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Evening star., 1929-06-29
CAPITAL TRACTION
WINS TAX DISPUTE
Corporation Counsel DisaI-
lows $1,000, Charging
Illegal Assessment.

The District Commissioners and the
Capital Traction and Washington Rail
way 81 Electric Cos. today reached a
settlement of a dispute involving
$11 900, sought to be taxed by the
District as part of gross revenues.
The total amount in dispute was
$4,000, which the companies declined
to pay because it included $l1, 900 in
interest of Federal and municipal bonds
owned by the companies. A recent
court ruling held that the District
could not tax Federal, State or mu-
nicipal bonds. Corporation Counsel
william w. Bride submitted lengthy
ooirlion to the Commissioners holding
that the assessment as far as 1t IN
volved interests in these bonds was
improper. The Commissioners accepted
Si85, 900 cwed by the companies since
they declined to pay the assessments.
The same question has arisen on the
4 per cent tax on gross earnings OF
banks. Following the action on the
street car case there will be further
settlements in the cases OF the banks
who have either paid the assessment
under protest or who have declined 10
pay because they thought the assess
ment was illegal. Although no exact
figures as to the amount that Will
probably be in dispute IN the latter
case are available, Mr.. Bride said that
he believed it would run into the tens
of thousands Of dollars.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
THREE CAR DRIVERS
FACE RUM CHARGES
Men, Machines and Nearly
400 Quarts of Alleged
Whisky Are Seized.

Three alleged rum runners and as
many automobiles, together with nearly
400 quarts of alleged whisky. were
seized last night in Southeast Wash
ington by. Sergt. George M. Little's
special liquor squad.
Pinkney Andrew Earnsnaw, "a, of the
400 block Maryland avenue southwest,
was captured at Eleventh and M streets
southeast after chase Earnshaw was
charged with reckless driving and pos
session and transports s:on of "a quarts
Of alleged corn whisky.
According to police, Earnshaw, after
being pursued for several blocks In his
machine, brought his car to a halt,
leaped out and attempted to escape on
foot. He was taken after a short chase
A short time after their first capture,
Little and his men, George Murray and
T. o. Montgomery, gave chase to a
car which sped by them In the vicinity
of the Navy Yard and arrested Ralph
Valentine Payne of the 1900 block East
Capitol street on charges of failing to
exhibit an operators permit and trans
portation and possession of 23S quarts
Of alleged whisky.
Police said Payne pulled up to the
curb and surrendered.
The squad shortly before midnight
took into custody Cephas A. Bank, 26,
colored, living in the $500 block of
Sheridan road southeast, en- charges of
transportation and possession Of 4S
quarts OF alleged corn whisky.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
DOMESTIC TANGLE BRINGS
POLICE AND AMBULANCE
Colored Couples Disagreement Over
Board Bill Reported as Fight
and Shooting Cause.

A domestic disagreement may be just
one of those things, or a riot, depend
ing on the point of view.
who shot who?" asked a second
precinct policeman as he climbed out
Of a patrol wagon in an alley near
First street and Florida avenue about
10 O'Clock this morning. A second
policeman climbed out. A moment later
an ambulance pulled to noisy stop
nearby. Two uniformed attendants
hastily prepared for the victim"
Mister, there amt been no shoot
ing round here" volunteered a by
stander. There was a little disagree
ment over there at that house, but
nothin's wrong"
"Oh, I see," said the policeman, max
ing for the residence of Matte Mercy,
colored The ambulance attendants
shrugged shoulders and made ready to
leave.
Matte told the policeman it was just
one of those things. She and her hus-
band, Benny, haven't been on such ex-
cellent terms recently. They have been
estranged, IN fact, but Benny drops in
from time to time. Benny filed notice
of leaving this morning after a little
visit, but Matte noted an exception and
said something about a board bill.
Whereupon he gave her a forceful
shove. A woman neighbor across the
alley chanced to view the proceedings.
She went to a telephone. In another
part of the city a white woman who
employs Mattie's neighbor heard some
thing about terrible fight and a shoot
ing. That was enough. Within 10 min
utes representatives of the law, the
medical profession and all the curious
were at the door.
Benny Mercy had obtained his coat
and left.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
COL. WILCOX, U. S. A.,
RETIRED, SUCCUMBS
Pennsylvania Railroad Physician
at Terminal Was Veteran
of Two Wars.

