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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
AUTO OWNERS HAVE
; DAYS TO BUY TAGS
Those Who Have Failed to
Apply Estimated at
1900.

Three days remain after today in
which 1880 automobile tags may be pur.
chased, and it is estimated that about
$4,000 automobile owners have not yet
applied for their tags. Up to the close
of business yesterday, according to
Wade H. Coombs, superintendent of
licenses, 83,479 tags had been sold, of
which 1883 were sold yesterday.
Motorists who display 1929 tags after
midnight Friday will be subject to ar
rest for driving with dead tags. In
order to purchase tag before this time
they must present themselves at the
District Building before o'clock Fri
day afternoon. They must be prepared
to pay the 81 fee for the tags plus a
half years personal property tax on the
car. The average of such taxes as
sessed up to date is $2.21, making the
average bill 1921. The minimum half
years tax is so cents, no matter how
ancient and commercially valueless the
car may be. The tax is calculated at
the rate of IS cents per 500 valuation
of the car.
Those who have bought new cars
since January l are not required to pay
any tax on the cars until next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
CLEAR TOMORROW AFTER
RAIN TONIGHT, FORECAST
Weather Bureau Predicts Drop in
Temperature-Dense Fog
Envelops City.

Washington was enveloped by
dense fog today. making the wet streets
unusually treacherous for motorists.
Weather Bureau officials reported the
fog continued to hang over the city
later in the day than customary be-
cause Of a combination Of circum-
wet streets and cloudy skies contributed
to the condition.
ForecasterS issued the following pre-
diction: Rain tonight, possibly clear
ing Wednesday morning: lowest tenn
perature tonight about freezing. colder
wednesday and Wednesday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
w. G. NEUMEYER RITES
HELD AT HOME TODAY
Served as Vice President of Motor
Company He Helped Father
and Brother Organize.

Funeral services for William G.
Neumeyer, 43 years old, vice president
of the Neumeyer Motor Co., who died
Sunday at his residence, 1908 Thirty
fifth street, after long illness, were
held this morning at $3.50 o'clock from
the residence, followed by requiem mass
at st. AIMS Catholic Church. Inter
ment was in Congressional Cemetery.
Mr.. Neumeyer had organized the
Neumeyer Motor Co. with his father,
the late Maj Edwin H. Neumeyer, and
his brother, Edwin H. Neumeyer, presi-
dent of the company.
Besides his brother, he is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Conlon
Neumeyer; a 4-year-old daughter, Mary
Virginia, and two sisters, Elizabeth and
Ada Estelle Neumeyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
HEART DISEASE LEADS
DEATH CAUSES IN CITY
Nephritis Also at Top of List for
1928 and 1e29-suicide and
Alcoholism Decline.

Organic heart disease and nephritis
led the list of causes of deaths in the
District both in 1929 and in 1928, &C
cording to an analysis released today by
the District Health Department.
In 1923, cancer stood in third place
among the list of causes Of deaths, but
in 1929 it dropped to fourth. Third
place in 1929 was taken by lobar pneu-
monia, which stood in fifth place in
1928. Pulmonary tuberculosis dropped
from fourth place in 1928 to sixth place
in 1929.
Automobile fatalities rose from
twelfth place in 1928 to ninth place in
1929, and influenza from thirteenth
place to twelfth Homicide was in the
fifteenth place in each year and suicide
declined from tenth to eleventh. Alco-
holism also showed a decline from
twenty first to twenty-third place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
COL. WILLIAM M. ACHES0N
WILL BE BURIED HERE

The body of Col. William M. Acheson,
chief engineer of the New York State
Department of Public Works and widely
known in Army circles here, who died
Saturday at Albany, will be brought
to Washington for burial tomorrow at
10 o'clock in Arlington National Gene
terry.
When the United States entered the
World War, Col Acheson became a
member of the Corps of Engineers, serv-
ing first as captain and then being
promoted to major.
Col Acheson was cited by Gen.
Pershing and by Maj. Gen. Langfitt,
chief of Engineers. He entered public
service in New York shortly after the
close of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28

Up until yesterday Mary McGhee,
colored, didn't know how much it cost
to get stranger to bless $70o in cur
rency.
Up until day before yesterday Mary
supposed the $70O was a blessing in
itself.
At about that time, however, gypsy
woman called at Mary's house, in the
2700 block of Eleventh street.
'Your money may bring you mis-
fortune" began the visitor, unless I
bless it for you"
Mary, being one of the few unac-
quainted with the ancient custom,
thought of the hidden $500 and grew
uneasy.
You may be robbed or murdered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
BILL RESTRICTING FIREARMS
ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED
Three Claims Bills to Have Hearings
With Commissioners, House
Group Decides.

