Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1930, Page 10

PRIZE TO BRUNETTE Miss Marie Haeringer Food Show Winner—Culberson Baby Triumphs. Grace, together with a brunette type | ©of beauty, last night proclaimed Miss ‘Marle Haeringer the Food Show's can- | didate for fame in motion pictures. And it was “baby personality” which won the hearts of yesterday's matinee audience for little Edwin T. Culberson in the youngster’s popularity contest. | Miss - H: , who lives at 2526 | ‘Thirteenth street, along with the other 11 competitors in the girls’ movie screen test last night, was called upon to dis- play her right to the audience’s opinion that she could succeed in the movies. | First the girls were required to walk | across the stage before the crowd of | spectators that jammed the aisles be- | low. Carriage was observed and scaled | by the intensely interested audience. Four girls were picked in this ele- | mentary test. These were Miss Elsie Weaver, 2421 Pennsylvania avenue; Miss Carol Carr of 235 Massachusetts ave- nue northeast; Miss Claire Sessford of 1410 M street, last year’s winner in this contest, and Miss Haeringer. Flowers Gracefully Handled. | would attend the hearing to protect his | client’s interests, but the suit will not was told to walk across radio. upon which had been placed a basket of flowers. Several of the blooms | had been dropped purposely upon the | radio and floor, and the grace with which these strewn flowers were re- | trieved and rearranged in the basket was the basis of the final selection. Preference was expressed by applause and Miss Haeringer won. The Fall flowers which were her trial in the con- test became her prize. In the afternoon competition among the little tots, 13-month-old Edwin, son of Mr. and Mrs, Tate Culbwrson of 524 Ingraham street, was about as tick- led over the procedure as any one could be. He grinned broadly and, en- ‘by_the audience, broke into a h - that delighted his gent the baby contest this afternoon, when | none :t{wt than - Santa Claus himself | ‘will be there to present the prize to the ‘winni r. And not only will the | Iittle De given a token from the | hands of Santa, but every child under 4 years of age and over 1 will receive & special it from their Christmas atron. will be present at the Food Bhow every atternoon for the re- | mainder of the week to distribute pres- | ents to his little callers. Seat and Table Winner. Mrs. D, R. Gill of 1411 Newton street was announced from the stage last night as the winner of the love seat and mahogany coffee table. A mechan- ical will be given away Food Sho turday night, when the major present of the whole exhibition, a sedan auto- mobile, will be given away. POLIGEMAN BURKE FACING DISMISSAL, | Trial Bosrd Finds Him ~Guilty on Charge of Intoxica- tion. Policeman William F. Burke was con- victed of intoxicgtion on duty by the Police Trial Board today, the finding been a policeman and detective 14 years. Burke had figured in several sensa- tional cases in recent years. The latest was several months ago when he was suspended with S. F. Gravely, at that | time a thlrd‘mcinct detective, as a result of the ting of James Crotts, & young carnival showman, in an alleged extortion plot. Gravely was with Burke when Gravely fird on Crotts. ‘The board reached its verdict after hearing the testimony of Capt. William G. Stott, sixth precinct commander. ‘The board decided Burke was under the influence of liquor October 9,/ placing no credence on his claim of ill- | ness. Much of the evidence introduced to- day was produced at a Police Court | trial of Burke recently on the drunken- | ness charge, which culminated in his | exoneration. After the Crotts case, Burks was re- Heved of plain clothes duty at his own request and sent from No. 3 to No. 6. Land Purchases Approved. The District Commissioners yesterday approved purchase of two lois in the square at Thirty-first and K streets to be used for one of the new incinerator gumu. One purchase will give the istrict 8,840 square feet for $11,230. ang;ll')wt small plot will be bought for- . A 50-foot barge is being welded by electricity at Jacksonville, Fla. It will be:ne of the few welded vessels ever made. | Play Sued for Divoree RICHARD WASHBURN CHILD. NEWPORT, R. I, November 19 (). Suit for divorce been filed against Richard Washburn Child, former Am- bassador to Italy, by Mrs. Eva Sander- | son Child, his third wife. Before their marriage she was his literary secretary. Extreme cruelty is understood to be the grounds on which the divorce will be sought. Child’s lawyer, it was said, be_contested. R aaad B < New Styles in i New FURS 1 Are doubly attractive be- § cause of the low prices at present. 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