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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
TWO HELD TO Jury
ON RUM CHARGES
One Dry Law Defendant Is
Sentenced to 1870 Days
or $500 Fine.

Two alleged violators Of the prohibi-
ton law we're held for investigation by
the grand jury under the Jones law,
another was given sentence Of $500
or $50 days when found guilty Of pos
session and in two other instances,
where defendants were charged with
sale and possession the cases were con-
tinued for hearings in Police Court
yesterday. Assistant United States At
torney David A. Hart, in charge Of pro-
hibition enforcement at Police Court,
was the prosecuting attorney, with
Judge Ralph Given on the bench.
Kenneth v. Woodbridge, % years old
1900 block of Fifth street. was held for
action of the grand jury under 2. $4,000
bond. by Judge Given, when he pleaded
not guilty to a transportation and pos
session charge. Police had been hunting
for him since June Is, when they lost
him after a chase from Sherman ave-
nue. and Columbia road over several
streets to Grant Circle, at a speed In
excess of so miles an hour and with
the man throwing out cases Of whisky
during the chase police said.
Prior to coming up before Judge
0IlVen,. WOlQI1Q8S NlSlCSQ Two OIIlcI
branches of the Police Court, Judge
Robert e. Mattingly ordering him to
pay $40 or serve so days for breaking
glass in the street and Judge John p.
Mcmahon sentencing him to $25 or 80
days. when found guilty Of speeding.
The unusual case of a defendant
pleading guilty to a charge of trans
porting and possession resulted in the
holding of Thomas Henry Smith, COL
ored, under $2,500 bond for action
by the grand jury. Smith was arrested
on v street Tuesday night after Police
man George W. Cook of the eighth
precinct had chased his car from an
alley between v and w streets. A man
who was riding in the car with Smith
escaped.
Saying that an element Of CONNER
cialiSm existed in the case of John
Lewis, colored, 1854 Kraemer street,
who pleaded guilty to charge of pos
session, Judge Given imposed the heavy
sentence of $500 or $50 days.
Hearings in two cases were post
poned until September 4. Defendants
are Russell Murray and Jane Enke,
both of 496 Maryland avenue southwest,
charged with the sale and possession Of
liquor, and Robert L. Davis and e. L.
Mangum, 1900 block Of Georgia avenue,
also charged with sale and possession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
HUSBAND DEM0LISHES
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Attempt to Break Up Housekeep-
ing" Gets Suspended Sem
tence From Judge.

Clarence Vaughan, % years old. 1900
block Of K street southeast, attempted
to break up housekeeping" last night
after one year of married life.
He returned to his home to be met
by his wife.
Clarence" she said, there you are
drunk again. am going to leave you"
But that means 1 break up house.
keeping" objected the husband.
Il know It," admitted his wife.
Clarence proceeded to break up
housekeeping. He demolished chairs,
beds, dishes and various other furnish
ings. He then set fire to the debris.
Policeman D. r. Thompson OF the
NTH precinct. arrived in time to pur-
suade Clarence to postpone his activities
until later date, by locking him up on
charges Of being drunk and disorderly.
Judge Robert E. Mattingly was in
formed by the wife. who appeared in
Police Court today when her husbands
case was called. that she would return
to him II he did not attempt to break
UP housekeeping again. Judge Mattingly
suspended sentences of 80 days in jail
and 500 or 90 days for intoxication
and s2S or 80 days for disorderly con-
duct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
ROADS BEING SURFACED.

The work Of putting some $4,000 gal
Ions of asphalt on the various roads
in the parks, as. surface treatment. was
underway today, under the direction
of the park division of the ofdce OF
public buildings and public parks.
Seventeenth street. south OF B street,
is to be treated first, under the program,
which will call for surfacing about lOO,-
600 yards Of roadway.
Ofacials of the park division said
today that about so per cent OF the
surfacing twill be done In the Potomac
Park area, the remainder being planned
for Rock Greek Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15

He must have stumbled down there
In the cellar-young Wayne Arnold
Germon-because they found him hud-
died face-down on the floor, shat
tered bottle beneath his chest and a
gaping, bleeding wound IN his neck.
He never said just how 1t was, for he
was dead few minutes later.
The Germons had finished dinner
in their home at Burkes Station over
In Fairfax County. Virginia, and WI
liam r, Germorl, Wayne's father, sent
him to the cellar to fetch a couple of
bottles of home brew to top of the
meal. The boy, IA years old, went down
the steps Members Of the family who
remained at the table didn't hear any
thing unusual until the boy cried out.
The father and the grandfather.
Peter Roy, fastened to the cellar and
found him. crying and bleeding as nc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
WlNOCOUR'S HEARING
AGAIN is CONTINUED
Artist Pleads Not Guilty to Mod
els Charge of Assault
ing Her.

