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* PAIL MERGER PLAN 15 BEING-PUSHED Interstate Commission, How- ! ever, Has Adopted No Definite Trunk Lines. By the Associated Press. E Work cn the national railroad con- solidation plan is being pushed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, but differences still exist among the mem- bers and no. definite division of the various roads into major trunk lines has yet been adopted. ‘The commissioners themselves do not yet know whether the plan as finally drafted will consist of four, five or six trunk lines in the East, or how many will be_proposed for the entire country, 1t is said. Chairman Lewis informed the Senate several months ago that the commis- sion was going steadily ahead under its mandate to publish a consolidation pro- gram to be followed in its general form by the railroads in their unifications. He hoped at that time to have the plan ready before the first of the year, and last month Commissioner Claude R. Porter said he expected the program o be published this year. Whether this will be accomplished is doubtful in view of the progress made thus far in agree- ing upon the provisions. A number of proposals still- are, under. consideration, in addition to the Porter plan pre- sented by the commissioper, with the final draft to be undertaken after the final decisions are reached. In addition to the views of the various members -of the commission, and other programs, some of which date back several years, four separate applications for ‘consolidation have already been made to the commission. From 10 to 30 systems have been pro- posed for the country, and in the East from 4 to 6. The Baltimore & Qhio, the Chesa- peake & Ohio, the Wabash and the; Delaware & Hudson have asked ap- proval of merger programs, With some | linez being sought by more than one| road. In addition the Pennsylvania and the New York Central, both dom- inant factors in the Eastern trans- portation world. are believed in rail- road circles to have plans in the mak- ing, while the Lackawanna also has been suggested as the key. line in another group. U. S. CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS ENDED| Property Sought in Cumberland Declared Held at Too High a Price. Special Dispatch to The St: ERLAND, " Pacabandonca_con ‘The Government al lont - demnation proceed in connection with a site for the proposed annex to the Federal Building here, Walter C. Capper and David A. Robb, attorneys, having been so notified. The property sought is on North Liberty street, but was held at too high a price, it is tea is reported that the Government | has under consideration a site for an entirely new building which would meet post office and Federal Court needs. Representative Frederick N. Zihlman is said to be in favor of a new building entirely The present building cannot accommodate: the United States Court. which holds sessions in the county courthouse here. CAR KILLS PEDESTRIAN. Portsmouth, Va., Man®Dies When, Hit Near Baltimore. Specal Dispatch to The Star. Md., November 30.— Louts Christéipher, 28, of Portsmouth, Va. died today at Franklin Square Hospital of dnjuries received when he was struck last night on the Washing- ton Boulevard by a machine driven, po- lice said, by Columbus Sholl of Golds- boro, N. C. Sholl brought Christopher, who was ‘walking struck while toward Washing- ton about 2 miles from Laurel, to the hospital and reported the accident to the police. Sholl said Christopher was walking on the right side of the road, but not far enough to the side to be out of dan- | ger from Washington-baund traffic. | He did not see the man. he told the po- lice, until he was almost on top of him. Sholl was ordered held pending au- ! tion by Auto Coroner Germanus Franc. | HINDENBURG POSES. Movie Men Film German President at Work at Desk. | BERLIN, November 30 (#)—For the | first time since: beeoming president, | Marshal Von Hindenburg today per: mitted movie men to film him at work | at his desk. i g for about two minutes, | : “The two minutes agreed upon are more than ~nough.” His secretary, | Otto Meissner, saved the situation by | But your excellency, don't you remember the agreement was for 10 minutes.” He then submitted | patiently to the cameramen's further instructions. Ride the OLD DOMINION . STAGES (Interstate Service) WASHINGTON to KNOXVILLE Leave Washington 10:30 AM. 10:00 P.M. For Winchester 7:30, 10:30 AM. 4:30, 10:00 P.M. TERMINALS and C Sts. N'W, 9th and 1336 New