lift. D. "for
his numerous writings on scientific sub
jects" When he was delegate to the
American Scientific Congress held
in Lima, Peru, in 1925, he was made a
doctor of geography by the University OF
Lima.
When DR.. La GORGE became associated
with the National Geographic Society
Is years ago it was an organization OF
fewer than 5000 members and its only
employees in addition to DR.. Grosvenor
and DR.. La GORGE were a few clerks. In
the quarter of a century intervening,
the society has grown to world MEM
berslnip of more than 1,275, 900, repre-
senting every civilized nation, colony.
mandatory and inhabited island In the
world, and every community OF so or
more people in the United States.
Engaged in the Society's work and In
the production of its National Geo.
graphic Magazine, which goes to its en-
tire membership, are more than TOO
people. The society sends and receives
more mail through the washington Post
once than any other non-government
organization.
DR.. La GORGE is a director and a
member of the Executive Board OF the
Riggs National Bank and director Of
the National Conference on State Parks
He Is a member of the National Press,
University, Cosmos, Chevy Chase and
Racquet Clubs of Washington.
DR.. La GORGE has written for the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine series Of
notable articles including Porto Rico,
the Gate of Riches: Pennsylvania, the
Industrial Titan Of America; Pirate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04

and required SO minutes to make the
hop to Philadelphia. Leaving that city,
however, he picked up the full effect Of
the tail winds between $500 and / 300
feet and came down to Washington in
40 minutes. He carried three passengers.
On both flights the pilots were handi-
capped by almost continuous rainfall,
ground mist and low clouds, which
made flying exceedingly difficult.
Talaferro, the youngest pilot on the
Eastern Air Transport mail run, made
the trip from New York to Washing
ton, with this mornings shuttle plane,
in "a minutes of flying time and go
minutes elapsed time, losing minutes
making stops at Philadelphia and Balti-
more.
While Taliaferro was booming along
before the heavy tailwind, however, Pilot
Larry Pabst, bucking the winds on the
northbound flight, took two and one
half hours to go from washington to
Philadelphia, after being held here more
than two hours by bad weather.
Verne Treat, flying south with the
first regular night mail last might, ran
into thick weather which became worse
as he neared the National Capital He
was held here for two hours while the
worst Of the storm blew over and then
took of for Richmond, where conditions
were so bad the mail was sent on south
by rail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
50 MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATIONS OK. D
Washington Board of Trade
Directors Recommend
Admissions.

