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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-12
The Scarab Murder Case
BY s. s. Van Dine
oopyrIshs. 1880. ~ 3. 8. Van Dine.

I'm which direction?" Vance again
interrupted.
"Tm not sure-they were very faint.
I was aware only Of their stealthy re-
what did you do after that. doctor2''
81 waited several minutes. Then !
cautiously closed the door and switched
on the lights. It was at that moment
/ realized what had made the noise at
the head of the bed, for the first thing
saw was the dagger. And knew
that had been the object of q muir
derous attack"
Vance nodded and, picking up the
dagger, weighed 1t on the palm OF his
hand.
Eyes" he unused; "it's blade heavy
and could easily have been thrown ac-
curately even by an amateur. .
A peculiar form of assassination,
though" he went on, almost TO him.
self. Much simpler and surer for the
wielder to have sneaked to the bed and
thrust it into his intended victims ribs.
Most peculiarl Unless, Of
course" He stopped and glanced
thoughtfully at the bed. Presently he
shrugged his shoulders, and looked at
N3liss. After discovering the dagger,
l opine, you telephoned TO me-"
within five minutes. / listened at
the door a while and then went down
to the study and called your Number.
After that reused Brush and told him
to watch for you at the front door, /
came back upstairS---I'd armed myself
with my revolver while in the study
and awaited your arrival"
Mrs. Bliss had been watching her
husband with look of deep anxiety
during his recital
II heard the sound of the dagger
striking the headboard," she said in q
low, fearful voice. My bed is against
the other side of the wall. 1t startled
me and woke me up, but I didn't give
it second thought. and went to sleep
again." She threw her head back aud
glared at Vance. This is shameful
and outrageous! You insist upon my
husband staying in this house that har-
bors murderer murderer who is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-12

stood the shadowy figure Of Hani, his
flowing HAITIAN dark mass against the
palely lighted wall beyond.
"Oh, ratherlr Vance answered cheer
fully. I'VE we're just repairin' TO the
drawing-room 10 hold little conversa4
tional seance. Do join uB, Ham,"
CTo Be continued.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-12
Egyptian Meet Stopped.

CAIRO, Egypt, November IL (P1s-
The government yesterday banned q
Wafd meeting scheduled for Thursday
in celebration of Independence day.
The government expressed the opinion
that the Wafd leader, Nahas Pasha,
uses such occasions to preach revolu-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
u. S. WORKERS PLAN
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.
Educational Campaign on
Personnel Problems Also
Is to Be Conducted.

An educational campaign designed to
acquaint Government workers with per-
sonnet problems Is to be sponsored by
the National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes. with an organization drive to
extend the membership of about 10000
In the District to $4,000 and cor
responding expansion throughout the
country and insular possessions also
planned.
Authorizing the educational work, the
executive council of the federation,
meeting in Winter session here, an
nounced that the training program will
be an extension course to enable en-
ployeS to know their Jobs better" The
course will be organized for all the 361
unions and classes will be held tor
leaders.
The subject matter of the course will
include the rules and conditions affect
ing appointment and tenure of Office in
the Government service, what the vari-
GUS positions lead to, and notifications
OF status that may have resulted from
legislation. Federal officials will be in
vited to address the classes.
The executive council took occasion
to inform a delegation from the Sol
diers' Home of Washington that it
would cooperate In an effort to bring
the employees Of the institution within
the retirement act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
HOLDS LENFANT
PLAN ORIGINAL
Architect Declares French
man Did Not Copy From
Versailles or London.

