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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04

Another rented property is at 1901 K
street northeast This consists OF a
corner building, with long, narrow
store room on the first floor and a
five-room apartment on the second
floor. The lower floor is divided into
two sections merely by a row of lockers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04

more to make up 919 per cent of the
quota expected from this source. Chair
man Newbold Noyes pointed out that
h committee had literally SKINNED
the cream" from its prospect list and
cannot expect very large reports for the
remaining days of the campaign.
With practically all the heavy artil-
realized today that the cleanup Job
depends on the results of their obtain
ing increased gifts and not only in
actual percentage but also in numbers.
With only two more report days, they
must obtain approximately $3.50, 900
each day, including today.
Chairman Poole declared that the
workers are displaying a fine spirit.
"They have tramped through the snow
and slush and have braved all sorts of
weather 10 make collections" he said,
but the increased gifts have not been
forthcoming and the unincreased gifts,
together with some decreases, are prov
ing bit discouraging to the members
of our army.
IS Organizations In Chest.
"Washingtonians must realize that in
opening the door to solicitor for the
Community Chest they are opening the
door to friends and neighbors who come
time they are opening the door to thou
sands Of helpless, sick and disabled and
needy who are standing beside the
solicitor asking support for the organi-
cations that take care Of them.
washington must realize that there
are rs organizations in the Chest in
stead of the 81 of last year." Mr.. Poole
said, land must produce corresponding
increases in their gifts as well as new
gifts to meet the situation. Otherwise
it will seem that Washington does not
want relief from the rs appeals that
would follow were 1t not for the Com
munity Chest.
IF the Chest cannot raise the neces-
sary funds it will be impossible to take
additional organizations into the Chest.
I feel, however, that Washingtonians
will rise to the emergency and will not
permit the Chest campaign to fail"
Simon Lyon, chairman Of region Of
the Metropolitan Unit, called upon his
division chairmen, who reported as fol-
lows: Arthur Adelman, division l, So
467.20; Lee D. Latimer, division 2, $3,-
$3.50; Graham T.. Powell, division 8,
$3.50; Dion S. Birney, divisions AS,
$2,108; G. B. Craighill, division 6, So
477.53.
H. L. Rust, jr, chairman Of region Q,
reported through his division chairmen
as follows: F. A. Birgfeld, division z,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
HOW THE COMMUNITY CHEST
HELPS
One of Series of Articles on the Practical Results
of Cooperative Charity.
nv MISS MARY e. BARNEY,
executive Secretary. the Christ Child
6AeSu'A'S Society,

10
r~.crtivs secretary. the Christ Child
Society.
THE Christ Child Society, a pioneer
IN child welfare work in the District.
tries in its work to meet all the needs
If the ,Inderprivileged child. Gather
mo them together in settlements for
ali sorts of recreational activities, con-
dI1ctino a bows club, free dental elm
ic dispensing thousands of TOYS at
Christmas time, furnishing layettes &c,
destitute mothers and taking hundreds
of delicate children to its fresh-air
farm in Summer for healthful, happy
outings
+be ii Comn,linity Chest. the farm bo.
remained open all Winter for GONZALES.
cent and undernourished children. The
necessity for such place has long been
felt by the social workers of the Dis
trict Children dismissed from the
hospitals are always in need of special
care which they cannot obtain in their
own poverty-stricken homes. Nolrish-
ing food Is lacking. In many cases the
mothers are employed and the weak
ened child suffers from ignorant han
ding, indigestible meals and neglect.
"The Happy House." as the children
call it, has already proved its need. It
Is full to overlooking and number of
children are on the waiting list. One
appreciative little patient begged the
graduate nurse in charge not to tell the
doctor how many pounds he had gained
Because I'm afraid I'll have to 90
home" Such expressions chorused bv
its contented little inmates are its best
recommendation.
We trust that every member of the
Christ Child Society will give Qener-
ously to the Chest this year, for this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
WEALTHIEST YOUTH, II,
EXPIRES IN BALTIMORE
Alan Lefcourt Given Property by
Skyscraper Builder to
Learn Business.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. February 4.-seven-
teen-year Alan E. Lefcourt, prob
ably the worlds richest property owner
Of his age, died at the Baltimore Hos
pital yesterday of anemia. He was
the son of A. E. Lefcourt, New York
builder and real estate operator.
He had been under treatment at the
hospital for the last month. Five years
ago his father, who has built more than
IS skyscrapers in New York, gave him
a deed to 10000 square feet of property
at Madison avenue and Thirty-fourth
street.
Lefcourt, In explaining his reason
for turning the property over to his son.
said he desired to turn the boys atten-
ton to real estate and to train him In
handling large real estate projects.
When the elder Lefcourt was IL years
old he was newsboy and later pro-
prietor Of a shoe shining stand He
later entered the garment business,
where he acquired money to finance
his early real estate operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
. HELD MAKESH|FT rs
Health School Modern, but
! Found to Be 0vercroWded
With 81 Pupils.

