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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
CASES OF VETERANS
OFFICE MEN DROPPED
Virginia Court Dismisses Indict.
ments at Saluda, Charging Per-
jury in a Civil Suit.

BY the Associated Press.
SALUDA, Va, January 29.--Indict-
mentS against five persons connected
with the United States Veterans Blu
reau who were charged with perjury
were dismissed IN Middlesex County
Circuit Court yesterday.
All of the cases except one involving
two men were dismissed on demurrer
filed on behalf of the defendants in
which 1t was claimed that the indict-
ments as drawn were not sufficient in
law to warrant a trial. The remaining
case was nolle prosecuted by Common
wealth's Attorney Lewis Jones.
Indictments returned last Fall against
z. Z. Odum, chief of the National
Guardianship Service of the Veterans
Administration, Washington; Paul s..
Kramer, and Thomas L. Eggleston,
Washington attorneys, associated with
the Veterans Administration, and
Thomas d. Haskins and Earl S. Bailey
of the Richmond Office of the Veterans
Administration were based on testimony
they had givep IN trial of civil
case here.
1t was alleged that in connection with
a suit brought by the Veterans Ad-
ministration TO remove Robert V.
Thomas as committee for George
Brooks they had knowingly made false
statements.
Dismissal of the indictments today
was on technical grounds, Mr.. Jones
said. He was not willing to say whether
or not an effort will be made to secure
new indictments at the next term of
the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
SMALL MERCHANT
IS HOLDING OWN
Or. Julius Klein Says COnCIu-
sion Is Based on Survey
in Midwest.

The independent retail merchant Is
holding his own in competition with
the chain store, according to DR.. Julius
Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce
DR.. Klein's conclusion that the indie
pendent store is achieving considerable
measure of victory is based on data
collected on a recent tour OF the MID
west.
"The new chain store extensions are
taking their first experience with Ser1-
ously slackened business" DR. Klein
observed, land my idea is that the
impact of adversely hasn't been any
lighter upon this relatively new form
of retail organization than upon the
traditional independents.
''In nv opinion chain stores, in spite
of the recent growth in numbers OF
their units, are not doing much more
than Is per cent of the country's re-
failing. Of course, they are holding a
larger per cent of the grocery trade
perhaps purveying 35 per cent OF the
American food supply, but the advance
has been checked there"
1T has been rather noticeable that
the local grocer has been able to dig in
and fight back, and to use cooperative
methods of equaling chain service
which is his real hope.
THE Commerce Department made a
street-to-Street study of the grocery
business in Louisville year or two
ago, which resulted in suggesting
methods of lettering business and de-
creaSing loss largely for independents
although, of course, chain stores are
welcome to the factS-and as one re-
suit. there were in 1880 only three
bankruptcies of grocers in that city,
against 800 in 1928.
Now, we are arranging to repeat the
study method for drug stores, taking
St Louis as the point for the work, .
Klein said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
C. C. CARR ANNOUNCES
FOR TREASURER POST
Fairfax Commerce Chamber Secre.
tary Enters Primary Race for
County Position.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, January 29.-One
more candidate for the post of county
treasurer announced himself yesterday,
subject to the Democratic primary, Au-
gust 4. Yesterdays entry was c. c.
that there will be two other candidates
in the field for this post.
F. w. Huddleson, the present treas
urer, who announced last week that
he would be candidate to succeed
himself, is now serving his fourth con-
secutive term. He was born in Shen-
andoah County, Va, SO years ago and
has lived in Herndon and Fairfax for
the past % years. He owns and oper-
ates one Of the most modern dairy
farms in the county, is president of
the Fairfax County Branch of the Fed
eral Land Bank, q director of the Fair
fax National Bank, member of the
Herndon Masonic Lodge, a thirty-Sec-
ond-degree Mason and Shriner, having
served at one time as district deputy
grand master for this section of the
State.
Crockett C. Carr, the present secre-
tary of the Fairfax County Chamber
of Commerce, has served as clerk of
the County Assessment Board and the
County Board of Equalization and Re-
view since last Spring. He is SIS years
old, a graduate of the University of
Nashville and Peabody College for
Teachers. He taught school for Is
years. He has lived in Virginia all his
life and in Fairfax County 18 years.
He states that he has never run for
public Office save when he was elected
to the Herndon town council, in which
post he also served as mayor by virtue
of receiving the largest number of votes
for councilman. He Is president OF the
Northern Virginia District Cooperative
Education Association, is president of
Fairfax Council, Order of Fraternal
Americans, and a member of the Fair
fax County Pomona Grange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29

