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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
.GAS ADJUSTMENTS
| TOTAL 1,S37 IN 3
MONTHS PERIOD
Requested Data Given Util-
tiles Body Covering Both
Companies Records.
SURVEY APPARENTLY
SHORT OF DEMANDS
Official Comment Withheld Until
Reports Are Checked With
Other Information.

More than 10000 gas appliances were
adjusted by the Washington and
Georgetown Gas Light Cos. during the
three-montfl period ending Friday, Of
ficials reported today.
This information was forwarded to
the Public Utilities Commission today
by Bert L. Peck, assistant to the presi-
dent Of the Washington Gas Light Co,
at the request Of Harleigh H. Hart
man, vice chairman OF the commission.
While official comment was withheld
at the commission until the reports
might be checked with other data al
ready available, Ii was understood the
reply would fail to satisfy criticism be-
cause the survey appeared at first glance
70 nave fallen short OF demands made
py the commission. In this connection.
approximately $4,000 gas consnn, sas
IN the District, the Adjustments
amounted TO 30,s37.
New Installations.
It was said new installations. II made
at the customary rate, might have ac-
counted for large majority Of the adj
Justments reported. In any event IL
was indicated the gas companies r1o,r
would be called upon to break down the
figure Of 30.637 and show how many
adjustments were made rs q part OF q
special pressure survey, the number on
service calls, the total because Of new
installations and for miscellaneous rea-
sons.
Peck's letter, addressed to Earl v.
Fisher, commission secretary, follows:
In accordance with conversation
with Commissioner Hartman Of August
~, ] wish to advise that for the period
from May 20 to August II, inclusive.
inspections were made and where neces-
sarys appliances adjusted for 3o,ssT
customers.
This report applies to the combined
washington Gas Light and Gecrg stown
Gas Light situations.
Special Appliance Force.
"In response to a further inquiry OF
Commissioner Hartman, we have Of
present eight men engaged In special
appliance adjustment work, other than
upon complaint. These men are at
present engaged in the general vicinity
Of Wisconsin avenue and Woodiey road.
General readjustment in Wesley Heights
has been completed within the past
week.
FecKS report YVES requested % the
commission might learn what progress
had been made In carrying out It's
order directing readtustment of cori~
sumner appliances to operate eficiently
on temporary S-inch maximum pres
sure. Although the order was issued In
June and required reports every 10 days.
today's communication was the first re-
ceived.
The entire question of pressures and
adjustments will be considered at hear
ingS to begin September II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
Farmer Is Found Dead.

WINCHESTER, Va, August % (spe-
cial) Relatives here were notified
last night Of the death Of Charles
Wesley Kyle, S6, native of this city,
which occurred at his home at Garth
age, Mo, where he had been engaged
in farming. He was found dead in bed
and had been in I'll health some time
He leaves two sons and daughter IN
Missouri and brother, Thomas Kyle
Winchester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

of Marines and the Navy Band formed
the military escort.
Honorary pallbearers for the re-inter-
ment, which took place at 1890 o'clock,
included Rear Admiral Henry v. Butler.
commandant Of the Washington Navy
Yard; Capt. r. M. Brainard, U. o. N;
Capt. O. l.. Cox, u. 8. N, and Capt.
william G. Neil, Supply Corps, u. 8. ".
A number of members Of the Dewey
Congressional Medal Mems Association
likewise participated.
Capt. Gwinn died while in command
Of the Constitution in 1849, while at
tached to the Mediterranean Squadron
He was buried in Palermo, but at the
request Of his widow, who was also laid
to rest with him at todays ceremony,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
FL WING PERMIT SOUGHT
BY HERNDON, PANGBoRN
Ambassador Forbes Urges Speedy
Action on Request to
japanese.
AZ the Associated Press

BY the Associated Eress
The American embassy in Toxic has
filed an application with the Japanese
government for a permit for Hugh
Herndon, jr. and Clyde Pangborn
American aviators, to fly across the Pa
cific from that country.
Ambassador Forbes informed the State
Department today that the embassy had
urged speedy action on the application
Hcrndon and Pangborn, after tie fail
ure OF an attempted round-the-worId
fight. few over Japan and were fined
hsavily for taking unauthorized photo
graphs Of japanese fortified areas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
Horse Show Chartered.

