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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

One Of the great historic events In which
Mr.. Seaton took part was IS chairman Of the
reception committee to receive and entertain
Gen. Lafayette on his visit to this city In 1924,
the duties Of this ehairmanship particularly
falling to him upon the death Of Mayor Small
wood, who died September 80 Of that year.
MRS. sEATON, writing to her mother under
date Of September. 1894. speaks Of this
event:
'YoN win see. dear mother, that Lafayette Is
expected On the first, and nothing Is heard but
drumming, nothing seen bat regiments from
one end Of the District to the other. The
Committee Of Arrangements, Of which william
Is enc, have some very magnificent plans in
view, as yet secrets Of state. Amongst them
one, which carried into effect, would be
unique, sub rosa. Of course. viz. to tbSOw =
treble arch over the central dome 81 the
Capitol, containing three rows Of col0red lamps
Of primary colorS to represent Q rainbow. Il
will require about 5000 lamps which fortunately
can be furnished Mt q mere m&revedi I'm COM
parison with former cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

he afhliated with Lebanon Lodge, No. T.
p. A. A. NJ, and served as its Worshipful
master from 1918 to 1921, when he was made
grand master Of the District of Columbia serv-
ing from 1922 to 1924 after which he again
became master Of Lebanon Lodge, filing that
ONCE during the years 1925, 1926 and 1927.
He also held other high Masonic posts of honor.
In 1902 his grandson, Malcolm Seaton. was
also selected and served as grand master Of
Masons OF this city. Another mayor who was
member Of Lebanon Lodge and who served
as grand master Of Masons was Roger C.
Weightman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

Miss Adelaid Davis. Up until year ago the
Seaton School was in the fifth division. under
Prof. Selden NJ Ely, but was then put in the
sixth division under Mrs. Florence H. Rogers,
supervising principal, and Miss Mary A. digger,
administrative principal At zone time Miss A.
M Clayton was principal Of this building as was
Miss Susie Collins. The present head teacher
of the Seaton is Miss Frances C. Carroll.
Miss Hendley went there in 1889 as principal
became q supervisor in 1908 and retired in
1924, and recalls when the roof of the building
blew of during heavy windstorm about 1890,
when the school records blew all over the place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASSIST, Italy, October 25.-With
their own gay wedding attire and that
of their party drenched by rain and
hail, Princess Giovanna and Gar Boris
III Of Bulgaria were married today in
the upper basilica of the Church Of st.
Francis here before a gathering of
Kings, princes and some of the most
notable folk of Europe
The marriage ceremony was brief
but impressive. The low mass which
was scheduled to follow the ceremony
was omitted at the last moment and no
mass at all was said for the couple, one
Of whom is pious Roman Catholic
and the other. Boris, a member of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
TAXI FIRMS FORM
NEW RATE ZONES
Six Capital Companies Agree
to Adopt Uniform Dis
triCt Plan.

Peoples Counsel Richmond B. Keech,
announced today that six 35-cent cab
concerns representing substantial ma
jority Of those doing business in wash
ington had reached an agreement after
q series of conferences called by him
to institute uniform zones as represent
ed on . photographic zone map, which
viii be prominently displayed in every
cab. All the concerns, according t.
Keech, also agreed to eliminate use Of
the phrase "City Proper" so as not To
give to visitors the erroneous impression
that the fare is IS cents anywhere with
in the city, limits.
Further agreement was reached, Mr..
Keech stated, to the effect that the price
Of journey began and ended in the
same zone would be IS cents, regard
less of whether the zone in which the
journey Is taken Is the so-calIed S5-
cent zone, the 60-cent zone or the pres
ent 35-cent zone. AS soon rs . zone
boundary is crossed, however, the price
becomes so cents and when two bound
aries are crossed it becomes IS cents.
There is small fourth zone at Blue
Mains, D. c., where the price is S1.10.
Six Concerns Involved.
In announcing the decision as to uni
form zones, Mr.. Keech issued q lengthy
statement, in which he stated that the
map was the result Of an investigation
made In the belief that the 35-cent cabs
have the general approval of the public.
Representatives of the concerns which
made the agreement told him, accord
ing to the statement, that this particu-
lar type of taxicab business Is making a
good profit, and that the drivers are
well paid and satisfied, even during the
dull Summer months.
The six concerns were not named but
the statement said that the aggregate
number of their cabs constituted large
proportion of the cabs actively engaged
in the 35-cent business"
After going into the description of the
conference held, Mr.. Keech summarizes
the results as follows:
/. That the public of Washington is
vitality interested in the continuance of
these cabs.
2. That the companies themselves are
AuAAN1AOhAAAB OAA - UuSnlcSSllkC DdSIS ana
making reasonable return from their
Livable Wages Claimed.
8. That the drivers thereof are max
ing a ivable wage and that this was
true even through the lean Summer
4. That by adoption of the foregoing
suggestions there has been eliminated
from the field matters complained of
through the fixing of definite zones,
certain charge therefor, the display of
3 map on which these charges are
based, and the elimination of the term
city proper"
S. That the adoption of the foregoing
fixed rates and zones by companies con-
the greater portion of those
engaged in the 35-cent cab business,
will, in my opinion, cause all engaged
in this class of taxi service to adopt
them, as those who decline to abide by
the uniform rates and zones will be
eliminated from the field by the re-
tusal of the public to make use of
cabs with varying zones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
COUPLE SAVED AS CAR PLUNGES
THROUGH DEATH TRAP BARRIER
Young Woman and Man Are
Pulled From Waters of
Four-Mile Run.
Coupe Tears Wire Netting
and Clears Stone CuIvert.
Police Aid ReScuer.

