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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
PROPERTY TRUST DEED
IS CLEARED BY JUDGE
Court Holds Woman Cannot Be
Stopped From Right to Have
Unclouded Title.

Justice Peyton Gordon OF the Dis
trict Supreme Court today decided that
Mrs. Lillian M. Green Is entitled to
have the cloud of q deed Of trust for
$4,000 on her property In square 1888
removed, although she had notice OF
previous court proceedings for the sub
stitution Of q trustee to forecloSe the
trust and remained silent on her claim
that the note had been given as an
accommodation to q woman friend be-
fore the law permitting married wom-
an to act as surety had been changed.
Even though innocent third persons
are involved In the transaction, the
court holds, that because o married
woman's act In making an accommo-
dalton note was void under the previous
law, she cannot be stopped from as
serting her right to have her prop
erty cleared.
The note and deed of trust was given
May 20, 1925, by Mrs. Green at the
request of Mrs. Florence II. Davis for
the latter's accommodation. Mrs. Davis
is said to have sold the note for $1,750
to william F. Bergman who FORE
closed in 1927 after the court had APP
pointed a new trustee to make the sale
and the property was bought in by an
innocent purchaser Mrs. Green then
brought her suit to have her title
cleared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
BOARD MAY QUIZ
JUDGE SELLERS IN
GALL|NCER PROBE
Hospital Critic Will Be Asked
to Testify Before In
quiry Group.
INVESTIGATORS TO LAY
PLANS TOMORROW
All Officials at Institution Will Be
Called Upon, as Well
as Attendants.

Judge Kathryn B. Sellers Of the Jul
venile Court, whose criticisms paved the
way for the Commissioners in ordering
investigation of conditions at Gallinger
Municipal Hospital. Is expected to be
the most important witness at the In
quiry which is to be conducted by the
Board of Public Welfare.
Although Judge Sellers has made no
complaints directly to the board or the
District Commissioners concerning the
specific acts of Irregularities charged
in the press, it was expected she would
be given full opportunity to do so. Since
the board is powerless to subpoena the
judge as a witness, her appearance be-
fore the investigating body would be
voluntary. It was leanred today that
board members are considering sending
her a request to appear after the in
quiry opens.
Edison Calls Meeting.
It was learned today that members
of the Board of Public Welfare are ex-
tremely anxious to question Judge Sell
erS, who now is at Summer retreat
about her knowledge of conditions al
the hospital. The fact that she as
public official, having close relations
with Gallinger Hospital, felt called upon
to expose certain conditions there
makes it highly necessary that all hel
allegations be sifted thoroughly, it was
said.
John Joy Edison, chairman of the
board, has called upon his colleagues
to meet at o'clock tomorrow after
noon to work out plan of procedure
with respect to the summoning OF wit
nesses and personal Investigations at
the hospital, which will be conducted:
A majority of the officials at Gal
linger from Supt. Edward A. Bocock,
DR.. Percy Hickling and phycisians and
attendants in the psycopathic ward will
be called upon to explain every act
about which there has been any pub
lie criticism.
Exhaustive Study Planned.
eve are going to do this thing right,
Mr.. Edison said. I'VE are going to
study the situation exclusively and
fairly, and wherever We may find any
basis for criticism, the defects will be
remedied.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
COLORED AUTOIST'S OLD
TAGS CAUSE TROUBLE
"Dead" License Plates on Car Are
Found After Fire Destroys
Machine.

Frank Washington, colored, 14oo
block Of N street was fined SIS by Judge
John P. Mcmahon in Police Court this
morning for operating car on dead
tags, the illegal tags being discovered
after the car had burned almost be-
yond recognition on Fourteenth street
Sunday night.
washington said that he had been
three months in paying Charles Lewis.
also colored, 100 block Florida avenue
northeast, $50 for the car. and was
just returning from making the last
payment when his car caught on fire
at Fourteenth and N streets. Police
man G. E. Heyne of the second pre-
cinct came along and made a report
of the fire and found out that WASH
ington had been operating on dead"
tags.
Lewis, hearing of his friends trouble,
paid him visit and was arrested by the
second precinct police for 'ailing to
turn in his license Plate. FL posted
SIS collateral, which was forfeited when
he failed to appear in court this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
STABBED COLORED MAN
FOUND LYING IN STREET
Three Others Are Wounded in Al
tercations-0ne Is
Arrested.