Col Charles Wilcox. Medical Corps,
United States Army. retired for several
years physician at the Washington
Terminal for the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, died in Walter Reed Hospital yes
terday He had been in the hospital
about week.
Col. Wilcox was a veteran of the
Spanish-American and World Wars
He was placed on the Army retired list
in 1922 after 80 years of service.
Born in Philadelphia in 1865, Col.
WILCOX attended Yale University, re-
ceiving Phi. D. degree there, and later
was graduated in medicine from the
University of Virginia.
He was a member of the Army and
Navy Club of this city. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Jane A. Wilcox,
2017 @ street; daughter, Miss Caro-
line Wilcox, and son, Arnold A. Will
cox.
Funeral services will be conducted in
Arlington Cemetery Monday at 2 pm.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
COL. GRANTS AID ASKED
FOR AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, director
of the Office of public buildings and
public parks. was asked today by Avery
Brundage of Chicago, president of the
Amateur Athletic Union, to lend his as
sistance to the proposed new District
of Columbia Association. Mr.. Brundage
has written to Col. Grant advising him
that "the clubs in the District of CO.
lumbia are about to form a district of
their own, distinct from the South
Atlantic Association
The president of the Amateur Ath,
letic Union praised Col. Grant and his
assistants for the aid given in conduct
ing the track and field championships
of the South Atlantic Association held
here on June Is. Mr.. Brundage as
serted that the local representatives of
the union we're well pleased with the
assistance given.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
MAI. BROWN ENDS
SERVICE IN CAPITAL
ChisoIm viii Become Plan
ming Commission Engineer
Monday.

An outstanding career in the i'm
provement Of Washington was brought
to an end today, when Maj. Carey H.
Brown of the Engineer Corps of the
United States Army closed his desk at
the Navy Department for the last time
as engineer Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and as
assistant director of the ONCE of Public
Buildings and Public Parks. Maj.
Brown goes on leave Immediately, and
Will report to his next station Of duty
b,tween August 20 and 81 to take the
1921 course at the Command and
General Staff School at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan.
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant. Sd, director Of
the Office Of Public Buildings and Public
Parks, and executive officer of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. announced recently that Capt.
z. N. Chisholm, jr., who has been in his
offlce for some time. will succeed Maj.
Brown as engineer of the commission.
Capt. Chisholm has been learning that
work, under the tutorship of Maj
Brown, for some time, and is scheduled
to assume the post Monday.
Plans Week at Arundel
With his family, Maj. Brown will
spend the first week of his leave at
Arundel. near Annapolis, Md. Then
they will 60 to Pocono Lake, N. j., for
a vacation. until August /. Following
this, Mai. Brown and his family will
drive by automobile to Fort Leaven-
worth, stopping OF at the majors old
home. at GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
Maj. Brown has been closely identi-
fed with the development of Washing
ton for nearly a decade. He was As
sistant Engineer Commissioner from
February i, 1919. to September /, 1922.
Then he was assigned as director Of
civil and military engineering at the
Engineering School at Fort Humphreys,
Va, where he served from September,
1922, to July Is, 1925, when he was
ordered back to Washington.
Upon his return to the National Capt.
tai Maj. Brown was detailed as as
Sistant director of the ONCE of public
buildings and public parks, and upon
the creation of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission in 1926
was appointed engineer of that body.
During his term as Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner Maj. Brown had a
major part in putting the new coming
law into effect. 1s
He was concerned with the prepa-
ration Of the original maps and regula-
tions, and when the zoning Commission
was established he served as its execu-
tive offlcer from the time the regula-
tions were put into effect until his de-
parture from Washington.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
CASE Of LEPROSY
FOUND IN DISTRICT
Diagnosis Is Confirmed by
Physician of U. S. Public
Health Service.

A case of leprosy, the first in several
years, has been discovered in the Dis
trict Ey officials of the District Health
Department. Harry Maldag, 81, a pa
tient at the Soldiers Home Hospital,
was reported to the Bureau OF Con-
tagious Diseases of the Health Depart
ment yesterday by officials of the hos
pital, who believed he was suffering
from leprosy. Health Officer William C..
Fowler said today that the diagnosis
had been confirmed by a physician of
the United States Public Health Service,
who is an expert on leprosy, and a
physician from the Health Department.
The man was removed last night to
the District quarantine station in the
rear of the District Jail, and the United
States Public Health Service was noti-
fed. The Public Health Service will
remove him to a leprosarium, probably
the one at Carville, La, the only one
in the continental United States, Dr.
Fowler said.
Dr. Fowler said that it was not known
where the man contracted the disease,
but that he had served in the Philip
pines during the Philippine rebellion
and on the Mexican border in 1915.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
THOMAS WEST REPORTS
LOSS OF PURSE AND $40
Pccketbook Left on Store Counter
Taken While He Was Absent.
Burglars Invade Homes.

