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Evening star., 1933-10-03
Intoxicated Man
Halls Police Car
For Drive Home
Taken to Precinct Instead
as ''Driver and FOotman''
Fail to Heed Orders.

The taxicab that Walter Nickens, COL
ored. hailed last night when he was
in his cups had a footman as well
as a chauffeur, both liveried in the
conventional blue Of the Police Depart
ment, and it took him for the first
Of series of rides that ended in Police
Court today.
Nickens, wavering on the corner Of
Sixth and H streets northeast, tagged
car with writing on the side" The
car stopped and the "footman" alighted
to assist the passenger into the machine
When Nickens gave an order to be
driven to his home In the 600 block
Of Gordon avenue northeast, the driver
obligingly replied:
"Oh. well take you over there, all
right"
The machine started off in the wrong
direction and Nickens, in a loud voice,
reprimanded the driver for his care
lessness. A few blocks later the ninth
precinct loomed in front, and it wasn't
long before Nickens was behind the
bars with an intoxication charge against
him.
He got break in court, however,
when Judge Gus A. Schuldt took his
personal bond after he had pleaded
guilty.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
JONES ELECTED HEAD
FYOUNG DEMOCRATS
Falls Church Man Is Chosen by
Fairfax Organization for
Coming Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeCldl DlSpatCu 10 i ne oldI
FAIRFAX, Va, October 3.-Edward
M. Jones of Falls Church will head the
Young Democratic Club of Fairfax
County for the coming year, having
been elected president at the annual
meeting held last night.
Other officers elected include A. D.
Davis of Lorton. vice president. repre-
senting Lee and Mount Vernon districts;
E. Watts Pickett, vice president, rep
resenting Providence and Falls Church
districts Guy r. McGlincy of Herndon.
vice president. representing Centreville
and Dranesville districts; Miss Eolene
Follin Of Vienna, secretary. and L. M.
Coyner of Fairfax treasurer.
District chairmen, who serve as men,
bers of the Executive Committee in ad-
dition to the other officers, were also
elected and are as follows:
James C. King, Centreville district;
Mrs G. Ashley Money, Dranesville dis
trict: James M. Mason, Falls Church
district: Mrs. j. E. Staub Lee district;
Earl Popkins, Mount Vernon district,
and Charles Pickett, Providence dis
trict
The club adopted a resolution pro-
viding that in the future officers shall
not succeed themselves
Evening star., 1933-10-03
TRIAL OF C0BLENTZ
IS0RDERED REMOVED
Ellicott City Judge Sends Case to
Baltimore on Motion of
Defense Counsel.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DISPATCH 10 Inc StdI.
ELLICOTT CITY, Md, October s.
Trial of State Senator Emory L. Cob
lentz of Frederick County on criminal
charges resulting from Howard County
grand jury's investigation Of the failure
of the Central Trust Co. was ordered
removed to Baltimore City today by
Judge Francis Neale Parke.
The removal was granted on motion
Of Leo Weinberg, counsel for Coblentz
The State Senator was president Of
the trust company. He was named in
several indictments returned by recent
special session of the local grand jury.
One indicted him jointly with Charles
MacFee Matthias, Grover L. Michael,
C. Thomas Summers and S. Elmer
Brown. Their trial was also removed
to Baltimore.
Coblentz was convicted of violating
the State banking laws in Cumberland
last year and sentenced to 18 months
In the House of Correction, but the
Court of Appeals held the indictment in
that case to be faulty.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
SECOND MAN SURRENDERS
IN ASSAULT AND ROBBERY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LEESBURG, Va, October 3.-Ray-
mond, alias limbo, Wallace, %, colored,
wanted in the assault and robbery of
G. A. Ropp, 86-year-old retired farmer,
near Lovettsville. who was found wrap
ped In a blanket on the morning Of
September by his sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth George, with whom he lived, sur
rendered at the office Of Deputy Sheriff
L. T. Mckinney this morning. His
confession was the same as that given
by his brother Richard, who was ar
rested on the Saturday morning after
the robbery.
Both brothers said they went to
Rorp's house on Monday night, Sep
tember 4, and waited until the old man
went to bed. Looking through q win
dow where he slept on the first floor
they saw him put his pocketbook under
q pillow. They entered by taking q
window pane out and wrapped the aged
man in q blanket to prevent him from
making q noise. In the scuffle which
followed several of Ropp's teeth were
knocked out. The robbers got about
SIT from the purse.
Both men are held in Leesburg Jail
without bond waiting action Of the
grand jury Monday, October 9.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
FIRST LADY INVITED
TO PIT. A. INSTITUTE
Bid Is Extended to Her to Open
Sessions October "a at
Alexandra.
By staf1 Correspondent Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 3.-Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt has been invited
to open the Community Welfare Insti-
tute to be held by the Alexandria
Parent Teacher Association here Octo-
Der "a, Is and 26, r. Wendall Eaves,
chairman. announced today.
The First Lady has been asked to
talk at the afternoon session October
"a on Cooperation of the Home and
School in the Education of the Child. i"
In addition to Mrs. Roosevelt. "a
speakers have been invited to participate
In the three evening programs, Mr..
Eaves said. The programs will include
round table discussions of school and
community problems.
Sessions Of the Community Welfare
Institute will be held at Maury School,
October "a, at the George Mason High
School. October Is. and at the Alexan-
dria High School, October 26. The pub
lie Is invited to attend all sessions of
the institute. 1t was announced.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
SINCLAIR "BATS" 1000
IN COURT CONVICTIONS

