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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
DEFENSE HIGHWAY
WIDENING FINISHED
Road Force Worked Until Late
Z Saturday Nigth TO Complete
Shoulders.
" stan Correspondent Of The Star.

1y Stan Correspondent Of The star.
BOWIE, Md, November l7.-Work-
ing until late Saturday night, force OF
men succeeded In finishing the WIDEN
ing Of the Defense Highway in time for
the opening Of the Bowie racing season
to-day
Ever since the task of widening the
road was started last Summer it has
been the goal of the State Roads Conn
mission to have the work completed In
time for the Fall racing season.
Now Twenty Feet Wide.
The highway is now 20 feet wide
throughout its length. Between BIadens-
burg and Lanham the old roadbed has
been covered with "blacktop." The
rest Of the distance the shoulders were
aid Hush with the present surface OF
the road
Concrete shoulders of varying width
had to be laid in order to give the
thoroughfare q uniform width of 20
teet. according to District Engineer E.
q. Duncan, who supervised the project
Some OF the shoulders were only / foot
wide, some 10 inches and some 2 feet.
Dirt Shoulders Yet to BE Built.
Dirt shoulders are yet to be built
along q portion Of the widened high
way, but this work will not be COM
pleted for several weeks, according to
Mr.. Duncan.
Many serious accidents on the De-
Tense Highway have been laid to its
rarrowness. Nearly every racing sea-
son at Bowie In recent years has been
narred by one or raorN fatal accidents,
and 1t is believed the widening will add
materially to the safety Of motorists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Jury IS SELECTED
FOR CLARK PRIZES
Contemporary American Art
Exhibit at Corcoran GAL
Iery This Month.

The jury which will decide the W. A.
Clark prize awards in connection with
the Twelfth Biennial Exhibition of Con-
temporary American Oil Paintings,
which viii open November 30 at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, met today at
the Corcoran Gallery.
Cash prizes aggregating $4,000, the
Corcoran gold, silver and bronze medals
and an honorable mention certificate
await distribution by the judges. The
prizes were established in 1921 by the
late Senator w. A. Clark, and expenses
of the exhibition are to be betrayed
by fund set up by Mrs. Clark in 1927.
The jury consists Of Daniel CARRIER
Philadelphia artist, chairman; Childe
HaSsam, exponent of impressionism
Charles Hopkinson, Boston portrait
painter; Leon Kroll, leader In the
so-called advanced school of art,
and w. Elmer Schofield, well known
landscape and marine artist. The Jury
also viii serve as the hanging commit
tee for the exhibition.
@. Powell Minnigerode, secretary and
director Of the Corcoran Gallery Of Art,
Is Q member ex-ofiicio of the jury.
The first prize win be $4,000, accom-
panied by the Corcoran gold medal.
Second prize viii be $500, with the
will be $1,000, with the Corcoran bronze
medal. Fourth prize win be $500, with
an honorable mention certificate.
All entries for the awards and the
exhibition are in hand. The works
are confined to original oil paintings by
living American artists, not before pub
hcly exhibited in this city.
The exhibition win be open to the
public from Sunday, November 30, un-
til Sunday, January II, inclusive.
The COMMITTEES In charge Is composed
Of James Parmelee, chairman; Director
Minnigerode and r. M. Kaufman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

onto Ne upper porch and then back
20 rescue hia wife and child, only 70
fall unconscious. Mrs. Stewart Ind her
son clAsped IN her arms when frefaen
reached the scene. 49,
Mrs. Stewart and the child died in
an ambulance while being rushed 70 q
hospital. Stewart died shortly after
admittance.
Stewart was the son Of Albert stew
art. Wardensville. w. Va, and his wife
was the daughter Of II. A. SirbAuRh,
Gold Stream, w. Va.
The fire started in q one-story per-
ton Of thu building and had gained
great Roadway before being discovered.
The apartments occupied by Stewards
family and the families OF Smith White
and Henry Luttrell were filled with
smoke. The Whites and Luttrells we're
rescued by firemen and treated for va
rious injuries.
Seven carloads Of packed apples we're
also destroyed. The total property
damage was estimated at sac, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

Frances 1880 wheat crop is estimated
at 230, S43, 900 bushels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Award VaIor Medals.