L,Enfant's plan of washington was
not copied from that Of Versailles or
London, but was made on the basis Of
the topography he found here. The new
National Capital was laid out exactly
the sesne as a modern city planner or
engineer would do, William T. Part
tionai Park and Planning Commission,
told the monthly meeting of the Wash
ington Chapter of the American Insti-
tute of Architects, held last night at the
Cosmos Club.
The principal radial avenues follow
the line of the existing roads, MIR. Part
ridge asserted, basing his address on an
exhaustive study he has just completed
of ancient maps and correspondence
bearing on the question. A report on
this subject will be made soon to the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Taking as his topic the method by
which L'Enfant laid out Washington,
Mr.. Partridge disputed the idea that the
French engineer copied the plan of YER
sailles or Evelyn's plan of London
L'Enfant selected his sites here and
connected them with streets and ave-
nues, the principal radial avenues fol-
lowing the lines of the existing roads, so
0idO tilC pan VI washington was III
evolution and growth, determined by
the principal sites and direct means Of
communication between the sites, Mr..
Partridge asserted. He expressed re-
greet that the suppression Of many Of
the avenues by Presidents Washington
and Jefferson marred the symmetry Of
the plan.
Col. H. H. Dodge, superintendent of
Mount Vernon. spoke Of the building
and remodeling from time to time Of
Mount Vernon and exhibited one of the
shingles of the original mansion, COW
cred by later work.
Edward Dom then spoke on the
progress of the restoration programs
under way at Kenmore, at Fredericks-
burg, Va, and at Wakefield, Va, the
latter place being the spot where George
washington was born. 1t is proposed to
have Wakefield restored as 1t looked
originally in 1882, in conjunction with
the Washington bicentennial celebra-
ton in 1882.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
VISITS TO CAPITAL
PLANTS PROPOSED
Support Of Local Manufacturers
Stressed at Commerce Chamber
Committee Meeting.

Education of the public to support
local manufacturers as well as retail
ers Was emphasized yesterday at q
meeting of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce committee on manufac-
lures, of which John A. Eckert Is
chairman.
The committee particularly concerned
itself with Washington's rapidly grow
ing light manufacturing plants ana
pointed out the desirability of encour-
aging them through the purchase locally
Of their products.
AS a means of educating the public
regarding the extent and value of local
manufacturing operations, the commit
tee advanced the proposal that series
Of visits be made to representative in
dustrial plants in the Washington area.
It Is thought that such trips will help
the members visualize the scope and
problems of local industries and win
direct the attention Of the public to
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
EASTERN STAR FETE
ATTENDED BY 800
Installation of Officers and Ban
quet at Hyattsville
Draw Throng.
Special Dispatch to The star.


EVANSVILLE, Md. January TO-
Star from Washington, Baltimore, Seat
Pleasant, Branchville, Hyattsville,
Savage and other places attended the
ceremonies incident to the installation
of the newly elected officers Of Ruth
Chapter, No. Z, Order Of the Eastern
Star, Monday night in the Masonic
Temple here. J. Leonard Mason, worthy
grand patron Of the Grand Chapter OF
Maryland and other officers Of the
Grand Chapter were in the assemblage
The officers installed were:
Mrs. M. Pearl Macgregor, worthy
matron; Myron H. Flanders, worthy
patron; Mrs. Margaret M. Barker, as
sociate matron; Arthur C. Moon, asso-
ciate patron new office); Mrs. Emma
r. Hutchinson, treasurer twentieth
consecutive term; Mrs. Gladys A,
Barney, conductress; Mrs. Louise
Coomes, associate conductress; Mrs
W1helmina Flanders, chaplain; Mrs
Thomas McDearmon, marshal; Mrs.
Florence Crawford, organist; Miss
Louise Macgregor, Adah; Mrs. Ellen
Matsudaira, Ruth; Mrs. Marion Smith,
Esther; Miss Norma Stansbury, Martha
Mrs. Gladys Johnstone. Electa; Mrs
Florence Smith, warder, and Milton
NJ Clark, sentinel.
Mrs. M. Virginia Thompson, elected
secretary, will be installed later. She
was not present because of a death
in her family.
Mrs. Emily G. Haas of Mount Rainier.
past grand worthy matron of the Grand
Chapter Of Maryland, was the grand In
stalling officer, assisted by Mrs. Beetam
OF Baltimore, acting as grand marshal,
who served in the place Of Mrs. M. Vir-
gtnia Thompson: Mrs. Althea Jardine,
grand Esther Of the Grand Chapter
and Mrs. Marie G. Felter, who acted
as grand organist.
Mrs. Esther Lee, retiring worthy
matron, received junior past matron' S
jewel, and Louis H. Van Wormer, re-
firing worthy patron. a junior past
patrons jewel. Presents were given the
incoming worthy matron and various
other new officers.
After the installation ceremonies there
was an entertainment program and re-
freshments in the banquet hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
Rankin DenOunces
Moving Pictures OF
Blaze in Capitol
Charges Dissertation and
Holds Fire Was Grossly
Exaggerated to Public.