Hyder Williams, colored, II years
old, 423 Twenty-sixth street, was found
lying at Connecticut avenue and Oil
yer street shortly before 2 o'clock this
morning by Pvt. Cannon Of the four
tenth precinct and taken to the sta
ton for investigation. 1t developed
that he was suffering from stab wound
in his left hip. He was unable to
recall the circumstances under which
he received the wound.
Mary Jelks, colored, SO years old,
and James Williams, also colored, 26
years old, both of 1929 S street, are re-
ported by the police to have engaged
in an alteration in their home short
1y before IL o'clock last night. The
woman, suffering from cuts on her neck
and left hand, was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital. Williams was arrested.
The other persons wounded yester-
day while engaged in alterations were
Susanna Chappell, colored, As years,
424 First street, and Gene Clark, coll
ored, 81 years old, Of lit G street
southwest. The former received a cut
over her left eye, while the latter was
struck on the head with bottle. Both
were treated by DR.. j. E. McLain of
Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
UNION ENGINEERS
REACH AGREEMENT
Operators and Employers Get To-
gether at Conference Here
Last Night.

Amicable settlement of a major num-
Der of points in the proposed new
agreement between union operating en-
gineers and the Building Trades En-
ployers' Association was reached last
night at conference in the Car
penter's Building, it was reported today.
The present agreement, running to
August Is under 90-day extension Of
time, Is to be supplanted by a new
agreement now in process of formation.
The operators have been asking en-
ployment Of union operating engineers
on a number of additional machines
employed by contractors in building
operations.
Details of points on which represent
ativeS Of the contractors and the union
were in accord last night were not di-
Vulged, but it is understood an appren-
tice system for engineers was favorably
considered.
The union was represented by e. M.
HAIRY, spokesman for the international
president of the Operating Engineers
Union; James McCracken and Robert
Henderson. The contractors were rep
resented by F. F. Gillen Of the Charles
H. TompkinS Co., j. r. Skinker and
Thomas Grant of the Master Builders
Association and Rufus S. LuSk, Secre-
tary Of the Washington Operative
Builders Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
AID SOUGHT
IN 'M|ND-YOUR-CAR'
PARKING PROBLEM
A. A. A. Seeks to Solve MyS-
terry of Flat Tires and Tar
Smeared Door Handles.
LAY BLAME ON "TRUST"
IN BALL PARK VICINITY
Probe Discloses Annoying Things
Happen Only to Those Who
Refuse to Pay Clip"

The American Automobile Association
will seek the cooperation Of the police
in attacking the "Mind-your- car Mis-
ter?" problem in the vicinity Of the
Washington base ball park when the
team returns here next week.
Involved in the problem, according to
George E. Keneipp, divisional manager
of the association. is the mystery of why
tires go fiat without punctureS or blow
outs and why tar gets on the door
handles of certain automobiles parked
near Griffith Stadium during games.
Investigation of the mystery by asso-
citation officials has disclosed that these
annoying things seem to happen only to
car owners who fail to contribute dime
or quarter to the volunteer car-watch-
ing trust" which operates around the
park.
One complaint made to the association
was from a man whose place of bust
ness is in the ball park area and who
reported that his car was tempered with
after he had waved away a group of
boys who swarmed about him as he
parked in front of his store. Other bus
mess men IN the neighborhood are said
to have suffered annoyances at various
times while the team Is at home.
Most Of the protests received by the
motorists body are from woman drivers.
Mr.. Keneipp asserted. Women appear
more reluctant than men to make use
of the proffered services of the car
minders, and feminine wrath wakes
great II dainty hands become smeared
with tar or feminine patience Is tried
by tires gone fat In unaccountable
manner
IF, by paying a dime to a boy, q car
owner could be assured that his prop
erty was being properly watched, the
average man would not hesitate to pay
the dime" Mr.. Keneipp said today.
But the truth Of the matter is that the
boys forget all about the cars they are
supposed to be watching until the game
is over. when they rush upon the scene
and try to collect from motorists who
did not pay in advance.
THE police hass tried to break up
the practice several times this year, but
invariably, when vigilance Is slackened,
the trade picks up again"
Mr.. Keneipp indicated he would con-
fer again with police off1cials with a
view to conducting another drive on the
boys when the team comes home.
He hopes thereby to put an end to
the dying wheeze of scuttled tires and
the Stealthy swish Of tar bru7hes on
cars mysteriously marked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
RAIL WAY BUILDING
OFFICES ASSIGNED
Farm Board, Prohibition Unit
and Customs Bureau
Given Quarters.

