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The Washington times., 1929-06-06

''The price is going up all the
time and the quality is going down, .
he said.
Letterman blamed the situation
on the Jones law, providing heavier
penalties for ,bootleggers. He added
that more frequent use of the pad
lock also contributed to the scarcity
of the contraband.
Owners Alert
$50 many buildings have been
padlocked for a year." Letterman
declared, "that property owners are
on the alert. This makes it hard
for the speakeasy operators to find
quarters.
Though we've worked harder
since the 'five-and-ten' law was en-
acted, we've made only about half
as many liquor arrests as we did
before. This is because there is
only about half the number of
bootleggers there were,
Then, too, those that are in the
racket these days take every pos
sible precaution to avoid arrest.
Catching them is a real job. They
have become so tight it's practically
IAlPOaSADlS W AAAdnC a puy
you're known to be o. K"
Letterman revealed he formerly
made numerous arrests by ordering
whisky by telephone from known
bootleggers while in buildings just
raided.
Question Buyer
when you call 'em now, you
can't get 'em to deliver he DIS
closed. They now nave system
which makes it impossible for you
to fool 'em. For instance, if you
know a, man named John Jordan
nas bought whisky from certain
speakeasy, you can the place and
place an order.
They then ask you your occupa-
ton and several similar questions
in addition to when you made your
last buy and where 1t was de-
iivered. If you can't answer the
questions you're out of luck"
Liquor brought In from Maryland
and Virginia now is selling at from
$40 to $25 case wholesale. Letter
man said. This compares with $40
demanded before the Jones law. He
added retail prices are more than
double.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
To FACE
DRY CHARGE
Times staff Photo

Complaints from business men
and residents in Northeast, <that
bootlegging on the "hip pocket"
plan has been going on from the
corner of Sixteenth Street and
Renning Road Northeast led to
the arrest OF a woman and two
men.
Mrs. Rachel Maxwell. so. and her
son William, "a. were arrested last
night at house in the 1900 block
of Benning Road. The house is
the source Of supply, police claim.
Two weeks ago Policeman Fred
!. Hack claims to have made
buy on the corner but the man
whom he approached and who later
returned with a pint eluded efforts
to trail him, the officer said.
This man. Hack claims, was viii.
liam Maxwell.
Another purchase was made later
by the same officer who says James
Clark Wilkerson, 81. was trailed to
the nearby house. He was arrested
and Sergt. o. J. Letterman and his
squad later invaded the premises
with a search warrant.
They said they found the Max.
wells and five visitors The visitors
are said to have been under the in
fluence of liquor.
Rachel Maxwell and William were
charged by police with sale. posses.
sion and maintaining a nuisance.
and Wilkerson with sale, trans.
portation and possession.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06

Brown. through his counsel. re-
quested that the youthful daughters
be excluded from the courtroom dur
ing testimony by officers concerning
a raid in which he was said to have
been found with Mrs. Lillian A.
Johnson.
The request, in which Mrs. Brown
concurred. was granted by Judge
Isaac r. Hit. Catherine and Doro-
thy Brown. the daughters, were
escorted from the room by bafliffs.
A jury, composed exclusively of
men, which tried Brown on a statu
tory charge, was unable to agree
yesterday.
Judge Hit discharged the jury
after the members deliherated sew
eral hours and reported a hopeless
tangle. 1t was reported that the
jury stood nine to three for the de-
fendant's acquittal.
Police claimed they found Brown
in Mrs. Johnson's' room at her
boarding house on II Street near
North Capitol, in a raid on October
5, 1927. Sergt. J. H. Thompson
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
Jane And Allen Ask
Divine Aid to Find
Their Mike

Every morning and every night
when Jane and Allen say their
prayers, they ask divine aid in
bringing Mike back home.
For the first time in one and
a half years, Mike has left Jane
and Allen. He wandered away
Friday morning. small, brindle
and white Boston bull terrier. who
carries with him staggering
air of independence.
Jane and Allen are small. too,
three and six years old re-
spectively. To them, there Is only
one way to find Mike, and that's
to pray for him.
Their last name is Love, and
they live at 251S Fourth st. N. +.
So if you see Mike around, you
may be a special angel, on
very special mission.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
JuryDisagreesin Case
Against Brown

Charles A. Brown, who shot by his wife Mrs May c.
Brown in the Police Court Building February l5 yester
dav was unable undergo the ordeal of having his two
young daughters hear the evidence brought against him by
his wife on a charge that he unfathful to her.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
Jahncke Begins Tour
OF Air Naval Stations

