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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
so men ESCAPE RAID
OF POLICE ON HOUSE
As Many More Held to Appear
Against F. w. Hamill in
Gambling Case.

A hundred men, half of whom police
say escaped, were surprised last night
in a gambling raid at the home OF
Frank Wesley Hamill. 40 years old,
SIS New Jersey avenue.
Lieut.. Maurice Collins of the sixth
police precinct, who led the raid, re-
ported that he had expected the clique
of local gamblers whose operations
had been interrupted recently by raids
in Maryland would seek refuge in
Washington. He says he found that
automobiles which in the past had
taken customers ito the Maryland re.
sorts had been diverted to the Hamill
house.
While half of the players at the
New Jersey avenue house made their
exit before the police had the situa-
ton in hand. sufficient We're held u
appear against Hamill in Police Court.
Hamill, taken to the precinct sta.
ton was charged with an alleged VIC
lation of the gambling law He was
permitted to deposit 500 collateral fol.
his appearance in court
Detectives Dowd and F'laherty and
several men in uniform assisted Lieut..
Collins in the raid.
Hamill failed to appear in Police
Court this morning and forfeited SlOO
collateral.
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Deaths.

SHARPER. Suddenly THURSDAY. December
70 .p bg2}, at Vienna yai ST., l.. HENRI GSdi
N; f. CHURCH. Ash Grove. Va December
-. at . pm.
SLATER. Thursday. December 10. 1925. at
neral sersice a. his late residence. 541 7lh
Interment at Congressional Cemetery. IL
SMITH. Tuesday. December 8. 1928. at his
chaae Md No fRar 2fTTfway GheyY
services at his late residence Saturday. De-
m GemeeT II at pm. lnterment at Tru-
EbWARD F6sfFER Df beioTed husband ngI ii
T TaTe f. StsaFn Funeral from bis late
Creek Cemetery. 49,
THOMPSON. Thursday. December 10. 1925.
Ian, land aye, s:w. sUsA& p; beloved vile Of
ment private. ~
WEBSTER. Departed this life December 10.
WEBsTER. beloved Nv wife Of LswTehce : Web:
ster and daughter of George W. and Ella
e ov fat 10 and mother ohhtr and and
infant daughter. three sisters. Eariine and
and MANY other relatives and friends. Flu
S>ral from the home OF her parents. 60lo
ment at harmony Cemetery. l.
Der II. i'm. ANNIE JENNIE WICKS.
Funeral seryI.\ Tuesday. december Is. al
clock. at M.\~oDolItan Wesley A. NJ, +,
Zion Church. D y. hetween 2nd and 3rd
SITS. s.w.. Rev. z. Il. atson. u. D.. pastor
Relatives and friends invited.
So sad, so sudden was the call
Your death surprised us all.
Perhaps some day we VIII understand.
Whea meet in the other land
DEVOTED FRIEND. ANNIE BRISIOi..
IEBLEN. Friday. December il. 1928. at
I'm I'm at bis resldeqce. lll5 orren st. re,
CHARLIE SECTOR. beloved husband of
Ada G.. Zehley and devoted father OF June
5. zebley. Remains !asting at Lees UNI
dertaking chapel. 332 -'ci lsylvana ave.
NV Intcrment and fune. =. service SUNDAY.
December -. 81 Bethel Chapel. Del. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
DR.. j. PRIESTLEY
DIES IN IOWA HOME
Was Brother-in-Law of Director of
Evening Star Company.
70 Years Old.

DR.. James Taggart Priestley, a
prominent physician of Des Moines
Iowa, for many years. died at his
home in Des Moines Thursday, accord
ing to work received here. Death was
caused by angina pectoris. DR.
Priestley was a brother-in-law of DIR.
rectors of The Evening Star News
paper Co. His widow is Mrs. Clara
Simpson Priestley.
Dr. Simpson will leave today for Des
Moines, where funeral services will
probably be held Monday. it is an
nounced
DIR. Priestley was about 10 years old
and had practiced medicine in Des
Moines for so years.
He was a high Mason and a mem
Der of many medical and literary
organizations. at the time of his death
being a trustee of the American Med
ical Association.
He was the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Marks B. PrieStley of Northum-
berland, Pa, and was born at that
place. His mother was Miss Taggart.
He was IA descendant of Joseph Priest
ley, the discoverer OF the chemical
element of oxygen.
DR.. Priestley was graduated in medi
cine from the University of PennsyT-
vania, and at the last commencement
exercises of that institution was
awarded the degree Of LII. D.
He leaves his wife and two grand.
sons. DR.. Joseph Priestley. an inferno
at the University Hospital in Phila-
delphia, and James Taggart Priestley,
a senior in the Medical School of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
15YEAR SENTENCE
IS GIVEN ROBBER
Bride Led Sobbing From
Court as Husbands Mercy
Plea Is Denied.

