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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-11-24
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) Telephoning from New York to
Paris, gentleman consumed an
hour and ten minutes and paid Z
charge Of 81, 237.5O. / can imagine
part of the conversation.
New Yorker-I'l bet you don't
know who this is.
Parisian-W Well, l don't know your
name. but l believe can describe
you.
New Yorker-Let's hear y0u.
Parisian-Y You are some one who
is more than a little balmy. Eek
change.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-11-24
Getting Us Tangled

''one n1A say Silence il golden"
said Uncle l'hen. "and anuther say
Money talks. 'Taini MA wonder we's
geitin' mixed up tryin' 10 be tinan-
ceerions r. Washington Star.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-11-24
Crossings Origin Los.

"The top a. the morning 10 We" Is
CHEEKY greeting employed by the
Irish. pariirnlarly on fine morn.
ings. Il neans"ihe hest % everything
10 yon." bnt its exact origin is not
known,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-11-24
Neee..itie. and Luxurie,

A necessity Is something you can't
get along without. bur do. A luxury
is something Won ought to get along
without. hut don't.-Dunbar's Week
ly (Phoenix. ArizD.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-11-24
Happy Thoughts

For on the hearth glowing fire
Is sending forth its ruddy glow,
And tales are told and songs are
sung.
And winters CHEEKY Joys |
know"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-11-24
Re.tful P..tim.

Day dreaming is a delightful pas
time that requires only minimum
of energy.-TOledo Blade.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-11-24
Yarietis. Of Rood,

The American menu Is composed
of 20 10 100 foods. according to q
recent study Of American food
hobits.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-11-24
Happinsss

To fill the hour and leave no crew
ice for repentance or approval-that
Is happiness. Emerson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-11-24
Domestic competition

It's nothing out OF the ordinary
for a married man to be outspoken.
FIT. Wayne News-SentineI.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
TABLET TO HONOR
WORLD WAR DEAD
Society of Colonial Wars to
UnveiI Memorial for
Members.

A bronze tablet in honor Of three
members of the Society of Colonial
Wars in the District of Columbia, who
lost their lives In the World War, will
be unveiled at special ceremony under
the auspices of the society, in the
Covenant-First Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock.
Those being honored by the tablet
are the late Lieut.. Alan Ogilvie
Clephane. U. S. N; the late Lieut..
Elias Qureau Horton, U. S. N, and the
late Lieut.. Comdr. Guy Wilkinson
Stuart Castle.
DIR. Green to Speak.
The tablet will be presented In be-
half of the society by Caleb c. Ma
gruder, its governor, and will be ac-
septed in behalf of the church by Rev.
DR.. Albert J. Mccartney. pastor. The
actual unveiling will be performed by
Marie Owens, young granddaughter of
Alan o. Clephane. DR.. Thomas E.
Green. member of the Society of Colo
NAL Wars and president of the Sons of
the Revolution in the District of Co
lumbia, will speak The lineage and
service of the officers honored will be
outlined bv DR.. Roscoe j. Dorsey, reg
istrar of the society.
Invocation and benediction will be
given by Very Rev. DR.. G. c. F. Brate-
nahl, chaplain of the Society of Colonial
Wars in the District OF Columbia and
dean of the Washington Cathedral.
Members of the families Of the hon.
ored officers, members of the Order OF
the Cincinnati the Society of Founders
and Patriots and the Sons of the Rev.
olution are to attend the ceremony.
Luncheon to Follow.
Afterward the members Of the Order
of the Cincinnati will be guests of Larz
Anderson at luncheon, and the members
of the Society of Colonial Wars, the
Society of Founders and Patriots and
Sons of the Revolution will have a
luncheon at the Willard.
The tablet bears the name and seal
of the Society Of Colonial Wars and an
inscription.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
COMPROMISE SEEN
IN GAS TANK FIGHT.
Alternate Plan Proposed by
Company at Hearing
on Holders.

