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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
GROCERY HOLD-UP
NETS BANDITS S29
Woman's Apartment Is Robbed of
$435 in Jewelry by Jimmy"
Burglar.

Two armed men early today held UP
Frank Charles, alone in his grocery at
% Florida avenue, and escaped with $29
from the cash register. The intruders,
Doth colored, came in shortly after mid
night and one of them backed the
grocer into rear room while the other
rif1ed the cash register.
Jewelry valued at $435, including a
diamond ring, platinum wedding ring,
brooch and bracelet, was stolen yester-
day afternoon from the apartment of
Marie Simons, at 1104 Vermont avenue,
by burglar, who jinmied the door
and ransacked the premises.
The second call within the week was
paid by burglar yesterday who used
duplicate key to admit himself to the
home of James M. Hall, at 1908 Girard
street, and then made off with jewelry
worth $40, Mr.. Hall reported.
A similar means of entry was en-
ployed on the previous visit, Monday,
when $34 was stolen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
YOUNG MUSICIANS
HERE FOR CONCERT
National High School Or
cheStra Pays Visit
to Hoover.

One hundred and twenty-five student
musicians of the National High School
Orchestra, in the course of their annual
Winter concert tour, arrived this morn
ing for appearance tonight at Constitu-
ton Hall. They are sponsored by Sena-
tor and Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg of
Michigan.
Visit White House.
A few hours after leaving their train
the young visitors, who were chosen
from the outstanding high school Or
cheStras of SO States, visited the White
House and were photographed with
President Hoover. Later a section of
the orchestra played for luncheon at
the National Press Club.
Each Summer the boys and girls are
assembled at camp at Interlochen, in
Senator Vandenberg's home State of
Michigan, where they undergo special
instruction and lay plans for their
Winter tour. The organization work is
conducted under the supervision of
Joseph E. Maddy, director.
One feature of the program tonight
will be the piano solos of Miss Elizabeth
Vandenberg, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. Vandenberg. Both the Senator and
his wife are enthusiastic patrons of the
orchestra, and have reserved practically
the entire orchestra section of the hall
Tor their invited guests, to include many
distinguished members of the social and
official life of the Capital.
Washington high schools will be rep
resented by four student members of the
orchestra tonight. William Tufts. jr.,
the only Washington student who has
attended the Summer camp and grad
uate last year of Central High School.
VIII play the organ, while other local
members will be Minnie Clipker, To-
year-old violinist, and recent graduate
of Mckinley High School, and Charles
Cook, bass violinist, and Martin Emer-
son, trombonist, both of Central High
School.
Plan Trip Abroad.
Funds realized from the concert tour
Will be used to defray expenses of stu
dents unable to finance the trip to the
Summer camp, and to provide trans
portation and incidentals when the
orchestra goes abroad during the Sum-
mer of 1881 for a series of concerts
in Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
POLICEMAN HURT
|. AS SMOKE-SCREEN
CAUSES SMASH-UP
Suspected BootIegger Re-
leases Cloud Just as Auto
Hits Depression.
PURSUER THROWN HIGH
IN AIR AS CAR UPSETS
Wreck Ends Mile-a-Minute Race
at Pennsylvania and Mime.
sofa Avenue Intersection.

Plunging at go mile an hour into a
dense smoke screen thrown off by
suspected bootleg car, Policeman Lyman
l.. LEIGH of the eleventh precinct was
badly cut and bruised early today when
the police car he was driving struck a
depression in the road at Pennsylvania
and Minnesota avenues and turned over
twice.
He was picked up unconscious by a
man who had witnessed the accident
and taken to Gallinger Hospital, where
DR.. Roy Burgess said he was suffering
from severe cuts on the face and body
and possible fractured rib. LEIGH re-
gained consciousness at the hospital.
Clothes Torn on.
So violently was the policeman hurled
from the automobile as it turned over
that his trousers were ripped off and his
overcoat and uniform cap torn to
shreds.
LEIGH told Lieut.. Sidney j. Marks that
he was cruising on Anacostia road at
$40 this morning when large car,
which he believed to be loaded with
whisky. passed him. He said that he
gave chase and followed the car at a
mile-a-minute speed until reaching the
hollow near Pennsylvania avenue.
In in the depression. where smoke
hangs to the road, LEIGH said, the sus-
pected bootlegger opened his screen,
binding him.
He lost control of the police car, he
said, when it struck the depression in
the roadway at Pennsylvania avenue,
and before he could straighten it out
the machine had skidded into Mime
soto avenue and turned over.
Tossed High in Air.
An eyewitness said LEIGH was tossed
high into the air as the machine.
which was badly damaged, turned over
the first time.
The policeman, who is Al years old,
lives at 1912 Minnesota avenue. The
accident was witnessed by Lawrence
Bowie, 2346 @ street southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
BOYS BURNS MAY
PROVE TO BE FATAL
6-Year- Odds Clothes Catch on Fire
While Playing With
Matches.

