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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
BELLH0P CHARGED
WITH FATAL STABBING
Roosevelt Hotel Elevator Operator
Dies of Knife Thrust Fol-
lowing Alteration.

Johnnie B. Bluford, 24-year-old COL
ored bellhop captain at the Roosevelt
Hotel, stood charged with murder today
following a fight last night in which
he is said to have fatally stabbed Fred
erick Howard, 80, colored elevator oper-
ator at the hotel.
Howard died in Freedmens Hospital
of a stab wound in the heart, inflicted,
police said, by Bluford.
Bluford, who lives in the 1900 block
of Ninth street, told police that he
and Howard went to an alley in the
rear of the hotel to fight it OUT after
an alteration which enSued when he
called Towards attention to a hotel
regulation requiring that the inner door
of elevators be closed when carrying
passengers. Howard, he said, resented
this admonition.
The colored youth said he used the
knife in elf-defense. Coroner j. Ram
say hewitt will conduct an inquest at
the Morgue tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
WOMAN ENDS LIFE
WITH POISON DOSE
Mrs. Helen 0'Connor, Census Office
Clerk, Succumbs in Walter
Reed Hospital.

Mrs. Helen O'Connor, 80 years old,
of 1901 Fourteenth street, ended her
life this morning with dose of poison,
according to report of police of the
thirteenth precinct. She swallowed the
poison while on the street in the 5000
block of Fourteenth street, two blocks
from her home, and was picked up by
police in an unconscious condition and
taken to Walter Reed Hospital, where
she died shortly before 10 o'clock.
Mrs. O'Connor was filling three
month probationary period as a clerk in
the Census Office, police reported, hav-
ing been divorced from her husband
some time ago, since which time she
has been living with her son at the
Fourteenth street address. The son, E.
Blair O'Connor, it is stated, is attend
ing camp in Aurora, Ill.
Pedestrians saw Mrs. O'Connor fall to
the sidewalk after taking the poison and
notified the police. The unconscious
woman was taken in the patrol wagon
to Walter Reed Hospital, where physi-
clans found her condition so serious
that they were unable to hold out the
slightest hope for her recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
CUMMING TALKS
ON
Believes General Hospitals
Should Open Doors to Tuber-
cuIosis Patients.

Belief that tuberculosis patients
should be permitted to share the
facilities of general hospitals was ex-
pressed today by Surg Gen. Hugh S.
Cumming of the United States Public
Health Service in an address before
the Catholic Hospital Association of
the United States and Canada at
Catholic University.
DIR. Cumming said such new de-
parture should be instituted especially
in communities where tuberculosis
sanitariums are lacking, as in Wash
ington.
1.-THE dangers of cross-infection," he
said, have been greately over empha-
sized by the medical profession, which
80 years ago was unwiSely instrumental
in RELOCATING the treatment of tuber-
culoSis to specialists in special inStitu-
tons and special climates. While Sani-
tariums also will be necessary and con-
stitute a first choice for recoverable
cases of tuberculosis the general hos
pital should be prepared to admit
terminal cases and patients who are
unable to enter special institution.
For great many years have been
a consistent advocate of this principle,
and through my efforts resolutions IA
voring it were adopted by the American
Medical Association, the American Hos
pital Association and the American
Sanitarium Association"
Would Facilitate Care.
DR.. Cumming declared the plan he
suggested would provide facilities for
the care of tuberculous patients at
numerous points where such quarters
now are lacking. He added that con-
struction of general hospitals would be
stimulated, especially In rural districts.
He said this also would result in
treatment of tuberculosis on a wider
scale by general practitioners, instead
of by specialists alone.
The speaker said the program he IA
vored would result in the public becom-
ing familiarized with necessary Sani-
tary precautions to avert the spread of
the disease. He said it also would
speed the day when patients would be
placed under proper treatment upon
suspicious of disease, instead of await
ing definite diagnosis.
WashingtOnians Speak.
Among the other speakers were Col.
Weston P. Chamberlain, chief of the
professional service division in the Office
OF the surgeon general of the Army
here; Rev. P. L. Ireton, pastor of st.
Anne's Church, Washington; DR.. Joseph
r. Morrow, chairman of the tuber-
culosiS section of the American Hospital
Association, and Rev. Alphonse M.
Schwitalla, president of the Hospital
Association.
Approximately 500 delegates to the
convention yesterday afternoon partici-
pated in a memorial service at the Nuns
of the Battlefield Monument, Rhode
Island avenue and M street.
Father Schwitalla placed wreath at
the base of the statue on behalf of the
delegates. The wreath bore the insignia
of the association and was placed under
massed American, British and papal
flags. Rev. W. p. Whalen spoke.
The convention ends tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
WELLS TO PROVIDE
QUANT|CO WATER
Navy Department Awards
Contracts to Guard Against
Future Shortage.