Some sort Of a compromise is expect
ed to be the result of the long drawn
out hearing by the Public Utilities Com
mission of the petition o. the Washing
ton Gas Light Co. for permission to
build a 10000, ,000-cubic foot gas holder
in the northeast section of the city.
The company itself offered a COM
promise yesterday, the alternate plan
being to build two holders of 5000, 900
cubic feet each, one at the present east
station OF the gas works and one in the
northeast section.
The company also offered to sheathe
the northeast tank in an architecturally
finished concrete design, with land
scaped effects at the base, claiming
that this would make the gas tank
comparable in architecture to the prop
critics of the Catholic University in the
general area. The university is strong
ly opposed to the gas tank, whether
concreted over or not.
Opposition to the tank by citizens
associations in the northeast part of
the city is general. Spokesman for the
Michigan Park, Manor Park, Chillum
Heights and Takoma ID. c., Associa-
tions. and others, attended all of the
hearings, questioned the witnesses
sharply and entered vigorous protests.
william NICK. Clayton of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, wound
up the hearings late yesterday with a
45-minute address to the commission,
urging the body to turn down the ap-
plication, and only to allow the COM
pany to build a 100000 cubic foot
holder at its present East Station gas
works.
The objections to the holder were
that it was unsightly, would depreciate
property values, would give rise to Of
fensive odors, and would present a
hazard of explosion which might wreck
the neighborhood. The company ex-
pressly denied that the holder would be
malodorous, saying that the evil odors
associated with gas works come from
manufacturing plants and never from
holders. They also claimed that recent
technical advances have minimized the
dangers of explosions.
The basis for the petition, according
to the company's witnesses, is that ex-
pected sales of gas, particularly for
house heating, make more storage Ca
pacity necessary If the company is to
handle its peak loads of gas without a
breakdown in service
Evening star., 1932-04-29
IN FESTIVAL
TO WASHINGTON
Annual Spring Music Event
Given as BicentenniaI
Feature.

Twelve hundred public school pupils
paid musical tribute to George Wash
ington at Central High School last
night, when they staged their annual
Spring Music Festival as a Bicenten1ial
celebration.
A patriotic cantata, "Wahington," BY
Ira B. Wilson, was a feature of the
program when it was presented by a
group Of sixth-grade children under the
direction of DR.. Edwin N. c. Barnes
Mrs. Mary Garrett Lewis was pianist
for the cantata.
The pre-orchestral group of first
second and third grade children re-
ceived an ovation from the audience
when it played upon sleigh bells, tam
bourineS, cymbals and drums, a selec-
ton it had not rehearsed to demon
strate the young children's sense of
rhythm.
The Intergrade Festival Orchestra,
conducted by Miss Elsie Roche, present.
ed Mendelssohns The War March of
the Priests" Two encores were offered
by these so fourth, fifth and sixth grade
pupils.
The festival will be repeated at 8
O'Clock tomorrow night at Central High
School. 1t is under the general direc-
ton of Mrs. Lillian G. Brosseau and
Mrs. Lewis, assisted by Mrs. Ethel
Connor, Mrs Freda Cowhig, Mrs. Lillian
Karn and the public school teachers of
music.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
FROM JAIL FRUSTRATED
Hacksaw Blades and File Found
in Sole of Shoes Sent
to Prisoner.

An attempt to escape the District
Jail was frustrated yesterday by the
alertness of Supt. William L. Peak, who
didn't like the looks" of a pair of
slightly worn shoes with brand new
soles which were sent to a prisoner.
When a careful examination of the
shoes disclosed a ridge under each sole,
Col. Peak sent them over to Gallinger
Hospital to be X-rayed. Four hack
saw blades were found under the sole
OF one and steel file under the other.
The shoes were addressed to William
Davis, 36, OF Hoboken, N. j., who claims
he has spent 20 years of his life in
jails throughout the country. He and
his brother. Henry Davis, 20, are being
held on charges of robbing the safes
Of the wilkins Coffee Co. and Hahn's
shoe store.
Police headquarters detectives today
we-e attempting to trace the shoes to
their source.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
FIORSEMAN ARMED WITH DIRK
HALTS AVENUE BRIDGE TRAFFIC
Self-Styed ''Nght Chief of Police Taken Gainger
Hospital After "Arresting" Soldiers

promptly arrested" them and ordered
that they follow his horse and try no
funny business"
The business already looked funny
enough, and the soldiers, being adven-
turous spirits, followed along without
protest.
The colored man on horseback led
them straight to the District Jail and
there sought to deliver them into Gus
tody.
1t was the captor who was seized.
however, to await arrival Of a radio
scout car from No. precinct.
The colored man described himself
as Claude Amos, 43, of Meadows, Md.
The police sent the horse back to
Meadows to Craze. Amos, however. be-
came the city's ward, and is at Gal
linger Hospital under mental observa-
tiOu,
Evening star., 1932-04-29

