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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
FEDERAL WORKERS
WARNED AGAINST
higher" ANNUITY
Chairman AIcorn of Joint Con-
ference Says Alternate
Plan Protects Loved Ones.
GAMBLE WITH DEATH
INVOLVES FEW DOLLARS
Six Examples Cited on Application
of Law, to Uniform APP
plicants.

Robert H Alcorn, chairman of the
Joint Conference on Retirement, is
sending out warning to members of
the conference and Government en-
ployes against selecting the type of
annuity which is slightly higher each
year, but which provides for no re-
turn to the estate upon death.
There are two types of annuity Of
fered under the new retirement law,
effective July /, 1880, Mr.. Alcorn
points out. In one of these, known as
life annuity" the annuity is slightly
lower. but upon the death of the an
nuitant the remainder of the account
he has paid in, is due to his family or
estate.
higher annuity is paid, and no funds
accrue to the estate upon death, but are
forfeited.
Safety First Policy.
''There is no doubt in my mind"
wrote Alcorn, that when employees I'M
derstand how the law applies they will
without hesitation, apply for the life
annuity. Let me suggest that the Of
flcerS and organization workers recon-
mend to all employees who are making
application for retirement that they
take the life annuity, and in that way
protect their loved ones. Don't gamble
with death. play safe" he warns, take
the right path and thus prevent regret
at some later day. Safety first for all;
and above all, think and act for those
who may be left behind"
Six Examples Set Forth.
In explaining his reasons for these
recommendations, Mr.. Alcorn set forth
six examples of how the new law APP
plies, to employees who take the life an
nuity with refund in case of death,
showing the amount which is charged
of the accumulations to the credit of
the employe when he or she retires from
the service, also the number of years it
will take to use up these accumulations.
Then, another group Of six instances
is quoted, to show when the employe
so-called greater annuity and forfeitS
all his or her contributions in case of
death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
Hit-and-Run Machine Sought
After Serious Injury of
Young Pedestrian.
TWO DRIVERS ARE HELD
ON LIQUOR COMPLAINTS
One Car Collides With Three
Others-Another Sideswipes Pass
ing Vehicle, Third Smashes Trolley.

Seven persons were injured, one re-
ported seriously, in traffic accidents
over the week end.
Orville B. Gartletz, % years old, of
1855 Oates street northeast is in Provi-
dence Hospital, while police seek an
alleged hit-and-run driver who ran
him down at Magazine and Living
stone avenues southeast last night.
Gartletz received head injuries, frac-
tured pelvis and a broken leg. His
condition is reported critical.
William A. Padgett of 2013 Fourth
street northeast and Albert Coleman of
Brentwood, Md, told police they found
Gartletz in the street after speeding
automobile sideswiped their machine a
moment before. Gartletz told police
last night at the hospital that he had
been struck by an automobile.
Three Hurt in Crash.
James Lamon, 40 years old, of Sill
YER Spring, Md, received broken nose,
fractured right ankle and internal
injuries when his automobile collided
with a trolley pole last night in the
640O block of Georgia avenue. He is
in Garfield Hospital.
Three persons were hurt slightly
when an automobile, said by police to
have been operated by Arthur EaSton,
53 wears ola, OF 1lUl f1Jn SGTeeL, ran
them down at Twenty-fourth street
and Pennsylvania avenue last night.
They were: Robert L. Allen, 80 years
old, of 1886 Minnesota avenue south
east; Walter Yancey, Al years old, of
625 L street southwest, and William
Waddell, IS years old, of 122 G street.
They declined to press charges against
the driver.
Liquor Charges Filed.
Benjamin F. Wright, So years old,
of the 1900 block of Sixteenth street,
was arrested on a charge of driving
while drunk last night after his auto
mobile figured in a triple collision on
Key Bridge. He was hurt slightly.
Wrights automobile collided with an
automobile driven by George M. Fuller
of Clarendon, Va, which was forced
into another machine operated by
Charles A. Refs, also of Clarendon.
Carl H. Klein, 1904 Q street, said to
be employed at the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, was arrested on a
charge of possession of liquor after his
automobile, police say, collided with a
washington Railway & Electric street
car at Tenth and G streets last night.
Klein was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for cuts over his right eye. The
street car was operated by Edward G.
Slime of 729 Taylor street. The auto
mobile was damaged badly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
ASKS CUSTODY OF SON
Government Employe Says Man
Without Home or Position.

