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tinue with the same number of men
snow employed In their theaterS, with
the same salaries and working condi-
tons now In effect, so that negotta-
tons might continue toward a settle
ment.
mo agreement was made for the
small independent theaters by the ex-
ecutives at this conference, but 1t Is
understood that a telephone call was
made to their representative. who
stated that he was only authorized to
bind them for one week, but hoped the
agreement with them would be extend
ed for the full period of negotiations.
However, 1t must be definitely uT1-
derstood that the agreement, which has
resulted in at least temporarily avert
ing the possibility of strike, and
probably in laying the groundwork for
a satisfactory accord, was entirely due
TO the action Of the executives present
at this conference, and in no way
caused by any local theater represent
tative."
Meanwhile, Thomas Reed, business
executive of the Moving Picture Ma
chine Operators Local, said this morn
ing that no ofIicis.l word had come from
the national headquarters of his union
to call of the strike Of the projection
lists in the event no settlement Is
reached between the musicians and
their employers. He said, however, that
the union men would continue at work
as long as the musicians were satisfied
Under these circumstances, he said,
they will remain on their jobs during
the period Of the extension of the con-
tracts, but their threat to walk cut If
amicable settlement Is not made with
the musicians is still in effect.
Denies Split on Question.
Mr.. Hayden denied published reports
that the unions OF stage hands, pro-
jectionists and musicians had split on
the issue and that the musicians would
be left alone In their fight. These
unions have always worked in unison,
and the triple alliance between them
still exists, he said.
tt Palace Theater presented its
stage show as per schedule today, the
troupe being notified in Jersey City of
the agreement with the musicians and
the resultant billing OF the vaudeville
attraction. Michael Cullen. manager Of
the theater, had said that unless an
agreement was reached by today he
would not start his stage show, regard
less of the fact that the orchestra would
be In the theater until August 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
GOLD STAR MOTHER
TO HAVE MILITARY RITES
Mrs. Rose Fox of Annville, Pa,
Who Died at Sea to Be Hon
ored at Funeral Services.

Special military honors will mark the
funeral services for Mrs. Rose Fox OF
Annville, Pa, Gold Star mother, who
died at sea on the s. s. Roosevelt while
returning from q visit to the grave Of
her son, Pvt. Joseph T. Conner, 3l6th
Infantry, in the Mouse Argonne Gene
terry at France.
Col. A. e. williams, ofiicer in charge
of the pilgrimages, at New York City,
with a small body of troops, viii receive
the body on its arrival at that port to-
morrow and escort 1t to the train on
which 1t will be taken to Annville for
burial. Mai. Kenneth M. Halptne.
United States Infantry, will accompany
the funeral party to the place of burial
as the representative Of the War De-
partment. Secretary Of War Hurley and
Gen. j. L. De Witt, quartermaster gen.
eral, have sent personal messages OF
sympathy to Mrs. Fox's family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
LANDMARK RAZ|NG
WORK STARTS SOON
Removal of Records Holds Up
Conversion of Avenue
Block Into Park.
As soon as the Government can move

As soon as the Government can move
two large storeroon1s full of Secretary
MELONS old files, work will be started on
tearing down the familiar buildings in
the block between Fourteenth and Fiji
tenth streets, on the south side Of
Pennsylvania avenue.
A washington firm, H Herfurth, IT.,
Inc, today had the contract for de-
molishing Polls Theater, the old Ok
ford Hotel, and other frame buildings
on the site, and the Treasury Depart
ment said as soon as the files could be
moved, September 10 at the latest, work
would be started On converting the area
into a park.
The Coast Guard completed its re-
moval from the site to Treasury Annex,
No. /, yesterday, and the only thing
that held up the demolition today was
the inability of the Government to set
thousands of old records and papers
out of two buildings at once. These
records will be removed to one OF the
Treasury Departments annexes, ana
while it was said that the construction
company might begin work the first OF
next week it was thought that action
would be deferred until the files were
taken out.
After the buildings are demolished,
q Dayton, Ohio, Arm will grade the
area and seed 1t as a park, affording
unobstructed view of the new Corn
merce Department Building. 1t Is ex-
pected that the whole operation will be
completed just before Christmas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
REVIEWING STANDS
FOR PARADE co UP
Distinguished Guests to See
Annual Labor Day Event
on Monday.