RICHMOND, Va. August ~ lSpe-
ciall "A charter Of incorporation has
been granted the Manassas Horse SHOW
and FAir Association. whose declared
purpose Is 70 encourage and promote
the breeding Of horses and other live
stock and 70 held fairs and exhibitions
John w. White OF Manassas IL presi-
dent. Maximum capital is limited e
5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
GRADING FOR BRIDGE
SITE NEARLY COMPLETE
Work on Virginia Shore Leading to
Arlington Cemetery Progress
ing, Engineer Reports.

Practically all the grading work
planned by the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission for the project on
the Virginia shore leading up to Ar
lington National Cemetery is completed,
John L. Nagle, designing engineer. said
today.
The tunnel being constructed to elm
mate the railroad grade crossing on
the memorial avenue Is nearing COM
pletion and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Is expected to shift the Rosslyn, Va,
branch tracks into the tunnel In about
i've weeks.
The grading contractor, Marye g.
Blankenship. Shawsvilie, va, win have o
small amount Of grading to do In con-
nection with the commissions side
track, which win be shifted when the
pennsylvania Railroad moves its facil-
tiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
VICTIM OF AUTOMOBILE
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Englehart Grau, 90, Run Down at
Rhode Island Avenue and
22d Street-Driver Held.

Englehart George Grau. SO years old.
of 2s45 Mills avenue northeast was in
a serious condition at Casualty Hospital
today, suffering from injuries to the
head and cuts about the body sustained
when he was hit by an automobile on
Rhode Island avenue near Twenty-sec-
ond street last night He was pro-
nounced slightly improved this morn
ing.
Alnac Lakeland Butler, 80. colored,
of Cockeysville. Md, driver of the au-
tomobile which struck Mr.. Grau, was
held at No. IL police station pending
outcome of the mans injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
Aged Resident Buried.

DANVILE. Va, August az (Special)
Services were held yesterday for John
%. Stuart one OF the cityss Oldest resi-
dents. who died saturday. at the age Of
81 years. He Is survived By bis widow
lRnd several children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

to fill in details on the work executed
today on return trip over the same
route, and also to start another paint
ing, on the way back.
Miss Dickens, whose local address Is
at the Dresden Apartments, Connecticut
avenue and Kalorama road was accom-
panied on the journey by John j.
ONeilI of the staff of the Brooklyn
Eagle. Mr.. O'Neill said the wager
which inspired the feat today grew out
of a recent discussion in which Miss
Dickens described having painted q
landscape In oils while standing in 3
feet Of water In Louisiana swamp last
year. Shs had said that her hands
Seemed magnetized to the canvas
Some one then challenged her ability to
produce q landscape scene while riding
aboard a pitching airplane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

The UndersherfH Court was held
recently for the first time in IS seaFs
IA nngnhAsiers Enslan6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
Star stan Photo.

soLaE GbESI4 fILUtUs
the captains body was brought back te
the United States In 1850. He wal
buried In the Philadelphia Cemetery
There his body remained for we'll over
half a century.
Recently the graves Of Capt. and Mrs
Gwinn were discovered, when opera.
lions for abandoning the cemetery went
forward. The Veterans Of Foreign Wars
in Philadelphia took an interest In ex-
huming the bodies and 1t was decided
to renter them In Arlington.
Capt. Gwinn was born in Maryland
about June II, 1891. His widow, Mrs
Caroline S. Gwinn, was born IN Feb
rtlary, 1903, and died In June, 1854
according to information given TO the
Navy Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
Returning 70 District.

Marosy was bringing Government
equipment back to National Guard
headquarters Ia washington when the
accident occurred. Police say that
witnesses to the accident told them that
Bean was driving on the wrong side
Of the road ct the time OF the crash.
Among witnesses to the accident was
Walter johnson, jr.. son or the mama
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
zone Can, One Admission,
Is offer to Children in
Charity Drive.

The Circle theater will take on
the appearance Of huge grocery
store Friday night and Saturday
afternoon, when Indianapolis boys
and girls will be admitted to the
show for one can of food.
The food is being collected by The
Indianapolis Times and the Skour-
as-Publix theaters for the Salvation
Army, which, in turn, will distribute
it among the city's needy.
1--WE hope every boy and girl in
the city will respond" states B. v.
Sturdivant, zone manager of the
Skouras-Publix enterprises here,
since carload will not be too
much. The only thing necessary for
admission to the theater between 6
Friday night and Saturday night
will be one can of any kind Of
food.
1T may be corn, tomatoes, peas,
beans, or anything else, SO long as
it will help alleviate suffering
among needy families of Indian
apolis. We are especially eager to
obtain glass jars of home-prepared
preserved foods"
Distribution of the food will be
made under the direction of Adju-
tant Arthur V. CasS of the Salvation
Army.
Boys and girls bringing food will
see Richard Dix in Secret Service"
a Mickey Mouse cartoon, a Clark
and Mccullough comedy, and an
Ethel Norman song reel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