The city was obliged to take custody
OF its custodian after what happened
on Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge last
night.
The custodian, who explained he was
the might chief Of police" denied from
the bridgehead at least score of citi-
zens their right to enter the Capital.
Since the citizens had neither rum
nor Japanese beetles in their automo-
biles they were surprised, and more so
to note the officer was a middle-aged
colored man astride a more -than-mid-
dle-aged saddle horse.
But in one hand the man bore a dirk
for authority, and in the other a flash
light for identification. so the citizens
obeyed while traffic jammed behind.
The situation was growing acute when
q machine bearing four soldiers from
Fort Washington pulled up. The man
Evening star., 1932-04-29

is trying to raise the remainder, he
explained, by taxing luxuries.
Recapitulating what he said were the
causes and effects of the depression,
the speaker speculated that perhaps
out of this will come saner conditions
under which the wealth of the country
will be more equally divided and a
spirit of economic justice and the
realization that we are all brothers
will prevail"
Board Finances Sounder.
The reports of retiring officers of
the Board of Trade were read and
indicated that the trade body is In
members than ever before.
George W. Offutt. who retired as
president today. reviewed the accom-
plishments Of the board during the last
year and lauded its officials for their
cooperation with his administration
He emphasized that there have been
fewer designations and fewer delinquents
during the past year than for several
previous years.
The retiring president told the men,
bers that the board has been cited by
the. United States Chamber of Com
merce as an example of what can be
accomplished by civic organization.
Reports by J. Harry Cunningham,
treasurer. and C. w. Morris. secretary,
also were heard.
Ten directors were elected for three
year terms. They were chosen from l6
candidates for the honor. The new
directors are Edward F. Colladay. James
B. Edmunds. Frank Hight, Milton F.
Schwab. George v. Graham, George
Pitt, Harry Blake. Claude w. owen,
Ben T. Webster and John T. Bardroff
Joseph A. Burkart was judge Of elec-
tion and was assisted by Richmond B.
Keech. Raymond NJ. F1orancs was
auditor of elections.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
.CANOE|ST'S DEATH
IS HELD ACCIDENT
Witnesses Say They Saw
FraiI Craft Upset by Swift
Current of River.

Investigation of the drowning oi
James Calvert King. 81, was abandoned
today when two Government employees
told police they saw his canoe capsize
in the Potomac near Hens and Chickens
Rock yesterday afternoon.
The Federal workers-Zero Nichols
Cherrydale, Va. and Rodney Smith
203l street-were fishing from the
Virginia shore when the swift current
upset the craft and plunged King into
the water.
Having no boat, they said, they ran
up the river in search of help. A short
distance away they found man and
two women in boat. The trio re-
turned with them to the spot where the
canoe had capsized.
Had Removed Jacket.
King had disappeared, however. He
apparently had removed his leather
jacket in his efforts to save his life, for
it was found floating nearby.
The man and the women took the
jacket to Joe Fletcher's boat house, on
the District side of the river. and police
were notified. Sergt Ralph M. Cox
and Pvts. John w. Clinkscales and Carl
M. Spring were sent to the scene in a
police boat.
Nichols and Smith waited until King s
body had been recovered by Russell
Swami, 1905 K street, and Karl Longer
beam. 1919 Wisconsin avenue, then left
Meanwhile, the policemen had been too
busy searching for the body to obtain
the witnesses names and addresses
When Nichols and Smith read the ac-
counts of the drowning in the news
papers, however, they called on Detec-
tive Sergt H. K. Wilson, chief of the
homicide squad, and told their story
to him.
Recently Bought Canoe.
Meanwhile, Acting Coroner A. Ma
grucer Macdonald had ordered the
homicide squad to make an investi-
cation.
King, who lived at 1923 Thirty-flfth
street. went to Mrs. Bessie Trunnells
boat house, in the 43o0 block of Canal
road, shortly after 1 pm. Leaving his
overcoat with Mrs. Trunnell and
donning his jacket, he set out in his
canoe, which had been stored there
since its purchase not long ago.
King, until recently, was In charge
Of the addressograph division of the
United States Bicentennial Commission
was son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry
King, with whom he made his home
A brother, j. Harry King. jr., and two
sisters, Miss Madeline King and Mrs
j. j. Lawler, also survive him. Funera
arrangements have not been completed
Evening star., 1932-04-29
BURGLAR ESCAPES
P0LICEMAN'S SHOTS
Falls at First Bullet, but Gets Up
and Disappears in Rock
Creek Park.

