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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
HEALTH BUILDING
SITE WORK IS LET
Treasury Contracts for
CIearing-Archives Ex-
cavation to Begin.

With plans virtually complete for the
new Public Health Service Building, the
Treasury today advertised for bids, to
be opened June l6 for clearing the
site bounded by Constitution avenue,
Nineteenth. Twentieth and c streets.
Two buildings on the northeast cor
ner Of the location including the quar-
termaster garage used for housing the
White House automobiles, will be left
standing until after the new building Is
completed, as this garage Is on land
which Is not to be used for the Public
Health Service structure itself. Later,
however. the garage will be RACED to
make way for landscaping of the
grounds.
Excavation Job Let.
Another important step in the build
ing program here was taken today by
the Treasury Department in letting a
contract to the Udelson Excavating 81
Wrecking Co. of Cleveland, low bidder,
for preliminary excavation Of the site
for the Archives Building on the old
Center Market land. The old market
has entirely disappeared now and the
property is ready for the excavators
who are expected to begin work shortly
When the excavation Is completed in
about so days it is expected plans will
the foundation contract and later on
with the rest Of the building.
In the meantime, it Is expected that
the Hechinger Engineering Corporation
will start soon to wreck the site Of the
Interstate Commerce Building. bounded
by Constitution avenue, Twelfth, Thir-
tenth and C streets Contract for this
work was let Saturday.
Buildings Soon Gone.
Thus a clean sweep of all old build
ings in the Federal triangle along Con-
stitution avenue from Seventh to Fiji
teenth streets will be accomplished soon
under work for which contracts have
already been let.
The Center Market site from Seventh
TO Ninth streets is clear The Justice
Department site from Ninth to Tenth
Is rapidly being cleared. The new In
| ternal Revenue Building occupies the
squares between Tenth and Twelfth
streets.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion site demolition will start soon be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
The square between Thirteenth and
Thirteenth-and-a-ha streets is already
cleared for the Government Auditorium,
and workmen are now demolishing the
Potomac Electric Power Plant, between
/ Thirteenth and-a-half and Fourteenth
streets. The new Commerce Depart
ment Building between Fourteenth and
FIFTEENTH streets is being beautified by
grading the lawn on the south. The
old board Tense Of the contractors has
been torn away and street contractors
are at work on the business of widening
Constitution avenue in that area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
STUDENT IS SOUGHT
IN MYSTERY SHOTS
Groans and Running Report
ed Heard in Alley Back of
Connecticut Avenue.

A student at college here was
sought for questioning today in connec-
ton with what police believe was q
shooting about O'Clock last night in
an alley behind 1920 Connecticut ave-
nue..
Several residents Of the vicinity
heard three shots, followed by a mans
groans, and saw a youth sprint down
the alley with a revolver in his hand
just before he and several companions
jumped into a green roadster and sped
away
Shortly afterward q girl, who would
not tell her name, telephoned No. IL
precinct three times, saying she knew
abcut" the shooting, but refused TO re-
veal information to any one except
Lieut.. H. r. Lehman. The girl hung
up each time on learning the lieuten-
ant was not at the precinct.
Search Proves Futile.
Police made 3 careful but futile
search Of the scene for possible blood,
bullet holes or discharged shells. They
also searched the woods of the vicinity
to see IL any one had disposed of a
body.
The officers obtained the license
number of the automobile and broad
cast a lockout for 1t. 1t belonged to
woman living in New York, who told
newspaper men by telephone last night
that the car was being used by her
son. attending college here.
The woman refused to say what
school her son was attending or to
supply his name.
Saw Six Men I'm Alley.
Paul vogenitz, 1914 Connecticut ave-
nue., It'd Lieut.. Lehman, when several
officers responded to an alarm from the
neighborhood, that he drove his car
into the alley about Is minutes before
the shooting to park in his garage
there.
Vogenitz said he found his way
blocked by two men in a light green
roadster and they we're SO reluctant 10
pull over he wrote down the license
number of the car Walking back
noticed the original pair had been
joined by four other men, who were
grouped about the car.
When the shots rang out. all of the
men hurriedly entered the car and
drove west on Porter street.
Others who heard the shots, groans
and sound of running feet were Bob
Lyman OF 3e16 Connecticut avenue
and Edward Dewey Of 1925 Porter
street.
Says She Saw Man.
woman who refused to reveal her
name said that when she heard the
shots she hastened to q window in
time to see youth run through the
alley with a gun in his hand and jump
into the automobile
Police were unable TO learn If the
automobile had been stolen from the
student Lieut.. Lehman said ne was
making every effort 10 get in touch
with the young man.
Detective r M Bragg of headquar-
ters was assigned to investigate this
morning He wired New York police to
interview the owner of the automobile,
but has not heard from them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
Ex-C0NVICT HELD HERE
ON HOTEL BILL CHARGE
Accused of Failing to Pay in Capt.
tal-Wanted in Baltimore
in Similar Case.

