Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1928, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D.. C.. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998 ROCKVILLE. RCCKVILLE, Md., November 3 (Spe- ' clal).—Word has been received of the ; |death in Hollywood, Calif.,, of Henry | Jones Sterrick, formerly of Gaithers- | L burg, aged 55 years. He is survived by | |his widow, formerly Miss Elizabeth % | Kingsley of Gaithersburg: his mother Obrenon Assassin Says Re-/and two brothers, but leaves no chil- | 2 b ldren. The funeral took place in Holly- | ligieuse Knew Nothing wood yesterday, burial being there. % The funeral ‘of Alban G. Thomas, of Ris Plans. veteran banker and one of the county’s | ing citizens, who died at the Sandy | Hospital Tuesday night, aged . took place from the Friends' dy Spring. yesterday SAN ANGEL, Mexico, N 3 persens from various Jose de Leon Toral yesterday took full and eclsewhere at- responsibility for the assassination of | G e e President-elect Obregon. He told the | r Willis B. Burdette has| Judge and jury, who hold his lif> in |recommended that Trvin L. Que of Pafi ® o . |mascus be appointed substitute cler! thelr hands, that while his co-defendant | 73°0n. 20 SPRREC SHic nost office, Mother Concepcion had given his appointment is expected to be fidence and inspiration, she w lly made within the next few Iy ignorant of the effcet she He mnde the highest average at and had no knowledge of his service examination here. | act. Funeral services were held this morn- | Toral's recital of the motives which [ing of former County Commissioner | Ted him to shoot Gen. Obregon as he |Joseph J. Hutton, who died of a com- sat at a banquet table took more than |plication of diseases Wednesday, aged an hour and a quarter. The first 7 The services were held | of the trial then was adjourned to b noar Brookeville, and were resumed tomorrow morning. y Rev. Fhilip A. Dales, rec- sl s o John's Episcopal Charch, By the Assoclated Press | Burfal was In St. John's Ceme- Mother Concepcion sat beside Toral | te as he stood before the judge and re- iterated that she had no respons| for his crime. He' maintained Miss Blaj A. Corwin, home dem- onstration nt for the county, has| ; |announced that the fourth annual | despite persistel g of the home demonstration | judge. He said 2 ubs of Montgomery County, of which fidence and insp n in conver: are 18, with a large aggregate with the nun, but that she was ienorant | b hip, Wwiil be held in_the Rock- of the effect her words had on him. {Ville Wednesday. He decided upon the ination, | Morni ssions will be he said, “As the only thing to o | held. L. Weller of help the cause,” referr) 5 Montgomery fous controversy. H of Home Demonstration | e. | was to sacrifice his e engine hou that of Gen. Obregon to that the co g Eradent lor | try might be spared grenter blondshed. | {1 president of he * Frederice ok Acted for the good of all Catn | County’ Councll: Mrs. John Hamilton | elics,” he said. was a mission of | ¢ ywheaton, Miss Dorothy -Emerson, | God. T did not know exactly what im- | &t Weetiof, B, BOIOCA, Tmerson. mediate results the assassination would | S\ RTE B U JEAGET RS e bring, but 1 was confident it would|ery' County Federation of Women's bring relief to Catholics. | Clubs, and Mrs. C. B. Norton of Cabin Proceedings Are Broadeast. Mnhx}( are among those scheduled to He sald he considered Gen. Obregon |SPeAk, oF otherwise participate in the gne of those responsible for the relig- | PE0i0viet «A Day with & Mother 1 ons questions. | me.” wi v ‘The small courtroom could accommo- | 1o of ™ he" Brookovineamey Mo date but a hundred of the thousands | vravers' Club and vocal music, will be who desired to attend. The de, |rendered by Mrs. Edgar Rogers, Mrs. ment of communications, however, in- | j Somerwell Dawson, Miss Eliza Choate stalled radio apparatus so that the|and Mrs. Walter Adams. nrr(vmdmzs might be broadeast to the | Miss Marie Dohm, regional super- nation. visor of nutrition work of Nati While Toral faces the death pena oss headquarters, washm:?o!d. e if convicted, Mother Concepcion spending some time in Montgomery charged simply with complicity, entail- | County, assisting Miss Ruth Braden, ing a maximum penalty of 20 yea nutrition expert, in conducting classes imprisonment. in nutrition in varfous parts of the i county. Armistice Day Speaker. et o Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. Asbury League. FREDERICK, Md, November 3.