Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1928, Page 3

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THE EVENING STAR, WA SHINGTON, n. TUESDAY. AUGUST 21, 1925, ! Ice is more than a Refrigerant Perishable foods must he kept cold enough to retain their fre<hness, and just dry enough and moist enoy to hold their savory juices and de. licious flavor. Slowly melting ice in a good frigerator adds the right amount of maisture to the air to enable vege tables 1o retain their crispne fruits their freshness, and meats their nutritions juices. Keep vour refrigerator well filled with pure, sparkling American lce. American ICE Company {merican Qual Telephone Main 6240 The Ideal re. ers will take vour Amer order for tv Coal. Georgetown University Foot-ball Team Will Train Here Again h’ METAL - WEATHERSTRIP GUARANTEED—LASTS FOREVER Installed Complete By CAPITOL WEATHERSTRIP CO. 1470 Clifton St. NN'W. 8 Up Per Window (OlLomat| OIL BURNER Matic! Y DUNLOP P 614 H §¢. Main 2775 Hl‘ AT literat Domestic Service Corp. 1706 Connecticut Avenue Potomac 2048 HEATING nn Tharsday i by ar noon on Aw 192 u t h_stockholder n‘ record that time one share share of old th BYCURTTY STORAGE Fifteenth st 1w BIDS ARE OPEN FOR THE Wi NG~ the Mt_Horeh Baptist Churc! tween B and nen for bidders tre e ne_be. ? Yo Fer 'SHOE SHORTAGE HITS GUARD CAMP Medical Corps Threatens Quarters if Soldiers’ Feet Suffer. WHEATLEY. t of The Star. BY WILLIAM Staft Corresp cAMP "ADE, Md st 21 —Threatened by rtment with an ulti- s the feet of the en- were given more at- that those developing blisters urned into their quarters and further duty, the line offi- 1st Regiment of Engineers ecial inspection following _the appearance 1 infirmary of many which the medicos erly fitting shoes. at although the men to have two pairs of ENTRANCE TO VAULT WHICH CONCEALED | ALBERT RITCHIE, CAS- | The | had only one pair, | condition, which | has made worse. on G Nevitt of the | de headquarters said | e more than one pair h man. even for field s point the medical of- the regiment at a concert on the e ground yesterday, during which | s played by the band and sung by | nent enting the piece Col. John W. 1. commanding the regiment said had been his desire for a long time to have & distinctive song for the Washington Engineers Capt. Fletcher F. Bernsdorfl. com- m anding the Quartermaster Corps, de- chment, while making temporary re- on one of the brigade cars near ederick, escaped injury, when the car as hit by a motor cycle. The forks the motor cycle went through one of rear tires and the rider was in- | d. The only other damage to the | r was a crushed fender. The band of the Engineer regiment this afternoon is giving a concert at {M Pa. Anton Stephan ed from his recent iliness. are being made today by Lieut Hardin, Engincers plans and and athletic officer, for the field meet to be held tomorrow on, in which all of the com- panies of the regiment will participate ERIE BOY Scour, 19, T0GO WITH BYRD Youth Chosen From Thou-f sands Eager to Join | Polar Trip. has re- | By the Associated Press. { NEW YORK, August 21.—Paul A. Siple, 19-year-old Eagle Scout of Erle, & | Pa., yesterday was selected as the Boy | Scout to accompany the Byrd Antarctic | expedition. He will be special assistant | and orderly to Comdr. Richard E. Byrd. Siple stood out at the head of a list | of six Scouts who had been chosen from | 88 recommended by local Scout coun- 'nls from thousands of Scouts eager to qualify for the position. The entire Scout field had been given an opportu- nity to nominate Scouts between 17 and 20 years of age who had’ certain speci- fied qualifications and experience. A special committee of Boy Scout offi- clals reviewed the applications of the 88 | boys and selected 17. These were rated by another committee and six were chosen for the final competition. In announcing Siple’s selection James E. West, chief Scout executive, said that any one of the six boys would have made a creditable representative of the Boy Scout movement. He sald that on the basis of ratings, taking into considera- ton physical fitness, adaptability, cour- age, stamina, skill, hobbies, initiative, re- sourcefulness, character and record of outdoor experience, Siple stood out at the head of the list. Mr. West also said | that in addition m the ratings by the | different groups of Scout officials, Siple | was the choice of the group of boys 0 | themselves | Among those who competed in the | final selection was Alden E. Snell, 1731 H street, son of Maj. Charles L. Snell Young Snell was employed by The 4 | Evening Star. atories. material at m Georsia ave i Ng —THOU o mu n- ced 1 w.