Soldiers medals for valor have been
awarded by the War Department 10
Technical Sergt. John w. Grove of
Owingsville, KY, and to Pvt Louis N.
Hartnagel of Seattle, Wash, for heroisnl
in the rescue Of Army comrades from
drowning.
Sergt. Grove is on duty with the Ten
nessee National Guard, at Nashville
and Pvt. Hartnagel Is at Vancouver
Barracks, Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
COLE is TRANSFERRED

Recent changes in the United States
foreign service include the transfer Of
Felix Cole, Washington, D. c., consul
general at Frankfort-on-the-M Ger
many, to Riga, Latvia, as counselor of
legation; Louis Sussdorn, jr., New York,
counselor of legation, from Riga to
Bucharest, Rumania; Stuart E. Grum-
mon, New Jersey, second secretary of
legation, at Port au Prince, Haiti, to
the Department of State, this city, and
Henry P. Starrett, Florida, consul gen.
eral, at Genoa, Italy, to Lima, Peru,
as counselor of embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

struck by Truck as He Leaves Machine
In Road Near CrOOme, Nd.
Struck by a truck when he alighted
70 signal the driver to help him with
his disabled automobile, William T.
Todd, so years old, Of Princess Anne,
Md, was fatally injured on the Grain
Highway. near Croome, Md, yesterday.
= Chauncey Smith of Baltimore, driver
Of the truck, told police the headlights
OF an oncoming car blinded him. Todd
sustained fractured skull and died in
south Baltimore General Hospital
4 State Policeman w. A. Rogers in
vestigated the accident. DR.. G. j.
France, automobile coroner Of Baltt-
more. notified Smith to appear at an
inquest in Central police station tomor-
row.
Three Naval Men Hurt.
Three men attached to the naval air
station were injured when their auto
mobile crashed into culvert on the
Baltimore boulevard near Savage, Md
Boyd E. Scott, an electrician, was taken
70 University Hospital, Baltimore, where
he was found to have fractures Of both
legs.
The other two occupants of the car
were brought 70 washington. IL. ".
Jones, ship filter, was admitted to the
Naval Hospital, where he is said to be
suffering from internal injuries. Leland
Holmes, a mechanic, and, according to
State police, driver of the car, suffered
d broken nose, and returned to his
auarters at the air station.
A dense fog, which caused the driver
temporarily TO lose his bearings, Is be-
lieved TO have caused the accident.
State Patrolman G. G. Sermarl tnvesti-
gated.
Has Broken Arm.
Richard w. Cook Of washington suf-
1ered fractured left arm and lacerated
scalp when his automobile skidded on
the Hanover Street Bridge, In Balti-
more, yesterday. He was treated at
South General Hospital
A young man and woman were hurt
near Meadows, Md, last night when
their automobile skidded and hit tele-
graph pole. Miss Grace Dodd, a., OF
Alexandria. Va. suffered q possible frac-
tire Of the pelvis and severe facial
decorations. Edward Siffel, % years old
sixth block Of II street northwest, suf-
Jared 1Acerataons and bruises Of the face
md BODY. Both were brought to Gas.
ralty Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
KAUFMAN BOY KILLED

Roger Kaufman, jr., Q years old, son
of Roger Kaufman, former assistant
to Secretary Hyde of the Department
of Agriculture, was injured fatally Tues
day when struck by truck in Omaha,
Nebr., according to word received here
today.
The Kaufman family had recently
mover to Omaha, Nebr, Mr.. Kaufman
having been appointed supervisor OF
the Omaha exchange ONCE of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
The young boy was run down wher
returning from school and died short
time later at the University Hospita
In Omaha. Funeral services we're helc
Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
FAMILY Of THREE
/. Die IN WINCHESTER
Blaze in Packing House Suf-
locates Roy Stewart,
Wife and Child.

By the Associated Press.
WINCHESTER, Va, November IT,
A family Of three lost their lives by
suffocation and eight other persons
were overcome by smoke when q IRE
wiped out portion of q local apple
packing plant Yesterday.
When found by flremen the three
Roy Stewart, "a; his wife, Lillian, as,
and their 3-year-old son, Voyne-were
slumped on the floor near q window,
dying. They occupied an apartment on
the second floor of the building housing
the packing plant.
Survivors said Stewart had run out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Veteran LAWYER Dead.

