Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1928, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, B - THURSDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1928, A close-up of the cabin of the Graf Zeppelin as the great airship rests in the Lakehurst hangar. In the front the control room from which Dr. Hugo Eckener navigated the dirigible on its flight across the Atlantic. Be- hind the control room are the handsomel; ppointed cabins in which the 20 passengers were quartered on the transatlantic trip. —Copyright by Underwood & Upderwood. With the aid of the special steel ladder equipment at Lakehurst, workmen are now repairing’the' damaged fin of e Graf Zeppelin, “which {hreatened disaster on the transatlantic trip. Stripped of fab- ric, this shows the immense framework of the stabilizer fin. ORAVER HEALINGS | T OTED AT SESSON Nazarene Society Will Hold‘ Curative Meeting to Prove Point Today. Foot Ball Player, Tackled in Game, Breaks Both Legs Lucas Howard, colored, 14, of 1829 S street, received two bro- ken legs when he was tackled during a foot ball game yester- day, at Missouri avenue and Third street. He was taken to Casualty Hospital. Another youth, Abra- ham Brooks, 14, of 218 Kentucky avenue southeast, suffered a frac- tured arm during a game in East- ern High School Stadium. Several instances of healing of the ®ick by the laying on of hands in the ARCHIVES BU".DING name. of Jesus Christ were officially re- | ported today to the Triennial Confer- MAY BE BEGUN NEXT ence ‘of the Society of the Nazarene, meetng at Trinity Church, Third street and Indiana avenuc. | | Smoot Expects Storehouse for Val- | uable Records to Be Started in Another Year. The program, under direction of Rev. | John Gayner, Banks of the National Cathedral of this city, and director gen- eral of the society, included an address and sermon by the Rev. Dennis Whitle of Covington, Va., a reading of an offi- cial report from Mrs. W. H. Nes, head of the Inter-Parochial Guild of the Episcopal Church in New Orleans, and a few scattered personal testimonies from the congregation. Demonstration Planned. An open meeting for the healing of the sick was scheduled for Trinity Church by the society this afternoon at 4 o'clock. At this time it was expecled by members that a power of faith in healing would be practically demon- strated. Testifying that he had been blown up by a shell in the World War and had been twice wounded, that his fam- The proposed Archives Building, one of the group being planned for the tri- angle south of Pennsylvania avenue, | probably will come next on the schedule | after the Commerce and Internal Reve- nue structures, in the opinlon of Sena- tor Smoot of Utah, chairman of th Public Buildings Commission. The archives Structure is to go on the | interior of the area bounded by Ninth. Tenth, Pennsylvania avenue and B street. Senator Smoot indicated this | building probably would be started | within a year from next Spring. | hysician “didn’t seem to know now 16 help me. Rev. Whitle told the story | The building will fill the important of how he said he had been entirely need for a safe and adequate place in healed by the laying on of hands in |Which to preserve documents and rec- London, England. He also told of ex- | 0rds of the Government. The plan is periences in. Virginia, where he him- |to erect this building in the center of self had scen the power of Jesus Christ | the square mentioned. so that another | Beal cerione aflments when he himsel | building later could be put up around Jaid on hands in the Holy, Name. | it and fronting on Pennsylvania avenue. Among these cases he quoted a man | - Srica who had been zd by poison QRVILLE L, GANBIN DIES; | FORMER PENSION CLERK louor, a child ill with pneumonia and | Saw Long Service in Bureau and a man suffering acutely from some kind of bone disease Specific The report of “Mrs. Healings Listed. Nes, who could 1 not be present, was read by the director ” i . | proposals for mechanical equipment, general, Rev. Banks, She said that 52 Served in the Spanish heating. lighting and ventilating for cases had been cured during the past War. the new structure, and the Treasury year by pr: on of h ver and faith and the laving i In her guild in NP\\“ improvement il on the pray merous cured cases cre: A woman lenza: a woman owth on her g ii t Orville L. Ganbin, 58 years old, re- | | tired chief clerk of the United States led by from 1 street, Brentwood, Md., yesterday T a long illness. "He served as chief | * clerk of the bureau from July 24, 1925, | until the time of his retirement, in April | of this r. | Mr. Ganbin was born in Fredericks- | burg, Va, September 28, 1870. His parents moved to Washington shortly after and on July 2, /1883, President | ich physic said, to be a erious] n who was | which, a ceded, Mrs, a child witk and a wom from cataract ar of prayer and the laving on of ‘hands, | Arthur appointed him & messenger boy | 0% Storage purposes. T | complete ed. |in the Bureau of Pensions. The only |, ior U Somplels Job Congress has Mrs. N Gothat o physiclan break in his long service was when he | fulorned $1.550.000, o g s sed tuat the © \ias the | resigned, June 6, 1898, to enter the war | " ¥ SPRERBUSICEL o 0 pitts- | Sperts omoved. mithous | SIUh Spain, as paymaster’s clerk, United | hyrgly Pa., was the Jowest bidder, with | r was entirely removed without | States Navy. <sz§7ou g S i B suan opsaton. | pole was & member of the James S.