—| At the Epworth League at Frances Announcement was made today by | Asbury Methodist Church tomorrow Francis Scott Key American Legion | night the subject will be “The Platform Post officials that Maj. Gen. Amos A.|of Jesus,” led by Miss Mary Surferce. :}1:; :xAv.:isr:gnmgn will be tlh‘e sprn‘ker Refreshments will be served at 6:30 rmistice day memorial services| p.m., after which the v to be held in the Tivoll Theater. 87 o'clock, TR S THREE WOMEN ASK NORTH BEACH VOTE Municipal and National Election Tuesday to Be Participated in by 300 Washingtonians. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. NORTH BEACH, Md., November 3.— Approximately 300 Washingtonians. Summer residents here, and permanent residents will vote for mayor and coun- cilmen next Tuesday, as well as for President. Three women are candidates for seats in the city council. They e Mrs. R. B. Shaw in the first ward, Miss Edna de Neal in the second. and Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzgerald in the third. Other candidates, incumbents the past two years, are Samuel W. Cockrell and Charles Schnaitman. in the first ward: Frederick Schwertner and Oscar Mar- shall in the sccond, and Dr. William E. Whitson and C. W. Sincell in the third. Dr. Grafton D. P. Bailey, filling the unexpired term of the late Dr. W. E. Pairo, is unopposed for the mayoralty. Chatles Eckert is a cangidate unopposed. to succeed himself s treasurer. Two are to be clected in each ward. the council being composed of six members. Samuel W. Cockrell, chairman, and Dr. Willlam E. Whitson and Frederick Schwertner, members of the finance committee of the town, recently, sub- mitted a report showing the condition of the town's finances. It is set out that in the last three years the town's indebtedness was reduced from $26,917.03 to $11,835 and that the debt can be wip=d out in a few more years with substantial improvements in streets and sea wal's. STOCK. JUbGING DECIDED. Middletown, Frederick and Damas- cus Teams Win Contest. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md. November 3.— Middletown, Frederick and Damascus High School stock-judging teams fin- ished in the order named in the State- wide stock-judging contest recently held at the Frederick Fair, according to the report of L. W. Ingham of the University of Maryland just submitted to the fair offieials. John Hull, this city, high scorer; Arthur Slade, Jarrettsville, second, and William Holter, Middletown, third, were named to represent Maryland in the National Dairy Show at Memphis, Tenn., next year. Gaithersburg High School’'s team fin- ished fifth and Poolesville was seventh. Flower Scrambles Barred. Wild scrambles for decorative flowers at the close of dinners and luncheons must be stopped, according to the mayor of London. The undignified rush to get the choice orchids and flowers at the speakers' table at the Guildhall lunch- eon to the King of Afghanistan caused the mayor to protest at a recent lunch- eon to Sir Percy Vincent, chairman of the special committee responsible for the Guildhall event. Circulation eading Advertisements In Washington, D. C. A group of Washington merchants recently completed an investiga- tion regarding the reading of advertisements in Washington homes. THE RESULT WAS AS FOLLOWS: (Recapitulation of 2,818 Questionnaires) SUNDAY PAPERS Questions answered 2,476 Star read by.....c.... wonsues 1,988 Post read by . 978 Times-Herald read by... DAILY PAPERS 2,620 Star read by. . 2,106 Post read by. 1,072 Times read by.... vewe: 019 Herald read by sasesne 410 News read by . : 489 Questions answered 2,620 homes take.... 4,696 daily papers Advertising 2,476 homes take............. 3,507 Sunday papers The following is a tabulation of the answers to the question: In what papets do you read the advertisements? DAILY PAPERS Star-Post-Herald .... Star-Post-News . ... Star-Times-Herald . Star-Times-News .. Star-Herald-News ... Post-Times-Herald ... Post-Times-News . ... Post-Herald-News ... Times-Herald-News .. Star-Post-Times-Herald ...... Star-Post-Times-News ....... Star-Post-Herald-News. ... Star-Times-Herald-News .. . 13 Post-Times-Herald-News .......... 0 Star-Post-Times-Herald-News ..... 58 No answer ... ssueeves198 Star exclusively Post exclusively Times-Herald exclusively Star-Times- Herald Star-Post Post-Times-Herald ..... Stae exclumivelyr. i il o Vo988 Post exclusively. ... ..148 Times exclusively.. el I8 Herald exclusively........co0ie0ese 12 News exclusively TR | Star-Post .... ssisad8l Star-Times .. covas 14 Star-Herald ..... seve 49 Star-News ..... Post-Times .. Post-Herald . Post-News .. Times-Herald Times-News .... Herald-News ... . Star-Post-Times .....ocvvvviienees 70 No answer.......oceees ceeee 13 SUNDAY PAPERS A Star-Post-Times-Herald .. 