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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
MISS c. E. POLKINHORN
Is CLAIMED BY DEATH
Was Active Worker in Religious,
Philanthropic and Patriotic
Circles

NlEClGS.
Miss Catherine e. Polkinhorn, long
active in religious, philanthropic and
patriotic circles died yesterday at her
apartment in the Brighton Hotel.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
Bethlehem Chapel of the National
Cathedral, Mount st. Alban. Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, bishop of
Washington, will officiate, assisted by
Rev. Charles T. Warner, rector of ST.
Adams Parish. Interment will be in
Oak Hill Cemetery
Miss Polk1nhorn was daughter of
the late Henry and Marianne Brown
Polkinhorn. Her father was connected
with the National Intellgencer. She
was the granddaughter of Sir Thomas
Brown, English portrait painter, and a
lineal descendant of James Askie, a
sergeant OF Pennsylvania troops in the
Revolutionary War
She was a member of the board of
lady managers of the Episcopal Eve.
Ear and Throat Hospital an incorpor-
ator of the Episcopal Church Home, a
regent and one of the founders of Our
Flag Chapter, D. A. r., and a member
of the D. A. r. EX-State Officers Club
the Society OF Natives of the District
OF Columbia, the Travellers Aid Society.
the Woman's City Club and the Political
Study Club.
She is survived by two nephews.
Henry Whitefield Samson and Dr.. Henry
A. Polkinhorn, and two nieces. Miss
Blanche Polkinhorn and Mrs. Florence
P. Aff1eck of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
OF STORE ROBBERY
Two Philadelphians, Caught After
Chase, Held for Grand
Jury.

Maurice Green and Benjamin Sha-
piro, both OF Philadelphia. charged with
HOUSEKEEPING as result of their at
tempt to rob the Virginia Dare Candy
Shop, at 1902 II street, last Friday
night. pleaded not guilty and were held
for the action of the grand jury under
$4,000 bond each when arraigned be-
fore Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Police
Court today.
The men were captured by Policeman
w. NJ. Sanford and F. S. Hawthorne of
the Traffic Bureau after a chase
through downtown streets.
The men attempted to rob the store
by twice calling Miss Frances Van Lear
Of Alexandria, attendant at the store,
to neXt-door telephone.
1t happened, however, that Policeman
Sanford. who is a friend of Miss Van
Lear, came to the store after the first
call and hid behind the screen in the
rear when she was summoned to the
phone a second time. From his posi-
ton he says. he saw Green enter the
store and gave chase after tho man
had taken some money from the cash
drawer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
WOMAN HELD ON LIQUOR
CHARGE: SECOND OFFENSE
Lena X. Heson Remanded to Grand
Jury Following Raid on
Apartment.

Miss Lena Kathryn Heson, Is years
old, living in an apartment in the 9OC
block of Thirteenth street, charged with
second offense of sale and possession OF
liquor, was held for the action of the
grand jury under $4,000 bond following
a hearing before Judge Gus A. Schuldt
in Police Court today.
Miss Heson was arrested September
10 when her apartment was raided by
Revenue Agents B. N. Quinn and H. l..
Doyle and Policeman j. E. Kane on
information furnished by Agent c. r.
Mccartney
Maurice M. Grudd, attorney for Miss
Heson, attempted to have the charges
dismissed on the ground that the war
liant on which the raid was made had
originally been issued for another
apartment and was later changed
Miss Heson was first convicted on
October 30, 1927, and sentenced to Is
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, September 25.-A
life that ran the gamut of almost every
human emotion and experience was
ended yesterday with the death of Mai
Edward A. Burke at Tegucigalpa, Hon
duraS.
Starting humbly, he rose high and
then sank to the depths of exile, dying
while well on his way in his effort to
remove a stigma from his name. Hon.
duras, the place of his death, also had
been the place of exile to which he fled
40 years ago against an cmbezzlement
indictment charging him with appro-
priating Louisiana State funds to his
personal use while serving as State
treasurer.
Fails to Return.
Intrenched in Honduras, which re-
fused to surrender him to the United
States, the major grew old and feeble
in his efforts to have the blemish re-
moved from his record of gallantry in
the Civil War and service to the State
of louisiana. After numerous failures
his friends in the State finally succeed
ed in having the indictment quashed
last February, but Maj. Burke still re-
fused to return unless he officially was
declared innocent of the charges.
While waiting, he died and his body
probably will be inferred in his adopted
land.
Forty years ago Maj. Burke, flushed
with repeated honors by his State, sur
rounded by influential friends and with
substantial personal fortune, sailed from
New Orleans to London to interest
British capital in Honduras mineral
lands, While there a grand Jury re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.