in the District was indefinitely post
poned.
TT was decided that separate hear
ings shall be held on three pending
measures which are highly controver-
Sial
One of these is the loan-shark law
limiting the interest rate on small loans
which will be given hearing week after
next. Another bill to change the limit
on the amount of money that an in
jured person can sue for because OF
personal injuries. The third bill pro-
poses amendment of the District code.
A subcommittee on rules adopted the
same rules governing the meetings OF
the House District committee as were
used in the last Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
BOY STRUCK BY AUTO
WHILE SLED COASTlNG
James Tradey Receives Arm In
jury-0thers Treated After
Falls and Traffic Mishaps.

James Tradey, 10 years old, of 400
Twelfth street southwest received an
injury to his right arm yesterday after
noon when an automobile, said to have
been driven by Ernest r. Bacon of ALB
Ninth street southwest, struck the
youngster while he was sled coasting
near his home.
Miss Opile Madigan, "a years old, of
2510 @ street was treated at Emergency
Hospital for injuries she received in a
fall upon an icy sidewalk
William H. Broze, colored, so years
old, 142 Randolph place, was given
treatment for similar accident
An automobile said to have been
driven by Schuyler H. Breford of 1868
Eighth street last night struck Georgia
Jacobs, colored, of 1882 Sixth street, at
Florida avenue and v street. She was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital for back
and leg injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
500 REGARDED AS BLESSING
"BLESSED" AWAY BY GYPSY
CoIored Woman Discovers Newspapers Instead of Money
Sewed Into Pilowcase.

went on the gypsy. What you need is
good luck money"
Mary listened, weakened, and then
complied. She produced the S7OO.
whereupon the visitor sewed it securely
into piioWcase, after mystic impre4
cation.
At least, Mary thought the pvpsy
sewed it into the pillowcase. The woman
had left instructions not to open the
pillow until yesterday, and Mary car
ried them out.
Yesterday she told her story to DO
lice of No. 10 precinct.
When she went to look at her
blessed" money, she said, it had
turned into a rel Of newspapers.
Mary said trey were old newsn arers.
The police tc,l Mary It ives an old
! trick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28

Tie bill to regulate the sale, posses
sion and use of firearms and other dam
gerous weapons in the District of CO.
lumbia was ordered favorably reported
today by the judiciary subcommittee of
the House District committee, with
Representative Mcleod of Michigan
presiding. Other members of the SUBJ
committee are Representatives Lampert,
Wisconsin: Bowman, West Virginia;
Whitehead. Virginia; Hall, Mississippi
and Patman, Texas.
Three claims bills were set for hear
ing next Tuesday with the District
Commissioners, the corporation coun-
sells Office and the claimants invited
to be present.
The bill to abolish capital punishment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
Women Without Countries.

LONDON, January % (P.-British
women who marry Americans have no
country. So far as Great Britain is
concerned they are aliens. To become
Americans they must be naturalized
Foreign Secretary Henderson elucidated
when questioned in the House of Com
mons. There have been no indications
of perturbation because of bachelors
among the American delegation to the
naval BARLEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
F. S. CAWSoN RITES HELD.
Services Conducted in Ryland
Methodist Church.

Funeral services for Fred S. Cawson
IL years cid, who died at his home, 1914
Massachusetts avenue northeast, Sun
day. were conducted in the Ryland
Methodist Episcopal Church this after
noon. Interment was in Glenwood
Cemetery.
; Mr.. Cawson was a veteran employe
of the Government Printing ONCE and
previously at various times had been
employed as mechanical superintendent
for several local newspapers. He had
long been active in the Masonic fra
ternity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
NO POOL SKATING TONIGHT
Water on Ice at Lincoln Memorial
Causes Ban.

Skating on the rejecting pool of the
Lincoln Memorial was banned today by
United States park police. The water
on the ice, public parks officials, ex-
planned, made it inadvisable.
Offlcials said thousands of persons
have enjoyed skating on the rejecting
pool during the last few days, and as
much as inches of ice have been reg
istered there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
MRS. POMEROY BURIED.
Services Are Held at First Con-
gregational Church.

