Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1928, Page 17

The chief of staff joins the exposition and carnival will be held Thursday. Maj. Gen. Charles P. Sum- mess line. of Army generals pr Left to right: Mrs. William D. Connor, Mrs. Robert H. Allen, Mrs. Summerall, Mrs. Herbert P. Crosby and Mrs. Andrew Hero. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. Comdr. Richard E. Byrd with his pet dog Igloo, who accom- panied, him on the North Pole expedition, on the front steps of his Boston home shortly before leaving to board the whaler Larsen on the West Coast for his Antarctic expedition. the hardships of the Antarctic. Igloo is being spared —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. ) METHODISTS NAME 1 CHURCH PASTORS Bishop Denny Assigns Rec- tors at 144th Baltimore Conference. (Prom yesterday's 5:30.) By Special Correspondent to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., October 1.—At the concluding session of the 144th annual meeting of the Baltimore Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church South, here today, Bishop Collins Denny made the following appointments: Alexandria district—E. V. Register, presiding elder; Alexandria, W. S. Ham- mond; Ballston-Lee Heights, E. S. Sheppe, jr.; Chesterbrook-Langley, A. H. Shumate: Clarendon, Taylor avenue, G. H. Fielding; Del Ray, W. R. Hardesty; East Fairfax, J. C. Dugger: Fairfax, L. B. Atkins; Falls Church, Homer Welch; Fauquier, W. H. Marsh; Fredericksburg, C. L. Delong; Hamilton- Purcellville, O. L. Gochenour; Herndon, 8. V. Hildebrand: Hillsboro-Bluemont, 1. G. Michael; Leesburg, W. M. Comp ton; Loudoun. J. W. Seay; Manass: George Hasel; Marshall, Glenn Cooper; Middieburg, G. D. Kidner; Occoquan, H. H. Hoyt; Quantico, Paul L. Warner: Remington, W. H. Gray: Stafford, Walter Smith; Sterling, C. M. Wright. Supply—Sudley. C. F. Phillips; Warrenton, D. M. Brown; West Fau- | quier, C. B. Larrick. Baltimore district—T. J. Lamber, pre- siding elder. Morefield district—H. W. Wheeler, presiding elder; Frostburg, F. L. Baker, Jr.; Gainesbore, Charles Wagner, supply. ‘Washington " district—J. " H. Balthis, presiding elder; Beltsville-Branchviile, H. L. Bivens;, Bethesd: Knox; Brentwood, E. H. Davis, supply; Bruns- wick, C. A. York; Calvert, H. Q. Burr; Chesapeake, J. J. Ringer; Clarksburg, C. L. Reiter; Colesville, H. S. Myerly; Frederick, W. C. Smith; Gaithersburg, William Stevens; Goshen-Emory, L. Hammond; Hyatts . C. H. Shaw; Laurel, G. R. ys; Mount Rainier, J. H. Billingsley; Poolesville, W. W. McIntyre; Potomac, P. C. Helmintoller, jr.; Prince Georges, J. L. Dulaney; Rockville, Frank A. Tyler; Savage, William Clews. Washington City—Calvary, E. C. Beery: Emory, D. L. Snyder; Epworth, J. C. Copenhaver; J. T. Myers, missionary pastor to Ja- pan: Francis Asbury. J. J. Rives; Mar-| e, | vin, C. H. Cannon; Mount Vernon Pia W. A Lambeth, H. R. Dcal, junior preacher; St. Paul's, W. D. King Superintendent Home of Aged. H. M. Wilson: assistant manager Home of Aged. A. B. Sites: associate Sunday school editor, C. D. Bulla; conference Sunday school superintendent, R. K. Nevitt. Winchester district—H. M. Canter, presiding elder: Berkeley, C. M. Lefew; Berryville, R. F. Eutsler; Brucetown, J. D. Russeli; Charlestown, W. D. Keene; Edinburg, C. T. Collyer; Frederick, P. R. Diehl; ] ferson, C. E. Kirby; Linden, R. O. Hipes; | Martinsburg, C. K. Ray; Middletown, J. B. Hubman: Mount Jackson, A. B. Sapj New Market, J. C. Hooks; Ridgeway, F. F. Neal; J.'W. Beall, supernumerar’ Riverton, E. W. Brubaker; Shenandal S. F. Pridley, supply: Shenandoah Junction, C. C. Bush: Shepherdstown, R. B. Clagett: Stephens City, O. D. ville, D. L. Blakcmorr,‘ MOTOR DEATH RATE RISING.SAYS EXPERT Insurance Statiétician Lays Blame on Autos for One Fatal Accident in Four. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 2.