Police were conducting an intensive
search of hospitals and doctors Offices
throughout the city today for an I'M
identified colored burglar, who outdis-
tanced Patrolman r. G. Redffer of the
eighth precinct station, after being sur
prised while looting Connecticut ave-
nue. store early this morning.
Redifer fired two shots at the fleeing
man near Klingle Bridge and the fugi-
tive, apparently wounded, fell to the
ground, but regained his feet and dis
appeared into Rock Creek Park
Cleaners and Dyers. Angela Beauty
Shop and Peoples Drug Store, all in the
$500 block of Connecticut avenue, were
ransacked by the burglar before he was
discovered.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
JANITOR IS ACQUITTED
Justice Let's Directs Verdict in
Eugene Cough Case.

District Supreme Court Justice F. D.
Let's late yesterday afternoon directed
a verdict of acquittal in favor of Eugene
Cough, head janitor at Howard Uni
versity. who had been charged with
false pretenses in connection with pay
ments for services supposed to have
been rendered by his son, Samuel Cough,
in minor janitorial position after the
boy had returned to his studies at a
Virginia university. The amount in
volved was SIS and represented six
weeks work.
Attorney John H. Burnett, for the
accused, pointed out that the university
had not been shown to have suffered
loss. since the father had performed the
services which previously during the
Summer had been done by the boy and
that he had full power to assign the
person to perform the duties.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
SCHOOL BILL STUDIED
Senators Take Up Question o.
Elective Board of Education.

The Senate District Committee is in
session this afternoon to hear testimony
on the Capper bill to provide for cleo
ton of the Board of Education by the
people of the District. At present mem
bers of the board are appointed by the
justices of the District Supreme Court.
Bills similar to the one being considered
today have been pending in Congress
for a number Of years.
Evening star., 1932-04-29

{ ); { e.: e IS: !: !:
rectors, to succeed George w.
Offutt, attorney.
The 10 directors, elected last night
by the membership of the trade body
participated in the election today, along
with the 20 other directors.
Mr.. Webster has been active in the
work of the trade body for Is years.
Last year he served as first vice presi-
dent. He is a member of the firm Of
Evening star., 1932-04-29
School Round-ups Announced.

The Summer roundup for John
Greenleaf Whittier School will be held
in the school next Monday from 10 am.
until noon. The doctors attending the
children will be DR.. F. x. Courtney,
DR.. L. Heiges, DR.. T. J. Kennedy and
DR.. c. IL. Anderson, dentist About 40
childrs4. are expected fox examination.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
$500 VERDICT GIVEN
Damages Awarded for Death O,
Two at Grade Crossing.

Douglas Lemmons, former member Of
the District Fire Department, was
awarded yesterday verdict for $500
damages against the Pennsylvania Rail
road Co. by a jury in Circuit Division 3
before Justice Luhring.
Lemmons had sued as administrator
OF the estates of his wife and child, who
were killed while he was driving an
automobile over the grade crossing at
Landover, Md, In october, 1929, when
the machine was struck by a train At
torneyS Alvin L. Newmyer and Albert
w. Jacobson represented the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1932-04-29

Boss & Phelps and formerly was sec
retary of the Board Of Trade and presi-
dent of the Washington Real Estate
Board. He is on the board of governors
of the University Club and the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Chevy Chase Saw
ings Bank.
Claude w. owen, president of the E.
G. Schafer Co., plumbing supplies, was
elected first vice president to fill the
position vacated by Mr. Webster. Last
year he occupied the Office of second
vice president, which was filed today
Evening star., 1932-04-29
GIRL, 3, HURT BY CAR
Child Sustains Fractured Skull
and Shoulder in Accident.

Margaret Edith Decklebaum, years
old of the 400 block Fourteenth street
northeast, is in a critical condition at
Casualty Hospital with fractures of
the skull and left shoulder, received
when she was knocked down by an
automobile while playing in front of
her home yesterday afternoon.
Howard E. Scudder, %, 1900 block
Oren street northeast, driver Of the
car, told police she dashed into the
side of his machine as he passed the
Decklebaum residence. Scudder took
the child to the hospital.
Evening star., 1932-04-29

by Robert v. Fleming, president Of the
Riggs National Bank, long prominent
here in civic and financial circles.
All other officers were reelected,
They include C. w. Morris, real estate
man, secretary; Robert j. Cottrell, ex-
ecutive secretary; J. Harry Cunningham,
president of the Lanman Engraving Co.,
treasurer; E. c. Brandenburg, attorney,
general counsel; Frank P. Leetch, real
estate man, associate treasurer, and
Frank Strunk, insurance man, sergeant
at arms.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
LEG is AMPUTATED
DR.. William Tindall, SS, Under
went Operation Sunday.