Funeral services for Mrs. Fanny
Gudgin Pomeroy, 80 years old, who died
Saturday. were held this afternoon at 2
O'Clock at the First Congregational
Church. Burial was in the Arlington
National Cemetery.
Besides a brother, Richard Gudgin,
she is survived by a son, Noah w.
Pomeroy, and two daughters, Mrs. Jen-
ME Pomeroy White and Mrs. May
Pomeroy Gibbon.
Mrs Pomeroy resided at 9 Franklin
street northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
entertainment is SET.
Society of Mayhower Descendants
Meets February 10.

The annual entertainment of the So
clety of Mayfiower Descendants in the
District of Columbia will be held Tues
day night, February ID, at O'Clock, in
the Lafayette Hotel. Miss Mary Wolcott
ment committee, assisted by Thomas F.
Whittelsey, Carter B. Keene, Mrs. Annie
Lucille Emley and Mrs Winifred Freiot
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
Sc REUNIO AVER LA SO
CIEDAD
MA DE CONFERENCIAS

La Sociedad Hispano-Cuba-
ma de Conferencias Sc reuni6
aver en- ell Centre Espanol ba-
jo la presidential del Sr. Ma
riano Paniello, actuando en- la
secretaria ell Sr. Pho Brun.
Sc lego una carta de On. Pc
dro Corominas senalando en-
definitiva los temas de sus
conferencias en- esta ciudad,
LA Influenza de las Emigra-
clones en- ell sentimiento fra
ternal Humane" y "El Senti-
miento de la Riqueza."
La primera conferencia Sc
ra ell dia &c y la segunda ell %.
Otros acuerdos de impor-
tancia fueron adoptados.
La pr6xima reunion sera ell
viernes venidero,
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
LA DE LA EN-
MIENDA Is ~DESCARTADA
POR HOOVER

Wash, Nov. 15.-La anula-
zion de la enmienda Is ha SID
definitivamente descartada por
Ia comisi6n del p~residente Hoo
yer como una solucion del pre-
sante problema solucionista.
Hasta ell dfa de hoy los conf
sionados han llegado a ciertas
conclusiones-todas sujetas a
cambio-sobre 10 que debe ha-
cerse para mejorar la situaci6n.
Tambien Sc ha desmentido el
in sistente rumor de que la CO.
mission recomendara Sc permita
la venta de cerveza con 40 de
alcohol 0 que pedira un referen-
dunn nacional para determinar
el sentimiento p1blico hacia la
ley SEGA.
Affrmase que en- II meses de
Investigation ell grupo de pro-
minentes ciudadanos ha descu-
bierto cosas asombrosas, que en-
su informe expondra con abso-
luta claridad.
Ell informe sera entregado a.
81 esidente ell dia l de enero.
La gaceta., 1930-11-15

que permitfa la retirada hasta
las 2 Y cuarto de la madruga-
da.
La gaceta., 1930-11-15

THAR ell Estado y corria a car
go del concesionario la obliga.
ci6n financiera de cubrir Ell res
to con los beneficios de la explo-
taei6n. Era una provision muy
acertada para corregir los abu,
sos de presupuestos que, como
ell senior Ruano decia con eufe-
mismo, aparecen faltos de sim
ceridad, es decir, de esos atra-
COS al Tesoro que constantemen-
te idean empresas serias y no
serias, hombres de negocios y a
v~entureros, industriales.
(C0nt5aaar6)
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
Ell ATENEO "PI Y MAR
GALL"

BESIDE Buenos Aires, la CAPT
tai de la Republica Argentina,
nos envia un saludo ell Ateneo
"Pi Y Margall' constituido pa
ra llevar a cabo una intensa &C
ci6n de cultura dentro del dia-
rio politico, literario, artistico
y pedagogical del gran repnbli-
co espanol."
"El Ateneo "Pi y Margalf' Sc
hara cargo de la Biblioteca y Sa
la de Lecture del Centre Repu.
blicano Espahol; organizara CT
clos de conferencias y CONVEX,
saciones; dictara classes; patro'
cinara publicamente y estable
cera relaciones con todas las in'
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
ESTUDIANTES EN- HUELGA