York Ave. N.W. OLD DOMINION STAGES ral Offices, Roanoke, Va. !Conference on Fireproof Matches Is Urged by Woman Representative By the Associated Press. <A conference cf match and cigarette manufacturers to discuss the feasibility of introducing fireproof matches and self-extinguishing cigarettes into the trade has been suggested to Secretary Lamont by Representative Edith Nourse Rogers, Republican, of Massachusetts. After a study of nine months the Bu- reau of Standards developed a method of fireproofing matches and cigarettes at the request of Mrs. Rogers, who has been interested in a move to reduce fire hazards. particularly in forests and in congested areas in cities. Mrs. Rogers said careless smokers had caused an annual fire loss of $90.080,000 THE SUNDAY and that since the announcement of the fireproofing method she had been urged by thousands of persons to seek legis- lation to compel match and cigarette manufacturers to use it. “I do not desire to introduce such legislation,” she said, “because it would inflict a hardship on the industries and I doubt if it would be successful, But, I believe that some of the manufacturers might be induced to produce fireproof cigarettes and matches at a conference.” The fireproofing method includes the i g of cigarettes with cork about an and coating them inside with glass, a sodium silicate substance. Matches would be coated within a half inch of the head. STATEDEPARTMENT PLEA RECOGNIZED House Subcommittee on Ap- propriations to Probe Working Conditions. . By the Associated Press An investigation by the subcommittee of the House appropriations committee of congested working conditions in the State Department has been decided upon. The committee has charge of the de- partment’s appropriations for the next fiscal year and the decision was reached after Secretary Stimson, Assistant Secre- tary Wilbur J. Carr and subordinate officials had testified at the committee hearings regarding Secrefary Stimson's request for an increase in funds for the fiscal year 1931 amounting to $2,- 500,000, Members of the committee are ex- pected to visit the State Department for a personal survey of the conditions during the next two weeks. Several members declared they desired to see the conditions under which work is done -in overcrowded rooms and to in- vestigate the storage of priceless archives and flles where they are sub- ject to fire and destruction by insects. A part of the $2,500,000, which is in addition to the regular appropriation of nearly $15,000.000. will be used for better storage facilities if granted by Congress. In the event the present War Depart- ment survey of the need for a separate War Department building results in the State Department’s taking over the | entire State, War an4 Navy Building, sufficient space would then be avail- able, Assistant Secretary Carr told the committee, for bringing o the depart- ment archives which are now stored in American missions abroad. While other governments at 20-year ini provide for the transfer to their foreign offices of accumulated archives abroad, due to lack of funds and storage space the United States has never made a l‘;lnsler of its foreign files to Wash- PHYSICIAN DIES. Special Dispatch to The Star. WARDENSVILLE, W. Va., November 30—Dr. Robert E. Lee, 75, widely known Eastern West Virginia physician, with headquarters here, died at his home here after an extended illness. He was a native of Shenandoah County, Va., but had spent the major portion of his life here in the pursuit of the old-time country physician, his field in- cluding the mountainous section of the State here. His widow and three chil- dren surviv y Electric Appliances TWO PLEAD GUILTY TO BANK ROBBERY Indicted Men Confess to June Hold- Up at Maugans- ville, Md. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., November 30.— Pleas of guilty were entered in the Cir- cuit Court here today by Paul R. Hesson and Fred A. Stouffer, both in their twenties, to indictments charging them with robbing the Maugansville Bank of about $800 on June 26, last. The men held up Cashier C. E. Riggs with a gun and escaped in an automo= bile. Stouffer surrendered two weeks later and returned the money. Hessou was trailed to Iowa City, Towa, and ar- rested. SMITHSONIAN WORKER WEDS ARCHEOLOGIST Married Carl W. Bishop Is to Miss Daisy Furscott. By the Associated Press. BERKELEY, Calif, November 30.