Pulled from the waters of Four-Mile
Run at an early hour this morning in
q remarkable rescue after their small
coupe had gone through the Death
Trap" barrier on the Alexandria Wash
ington road and plunged into the run
20 feet below, a young Washington man
and girl were rescued from drowning.
The couple, Ward Caldwell of 1889 I
street and Miss Ruth Simpson, "a, of
1910 Park road, were riding in Cald-
wells small coupe toward this city
when the accident occurred about
O'Clock this morning. The Death
Trap" where the 3O-foot road in Ar
lington County narrows to 10 feet as It
crosses the culvert and enters this city,
was not seen by Caldwell until too late
to turn out. and his car tore through
wire netting, heavy wooden barrier
and the stonework forming the culvert
and plunged rs feet out into the stream
Ralph e. Stroebel, 80, of George
Washington Airport, just south of
Alexandria, who was on his way home
from work, was right behind CaldwelTs
car and he quickly stopped and leaped
into the chilly waters to save the occu-
pants OF the car. A police car contain
ing Patrolmen William Bayliss and
George Elmore of the local force was
also near the scene, and the two officers
aided Stroebel in the rescue.
Top Of Car Torn on.
In some manner the top of the coupe
was torn OF when it struck the water
and Caldwell was thrown clear and
carried by the ebbing tide under the
culvert about 20 feet. Stroebel swan
to the submerged car and found Miss
Simpson seated on portion of the top,
which was at water level. He took her
Continued on Page O. Column 81
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DR.. JASON PIERCE
CONSIDERING CALL
Pastor of First Congrega-
tionaI Church May Leave
City. for Newark Post.