—The auto- mobile is now the leading cause of ac- cident fatality in the United States, accounting for one out of every four accident deaths, Dr. Louis I. Dublin, statistician of the Metropolitan Life In- surance Co., told the National Safety Congress today. Accidents of all kinds caused 95,500 deaths in the United States last year, Dr. Dublin said. The increase for 1927 over 1926 was 4 ver cent: and if this rate is maintained in 1928, he added, nearly 100.000 deaths from accidents will have occurred during the present year. About one death in six is at- tributed to accidental causes. In 1927, for the first time, the speaker asserted, the accident death rate per 100.000 motor cars showed a decisive increase, rising to 1005 for 25,000.000 automobiles, whereas prior to last year it had been decreasing. “What attitude should the country as- sume_toward this new phenomenon?” Dr. Dublin asked. “Have we done all that can be accomplished in this coun- try over in promoting safety on our streets and highways? Have our facili- ties for checking autom been swamped by the T dous increase In cars on our streets and highways? “Undoubtedly. the automobile acci- dent rate can be reduced if our States adopt a uniform system of reporting, studying and controlling. the accidents, “Facts gathered under the National Safety Council's uniform accident re- porting svstem showed that 65 per cent of the 25.800 automobile fatalities in the Unifed States were those of pedes- trians and that only 13 per cent oc- curred in collisions between automo- biles, 4 per cent in collisions between or cars and railroad trains and 7 ‘nt wers in non-collision automo- | i ients.” Accidents in the home, numbering | from 23.000 to 25.000 each year, exceed ! the total of industrial or occupational s each year, Dr. Dublin said. He also reported that during the past ' 15 years there had been a reduction of 20 per cent in deaths from accidental burns, 33 per cent in drownings, 7 per | cent in falls, 20 per cent in mine ac- | cidents, 49 per cent in railroad acci- | dents and 53 per cent in street car | accidents. | | " "Dr. Dublin presented the report of ! the National Safety Council's comm:t- tee on statistics. He is chairman of the commiitee. Wed in Lynchburg. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va, October 2.— Elmer Hermon Graham and Miss Rosley Belle Linthicum, both of Madi son Heights, were married Saturday by Rev. Samuel H. Perkins of the Baptist Church. They will live in Madison Heights | Winchester, M. D. Mitchell; Woodstock, THE -EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, .1928.° The next first family of Mexico. the Mexican Congress, with his wife and their small daughter. ent cabinet, will assume office on the retirement of President Calles on December 1. School begins for the Capital's guardians of the law. police learn the fine points of their job. Where five motorists were killed and four injured in a train crossing crash Sunday at Massapequa, Long Island. car a few minutes after the passenger train struck it. the NORR T STUNP FOR I SENATOR Denies He Will Campaign for Smith in West—Cites Previous Comments. By the Associated Presg. A constantly buzzing telephone on his desk kept Senator George Norris of Nebraska busy today denying a widely published report that he had decided to take the stump for Gov. Smith of New York. ‘The Nebraska Republican independent declared that in going into Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Washington and Nebraska he would not take sides in the national campaign in favor of either presidential candidate, but would re- strict himself to a discussion of the at- titude on national qgestions of the sena- torial candidates whose re-election he will urge. Declaring that he would support Ship- stead in Minnesota, running on the Farmer-Labor ticket: Wheeler in Mon- tana and Dill in Washington, running on _the Democratic ticket, and Frazier in North Dakota, La Follette in Wiscon- sin and Howell in Nebraska, running on the Republican ticket, Senator Norris aserted, “I am not going to mix up the discussion with anything except the rec- ord of the senatorial candidates.” “Incidentally, when Mr. Hoover made his speech of acceptance I commented on it—what I believe to be fair,” the Senator continued. “I didn't like it. He was silent on what I believed to be im- portant issues. When Smith made his speeches at Omaha and Denver on water power and farm relief I com- mented on that, praising him in both instances, because I believed he had come across on those propositions. Any- |body can draw any conclusion from Ithose comments that he wants to, but I am not going to take up the presiden- tial candidates in this