The new Federal Farm Board, the
prohibition unit and the Customs Blu
reau were definitely assigned Office space
in the old Southern Railway Building,
at Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, by the Public Buildings Com
mission today, 1t was announced by
Chairman Smoot.
Senator Smoet said there would still
remain IS, 900 feet of floor space in the
Southern Railway Building, which will
be assigned within the next few weeks
to other Government bureaus. The Sen
ator explained that o further study
would be made during this week re-
garding this remaining space and that
1t probably would be decided to allot
it to bureaus now occupying rented
quarters.
The commission will devote its next
meeting. Senator Smoot said, to an ef-
fort to decide whether Congress should
be asked to increase the amounts au-
thorized for the Pennsylvania avenue
Mall triangle building program, for the
purpose Of speeding up the develop
ment. Such q proposal was advanced
earlier in the Summer
The Farm Board will be located on
the seventh floor Of the Southern Rail-
way Building.
The prohibition unit will occupy the
flrst and second floors and o part Of
the fourth floor.
The Customs Bureau win be given
the third floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
ATTORNEY is ARRAIGNED
AFTER DEFENDING SON
Younger Mans Case Continued, but
Father Is Fined $2 on
Parking Offense.

Fulton Lewis, ST., attorney, after de-
Tending his son on traffic charge, was
himself arraigned as defendant on an
other charge and fined 50 by Judge
John P. Mcmahon In Traff1c Court this
morning.
His son, Fulton Lewis. jr., a news
paper man, was charged with failing to
observe stop sign at Wisconsin avenue
and p street. He said that he had
stopped at a store on p street few
feet from the stop sign, and on start
ing the car again did not think 1t nee
essary to pull up short distance and
stop again. After hearing both sides Of
the case Judge Mcmahon said that he
would continue the case for week and
in the meantime make o personal in
spection Of the scene Of the alleged
infraction.
Fulton Lewis, ST., was found guilty
of parking at an angle at q downtown
section, where the law requires parking
parallel with the curb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
COMMISSION GETS
RALF-FARE PETITION
J. C. Wright Submits Plan,
Making Reduced Rate Plea
for School Children.

A petition for the establishment Of
half fares for school children in WASH
ington was filed with the Public Util-
tiles Commission today by ]. c. Wright
of 514 T street. The petition says that
more than IS cities in 81 States have a
special reduced car fare for school chill
dren, but that in the Capital many less
fortunate children are compelled to
walk to and from school, regardless of
the weather, distance and dangerous
traffic risks, because the family budget
compulsory education law compels them
to attend school regularly.
Should Assist Children.
"Children," the petition said, ATTEND
school in order to become good and use
full citizens. and to that end every OPP
portunity should be amply provided to
himself of every school advantage with
out unnecessary interruption or en-
barrassment due to the pitileSS demand
on the scant income Of the humblest
home"
Mr.. Wright has been campaigning
tirelesSly for half fares for years. His
first letter to the commission on the
subject Is dated September Is, 1920.
Bills to accomplish his purpose have
been introduced into Congress at his
instance. but the half fare has never
been instituted.
May BE Part Of Hearing.
1t Is not known what the commission
will do about the petition, but it IS pos
sible that 1t may be made part Of
the hearing on the Capital Traction
Co.'S petition for an increase in car fare
to 10 cents, with four tokens for 80
cents. Several other matters which
have come up since the car fare case
started have been made part Of the
care afre case.
Another petition on the same sub
ject is expected next month from John
j. Noonan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
SOCIETY TO HAVE OUTING.

