Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1927, Page 7

K AR RN N R HURRICANE SWEEPS | | Militia Adjutant DANVILLE SECTION River Rises 5 Feet in 3 Hours. Water Maroons Teach- ers at Chatham. h to The Star. Va., October 4.—South s taking stock today Special Dispa DANVILLE, caused yose five feet in three hour swept bridges ind were damaged wind, which window crev in roofs. The Pittsylvs tem was disor er and missi of teacher v the where it near var-old negro, ‘e of Viviar who, tream on horsebacl wa James followed hes down s a mile, nd when she cau: ELIE overhangin bough he climbed the tres la; the girl with ather rein #nd held her up until ¢ am fell, an hour Jater while fordi RITCHIE MAKES PLEA FOR LOCAL OPTION zornor Tells Insurance Men Vol- »d Law Must Be Enforced cr Modified. ULPHUR SPRINGS Octoher 4. —As a furthering the cause of aund a respect for the law, Gov. Ritchie £ Maryland declared in an addre: ¢ that prohibition 1 er for the sever: eountry to decide so that state within constitutional limits n it in accordance with the convi &nd conscience of its own peopl The Maryland execut: lefore the Nationa Casualty and Surety serted “many of the States may pre solute prohibition but others do mot.” He added that an outstanding jndex of prohibition observance was hat in many States where the “pep- wlation is preponderantly urban, the urban element is against Volstead- 4sm.” He said the Federal enforce- ment of prohibition intensified the w means of prohibition conflict between the rural and urban | elements of the country. “Either the Volstead law must he changed or it must be enforced,” de- clared Gov. Ritchie, adding that he “was_convinced it cannot be en- forced.” It involves a problem of government, he said, “that no fixed and immutable law restricting per- sonal conduct can be enforced uni-| formly throughout the Nation if some communities are ready to sanction it but other communities are determined not to.” Gov. Ritchie also stressed the elimi- nation of excessive Federal Govern- ment regulation in business and so- cial problems. CITIZENS ELECT OFFICERS\ Cabin John Park Group Selects Armstrong Head. The Cabin John Park Citizens’ Asso- ciation last night elected officers for the year as follow: President, W. B 'Armstrong; vice presidents, JHan- man and Miss Mabel Winslo secre- tary, Capt. E. ; treasurer, C. M. Godbold; delegates to Aontgomery County Civic Federation. V7. B. Arm- strong, Capt. E. R. King and C. H. Godbold, and alternates, A. C. Wil- kins, A. H. Schultz and P. T. Hannan. It was voted to ask the county com- missioners for street lights and side- ‘walks on Conduit road from Cabin John Bridge to Potomac road. o s Burned by Hot Olive Oil. ‘While cooking breakfast this morn-| ing Mrs, Zenia Borzie, 30 years old, of 1228 D street northeast, was se- verely burned when a pan of hot olive oil was accidentally overturned. Phy- | where | she was taken, stated that her condi- | sicians at Casualty Hospital, iion was seriou: o Rumania has 70 per cent more auto- | mobiles than a r ago. GROSNER’S pt the rain through | es or found weak spots dwellings violence of the | CONTRACT AWARDED FOR RAZING WORK | 3 f}{echinger Firm Gets Job on New | Commerce Department Site With $2,349 Bid. reasury today awarded to the Hechinger Co. of this city the con- tract for razing buildings on the site )t the Department of Commerce Build- ing. The price was 349, the lowest bid received. Wrecking crews from the Hechinger (o. will probably start work on the loeation within a ¢ now and Alll proceed to tear down all struc. 1mes on the Commerce site. between centh and Fifteenth, B and E th the exception of the big y huilding known as Annex [ No. 2 and the brick building used as |ine House of Detention Operatior »f the wreckers will start {at least within 10 days of official no- tice from the Tre v, under terms | of the contract. and the building must down within 30 days. ime the Treasury is prepar- |ing to advertise before long for bids rough excavation” on the Com- site. he Treasury is also hopeful of & contracts for rough excavation {on the site of the new Bureau of In- ternal Revenue Building, _between Tenth and Twelfth, B and C streets, { but this will depend somewhat on the | disposition made by the District Com- missioners of the Farmers’ Market occupying the south half of the site. Hearings start tomorrow at the Dis- trict Building on the matter of a new location for the Farmers' Market. WOMAN IS GR_AND JUROR. | Miss Matilda Linthicum, 1104 | Eighth street. is the sole representa- tive of her sex on the new grand jury. With 22 men she will investigate all the charges of crimes in the District for the ensuing three months. She is employed as typist in the office of the United States Chamber of Com- { merce. The selection of a foreman for the new grand jury and its organization was deferred by Justice Siddons until Thursday. i | i : This Week’s Special ‘I Best White Oak LEATHER Half Soles and Guaranteed RUBBER HEELS Special for. ... Scores of peoble are availing_them- selves of this ex- tremely low price Bring in your shoes to be halt soled and heeled today. NATIONAL SHOE REPAIR FACTORY | 403 11th St. N.W. 25 1328 F STREET $49 & $45 Men’s New Fall 3-Piece Suits 7= T E - FVIEN NG BRINTON IS NAMED - ADJUTANT GENERAL |President Selects Coast Artillery Officer for D. C. National Guard Pozt. Col. Louis Artillery Covps, 1 of Columbla Natlo with stat Lieut | Coast el al Guard n at the northeast, today (v sident to duty an adjutant ge {of the militia of the District of Colum ! hia. nused by the recent death of k. Gen. Lloyd M. Brett, U, 8. A, vetived Col. B on s from Pennaylvania and was graduated (rom it States Military Acadeny {1903, and a.slgned to th tillery Corps. Later he e in the Quartermaster U the World War he lieutenant colonel | | | | T in the Natlonal He has heen close strict Natlonal ¢ some time and is t millar with its condition and needs. 