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The Washington times., 1929-03-02

Jones, who has been attached to
the Ninth precinct for about four
months, had been to the cafeteria
and had been served previously, the
management contending that 1t did
not know at that time he was
colored.
Jones appeared Saturday morning
and asked Frank Edwards, the
counter man for a cup of coffee.
Edwards says he told the policeman
he would have to so to the kitchen
for it because he was colored.
According to the charges sworn
to by Edwards, Jones shouted, Can
you prove tiat!' and slapped at
him. Tie policeman, according to
the counter man, then drew a
black jack and shouted, "I'll knock
you out with this.
Mrs. Margaret Winstead, who
was in the kitchen with her hus-
band, William E. Winstead, heard
the disturbance, entered the room
and asked what was the matter,
She then called the Ninth precinct
and reported Jones, who then left.
According to Edwards several off
GERS of the Ninth precinct have
asked him to accept an apology and
drop the matter.
Edwards refused, however, and on
Monday obtained a warrant Jones
appeared in Police Court Tuesday
morning. demanded jury trial and
was released on bond.
He has not been suspended from
the police force.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
B D D I Il GGERS
AFRAID To
DELIVER

1t now begins to look as if prohi.
hition was really in. force In Wash.
ington. Two factors have brought
about this strange state of affairs.
the Jones bill. which has been
signed by President Coolidge and
which provides drastic penalties for
violators OF the prohibition act: and
the great activity of prohibition
agents and local police In ferreting
out and destroying stills, stock and
bar rooms.
Some of Washington's best
drinkers are finding 1t hard to get
their daily libations for the first
time since the prohibition law went
into effect. Booticians. high.class
word for bootleggers. who have al
ways been ready to oblige a thirsty
customer by delivering very
promptly, now are practically unan.
inous in refusing to make deliv.
cries. This Is directly due to the
recent police activity, resulting in
the loss Of automobiles, liquor and
other accessories of the well-ordered
business.
Law Of Economics
The law Of economies also has q
hand In the situation. With the
Tightening up OF the law forces and
the resultant cut in the supply
prices or forbidden beverages have
gone up considerably.
Added to this is the presence In
Washington Of thousands of visitorr
who are out for good time and
to whom the price OF liquor is only
detail.
While Sergeant George Little and
his liquor squad were seizinR the
automobile Of Solomon Paper, Balti
morean, containing, they charge, l2s
gallons OF alcohol, Captain Stott, oi
the Third precinct, led a detail oi
his men In a raid on an apartment
In the 900 block Of Seventeenth St
N. W..
They captured SO quarts d
whisky, 11S bottles OF beer and two
gallons of gin essence, they said
Captain Stott, Precinct Detectives
s. r. Grayely, II. f. McCarty. and
William Blllman, entered the build.
Ing through slSylight.
They were forced to batter down
two steel doors, they said, in order
to get their seizures and two nrison.
ers TO the street.
The two men taken prisoners gave
their names as Gerald Ripp, 25. 81
the 1890 block Of l. st. N. W., ana
John 8. Peyton, 27, Of the 200 block
Of B st. m. T., They were held on
possession charges.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02

@srfhe. EnRagesnsnfs. Marriage -.
Deaths ard II HAeFaeFiasa ,aepear daily
On tire last inside psxe. last two eolnHans.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
DALE { BILL HAS
GOOD CHANCE

Government employees. disap-
pointed by the action Of Congress
in killing all pay legislation for
this session, were cheered today by
indications from the White House
that President Coolidge will sign
the Dale retirement bin.
Previous indications had been
that Coolidge would veto the meas
ure and might, give 1t pocket
veto which wbuld prevent Con-
gress from passing 1t over his head
The Dale bin will increase the
maximum retirement annuity from
$1,000 to $1,000 and will make 1t
possible for employees to retire two
years earlier than they now can.
The bill contains an optional re-
tirement clause under which EN-
ployes can retire two years under
the regular retirement ages IL they
so desire.
The bill will also allow employees
to use any five conseetiye years as
the basis for computing annuities
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
Navy Relief Society
Elects New Officers

Officers Of the Navy Relief Society,
elected for the year. we're announced
yesterday as follows: President. Ad.
miral Charles r. Hughes, chief Of
naval operations: first vice president,
Rear Admiral Sidney f., Staunton, re-
tired: second vice president; Rear Ad-
miral Robert s. Griffin, retired; third
vice president. Miss III l., Sargent;
secretary and treasurer, Rear Ad.
,miral Spencer 8. Wood. retired.
The society was reported in ex-
cellent condition and as having ac.
complished much for the care OF
widows, orphans and dependent
mothers OF officers and enlisted men
during the past fiscal year.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
March : Cuts Up This
Year Earlier
Than Usual