Applications of 80 new members of
the Washington Board of Trade have
been approved by the board Of directors
of the organization on recommendation
of the Membership Committee, it was
announced today by George Pitt. presi-
dent.
The new members are: 2. A. Jones,
Clarence E. Kefauver, Paul E. Kern,
T. H. B. Mcknight, Edward M. Lee.
Ludington Line, by Gene Vidal and p.
j. Taft; James Alexander Lyon, Jere-
miah w. McCarty, Leo e. Madigan,
Charles p. Maloney, Leroy Miller, Fred
erick B. Mills, Eugene H. Mitchell. John
F. Myers, Newbold Moves, Julius j.
O'Brien, James O'Connell, William
Otte, william r. Pennington, st. George
r. Raby, F. A. Reilly, j. Garfield Riley,
Sidney Roche, Vincent Saccardi, San
doz, Inc, by Thomas Sandoz and Hugo
Frankenberger; E. S. Schultz, George
d. See, Southern Diaries, Inc, by Elmer
j. Mather and r. A. Brodesser; H. w.
Strickland, Charles p. Swindler, Charles
Scott sykes, o. Thacker, Henry p.
Thomas. Herbert d. Tribby, j. Mark
Trice, Charles e. Turner, Harry G..
Walters, Washington Daily News, by
Lowell Mellett; Washington Times, by
Edmund F. Jewell and William H.
Johnson; j. Leslie Watson, Robert j.
Werner, James A. West.
George Johnston Adams, Walter c.
Balderson, Herbert Edward Becke, Paul
L. Benjamin, Breuninger g. Phifer, by
Henry C. Breuninger and Eugene H.
Phifer: Horace Browning, George M.
Carr, Elgin L. Clark, DR.. William Earl
Clark, Alexander Lee Craighill, Henry
d. Champion, Robert H. Dalgleish, JEFF
ferSon v. Davis, Robert w. Davis, En-
NETT G. Dawson, w. Hugh Denny, Ar
thur @. Dezendorf, G. Thomas Dunlop,
j. Richard Earle, Emerson g. Orme, by
w. H. Emerson and James w. Orme;
DR.. David j. Fitzgibbon, Thomas F..
F1aherty, Edward B. Fletcher, John
Fleming, Earl A. Fletcher, Ralph s..
Fowler, Fox Theaters Corporation, by
Hardie Meakin and Tom Olsen; Nc
CleSkey Garlych, Leo E. George, Edward
c. Gillette, William B. Glib Cut Stone
Co, Inc, by William B. Glib and c..
william Comfort; John Edward CORN
ley, Arthur C. Hartman, o. p. Hazard.
jr. George Hauf, Earl F. Heath, Charles
v. INLAY, First Industrial Bankers, Inc,
by Thomas A. Hulfish, I'd, and Walter
E. Pierpoint; Charles M Irelan, jr.;
Oliver w. F. jackson, j. Mcdonald
John. Albert L. Jones, Washington
Herald. by Nicholas j. Whelan and VIII
liam C. Shelton; Glen c. williams, VII
liam F. Yates, F. E. Yilek and Franklin
D. Zantzinger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
GASOLINE PRICE IN D. C.
DROPS CENT PER GALLON
Quotations Today in Washington
and Vicinity Now Less Than
Is Cents.

Gasoline prices were reduced through
out the Capital and the contiguous ter
ritory this morning / cent gallon,
bringing the price for straight gasoline
to lat cents gallon, with the same
price cut affecting the high-test and
ethyl motor fuels.
The price cut, announced in New
York by the Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey, was followed by practically
every other oil company in this terri
tory, including the Shell Eastern, the
Texas and the American OH Cos.
Today's cut follows q 2-cept cut in
this territory on September "a, and is
made, it is understood, to re-establish a
more uniform retail price schedule.
Keen competition in the retail sale
of gasoline principally to low
prices at refineries-has brought about
the latest reductions and in some places
gasoline is being sold below the estab-
lished retail price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
NEW YORK OFFERED
FOOT BALL CHARITY
Transfer of Presidents Cup
Match Suggested to AL
Ieviate Distress.

The Presidents Cup foot ball match,
scheduled to be played at Grifith
Stadium here on December 6, may be
transferred to New York City, as ges-
ture on the part of the Coast Guard
and Marine Corps teams to alleviate
the distress in the metropolis, as the
proceeds Of the game would go to
charity.
Following consultation with Rear Ad-
miral F. G. Billiard, commandment Of
the Coast Guard, and Maj. Gen. Ben
H. Fuller, commandment of the Marine
Corps, telegram was dispatched to
Mayor Walker advising him Of the Of
fer of the services to play the Presi-
dents Cup game in New York City.
Mai. D. L. s. Brewster, Marine Corps
athletics publicity officer, made the an
nouncement of this shortly after noon
today. This decision was reached as a
result of the recent offer of New York
University to play any team in the
country for charity. This invitation
failed to get results, and. as a gesture
on the part of the services competing
for the Presidents Cup, it was decided
to transmit the offer to Mayor Walker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04