Representative Rankin, Democrat, OF
Mississippi, in the House yesterday, de-
nounced motion picture machine oper:-
ators-particularly those with sound
effects-for taking pictures Of the fire
in the Capitol structure on Friday night
last.
Charging that they had "desecrated
the National Capitol" the Mississippian
said "they had grossly exaggerated the
fire" by lighting flares that produced
large volumes of smoke on the east side
of the building where the actual fire
could not be seen.
"The photographers, those talkie mo-
ton picture takers" Rankin declared,
put men with torches on the east side
Of the Capitol and great volumes OF
smoke rolled up to make 1t look like a
big fire. The pictures that went over
the country in newspapers and news
reels greatly exaggerated the fire.
"It was only small fire, presumably
accidentally started and rapidly extin-
guished by the efficient Fire Depart
ment Of the District Of Columbia"
Rankin said that the talkie motion
picture men set the sirens on the fire
wagons TO "screeching after the firemer
had turned them off," n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
GRANT FORESEES
OFFICE SHIFTS
Completion of Revenue Build
ing Will Make Room for
Other Departments.

A considerable shift in the housing OF
several branches of the Federal Govern
ment Is foreaeen by Lieut.. Col. U. S,
Grant, Sd, director of public buildings
and public parks, when the new In
ternal Revenue Building, being con-
structed south of the Post Once De-
partment, is finished. This structure is
expected to be ready for occups .lcy
during the coming Summer, and the
possibility now arises that the central
portion of the new Department Of Com
merce Building, being erected at FIJI
tenth and B streets, may be ready Tor
use during the Summer also.
Government officials have advised Col.
Grant that this shift is a possibility:
The War Department units-the Chief
of Chaplains, the Inspector Generals
Office, the Judge Advocate Generals
Office, which have moved into the old
Southern Railway Building at Thr-
tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
to make way for the expanding State
Department and the presidential exec
utive Offices, may occupy the Walker
johnson Building, on New York avenue
near Eighteenth street, now used by a
part of the Bureau of Internal Revenue,
Treasury Department.
The board of tax appeals now In the
Earle Building. at Thirteenth and e
streets, is expected by Government
officials to vacate that building when
the new Bureau of Internal Revenue
Building is completed. If the War
Department activities now in the old
Southern Railway Building move to
the Walker johnson Building the space
vacated may be utilized by the United
States Employees Compensation Com
mission, now housed in the Investment
Building, at Fifteenth and K streets.
The Federal Radio Commission and
the radio division of the Department
of Commerce, now occupying crowded
quarters in the Interior Department
Building, may be moved to the present
Department of Commerce Building, at
Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, when part of this group moves
to the new building, now under con-
struction.
officials in Col. Grants office are
studying these proposed changes, with
q view to have their plans in shape
when the occasion arises for the actual
Encouragement incident to the public
buildings program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
NEW. OFFICERS INSTALLED
BY JEWISH SISTERHOOD
Rabbi Volkman Oficiates at Meet
ing-Congregationa1 Corpora
ton Is Urged.

Newly elected officers of the Sister
hood of the Congregation and Talnnud
Torah B'nai Israel were installed Wed
nesday evening at the synagogue, Four
tenth and Emerson streets.
Rabbi Volkman Of the congregation
oficiated. Addresses requesting congre-
gational cooperation with the new Of
ficers were delivered by Mrs. H. Hol-
lander and Mrs. George Levy, president
of the Sixth Street Synagogue.
President Harry Himmelfarb Of the
congregation presented Mrs. Charles
Miller. the new president, With gavel
A gold clock, presented by Mrs. j
Oser, vice president, was rendered Mrs
Bessie Friedenberg, retiring president
Mrs. Friedenberg also was unanimously
voted an honorary life membership ir
the congregation.
The new officers of the sisterhoot
are Mrs. Charles Miller, president; Mrs
j. O5er, vice president; Mrs. H. Okum
financial secretary; Mrs. Louis Kalich'
stein, recording secretary, and Mrs
Max Bernstein, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
MRS. LOUISE HURLEBAUS
DIES IN D. C. HOSPITAL
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January 10.-Mrs.
Louise Hurlebaus, So. wife Of Chris
Hurlebaus, a well known Wheaton dis
trict farmer, died yesterday afternoon In
q Washington hospital.
She is survived by her husband and
the following children: Mrs. Louis Groot
of Cherrydale, Va; Mrs. Arson Michael
of Capitol Heights, Md; Mrs. Carl Pet
erson of Berwyn, Nd; Otto Hurlebaus
of Washington, Paul and william Hurle-
baus Of this county and Carl Hurlebaus
of the aviation service, U. s. A. She
also leaves four sisters and q brother,
including Mrs. Pauline Merkle and Gus
tave Merz of Washington.
The funeral will take place at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from Geier's
funeral home, 113 Seventh street,
Washington. Burial to be in Prospect
Hill Cemetery in Washington. Mrs.
Hurlebaus was a native of Germany,
but had lived in this county since q
young girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
MORRIS

