Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1928, Page 11

THE EVENING S;I“\T!'. WASHINGTON, 0. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1928.° BLIZZARD MAROONS 400 DEER HUNTERS Searching Parties Comb Western Slope of Rocky Mountain Divide. By’ the Associated Press, DENVER, October 16.—Concern was felt today for upward of 400 deer hunt- ers believed marooned by a sudden se- vefe blizzard which swept Colorado, Wyoming and Northern New Mexico Sunday and yesterday, bringing a heavy fall of snow to many sections. Most of the hunters were scattered in the high isolated country about Grand Junction, Colo., on the western slope of the Rocky Mountain divide. No word has been received from them since the storm struck Sunday. Relief parties haye pushed out from Grand Junction in search of small bands of the men. A searching party left Whitewater yesterday seeking a party of eight men marooned in the Uncompahcre Forest, but believed safe from privations for the present. Many hunting parties were camped in the Douglas Creek district, notthwest of here, which was buried in snowfall ranging from 18 inches to 5 feet in depth. Few of the hunters, it was said, were equipped with sufficient clothing or pro- visions to withstand severe storms or cold, The blizzard raged in across Western Wyoming, bringing heavy snows, which drifted steadily. Motorists were warned against attempting trips between Chey- enge and Laramie and in sections roads were reported impassable. The snow was reported to have reached a depth of 5 feet in sections of Wyoming. nver received its first snowfall of the season last night, following heavy rainfall. Temperatures sagged sharply. Montana also had snowfall, with ac- companying low temperatures. Some relief was in prospect today with a general forecast for the moun- tain region of fair and warmer weather. $4,000 CONSENT VERDICT Chevy Chase Dairy Pays Damages for Death ®f Boy. The Chevy Chase Dairy today con- sented to a, verdict for $4,000 damages against it By a jury in Circuit Division 1, before Justice Stafford, in favor of Spires Michael, administrator of John S. Gianaris, who was killed July 1, 1926, when struck by a truck of the defendant while riding his bicycle on K street in front of the Carnegie Li- brary. The case was called for trial yesterday and after it had occupied mearly a day in court was adjourned | fiy until this ing. - In the interval counsel rea “an agreement on the amount of damages and a formal ver- dict from ‘the” jury was taken. The administrator was represented by Attorneys Harry A. Grant and , - while Attorneys chier appearéd for the in- surance company by which the dairy was insured. Sues Hotel for $20,000. Frank 8. T. Hill, 908 S street, former | post elevator nrpenmf? today sued the Ward- | man Bark H&{a, Inc., for $20,000 dam- ages . for leged persona} injuries. the company’s employ Novem- stepped into the he expected the car to'be and fell to the ground. He is represented by Attorneys James T. Crouch and Simon Hirshman. PR e =, FRENCH ATTACHE GETS AIR LESSONS Maj. Thenault Given Instruc- tion in His New Mo- raine-Salmson. Ma).. Georges Thenault, French air attache, who recently recelved from the French government a Moraine- Salmson two-place airplane for use in connection with his official duties, today was given a period of dual instruction in the plane at Bolling Field. Maj. Thenault was & bit “rusty” from lack of actual flying since his assign- ment to duty in this city, and it was thought advisable to send up an in- structor with him until he had an op- portunity to brush up- again on_ his ving. 2 Lieut. H. R. Angell, ‘Army Air Cor?s. supply and mess officer at Bolling Field, selected for his ability “to fly anything,” was assigned as Maj. Thenault's in- structor, but he was unable to take over this duty today, and Lieut. L. M. Mer- rick assumed the post. The French plane is equipped with dual control, having been designed orig- inally for training purposes. braced with guy wires strung from a it rising above the cemter section like the ribs of a parasol. * Air War Holiday Sport. Spending holidays sitting up all night to test and develop the air defenses of London._has become a popular patriotic act among English workers. With a group of the Royal Engineers encamped on the Thames, the man attending the cfooked' and rl}Mcsquely formed ‘the world are.said to be | those in <y , mear Volcang-in’ the: Ha Islands, field dynamo was in ordinary life a la- borer; the man at the sound locator was itself was worked by 4 carpenter. Maj. Thenault and Lieut. L. M. Merrick, U. S. A., who took to the air this morning with the French fiyer, while the latter “brushed up” on his navigation. | The Moraine-Salmson is a monoplane | | of the “parasol ” type, the wing being | Kileyan | an insurance clerk. and the searchlight | | petter Qll 8IVeS mope 5 | Ley - SRR RN X-RAYS KILL EXPERT. French Specialist Blinded Burned Before Death. ATHIS-MONS, France (#)—An- other martyr to X-ray science has died in France. He is Fernand Du- cretet, one of the most celebrated X-ray specialists in France and holder of the Carnegie Medal, who died here from the ravages made by his terrible study. Ducretet was only 50 years old. X- ray- work had rendered him ‘totally blind and made fearful burns on his hands and face. But he persevered in his martyrdom and up till the hour of his death gave advice and direc- tions tc assistants who were follow- ing out his_theories. and The Unemployed should read carefully the Help Wanted advertise- ments in The Star. They contain many oppor- tunities and may be the means of a happy and suc- cessful termination of your search for work. Today's Star contains 99 Help Wanted . advertisements offering positions to ' Collector " Janitor Mechanical Engineering Graduate Salesmen . Paperhangers and Painters Tinners Salesladies Millinery Makers Telephone Girls Distributor Mechanics Patent Attorney Radio Segvice Map Answer the one featuring the work to.which you are most . suited ‘#State your qual {ons ;- and - mention the references you' e. hea A "STANDARD” CONTRACT guarantees low price for two winters We are in a position to offer you a contract for a two years’ supply of ‘’Standard”’ Heating or Furnace Oil at a guaranteed low maximum price. This not only protects you against possible rising prices, but assures you a supply of the highest quality, cleanest burning oil for your burner for two heating seasons. 