DR.. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor for 10
years of the First Congregational
Church, at Tenth and G streets, where
former President and Mrs. Coolidge
worshiped, said today that he is Con
sidering very favorably" the acceptance
of call to the superintendency Of the
Middle Atlantic Conference of Congre-
gational Churches, with headquarters
at Newark, N. j.
DR.. Pierce has just returned to Wash
ington from California, where for three
weeks he conducted services at the
church Of his friend, DR.. Chauncy Haw-
kins. recently killed in an accident.
Although he explained he has not
made up his mind definitely about the
new call, he said, the work would be
agreeable to him, especially as it would
permit him to continue in the Eastern
territory. II he decides to accept the
call, he would succeed as superintendent
of the Middle Atlantic Conference, DR..
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TRIO SAID TO ADMIT
KILLING WOMAN, So,
Colored Prisoners Taken to Kansas
City, Mo-, When Mob Forms
in Clinton.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, October 25.-Three
colored prisoners removed from the
Henry County Jail while mob formed
last night at Clinton, Mo-, confessed to
police here today that they robbed
and killed MRS. Elizabeth Neiman,
6S-year-old widow. last Saturday in
her isollatleld farm home near Wind
sor, Mo.
The prisoners, placed in the county
jail here, are Buster Shockley, Is; Eul
Richerdson, ~, and Emmett Gallie, 80.
Police quoted Gallie as saying he
struck Mrs. NeiInan over the head
with an iron rod after she told them
she had no money. AS she lay on the
floor, they searched the modest dwelling
and found $3.50 hidden IN q tin can.
The three divided the money ard
left the woman injured fatally, accord
ing to Cables confession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
Ship Was Leaving Rio de
Janeiro Harbor-Shot In
tended Merely as Warning,
Authorities Are Quoted.
CHAOS IN REVOLUTION
FOLLOWS JUNTA COUP
Rebel Leaders Divided on Issue of
Recognizing Group Which Over
threw Government Of President
Luis-Reforms Are Promised.
q. 8. Awaits Developments.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 25.-AdviceS
received at the Brazilian legation
here today said that 20 persons
were killed and 35 were injured
on the German ship Baden when
it was shelled yesterday as it at
tempted to leave Rio de Janeiro.
Most of the casualties were said
to have been Spanish immigrants,
bound for the Argentine.
1t was stated that the Brazilian
revolutionary authorities alleged
that they had intended the shot
merely as warning and had hit
the ship accidentally.
Large Passenger List.
The ship carried a large number of
third-claSs passengers.
The. message from Rio de Janeiro
said: Efforts are being made by the
Brazilian government to settle this re-
grettable incident amicably."
The German legation at Rio de
Janeiro today also notified the foreign
office here that the German steamship
Baden had been fired upon by Fort
Chaopachana when she tried to leave
Rio Harbor yesterday.
The legation said that the Baden had
returned to the harbor with her flags
at half mast, It was stated that mem
bers of The legation staff Immediately
went aboard.
The message added that the Brazilian
ministry of justice claimed that the
Baden displayed no flag. The Baden
was bound for Bnenos Aires, and had
sailed from Hamburg October 4.
SHIP OWNERS UNTNFoRMED.
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AMAZING RESPONSE
TO JOBLESS RELIEF
DRIVE is REPORTED
Committee Receives Large
Number of Letters and TeIe-
grams Offering Aid.
nv the Assoclated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Hoover's Unemployment
Relief Committee today reported re-
ceipt of IAN amazing number Of letters
and kilograms offering support" in the
drive to assist the Nations jobless.
Col. Arthur Woods, who today on
cially was named chairman of the COM
mittee, said industry, State govern
ments and the public generally had re-
sponded to the appeal for aid in solving
the problem.
This committee" Woods said, will
work with three groups-governmenta
bodies, industrial organization bodies
and the public. am happy to report
to you and through you, to the people
Of the country, that hundreds Of letters
and kilograms that have been pouring
in from all parts of the country evi-
dence that these three groups are al
ready voluntarily exerting every effort
to solve the present problem.
With coordination and stimulation
these efforts should grow accumulative
toward an eventual solution"
1850 Hired in Building Job.
AS an index of one field, construc-
ton, Col Woods said he has received
word that $500 men had just been en-
ployed for one year on a new 29-story
apartment house in New York City
1t was estimated this project also would
provide employment for one year for
another 1900.
Referring to the public works bond
voted on in about 20 States November
4, Woods said figures indicated these
States were in sound financial condi-
ton.
The figures on financial statistics
of State governments" he said, SHOW
that 1894 ,523 900 were spent during the
year 1928 by 48 State governments for
OUTLAWS for permanent improvements.
At the same time the increase in the
net debt during 1928 was only $4,000
600, so that for the States as a whole,
81 per cent Of the outlays for perna-
nent improvements were met from cur
rent revenues. Twenty-seven of the
States showed q decrease In net debt
during the year"
Y. M. c. A. Offers Aid.
Woods said the Young Mems
Christian Association Of an Eastern
State had offered its $1,000 associates,
including many prominent business
men ana n0uStr1al leaders, Tor any
help in furthering the employment
program.
The Family Welfare Association,
composed Of 23S of the principal
charity societies of the country now
caring for more than 100000 in
dividuals, offered their support as we'll
as the community councils Of the City
Of New York
c. o. Sheriff.. chairman Of the
Permanent Committee on Stabilizing
Employment of the Cincinnati area, in
telegram to the committee, said that
city and adjacent communities had de-
veloped plans for meeting unemuloy-
ment this Winter.
Col Woods planned to leave WASH
ington today for New York, where he
will remain until Tuesday.
He announced that Bryce Stewart,
New York statistician. had been secured
Continued on Page 2, Column s.
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DOWNPOUR MARS WEDDING
OF BORIS AND GIOVANNI
Guests, Including Bride, Drenched
Ceremony Brief but Impressive.
Low Mass Is Omitted.

