Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
BOTH SRS EAPEET T0 CONTROL HUSE Shouse Democratic Predic- tions Answered by Wood for Republicans. By the Associates Press. Bpokesmen for both major parties were out today with flat predictions they would contrcl the House after the November election. Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Demo- eratic National Executive Committee, for the first time yesterday placed his formal declaration beside the optimistic ents of other members of dispassionate summary of . the allowing full ~consideration . to overopt:mism in some of our reports,” led to the conclusion, he said. Wood Immediately Replies. ‘Representative Will R. Wood of In- diana, chairman of the Republican Con- gressional Committee, immediately. -re- Hed: ‘“The next House of Representa- ives not only will be Republican, "but safely Republican.” { Bhouse predicted a minimum gain of 60. seats and added he firmly believed the overturn would be closer to 70. 'He gounted at least 7 ssats in New Eng- land, at least 15 in New York, Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia,.and all districts lost in Southern States two years age. 8. To these he added 30 seats in the] Middle West from Ohio to Kansas. Admits Senate Majority Doubtful. | Touching on thé Senate situation, Shouse said thé Democrats might gain | a majority of One iA that body if the party’s candidates, won in three out of the five States i elassed as doubtful— Tilinois, Minnesuta; South Dakata, Colo- rado and Wyoming, But, he said, the issue was t-o ¢Jose. In too many States to justify pregiction of a Democratic majority in the Senate, - Births Reported.” " e BT DR e in e Se 5 rs: s phids uis and Inhocense Do’ Giok mett N. el < e & a Carter,: birl. Duncas, girl Deaths:Repquea. The, following desths have been reportad e oiire: ; jonn McKinley. 8. ettie_Hurd, 60, (John Burke,' 60, Juiis Davis. 65, William Brice, 729 Columbia_rd. Ellzabeth's Hospital. . Soldiers’ Home Hos: ‘flnu oy ne i, 421 N . ‘ave Katle W. Harris. 56, Freedmen's Hospital, | Kelogg Reaches The Hague. THE HAGUE, October 20 (#).—Frank:) B. Kellogg, former American Secretary of State and recently appointed justice of the Permanent Court of International Justice, better known as the - World Caurt, arrived here yestegday to assume the duties of hls new post. Health Department-4n the past 24 |. GAINS BY WETS SEEN iN NOVEMBER ELECTION Head of Anti-Prohibition Body Says 18 States Go on Record for Some Kind of Change. That the sentiment of the voters for repeal of prohibition would be ‘“g- orously expressed” in the Novemuer elections was the prediction last night of Henry H. Curran, president of the Association Agalnst the Prohibition Amendment. It is e startling step ahead in the fight sgainst the dry law that political parties in 18 of the 48 States go on Tecord either for outright repeal, refer- enda cn the question or demanding | States' rights,” he said. “Equally encouraging is the fact that in only 12 States were law enforcement planks adopted. Seven additional States found it prudent to ignore the question altogether in their platforms.” CENTRAL UNION HITS G. 0. P. LABOR CLUBS All Laborers Except One Freed of Charge of Accepting Re- publican Money. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, October 20.—The Boston Central Labor Union decided at its meeting yesterday that members of or- ganized labor who have been working for the election of William M. Butler, Republican - senatorial nominee, had not been paid for their support, with | the exception of Charles J. Hodsdon. E. A. Johnson of the Boston Building | Trades Councll and others associated with him in the formation of Repub- | lican - workmen’s clubs, were criticized, however, as worse than Communists in attempting to wreck labor unions by | boring from within. | _Hodsdon, a member of the Boston | Street Carmen’s Union and-fleld secre- tary of the Workers' Republican