Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1927, Page 29

¢ STAR, WASHINGTON., D. T. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 7. S0001S LOW B ONTRAFFIGLIGHTS Contract May Be Awarded by Commissioners Within 10 Days. The contract for furnishing the Dis- trict with 620 new automatic electric traffic signals and appurtenances to carry out the traffic light inst Program of Traffic Director Willis . Harland probably will be awarded Within theé next 10 da a8 indi- cated today at the suilding. Bids for the equipment were opened Yesterday afternoon at the Distr Bullding. These w < for by the Comm traffic signal inves Year ago. $35,000 Lowest Bid. ‘While tabulation of the bids has not been completed, a hasty e 2 ©f the prices quoted, it wa: ed that the Crouse-Hinds Co. rom which the Di purchases that were investigated by Mittee of the House District commit tee, bid lowest on only one item, that ©f bracket arms. On the entire list of 12 ftems. the firm's proposal was fourth from the lowest. The lowest price on all jtems was quoted by the General Electric 0. Its price for all the items combined ‘wes $35,000, while the American Gas and Accumulator Co. quoted prices epproximating $37.000. There were al. ternative prices in both proposals, however, that may switch the result. Ten firms submitted bids for the the Gibson subcom- | Ma contract. The principal item was for the signals, which were offered by the American Gas and Accumulator Co. for $29.89 each and $30.85 each by the General Electric Co. The Crouse- Hinds Co. quoted a price of $44.24. _ Order May Be Split. The specifictaions upon which the proposals were based state the Com- | missioners may buy all the equipment from one concern or item by item, as seems to them best. It is probable, therefore, that the order may be split so that one concern will not get the entire contract. Although prices in the bids ranged from $35.000 to $68,000, the total ex- pense of the project will be several times either amount, as there will be cable to buy and the expense of in- allation, the most costly item of SUE FOR MAINTENANCE. Two Wives Charge Husbands Fail to Support Them. ‘Williamm A. White, a fireman con- with No. 12 Engine Company, sued for maintenanc wife, Janie C. White, ch: The wife is rep- & children. by* Attorneys Steinem ar have two resented Norman Maintenance of their two minor chil- .| dren is asked in a suit filed by Mrs. t R. ., 1417 They and re ed December children, two o under age. Attorney Robert I. appears for the wife. Seeks $75“.000 ‘Damages‘ Suit to recover $5,000 damages was filed by Victor X. Casalege, 1314 & street, against the Capital Traction Co. for alleged personal injuries. He s a car collided with his automo- h and F streets northeast 5. He is represented by At- Wilton J. Lambert and Ar- Lambert. at Si. thur € | speed of T027. 29 California Governor Ends Witness Role |U. S. AVIATORS KILL At Convict Trial Without Saying a Word By the Associated Press. FOLSOM, Calif, December Without uttering a word, Gov. C. Young of California completed the role of a witness yesterday at the preliminary hearing of six convicts, facing murder churges which grew out of the recent siege of Folsom Prison. Summoned by the defense, Gov. Young was asked four questions and each was summarily objected to by the prosecution and sustained by the court. The executive then left the stand. The questions concerned whether the warden reported the death of a guard during the prison uprising; MAKE RACE WITH DEATH. Parents Unsuccessful in Effort to Save Child's Life. LONDON, Ontarlo, December 7 (#). —Miles anovitch and his wife, of 125 Hereford avenue, Grosse Point, Mich., unsuccessfully matched the a high-powered motor car against death for the life of their six-month-old child, June, yesterday. The race took place on the Pro- vincial highway at dawn when the child was taken {ll several miles from this , while her parents were mots 5 their Michigan home from New Yo A frantic race for the city commenced. The automobile dashed through the villages of Thamesford and Crumlin while the child grew steadily worse and finally lapsed into unconscious- ness. Entering this city the parents c. took the infant into a house and a doctor was summoned, but the child was dead when he arrived. Death | as attributed to pneumonia. \CFurniture_of_Meric'// whether the executive declared martial law in the vicinity of the prison; whether he issued orders for firing on the cellhouse where the prisoners