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The Washington times., 1928-12-03

The reappointment Of Pub
lie Utilities Commissioner Hsr
rison Brand If NAV stiE up
4 fight ia the session of Con.
gress which opened today
Brand Is now serving under
recess appointment made BY
President Coolidge shortly
after the last session ad.
journed His regular appoint
ment probably will be sent ~
the Senate for confirmation
within d day or two.
There IS known to BE feeling
among members of the Senate DIS
trict COMMITTEES. 10 which Brand 81
appointment will be referred. tkst ne
has not fought the demands Of the
utilities az xealOusly Is he lnight
have during his tmosyear term.
Noted For Unifiraifon
Several times BFand has laced
open public resentment, which in
cluded CONGRESSIONAL critfcisna piH
his critics have not been 50 aciive
since the Public Utilities C0mRii=
sion turned down the application o.
| the Capital Traction Company foF
Ehigher street car fares
Opposition - Brand now is largely
based upon his approval Of the tlqf.
tion company J plans Tor unifIcatIpIi.
Il - 49, 49, ~ L
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
Delta Theta Phi Pin
Given Mrs. Coolidge

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. was pre-.
scented this afternoon with !. lhe
sister pin's of Delta Theta Phi
fraternity Greek letter society
Of which the President is a mem.
Der.
The. presentation took place In
the White House, the fraternity
being represented by Senator Ti1eo-
dore r. Burton of Ohio. Raymond
r. Hyre, chancellor OF the frater.
nifty: Prof. Earle c. AEnold, of
George Washington University Law
School. and Dwight r. Rorer. spe-
ciaI assistant to Attorney General
Sargent.
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
WARRAN IS
ASKED FOR
z COPS

The police department has
asked the District Attorneys
office To issue warrants charg-
ING Detective Michael Dowd
and Private D. w Rosser,
both of the Sixth precinct,
with assault, Mai. Edwin b.
Hesse, chief Of police, an
nonnced today.
The request Tor the issuance 81
the warrants against the officers
was made as the result OF the in.
vestigation Of police inspectors n
connection with reports Of knock.
down and drag out methods used
by police IN q hotel In the 800 bIocl;
Of Pennsylvania Ave. N. w No
vember %. Assistant United States
Attorney Joseph Bruce. after hear
Ing evidence against the two po
iicemen took under advisement tI4t
question Of issuing warrants fol
their arrest.
Hesse Through
Major Hesse stated he win TAX.
no further action against the OFF
GERS until Bruce announces hi
decision.
Several policemen Of the Sixth
precinct who were on lower Penn
sylyania Avenue when the aiIeget
attacks took place. were lined III
before Warren Yates and Sterlins
Wise OF Rock Point. Nd, IN Bruce.
office Saturday.
Yates positively identified DOVE
and Rosser as the assaflants b
Wise. Ma ior Hesse aid.
Robert III. Dow, 6s-year-oId cIerI
at the hotel, identified Rosser 4.
the man who assaulted him, Majol
Hesse stated.
Two other men who had mads
complaints against police reported
they did not want to take an
further action
a squadron Of police from tIas
Sixth Precinct were sent Il
Pennsylvania Avenue, on the nigh
OF November %. after reports llaG
been received here OF q tong wal
outbreak in Philadelphia. Police
were instructed to keen Washing
tons Chinatown quiet. The hOte
In which the alleged attack
occurred Is in the heart OF loca
Chinatown.
Major Hesse said he had no
learned what prompted the men tc
go into the hotel or why they did
not make any. arrests, ii the Law
was being violated there.
The Washington times., 1928-12-03

