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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
u S. EMPLOYEES ASK
SHORT WORK week.
Quote Petition That Federal
Government Lead in ReduC- /,
ing Hours OtszLabOr.

As an instance, Of what 1t terms the
growing sentiment. that the Federal
Government should be the. leader. IN
shortening the hours of workers gener-
ally, the National Federation OF Fed
eral Employees announced yesterday
the adoption of a.resolution by the
Chicago Federation of Labor .pstitioning
the American Federation CT Labor TO
urge upon President Hoover the issu.
ance of proclamation granting a
shorter work day and shorter work
week throughout the Government serv-
ice. { 4
Ask Saturday Half Holiday.
The National Federation is sponsor
ing a bill giving all Federal workers q
Saturday half holiday throughout the
year. Its ultimate goal, according to
Miss Gertrude M. Mentally, secretary
treasurer Is the f1ve-dayi week, which
the organization considers not only en-
tirely feasible, but step toward In.
creasing the economy and efficiency OF
the public business. !.
Adoption of the shorter work week"
Miss Mentally said, ''has shown
marked trend during the last year.
The National Federation of Federal
EMPLOYEES believes that the five-day
week is feasible in. the Government
service, and 1t will use every effort to
bring about that desirable action by
the Congress. 1t is no longer a cues
ton merely of giving the worker
greater period of leisure. That has
been shown to have is economic ad-
vantages through increasing his fur1c-
ton as a consumer with overproduc-
ton threatening to overxupply Our
markets.
Unemployment Problem. : a.
Unemployment has presented an
other perplexing problem, and the
shorter work week stands out as an
admirable solution for its effect upon
private business. through creating more
Jobs and generally enabling the great
body of workers to contribute to ma
tional prosperity by increasing their
ability to consume the larger volume
Of commodities which modern methods
OF production. make possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
DESCENDANTS OF POETS
TO GATHER IN LONDON
Contemporary Writers Also to Be
Guests of Society on It's
Next Anniversary.

LONDON (NANA).-The Poetry
Society comes of 5ge at the end Of this
month and it is celebrating the
event by dinner, which will be at
tended not only by contemporary poets,
but also by all the known descendants
Of distinguished English poets of the
past. Standing round the table together
they will pledge in champagne "The
Immortal Memory of the English
Posts
Many of the guests trace back their
poetic descent for hundreds CT years.
One of them is a descendant through
her grandmother Of the great-grand-
nephew of Shakespeare. There viii
also be present two descendants of
Cowper, four relatives of Robert
Southey. two descendants Of Milton.
a great-grsat-niece of Pope and great
great-nephew OF Wadsworth.
It is not yet decided, however,
whether the man who rang up and
said could he come, .because, being a
Jew. he was descendant of the poet
David, will be admitted; nor is another
wit, who claimed to be- a direct de-
scendant of the frst poet who ever
lived, Adam, likely to be present.
. Copyright, 1880. by North American News
- paper Alltance,)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24

and victims cooperate. three grand
j1ries viii sit on the evidence this
month and four In December.
active racketeers In New York, not
including bootlegeers.
There are probably 1000 men who
do nothing but solicit policies IA gam
bling rackets," he said. There are
others who live on activities In the
docks, trucking. poultry and meat
business,
at Il primarily the work Of police TO
break up these rackets. They know who
the racketeers are. It ought to be found
out why they don't get after them. The
racketeers don't keep all their tribute"
today announced plans for combating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24

the 'pubiic pcrter Nuisance" . ',racket"
which the association said 10 costing
New York hotels 100000 Q year.
Public porters and some taxicab
drivers, the association declared, operate
in the region Of the PennsylvAnia and
ctpal steamship piers. Their plan Of
operation Il TO steer" visitors from the
hotels to which they originally intended
to 60 to side street hostelries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
RACKET QUIZ
BY I GRAND JUR|ES
New York Official Asks Vic
Tins to Cooperate in
Investigation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 24.-Seven
grand juries will investigate allegations
Of widespread racketeering In New York.
District Attorney Thomas c. r. Grain
has called a joint conference of the
current grand Jury and his newly
formed Committee Of Public Safety for
tomorrow. Authors Of complaints testi-
tying to more than is rackets will be
asked to tell their stories, he said.
II complaints continue to come in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
Dog Saves Boy Rescuer.