ant fire marshal; Charles Magarity,
electrician; J. p. Frech. secretary, and
Harry Farver, treasurer. Jim King,
Otto Weight, Charles Magarity and
Marvin Poole were elected nozzle cap
tains. J. H. Carper, H. r. F'arver,
elected directors for three-year terms.
The report Of the fire marshal
showed that the department has at
tended A fire calls during the year.
The treasurer's report showed receipts
of $2.380.96, disbursements of $2,c06.12,
leaving balance of $37484.
Chief Beattie appointed commit
ton, Lewis Magarity, Marvin Poole
and Joe A. Farver to arrange q turkey
shoot for February al. It was de-
cided to give a minstrel show with
local talent in March and to arrange
a second wrestling tournament soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, January 29.-Industry
is rapidly substituting beams of light
for some of the clicking cogs of its
machines.
Electron tubes, which are introduce
ing this silent power, were described to
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers today by w. r. King of the
General Electric Co.
The tubes are called the 'iron" twins,
PHO and Thyra, brother and sister of
the well known photo-electric "eye."
Their power is a stream of electrons.
They operate at the speed of thought,
their moving parts are beams of light
that neither wear nor produce friction.
Some of them turn on street nights
according to f1uctuation Of daylight in
stead of by the calendar. They record
the smoke of cities, read temperatures
of hot furnaces, control filters for re-
filming sugar, furnish automatic train
control, operate the Chicago opera stage,
lighting and various light displays, turn
out electric signs when the sunshine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
q HEROES NAMED
by CARNEGIE GROUP
Thrilling Dramas Are Sketch
ed in Formal Resumes of
Medal Awards.
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, January 29.-Twen-
ty-one persons who unheSltatmgly
faced such perils as treacherous river
currents, enveloping flames and heavily
charged electric wires to rush to the
aid of others were named by the Car
negie Hero Fund Commission yesterday
to its select list of the brave.
Six played heroic roles at the price
of their lives.
Thrilling dramas from everyday life
were sketched in the formal resumes
of the COMMISSIONS Lynbrook, NJ Y,
traffic man snatching 19-year-old girl
from a track along which train sped
at so miles an hour; salesman brav-
ing the danger of a cave-in to rescue
a baby who fell into a well at Walling-
ford, Iowa; an Atlanta, Ga, yard clerk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29

fighting on o mad dog which menaced
two school boys; an electrician, heavily
clothed, saving q man and wife who
skated off the ice into open water at an
Antioch, H., lake.
Twenty-one bronze medals were
awarded. Pensions aggregating $500
annually were granted to the mother
and father of Syracuse, N. Y, motion
picture performer who died while vainly
seeking to rescue q young woman who
fell from a boat into the rapids of
the Copper River at Abercrombie,
Alaska, In June, 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
M'LEAN FlREMEN
ELECT OFFICERS
J. H. Beattie Renamed Chief of
Volunteer Unit-Report of Treas
urer Shows Balance for Year.
Special Dispatch to The stars

Special Dispatch to The Stars
MCLEAN, Va, January 29.-J. H.
Beattie was reelected chief of the
Mclean Volunteer Fire Department at
the annual meeting this week
j. c. Storm was reelected as
sistant chief of John H. Carper
second assistant chief. Albert Cor
ham and C. w. Triplett were elect
ed captains, Jesse Daley and Willard
Daley, first lieutenantS: Walter Kearns
and j. L. Kefauver, second lieutenants;
Aubrey Daley and Joseph A. Farver,
third lieutenants. T. M. Corner was
elected chief engineer, j. w. Preston,
fire marshal; Lewis Magarity, assist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
LIGHT BEAMS BEING EMPLOYED
AS SUBSTITUTES FOR MACHINES
Operating Electric Switches, Reading Temperatures
Transmitting Color and Counting Among New Uses

becomes too brilliant, and run a host
Of switches for motors.
One kind can be used to cable to a
man in San Francisco the tone of a
new dress color in Paris so precisely that
he can duplicate it exactly. Another
matches colors too dim for the human
eye. They count autos, persons, steel
bars and drops of oil.
Their possibilities for counting manu-
featured products" said Mr.. King, have
only been scratched"
They do many kinds of sorting, regu-
late the changing speeds of Keeling
machine by keeping tab on the chang
ing tension of the belt that runs the
reel, and switch on the green light for
the side street auto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
Boys Lumberjackets
Were ss.ss Sl.95