Justice Stafford, in Criminal Divi
sion 2, today sent John Del Tufo, alias
Johnny Black, to the penitentiary for
10 years. Del Tufo was convicted of
two charges, one of robbery and the
other of assault and robbery. In one
case the court fixed the penalty at 10
years and in the other at five years
10 begin at the expiration of the first
sentence.
Del Tufo was recently married, and
this fact was made the basis of a plea
for mercy by his counsel. Harry T.
Nhelan, but the court diSregarded the
plea, remarking, IF women want to
marry men who are swinging on peni
tertiary doors the court cannot be
held responsible The young wife
was in court when the sentence was
pronounced ana was led crying from
the room.
Del Tufo struck William d. Ryan
on the head with the butt of a re-
volver in an apartment where there
had been a crap game and took from
him S33. He also robbed Wallace w.
Watkins Of S25. Before imposing sen
tence Justice Stafford read long list
of criminal charges against Del Tufo,
dating back to 1907.
Justice Stafford also imposed a Is
year sentence on Joseph +. O'Neil. a
Young colured man, who was convicted
of highway robbery. O'Neil knocked
down Joseph He'll August last on
South Capitol street and robbed him
OF $25, a watch and ring. He'll lay
unconscious for four hours.
Another hold-up man, Arthur NJ.
Ford, COlored. received sentence of
10 years in the penitentiary. He
walked into the store of Mrs. Jenny
Brick. at 101 L street, and helped him
self to the contents of the cash drawer
September IS last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
RITES FOR F. B. WEAVER
TOBE CONDUCTED TODAY
Was Member of Georgetown Hard
ware Firm for 80
Years

Funeral services for f. Baker
Weaver, SIS years old, prominent
Georgetown merchant, who died of
heart disease at his residence. 1924
Thirty-ninth street, Chevy Chase,
Thursday, will be conducted at st. AL
bans Church this afternoon at .
o'clock. Rev. G. c. +. Bratenahl, dean
of the Washington Cathedral; Rev.
Charles Warner and Rev. w. W.
Shearer Will ofticiate. Interment will
be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Weaver was q Junior member
of the firm of w. 7. and +. B. Weaver,
hardware dealers OF Georgetown, for
80 years. He retired from that bust
ness about five years ago. At the
time of his death he was a director
and n member of the executive com
mittee of the Potomac Savings Bank.
He also was interested in manufac-
turing and building projects.
He was a member of the Columbia
Country Club, the Kiwanis Club. serv-
ing on its committee of public affairs;
the Manor Club. and George c. Whit
ing Lodge. No. 90, T. A. A. NJ.
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REGRET EXPRESSED
!. FOR JAPANESE BAN
Church Council Executive
Committee Urges Repeal
of Measure.
By tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
DETROIT, December 12.-Repeal
of the immigration law excluding Jap
anese from the United States was
urged at the closing meeting of the
Federal Council of Churches eXecu
tive committee yesterday. A strong
plea for the standardization of the
chaplaincy also was made.
The committee acted afflrmatively
on the report Of the committee on
good will which asserted that the Jap
anese had been deeply wounded" by
Americas immigration stand.
G. G.. Morrison, editor of the Chris
tan Century, Chicago, said action to-
ward demilitarization of the chap
laincy system would be "the first
step of the church to excommunicate
war
There is no place at the table of
the church for the monster war to
eat he said. The activities of the
council in assisting in supplying
Chaplains for the Army and Navy is
an affront to the conscience of an in
creasing number of persons in the
churches.
The committee decided to take no
action toward standardization of the
chaplaincy at this time.
The committee adopted resolution
in which it was declared that il does
not consider ii "eXpedient for the Fed
eral Council to enter the field of pro
hibition and temperance at this time.
a resolution putting the committee
on record as faVoring the agitation of
compulsory moral education and OPP
tional religious education" in the pub
lie schools and universities met oppo-
sition. Bishop Herman Page of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, Detroit,
said the country is not yet ready for
such a program.
Bishop James Cannon of Washing
ton said he did not see how the Fed
eral Council could refuse to indorse
moral education in schools.
The resolution finally was sent to a
committee for study
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Human Traffic Tower, Nearly Feet Tall,
May Soon Be Tried, But by Capital Police