Mrs Ruth Harris Bell, Conard Apart
ments, today asked the District Supreme
Court to award her custody of her son,
court that she obtained a divorce last
May in Harris County, Tex. from John
Paul Bell of Minden, La, but the decree
was silent as to the child's custody.
In naming her former husband as de-
PENDANT, the plaintiff says he has no
home or position and is not in posi-
ton to care for the infant, while she
is a Government employe and able
properly to care for the child. She is
represented by Attorney William r.
Lichtenberg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
POLISH LEADER CHEERED
Korfanty at Home After Imprison-
ment by Pilsudski.

KATTOWICZ, Poland, December %
UP). - Adelbert Korfanty, opposition
leader who disagreed with Marshal Jo-
seph Pilsudski and was imprisoned in
the fortress at Brest-Litovsk, was well
coined home by thousands Of cheering
friends yesterday. He was liberated
Saturday.
Korfanty looked weak, but spoke
guardedly about his experiences. AS to
his plans for the future, he said he
was too old to change his political con-
victions, hence would continue to fight
for the people of Upper Silesia and for
democracy in all Poland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
FOUR FALSE FIRE CALLS
Department Kept Busy in Answer.
ing Baseless Alarms.

Four false alarms of fire sounded
early yesterday kept policemen and fire.
men busy and involved cost of ap-
proximately 5000 to the District. The
first of them was sounded from box
at Conduit and Foxhal roads about 2
o'clock, followed by alarms from
Thirty-seventh and T streets, Sixth
and q streets southwest and Twentieth
street and New York avenue. The last
was sounded from the southwest To-
cation at 4:30 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
CHURCH OFFICIAL FETED
ON 18TH ANNIVERSARY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, December a.
Twenty-Five years of faithful service in
various capacities in the First Baptist
Church by Franklin l.. Woore was rec
ognized yesterday when the pastor, Rev.
E. T. Clark, on behalf of the congrega-
ton, presented the layman with a ster-
ling silver loving cup as token of their
appreciation.
Mr.. Woore has been church clerk, as
sistant Sunday School superintendent,
and since 1918 superintendent of the
school, which has become one of the
largest in Virginia. Mr.. Woore retires
from that position December 81 to teach
a large class of young men. He will be
succeeded as superintendent by Andrew
Bell, secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
PRINTERS WILL VOTE
ON $4,000 JOBLESS AID
Columbia Typographical Union Pro-
poses Helpful Plano. P. o.
Policy Endorsed.

Columbia Typographical Union at a
meeting yesterday at Typographical
Temple. voted to submit to referen-
dunn OF the members which will be held
December 80, proposition to set aside
$4,000 as an "out of work" benefit for
members unsuccessfully seeking en-
ployment.
This action was taken because Of the
large number OF printers unemployed
in Washington, in an attempt to re-
lieve TO some extent the possibility OF
suffering.
The meeting also Endorsed the efforts
of Public Printer George H. Carter
to relieve unemployment. More than
200 additional printers have been en-
ployed in the Government Printing
Office during the past year, and about
GO workers in other trades have been
added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
MRS. GANN TO AID NEEDY
Will Help Distribute Baskets at
Volunteers Station.

Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister OF
vice President Curtis, will distribute
the first Christmas baskets, clothing
and theater tickets, Wednesday morn
inc for the poor of Washington and
suburbs. as hostess for the Volunteers
of America relief station. 928-930 Penn
SyIvania avenue.
The Volunteers will have open house
All day Christmas, where good, whole
some food will be given TO the unem-
,rioved The executive Office Of the
Volunteers Of America is 514 Bond
Building. ---.--.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
FUNERAL RITES HELD
FOR DAVID L. FRANK
Retired Business Man Died While
on Motor Trip Through
Florida.

Funeral services for David L. Frank,
40 years old, former vice president of
Erlebacher's, dealers in women's cloth
ing, who died in Punta Gorda, Fla,
Thursday, were conducted at his home,
4720 Blagden terrace, today. Rabbi
Abram Simon of the Washington He
brew Congregation officiated. Interment
was in the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation Cemetery
Mr. Frank died of a heart attack.
He left here little more than a week
ago with his wife, Mrs. Regina r.
Frank, for motor tour.
Widely known in this city, Mr. Frank
was a member of the Masonic fra
ternity and of the Woodmont Country
Club. He retired from business several
months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
CHARITY REPLACES TREE
Telephone Operators Give Up Party
to Distribute Gifts.