Motor Cycle Policeman Raymond
Sinclair, the Trafic Bureaus champion
arrester, halted 80 motorists for speed
ing while working "a short while" last
night, and was given q batting average
of 1000 today, when all Of them were
convicted before Judge Ralph Given
in Traffic Court.
Sinclair said he made his haul
during an eight-hour shift of duty.
remark about the oficer's reputation
for accuracy, pleaded guilty. Judge
Given handed out fines ranging from
IS to SIS.
Sinclair said half Of the arrests were
for speeding across Calvert Street
Bridge and the Judge issued warning
he woAld give the limit" for those
arrested ct tht. point. as he charac-
;erised the bldg, - dangerous.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
ALEXANDRIA REQUEST
FOR LOAN PRESENTED
Plans for $250,000 High School
Accompany Application
for 100000.
By Stat, Correspondent of The Star

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 3.-Final
plans for Alexandria's proposed new
S250,000 high school building and
formal application for a $4,000 loan
for construction of the building and
other school improvements here were
submitted to State public works officials
at Richmond, Va, by City Manager
Wallace Lawrence yesterday.
Application for the loan was author
lied by City Council several weeks ago.
Plans for the new high school were
drawn up by Raymond v. Long, Vir-
ginia school architect, after conferences
with Supt T. c. Williams.
School authorities here have been ad-
vised that the loan application and
plans will be speedily acted upon at
Richmond, and will be sent to Wash
ington as soon as possible for final ap-
proval. They hope to get actual con-
struction work on the new building
under way this Fall.
Evening star., 1933-10-03

box filled with hay pending an exam
nation by a veterinary.
DR.. William NJ Mann, Zoo director,
said the animal apparently had frac-
tured its back
In today's shipment was female
Gland. largest Of the antelope family
to inhabit East Africa The new ar
rival will be mated with male eland
long resident Of the Zoo.
Three Molucca deer from the Malay
Archipelago also were included in the
shipment, which arrived by express
from the stock of a New York City ami
NAL dealer
The two white-t tailed gnus to arrive
today were added to similar pair al
ready at the Zoo
Evening star., 1933-10-03
LACK OF UNIFORMITY
IN SPEED LIMIT HIT
Section 2, Chevy Chase Citizens,
Hold 4O-Mile Maximum Con-
stitutes Danger.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHEVY CHASE, Nd, October s.
Protesting lack of uniformity In the
speed limit for north and south bound
traffic on Wisconsin avenue between the
District line and Bradley lane. which
they declared endangers the safety Of
school children and motorists crossing
the avenue, the Citizens COMMITTEES Of
section last night passed a resolution
calling upon the State Roads Conmis-
sion and the Montgomery County COM
missioners to take action on this matter.
The speed limit for traffic moving
north along vacant land Tn section 2
and the property Of the Chevy Chase
Club is 40 miles an hour, while the
limit for traffic moving south past i'm
proved property for almost the entire
distance Is Is miles. Moreover. pedes-
TRANS and especially school children
the committee declared, are In jeopardy
in crossing Wisconsin avenue by reason
of the high speed limit on the east
side and the lack Of trafdc lights or
other protection.
The committee also voted to re-
quest the Montgomery County COM
misstoners to place stop sign at the
intersection Of Rosemary and Raymond
streets and Connecticut q niue Is Q
protection for the childrenfwh must
cross Connecticut avenue at this point
In going to and from school.
Evening star., 1933-10-03