43; including styles of ALL
wool, whipcord and leather
cite. Plain colors and fancy
patterns in lot. Some have
knitted cuffs and waists.
Sizes 10 to 16.
3 Boys apiece Suits: coat. vest
and 2 pairs long trousers.
All-wool, gray and tan mix
lures and blue cheviots in
lot Sizes 16, II, Is and 20.
Were STATS. Now. $I0.15
Boys All-WOol OvercOats;
grayS and browns. lined
throughout. Sizes 4, 5,
d IL. were se.75.
SS Boys Fleece-Iined Cotton
Union Suits; waist model.
Sizes to IL. Special. .45c
81 BOYS Part-WOol Union Suits;
back-opening style. Sizes
to ~. Special. csc
~ BOys' Fancy Blanket Robes;
blue, gray and brown in lot.
Sizes s TO IA and ID. We're
S195. Now ...........S1.i5
30 Boys Suits; good shades and
patterns. Sizes 4 to 8.
S55 Boys Plain Color Ties;
four-in-hands and windsors.
THE Down Stairs STORE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
Staunton Man Killed.

STAUNTON, Va, January 20 (Spe-
ciaD Word was received here of the
accidental death of j. Ralph Henry,
aged 81, who was struck by an automo-
bile in Orange, N. j. Mr.. Henry, a ma
tive Of Staunton, was registered phar-
macist and was connected with one
of the local drug firms for several years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
Juniors Dresses
Were $40 S395

10; attractive styles of silk.
Slightly muSsed. Sizes -,
Is and II.
4 Juniors Goats. Sizes l3, IS
and II. Were $3.50 and
S25. Now ........ 81 IS
SO Pieces; including girls COM
binations and blouses. Were
81. Now ............... .25c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
Home Frocks, 75c
Were 81

so; in gay fast-color prints.
Sizes 16 to So. MusSed.
10 Home Fr0cks. Broken sizes.
Were Sl.95. Now. ...... 95c
0 Odd Pie es; including 2
blouses, S dresses, / smock
and / maids collar-and-cuff
set. Were 81 and $1:95.
NOW LOG
THE DOWN STAIRS STORE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29

In parts of the Tyrol the brides
mother gives her daughter what is
known as the "tearkerchief," woven in
fine linen, with which she is supposed
to dry her eyes at the ceremony. After
ward she puts this away, and it is not
used again till it is laid over her face
when she is dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
NAMES FOR STATE BODY

6TluCS IeOTSeS Nominees heCOul-
mended for State Central Committee
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 29-The
recommendations of the State Central
Committee Of Prince Georges County for
the minority representation were an
nounced here today.
The committee has submitted the
names of Harry B. Orme, Laurel;
Boykin E. watson, Poplar Hill, the
present member; William H. Brooke of
Upper Marlboro, and w. w. James of
Mount Rainier. The Central Commit
tee of the State will make its selection
from the four names submitted.
Refrigerator ships are introducing
apples and raisins from Japan into
the Netherland East Indies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29

Cats, owls and tigers see in the dark
because they have the power of en-
larging at, will the pupils Of their eyes
and thus collect all the scattered rays
of light there are, which are present
even in darkness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29

10 Sweater Suits; sweater, cap
and leggings, in pink and
white. Sizes 2, s and 4.
Were $5.95. Now. 81. 95
25 Infants Sweaters. Slightly
soiled. Were S1.95. Now 55c
"a Children's story Books.
Were soc. Now. ...... .I5c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
Novelties Were 81 Csc

81 Armchair Ash Trays and
80 pairs Book Ends.
IL Leather Belts. Were 81.
Nov .15c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
Earrings, Csc
Were $50 and SIC

Were $3.50 and $l.95
~ pairs; attractive styles,
with simulated stones.
"a Bracelets, attractive novel
styles. Were $3.50. Now SOC
IS Novelty Necklaces. Were 81.
NOW ................ .S5c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
Fabric Gloves, Soc
Mems initiated
Handkerchief
Were Csc 2 for 25c