CUMBERLAND, Md, November IL
Especially William H. Cole. 56, who
practiced law at the Cumberland bar
for rs years, died last night. He had
been in falling health for several years
Mr.. Cole, a native of Sharon, Pa, is
survived by his wife and one daughter
He was prominent in Masonic circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
GAME WARDEN SHOT

peppered by Discharge From Com
Z panions Gun While Hunting.
special Dispatch TO The Star.
STAUNTON. Va. November 1.-THE
nrst local victim of the hunting season
a Game Warden G. z. Huffer Of nearby
Gtokesville, who lies in Kings Daugh-
ters, Hospital here under treatment for
wounds received when an accidental
discharge from his hunting companion's
gun peppered the warden from waist
% head with bearshot. The wounds are
not serious.
The accident occurred in the noun
tains near here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Wyoming Party Leader Dies.

KEMdERER, Wyo., November II Up.
Patrick j. Quealy, Democratic Ma
tional committeeman, and one of the
most prominent businessmen in the
State, died at his home here today
after a short illness Mr.. Quealy was O
pioneer resident of the State and found
ed the town of Kemmerer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

For the G hristm as
bridel Seven genuine
diamonds in an ultra
modernistic step fashion
mounting of 18-kt. white
gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
FATHER GETS LIFE
AS CHILD SLAYER
Pleads Guilty to Drowning
!. His Daughter and Two
Sons in Quarry Pond.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, November
17.-Taylor w. Holt, IS, was sentenced
to life imprisonment in the State Peni-
Tertiary on each of three pleas of
guilty to first-degree murder by Judge
Rodgers in Circuit Court here this
morning. He pleaded guilty to indict-
ments three weeks ago for drowning his
three children, but sentence was de-
ferred.
This morning he was rearraigned and
pleaded guilty to flrst-degree murder
in each case. He had nothing to say
when sentenced.
Fourteen Others Sentenced.
With IA other prisoners, who had
either pleaded guilty or confessed to
felony crimes, he was removed to the
penitentiary today. Holt entered plea
Of guilty in open court three weeks age
following grand jury indictment or him
for Staying his three children, Gertrude
7; Calvin, 6, and Floyd, S, whose bodies
were discovered in a large pool OF wa
ter in one of the abandoned quarry
holes near the southern edge OF this
city on the morning of July 81.
The children were not Immediately
identified when found, but later were
shown to be the children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Holt. Questioned, Holt said al
first he had given" the children to q
"Kidwell" family living west of here
but when visits with police failed to
disclose the family Holt confessed to
having drowned the children.
Said He Was Insane.
His only explanation, given In ora
and written confessions to police, was
that he must have been temporarily
insane.
Holt did not involve his wife in the
killings, although he told police III
blamed her Indifferent attitude towarc
him, the children and household duties
contributing to the worries tina
eventually drove him TO the act o.
desperation. He said his inability tx
find work had worried him for a weel
before the crimes were committed.
Holt came to Martinsburg from
Hampshire County, w. Va, some year
ago. He was friend and schoolmatt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
10 KILLED, SIX HURT
| IN MOTOR CRASHES
Nine Persons Die When Train
Hits Automobile Near
De Witt, Va.
- the Assoeiated Press.

~ buo AS6OCaabeo GASoe.
+ RICHMOND, Va, November IT,
Nine persons were killed at Butterworth
crossing, near Dewitt, Va, last night
when their automobile was struck by q
seaboard Air Line passenger train.
They were j. G. Flippen, white man, OF
Clarksville, va, and eight colored-tour
women and four children.
Mr. Flippen, about SIS, and widely
known in the Clarksville section, was
driving the automobile, f1ve-paSsenger
touring car. He had carried the colored
people to the funeral Of one OF their
relatives near Petersburg, Va, and the
party was returning to Clarksville.
DR.. @. s. Gultz. surgeon for the Sea-
hoard Air Line Railway, said all the
victims we're dead when he reached the
place Of the accident. He said he was
Informed the automobile attempted to
cross Just ahead Of the train.
III AUTOIsT FATALLY HURT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

of Walter Crabtree of Hampshire
County, who killed three Romney, w.
Va, citizens last December and was
hanged at the State Penitentiary fol-
lowing conviction for the killing Of one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-19
CIVIC THEATRE TO
OFFER IHIOM."