Of the street to conform. The heavy
stone wall Of the South Treasury grounds
is being taken down and set back fur
ther north to accommodate the new
alignment.
The job will take about four more
weeks to complete, according to Lemuel
P. Robertson. deputy highway engineer
The contract is being executed by Nc
Guire g. Roffe at a cost of s5s. 900 all
OF 1t to be paid from Federal Public
Works funds.
Bids were opened yesterday on an
other important road job to be financed
by the public works money. 1t was the
Strengthening of Michigan avenue to
Evening star., 1933-10-03
MRS. NORTON FAVORS
BROAD LIQUOR LAWS
Chairman of House District Com
mittee Wants Interpretation
Liberal Here.

Chairman Norton of the House Dis
trict Committee is in favor Of low taxes
on liquor and liberal provisions gov
erning its sale and consumption in
the District. Corporation Counsel
William w. Bride reported today.
Mr.. Bride said he conferred yester-
day with Mrs Norton at her Summer
place at Allenhurst, N. j., and OBJ
tained her views on liquor legislation
for the District after the eighteenth
amendment is repealed.
He is preparing data on the subject
30 as to be ready to report to both
District committees when they get
around to considering liquor legisla-
ton at the next session.
Evening star., 1933-10-03

NRAGEDY marred the arrival Of
two gnus, an Gland and several
Molucca deer at the Zoo this
morning.
One of the gnus gave way to
panic when liberated in his new run
way on a hillside. dashing down the
side on slender legs to crash headlong
into tree
An exclamation Of pity went up from
the little group of spectators as the
wounded animal tried to regain its
feet and sank back with hindquarters
crippled.
The gnu probably will die, but was
made as comfortable as possible In a
Evening star., 1933-10-03
SAMUEL SOLOMON
HEADSD. c. AIRPORT
Local Lawyer Given Various
Offices in National Air.
lines Corporation.

Election OF Samuel Solomon, Wash
ington lawyer who for the past three
years has specialized in aviation mat
tiers, as vice president and general man
ager of Washington Airport. as direc-
tor, and vice president of National Air
port Corporation, and as director and
secretary of National Air Lines Cor
poration was announced here today.
Solomon for the past two years has
acted as local counsel for the inter-
ests which recently acquired and COM
bined Washington Airport and Hoover
Field. He conducted the negotiations
with the Federal Government looking
to leasing or purchase by the Govern
ment Of the properties.
Seeks Road Rerouting.
Assuming his new Offices today, Sol
omon undertook at once to push plans
to bring about the rerouting of the
portion of Military road which now
divides the airport and which has been
criticized by aviation people from all
parts of the country as a menace to
the safety of users Of the local airport
Solomon also will apply to the Federal
Government for permission to fill a
portion of the lagoon between the
airport and the Mount Vernon Me-
mortal boulevard as means OF extend
ing the field and lengthening the
shorter runways.
In addition to the posts he assumed
today, Solomon also Is vice president
and director In National Airways Co.,
operating subsidiary of the Boston and
Maine Railroad, which now is operating
an air transport line In New England.
He is associated with Amelia Earhart
Putnam and Paul Collins, former vice
presidents Of the Ludington Arlines, IN
this project.
It is the purpose Of National Air Lines
Corporation, In which Collins and Miss
Earhart also are said to be interested,
passenger and express line between
Washington and New York in direct
competition with Eastern Air Transport,
which holds all Federal airmail con-
tracts along the East Coast.
To End Eastern Use.
It Is understood that. as part Of this
plan, Washington Airport will deny
further use of the local airport to East
ern Air Transport, either forcing 1t to
establish q new airport Of its own or to
suspend its local operations. Such
step probably will result in interven-
ton by the Post ONCE Department. as
it will affect United States mail sched-
ules, it was indicated today.
National Air Lines Corporation ex-
poets In the near future to award q
large contract for fast all-metal twin
engined planes, which will be used on
the WASHINGTON New York run on an
hourly schedule calling for 65-minute
service between the two cities. The new
airline will attempt to obtain airmail
contracts from the Post Office Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1933-10-03

NJ r. A. public work in the Dis
nj trict is progressing so that the
" President, when he returns to
the White House, can gaze out
of his back window and see
some Of 1t going on.
The particular job which he can wit
ness is the widening and realignment
Of E street from Fifteenth street east
to West Executive avenue. This job In
wolves the placing Of the north curb Of
E street east of Fifteenth street Cthe
stretch Of roadway is sometimes known
as Treasury place. on line with the
north curb of E street to the west Of
Fifteenth street, and widening the rest
Evening star., 1933-10-03
CAR KILLS WOMAN
South Washington Resident Is
Struck on Military Road.