Leonard Imboden, alias Walker Hull
sc. was in jail here today charged with
falling to pay bill at the Arlington
Hotel.
for not paying a bill at the Lord Balti-
more Hotel, was arrested here Saturday
for investigation. He had been released
by police Wednesday on $1,000 bohd
on a bad check charge.
Information from the warden of the
State. prison at Canon City, Colo, said
Imboden was convicted in Denver for
bank swindle and sentenced to from
9 to 10 years there. The prisoner, who
is said to be former resident of Texas,
gave his address as University, Va,
when arrested by Washington police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
GRANTS BlCENTENNIAL
POST STILL VACANT

Selection OF a successor to Lieut.. Col.
u. s. Grant, Sd as associate director
of the George Washington Bicentennial
Commission has been postponed for two
weeks.
Lack of a quroum at an Executive
Committee meeting today at the ONCE
OF Senator Tess OF Ohio. chairman of
the Commission. necessitated the delay.
Senator Fess said another meeting will
be held June B.
Col. Grants successor will be asSO-
ciated with Representative Sol Bloom
Of New York in directing the affairs Of
the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
D. C. FISCAL PROBERS
TO MEET HERE JUNE 8
Chairman Calls House Committee
Studying Lump Sum Question
for Report on Taxes.

Representative Mapes, chairman of
the Special House Committee studying
fiscal relations between the Federal
Government and the District of Column
bia and what support from the Federal
Treasury should be allowed by Congress
to the Capital City. has called a meeting
OF that committee here for Tuesday,
June 3.
George Lord, tax expert engaged by
the Mapes committee to make certain
comparative studies, has this work well
I'm hand and expects to be able to report
some very interesting statistics" to the
committee, he reports. He has compiled
comparative statistics from large cities
Throughout the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
FATHER, POLICE OFFICER, RELENTS
ON SEEING SON AND PALS IN CELL
Lieut. Grove Takes Runaway Quartet to Niagara Falls
After Their Arrest for Taking His Car.

Having journeyed all the way to Buff
falo, N. Y. to round up his runaway
son and three youthful companions,
Lieut.. McGill Grove of the fourteenth
police precinct was back home today.
Lieut.. Groves son Earl, 10 years old,
left his home ut 1925 Thirty third street
last week in the family. car. On reach
ing Buffalo young Grove ran short OF
funds and wired his father. The father
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
PADDOCK is GRANTED
ON SEVENTH ST. HOUSE

Justice Jennings Bailey today granted
temporary paddock" injunction
against the premises at 222 Seventh
street southeast, said to be occupied
as a cafe and saloon and to have be-
come a nuisance under the national
prohibition act.
Harry Talbot, Mary A. Thompson,
Ethel Herndon, Samuel A. Robinette,
Marie Robinette. Bette Harris and
John Byroads rs tenants and against
Ella r. Rock as owner of the property.
The petition for the paddock was filed
by United States Attorney Leo A. Rover
and Assistant United States Attorney
Harold w. circuit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25

replied with wire to police requesting
the arrest of the quartet
The police officer then went to Buff
falo. On seeing the boys in a cell he
melted, obtained their release and took
them on q sightseeing trip to Niagara
Falls. Their original destination. He
then drove them home
Young Groves companions were Rich
ard Creamer, II, ait Tunlaw road:
David Long. is, 2i27 California etreet,
and Frank Jones, is years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
SUICIDE IN JAIL CELL
DUE FOR TWO PROBES
Inquest Ordered for Tomorrow and
Police Trial Board Quiz Ex-
pected in Case.