Under SaterpisioS
U. S. Treasury
SThis Bank has made
over SO thousand loans
aggregating nearly 8
millions of dollars to as
sist persons of character
to accomplish some
worthy purpose.
Gin connection with the
loan the borrower agrees
to make monthly OF
semi-monthly deposits
in a savings account
with which he may
pay the loan; thus the
borrower forms tbs
habit of saving regu.
larry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10

The largest foreign colony in Mexico
now Is Spanish, with the Chinese sec
ond and the French third in size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
CARNATION Is URGED.
Capital Florists Favor Blossom as
National Flower.

The Florists Club of Washington,
composed of the leading florists in the
Capital, has joined movement to have
the carnation officially designated as the
national flower. Florists throughout
the Mountain and Plains States Flor
lists Association recently began agita-
ton for a national flower.
Thus far, the carnation, which figures
prominently in most floral displays and
is frequently seen at the White House,
has had the widest appeal.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-08-21

really sand that's Just it. I'm nor
at all clever and wonderful. III iaoe
I'm frightfully stupid"
NO" said the man decislvely:
yes said Barbara just as declSiVeiy
But as / was saying. l do IKE MN
terribly. and l know very well couio'
no doubt, love him
In that case" interrupted The man
And" went on Barbara, llrmiyi
I'm not entirely an idiot. l know very
well I'll probably never like any one
l can marry half as much. MOST
likely I'll never again get the chahce
to marry any n SO nice. And l &c
think he likes me, too
Then if that's So" said the man, !
wonder why we go on discussing IT,
Because l want to talk" said Bar
bara, patiently. II haven't ever really
talked. I've only listened. You can
imagine how much I've listened IN my
life. OF course. l seem very quiet ano
meek and mild. But I'm really very
full of myself. I've been-what do you
call it?-introspecting?-Well, I've beer
Interpreting all morning and see nov
that I've made a frightful mess of tht
whole thing"
But l do, I do" protested the maj
quickly.
The feeling" she went on, encour'
aged, lis that-seeing l am as l am
once I'm married-well, just suppose
want to be unmarried again. Thel
what? l couldn't. l might just as wei
have been married by a Roman
Catholic bishop-you know-foreve,
and ever, till death do us part. Not,
she added swiftly, that l really thinl
| I'd want to be unmarried. No, it's jus
a possibility. I'm just saying, SUPPOSED!
Then" said the man slowly, Il ex
pect you'd better not go through Will
it,"
do you really think l shouldn't?
cried Barbara breathlessly. DO yo'
really think I'm right?"
ITO he rOntiNued)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-08-21
LIVE 81 YEARS
in MILES CITY
THREE MEN WHO CAME WITH
GENERAL MILES IN 1876
STILL RESIDENTS
Were With Military Expedition That
Established Fort Keogh at Mouth Of
Tongue River and Had Part In Move
ment Against Sioux Indians.

Three men who came to Miles
City 81 years ago are still residents
there. Two Of them, Col. II. c.
Thompson and George Cahoo, arc
Civil war veterans and the third,
George M. Miles, was = graduate
of Amherst college In the agricul-
tural department. They came to the
mouth OF the Tongue river with the
then Col. Nelson A. Miles, who was
ordered from Fort Leavenw0rth to
establish a cantOnment somewhere
on the Yellowstone river. Mr.. Miles,
a nephew of the commanding officer
OF the Fifth infantry, was clerk In
the quartermaster's department, while
Thompson and CahoO were soldiers.
It was Aug. l that the Miles CON-
mand reached the mouth Of the Tongue
river. After going to the mouth OF
Powder river and making an examina-
ton of the country en- route, the COM
mand returned and established the
cantonment which was named Fort
Keogh In honor of Captain KeOgh,
who fell with General Custer June Is,
1876, in the battle Of the Little Big
Horn.
During the winter OF l876-77 General
Miles conducted two major campaigns
the first in October, when he went to
the relief of Colonel Whistler, then
on his way to the cantonment, who
was being harassed by Sitting Bull In
the region north of what is now Terry
where a running fight ensued. and In
January, when he defeated Crazy
Horse In the battle of the Wolf Noun
tain, near and adjoining the Tongue
river neal the Wyoming line. In May
he defeated Lame Deer In the south
country on q site now occupied by the
Cheyenne Indians. General Miles re-
manned about 10 years before he wa.
transferred.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-08-21
BOSTON IS HOME
OF JUDGE BLAKE
LAST CHIEF JUSTICE OF MON
TANA TERRITORY is NOW 50
AND IN GOOD HEALTH
Is Oldest Living Graduate of Harvard
Law School and One Of Two Men
Alive Who Attended Convention That
Nominated Garfield in 1880.