orthodox. or Greek Catholic Church.
Had the wedding been held at 10
am, as had been planned, it would
have passed off without unpleasant Incl
dent and the storm which blew up just
before ii would have found the entire
party at the Villa CONSTANT, safely be-
meath roofs for the wedding breakfast
AS it was the three royal trains bear
ing the wedding party from Pisa ar
rived nearly an hour and a half late,
and as the Princess Giovanni, attired
in Beautiful white, stepped from her
coach onto the red-carpeted platform,
heavy drizzle commenced.
Closed cars were substituted for the
open tonneaus 1t had been planned
to use for the drive along the streets
lined with troops to the church. At
the Basilica's portal an umbrella was
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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GERMAN COMMUNIST
RIOTlNG REPORTED
One Killed, Nine Injured, While
Arms Are Found-Town Hall
Is Stormed by Mob.
az the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, october 25.-Serious dis
orders in which Communists are in
volved were reported TO-DAY from Prussia
and Holstein.
At Dortmund one Communist was
killed and nine seriously injured, in a
clash between FascistS and Communists
in the night. 1t was said by the police
that the Hitlerites fired pistols.
A store of arms including $50 infantry
rifles and 1000 rounds of ammunition
was discovered in q police raid on the
estate of Baron Won Landsberg, near
Dortmund.
At Itzehoe, Ho,stein, 200 Communists
attempted to storm the town hall dur
ing a city council meeting. The police
drove them back with their sticks. A
large number OF Communists were in
jured and several arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
GRANT WILL KEEP 100 WORKERS
IN PARKS TO CUT IDLE ROSTER
Force Will Be Retained Three Days Week, Usual Winter
Lay-Of Being Omitted

and taking away underground, particu-
larry in the valleys in the cityS park
system. This arrangement will mean
that these men will work on a three
oay-a-Week basis, but will insure that
tney VIII have employment rather than
being added to Washington's unem-
ployment roster.
Tentative plans of the parks division
call Tor these men doubling up on work
IN the Spring under the current fiscal
program. The officials are hopeful,
however, that new work will be au-
thorized by Congress, SO that employ
ment may be speeded up by March l..
The regular Winter lay-on lasts from
October 10 to March /, but this year
this schedule Is 30 be waived, In view
az Tho general lack ~ work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25

One hundred men, who aid in keep
ing the parks in shipshape during the
warm season, instead of being discharged
around November /, as Is customary,
win be retained this Winter on the pay
roll Of the parks division of the once
Of Public Buildings and Public Parks,
as the contribution OF Lieut.. Col
y. S. Grant, Sd. director. toward re-
lieving the Unemployment situation here.
Ordinarily the layoff Is started about
October IS, but this year. in view OF
the business depression, none has been
will be engaged through the Wir1er in
cleaning up the parks. ralxing III dead
.*snu nenK ens4afSyfssrs @m1Yn~. 49, ,lMA.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
CAMPBELL JURY Ridden
TO PARTY FOR GUARD
Deputy Marshal Mccarthy to Be
Honor Guest at Birthday Din
ner Given by Hotel.

Members Of the jury in the Campbell
trial are lucky to have James F. Chg
JIM Mccarthy as one of the deputy
marshals assigned to guard them.
Mccarthy will celebrate his sixtieth
birthday anniversary tomorrow, and
when the management of the Metro
poiitan Hotel, where the jury is quar-
tered, heard about the event, announce
ment was made that the hotel win
tender the deputy marshal q big free
birthday dinner, with the jurors as
special guests.
Turkey and all its trimmings win
head the menu, and occupying q
prominent spot in the center of the
table viii be q large birthday cake
baked by Mrs. Mccarthy.
Big Jim" has had a colorful career.
Born in Mississippi, he was reared near
Memphis, Tenn. and since has wander
ed all over the United States. He has
been, successfully. ploughboy. printers
devil, Federal land inspector and
deputy marshal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
COMMUNISTS REPORT
100000 MEMBERS
Figures for United States Given as
$685., 500, 900 Live in
Russia.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, october 25.-The news
paper Pravda today published a state
ment that membership in the Com
munist International throughout the
world is slightly over 100000. OF the
total, $4,000 are In Russia. Member
ship in foreign countries in 1890, ac-
cordlng to Pravda, include the following:
Czechoslovakia, $4,000; France, 1920.
Figures for the United States were
given as 1855. Decreases in some coun-
tries, Pravda said, were more than or
set by the quality Of activities Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
FLOOD RELIEF RUSHED
Mexican Troops Bringing Supplies
to Alamo Flood Victims.