Ernest Lee Jahncke, Assistant
Secretary of, the Navy, left Wash.
ington today for an air tour of the
naval stations on the, West coast.
Jahncke will go from here to New
Orleans. his home town, for brief
stop-over. From there he will pro.
coed TO San Diego, San Pedro San
Francisco; Mare Island. Bremerton
and Seattle.
ON his return East Assistant Sec
retary Jahncke will sfon at Salt
Lake City and Chicago. He is due
back in Washington on July 6.
Lieut.. w. c. Tomlinson, recent win
ner of the Curtiss Marine Trophy
race Is the pilot of the p ane.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06

and Detective J. r. Boxwell said
they believed Mrs. Johnson had left
the room by another door soon after
their entry.
Brown Denies Charge
Brown denied the charge and said
he was in the room because Mrs.
Johnson, who was sleeping in an.
other room, asked him TO stay in
her room on lower floor to unlock
the front door for roomer who was
coming in late. -
He said he had roomed at Mrs.
Johnson's house for SOME time and
denied any improper relations.
Mrs, Brown, against whom a
charge of assault with intent to
kill is pending. shot her husband
on February Is. because she believed
he was not being given his just
deserts for supposed unfaithfulness.
The charge against the husband had
then been continued four times, and
yesterdays trial occurred after
seven continuances.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
BUDGET BUREAU.
| WILL SURVEY
| PLANS

Senator Hiram Bingham Of
Connecticut, chairman Of the
joint Congressional Commits
sion on Airports, today con
ferred with Royal o. Kloeber,
assistant to the director of the
Budget Bureau, to urge action
by the bureau ON the commits.
sion's request for a $500, ,000
appropriation to start work this
summer on the proposed
municipal airport.
Kloeber said he would give the mat
ter serious consideration and would
report back to the commission at
an early date on the bureaus de-
cision.
Action Hoped For
Bingham is anxious to have the
President send to Congress an est.
mate for the $5Oo,00O in order thas
the joint resolution providing this
figure may be introduced in the
House and acted upon at this ses-
sion of Congress.
1t was understood thai the Bud
get Bureau would prefer the COM
mission to introduce and have
passed by Congress a measure
merely authorizing the appropria
tion.
1t is understood that the Budget
Bureau would prefer the commits
sion to introduce and have passed
by Congress ameasure merely
authorizing the appropriation.
According to friends of the ali
port project, however. there is not
sufficient time to have such q
measure considered by Congress a
this session with an actual appro.
priation bill to follow it. before
Congress recesses for the summer.
Site Report Near
Bingham also announced toda
that he had asked Attorney Gen
eral Mitchell to complete a specia
study of the Gravelly Point site
where many interests favor estai
lishment of the airport, to dete
mine just where the property
the Federal Government ends an
where the Virginia property right
begin.
According to law, the Cover
ment owns land up to the hig'
water mark on the Virginia sid
Of the Potomac River, whei~
Gravelly Point is located. ThI'
high water mark. however. ha
never been definitely determine
and Attorney General Mitchell ha
put a special ;ssistant to wor'
on the problem, with view to A.
early report to the airport con
mission.
The commission is anxious
learn Just what the Federal pro
prtv rights are on this site, shou
Gravelly Point be selected for tn
airport.
In event of its selection the con
mission would have to buy a stri
of Virginia land, but until the ques
ton of the high water mark
cleared up. it would be impossible
to learn just how much land woui
have to be bought and how mucl
would be needed for it's purchase.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
Jones La1U. Is Making
Rum Prices High

Should the present trend of rising prices continue much
longer whisky in Washington will become luxury only the
wealthy afford in the opinion of Serg O. j. Leerman
chief Of the vice Suuad.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
COlOred Lawyers Will
Attend Baltimore Meet

Charles +. Robinson, president of
the Colored Bar Association, will
lead a delegation of local lawers to
Baltimore tonight where they will
attend a banquet to be given in
honor of Judge James A. Cobb, Of
the Municipal Court, and Judge
William Crochet, of the Hawaiian
Island, by the Monumental City Bar
Association.
The meeting will be held at the
Penn Hotel. u. Grant Tyler, presi-
dent of the Baltimore body, will
preside.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
Sen Bingham Seeks 100000 Airport Fund at Once
BAN ON LIQUOR
VOLUNTARY
ACTION