man and woman. both arrested
in raids by Sergt Letteman's vice squad
Saturday night. were held for the action
of the grand Jury Yesterday by Judge
Gus A. Schuldt in Police Court for re-
peated alleged violations of the liquor
laws
Jack Hawkins, % years old. arrested
in a raid in the 1900 block of Eleventh
street. was charged with third-offense
illegal possession of liquor and released
under 81 500 bond. Miss Josephine
Perrin. 40 years old. taken in a raid in
the ?400 block of Holmead place, faced
a second-offense sale charge Her bond
was fixed at $4,000. Should she be con-
victed. Miss Perrin will be subject to
deportation. it was said in the Office of
Assistant United States Attorney David
A, Hart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
SCHOOL ESTIMATE
ROW TO Be AIRED
Budget Bureau Will Decide in
Dispute Over Appro-
priationS.

The difference of opinion between the
Board of Commissioners and the Board
Of Education of the District over trim
ming the 1880 estimates for schools
will be aired before the Bureau of the
Budget when hearings start october
81, it was stated today by Director of
the Budget H. NJ. Lord.
Gen. Lord said that all points of
view concerned in the differences over
the school situation here would be
given a full opportunity to be heard.
Formal invitations will be sent to the
District Commissioners, the Board of
Education and the superintendent of
schools to appear and explain their
positions on what should go into the
budget for the next fiscal year, Gen.
Lord said
These formal hearings viii be held
before a Budget Bureau board. con-
sisting of F. j. Bailey, chairman; r.
o. Kloeber and G.. F. Allen and will
be behind closed doors, Gen Lord said
While no one but the officials di-
rectly concerned with the administra-
ton of the schools will be admitted to
the executive session during which the
whole matter will be formally consid-
ered, Gen. LORD Salu Otner hearings on
the school question will be granted to
citizens associations and other groups
interested in presenting their claims as
to needs of the school system. Already
1t is known, some associations have
carried their cause direct to the Bu-
reau of the Budget, and it is likely
that the cut in the school budget will
provide the biggest fight in the formu-
lation of the District budget.
The formal hearings are scheduled
TO run from october 81 to November
3, Gen. Lord said.
The District estimates are now in the
hands of the Budget Bureau, having
been sent on, after District Auditor
Donovan made the cut in the school
estimates, after the School Board re-
fused to do so. The school budget
as originally submitted was about
Sl2 000, 000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Women Arrested
For Street Fight
Forfeit $40 Bonds

