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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
City News in Brief
TODAY


Party. Variety Club, Willard Ho-
tel, pm.
Meeting, Associates Club, Lafay-
cite Hotel, pm.
Social tea, Ladies Auxiliary, Agu-
oath Achim Congregation, 1862
Tuckerman street NV, 8 pm.
Meeting, Washington Chapter,
American Red Cross, Wardman Park
Hotey, 8 pm.
Dance, kentucky Society, Willard
Hotel, 9 pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, American Historical As
ISOLATION, Mayf1ower Hotel, 10 am.
Meeting. Standing Rate Commits
sion, Raleigh Hotel, 10 m.
Luncheon, Gyro Club, Annapolis
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Lions Club, Mayfower
Hotel. 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard
Hotel. 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Washington Paper
Dealers Association, Raleigh Hotel,
1890 pm.
Luncheon, Soroptimist Club, Will
lard Hotel. pm.
Luncheon meeting, Society for
Public Administration, Wardman
Park Hotel. l pm.
Dinner, Southern Wholesalers
Mayf1ower Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Washington Board of
Trade. Mayfiower Hotel. 7 pm.
Meeting, United Brotherhood of
Carpenters, Local 1851, Annapolis
Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting. Washington Philatelic
Society, Mayf1ower Hotel, pm
Meeting. Washington Chapter,
American Red Cross, Wardman Park
Hotel, 8 PIN.
Meeting, Young Friends Club, Ra-
leigh Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Meeting. Alpha Beta Phi Frater-
nifty, Raleigh Hotel, 9 pm.
Dance. Phi Sigma Epsilon Sorori-
ty, Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Catholic Students Mission
Crusade. Willard Hotel, 10 pm.
Convention, American Politica,
Science Association, Wardman Park
Hotel, all day.
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In Mrntnrtattt

Dee7sa ve So sor = IN of Why
passed into eter 1s resi- one year ago to-
Iov1Ne HUsBAND. JAMES M ByRNEs. /.
CHESLEY. WILLIAM J; In remembrance
Of WILLIAM J. CHEsLEY. who departed
this, life twenty.one years ago today. De-
cember "a. 1918.
At home in Gods beautiful garden,
Some day. when our task is done.
With Joy we shall met Ti1r y1 1.M thfrs i.
CLIFFORD. LEANDER o. In sad but
E Isif g. cLFoRD who depar ted this
ne NE, eight years ago today Re FxMy &C.
FREEMAN. HAYWOOD. Sacred to the
memory Of our beloved husband and father
HAYWOOD FREEMAN. who departed this
WIFE AND CHILDREN.
JONES. ERNEST PENDLEToN. In low
ing memory Of my dear father, ERNEST
PENDLETON JONES, who departed this
life ten years ago TODAY. December 20,
1929.
When you left me ten years ago
had a loving mother the sadness with
me to share;
But now she is asleep
And am left alone the grief to bear.
DAYS of sadness oft comes Ger me.
Hidden tears so often flow:
Memory keeps YOU always near me-
Although yo, left ten years ago,
YOUR LOVING. DEVOTED DAUGHTER.
LOUISE F. JONES MONTGOMERY.
STARKE, SARAH c. In sad but loving
remembrance of our dear mother. wife and
sister. SARAH c. STARKE. who departed
this life fourteen wears ago today, December
20. 1925.
To-day recalls a memory
OF loved one laid to rest:
And those who think of her today
Are those who loved her her b %xMuv I.
WILLIS. REV. JAMES r. Sacred to
the memory Of my dear husband Rev
JAMES z. WILLIS who passed into the
great beyond eleven years ago, December
90 1923.
The rolling stream of life rolls on.
But still the vacant chair
Recalls the love, the voice, the smile
LoVMd Will. x1fHA J. WILLIS. :
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Ii. Col. {. J. Maher, 50,
Dies al Walter Reed

1t. Col. Edward j. Maher, SO,
U. S. A., retired, a leader in the
movement for United States recog-
milton of Fire, died Saturday at
Walter Reed Hospital after a long
illness.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at $50 am. tomorrow at his
home, 184l Ontario place NV, with
requiem mass at 9 a m. at st. Paul's
Catholic Church. Burial with mill
tary honors will be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland, Col.
Maher came to this country as a
young man and enlisted in the
Army He served in Cuba during
the Spanish-American War and
later throughout the World War,
being cited for bravery. After his
retirement in 1919, Col. Maher was
employed for six years with the re-
Mobilization division of the Veterans
Administration.
A close friend of canon DeValera,
of Fire, Col. Maher took an active
part in work of the American As
ISOLATION for Recognition of the
Irish Republic and was considered
an authority on Irish history. He
was member of the Ancient Order
Of Hibernians here.
Survivinb are his widow, Mrs.
Frieda S. Maher; two sons, Glenn,
IA, and Edward Maher, San Fran
cisco attorney.
Pallbearers, all members of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, will
be Martin J. Duffcy. Michael j.
Dowd, Joseph A. DAILY. Rosa F.
Downing, James Conlon and Michael
E. Buckley.
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Funeral Rites Held
For Charles J. Walker,
Retired Builder
Native Of Capital
Built Many Houses
At Moderate Prices