The old-line tactics OF the gam.
bling fraternity has proved more
than a match for the. picsxeting
system tried out by the police last
week. They lock their doors and
depart from the picketed quarters
TO open up at some other point.
The tactics Of suppression do no
more than provide business for the
moving and transfer companies.
End Ii Sight
This is the report which will be
made to Congress in the near future
BY Major =. B Hess. Superintend-
ent OF Police. and his aids when
they are asked why gambling has
not been eradicated from Washing.
ton.
They probably will ask for more
stringent anG-gambIing laws--iaws
which viii make it easier TO obtain
Evidence and easier to obtain con.
victions when evidence lis obtained
without the forn1ality of getting
search warrants permitting entry
into the various gaming establish
ments.
Unless a better law IL enacted.
the present conditions Will continue
indefinitely. in the opinion of Cap
tain Burlingame. And this comes
near, to writing .finis,' on the
present gambling raids.
Try New Scheme
In the meantime Captain Bur-
lingame is attempting procedure
against the joints on the as
sumption that they come under the
'fdisorderlv conduct" law. No war
rant is needed for an arrest in
such cases and there is less likeli-
hOod OF a flight being made in
nnlsrf againaf the charr..
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
Indoor Circus Muleteer
Injured by Beasts Kick

Gabe Daniels. 20. coIored, Is a
mule rider-extraordinary He ID
such a good one. in fact, that he is
employed to demonstrate that z
trick mule at the Hills indoor cir
Gus at the President Theater car
be mastered
Daniels was doing his stuff yes.
terdap afternoon when the mGle
hauled off and kicked him. The
act made wirh the audience
The 'rfder" was removed to the
Emergency Hospital and treated for
a fractured right knee.
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
MICHIGAN MEMS CLUB

The University of Michigan's
Mems Club will have as speaker
at the Wednesday luncheon in. the
Cosmos Club, DR.. Samuel G.
Cohen. who will speak on Expert
ences OF a Bond Salesman in Eu-
rome"
The Washington times., 1928-12-03

Tired feet and what mt :. all Rs
a result of trampinE the streets In
searcb Of For Rent signs. save this
tired feeling by reading the Classified
rental 1iaffnRk
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
Col. F. E. Webb Here
To Aid Bridge Project

Col. Frank Elbridge Webb, Farmer
Labor candidate for the Presidency
is in Washington in the interests oil
the measure. now pending in Con
gress, TO build bridge across San
Francisco Bay.
Farm relief legislation also viii
be the subject of attention from
Colonel Webb during the short ses
zion of Congress.
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
West Virginia Society
Arranges Cider Party

With program arranged by
Mrs. A. r. Barr. the West Virginia
Society OF the District. will meet at
O'Clock. Wednesday evening at
the Washington Club. Seventeenth
and X Streets Northwest.
The annual cider party of the
society will be held on December
-, according to present plans.
The Washington times., 1928-12-03
DR. scHlPPELL 10 SPEAK

"The Harmony Diet" will he the
subject of a public lecture to be
delivered by DIR. r. NJ. Schippell be-
fore the Vegetarian Society of the
District Wednesday evening at 1929
Sixteenth St. n. w.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
Driver ExOnerated After
Accident at EIkhart;
| Dead; 13 Hurt.

Julian Spooner, 25, Wyandotte,
Mich, driver of the Pony Express
Company bus in which one passen-
ger was killed and thirteen injured
in an accident at EIkhart, Sunday,
was on the bus continuously three
and one-half days. according to a
report made public today.
The report was made after In
veStigation by Walter Greenwalt,
bus investigator of the public serv-
ice commission.
Spooner is alleged to have told
Greenwalt that he did not know
when ne took the wheel. He was
paired off with another driver on
runs between Chicago and Detroit
and the only sleep they got was i'll
the bus seats Greenwalt declared.
The Indiana commission regula-
tions require a one-hour rest period
after six hours driving, and then
three more hours of driving and
then complete eight-hour rest.
This may be accomplished by inter-
state busses and the men still be
on the job in other states. Green
walt declared. He says the evidence
in the case indicates that there
should be some interstate as we'll
as intrastate regulation.
The bus driver failed to halt at
a dangerous curve, as signs indi-
Gated and skidded into tree ac-
cording to Greenwalt.
Ray w. Sailer, Elkhart, was killed.
Greenwalt's report exonerates
from blame the driver of the Grey
hound bus which went into ditch
on State Road 80, near Hamlet.
The ditching was done to avoid hit
ting a freight train on the Big Four,
he said. Several persons were
injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
KING GEORGE is
ON UPGRADE
Condition Is Improving, Say
Doctors.
BIZ L-nited Prcss