lie schools, who spoke Wednesday
night on THE School Dollar" over
WKBF.
Good defined an average property
owner as one who owns $500 worth
of taxable property. Such a person
paid S24.O1 to keep the schools
going this year, and paid, in addi-
ton. 1922 for library and free kin
dergarten maintenance.
For IS cents week, this average
property owner buys an education
for his children said Good. He
has at his disposal 1000 trained
teachers and s22,OO0,o00 worth Of
property. Instruction is the big item
in school expense. Of the $S4.Ol,
instruction takes $22.46.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
The
Chief
Tire
Changer
Speaking

"DEACE Certain League Thinks"
Il states one headline. Farther
down on the page we read: Battle
Is Renewed" Evidently they're
getting in a few good ticks as a
real fight doesn't come around so
often.
60 far this 18-year Hoosier
- lad who won the highest hon.
ors ever recorded at the National
Health contest has not endorsed any
particular brand of bacon, bread,
butter or milk. Some live advertis-
ers are falling down on the job.
IT'S funny how we managed to
Il pull through our childhood
without knowing our Vitamin "a"
from Vitamin ID" Must have been
miracle.
TINE only reason the girl in the
l. National Health contest re-
ceived 999 per cent was because, &C
cording to the papers, her teeth
1dlASQ W 11dGCA A4d11AG pCAACSCAy. VIC
know people who would be glad if
they had enough original molars
just to get chumny or to yoo-hoo
to each other across the wide open
spaces.
+
COMEHOW or other those auto
- matte semaphores at Meridian
and Washington seem to lack some
thing. Perhaps sex appeal. We miss
the gentle tweet-tweet of the traffic
officers whistle. Also certain robust
remarks when we failed to obey said
whistle.
M.Q><
The Chief Tire Changer
ROSE TIRE CO., Inc.
365 =. Meridian St.
MILLER TIRE DISTRIBUTORS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03

Frank Bone Dry Wright,
old-time prohibitionist, has a
new idea for making the dry
law work. 1t is to start a move
ment to make dry parties popu-
lar.
Wright says he realizes that
too often the word party" is
confused with booze" So he
would have parties return to
their old original meaning, like
playing poSt-offce.
In a recent speech, Wright
outlined his plan thus:
Start a movement to make
dry parties popular. This would
be following the example and
leadership of the mistress of the
White House. Don't compromise.
Never give up. Fight this thing
through. Make our nation dry
in fact as well as in name and
make it a shining example to
the nations Of the earth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
Good, Clean Fun-G0aI
of Ne70eSt Dry DriUe
BY DANIEL NJ. KIDNEY

Should Wright's plan succeed
America may become famed as
a nation of fun lovers who go
to parties to get cock-eyed on
cocoa.
But this isn't the only scheme
the author Of the Indiana's dry
law has for making prohibition
work.
Quit making a joke of prohi-
bition and work for suppression
Of drinking scenes in motion
pictures" he demands.
Seek the cooperation Of our
public libraries in securing and
displaying good, up-to-d date, dry
literature.
Teach respect for our Consti-
tuition and talk law observance
and enforcement morning, noon
and INDEPENDENTLY at night.
Back up all law enforcement
officials who are doing their
duty"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03

that the short term bonds would
total S2z5, 900. but Dunn has man.
aged to reduce the figure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03

An advance Of $105,000 to pay
some of the obligations has been
made by Clyde E. Robinson, county
treasurer, from the fall collection of
taxes. The poor relief claims to be
met were incurred in June and July.
OF this amount. approximately
$4,000 will be paid to merchants
owed for Center township relief.
Relief claims from August to De-
cember will be paid by bond issue
Of 100000. 1t first was planned
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
STAGE is SET
FOR CONTRACT
BRIDGE BATTLE
National Interest Focused
on CuIbertSon-Lenz Feud,
to Open Monday.
BY III. ALLEN SMITH
United Press stan Correspondent

