Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1928, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. FLYING TRANSPORT PLANE TO NICARAGUA. Marine Corps fiyers and the big tri off from Bolling Fiel ragua. Left to vight: ster Nergt. B. F. Be motored ker mo . onoplane in which they plan to take d tomorrow for Miami on the first leg of the flight Maj. Lewis Bourne, v eut. J. F. Plachta de World Photos. THE COLDER THE B Mi an icebergs are, Pa the Chicago Iake front. He did out to keep up that re No Seeghers takes his daily plunge along t miss a day last n 1928 ter how large the Lake vear and has started Assoeiated Press Photo, GIANT NEW 'l’l.\NE CARRIER LEAVES SHIPYARD TO PREPARE FOR TEST RUN. The U. S, commissioned Saratoga, moving from the Fore River shipyards, where she was built, to the Charlestow Joining the fleet. Bl‘hu'fl tugboats struggled alongside the monster ship to keep her on her ready for her first test run early course on the short trip in the face of a choppy gale. next month before S Lexington, sister ship of the recently fass., Navy Vard, wher, e will be made Wide World Phot D._C. WEDNESDAY, TJANUARY 11, 1928, uardo Petri, first act of DEVIL DOGS EMBARK TO REINJ Marines embarked on the mine sw carrying a contingent of 400 ofticers and men of the 11th Regiment, ordered to the Central American republic after the recent « to be sung at the Metropolitan } FIRE BLOCKS TRAFFIC ON NINTH STREET. Firemen fichting the blaze which burned through two stories of a four-stary building on the 400 block of Ninth street northwest yesterday evening. Thres alarms brought out 37 pieces of apparatus to fight the g % 2 ar Pioto, eper Oglala for Nicaragua to take a ORCE BUDDIES IN CLASH WITH NICARAGUAN BANDITS. Scene at Hampton Roads, V: hand in the argument with the bandit forces of Sandine. fighting there. cht by P. & A. Ph CITES PROBLEMS INCHILD TRAINING Institution to Make Study of Conditions Incident to Pre-School Age. stitution for the study of prob & 10 the care and i of the pre ol onth at 1 Columbia road as one of six centers in the United States devoted to the scl of child development. opening of the Wash- ington C Research Center, as the institution will he known, were an- nounced today by the American Home Economics Association, which s ad- ering the endowment fund from & national foundation by which the ration for three years is gton center will Include e department with of e sehool ch ] ent fund of the the #, earh of which on the govern embers are Dr. Lesie 4 development of Home Dmbney Davis FAueation United Director and Assistants M & center 0 Vhe Kindergarier be relectend me rep Washington's noral Bapk FElects Officers T hiw Leigh Gra where | ; MOONEY CONFIRMED. Senate Favors Another Term for | District Postmaster. The reappointment of Willlam M. Mooney for another term as postmas. ter for the District of Columbia was |confirmed by the Senate in executive session late yesterday avening. Senate approval came promptly, the nomina- tion having been made by the Presi- dent only a week ag Postmaster Mooney was first ap- pointed by President Harding more than four years ago. ACT PLAY TOURNEY | PLANS UNDER WAY | | Dramatic Clubs and Groups Dw'r-z | ing to Participate Are Urged to File Applications. All dramatie clubs and groups In the city desiring to enter the oneact piay tournament conducted by the | mection of pageantry and drama of the | community center department, to he held this year at Columbia Ieights Community Center, Eleventh and Har- vard streets, from February 6 to 14, fnclusive, must have thelr applica nks in the office of the direc Marie Moore For- or than Monday | Only adult groups are eligible, and thems must be recognized as organ zed dramatic associations, having wiven public performances during the | past year in the city. Application blanks may be had at the community | center department, and will be sent by mall on request this week Renearsal dates will be ansigned to the various groups in advance of the night of their play. 1t is at present the plan of the depsrtment to present pleym on four different nights during the period February 614, holding the other four nights for rehearsals on the wtage a1 the center Representatives of the dramatic de. | partments of the dafly papers in the will nct am five of the Judges in Two other judges will the public na the * here public win| opROrtunity of buying e son tickets for the four tourmm cock | nights, which lkewisa will in onie perforimance of the winning p in the 1ournament, on either Fehry | nry 23 or 25 K. OF C. PLANS BENEFIT. | Kenne Counefl Party for 8§t Club Will Give Cyprian’s Church, o of T wrer ke Washinglon i ot Ko nie Cound] o Columbux, will give i party | | Thurmday wight wi w30 ootk wt | Cymter's Wall, Twenty siath street nnd | | Vennnylvanta svenus, ‘The committee |1 chargs tncludes tnderry Donovan William Neligan | es Lean, mecretsry, Mr. wnd | Mre John