Sir Esme Howard's action
in placing the British EN-.
bassy on the water wagon by
the simple expedient of de-
clining to sign any more re-
quests for liquor shipments
was entirely voluntary" and
entirely without pressure"
from the government, it de-
veloped today.
Secretary OF State Stimson said Sir
Esme had informally advised him OF
his decision to discontinue import
ing liquor for embassy uses.
In reply. the Secretary of State
informed the British Ambassador,
equally informally, that 1t was
matter for him to decide. but, he
assured Sir Esme at the same time
that the State Department stood
ready to protect the diplomats or
Washington against any infringe
ment upon their time-honored i'm
munities and prerogatives.
Hope for Transfer
The new rule, it was said, will
be effective so long as Sir Esme
remains at the Washington post.
Some of the younger members OF
the staff are reported to be hope
full that the exigencies of Brita,n's
interests in China, Lapland or
somewhere beyond the borders OF
these United States might require
Sir Esse's transfer.
Several weeks ago Sir Esme
shocked the diplomatic corps here
by writing a letter to James i.
Carter. Virginia prohibitionis',
stating that he would gladly foreso
the right to bring in liquors should
the American Government request
it. He expressed the belief other
foreign diplomats would be glad TO
do likewise.
Government Silent
This was followed by deep and
impenetrable silence by the Amer
lean Government, and private
sounds of anguish from his col
leagues. To put it mildly. they did
not exactly fail over themselves
to endorse any such sentiment.
There is scant likelihood that many
If any-of the other diplomats
will follow Sir Esme's lead. The
Latins particularly are not disposed
to give up those wines which they
have known since childhood.
Sir Esme Is not a teetotaier him.
self, nor Is he a prOhibitioniSt. He
has. however. keenly resented the
continued attacks on the diplomats
of Washington because Of their i'm
munity--an immunity that is be-
slowed upon them by international
law, which is considerably older
! than the Volstead law
Tired of Abuse
HE Is just fed up on it." ex-
planned one of his friends. He
would rather give up the right to
bring in what liquors the embassy
uses than undergo the abuse
periodically shouted In Congress.
1t is understood. however, that
some members of the embassy staff
are not so thin skinned as Sir Esme.
They regard more lightly the fire.
uent criticisms of Senators Blease
(DD of South Carolina and Heflin
Cd of Alabama
Under State Department proceed.
ure 1t takes the signature of the
head of a mission to bring in
liquor. OF course, it was pointed
out today, should Sir Esme elect
to go to England on a vacation.
leaving a. charge d'affaires in
command at the embassy, the staff
could lay in supply sufficient to
last long time.
Members of the embassy staff de-
clined to discuss the matter today
on the ground that it is a family
affair."
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
COlOred Students Hold
Graduation Exercises

Certificates were given to 139 stu.
dents at the commencement ,exer'
cises of the colored elementary night
schools held last night at Arm
strong High School.
The address to the graduates was
made by DR.. Emory Smith, director
of, public information at Howard
University. The certificates were
awarded by the Rev. F. I. A. Ben.
nett, member of the Board of Edu'
cation Mrs. NJ A. Mcneil Of the
Board of Education presided.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
Bingham to Expedite
5 AirDOrt APPROXIMATION

Senator Hiram Bingham, OF Con.
aecticut, chairman of the joint
ongressional Commission on air.
orts, announced today. on his re-
rn from Connecticut, that e will
elk a conference with 5udget
rector H. M. Lord as to the
Instability of obtaining an aporo.
riatfon at this session for a start
the municipal airport.
The airport resolution, which
ould appropriate 100000 to begin
fork on the project this summer,
Z being withheld from introduction
:, the House until the more urgent
business of that body has been
disposed OF.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
ORCHESTRAL CARNIVAL

The all-high school concert OF
chestra. directed by Henry l.,
Grant, will present an orchestral
carnival with q program of UNIQUE
dances and songs featured wit n
orchestra accompaniment at the
armstrong High School next Mon.
dav night at s O'Clock. 1t viii ho
department. divisions 10 70 lS. Of
the public schools.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
BANK WITH
! s4 s4 IN It
TAKEN