Judge Henry N. Blake, last chief
Justice of the territorial supreme
court OF Montana, first chief justice
of the state supreme court, Oldest
living graduate Of the Harvard law
school and one Of two men now liv-
ing who were delegates to the repub-
Iican national convention which
nominated James A. Garfield In 1880,
resides with his daughter In Boston
at the age Of 81, according to q let
ter received from him by Chief JUS
tice L. l.. Galloway of the Montana
supreme court, who preceded Judge
Blake as q member of the supreme
court commission in 1905.
It has been % years since Judge and
Mrs. Blake left Montana to return to
Massachusetts where their children re-
the state of his adoption.
Each year with his grandsons he at
tends the reunions OF graduates OF
Harvard. Each Of his three grand
sons, ions Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A
Clark of Maine, achieved renown at
Harvard.
Judge Blake was born in 1888 at
Dorchester and at IA he was a member
Of the first class to enter Dorchester
high school. He was graduated in 1856
and entered Harvard law school, gradu-
ating with So others in 1858. For more
than 10 years he has been the only
surviving member Of his class and Is
the oldest living graduate Of the law
school. He is second oldest living
alumnus of the university.
Judge Blake heard the call TO the
colors when Lincoln called for vOlun-
teers in 1863 and he survived II major
battles, including both battles Of Bull
Run, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania court
house, where he was wounded. He
wa discharged from the army with the
rank of captain.
Before leaving for the west he was
married to Miss Clara Jane Clark OF
East Boston, still his companion at the
age of "a, and together they set out
for Montana whence came tales OF
glittering gold and romantic adventure
Judge Blake practiced law in Vir-
ginia City during the '70's, was a few
years later appointed United States
district attorney and from 1875 to 1886
was one of the territorial associate JUS
tees of the Montana supreme court
When his term Of office expired he re-
turned to Virginia City and engaged II
his law practice until 1889 when he be-
came the first chief justice of the ter
ritorial supreme court. That year Mon
tana was admitted to the Union, the
first state elections were held anc
Judge Blake retained his position or
the supreme court, becoming the state.
first chief justice. When his term o.
Office expired he was elected district
Judge of Lewis and Clark county anc
during 1905 was a member of the SUI
preme court commission, which wa.
created to help the court clear itsel
Of a congested calendar. Judge Gala.
way was of the first members o.
the commission and when he resigned
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-08-21
YOUNG JERSEY HERD SIRES frol
FARM Observation-Disclosures
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Holder with which one man can easily put
on platform canvas alone. Fits any make
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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-08-21
Voted For Blaine

to succeed him.
Voted For Blaine
Judge Blake was a delegate from
Montana to the republican national
convention in 1880 and was instructed
to cast his ballot for James G. Blaine.
The deadlock brought about a swing to
Garfield and Blake, with Colonel Fred
N. Dow Of Portland, Me-, the only
other living survivor Of the delegates
to the convention, cast his vote for
Garfield.
The Blakes resided in Helena for
more than 20 years. Judge Blake, after
having served on the supreme court
and as district Judge, was defeated for
county attorney OF Lewis and Clark
county in the elections of 1904 by Lin
coin Working, who later became mayor
and who died a few years ago at Glas-
gov.
Judge and Mrs. Blake reside with
their daughter, who is wife of Police
Commissioner Eugene G. Huffman Of
Boston.
Judge Blake is in excellent health.
He asserts he has spent only SIS for
doctors services during his lifetime,
and expects to spend but little more
during the days which remain.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-08-21

to take Office as district Judge at Vir-
ginia City. Judge Blake vas appointed
tn SlIccnpd him
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-08-21
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