Alexander Winocour, commercial art
list and manager of the Salon de Ia
Mode Moderne, 1343 Connecticut ave-
nue., who was arraigned in Police Court
today on a charge of simple assault
against Greta Lorleberg, 1000 block of
Franklin street northeast. an artists
model. pleaded not guilty before Judge
Ralph Given. The case was continued
for the second time until August 81.
Winocour was arrested last week on
the complaint of Miss Lorleberg, who
said that he assaulted her in his studio.
He was released on a $500 bond after a
continuance of a week had been al
lowed by Judge Given.
Assistant United States Attorney
Irwin Goldstein said that the case was
continued until next week for further
investigation by the Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
ANNULMENT is ASKED.

Annulment of marriage is asked in
suit filed today in the District Su-
preme Court by Lillian B. Stevens, 939
NJ street, against Eugene r. Jones of
Philadelphia, Pa. Through Attorney
D. Edward Clarke, the plaintiff tells the
court that she went through a mar
riage ceremony with the defendan;
February 10. 1923, and. after living with
him for four years, learned, October %.
1927, that he had wife living from
whom he had not been divorced when
he married her. She Immediately left
him, she states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
Boy Dies of Cash Mysteriously Caused
In Accident With Home Brew Bottle

lay on the shattered bottle. They did
everything they could to stop the now
of blood from Wayne's cut jugular> vein,
but in a few brief minutes the boy
died. There was not even time to take
him to q hospital. Dr.. p. Marshall
Jones, city coroner, and Dr.. 5. b.
Moore pronounced him dead. ;.
Members of Wayne's family believe
he must have stumbled with the bot
tie, falling upon the broken glass. They
give little credence to the theory that
the bsttle exploded, for. they point out,
the only wound was that in the neck.
An explosion, they believe, would have
torn Wayne's hand or lacerated his
face.
An inquest viii be held tomorrow
morning. The boy will be buried near
Burke, from the Lee chapel, at o'clock
In the afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
Navy Men Reassigned.

On the recommendation of the Sec
rotary of the Navy, the President has
waived the requirements of civil service
rules to permit the appointment Of
James L. Bent, chief electricians mate.
United States Navy, to the position OF
assistant lieutenant of police, industrial
department at Cavite. p. l., and the
appointment of Robert r. Kerkam.
chief yeomAn, United States Naval Re-
serve, to the position Of stenographer
at the naval station. Cayite, P. I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
AIRCRAFT ASKED TO YIELD
PATH TO NAVY TIN SHIP
Action Is Taken so All Metal Diri-
gible Tests May Proceed With
out Delays.
Nv the Associated rress.

By the Associated Fress.
In order that the experimental tests
Of the all-metal dirigible built for the
Navy might proceed without Interrupt
ton at Crosse Isle Airport, near De-
troit, pilots of other aircraft in the
vicinity have been requested to give it
right-of
Tests of the "tin ship" will be con-
Quoted from now until September /, and
William p McCracken, jr.. Assistant
Secretary Of Commerce for Aeronautics.
requested that particular care be ex-
ercised by other airmen to avoid close
approach during the maneuvers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
DEMANDS JURY TRIAL.
Colored Woman Pleads Not Guilty
to Rum Charge.