Bozeman, Montana, Nov, Is
Una huelga de estudiantes,
con lanzamiento de bombas de
gas lacrimal y otros describe
mes, perturba hoy al Colegio
del Estado de Montana.
Los estudiantes decidieron
aver no concurrir a las classes
despues de pedir I'm Gambia en-
las regIas, particularmente las
que Sc relacionan con la con-
Quota social. la policia lanz6
bombas lacrimales contra los
estudiantes.
Debese la huelga a que sc
fij6 la bora IL P. M. para la
retirada de las muchas estu.
diantes, aboliendose la regla
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
UNA ~CONFERENCIA POLL.
TICA DE DON INDALE-
CLIO PRIETO
EEL MOMENTO POLITICO"

para cOmplacer al Frente
Unaco Iberico pubticamOs esta
Ic0nferenciG que dierG hdce po-
cos meseS en- Ell Atene0 de Ma
drid, Ell austre Ordd0r espdHol
DON IndGlecio Priet0)
(COntinWdci6n)
BESIDE luego, es uno de los fe-
rrocarriles mas caros del mum
do. Su coste por kil6metro as
cendia en- ell presupuesto a pc
setas 838, 548. 43. FL nuevo fe-
rrocarril no resuelve ningun
problema fundamental. La CO.
municaci6n entire ell Mediterra-
neo y ell Cantabrico esta reali-
zada actualmente por la Inca
idel Central de Aragon y la per-
teneciente a la Companfa de-
Norte en- un trazado de PERIL
inmensamente mas ventajoso y
con un kil6metraje menor, de
i tai manera, que alberto a la ex-
! plotaci6n ell ramal de Camin-
real, actualmente en- construc-
ci6n, la diferencia a favor de
las lineas antiques sobre este
nuevo trazado ferroviario es de
100 Kilometres. Pues bien; fl
| jaos en- las cifras que voy a leer
Estaba hasta entonces vicente
una ley del ano 1912, segun Ia
cual ell Estado, dispuesto a ga
rantizar con ell 5 por 100 de in.
teres los capitales invertidos er
esta clase de ferrocarriles, sena-
laba, muy previsoramente, un
tope, una limitation. Llegaba a
otorgar ell 5 por 100 de subven-
ci6n a los ferrocarriles cuyo cos
tie por kil6metro no excediera de
250, 900 pesetas. 81 ell costo por
kil6metro excedia de esa can't
dad cesaba, a partir de dicha ci-
fra, ell interes que debia garan-
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
SIGUE MEJORANDO Ell PR
MER MINISTRO Pr

Toxic, Jap6n, Nov. Is. Ell
Baron Shidehara, ministro de
negocios extranjeros, tempo.
ralmente tom6 las riendas de-
gobierno mientras ell primer
ministro Hamaguchi sigue me-
jorando de las heridas que a
yer lie causara, con un revol :
yer, un joven reaccionario.
Ha pasado ell periodic crit
co de la enfermedad, a juicio
de los medicos.
AL mediodfa ell enfermo dor
mia tranquilamente.
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
UN ARTICULO DEL DR..
MAXIMO SOTO HALL

La sociedad Autos6fica de
Buenos Aires, creada para des-
pertar y afianzar en- los pueblos
americanos la co~nciencia de la
unidad racial, nos envfa un
nteresante articulo del DR..
Maxine Soto Hall, ell notable
periodista argentine, rogando-
nos su publication.
Sc propone en- ell articulo el
establecimiento de la Conferen-
ella Ibero-Americana.
La pr6xima semana 10 publ.
caremos.
Soto Hall fue amigo de jose
Marti y es uno de los mas fer.
vientes admiradores del poeta
ap6stol.
La gaceta., 1930-11-15

carrota involuntaria contra
George S. Merchant, de Winter
Garden; Elizabeth l. Sebring
contra A. M. Anderson, reclbl-
dor del Primer Banco Nacional
de st. Petersburg.
Corte del Circuito: Addie
Granor contra Peter Granor;
Pearl V. Smith contra Ernest
B. Smith; Hardy Lovett contra
Es,ela Lovett; J. Ardrie Mari
contra Calvin Smith Mari; Hen
ny Albury contra Gelena Wilson
Albury; D. Quintans contra j.
x. Tippett; Frank y Co, Inc.
contra Ike Weiss.
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
APoYA Ell GoBIERNo Ell
PLAN DE LOS COSECHE-
RIOS DE IVA DE CALIFOR-
MA