Swimming, fishing, grabbing, boat
ing, dancing and picnicking viii feature
the annual outing Of the Sons Of Peri
cles tomorrow at Chesapeake Beach.
Nick Libert Is in charge.
Eight hundred persons are expected
to attend the annual outing OF the st.
George Society and its women's auxil-
larry, the Myrrh Bearing Society, at the
Beach on Thursday. The excursion will
be for the benefit of the building fund
of the st. Georges Syrian Greek Or
thodox Church. A family picnic In
groves overlooking the bay will be a
feature of the day.
Mrs. N. Yesbek is president of the
Myrrh Bearing Society and Elias Souri,
heads the st. Georges Society. The
Very Rev. Job Saloon, rector Of the
church, and George Aed are in charge
Of arrangements for the outing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
PLAYGROUND PLANS
WILL Be DISCUSSED
Development of RecreationaI
Areas to Be Studied by
District Agencies.

DEVELOPMENT of the Districts NAV.
orou,de .rA . .t,,a,, -, -.,...s -,
s su~ S1i0 o'uoS "a Ae.a'eo acI.'i-
Ties Will De the OBJECTIVE OF meeting
Of interested agencies. called to meet
IN Friday under III. .u.r,cs. ~ ~.
N.+ions' c.n,..1 80 e 1 " l.
National CapitaI ParK ana Planning
Commission. A report recently made to
the commission bv its citv Manner
ch.r,., M r,;o+ "a Ill, g.. ~,
e '" s.o'' 1o' "ni 1ofm TIC
basis or the discussion:
Tentative plans called Tor the develop
mem OF tne Guys reservoirs as recre-
atlonal features In the city.wide pro-
gram, the suggestion having been made
that tennis courts might be formed on
the concrete covers OF the reservoirs.
Aomnlstratlve features ana small play
grounds 1or younger cnndren, surround
ing tne major recreational centers IN
strategic areas OF the Capital, VIII come
up Tor discussion at the forthcoming
meeting.
WnIe MT. EnotS report mas not as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
Federal Commission Refuses
to Make Public More of
Gen. JadWin's Report.
SEVERAL PLANS BEFORE
BODY FOR CONSIDERATION
Lieut.. Col. Grant Represented as
Feeling Summary of Project
Should Be Released.

The proposed power development sit
uation at Great Falls on the Potomac
River, just above Washington, marked
time today, as the Federal Power Com
mission declined to make public any
more Of the report of Lieut.. Gen. Edgar
Jadwin, who retired last Wednesday as
chief OF the Army Engineers and rec
commended that a preliminary permit
looking to power development be au-
thorized. The Commission now has
before it the Jadwin report, a report
from the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, which is under
stood to favor park development at
Great Falls, preserving the natural
beauty Of the place, and report from
Maj. Breton Somervell, District engi-
neer for the War Department for the
Washington area.
Meanwhile, the Power Commission
started work on its own report, which
with the others will be forwarded to
Congress at the December session.
Maj. Glen e. Edgerton, chief engineer
Of the Power Commission, explained
today that it will take month or more
to whip this report into shape. While
there is possibility that the report of
Maj. Somervel may be made public
he is the commissions agent, action
along this course will await the return
to the city of F. E. Bonner, the new
executive secretary Of the Power Com
mission. Mr.. Bonner is now returning
from a business trip to the Pacific
Coast and Is expected to be at his desk
IN the Interior Department Building on
Monday.
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, executive
officer of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. is represent
ed as feeling that summary of that
body's report should be MADE public
by the commission, in as much as
brief summary of the Jadwin report
favoring the granting of preliminary
permit to the Potomac River Corpora
ton Of Wilmington, Del, has been
made public.
Col. Grant intends to confer with
the Federal Power Commission to see
If his commissions stand may be given
publicity. The report on Great Falls of
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission has not been made pubic.
although the commission protested
against any marring of the beauty of
Great Falls at the time the matter
first came up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
P0ALE ZION CONVENTION
OPENS HERE AUGUST 81
Mass Meeting in Jewish Commu-
nifty Center Scheduled for Open
ing Of Annual Event.