When fl0-year-old Peter Slattery -
tempted to- save his brother Frank, who
is half his age, from drowning at Tulla-
more, Irish Free State, recently, his life
was saved by their Alsatian dog. The
Peter, and the dog jumped into the
water and pulled the lad to safety. A
third brother. Thomas, aged. II, then
plunged into the river, reaching Frank
as he was being carried away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24

Walden, who was found dead from gas
fumes in the bath room of her home on
Saturday.
Mrs. Walden. who had been in Ill
health for q long time, was dead when
found by members of the family, who
broke down the door. The room was
filled with gas, hose to a gas heater
having been disconnected Coroner ].
Z. Taylor pronounced it suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
RITES FOR GAS VICTIM

Funeral Services for Mrs. Mile D.
! Walden Held at Danville.
Specie Dispatch to The Star.
DANv1LLE, Va, November 24.-Fu-
neral services will be held this afternoon
for Mrs. Millie D. Walden, wife OF r. T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
Algerians Use More Elsotrieity.

ALoMRS R-The native farmer Of
Algiers Is using more electricity and
less donkey power nowadays. Already
81, 730 900 has been expended on cleo
IRRIGATION Of rural districts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
Offer TO Rebuild Town.

OPoRTO. Pcrtugai Ora lofslsn
building company has offered . rSOoas
struct this drAb old town, laying cut
parks and avenues and doing away with
the slum district alleys. tfF s94
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24

Card Party at suitland School.
sU1TLAND. Md. November a (spe-
cial) A card party will be held by the
Parent Teacher Association Of suitland
School tonight ct the school. There
will be prizes for. high scores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17

hard times and pleading for Federal
appropriations. The United States
Government has launched the greatest
internal improvement in its history,
with nearly a half billion dollars au-
thorized," he said.
Gen. T. O. Ashburn, head of the In
land Waterways Corporation, revealed
that Secretary Hurley also was inter-
ested in the romance of the Mississippi
River and had authorized him to name
the new Federal barges Huckleberry
Finn, Tom Sawyer, Prairie Bonn and
Jim Bludsoe. To prove MS knowledge
OF the river lore, Secretary Hurley re-
cited at the luncheon John Hays poem
in which Jim Bludsoe held her nozzle
agin' the bank till the last galoot was
ashore"
In the morning the Secretary visited
Chalmette battlefield, where Andrew
Jackson turned back the British in
vaders. He paid a tribute to jackson
and then formally accepted custody of
the battlefield on behalf of the United
States Government from the United
Daughters, who had maintained the
grounds until Congress voted to take 1t
over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17
L|NGLE WITNESSES
TO FACE SUSPECT
Louisville Prisoner, Ted
GeiSking, Awaits Four
From Chicago.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, September H.
Four persons who Witnessed the murder
of Alfred Jake" Lingle, Chicago Tri-
bune reporter, were expected today to
view Theodore lied" Geisking, con-
feSsed rum runner and q suspect in the
Lingle staying.
Geisking, arrested Friday on vagrancy
charges, still was in jail without bond
Patrick Roche, chief Investigator for
the States attorneys office in Chicago,
arrived here last night and went into
consultation with Maj. M. Rey Var
berry, chief Of detectives. He had been
reported in dispatches from Chicago as
not satisfied with the evidence he had
against Geisking, but he said after the
conference that II any of the witnesses
Of the Lingle murder identify Geisking.
he has plenty of evidence to convict
him.
A description Of Geisking, as "a
sweet boy who wouldn't even harm q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17

gan, Colo; Thomas c. Cazeau, COM
mander in chief, Sons of Union Veter-
ans, Rochester, N. Y: Charles T. Nor
man, commands in chief, Sons Of Con-
federate Veterans, Richmond, Va; e.
H. Pitcher past department commander,
Sons of Union Veterans, Baltimore, and
Representative Fred N. Zihlman.
Parade Is Planned.
A parade will precede the program,
and will be participated in by many
organizations, some of the marchers ap-
pearing in costumes of the Civil War
period. The reunion will hold q mass
meeting tonight. The climax will be
reached Saturday afternoon with a big
OK roast War historians hold that the
famous Antietam Battle was a draw, al
though some point to the fact that the
Confederate forces Of Gen. Lee retreated
to Virginia the day following, after hav-
ing given President Lincoln the oppor-
tunity to issue the proclamation OF
emancipation, with the North regarding
the draw" a victory for the Union
forces. The Confederate forces retreat
ed after having been ready to meet
McClellan's army had the Federal GEN
eral sought to renew the conflict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17
Biggest Chinese Laundryman Dies.

