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The Washington times., 1930-12-01
Woman Falls Dead
At Union Station

Mrs. Grace c. Perkins. II, OF
Bowie, Md, fell dead in Union
Station last night from a heart
attack, while she was waiting the
arrival of her daughter-in-law
from Chicago.
The aged woman was seated
with her daughter, Mrs. H. T.
Perkins, and a neighbor, Walter
Hardesty, when she fell over on
a bench. She died almost in
stantly.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01

It's a privilege to find
hats of such style and quail
ity at such a SenSationGlLy
loaU price! Fashions and ma
terials far every costume
and savings so great that
yOuW be sure to be here
early.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
Library Issues NeW
Educational Guide

The December number Of the
Bulletin of Informal Educational
Opportunities in Washington, list
ing all lectures study courses. ex
hibit and musical events for this
month, has just been issued and
may be obtained at the Public
Library, or any Of the branch
libraries.
The bulletin will be mailed to
any person for a year for Is cents
to cover postage.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
WATCHES

The conservative woman,
searching for an expressive
gift for him." will find one
of our exceptionally smart
Elgin. Illinois. or Benrus
watches a true expression Of
his devotion. We have these
watches in all models, both
rlain and white gold. A con-
venient payment plan can
always be arranged.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
RADIOS

The home simply isn't COM
plete without one. Super
heterodyne Screen Grid, IL
censed by r. C. A., Hine-tube
set; beautiful walnut cabinet,
dynamic speaker, 1851 model;
complete with tubes, $3.50.
Every member of the family
will welcome This present for
the home.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
BEAUTY AIDS

Give her a permanent for
Christmas. rhis is the ideal
gift for the woman-some
thing she will derive pleasure
from for months to come.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01

Conserve your time in locating de-
pendable services by consulting the
BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Of
fOday's Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
PETS

Give the kiddies a pet fer
Christmas. A Boston terrier,
fox terrier or Eskimo puppy
is something that any child
will love.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
TYPEWRITERS

Give him a portable type
writer for Christmas always
a desirable gift and always
useful. All makes; IS
monthly payments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
CATHOLIC CHARITY
MEETING PLANNED
AT Least $50 Sisters Ex-
pected at Sessions Here
From Sept. 20 to Oct. z.

At least $50 sisters, representing many
religious communities throughout the
United States, are scheduled to attend
the sixteenth annual convention of the
National Conference of Catholic Chair
ties, which is 20 meet here September
20 to october 2.
Local committees are arranging for
guests.
Outstanding psychologists are to dis
cuSs mental hygiene problems from the
Catholic viewpoint at the convention
Among the speakers will be Dr. Thomas
Werner Moore. professor of psychology
at the Catholic University of America
and director of the clinic for mental
and nervous diseases at Providence Hos
pital who will speak on the ethical and
religious problems that confront the
director of any mental clinic for chill
dren. DR.. Moore is recognized author
ity in his field.
pz. Schumacher TO Speak.
Or. Henry Schumacher, director of
the Child Guidance Clinic, Cleveland,
Ohio, will speak on the ethical and re-
ligious problems Of mental hygiene
clinics from the standpoint of Catholic
teaching. He will emphasize the fact
that there are embellishments which
cannot be met through the application
of sound mental hygiene principles but
which must be necessarily endured
through the unselfishness and self-con-
troll OF the human heart, governed by
the dictates of religion.
The sisters, who are delegates from
all the principal religious orders in the
United States, are looking forward to
this opportunity to hear and partici-
pate in conferences of prominent work.
ers from all sections on common prob
lens in the field OF charity. Sisters
from child-caring institutions, day nur-
series. hospitals. infant homes. homes
for delinquent girls. homes for defec-
tives, etc. are expected.
Topics on Program.
Among the topics which they intend
10 discuss are:
/. Should the ordinary child-caring
home receive problem children? What
do we mean by problem children?
Doesn't every normal child present his
or her own particular problem? Are
the real problem children recognized in
the child-caring home?
2. When should parents be denied
the privilege of visiting their children
in child-caring homes? Should such
denials be permanent?
8. Should parents whose income indl-
Gates that they are able to pay more
than the usual rate paid in homes for
dependent children be persuaded to
place their children in boarding schools?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
Confederate Soldier Dies.