Funeral services for Charles j
Walker, II, well-known retired
real estate operator and builder
who died Saturday in Garfield Hos
pital, were held this morning at
Hines funeral home, 29O1 Four
tenth street NV. Burial will be
private.
A native and lifelong resident of
Washington, Mr.. Walker had been
retired about 10 years. For many
years he made his home at 1874
Columbia road NV, moving to the
Kenesaw Apartments, Sixteenth
and Irving streets NV, shortly be-
fore his last illness.
Associated With Father.
The son of the late w. T. and
Adelaide Harris Walker, he was
educated in the public schools here,
later attending the old Spencerian
Business College. He was next as
ISOLATED with his father for some 80
years in a brick business near the
Washington Airport IN Virginia.
When the brick company was dis
solved, Mr.. Walker became a real
estate operator in the District and
built about $50 homes, mostly in
the medium price range. He was
life member of B. B. French Lodge
Of Masons and of Almas Temple of
the Shrine.
Since his retirement Mr.. Walker
had Travelled a great deal.
List of Survivors.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary F.
Walker; a son, Karl F. Walker; q
brother, George E. Walker; four
sisters, Mrs. Cora Hayes, Mrs. j
Barrett Carter, Miss Eta Walker
and Miss Eleanor Walker, and two
grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers were Ed
ward BROMLEY, Clifford K. Berry.
man, James B. Henderson, Apple
ton Clark, Dr. Edmund Barry, Henry
Finley, w. H. Moran and William
P. Mayfeld.
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said the difnculty revolved about the
demand Of a passenger. Hans Won
Appen, former agent at Panama
City for the German steamship line,
Hapag-Lloyd, for disqualification.
Won Appen demanded that he be
taken to Santo Tomas Hospital,
which is in the Republic of Panama
this after he had been taken to
Gorgas Hospital in the Canal Zone,
where physicians said he was in
critical condition from some unspec-
flied illness and required an emer-
gency operation.
Refused Operation.
Gen. Stone said Won Appen re-
fused to undergo the operation at
the Canal Zone hospital.
II know it was subterfuge,' said
Gen. Stone, but it was question
of humanity. The man was danger
ously i'll and did not want to under
go the operation at our hospital I
could not force the operation, so ne
was released to go to the Panama
hospital
Just how the demand for hos
pitalization was linked with the
German protest against clearance
if it was-remained unclear and
so did the generals reference to
"subterfuge."
Ship Remains at Anchor.
The Dusseldorf lay IN the Cristo-
bal Harbor while Gen. Stone con-
ferred last night with the British
Minister to Panama. Hours after
the effective time of her clearance
she was still at anchor.
The ship was still nominally I'M
der the command of Capt. J. Peter
son, her regular skipper, but he was
receiving his orders from 1t. Comdr.
j. B. Herabath, one of three British
officers and 20 men placed aboard as
prize crew by the cruiser Dispatch.
The freighters crew consisted of
nine officers and "a men. There also
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Reich Protests j. ).
Clearance Of Ship
Seized by British
Freiehter Free to Sail,
But Remoins, However,
At CristobuI
B, the Associated Press.


COLON, Panama, Dec. 26.-De-
spite a German diplomatic protest,
the British prize crew in control of
a captive German freighter today
was guaranteed clearance from
Cristobal for a British port by the
United States Army command for
the Canal Zone.
The protest, by Consul Walter
Schmidt, has not been enter
tained," said Maj. Gen. David L.
Stone, Canal Zone commander, and
the freighter, the 4,930-ton Duessel-
dorf, was free to proceed to sea-"
The Dusseldorf was captured De-
cember Is off the Chilean coast by
the British cruiser Despatch two
days after putting out from VAL
paraiso.
Clearance Granted.
With her sWastika futtering I'M
derneath British naval ensign and
with British seamen pacing her
decks with fixed bayonets, the Dues
seldorf completed her transit of the
canal in late afternoon yesterday
and at 7:30 pm. was granted clear
ance for Jamaica.
While the gray-painted freighter
was moving across the Isthmus the
diplomatic dispute arose. Gen. Stone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
YuIe Not Lost
As Ships Cross
Date Line