March sneaked In like i lamb
yesterday, but early today began
to bare Its lions fangs.
Al penetrating cold drizzIe, the
rumble OF thunder and flashing
lightning greeted washington when
1t awoke.
Forecasters at the Weather Bu,
reau. however. declared that the
disturbance probably win blow
out over the sea sometime this
Afternoon or tonight. and tomorrow
win bring good weather.
Thunder and lightning. while
seldom heard or seen this early
In the year. are not unusual, 1t
was said at the weather Bureau.
Faint rumblingsof thunder have
been heard over the city earlier
this season, 1t was said.
Thirty days left 10 file your Per
sOnal Tax Return. Your checking nc
count balance on january /, 1929, /,
taxable without amy deductions.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
Receiving Home Kiddies
Parent-T Teacher Guests

Children at the District Receiv.
ing Home last night were enter.
tained with q program OF music
and readings sponsored by the
Parent. Teachers Association In
charge of Mrs. Morgan Otterback.
Miss Jean Otterhack, young
daughter of Mrs. otterback, gave
several recitations and representa-.
tions from Hawaiian Melody Boys
and the Hilo Melody Boys rem.
dered musical numbers. e. s.
Arnold Is superintendent Of the
home, which Is located at SIS Poto-
mac Ave. s. e.
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44N tN1SA4AL ~ N-N-- - :
of the District Supreme Court
That was generally conceded to.
day at the Capitol as the Senate
began It's last fun day of work
before adjournment.
Failure Of the senate to hold an
executive session yesterday ir
which to confirm nominations prac.
tically sealed the fate of Classic
and half dozen other recent
Presidential appointees.
1t has been realized for several
days that the chances for confirms
tion OF Classic were extremely slim
but it was not until today that
his friends began to give up al
hope.
The Classic report Of the Senate
Judiciary Committee was so nearly
defeated In committee that 1t was
q foregons conclusion Il would have
stiff opposition on the Senate floor,
The committee voted 9 to in
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
Plan new E|GHT |
FOR SALARY
RAISES

The fight for pay legislation for
Government workers will be resumed
In the next Congress. Luther G.
steward, president of the Federation
Of Federal Employees. announced to-
day.
Expressing isappointment over
the action of the House and Senate
conferees in eliminating the salary
amendments to the second deficiency
bill, Steward declared the Fedora
ton would apply itself assiduously
to the task of securing remedial leg.
islatien at the special session of Con-
grsss.
Deterioration On
Again htere has been demon
strated q failure on the part of the
heads of both executive and legisla-
tive branches to grasp the import
ance of personnel legislation he
added I'm the meantime the pro-
gressive deterioration of morale pre-
cipitated by the Comptroller Gen
erals decision of last June will con-
tinue unabated.'
The action OF the conferees ends
the hope of putting through any
legislation designed to correct the
inequalities resulting from the Nc.
Carl Interpretation of the Welch
act, but strong hopes are held by
the Federal workers that Congress
will proceed to enact legislation when
1t reconvenes In April.
The great mass of Federal en-
ployes has been unjustly dealt with
and Congress by It's action has mere
ly added one more important ques-
tion requiring disposition at the
forth coming special session, says,
Steward.
The lack of time during short
session of Congress limited legisla-
ton to correction of the more glar-
ing defects in the administration of
the Welch set, and agitation for
oVerloading the Lehlbach bill with
proposals for concededly much
needed personnel legislation of a
more general character was un-
timely and served only to distract
attention from the main and i'm.
mediate issue
The crying need for legislation
still exists, due apparently to the
fact that some OF the leaders in
Congress have been more pre-
occupied in reducing the salaries of
Federal employees in the higher
ranges than In securing for the
lower paid employees the portion of
the modest increase which Congress
intended for them, but has 50 far
been denied than.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
Salvation Army Plans
Meeting Series Here

Col. Alfred A Chandler, chief
secretary Of the Southern territory
OF the Salvation Army, will condues
the first OF four salvation meetings
ut S26 Fl St N. g.. tonight.
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at
the mems social department, 1O2 b
St. N. W.; at the colored center Of
the salvation Army. Seventh and
u StH4 N. w. in the afternoon.
ana The general meeting at the Tenn,
pie Corps, SOC r st. N. W., to-
morrow night at s o'clock. The
meetings win be held under the
auspices Of Staff Capt. James
Asher.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
Senate Viii Refuse
To o. K. Classic