The water supply at the Quantico,
Va, Marine base, Is to be supplemented
by the drilling of wells in order to avoid
the duplication of the water shortage OF
this Summer, which sent 700 leather
necks on leave to conserve the supply.
Today the Navy Department, through
its Bureau of Yards and Docks, awarded
a contract for the wells to the Layne-
Atlantic Co. of Norfolk. Va, for $36,082,
in a program of public works that in
cludcs construction contracts in yarf-
Gus parts Of the country, and totaling
$207 pa.
The water situation at Quantico
reached serious proportions near the
end of July, when Maj. Gen. Smedley
D. Butler, the commanding officer, gave
special leave to TOO men to conserve the
supply. Tank barges were sent from
Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina
points, with water for the Marine base,
and water was rationed.
Ouantico gets its water supply from a
number of large tanks, fed by streams
in the hills back of the base, but re-
Gently five wells were connected to
pumps to boost the supply, and a new
1905, 000-gallon concrete tank is being
constructed, and the engineers expect
that this will be in commission about
November /. The contract awarded To-
day will in the opinion of naval au-
thorities, place Quantico in a position
where 1t will be saved from another
water famine.
other contracts awarded were:
Dredging at the Philadelphia Navy YARD
and the Naval Ammunition Depot, Fort
Mifflin, N. Y, awarded to the American
Dredging Co., Philadelphia, $124,0OO;
sub-surface magazines and railroad al
the Naval Ammunition Depot. Iona
Island, N. Y, awarded to the Hercules
Construction Co.. New York, for $34,-
400; wash-borings. at the Naval Oper-
ating Base, Pearl Harbor, awarded to
Albert H. Hobart, Honolulu, for $l1, 140;
replacement of the steel smoke-Stack at
the Naval Academy (high-power radio
station), Annapolis, Md, awarded to
McCay & Kirkland, Baltimore, Md, for
$685.; repairing and painting towers at
the Naval Radio Compass Station, North
Truro, Mass. awarded to the East Coast
Steeplejack Co., Philadelphia, for $647.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
MARTlNSBURG MAYOR
URGES NEW RESERVOIR

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, September
he would recommend that the city build
another storage reservoir of 100000
gallons capacity, making total Ca
pacity of 2,750,000 gallons, as a mat
ter of safeguarding against dangers in
cident to such drought as recently
experienced. The overflow" from the
existing reservoirs and leaks in the
pipes leading from the spring source to
the pumping station would be sufficient
to keep the reservoir filed, he said.
His plan contemplates having the city
undertake the work during the present
period of unemployment and use local
labor entirely. No plan for financing
the project was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
WOUNDED BY MATE,
BOY HUNTER BETTER
Henry Hunt, IA, at Emergency
Hospital, While Police Hold
Charles McLendon.

Improvement in the condition of
Henry Hunt, IA years old, who was ac-
cidentally shot through the chest yes
terday while hunting with a playmate,
was reported today by Emergency Hos
pital authorities.
Hunt, who lives at 436 Oneida place,
was shot by Charles McLendon, also IA,
of 426 Oglethorpe street, while the two
we're hunting in patch of woods near
Third and Rittenhouse streets. McLen-
don is being held for thirteenth pre-
cinct police at the Receiving Home
pending the outcome Of the other boys
injury.
The bullet from the .32-caliber re-
volver struck Hunt in the chest, passing
through his body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
ARMY MEN TO STUDY

Twenty-three enlisted men Of the
Army, recently appointed cadets at the
West Point Military Academy, subject
to qualification, have been assembled at
Fort Totten, N. Y, to received special
instruction designed to prepare them for
the rigorous entrance examination at the
academy in March next. In addition to
their regular military duties at the post
they receive special instruction In
scholastic matters from Second Lieut..
John p. Boland, 26th Infantry, and
Second Lieut. Charles @. Galloway, Coast
Artillery, West Point graduates, who
are attached to the post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
fPAYS" $40 FOR PAPER

: IA newspaper taken from an honor
evstem rack without paying cost George
B6seby. colored, 1000 O'Briens court, $40.
Moseby was arrested Monday after
noon at TWenty-third street and Penn
sylvania avenue by Policeman q. W.
Stewart and compelled to post $40 col
Aa9aral at the seventh precinct.
4 He failed to appear for trial today
bkaore Judge Gus A. Schuldt and the
k.-istrate ordered the money forfeited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
Authoress Scores Woman Tourists.

