Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1928, Page 4

RECALLS HOOVER LEE HIGHWAY IN STUDENT DAYS at Coliege Because of Dr. Jordan Says He Was Keth | % His Energy. . r and the North v Altiance. Calif.. July 21 Hoover, who have he wRs A “Tosy working his way ersity, eannot view of the nominee. but ALTO. dential old Fast snd West is West." | e of them the 76-vear- ‘meritus of Stanford Uni- 4 Starr Jor the other ege classmate of this town's first A. Markey ir recollec- 1801, with $14 in ire for an educa- Warrens- | ise of his | Dr. Drove Laundry Wagon. r Was that he d had fine hing but said Mr. came to agreed about his her cculd understand 7 many parts of the over is “cold.” neighbor.” T WAS very reserved acher. “You never from him and you He was completely at was wh t to be left to his work. | ess was not obtrusive, it Never Made a Specch. uld never make a speech.” who even now what he was going on August 11, Mr. Hoover eak to 90.000 people from e of our foot ball field there, and 30.000.000 gaing to listen to him over Hoover is a keen politician. with him for hours and d him describe the political, nomic and governmental conditions try in the world.” b American News- ce WOOLLS INDORSED FOR JUDGESHIP Alexandria Commonwealth Attor- ney May Succeed Smith in Corporation Court. Epecial Dispateh to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21.—A Pe- tition indorsing Willlam P. Woolls, Commonwealth attorney of Alexandria. for judge of the Corporation Court of this city was being circulated today | among the members of the Alexandria Bar Association. The position of Cor- poration Court judge will be left vacant by the resignation of Judge Howard W.| ford University graduates, Smith, who will succeed Judge Samuel | was published by the Mining G. deceased. a§ judge of the Stxt ginia. Brent. The petition. when complete, will be | ¥ Byrd. | submitted to Gov. Ha MOVEMENT TO HONOR | | | RURAL HOMEMAKERS Virginia Institute Meeting at EBlacksburg Will Confer Title on Five Farm Women. Ez the Associated Press BLACKSBURG. Va. July new movement 1o honor the farm makers of Virginia will be in- ugurated he annual meeting of the State Farmers' Institute at Virginia Polytechnic Institute here August 1-3. 21.—A be conferred on five farm women come for the first time the of rural homemaking in profession. While five receive the title. the move- honors that great class of e Old Dominion farms. nia Homemakers' Associa- eet. The organization farm women of all sec- nce its_institution oved a popular one rural Virginia, nip is a large title will be con- August 2, the cere- harge of Miss Bess M. Fowe of the staff of the Farmer's Wife. {MPOSTER SELLS FLAGS. Public Warns Hyattsville have been warned Post, No. 3, American flags from no one claim- r the benefit « support_of son d the backing decided the by members of 7 w. ries G orid landscaping Hiser, chair- post the Dr post Wash he mos ordering Court o the health 12¢ drink Wiliia:s Officer. indi the 1 BaLLSTON Distance from KEY BRIDGE o GLEBE ROAD BALLSTON 3. From BALLSTON "o LEE i 1.5 Miles THE SUNDAY DETOUR ROUTE . \VASHINGTON (SOLF and_ = CountryCLus LEE HEIGHTS CHERRYDALE \ PARK LANE G, \ , Lyn > ROFLYN TS5 [ \>>;L S Map showing section of Lee Highway between Rossiyn and Cherrydale to be closed for widening operations. and detour via Wilson boulevard and TheY Giebe road. BOOKS ON HOOVER AND SMITH ARE SHOWN AT PUBLIC LIBRARY ;Volumcs Written l)y Both Candidates Also; Included in Exhibit Placed in Lobby. Hoover, the engineer: Hoover. the food administrator, and now. through a tem- porary exhibition presented at the Cen- tral Public Library, Hoover, the scholar A little known volume, a translation from the Latin of Georgius Agricola’s “De Re Metallica.” by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover, the Re- publican presidential nominee’s wife, has been loaned to the Washington Public Library by Watson Davis, editor of Science Service. With other volumes by and about Mr. Hoover, the dual translation was placed on public view yesterday in the main lobby of the library building. where it will remain for several days. Infermation on Smith. The exhibitign includes also several volumes pertaining to Gov. Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic nominee, dis- playing a volume of his own speeches and’ several biographies by w!'xi?l;fi. now beui:xvj’ shown at the library of the Hoovers' translation is & 640 pages, it si 9 inches wide, 3 inches think and more than 13 inches long. Understood to have been a “work of love” by the two Stan- the book Magazine of London in 1912. It is profusely illus- th Judicial Circuit Court of Vir- | trated with reproductions of the original other | wood cuts which filled Agricola’s work. The title page of the volume sets forth that it contains a “biographical introduction, annotations and append- ices upon the development of mining methods, metallurgical processes, geol- ogy, mineralogy and mining law.” Other pages of the big volume contain lengthy footnotes, filling half a page in { some instances. Other books in the exhibit include | Hoover's “American Individualism,” published in 1922, and his “Principles of Mining.” published in 1909. Those about Hoover are William Hard's | “Who's Hoover?": Will Irwin's “Herbert Hoover,” a reminiscent biography; Samuel Crother’'s “The Presidency vs. | Hoover,” all recent works, and Dr. Ver- non Kellogg's “Herbert Hoover, the Man and His Work,” and Mrs. Rose Wilder Lane's “The Making of Herbert Hoover,” both published in 1920. Other Volumes. | The “by and about” Alfred Smith | books in the exhibit include the New | handsome book of almost heroic dimen- | York governor's new work, “Progressive | sions. Bound in white vellum and con- | Democracy; Addresses and State Pa- |'pers”; Henry F. Pringle'’s “Alred E | Smith, a Critical Study,” and “Up from | the City Street: Alfred E. Smith: a | Biographical Study in Contemporary | Politics,” by Norman Hapgood and | Henry Moskowitz, both printed last ! year, ‘and an earlier book, “Alfred E. ith, an American Careel WONEN 10 HOL 0. NEETNGS Organization Sessions to Be| Conducted in Far West and Southern Cities. e of master farm homemaker | py (he Associated Press Orzanization meetings for Repubii- can women will be held in the Far West and South, similar to the Eastern gatherings here and the Middle West- | ern conference at Chicago. under plans | announced yesterday by Mrs. Alvin T. Hert. vice chairman of the Republican national committee. Radio talks by politically prominent women also will be included in the Re- publican campaign program, she said. The place and date for the Far Western and Southern meetings have not yet been determined. In final conferences yesterday at the national committee headguarters before his departure for New York for a meet- ing on Monday with Eastern commit- | teemen. Chairman Work received two predictions of success for the Republi- can ticket from two callers. Glen B. Skipper, Florida committee- man, sald the Hoover-Curtis ticket would sweep that State with a 50.000 majority “if the election were to be held tomorrow Dwight B. Heard, reported that in Arizona “things are looking better all the time” Other callers upon Mr. Work included former | Benator Weller of Maryland, Joseph O. Thompson. former Republican Btate committee chairman of Alabama, and John Philip, postmaster at Dallas. Tex The sectional meetings of the Repub- lican women leaders were described by Mrs. Hert as opportunitles for the ex- change of “ideas. to compare notes and recommend publicity methods suitable 10 their particular areas.” She added that she does not expect to attend the Far Western and Southern gatherings Mrs, Hert and Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant atlorney general, were announced by the national com- mittee headquarters as among the first women radio speakers War Records of Ai057.