Robbers smashed their way
into two grocery stores and
q restaurant early today and
helped themselves to $106 in
cash and all they wanted to
eat.
The biggest haul was rlade at a
estaurant of Paul J. F'laherty, in
he 1000 block Eighteenth st. N. w.
Sixty dollars was removed from a
cash register. Entrance was gained
by breaking a glass in a front door
transom,
UnIatch Front Door
On departing, the intruders un-
latched the front door from the in
side and walked out. A policeman
found the door unlocked at a. m.
Police believed the restaurant
was ransacked in the small hours
OF the morning as it was open until
midnight. The loot constituted the
days receipts.
A glass was broken out of the
front door by crooks who took $SS
&fron the store of Sam MarkoWitz
in the 1900 block Seventh st. N. w.
The cash register was ripped open.
ChiId's 81 Taken
Hammering pane of glass out
of a. side window, burglars took 81
in change from a cash register in
the store of Jacob Kessler in the
1900 block Fourteenth st. N. w.
A child's savings bank containing
approximately 81 also was stolen.
The men left no clues which
might lead to their arrest.
The Washington times., 1929-06-06
DIVORCE SUIT DISMISSED

Policeman Henry H. Prince, of the
Sixth precinct, who recently insti-
tuted divorce proceedings in Equity
Court against his wife, Mrs. Mildred
c. PrinceA has dismissed his suit. No
reason was given for the dismissal.
Attorney Jesse H. Wilson, counsel
for Prince, filed the order of dis.
missal
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11

Burritt street, took place this morning at g o'clock at the Holy Cross church. Rev. Stanislaus Ma lewajek celebrated the nuptial high mass.
 They were attended by Miss Stella Manus as maid of honor and William Salicki, brother of the bride, as best man.
 The church was decorated with palms and ferns. At the offertory James Furlani of this city, acSom- panied by John. komoroWski at the organ. sang Rosewig's Ave Maria At the conclusion Of the mass he rendered At Dawnine" by Cadman.
 The bride was attired in gown of moire with shoes 10 match and a Madonna veil trimmed with or ange blossoms and carried bou- quet of Easter lilies. The maid Of honor wore frock of pink satin with a picture hat and shoes of gold and had bouquet of pink chrysanthemums.
 About 50 guests attended the re- ccption held at the home of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. karpey will leave tonight on q wedding trip 10 Canada and on their return will re side on Burritt street,
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
Sl50,OOO DAMAGE
 IN MORNING BLAZE
Worcester Fireman Badly Hurt
 in Battling Flames

Worcester, Mass. Nov. II UP)- Damage estimated at s150,000 re- suited carly today from fire of un- certain origin which swept q four story business block on Front street and imperilled other property in the business district.
 Fireman Robert Aldworth, 36, was taken to City hospital with a compound fracture of the right leg and a possible fracture of the spine after he had fallen four stories from a fire escape to the street. The fire which started on the fourth floor, had broken through the roof before it was discovered. Just tafter firemen arrived two explosions occurred in the burning building. the cause of which has not been determined,
 Though the fire was confined mostly to the upper part Of in" structure. the on'crs of two dentists and the Worcester branch of NJ~- sachu@etts Musicians, as well as several stores on the ground floor were extensively damaged by water and smoke.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
\
 second American Held

Father Kreut2en is the second American kidnaped by bandits with in a few days. Aaron BTonner, New York fur dealer. was l,idnaped from Tientsin Thursday and $50O,00O dc- manded for his release. The bandits threatened to do violence to their captives unless the money was paid. Jo5cphy Brenner, q brother of Aar- on, entered into negotiations wit h the bandits offering to pay s50,O00. His offer was refused but the ran som demand was lowered to $150,~ 900 which was in turn refused by Joseph Brenner. A young Russian woman has been arrested charged with acting as the decoy in the kid naping.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
CRAzED VETERAN
 HIDING IN ATTIC
EX-SOIdier DaIieS Tear Cas-
 Shot at Family

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. II UPD- While his comrades were celcbrat- ing the 11th anniversary of the signing of the armistice, Edwin Ramon, 36, q veteran Of the world war. was barricaded in the attic of his home here, defying tear gas thrown by police after he had shot at several members Of his family.
 Late last night members of Ban mons family called police and said that the veteran had fired half a dozen shots at them. When police arrived, he had barricaded himself in the attic and refused to come out.
 His family told detectives that Bannon had Authorizations that he was being sought by a Detroit gang. He was said to have had two guns.
 Louis Foster, a policeman, was fired at four times when he at tempted to force a door into the attic This morning police were sur rounding the house and contem- plating a rush" Tar gas failed to disloace tho veteran,
 II vas said that Ramon had won q medal for marksmanship in the army.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
City Items
ASsocldted Pfess Photo

