Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1930, Page 18

TYDINGS D.C.BILL 15 GIVEN APPROVAL Manor Park Citizens Com-| mend Proposed Extension of New Hampshire Ave. The recent Senaté proposal of Sen- | ator Tydings of Maryland for the ex- tension of New Hampshire avenue and for the construction af an overpass over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks was discussed favorably at a meeting | last night of the Manor Park Citizens' | Association. Association action on this bill, which provides for the work at a cost of $267,000, was referred to a committee of the group for investigation. The association indorsed a bi-month- | 1y community newspaper, which. will| be established soon under the name of Manor Park News. The citizens made clear in their resolution of approval that they would be in no way obligated SOCIETY (Continued From Third Page.) Stewart, 2200 Massachusetts avenue, on Friday, April 25, 10 a.m. to 6 o'clock p.m. there will be a sale, for the bene- fit of the International ‘Etxg:l;:lafll.:- change, of a very rare an - lection of antique and modern articles contributed by students from Belsl\lm, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Morocco and Turkey. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Day of Superior. Nebr., accompanied by their daughter, Miss Marian Day, are at the Dodge Hotel for several days. The assistant superintendents, super- visors, principals and directors of the schools of the District last evening gave a dinner in compliment to Dr. and Mrs. Ballou in the garden house of .the Dodge Hotel. Miss Jeanette MacWilliams, Miss Jessie La Salle, Miss Ethel Bray and Miss Elizabeth Hum- mer were in charge of arrangements. Miss La Salle was toastmistress and speeches were made by Superintendent Stephen Kramer, Superintendent Rob- ert Haycock, Miss Sybil Baker of the Community Center, Miss Elizabeth Hummer and Mr. George Strayer, statistician of District schools. Miss Edith Gallant is passing the month of April with friends in Atlantic City, N. J. Mrs. George A. Ricker of Chicago, to_the proposed publication. When the association was informed that the Capital Traction Co. had made lans to double-track its Third street | line from Peabody to Sheridan streets | and pave between the rails with con- | crete, many of the members voiced ob- | jection to the plan on the ground that | the noise would be greatly increased. It was decided to investigate whether concrete really will reflect sound more than other paving materials before defirite action would be taken. The citizens voted to send a letter to officials of the W. R. & E. Co. pro- testing the leaving of street cars un- attended on Georgia avenue near the Brightwood car barn, causing traffic congestion. - WOMAN DECLARES KIN INNOCENT OF 3 MURDERS | Brands Indictments Again Son-in Law as “Foolish"-—Accused Blames S8lain Servant. former leader of the civics section of the Twentieth Century Club in Wash- ington, will be a guest of honor at the monthly luncheon forum of the sec- tion at 12:30 o'clock Thursday at the Y. W. C. A. Miss Maude Aiton of the Americanization School is to be a guest also, and will speak of the work in Americanization in the public schools. Mr. Milton Work has invited Mrs. John S. McCain, wife of Comdr. Mc- Cain, to attend a bridge conference to be held in New York City. Mrs. Me- Cain was formerly associated with the Wardman Park bridge studio. Mrs. Clyde Hamblin of Iris street will entertain the Descendants of 1776 Chapter of the D. A. R. at her home tonight when Mrs. Howard Hodgkins will speak on “Wakefleld” and Miss Helen Stout will also speak. Miss Eunice Wartman, accompanied by Mrs. Walter Hicks, will sing several num- bers. Mrs. Constance Goodman is re- gent of this chapter, but in her absence Mrs. Hamblin, By the Associated Press. BEBRING, Fla., April 8—After visit- ing the jail cell of Willlam R. Carver, former Philadelphia real estate oper- ator, Mrs. H. C. Boardman, mother of his slain wife, has described murder in- dictments against him as “foolish” charges. Carver, accused of murder in connection with the deaths of his wife, their 2-year-old son and a servant, is awaiting arraignment April 14. A coroner's iury first accepted Car- ver's story that Ben Whitehead. colored yardman, killed Mrs. Carver and the child with a hatchet and that he then shot Whitehead to death. A special grand jury, however, made an investi- gation and returned three murder in- | dictments against Carver Saturday night. Included in the testimony in the inquiry was the statement that | Carver was the beneficiary of a $10,000 double indemnity insurance policy on the life of his wife. | Princess Sails for Buenos Aires. HAMBURG, Germany, April 8 (#).