Wash, Nov. 15.-El gobier-
no, por conducto del comite a
grfcola federal, costea ell movi-
miento revolucionario de los CO.
secheros de California vendien-
do zumo de iva concentrate pa
"a hacer vino en- los hogares.
Las inmensas plantas en- las
cuales esta produciendose ell Vi
no potential, segGn Sc ha sabi-
do, estan hipotecadas por ese
comite del gobierno en- la suma
de 81, 500,0 900 y en- adici6n a es
ia suma ell comite prestara gran
des cantidades a la colectividad
que domino la IVA Ell Califor-
MIA.
Dfcese que ante ell comite nd
comparecido ell DR.. James M.
Doran, tesorero a cargo de los
permisos de alcohol, calificandO
la aventura de "altamente de-
seable'.
La venta del zumo Sc basa en-
la clausula de la ley Volstead
que provee: Las penalidades nc
seran aplicables a una persona
que fabrica cidra no intoxicante
Y zumos de fruta exclusivamen-
tie en- su hogan.
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
FL TEMPO

Nublados para hoy y mani
ma. POGO camhio en- la tempera-
tura.
Vientos moderados del este {
sureste. Maxima aver, 70 gra-
dos; mfnima, 66.
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
t~ituciones similares de tenden.

tituciones similares de tenden-
cia liberal''.
La primera conferencia del
Ateneo la dict6 el eminente in
telectual espanol Dr.. Luis Jime.
nez de Asua.
Mucho agradecemos La corte.
STA del nuevo ORGANISING cultu.
raj comunicandonos su funda-
ci6n, y lie auguramos larga y
pr6spera vida para bien de los
republicanos espanoles de la Al
gentina.
La gaceta., 1930-11-15
PLEITOS Y

Corte Federal: United States
contra % botellas de Reno Anti
septic Wash; petici6n de ban
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-07
See these Amazing Specials

1880 PLYMOUTH r U M b L e
SEAT COUPE, driven only 5000
miles; can't be told from new car;
DucO flnish-perfect; car equipped
with bumpers, front and rear,
spare tire, etc. This car was
turned in for q larger car. New
car guarantee. Bargain. PO-
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NV. Tel. Decatur &E0E M
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1927 MASTER 6 BUICK SEDAN.
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1927 oLDsM0BILE SPORT
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-31
PRINCE SUSTAINED
BY MONACO VOTERS
Mayor Marquet's Party Wins by
Decisive Majority Over BonaVen-
turists and Aureglians.
BY the Associated Press.


MONTE CARLO, March 31-In ma
tional and municipal elections held in
Monaco yesterday the party of Mayor
Eugene Marques won decisive victory.
The vote was 458 for the Marquet list,
with the remainder of the GIL ballots
cast divided between the opposition
Bonaventurists and Aureglians.
Significance of the vote was in the
party's support of the reigning Prince
Louis, who has been reported about to
abdicate in disgust at the quibbling over
politics and disposal of the gambling
Casino receipts. The Bonaventurists
supported Prince Louis daughter, Prin-
cess Charlotte, in opposition to her
divorced husband, Prince Pierre.
Mayor Marquet is expected to pre-
vail upon Prince Louis to abandon the
idea of Indicating If Louis had abb
dicated, Pierre probably would have
been regent for his son, Prince Reynier.
The vote passed peacefully. The or
binary army and police force of 80 was
supplemented by 20 men in preparation
for the occasion. but the additional men
were not needed.
Two expensive cars were used by the
Marquet group to round up every avail
able voter, In the campaigning the
Marquet followers accused the Bona
venturists of seeking to get control Of
the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-31
ALLYN KING DIES
OF LEAP INJURIES.
Broadway Recalls Stars
Tragic Fight to Retain
Boyish Figure.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 31.-Miss Allyn
King, former musical comedy star, Is
!. dead, and Broadway today traced the
series Of events which ended IN her
suicide back to- contract which de-
manded that she keep boyish figure
to hold her job.
She died yesterday from injuries SUI
fered when she jumped from the NTH
story apartment of her aunt IN Green
wich Village.
In 1921 Miss King weighed las
pounds. Then the boyish figure be-
came the vogue on Broadway. She re-
duced to lis pounds.
She signed a contract requiring ner
to keep her weight between 105 ana
13l pounds. Miss King lived up to her
contract six years. To do it she re-
sorted to various diets and remedies.
She went without food, without sleep,
without water and took reducing pellets.
In 1925 her health failed and she
was sent to a sanatorium, where she re-
NAMED for nearly two years.
Shortly before she died she explained
her 80 by saying:
Il did it because will never return
to Broadway"
The daughter of Dr. Allen King. she
was born in North Carolina 80 years
ago. She was once engaged to Carl
Wiedeman, wealthy Kentucky horse
man, but broke the engagement IN 1913.