Two women, arrested near Fourteenth
and Kenyon streets yesterday after
noon, when they staged an impromptu
fiStic encounter said to have resulted
from an argument over a game OF
bridge, forfeited $40 collateral each in
Judge Robert E. Mattingly'S branch Of
Police Court today.
The women. who gave their names
and addresses as Mrs. Edna Schultz, 81
years old, of 2519 Third street, north
east, and Mrs. Lillian Maddox, % years
old, of Harpers Ferry, w. Va, were
battling each other so furiously, that
o number of men who stopped to watch
them were afraid to intervene. Finally
Policeman w. T. Grimes, attracted by
the crowd, took command of the sit
uation, and succeeded in separating the
modern AmazonS On the way to the
station house a stop was made at Gar
field Hospital to have Mrs. Schultz's eye
treated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Senator Reed Loses
Tax Board Case on
Campaign Expenses
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania to-
day lost before the Board of Tax
Appeals his fight to deduct from his
gross income for 1922 as a business
expense, $3.50 contributed to the
State and county Republican cam
paign fund. In. his return for
1922 the Senator deducted the
amount of the contributions, but
they were disallowed by the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau.
obviously these amounts were
not expended by the petitioner SOLE
ly in the furtherance of his own
candidacy. Amounts gra.itouly
paid by him to promote the sue
cess of other candidates certainly
could not in any sense be said to
constitute ordinary and necessary
expenses in carrying on a trade for
business, and accordingly are not
deductible from the gross income
as bushes expense"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
COUNCIL CONFLICT
PUT UP TO COURT
Falls Church Members Called On to
Defend Tenure at No.
venber Term.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, September 25.-Judge
Howard Smith of the Fairfax Circuit
Court yesterday issued an order
authorizing County Clerk F.. w. Rich
ardson to issue writ. returnable at
the November term of the court. call
ing on Phillip Talbot of the second
ward and Milton Roberts of the third
ward to establish their right to hold
office as members of the Town Coun-
Gil Of Falls Church.
The order was issued as a result of
q petition filed Friday by Amos
Crounse. counsel for group of voters
who contended that no legally consti-
tuted council exists in the town and
asking the removal of the two menu
bers, whose election was the basis of
the long fight growing out Of the polling
Of last June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

officer of the In.
ternational Civil
Aeronautics Con-
ference to be held
in this city De-
cember 1914 has
been announced by
the State Depart
ment.
M r. r o g e r S
assumed his new
duties today. hav-
ing e S t a b Ii S he'd
headquarters in the
U n t e d S t a t e S
Chamber of Com
merce B uildin G
where the principal
sessions of the con-
ference will be held.
He will work under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
FINED AFTER DANCE RIOT.
Youth Arrested When Boys and
Girls Join in Battle.

Charged with disorderly conduct
when, police say, he refused to obey
their orders to go home, given in an
effort to break up "free-for-all" fight
that had followed a dance at Immacu-
late Conception School, near Ninth and
N streets, last night. Edward Myers, 81
years old, of the 200 block of K street
was fined $40 by Police Court Judge
Robert E. Mattingly today.
Nearly 500 boys and girls were caught
in the battle, which started when one
boy attempted to take another's girl
home, according TO the story told the
court by Policemen c. D. Poole and
Lester Parks of the second precinct. A
riot call was sent in. the police claim,
and when the officers arrived they dis
persed the crowd by ordering every one
10 leave Immediately. Myers, they say,
Satasea TO GO .....-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Kiwanis Fair Opens Tonight.

Special Dispatch to The Star
FREDERICK, Md. September 25.--
The local Kiwanis Club will open its
second annual fashion and business
show at the State Armory tonight. Lo-
cal manufacturers merchants and other
business firms have arranged attractive
displays. A baby show Is planned for
Thursday night. The program will close
Friday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Auto Strikes Cyclist.
al Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star,
FREDERICK, Md, September as
Earl Bartlett, Is years old, of near
Knoxville. Md. is confined to the local
hospital with fractures of both legs be-
low the knees. sustained when struck by
an automobile driven by Robert Corum
of the same locality. Bartlett was rid
ing bicycle at the time of the acct
dent His condition Is not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Husband Asks Divorce