Workmen were busy today putting up
stands in front of the District Build
ing and the old Southern Railway Build
ing on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue, from which the annual Labor
day parade of the Fire Department viii
be reviewed next Monday. One Of the
stands is for the distinguished guests,
Cows. Pollard Of Virginia and Ritcnie
of Maryland and the District Commits
sioners. The other Is for guests of the
Fire Department, who will be admitted
by special tickets.
Ball Game to Be Staged.
In connection with the parade, the
annual policeman and firemen's base
ball game win be staged a week from
Saturday at Griffith Stadium. The sale
of tickets to the ball game is expected
to net about SOS, 900, which will be split
evenly among the Policemen's and Fire
mems Relief Associations. These as
sociations pay to the estate of each
fireman or policeman on his death,
81 900. The last ball game, which re-
suited In q victory for the flremen,
Melted $4,000. but this year. owing to
depressed conditions, the sale of tickets
has been going somewhat more slowly.
The tickets, which sell for 81 apiece,
represent 100 per cent profit. All labor,
materials and the use of the ball park
are donated. There is a small expense
for the upkeep of the two bali teams
and for putting the bali park in shape
after the game, but this is borne out
Of the extra 50-cent charge for box
seat tickets. Odell S. Smith Is chair
man of the Citizens Committee ar
ranging both events.
Many Prizes Offered.
Forty bands and drum and fife corps
have already been signed up for the
parade which will be heavily attended
by members of out-of-town fire de-
partments. The Washington flreTnen
will enter in the parade numerous
decorated floats and there are many
prizes for the handsomest. most comic
and other claSsifications Of floats.
For the past four years the same
set Of nremen has been on duty dur
ing the parade, but this year the sys-
tenn was changed by giving one pla-
toon two consecutive weeks of day
work so as to allow 1t TO be on night
work during the parade, thereby get
ting a chance to see the efforts of the
firemen to win the prizes. No District
fire apparatus will be in the parade,
as ali of 1t is needed in case of an
outbreak Of fire here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
MIDDlES END CRUISE
AND START LEAVES
Practice Trip of Three Months Took
in Ports Of Four European
Nations.
special Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, August Accompanying
practice cruise of nearly three months,
during which stops we're made at ports
in four European nations, the practice
squadron, consisting of the battleships
Arkansas (nagship), Utah and Florida
reached Annapolis Roads early this
morning.
Midshipmen Of the first and third
classes, numbering about 900, disem-
baTked promptly and started leave,
which will continue until September IS,
Ports visited by the squadron In
cluded Cherbourg, France; Kiel, Ger
many; Oslo, Norway, and Edinburg
Scotland.
Midshipmen who took the cruise were
delighted with the trip. and stated that
they received warm hospitality wherever
they stopped.
Members Of the second class, who re-
ceived instruction in aviation and aero
nautics at the Naval Academy during
the Summer, went on leave yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
COL. GUSTAVE WISER
SENT TO PHILIPPINES
Lieut.. Col. Brinton Is Ordered tc
Post at Boston From Duties
in Panama.

Col. Gustave A. Wieser. Infantry, on
duty with Organized Reserves at La
Crosse, Wis, has been ordered to the
Philippines for duty with troops; Lieut..
Col. Louis G. Brinton, Coast Artillery,
from the Panama Canal Zone to Boston
for duty with Reserve Ofncers' Train
ing Corps affairs; Capt. j. v. N. In
gram, Quartermaster Corps, from Ha-
wall to Selfridge Field, Mich, and Capt.
Furman w. Hardee, Infantry, from
Hawaii to Fort Wood, New York.
Second Lieuts William Whipple, jr.,
Engineers, and I. r. Schimmelpfenntg,
Field Artillery, have been detailed as
students at oxford University, England,
for a period of two years, with possible
extension. Lieut.. Whipple is at Baton
Rouge, La, and Lieut.. Schimmelpfennig
at Humphreys, Nebr.
First Sergt. Marshall Hall, 25th In
fantry, at Nogales, Ariz, and Master
Sergt Juan T. Utset. 65th Infantry at
San Juan, P. r., have been placed on
the Army retired list on their own APP
plicationS. Each of these soldiers has
had more than 80 years active military
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
BUREAU MAY DROP
TEN-DAY PERMITS
|. FOR AUTO DRIVERS
Applicants Hereafter Prob
ably Will Get Permanent
Cards Upon Application.
CROSBY HOLDS OLD PLAN
is UNFAIR TO MAJORITY
Police Dislike System to Be Eff
fected Thursday as Increasing
Tasks of Officer.