By q Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
SOUTH WASHINGTON, Va, Oc-
tr # sMay 1s Evelyn Tsyi0 nstsny e0lGsa ed
this morning when struck 1v on the MIL NH.
said by police to have been driven by
John Thomas, colored. Of Radio, Va.
The woman was taken to Emergency
Hospital. Washington. by the Jefferson
rescue squad and pronounced dead on
arrival. She was found to have suf-
fered fractured skull and her left leg
was entirely severed. Z
Thomas was arrested by United
States park police and was being held
during an investigation Of the case.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
Granted Absolute Divorce.

ROCKVILLE, Md, October (Spe-
ciaD In a decree signed by Judge
Charles W. Woodward in Circuit Court
here, Mrs. Evelyn R. Perry Of Potomac
is granted an absolute divorce from
Guy R. Perry, also of Potomac, on the
ground of desertion, and is allowed to
resume her maiden name of Stream.
Evening star., 1933-10-03

eliminate the curves Of that narrow
thoroughfare as it winds through Nc
MILAN Park. The Highway Engineer
ing g. Construction Co. submitted the
low bid of $77,7065O
Specifications are being drawn for
two other N. r. A. projects. Widening
from so to 10 feet of Fourteenth street
from Water street southwest to Con-
stitution avenue, estimated to cost
1922 900; and widening of Thirteenth
street from Massachusetts, avenue to
Logan circle, from 80 to 10 feet, 500, 900.
The Engineer Department yesterday
reported the creation of $50 jobs by
N. r. A. public works projects here in
September
Evening star., 1933-10-03
Fortnightly Club to Meet.

HERNDON, Va, October (Spe-
ciaD The Fortnightly Club Of the
Herndon Library will meet tomorrow
afternoon in the library at $50 O'Clock.
Miss Estelle Holden will review Lloyd
Douglas book "Thk Magnificent Obses-
sion.' Mrs. H. B. Mitchell, president,
will preside,
Evening star., 1933-10-03
$50 Sign Wheat Contracts.

BERRYVILLE. Va, October (Spe-
ciaD Approximately $50 wheat grow
ers in Clarke County have signed up
under the Federal crop reduction plan
The wheat growers who have signed the
applications have formed an organiza-
tion known as the Clark County Wheat
Control Association.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
GUILTY OF MURDER
Mercy Is Recommended to Court
by Jury in Howard County.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EILICOTT CITY, Nd, October s.
Wilbert Thorn, colored, charged with
the murder Of Robert Bright, colored,
on April 80, 1888, at Dayton, Howard
County, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree, with recommendation
for mercy of the court. by jury in the
Circuit Court here last night. The YER
dict was returned shortly before mid
night, after the jury had been out ap-
proximately an hour.
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7 IN MI
/ NEW
/ YORK
By PAUL HARRISON