A pocketbook containing more than
$40, papers and an automobile drivers
permit was left on the counter of an
upper Seventh street store yesterday
afternoon by Thomas West, 1912 Min
nesota avenue northeast. When he
missed the pocketbook and returned to
the store, be later reported to the police.
he discovered it had been taken during
his short absence. He asked police to
investigate,
A duplicate key worker gained en-
trance to the apartment of Milton Car
ter, l4o9 Eleventh street, during the
absence of occupants yesterday and
stole watch and chain from bureau
drawer. The stolen timepiece and
chain were valued at $40.
John H. Doyle, 30l6 v street, told
police that burglar was In in his home
Thursday. Entrance was gained
through rear door, Doyle told the
police, and $33 taken from bureau
drawer.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
UTILITIES MERGER
WITH insult FIRM
|SBRANDED RUMOR
'Iorth American Director
Says Corporation Has No
Consolidation Intentions.
CONFERENCE is BLAMED
FOR STARTING REPORTS
Wall Street Thought Billion Dollar
Transaction Was in
the Making.

Harley p Wilson, a member of the
board of directors of the North Ameri-
can Co, public utilities corporation, to-
Cay denied reports from New York that
negotiations had been opened to
merge" the company with the Mid
die West Utilities Co., controlled by
Samuel insult Of Chicago.
The rumors apparently were the out
growth of a recent conference between
American Co, and Martin J. insult.
brother of Samuel insult, Mr.. Wilson
believes.
Reports Manufactured.
"The reports of merger were manu-
featured out of the whole CLOTH" said
Mr.. Wilson. The North American
Co. is not interested in mergers for
stock purposes. 1t is interested in de-
veloping its own business.
Il was notified of the conference
between MI. Dame and Mr.. insult and
it had nothing to do with merger.
The discussion was over an entirely
different subject"
Extensive Holdings Here.
The North American Co. has extern
sive holdings in Washington utilities. 1t
had a controlling interest in the WASH
ington Railway & Electric Co, and
owns about 1000 shares of the stock of
the Capital Traction Co. Mr.. Wilson is
he principal owner of the Washington
Rapid Transit Co., and came into local
prominence through his efforts to bring
about a consolidation of the Washing
ton transit companies.
In the reports of the merger between
the North American Co. and the In
.ulls Wall Street visualized a billion
dollar corporation which would exceed
in Importance the recently formed Nor
Can-Bonbright food combine, with prop
critics extending from New England to
the Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
Youth Stops in Capital En- Route
To Los Angeles on Roller Skates

rather in the various city rooms he en-
counters. Also. he is saving the worm
out roller wheels as evidence.
Angus, who left Madison Square
Garden June IS at conclusion of the
six-day roller skating race there. ex-
poets to reach Los Angeles ere snow
flies. OF course. they have no snow
in California, Angus explatned-his re-
mark was only a figure Of speech, he
said.
Angus will go by way OF ST. Louis,
Albuquerque, N. Mex, and, incidentally,
the strip of untrammeled desert that
lies between Flagstaff, Ariz., and
Needles, Calf. Sand in large guam
titles, Angus says, is harder on roller
skaters than vegetarians.
Angus parents live at 446 West
Broad street, Burlington, N. j.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
BRIG. GEN. G. C. SHAW
GIVEN COAST COMMAND
Many other Changes in Personnel
of Army Announced by
War Department.

Brig. Gen. George c. Shaw, recently
promoted and now at Fort Benning,
Ga, has been assigned to the command
of the 9Th Brigade. at Fort Rosecrans,
Calf; Mai. John E. Mort, Field Artil-
lery, has been transferred from West
Palm Beach, Fla, to Tampa, for duty
with the Florida National Guard; Capt.
Arthur B. Wade, Field Artillery, from
Pittsburgh to West Palm Beach; Maj.
Arnett p. Matthews, Dental Corps, from
the Army War College, this city, to
Fort Sam Houston, Tex; Maj. Harry c..
Peavey and Capt John B. Mockbee,
Dental Corps, have been ordered to the
Army Medical Center. this city; Capt
Ray T. Maddocks, Cavalry, from Fort
Riley, Kans., to the German Cavalry
School at Hanover, Germany.
The President has accepted the res
ignation of Second Lieut.. Mortimer e.
Sprague, Cavalry, who recently gradu-
ated from the West Point Military
Academy and Is now on leave of abb
Sence at Ridgewood, N. j.
Technical Sergt. Joe B. Sharp, Com
pany B, 9th Infantry, at Quantico, Va,
has been ordered to Stockholm. Swe-
6en, as a member Of the international
free rife team and subsequently will
attend the small arms matches at Camp
Perry, Ohio.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
ANACOSTIA RESIDENT
OF MANY YEARS DIES
Ohio Samuel Humphrey Was Born
in Prince Georges County in
December, 1914.