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Dec 26.-King George
today held the improvement which
permitted his half billion subjects
to celebrate Christmas with the
customary spirit.
There Is a slight improvement In
both the local and general condi-
ton, 1t being a part of the slow for
ward movement" the kings physi-
clans said in a statement at 11:40
a. m.
The British empire had expected
a Christmas present from the kings
physicians in the form of an off,
cial indication that they felt that
the king was definitely on the mend
for tie better.
Although the doctors did not in
dicate this the news that there was
some improvement in the kings
condition was considered good news
and the empire holiday was cele-
brated with good spirit.
There was little doubt ex-
pressed today. however, that the
condition of the king was still
serious.
The king has been alternating,
as his physicians early predicted,
between states of consciousness and
those of coma. Servants at the
palace recently saw the duke of
York in tears outside the sick
room after his father had been un-
able to recognize him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
Girl Shepherds Bring Fancy
Prices on AUCTION Block

the auction normally differs little
from the scenes that Harriet
Beecher Stowe pictured in her
book.
Excited peasants, little bags Of
coins in their hands, stand around
talking excitedly, pinching the
biceps of the farm hands as they
size up the quality of the offer
ingS.
The peasants buy the services OF
the laborer for one year, and pay
in advance. The money is held by
the auctioneer until the end OF
the year, when it is turned over
to the laborer, minus a commits
sion to the auctioneer.
In recent years, since the labor
shortage, all sorts of extra induce
ments have been made.
THE bidders today shouted Of
Il fers of extra holidays, meat
twice a day instead of once, an
extra liter of wine a week, an
extra dress or suit of clothes or
even share in the farm profits.
The terms of the auction pro-
vide that the laborer is to be
given a clean, dry, warm place
to sleep. with a new suit of
clothes for the men and a dress
for the girls.
Despite the lack of labor to be
auctioned. the farm hands made
the affair an annual fete, as
usual.
Flush with a years wages in
their pockets, they sing and dance
in st. Etienne this week, having
their annual spree.
Every year romance buds for
some Of the shepherd girls or boy
herders and frequently a dozen
marriages result.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26

The recent tendency of farm
labor to move into the cities has
made the rural problem acute.
The auction resented the usual
colorful scene. From the high
land pastures and farms of the
Auvergne, the young sheperdesSes,
boy cattle herderS and bearded
farm hands came ready to step
on the block.
Tradition permits that every
year, on the day after Christmas,
the farm workers who are dissatis-
ged with their jobs may come to
st. Etienne and try their luck in
the market.
The labor shortage brought
farmers needing help in large
numbers; but the supply was far
below the demand.
n
NLDER than the abolished
~ slave markets of the south
ern states of the United States,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
NAMES RIKHOFF AID
Former Chief of Police to Be
Deputy Sheriff.

Herman F. Rikhoff, chief of police
in the administration of the late
Mayor Lew Shank, has been ap-
pointed Jail deputy by George l..
Winkler, sheriff ELECT, who as
sIumes Office Jan. 1, it was learned
today when Winkler made public
his complete list of forty-nine ap-
pointments.
All but four of the forty-Seven at
taches of the sheriff's Office under
Omar Hawkins are retained, and
three new deputies were appointed
with Rikhoff.
They are James Haynes, 1880
Naomi street; Samuel G.. Campbell,
% Hawthorne Place, and Mrs.
Doshia DenniSon, 924 Buchanan
street, matron.
Campbell succeeds Charles Mann,
appointed county road superintend-
ent Monday, and the others will re-
place Elva M. Holy, 314 West TWen-
ty-sixth street; Sam Parker, Negro,
and John Crabb.
Winkler announced the four new
armored cars for the county patrol
would arrive Jan. /,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
Hammond'S Second Wife
With Him on Wild Ride to
Avoid Haag.