NEW YORK, September II CP.-
Charlie Lee of Long Branch, N. j.. who.
in view of friends, was the biggest
Chinese laundryman in the world, is
dead. A special coffin had to be built.
Charlie was feet inches and weighed
275. Members Of the Eng family, at
whose home he died in New York's
Chinatown. said he abandoned chop
sticks because he could eat faster with
q fork. He had two pounds of meat
at . meal and sometimes three bottles
of beer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17
VETERANS MARKING.
ANTIETAM BATTLE.
Gen. Common to Speak to
Survivors of Civil War
at Scene.
Special Dispatch to Tn. star.

special Dlspatch 10 The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, September II.
Veterans of the Civil War, both Union
and Confederate survivors, who fought
at the bloody battle of Antietam, Sharps-
burg, today descended upon the little
town near this city from all sections
of the United States, to celebrate the
anniversary Of the start Of the battle
on September IT, 1862.
The Los Angeles, big naval dirigible,
viii participate in the celebration, flying
over the battlefield this afternoon while
addresses will be delivered by prominent
military and civil officials.
Gen. Conner to Talk.
A number OF veterans some of them
over 80 years of age, have made the
journey to Sharpsburg from many hum
dreds of miles away Maj. Gen. William
d. Conner, commandment of the Army
War College, Washington, viii make the
principal address this afternoon.
Among the other speakers will be
James E. Jewel, commander in chief,
Grand Army of the Republic, Fort Nor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17
HURLEY CONCLUDES
TRIP OF INSPECTION
Declares No One Mississippi
Control Plan Will Be
Adopted Alone.
sY the Associated Press.

Ny the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, September II.
None Of the present plans of food
control in the Mississippi Valley will be
adopted in it's entirety, Secretary of
War Hurley told 400 guests at lunch
con here yesterday at the conclusion
of his inspection tour Of the entire river
flood area.
The best points of the four or FIVE
good plans will be incorporated in one
general plan, he said. He urged the
people in the valley to have faith in
Herbert Hoover and the United States
Army Engineers.
From the luncheon table he went to
the air field and left by plane for Chat
tanooga, Tenn, on his return trip to
Washington. He received a warm re-
ception in New Orleans and many peo-
pie we're turned away from the lunch
con
The Secretary urged that the state
and municipalities formulate and launch
internal improvement programs of their
own instead Of standing idle, bewailing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17

dog" was given by his young wife, IN
Indianapolis today.
She said after they were married Au-
gust IL, at HarrodSburg, KY. Geisking
told her he couldn't go straight with
the coppers trying to pin = lot OF
murders on me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17
Circumstances Alter Cases.

FREEPORT, N. Y, September II Up.
was when Alvin E. Edwards.
county district attorney in this part of
Long Island, was disturbed by the noise
of planes overhead. He spoke his mind
often about the nuisances. Then some
body gave him a plane ride when he
needed to get somewhere in a hurry.
Now he is to study to be flyer himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17

More than SIT, 900 900 worth of Amer
lean agricultural implements were i'm
ported into Canada in the first half of
this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17
Wife Accepts Money Curb.