Mrs. Clara E. Follin, 1929 Thirtieth
street, today was named a defendant in
suit filed in Equity Court by her hus-
band, Arthur 7. Follin, 1920 Prospect
avenue, seeking an absolute divorce
Two correspondents are named. The
petition, filed by Attorney Carl D. Mar
shall, says the couple were married May
& 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Miss Mary Johnson Dies.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va. September 25.-
Miss Mary Vernell johnson, % years
of age. daughter of the late s. M. john
son, died at her home Sunday evening.
She Is survived by her mother. Mrs.
Elizabeth johnson; three sisters and
two brothers. g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Wed Al Years, Asks Divorce.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. September 25.-
After having been married Al years
Mrs. Margaret Roby has entered suit
for divorce from Adam Roby. alleging
desertion and non-support. They were
married In 1883 and lived together until
1924,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
LEIGHTON W. ROGERS
ACCEPTS new DUTY
Commerce Department Division
Chief Named Executive Officer
of Aeronautics Conference.

appointment of Leighton w. Rogers.
head of the Division of Foreign Aero
nautics and Communications of the
Department of Commerce, as executive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

b TIN Sons fheR
the la birth
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Evening star., 1928-12-31
POLICE DRY SQUADS .
ACTIVE DURING YEAR
Hundreds of Arrests Made AMI
Thousands of Gallons of
Liquors Seized.

Two police squads engaged In hunt,
ing out dry law violators during thI
year made hundreds of arrests and
seized thousands of gallons of liquo4
and many automobiles. They were as.
sisted by members of the precinct dry
law enforcement squads.
One squad, of which Sergt. George H
Little is chief. handled only liquor caset
and is known as the road squad. Ia
connection with their work they have
participated in many exciting automos
bile pursuits, many times endangerina
their own lives. Those working with
the sergeant are Pvts. George G. Deyoe,
L. o. Montgomery, Leo Murray and
Robert Joiner.
Sergt. o. j. Letterman Is head of tho
other squad, and their work had to dJ
with both liquor and gambling Their
liquor Investigations arc confined chiefly
to violatorS who prepare and sell liquor
in their homes and deliver orders. Mem
bers of the squad working with Sergt.
Letterman are c. CT. McCarron. Richard
Cox and w. F. Burke. They have par
ticipated in numerous sensational raids
throughout the year.
An intensive drive on gambling
houses was an interesting feature of the
years work. Many arrests were made
and many offenders sentenced, some re-
ceiving sentences of as much as four
years in prison. Work of the police Is
reported to have resulted in driving
many OF the local gamblers to nearby
Maryland.
Evening star., 1928-12-31
RECEIPTS IN POLICE
COURTS $4,000
Most Changes in Personnel
and Improvements in Sys-
tenn Made Last Year.

Although the volume of business
transacted at Police Court did not set
new record during 1928, it showed a
substantial increase over 1927. The
past year was also marked by a greater
number of changes Of personnel, i'm
provements in system and additions to
the physical equipment of the court
than has occurred in any other recent
year.
According to figures compiled by J. A.
Sanford, cashier, and w. S. Shantz,
assistant cashier, a total of $457, 1929. 90
was collected in fines and forfeitures
from the 91,150 cases recorded on the
Police Court dockets of 1928. This was
an increase in cash receipts of approx
mately $4,000 and of 14,52l cases over
1927
The biggest revenue was derived from
Traffic Court, where the largest num-
ber Of cases was tried. The docket of
that court showed a total of Al ATS
cases, which produced $197,47904 in
fines and forfeitures. In the District
of Columbia branch, reserved for the
trial of intoXication. diSorderly conduct,
vagrancy and imislar offenseS, $170,-
77673 was collected and 30,764 cases
registered. In the United States branch,
in which violations of the United States
penal code are tried, 11,317 cases were
written into the courts history and
$89,073.64 paid by offenders.
Decided Gain in Warrants.
The number of warrants issued by
r. B. Gott, warrant clerk, also showed
a decided gain. Warrants involving
United States cases totaled 1856, an
increase of 181 over last year. Warrants
issued for traffic and District of Colum-
bia cases are conservatively estimated
by Gott at SO day during 1928.
In order to properly handle the ever
increasing volume of business at court,
the filing system was completely re-
vised during the past year. The system
now employed, known as the visible in
dex system, is said to be unique among
courts, and was adopted because it af-
fords increased sped and accuracy.
The cashiers Office was remodeled
during 1929 and now has all the facili-
ties of a modern bank A new printing
press was installed in the basement of
the building, and has turned out more
than 100000 SummonSeS, warrants and
other printed forms essential in the
courts routine.
Given Gets Judgeship.
Chief among the personnel changes
was the appointment of Ralph Given,
for years chief assistant United States
attorney at the court, to judgeship.
The appointment followed the death Of
Judge George H. Macdonald, who had
han0 i'll MANY months While IL was
still hoped Judge Macdonald might re-
cover, Judge Robert E. Mattingly was
transferred from Municipal Court to
Police Court, returning after the ap-
pointment of Judge Given. While at
Police Court Judge Mattingly was re-
appointed to his third term on the
bench by President Coolidge, and took
the oath of Office from Frank Sebring,
clerk of the Police Court, who himself
rounded out 80 years service there on
May ], 1928.
Evening star., 1928-12-31
Utilities Work Reviewed