Enmity of long standing between
Herbert Haag, druggist, and Carlos
Hammond, former operator of Jack
OLantern gardens, chicken dinner
resort, was cliinaxed today by q
thrilling three-mile automobile
chase of Hammond by Haag, ending
in Haag slugging Hammond at the
very door of police headquarters.
Hammond's second wife was with
him on the wild ride to evade Haag,
and ran screaming into police head
quarters when the attack occurred.
Hammond and Haag went on into
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
Ex-Chief of Enforcement of
VolStead Act Awarded
Durant Prize.
By United Press

By United PFess
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Major
Chester P. Mills, former federal
prohibition administrator for the
New York district, is $4,000 richer
today because he submitted what
was adjudged to be the best plan
for enforcing the prohibition laws.
The money was given to him by
w. G. Durant, automobile manufac"
tUrer, who also offered $4,000 for
the best enforcement plan submitted
by a high school student, won by
Malcolm D. Almack Of tl1eaPalo Alto
(Cal) high school.
Under the terms of the contest,
Almack will receive $1,000 and the
high school $4,000. His plan will be
published Jan. l.
In winning the prize, Mills sub
mitted plan which he put into ef-
feet when he was a member OF the
federal prohibition force.
The crux of the system was a
scheme to curb the diversion OF in
duStrial alcohol.
Mills said there was little doubt
that alcohol diversion furnished
most of the nations bootleggerS with
their supplies.
Mills plan contends the Volstead
act was we'll conceived and well
written" He says its provisions are
capable of enforcement with few
if any, changes.
Following are a few of the i'm
portant recommendations made In
the Mills plan:
The agencies of enforcement must
keep the public fully informed as
to their polices and aims.
Alcohol permits should be issued
for a period of not longer than six
months to allow the prohibition
agents to determine for certain
whether the business for which the
permit is issued is legitimate.
Closer cooperation between the
coast guard, customs and prohibi-
ton forces is essential to the eradi-
cation of liquor smuggling, although
it was pointed out that less than 2
per cent of the liquor consumed IN
the United States was imported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
DRUGGIST SLUGS OLD FOE
AT POLICE STATION DOOR
AFTER CHASE OF 3 MILES

police headquarters. Officers sepa-
rated them. They made no arrests
The chase started at the home of
Haag's mother at Woodlawn avenue
and 7 J,eonard street. Hammond said
that not knowing who lived there
he had gone to the house to sell
some furniture polish. No one
answered the door bell and he had
just started away when Haag drove
up, Hammond said.
Hammond leaped into his car and
started away. Haag pursued him.
Hammond declared Haag rammed
his heavy car into Hammond's
equally heavy, expensive car before
the chase was block old. Ham
mond sped on with Haag in hot
pursuit, the speed at times reaching
seventy miles an hour, Hammond
said. He said his car was rammed
three times in the chase.
Hoping to evade trouble, Ham
mond sped to police headquarters
and he and his wife jumped out
and started in. The one-blow battle
followed.
Hammond's first wife several
months ago filed a suit charging
alienation of affections against Miss
Lenore Haag, aunt of Herbert Haag.
A guardian for Miss Haag was
named in probate court last week.
Miss Haag several years ago
backed Hammond in the Jack
OLantern Gardens enterprise.
Hammond said he had been in
the landscape gardening business in
New York for several months and is
here on a visit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
CITY TO MOVE
SOON TO TAKE
OVER GAS FIRM
Demand for Property Now
Awaits Only Determining
of Legal Steps.
HACK, HOFFMAN MEET
Expect TO Garry Out Every
Provision of Original
Contract.
HACK, HOFFMAN MEET