This is the tenth and concluding Of
series OF articles describing the physical
dspectS Of Woshinetons public elementary
schools. As in the prerious articles, there
Is no attempt here to portray the school
SYSTEMS faults IN an exaggerated light.
The tuo reporters iGho uisited each
school building are merely presenting
the conditions as they sac them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
Nv tn. Associated rress.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, September 2o.-Life hovers
on tonight within the walls of an
aluminium box--and more than hovers,
for the doctors say energy is ebblng
back into the veins of Frances McGann,
the student nurse whose chest Is
paralyzed 50 size cannot breathe alone.
A motor huns regularly. Air swishes
in, swishes out A nurse treaos softly
Mrs. Henry L. Mccain mother, Of Al
tona, Ill, sits Ia corner Of the dinnly-
lit room.
This is the scene at st. Luke's Hos
pital. For eight days and eight nights
Miss Mccain, Knox College graduate,
has been encssed in the respiration.
She is a victim of infantile paralysis
and her body muscles do not function.
Air forced into the case presses
gently on her chest She exhales. The
air is withdrawn, a vacuum is created
and she inhales Last night they turned
the machine of for 10 minutes. She
breathed that long by herself. She
moved her hands Just little bit and
her feet Just little bit.
1T is not only the machine" said
Or. John Fabill, attending physician,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
miss KISSEL ANGRY
AT WEDDING QUERY
Model Attempts to Deny She
Married Eugene Walter
Before His Divorce.
Ry the Associated pres.

BY the Associated Press
Los ANGELES, September 2o~-
Mary Kissel, New York artist model, to-
day attempted to deny her reputed mar
riage to Eugene Walter, playwright, be-
fore walters divorce from his first wife
was final, then charged "blackmail" and
burglary and ended the interview.
Walter, sought for comment on his
reported marriage in Mexicali, Mexico.
last April, could not be reached, at his
club it was said he was out of the city.
Records Show Ceremony.
Mexican records showed the Mexicali
ceremony, other records here indicated
his divorce will not become final until
March IS, 1881.
Located at pretentious Del Ray
Beach home, Miss Kissel said Walter
was not there.
Walters attorney, Francis d. Adams,
said he did not know If the Mexican
marriage was legal in California. A
Superior Court Judge commented there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
MACHINE BREATF1ES FOR NURSE,
INFANTILE PARALYSIS VICTIM
EFT Isn't Only Machine" Says Chicago Physician, "It
Frances-She Wants to Live

'it's Frances-she wants to live" Her
neck is surrounded by an air-tight rub
Der band.
little ever week ago Miss Mccain
was herself attending the i'll at St
Luke's Hospital She suddenly col
lapsed, the victim of rare form Of
infantile paralysis
DR.. Fabill thinks she may need the
respirator for weeks more. Meanwhile
hope is pinned upon serum. She had
toast, orange Juice and coffee for break
fast this morning. This, too--that she
had the appetite for it's considered a
sign for the better.
The machine, known as the Drinker
respirator, is the first Of its kind in
Chicago It was donated to the hos
pital by Samuel insult, jr. Similar
machines have been used recently in
Philadelphia and San Francisco.
BY pressing q button in her home
the lady nnayoress of Newcastle, Eng
land, recently opened a radio show In
Newcastle, New South Wales, $4,000
miles away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
One GUEST Invited
TO HOOVER REUNION
Family at Camp Joined by
Ambassador Hugh Gibson
From Belgium.
IN the A.sncinted prets