Six-year-old Leonard P. Wienecke of
l767 E street northeast, may die from
burns sustained yesterday afternoon
when his clothes caught fire as he was
playing with matches in the rear of his
home. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian Wienecke.
The boy with several small compan-
ions was striking matches and flinging
them aside when one fell on his clothes
The flames quickly enveloped him be-
fore either he or the other children
were able to realize the seriousness OF
the situation
The boys screams attracted the at
tention of his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas McVearry, who live next
door. The uncle rushed to the yard and
tore the blazing garments from the
child's body. At Casualty Hospital
nounced his condition critical. This
morning his condition was reported to
be not any better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
Traction Merger Amendment
Affecting Outside Com
panieS Heard.
w. R. & {. OPPOSES RAIL
AUTHORITY PROPOSAL
Committee Votes to Change Iowa
to Logan Circle and Permit
Early Auto Assessments.

The Senate District committee yes
terday afternoon ordered favorable re-
ports on six bills and also took testi-
mony regarding a proposed amendment
to the street railway merger resolution
intended to give the local commission
authority to pass on conditions under
which outside railway companies Use
local tracks to enter the city.
The following measures were ap-
proved and ordered favorably reported
to the Senate:
Monument Limit Raised.
A bill to raise the height limit for q
portion of the monument at Masonic
Temple, to be erected on the Dean tract
the plans for which are to be approved
by the Fine Arts Commission and the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission
A bill to permit the assessment of
automobiles for personal tax purposes
on December / instead of January l
so that in future tags may be sold in
December.
A bill to change the name OF Iowa
Circle to Logan Circle.
bill to authorize the Park and
Planning Commission to exchange GER
S1fAAA SA1oo VA AoAlOA All OOAACG DhINElS
the Klingle Ford Valley and in the
Turkey Thicket development. with a
view to improving the park projects ii.
these two locations. The proposed
Turkey Thicket park is in the vicinity
of Tenth street and Bunker Hill road
northeast.
A bill to authorize fraternal and
benevolent organizations to separate
their insurance activities from the:.
fraternal activities.
Tydings Offers Amendment.
The railway merger amendment cor. :
sldered yesterday was offered by SEN
ator Tydings of Maryland, who said TIA
purpose was to give the conrnissioz.
authority to consider the arrangenen.
between the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis line and the Washington
Railway 81 Electric Co. under which
the Baltimore and Annapolis cars enter
the District.
S. r. Bowen of the Washington Rail-
way & Electric Co. laid before the COM
mittee the reasons why he does not be-
lieve the amendment should be adopted.
The committee took no action on the
question yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILS.

sand now, my wife, it is time for me
to take la Tongue traverse to that coun-
try from whose bounds no traveller re-
turns
These words were embodied in a
rambling letter found in the pocket of
r. L. Freear, SIS, of 2140 N street, a
druggist, who fell unconscious in a drug
store at Twelfth and e streets about
10 O'Clock last night, apparently from
overdose of a drug.
The man lay in Emergency Hospital
for several hours last night before he
regained consciousness. This morning
physicians said he was out of danger,
The letter told of financial troubles.
Freear, who has three children, is said
to be employed in drug store in Balls
ton, Va. He lives with his family at
the N street address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
BATTLESHIPS HEAD
FOR CARIBBEAN SEA
Naval Maneuvers in Pacific Ended
and Combined Fleet Experiment
Is Next Problem.
BY the Associated Press.


CRISTOBAL. c. z. March l.
Maneuvers in the Pacific ended, ships
of the battle feet led by the aircraft
carrier Lexington, are en- route to the
Caribbean Sea for a combined fleet
problem with the scouting feet. be-
ginning March TO-
The Pacific maneuvers eliminated in
concentrated air attack on the canal
defenses. and the vessels began their
transit of the canal Thursday. Transit
OF the battle feet forces will require
about 10 days.
The aircraft carrier Lexington. one
OF the worlds largest ships, was de-
layed several hours in her passage OF
the canal by high winds which were
sweeping over the Gatun Locks Thurs
day.
With the transit of the Lexington
completed, the other ships of the line
kept up a steady parade through the
locks from the Pacific to the Atlantic
side. The entire fleet will be at Colon
by March 10, joining the second cruiser
division, which has been assigned TO ii
during the joint war games.
The full force of the Navy's air
power is assembled in the Canal Zone
and the aircraft forces will play a
leading part in the maneuvers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
ADVERTISING PRIZE
WON BY STEWART
Department of Commerce
Worker Awarded $1,000 for
Volume of Research.