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Roach of Chevy Chase, president of the clubs, will preside. ‘What has been advertised by Demo- cratic workers as the feature political event of the week in the county will be the Democratic meeting tomarrow night at the Lyric Theater at Gaithers- burg, when Dr. Edward T. Devine, dean of American University and one of the leading Methodist educators in the Na- tion, will be the principal speaker to advocate support of the Smith-Robin- son ticket, Representative Black will also speak. Music and singing will be furnished by the Masonic Glee Club of Galithersburg. This meeting has been widely adver- tised throughout the county because Dr. Devine is to speak. Democratic workers are hopeful that Dr. Devine's speech in support of Gov. Smith will have great influence on the large Methodist popu- |lation of the county. The Republican women of Silver Spring held a meeting Friday evening at Republican headquarters in Silver Spring, when plans were made to wage an_intensive campaign. Republican and Democratic rallies are also' planned at Takoma Park and other” sections of the county between now and the election day. The Chevy Chase branch of the Democratic Woman's Clubs will hold a rally Wednesday, October 17, at the home of Mrs, Edwin A. Merritt. On October 18 a rally will be held by the Democratic women of Glen Echo in the town hall. Mrs. Fred J. Boulduc is in charge of this meeting. Roe Fulkerson (Glasses) NOW AT 1342 F National Press Club Building Two Doors From FOX THEATER ACCUSED’S MANY NAMES SAYS SUN IS VARIABLE. CAUSE DELAY IN COURT CAMERIDGE, Mass. (M.—The sun was classed as a variable star, one e 17 RULE AGAINST BLACKMER EXPIRES BY LIMITATION no attempt to seize Blackmer's property or to serve it on him was made. e Government in the meantime had plac- ed tax liens on all his propérty in connection with suit for several mil- Listed Four Ways, Walter Roberts’ Record Is Finally Untangled. ~ Demands Jury Trials, Because police had him listed under four names, Walter Roberts, giving his address as 1430 Belmont street delayed Police Court proceedings nearly 10 min- utes yesterday while the court clerk and Assistant District Attorney were get- ting his names properly recorded. First’ he was called as George Rob- erts, but said his name was Walter Rob- erts, and was ordered to step back. Po- liceman E. F. Gravely, who arrested him, however, told Assistant District Attor- ney Joseph Bruce that he was the prop- er defendant and the man was recalled. Court Clerk F. W. Gawler, after cor- recting the information charging him with permitting gaming and illegal pos- session of liquor, asked him if he was Walter Roberts, also known as Joseph Proctor, also known as Robert Barber, also known as George Barber. The man denied some of the names, but police said he had given them at the station house and they were recorded on the court records. He pleaded not guilty and demanded jury trials on all charges. whose volume of light and heat changes, at the convention here of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, H. Helm Clayton and Donald B. Prentice of Canton, Mass, in a joint paper, estimated that these light changes run in 1l1-year cycles. The volume of light and “heat fluctuation was estimated at 1 to 4 per cent of the sun's total brightness. SR PORTER ARRESTED. Among the many persons awaiting the arrival here this' morning of the Hoover special train was Headquarters Detective A. T. Fihelly, who arrested Allen Mercer Wilkins, colored Pullman porter, 138 Randolph place. Wilkins is accused - of attempting criminal assault by Jane Byars, colored, 2821 Eleventh street northeast, in a warrant issued in Prince Georges County, Md. The alleged attack took place, according to the warrant, on the Defense. Highway on October 11, The accused porter admits taking an automobile ride on that date with the Byars woman and another woman and No Action for Renewal of Con- |l tempt Charges for Failure to Testify in Sinclair Trial. A | No action was taken today by the Government looking to the issuance of | a new rule against H. M. Blackmer, former president of the Prairie Oil Co., who is sojourning in Paris, for failure at the last Sinclair trial in the District Supreme Court. The rule issued by the court in the second contempt case expired yesterday. Blackmer first was cifed cause for failing to appear as a Gov- ernment witness in the Fall-Sinclair Teapot Dome trial and $100,000 of his property was seized. The case is still pending and is expected to be argued late this month. ‘When the second citation was issued @he Fowning Htar | fines, filed in Denver. Wit left to seize in this country the'second citation was jon dollars back taxes, penalties and no property permitted - to die. | Gov- Tnment counsel can obtain a renew- al of the order at any time. Guilty Dog Part Kangaroo. That the dog which killed 50 sheep to appear in obedience to 'a summons |and caused the ban agamnst Alsatians in | Australia, was not an Alsatian, but was part Russian wolfhound and part kane | garoo, is the claim of defenders of the to show | banned brand of canines. J. W. Shand, chairman of the Shepard Dog Associ- ation, recently wired the Kennel Club of western Australia that the animal in dispute showed distinct characteristics of both the father, hound, and the mother, a kangaroo, The animal was killed. a Russian wolf« R bt oo e, but denies the attempted attack. SMITH TO 7 J ELABORATE VIEWS ON PROHIBITION By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 16.—John J. Raskob, Democratic national chairman, yesterday said that the country will hear more about prohibition from Gov. Smith in his campaign speeches. “Tariff is about the only thing the Republicans talk about,” Mr. Raskob said. “They have nothing else to talk about. In view of the governor’s speech in Louisville, they havent’ any issue, ex- cept the prohibition issue.” The national chairman said the in- dorsement of Gov. 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