LYNCHBURG, Va, September 1s
Especially John w. Childs, IS years of
age. Confederate veteran. died Monday
afternoon, having suffered stroke OF
paralysis seven years ago. which rem
dered him helpless until his death. He
was a native of Campbell County and
enlisted in the Confederate Army at
the age of is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
c0RSAGE COSTS MAN $40
Forfeits Bail When Ordered to
Court for Picking Flowers in Circle

A corsage of roses for his sweet.
heart, plucked from the citys best at
Scott Circle, Tuesday night cost Fred
erick B. Keefer. so years old. 1900 block
of Rhode Island avenue, $40 when he
failed TO appear in Police Court yes
terday.
Policeman J. F. Phelps of the third
precinct declared he interrupted Keefer
in the midst of his flower picking. but
not until the man had sizable bunch.
Il was vending my way down the
road" the officer said Keefer told him,
while flowers IN profusion, it seemed
to me, lined the way I just thought ]
would pluck a bunch for her and not
harm any one"
Although Keefer failed to appear at
court. Phelps, with a bunch Of red
roses, was on hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18

So, 900 people hurt and killed annually
IN accidents caused by skidding! An meal
culable loss in human life-lost time-perma-
nent injuries. Untold added cost in hospital
bills, wrecked cars, repairs and liabilities.
What a terrific toll to pay when skid safety
costs so little!
Now-with the new General Dual Balloon
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This is skid-safety with netU meaning! True,
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See the accompanying chart This tremen-
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prevents skidding 1t has far more to do with
sure, safe traction than any tread design.
Make tire soft enough and you have that
greatest of all road-gripPing principles
hexibility inside and out that
lets the whole ~
tire ''give" and ,,u1,ins W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
T,re
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
LIEUT.. JOHN McGlNNESS
OFFICIALLY WELCOMED
Citizens Association Delegates
Honor Police oficer Recently Pro-
NOTED From Rank of Sergeant.

NOTED From Rank of Sergeant.
Lieut. John w. McGinness, recently
promoted from the rank of police SER
geant, received an oficial and civic vel
come Tuesday on assuming his new
duties at the third police precinct sta
ton.
Attended by members Of the depart
ment, delegation of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association and other
civic groups, brief ceremony Of well
come was held. Several floral presenta-
lions were made.
j. Clinton Hiatt, past president OF the
association, commended Lieut.. McGin-
ness as a police officer and citizen OF the
community Capt. William G. Stott,
commanding precinct offlcer, responding
on behalf of his force, expressed gratln-
cation that Lieut.. McGinness has been
assigned to his command.
other civic groups that participated
in the ceremonies were the Mount
Pleasant Citizens Association and the
Georgia Avenue Business Mems Asso-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18

Ilford, England, has prohibited the
CARRYING of radio accumulators and
batteries in the new municipal street
cars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
DESERTl0N IS CHARGED
IN WIFE'S DIVORCE PLEA
Alimony and Custody of Three Chill
dren Are Asked by Mrs. A. c.
Schaefer.

Charging her husband with desertion
and failure TO provide for the support
of herself and her three children, Mrs.
Agnes G. Shaefer, 32l A street south
east, yesterday filed suit in the District
Supreme Court for a limited divorce
from Raymond Lee Schaefer, 223 Ninth
street southeast.
Through Attorney James B. Flynn, the
plaintiff charges that her husband has
always been fond of other women and
has repeatedly told her he preferred
them. The wife asks for alimony, pend
ing hearing of the case, and the GUS
tody of the children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Bryant Gas Heating