The MISUNDERSTANDING Board tele-
phone exchange operators have dis
carded their Christmas tree plans for
this year and instead will distribute
gifts to poor children of the city.
The 35 operators have filled bags
and turned them over to the Central
Union Mission for distribution. They
also have given food and clothing to
needy families.
Mrs. C. L. Allen, chief operator, ex-
planned today that for eight years the
operators have had a Christmas tree
and reception in the Navy Building,
with the Secretaries of War and Navy
as their honored guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
1900 BOYS TO BE GUESTS
OF A. A. A. AT FOX SHOW
Patrol Members Will See Special
"Tom Sawyer" Performance Next
Saturday Morning.

Washngton's 1900 schoolboy patrol
members of the white schools will be
guests at special motion picture show
of Tom Sawyer" in which Jackie
Coogan is the star, at the Fox Theater
Saturday morning, according to an
announcement made today by Selden
M. Ely, supervising principal of the fifth
division in charge of school safety work.
The young guardians of their fellow
pupils are to assemble at the F street
theater at 8:45 am. in preparation for
a photograph. Following the picture
taking, the boys will enter the theater
for the show.
The American Automobile Association
is financing the party for the boys and
arrangements for the show were made
by Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, educa-
tional director at the Fox Theater.
A similar show probably will be ar
ranged for the colored boy patrol men,
bers in the immediate future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
MRS. LOVELESS EXPIRES

Mrs. Margaret Loveless, 70 years old,
wife of James W. Loveless, % Florida
avenue, died suddenly at her home yes
terday afternoon. Her husband was
with her when she died. Funeral Serv-
ices will be conducted at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Edward T. Roche,
1912 Alaska avenue, at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
LIBRARY AND BRANCHES
TO CLOSE WEDNESDAY
Or. Bowerman Announces Compli-
ance With Order of Commission
ers for Excusing D. C. Employees.

DR.. George F. Bowerman, librarian,
announces that, in compliance with the
order of the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia excusing from duty
all employees of the District of CO.
lumbia government on Wednesday the
central building of the Public Library,
at Eighth and K streets, and all
branches and subbranches will be closed
that day.
AS in previous years, the central
library and branches will be closed all
day Christmas and on Sunday, Decem-
her %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
CHISM ESTATE VALUED
AT NEARLY 100000
Property of Danville Merchant to
Be Distributed Among Nephews
and Nieces.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE Va, December 22.-The
estate OF Thomas Flournoy Chism,
prominent Danville merchant, who died
recently, will amount to approximately
100000, according to estimates.
He left no will, and Charles Booth.
local banker, has qualified as adminis-
traitor of the estate, to be divided
equally between nephews and nieces,
who are Esther G. d. Bowles, Danville:
Mamie d. Elliott, Richmond; Mary Lou
Tucker, Victoria; j. w. Roberts, Willie
Walker Gilbert Walker, Reuben
Walker and Ben F. Walter, all of
Crewe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
ENJOINED AS DEALER
Order Issued Against Man Accused
of Selling Fraudulent Stocks.

OF Selllng fraudulent Stocks.
NEW YORK, December % d.
Charles w. Campbell, under arrest in
Denver, Colo, on charge Of selling
fraudulent stock here, was temporarily
epjoined from further dealings on
August % on petition of the State Bu-
reau of Securities.
The Northeastern Petroleum Co., Inc,
and Charles w. Campbell & Co., Inc,
were also named in the order. The
shares of Northeastern Petroleum with
assets of virtually nothing.
Campbell who was arrested under the
name of Charles w. Best, also was
known as Charles e. Kenner, the petit
ton stated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-15
INDIANA idle
TOTAL $3.50,
CENSUS SHOWS
Figure Covers Period from
April to May Is and Is
Probably Low Now.
8 PER CENT ARE J0BLESS
Basis Used Is All Persons OF
State Usually in Gaintul
Work.
8 PER CENT ARE JoBLESS