The Senate viii not confirm Henry Classic for judge
of the District Supreme Court.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02

favor Of him with one member not
/ voting.
Opposition to him is based upon
the fact that as member of the
Tariff Commission. he insisted upon
voting on sugar tariff matters in
spite Of the fact that his wife was
financially interested In q LolIls-
lana sugar company.
Thirty days left to file your Per.
s0nal Tax Return. Your checking
account balance on January /. 1899,
Is taxable without any deductions.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
Policeman Is Charged
With Assault

Policeman Sheridan JONES' Of the Ninth precinct await
inc jury trial charges of assault arising out of dis
turbance Saturday the Boulevard Cafeteria 500 block
Badensburg Rd n E., when the counter refused to
him except the Kitchen the ground that Jones IS
nlnrnd
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
Round World Flight
Honeymoon Plan

DETROIT, Dec. 10 d.NS.l IA
Iantic will be made from Har-
round -the-world flight from De-
troit or New YORK within six
months with his wife, Claire,
as navigator and co-pilot, was
proposed recently by Lieut.. Her
bert j. Fahy. who conferred here
with aviation experts.
Lieutenant Fahy, who holds
the world solo flight record, has
been planning the round the
world trip for several months. he
said.
Fahy said his wife, who win
be his only companion on the
22.OOO-mile venture, is In the
west training for the flight.
The date Of the hop-off viii
depend entirely upon weather
conditions, Fahy declared. The
shin which he and his vile viii
fly is now in readiness. It Is
a Lockheed, powered By Pratt.
Whitney Hornet motor Of 525
horsepower. The ship win carry
$50 gallons Of Gas.
Fahy proposes to fly across
both the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. The start across the At
Dor Grace. Newfoundland The
Pacific hop win be made from
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
JURY
LEAK, CLAIM

sSomeone who was IN the
Grand Jury room when ! testified
violated his oath Of secrecy"
This was i statement made tO-
day to The washington Times ~
4 social worker who came before
the Grand Jury which heard Wit
nesses Ia h oelated illyestl ticA
III fiYe laying, Oh OCbO OeN III
1926. of Detective Sergeant Ar
thur b. Scrivener ii 3 George
town alley.
Tliis worker. who requested that
her name be left out Of the
"mess." which she says was oeear
stoned by an afternoon news
paper yesterday quoting her as,
telling the Grand Jury Scrivener
told her he had q social disease
and was going to kill himself.
declared that the party who viO
lated his oath also told . false
hood about her testimony.
She denied that she said any
thing which led the Grand Jury
ID get the impression SCriveler
said he was going 70 AdO away
with himself, = Or tIaaf he had
social disease.
she declares s Scriyener had
come to talk over another matter
with her and that, during this
course Of the conversat ati01, the
subject Of social disease came lli, !.
! .'Scrivener casually asked me Il
| / thought q person with 3 social
disease should marry, she. de-
clared, and i told him posi-
lively no.
she said that this happened.
the night before his death and
that ne made an appointment
with her to meet him st police.
eadquarters the next morning at
$3.50 o'clock on 8 matter of poIics-
Ccontinued on Paes 2, Gel. 81
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
JAPANESE END
PARL EE H[ RI
Bv GEORGE II. HOLMES
Intsknakinmal Nexsa segxIee