BY the Associated Press.
A quiet family reunion and rest from
the irksome task Of preparing the four
speeches ne will deliver next month
yesterday beckoned President Hoover to
his mountain lodge in Virginia. He
went.
For the first time since early Sum
raer the entire presidential party was
to be together, and for the second time
in succession Mr.. Hoover departed from
his usual custom of taking a group Of
guests to the lodge. Hugh Gibson, the
American Ambassador to Belgium, was
the only guest.
Both Sons at Camp.
Herbert Hoover, jr., under treatment
there for an intestinal disorder, which
has forced him to take leave of alb
sence from his business. was Joined Fri
day by Mrs Hoover and Allan, the
other son The latter is to leave to-
night to resume his studies at the Har-
ward School Of Business Administra-
ton, where he is beginning his final
year
The President had intended to start
for the camp shortly after luncheon,
but delayed his departure because of
the impending arrival of Mr. Gibson
whom he invited to accompany him
The Ambassador debarked in New York
yesterday and came directly to Wash
ington.
Finishing His Speeches.
Before leaving for the camp Mr.
Eoover spent a busy morning working
on his forthcoming addresses, which
have occupied much Of his time for the
lest several weeks The speech he is
to make before the American Bankers
Association at Cleveland October 2 was
said to be nearly complete
The other tfree-two in Boston &C.
toher 6 before the American Legion and
the American Federation of Labor ano
that at the Sesquicentennial celebration
october Z of the battle of Kings
Mountain-are substantially complete
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
ROYAL COUPLE IN GENOA
4s-Year-old Prince and 4S-Year-
ola Princess Wed.

GENOA. italy, September 20 (R).-
The 42-year-old Prince LouiS Ferdi~
naAd Of Bourbon Orleans and his 10
year-old bride, the former Princess
Marie Charlotte Constance de Broglie
viii take up permanent residence here
in the villa Blanca following honey
moon in Switzerland
The villa vas given the primes by
hiS mother, the Tffanta Eulalia Of
Spain.
The prince and princess were mar
RED IA London yesterday despite much
family opposition, especially on the part
of the brides relatives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
HUGE IRON ORE FIELD
FOUND IN MINNESOTA
May Equal in Size Famous Guyana
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Plans
Being Made.

Special Dispatch te The star
ST. PAUL, September 2o-The St
Paul Sunday Pioneer Press says a new
iron ore held, probably as large as the
famous Guyana Range in Northern
Minnesota, has been discovered in
Southern Minnesota and that its de-
velopment is being planned by Duluth
and Eastern steel interests
The newspaper says test pits already
have been dug In Fillmore County,
showing iron ore deposits lying only
from TO IL feet under ground and
adaptable to open-pit mining. Options
have been taken on 5000 acres Of land
between Spring Valley and the Iowa
lire, the paper adds
Actual mining operations are TO
start within from three to five years
by the M. A. Hanna Go. Cleveland, the
Pioneer Press says with construction
Of ore decks on the Mississippi River
At on near Winona, MINI. or la Crosse,
Wis.
Tentative plans include construction
and operation OF private barge lines
70 carTy the ore to the Great Lakes
Steel Corporation mills at st. Louis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
FORD tt. PRODUCE
PARTS IN GERMANY
Hosts on Cannstadt Plant Visit
Told Quality to Be Increased
for Bigger Sales.

BY the Associated Press
STUTTGART, Germany September
2o.-The Stuttgart Neuestagblatt said
today that Henry Ford, in visiting the
Cannstsdt plant, which is allied with
the German dye trust, told his hosts
that he intended shortly to produce all
Ford motor parts used in Germany in
this country.
At present Ford cars are only as
sennbled here.
Through a German suggestion that
the present worldwide economic diff
culties were the result Of political EN-
broilments, the American manufacturer
is reported to have replied:
Politics is a bluff, the economic
crisis is a production crisis, the output
of technical goods is deficient because
the quality is not what it ough; to be- >
He added that he was convinced the
quality of technical goods would be
greatly improved in a few years and
this would bring about increased con-
sumption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21

CHICAGO, September 20 lP.--Miss
Jean Elizabeth MacLAish, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs Bruce MacLeish, and
John bern, son of Gov. and Mrs;
George H. Dern Of Utah, were married
today in Christ Episcopal Church,
Winnetka. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev Ashley Cerhart,
rector, and the Rev Douglas Cornell,
pastor Of the Union Church of Glen
coe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
Meteor Fires Barn,
So Farmer Searches
For Astral Arsonist
an &c As,nniatAa rrNss.