Rivers and Their Prizes" "The Fight at
the Timber Line" and Jamaica, the
Isle of Many Rivers"
Deep-Sea Fisherman.
DR.. La GORGE is deep-sea fisherman
Of note, and wrote the society's Book of
Fishes" a survey of game fishes, food
fishes and shell fishes, illustrated with
engravings and color studies. This vol
ume is recognized as an authoritative
and comprehensive survey of marine
and fresh-water life.
DR.. La Gorce's other hobby is collect
ing weapons. He has accumulated a
noteworthy collection of arms and
armor-an aggregation of historic, Curl
Gus and beautiful weapons ranging from
a Crusaders sword of the early four
tenth century, rare Toledo blades,
beautiful Oriental weapons and the
small sword of the French court down
to a French knife used in the World
War.
Some years ago DR.. La GORGE had
named in his honor championship
golf course, the La GORGE Golf Club, at
Miami Beach, Fla.
HOnOred by Explorers.
In recognition of his counsel and sup
port of the numerous expeditions he has
mao named Tor MIN several discoveries,
including Mount La GORGE, in Alaska,
and the Meteorological Observatory set
up by Rear Admiral Byrd in the Ant
arctic was called Mount La GORGE Sta
ton.
Guests at the banquet will see the
first showing of the motion pictures
taken by the society's photographer,
Jacob Gayer, on the aerial survey of
sky paths to South America.
These pictures will include the first
movie" of a waterspout taken from
the air, flm records of the flight over
ancient Santo Domingo and the old
Spanish Main, lovely Rio de Janeiro,
the mouths Of the Amazon and La Plata
Rivers. and will depict the busy indus
trial cities of South America in contrast
to the jungle scenes and primitive peo-
Piles photographed on side flights into
little-visited interior regions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
AMERICAN LEGION PLANS
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
Chairman Newell Announces d. c.
Departments Objective as
6,17o for 1881.

Following a meeting of its member
ship committee at the Washington Ho-
tel last night, during which plans for
an extensive advertising campaign were
discussed, the District of Columbia De-
partment of the American Legion today
opened its annual membership drive to
run until Armistice day, November IL.
Chairman G. j. Newell announced the
departments objective as 6,170 mem
bers for 1881. The figure is based on
the number of war veterans now max
ing their home in the District.
The campaign will include the cam
wasting of colleges, Government depart
ments, business houses and private
firms Representatives Of Legion posts
win meet weekly and report on the
progress being made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
MAN, 70, is HIT BY TAXI
AS HE CROSSES STREET
Floyd Harleson Is in Undetermined
Condition at Emergency Hospi-
tal-Treated for Shock.

Floyd HARRISON, 10 years old, of 1922
Eleventh street, was in an unde-
termined condition at Emergency Hos
pital today after he had been knocked
down by q taxicab late yesterday while
crossing e street near Eighth. He was
treated for scalp decorations and
shock.
The cab was operated by Louis Ro-
setta of 131 e street.
Three passengers In a taxicab which
figured in a collision at Twentieth and
K streets last night were treated at
Emergency Hospital for shock. Police
brought a charge of reckless driving
against the driver of the other ma
chine, Samuel Johnson Of 449 Ninth
street southwest.
The passengers were Mrs. James c.
Frentz, 80 years old; her three-year-old
son, Samuel, and Margaret Working,
80 years old, all of 2100 street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
DEMANDS JURY TRIAL
ON PILL-SELLING CHARGE
Baltimore Man Pleads Not Guilty
on 2 Counts Of Violating
Pharmacy Act.

John p. Gladden., 81 years old, of Bal
timore, Md, demanded jury trial and
entered pleas Of not guiltyt to three
charges Of selling medicine under false
pretenses and two counts of violating
the pharmacy act in Police Court yes
terday and. was released under $1,700
bond.
Police reported that Gladden. was
selling tablets as a certain cold rem
edy, which upon analysis proved not
to be the medicine. The two charges
Of violating the pharmacy act were in
peddiing the tablets.
He was arrested last week by Sergt.
r. A. Sanders and d. II. Jones OF the
police narcotic squad.
The arraignments were before Judges
Ralph Given and Isaac B. Hitt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
MOTHERS TO HEAR MARVIN REPL Y
TO QUERY, ARE PARENTS FAILURES
Program Arranged for Visit With Freshman Girl Students
to G. w. u. Tomorrow.