~.
Japarig delegates 10 the London
Naval Conference brought their
conversations with American dele.
gates to q close today IN an at
nlosphere Of cordial good will and
understanding Of each others
naval problems.
Broadly, it can be stated that
no serious points OF friction de
yeloped between the japanese and
Americans. There were differ
enceS, Of course, but such as they
were they are not believed Of suf-
ficient gravity to present any
menace To the success Of the Lon
don gathering.
The major friction ef the con-
ference, II and when It develops,
appears more likely to develop be-
tween Japan and Great Britain,
or France and Italy. with the
United States in the role of an IN
terested and sOlicitous peace
maker.
The visit To washington Of
Japan,s delegates did not pass
however, without accentuating
the differences that have arisen
inside the American delegation, or
rather between the State Depart
ment and the Navy Department.
Adams Not &C ParIeys
These differences had their in
|ception months ago when negotia-
tiOns were opened with Great
Britain over the cruiser question,
the Navy considering that the
adrnirals and experts OF the gen.
eraI board were not being given
enough cOnside deratiOn ii those ne
gOtiatiCns.
The feeling reached the stage
at one point where Secretary Of
lOf the Navy Adams IS said ~
have made some rather pointed
remarks to the State Depart.
lmentss representatives.
This week 1t has not escaped
notice that Adams. who IS q
full IfIedged delegate TO the con
ference. has not sat ii the con,
ference which the japanese have
lheld with Secretary Of State Slim
son. IN fact, there has been no
Representative Of the American
Navy at all in the StiInson.
| lWakatSuki- -Takerabe parleys. de
spite the fact that Takerabe Is
an admiral OF the japanese navy
and minister of marine.
When it lis considered that
other American delegates, Ambas
sador Morrow and Senator Reed
fRO Of Pennsylvania, were In
yited to the conferences ct Slim
sons home in Woodley, the omis
sion Of Secretary Adams becomes
all the more pointed and con
spfcuous. OF course. Adams has
lmet the Japanese duo. but It has
been at formal functions, rather
than in the intimacy Of the con
versations Etimson has been con
lducting. 1t has caused great
deal Of comment in Washington'S
inner circles.
Japan Is going to insist upcr
/ (Continued on Pags 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
franklin JURY
Still OUT

MOUNTAIN VIEW. Ark. Dec,
l9 Q.N.S.l. The jury IN the Con.
ME Franklin murder trial here
continued its deliberations today.
The men on trial charged with
hrutaIIy mutilating and crenat-
ing Connie Franklin, Ozark wood
cutter, on March {, 1929. are:
Hubert Hester. Herman Green
way, Bill Younger and Joe White.
The case went to the jury after
being fought out on the witness
stand since Monday. The de,
Tense maintained Franklin still
lives nv..
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
nj " YORK gE IS
HFDAVTS

New York police officials and
attorneys on the staff of Dis
trict Attorney Joab Banton prob
ably win receive today copies Of
Tie affidaylts made here BY mem
bers 81 the family Of Aurelia
FISCHER Dreyfus, beautiful blonde
diyorcee. who fell to her death
from the porch Of the Potomac
Boat Club on Oct. 20.
The affidavits. charging among
other things that Edmund ]. NC
Rricn. so-called broker and gay
Y,larl-about-towll. forced the late
MRS. DreyTtls to perjlre herself
and swear that Albert e. GllirYl-
ares. Clandestine lover Of Dot
King. was with her and McBrier1
un the night Of Marsh lis. 1923.
when Dot was murdered. when he
wasn't with them at all. were
sent to New York late yester-
day afternoon.
The affidavitS were sent in the
face Of repeated statements from
New York that officials there
took little stock III them
New York police said they had
questioned McBrien, who was
Mrs. Dreyfus' escort at the boat
club dance, upon his return to
New York from Washington.
Local police had released him
(confinued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
DENIES HOOVER
SUGAR TM K

Edwin r. sllattnck the man
the Cuban sugar interests en-
ployed for lobby work, because
he was the closest man to Hoover
we could find. denied today that
he ever discussed sugar tariffs
with the President.
Questioned closely by the Senate
Lobby Committee. Shattuck said
he had discussed the sugar tariff
with Walter III Newton, one of
Mr.. Hoover's quartet Of secre-
taries, but said he never got any
directions from the President
He said he knew nothing Of
this correspondence at the time
and attached no serious Inn
(cOntinued on Page 2. Col 81
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
? Pastor On Third Trial
Fined IS Girls
AssaiIant

RICHMOND, Dec. l9 tI.N.S.l.
The third time for the Rev.
Noah II. Farris, former pastor
Of the KeniIworth Baptist
Church, near Petersburg, failed
to be the proyerbial charm.
he was out on bail today,
following his conviction last
night by a jury Of charges Of
seducing q young woman mem
ber Of his congregation.
It was his third trial. On
the first trial he was convicted
and sentenced to five years In
prison. On appeal he obtained
d new trial. which resulted in b
hung jury. Again convicted
last night. he was fined $500.
His attorneys are going to
argue for q fourth trial.
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
KEENEY Park

SECOND RACE -seths Jewel, Rsssi,
mestIc. Betty Ann, Tenant Saluta
Gotta GonOw.
THIRD RACE--Fa Pride.
SIXTH RACE Lanoil. Gnome second
Athens.
weather, cloudy track. fast.
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ToDAY,S SCRATCHES 5
HAVANA