amount to total saving to the public
of approximately 100000 year.
The major portion of the commits
sionS work during the year was de-
voted to the revaluation case of the
Washington and Georgetown Gas
Light Companies, on the outcome of
which will hinge the Districts future
gas rates. The Washington company
alone filed a claim to fair value
nearly double the valuation allowed
in 1916. The claim of the Georgetown
company has not yet been entered, but
it is expected to add approximately
$2,0O0,00O to the present total.
With the close of the year the valu-
alton case had reached point where
the Washington company had all of
it's evidence in the record and repre-
sentatives of the commission were
presenting their testimony, when the
case was postponed over technical
ity. 1t will not be resumed until the
company disposes of its long pending
appeal before the Court OF Appeals
from the 1916 valuation.
The personnel of the commission re-
manned unchanged during the year
with its original appointees holding
office. The members are John w, Chill
dress, chairman; Col. Harrison Brand,
jr., and Col William B. Ladue, Engi-
neer Commissioner of the District.
Evening star., 1928-12-31

Approval of the plan for merging
the transportation lines of the District
was the crowning achievement of an
epochal year for the Public Utilities
Commission.
While the scheme of consolidation
originated with the transit companies,
the part the commission played in get
ting it before Congress for ratification
was of utmost importance. Had the
commission rejected the plan. all hope
of the long advocated unification would
have died with it's action.
The commission also includes among
its outstanding achievements of 1923,
the readjustment of electricity rates
and its action in october forestalling
the move of the Capital Traction Co.
for a 10-cent fare pending dispo-
sition of the merger agreement in Con-
gress. The new schedule of electric
current rates gives consumers the ben
eft of reduction of z mills per kilo-
watt hour, which, it is estimated, will
Evening star., 1928-12-31

beam while watching men at work
Others of the department who died
during the year were Lieut.. E. G. Waters
and Pvts. G.. c. Brown, l.. M. Carroll
and H. w. Mitchell. Members of the
department retired during the year were
Capts. w. j. Garner William Nally, It.
Buckley and H. G. Reynolds; Lieut.. w.
c. Parater and PvtS. Orville Fraser,
Daniel O'Connor, H. P. Hecht, H. G..
Suthard, j. E. Webb, F. w. Brown and
III. l.. Neumayer Six widows and two
children were pensioned.
Rescue Squad Praised.
Two new trucks of the 75-foot type.
two bumpers, each with a capacity of
750 gallons; a combination hose wagon
with booster pump of 325 gallons and
a battalion chiefs roadster were put in
service during the year. One truck was
for No. and the other for No. conf
pany, while the bumpers went to Nos.
8 and IL engine companies.
Members of the two rescue squads
of the department were highly COM
mended on number of occasions for
their successful efforts in saving of hu-
man life They responded to approx
mately 600 calls during the year and
were credited with having saved many
lives.