—5th sr BOA s the ,“ time to buy your hoat and rnunm PENN PEACHEé for CANNING, TH' F TRANBPER PEACHFS—PFACHFS 20,000 BASKFTS & STOR BYRON $. ADAMS PRINTING IN A HURPY ROOFIN(:—b y Koons itw.? T1in Gut ering, feps This Mxllmn Doflar Printing Plant —is b yOur s ¥ ecatve Garers attention The National Capital Press | 1210-)212 D 8L N.W__ Phone Mein 65 Don’t Take Chances f Let us make it snug Winter weether se —with your old 1o; ra light beto Call va'n IRONCLAD #rones North 2650 pih 4 ¥ | BITER GETS TWO YEARS. Man Who Chéewed Woman on Neck | Is Sentenced. Grantley Butler, colored, 610 N street, “literally bit off more than he | could " chew,” Police Court Judge Rob- ert E. Mattingly pointed out yesterday in sentencing the man to 360 days in jall for assault and fining him $500, in default of which he will have to erve another year. According to the testimony, Butler it Elva Taylor, also colored, on the | in a fit of anger, and dared her t “call Capt. Burlingame and the whole police force.” Leon Davis, colored, was given a month sentence for threats against ife. Minnie Davi: The lumber that goes into your home should have your most careful consideration Whatever you have in mind doing that will require lumber— new hardwood floors, a porch or # garage—see U8 about the mate- you will require Galllher Hu uely Lumber Specialists Sherman Ave. & W St. North 486 ria Ino violation of the law to carry a weap- | neither purchase nor carry a pistol in {one to carry on the automobile trips | Police worked from 4 to 10 a.m. today in desiroying liquor manufacturing equipment seized in a raid on 2 Photo shows the entrance. Left to righ A. Sullivan of No. 6. The still was located in a walled-in vaull [ cinct Detective R. J. Barnett, Jerry S 30 feet under ground van and his father, 1,000-GALLON STILL RADNEAR AP AETSLIQUORPLANT ilanufacturing Outfit Vault 30 Feet Under- ground Is Seized. in Raiding within hailing distance of the Capitol early today, police of the | ixth preeinct uncovered a 1,000-gallon | still, declared the largest ever found tere, In a walled-in vault 30 feet under- ground at 208 E street. The still was | so0 large it was necessary to take oui part of the rear wall of the house to remove it When police searched the premises at 4 the house was deserted and 1o s were made | In addition to the large still. police found a 200-gallon one, about 100 gal- lons of alcohol and a large quantity of | | bottles, labels and caps. The big still was made up of four | different sections, the largest. a huge copper tank, resting on the floor of the | walled vaulf. The other three sections | were built up on top, resembling a cir- | cular tower, and reached to the rafters | 0 e first floor. approximately 30 feet | | above the bottom of the vault i | The still wes operated by a modern team boiler in a_back room and the asement floor. Water was pumped to hy an electric nmn The desire of the still onerator to hr un-to-date in every detail resulted in his_downfall While searching for concealed liquor. Lieut. J. A. Sullivan of the sixth pre- | inct discovered a cylindrical instrument + inches in diameter and about 3 feet | | high. equipned with an electric cord. | similar to those used on an iron. This was finally identified as a bar- rel washer. of a type never before seen | ' Washington. When attached it mad- “"BABY" ORDERED FROM STAGE UNDER CHILD LABOR CODE Act of Dorothy .Iohnson, 8A Violates New Law, Says Woman Official. Theater Declines to Promise Removal, Saying Order Was Without Authority. The dancing and singing act of Baby Dorothy Johnson, 8-year-old star of “Freeborn's Frolics” being presented at the Earle Theater this week, is a “clear violation” of the District child labor code, Miss Fay L. Bentley, director of the Department of School Attendance of the Board of Education declared this morning. An inspector of her office reported on the childs