Two American ships plying across
the Pacific Ocean had no Christmas
Day-they had to drop the day from
their calendar owing to crossing the
international date line.
One of the ships was the U. S. S.
Trinity, an oiler. and the other was
the North Star, flagship of the Byrd
Antarctic expedition.
Comdr. John E. DingWell of the
Trinity reported that the crew had
Christmas festivities, but no Christ
mas Day
Living quarters were decorated
and a Christmas dinner was served
on December "a. The Trinity is due
at Guam January 3.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd,
commanding the Antarctic expedi-
ton, reported that the North Star
not only missed Christmas Day, but
had to battle high seas and So
mile-an-hour gale. He said the
ship, due at New Zealand on Thurs
day, rode out the storm without
mishap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Relay Cable Is Blamed
For Traffic Tie-up

Repairmen today had located the
source Of the trouble that caused
traffic lights to go haywire here last
night.
A cable in the relay system at
Thirteenth and E streets NV. was
blamed for the breakdown, which
had drivers in the downtown and
adjacent areas dizzy for two hours.
The lights started acting up short
ly after 6 pm. and it was 8 pm.
before they returned to normal. In
some places the lights were of
altogether, while in others they
stuck on red or green.
When the repairs were made.
police announced that the lights
would stay on all night every night
until after New Year, because of the
heavy nocturnal traffic during the
holiday season.
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Dfatha
TROTTER. FRANCES A,

De IROITER. FRANCES Fran A; On Monday,
PER p1do ~ If tbs 10 FRANCEs TRoI
and, mother of Harvey L. Trotter. grand
mother Of Bernard F. Trotter
~ Remains endns, resting a o a. the Geo W. Wise
services will be held Thnrsdsy December
%, a. ] pm. Interment Arnons Chapel
Cemetery. Virginia. 81
TWOMBLY ANNIE c. On Monday. De-
eember 2h; 1929. ANNIE C.; TWoMBLY:
mother OF Merrill Twomhiy. ~
Services Wednesday. December 81 at Q
pm At Me, Ell Church in Vienna. Va.
Remains resting at the Money & Kine fu-
neral home. Vienna. Va.
TYLER. ELLEN ELIZABETH On Sun
day; December "A. 1889. at $40 6th st..
several years. Ellen ELfz ssf TYIER E.
aged so years. wife of c. E. Tyler.
at asr 1t s pm
etery. Annapolis. Md.
WEISS, MARGARET. On Monday. De-
5os Ell T. &es BE- Ma MAs
GARET WEISS: beloved wife of the late
Frank Weiss. She is survived by one son.
joseph B.. Weiss. a daughter-in-law, Cor
rlnne Weiss. and grandson Joseph F.
Wednesday. December -. at $50 am;
thence to Holy ,Redeemer Catholic Church
BerWyn. Mo. where mass will be said at
terment Mount oiivet Cemetery
WHALEN, FRANK. On Saturday De-
cember % 1899, FRANK WHALEN. be.
loved husband of Daisy Muse Whalen. IA
ther of Arlene .Whalen. He also is sur
vived by a mother. Mrs. Mary Jane Neil:
four brothers, three sisters. other relatives
and friends. Remains resting at his late
residence. 1908 3rd st. s.w.
Funeral Wednesday. December %. at 9
M. from ST. Vincent de Panls Church
Interment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Ar
rangements by John T. Rhines 4 Co.. Ord
and Eye SITS. sw.
WHALEN. FRANK Columbia Lodge No
S5, 7. r. P. o. F. of W.. is hereby notified
Of the funeral of Brother FRANK WHALEN
from ST: Vincent de Paul's Church, South
cember 81. 1879. at am. Session OF
sorrow at EIks' Home. 3O1 R. I. ave. NV
on Tuesday. December %. at 7:30 pm
Elks' services at his late residence, zoos
Bird st. sw., on Tuesday. December 20. at
DIR. ERNEST M. HARDY. Err.
LEE CAMPBELL. Sec.
s Sea- % JAMES IL 1 RoaARD wsi ns
beloved husband Of Berthe wilkins end
father Of Mildred L, Arrison.
Services at the s. H. Hines Co. funeral
home. 2a01 14th st. NV. on THURSDAY
December %. at pm. Interment Cedar
Hill Cemetery. 27
WILLIAMS. RUTH v. sToNEsrREET
On Tuesday December %, 1899: At her
sToNEsTREET Wilkins. Body resting
at the Warner r. Pumphrev funeral home,
s4o4 Georgia ave- Silver Spring.
Notice of services later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Christmas Heart Fund Gifts

The following donations received Christmas
Heart today This the previous donations will
distributed possible needy families lists
Council of Social Agencies to bring them
the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Byrd's West Point
Candidate Is Named

~ me Associated Press.
Senator Byrd's aides announced
today the selection of Scott Brewer
Richie, jr., Broadway, Va. as the
Senator's principal candidate for
West Point.
He will take the spring examina-
lions for entrance next July /.
The selection was based on ex-
aminations given for the Senator
by the Civil Service Commission.
Alternate candidates will be
named later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Fire Auxiliary Elects

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Branchville (Md0 Fire Department
has elected Mrs. Louise Smith, presi-
dent; Mrs. Pearl Miller, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Julia Columbus, secre-
tary, and Mrs. Dorothy Stauffer,
treasurer. =
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were q few passengers, In addition
to Won Appen. These included one
woman. She was among the per-
sons seen on the decks of tho
freighter as she passed through the
canal.
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Garh uf Chunks

WATERS. FRANCIS A. The family Of
the late FRANCIS A. WATERS wishes to
politan Police DEPARTMENT and Capt. Groves
and the men Of the eleventh precinct. the
Sentinel Club. the Business Men of Hill
dale, the teachers and pupils and the
Grade Mothers of the Birney School and
neighbors for their svmpathy during his
illness and for the beautiful flowers at the
Tina of his death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Automotive Brief

Coast-In, Inc, 407 Florida avenue
NE, became Pontiac direct factory
dealers in Washington on September
/, it was announced by E. NJ Kuper-
smidt, president of the company.
Both showroom and service DEPART
ment will be maintained at the
above address, with used car lots adj
jacent and across the street.
Other officials of Coast-In include
M. T. Manton, vice president and
treasurer; Ray Kearney, used car
manager; Bill Myers. service man.
ager, and Harry Kearney, general
manager. Mr.. Kearney has been &C
lively engaged in the automobile
business for over 20 years.
The Nash dealers of the WASH
ington area attended preview
showing of the new Nash cars for
1910 last Wednesday at the Penn
Athletic Club in Philadelphia and
heard plans outlined for the coming
year. The meeting was presided
over by G.. B. Albrecht, Philadelphia
zone manager, and the new line OF
cars was presented by Roy Boscow,
Nash assistant general sales man.
ager. w. A Blees, general sales
manager for the Nash Motors d.
vision. attended the meeting, which
was comprised of about $50 mem
bers of the Nash selling organiza-
ton in this territory.
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dation of large company of play
ers, both for rubber and duplicate
bridge, although the Cheeks dupli-
cate on Thursday evenings will be
continued for a time at the Roose-
welt Hotel.
The change was made because OF
the need for more space to provide
for the increased number OF play
ers.
The September issue of the Bull
letin, the monthly publication of
the American Contract Bridge
League, has appeared in a new
formal. In future. according to an
announcement made by William E.
Mckinney, executive secretary OF
the league, the publication will be
four-page tabloid and will follow
newspaper style in its headlines and
makeup. Previously it has been
small, eight-page magazine style
publication.
In the current issue the results
of the successful national champion
ships held at Asbury Park, N. j.,
during the first week of August are
reported. and the schedules Of
events for the two coming major
tourneys-the Metropolitan in New
York and the All-American in Chi
cago-are listed, as well as variety
of other news from contract bridge
circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
Necessary Choose Right Type of Me for Replacement for
Auto

about always steering in the direc.
ton the rear end is skidding, al
though they do this habitually. 1t
suggests the thought that possibly
some people instinctively do the
right thing in driving without bene-
fit of instruction. Conversely, some
people do the wrong thing in an
emergency In spite of schooling One
woman gave up her career in driv-
ing because of running squarely into
the rear of parked car which she
could easily have avoided by steer
ing around it, There are many
young drivers who instinctively
make a car skid completely instead
OF breaking the skid at the start,
yet they are fairly good operators
otherwise. It's just one of the things
that safety advocates clearly over
look when they expect uniform re-
actions to their plea to drive more
skillfully.
Stop, Look and Benefit.
One of my pet rules Is to avoid
rushing across an intersection until
I am sure that drivers on the other
street see the red lights against
them and are actually observing
them. Sometimes it seems an I'M
necessary rule. But now and again
am spared lot of grief by observ-
ing it to the letter. Such as the
other day when three drivers crossed
in front of me in spite of the fact
that I had green light in my favor
When the fourth driver stopped his
car I proceeded This sort of thing
happens too often for comfort.
Risk in Passing Two.
In overtaking two cars at time
the tendency is to think primarily
of what the driver of the first one
is about to do. That's done on the
theory of taking one thing at
time. But it is a dangerous one.
You may pass the first car easily
and safely, yet be in bad way II
the driver of the second car sud-
denly decided to slow down. That
leaves you with no space in which
to pull back into line should third
Cal dpDIOdCIl, 1Ou lIluSI SucSS "tlA
beyond the situation Immediately
ahead.
Control the Ride.
Not until there is general recog-
milton of the fact that shock abb
sorbers are ride controls will there
be appreciation for the need for
shock absorber service to keep the
car safe to handle Shock absorbers,
so-called, control the detection and
rebound of the springs. In so do
ing they control the stability of the
car itself. This stability is especial
| ly important when the car is curv-
| ing or merely on the straightaway
where the road surface is slippery.
/ Less corrective steering is needed
where the car keeps to an even keel.
So keep the shock absorbers prop
! erly filled and regularly serviced.
Ride controlled for safety.
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II miles an hour on one engine,
climb a IS per cent grade and turn
within a radius of 80 feet" He be-
lieves that residence of four
Americans in the ship will consti-
tute colonization" in the definite
meaning of the word.
The entire venture is scientific
and commercial. Further par
ticulars are to be announced before
the Snow Cruiser leaves for the
South about the middle of next
month.
The 1910 convention of the Pre-
cancel Stamp Society will meet at
Houston, Tex.
Edward B. Martin was the princi-
pal speaker at meeting of the
Washington Philatelic Society, Ho-
tel Mayfower, "Wednesday evening.
He told of his visit to Cuba. Costa
Rica, the Colombian Republic and
the Canal Zone.
Philatelic Agency sales for the
month of August amounted to $685.
O96.78.
The central theme of the Scent
commemorative for the 30Oth ami
versary of printing, scheduled for
release at New York on Monday,
September Is, is a reproduction of
pen sketch by George F. Trenholm.
William K. Schrage is the design
er of the stamp. Carl T. Arlt en-
graved the vignette. James T. Vail
the frame and Edward M. Hall,
George L. Huber and Mr.. Vail the
lettering.
An additional printing order for
the Scent Golden Gate Exposition
stamp has been placed with the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
increasing the total number manu-
featured to 115,OOO,OOO.
The initial requisition for the s.
cent printing tercentenary stamp
has been announced as 10000, 900
copies.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
This afternoon at 5:15-Washing-
ton Stamp Club of the Air. Station
VOL. Albert F.. Kunze will present
stamp romance
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV William
NJ. Stuart will discuss Fifty Years
of Philatelic Writing"
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash--
ington Philatelic Society, Jefferson
room, Hotel Mayfower, Connecticut
avenue and De Sales street NV
John K. Hedler, presiding. John
R. Ewell will exhibit and describe
flight covers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
By Frederick G.. Russell.

In the natural effort to purchase
a better muller for the car when
the old one has gone bad there Is
danger of selecting type of muffler
that does not go with the engine.
There are five general types of muf-
fers, one of these being the out
NODDED bafne-plate type which can
not be used on high compression
engines. From my own experience
with different types 1t is my conclu-
sion that while the straightforward
type of muffler is prone to rapid de-
terioration it is the only one that
can be used successfully on high
compression engine which is to power
its car with higher efficiency in trav-
cling and in hilly country. A varia-
ton of the straightforward is the
three-pass, which has three sections
of perforated tubing with the gases
reversing at dead end. This was
developed to fit tight places. Then
1t was squeezed into an oval shape
to fit into the new frames. The
three and two shell muffers are all
right for sloW-speed engines and 1t
is claimed that they give longer life.
Avoid back pressure. Remember
that pound of back pressure clips
2 horsepower from the engines out
put.
Two dreams of the automobile in
dustry are staging a battle royal,
and 1t isn't going to be many months
before the event will be front-page
news in motordom. The news is
the fact that one of the dreams ap-
parently is going to come true, but
at the expense of pushing the other
one far into the distant future.
Dream / is the desire to make the
automobile so easy to drive that the
timid will be able to take the wheel
and the experienced will be able to
pay more attention to traffic and
safety. Dream is the desire to
simplify the design and construction
of cars so that there will be more
leeway for price reduction to stimu-
late sales. I have recently been
having a lot of fun driving a car
which can be operated without both
ering to shift gears or actuate the