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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
WASH|NGTONG GROUP
SEEKS NEW HOME
Association of Oldest Inhab-
itantS May Be Forced Out
by Federal Plans.

Because of the fact that there Is a
possibility the Government may decide
to take its present headquarters at
Nineteenth and H streets for either the
War or Navy Department, the ASSo-
citation Of Oldest Inhabitants Of the
District of Columbia plans to launch a
campaign this year for a building fund
for a new permanent home.
This was formally announced at the
regular New Year meeting of the as
ISOLATION at the headquarters today by
James F. Duhamel chairman Of the
committee in charge. Mr.. Duhamel eX-
raised for the new home, and that
during this year an effort would be
put forth to raise funds for perma-
nent location.
Fine Arts Group Favorable.
1t is understood that the present To-
cation is favored by the Fine Arts Com
mission for one of the Federal struc-
lures but no decision has been reached
in the matter by the Public Buildings
Commission, the only body having suffi-
Gent authority to decide.
The association members, following
their regular annual New Year meet
ing, marched in a body to the White
House, where they were received by
President Hoover.
At the regular meeting the principal
feature on the program was the read
ing of the chronicles of 1880 by the
associations chronicler and historian,
John Clagett Proctor. Mr.. Proctor's
chronicles outlined the high-spots of
the history for this city and the Ma
tons Government for the past year.
Outdoor Christmas Trees Approved.
On motion of Charles v. Samuels,
the association commended the many
citizens of the District who have con-
tributed to the Yuletide beauty of the
city by illumination of outdoor Christ
mas trees
The needs of the Community Chest
of Washington were brought to the at
tention of the association by Eugene
Woodson, representing the Chest
Henry L. Bryan, vice president of the
association, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
PHONE COMPANIES
TO SPEND MILLIONS
$4,000, 600 in Improve
mentS Planned for District
and Nearby States.

More than $4,000 900 will be spent
during the year 1881 by the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co.'S operating
in the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia, on extern
sions and improvements, it was an
nounced by officials here.
During this year, the company esti-
mates that $4,000 telephones will be
added to the system, as compared with a
estimate that the total number of
phones will gain from the 651 800 in
use yesterday, to 685,000 by the end of
this new year.
1,O7O,OOO,O00 Calls in Year.
Major projects contemplated this year
which will provide employment for the
companies installation, construction
and operating forces include outside
plant consisting of additional pole lines,
exchange and toll circuits, aerial and
underground cable and conduit, and
miscellaneous items, $6,491 900; tele-
phones, private branch exchange sys-
TENS and other equipment on the SUBJ
scribers' premises, $5,130,000; switch
boards and central Office equipment adj
ditions, $3,369,000, and land, buildings
and additions, $1,658,000.
Telephone users in the District of
Virginia last year made more than
1910, 100000 telephone calls, which was
an increase of 26,40O,000 over the num-
Der made in 1929.
Construction contemplated in the
District of Columbia by the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. is estimated
to involve gross expenditure of $3462,-
900. During the year the company ex-
poets to add 5000 telephones to the
168, 625 in service at the end Of 1880.
$3,373,OOO Spent Here.
Additions and bettermentS to the
telephone system in the District Of Co
lumbia completed during the past year,
in addition to routine construction in
volved expenditures of about $3,373, 900.
During the past year large dial pri-
vate branch exchange systems were in
stalled and placed in service in the
Treasury Department, Bureau of En-
craving and Printing and Bureau of In
ternal Revenue, and in six commercial
establishments. Two large manual pri-
vate branch exchange switchboard sys-
TENS we're also installed. At the Wash
ington Terminal Co., an improved Pull
man reservation telephone system was
also placed in service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
RETIRING u. S. WORKER RECALLS
STREET CAR TROUBLES OF 1881
Mrs. Ida Dinger Ranke Began
Printing Office Services
SO Years Ago.
Friends Honor Woman Who
RetireS With HaIf-Cen-
fury Record.