Abolition of To-day drivers permits
probably will 60 into effect Tuesday, ii
was announced today following q con-
ference between Traffic Director Har-
land, Commissioner Crosby and police
officials.
Harland said he has spent much time
in working out a plan whereby regular
drivers permits hereafter will be Is
suei to all applicants and the tnveStlga-
ton of their characters, addresses and
previous records will be made after the
issuance of such permits.
1t is understood Commissioner Crosby
favors abolishing the Today permit
The Commissioner has taken q position
that it is not fair to impose penalty
upon reputable citizens in order to pre-
vent mere handful Of others, who will
eventually be located anyway, from OBJ
tanning permanent permits upon appi-
cation.
Police Not for Plan.
Harland's plan, however, is not in &C
cord with the belief supported by Of
ncials of the police side of the Trafic
Bureau, who point out that where per-
nanent permits are issued the tasks Of
their officers would be increased two
fold in those cases where 1t Is founo
that permits should never have been
issued.
In such cases, they declared, steps to
revoke the permit would have to be
taken and this would necessitate locat-
in the holder of the drivers card
serving revocation papers and taking UP
the permit
Police officials of the Traffic Bureau
favor the present plan Of issuing per-
mits by which q person who never has
held a drivers card, or who comes to
the District from some other jurisdic-
ton, is required to take out tempo
rary permit, in order to give the police
ample opportunity to investigate theiI
case. The same plan is used in the case
Of persons who lose their regular drivers
card and those who wish to renew for a
period of three years.
Would Reduce Work.
The director of traf1c believes his
new plan would eliminate great deal
of the work in his office as well as In
the police section of his bureau.
It is the contention of the police offl-
cials of the bureau that the renewals
of old permits can well be taken care
Of from the records Of the once, as all
matters involving questions which might
call for refusal to renew permits are
carried on the individual records kept
on drivers at the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
MRS. SWEENEY SUES
Musician and Newspaper Employe
Faces Divorce Allega lions.

Mrs. Creole L. Sweeney has filed suit
Sweeney, described as a musician and
employe OF q local newspaper. They
we're married in April, 1921, and have
two children. The wife says she was
forced to yacate their home last Fri
day, and the husband would not only
not pay for the moving, but took his
personal belongings to another place
He is attentive TO another woman, the
wife also informed the court She il
represented by Attorney Bruce L. Cas-
teel and Thomas C. King.
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STORES WILL GO BACK
TO REGULAR FALL HOURS
Department and Speciality Estab-
Ishments Will Resume Seized
ule Tomorrow,

Most Of the large department. and
speciality stores of Washington, which
have been closed on Saturdays for the
past eight weeks will resume regular
Fall hours tomorrow and remain open
all day, 1t was announced today by Ed
ward D. Shaw of the Merchants g.
Manufacturers Association.
Three or four of the stores will re-
main closed tomorrow, one because one
of the Saturdays of the regular Sum-
mer closed season was used for inven-
tory taking and the others to prolong
the Summer weekend vacation period
for their employees.
Shaw also announced that all down.
town stores will be closed on Monday,
Labor day, following an annual custom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
Rev. D. G. BrimlOw Retires.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, August 20
Especially The Rev. d. @. Brinlow,
pastor Of the Blairton -Greensburg
United Brethren Churches, this county
has resigned his work as a minister be-
cause Of illness and win retire from reg
MAR conference duties, he announced
today lie will move TO this city. Rev
Brinilow has been active IN his denomi-
nation IN Virginia Conference for many
pears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
DANVILLE PHARMACIST
DIES AFTER OPERATION
William NJ. Brydon, 81, Was Civic
and Business Leader and Promi-
nent in Masonic Circles.