An early demand for the control
of properties of the Citizens Gas
Company probably will be made by
the board of public works in accord
ance with the original agreement
with the city.
1t is understood the definite legal
procedure of the city has not been
decided finally, but the city officials
plan to act within a short time.
Oren S. Hack, works board presi-
dent, who becomeT corporation
counsel Jan. 1, planned to confer
with John w. Hoffman, corpora
ton counsel, today relative to the
works boards part i'll carrying out
the twenty-five year franchise
granted by the city in 1905.
Promise Early Action
1--WE expect to carry out every
provision of the original contract. ]
am not decided as to what that will
require the board of works to do
but early action will be taken.' "
Hack said.
Hack indicated the board may
make a legal demand on the gas
trustees, looking to taking over the
$4,000 properties before he leaves
the board Jan. l.
City council last week appropri-
ated $4,000 from the mayors con-
tingency fund to employ Hoffman
and Fred c. Cause as special legal
counsel to represent the city's inter
ests in the gas case.
Mayor L. Ert Slack and Holtz-
man, who was mayor in 1905, have
promised to leaving nothing done to
protect the publics interests in the
taking over Of the utility as origi-
nally provided.
A legal battle for certain large
certificate of stockholders to obtain
control and prevent the plant from
being turned over to the city likely
will start. following the works board
demand if financial interests at
tempt to block carrying out Of the
provisions of the franchise provid-
ing that the 100000 common
stock be redeemed and the property
turned over to the city.
Start Work Jan. 1
Hoffman and Cause formally will
start their work on the gas case
after Jan. 1. when their appoint
ment becomes effective. Mayor
Slack and Hoffman have had nu-
merous conference and the proceed
ure of the city is understood to be
tentatively agreed upon.
Trustees of the gas company have
stated that the porperty rightfully
belongs to the city and expressed
willingness to cooperate with the
city in the fight to prevent selfish
financial interests" from interfering
with disposing Of the porperty as
it was intended by those who formed
the utility as a charitable trust.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
FEAR END NEAR
FOR TOY BABY
Boy With Motorcycle in
Throat Has Pneumonia.

BIZ United Press
CINCINNATI. o.. Dec. 26.-Eigh-
teen-months-old Frankie Brooks
who is near death with a toy motor
cycle lodged in his throat, has been
stricken by pneumonia, it was
learned today.
Although the pneumonia is in a
light form, it has further compll-
Gated the condition of the child and
physicians fear there is little
chance for his recovery.
Today marked the twelfth day
since the toy lodged in Baby Franks S
throat. Physicians attempted all
operation, but were forced to wait
when his condition became too
weak.
frankie is from Asco, w. Va, near
Bluefleld.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
E. |. LEWIS NAMED
City Man Heads Interstate
Commerce Commission.
BIZ United Prcss

BIZ United PrcSs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Elec
ton of Commissioner Ernest 1.
Lewis of Indianapolis as chairman
of the interstate commerce commits
sion was announced today. He takes
office for one year, Jan. /. succeed
ing Commissioner J. B. Campbell.
Ernest l. Lewis was chairman Of
the public service commission of In
diana when appointed to the inter
state commission by President
Harding in 1924. He was appointed
to the the Indiana commission in
1917, having been a newspaper
political writer here for many years
previous. Lewis, a Republican, still
lists Indianapolis as his legel resi-
dence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
WAIT AIRPORT PLANS
Works Board to Act as
Soon as Possible.

The board of public works is ex-
pected to adopt resolution setting
out the plans and specifications for
the proposed municipal airport as
soon as completed by A. H. Moore,
city engineer.
City council which met twice re-
Gently to adopt the resolution on the
airport will delay action pending
adoption of estimates by the works
board on advice of the city legal
department.
Moore has a staff of engineers
working on the airport plans and
expects to have them ready in few
days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-26
OPEN NEW RAILROAD;
TWO KILLED IN WRECK
First Train on Mexican Line
Crashes; Bridge Fired.

First Train on Mexican Line
Crashes; Bridge Fired.
BIZ United Press
Ell PASO. Tex, Dec. 26.-A tragic
sequel to the ceremony officially
opening the Chihuahua City-Oji-
naga section of the Kansas City,
Mexico e. Orient Railroad Saturday
was reported today in a Mexico City
dispatch to Ell Continental, Spanish
language newspaper here.
The first train to pass over the
new road, according to the dispatch,
crashed through a bridge on the re-
turn trip to Chihuahua City, killing
the engineer and fireman and in
juring eleven persons, including
Governor Marcello Caraveo.
The bridge was said to have been
fired by a maniac. Governor Cara
veo was cut about the face and
head.