BY the Associated Press.
CARLISLE, Pa, September 90.
The blame for q barn IRE ct
Tdaville. near here, is being placed
on meteor.
Russell Snyder, farmer, says
that while sitting on his porch
Saturday he saw q ball Of fire
with flaming tail fall from the
sky, and a moment later the barn
Of Samuel Murtoff, near by, burst
into flames.
Murtoff and his family were
away when the fire started. I'M
pressed by his neighbor's story,
Murtoff is digging on the founda-
ton of the structure and hopes to
find a metsorite. He says he
found a hole which might have
been caused by a meteor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
CALIFORNIA YACHTSMAN
WINS Upton TROPHY
Blue Streak Wins Easy Victory in
Three Consecutive Heats With
42-Mile Speed.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA. September 10
The Sir Thomas Upton cupboard mo-
tor boat racing trophy was won on the
Schuylkill today by Harold G.. Ferguson,
Elsinore. Calf, who drove his Blue
Streak to an easy victory in three con-
secutive heats He averaged better
than AZ miles aa hour
The $4,000 cup was won last year by
Milford Scull Atlantic City Soul had
little chance to show his speed today
as his boat developed motor trouble in
every heat
Hard luck also trailed Chester Allen,
Lake Hopatcong, N. Y, winner of the
trophy in 1928, the first year it was
offered. His boat was swamped on the
first heat and he did not enter the
remaining two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
FIND COUNTERFEIT $500

CHICAGO, September 20 CIp).-Julius
Becker, convicted robber, and James
Ross Of Cleveland were arrested today
driving an automobile in which police
found I'll counterfeit $40 notes. Ross
is under Investigation as q suspect in
Q murder at Schenectady in 1922. They
Were turned over to Federal authorities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21

would Be no illeeality II the pair were
living at separate residences.
he Charged Deserticn.
In diverctAg Charlotte walker wal
ter. the dranatist charged desertioA.
His complaint stated they were married
IA Cincinnati, Ohio, In 1908, and sep
arated in October, 1928.
Among the stage successes written BY
Walter are Paid In Full . The Wolf"
The Trail OF the lonesome Pine" and
The Easiest Way" Recently Ne has
been writing for a Hollywood flrn
studio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
Regular Delivery

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star every day. The great ma
jority have the paper delivered
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If you are not taking advan-
tage Of this regular service at
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
NARCOTIC PROBER
CLEARS ACTRESS
Declares Imogene Wilson,
Now Mary Nolan, Is
Not Addict.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August Federal
search warrants for three apartments
of Mary Nolan once ImogeHe Wilson of
the Ziegfeld Follies, Issued on the
strength of af1davits charging she was
a narcotic addict. we're returned to
United States Commissioner David
Head today by Inspector Vincent H. De
Spain with the recommendation that
the case be dropped
De Spain, refusing to search the act
ress' apartment after he had examined
her in hospital yesterday. where she
was being treated for excessive Sunourn,
wrote across the warrants, Film actress
Is not narcotic addict"
Miss Nolan, the narcotic inspector
said. described the afidavitS as part of
a plot to blackmail her under threat OF
shattering her reputation. She told
him, he said, she had been called re-
peatedly by telephone and threatened
she would be branded an addict unless
she paid $500.
The affidavit charging Miss Nolan
was a narcotic user was signed by two
former nurses of the actress. Miss Caro-
lvn Clark and Miss Claire Anderson,
who said Miss Nolan required narcotic
stimulant every two hours and her
arms were covered with hypodermic
needle marks.
De Spain, after examining Miss No
Ian, said ne was unable TO find any
trace of hypodermic needle, and added
he would suggest the case be dropped.
Miss Nolan, De Spain said, offered
TO subject herself to rigid eXamina-
ton by a woman operative who ac-
companied the officer, but De Spain
told her it was unnecessary.
During her Follies day Miss Nolan
became involved in a romance with
Frank Tinney. comedian. Later she
came to Hollywood, resumed her real
name and made a success in the films.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
Indy WILL GIVE
3 RADIO SPEECHES
Addresses OF Be Broadcast Over
Three Continents on
August 8.