New York, July 10.-The Metropoli-
tan Opera Company hasn't, as yet,
displayed in public any qualms about
It's proletarian competition this sum-
mer. But the chances are that its
hard-pressed directors, who scarcely
know where their next deficit is COM
ing from, indulge in apprehensive lit
tie shivers when they consider the
threats that have popped up on the
classical horizon.
For one thing, crowds are still
standing in long lines before the old
Hippodrome theater, where excellent
grand opera is being performed for
Is to 50 cents admission by a cast
built around some stars of the Chicago
Opera Company. For another thing
Mr.. George Blumenthal, who used tc
be associated with Oscar Hammer
stein, is about to start a season OF
Wagnerian Opera-at low prices. ir
English, and with the Nets own Or
chestra and several of its stars. in.
GLIDING Frances Aida. A woman, Leg.
'nSka. will conduct at least one per.
Torrance.
Vi course both Of these are sum-
mer ventures, and are not yet men,
aces to the Metropolitan's box office.
But it is very likely that they will be
reorganized, with new talent, to carry
on next fall and winter. Also there
is chance that Mr.. Blumenthals or
ganization will move into the enor-
nous Music Hall at Rockefeller Gen.
ter.
Such a possibility recalls the fact
that the entire $250,000, 900 Rookie.
teller Center development was begun
on the strength Of the Nets promise
subsequently broken, to move into q
new home there. And 1t recalls the
grim threat attributed to one Of the
Rockefeller associates: 1T the Met
ropolitan won't move in here with US
We'll find or organize an opera COM
pany that will"
The current successes at the Hippo
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Peter let them in and told them
that Mr.. Travers and Miss DELIGHT
had not yet returned.
ri won't stay" Mathews told her.
'sYou're dead tired. Sleep on It,
Margaret, and do" he said again.
"what you will know to be right"
He touched her hand and went
back to the waiting car which
would take him homo, settling back
in the corner, relaxed, . troubled
and lonely man, feeling his age
and his inadequacy to help the one
person he loved above anything
on earth in this emergency.
Margaret Lorrimer went up to
bed, dismissed her waiting maid,
undressed and lay between cool
sheets in the Spring darkness,
thinking, planning.
She was . mother. She was,
therefore, where her sons vital
happiness was concerned, IN en-
tirely INSCRIPTIONS woman. She
would sacrifice anything and any
body to Travers Loxximer's health
and welfare. She was entirely con-
WINGED that, confronted with the
truth, brought together again with
the Delight Hartford he had known
and loved as = boy, the man he
had beeome could never adjust
himself, could never find happi-
ness.
Many years had passed. Surely
the woman she had seen on the
stage tonight was = different per
son from the girl met on . Lon
don leave and loved With the des.
perate and tragic gsyety and
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SzL G5'1E
Copyright 1880. ~ Faak RaAbt,

Travers Lorrimer. son of the
wealthy Margaret Lorrimer.
broods constantly for Delight
Hartford, whom he claims to have
married in England during the
war. No trace can be found of
the girl. and when Travers mis-
takes Mary Lou Thurston. pretty,
young orphan, for Delight, Mrs.
Lorrimer induces Mary Lou to
play the part. Travers is told
he must win "Deight" all over
again. In the months that follow,
Travers is more attracted to
delight" than ever. Mary Lou
loves Travers and feels she can
not keep up the masquerade. Just
IS the crisis is reached, Larry
Mitchell, Mary Louis newspaper
reporter friend, locates the real
Delight acting in 4 revue. Mary
Lou is stunned by the news. Mrs.
Lorrimer comforts Mary Lou and
plans to investigate. She attends
the revue while Jenny Wynne,
Larry,s fancee. gives = party to
keep Travers from getting suspic-
ious. Mary Lou sees her castle of
dreams crumbling about her. In Z
moment of surrender. she permits
Travers to kiss her. Meanwhile.
Mrs. Lorrimer studies Delight At
the theatre.
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The Comeback

Diana-the real Delight-was
attractive behind the footlights.
The tired lines, the hard molding
Of her face, disappeared in the flat
tering glow; makeup concealed q
great deal. She was, however. no
actress. Still, she sang ,passably;
She wore clothes-what there were
Of them-gracefully, and with au-
thentic chic, and she did something
she called dancing well enough.
She had personality, q gay friend.
illness toward her audience. And
she worked hard. She had to work
hard, poor creature, for this was
her big chance, unexpectedly ar
rived at and seized with heaven
knew what hope and relief, to
make something Of herself, to eat
three meals day for an indefinite
time.
After the first act Mrs. Lor-
rimer spoke, very low, to DR..
Mathews. She had been tense as
fine strung wire at the first APP
pearance Of the woman she had
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CHAPTER XII.
.HERE was a good comedian,
and a leading woman who

and a leading woman who
was pretty and graceful
and charming, and who scored,
obviously, real personal triumph.
There were plenty Of good looking
show girls and many speciality
numbers, good, bad and indiffer-
ent. But it is probable that neither
Mrs. Lorrimer nor DR.: Mathews
could have given coherent de-
scription of the piece or of any
one in It, save Of the small, viva
cious little person billed as Diana
Hackett, and about whom rumors
flew, from lipsticked mouth to lip
sticked mouth, in the lobby, be-
tween acts, while tuxedoed gentle
men listened specifically and critics
smiled YEARLY.
"This Hackett woman -. .
rather good looking, isn't she?
They say her fathers An earl OF
"Diana Hackett? Lady Diana,
I've heard; She can't act OF
aWell. decent Of her not to use
the title, anyway!
s'She hasn't kept it . secret,
though, one notices"
"Sweet are the uses Of pub
iicityw :,
But she was only a very small
part Of the evening to the ma
iority Of the audience, and the en-
tire evening to Margaret Lorrmel
and her old friend.