Mrs. Walter Campbell Of 2lS Clinton street, who underwent an operation at 'he New Britain Gen cral hospital today, is reported rest ing comfortably.
 Claiming that the defendant took by force from the plaintiff. Renic Warkowik the sum of $40" Wlad- yslaw Karwas Of this city has been sued for $500 damages by Bennie and Jessie Warl,woski. Attorney B. J MonEiewicz represents the plain tiffs and Deputy Sheriff Mathew rapciak made acrvicc.
 I)r. GcorSn II. Dalton is patient at the New Britain General hospital undergoing treatment. He will probably be discharged from the institution tomorrow, it was an nounced today.
 Carl Taranowicz of Burrtt street vas arrested by Officer Walter Malona today on charges of drunk enness and violation of probation, on complaint of Probation Officer Con nolly.
 Captain Kelly was notified at po- lice headquarters at 12:4S this after noon of fire at 101 South Burritt street and Co. No. of the fire dc- partment was dispatched 10 the scene. It was found tthat Charles Madigan's oil burner had overnowed, causing a scare, but no damage re- culted.
 Superintendent Ellingwood of the park department reported to Cap tain Kelly at police headquarters to- day that damage had been done 10 Washington school.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
Weddings

This morning at 3 o'clock Miss Anna Marie Cunningham of 27 Lin den street became the bride of Leo F. Strohecker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil StrohcCker of TO Rhodes street. The ceremony was performed in the church of St. John the Evangelist hy Rev, Thomas J. Laden, the pastor.
 The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Helen J. Cunningham, and William J. Bowling acted as best man.
 The bride was attircd in blue transparent velvet with a hat to match. Her bouquet was of orchid pompons and Talisman roses. The maid of honor was dressed in brown transparent velvet with hat to match and carried bronze pompons and Joan Hills roses.
 After q reception al the home of the bride Mir, and Mrs. StroheCker left on a wedding trip. They will make their home at 2l3 Pleasant street on their return.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
CHINESE BANDITS
 SEIZE CAPT|YES
Nationalists Face New Worry
 as Gang LOots Town

Shanghai, Nov. II NP)-Thc na- tionalict government of Chiang Kai- Shek. mcnacCd on two sides by mn tiny and rebellion, was faced with another problem today in the re newcd outbreaks Of ba6dts who have burned and footed the town of Hwangshihkang, 50 miles south of here, and carried off several mer- chants as captives.
 Oycrpowcr Police
 The bandits, taking advantage of the concentration of nationalist troops in the north where ChiapE Kai-Shek personally is directing an offensive against the revolutionary army of Feng Yu-Hsiang, overpow- cred the river police garrison q IGwangshihkang and took possession of the city. The footing and burn inT followed, Several O. those re ported kidnapped were scl'l;ors.
 Advicos from Eankow said that Father ulricll Trcut&on. a Francis can missionary from Calumet, Mich, was being held by kidnapers and faced death unless q ransom of 10.- 900 Mexican dollars was paid with in four days. The American mis- sionary was abducted by bandits near Weiyuenkow in eastern Hupeh and is being held without food and aVn0SpH tho cold tho tG, said His servant was sent from the bandits camp with word that unless the ransom was paid within four days the missionary would be Killed.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
GETS SOVIET CONTRACT

Moscow, Nov. II P-In competi- ton with foreign engineers, the Macdonald Engineering company of Chicago today was successful in ob- taining a $l10,000,000 contract for the construction Of q chain of huge cement plants grain elevators, flour mills and miscellaneous industrial enterprises throughout the Soviet union.
 The contract is one of the most important awarded by the Soviet government since Col. Hugh l.. Cooper of New York secured con- tract for inc supervision and crec- ton Of q great $l00.0O0,0OU hydro electric plant on the Dnioper river.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
CELEBRATES KINGS BIRTHDAY

Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. II UP) The Italian colony celebrated d solemn Te Deum here today on the 60th birthday of King Victor. Elm manuel of Italy.
 Prayers of thanks were offereds for the dclverance of Crown Prince Sels
 The assistant minister of colonies members of the Italian diplomatic corps and representatives of tl" government and the president at tended a brilliant reception at the Italian legation.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11

tcrstato commerce commission No Ncmber II by representatives Of the local traffic bureau. when a reloca- tIon of rate Centers between New York and Boston will be asked. The present plan calls for q relocation of rate centcrs with d 75-milc limit from either city This would place New Britain in the Boston district and increase the rate.
 A conference of shippers was held at the Chamber Of Commerce head quarters. As a result of the con ference representatives from local factories proba bly, will be present at the meeting of the commission.