act yesterday. Miss Bent- ley said, and the management was ad- vised to discontinue it. If it fails to comply, it will be prosecuted, she de- clared. | Yesterday's report was the result of | a complaint, the source of which Miss Bentley declined to reveal. The new | law became effective July 1. The Earle management said this morning, however, that it had not been advised to discontinue the act. “An | inspector visited the theater yesterday ‘ but she had no power to advise us and we don't know yet whether we will | have to take it off or go on with it | was the statement from the office this | morning. ‘B%H\' DOROTHY JOHN Young Man, Claiming Prominent Fami.]y. Visitor Hcre in Cell for Carrvmg Gun A ycuthful desire to own a pistol and holster last night landed Roy Culver Cooper, 18 years old, who claims to be the son ot Joseph Clarence Cooper New York broker, in a cell at the first precinct station house under a charge of carrying concealed weapons The boy admits he has twice before Cooper was arrested by Traffic Po- | been arrested, both times in New York liceman Joseph Sincavitz at Ninth street | City, once for gratifying his ever-pres- and Pennsylvania avenue last night |ent desire to carry a pistol®and the after he had unconsciously brought the weapon into the light as he left a| downtown theater. The youth told police he and his | father have been traveling by motor through the Carolinas and Georgia, but that he tired of the trip and decided to come here and view the sights. His father was to pick him up on the way home. Yesterday, he sald, he was passing a | store and saw a number of pistols in a | window. He had been told that it was Cooper said when he came here last Saturday he went the vicinity of tk does not remember the name {of the place, he claims, but | the police there. if they him with telling the truth WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF OFFICES, STORES AND THEATRES THE BRADFORD 18th and K Streets Furnished apartments. to 7 rooms and 2 baths tric refrigeration rentals. Manager in Building GEO. W. LINKINS on here, he claims, and, since one can New York City, he decided to purchase that he and his father are in the habit of taking. After purchasing the weapon he placed it in the holster beneath his left arm and went to the theater. While there it bothered him in that position, 50 he placed it in his hip pocket. After be had reached the outside he transfer- | red it to the holster, an act that was observed by the wife of a policeman who was off duty. She called it to her husband's attention and he followed and unfurnished 1 room and bath Elec Reasonable do not credit | | other was for refusing to attend school. | Cooper. An examination of the gun Rantal Agent revealed that it was unloaded EISEMAN’S Seventh & F Sts. For One Day Only $25 & $30 Summer Suits %10 UST about 50 in the group. Choice of Silk-trimmed Flannels, Tropical Worsteds and Gabardines. It’s an oppor- tunity, men, to bu Hot-Weather Suit for next year’s wear at less than cost of manufacture. Due to the low price none charged . . . alterations at cost. a peculiar, whirring noise—the same ound previously heard by neighbors who called police to investigate. | Police found it necessary to use a | hoist in raising the large bottom tani from the pit. Police were occupied from 4 am. un- til 10 in destroying bottles, caps, label. and in removing the still and other ap- paratus. The raid was conducted by Lieut | Sullivan, Sergt. E. P. Myers and Pvis Jenkins, Haislip and O'Meara of the sixth precinct, and Precinct Detective R. J. Barrett of the fourth precinct. Wlfe Asks Divorce. Limited divorce is asked in a suit filed by Thelma L. Stehr, 606 I street, against Karl T. L. Stehr, 1649 U street, on charges of extreme cruelty. They were | married August 10, 1925, and have no children. The wife is represented by At- | torney Raymond Neudecker. Will Rogers Says: ANTA MONICA, Calif—A day s passed without somebody 0 Notifi- cation speech just about what would being not nething. spoiled otherwise have been a ith of what was promised to us in in these accept ce speeches ere wouldn't be any inducement to want to go to Heaven Di ycu ever such love and devotion to the farmer? 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