NEW YORK, September DR.
Fannie Hurst, back from abroad, hasn't
much of an opinion of American wom-
an tourists. In fact she thinks they
show less intelligence sometimes than
flock of geese. Geese at least know
where they are going, but many Amer
lean women buy steamship and rail-
road tickets and think because they
are moving they are, living. Many go
abroad TO shop and hhey may as well
stay at home and buy things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04

Owen and given the trip to the Capital.
Both Miss Ritter and her mother an
nounced their intention today OF at
tending George Washington University
this Winter. Miss Ritter intends to
make an intensive study of journalism
with aspirations toward being writer
An award Of $25 in cash was awarded
Miss Ritter after her contest was adj
judged the best by the following
judges:
Anna Brochhausen, teacher of Eng
lish at the Arsenal Technical High
School. indianapolis, Ind; Ruth NJ
Wheeler. former English teacher at
West Seneca, N. Y, and John Har-
rington Cox, professor of philology,
West Virginia University, Morgantown,
w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
Broadcast Lookout for Washer.

Acting on complaint of Mrs. Jessie
Fitzgerald of Sargent road northeast,
police today broadcast a lookout for a
25-year-old white man, who, Mrs. Fitz-
gerald said, accosted her on the street
tomobile. she said, after she had called
to her husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04

Stirring, cnle1 OF
the Bureau of
American Ethnol-
ogy. who has just
returned to Wash
ington.
The first notable
find was in a cave
opening from the
wall of a box can
yon about 20 miles
sou t h W est of
Maria, Tex. Mr..
Stirling went into
this arid region
hoping to find evil
dences of an an
cient people who
would bridge the
gap between the
,1t,nhIo lanfI@ArC IF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
Navy Pilot Killed, One Escapes.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, September (F).
w. Ypharraguerre, Navy pilot, was
killed here yesterday when torpedo
plane became unmanageable and
plunged to the ground.
j. T. O. Marquis. chief aviation pilot,
who was in the plane, leaped with
parachute and escaped without injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
LEGION SCORES PRINTER
Government Employe Dismissed
without Cause, Is Charge.

A resolution complaining at the dis
charge of an ex-service man at the
Government Printing Office, adopted by
the Vincent B. Costello Post of the
American Legion, was made public
today.
It was charged that the man involved
had been employed as a proofreader
after successfully passing Civil Service
examination, with rating of 80 points.
He worked six weeks and then was dis
missed for failure to pass mental test.
The resolutions charged that there is
no authority under the law for such
mental examinations, and that "the
practice of the Public Printer is unfair,
unjust and Yplawful and should be
condemned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
GAS STATION MANAGER
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
Embezzlement of $143.65 Charged
to James v. Williams, Ar
rested August 27.

James v. Williams, manager of a
Lord Baltimore filling station, was held
today in Police Court for grand Jury
action on charge of embezzling $l43.65
of the filling stations funds.
Williams was arrested August ~ after
he is alleged to have left the station
where he was employed with some OF
the receipts of the day, to carry them
to bank. He said that he later went
home because of a headache.
Judge Gus A. Schuldt fixed bond at
$500 upon recommendation of Assistant
District Attorney Wilbert McInerney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
Mysterious Caverns in Texas
and Nevada Disclose Re-
mains of Early Culture.
PHOTOGRAPHS LEAD
HIM INTO MEXICO
Underground Shelters Probably
Were Used in Time of Peril,
Says Ethnologist.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Remains of ancient human cultures
in the depths of mysterious mountain
caves In Texas and Nevada were dis
covered this Summer by Matthew w.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
DIVERS SENT ID
 DISASTER SCENE
Crew Hopes to Salvage Pinthis
 and Recover Y Bodies