headquarters. but police on duty there
looked anXiously at the small legs.
Brown has passed the civil service
test for the Police Department, and
has been pronounced by DIR. James
kilroy, police surgeon. a perfect physi-
cal specimen of masculinity, with not
an ounce of surplus flesh included in
more than 200 pounds. He has not
been appointed as yet to the police
force, but keen consideration is being
given to his case. 1t is pointed out
by those who have his case in hand
that he would make a fine traffic of
ficer at some busy intersection, since
he virtually could command a view of
an entire block in whichever direction
he looked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
FRANCIS M. FAWCETT DIES

Francis NJ. Fawcett. 80 years old. a
printer at the Bureau of Engraving,
and Printing, where he had been EN-,
ployed since he was boy. died at his
residence. 1906 Iowa avenue, yester
day. Death was due to heart disease.
Mr.. Fawcett was the son of Mrs.
Mary c. Fawcett and the late Francis
NJ. Fawcett. ST., of Kensington, Md,
where he resided before making his
home in this city. He was a member
of kensington Lodge of Masons.
He is survived by his mother: q
daughter Miss Doris Fawcett, and a
son. Francis NJ. Fawcett. jr., all of this
city. and brother. Archibald Fawcett
of California.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
EDWARD F. STEARNS DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Former Railway Mail Employe, on
Retired List, Was Member of
Masonic Fraternity.

Edward Foster Stearns, 6S years
old, railway mail clerk for 80 years
and a resident of this city for the
last 3S years. died at his residence
1S43 Monroe street. yesterday after q
long illness.
Mr.. Stearns was retired from the
railway mail service soon after the
retirement act went into effect in
1870 Prior to entering the mail serv-
Ice he was professional musician
and for five years was chief musician
OF the I'd Artillery Band. He was
born In New York.
He was a member of La Fayette
Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A NJ, and of
Columbia Chapter of the Order OF
the Eastern Star. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Z. Stearns
and daughter. Miss Lydia NJ.
Stearns.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence Monday afternoon al
O'Clock. Rev. Alfred E. Barrows
Of Eastern Presbyterian Church will
ofhciate. Interment Will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
ASKS MORE LIGHTS
ON georgia.
BrightWood Association De-
cIares Thoroughfare Is Un-
safe for Traffic.