In the year 1881 the modes of public
transportation were not what they are
today, and on a cold, snowy morning in
January, for instance, it was quite q
problem to travel over unplowed high
ways to ones place of employment.
But Mrs. Ida Dinger Ranke, of 300
Monroe street northeast, now approach
ing her SEVENTEEN year, recalls wildly
as she retires from the Government
employ today after so years Of service
the first day when she made her way
from her home in Southwest Washing
ton to the Government Printing ONCE,
on January 10. 1881.
She remembers too, the struggle the
team Of horses drawing the street car
she rode had TO two the last word in
public utilities over snow-covered tracks
and how she alighted from the tram
with other passengers TO walk ahead of
the horses so as to lessen the load on
q hill.
Mrs. Ranke, who was born in Balti-
more, was In attendance at her ONCE
almost every day for the entire so years,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
KEEP BUSY
ON NEW YEAR EVE.
Loss of Envelope Containing
ST, 600 Reported-0ther
RobberieS Listed.

Loss Of an envelope containing a
$1,000 bond of the Vermont Building,
Fifteenth and L streets, and first
mortgage bonds for 5000 was reported
to the police yesterday afternoon by
GuStave G. Hertz, room 1108 Investment
Building.
When Arthur Roberts, colored, re-
siding at 6171A First street southwest,
returned home last evening and dis
covered numerous articles of furniture
missing from his home, he almost con-
cluded he was in the wrong house. He
later told police his home had been
robbed of a velour parlor suite, cot and
table. He valued the stolen property
at $50.
A Jimmy" operator visited an apart
ment house at 1915 s street yesterday,
iimmied doors of two apartments, did a
bit Of ransacking and departed without
taking anything. The apartments ran
sacked were those of Elaine Hughes and
James Miller on the fourth floor.
$500 Radio Stolen.
Earl Benton, COG I street, told police
Of the taking of a $500 radio from a
car parked at Sixth and I streets yes
Uerday. The radio was the property OF
the Joseph M zamoiski Co., 928 H
street.
Theft of an evening wrap valued at
$69.50 was reported to the police. The
wrap, property of Mrs. Thomas A. Pat
terson, Fairfax Hotel, was taken from
an automobile parked at Eleventh and
F streets.
Frank E. Crane, 1474 Columbia road
reported the taking Of his overcoat and
pair of gloves from the telephone ex-
change at Fourteenth and r streets.
His coat was valued at $50.
Benjamin Siegal. proprietor of a
west. returned to his home in the rear
of the store this morning to find a
colored man behind stove.
Threatens to Kill.
"Shut up or I'll kill you," the man
said leveling a revolver at Siegal'S sis
ter and a guest from New York, the
first to discover the mans presence in
the house. He was allowed to leave I'M
moleSted.
Examination of the house showed
that the man had entered by removing
pane of glass from a rear window
The cash register had been robbed
of $40.
william McKenney, 400 New Jersey
avenue southeast, is the most recent
taXicab victim of hold-up. He told
police that three colored men robbed
him of 81 and his watch and eye glass
es. The driver said that he resisted
the robbers with a screw driver and
believes that he stabbed one of the
men in the neck.
Joseph Johnson, 744 Minis tenth street
northeast, reported being grabbed from
behind by an unknown colored man
while he was walking on Benning road
near Seventeenth street northeast. A
white man rif1ed his pockets and took
$22 while the colored man held him,
johnson said. A third man drove the
pair away in an automobile after rob-
bling him, he said.
Lincoln Watts, 103 Seaton place, de-
clared that a colored man pressed
pistol to his side and took $14 from him
while he was in a house in the first
block of Hanover street. Watts recog-
nized the man and said that he would
obtain a warrant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
FUTURE.

100000, and 0.53 cents per kilowatt hour
for the belance.
Schedule G, for industrial motors,
for the first 20 hours use monthly Of
the maximum demand, AZ cents per
kilowatt hour
For all electricity used monthly in
excess of 70 hours, use of the maximum
demand, 3 cents per kilowatt hour.
Schedule H, for electric service used
for commercial heating and cooking
only. first 10 kilowatt hours AZ cents
per kilowatt hour, all in excess of 10
kilowatt hours 81 cents per kilowatt
hour.
The order is effective on all bills
based on meter readings taken after
January l. 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
OFFICE BUILDING
DAMAGED BY FIRE
$35, 900 Maddux Hotels Co.
Blaze Attracts Throng
of Merrymakers.