— Culminating a courtship that began four years ago in the Smithsonian In- stitution, Washington, D. C., Carl W. Bishop, 48, well known archeologist, and Miss Daisy Furscott, 42, were mar- ried here today. Miss _Bishop was librarian_of the Freer Gallery of the institute, in which Bishop frequently did research work. The couple will leave for China next week, where Bishop is to continue archeological research work. On Second Floor Manning & Bowman Waffle Iron, nickel plated; complete with 6-cup size. $6.50 PYREX CASSEROLE Nicely en- 2 graved. Mount- ed in chromium- plated frame, Will not tarnish. $4.50 Manning & Bowman Electric Iron 6-1b. size; nickel. Com- plete - with stand. and cord, e White Cross Electric_ Heater, with 12-in. copper reflector; can be used on any light- 53.75 ing socket .. Edison Mazda Lamps- Buy & box of 6 lamps of 0SS e S 111 AND G STS. Ads can be written. ing for yourself is both hearing and seeing the most popu- lar in new radio sets when you see the new Earl style 22 We have arranged a tone test for those that Ask to hear the Jordan Tone Test. $2 Makes You A Member at Jordan’s. doubt. If S0 HILDAP SUSPEETS TAKEN Bfifialo Police Say Arrest of Four Solves Carson Jewel Robbery. By the Associated Press. BUFFALO, N. Y., November 30.—With the arrest of four men, police tonight announced that the $250,000 Carson Jewel robbery had been solved. A key and key ring taken from John L. Carson, jr., during the sensational robbery at Snyder, November 14, and three artificial pearls of a string stolen from Mrs. W. Hamilton Gardner were found in the ashes of a stove in a small cottage here where the gang made its headquarters at the time of the hold-up. Clinton (Red) Duke, Teddy Rogackie, Eddie Przybyl and Willlam Seiner are held as the suspected bandits. The vic- tims of the robbery will see the prison- ers at Cheektowaga, a suburb, tomor- row afternoon. The hold-up, as the crime has been reconstructed by the police, was plan- ned by Duke. All the jewelry stolen in the robbery, it is charged. was taken to New York by Red Duke and another man, who has not been apprehended, in Duke's touring car on the night after the robbery. An attempt was made to sell $25,000 worth of diamonds to a New York fence for $15,000. But $8,000 was offered, and the deal fell through. However, part of the jewels were dis- posed of in New York. Police do not know where they were sold. None of it has been recovered. A fifth man, whose name has not been disclosed, is said to have confessed burning the clothing and masks worn by the men. CRAIGHILL WILL FILED. $25,000 Estate of Lynchburg Man Is Left to Widow. Special Dispatch to The Star. : LYNCHBURG, Va., November 30.— ‘The holograph will of Col." Robert E. Craighill, who died November 16, has been probated in the Corporation Court. It devises an estate valued at $25.000 to his widow, Mrs. Nannie Hutter Craig- hill, who qualified as executratrix under bond of $50,000. Eavl //Ls Pictures can be PIANOG COMPANY 13th & G and 2926 l}4th N. U. . PLAYGROUND RECORD 1S BROKEN (3,248,264 Persons Visit Nas| tional Parks and Monu- ments. . By the Associated Press. When vacation time came, or when the crops were all in, an amazing to- tal of 3,248,264 persons packed their baggage and visited the national parks and national monuments. of the United States during '1929. This broke .all records for national park travel. Of the number 2,680,597 | visited = the . parks, an .increase of 158,409 over 1928, and 567,667.the mon- uments, an increase of 65,011 over the previous year. . oo 4 Director Albright, in his annual. re- port yesterday, said" this.increase, more | than adequately demonstrated the need; of great natlonal playgrounds and nat- ural educational centers.. Increase in Total Area. During ‘the year the total area in national parks was frcreased from 11,846 square miles to 12,118 square miles through the establishment of new | reservations and by boundary revisions. ; The Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming was created a gark by Con- gress on February 26, 1929, bringing the total of national parks up to 21. Work of acquiring lands for the Shenandoah National Park and _the Great Smokey Mountain National Park in Virginia, North Carolina and Ten- nessee, was reported by Mr. Albright | as progressing rapidly. The total appropriation for the park service for the year was $4,754,015, with additional authority to enter into con- tractual obligations for road work up to $4,000,000. Cash donations to the park service from private sources totaled $16,255.10. Revenues derived from the operations of the park amounted to $849,272.95, | an increase over last year of $41,017. ] State Rate Hearing Set. DANVILLE, Va., November 30 (Spe- cial).