Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1931, Page 5

EVENING TAR. WASHINGTON, MRS. HOOVER GOES T0 VISIT HER SON Leaves Immediately After Reception at White House for Asheville, N. C. Immediately after the departmental reception was over at the White House Iast night Mrs. Hoover left Washington | for Asheville, N. C. to visit Herbert Hoover, jr. and his wife, who are spending the Winter on the outskirts of that city Mrs. Hoover was accompanied only by Mrs, Pred Butler, an old friend, and two Secret Service men. She said upon leaving she probably would be back by next Sunday. Within an hour after she had re- ceived the last person in the receiving line at the White House reception Mrs. Hoover was aboard the train at Union Station. which left at 11:55 p.m. It was her intention to get off this train at a point in North Carolina about two hours before reaching Asheville, to make the remainder of the journey by autgmobile. She explained she thought she would enjoy a ride over the moun- tains in the early hours of the morn- ing. This will be the first time Mrs Hoover has visited her son since shortly before Christmas. The Springlike weather of the past few days has turned the thoughts of New Air Express CAPITAL AND BOSTON CONNECTED. WESTERR 1SION Al EXPRESS ARCHIBALD BURGESS DIES AT AGE OF 85 | Union Army Veteran Was Former- ly Clerk in Medical Museum of War Department. Archibald Burgess, 85 years old, Union | Army veteran and former clerk in the Medical Museum of the War Depart- ment for many years, died at his home, 1008 Eighth street northeast, yesterday after a short iliness. Mr. Burgess was past commander ‘of Lincoln Post, Grand Army of the Re- | public. He was a charter member of Eastein Presbyterian Church here. A native of Scotland, Mr. Burgess was the son of the late John and Mary Bur- gess. He came to this country with his parents when a child, and at the age of 16 enlisted in the Union Army. He served with the 13th New Jersey Volun- | teers and participated in a_numbcr of the major engagements of the Civil War. He was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, Coming to this city just after the Civil War, Mr. Burgess was employed in the Government service for around 60 vears, and was one of the best known | veteran employes of the Medical Mu- seum. He.was retired in 1924. H: by a son, Si survived idney W. Reupholstering and Repairing o, O TUESDAY, Burgess, and two daughters, Mrs. War- ren J. Hamacher and Mrs. Emily B. | Hughes. He also leaves six grandchil- | dren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Alfred E. Barrows | pastor of Eastern Presbyterian Church. | will officiate. Interment will be in Ar lington Cemetery. COL. G. A. WIESER DIES Infantry Officer Was Stationed in Philippine Islands. Col. Gustave A. Wieser, commanding | the 31st United States Infantry, at | Manila, P. I, died at his post Sunday, and his body will be brought to the | United States for burial, according to ‘War Department advices. His wife, Mrs. | Emma ‘Wieser, was with him in lhe‘ Philippines. i Col. Wieser was a native of Germany. and enlisted in the 4th United States | Infantry in January, 1896. Four years | later he was commissioned a second lieu- tenant of Infantry, and by regular pro- | motions reached the grade of colonel in April, 1930. During the World War he served as colonel of Infantry in the Na- | tional Army. When Communists were repulsed in an attack on the Roman Catholic Bishop of Mayence, Germany, recently, they threw snowballs at him. FEBRUARY 17, 1931. *%% A-S5 9 ey LOCAL ARTIST ENTERS ARCHITECTURE FINALS 1Joseph B. Himmelheber, Whose Sketches Appear in The Star, Given Recognition. Jéseph B. Himmelheber, whose sketch- es of interesting scenes about Wash- ington have appeared in the rotogravure section of The Sunday Star for the past several months, has been selected with four other students as finalists in the annual architectural competition Telephone Nar'l 1293 . , Dry Cleaning at home made perfectly SAFE! RUSKO of the Beau Arts Institute of New York, | it was announced today. | Himmelheber, in the second year of the George Washington University School of Architecture, is the first stu- dent from that school to reach the finals in the 24 years of competition He is 27 years old. | The