An inquest into the death Of Joseph
A. WEIGH, 80 years old, of I'LL Park
place, who hanged himself in cell at
police sta ton Saturday night, will
be held in the District Morgue at IL 80
am. tomorrow
The Police Trial Board also Is ex-
pected to make an investigation of the
suicide. which Is said to have resulted
from the failure of policeman to re-
move WEIGHS belt. Regulations call
for the removal of belts and neckties
when prisoners are searched before being
locked in cells, 1t is pointed out.
WEIGH, who was arrested on a drunk
enness charge, is said to have threat
ened to kill himself on several &C.
caSions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
GARDEN CLUB TO HOLD
SECOND FLOWER EXHIBIT
Contest to Take Place Tomorrow
and Wednesday at Mt.
Tabor Church.

The Burleith Garden Club will hold
its second exhibition of Spring flowers
tomorrow and Wednesday at Mount
Tabor Church, Thirty-hfth and Wis
ccnsin avenue
The show will be open tomorrow from
1:3O TO pm, and on Wednesday from
2 to 9 O'Clock.
Entries will be received at the church
tomorrow from 1870 to 4:3O o'clock.
The exhibition Is announced TO be
open TO all, but all flowers must be
grown by exhibitors
The judges will be A. B. Carter, VIII
liam H. Gray and w p Reinohl
The show Is in charge Of Mrs Louis
A. Dellwig, president OF the club. and
Mrs. Gertrude w. Moser, chairman of
the Show Committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
STONE BLOCK INJURIES
MASON ON CATHEDRAL

A stonemason working 90 feet above
ground on the Washington Cathedral
narrowly escaped death today when a
large block of white Indiana limestone
was lowered on him.
The man, C. Finnacorn. Mount
Rainier, Md, was taken to Emergency
Hospital In a police car. An examina-
ton disclosed that his ankle was broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
NEW ARLINGTON BRIDGE OPEN
TO POLO PONY TRAFFIC ONI Y
Permission to Take Mounts Across Issued After They
Hinder Travel on Highway Span.

that it was necessary to provide them
with police escort.
Groups OF ponies utilizing the new
span must De under the supervision of
an ofhcer. They are transported at the
risk of Army offlcials. and the move
ments are restricted as to time. 50 that
they will not interfere with constructions
work on the ends of the bridge or
operation of the draw span.
The paving OF Lincoln Memorial Plaza
the placing of large blocks OF stone for
the monumental entrances on the
Washington terminus and the having
OF the bridge proper are TO BE- under.
taken in the near future,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25

Arlington Memorial Bridge has been
opened to pony traffic, but not to any
other kind. it was learned today.
The span. which still Is under con-
struction. is being used by polo ponies
travelling between Fort Myer and the
polo field in Potomac Park.
1t was decided to permit the animals
to use the bridge, according to First
Lieut.. r. B. Butler, assistant director
Of public buildings and public parks,
because they were clutteripg up trafic
on Highway Bridge to such an extent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
Kicked by Horse, Leg Broken.

Kicked by his horse when the animal
became frightened yesterday, Richard
Henson, colored, 81, of 339 G. street
southwest, was taken to Emergency
Hospital with broken leg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
Injured Thumb Amputated.

Surgeons at Casualty Hospital ampus
tated the left thumb of Harry Harvey,
81 years old, of 1403 F street northeast,
yesterday after 1t was caught In an
amusement devise at Suburban Car
dens. colored park, on Benning road
northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
ANNULMENT SUIT FILED
Fraud Is Charged by
John S. wessella.

Charging q prenuptial fraud. John
S Wessella, Is N street, filed suit in
District Supreme Court today. asking
of his marriage TO Verna v.
Gray, which took place January IL,
1926
Wessella said they separated May ~.
1926 and have not since lived together
He declares his wife's present where
sbouts are unknown. Attorneys Hawken
& Havell appear for the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
Causes for Irritability in Children
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