6HW WASHINGTON WISE fSfcITTO Aug. 15.-Federal
census enumerators counted only
66 800 unemployed in Indiana in the
canvass last spring, the census bur-
eau announces.
With a total population of 3,225,-
600 for the state, the number OF
unemployed was IL per cent Of all
persons, or approximately 8 per cent
of that portion of the population
which is ordinarily gainfully en-
ployed.
Marion county showed 16,S04 UNI
employed, exactly 4 per cent OF its
population. Vanderburg county
showed 2,4e6, or % per cent OF the
population.
Basis of Count
The count was published as OF the
date the enun1erator called IN the
various counties, that is between
April 1 and about May Is. The
question was so worded that only
those who were not at work and
we're unable to find work the day
before the enumerator's visit, were
counted. j..
Serious objection to the form OF
the question was raised in congress
when CENSUS plans were in formula
ton in the commerce department,
the contention having been put for
ward that the count revealed by this
form would tend to reduce greatly
the actual nunbeb without JOBS
over an extended period Of time.
Unemployment Increases
It is also true that the labor de-
partment's monthly reports on I'M
employment have shown a steady
increase of jobless since May, so
that the current figure is consider
ably larger than that total reported
in the census.
Following shows the enumerated
unemployed by principal counties
together with the percentage to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-15
TWO WOUNDED
IN POKER GAME
Veterans Club Is Scene of
ARRAY over $4,000.

: REVERE, Mass, Aug. 15.-Fusil-
lade of revolver shots which inter-
rupted $4,000 poker game early
today in the club house used by the
Revere post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, left two men critically in
iured and two other less seriously
wounded.
Those believed nortally wounded
are Morris Lerner, 80, of Maiden,
and Godfrey Campbell, 27 of Bos-
ton.
Police are ignorant of the details
of the actual shooting. They were
unable to say whether it was the
result of internal strife among the
players or an attempt to break
through the heavily barricadeo
doors of the club house.
1t was believed, however, the lat
ter theory was correct and that one
of the men shot had been a guard
outside the first floor gambling
room.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-15
Cleanup Days

By United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Adolph
Kurdts had a get rick quick"
scheme that worked perfectly
until Policeman Alexander
Heferren learned about it,
Hefferren charged today.
Kurdts, the police m an
charged, hired half a dozen
small boys to steal golf balls
driven off the tees of the Jack
son park course.
The idea was, Hefferren
charged, that Kurdts paid the
boys 10 cents each for the
balls, then SOLD them back to
the golfers for 25 cents each.
Each evening Kurdts called
all his boys into secret session,
shot craps with them and won
back all the dimes he had
given them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-15
BREAKS SAINTS FIGURE;
SCULPTOR TO GET JOB

Unemployed Artist will Be Aided
by Church He Damaged.
BIZ United Press
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 15.-Joseph
Blase, self-styled sculptor and artist,
may find job today because he
broke an arm off the figure of a
saint in st. MichaelS Catholic
church.
I'm desperate he wept at the
police station. 81 have been unem-
ployed for months. My wife and
two small children are hungry.
81 planned to apply for the job
of repairing of the figure after I
broke il"
Church officers decided they
would help him find job instead
of prosecuting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-15

. %TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. Is
A ninety-hve-car freight train col
:lided head-on on a stretch of single
track west of Terre Haute with
Pennsylvania passenger train No. 26,
st. Louis to Terre Haute late Thurs
day. Ten persons were injured, none
seriously.
Charles Gerhart, Terre Haute, en-
gineer of the passenger train, said
it was running at about thirty-f1ve
or forty miles an hour when it
rounded a curve at the state line
and he saw the freight train ap-
preaching. He said he shouted a
warning to his fireman, William
eagle. also of Terre Haute, threw on
the brakes and then both jumped.
They are in a local, hospital being
treated for bruises.
Gurth vanderhoof, fireman Of the
freight train, said the train was just
getting well under way after pass
ing the city limits of West Terre
Haute when his engineer shouted
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-15
Food Shortage Denied