| penpsylvania_avenue, this city, next, | . 2 | Pettit Camp f Spanish War Veterans. | with a bid of $839.700. 5 ) Benefit Sale Opens. | He also belonged to Mount Vernon ynder the contract the successful Lodge of Masons | bidder “will be allowed 540 calendar e for the benefit of the |- The fun will be held to- | A rummage 1 service Ussuline day nursery opened | morrow at 2:30 pan., at the chapel at | teday at 1409 U street and will continue | Glenwood Cemetery. Interment will be through is being held | in Glenwood Cemetery, with Masonic under th Ar.. Frank Wall, | rites at the grave, pssisted by 1 S. A s Dwyer, Mrs.| Mr. Ganbin is survived by his widow, Donovan. Miss | two sons. Orville L. Ganbin and Leonard rv. Newman, | L. Ganbin. and three daughters, Mrs. Prince. Mir Wilola Ganbin, an?a Ganbin ana Proposals Also Are Made for Fur-| before them today for.study bids from .15 firms who are seeking the contract for the construction of an v.Go the Government. Printing Offi officials also considered a number of | Department, expects to award contracts house, a one story story brick | old building at North Capitol and streets after the new structure is com pleted, The new Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Katsuji Debuchi, and his family arriving in Chicago on their way to Washington, where the new envoy is assuming his post as successor to Tsuneo Matsudaira, The diplomat is shown with his wife, their 16-year-old son, Masaru, and their 14-year-old daughter, Tokaka. And the wedding of Julius Me; —Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. s embarking on the steamship General Rucker for their outing trip yesterday evening down the Potomac. The excursion was held under the auspices of the American Women's Legion. Arrangements were made by Judge Robert Mattingly and Mrs. Laura V. Dann, who are shown with Mrs. Mattingly on the extreme left of the group. Refreshments and entertainment were provided on the trip. yer, Gral Zeppelin machinist, will be held as scheduled. Here he is, suit case in hand, with his fiancee, Miss Doro Stockel, ready to leave L Lakehurst for the big event which adds another thrill to his transatlantic trip in the big gas bag. —Copyrij 15 BIDS SUBMITTED FOR G.P.0. EXTENSION nishing Equipment for New | Structure. ! Treasury Department officials had extens| on on street west of the present structure In addition to the construction bids, n_a. couple of days | The construction progiam calls for | he razing of a two-story brick boiler tory brick garaj laundry building, tdences, brick old tory metal Oftic Government Printing | ndon offices in the | - the evacuated space | and ust days from the date of his receipt of | notice to proceed with construction The Virginia Engineering Co., Inc., of Newport News, Va., was the lowest bidder, with $96,900, for mechanical equipment for the new eight-story fire- proof _extension, the Stanard Engineer- ing Co. of this city, bidding $102.900. The W. G. Cornell Co. of 1003 K street this city, bid $107,990 for the job, ght by Underwood & Underwood. —Star Staff Photo. SR ( s Ll R Mary Lord Andrews and Carter Randolph Andrews, costumed as small attendants on the Princess, in the final episode of the re- ligious pageant “The Cross Triumphant,” to be given at the Wash- ington Auditorium tomorrow evening and Saturday afternoon. —Copyright by Harris & Ewing. Baby's Cries Baffle Judge and Parents CLAIN ADJUSTORS’ In Trial of Neighborly Fence Dispute The conventional decorum of Police Court was seriously interrupted and court proceedings delayed 10 minutes today when the year-old baby of Mrs. An- thony Grasso, 1800 block Rhode Island avenue northeast, refused to stop crying as its mother attempted to testify in defense of her husband, charged With making threats of personal violence against his next-door neighbor, Addi- on R. Heste All cfforts by the parents, court at- tendants and suggestions from Judge John P. McMahon failed to quiet the child and finally it was sent out to the stenographer of the judges. Even then it kept up its cries, and the mother gave BADGEVDESIGN SOUGHT FOR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ens' Association Committee Is Appointed to Conduct Contest. The executive committee of the Co- lumbia Heights Citizens' Association last night