MEXICO CITY, october rs R.-
Two columns of troops, one from Tam
pico and the other from Tuxpam, today
were making their way toward Alamo
with medical supplies and other equip
ment for the inhabitants caught in
the floods Of Tuesday. An army COM
mander has telegraphed that hundreds
we're drowned, but Tuxpam reports
today said the figures probably were
exaggerated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
LEAVES FOR COLUMBUS
Australian Avaitrix Resumes
r1;rh4 g.. Fat Uyu.4 pn5

Australian Avaitrix Resumes
Flight for East-West Record.
WICHITA, Kans., october IS R.-
Mrs. Keith Miller, Australian aviatrix,
attempting to establish a new West to
East transcontinental fight record for
women, took OF from the municipal air.
port here at am. &C. S. To today for
Columbus, Ohio, where she will make
an overnight stop. She plans no other
landings.
She arrived here at $50 pm. yester-
day from Albuquerque, N. Mex, where
she had been delayed several days for
repairs to her machine. The craft was
damaged in landing on a dark field.
Her elapsed flying time from Los An
geles to Wichita Is IL hours and min
utes, an hour and minutes less than
required by Miss Laura ingalls,, present
record holder, to ny the same distance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
JUNTA FORMING REGIME.
President Luis Held at Fort Following
Coup in Rio.

RIO DE JANEIRO, October IS R.-
The revolutionary junta which yester-
day overthrow the government of Pres
ident Washington Luis set about today
to reorganize the political structure and
restore peace throughout Brazil.
The junta, composed principally Of
Gen. Menna Barreto, Gen. Leite Castro,
Gen Tasso Fragoso and Admiral Iraias
Noronha. planned a meeting as soon as
possible to form cabinet. 1t is Under
stood that Octavio Manaberia, foreign
minister of the late government, will be
q member of the new ministry.
Also on the junta's program are the
dissolution of Congress, the calling Of
a special Congress to revise the cou-
stitution, new regulations for military
service. the establishment OF secret
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81 MINERS BURIED
BY GERMAN BLAST
Fire Damp Explosion Is Blamed.
Five Injured Are
Removed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAARBRUECKEN, Germany, octo-
Der 25.-Eighty-seven miners were en-
tombed today by a fire damp explo-
sion in the Maybach Colliery near here.
Five injured were taken from the shaft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
WOMAN, UNCONSCIOUS
FOR So DAYS, SUCCUMBS
Mrs. Maxwell u. Bechtol, Hurt in
Auto Accident, in Coma
Since Injury.
a. the Arsociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, october 25.-Mrs. Max-
well ". Bechtol, wife Of Lincoln.
Neb., attorney who had been uncon-
sciols for nearly SO days since she was
injured In an automobile accident mere
died In a hospital today.
Mrs Bechtol suffered q fractured
skull In q collision between truck and
. taxicab in which she and her two
children were riding, September 2.
Aaxs. 6echtol never recovered conscious
ness. Pneumonia developed several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
SHE OWNERs UNINFoRMED.
Hamburg-American Line Gets No Reply
to Gables.

HAMBURG, October IS OP).-The
Hamburg American Line this afternoon
issued statement that, although it had
sent "cabie after cable to our repre-
sentative at Rio de Janeiro," it had
received not one word Of explanation
regarding yesterdays Smelling by a
Brazilian fort of the steamship Baden.
in which nearly score of persons were
reported to have been killed
The statement said: I'VE are still
without word of the steamship Baden.
We simply cannot understand 1t. We
have sent cable after cable to our rep
resentative at Rio. One thing we must
emphatically state, however, it is sim
ply unthinkable that the Baden's cap
tain should have failed to hoist a flag.
He Is one of our oldest and most trusted
men, who knows all shipping regula-
tons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
S0vIETS HIT BELGIUM
Divert az Grain Ships as Reprisal
for Anti-Dumping Act.

BRUSSELS, October rs HD.-As re-
prisal against Belgium's new anti-dump-
ing regulations, the Soviet government
has changed the destination of % grain
ships bound from Antwerp to Rotter-
dam.
Russia was said to have taken storage
at Rotterdam for 800, 900 tons Of grain.
Belgian shippers we're said to have asked