campaign.” Firemen to Meet. The Montgomery County Volunteer Five Association will be entertained by the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire De- { H. 8. Coffey: secretary General Board of Lambert; Strasburg, A. E. Owens; *Tomsbrook. G. K. Hydrick; Warren, B. C. Btickleys Whitepost, R. L. Moore; Education. H. S. Sherman. Transferred —J. W. Rustin, J. W. Early, jr, to the Virginia, o partment October 8 at 7:30 pm. The association will meet in the Presbyterian Courch ot Tullp avenues, IMOVING VANS PLY STREETS AS HUNDREDS CHANGE HOMES Trek to New Dwellings Con- tinues, Though October 1 Is Past. Gas and Telephone Workers Rush to Keep Up With Work. The annual trek of Washington's “cliff-dwellers” from the past year’s lo-~ cations to new apartment houses, which started about two weeks ago, reached its climax yesterday when hun- dreds of families experienced the thrills, troubles and expenses of getting their belongings shifted to new quarters. October 1 is official moving day for the renting population here due to the fact that the great majority of leases on apartments expire September 30. A number of cities have striven, with uccess in some cases, it is said, to “stagger” the annual moving day so as to minimize the congestion of rental and moving , business .on October 1, but Washington clings to the old practice, Vans Are Loaded. Moving vans loaded to capacity did maximum business at quick tempo | through the streets of Washington yes- terday and still are plying about town taking care of those who could not be moved earlier. No accurate estimate is available con- cerning the number of families moved during the past two weeks, but esti- mates by moving van executives indi- cate the shifting of the population here this year at least equals that of last year. ¢ Moving day ‘also brings heavy busi- ness to the gas, electric light and tele- phone companies, through orders from patrons to have their facilities trans- ferred to new locations. The Washington Gas Light Co. re- ports that about four hundred orders for new connections have been received daily during the past two weeks, and it is expected the rush will continue, with some diminution, for the next two weeks. More Moving This Year. A slight increase over the number of orders received during this moving pe- siod of last year @ seported for the past month by the Potomac Electric Power Co. Last Friday the company received a total of 1,003 orders for changes in electric light service, which was an in- crease of 271 over the number for the same day the preceding year. Satur- day there were 692 calls for changes, or 191 less than last year, and yester- day there were 984 calls, or 47 more than on the same day last year. During_the past month the Chesa- peake & Potomac Telephone Co. has re- celved 1,987 calls from subscribers di- recting the transfer of their phones to new locations. This would indicate that more than 2,000 families have moved during September. MISS HAND, TEACHER 45 YEARS, HONORED Miner Normal School Instructress Is Retired—Will Get Testimonial. After teaching for 45 years in the public schools of Washington, Miss Ada C. Hand, at present a demonstration teacher in Miner Normal School, will be retired by the Board of Zducation to- day. ‘Throughout her entire term she has been a teacher of beginners in ihe col- ored schools, and has developed labora- tories and museums at the Miner Nor- mal School, which have played a promi- nent part in teacher training. School officials spoke highly of Miss Hand’s work, and her fellow teachers, at a meeting Friday, will discuss plans for giving her a testimonial. MISSING YOUTH SOUGHT. Police Seek Boy After Father Re- ports Disappearance, Local police have been asked to search for Ralph A. Williams, 16 years old, who has been missing. from his home, ' 1917 Scventeenth street southeast since | Thursday afternoon. The boy's father, George A. Williams, a clerk at the Pension Office, told police that the boy had been attending the Abott School and had shown a distaste for his studies. Thursday the lad re- turned from school with a boy friend, gathered up his clothes and lefh Emilio Portes Gil, who has been elected Provisional President of Mexico by Senor Gil, who is secretary of interior in the pres- —Wide