—1702 Are S;c;;ed In Office of Washington Cathedral On the heights of Mount 8t where stands the tombs of Dewey and Woodrow Wilson, the Protes- tant Episcopal church has set its service flag and the World War records of 105,102 Episcopalians Seven cabinets contalning the are stored temporarily in the offices of Washington Cathedral, for possible dis- play in the library of the edifice when that portion is completed. The serv- ioe flag, with one star for each 1,000 » Alban, Admiral and one gold star for all who died, stands in the ambulutory of Bethelehem chapel, that part of the cathedral where are the tombs of Wilson and Dewey Presentation of the flag and records ub- | lisher of the Phoenix, Ariz, Republican, | data | “SLAYINGVICTIN” FOUND IN COTTAGE Woman’s “Confession” of Killing Husband and An- other Proves False. | By the Associated Press. NORRISTOWN, Pa. July 21.—Lind- ley M. Hussey, novelist and chemist, and Mrs. Grace Tetlow Sauveur of Philadelphia, whom Dr. Virginia Alvarez Hussey told police she killed last Thurs- | day night, were found together in a bungalow at Lambertville, N. J. Chief of Police Elier announced tonight. ‘The police are holding Dr. Hussey in the county jail on a charge of carry- ing concealed weapons. Dr, Hussey told her sensational story | to the police on Friday afternoon. She lived with her husband at Parkerford, near Pottstown, but he has not been |seen about the place for a week or more. When Dr. Hussey went to the police station she was hysterical. She said she had killed her husband and the woman, Mrs, Grace Sauveur of Broad Axe, Pa., near Ambler. Later she varied the story, saying she wounded the woman and again that the woman was unharmed. SENATOR HEFLIN SPEAKS. LONG BRANCH, N. J., July 21 (#) —8urrounded by a guard of 150 Cavaliers, who sald they were members of the “law and order” branch of the Ku Klux Klan, United States Senator ‘Thomas Heflin, Democrat, of Alabama today addressed an audience of 1,200 at Elkwood Park in- Oceanport, ncar here. He attacked the Roman Catholic Church, to which he attributed an at- tempt “to bring another standard into the civic affairs of the United States,” and charged that the press of the country was controlled by a few who suppressed Yews, organization of boys and young men | in the Episcopal church In the group accepting the war serv- fce testimonials was James E. Freeman, ington, who as & special representative of the Secretary of War in 1917 and 1918 addressed more than 600,000 men in the training eamps and who s credited with contributing greatly to Lhe morale of American troops, Gen. John 1 J. Pershing, who 10 years ago was de- [ vouing his energles Lo the Anal offensive of the war, Is directing a nation-wide members who Look part in the confilct | campaign Lo hasten completion and ¢n.1 THE MORRIS | dowment of Washington Cathedral. Others of World War prominence ho are associated George Barnett, Rear Admiral Cary T | Grayson, F, Trubee Davison, present As- would be con- | and selection of Washington Cathedral | sistant Secretary of War for aviation; as their officisl custodian was made by the Brotherhood of 8t. Andrew, national | Maj. Gen. Grote Hutcheson and Maj, | Gen. Charles P. Bummerall, the Right Rev. | bishop of Wash- | Include Ma). Gen. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 22 BUS FIRM SEEKING TOKEEP ROAD OPEN Hearing Saturday on Stretch of Lee Highway Due Fer Widening. Counsel for Leon Arnold, president of the Washington, Virginia and Mary- land Coach Co.. operators of extensive | nearby Virginia bus lines, yesterday ob- | tained & ruling by Judge George L. | Fletcher at Warrenton, calling upon | Col. H. D. Shirley, chairman of the | Virginia State Highway Commission, |and Carson & Gruman, contractors, to | show cause why the Lee highway be- | tween Rosslyn and Glebe road should be closed during widening. A hearing | was set for next Saturday before