BY the Associated Press. -
NEW YORK, August when Col.
Charles A Lindbergh makes the FIRST
prepared radio address of his career on
August 8. he will deliver it three times
and it will be broadcast on three con-
tinents
It is anticipated he will advocate the
calling of an international aviation
conference by the League OF Nations
From the Columbia broadcasting
studios, the colonel will deliver his IS
minute speech first at 3;25 pm. EAST
ern standard time) for transmission to
Great Britain and Europe by short
waves. 1t will be rebroadcast in Eng
land
At 9 pm, again before Columbia
microphone, he will make the speech
for a Nationwide network Of United
States stations and for transmission to
South America.
At 10 pm. he will speak over a Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. chain, in
which will be combined the WEAF and
WIZ networks and the short wave
transmitters of WGY and KDKA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01

the trial, have charged that the bon.
uses were concealed In the audit OF
Bethlehem, upon which the terms OF the
merger were based, and contend that
stockholders who approved the merger
might have voted differently II they had
known of them.
Despite the attorneys contention,
John w. Ford, who resigned as Sheet
e. Tube director to go to Europe shortly
after the stockholders met April 8, tes-
tilted yesterday that he had not known
Of the bonuses until they were revealed
during the trial, but added that If ne
had he would not have changed his
vote for the merger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
MOSLEM WOMEN MEET

LONDON, August 1 (P.-The Daily
cluded a congress at Damascus which
represents the first concerted move by
women of the Islanic faith to escape
its restrictions.
The correspondent says the women
adopted resolution calling for aboli-
ton of the veil; for permitting brides
and bridegrooms to see each other be-
fore marriage; for making divorce pos
sible to women equally with men; for
making Is years the legal minimum
age for marriage, and for compulsory
education of children OF both sexes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
MEXICAN DEBT is CUT
s35O,0OO,OOO BY PACT
Agreement With q. S. Bankers
Provides for New Loans at
Lower Interest Rates.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, August 1.-The min
try of finance, experimenting the recent
announcement in New York on the
agreement reached with American
bankers regarding the Mexican debt,
istry of finance, experimenting the re-
cent announcement in New York on
the agreement reached with American
Yesterday announced that the total re-
duction in the direct and railroad debts
will amount to 1853, 900, 900 pesos (about
$3.50. 900, 000). The total of the two
debts now is e85 900 900 pesos.
The guarantee on the petroleum re-
ceipts will be abolished and the govern
ment will be able to contract new loans
at lower rates of interest in order to
redeem the bonds. -
In the railway settlement the gov
eminent will have the right to own rs
per cent of the stock OF new company,
which will be formed under the MeXi-
can laws. After a transitory period, the
debt service will be in charge of the
Bank Of Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
BETHLEHEM PAYS,
S3,425,306 BONUS
is Executives Divided Sum
in 1929, Steel Merger Fight
DiscIoSeS.
BY the Associated Press

BY The AssOCiated Press.
YOUNGSTOWN Ohio, August l.
The figure for the total bonuses paid
to Bethlehem Steel Corporation execu-
tives, which is considered an important
point by foes of the merger of Bethle-
hem with youngstown Sheet g. Tube
Co. was upon the records today of the
trial of the suit to enjoin the merger.
Bethlehem pays bonuses to 16 Of It's
executives. including its president, Eu
gene G.. Grace, the figures reveal.
During 1929 the total was $3,425, 306,
or 6.54 per cent of the corporations net
earnings.
Defense attorneys yesterday revealed
also that Charles M. Schwab, chairman
of the Bethlehem board, receives no
bonus, but his salary amounts to $780,
900 year.
Attorneys for the merger foes, during
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
Priest and Lawyer
Enjoin Brother, Who
Made Fun of Them
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 1.-Two
brothers-one a priest, the other
q lawyer-have obtained an in
junction against a third to re-
strain him from making fun OF
them.
The priest, Umile Broccoli. and
the lawyer, Paul Broccoli, named
Sam Broccoli as the cause of
considerable annoyance to them.
They told the court that Sam de-
lighted himself-and discomfort
ed them-by telephoning them
from time to time and ridiculing
them about this and that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
M0UNTAINEERs TO HUNT
LOST WOMAN CLIMBER

Member of Party Without Guide
Disappears After firing and
Turning Back on Mount Hood.
BY the Associated Press.
HOOD RIVER, Greg, August l.
Mountaineers assembled here yesterday
to search for Velma Hathaway, 26, Wa
sougal, Wash, who was lost while de-
scending Mount Hood
Miss Hathaway was with party
climbing the mountain Wednesday. She
became tired and told her companions
she would turn back alone. The party,
including her mother, Mrs. c. A. Hath
away, was attempting to make the climb
without a guide.