The new Bryant Comfortable, air
conditioning system, will be on exhibit
for the first time in Washington.
Bryant Comfortaire keeps you COM
Portable in Winter and Summer alike.
The same system that heats your house
in Winter with warm air, keeps you
comfortable in hot weather by con-
slant circulation of air.
Mr.. Charles P. Balsam. a trained
heating engineer from the Bryant fac
tory, will be glad to explain this mar
velous development in the field of
home comforts. Il,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
U.2IMPROVEMENTS|
COST S,M,0G5,O|)D|
Hoover Committee Estimates
That Sum Spent During
Past II Years.

ny tiis Associated Press.
An, estimate that $500, 065 600 had
been spent by the Federal Govern
ment IN, erecting new public works
during the past IL years was made
known yesterday by President Hoover's
CoRnaittee on Recent Economic Changes.
Working as . part of the Presi-
dents conference on unemployment, the
committee undertook its survey Of pub
lie works to determine to what extent
they could be planned and controlled
Is q means of maintaining economic
balance and alternating unemployment.
A fetal for all Federal construction
Of $4,o43.351 900 during the period in
GLIDING 1919 to 1929 was estimated by
the ucmnaittee through the addition of
s7eS.2e6,ooo spent for repairs and
maintenance
During 1929 new construction aggre-
gated only s266,l49 600. the committee
reported. placing the total Of that year
below the levels reached III 1919, 1920,
1921 and 1922. which were partially
accounted for by the building of mill
tary and naval equipment following
the war.
The high construction level of s716,-
O00.00o. reached in 1919, was made pos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
F|NANCIER QUOTES
Caribbean VIEWS
Speakers at WilIiamstoWn
Defend and Attack U. S.
Policies Involved.
By the Associated Press.

WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, August IS.
Robert L. Boomer, New York financier,
today told the Institute of Politics that
survey Of popular sentiment in Carib-
bean countries where the United States
has interviewed would show that inter-
vention was favored. His address was
one of number IN which the United
States policies in the Caribbean were
defended and attacked.
Declaring that internal opposition to
American intervention comes largely
from politicians who look upon the
national treasures as a source of per-
sonal profits and from those who pre-
fer destruction" by revolution, MIR.
Boomer said. nevertheless. that, In the
broad sense, American finance has not
directly sought or stimulated tnterven-
ton"
Frankly. Wall Street is too busy
dealing with larger and easier fields
to waste much of its time or thought
on small countries which are not
stable" he said.
Points to American Losses.
w. w. Cumberland, who was for four
years financial adviser to Haiti, said:
IF we take American capital which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
FAMOUS RELICS PLACED
IN DEARBORN MUSEUM
Hewitt Estate, Passatc County,
N. j., Yields Is sleighs and
1S Carriages.
By the Associated Press,

I. PATTERSON, N. J., August l6.--Helics
which figured In the lives Of Abraham
Lincoln. Theodore Roosevelt, King Ed
ward and Queen Victoria and which
have been housed on a Passaic County,
estate have been taken to Q permanent
home In the Edison Museum ct Dear
born, Mich. ,9.sys !
from the Hewitt estate at Ringwood
IN j.. to the Edison Museum Of Tech
nology, maintained by Henry Ford.
Fifteen sleighs of early American Pc
RODS and 10 carriages are among the
foremost of the relics. Miss Sarah
Cooper Hewitt, daughter Of former Rep-
resentative Abram s. Hewitt, donated
the collection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
OKLAHOMA DESIRES
TO SHARE IN RELIEF
Governor and Senator Wire for
for Drought Aid-Public
Buildings Planned. 6
q the AssociatAd prass

~ the ASsociAted Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY. August To-
Gov. w. j. Holloway telegraphed Presi-
dent Hoover today asking that Okla
homa be included in drought relief
plans now being formulated.
The request was decided upon al q
conference Of business men and farm
leaders called by, the Governor. Sena-
tor w. p. Pine, who attended the con-
ference. also telegraphed the President,
urging an immediate start on construc-
ton OF 80 Federal buildings IN Okla
homa.
Gov. Holloway also appointed a state
wide committee of 20 leading citizens,
who were asked to meet in the chief
executives Office next Tuesday morning
to make plans and supervise relief
work in the State
r. N. Baxter, district manager for
the Red Cross at st. Louis, was Invited
to attend the Tuesday meeting.
A proposal that a special session Of
the State Legislature be Called ID alI-
thorize, 9 State road bond issue sof
SIS, 100000 to provide work for unem-
.ployed this Winter was made today bp
State Senator IRA Hill OF Cherokee Rec
publican nominee for Governor.
Unemployment this Winter threatens
to bring want to thousands OF Okla
homa families" Hill said.
es :. -. - "a +.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Humphrey Radiantfires