Judge | H. W. Smith at Alexandria | 'Closing of the road tomorrow had been announced. Amos C. Crounse, at- | torney for Mr. Arnold, who appeared | with "him before Judge Fletcher yes- | terday, was of the opinion last night that the order would not interfere with | the road-widening program due to start tomorrow. Arnold seeks to convince the court that the construction work | can proceed without entirely cutting |off the highway and making necessary & lengthy detour. |~ The official detour, as announced by Engineer Albright, will be along the Military road leading from the Key bridge at Rosslyn to Murphy & Am Lumber Co., thence along the Wilson | boulevard through Clarendon and Ball ston to the Glebe road: turning sharp to the right on Glebe road to the Lee Highway, thence to the left on the Lee | Highway'to Falls Church, Fairfax and | | Warrenton, no traffic being permitted along the route of construction No parking will be permitted along | the south side of Wilson boulevard from Virginia avenue to Clarendon avenue during the construction work being carried on by the Postal Tclegraph Co. in the removal of their poles, County Engineer C. L. Kinnier announced y terday. Sheriff Howard B. Fields stated that the speed laws will be enforced and no | passing of ecars will be allowed. “The trafic during the closing of the Lee Highway will be heavy along Wilson boulevard. and if the citizens co-operate | there will be no danger,” said Sheriff | Flelds. | TEXANS OUTLINE DRVE FOR SMITH Democrats Asked to Attend| Austin Meeting to Lay Campaign Plans. i By the Associated Press { | DALLAS, Tex. July 21.—All Demo- crats “who have the success of the | party at heart” have been invited by | Jed C. Adams and Mrs. Clara Driscoll | Sevier, Texas members of the Demo- | cratic ‘national committee. and D. W. | Wilcox, State chairman, to participate | in & meeting at Austin Augnst 4 to) | consider plans for the party’s cam- | paign in the State. Organization to | | cover every county in Texas and to Sassure for the Democratic ticket, Na- | | tional, State and county, the great-! est majority it has ever received,” will | be the aim of the gathering, it was an- | nounced following a conference herei of party leaders from over the State. ' Mrs. Sevier, stopping off on her way to Austin from the meeting of the na- | | tional committee in New York, express- ' ed approval of the plans for the cam- paign, which Mr. Adams described as | | the “first real Democratic campaign ever conducted in Texas.” | ‘Women of Texas will form no sepa- | rate organization, Mrs. Sevier said, but | will work in a co-ordinated campaign | with the Democratic State organiza- | tion. This was decided upon as the | most logica) course in a conference re- eently with Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, | | former Governor of Wyoming and now chairman of the Democratic women's | national campaign. | Details of the tentative campaign am to be presented at the Austin | conference were not announced by Mr. | Adams.- New Air Line to Kongo. Following the success of the tropical air service through the heart of the | Kongo, the Beigian government will start a 5400-mile line between Brussels and the Kongo. Flying will be from | Brussels, across the Sahara Desert, and to Leopardville, in the Kongo. It is ex- pected that the new line will bring Cave Town a week nearer to Brussels. | Plumbing Fixtures ! 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See window ™ Choice of either suite with or without frame. 