Com- mittee of Massachusetts, was termed a pald agent of the Republican State Committee. Johnson is president of the ‘organization, which pledges its members to vote for the Republican ‘candidates regardless of whether they have been, like Butler, condemned by the State Federation' of Labor as +. | eneinies of the workers. ‘The Central Labor Union has been Iifivestigating for severdl weeks the ac- tivitles of Johnson and his associates. During the primary campaign Conrad Crooker of the Liberal Civic League < |had charged that Butler was bribing members of organized labor to vote for LEWIS STONE WEDS ‘Screen Star and California Woman Are Married in Arizona. YUMA, Ariz, October 20 (P).—Lewis | Shepherd Stone, screen star, a Miss Hazel Elizabeth Woof, Playa Del Rey, Calif., weré married here yesterday. Fred Fralick, motion picture director, and his wife were withesses to the cere- mony, performed by Rev. Herbert Brook of the Meth Church. » Stone gave his "his bride as 20 years. Special Interest |- To Master Painters " (OVALITE WHITE EX- AMEL has been devel- oped ‘to meet the need for a high-quality zinc content en- | amel which would permit high- clas s work without high cost. age as 50 years and || THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. 15 HURT BY AUTOS IN MONTGOMERY I Three Accidents Hurt Quintat and Damage Two Machines Near Silver Spring. By a Stalt Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., October 20.— Five persons were injured in two auto- mobile accidents near here last night, while & third accident resulted in se- rious damage to two automobiles. A man and two boys were hurt when the automobile in which they were rid- ing collided with a telegraph post on the Colesville pike near Burnt Mills. The driver, Willlam McQueeny of 264 Ethan Allen avenue, Takoma Park, Md., was uninjured, but his three compan- fons sustained minor hurts. They were | McDonald Lynch, 35 years old, of the 4100 block of H street, Washington, lacerated scalp and hand; John Berger, 15 years old, of 266 Ethan Allen ave- nue, lacerated scalp, and his brother, Stcwart Berger, 13, of the same ad- | dress, lacerated forehead. All were treated at Emergency Hospital in Wash- ingion and then allowed to' go home Mrs, Catherine M. Carey and her | baby were" slightly injured when the | jautomobile in which they were pas- sengers, driven by E. C. Carey, the hus- band and father, who lives at Point of Rocks, Md., was sideswiped by a ma- chine operated by Robert E. Miles of the 100 block of Twelfth street south- east. First aid was rendered by a Wheaton physician. The accident oc- cuited on the Norbeck pike. The thir daccident occurred in much | the same manner as the collision in | which Mrs. Carey was injured. A car | driven by Robert Reed, colored, of the | 2200 block of Georgia avenue, Wash- ington, attempted to pass an automo- | bile being driven along the Colesville pike near Sligo Bridge by Harold S. Padgett of 3616 Eleventh street, Wash- ington. The bumper of Reed’s machine hooked Padgett’s car and threw it against a stone culvert. Although no one was hurt, both machines were bad- ly damaged. . liaisags U. S. and British Women Compared LONDON, October 20 (#).—American | women excel British women in busi- | ness, in the opinion of Miss Mary Agnes Hamilton, M. P., but in politics British | national radiocast, is that politics in | the United States is not held in the highest esteem. NO OTHER Cleaning or tion is, in our belief, compared to FOOTER’S! apparel do for another wh old NOW—Footer’s will make it like . restored to their original softness and pliancy—colors revived. {If it's MRS. HELEN Q. COOLIDGE FUNERAL IS ARRANGED Widow of Native Washingtonian to Be Buried in Fort Lincoln Cemetery Tomorrow. Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Q. Coolidge, 84 years old, who died Sat- urday at her residence, 1419 R street, will be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning _at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, New Hampshire avenue and V street. 