For research conspicuous in further
ing the knowledge and science of adj
vertiSing," Paul w. Stewart of the Bu-
reau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
merce of the Department of Commerce
last night received an award of $4,000
from Harvard University. The award
was one of the 1929 Harvard advertis-
ing awards established by the late Ed
ward w. Box, philanthropist, of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. Stewards prize was for his re-
search volume entitled Market Data
Handbook of the United States" a vol
ume published by the Washingtonian
during the past year.
Other Prize Winners.
The awards, made by the Faculty Club
of the Harvard Graduate School of
Business Administration, included one
gold medal and nine cash prizes, total
ing $4,000, and went to- besides Mr..
Stewart, the following: Cyrus H. K.
Curtis, Philadelphia publisher; Batten,
Barton, Durstine &c Osborn, Inc, of
New York; Northern States Power Co,
Westinghouse Electric g. Manufacturing
Co, Newell-Emmett Co., New York; Ar
thur Kudner, New York; SilaS Splitter
and Anton Bruehl, New York: 3. r,
Squibb g. Sons, New York, and Kenyon
q Eckhardt, Inc, New York
Mr.. Curtis received the gold medal
for distinguished contemporary service to
Advertising
The award of $4,000 for national
campaign for specific product" went
to Batten. Barton, Durstine & Osborn
for their advertising of product of the
Armstrong Cork Co.
Best Local Campaign.
The award of $4,000 given for "a 10
cal campaign for a specific product of
merchandise" went to the Northern
States Power Co., management of Byl-
lesby Engineering & Management Cor
poration, for the advertising Of the
power company in Minneapolis.
The Westinghouse Electric & Manu-
featuring Co. received the prize of
$4,000 given for the general or insti-
tutional campaign" The award was
granted for the general campaign APP
pearing in the rotogravure sections of
newspapers.
The prize of $4,000 awarded for the
best Campaign of industrial products"
went to Newell Emmett Co. for its adj
vertising of products of the Graybar
Electric Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
KRAMER SPEAKER
TO STUDENTS HERE
School Executive Makes Talk at
Conference Held in st.
Marks Church.

Addressing the seventh annual Tri-
diocesan Student Conference at the st.
Marks Church this morning. Third and
A streets southeast, Steven E. Kramer,
first assistant superintendent of public
schools, declared, "The great problem
of life is to interpret religion realist-
ically."
The individual should respond to the
personality of Christ, DR.. Kramer con-
tinued, with the same degree of reality
that he responds to his material en-
yironment.
Referring to the participation of sew
eral public school students in re-
cent Communistic demonstrations, DR.
Kramer said, THE last thing the pub
lie school authorities intend to do
wage a campaign of oppression. Soci
tolerance and liberal education are tb
only correctiveS for such a condition.
Dr. w. Sinclair Bowen, Washington
physician, following DR.. Kramer on the
program, drew a parallel between the
practice of medicine and the teaching
of religion.
Other brief addresses, relating to the
topic Serving God in the Modern
Age" were delivered by Lawrence
Choate, president, Brotherhood of ST.
Andrew; Stewart B. Shaw of the Uni
'NASA"J "a NAoA SAee4ANl, 1NSF. r1dIOlQ ~, a
rowsmith, canon of the Prof athedra
Baltimore, Md, and Miss Florence !
Newbold of the Girls Friendly Societ
OF the United States. The nnorniu
meeting was concluded by sectional cor
IerenceS OF men, women and clerS ]
groups, under the direction of walt
P. Plumley, jr., of the Virginia Thf
logical Seminary: Miss Newbold q
Rev. Ronalds Taylor, church chauis
OF the University of Maryland.
The Right Rev. James E. Freeman
will deliver the feature address of the
conference this evening. at O'Clock.
HIS address will be preceded by the an
nual dinner. go
ming. we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
DALE-LEHLBACH
RETIREMENT BILL
VOTE DUE MONDAY
Rule Suspension Expected to
Hurry Measure to
Conference.
COMBINATION PLAN
SUCCESS PREDICTED
Lehlbach Proposal, Favored by
Hoover and Increasing Annui-
ties, Added to Old Dale Bill.