195 256 153 644 44 95 342 The Star is read regularly cvery evening and Sunday morning in over 807 of all homes in Washington and in over 90% of the better homes. The National Capital is a highly concentrated market, richer than any one of 11 States, and thoroughly covered by one newspaper at a minimum cost. The average circulation of The Star for the past 6 months was: Daily, 100,571; Sunday, 106,269. The Star has the greatest and most intelligent audience of any newspaper in any city of the United @S Cotstwold 2909 Forty-Fourth S —captivates with its impressive reproduction of rural England and adds irresistible charm to— Wesley Heig The Garden Spot of Washington 1t’s truly the model Home— Each of complimented by every visitor familiar with rural England baths are as being true to the type which tile. inspired the design—and with a setting that accentuates its dignified lines and enhances of pleasing size. The recreation room is a feature that will appeal for its unique utility. treet cuersusesranill & hts de7 < the nine rooms is The three finished in tinted €wg 2 7 Az 77 - M5 & States comparable in size to Washington. ‘Advertising Lineage Record ]anuiry 1, 1928, to September 30, 1928 Audited by a Newspaper Advertising Statistics Bureau of New York HERALD Morning and Sunday. 190,969 187,899 4,030 209,354 75,868 34,914 140,318 156,453 32,033 TIMES Evening Only. 294,216 268,783 22,965 . 654,252 200,842 157,422 131,341 97,353 377,186 234,875 145,450 53,004 81,664 1,408 462 43,816 35,056 6,483 8,069 140,942 51,221 POST Morning and Sunday 570,844 195,398 9,644 824,061 348,329 215,260 176,737 442,455 270,062 445,674 105,184 22,696 88,391 16,317 STAR Evening and Stinday. 809,737 447,585 24,220 .. 4,992,926 . 545,873 . 1,230,903 229,837 485,041 .+ 1,211,264 .. 1,625,952 132,929 25,963 242,637 27,902 Automobiles . Automobile Accessories. ... Beverages Department Stores..«... Men's Clothing. . Women's Wear Electrical Appliances.. Financial and Banks. . Food and Groceries........ Furniture Hotels and Resorts. . Insurance Jewelry and Silverware. Legal and Public Notices. its beauty. SRR ‘T'he furnishings for the ex- Drug Stores 349,828 59,884 NEWS Evening Only. 28,584 54,494 265,329 107,393 127,374 175,667 75,520 104,026 67,175 63,668 53,729 21,862 155,562 51,261 662,793 644,774 hibition period are from the studios of Dulin & Martin— and are of consistent period character. 125,631 397,306 252,134 672,699 216,972 379,799 .. 269,249 Seuiseen e eeoee 1,389,583 64,783 103,089 71,818 288,787 182,466 151,967 101,666 783,436 Musical Instruments. Medicines . . *Radio ... Real Estate. . Railroads and Steamships. . Shoes ... Tobacco . ; Miscellaneous Once you cross the thresh- old, however, the most ad- vanced, modern ideas of hominess and convenience are everywhere apparent. The two servants’ rooms and bath in basement solve a difficult problem in securing good help. Fixtures and finish, floors, walls, ceilings and woodwork breathe an elegance and excel- lence which convince of si- perior construction and su- premely good taste. 4,120,954 2,576,905 — 1,959,591 617,314 931,985 The big two-car garage ifi'il Total Display Advertising 16,085,970 5,538,948 counterpart of the house in design and construction. 2,850,409 1,270,545 670,842 4,137,497 1,401,451 977,651 Local Display Advertising.. Vevievan 12,991,555 National Display .+ 3,004,415 Classified Advertising..... St iy Haia see 3,228,714 ..19,314,684 Percentage ... 53.8% ‘The Washington Daily News flgures not available except as to total, 1,757.249. ‘The Herald figures do not include advertising in American weekly and comic, 597.072. *Radlo figures from Star records, as other radio records not complete. f,)pcn for inspection daily, includ- ing Sunday, from 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. - - —_— 4,791,796 3,508,890 1,757,249 13.3% 91% 5% 6,516,599 18.2% Massachusetts Avenue, crossing Wis- and turning left into Cathedral—and Forty-fourth street. 5 W. C. and A. N. Miller sd Developers Motor ou col Av The Star stands fourth in volume of advertising of all the newspapers in the United States. This is llargelv due to the confidence of The Star’s readers in everything that appears in the columns. For years all advertising has been strictly censored and all fraudulent and deceptive advertising climinated. Cuwners 1119 Seventeenth Street Decatur 610