You will be surprised at the variety
of Radiantfre heaters that are made,
and their amazing utility.
We have models ranging from the
smallest for heating your bath room in
the morning, to the largest, which will.
supply adequate heat for an entire
store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

the procedure BY which an executive
department in q modern democracy
prepares the draft OF new legislation
some process OF peaceful Incubation
which can continue undisturhed for rs
long as may be necessary to work out
sound proposals for eventual submission
to pubic discussion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
BRITAIN ACTS IN BULGARIA
Urges suppression of Macedonian
Rahel Movement.

~ lA&QGA .MUNE4A0Ats
SOFIA, Hulgaria, August IS HH.-The
British Minister to Bulgaria, Sydney
Waterlow. today visited the. foreign
ONCE to urge THE resumption Of
measures for the suppression Of the
Macedonian revolutionary movement, on
Bulgarian territory.
He called In the same connection on
King Boris. who granted him special
audience.
It is beliyed that the British govern
nens deemed this step necessary be-
cause the Bulgarian goyernmentis action
against the Macedonian leader
MtchailoY, recently charged with
murder, has apparently been held In
allegiance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
JUST Like caasar,s wife.

When brought before q London court
several weeks ago. Willie Rockey
Claimed that because he was a member
or the South African Parliament he was
therefore like Caesars wife, above sus-
picion. Roekey was charged with OBJ
structing traflc at Hampstead with his
automobAe. He said he pleaded not
guilty In order to protest against the
unfair methods of the English police.
who are so different from the South
African police. The Justice was unsyrn-
pathetic and Willie was fined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

sible, the committee said, by Navy De-
partment expenditures In that year Of
S459, 0o0, 900.
The, survey showed expenditures for
Federal road building had leaped from
So, 1884, $50 in 1919 to an average of &c.,
600 900 during the past five years, the
total for last year being $10l, 212, 1S6.
placing this item among the leading
expenditures by the Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
The Gas Incinerator

The gas incinerator, for disposal of
garbage and trash, is an appliance that
little has been said about !. so far.
But in spite of it's modesty, more and
more people are beginning to realize
its value in the modern home. You
will see it on display.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

Itemizing expenditures for the en-
tire period, the survey showed $3.50, 603,-
I67 had been spent for buildings and
ground Improvement; $881 ,97I, 787 fol
roads: S285, 266, 1871 for drainage, irriga-
ton and dams $1,1l9,4 31, T30 foa float-
ing equipment; $295, 025, 527 for water
WAYS and water front improvements
and Sal, 766,l55 for miscellaneous i'm
proyeuaents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Bernard Shaw Brusque.

An English friend recently secured
the consent Of Bernard Shaw to address
q Summer school. The friend wrote a
mote asking the playwright the subject
reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

Serve You B
Show Rooms
The last nail has been driven home, the last
shaving swept away and our new enlarged show
rooms at 419 Tenth Street have blossomed forth
after three weeks of hectic hammering.
1 Perhaps you have passed by and noticed car
penters hurrying, painters scufrying and wor-
dered what it was all about. Well, this is what
it means. Ex
We have added $500 So. it. of floor space to
our Tenth St. show rooms and have built
another display window. Accordingly, eight
new statesmen have been added to accommodate
our customers.
Gas Appliance Exposition All
This Week, August 1928
4NCW SdS AAnNS just SOHC III
and are on exhibit in our sales rooms.
For a week, beginning tomorrow, we shall be open in
the evening from to 10 for the inspection of
toners.
Every conceivable make and model of gas appliance
showing the latest and most modern design will be on
parade"
Music and Refreshments, Too
Everything has been done with this idea in mind
ITO you better" You find chairs and COM
Portable lounge in the sales rooms.
During the opening week ice cream and refresh
ments will be served in the evening. There will be
radio, too. to "liven up the party.
1t is our sincere wish that you make point of drop
ping in of these evenings If there is anything fur
Their which do TO serve you BETTER please tell
us, should like to know aboutit.
WASHINGTON Gas LIGHT (OAIpAN,
EORdIIoM Gas I6HToo NATIONAL $3.50 RossIYN GAS co
49, WEI mEs7 0e.s - go. se>-AS~ CLARENDON rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