Special Dispatch to The Star
DANVILLE, Va, August 29.--William
M. Brydon, well known pharmacist and
resident, died at local hospital here
last night from complications follow
ing an operation. He was 81 years old
and for many years was civic and
business leader and was q prominent
Mason. He was engaged in the drug
business here for 20 years, previously
being associated with such concerns in
Lynchburg, Petersburg and Amherst. He
is survived by his widow and one daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Page Brydon, and by
several brothers and sisters, who are
Rev. George McLaren Brydon, Rich
nnond: Robert Brydon, jr., New Orleans;
Mrs. william Edgar Murrie, Lynchburg;
Carter Page Brydon, Norfolk, and Misses
Lucy and Margaret Btydons Danville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
RUM SUSPECT ESCAPES
Leaps From Car While Beifs;
Driven to Headquarters.

Arrested on q charge of transporting
liquor after a foot chase in the 100
block of street this morning. an I'M
identified driver of an automobile con-
tanning IS cases of liquor leaped from
the machine and escaped while being
driven to police headquarters by head
quarters detective.
The driver of the car jumped out Of
the automobile and started UP Z street
toward New Jersey avenue when the
officer approached, but was overtaken
after q short run. After he was placed
In the car, with tn officer at the wheel,
he made the leap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
RELIEVED OF $500

BATON ROUGE, La, August 40 OPP.
Two bandits forced w. d. Talbert,
merchant of this city, to accompany
them 10 miles into the country yesterday
and robbed him of $4,000 he had just
drawn from a bank.
The men drove away in an automo-
bile and left him to make his way out
Of tina forest on feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
Ortiz RubiO Hits Gambling

MEXICO CITY, August 20 H1.--
President Ortiz Rubio has ordered the
closing Of all gambling houses in the
city of Durango. It Is reported that the
police have arrested % persons In cal.
rying out the 0xacutives order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
RAGWEED POLLEN COUNT MADE
TO AID IN HAY FEVER RESEARCH
Weather Bureau Will Take Specimens at Is Stations
Throughout Country.

NJ air from day to day due to such
Sactors as rainfall and the direction of
the wind. Rain particularly washes the
Atmosphere clean of these particles
which have such q SPECIFIC effect on
some persons. the Weather Bureau re-
searches show.
The amount is found to vary greatly
from place 10 place, even between dit-
ferent rooms Of the same house.
This may explain. says the Weather
Bureau report why treatment which
proves successful IN one place may De
4 complete failure in another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29

Specimen counts to determine the
number of ragweed pollen Grains in the
atmosphere are being taken at as sta
lions OF the Weather Bureau scattered
over the country as an aid to hay fever
research.
August and September are the hay
fever months. The common ragweed
which grows almost everywhere and
some of its close relatives are the chief
offenders.
The pollen grain census, which is
made by exposure of creased glass slides,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
HARRY W. RIEtIL CHOSEN
st. Louis Nan Heads Affiliated Bet.
ter Business Bureaus.

MONTREAL, August 40 (F).-Harry
W. Riehl of st. Louis was elected presi-
dent of the Afiliated Better Business
Bureaus as the organization closed Its
annual convention klere last night.
named vice president and Marshall A.
Mott Of Hartford, tjoGn., secretary
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
JEWELRY DISAPPEARS
Woman Leaves Rings in Waiting
Room at Earle Theater.

Three rings, valued at $415, property
Of Mrs Freda Cantone 1920 r street,
disappeared from a waiting room at
Earle Theater yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Cantone, employed a. secretary at
Emergency Hospital, left the rings on
washstand and when she returned
for them she was disappointed when
she discovered they had been taken.
One was q wedding ring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
MOTHERS VISIT SCISSORS
90" Contingent Makes Trip From
Paris to oise-Aisne Cemetery.

PARIS. August 20 (P.-The Negro
Gold Star Mothers of party %" today
departed for Scissors to visit the
Oise-Aisne Cemetery.
Groups "P'' and "R" spent the day
gightSeeing IA Paris and FontainebleaI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
independents Not Affected.