NEW YORK, September II OP.-
Edmund A. Rieder, hotel manager, ad-
vertises that he will not be responsible
for bills contracted by his wife, Rose
Perfect, musical comedy star But they
have had no disagreement. She is in
accord with him on the matter he
insists. The idea is precaution to pro-
tect himself as artists have no idea Of
the value of money.
Howe's sight of his wife darning with
the eye of the needle first gave him the
idea of his sewing machine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24

% enc City Arts Museum at Forest
Park, &C. Louis, for 800. The PANEL
inw, which ID Of the Georgian period,
hns been shipped to the museum. ian-
DIR tha direction Of Meyric Rogers. It's
curator. who came here To make the
purchase.
Also acquired were an old iron IRE
box IN the room containing the panel
iue. three windows and three doors OF
the house and a black, ,hand-tooled key
basket, containing the initials @. w.
and which was once the property Of
George Washington.
The City Arts Museum has set up
the entire room at its institution, where
It viii be known as the Hooh room.
The house containing the paneling was
erected In TITS, being among the early
houses erected In this city. 1t was sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24
ENGLAND CONSIDERS
PURCHASE BY QUOTA
Plan Suggested to Apportion I'm
ports of Butter, Fruit and Fish
Among Colonies.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, october 24.-The purchase
by Great Britain by quota Of butter,
canned fruits and canned fish is under
consideration by Graham Economic
Committee of the Imperial Conference.
AS In the case Of wheat. the sugges-
ton is to establish q preferential quota
In favor Of Empire products without
imposing tariffs. The amount Of Brit
isl needs would first be determined,
then the dominions would be allotted
percentage Of the quota Of imports
required.
Within that percentage the domin-
ions market would be assured, as the
foreign purchases by Great Britain
would not be made until the Empire
quota was exhausted
The scheme is only In q tentative
state, with no government acting as
its formal sponsor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24

1850 3 !
Of the Costa Rican Congress as paasen-
gers The flight was made at the urR-
ent request OF the President, who
stated that the trip would have taken
o week by road and boat" Lieut. Smith
said The planes made the trip and
return before lunch time.
On another occasion the planes new
to NIGGA, but were unable to land there.
A letter Of appreciation Of the flight,
mailed from NIGGA, was 10 days cover
ing the distance Travelled by the planes
in 80 minutes.
ct do not believe" Lieut.. Smith said,
that any airplane has ever been over
this area before, judging from the tone
Of the letter and the apparent entnusi-
asm of the crowd collected in the town
awaiting our arrival. Immediately after
our flight the people Of Nuoga started
the construction of an adequate landing
field"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24

seQuentiy purchased by Lawrence and
John HooR and has been In the family
for generatlune. Lawrence HooR was
one OF George Washington's pallbearers
and was close friend Of the First
President.
FOR many, years the building was used
by the First National Bank until that
institution erected It's present building
ON King street. The room from which
the paneling has been removed has
been replaced with new work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24
PRESIDENT IS INVITED
TO SHIP LAUNCHING
President Hoover to Leave Ways
December o-First Lady Asked
70 BE Sponsor.

Stanley Dollar Of the Dollar Steam
ship Lines called ct the White House
yesterday and invited President and Mrs.
Hoover to participate In the launching
on December Q ct Newport News, Va,
Of the newest passenger steamship to
President Hoover.
While extending this invitation Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24

Dollar invited ASrs. Hoover 10 be the
sponsor for this ship.
The President Hoover. win be the
largest merchant weasel ever constructed
In this country. Both President and
Mrs. Hoover took the invitation under
advisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24

BERLIN, October "a R1.--The prus-
sian minister Of interior, Heinrich
Waentig, resigned wednesday. Carl
Seyering, who formerly was minister of
interior Of the Reich. was appointed to
succeed him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24
Canadian Premier Improves.

LONDON, october "a [P.-Premier
r. B. Bennett Of Canada, who Is suf-
fering from throat trouble, showed fur
Their improvement yesterday, although
still confined to his hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24
.HOOFF. RELICS SOLD
TO ARTS MUSEUM
Paneling and Other Articles From
House Once Owned by Wash
ington DO TO DC. Louis.
Dispatch 70 Ths star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, october "a
Paneling and other historic relics ct
POI South Lee street, have been sold
by Mrs. Charles r. Hooff Of this city
The Washington times., 1930-01-31

No. 1 Tin. :. E. Zoe, 3 for Csc
The Washington times., 1930-01-31
FATHER HURNEY
GIVEN S1,10Q