SECOND RACE Miss Ruthie. smith.
ers, sweet Yvette, Librarian.
SIXTH RACEPhi Delta. Star Fer
ward, Lady Edna.
Weather. clear. track. sIow.
The Washington times., 1929-12-19

Evidence was brought.
out in the testimony Of
newspaper reporters that
on the day of the inquest
a number Of persons uIl-
accompanied BY police en-
tered the apartment and
handled articles lying about
the room.
Rex Collier, reporter for the
Washington Star, today testi-
fled that he and another re-
porter in company Of Robert
N Allen former policeman,
went tc the Park Lane APART
ment and made = search Of
the room.
Collier told 81 being admitted
10 the flat BY Manager Wilbur
Ruff after Allen had introduced
him as J. Edgar Hoover. Of the
Department Of Justice.
He told of examining articles
.of clothing which were found IN
(contiaued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
26S ARE SAVED
AS SHIP SINKS
Iatsrnational Newstssi rhoto

NEW YORK. Dec. l9 dN.s,1.
Victim of one Of the heaviest.
logs III the history Of New York's
harbor, the steamship Fort Vic
toria Of the Furness-B Bermuda line
rested on the bottom Of Ambrose
Channel off Sandy Hook today
as four, and possibly a fifth in.
vestigationS were to be launched
into her ramming by the Clyde
Mallory liner algonquin.
Thanks to the prompt. efficient
work Of the officers and crew
Of the Fort Victoria and the pilot
boats, New York and Sandy Hook,
coupled with d cool-headed per
fornance on the part Of the pas
(continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
Justice Clerks Witness
Raid BY Dry Law Squad

While throngs Of homegoinG
Department Of Justice clerks
looked on, police raided an es.
tablishment Of the 100 block OF
Vermont Ave-, arrested two per
sons and seized 80 gallons Of a,
legged whisky.
Those taken into custody we're
Flynn Al. Harrington. %, and
Margaret =. Upton. 26. Both
gave their addresses as the Her1n-
itage Apartments. Vermont Ave.
and /, ST. N. w.
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ives I
Still IN
GRIP

washington and the entire At
tlantic Coast tomorrow will be
IN the grip of q cold wave that
is sweeping from the West, ac-
companied In some localities BY
4 blizzard, according to Weather
Bureau reports. The coldest tenn
perature tonight viii be around
rs degrees.
The cold wave will continue
Friday and Saturday, the Weather
Bureau reported. Then, para
cioxicaIly, on Saturday the first
day 81 winter solstice, will be
gin to get warmer.
The cause of the present cold
wave, the bureau reports, is 9
cold mass of air which formed
IA the Mackenzie Valley IN
Canada and was forced down TO
Southern Canada and Northwest
ern United States. Winds blow
ing east have forced II iIt this
direction, although each day
loses some OE its frigidity
strong yNltlas Forecast
The particular cause of the low
ing temperatures predicted for
this afternoon and tonight, was
storm ia Western Pennsy lyania
which Will cause q shift IN the
winds from southwesterly to west
erIy and force the cold wave to
this part Of the country
The official forecast at noon to-
day was Partly cloudy and
much colder tonight; minimum
temperature aboEt IS degrees, FRI
day, fair and colder; fresh W
strong west winds" "
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 MN,S.l. -
Gales are headed toward the
East from the bIizzard-swept Mid
die West. Already q tip Of the
cold wave has swept northern
New York State and q sheet OF
Ice covering sections Of New Eng
land has harnpered railroad and
automobile traffic.
& DETROIT, Dec. l0 tIN.S.) -
Detroit was still being lasned TO
day by d blizzard that already has
claimed the lives Of two and
brought Injury To seven IN grea Ter
Detroit alone. Ten Michigan
towns were reported isolated ny
the snow.
The Washington times., 1929-12-19
Reporters ON STAND
| TELL OF VISIT TO
| DEATH SCENE

Almost parade Of curious people visited
the apartment where the strangled body Of
Mrs Virginia Mcpherson was found Septem.
Der IA, according to testimony at the trial Of
Inspector William S. Shelby and Lieut.. Ed
ward j. Kelly, who are charged with bungling
the investigation Of the murder of the pretty
nurse
The Washington times., 1929-12-19

Tokyo to San francisco, AZ
Tokyo pontooals viii replace
wheels as landing gear. The
floats VIII provide additional
space for gasoline.
Al transcontinental flight viii
precede the elobe-circIing trip,
Fahy declared.