were barricaded, and whether the governor had conversed with the warden on the telephone the day the convicts rioted. Spectators, court attaches, armed prison guards, polige and even the six prisoners stood up when the governor entered the courtroom. The court had cautioned against any demonstra tion, Prosecutor Neil R. McAllister bitter Iy assailed the defense for subpoena ing the governor and submitting him to the “indignity” of being placed on the stand. /filflClears throat/ Coughing is usually Nature’s attempt to expel irritating ghlcgm from the throat and ronchial tubes. Help Nature toobtain quick relief by the use of PERTUSSIN, which is most effective in freeing the air pas- sages and in soothing the in- flamed throat. PERTUSSIN contains no dope and has been prescribed by physicians for more than 20 years. Sold by all druggists. safe for every cough ur nnua ristmas i to the Kiddies A Real Chair Just the right size for their very own use—strongly made; and finished a bright Yuletide Red; with pretty decorations. This isn't a toy—but a Chair for practical use—and it really costs more than we have marked it. But that's in compliment to the youngsters for Christmas. No phone or mail orders can be ac- cepted; and none can be delivered. Come early—the supply is limited! .-M Overstuffed Library Suite " A very attractive design of three pieces, HAIR, with plain Velour on the outside of the covered with a good grade of MO- backs and sides; toned to match the Mohair. Reversible cushions, covered on one side with Damask; on the other with Mohal:—spring upholstering. Note the carved frame of each piece— a detail that adds a touch of distinctiveness. suggests, $ Better than the price 185& Always Acceptable as Gifts An Appealing Design Walnut-finish able gumwood shaped sea seat in p ain color: and Tapes- try covered back. ; comfortably Velour covered Gate-Leg Table A Real Ut;’fty Handy for so many uses, especially in homes of limited 8leg type—giving ad- ditional strength. The under- structure is of graceful turn- ing, which is unusual in a this space. frame, in dur Table at price. Size 192 top 36x48 inches. ed strength. here are drawers: the of § 174 pigeon holes Boudoir Desk For Practical Use Made of Birch with its grain so like Mahogany and com- bined with Gumwood for add- three roomy drop-lid forming 129:0 a spacious writ- ing beds handy 37°IN NICARAGUA Rebels Attacked With Bombs and Machine Guns After They Fire on Planes. i By the Assoclated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, December 7.—American avlators, operating with a joint patrol of United States Ma- rines and Natlonal Gurdsmen, kilied 37 rebels in an encounter near EI Chi- pote about a week ago, instead of 4, as originally reported. Col. Mason commander of the Marine has just received dispatches containing that information. About 200 of Gen. Sandino's fol- lowers fired on the two Marine planes, Hlnp which flew out of range, and then, returning and flying low, strafed the rebels with machine guns and bombs. The planes returned safely to Ocotal. The aviators said it was the hot- test fight they had been in since their arrival in Nicaragua. Col. Gulick also reports two Na- tional Guardsmen killed Monday in a sharp encounter with rebels be- tween Jicaro and San Fernando. The casualties among the rebels are not known. Fearing that the small patrol might be in distress, as large numbers of bandits and rebels are known to be in that secticn, Col. Gulick imme- diately dispatched planes with ma- chine guns and bombs to Jicaro to clean up the enemy. Maj. E. H. Bra d, who recently flew from Miami, to Managua, piloted a giant transport plane to Ocotal yesterday. The plane has a capacity of 20 men, or a ton of cargo and will be used In this service, car? rying men and provisions. BOY KILLS HIS MOTHER AND WOUNDS HIS FATHER Lod of 15 Years Takes Revenge for Reprimand on Failure to Attend School. By the Associated Press. ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohfo, Decem- ber 7.—Reprimanded because he would not go to school, Andy Dyken, 15, last night shot and killed his mother, Mrs. Mary Dyken, 33; prob- ably fatally wounded his father, Nick Dyken, 35, and slightly wounded John Mordis, 30, farm hand. The shooting occurred at the Dyken home, about three miles from here. A posse, headed by deputy sheriffs, searched the hillsides around the Dyken farm for the youth, who escaped after the shooting. 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