Holiday crowds were thrilled last
night by fire which swept through the
basement of the Maddux Hotel, Inc, Of
fee, at 1909 L street. officials esti-
mated the damage at $4,000.
While an investigation to determine
the source Of the blaze was under way
today, police reported it appeared to
have originated in the electric wiring
system. 1t was explained that the
flames were virtually confined to the
basement Of the three-story structure
Police discovered the fire shortly after
8 o'clock. Two alarms were sounded in
quick succession. A huge throng, in
Guiding many fashionably dressed men
and women en- route to New Year par
ties. was attracted by dense clouds of
smoke and the clatter of fire apparatus.
The blaze caused a Commute traffic
tie-up. More than a score of Four
tenth street trolleys were halted. Po-
lice reserves were summoned to keep
motorists out of the danger zone and
to control the crowd.
Physicians and ambulances from
Emergency and Casualty Hospitals were
on hand. No one was injured, however
Officials reported the fire failed to
penetrate a brick vault in the cellar
in which valuable records of the COM
pany were stored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
REVELRY M|NGLES
WITH PRAYER AS
1881 IS USHERED IN
Police Records Show Debut
Neither More BoiSterouS
Nor Drier Than Last.
So PERSONS ARRESTED
ON DRINKING CHARGES
Majority Forfeit Collateral-0nly
One Taken Into Custody for
Driving While intoxicated.

After a night of the usual revelry and
prayer. Miss 1881 was sitting on the
xop of the world" today.
Police records today revealed that The
debut of this new year was neither more
heisterous nor drier than that OF 1851
For a small minority Of the thou
sands who celebrated the passing OF
the old year in downtown Washington
last night, the Police and Traffic Courts
were holding receptions this morning
But only a few of the So persons ar
rested for drunkenness showed up 10
cClIrt. The rest had forfeited thelr
collateral. Only one OF the 6S was ar.
rested for driving while intoxicated ano
this offender, Albert S. Donnelly, "a
wears old, of 31O9 Nichols avenue south
east, had the distinction" of having
his name the first to appear on the
1881. police blotter. He was arrested
Ct 1901 o'clock.
Escapes Fine.
Being the first person, however
caused Donnelly to receive judicial 1or-
eiveness and left Police Court later
with speeding at 65 miles an hour:
Donnelly, an employe OF st. Eliza
beth's Hospital was apprehendeo by
Policeman M. Chmylko.
Donnelly said that he was rushing
home to witness the uShering in OF the
new year with his family.
Judge, 7 am going to let this man
90" said the officer to Judge Isaac r.
HIT. "I want to start the new year
right by doing little kindness"
One Casualty Reported.
While the police were kept fairly
busy, the f1remen, were sent out on
eight false alarms turned in by the
usual prankerS.
Only one casualty was reported.
George E. Hardin. 81, of 35l Eleventh
street southeast, was passing the cor
ner of Eleventh street and Potomac
avenue southeast at the stroke OF mid
night, when he was accidentally shot.
Two unidentified men standing on the
corner fired shotguns to greet the New
Year, he told the police, and scattered
shot from one of the guns penetrated
the side of his head. HE was taken
to Casualty Hospital and later permitted
to return home.
The debut of 1881 was ushered in
with the usual amount Of revelry in the
streets, night clubs and private homes.
But other thousands, more serious IN
thought, attended the watch-night Serv-
ices In q hundred churches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
BISHOP FREEMAN SPEAKS
ON JOBLESS SITUATION
Recognition of Religious Principles
in Mapping Remedies Urged
in Sermon at Chapel.

Recognition of religious principles In
was urged in preference to mere we'll
wishing and boosted self confidence by
the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bish-
OPP of Washington, in a radio broadcast
sermon in the Bethlehem Chapel of the
Washington Cathedral today.
Bishop Freeman's theme was the I'M
employment situation from the view
point Of a church leader, and his obser-
Year day services.
I'VE can readily make choice today of
that which the Russian experiment
boldly sets forth. in which religion plays
no part" the bishop declared, "or we
can begin afresh to build our institu-
tons on those stable and sure footings
that were laid by the fathers Of the
republic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
ANNUL MENT ORDERED
ON WOMAN'S PETITION

The marriage of Mrs. Evelyn Harris
in Kansas last year was annulled in
District Supreme Court yesterday after
the woman had declared she would not
have gone through with the ceremony
except that she believed the procuring
of the license bound her legally to do
so. The husband is Jesse G. Harris of
Kansas City, Mo.
The wife, through Attorney Campbell
Howard. told the court she was a minor
at the time the ceremony was perform
ed. Justice William Hitz signed the an
nullment decree, which permitted the
woman to resume her maiden name of
Evelyn Harlan. The marriage was per-
formed March 2, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
NURSE AND MAN HELD
IN OPERATION PROBE
Young Woman Reported in Serious
Condition as Result-Pair
Make Bond.