NEW YORK. Dec. Especial tele-
graph wires were being set up in the
Hotel Chatham today to give a pal
plating bridge world complete, rub
-by-rubber accounts of the Gull
bertSon-Lenz battle of the contract
bidding system.
Powerful lamps are being in
stalled in Ely Culbertson's apart
ment, where the grudge fight will
open Monday night, in order that
the contestants may discern without
error the nature of the cards they
hold. And contract bridge players,
from coast to coast, await with deep
concern the opening deal.
Sidney S. LEM, the middle-aged,
bespectacled veteran of whist and
auction days, has chosen Oswald
Jacoby as his partner.
Culbertson, the suave, shrewd,
lean prepayment of the approach
forcing system, who speaks with a
Russian accent, and who brought
high-pressure business methods into
the realm of bridge, will have his
wife, Josephine, as partner
Rivalry Is Intense
They will play $50 rubbers in all,
eight rubbers an evening, four eve
nings week. They will meet each
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 D. m.
For more reasons than one the
contest is attracting national, even
international, attention. 1t is
grudge fight in which both sides are
bitterly antagonistic
There can be no gainsaying that
Culbertson and LEM do not care for
each other. They have been at
swords point ever since Lenz led
revolt against Culbertson'S domina-
ton of the contract bridge field, and
put forth the official system as it's
chief weapon against the young ex-
pert.
Three Referees Named
They took to squabbling until
Culbertson announced he would
wager $4,000 against $1,000 that he,
playing his approach-forcing sys-
tenn, could beat Lenz and the off
cial system.
Three referees, r. j. Leibenderfer,
Fred L. Rogan and Lieutenant A.
M. Grunther will be in the room
with the players during play. A
number of clerks also will be pres
ent.
Newspaper men, according to
present plans, will not be in the
room, because visitors might dis
tract the players. Couriers will
carry news of the battle to an adj
joining pressroom.
A fifteen-minute broadcast over
a nationwide network has been ar
ranged at the opening session for
introduction of players and of short
talks. There will be newsreel pic
lures.
Protests Must Be Prompt
Rules provide for many contin-
gencies. Provision is made that one
side or the other can not deliber-
ately slow up the play and cause
the match to run beyond six weeks
duration. All protests must be made
in writing within twenty-four hours
after the matter in question oc-'
ours.
All -four players have been signed
to write their own versions of the
contest for various press syndicates,
but the actual writing will be en-
trusted to ghost writer's" privileged
tn sit in on each session
= 1t has been stipulated that Gull
bertson must retain his wife as his
partner through rs of the $50 rub
bers and LEM must play that long
with Jacoby. Each then is priv
legged to play with another partner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
CIRCLE READY FOR
DEUCE OF FOOD
Tripped Up
BY United Press

~ UHlted Press
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. g.
A five-day trip by the family
of L. c. Shoop solved tempo
rarily the problems of shelter
and nourishment for one man.
A burglar occupied their house,
cooked his meals, used the beds
and left with more than 500
worth of their belongings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03

Refreshing bath crystals and soft.
f1eecy bath powder. Two generous size
packages in beautiful gift box. Each
Iastingly perfumed with Evening in
Paris OdOr.
Evening in Paris Bath Tale, SOC
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
Leniency Asked for Marchers

DW UUTIIW Tt66
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The Ameri-
can Civil Liberties union today
asked President Hoover to instruct
District of Columbia police to re-
frain from violence against hun
ger marchers" scheduled to reach
the capital next Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
DEBTS TO Be PAID
County to Meet Obligations
to Merchants.

Part of the money overdue Mar
ion county merchants for poor re-
lief supplies will be paid Friday,
County Auditor Harry Dunn an
nounced today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
Depression Booms Horse Use

By United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-The depres-
sion has been good thing for at
least one business, the Horse Asso-
citation of American maintains.
Farmers who can not afford trac-
tors are using horses, and there has
been marked increase in the last
two years, the association stated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
EDUCATION COST
S. CENTS WEEK
That's Average Taxpayers
Charge, Says Good.

If you are an average Indianapo-
lis prop rty owner, you are paying
IS cents a week to send your chill
dren to school, according to A. B.
Good, business director of the pub
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
PLAY SOOTHES PRISON
Added RecreationaI Facilities Aid
Morale, Auburn Pen Reports.