BIZ ScriDDs-Hotodrd Newspaper AHiGncs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-De-
spite the drought, there is no seri-
Gus shortage of any kind of food in
the United States today, and price
increases levied on fresh fruit and
vegetables in New York City and
many other places are not justified.
according to official figures on food
stocks and movements of supplies
to market obtained from the de-
partment of agriculture.
These reports support the state
ments of Secretary Hyde that food
is not scarce, and President Hoo
ver's plans to prevent prohteering
through publication of market
prices and movements are based on
them.
The program for giving full in~
formation to the public is well UNI
der way in New York City, where
wholesale prices will be checked
against retail prices. Similar steps
may be taken in the twenty-one
other cities where the bureau main
tains a market news bureau, one
being in Indianapolis.
Though the potato crop is eSti-
mated at only 76 per cent of normal,
this will be about 373,O00,000 BUSH
els, or per cent larger than the
short 1929 crop and only per cent
below the average production Of the
preceding five years. The apple
yield is placed at 146,440,000 BUSH
els, or per cent more than in
1929. The same proportion applies
to peaches.
Production of vegetables for can
ing or manufacture will be slightly
lower than last year, perhaps, but
many staples may exceed the 1929
output. Tomatoes for manufacture
will be 5 per cent more plentiful,
green peas 9 per cent more abun-
dant, snap beans a little short and
sweet corn 9 per cent less. But the
canning supplies on hand are larger,
as last year was bountiful sea-
son.
Meats and dairy products in cold
storage exceed last years total, as
we'll as average figures for the last
five years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-15
WHEAT ACREAGE
UP TO FARMERS
Problem Outlined at Agent
Session by Purdue Dean.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LAFAYETTE, Aug. 15.-Individual
farmers must decide their wheat
acreage. county agents of a dozen
western Indiana counties were told
in a conference at Purdue university
with agricultural authorities of that
school this afternoon.
Some farmers can reduce acre
age, others can improve methods to
lower costs and increase quality"
said Dean j. H. Skinner of the Pur-
due agricultural department.
Great Importance was attached to
the report on the grain outlook to
be issued Sept by the United
States buFeau of agriculture eco
Monies.
Consumption of wheat has
dropped from 81 bushels to AZ
bushels per capita since 1924, it was
pointed out.
Immediate relief should be made
available to farmers of some thirty
five southern Indiana counties, in the
form of loans, lowered freight rates,
provision of feed, and measures
against possible disease epidenlics,
according to advices sent Governor
Harry G.. Leslie in Washington by
Dean Skinner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-15
MEAT PRICES
DROP; OTHER
FOODS HIGHER
Drought Puts Cost of Beef
Lowest in Years: FrierS
Cheap as Steaks.
BUTTER GOES SKYWARD
Peaches, Beans, Pears and
CantaIoupeS Almost
off Market.

Indiana's drought has produced
strange twists in meat and food
stuff prices, some soaring, others
declining.
Beef is the lowest in years, while
chickens roost on bill-of flares as
cheap as steaks.
Friers retail for IS cents pound,
while steak ranges as high as 40
cents.
Butter is on the upturn, and the
so cent retail price is forecast to hit
SIS cents before winter.
Hogs are too lean, with the re-
sultant increase of IL cents
pound on lard. Supply and demand
have kept pork at even keel at Is
to IS cents pound.
City packers report poor quality
beef on the market due to drought
conditions.
Eggs Up a Little
Egg prices are slightly higher,
due to the moulting season, with
plenty on the market at Is to 80
cents.
The state faces virtually a CONF
plete lack of peaches, beans, canta-
loupes and peas, according to In
dianapolis commission merchants,
who, today, said they are importing
these from southern and western
states at slightly higher prices than
last year.
The bean and pea crop was
burned up, while cantaloupes, al
though but few cents higher than
last year, were gone before the crop
should have been sold out. Com
mission men said Indiana fruits and
vegetables were shipped to other
states in the early stages of the
drought, when Indiana was better
situated than its neighbors.
Corn Is Higher
Corn is from 5 to 10 cents higher
dozen than last year, while prices
paid for beans from outstate range
from Is to so cents higher.
Turnips were hurt, and are SELL
ing for $3.50 bushel, slightly
higher than in previous years, mer-
chants said. The Indiana potato
crop is not considered extensively
by commission merchants, but chain
stores are selling potatoes at $1.16
bushel, a normal price.
The cabbage crop felt the blow
and the product is selling at about
so cents higher than normal.