Lottie Lewis. colored, 80 years old,
1900 block of Delaware avenue, pleaded
not guilty to a charge of possession of
whisky and demanded jury trial when
Arraigned before Judge Ralph Given to-
day. She was held under $500 bond.
Lottie had % one-half pints OF
whisky in a lunch basket when stop
ped by Policeman W. H. Hall of the
fourth precinct near her home yester-
day, the policeman reported. She told
the officer that she and her daughter
Beulah were going on a picnic down
the river The policeman peeped under
the food and saw the bottles of liquor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15

jump of at least $4,000 feet is the hope
of Air Chief Machinist w. T. Scott,
expert jumper at Anacostia Naval Air
Station. This would surpass the long
standing record of 24000 feet made by
Capt. A. w. Stevens of the Army at
Dayton. Ohio. in 1922. and bring the
honor to the Navy. which has spon-
sored many unsuccessful efforts in
recent years.
Attempts at Anacostia.
Both attempts are to be made at the
Anacostia Station. Soucek is to fly
the specially equipped naval plane
Apache. with which he once established
the altitude record for land planes at
39,140 feet. A new propeller has been
installed and several innovations in
parts are being applied to the air-cooled
engine.
Some delay has been encountered be-
cause the new parts had to be especial
ly made, but Soucek expects soon TO
have the opportunity to view the earth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15

from a greater dis
lance than any
other pilot of a
heavier = than = air
machine. His oxy-
gen and breathing
apparatus has been
improved. and he
looks for no diff
fculty there. but
he is attempting to
find a solution to
place over his
goggles to prevent
frosting in the cold
{ e m p e nature six
miles from earth.
He will have to 60
1913 feet, higher
than the German
flyer before the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
BRANDY MAKER FOILED.
colored Youth Is Given Suspended
Sentence on Charge.

An attempt to manufacture peach
brandy out of fresh peaches and bot
tie Of liquor found in vacant lot. led
to the arrest Of Leonard Baskerville, II
years old, colored, of the 800 block Of
B street southwest, early today.
Policeman r. J. Barrett of the fourth
precinct said he observed the youth
drinking from the jar, which contained
liquor and peaches. Baskerville said he
found the liquor, and, as he had the
fruit, decided to make peach brandy.
Pleading guilty to charge Of posses
sion when arraigned before Judge
Ralph Given, the youth was placed on
probation under suspended sentence
Of $50 or 80 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15

efforts to obtain
data on the effects
of rarihed air on
men and machin-
cry and the oxygen
needs Of both.
Lie u t. Apollo
Soucek, holder of
the world seaplane
record of 1850
feet, hopes to at
tain a new land
plane mark of more
than 1908 feet. or
100 meters higher
than the record of
4l,760 feet estab-
lished recently by
Willie Neunhofen
in Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
soucek and Scott Will Seek
New Records and Data
in Near Future.
PLAN BOTH ATTEMPTS
AT ANAC0STIA STATION
Effort to Determine Effects Of
Rarifed Air on Men
and Machinery.

The Navy Department will sponsor
attempts to establish world altitude
records for airplanes and parachute
jumps within the next fortnight In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15

The Pacoima Dam near San Fer
nando, Calf, is 376 feet high. 800 feet
long at the top and 100 feet thick at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25
MAD HEIRESS'
DEATH CLEW is
GIVEN SHERIFF
Sensational Development in
Mystery Is Promised
by Officer.

BIZ United Press
SUISUN, Cal, Sept. 25.-A sensa-
tional development in the mysteri-
Gus death of Irene Wolfskin, mad
heiress," whose body was found in
Wooden Valley creek last Thurs
day, was predicted today by Sheriff
Jack Thornton.
Sheriff Thornton said he had re-
ceived new and startling informa-
ton" from what he considered "a
reliable source"
Miss Wolfskill. self-styled "em-
press of the world" disappeared
from her ranch home in July. She
was heiress to nearly 100000, and
an eccentric member of we'll
known California family. Her two
brothers, Matt and Ney WolfSkll,
benefit by an equal division of their
sisters estate.
The trail Of the overalls, found
on Mrs. Walfskills body, was being
followed.
A. M Harris, private detective
employed by the Los Angeles bank
which held Miss Wolfskill's fortune
in trust, had gone on a secretive
hunt to an unannounced destination
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25
TOWN IS WIPED
OUT BY FIERCE
FLOOD WATERS
Only Two Buildings Are
Left Standing in San
MarCiaI.