By United Press
AYBANY, N. Y, Dec. ga thir-
teen-hole miniature golf course has
improved morale at Auburn state
prison, sept by a riot in 1929,
claiming nine lives, the commission
of corrections disclosed today.
The report revealed that prisoners
now play basketball. checkers, and
other games. Undergraduates min
gle with upper classmen.
Smoking among inmates of the
women's prison, permitted with re-
strictions, also has served to allevi-
ate conditions, the report stated.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-09
CHICKEN RAISERS
ARE GIVEN PRIZES
Birds Grown BY Junior Club
Members in Bismarck Dis
trict Are Judged

Fifteen youthful chicken growers
in the Bismarck district have been
awarded $50 in prize money follow
ing q contest In which their birds
were entered during the state corn
show here, 1t was announced Mon
day morning by H. o. Putnam, Bur-
leigh county agricultural agent.
Last spring the Bismarck ASsoeia-
ton Of Commerce distributed baby
chicks to 81 junior club members.
Each Of the Junior club members
participating in the program brought
six Of their grown birds to the corn
show to complete payment to the as
ISOLATION for the baby chicks.
These birds were judged while on
exhibition at the show. Prizes of g,
-, and 81 have been awarded to
first, second and third place win
ners. respectively in each breed
judged.
Contest results, with the winners
given in the order they placed, fol-
low:
White Rock-Bobby Brownawell
Sterling; James Taylor, Wilton; Emil
Lang, Sterling.
Rhode Island Red-Russell Bros
from and Ray Brostrom, Wilton;
Violet Spangberg, Baldwin.
Buff Orpington-Stanley Francis
! Regain: Howard Wildfang, Mckenzie,
and Vernal Anderson, Wilton.
White Wyandotte-Beatrice Hall
Sterling; Warren Durfee, Glen Ulin;
and Margaret Anderson, Wilton.
Plymouth Rock-Alvin Trygg, Bald
win; Ernest Freshour and Ralph
Freshour, Sterling.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-09
At the Movies
CAPITOL THEATRE

N<zx44OA 411C<A A1NE
Have children the moral right to
object to their fathers remarriage to
q younger woman?
Should they substitute hate for love
because they resent her love for their
father?
These are the vital. thought-com-
polling questions which are answered
dramatically in Radio Pictures "The
Woman Between" which is scheduled
to open at the Capitol theatre today.
Repressed passions, love, loyalty and
sacrifice mount in this dramatic film
story Of q young modiste who, tenn
porarily dazzled by wealth and Hat
terry, marries a business giant.
Portrayed by the flaming French
actress, Lily Damita, the modiste dis
covers too late that she has been
welded to a life Of intrigueS, discord
and social ostracism.
Worse still, she encounters the bit
ter enmity Of her husbands children
until her step-son falls desperately IN
love with her.
The resulting situation is one Of the
most daring film situations ever
screened, yet Director Victor schert-
ginger has handled his subject deli
cately and piloted it to q very salts
factory and logical conclusion.
Others in the cast are Lester Vail,
the hero Of Beau Ideal": o. p. Heg-
gle, Miriam .Seegar, Anita Louise,
Blanche Frederick and Ruth Weston.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-09
Of TRUNK
MURDER IS BURIED
Body OF Hedvig SamueIson Laid
to Rest in Minneapolis
Cemetery

Minneapolis, Nov. 9.-(P-The body
of Hedvig Samuelson, North Dakota
girl slain three weeks ago in Phoenix,
Ariz., was buried Saturday night in
Crystal Lake cemetery.
At the grave, during the brief serv-
ices conducted by q Lutheran minis
ter, were the young woman's two
brothers, Arnold, a student at the
University Of Minnesota, and Samuel,
a Minneapolis physician, together
with the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Samuelson, who, after the death Of
their daughter, abandoned their
homestead near White Earth, N. D.,
and moved to Minneapolis.
The body arrived late in the after
noon from Phoenix.
Mrs. Ruth Judd, wife Of a Los An
geles physician, is held at Phoenix as
the slayer of Miss Samuelson and Mrs.
Agnes Anne Leroi. The bodies Of the
women we're found in trunks In q Los
Angeles railway station. Mrs. Judd
confessed to police she killed the
young women in the apartment IN
which they had been living. She will
60 on trial for murder.
Miss Samuelson was born In MIL
waukee, Wis, and moved with her
, parents to White Earth while q girl.
She was q graduate Of the Minot. N,
D. State Teachers college, and had
taught school at White Earth and
Landa, N. D., Whitehall, Mont, and
Juneau, Alaska. She went to PhoeniA
from Juneau to regain her health.