748: good quality cotton,
with colored borders and in
itials.
Is Chiffon Scarfs. Slightly dam
aged. Were 81. Now .75o
IS ChiIdren's Cotton Handker-
chiefs. with initials and
colored borders. Were use.
NOW ..............2 for 25e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
Wcmen's and Misses Sports Dresses ! w:ss $3.50

10; attractive one and two (
IA to AZ.
IL BlouSeS; broadcloth and ba-
tiste. Slightly soiled. Bro
ken sizes. Were 81 and
$1.95. Now. .....,.......S SOC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29

g. attractive tweed "a
brown and In ap
Size a. Were $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29

6 Smart BIouses; silk crepe.
wool lace and chiffon.
Eggshell and white. Slight
ly soiled. Were s5;75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

Mr. and Mrs. A. e. Tate with their
children, Miss Virginia Tate and Mr
Allen Tate. are sailing tomorrow frcm
Baltimore on the S. S. Chatham for
Boston and New England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs Don Wing of New Ha-
ven, Conn. have arrived at Sharon,
Sandy Spring Md, where they are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

P. Angle in Rocky Mount. After an
extended wedding trip DR.. and Mrs.
Whitfield will live at Westminster. Md,
where the former is head of the De-
partment of History in Western Mary
land College.
Mrs. Rutland Beard has returned to
her home in Chevy Chase, Md, after a
trip to New England. She visited in
Connecticut Mrs. William Mansfield
Clark, wife of DR.. Clark of Johns Hop
kins University, and her father, Dr.
Goddard. Mrs. Beard was accompanied
by her two children, little Miss Rene
Beard and Rutland Beard, jr.
DR.. and Mrs Charles B. Campbell are
at the Sea Side Hotel, Atlantic City,
until Labor day. Dr. Campbell was in
New York City attending clinics before
Pa, the home OF their daughter. Mrs.
r. r. johnson. before going to Atlantic
City for week.
Mrs. Roy Livingston entertained a
company at the dinner dance at the
Shoreham last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen o. White and Mr..
c. A. White of West Cypress street.
Chevy Chase. Md, are at Morgantown,
w. Va, for the tennis tournament.
Mr.. and Mrs. Looming
Return From Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo John Looming
have returned from a two-week we'd
ding trip to Canada and are for the
present the guests of Mrs. Leoning's
mother, Mrs. Alice Merrick Roberts of
1899 Irving street northwest. Before
her marriage August 20 Mrs. Looming
was Miss Marian Kent Roberts of
Maryland and Washington.
Miss Mary c. McCaffrey and Miss
Hazel l.. Costley are spending several
weeks at Craig Healing Springs, Va.
Mrs. w. B. Stouffer of Downingtown.
Pa is a guest at the Dodge for a few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
SENTENCED TO HANG
Slayer of Wife and Three Children
Must Pay Penalty.

GREELEY. Colo, September 4 LP).-
James v. Foster. confessed slayer Of
his wife and three children. yesterday
was sentenced to be hanged the week
of December by Judge Claude Coffin.
after District Court jury found Foster
sane.
He is under conviction Of first degree
murder for Staying his wife. and con-
fessed he killed her and their three
small children by igniting gasoline
which he threw over them as they slept.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
E. A. RULE TO AID STUDY
OF RELIEF PROBLEMS

Named Cosmopolitan Club Repre-
sentative on Luncheon Clubs
Committee.
Edward A. Rule has been named as
representative Of the COSMOPOLITAN
Club on the luncheon clubs committee,
which will study international relief
problems. Mr.. Rule will assist mem
bers Of other clubs in formulating a
plan Of relief for nations in which the
luncheon organizations have interna-
tional Affiliations.
Announcement was made at the week
ly Cosmopolitan Club meeting yesterday
that Emile Beauvais, club member
had been reelected president of the
National Hairdressers and Cosmetolo-
gists' Association, and will leave this
week to attend an international conven-
ton in Paris.
Tentative plans for an outing Sep
TENDER IT, which will include a golf
tournament at the Washington Golf
and Country Club were announced by
Arthur w. Defenderfer.
Attendance prizes were awarded to
Lester B. Powell and Harry Hites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
Whitfield Dixon Ceremony
Performed by Brides Fcrbears.