frock should be comfortable about the
neck and shoulders, not too snug nor
too ample. Boomers and frocks of the
overall type should be ample enough for
the Child to bend and move about I'M
hampe-ed. Dresses end underwear
should never restrict the Tree play OF the
limbs and muscles. If child is ir-
ritable. a mother can find cut If his
clothing is either too snug or too loose.
She en- help develop a better temper
in the child by attending to such mat
tiers.
Indigestion.
Indigestion Is famcus for running dis
positions. When a child Is cross, notice
his diet quietly and see that he has
food that agrees with him. If indiges-
ton is at fault, this will remedy the ir-
ritability.
Excitement.
Avoid letting the youngSter get so
excited prior to bedtime that he is kept
awake or does not sleep well. He will
be irritable next day if sleeplessness
prevents the needed hours of rest. Too
long a period of active playing and
rornping will result in a child being
cross when the games are over.
Play.
A mother should supervise a child's
play in a WY that is not in itself an
n-ying. Substitute an inactive game or
occupation that Is liked rather than
bring an abrupt halt in an engrocstng
ective g>me.
Happy Home.
AS the good temper of children does
ruch to make for happiness in home,
It IS wise to see that youngsters are
{ mfortable and so eliminate some OF
the ,asons for irritability
(Copyrisht, 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

Many readers ask me how often the
hair should be shampooed? If any set
rule could be laid down the answer
would be fairly simple, but the condi-
ton Of the hair must determine how
often it should be washed. In general,
1t may be said that for the average
head Of hair shampoo twice month
is quite sufficient. But where the hair
is particularly oily there are cases
where there Is no harm In washing it
once week. On the other hand, If
the hair is dry, 1t should not be washed
oftener than every third or fourth week
If the hair is brushed and the scalp
maSsaged faithfully every day, it can
be kept clean.
The kind of shampoo used is even
more important than the question CT
how often to shampoo. A soap in
liquid or jelly form Is best to use and
one of the very best shampoo mixtures
Is SO simple to prepare that milady can
easily make her own. Crate or shave
fine some pure CASTLE soap into a jar.
A nutmeg crater is handy for this pur-
pose. Pour boiling water over the graf
ed soap in the proportion Of one pint
of water to two ounces Of soap. Add
one scant teaspoonful of borax. Place
the jar In a pan Of hot water but do
not allow it to boil. When the soap is
thoroughly dissolved so that there are
no hard particles left, set it aside to
cool. Add few drops of oil of berga-
mot, violet or your favorite perfume II
YOU wish. The shampoo will then leave
the hair delicately fragrant.
When cold, the soap forms jelly-a
sufficient amount for several shampoos.
About a tablespoonful of the soap jelly
added to bowl of hot water makes
good lather to wash the hair. To
shampoo the hair correctly, first
moiSten it thoroughly with warm water.
Lather the hair two or three times and
rinse in several waters. using tepid
water for rinsing, as a cold rinse often
makes the hair more difficult to handle
after drying. This rinsing is as impor-
tant as the shampoo, as it is necessary
to remove every particle of suds. If
the hair is shampooed properly and
thoroughly rinsed there should be no
white powder or particles attached to
the comb. Washing in hard water often
causes this sticky curd of soap to be
left on the hair. Use soft water when
ever possible. Another way to make
sure the sticky curd is removed is 70
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Copyright, 1917

like a rose Of purest ray serene.
look like the reck of ruin SO you
mite as we'll come rite out and say so
insted of hiding behind compliments.
she said.
You never looked better in your life,
yee gods how do you know you dident
sleep a wink. did you hear the living
room clock strike every hour? pop said
That's Just what did hear. and every
half hour too. Just to fill in the pauses,
ma said. Ny lands. what a night
she said. and pop said. can reddily
bleeye it, it must of been a mite of
miracles.
Why must it. where does the mira
Gle come in? ma said. and pop said
Izzent it miracle to hear a clock
strike when its striker has been out
of order for 3 days?
No it iZZent, ma said. and pop said
Why izzent it for Peet sake? and ma
said. For the simple reason because in
that case it was proberly one Of the
navbors clocks.
You win. 1 never saw you look verse.
God bless YOU. pop said.
Proving its hard to catch lady in
a agreement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