appointed a committee of three persons to conduct a contest among all dents of Columbia Heights and in the schools of that section for the pur- pose of obtaining the best design for a badge to be officially adopted by the association. Meeting in the Mount Pleasant Con- gregational Church, the _committee nanied Charles T. Clayton, Miss Eliza- beth A. Hayden and Alton B. Carty as the committee members. The badge is o be adopted the first week in Janu- ary and a prize of $20 awarded to the !person submitting the design chosen. It is desired by the executive commit- tee to have the badgs of a design emble- matic of the spirit, purpose and achieve- ments of the gssociation. The associa- tion was orga: d 34 years ago, | her testimony with the distant sound in | ner ears. Hester charged that on the 18th of August while building a concrete fence. | Grasso. a campaign speaker for the Republican party, started abusing him, brandished a revolver and threatened | to kill him because the fence interfered with his view. Speaking in the positive manner of campaign orators, Grasso denied making any threats, or owning a revolver, and countered with the charge that Hester challenged him o fight. Judge' McMahon continued the case until after election at request of Mr. Grasso, and warned the principals to st; way from each other. MACHINE GUN FIRE KILLS CHICAGOAN SITTING IN CAR His Companion May Be Mortally Wounded in Attack Laid to Beer Trade. | By the Associated Press. | cHICAGO, October |guns peppered slugs into a sedan y terday near the spot where “Spike” O'Donnell escaped an attack last week. Two men dropped. Ralph Murphy, a bartender, was dead. Michacl Quin- lan, described as a gambling resort pro- prietor, may not live. |" The men had entered Quinlan’s car, I parked outside the saloon where Murphy [ worked. A moment later bullets ripped linto the machine, Thirty-five_empty machine gun car- tridges were found in ths basement of building across the street. Police con- Inected the shooting with recent wran- gling over the South Side beer trade. 18.—Machine | SOCIETY IS FORMED W. L. Vermillion of Aetna Insur- ance Co. Is Eletced President of District Club. The Claim Adjusters’ Club of the District of Columbia, having as its pur- pose the establishment of closer co- operation and better feeling among the various insurance claim adjustors of Washington, was organized last night at a meeting held at the Hamilton Hotel. W. L. Vermillion of the Aetna Insurance Co. was elected president and a set of by-laws was drawn up. Other officers elected are Vernon A, Nichols, an_independent adjustor, vice president;: David H. King of the In- demnity Co. of North America, treas- urer, and Charles E. Pledger, jr., of the Mutual Insurance Agency, secretary, It was decided that meetings will be held twice a month, and the Hamilton Hotel was selected as official headquar- ters. The club, which is composed of 20 members, has been holding informal | meetings for the past three months, but it was not decided to organize formally until last night. $ Commissioner O. H. Caldwell of the Federal Radio Commission, yho is in charge of this zome, will speak on “What the Federal Radio Commission Is Doing for the Public” at the weekly forum of the City Club tomorrow. It is expected Station' WMAL will broadcast the address. Speakers scheduled to address the forum during the comine weeks will include _Dr. Morris Fishbein, David Lawrenefgand Johnny Mears, - Reconditioned after the disaster which cost 40 lives, the submarine 4 now is ready to serve the cause of greater safety for those who go to sea in submarines. This shows Lieut. Norman Ives, the S-4 commander, reading orders to the crew at the Portsmo: she is proceeding to Virginia waters to te . uth, N. H. st . Navy Yard, under which a new escape lock device. ~—Copyright by P, & A. Photos. A close-up of the new escape lock device which is to be tested out on the reconditioned submarine S-. Joe Eiben, naval diver, shows how the device is intended to permit the escape of imprison- ed men from a disabled submarine. As one man leaves, water is pumped out of the lock to permit another to enter. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. ’Tunney to Hold Literary Salon In London House By the Assaciated Press. LONDON, October 18.