World Photos. Secretary Wilbur inspects the submarine S-21 and scientific equipment to be used in charting the contour of the sea bottom. He is shown with group on board the submarine at the Navy Yard. Hughes, Secrefary Wilbur, Lieut. Fisher, commander of the S-21, and Dr. Left to right: Admiral F. R. Vening Meinesz, the Dutch scientist who will direct the work in the Caribbean Sea. One of the opening classes of policemen at the Seventh precinct police school, where —Star Staff Photo. This shows the twisted wreckage of —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. NS ATTACAED POLCEHOLD FOR Stonecutter Said to Have Been Robbed and Thrown From Car. Four colored men are being held at the fourteenth precinct in connection with the alleged beating and robbery yesterday afternoon of Thomas Wil- liams, 45-year-old stonecutter, of 4118 Chesapeake street, who is in Emer- gency Hospital with a fractured skull. According to a woman who witnessed the incident, Willlams was shoved from an automobile at River road and Chesa- peake street by the men. who drove away as Williams crumpled to the ground. Williams, when questioned by po- lice, said he had $47 in his pocket when he left home and that he had spent only $5 during the day. At the hospi- tal $2 was found on him. He declared that he would not prosecute his alleged assailants. His watch also was missing, but was later found in the possession of John Johnston, colored, a brother- in-law of one of the men being held by the police. The men now in cells at the four- teenth precinct station gave their names as Clarence W. Masterson, 39 years old, of 4823 Forty-first stree Louis E. Gibson, 24 years old, of 3222 Grace street; James ‘R. Jones of 3850 Dennison street and Brinard F. Robin- son, 32 years old, of 3850 Dennison street. They were arrested by Lieut. MacGill Grove and Pvt. R. L. Himmann, both of the fourteenth precinct, through the tag on the automobile. All of them are said to have admitted that Wil- liams was with them, but deny strik- ing' him or throwing him from their machine. Three of the men told police that they were bringing Williams and Mas- terson home from work, having picked them up on their way in from Bethes. da, Md., where they are employed in a stone quarry. —_— Noted Architect Dies. WARSAW, Poland, October 2 (#)— Stanislas Noakowski, noted architect and rt hisypria) today at . ag.t@flwmw ol They like the hiking life. —Star Staff Photo. Evelyn and Grace Wolfe, Boston girls, who have covered about 10,000 miles in a hike around the country, finished up with a visit to the White House yesterday. To prove that hiking is good for the health, each has gained about 10 pounds. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. OF GOOD WILL TYPE Feature Stressed in Address by Edward I. Taylor at In- surance Men’s Parley. The advantage of advertising that tends to create good will toward the advertiser was stressed by Edward I. Taylor, vice president of the Century Indemnity Co. of the Aetna Fire group, at a joint luncheon of the Insurance Advertising Conference and the Wash- ington Advertising Club in the National Press Club today. The luncheon was a part of the program of the sixth an- nual convention of the Insurance Ad- vertising Conference. “The people of the United States,” Mr. Taylor said, “are not jealous of the amount their insurance costs if they are sure they get what they need and desire for the outlay, and that the money is being properly applied to the objects for which it is appropriated, and that it is being applied with good business sense and management.” Advertising should be of a nature, the speaker indicated, to offset the belief in the minds of the public, “that an insurance company is an institution which takes their money very cheer- fully, puts it to some mysterious use, and parts with it, if at all, very reluctantly.” “By keeping the public informed through judiclous publicity as to the manner in which the contract is per- formed, sales resistance will be low, re- sulting in the lowering of production cost and the advertising campaign will pay for itself, not only in direct in- creased sales, but also improvement in the public attitude will -be reflected in reduced losses, particularly in the fire and casualty lines,” the