A shiftleSS young e'er-do-Wel
and bouncer of Budapest, the pet
and pride of a merry go-round and
the charmer of stray servant girls;
a loving, patient though inarticu-
late wife Julie, the sensuous, COM
mon, f1sShy owner of the merry-go-
round who loves her barker, though
she fires him out; the old woman Of
the tintype shop; jules friend
with her naive ideas Of passionate"
and ideal" love; a worthless tramp,
who holds that "these cashiers is
curious people, they'd rather be
killed than give up the money" all
as distinct and living as though
you met them on the street are
some Of the characters that make
'Tiliom," the Ferenc Molnar play
that is being revived by the Civic
Theatre as its seventh major pro-
duction of the season or April %,
interesting.
This play created a sensation
when first produced in New York
by the Theatre Guild in 1921,
sensation that was duplicated wher-
ever it was given on the road
afterward, and it also served as a
definite reputation builder for Jo-
seph Schildkraut, Eva LaGallienne,
Helen Wesley, and Dudley Diggs.
It might be said that it was the
first outstanding financial as well as
artistic success of that most sue
cessful of theaters. the Guild.
a curious compound Of realism
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-19

in producing Easter Joys" the
stage offering at the Colonial for
the week.
He has taken advantage Of the
occasion to introduce lot OF novel
ideas which makes the performance
border more on the revue type than
the usual brrlesque offering.
He has introduced some new song
numbers and a Fashion Parade.
Special wardrobe was prepared and
each stage setting was made
especially for the show.
A new member of the feminine
portion of the cast will be seen
when Ethel Bernard, makes her first
appearance before Colonial
audience. She comes with splendid
record of successful engagements
and there is little doubt but what
she will prove popular addition to
the company.
Helen Morgan promises some song
hits that are both new and novel.
Buttons Fares and Eddie Ware,
look after the comedy end of the
performance and Billy Howard, will
feature the posing numbers.
Mae Murray in the all-talking
feature Peacock Alley will be
featured on the screen for the week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-19
Steel to
Sing at
the Lyric
"The Melody Man" Will Be
Screen Feature On
New Bill.

The Lyric is helping Columbia
Pictures celebrate their tenth ami
versary by presenting for the special
Easter week screen featured Colum-
bias latest all-talking production,
1.-THE Melody Man. in conjunction
with a special stage program OF
RKO vaudeville.
An outstanding cast, one that
boasts of many film luminaries, is
featured in the principal characteri-
cation of this all-talking picture,
THE Melody Man
William Collier Jr. heads the cast
of well-known players. Alice day,
who scored quite a hit III rs Every
body Happy?" Ted Lewis first all
talking picture, is co-starred with
Collier. John st. Polls, one of the
foremost character delineators on
the screen, enacts David Warf1eld
type.
Featured in support Of the above
stars are Johnny Walker, Mildred
Harris, Tenen Holtz and Lee Kohl
mar. Johnny Walker appears as
jazz band manager.
The story concerns the romance
of two young people, one the daugh-
ter of famous Vienese composer
and the other rising jazz band
leader. Their love life is beset by
many difficulties arising over the
conflicting ideals on music.
Many song and musical numbers
are featured in the production. The
one outstanding hit being Broken
Dreams" the theme melody which
runs through the story from time
to time.
Technicolor is said to have been
used to excellent advantage in sew
eral scenes in THE Melody Man" "
The stage show has for its fea-
tured attraction the Stanley Roll
ickers, a group of young singers
and dancers, presenting a self
styled youthful Frolic." Although
it is of a revue type advanced re-
ports have it that the act is quite
original and out-of Extraordinary.
John Steel, the well-known Amer
lean tenor, musical comedy and con-
cert artist is the second important
stage attraction.
Steel is also a radio and record
ing star and has been featured in
many New York musical comedy
productions including three editions
of Ziegfelds Follies and Irving Ber-
inns Music Box Revue" Rollo
Hudson is his pianist this season.
An act that fits perfectly with the
season of the year is that which
Kluting and his entertainers will
offer. Here is according to advance
notice a group of remarkably in
telligent birds and animals includ-
ing some twenty-five rabbits,
pigeons, dogs and cats. One of the
highlightS of the offering are the
leaping cats.
A comedy chatter and singing
speciality called IAN Auto Tangle,"
is the offering of Shafer and Ber-
nice and completes the stage pro-
gram.
The usual short subject program
includes a News Reel, talking COM
edy and scenic film.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-19