The Dale retirement bill. which has
already passed the Senate and beer
amended by the House civil service
committee to carry the Lehlbach bill
revising the civil service law as
amended by a compromise between
Chairman Lehlbach of the House COM
mittee and the joint conference on re-
tirement, will probably come up in the
House for vote on Monday under sus-
pension of the rules.
Rule Suspension Predicted.
Chairman Smell of the rules commit
tee said that it has not vet been
definitely decided whether this meas
ure will be brought up under Suspen-
sion of the rules or by a special rule
granted by the rules committee. but
he is inclined to predict the former
He believes that this bill will now be
passed, because it represents a better
agreement than has ever been had be-
fore regarding liberalization of the re-
tirement law, because it grants the en-
ployes better annuitieS. than the Dale
bill and because President Hoover is
supporting the legislation
Chairman Lehlbach is prepared to
1IiOFS W SuSpeIiu Tie rules ana 10 CAL
up this new Dale-Lehlbach bill which
If passed by the House, would go to
conference instead of being sent back
to the Senate for concurrent action
as would be necessary if the new Lehl-
bach bill were called up under its own
hearing instead of the hearing of the
Dale bill
Robert H Alcorn chairman of the
Joint conference on civil service retire
ment. representing many organizations
of Government employees who come
under the provisions of this legisla-
ton, is expecting that action will be
taken under suspension on Monday.
Lengthy Debate Prevented.
This course. however, under the rules
of the House, would prevent lengthy
debate and would prevent number
of members of the House committee.
who are minority DIRECTORS, from offer
ing any amendment on the floor. Under
the House rules when suspension is
asked debate is limited to 20 minutes
a side, after which the measure is to
be voted either up or down without
amendment, except such COMMITTEES
amendments as may be covered by the
chairman in calling up the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
SURVEY TO HOLD
VARIOUS MEETINGS
Gathering of Kernahan Dis
trictS at Headquarters
for Prayer.

City-wide mass meetings for prayer
will be held tomorrow in the headquar-
tiers of each of the 10 districts for the
Kernahan directed survey, which will
open March and continue until March
81. These prayer services will all take
place at o'clock and are strictly for
prayer and praise and not in any way
for the instruction of the workers in
the survey.
All pastors and people in the city
are urged to attend one of the district
prayer services tomorrow announce
ment of which will be made in all CO.
operating churches tomorrow morning
These meetings are under the direction
OF Rev. G.. E. Hawthorne, devotional
chairman of the general committee for
the Washington Survey and Visitation
Evangelism Campaign, of which Dr.
Jason Noble Pierce is chairman.
The prayer meetings for the people
tomorrow will be held in eight districts
with well known local pastors as lead
ers as follows:
District metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, Fourth and B streets south
east. Leader, Rev. Frank Steelman
District Mount Vernon Place M.
E. Church South, 900 Massachusetts
avenue. Leader, Rev. Simpson B.
Daugherty.
District 3-Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church, 1410 Columbia road.
Leader, Rev. j. r. Dufield.
District st. Paul's M E. Church
South, Thirteenth and Crittenden
streets. Leader, Rev. Harvey Baker
Smith
District 5-Ingram Memorial Congre-
gational Church, Tenth street and
Massachusetts, avenue. Leader, Rev.
John C. Copenhaver.
District 6-Brookland Baptist Church,
Twelfth and Newton streets northeast.
Leader, Rev. r. Y. Nicholson.
District 8-Wesley M. E. Church,
Connecticut avenue and Jocelyn street.
Leader, Rev. j. Turnbull Spicknall
District 9-Anacostia M. E. Church,
Fourteenth and u streets southeast.
Leader, Rev. Thomas S. Davis.
Two districts will hold prayer Serv-
ices later in the week: District z will
hold its service at the Church of the
Pilgrims, at Twenty-second and P
streets, Tuesday night at o'clock, with
Rev. P. c. Edward as leader, and dis
trict 10 will hold its meeting for prayer
Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock in the
Clarendon Baptist Church, Clarendon,
Va, with the Rev. Perry L. Mitchell as
leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01

She called the attention of the firm
to the added danger of the protruding
drawer, she says, but it was not cor
rected and May 90, 1928, she was order
ed by one of the firm to leave her
desk to go to another portion of the
room, and in obeying that command
struck her left knee against the pro-
truding drawer.
The knee had to be placed in q
plaster cast, she states, and she was
obliged to submit to numerous opera
tions by surgeons at great expense. She
declares the kneecap became dislocated
and fixed in position much below its
normal place, and she now has only Q
limited use of her limb. She is repre-.
scented by Attorney Robert H. MCNEIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
ARRANGE CARD PARTY.