The necessity for better illumination
for Georgia avenue was brought for
chilly to the attention of the members
Of the Brightwood Citizens Associa-
ton at a meeting held in Holy Com
forter Parish Hall last night in reso
luton introduced by DIR. Charles E.
Ralph. In calling attention to the
poorly lighted thoroughfare he stated
that it was dangerous for pedestrians
and motorists.
The District Commissioners will be
urged to provide adequate lighting IA
cilities. similar to those provided on
other important highways leading out
Of the city. The Georgia delegation in
Congress will be urged to assist in
furthering the project.
Urges Opening Of Streets.
The association went on record adj
Vocating the early opening of Colorado
and Concord avenues. Nicholson and
Thirteenth streets, in the vicinity of
Brightwood. The association also has
recommended that Shepherd road be
changed TO Shepherd avenue instead
OF concord avenue, as a present des
lsnated. In this manner former Gov.
Shepherd would be signally honored.
The Board of Education will be re-
quested to name the new junior high
school, for which provision of $3.50, 900
IS made in the present budget, in
honor of the late William V. Cox, for
20 years a resident of Brightwood and
a former president of the Washington
Board of Trade. The association also
Will recommend that the Brightwood
Park School be changed to the Archi-
bald White School and the new build
ing now in course Of erection the
Brightwood School, retaining the
name of the one to be vacated next
year The, resolution was presented
by William Mex. Clayton.
John c. Proctor presented a resolu.
ton requesting that when the new
school is completed the old Bright
wood School site to he used as an en-
trance to Fort Stevens Park, which
has been acquired by the Government.
Items i'm Business Routine.
The association Endorsed the propo-
sltlon OF a separate fund of $500, 900
TO be used in cases where iuries in
condemnation proceedings find that
damages are greater than the benefits
assessed. 1t was pointed out that the
present law assessing benefits against
property owners is wrong in principle
and unjust to the taxpayers
Mrs. II. s. Parsons was designated
ny IleSlueIll SIldlleS w. KAY TO rep
resent the association at the school
mass meeting Monday in the Franklin
School
Elmer f. Johnson presented a reso-
luton urging that better switching
facilities be provided at the car barn
at Brishtwood for cars turning in"
in order TO relieve congestion of
traffic.
The repeal of the Borland amend
no Of
paving against abutting property
owners, was requested in a resolution
presented by John c. Proctor, and
adopted.
New members were elected as fol-
lows: Q. II. George, J. c. Morris, Wal
ter A. Johnson, II. T. Clarke, Charles
l.. Nisewaner. J. w. Smith, J. z. Mat
tern. DIR. +. Shoemaker. Mrs. Lulu
Fowkes. jeremiah J. Quinn, A. NJ
Summeral, Charles s. Shaal, 1. Ref
Guy B. Pendleton and William b
Pearce.
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WILL WED HALF-AUNT
AFTER LAWS REBUFF
Clarendon, Va. Man, Denied Lii
cense at Rockville, Accommodated
by Clerk in Own County.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, December l2-
Finding nothing in the Virginia code
TO justify a refusal. William II. Dun
can, clerk of the Court of Arlington
County, yesterday issued q marriage
license, permitting a Clarendon man.
Edward Roe Haskell. q years of age
TO marry his half-aunt, Miss Alberta
Haskell, 81, of 4525 Forty-third street
Washington, ID. G. The code frownS on
marriage of man with sister, half
sister and aunt, but there is nothing
prescribed to prohibit the marriage
with half aunt. Mr.. Duncan found
The couple, it is said. applied for
license at Rockville, but were refused
Rev. George H. Fielding of the
Clarendon Methodist Church will Off
ciate at the wedding. which will take
place this evening at the home of the
pastor on Taylor avenue, Clarendon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
CHARLES V. ZEBLEY, SO,
DANCING TEACHER, DIES
Had Instructed Many Members of
Diplomatic Set in Capital Dur
ing 25 Years Here.

Charles Victor Zebley 60 years old.
teacher of dancing in this city for
the last % years, during which time
he had many members of the diplo-
matte set as his pupils, died at his
residence, 1115 Orren street northeast.
yesterday after an illness of about a
week.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge
al Hinton, ". Va. and of the Amer
lean Association of Dancing Masters
He leaves wife, Mrs. Ada c. Zeb-
ley; a son, Cyrus June Zebley, and
n sister, Miss Eva Zebley.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Bethel Chapel. near Wilmington
Del, tomorrow. Interment will also
be at that place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12

Washington soon may have a tower
ing policeman directing traffic at some
busy intersection from an exalted
height of feet 91a inches.
E. +. Brown, ex-farmer of Culpeper,
Va, 81 years old, bent his frame
under the District Building door,
crumpled up and passed through the
revolving door and again stopped to
enter the elevator at the District
Building today when he went to the
office of Lieut.. Wilson to inquire about
his rating.
Eyes turned to him magnetically as
he walked down the corridor. He sat
down in an ordinarily strong chair
in the outer office of the main police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Disabled Ship lowed In.

BALTIMORE. December 10 (P).-
The Italian steamer Campania, beach
cd at Point No Point, 70 miles down
the bay. after a collision with the
British steamer Momhassa last Satur-
day, was towed to her dock here last
night. Emergency repairs released
the ship from Point No Point. She
carried a cargo of potash from Ant
werD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
CHRISTMAS EVE PROGRAM,
WRC to Feature messiah" and
Mass at st. Patrick's.