'Interment will be at Fort Lin- coln_Cemetery. Mrs. Coolidge, & native of Steuben- ville, Ohlo, was the mother of Miss Helen M. Coolidge, assistant principal of Central High School. The widow of James A. Coolidge, & native Washing- tonian, Mrs. Coolidge had resided here for more than 50 years. Besides her daughter she is survived by a sister, Miss Margaret Moodey, of this city. CAPITAL MAN HELD IN STABBING AFFRAY Walter Cummnigs Accused of Cut- ting William E. Mazingo in Fight Over Liquor. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 20.— ‘Walter Cummings, 55, of the 3200 block of M street northwest, Washington, D. C, was arrested by local police last night and held without bond on & charge of felonious assault on William E. Mazingo of 336 Commerce street. Mazingo was taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where he was reported to be cuffering from a serious stab wound in the back near his spine. ‘The affair occurred in a house on the 1400 block of Duke street about 9 o'clock last night. The men are said by local police to have begun an argu- ment over whisky and a woman. ‘Thomas F. Cummings, 23, also of the | Washington address and a son of the man charged with the assault, told police that he was present and ate temped to separate the men. A Dbloodstained penknife was re- covered by Patrolman Wesley Smoots and Stationkeeper Julian Rawlett, who made the arrest. Subscribe Today It costs only about 1% cents per day and 5 cents Sundays to have Washington's best ‘newspa- per delivered to you regularly g'ery evening and Sunday morn- g. Telephone National 5000 and the delivery —~ill start immedi- ately. The Route Agent will col- lect at the :na of each month. ‘ FOOTER’S America’s Best Known Cleaners and Dyers HAVE LOWERED PRICES YET THEIR FAMOUS . QUALITY WORKMANSHIP REMAINS! Dyeing service in the Na- so satisfactory—or can be - Now! With new Low Prices—here’s an opportunity to SAVE by making your ole season. { Fabrics _ D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER "20, 1930. B0Y MEETS DEATH ON MOTOR CYeLE George E. Wolfe Plunges Through Fence to Railroad Tracks at Capitol View. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., October 20— Crashing_through a wire fence and down a 25-foot embankment yesterday afternoon when he lcst control of the motor cycle he was riding, 13-year-old George E. Wolfe of Capitol View, Md., was killed instantly. Willlam N. Wolfe, father of the boy. was & witness to the accident, which occurred in a vacant lot near his home According to the account given Sergt.| By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. Guy L. Jones and Corpl. George Wind- ham of the Silver Spring Police Station, | Cigarettes the boy had recently acquired a motor |valued at approximately $100 _were cycle and side car and was learning to ride. With his father he took it to the vacant lot yesterday so as to avold the heavy Sunday afternoon traffic on the roads. He had circled the lot once when he lost control of the machine and it | collided with a wire fence. Twenty- five feet below were the tracks of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. A fence post broke and the wire gave way, pre- cipitating the youth to the tracks. His neck was brcken. The police were summoned and the boy's body was removed to the W. E. Pumphrey undertaking establishment in Rockville. Police said today that an inquest probably would not be necessary. George’s brother, Charles N. Wolfe, 15 years old, ran away from home iast week and was located through a letter to his mother from Dayton, Ohlo. Efforts are being made today to notify him of his brother’s death. LOW-FARE EXCURSIONS Washington To Numerous Points October 25 Fare and a Half for the Round Trip Special round-trip tickets will be sold on October 25, good to return until November 14, inclusive. No reduced-fare tickets will be sold to points where the one-way fare is $5.00 or less. Liberal stop-overs returning. allowed going and This will be of particular interest to voters returning home to register—also to vote in the General Election on No- vember 4. For further information apply to Ticket Agents or Alan B. Smith, Geheral Passenger Agent, 613 14th Street N.W., Washington, D. C. Telephone National 9140. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD BUY NO DESK Until You’ve Seen the Sensation of The Business Show By no desk until you have seen Sryscraper, the new desk by Shaw-Walker. You'll marvel af the downright cleverness of it. You'll revel in the rich beauty of it. You'll be amased at the organizsed features of it. And you'll gladly pay the moderate prick asked for it. Your fleople, too, will thenk you for an easier and better day’s work. No wonder the Skysersper Desk by Shaw -Walker was the sense- tion at the Business Show. Every desk- interested person who sawit,whether oficeworker. itsolves old- Tt bas a new kind of top—smooth ike.' No other desk organised for the worker’s special convenience. One drawer is your‘‘waste bas- This new-style desk was dosighled by Shew-Walker, largest sxelu- sive_ makers of office furniture and filing equipment in the world. Come see it, or send your men o our show rooms. Or mail bou- pon for complete information. Shaw’Walker Com any, 605-13¢th St., N.W. Telephone Distriot 9100 ——— e e e e ¢ Shaw-Walker Oo. wfif&i o t obligatig me in ¥ay way, Hrienann Name. Business. Address. i bbed. stolen from the store of Clarence B. Fairland Store Robbed. o R oy i thieves who broke the lock on i3 door to obtain entrance. Corpl. Windham of the Silver Spring police ve investigating the burglary SILVER SPRING, Md., October 20.— and other merchandise, CLOTHFS OCTOR LEANING VYEING SINCE 1905 SUITS or OVERCOATS 75¢ Five Convenient Stores 651 Penna. Ave. S.E. 1845 Col. Rd. N.W. 1755 Penna. Ave. N.W. 513 11th St. N.W. Main Office and Plant—3108 M St. N.W. DRESSES or COATS $7.00 FIELD-GROWN ROSEBUSHES On Sale Tuesday and Wednesday GREAT BIG NUMBER 1 EVERBLOOMING BUSHES ALL GRAFTED ON HARDY, VIGOROUS ROOTS 69c Each - All Choice Varieties — Claudius Pernet, Sunflower Yellow; Charles K. Flaming Red; Duchess of gton, Saffron Yellow; Edel, White; Lady Ashton, Pink; and Pink and Red Radiance. Climbers—Paub { Secarlet, Silver Moon. crEAle® HARDY EVERGREENS You'll be surprised at these great big, fine, beautifully shaped plants at such a low price. Roots all balled in elay and wrapped in burlap. Easy to plant and now is the best time. é.gu;:clé:-:; g:::&: Ferns American Arborvita ol merican Arborvitae i Norway Spruce 89c Each Globe Arborvitae — Biota Rosedale Come Take Your Pick —of these Roses, Evergreens, Biota Orientalis Beautiful Boxwood Ferns and Pcrennial Plants. No Retinospora Plumosa phone or C. O. D. orders. HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS—PLANT NOW MAKES THE EVERLASTING GARDEN—GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL PLANTS WRAPPED 3 IN A BUNDLE Tall, Dark Blue and Light Blue Delphinium, Linum f 0%¢ 7 2 kind (Blue Flax), Foxglove, Pyrethrum-painted Daisy, Gyp- 69¢ sophila-baby Breath, Chrysanthemums. Hyacinths—All Colors Narcissus or Daffodils ol Sioe Bulbs Many Varieties 15 Fach, $1.50 Dox. Mixe reissus, $1.00 Doz. Frees Ea. 5o Ea.i S0 Dox. Madoana Lilies, 25c Ea. Paper White Narcissus Good, Strong, Healthy' Bulbs 12 for 85¢c A bowl of charming, beautiful, 8¢ living, fragrant flowers on your and sic Do; table all Winter. (tage Tullps Plant now and every wo weeks oo o ‘856 Dok ucceasion of blooms. e Becon 15¢ Ea oz, Tulips—All Colors Wizard Sheep Manure is Nature’s Fertilizer. . It Works Wonders in the Garden and on the Lawn ll-lbl.,l"e' 25 Ibs., $1.00; 50 Ibs., $1.75; 100 Ibs, $2.7. F.W.Bolgiano & Co. 607 ESt. N.W. =, 0091 BULB CATALOG FREE ON REQUEST and m cial card files, visible'indexes, {l Containing 'a considerable quantity of pure pencils, pads, sccessories, eto. French Process Zinc, OVALITE Enamel produces an in- | tense white finish, and, being rich in oil, will withstand | | contraction and expansion, without cracking or checking. Oyalite White Enamel is free flowing and easy < working, producing a high-gloss surface,.free from brush marks.