went Operation Sunday.
DR.. William Tindall, 88year-old
chief OF the Bureau of Information of
the District of Columbia, is in Walter
Reed Hospital, where he underwent an
operation last Sunday for amputation
Of his left leg.
DR.. Tindall entered the hospital
April /, suffering from an infection
which became worse and amputation
became necessary.
DR.. Tindall was secretary to the
Board of Commissioners for many years.
He has been a member of the Associ-
alton Of Oldest Inhabitants for the past
81 years, and is a vice president Of that
organization.
DR.. Tindall, some time ago, received
the distinction of being continued in
his post, far beyond the retirement age
by a special act of Congress.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
Devoted to Education.

Last nights session was devoted to
architectural education, Charles Butler
of New York presiding. Fiske Kimball
of Philadelphia spoke on Mechanism
and the Spirit"
The visiting architects yesterday aft
ernoon made tour of inspection Of the
new Federal buildings in Washington
the Pan-American Union Building and
various exhibitions.
The Washington times., 1932-11-19
Holmes toLectute
Sunday on
"BaIi"

Burton Holmes will be heard in
the second lecture of his fortieth
season at the National Theater
tomorrow afternoon at 3 p. m.
His subject is said to be one OF
the most interesting Of his Ell"
tire series, being Bali, known in
the terms of Mr.. Holmes, as THE
Last Paradise" and said by him to
be the happiest place on earth.
Mr.. Holmes brings Bali, in all
its glorious tropic color. to the
screen for the first time, and
thanks to his elaborate equipment
of lantern slides, eXquisitely and
accurately colored, Mr.. Holmes is
said to be able to give his audi
ence the first really satisfying pic
ture of beautiful Bali that has yet
come to any screen. Without pres.
entation in color, Bali cannot be
shown in even a small portion Of
it's characteristic and peculiar
charm. Win color, it becomes the
ideal realization of what a ro-
mantle and exotic tropical isle
should be.
The Washington times., 1932-11-19
When the Feature Is
Shown On the Screen

PALACE - Marie DresSler, in
prosperity" at 1880 a. m. 1880,
ass, B:35, 7:40 and GAS p. m.
EARLE-Herbert Marshall, in
sHTrouble in Paradise, at II a. m,
1:4O, 4:S5, 7:25 and 10:05 p. m.
stage shows at 1884, 3:25, 6:15
and 8 p. m.
FOX-Will Rogers, in 'Too Busy
TO Work." at IL a. m, 1:40, 4:25,
H..2O and 1905 p. m. Stage shows
at 1885, 3:2O, 6:15 and 8:65 p. m.
COLUNIBIA-CharleS Laughton,
In Payment Deferred" at 1850
q. m, 1850. 3:45, 5:45, 7:40 and
0:40 p. m.
RTALTO-Eric Linden in
NAfraid to Talk" at 11:04 a. m,
1851, 2:4O, 4:30, 6:12, 1859 and
D:46 p. m.
RKO.KEITH'S-Joel McCrea In
s'The Most Dangerous Game" at
ii a. M, 12:49, 1888, 4:27, GIG,
sos and 1854 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Paul NUM-
IN ''I Am a Fugitive From a Chain
Gang" At 1928 q. m, 1:26, 3:25,
e:2B, 7:25 and 9:26 p. N. -.
The Washington times., 1932-11-19
I'm a Fugitive" "
Held Over

II Am a Fugitive From a
Chain Gang" starring Paul MUM,
continues In its second week at
the Metropolitan, unfolding its
tale Of the horrors of the prison
camps.
Well directed and photo
graphed, the picture belongs first
Of all to Paul Mum, who turns
in a great piece of acting as a
prisoner in a chain gang who
escapes only to give himself up
once more and live through more
horrible experiences.
The story, which is simple but
engroSsing, portrays the life of
a fugitive from a chain gang
who becomes a respectable citizen
only to be caught and brought
back again. despite the pleas
and threats of the rest of the
nation. Glenda Farrell, Helen
Vinson and Preston Foster play
their respective roles well, but it
is NUM- who puts life into the
character Of a man denied exist
ence by the cruelness of others.
Several shoort subjects and the
Paramount News complete the
bill.