By United Press
Ell PASO, Tex, Sept. 25-DaWn
revealed the town of San Marcial,
N. M, one hundred miles south OF
Albuquerque, had been swept off the
map by flood waters Of the raging
Rio Grande.
Only two buildings withstood the
onslaught. They were the property
Of the Santa Fe railroad and they
house, on second floors, the forty
five residents who remained IN the
town.
All other structures in the town,
which had population of more
than 1000 succumbed to the turbu-
lent river. From the windows OF the
Harvey house, owners watched their
adobe homes crash into the black
waters and disappear. Water was
ten feet deep IN the business sec
ton.
Details of the flood, the worst in
the hisotry of the section, trickled
into FL Paso over a lone telephone
wire. 1t was learned the damage
probably will run into hundreds of
thousands of dollars. A. M. Van
Coeverton, Harvey House manager,
lowered himself from the second
story of the building to talk over
the telephone.
II am standing in three feet of
water in the Harvey house." Van
Soeverton shouted, to make himself
heard over the Swishing of the
water.
+ There are about forty-f1ve men
in this building and one other. The
water is rising. We have enough
food for two days, if we are forced
to remain here that long.
1.-THE situation is twice as bad as
during the August flood. There is
no chance of trains getting in here.
We had expected to catch the last
night train, but it was unable to get
here
1--WE are in good spirits and will
pull out some way"
Van Coeverton said the party
would attempt to leave the town on
RATS TODAY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25
MANAGER LAW
is RULED OUT
BY HIGH COURT
Justices Assert City Clerk
Can Not Check Voters
in Time Specified.

Because they declared they felt
that the indianapolis city clerk
could not check personally on the
eligibility Of 10000 voters Csigning a
Petition within the five days pre-
scribed by the city manager law. the
majority Of Indiana supreme court
justices ruled late Tuesday that the
entire city manager law is uncon-
stitutional
The city clerk. in passing on petit
TONERS eligibility, Is performing a
judicial function which can not be
delegated. the court held.
The opinion was written by judge
Julius G. Travis and concurred in by
Judges David A. Myers and Benja-
min M. Willoughby.
Chief Justice Willard p. Gemmill
and Judge Clarence r. Martin dis
sented. In the dissenting opinion,
written by Martin, it was held that
the check on names is a mere min
lsUenal function and Jne city clerk
could employ clerks to aid him
with it.
BOyce Used Aids
When the petition for manager
government was filed here in 1927,
William D. Boyce. city clerk. did en-
ploy aids and complete the check
within the five-day period
The manager plan was adopted
by vote of approximately six to
one. There were $4,000 Indianap-
oils citizens favoring the new gov
ernmental form and only 5000 votes
we're cast against it. It was to have
gone into effect here Jan. /. 1880,
after the commissioners election
Nov. 5.
The section of the Constitution
upon which the majority decision is
based is Section %, of Article q:
In all cases enumerated in the
preceding section, and in all other
cases where a general law can be
made applicable, all laws shall be
general and of uniform operation
throughout the state
Held Not Universal
Because of its lack of universal
application, as in Indianapolis, the
law is invalid, the court held.
THE act in question shows upon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25

is a result of the consideration of
the subject matter of the act and
its application; it is not determined
by the form of the words of the act.
1t required a. concrete case to deter
mine whether this act could be of
universal application"
Twice before, the three judges had
refused to take a stand on the con-
stitutionality of the law, on the
ground that the question was not
raised squarely.
The Marion county appeal YVES a
consolidation of two cases, in which
the laws constitutionality was up
held by Marion Superior Judge Will
liam o. Dunlavy.
Both were filed by Clifford F..
Keane, a taxpayer, seeking to pre-
vent expenditure of funds for the
CITY manager election. Nov. 5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25

it's face that it was intended for
universal application to each city
within the state" the opinion read.
ut is not applicable to the city of
Indianapolis in the case at bar by
virtue Of the unworkability, impos-
sibility of execution and lack for
force and effect of Section of the
act, whereby it is shown that the
law is not adapted to universal ap-
plication to every city within the
state.
1T is not determined now but that
the law is applicable to some cities
in the state under certain condi-
lions. If the act is inapplicable to
one city in the state, the act is not
a general law, capable of universal
application.
THE judicial determination here
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25
CORRUPT TEXAS
TOWN SPLIT IN
FOUR FACTIONS
Borger'S Officials, Citizens
Display Open Hostility
Against Rangers.
BvUEifcd Press