The marriage of DR.. Theodore Mar
shall Whitfield, formerly OF Richmond,
We ard Miss Elizabeth Denny Dixon,
6auohter of the Rev. and Mrs. j. w
Dixon Of Rocky Mount, Va. and grand
daughter of Bishop Collins Denny CT
the Methodist Episcopsl Church South,
took place Wednesday evening In tfc
Methodist Church at Rocky Mount, with
the father and grandfather OF the bride
as officiatirg clergymen. The bride was
given in marriage by her uncle, Mr.
Collins Denny, jr.. of Richmond.
The maid of honor was the brides
sister. Miss Mary Barbour Dixon. ami
the bridesmaids were Miss Frances
Spessard of Danville. Va; Miss VIZ
ein;a Davis Of TacmVille, Va; Miss Mir
| lam Earle CT Richmond, and Miss Lou
! White of Norfolk. Va.
| DR.. James NJ Whitfield. sr., Of Rich
! mond. father OF the bridegroom. serve
| as best man. The ushers were MIR
| Philip Whitfield of New York. brother
1 of the bridegroom; Mr.. Collins Denny
/ White of Norfolk. a cousin Of the bride
! and Mr.. John w. Wright and Mr.. Lee
Singleton of Roanoke.
The rib3on bearers were Miss Lucy
! Chase Wright and Miss Mary Elizabeth
| Wright of Ann Arbor. Mich, cousins CT
| the briue. and her brothers. John Wes-
! ley Dixon, jr.. and William Denny
! Dixon.
4 The brides gown was of ivory satin
/ and lace. made princess style, and worn
! with a lace veil end heirloom pearls
! She carried white Bible with ribbon
| pendants. The costumes of the brides
maids we're of green and Lavender chit.
/ fon. They carried nosegay bouquets
/ The ribbon bearers wore Kate Green
away costumes of green and lavender
: The brides travelling costume was sui
/ of blue cloth, trimmed in gray fur. ant
a blue Empire hat with gray plume
The wedding music was played b.
| Miss Clair Whitfield of Richmond. {
! cousin of the bridegroom, and hi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

Mr.. T. c. Creager was host to a
party at the supper-Gance at LIE Para
dis last evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

Mr.. A. r. Knox entertained a small
party last evening at the lie Paradis
supper-dance session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
APPROPRIATIONS PROBED
Music Instruments Reported Made
by French Convicts.

4 complaint by large New York
','sical instrument house that GER
n small part of musical instruments
imported from France is being manu-
featured by convict labor is being in
vestigated by the Treasury.
Assistant Secretary Loman said the
department has no evidence to sup
port the charge, but that If the inquiry
showed convict labor manufactured the
parts they would be barred. He did
not disclose the name Of the COM
plainant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

Mr.. j. w. Powell OF New York City
entertained at dinner last evening at
the Carlton. whare he is stopping while
in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
SOCIETY
Continued From Second Page.)


month to make their future home. spent
last week in Washington among friends
and relatives accompanied by their
little family, Francis and William. who
are twins; Robert, Florence Louise and
Jane They took cottage at SHERWOOD
Forest for the early Sumpsr and spent
the late Summer at Virginia Beach.
motoring here from the Virginia resort.
They were entertained at dinner on
Monday by Mr.. Benefits cousin, Mrs.
Jean Bennett, and left next day
to return to their Madison. Wis, home,
where they will close their house and
come to Washington for residence.
Mrs. Samuel E. Foreman is in Wash
ington after spending several weeks in
kentucky and in the Northern resorts.
Mrs. Foreman VII leave for New York
in few days, returning to the May
flower for stay.
Mrs. David S. DavisCn is spending 10
DAYS with her father and mother al
Berkeley Springs. w Va. Mr.. Dawson
expects to join her for the week end.
They will return to their home, on
Longfellow street. after Labor day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A E. Tate with their
children, Miss Virginia Tate and Mr..
SlltH ldIS dIE S't.ilAlo tOlItSA y" -
Baltimore on the S. S. Chatham for
Boston and New England.
Mrs. Donald McC!ave of Greenwich,
Conn, accompanied by Miss Edith
Wills, has come to this city for a short
visit and is staying at Wardm3n Park
Hotel.
Mr.. ]. w. Powell OF New York City
entertained at dinner last evening at
the Carlton, where he is stopping While
in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. O'Conrell Of Mer-
rick, Long Island are at the Carlton for
a brief stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Wing of New Ha-
ven. Conn. have arrived at Sharon
Sandy Spring, Md, where they are