— | ‘The former Crown Princess Cecllie, ac- companied by her youngest son, 18- year-old Prederick, sailed aboard the Caparcona today for Buenos Aires to visit her cecond son, Louis Ferdinand, who is in business there. The former crown princess intends to return to Germany in time to celebrate her sil- ver wedding anniversary, June 6. Jobw Ebberts Shoe Co., Makers R Few as Stylish Never have our styles been more beautiful. Graceful lines—neat, trim appearance. Cor- rectly styled, and em- bodying solid comfort. A try-on will convince 1318 G St. N.W. City Club Blds. “EASIEST. SHDE ON EARTH" IF_ YOU HAVE DU PONT TON- We Are Equipped to Wash Your Du Pont WINDOW SHADES Ix YOUR NEED vice regent, will pre- '\ __THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, .D. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1930, 121COL. MILO C. COREY, U.S.A., LISTED FOR RETIREMENT | & table green. Mr, Carl W. Mitman of Klingle street returned from New York Sun- day where he stayed at the Hotel . Mr. Mitman was an official dehanu of the fiftieth anniversary cele- bration of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers from the Smith- sonian Institution. The celebration started in New York Saturday and will close in Washington tomorrow. Dr. and Mrs. Walter Lewis Tread- way of 2400 Sixteenth street northwest Teturned to Washington last night after a few days at Old Point Comfort. 15TH NARCISSUS SHOW WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY Takoma Park Horticultural Club to Hold Annual Event This Week. The fifteenth annual narcissus show, under auspices of the Takoma Park Hortcultural Club, will be held Thurs- day and Friday in the Takoma Park Branch of the Washington Public Library. Fifth and Cedar streets. The show will be open Thursday from 3 to 9 p.m. and Fri from . to 9 pm. There will be 26 classes, and exhib-~ itors may make as many entries as de- sired in any class, except in collections, where only one may be made. The narcissus show committee is composed of E. L. Crandall, Mrs. R, D. Lillie, J. M. R. Adams, C. H. Mrs. Petes Spray. H. is general chair- man of the exhibition committee. Ed- win C. Powell is president of the Ta- koma Park Horticultural Club and W. L. Holt secretary. Bandits Sentenced to Death. 3OFIA, Bulgaria, April 8 (#)—Five sentences of death were pronounced yesterday against Macedonian bandits, including the notorious chief, Tomko Uzunoft, in connection with a series of murders and outrages in the district of Perpovic: + | Pherson, Ga., to the Army Medical Cen- «| ter, this city; Now on Duty at Walter Reed Hos- pital—Changes in Stations for Other Officers Ordered. Col. Milo C. Corey, Infantry, at Wal- ter Reed General Hospital, has been: ordered before the Army Retiring Board, in this city, for examination; Lieut. Col. H. B. Clagett, Air Corps, at San Fran- cisco, has been ordered to Duncan Field, 8an Antonlo, Tex.; Maj. E. G. Elliott, Quartermaster Co; from_Vancouver Barracks, Washin , to Fort Clark, ‘Tex.; Maj. R. O. Henry, Inspector General's Department, from the Philip- pines to Omaha, Nebr.; Maj. Alexander Mileau, jr., and Capt. C. V. Hart, Medi- cal Corps, from Brooks Field, Texas, to the Philippines; Chaplain 8. C. Ramsden, at San Antonio, Tex., has been ordered to examination for re- tirement; Maj. R. H. Brennan, Judge Advocate General's Department, from Fort Bliss, Texas, to the War_Depart- ment; Isaac Gill, jr., Infantry, from Portland, Oreg., to San Diego, Calif.; Maj. F'. W. Liewellyn, judge ad- vocate, from the Army War College, this city, to Baltimore; Maj. F. E.' Hich- son, Medical Corps, from Fort Benning, Ga,; to Walter Reed General Hospital; Maj. M. C. Cramer, judge advocate, from Fort Leavenworth, Kans., to the ‘War Department; Capt. A. H. Thiesson, Signal Corps, from Dayton, Ohio, to Fort Monmouth, N. J.; Maj. J. M. White, Medical Corps, from Fort Slo- cum, N. Y., to Aberdeen, Md.; Maj. M. A. Elser, Quartermaster, from Philadel- g&h to Fort Riley, Kans.; Maj. J. V. lisi, Medical Corps, from Fort Me- Maj. J. F. Gallagher, Medical Corps, from Walter Reed Gen- eral Hospital to Fort Sam . Houston, Tex.; Majs. W. McD. Chapin and Ken- neth’ McCatty, Coast Artillery, from Fort Monroe, Va., to the Panama Canal | Zone; Maj. E. E. Bennett, Coast Artil- | lery, from Fort Monroe to the Philip- ‘\ pines; Maj. W. A. Ganoe, Infantry, | from the Army War College to the Bos- | ton University; Maj. W. A. Snow, Engi- | neers, from Wilmington, N. C.. to St.| Louis; Capt. E. G. Pratt, Medical Corps, | from E| Paso, Tex., to Walter Reed Gen- | eral Hospitai; Capt. J. B. 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