Hande's Messiah" to be presented
by the Royal Salon Ensemble, and the
Christmas mass at st. Patrick s
Church, Washington, will comprise
the major portion of WRC's Christ
mas eve program, to be broadcast con
tinuously from o'clock pm, Decem-
Der "a, until am. Christmas morn
ing.
Inc Messiah" will be presented in
the studios OF station WIZ, New York
ana Will be relayed to Washington by
land wire. The Christmas mass will
be broadcast direct from ST. Patrick 8
Church in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
hours
Hannah Hercus. %. Homeopathic Hospital
Laura Virginia Stanley. 70. 1900 Law
renee St.
Sarah J. Keller rs. Emergency Hospital
University Hosnital
Kate s: Steinle &C. 500 East Capitol st.
Alice Y. Lucore. 81. 1873 p st.
Julia Rischal ~. l13 eth st ne.
Carlos De La Toure. 80. Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital.
pital.
Henry Gibson. So Garfield Hospital.
Frank Cole. 80. 1910 Temperance ct
George Flemming Brown. 80. 2l43 9th ST
Theodore Bankett. 80. 1923 1st At.
Hospital.
Fred Williams. %. Emergency Hospital
- Archie eating. 10. route Emergency
HosDir.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
SISTER VIEWS BODY.

Miss Mamie Eagan. San Francisco,
whose half brother. Walter E. Wynn.
legless and blind ex-soldier, died at
the National Service Club Monday
morning, and whose funeral was post
poned to await her arrival here
reached here this morning and visited
Arlington National Cemetery to view
the body.
Miss Eagan said she knew nothing
of Wynn's reported estate. Money
derived from the sale Of the car he
owned likely will be used to defray
the funeral expenses. it was said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Esperantists to Meet.

The Columbia Esperanto Associa-
ton will celebrate the birthday of DR.
Louis l.. Zamenhof, the inventor of
the Esperanto language. at a banquet
to be held tonight at the Playhouse.
1914 n street. Baltimore and An
napolis Esperantists have been invited
to be the guests Of the local associa
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
MRS. G. /. RAYMOND DIES.
Wife of G. w. q. Professor Ex-
pires at Age of II Years.

Mrs. Mary Raymond, II years old,
died at Stoneleigh Court this morning.
Mrs. Raymond was the wife of Prof
George l.. Raymond formerly of
princeton University and now at
George Washington University.
Mrs. Raymond came here with her
husband In 1895 and established a
home at 1910 NJ street Due to fail
ing health she went to California in
1911 and returned to this city in 1917
and she lived at Stoneleigh Court
since
She is survived by her husband and
one daughter, Mrs Tyler bennett of
this city.
Funeral services will be held at her
residence Monday afternoon and in
termant will be in the family plot at
Princeton, n. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
CARDS OF T.jdnkS,

GEIGER. We wish TO express our sincere
thanks to our relatives and friends for
their kindness and sympathy shown dur
ing the long illness. also for the beautiful
Moral tributes at the death of our beloved
JACOB GEIGER MRS. CHARLES HER
FOG. MRS. SAMUEL FIRTH.
HOWELL. We wish to thank our relatives
nelgh bors and friends for their kind sym
pathy rendered at the death of our beloved
wife and mother. MARY c. HOWELL.
JOSEPH c. HOWELL AND CHILDREN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
TO the Health Department in the last 2.
hours
Fairfax NJ. and Mildred Atherton. boy.
Harry r. and Mary j. Greene. girl
George L. and Eleanor NJ. Moore. girl.
Kenneth H and Theela G. Berkeley, girl.
Joseph j. and Florence Phillips. boy.
Edward and Nellie Graham, girl
Stanley D. and Leila Marks boy
Andrew H. and Dorothy Norris. girl.
Edward and Catherine Sampson boy.
Paul and Louise Moran. girl.
Willie and Matte Gaskins. boy.
f0oaneenIad s sndd H saFiy e. w Rr9.n. e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Resigns From Army.

Resignation of Second Lieut.. Don
aid A. Beck, United States Cavalry
recently stationed at Fort Oglethorpe
Ga, has been accepted by the Prcsi
dent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12

One hundred different species of
birds have been noted at Brean
Down, near Weston-super-M Mare and
Dungeness, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Born.

HAMILL. November IS. 1925. at Provi
deEce Hospital. to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
l.. Hamin. son. ROBERT L. HAMILL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12

The Carthage Press notes that
among the things which come to those
VINO wait too long are old age and
stagnation