Ohio Samuel Pumphrey, for many
years In business in Anacostia and one
Of the oldest residents of that section,
died at his home, 2116 Nichols avenue
yesterday Mr.. Pumphrey was born in
Prince Georges County, Md, December
II, 1914.
He was a member of the Anacostia
Lodge of Masons. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Eleanor Addison Pumphrey;
four daughters, Mrs. Charles Walsh,
Mrs. Elsie King, Miss Sarah Pumphrey
and Miss Florence Pumphrey, and a
son, Samuel Watkins Pumphrey.
Funeral services will be held at his
late residence Monday. Interment will
be in Congressional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
Three Years Given
Parker on 1927
Swindle Charge
Man Who Figured in
Eleanor Lehman Death
Inquiry Is Sentenced.

Charles H. Parker, 81, was sent to
the penitentiary for three years today
by Chief Justice MCCOY in Criminal
guilty to an indictment charging the
embezzlement Of s54s.7s while in the
employ of the United Artists Corpora
ton in 1927. He was not indicted until
May is, 1929.
Parker was arrested January, 1929.
on a charge of completely with Louis
w. Hoffman, a physiotherap;st who is
serving term of 80 years for the
death of Eleanor Lehman, resulting
from an alleged illegal operation.
Parker was accused of being respon-
sible for the condition of the young
woman. which led to the operation.
Attorney Bertrand Emerson told the
court that there was distinct under
standing with the United States attor-
neys office that the latter charge
would be dropped on Parker's plea of
guilty to the embezzlement indictment.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
EXCURSIONlSTS THRONG
TO CHESAPEAKE BEACH
G. A. r. Veterans Are Among
Guests at Bay Outings-Sunday
Schools Picnic.

More than 1000 .excursionists are Wis
iting Chesapeake Beach today on three
outings, given by Phil Sheridan Won-
ans Relief Corps, No. IL, and the
Presbyterian Sunday Schools Of Hyatts-
vile and Riverdale.
The relief corps has as its honor
guests veterans of the Grand Army of
the Republic, who are being taken to
the resort on special coaches and
treated to a picnic luncheon. Mrs.
Addie W. Hickman and S. w. Mawson
Temple is president of the corps.
A. c. Moon is in charge of the
HyattSville Sunday School outing and
d. w. Worley is In charge for the
Riverdale school. Athletic events,
swimming. fishing, grabbing, boating,
music and picnicking are on the pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
HAS DRY LAW PLEDGE
FOR LOYALTY SUNDAY
Anti-Saloon League Asks Churches
and Sunday Schools to Unite for
Prohibition Enforcement.

The Anti-Saloon League today made
public a pledge to be read tomorrow IN
churches and Sunday schools co-operat-
ing with it in Loyalty Sunday" OBJ
servances. 1t reads:
I'm common with other Americans
and lovers Of liberty throughout the
Nation, on this day we pledge our sup
port to the President of the United
States in his efforts to establish law
observance and maintain law enforce
ment. We promise to help promote
respect for law by obeying 1t ourselves
and encouraging its obedience by 9TH
ers. We accept our responsibility to
support vigorous enforcement for those
who will heed no other appeal"
The leagues program also calls for
the reading of a quotation from Abra-
ham Lincoln calling for the teaching Of
reverence for the laws in schools and
churches.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
TRAVELLERS AID MOVES.

Headquarters Of the Travellers Aid
Society were yesterday transferred from
the Atlas Building to 1418 I street, in
the same building with the Community
Chest Mrs. Margaret Ford, executive
secretary Of the society, and Miss
Beatrice Hodgson, her assistant, will
occupy the headquarters Offices, the
workers maintaining their present quar-
ters at the Union Station.
More than $4,000 cases of lost chill
dren, beivildered immigrants. runaway
boys and girls. old people who needed
aid in locating relatives, persons who
had lost money or tickets and others
Of a similar nature, were aided last
year by the Travellers Aid, and indica-
ticns are that the number aided will
pass the 25.000 mark this year.
Travellers Aid workers are on duty at
80 pn!cn Station - hours each day.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
BUYS 299 PLANE ENGINES

Contracts for 2e9 airplane engines
for the Army Air Corps, which will
cost approximately $4,000, 900. have
been approved by Assistant Secretary
Dawson.
OF these engines 1S0 are Pratt d
Whitney "Wasps." which are 50O-horse-
power, super-charged, air-cooled en-
gines for use In pursuit planes; SIS are
Curtiss water cooled motors for obser-
vation planes and 50 are Wright 800
horsepower. air-cooled engines Tor use
In transport planes.
Evening star., 1929-06-29