Burns, Mr. wnd Mrs Harry Burns, Kmmet Burns, Mr, snd { Mow William' Mulligan, Mr, and 5 (eorke Banr, Jervy Donavan, Willlam | cligan, Mr' und Daniel Burke, | 17 and Mre. Jo urphy, Mrs. §. | V. Niland Joodwin, Jumes 1 MeKeon Fhoebe Cronker Henr Kdward 1 Frank Dus bene, A i Miew Anus 1, Muiia O'Duy Rudoiph Kiog ond Mie Frank Wall prian's o the " part af | Knlihts chalrman | '!4’. . vice chairman and Mre Mureay, » Cecelin man and Mr snd ) Mre Baur has been named as chali |are el mman of the refreshment Lommities, ”» e Vive Jun- |1 DINGLEY PORTRAIT HU) Miriam, son and great-granddaughter of the late R G IN HOUSE WAYS AND M n Dingley of Maine, at EANS COMMITTEE ROOM. eprenenta tiv Atty ne time chairman of the committee. AS CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER Bucceeds With Rank of Major Gen- eral to Post Vacated by Gen. Saltzman. Col. George 8 has assumed wignal offcer Gibbs, Bignal Corps the duties of chlef of the Army, with the | runk and puy of a major general He succeedy Maj, Gen, Charles McK Faltzman, just transferred to the re- | tired list on hix own applieation, after more thiun he oath of to Gen. Gibbs b, the veteran assis nt chief | the War Department, in the § friends and military Gen. Gibbw I8 from enrm old, Ha began hin military service as a private in the Mimt e Vaolumteer Infantry doring the Philippine insurrection fn 1598 He ent Hegular Army In Feb rar 1901, und wan awarded the dis of relatives socintes Mo Towa and i tinguirhed xervice medal and viclous | toreikn decorations for his services in during the World War, and o i rtment eitation for gallantry the battle of Pranee noaction b Augist, I1K9N For several years he w, il supery b of the cabl mystem In that country peveral tours of duty At Department, and recently wan stitloned ined the nd telegrap's He the wan toned at Governor's Island, New York | City, . Veterans Install Head. Jamen B Pettit Camp, No 3§ L] War Veterans, installed Bamuel Hu bacher as communder last night at a meeting nt headguariers, 921 e | viania syenue Witliam T Mtvan, senlor commander, Charles A Btrobel w commander, and John D oMcer of the day . thousand metal who were locked 1dle without ho ment of thelr troubils, Ten Bweden waorkers of laet My y of settle Manila in | pevved | War | | Other oficers instiiled | {upon the sdvent of keroxene lamps an | | | eelebration of her 104th birthday. VOLD ROCKVILLE HOTEL | Miggs jNew Yori‘Woman on 104;}-1 Anniversa Has Hait Bobbed as By the As ated Press, BT. PETERSBURG, Fla., Hobhed hair was the present 3 of Jamestow | Eive herself yesterday in | January | 1 Catherine Fenton Y., chose t et other very this Winte born in declaton was of | modern Visitor otland in 1 in ideas, here, 4, support voleed by who wan | crossed the Atlantic fn a wquare rigged brigantine In 1844, whook hands with Abraham Lincoln when she was 40, looked | Berous mubstitutes for tallow tips | and maw transpartation develop from lumbering oxearta to practical avia- ' ry Own Birthday Gift tion. She helloves the modern wom en'a clothes are sensible and “they have freed women from bonda she insists She belleves women—"and oo, she adds, She boelieves aviation will be the universal method of transportation in the near future. In fact, she would like to travel in an airplane herself. The Threequarter ‘entury Club, compased of persons all over 75 years ald, jolned today fn celebration of Mrs fenton’s anniversary randpa’’ Weaver, 97, said to ha the oldest man was among the In equal rights for equal responsibilities IS DAMAGED BY BLAZE $5,000 Loss Cau ern by Fire at i at Dixie Tav-| 1 0'Clock in Moruing. At The Htar A, January ek this morning de ar mection of the old Tavern, ucrons the street from the courthoune here, dolng Approxi tately §5,000 damoge, according o Alexander Mosher, the proprietor The hotel, which was formerly Known an the Monts ane of the oldest in Ma than 0 g thelr ghtelothes lost mich of the wan slightly inju Mo witn discovered by Goaham detver of & Washington Hock Ville bius, #s he was putting his ma chine o the garage for the night Five departments fiom Hethesda and Kensington hurried (o Hockville, bhat the hlaze was under contiol by that Defective wiving 1s helieved to U Ill“ll a8 Cploye clothing il IBURLEITH ASKS BUS SCHEDULE DOWNTOWN Citlzens Seek Definite Time for Servico—Fire Apparatus I Urged. A leith bus line from downtown was ankod last night by the Bucleith Cid wenn’ Assoclation meeting at W v High Neh Maj, Myron ¢, ¢ chatrman of the public utiiities mittes, sald his committos In making every effort to obtatn it wer v ¥ MK Radoliffe of the five committes | 10day drive of Heightwood Park M. . | $Pecial uanaich 1o Tha Stae reported that city authorit 1 to place A five en ton on Volta place. stlon of Myw. Carl Smith it was voted to Join the Mublic Nchool clation Complaint will e ARAINAL reported g inta along Heservoie v A M ehalr last 1o 1o police N by motor