Mrs. Bertha Hartwell 81 years old,
nurse, residing at l441 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, and Paul Miller
Rhodes, % years old. OF pit Eleventh
street southwest, were booked by the
police yesterday on a charge of abor-
ton The former gave bond in the sum
Of $4,000 for her appearance, while the
latter furnished a bond of 81 500
ceived word fiC1.2 Atlantic City, N. j.,
that a young woman, resident of the
seaside city, was in a serious condition
Is a result of an operation reported to
have been performed in this city.
Detectives Robert A. Sanders and
D. II. Jones, of the Narcotic Squad,
conducted an investigation which re-
suited In the arrests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
VETERANS OF SERVICE
BRANCHES WILL MEET
Men Who Served in Armed Forces
More Than 80 Years to Install
ofcers Saturday Night.

Veterans of the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard who have had
80 years Of active service and upwards
viii hold . get-together on Saturday
evening, when the Retired Enlisted
Mems Association, No. /, holds its an
nual installation Of officers at the
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street. The
program Is scheduled to start at 7:45
pm. and win include music, a supper
and dancing.
Oficials to be installed are: Charles
Craig, commander: Thomas w. Roland,
senior vice commander: Ellis Loney.
junior vice commander; H. H. Curtis,
oficer Of the day; James Sullivan, Of
0cer of the guard; Q. A. Mccormack,
chaplain, and william Wright, quarter
nlAsteE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
POOL SKATING BARRED

Although 1881 brought some skating
today in Rock Greek Park, officials Of
the United States park police said that
the ice on the rejecting pool of the
Lincoln Memorial is insufficient to per-
nit of skating there. In some places
the rejecting pool ice is but half an
inch thick, while in others it is one
and one-half inches thick
Official of the ONCE of Public Build
ings and Public Parks desire to have
the ice three inches thick before allow
ing crowds to throng on the rejecting
mol ice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
UNDERSEA EXPLORER
TO TELL OF DISCOVERIES
DR.. William Beebe, Naturalist, to
Describe Adventure Near
Bermuda Islands.

What one finds when he is let down
1900 feet below the surface of the sea
in steel ball will be described for
members of the National Geographic
Society at the Washington Auditorium
tomorrow night by DR.. William Beebe,
naturalist.
DR.. Beebe made his astounding de-
scent into "Davy Jones' Locker" near
the Bermuda Islands. His steel sphere
was fitted with heavy quartz glass win
dows capable of withstanding pressure
of nine tons
Through these windows he obtained
still and motion pictures Of the remark
able creatures that live at great depths
in the sea. These and other photo
graphs showing DR.. Beebe's oceano-
graphic investigations will be used in
illustrating the address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
LIEUT.. SCHILLING COMING
TO WASHINGTON FOR DUTY
Army officer, Now in Cincinnati,
to Become Assistant in Engi-
neering in Capital District.

Lieut.. Karl B. Schilling, Corps of En-
at the University of Cincinnati, has
been ordered to this city, effective jan
uary II, for duty as an assistant to Mai
Joseph D. Arthur, jr, Corps of Engi-
neers, in charge of Federal engineering
works in this vicinity, including the
navigation of the Potomac River and
its tributaries and the District water
supply system.
Lieut.. Schilling is from New York and
is a graduate of the West Point Mill
tary Academy, class of 1916 and of the
Engineer School at Fort Humphreys
Va, 1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
YOUTH, 10, TO SPEAK
Will Address Commissioners on
Better Citizenship.