1t {s und ood his detail as adjutant general was hased mainl the recommendation of Brig Stephan, commanding the District Na « | | , | ¢ ax a colonel in the | STAR, WASHINGTON, OPEN-HOUSE PROGRAM BY Y. W. C. A. TONIGHT Outline of Winter Activities to Feature Meeting at Headquarters. Public Invited. ‘A full program demonstrating the | work of the Y. W. C. A. will feature the open hous at headqu Seventeenth and K streets, this noon and evening which will mark the ofcial opening of Winter activities, The public is invited to visit head- quarters at any time from 4 o'clock untfl 10 this evening to witness the exhibitions to be staged by the va- vious departments. From 5 to 6 o'clock, and again be- tween & and 9, swimming and diving exhibitions will be held in the pool. Bowling alleys will be open, as will the cafeterla and tearoon Girl Reserve activities will be held n the third floor, with Miss terson, chalrman of the depar pent, acting as hostess to friends and familles at an informal reception which will continue throughout the ning. rhere will be music on the nine and the roof, and a_supp: ing of the business and prof rtment at 6:15, es and dancing, fllustrating the Miss Bertha department, program. Competition hav used i ot motor truck services rallroads of Sweden to FIREMEN WILL GET | SILVER LOVING CUP Truck Company 14 to Receive Speed Trcphy Monday Afternoon at 5 From Merchants. The silver loving cup donated by the Met nte and Manufacturers’ As- sociation to the truck company of the irc Depariment making the fastest speed in the recent tests conducted here in conjunction with the test runs of the engine companies for the cup denated by The Star will be pre sented to Truck Company No. 14 Mon- day afternoon at 5 'k at a cere- mony at the truck house at Connec- avenue and street, it ed today dward D. etary of the association Truck Company No. 14 in the test runs this left its station house (fter the sounding of breaking _the former which was held hy No. ytown, with a speed the fire gong, rId record, Dougherty, in charge and Fire Departme the cup to the winning truck com The cup will be pre- sented to the Commissioner at the opening of the ceremony by Gen. An- cphan, president of the mer- Capt. receive the ¥ Pve T f the truck on will prese organization. man of No. hi as driver aking run. P C @ 14 will cup for ey W ccord-m: Osear | 92T |i#ASONIC OFFICERS BEGIN VISITATIONS ' Dunkum Welcomed by Albert Pike Lodge—Calls Will Be Continued Until November 23. rhe series of grand visitations by | the grand master of Masons of the District of Columbfa, accompanied by officers of the Masonic Grand Lodge. to the subordinate lodges was fnau zurated for the year by an official cere- monial call last evening on Albert Pike Lodwe, No. 36, which meets in ottish Rite Cathedral, at Third and IS streets. The visitations will con- tinue almost every night except Sat- :|r 'vs and Sundays, until Novem- her 23, Grand Master Gratz 1s welcomed by Arville L. Ebersole, aster of Albert Pike Lodge. The and master mmended the lodge its record for the vear and re- viewed the steps: that have heen taken toward the erection of a monumental “inited Masonic temple on Temple Helghts, Floricn and Connecticut enues. The ziand master was pre- sented with a fountain pen and pencil, Following the visitation entertain- ment features were i ed by puplls the Hodgson-Smithson School of Dancing. Refreshments were served. The grand master and his officers | will visit Columbia Lodge, No. 3, ¥Fri- y evening at % o'clock, and Leb- 1non Lodge, No. 7. and Justice Lodge. | No. 46. jointly, at 8:30 o'clock. The | three Todges mentioned meet in Ma- | onfe _Temple, Thirteenth street and New York avenue. 3 e Dunkum Steady smoothness of aperation throngh BROKEN~-STEP firing \ WOMAN’S LIFE SAVED. Mrs. Lottle Dillinder, 30 years old. of 1634 B street southeast, is recov- ing at Casualty Hospital today after taking about 10 doses of a sleeping potion yesterday afternoon, producing a condition that physicians at first thought would prove fatal. She re | gained consciousness this morning | while preparations were being made for forcible feeding in an effort to save her Jife. Mrs. Dfillinder, who came here trom New York with her husband, was said to have been homesick. " SPEC THIS WEEK Finest 'Quall'fy Toric Reading Lenses $6).00 = Examination DR. CHAS. 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The most convincing proof of their success lies in the fact that the Lincoln is the choice of the most discriminating car owners the world over— those whose selection is governed by quality standards alone. - because of a IT IS well known that troops in broken ranks may cross a bridge safely, while the regular tramp, tramp, tramp of marching columns brings about dangerous vibration. {Becausc the cylinder blocks in a Lincoln car are sct at an angle of 60°, thythmic vibration is neu- tralized. The cylinders fire at irreg- ular intervals —"broken-step” firing. This is significant in explain- ingthe Lincoln’s smooth operation, 10-Pc. Set Genuine Pyralin 5. studded with Beautifully Special Purchase —only because they were - fortunately in- cluded in a “special” purchase, are we able to offer such suits at $27.75. A look in our windows will tell the story better than we can . . . see them! Disney New Fall HATS » —are here! -0 TABLEWARE W 1847 There is greater space between the Lincoln engine and frame than in the usual V.-tybe design. This permits mounting such units as the senerator and water pump beside the engine, affording greater ac- cesibilityand allowing the enginetoset lowerin the frame—thus con- tributing to the Lincoln car's abilicy to *hug the road"” atany speed. RESOURCES SAFEGUARD YOUR LINCOLN INVESTMENT LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY DIVISION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY FORD Unmlnmranzcinpriafimfiéoow&;oo.wmplmlymdwei,abm S e