Angus MacLennan, who is % years
old and never broke record, came
coasting into Washington yesterday on
his roller skates, fresh from the garden
on Madison Square.
Angus is leaving almost Immediately
for Los Angeles. where he hopes to lay
claim to something profitable in the
way of roller skating endurance records.
1t gives Angus no qualms to reflect
that this is hts thirteenth trip from
coast to coast, even though all that
mileage includes no previous experience
at transcontinental roller skating.
Where Angus halts for rest or re-
freshment, there he parks his skates.
Conscientiously, he returns to them,
taking no westward step unshod.
In addition, Angus leaves the record
of his footprints, or wheel marks,
Evening star., 1929-06-29
RANKIN URGES HOOVER
TO ENFORCE ALIEN BARS
Declares 100000 Immigrants An
nually Enter y. S. IL
legally.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
Mississippi, appealed yesterday to Pres
ident Hoover to use his power ito put
a stop to the influx of foreign imrni-
grants now coming into the United
States in violation of our laws
Rankin said the Department of La
Dor estimated that more than, 200 1000
aliens were entering the country un-
lawfully each year.
Those who come In violation of our
laws are from the criminal elements. as
a rule he said. They come with the
intention of violating our laws to get
here and many of them manifest the
same disrespect for all other laws after
they arrive From this class of aliens
are recruited our bootleggers, our gun
men and our gangsters, who are today
defying constituted authority In every
conceivable way"
Evening star., 1929-06-29
POLICEMEN REASSlGNED.

Six transfers of assignments in the
Police Department were ordered by Maj.
Henry G. Pratt, superintendent OF po-
lice, effective am. Monday.
Motor Cycle Policeman F. r. Tierney
was made foot patrolman in the sixth
precinct. The other changes, all in
volving foot patrolmen, are as follows:
D. NJ. Diver, second to first precinct;
j. e. Lowry, tenth to second precinct;
Thomas O'Donnell, tenth to third pre-
cinct; e. F. Brown, third to tenth pre-
cinct; P. w. Nicholson, sixth to nth
precinct.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
LEWIS D. DARE DIES.

Lewis D. Dare, rs years old. 1887 Gal
latin street. retired clerk of the War
Department and resident of this city
for IS years, died at his home yester-
day, following short illness.
Mfr. Dare, who came to this city from
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. was retired from the
War Department in 1919, following 25
years service with the Government.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs. Anna
Dare: son, Edward Dare of Chicago,
sides In GAINESVILLE.
Funeral services will oe held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the residence.
Interment will be in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
BRAZILIAN OFFICERS
HERE FOR INSTRUCTION
Three Naval Men Will Take Spe.
cial Courses Under Ameri-
can Supervision.

Three officers of the Brazilian Navy
have arrived in Washington and will
be under instruction in the American
Navy for special courses, the Navy De-
partment announced today. The off,
GERS arranged to confer with officials
of the Brazilian embassy during their
Sojourn in the National Capital
DR.. Moncel Ferrara Mendez will take
the course in flight medicine at the
United States Naval Medical School
here.
Lieut. F. P. Cordiero de Farias will
be under instruction at the Naval Air
Station, Pensacola. Fla, for advanced
training in aviation.
Senior Lieut.. Dorval Refs will Join
the postgraduate class in steam en-
gineering at Annapolis, Md
Evening star., 1929-06-29
HOSPITAL ENGINEER DIES.

Melvin A. Kelly. As years old, of Cot
tage City. Md, for the past 10 years
chief engineer of Emergency Hospital,
died in the hospital last night.
Mr.. Kelly was active here in several
fraternal bodies. including Almas Tenn
pie of the Mystic Shrine and Universal
CraftSman's Council, Nc. %. He also
was a member Of Waverly Masonic
Lodge of Baltimore
Mr.. Kelly is survived by his widow,
an 8-year-old son and a sister, Mrs.
Carroll link Of Baltimore County, Md.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the latter's home Monday. Intermcnt
will be in Druid Ridge Cemetery.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
Four Get Commissions.

Commissions In the Reserve Corps Of
the Army have been issued by the War
Department to Floyd B. Olcott, 1911
wyoming avenue, as a captain and
specialist; to Richard @. Kiefner, 535
Rittenhouse street, as a second lieu
tenant of Infantry, and to Samuel
Kahn, Gallinger Hospital, and Robert
Z. Moran. 1885 Fifteenth street, as firSt
lieutenants In. the Medical Corps.