and fantasy is 'Lilliom." Hardly any
other play has so caught the spirit
of being on earth and yet IN the
realms of pure fancy and 1maglna-
ton. Molnar has managed to show
that true and real things can be
whimsical, and as we follow
Liliom, always interested from his
merry-go-round to the bench IN the
park, where true but inarticulate
love comes to him, and then to the
little photographers shack where
the simple fact that he Is TO be
a father strikes him so forclbly that
action and the need OF becoming
provider leads him-not to the
paths of rectitude-but rather TO
easy money and the robbery OF a
cashier who is about to return TO a
factory with the weekly pay roll
a robbery which by the way involves
if necessary-murder. 1t all enoS
badly.
Liliom turns out to be the victim
and his suicide is the result. But
it doesn't end there.
He is hailed before the court OF
heaven Just as in life he has been
many times hailed before the police
court and he is there, too, faced by
a magistrate-but by a heavenly
one, who seems to know too much.
Finally through his stubbornnesS he
is sentenced to suffer for a few
years, the hope being that through
suffering will come knowledge and
then he Is privileged to return to
earth for one day, In which little
time he must try and do one good
deed to help toward his salvation.
He fails-in his eyes-but through
love he succeeds and the end for
him seems sure.
Interesting, exciting in every
minute, this revival should tax the
capacity of the Playhouse for the
six performances that are being an
nounced through the week OF
April %.
Instead of Miss LaGallienne, we
have Mrs. Irving Fauvre in the part
of Julie and Norman Green sup
planting Schildkraut as <Liliom.
Others prominent in the large
cast are Mrs. Stephen T. Bogert,
Miss Mary Fletcher, Miss Jane
Harding, Miss Josephine Fitch.
Miss Helen Coffey and Rebecca
Captain and Robert Turner, who will
be we'll remembered from Ten
Nights in Barroom,' Donald Sehl,
Theodore Sedan, David Clarke,
David Milligan, Robert Oberreich,
Kenneth RothSchild, Fletcher Wood
bury and Henry Willis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-19

There seems to be very definite
movement on the part of those who
enjoy stock to have Berkell return
to this city.
One very important thing about
95 per cent of all the letters is that
the writer contends that Berkell
would be successful if he brought
back Miss Elliott and Byron in the
leading roles.
We know that Miss Elliott has
been successful on Broadway since
leaving us and that Byron has been
busy on the west coast. He is now
in Chicago.
Last week in The Round, told
you about receiving a letter from
Harry Beneke, manager for Berkell,
in Davenport, Ia. g.,
He stated that: do you thing it
would be possible to get enough peo-
pie to underwrite season Of about
ten weeks. 1 don't mean promises
but would like to have them pur-
chase books of admission to the ex-
tent of say $40 each. AS you know
the average expenditure of stock
company is $4,000 per week. have
every reason to believe that Berkell
would be receptive Of partial G "
erage of his expenses"
Since last Saturday, have received
letters from many people in Indian
apolis as we'll as nearby towns and
cities and al of those writer's nave
told me to tell Berkell and Beneke
that they would subscribe for the
season tickets and buy them OUT
right
These letters we're so numerous,
some arguing that Berken should
come here and build up a suoScrlp-
ton list and open on Labor day lot
a fall and winter season.
Others have the opinion that Ber-
keu should have a summer stock u
ten weeks.
These letters, telephone calls and
personal visits to my desk resulted
in having a telegram sent to Beneke
advising him to come to Indianapolis
at once and get in touch with tne
situation" as I thought the BerkeH
supporters at this time mean bust
ness.
Here is typical letter. will not
give the name of the writer as II
was so requested, but was gwen
the authority to send it to Berke4.
I will publish the letter in fuA'
as follows:
Dear Mr.. Hickman--1t is my under
standing. from reading the dramatic ar
ticles in The Times, that you would ike
concensus Of opinion regarding the FTeturn
Of Charles Berken with a stock company
7. for one, would more than welcome
the return of this organization. proVloeo
Mr.. Berkell could secure the services OF
Miss Edvthe Elliott. I feel that am In
a position to pass pretty sound Judgment
on this organization, as I missed out very
few of the plays which he ever presented
in Indianapolis. The ones I missed were
those which he presented at the Colonial
theater the year he decided to stay
through the winter season.
The type of plays which Miss Elliott