the city They seem to dislike the open
spaces very much. She must have
blood in order to raise family and it
Is the human blood she seeks in the
crowded cities.
She is a deep-dyed william who creeps
up behind you and without a sound to
let you know she is near she gives your
ankle, wrist or the back of your neck a
stab. She will crawl under your clothes
and bite you numerically. Then she
hides behind the curtain, the picture
frame. the furniture. and when she has
digeSted her meal she will again seek
you and II unmoleSted give you another
vicious bite. The mothers who are
laying eggs are the most determined
biters in the world. If person is i'll
with yellow fever she seems to be the
more eager to bite them.
She hays her eggs separately in groups
near the edge of water or even on the
surface of water. They are small and
black. There are from thirty to one
hundred and fifty of them. When con-
ditions are favorable they will hatch in
two days. the tiny things dropping into
the water They hang to the film of
the surface and breaths through gills
at the tin of the hind body. They live
by standing on their heads. If dis
turbed they scurry to the bottom of
tHe pdTTel OF the COHldHler. IlSy can
store air to last them quite a while
They eat all the particles in the water
and change into the next stage in
few days. These little beasts are so
tiny they can live on the bottom of
the receptacle and not be noticed
Securing is all that will clear them off.
These infants are tough and can
stand manv adverse conditions The
weaker ones are eaten by the stronger
ones. so. after all, a hearty family is
assured In about eighteen DAYS the
life cycle is completed and in very
warm moist weather very much shorter
time is required.
The parents have been known to
live to the ripe old age for mosqui-
toes) OF ninety days. They travel fr.n1
hoat and even in clothes ard furni-
ture. This accounts for sudden out
breaks Of yellow fever
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|DorothyDix
HoiD to Tell
When
q Mans
In Love
Indicates
Various
Signs
and Tokens

YOUNG when he is really in love-
synthetic ose t s o and e the q pfdsH s ns h
tell passing fancy from the real thing
susceptible infection
going OnH so there ARE men who ere SO sensitive to feminine charm
par OIL dreamy eyes brings on the alarming ratations of the
heart and gives them that sinking feeling while moonlight
symptoms they conclude that thew have fatal oe any R @
along. - ~ ~ ~
NOW matter thing a man tell whether
Cupid has hit him mortal blow only
leaving Many man.
for instance thinks that he Is falling in love with girl just
because she is He feels that he could
ena nth without even knowing when he dis
picture and that his eyes have wandered t.
or think girl because she is such
good little pal with whom
ten ms troubles and say ANYTHING that his another
na the cnu girl raises cmmoion his his little
or think he girl just
- become may next to him
may De the ndladys daughter
ne geL IN the way OF going around with
oegls to get on his
wonders how she cot that wy anu and e bu b d ne %
no" dumb she was and what bad she had.
R man may think he in with
dancer or because she domestic
me OF attractions who fires his all the old
DeN are OH and the new ones
RUT how really love? By these signs and
Does she look
mp gone out Of her hair off
and limp she does when preest
with her complexion a freshm marcel? - ~ 80 ~
you nave good time sitting talking
yourself Does she intrigue as your body? Do YOU
in which two @ as Just perpetual ptng cmradeshp
@ ogetner ana in which nothing
Will nave each other DOROTHY
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma came down to brekflSt this morn
ing saying. What a mites sleep, l meen
what a mites wakefulness, l RELY don't
bleeve l closed nv eyes once the whole
livelong mite without exception.
That's broad statement. pop said,
and ma said, Then 1T fits the subjeck
because 1 was broad awake from the
time went to sleep. 1 meen from the
time I got into bed till the time
woke up. l meen got up. 1 tossed and
termed till its wonder I dident set the
bed on fire by the power of friction.
she said.
Its too bad. but must say you look
fairly refreshed. pop said.
How can you make cock and bull
statement like that when I'm sure
look perfeckly gassly. ma said. Its a
fi2zical impossibility for a person to
go without a wink Of sleep from one
mites end to the other and still look
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"BONERS"
Humorous Tid-Bits From
School Papers.

VESUVIUS IS A VOLCANO AND IF
YOU WILL CLIMB UP TO THE TOP
YOU WILL SEE THE CREATOR
SMOKING.
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Orange Cake.

Cream together a cup and half Of
sugar and two-thirds cup of butter.
Add three eggs, well beaten, and mix
thoroughly. Sift together three cups
of -four, three teaspoons baking pow
der and a teaspoon of salt, and add
alternately to the butter and sugar
mixture. Beat we'll and pour into three
layer cake pans. Bake in a hot oven
for 25 minutes and when cool, spread
the following icing between layers and
on top of the cake:
Orange f1lling-Beat one egg until
very light and to it add the juice and
grated rind of half orange. Add sufi-
Gent confectioner's sugar to make the
mixture of the right stiffness to spread
we'll Beat continually until perfectly
smooth