—Mr. and Mrs. James Joseph Tunney are re- ported to have taken the lease for a year of a house in the Mayfair quarter of London, where, after their honeymoon, it is said, they intend to form a literary salon. Harry Preston, English sportsman and friend of the retired world heavyweight champion, yesterday said that he still expected to see Gene enter the ring again. He said he had told Tunney there re- mained one record for him to break, referring to the occasion three years ago, when Jack Dempsey fought four English heavyweights in succession at a boxing tournament. DIRECT CAMPAIGN R. 0. Johnson and D. J. Shaw Are Named to Work for Hoover- Curtis Ticket. iWar veterans, yesterday were appointed directors of the campaign to “get out the vote” among service men, now in hospitals at & meeting of the chairman and vice chairmen of the Republican | service unit of the Hoover and Curtls Club in the office of Maj. Julius I. Pey- | ser, 1518 K _street. A committee which will work to “get out the vote” among veterans outside | of hospitals also was appointed by Maj. | Peyser. It includes John Lewis Smith, Dr. Charles E. Morganston, Charles Riemer and James E. Maynard. Dr. Morganston, who also is president of the War Veterans’ Republican Club, announced his organization would co- operate with the Service League, as A. E. Chafee, director of the voters’ infor- ! mation bureau, 823 Fifteenth street, al- ready is doing. A communication signed by 75 pa- tients at the Naval Hospital informing the league that they had formed a Hoover and Curtis Club there was read. Maj. Peyser announced plans to have speakers chosen from the Service League membership conduct a tour in Maryland and Virginia on the cam- | paign issues from the veterans' stand- point. | ADMIRAL’S WIDOW DIES. Mrs. Helen Paulding Laird Suc- cumbs at Walter Reed. Mrs. Helen Paulding Laird, widow of Rear Admiral Charles Laird, died in Walter Reed Hospital yesterdsy after a short illness. Funeral sorvices will be conducted at the residence of her niece, Mrs. Ed- ward W, Whitehorne, 713 Nineteenth eet, tomorrow morning at 30 o'clock. Interment will be in Arling- | ton Cemetery. Mrs. Laird is survived by a son by a former marriage, McDonald Douglass, | who is a grandson of the late John W. Douglass, who was at one time Com- missioner of the Distri 5 ! She also leaves » cranddaughter, two sisters and three nieces, FOR VETERANS’ VOTES R. O. Johnson and D. J. Shaw, World | HOOVER CAMPAIGN WORK IS APPROVE {Indorsements of Engineers’ | Committee to Be Presented to Candidate. Two indorsements of the work of the | District of Columbia section.of the en- | gineers’ national committee favoring | Herbert Hoover for President, and of the women's auxiliary of the commit-~ tee, one from John Hays Hammond and the other from Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, will be presented to Secretary Hoover today by Henry C, Morris, chairman, and Cabot Stevens, secretary: | _ Dr. Wiley, who is director of the bu- reau of foods, sanitation and health of the Good Housekeeping Magazine, ex- pressing his thanks for being listed as | @ member of the executive committee, said in indorsing the committee’s activ- ities in a letter to Mr. Stevens: “T feel that every engineer throughout the country is under a serious obligation to Join in this effort, irrespective of former political affiliations. We need in the White House a man of broad vision, an administrative engineer of high char- acter and ability and one of sober judg- | ment. All of these attributes apply to | Herbert Hoover." Mr, Hammond, who s honorary chairman of the committee, sent the following wire in commending the women of the auxiiiary on their work: “The women's organizations througheut the country to elect Hoover, are render- ing most valuable service and are show- ing astonishing executive ability. Their | appreciation of the importance of good | judgment, with their high patriotic | aspirations, is one of the most reassur- |ing features of this campaign. My hearty congratulations to the Engineers” | National Committee in enlisting the co- | operation of the women.” ‘The auxillary is composed of the i wives and daughters of members of the | Engineers’ National Committee, which jhas pledged itself to the support of the Hoover-Curtis ticket. The officers of the committee are John Hays Hammond, honorary chair- { man: Henry C. Morris, chairman; Cabot: | Stevens, secretary, and Edwin F. Wendt, | treasurer. The following are commit- | tee members: | Albert L. Baldwin, J. Rowland Bib- bins, L. D. Bliss, Ovid M. Butler, Wil- liam Malcolm Corse, Roy W. Crum, | Robert H. Dalgleish, John H. Finney, | John M. Gries, Charles B. Hawley, | Arthur B. Heaton, Amasa M. Holcombe, | Harrison E. Howe, Edward E. Hunt, | Vernon L. Kellogg, A. B. McDanel, { Theodore W. Newburn, F. H. Newell, A, C. Oliphant, Charles L. Parsons, Donald H. Sawyer, Edwin E. Slosson, G. B. | Strickler, P. M. Surface, Charles H. | Tompkins, C. M. Upham, L. W. Wallace, | Daniel C. Walser and Harvey W. Wiley. Col. H. W. Anderson to Speak. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., October 18.—Col. Henry W. Anderson of Richmond, men- Ftioned as a vice presidential candidate | at the Kansas City convention, will be the principal speaker at a Republican mass meeting and rally in Washington- Lee High School Wednesday night, He will answer Gov. Smith on immigra- tion, the tariff and prosperity. Thers willibe other speakers and music,