Plymouth Mass, Aug. 1 CP-The tugboat Cricket steamed from here today for the scene, eff Scituate, of the Fairfax Pitnthis steamship dis aster in an attempt to recover bodies of r members of the crew of the Pinthis which are supposed to be lying with the vessel in 90 feet of water. The Merchant 65 Miners coastwise passenger steamer Fair fax and the oil tanker Pinthis crashed in a fog about 20 miles off Scituate on the night of June 10, last caus- ing the loss of 4s lives.
 The entire crew of the Pinthis, numbering 19, was lost and the bodies of only two recovered. The expense involved in raising the bodies will be borne jointly by the owners of the vessels.
 Aboard the Cricket when it sailed were two divers, their attendants and attorneys representing the own CTS of the vessels. The latter de- clined emphatically to permit news papermen aboard the tug or to re- veal any information concerning the operations. The Cricket is owned by the Merritt Chapman 6S Scott Salvaging corporation of New Lon don.
 Herbert Grove. a diver. who de- scended to the wreck week ago to examine the damage for an in surance company, reported at the time that two of the bodies were visible, tangled in the lines of the deck and should easily be recovered. It was believed the other bodies were below deck and could be re- covered only with difficulty. The wreck was lying in a position ex- posed to strong tidal currents and it was expected that the work of the divers would be most difficult since it would be necessary for them to walk through passa geways within the broken hull Because of the depth, the divers will work lit tie more than an hour at a time and will be raised to the surface slowly to overcome the effects of pressure.
 Coast guard boats from the sta ton at Scituate also left for the scene this morning.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
Peeper Twice Escapes
 After Long Pursuits

After having been scared away from a window at 96 Concord street, into which he was peeking about 12 o'clock last night, a man of whom the police have a description return ed again within short tie and re- stunned his vigil, escaping the second time in the darkness and succeeding in evading capture despite a thor ough search of the neighborhood by the police.
 Stanley Grunwald of 86 Concord street reported to Officer Clarence Kumm that he saw the peeper and started towards him, but the noise of his footsteps gave warning of his approach and the man fled through Cabot street. The second time Grun- wald armed himself with a club but again the peeper heard him and ran through Concord street. Gunwald chased him as long as he could keep him in sight, and then accom- panied Officers Cabelus and Kumm about the streets near Concord and Cabot, without avail. Anthony kurnicki lives in the house into which the peeper was looking.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
Increase in Rates On Livestock Is Approved

Washington, Aug. P)-An in crease of about four per cent in livestock freight rates to eastern cit ies effective October IS. was ap- proved today by an interstate com- merce commission decision.
 The advance in the freight rates on cattle. hogs and sheep resulted from a ton of findings by which the commission instituted rate reductions in 1928, over rail- road protests which are still pend ing in courts.
 The key rate to the new schedule which IS that borne by livestock shipments from Chicago to New York city and other population cen ters nearby, is now 50.5 cents per 800 pounds. The commissions de- cision today allowed that to be in creased to 53 cents.
 The key rate for shipments from the south, which applies on traffic
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
RADICALS PROTEST
 WAR AT MEETINGS
SOYiets March in Russia Two
 Held in Boston

Moscow, Aug. 1 (Pl-Demonstra- tions against war were held through out the Soviet union today.
 In the larger cities communist manifestants paraded the streets carrying anti-militaristic banners. Mimic battles against imaginary enemies were staged on land and sea and in the air by i<>d army and navy forces. The Volunteer Society for Aerial and Chemical Defense presented the Red army with 51 m9dern, Soviet built, military air planes constructed through the con- tributions of workers throughout the country.
 The official newspaper Izvestia published an article warning it's readers anew against the danger of war. It said that not only were France and Italy preparing for war and fortifying their frontiers but that the United States and Great Britain because of imperialistic de-
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
WOMAN RESCUED
 IN GARAGE BLAZE
Two Firemen Hurt in Bridgeport
 This Afternoon

Bridgeport, Aug. 1 P-Lieut. Thomas Wagner and Hoseman E. Thompson were injured, woman tainted and had to be rescued from a burning building, during a S5,000 fire which destroyed a five-car gar age at 54 Wallace street at noon today. The fire spread to the roofs of four houses nearby and caused considerable damage to each.
 The garage destroyed was being ,sed as d waste paper warehouse by it's owner, Samuel Pontillo. Lieut. Magner stepped on a nail, which went through his rubber boot and punctured the sole of his foot. He was taken to emergency hospital for treatment. Hoseman Thompson sprained his right ankle while fight ing the fire. Mrs. Lizzie Scott. who occupies an apartment of a hou 5e which caught fire became hysterical and fainted and had to be carried out of the buildig.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
Police Ban Meeting