the red parlor of the Willard Hotel to
raise funds for needy families was ar
ranged last night at meeting of the
Big Sisters of the District of Columbia,
held in st. Patrick's rectory. Mrs. Hes
ter j. Surguy, the organizations presi-
dent, presided.
Consideration was given to the pro-
posal to sell plot of land, owned by
the Big Sisters, near the Washington
Navy Yard, to permit additional money
to be utilized in its work, which is car
ried on purely by volunteer efforts
Mrs. Surgly said. While the organi-
cation Is Catholic in its membership
the president explained that the char
ity of the group is distributed without
regard 10 creed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
HUSBAND FILES SUIT.

When he sought a reconciliation last
month after his wife had left home, she
wrote him: There is one thing sure,
You can't be true to but one, and until
I can I'm going to paddle my own
canoe, j. Harold Price, 642 Lamont
street, tells the District Supreme Court
in suit for an absolute divorce from
Fannie J. Price, 81 Randolph place.
Since their separation, the husband
declares, the wife has committed impro-
prieties. Attorney Vivian o. Hill ap-
pears for the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
SERMON ON "oPEN DOOR. /"

Rev. Kyle Booth, pastor of the In
gram Memorial Congregational Church.
Massachusetts, avenue and Tenth street
northeast. will have for his subject to-
morrow at the IL o'clock service 1.-THE
Church With the Open Door, Fol-
lowing the sermon the sacrament of
the Lords supper will be administered.
At the o'clock evening service the
subject of the sermon will be "Aris-
tarchus." The church school meets at
$3.50 O'Clock, the Christian Endeavor
Society at pm.
The midWeek service is held Thurs
day evening at o'clock. The subject
for this week Is 1.-THE Christian Life as
a Friendship"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
INJURY MADE LEG UNGRACEFUL.
STENOGRAPT1ER SAYS IN SUIT
Miss Freda M Hunter Tells How She Bumped Knee Desk
Drawer, Asking $4,000.

The shape of her left knee and leg
has become 'ungraceful and unsightly
in appearance" and she is obliged to
wear an elastic support, Miss Freda M.
Hunter, 14l7 Irving street, tells the Dis.
trict Supreme Court in suit for $50, 900
damages against Edward Stevens and
Alfred A. French, trading as Stevens g.
French, 2473 Sherman avenue, by whom
she had been employed as stenographer
and Office manager.
The plaintiff tells the court that a
drawer of the desk furnished her by the
defendants was out of order and instead
of employing skilled repairers, the work
was intrusted to Edward Stevens, jr., a
son of one of the defendants, and the
drawer was left protruding about
inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
Life Question Is Subject.

'Life's Greatest Question will h.
the subject of sermon tomorrow at II.
am. by the pastor, Rev. A, L. Williams
at Mount Olive Baptist, Sixth street
between L and M streets northeast. AT
$3.50 pm. there will be a Communion
service. Monday at 8 pm one of the
groups Of the church will present a
pageant entitled IAN Oriental We'd
ding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
Fire Cripples Transportation.

KINGSTON, Ontario, March / (H9.--
Fire today reduced Kingstonss public
transportation service to one street car,
Believed to have been caused by spon-
taneous combustion, the flames de-.
stroyed the car barns and their con-
tents, including more than rs street
cars Only one car was saved. The
damage was estimated at more than
a125, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
Day of Prayer for Missions.

Under the auspices of the Women's
Council of the Washington Federation
of Churches, the worlds day of prayer
for missions will be observed in the
Luther Place Memorial Church, at
Thomas Circle, March Z, from IL to 2
o'clock.
Mrs. Henry w. Peabody of Boston
will preside and speak of world prob
lens, including those OF our own Ma
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
RADIOS FOR SHUT-INS.

The young people of the Interde-
nominational Societies of the Colored
Churches of the District of Columbia
and Maryland have launched a project
for the purpose of installing radio
equipment of the "homes of shut-ins'
of their race.
There are six such institutions
namely, the Stoddard and Vermont
Avenue Baptist, the African Methodist
and A. NJ. E. Zion Methodist, ST. AIMS
Episcopal and the Children's Eighth
Street Home.
The members of the publicity COM
mittee are: Mrs. Marie Davis, Mrs. @.
Pierre, E. w. Freeman and Miss Anna
S. Payne.