Better citizenship during the coming
year will be urged by George Hahn, Is
years old, in a talk before the Board of
Commissioners Saturday morning in
the District Building. The youngster
will represent the Boys Club of Wash
ington and 240 similar groups in other
parts of the country.
More than 100 boys also will take an
oath of allegiance to better citizenship
before the Commissioners. The occa-
sion will mark the organizations tenth
anniversary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
BLAINE CLUB THANKFUL

Co1ored Political Group Expresses
Appreciation for Chance to Serve.
A deep appreciation of the opportu-
nifty of the colored citizens for service
and devotion to his country is expressed
in the New Year resolution of the
Blaine Invincible Republican Club,
local colored political organization,
The resolution concludes: Let each
and every one Of us in the new year of
1881 determine to live by the Golden
Rule, and do our full share toward
promoting peace and good viii as the
dominating influence In our country. !"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE

Suit for absolute divorce from Cliff
ford M. Stretmater, 1922 Madison place,
was filed in District Supreme Court to-
day by his wife, Mrs. Marie Stretmater.
The wife charges her husband with un-
faithfulnesS. She is represented by At
torneys Arthur H. Yeatrnan and GeorDe
D. Horning. jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01

with the exception Of one fcur-year
period when she was of duty because
of illness. She has been a Consistent
worker with the Government Printing
Office, having been called upon many
times for special duty at ali hours of
the night when Congress was working
overtime.
A group Of her co-workers yesterday
presented her with a coin purse and
flowers at 0 farewell reception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Plane Firm Shows Gain.

SEATTLE, January / P).-The
Boeing Airplane Co. revealed today it
delivered 1879 planes last year, more
than in any period since 1922.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
FOUND DEAD IN ALLEY
Man Believed to Have Toppled
From Car While Sleeping.

From Car While Sleeping.
A man whose body was identified as
that of Frank Murray, about So years
old, of 100 Thornapple street, Chevy
Chase, Md, was found in an alley in the
rear of the 1900 block of U street about
10 o'clock this morning.
Police believe that Murray fell asleep
in an automobile and accidentally top
pied to the cement pavement. The
cause of death will be determined by
the coroner when the body is examined
at the Morgue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

TO-DAY.
Study class, United Lodge of Theos
ophistS, Hill Building, Seventeenth ond
streets, BIS pm.
FUTURE.
Tea, Western College Alumnae, Uni
versitv Woman's Club, 1884 1 street,
tomorrow, 4 to pm
Luncheon, Columbia University Alum
nj Club, University Club, tomorrow,
1890 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
DTiiUeTS
Of SiHeS
neUer
WMnt less

Ask your friends who skies if they would
slider driving cylinders again. Their
will give you good idea of why skies popular today
spoiled anything less Drivers of skies
multiple cylinders. They would think of
giving sx performance than they would consider giving
UP any of of motoring. To the
the cylinder question has been settled and for ALL
Slip behind Chevrolet Six, and you'll know why
they do Get the inside facts about %
performance through frshand special way
Step the starter, let the idleand notice how
sereney. silently CLUTCH shift
sow-and feel that steady unred flow of power Change
hit faster and faster clip slip the lever into
'hgh sweep along top speed-then throttle down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

barely smooness and fexblty nEOuys get
six-cynde smoohness, sixndeT fexbiy Gone are
annoying vibration Every driving moment is
enjoyable!
OF Them sx-cyinder Chevrolet raise the
1g is runnng-take look at the source
smooth steady operation cylinders
H. ependubily through the months and the miles,
49, Wearing vibration reduced a minimum The whole
stuys young longer result There less need for repairs
have proved the value of Chevrolets
six-cne design found that Chevrolet actually
less for upkeep than
automobile. They have found it smoother quieter
enjoyable operation! They knoV six better-and
to they would be satisfied with lessI
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23
NEW ECONOMIC '. PLAN FOR ENGLAND
 STARTS LIT TALK
DOCUMENT WORK OF EXPERTS IN MANY LINES; KEEP PACE
 WITH U. 5. AND RUSSIA

LONDON, Feb, 23, lH'l The re- construction of the British econo- mic system from top to bottom ls proposed in a new flve-year plan for Great Britain which has just made it's appearance and which is expected to start heated discus sion among all parties as it's nm plications become more fully uli- derstood.
 Fully as drastic as Russias s ex- pertinent, the new proposal would transform the British economical system to enable it to keep pace industrically with the United Stat es and Russia #
 The document proposing this extraordinary realignment of the British economic forces is publish cd as a supplement to the British weekend Review and is supposed to be the work of experts in many lines. It has the approval of J B. s. Haldane, Sir OsWell Mosely, Pro- lessor Harold LaSkie, Sir Robert Donald and A. Duff Cooper.