competition, based on the sub- ject, “A Pountain,” was cpen to thou- | sands of architectural students over the | country. The winner of the finals, to be held some time late in March.or early | April, will be sent to Paris for three years ~f study. Other competitors who reached the finals were C.F. Guenther, Cleveland School of Architecture: S, Simon, John Huntington. Polytechnic, and R. H Granelli and W. L. Schnitman, Atelier | Morgan. Himmelheber's sketches on the first page of The Star rotogravure section have drawn much favcrable comment. The series of drawings is ealled “Our Washington.” INSANITY DEFENSE STAYS Court Rules State Law Barring If as Unconstitutional. JACKSON, Miss, February 17 (). A State law barring insanity as a des fense plea for murder yesterday wad held uneonstitutional by the Mississipp) Supreme Court. The test case came from Pike County and was on appeal of Frank Sinclair from a life sentence for the slaying of Willlam Rayford Allen of McComb. “SUPERIOR QUALITIES—MODERATE PRICES" Home Dry Cleaner-Washer EAsiLY “HOMEWARD BOUND” For the first time a 2-gallon SANNETTE Step-on pn‘:l for . sl‘oo 5-gallon size, $ formerly $5.00 3-50 Sannette WASTETTE. Hides trash Regularly $150 ... : sl‘oo Sannette Waxed Bags. 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Davis, pilot of the plane which brought the first express shipment from Boston {0 Washington, are shown with the kevs Dry cleans your dresses for 35¢ ALSO WASHES baby clothes and. $77.50 dainty things perfectly S -Star Stafl Photo. FIREMAN'S DEATH BRINGS INDICTMENT Arlington Jury Holds Panl E. Schmidt for Man- slaughter. Br 2 Ztaft Carrespondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., February 17.—An indict- ment charging manslaughter was yes- terday returned by the grand jury here against Paul E. Schmidt of Washington 8s the result of the death early Sunday morning of Eugene Payne, 63-year-old Baliston volunteer fireman. Payne was instantly killed on Wilson boulevard when he w ruck by Schmidt’s atitomobile wh le he was roll- ing up hose after having assisted in| fighting a small fire. | There were 16 indic:ments returned | yesterday by the grand jury. Felony indictments were returned against Clifton Martin. Edward E. Posselt. John_Preston Lynch. John E. Green and Susie Lyon. The latter, a colored woman, pleaded gullty to housebreaking and was sentenced by Judge Walter T. McCarthy to serve three years in the penitentiary. Pleading guilty to charges of violat- ing the ~ prohibition laws. William Crown, Mary Alice Evans, Janie Davis, James Grimes, Roy Sitton and W. N Rogers were each fined $97.50 and sentenced to serve one month each in jail. Except in the cases cf James Grimes and Roy Sitton the jaii sen- tences were suspended. Clifton Martin, who also pleaded guilty to violation of the prohibition laws, was fined $72.50 and sentenced to serve three months in jail. CORNER STONE LAYING IS SET FOR MONDAY Alexandria-Washington Lodge of Masons Will Have Charge of Post Office Ceremony. Br a Stafl Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va.. Pebruary ‘The corner stone of the new fice and Federal Building, now under construction at Prince and Washington streets here, will be laid Monday after- noon at 12:30 o'clock bv Alexandria- ‘Washington Lodge of Masons. Plans for the aflair were completed vesterday afternoon. Most Worshipful A. M. Showalter, grand master of Masons of Virginia will be the principal speaker at the ex- ercises. The ceremony is being h:ld under the auspices of the Alexandria Chamber nf Commerce. MONDAY EVENING CLUB HEARS TALK Senators Barkley, La Guardia and Miss Grace Abbott Dis- | cuss Welfare Problems. More than 100 members and guests of the Monday Evening Club gathered at the Willard Hotel last night and heard Representative La Guardia of New York, Senator Barkley of Kentucky and Miss Grace Abbott, director of the Children’s Bureau of the Federal Gov- ernment, discuss Washington's child welfare and social service problems The occasion was the thirty-fifth an- nual dirner mecting of the organization Before the regular program began thosc present paid a silent tribute to the memory of Miss Ellen Rugg. recording secretary of the club, who died sud- denly Sunday. 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