AS a farewell gift, a purse of
$l,1o0 was presented last night
TO the Rev. Francis j. Hurney on
behalf Of the parishioners of St.
Patrick's Church at a reception
for Father Hurney in Carroll
Hall.
Father Hurney will assume the
pastorate of the Church of the
immaculate Conception Sunday,
after 10 years of service with St.
Fatrick'S. He thanked his parish.
ioners for their gift in an address
IN which he reviewed his decade
at st. Patrick'S and expressed re-
gret at leaving the church.
The Right Rev. c. F.. Thomas
pastor of st. Patrick's, and the
HeV: Dr.HL. J. Shehan praised the
work Of Father Hurney, while
Mlchael M. Doyle, representing
the laymen of the church, paid
nigh tribute to the priest. Espe-
clally did Doyle praise the work
OF Father Hurney in connection
with the st. Patrick'S Players, de-
cIaring that the work had done
much to promote tolerance and
TO interest the young people of
the parish in the work of the
church.
The Washington times., 1930-01-31
BRAVES STORM
HALF CLAD

Fifty dollars is $50 in the life
OF Spring Road resident, snow
or no snow. and to prove it An
drew Madden made a dash from
ms warm apartment to a Four
teenth Street bakery and back
clad only in his bee-vee-dees.
A $50 bet between Madden and
his wife, was the cause Of it all
Bare feet crunching through
the snow, fainting women. and
q white flash in and out of the
bakery were all that spectators
saw.
Andrew. breathless and jubilant
re-entered his apartment, col
lected the $50 bill and settled
down for a couple Of hot showers.
The Washington times., 1930-01-31
knights Templar Drill
Headed hY DIR. Gibson

The competitive drill of the
local Knights Templar is to be
held Tuesday evening in the
Washington Auditorium. It is
headed by DR.. Frank E. Gibson
and includes representatives Of
the six communicates comprising
the Washington jurisdiction.
The group is composed Of DR..
Gibson, James Graham, Jasper
N. Baker, George A. Ross, Roland
Brown and Maurice Brewton.
The Washington times., 1930-01-31

"SaniCO' FlOuH'l5s.sn 5.s SIC
The Washington times., 1930-01-31

LOnghOrn Cheese ............." l" 29c
Large Bulk PruneS. .........2 lbs soc
White Beans S...............3 8 0' Csc
"SanicO" Pancake. ..... 8 pAE' Csc
Peerless MacarOni ........ 8 pkss 19c
Blue Rose Rice. ce..............4' 4 lbs Csc
CampbeIpS Tomato Soup. 3 tins Csc
7 9Vor Einc S-oz. pkg SO
Domestic SardineS. .........2t tins &c
Royal Gelatine. e.............2 2 PkE'' 15c
The Washington times., 1930-01-31

JellO ................... 2 Dks'' 15c
"SanicO" Jelly y............2t" 2 t"m''' Csc
Diamond WaInutS S...........b .b' 29c
Paper Shell PeCanS ........N .N' 39c
Old Dutch Cleanser. 2 cans 15c
Life Buoy Soap. ....... cakes zoe
Camay Soap. ...............2 2 cakes 15c
Waldorf Tissue. ...........3r rolls 17c
Mazda Lamps ss%s ss:%s VISITS ..... each zoe
Electric Fuses S...............e'e each SC
New Britain herald., 1930-11-17

The Southern New England Tele- phone Co.,; district trustee. Arthur L. Berg, former park commissioner. md present incumbent. For dircc- tors. tn addition 10 the retiring pres f1ant and the incoming president seven will he elected from the fol- lowing group. Dr. A. s. Grant, FranN r.. EacEIGc. Charles r. Robertson, Joseph N Ward, William Cowli- shaw. Leland Clark, Thre Johnson \. G. Hawher. l.. W. Pape, WillIam < Cannon. Frederick J. Arlgan anI Attorney Edward A, Mag.
 The speaker at the meeting Wei- casday Will be Rev William A. DoHney. instructor d S1 Thomas seminary Hartford. and formur curata a1 St Nary's church III this ctE Father pownay is coach of inc undeteated St. Thomas basket ball team. He is known for his popularity among men and as aA eloquent speaker. He will talk oil
 sports"
 \ report Will b- made Of the Nl- ~ants ,harlrv urdsa EeId Friday =rerlr= a- The Boys club for tho mayors welfare fund. at which ir 's believed more than 5ton was clear