—Lester Hooker of the State Cor- formal meeting at Richmond next Tues- day to ensble chippers of Southsiae Virginia to appear and register pro- tests on the new ruling affecting prod- uce, which is viewed as setting up dis- criminatory rates. P r aska, W. Va., morial Hospital here jn a critical con- i from a fractus | ted tozmchn‘ "iv .| striking Long and was poration Commission has called an in- |- noon at 4,o'cloc¥."m-' Susannah Rigg STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 1, 1939—-PART ONE. {MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED Phillip Long of Alaska, W. Vi Suffers Skull Fracture—Police : Arrest Autoist. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBI , Md., November 30.— Philip B. Long, 67-year-old store pro- of Alask is in - Me: lition, ired skull and a fractured leg, the result of being struck by a automobile said to have been Clark Haines, 48, Three Va. as'Long was walk- ing along the road near his' store late | yesterday. Haines is held in the county jail in Keyser, W. Va., charged with driving while _intoxicated, pending the out- .come of Mr. Long’s injuries. According to officers, H-lnene‘ile: after pursu V- eral men who saw the aceident. ’W‘r:en overtaken in Springfield two other me: lea) from the car and fled, bul Haires was unable to get out of the ‘machine. MAN, BURIED IN COAL FOR AN HOUR, RESCUED Faulty Mechanism Causes Dump Car to Discharge Load on Laborer. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., November 30.-- Buried under a carload of anthracite coal, which was being unloaded at a fuel dump of a Myersville merchant, Harry Keller, 25, Middletown, yesterday made a narrow escape from serious in- jury. Keller was imprisoned under the coal for an hour, and it took the com- bined efforts of 20 men to free him from his prison. -t Keller, with another workman, was attempting to unload the car of coal. ‘The automatic- dump at the bottom of the car failed to work, and when the two men crawled under the car to make further examination the car dump sud- denly opened, burying Keller. He gave | instructions. to his rescuers, directing | themn where to dig. WED IN DOUBLE RITES. ‘Two Couples United in Matrimony at-Fairfax Ceremony: - Epecial Dispatch 0 The Star.” FAIRFAX, Va. November: 30.—The Fairfax Baptist Church was the scene -of a double wed. after- shown. But hear- A well-made piano by a well-known manufacturer J fered the public a real r as part payment. BY HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER | Briess and Lewis Murph of Washington were | united in marriage by Rev. Dr. John E. tended by Mrs. A. Spittle as matron of | honor and Russell Rigg, brother of the | bride, as groomsman. Immediately fol- | lowing this ceremony Rev. Scott Y. Craig. pastor of the Fairfax Church, solemnized the marriage of Miss Thelma 1. Taylor of Fairfax Station and J. Troy Hubbard of Washington, D. C. Th? latter - couple were attended by Miss Dorothy Chesley and Howard O. Mason. The two brides are cousins. Preced- ing the cerenfonfes Mrs. Ruth Olsen and Arthur Taylor of Washington sa: | Promise Me.” Th: wedding march was | played by Elmer Pirsinger. - A reception | was given to the two couples Thursday | night at the home of Mr. and Mrs, James Taylor of Fairfax Station. | DENTIST MARRIES. Dr. W. G. Shatfhirt of Washington | Weds in Fairfax. | Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va. November 30.—Dr. Willlam G. Shathirt, surgeon dentist of Washington, 1850 Wyoming avenue, was married Wednesday afternoon in ‘the | Southern Methodist parsonage at Fair- fax to Mrs. Mary L, Crocker of McLean. Other marriag: licenses issued by. the clerk include Alvah E. Bright, 26, and | Evelyn M. Clark, 22, both of ll)l‘mn.“ who were to be married November. 27 at | Occoquan; Iane Lewis Murph, 35, of | 647 Kenyon .street, Washington, and | Susannah Riggs, 28, of 641 F street | southwest, Washington; Walter E.| Minor, 22, and Elizab>th C. Biggers, 22, | daughter of J. W. Biggers of Annan- | dale, both of R. F. D. No. 3, Alexandria, ‘who were married at Upperville; J. Troy Hubbard, 25, of 1502 Vermont avenue, | Washington, and Thelma I. Taylor, 20, of Fairfax Station, Va.: Clarence M. | Madison, 21, and Mrs. Ada Harlow, 18, | both of Burke, the latter a daughter of | M. A. Edwards. 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