Concord, N. H., Aug. R-Po- lice here today were under orders to prevent speakers from delivering addresses at meeting under the auspices of the Concord branch, communist party of America, scheduled to be held on the state house plaza tonight.
 Charles J. Mckee. chairman of the police commission, said the meeting could be held in a hall but that any attempts at open-air ad- dresses on the plaza would be halt ed. Two of the speakers scheduled to appear were Henry Tram of Washington, N. H., communist can- didate for governor two years ago, and Eva Heffernam of Boston.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
MILLION DOLLAR POLICIES

New York. Alg. 1 Pt-Three men who died last year in the United States left more than million dol lars apiece in life insurance policies, according to the National Under writer.
 William B. Ward, baking com pany president, of New Rochelle, N. Y, left approximately s5,000 900 in policies. Thomas E. Houston of Cincinnati and Elkhorn, Va, coal man. was insured for s1,S45.04S and Alexis Romm of Mount Yer non, N. Y, for s1,020,00o.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01

signment at the command general staff school, Fort Leavenworth, Kas., and ordered to duty with the Fifth infantry at Fort Williams, Maine. Colonel Gimperling had served with the quartermasters corps at Fort LeaVenWOrth
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
POLCIN SHOOTS SELF

Stamford. Aug. LP - Andrew Polcin, A, of ' Meadow street, died hero within a few moments after shooting himself in the left breast above the heart this noon. No req son for his act could be given by his mother or sister, He had been read - ing a newspaper a few moments be- fore he shot himself, getting up sud- denly and going to his room for the gun which he used.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
Two Women Held

Boston. Aug. 1 P>-Grace Oaks, 23, and Mary Page, 20, both of Bos- ton, were arrested today on the Charlestown- Somerville bridge for distributing handbills. The handbills advertised a communist party meet ing to be held at the Parkman bandstand on Boston common to- night as protest against war.
 Tonights meeting has been called by Harry Cantor. announced candi- date for governor and head of the party in this district
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01

Seven vice presidents of the United States have died in office They were George Clinton. Elbridge Gerry, William R. King, Henry Will son, Thomas Hendricks. Garret A. Hobart, and James B. sherman.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01

from Nashville to New York city and neighboring points. will become 6l
 cents under the new arrangement as compared with 60 cents at present.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
GEfPERLING RELIEVED

Washington, Aug. 1 P-The war department announced today that Lieutenant Colonel Thomas N. Gimperling of Denver Colo, has been relieved from his present as
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01

Science has determined that on an average it takes two hours for a person to digest bread.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01

signs and irritation over the pres ent economic situation seek re-di- vision of the world by means of war"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-22
CITY filters TO
Be GUESTS AT
N. Y. AIR FETE
Cook, Shank Invited to
Banquet in Honor of
Mail Pilots.

Two veteran Indianapolis airmen,
H. Weir Cook, general manager of
the Curtiss- Wright Flying Service
OF Indiana, and Bob Shank, Hoosier
airport president, both former air
mail pilots. were among several
hundrd air mail pilots and former
air mail pilots who received invita-
tons today to attend a celebration
in their honor at the New York air
show May 5.
Postmaster General Walter T..
Brown will head the celebration
paying tribute to the men who
paved the way for commercial avia-
tin as pioneers in the United
States air mail service. II is prob
able that Cook and Shank will at
tend the show, they stated today.
Shank was one of the first quar-
tet of air mail pilots carrying mail
under the postoffice department
when the air mail was inaugurated
in 1918. He piloted the plane on
the first official air mail run from
New York to Washington on Aug. 6,
1918, when Max Miller, another
member of the original quartet, left
Washington with New York mail at
the same time.
Shank is the only surviving mem
Der of the quartet, which included
Morris A. Newton and Edward 3.
Gardner. Newton died q natural
death and Miller and Gardner were
killed in airplane accidents a num-
Der of years ago.
Captain Cook saw air mail service
when it first was extended west
ward in 1920 as a pilot on the trans
continental lines between Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyo.