Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1924, Page 17

ALL THAT WAS LEFT OF SEDAN STRUCK BY STREET CAR. Driving west on M street at midnight last night, Royal Hurt, colored, was fatally injured when his automobile was struck by a_street car. at Connecticut avenue. The automol was dragged by the street car for n.bmll. a block. Washington Star Photo. TEDDY DOES SOME Roosevelt, Republi Baldwinsville' N. Y. the ox for the crowd. agton, holding the cup whi s SLICING AT BARBECUE. Theodore ament held -at Boundary Castle, n candidate for Governor of New York, stops off at to attend a political feast and is allowed to carve By Tnited News Pictures he won in the duplnmum tennis tour: the home of Mrs. John B. chdcrmn Copyright by Tnderwood & Tnderwood THEY WILL ASK WASHINGTON TO SHOP EARLY AND MAIL EARLY. anufacturers at meeting yesterday to discuss Christmas plan. The group includes A Sherwood, George L. Tait, Harry Klotz, Herbert Riley, Dr. J. W. Laird, George S. Wenner and Charles J. Columbus. embers of the committee of the Post Office, Merchants and ant Postmaster W. H. Haycock, Frederick lers, H. D. DeNeale, Sylvan King, H. H. Falconer, P. M. Talbot, Harrq Washington Star Photo. ighting Bob” talks to a Chi- cago audience. The candidate for President delivered his address to crowd in the 35th Street . Copsright by P. & A. P'hotos JACKIE DOES HIS STUFF IN THE ANC T COLISEUM. Young Coogan, movie star, taking a trip around the world with his parents, making a speech for a group of Italians when he visited the Roman ruins. By Uoited News Pictures. HOLDING HER SILVER CUP. Little Francis 0'Mahony, who car- ried off first honors in the Cherry Hills, N. Y., fete and baby parade a few days ago. Francis is not going into the movies, however. Copyright by P. & A ASSOCIATION ASKS Ca— | SCHOOL BUILDING. o ‘Washingtonians who hope to vote by Sixteenth Street Heights Red Cross Spends mail this year, but who ars doubtfal £ laws of their ho Btates on tho subject, may raceive t necessary information by directing § quiries to Tho Evening Star as fe it has ex- lows: ster and re- to disabled HAS CHARGE OF ALL THE MAIL BAGS. J. C. Davidson of the ANCIENT FRIEZE UNEARTHED BY AMERICANS IN ASIA MINOR. This is a part of the Triton frieze from the three-arched gateway leading by Uncle Sam. He manufactures new bags u‘l the hmbe ?\I.dfil()?ku‘;i ;laz into Augustus Square of the ancient city of Antioch. The marine symbols are believed by the American excavators to refer to the sea vietories of opyright by Kadel & Herberi ; ! | AVIATORS DELAY Lo s BUSINESS CADETS UNDER WALLIS wm AGRICULTURE NIGHT| $4.67 for Each $1 FIR GUVERNURSHIP' ovenes Tor A4 IN MILITARY RALLY | Many Bequests to Relatives. Cente; hat)l High ' R PSSR wneh aoHas pockiver e e | CRO . i | Wyoming Democrats Choose| Srosin, e Jast vear I Agricultural Department night will{ Post Office Department, who keeps his eye on all the mail bags owned Augustus. By United News Pictures, SHGW THREE DAYS‘Employes Also Remembered. Annolmce Program for Commaunity | By the Associated Press. ; ern division of the American Red Left $150,000. i | e lief work, assistance School and Corps Officfals Exhibition .at Bolling Field‘ - information, care y Citizens Instruct Committee to Work fer Extension. The Sixteenth Street Heizh zens' Association authorized its com- mittee on schools to procecd th the movement already inaugurated to ac quire a school for the community, @ meeting last night in the Avenue Tea House, near the District boundary. It was contended t subdivision had in the last two y increased in population to that entitles it to ,school The children of the community to go long distances to schools and in Winter the weather often is so severe as to endanger health, A site for the school is i and the committee will pre matter to the proper authoritie: President Dickson of the tion reported that street assured on Sixteenth Montague street north trance of Alaska avenue, which ad- dition to the lighting system will about complete service to the District line. Recent resurfacing of a number of the streets in the subdivision announced. A movement was started to procure a wooded area located on the west side of Georgia avenue for a public park. A protest was ordered to be 1cd ) against dumping of insanitary ref on vacant lots in the community which, mental to home owner: Authority was given the street com- | mittee to petition for additional im- provements in sections of the sub- division hitherto ‘neglected remedying certain defective crossing: and street surfacing at places whic are in line of travel has been prom- ised, it was stated, but to date re- mains undone, leaving thoroughfares at times nearly impassable., Request also was made for addi- t| Georgia view t the| socia- amps are street 'from | to the en- “tional sidewalks. It was directed that | steps be taken to have the owners of vacant lots at certain points re- quired to keep sidewalks cleaned of the mud which washes down from | ungraded property. Attention also was called to unim- proved lots on' which, during the summer season, weeds are permitted to remain and at times to dbstruct the sidewalks. It was announced that steps will be taken to remedy this condition at the beginning of the next weed Visitation. Report was made that a confer- ence is to be held soon to promote the bill for the extension of Four- teenth street, now before the House and Senate conferees. The meeting was concluded by dancing. Jeut. 1 was | it was contended, was detri- | “Work | Voting News Department, Evening Star. The questions and answers will be published each day. Q. inform me whether or not I can vote by mail in Connecti- am in the service, but am a registered voter at my home, which my official residence.—B. _A. There is no provision in the ticut statutes for voting by Please se tell me whether residents of Tennessee may both register ahd vote by B. C. B, s registration day Octo- ~Application for official ballot be made up to October 25 ber 15 ma Please give me information slative to my voting in the State of Oregon by mail—E. M. P. Registration is required bien- and may be by affidavit, ' but ou voted at the last general clection you need not re-register. The last registration day was October 4. You have until the 20th of October {to make application for your ballot, te be voted by mail. The only class of electors who are eligible to vote by mail are Federal employes, mem- rs of their immediate families, stu- dents in an institution of learning “md commercal travelers. Q. Please send me information | with reference to voting by mail. 1 was born in Virginia, but am living | in the District of Columbia now. Is il necessary to go back there?—MRS. M. V. A: It you are In Government €erv- | ice you have not lost your residence In Virginia, and if you are registered you can vote by mail by applying.to the registrar of your home precinct and forwarding stamps and registry fee for the return of your baMot. Q. Prior to her marriage my wife voted in Ohio. My residence is in Missouri, where voting by mail is not permitted. Can my wife now vote in Ohio, or does her residence become ithat of mine? If she can vote in Ohio, to whom does she write to be registered and obtain a ballot?—E. C. D. A. Have your wife call at 1324 New York avenue and, after giving full particulars, she will be instructed. Any further information will be urnished those making application at the Republican campaign head- quarters, 1324 New York avenue, or at the Democratic central committee offices, room 220, Investment Build- (pursuit group, Selfridge Field, Mich. Will Be Given Saturday to | Benefit Relief Fund. Final arrangements are being made by personnel at Bolling Field for fhe aerial exhibition to be given ' at Bolling Field Saturday afternoon for the benefit of the Army relief fund. The tentative date had been set for today, hut decision was arrived at later to hold the entertainment Sat- urday, beginning at 3 o'clock. Aware of the task before them to surpass the show given last year, of- ficers are mustering pilots'and flanes from other fields, and recruiting the newest equipment to be displayed to the public. An outstanding feature of the ex- hibition will be the destruction by machine gun fire from an airplane of an observation balloon. Another attractive event will be a flight of three of the latest’ pursuit planes, Curtiss PW-8, by pilots from the first This flight will include a complete recital of the dictionary of acrobatics. Sky-Writing Is Pianned. The first event on the program, at 3 o'clock, will be a free balloon as- cension. In charge of Col. Ira Fravel, chiet of the lighter-than-air section of the Air Service; it will remain in the alr four hours. Event No. 2 will be a sky-writing ship, which will trace out the word “Welcome,” 11,000 feet --above the spectators. Lieut. Wendell H. Brookley of McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, is scheduled to arrive here for this exhibition, -but if he is unable to reach the city; Lleut, E. E. Harmon of Bolling Field will:be his understudy. The other numbe;-s on the program are: Event No. 4—Demonstration of aerjal photography. A photograph plane will take a picture of the field and spectators and within 45 minutes copies will be -distributed to those who wish to buy them at 25 cents aplece. The proceeds from these pic- tures will go to the Army Relief Fund. Lieuts. Howard K. Ramey and White of Bolling Field will take the pic- tures. Event No. .5—Balloon sniping. by two pursult planes, in' charge of Capt. Snow and Lieut. Harmon. Newest Pursuit Planes. Event No. 6—Parachute race from two Martin bombers by two “jumpers” from Mitchell Field, N. Y. Event No. ‘7— Exhibition flying newest pusuit planes by Seltridge Field pilots. Event No, §— Destruction enemy balloon by machine gun fire. Event No: 9—=Destruction of énemy The District Commissioners are giv. en $2,500 f6r use of the playgrounds by the will of Hugh Wallis, who died October 3. The estate is valued at $150,000. Other bequests include $5,000 to the First Presbyterian Church; $2,500 each to the Home for Found- lings, Home for Incurables; Mont- gomery County Hospital, at Sandy Spring, Md., and the Washington Sanitarium at Takoma Park: Md. Each employe of the Wallis restau- rant who has been with the company for one vear is given the pgivilege of buying at par stock in the cor- poration not_ to exceed 100 shares to each. Two hundred shares of the company and $5,000 in cash are left to Louis Colvin; 90 shares and $5,000 to a4 nephew, Willlam W. Wallis: a like’ bequest to a nephew, Edmund C. ‘Wallis, and a similar legacy to a niece, Rebecca W. Ketner of River- dale, Md. Julia M. Colvin is to have 50 shares of the 'stock and $1,000 in cash and Bertie L. Packet is also to receive 50 shires and $1,000. Mae McDonald and Addie Constantine, sisters-in-law, are given $1,000 each and a like amount to Mrs. Wallis' niece, Fannie May Scott. The hoéusehold and other effects are left to the widow, Ida Martin Wallis, with $25,000 in.cash. The re- maining estate is devised-to J. kris Powell and the National Metropolitan Bank in trust to pay the net income to the widow during her life. On the death of Mrs. Wallis the trust is to terminate and the estate is to be dis- | tributed among-William Wallis, kd- mund C. Wallis, Rebecca W. Ketner, Addie Constantine, May MoDonald, Fannie M. Scott, Louis Colvin' and Julia Colvin in equal shares. -'I'ne widow and J. Eris Powell are named as executors. Maj. Guerin Orderéd Here. Maj. Mark E. Guerin, Army judge advocate, at Chicago, has been or- dered to this city for duty in the office of the judge advocate general, ‘War Department. i e village by Martin bombers' from Langley Field, Va. Event No. 10—Smoke séreen around the field by a Martin bomber of the United States Marine Corps from Quantico, Va. Event No. 11—Aerial parade of all types of aircraft in use by the Army Air_Service. In addition to the foregoing- the Elks’ Clown Baled' of this city will entertain, aided by enlisted men of the fleld, Who also will be attired in clown dress. Admission ~will be 50 cents and tickets may be gurchased en route to the fleld or at main entrance. - mark the third of the Community! Executive’s Widow Nominee Center Department’s educational pro- grams tonight at the New stern High School at 8 o'clock. The series of educational programs is being arranged in co-operation with the Federal departments. Phe program will open with a concert by the Washington Boys' Independent