BIZ United Press
BORGER, Tex. Sept. 25.-Crime
conditions which took root here with
the first influx of workers when one
of the country's richest oil pools
was discovered three years ago, to-
day had brought the wrath OF the
state down on Berger and split the
town of 5000 persons into four fac
tons
There was open hostility between
city and county officers and a force
Of nine Texas rangers sent here by
Governor Dan Moody to cleanse the
town of corruption, which had been
described as placing stigma on
the whole state of Texas"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25

BIZ Times NDecidl
GREENSBURG, Ind. Sept. Is
James Cline is back in the same
school where he started teaching
He occupied the platform in the
Tarkeo school six miles south of
here in 1887, and forty-two years
later the county superintendent put
him hack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25
MISSIONARY WILL FLY
Plane Equipped With Skis to Be
Used in Alaska.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Pa
lying missionary will use the latest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25
Back to First Job

truly "a flying parson."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25
Injured Woman Loses Leg

BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 25.-The
left leg of Mrs. Raymond Hamilton
of Fowler was amputated in hos
pital here following injury in an
automobile accident south of Rem
ington. The car she was driving
turned over twice after she lost con-
troll. Her husband suffered slight
in i11y.ieS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25
CONN COMPANY BUYS
RINNE'S MUSIC STORE
Price in Deal Exceeds $4,000 and
Officials Get Posts.

The c. G.. Conn, 1t. of Elkhart,
manufacturers of band instruments,
began operation of the Rhine Mu-
sic Company 1913 Pembroke arcade,
today following the company's sale
Tuesday.
Herman Rhine, who organized the
firm two years ago, will act as man
ager of the Indiana district of the
Conn firm with his son, Paul Rhine,
as manager of the indianapolis
branch in Pembroke arcade.
The sale price of the music COM
pany was in excess of $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25

a II d speediest
mode Of trans
portation to carry
on his work in the
frozen n or t h .
Brother George
]. Feltes of St.
IgnatiuS college,
San Francisco, a
full hedged hier,
plans to use a
pla n e equipped
with pontoons
and skis in his
missionary duties
i n snowbound
Alaska. He is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-25
Senator's Widow Is Ill

BH Cnltcd Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Mrs.
John B. Henderson, widow of the
late senator from Missouri, today
was i'll seriously at her home here.
Mrs. Henderson is IS years old.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
SEEK TOMATO RASH CLUE
 IN ROSARY BEAD THEFT
Boys Who Ransacked Silver Street House Ate Half BusheI of
 Tomatoes, Police Learn

If there are no other ways to locate the boys who ransacked the house of Mir. and Mrs. Anthony kirklewski. 45 Silver street, yes- terday while the tenants were work ing in a local factory and got four pairs of rosary beads, New Britain police officers can look for youths with severe cases of tomato rash. Tor during their pillaging the boys ate half bushel Of them.
 Before the youthful burglars en- tered the house the basket of to- matoes was full. but when Mr. and Mrs. kirklewski came home last night, it was half empty. A nd, after they had eaten as many of the tomatoes as they could for q prank they placed a ripe red to- mato on each of the chairs in the tenement.
 Sergeant John C. Stadler, of the local police department. responded when a call for police action came 10 Headquarters last night, and he declared that the evidence showed that it was the work of boys. Sup porting statements were made by youth from Broad street who said that he saw two boys crawl out of the front window of the tenement
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16

ginia, MT. and Mrs. Wallace Kelsey and son Wallace, Jr., MT. and Mrs. George Demore and family, Miss Isa- belle Lawrence, Mrs. Jarvis Dowd and daughter Shirley and Mrs. Vic tor Benson.
 The new arrivals at Camp North ridge are Miss Eleanor Mitchell of Mukden, China, Miss Dorothy Wcy- and of Waterbury, Miss Dorothy Edgcomb of Montclair. N. J., Miss Gladys Grenier of Hartford and Miss Charlotte Stedman of Hartford The camp has had a most successful season. The camp is conducted by Mrs. William Bunce and daughters Theo and Gertrude.
 The library will be open this eve hing for the exchange of books.
 Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Allen of Cortland, N. Y, are spending a few days here as the guests of Mrs. Charles Pratt of West Cromwell.
 Leo Dalbey was a New Britain wis itor today.
 The attendance at the Fife and Drum Corps rehearsal last evening was not as large as it has been. The activities of the corps for the fail season will be heavy and rehcarsals will be held regularly every Thurs day evening. Every member of the corps is asked to attend these mec; : lngS regularly.