Building construction in the Neither.
lands is taking squirt. 4vS )
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
And Water Heaters

Self-action water heaters in opera
ton will also have a place in the ex-
position.
You may be surprised, but it is an
engineering problem to assure an in
slant, adequate supply of hot water in
even moderate sized home.
Our Mr.. Elmer Stack, nationally
known water heating engineer. is act
ing in a consultive capacity to the
newly created Water Heating Depart
ment. Mr.. Grover Moore is manager.
Both will be on hand to solve any diff
culties you may have with your present
water-heating system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

Is invested in Latin American cotlr-
tries today it would be less than IL was
when it was put In" He pointed Co
the losses Of American capital in the
Cuban sugar business and the Next
can oil business.
The policy of the Hoover admins
tration in the Caribbean was attacked
by william English Walling of New
Yerk, who edited the foreign affairs
section Of the 1923 Democratic cam
paiCn literature He charged that in
the last Cuban election the voters had
one candidate for three parties and that
candidate was President Machado. He
said that big business" dominated the
international policies Of the United
States.
Round-TabIe Talks.
At the round-table discussion Of Pam
American problems, Prof Jesse s.
Reeves of the University Of Michigan
said the Caribbean countries "can
eventually be made to think, as does
Mexico, that the good win Of the
United States Is necessary for develop
ment of each of these countries"
A reconstruction, without delay" of
international law concerning rights of
neutrals and belligerents was urged. by
Lord Eustace Perry. former president
OF the British Board of Education to-
night Lord Eustace said that the task
is one (which the peoples of the world
must undertake" @
New Parley Method.
"On the other hand" he said, at
would be disastrous to undertake that
task by the ordinary methods of
diplomacy, either of what Is too snugiy
dismissed as the old diplomacy or
what is too uncritically lauded as the
new A full-dress international con-
ference on the subject would be fatal;
it would only embitter international
feeling and queer the pitch of any
resolution in the future.
I'VE need q new kind of machinery
for international discussion analogous to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
EIectroIux, the Gas
Refrigerator

A complete line of new Electrolux
Gas Refrigerators are on the floor of
the new refrigerator sales room. u
Mr.. F. S. Tew, an expert engineer
from the Electrolux factory, has just
been appointed head of our newly re-
organized refrigeration department,
We would like you to meet him, He
will be on hand every evening to ex-
plain how a simple process makes ice
from heat.
Mrs. Winifred Thurlow, lecturer of
the home service department., will give
demonstration on Electrolu&, thegas
refrigerator, showing how easy it is to
make frozen desserts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-19

secure individual passports. One
passport covering q group Of 81
people has been taken out by the
Weslaco Chamber Of Commerce.
This eliminates the necessity Of
having 10 have pictures made and
a trip to the consulate.
Luther Hughes, president Of the
chamber Of commerce states that
the chamber Of commerce has
made arrangements for side trips
and seeing the points OF interest in
and around Monterrey.
From the interest manifested at
the chamber OF commerce office
there would not be any difficulty in
registering sixty or seventy for this
trip on or before the time Of de-
parture. First class reservations for
45 have been made and this Is the
limit that can be taken care OF at
this time. The crowd i about even
ly divided between men and wo-
men. The following are those who
have registered for the trip:
Weslaco: Frances +. Center. Hell
en- l.. Forkin, j. 3. Funk. Mrs. An