-or laps. K 4 Made by Masters for Master Painters HUGH REILLY CO. | PAINTS & GLASS 1334 New York Ave.—Phone Nat’l 1703 s I | | | I | | | & BRANCHES: WasHINGTON. D. C. BALTIMORE, RICINIOND 1332 G St. N.W.—2343 DIstrict 1784 Columbia Road—0702 COlumbia CJhe cMagnificent Grand Prize Befo:e Octob cT GOGS-- Before October goes, make sure Mattresses Made New If sleep is no longer as restful as it used to be—have your old mattress made into a buoyant new one that literally croons you to sleep. For health’s sake, too, have them sterilized and cleaned! For dirt and germs get inside the ticking where you can- not clean. You will be surprised to see how dirty the inside of even a well-cared-for mattress can become! We will make vour old mattresses into new ones at a cost of only $4 to $9. First, they will be put into a sterilizer. There 230 degrees of heat kills all germs. Then all the felt, hair or kapok is taken out and run through a cleaner. Every particle of dirt is removed. A {elting machine then turns it into layer after layer of snowy white, fleecy felt, which is filled into charming new ticking and sewed. It is then really New. If you phone early in the morning, your mattress will be remade in one day. We specialize in beds and bedding that make for restful sleep. Simmons beds, wooden beds, springs, mattresses. Zaban’s box springs and mattresses made to order at fac- tory prices. Pillows and nursery equipment. ZABAN'S Mattress & Box Spring Co. that your bins are filled with our quality hard coal. Then you'll be preparcd for the worst that Winter can bring, for King fuel and King service mean COM- PLETE protection from low Your telephonc Your Scalp Is Entitled to 121,630 HAIRS Does It Have Them? If you are a blonde your scalp should have 140,000 hairs; if a red-head, 90,000 will suffice, while a brunette needs 120,000 to meet present day requirements. The average healthy head of hair should have 121,630 hairs. Nature provides your scalp with the necessary structure to grow this quantity of hair, but you yourself must help this hair-growing structure to function properly. If you have dandruff; if your hair is falling; or if your scalp is itchy you are surely on the road to baldness. Let Thomas help your scalp make its quota. Thomas will overcome your falling hair and actually promote hair growth on the thin and bald spots. Each day Thomas is helping more than 1,600 persons to retain or regain thelr normal heads of hair—and can do the same for you, Call teday for a free scalp examination, World’s Leading Hair and Scalp Specialists—Over 45 Offices The THOMAS’ Suite 1050-51 Wuhingon Bldg. Cor. N. Y. Avenue and 15th St., N. % &S HOURS=9 A. M. to TP. M. SATURDAY to 3:30 P. M. —SENT TO YOU FOR 10 DAYS’ FREE TRIAL And Until Christmas We Will Accept Your Old Cleaner As Part Payment temperatures' Until you actually see the magnificent new Grand Prize Eureka Special—see its super-suction remove deeply embedded dust and dirt from heavy floor coverings by the famous Eureka “ligh-vacuum” principle—you cannotappreciatehowmuch real value and cleaning service can be ob- tained for $39.50. But_to fully appreciate this marvelous New Eureka Special —you must see it— try itin your home. Telephone todayand a brand new Eurcka Special will be de‘lveud right to your home for 10 daye’ free trial. Positively no obligation. order will receive prompt atten- $400 tion. ' William King & Son The City's 27&21: Coal r ey Merchants Main Office 1151 16th Street DOWN Balance Easy Monthly Payments With Smail Carrying Cherge TELEPHONE TODAY 903 E St. N.W. . . .. NATIONAL 9411