Elizabeth Lathrop, Miss Ruth Aubeck,
Mrs. Mary Quick Bowman, Miss Martha
Gibbon, DR.. Thelma Hunt, Miss Janet
Pierson Jones, Miss Helen Lawrence and
Miss Katherine Towne. a
DIR. Marvin will address the mothers
at the assembly, scheduled 10 $3.50
o'clock. Others who viii speak then
include mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., woman
member Of the board of trustees; Dean
Henry Grattan Doyle and DR.. Cat#-
crime A. Chapman, university physical.
Luncheon viii be served the motheix
az noon u C0gcQran Hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
1929, 189 TAXES REFUNDED

A refund of $160,224 and a credit of
$l,560,9l0 to the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Co. of Philadelphia for over
assessments Of income and profits taxes
for the years 1919 to 1921 was an
nounced today by the Internal Revenue
Bureau.
Of $78,965 to the Advance Rumely Co.
of La Porte, Ind, for over-assessments
in 1916, 1917 and 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04

Mothers Of George Washington Uni
versity,s freshman girl students who
win go to school with their daughters
tomorrow viii hear DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, president, answer his own
query, Are Modern Parents Failures?"
The mothers win register in Corcoran
Hall at o'clock in the morning, when
they viii be received by a faculty COM
mittee including Mrs Winnie G. Bar
rows, director of women's personnel
guidance. and Prof. Ruth Atwell, Prof.
Anna Pearl Cooper. Prof. Irene Corn
well. Rrof. Fral1ses Kirkpatrick, Pzof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
Charles Kephart Rites Tomorrow.

EVANSVILLE, Va, November 4
(SpeciaD Funeral services for Charles
Kephart, aged n, who died here Sum
day night, will be held at his home to-
morrow morning at 9:45 o'clock, after
which the body will be taken to Fred
erick, Md, for interment, with short
services at the Lutheran Church there,
OF which he was member.
Mr.. Kephart is survived by two chill
dren, Luther Kephart and Mrs. John
Rooney, both of Dranesville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
GRID GAME CALLED OFF
Central High School to Play Bust
ness. Tomorrow.

Because of the rain the public high
school championship foot ball game
scheduled this afternoon between Gen.
trail and Business was called of.
It will be played tomorrow afternoon
in the Central High School Stadium at
2:46 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
ELECTION SKIES SUNNY
Clear Weather Greets Voters in All
but Half Dozen States.

Sunny skies greeted the voters Of
all but half dozen States today as
they went to the polls.
The Weather Bureau reported Eek
ceptionally fine weather" prevailing in
more than 80 per cent of the country.
Rain or threats of rain were reported
in strip extending along the coast
from Southern New Jersey to Northern
South Carolina.
Rain was forecast for late in the day
ern New England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10

the Associated Charities, according 10
a report issued yesterday by Walter 8.
Uhord. general secretary Of the or
ganization.
The number Of families under care
was 1882 as compared with 1857 In
the similar period of 1929.
Had 1t not been for the existence of
the Community Chest and its support
the board went on record as saying
that they must have refused many ap-
plications for lack Of funds. The board
further gave serious consideration to
the problem Of how long such unem-
ployment emergencies as this can be
adequately met from voluntary contri-
buttons. A committee was named to
study this problem and to find ways
to meet the increasing number Of calls
for financial assistance.
It should be understood, said board
statement, that in the figures thus made
public the family relief expenditures
include the funds available from the
Citizens Relief Association, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10

maintains no field staff and whose
funds are disbursed by the visitors of
the Associated Charities, chiefly, for
food. clothing and fuel. Thus the Citi-
zens' Relief Association does not pay
rents for clients and this item alone
in the budget Of the Associated Chari-
ties for the FIRST nine months Of the
year has amounted to $1e,6Sl. The In
crease in family relief Is to be ac-
counted for In large part by the fact
that in this city there Is no general
public outdoor relief from tax funds as
in many other cities. This lays the
heavier burden on the voluntary agen-
cieS.