15 patterns to select from, in 2, 3 and 4 tone Jacquard velours. All loose reversible cushions with reverse sides covered in tapestry and moquettes. J:ach suite thoroughly guaranteed. During this sale only at this remark- able low price of— % Off All Day-Beds l Prices Start at $10.95 $1.00 Delivers " 20% Off All Carriages and Strollers Prices Start at $10.95 morrow; also is the seventy-third | versary of Capt. Atkinson's birthday. Capt. Atkinson and his wife, whose maiden namp was Miss Ella B. Parrish, have three fons, two of whom will be home tomorrow. They are Edwin C. Atkinson, a steam and electrical engineer in the War Department at Washington: Rha L. Atkinson, mechanical engineer at the Interior Department, Washing- ton, and Richard H. Atkinson, jr.. San, Francisco, agent for the American Chain Co. Edwin and Rha will be home tomorrow. Four other children are dead. Capt. Atkinson, who retired as a local | storekeeper for the Southern Railway Co., about a year ago, was captain of the Alexandria Light Infantry Volun- during July Clearance Sale tee) the Spanish-American | but his company never went into action. It was officially known as Company F, 3d Virginia Regiment, National Guard. He still has a cane which was carved and presented to him by one of the men under his command and which has the name of every member of Company F carved on it. Capt. Atkin- son has outlived many members of his company. among them Lieuts. J. M King and Charles Fisher. War, Coast Editor Dies. STOCKTON, Calif, July 21 (P).—G. | Elmer Reynolds, 45, managing editor | o of the Stockton Record, died today in his office from a heart attack. $5 Cash Delivers Suite The Most Liberal Credit Terms in Washington 10-Piece Full Vanity Bedroom Suite, Complete A complete Jedroom at a very moderate price. Has bow-end bed, six-drawer vanity, good size dresser and large, roomy wardrobe. Bench, spring, mattress, complete this outfit. A 2 pillows and bed lamp look will convince you that this is an exceptional value. $5.00 Delivers Outhit 3-Piece Kroehler Bed-Davenport Suite A 3-piece gennine Kroehler consisting of Davenport, Club €hair and Wing Chair, in ¢ Cne of the best values we have ever offered and a saving of $30 during this a fairly good grade of velour. sale. Red-Davenport Suite ‘98 $5.00 Cash Delivers 209 Off Every Finished Breakfast Suite in House Prices Start at $18.75 3-Burner Gas Range Canvas Camp Stool : .. 29 25x40 Porcelain Top Kitchen Table with Drawer, Reg- s3 95 ularly $6.95. . End Tables, Reg- sl .00 $ l 19 ularly $1.95. . Carpet Sweeper, Regularly $2 Step Ladder, Reguarly $1. .. 59c Porch Rockers, Regularly $2. . 98c Fox‘):u:ooh,R Assorted olors, Re ularly $2. .. .. 98C $ l .19 Card Tables, Reg- ularly $2.25 This $169.00 12-Piece Walnut Dining Room Suite One of the hest values we have Is made of walnut veneer and other hard woods. Consists of large size buffet, china cahinet, exten- sion table, § chairs and 1 host chair. genuine leather or An assortment of about velour Shifted From Hawa Maj. Ferdinand F. Gallagher, Coast Artillery Corps, has been relieved from duty at Honolulu and ordered to Fort Monroe, Va.; Maj. Robert B. McBride, jr., Field Artillery, from Fort Leaven- worth, Kans, to the 325th Pleld Artil- lery at Fort Wayne, In First Lieut. Thomas J. Ford, Infantry, from Fort Omaha, Nebr., to Edgewood Arsenal, Md.; First Lieut. Clyde H. Lamb, Fi- nance Department, at Plattsburg Bar- racks, N. Y. has been ordered to his | home to await retirement. —— Germany’s population is now estimat- ! ed at 64,000.000. 2 carloads of iving Room Suites at about 407 display. '99 25% Off All Refrigerators Prices Start on 3-Door Gibson’s Side Icers, $17.95 $1.00 Delivers 20% Off All Simmons Beds and Bedding b 20 i el TR e ever oftered Upholstered A 3-piece ‘119 set completes this wonderful value $5.00 Delivers Suite MISCELLANEOUS g S $11.98 5-Pc. BP;kallt Room Suites, Reg- ularly $15. .. s9'95 3-Pc. Slip Covers, Reg- ularly s1000 ... $13.75 Junior lgnn':lpn. Complete with Shades, Reg. $5. .. s2'85 Bridge Lamps and Shades, Complete, Reg. $2.95. .. s1'45 0dd Chellh of Drawers, Regularly Odd Wood Beds, Regu- lar SlSsto §35. Now $3.95, $5.95 . $8.95 Felt-Bpse Floor Rugs, Reg. $14.50. ; s8‘75 Now ...... Console Table and Mirror ;_;ormplclc $ 5 75 Choice of either Poly- chrome or EXTRA SPECIAL Occasional Chair Starting at $9.75