speaker said. ‘The luncheon with the advertising club followed a general session of the Insurance Advertising Conference in the Hotel Washington earlier in the day. | At the session James E. Kavanagh, second viee president of the Metropoli- tan Life Insurance Co., discussed the advantages of indirect advertising as a means of building “good will.” In this connection he referred to the health pamphlets, etc., issued by the various insurance companies. Henry E. Niles, assistant manager of the Life Insurance Sales Research Bu- reau, told of an extensive study made by the bureau on co-operative advertis- ing, under which the various insurance companies would join in a general ad- vertising campaign to show the gen- eral advantages of persons carrying in- surance. No decision has been made on the subject as yet, Mr. Niles said, but some conclusion is expected to be reached at a meeting of the bureau the last Tuesday in this month, when a committee making a detailed study of the plan will report its findings. An address on “Outdoor Advertising” was delivered at the session in the Hotel Washington by Joseph A. Wright of the General Outdoor Advertising Corporation. tising manager of the Great Northern Life Insurance Co., Chicago, presided. This afternoon is being devoted to discussions of various phases of the insurance business at group meetings. An informal dinner, general session and dance will be held in the Hotel Washington tonight. A business ses- sion and election of officers will be held in the Washington John Hill Woods, adver- | URGES ADVERTISING | EGION MEMBERS AREURGED TOVOTE Chief of “40 and 8 Stresses Neutrality Stand at Dinner Honoring Wood. Members of the American Legion were -urged to fulfill their duty as citi- zens by voting at the coming elections in accordance with their personal pref- erences, by J. O'C. Roberts, grand chef de gare of the “40 and 8,” at a dinner last night at the Arlington Hotel given in honor of Harlan Wood, newly elected department commander. “The American Legion as an organiza- tion is absolutely neutral in political campaigns,” Mr. Roberts declared. In agreeing with Mr. Roberts' opin- jons, Mr. Wood stated in an address that the Legion owed a duty to the organization to remain neutral in po- litical matters in all their official acts and declarations. It was announced at the banquet that the first contingent of veterans attend- ing the National Legion convention at San Antonio, Tex., would leave from the Union Station this evening at 6:30 o'clock. They will be escorted from the District Building to the station by the Drum and Bugle Corps of the Victory and Costello Posts. Included in this contingent will be the committee which will direct the campaign of Capt. Julius Peyser for national vice com- mander. Norman Landreau is chair- man of the campaign committee. The “40 and 8" went on record indorsing the Legion membership drive, and tendered to Comdr. Wood their support in the campaign. Three past department commanders of the Legion addressed the “40 and 8" —Capt. Watson B. Miller, Frank Peck- ham and Capt. Peyser. Among other speakers were Norman Landreau, Maj William Wolff Smith, M. A. Stuppy of St. Louis and Dr. Lewis A. Walker of Phoenix, Ariz. MRS. WOODS SUES. Asks Limited Divorce From Hus- band, Engineering Executive. Suit for limited divorce was filed in the District Supreme Court today by Mrs. Verda Woods against Richard B. Woods, manager of the Eastern division of the Winslow Boiler & Engineering Co. In this action Mrs. Woods explains that her husband persuaded her to drop a suit started last May while she was a patient in a local hospital. That was an injunction action to prevent the hus- band from abandoning her or refusing to pay hospital bills. She charges her husband with cruelty, and says his in- come is $25,000 a year. ‘Woods recently escaped death when his cabin.cruiser blew up on the Po- tomac while he was aboard with friends. A woman in the party lost her life, Gordon School to Open. Classes will meet for the first time in the new Gordon Junior High School, Thirty-fourth street and Wisconsin ave nue, either Friday or Monday mornin ‘morning. elementary officials at Franklin School said today. Classes arranged for this school have been meet; temporarily in nearby