Thivty saventh stveet and an. president, accupled the 1ght . Bome men seek fustice. while others ave It thrust upon them, ing the presentation to the committes tor Hale and Representative Herse, tefinlto bus schedulo for the Bue | Anno | teriay In the group are Kdward Nelson wembers of the Maine Copyright by Harels & ¥ |cOL. GRANT OPPOSES MERGER OF POLICE | < Incred | PubMe Buildings Official Belleves | Park Unit Should Be Separate, Opposition to the proposed consoll datton of police fore S Grant, 34 Public Bulldings director of the office of and Public Parks in a letter to Chairman Zihlman of the House District committee “Such transter of the Park polic | fore sald Col. Grant, “would be extremely harmful and deprive this | oM the means of performing | Ivoly the duties assigned to it. | MVdvant and an alarm box at | vl all of the larger citles of tha country have learned by experi [ ence the necessity for separating the S Park palice forea from the regular 'un police. | the same forca are finding it unsatis fictory In many ways, "he inadyisa. LY by passing the proposed meastive therefore seams (o he protty well es tablished by the experience of other vitles ax well as the experience of [ Wanhington in the past | CHURCH GETS $6.490. | [ Brightwood Park Campaign Still| i Needs $3,500. Contributions and subscriptions to | [ taling $6.490 have been recetved in the | Chureh for $10,000 with which to weet | [a dobt on the chureh ! | Thin toral ia expected to be greatly | Aikmented by repor Morrow night \Ea supper of campaign workers. Move than §2500 was veported by team CANAIIA AL A CAIMDATEN supper last niht Total receipts announced by Aptaine st night follow orw. $941 Miw. Marvy 8 Misw Jeaste Nmith $833 Ao, 0000 Frank O Bhaw, $4T3 tisa Ella Hayward, $1,047 G RO AL 9903, and Mrs. L. C. Broadhurst, | team ¥ B Warner W, ¥ \ The few citles which still | Attempt to perform both duties with | ASKS BOUNDARY FENCE. Texas Legislator Seeks Barrier on United States-Mexico Line. By the Associa A “substant the United POLICE SHOW 7547 DECENBER ARRESTS Total 738 Below November Figure—List of Offenses Entered of Record. ced by Representative Hudspeth rat, Texas 1d extend for about three and : s on Cordova Island at El Paso, Tex.. and an appro- priation of $30.000 was asked for its pade by URGE INCREASED PAY FOR COMMISSIONERS Congress Heights Citizens Adopt Resolutions Supporting Bill in Congress. A resolution favoring enactment of pending legislation to increase pay of the District Commissione: and the assistant engineer commis the in the ¢ Church Monday night The bil. now in Congress. wou the pay of the Commissio ers from $7.500 to $10.000 a year, and would give the assistant en commissioners $6.000 a vear of their Regular Army pay The association adoptad an resolution voring the establish of a bank in the Congress Heights tion and decided to hold & special g committea meeting in the home of Dr. E. E Richandson. 1001 Atabama avenue southeast, "“ Calvin F. Troupe, Accused of Kill. N discuss how this ea Resolutions also were adop ing Wife, Gets Postponement. ng the extension of Morris road R Pomeroy road to Alad B ALTTORE trial of Calvin southeast: the placing idents in De. N caused deaths, Property dam the accidents LAYING TRIAL DELAYED. 1o indic pin 9~ Intersection of First and Portla streets southeast: the fnstallation storm_sewers alang Alabhama av from Seventh to Twelfth street so east, and the extension of the !‘P“!"',; lishts on Nichols avenue from Shert | Qan road to Upsal street southeast Mat Clavton Ewibe, delegate of the Dupont Nt Association o the v Asso ciations ddress, iy which ha hacked the proposed trac ' and discussed th Qe of the eastern sectd ton s was orsinally Depkin sot ¢ He aseriad ho death was X away fired the N severa " Washiv . MRS. MAGGIE JONES DIES. " s - ——— | Driver Held in Death. Speclal Dapated 1o The Sin | LYNUHBURGQ, Va, Janvary Juntun Rose. negro, who drove autmotile whivh struck and fatalt " rAt T, (0 Lisownd, engineer at the T3 YRars i Srate Ritleptic Oy, De " | State Ripileptic Lok e of age. widow of J. . Jones, died Su s Dol th the Munkual Comt AV afternoon afier an ilness of | gay far the Felwvary srand SNt years Mrs Jones was & mem | ynawer oharge of avel ber of Franklin Street Baptist Churvh She was the daughter of the tte v and Mrss Mary Carden of Ambherst County Mus. Jones s survived by these sons and daughters: Mis Mamte Lo Oan fen, Miss Satlie Jones and Har Tones of Lanchdurg. Morrts € Janes ¢ Rookbridge County and Mra. A\ Stratling of Atlanta, Oa. and & sister Mre. Fannie BIbd of Pedlar Milis, Lynchburg Woman, T3, Survived by 8 Daughters and ¥ Sons. LYNCHBRURQ, V January Nrs. Maggie Warden Jones, tor . Sehool Teacher Wed A TN b The i LANCHRURG, V., ) fahn Lo Logan of this Hattis Loe Howard whs has de | e & whool at Brookneal, wers married Cheistmas dav at Soath Bos ton They will live here mansiay anuary oty aad N