The eighth annual convention of the
Young Poale Zion Of America, an or
ganization Of young Jewish men and
women seeking to re-establish the Jew
ish homeland in Palestine, will open
with mass meeting In the auditorium
Of the Jewish Community Center in
Washington, the evening Of August 81.
The organization Is part of the Jew
ish national movement. which Is work.
ing to secure o return Of all Jews to the
Holy Land.
Many outstanding problems relating
to national and social subjects are on
the agenda for discussion by the con-
vention. A report Of the World Zionist
Congress, now In session ut Zurich,
Switzerland, viii be submitted by Berl
Locker, one Of the international leaders
Of the movement, who has taken q
prominent parti n the work Of the con-
gress. Other reports will be given re-
garding the progressive development of
the Young Poale Zion movement. A
special report on the growth of the
movement in Palestine in recent years
will be one Of the features Of the Con-
greSS.
Preliminary conferences will be held
at the Lee House, Fifteenth and l.
streets, where many Of the delegates
are stopping, On Friday evening and
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whose former friends in Washington.
City say she has f1eeced them OF upWar'
Miss Howells was arraigned in p
Ralph Given. She plead not guilty al
bond pending an investigation OF charg
was represented by Attorney Paul Sede
Messina has recently returned to
Washington from Italy. where ne lett
his wife and family stranded. He Is
destitute of funds to bring them back
and fearful that immigration restric-
tons may ban the woman on the birth
of a child, expected in a few months.
Italian Relates Plight.
The impoverished Italian, speaking IN
broken English and rendered almost in
articulate by his grief, has related his
plight to investigating detectives, and to
other alleged victims of Miss Howells
here, feeling that bond of mutual mis-
fortune existed between them.
Once, less than a year ago, MesStna
was the proprietor of little leather
goods shop on Fourteenth street, near
Girard, business that afforded the
Messinas a comfortable living.
About this time, Messina says. Miss
Howells became a regular customer of
the place. He was impressed by her
apparent knowledge of the world, and
her dress and manner. When the
woman suggested that she invest his
savings on the stock Market" promis-
ing fabulous returns, Messina says he
complied to the extent of $500.
Some time last Spring MeSsina re-
lates he was informed by Miss HowellS
that he had $4,000 in profits coming to
him from the investment The Italian
was asked If he wished to take down
the cash, or to have the sum put in
trust, with the prospect Of $25 week
as long as he lived.
Advised to Sell Business.
Messina, then in poor health, decided
on the latter course, and Immediately
after that. he says, Miss HowellS
strongly advised him to sell the bust
ness. "Give 1t away, burn it up, throw
it awayl" Messina declares Miss
Howells urged, and the Italian complied,
selling the business for what he con-
sidered much less than its real worth,
but banking on his $25 week for life
to provide for himself and his family.
Miss Howells assured him, the Italian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
BOWLER CREW RETURNS.

THE PAS. Manitoba. August 10 P;;-
Berlin plane, 'Untin' Bowler, which was
lost In the ice foes of Northern Labra-
dor, were on their way down the bay
line yesterday and were expected to ar
rive tomorrow.
The men. Robert Wood, Bob Cast and
Parker Cramer, are en- route back to
Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
Plan to Preserve
Dewey's Flagship
Is Gaining Support

Both the Republican chairman
Of the House naval affairs COM
mittee, Representative Fred A.
Britten of Illinois, and the rank
ing Democratic member, Repre-
sentative Carl VinSon Of Georgia,
have now declared themselves in
favor of the legislation proposed
by Representative John j.
Cochran of Missouri for pres
ervation of Admiral Dewey's old
flagship, the Olympia, as a me-
mortal. to be placed on the Wash
ington waterfront.
Representative VinSon said
today: IT will support legisla-
ton along this line" Chairman
Britten had previously declared
that the Olympia should be pre-
served as q memorial to the
soldiers and sailors of the Span
ish War because it was from the
bridge of this craft In Manila
Bay that Admiral Dewey spoke
those fateful words: you may
fire when you are ready, Grid
ley"
Other members Of the House
naval affairs committee have also
announced their intention to
vote in favor Of this measure.