Band, directed by Jame L. Kidwell, bandmaster, the num bers including: March, “Washingtop verture, “Debutante “Charma’ (King); cornet sn]o Minstrel Boy” (Witt). y Musician George Berkeley i (Seitz); serenade, (Myers); march, “Brookes™ (Seitz); “The Star Spangled Banner. C. W. Warburton, director of ex- tension work in the Agricultural De- partment, will be the speaker of the: evening, his subject being “Some of the Services of the .Department of Agriculture for City People,” and his address will be illustrated with motion pictures, presented under the direction of F. W. Perkins, in charge of the office of motion pictures in the department. Five reels will be shown, the first being *Keep Out Bad Food,” which shows the work of the department in the inspection of food imported from foreign countries, also the operation of tea inspection. “Roads to Wonderland” s a partcularly beautiful film, depicting road building in the national forests and parks of the * West, including Mount Hood, Crater Lake and Yosemite;National Park in California. “The Honor of the Little Purple Stamp,” ‘which 1s also to be shown tonight, tells of the operation of the Federal meat in- spection service. “Uncle Sam, World Champlon Farmer,” shows scénes of crops, fruit and live stock industries of the United States. “The Horse In Motion,” is particu- larly interesting in its presentation of the study of the varlous gaits of horses, first at normal speed, then analyzed by means of a slow motion camiera. Draft horses, hunters, pacers trotters, runners, cavalry and™police horses are shown. A fee of 10 cents js asked by the Community Center Department for this program,. to cover: the cost of transportation of band, and operation of the pictures. Gets Reclamation Post. R. E. Walter, assistant ghief en- engineer of the Reclamation Bureau, to- day was appointed acting chief en- gineer to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of F. E. Weymouth, He will assume his duties November 1, Wwith headquarters-at-Denver.” The final reel, | to Succeed Him. By the, Associated Press. E, Wyo. Nellie G. Ross, widow of ‘Gov. William B. Ross, late yvesterday was chosen unanimously as Democfatic nominee for governor by. the emer- gency Democratic State convention in session here. Mrs. Ross was nominated by ac- clamation’ at the completion of the roll call of counties for nominating candidates. Her name was placed formally be fore the convention by’ George W. Pattérson of Laramie, ‘speaking for Albany County.. Only one other name —that of Patrick O'Connor of Casper, came before the convention. Before the roll call had been two-thirds com- October 15.— pleted, however, O'Connor’s name was | . withdrawn at: his own Tequest. Although Wyoming as: a _territory in 1489 blazed the way for national woman suffrage by glving its women the right of ‘the balliot, Mrs. Ross is the first woman ever to be nominated for such a high office.. . Together with Mrs. Miriam A. Fers guson, Democratic-nominee for:gov- ernor of Texas, Mrs. Ross takes her place as the ‘wife Of 'a- formér "ex- ecutive to be thus honored. Gov. Ross’ term would not have expired for two years. When informed at the executive mansion of . Ker . nomination, Mrs. | Ross’ first words were: “Oh, I don't know what I shall do.” ‘Will Carry On. But after several vistts by close personal friends -and Democratic po- litical leaders in the.State, she an- nounced she, would “carry on in’ fer hushand’s footsteps if that were the desire of the Wyomiing electorate.” “If my boys stand back of me I guess I have nothing to. fear,” she added, glancing at her three sons, Ambrose and ‘George, 21, twins, stu- dents at the University of Wyoming, and Willlam Bradford Ross, jr. the youngest boy, a student in Chey8nne graded schools. “However, I shall not make a cam- paign,” she declared. “My candidacy is in the hands of my friends. I shall not leave the house. If the voters of Wyoming have enough confidence in.my ability to carry out the duties of governor, they will let me know at the polls on November 4. The news of her nomlnatlon ended three weeks of severe strain, occa- sioned byt the illness and death of Rer