"This was done, and at noon yester-
day a conference was held in New York,
at the offices Of Loew's, Inc, in the
State T11eater Building. At this con-
ference both of the groups exchanged
views on the situation, and the anal
result was an agreement by which the
four circuits r0prekented would CON-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
Thomas M. johnson.
GERMAN PRISONERS WERE
FED-AND GRILLED.

THERE was q standing order by Gen.
Pershing that when prisoners arrived
nj a corps cage they should get meal
of bully beef, bareback and coffee and
sack of tobac~ Two German cooks
STAYED at the / Corps cage throughout
the Meuse-Argor We battle, cooking Tor
each incoming tch. Despite Gen.
Pershing's order, no. all German pr1s-
oners ate Immediately. Intelligence ON
GERS first called from each batch those
who looked most intelligent and those
who looked of weakest character. These
got an immediate grilling, while the
rest ate.
A quick way to impress prisoner was
To ask him, well, hows Col. Schmalz2"
naming the prisoners own commander.
He would reason, This man knows lot
about us anyway Why refuse to answer
his ouestions?" Another way was TO offer
to send through Switzerland letter to
his family saying that he was safe. THOSE
promises were always kept.
The Germans tried special ways 10
make Americans talk. The surest, one
German intelligence ofacer said, was:
"Just get few Americans from different
outfits arguing which was the best OUTFIT.
Then everything you wanted to know
would come out"
In another way prisoners unintentlon-
ally gave information-they talked among
themselves. When they were brought
back from the fighting. they were ques-
toned quickly about conditions on the
immediate front, in their own units, then
filtered rapidly through division and
corps intelligence to Army intelligence.
Here they were assembled in large wired
stockades and winnowed carefully and
expertIy for every grain of news about
Germany and its Army. Not even when
they were alone in the cages were they
safe from Ga. In German uniforms,
filthy as the rest, German-speaking in
telligence officers mingled with the crowd,
listening to what they said to one
another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

cided upon that a real American army could
never be raised, trained and landed in Europe
in time to prevent allied defeat by starvation.
As gradually the possibility dawned that the
general staff was wrong, the secret service sent
out to its agents a QUESTIONABLE that makes
interesting reading. Here is copy Of part OF
It, as it came TO the hands Of G-2-B:
what routes are taken by American trans
ports to Europe and at which French ports
have American troops been landed up to the
present?
How many troops have been landed ut each
port?
what Is the composition Of such troops?
Combat units labor battalions?
I'm which French ports is the American war
material being landed?
(which French ports are being specially en-
larged by Americans?
From which French ports are railways being
specially laid to the front?"
CThe true answer was from none" The
same ingenious publicity had started that tale)
What naval forces are used by the Ameri-
cans for the guarding Of their bases in France?
(Which are the American bases in England
and Ireland?
"Are American troops being landed and
trained In Portugal?"
Zone wonders where that idea originated)
where are these troops stationed?"
The signs warning doughboys landing in
France to keep your mouths shut" were not,
thought. But, anyway, the Germans found out
pretty well. Their estimate Of how many Amer
leans were in France from month to month
was generally accurate, based as it was on
secret service reports, but checked up for them
by the periodic announcements OF the Ameri-
can chief of staff Peyton G. March.
These announcements were a terrible in
fringement of some ironclad rules of military
secrecy, but in practice the good they did in
bucking up the morale of the allied people and
depressing that of the Germans more than
counterbalanced whatever they told the Ger
man staff that it hadn't guessed before about
the growth Of the young giant A, E. F. at q
speed they had believed impossible.
MORE and more proof comes to light Of the
influence this knowledge had on the Ger
man final demand for peace. The latest such
proof Is in the memoirs of Philip Scheidemann,
one of the leaders in the German revolution
and the republic that followed. He reports q
meeting of the ministry of Prince Max OF
Baden in mid October, 1918, to decide what
course to pursue in the armistice negotiations
with President Wilson. To find out what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

EDITORS NoTE.-This is one Of a series Of true
author has used Intentional inaccuracies to pro-
tect American secret agents; otherwise the in
formation is authenticated by fact or by word OF
participation,