busbandflynd Mrs. Ross plainly show- ipald a stirri veterans and others services, ac- cording to a financial statement made public yesterday The report shows that southern headquarters received as its part of the membership fees from the South this vear, $96,966, while it has expended' $4. These fig- ures do not include’ funds received or expended by the 700 local chap- ters of the Red Cross in the South, it is added. HONOR CO CONFERRED ON MISS MORTIMER Carbery School Principal Elected | President of Teachers’ Council. Miss Florence C. Mortimer, princi- pal of the Carbery School, was elect- ed president of the Teachers' Council for the current scholastic year at a méeting last night in the Franklin School. She succeeds Frank C. Dan- iel, principal of McKinley Manual Ttaining School. Other officers chosen follow: Doro- thy Pelham of the Shaw Junior High School faculty, vice president; Anne Keliher of the.Curtis-Hyde School, secretary; Eleanor Zuberano, secre- tory to Asst. Supt. of ~Schools Robert L. Haycock, treasurer; Dr. Rebecca Stoneroad, director of physi- cal training, and Mrs. Rosa Netherland of the Mott School, members of the executive board. The council authorized the appoint- ment of a committee of five to con- sider the nature of the teachers’ in- stitute to be held before the end of the currént.calendar year. A special meeting of the council will be held when the committee is ready to report. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, supetintend- eMt of schools, ;suggested that the practice of holding the institute on a school day would have to be changed at some future time, due to the criti- cisms on account of the closing of the schools. ed it'in the linak about her face and her unaccustoméd nervousness. “But I shall o through it some- how,” she sald, nd then added quick- 1y in a wistful voice to newspaper men. “But- please ‘Mnh me luck, won't you?" Besides nomf@ating Mrs. Ross, the emergency ~Dinoeratic _convention tribute to the late mgthy resolution. Gov. Ro#s In a Urge 100 Per Cent Enlist- ment of Pupils. “100 per cent military rally” was at Business High School yester- ternoon to recruit boys for the hington High School Cadet Corp: The rally was in charge of the school's military committee, composed of Mr: Florence Mitchell, Joseph Finckel and Ernest Wilkinson. Allan Davis, principal of Business yopenr‘d the exercises with a plea to the boys to enlist in the cadet corps, emphasizing its numerous advan- tages. Capt. Earl Judkins, U. 8 A. military instructor at the school, spoke on iration, Inspiration and Perspiration At the close of the drill of Busi- ness' four cadet companies, the girls auxiliary of the school served a sur- prise luncheon. Officers of Companies. Officers of the Business companies were announced as follows: Company 1—Fred English, son Wallace, first lieutenant oldstein, second lieutenant; William Wolowitz, Willard Wilson, Colbert Smith, Stanley Wetmore and Frank Butler, sergeants; Kenneth Harve Gilbert Smulkin, - William Lyncl Joseph Curtin, Richard Keefer and Robert Story, corporals. Company 2—Carroll Highfield, cap- tain; Joseph Upton, first lieutemant; Albert King, second lieutenant; An- gelo Gamma, Fred Ulle, Abner Ro- sendorg, John Waters 'and Harold Gill, *sergeants; Willlam Hawkins, shley Smith, Ernest Dowas, Luis Schuman and M. Collins, corporals. Company 3—Adam Offenbacher, cap- tain; Charles W. Haring, first fieu- tenant; Carl Herrman, second lieu- tenant; George Foreman, - Vernon Snoots, Arthur Scribner, Harry Slye and Patrick Bradley, sergeants; Don- ald Penn, Morris Fox, Dean Upton, William Dove, Horace Smith and Car- lyn Dew corporals. Company 4—John M. Hall, captain John Larcombe, first lieutenant; Ros ! Heffelfinger, second lieutenant; John | Tastet, Willard Brown, Richard Mont- gomery, Louis Felker and Russel Grimes, sergeants; George Yeatman, David Miller, S. Hunt, James Fenton, Faust Catbon and Russele Benhoff, corporals. Spends Nothing in Race. Sam G. Bratton, Democratic nominee for the Senate in New Mexico, who Is opposed by Senator Bursum, Republi- can, reported to the secretary the enate today he had speht nothing %flhls primary campaign. i L