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The Washington times., 1929-06-08
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Election of Aubrey o. Dooley to
The position of assistant trust Off
Ger Of the Federal.American Ma
tfonal Bank was announced yester'
day at that institution.
A native of Virginia. Mr.. Dooley,
after being graduated from high
school. did secretarial work and
during the World War served with
the American Expeditionary Forces
: in France. Studying law following
the war, he received his LII. B. de-
gree from Georgetown University
in 1924, and was admitted to the
Virginia bar in December that year
receiving his LII. M. degree at Ma
fional University in 1928.
He is a standard certificate holder
Of the American Institute Of Bank
ing and has been active III the work
of its Washington chapter, having
been editor of Dollars and Sense, "
official publication of the chapter,
from 1925 to 1929, and serving on
the board of governors from 1927
to 1929. He is now second vice
president of the chapter.
q Remaining with the reserve fol-
lowing his military service, Mr..
Dooley now holds q captains COM
mission. Formerly with the Com
mercial National Bank, he became
associated with the Federal-Ameri-
can National Bank last February.
Money Turnover
A lower volume of money turn
over during the week ended June 1
than in the preceding week, but a
substantial gain over the same
period in 1928 is indicated by check
payments for the first mentioned
period, as shown in the weekly
statement of the Department of
Commerce summarizing business
condition.
Steel plant activity was likewise
lower than in the previous week,
but operations were 20 per cent
more active than a year ago, and
the output of crude petroleum for
the latest reported week showed a
considerable gain over both the
week prior and the corresponding
week q year earlier.
Production Of bitumnious coal
showed gains over both prior
periods, and primary distribution of
goods, as reflected by loadings of
freight cars covering the latest re-
ported week, was substantially
higher than a year ago.
The general index of wholesale
prices receded from both the proceed.
ing week and the same period of
last year. Iron and steel prices
showed a fractional decrease from
the week before, but were higher
than the comparative period in 1928,
and cotton prices and those for
wheat averaged lower than in either
period.
Loans and discounts of the Fed
eral Reserve member banks showed
practically no change from the
previous week, but were higher
than for the week last year. Inter.
est rates on call loans averaged less
than In the week prior and showed
no change from year ago, while
time-money rates were easier than
in the preceding week, but were
above those Of a year ago. Bond
prices were lower than in either
period, and prices for stocks showed
a decline from the previous week
but were 20 per cent higher tran
the period last year. Business
failures were less numerous than
in the week before. but showed an
advance over year ago. Receipts
of wheat, cattle, hogs and cotton
during the week ended May rs
were lower than 1925 correspond.
lag period.
The Washington times., 1929-06-08
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

BALTIMORE, June S.-Wheat
firmer; No. 2 red winter, garlicky
domestic, $1.10; receipts, 21,530
bushels; shipments, 11,193 bushels.
Corn firm; No. yellow domestic.
$1.05@1.06 bushel; receipts, 1853
bushels; shipments. 1.249 bushels.
Oats quiet; No. 2 white domestic.
55@56c bushel; No. white. S3054c
bushel; receipts, none; shipments,
S,S62 bushels.
Rye nominal: receipts, none; ship.
ments. Is bushels.
Hay-Suppiy ample; demand Nm
tied. Flour steady.
The Washington times., 1929-06-08
INVESTIGATION
!. OF LAND BANK
URGED
By HARRY GUSACK
Financial Editor

Investigation Of Federal land banks
by special committee of the House
aof Representatives is proposed in a
resolution introduced by Representa-
tive Cramton of Michigan, which
has been referred to the House Com
inittee on Rules.
Representative Cramto1, in intro
aucing the resolution, called atten-
tion to the failure of three joint
ntock land banks and the unsatisfac-
tory financial condition of others,
stating that action at this session is
desirable so that the committee
could report at the next regular SEES
sion in December.
His resolution asks that the COM
mittee be directed to inquire into the
cause of the failure of the Federal
farm loan act to fulfill its mission,
the cause for the crippled condition
of some of the joint land banks and
the failure of others. He says, in
part:
The financial collapse of three of
these joint stock land banks and the
highly unsatisfactory financial con-
dition of others constitutes the most
serious Flemish of recent years up
on the record of our Government IN
connection with the administrator
Of financial institutions. By reason
of the connection of the Government
with the organization and admins
tration of these institutions, many
people have invested money in their
securities and a large number of
these have lost their total invest
ment and are facing 100 per cent
assessment under their liability as
stockholders.
1t is admitted that a number of
bank officials have committed Grim.
inal acts in their misfeasance of
their official duties. The failure
of the farm loan board to properly
supervise these institutions and adj
wise the public and its failure even
as yet to make known all the es-
sential facts make desirable such an
investigation as / propose. The vir-
tual collapse of the joint land stock
program makes imperative a care
ful study Of the whole situation
with a view to the enactment Of any
needed legislation for the develop
inent Of a safe and sane future land
loan plan.
This resolution being referred to
the Committee on Rules, favorable
action upon it at this session is
feasible. Such action is highly de.
girable in order that the committee
appointed may take advantage OF
the coming recess of Congress for
its investigation and thereby make
possible a report to Congress next
December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
POLICE HUNT NETS
NO SLOT MACHINES
Cleanup Campaign for Gift
Types Was Begun at
Noon Today.

The police cleanup on slot machines,
ordered by Maj. Henry G. Pratt, SUI
perintendent of police, had failed to
locate single slot machine early this
afternoon.
Headquarters Detectives II. E. Brody
and r. v. Varney spent the entire
morning searching the city for the
illegal devices. They visited places that
were previously raided and other loca-
tons where they thought it likely they
would find a machine. Most of the
stores having slot machines week ago
have removed them.
Noon today was fixed by the Police
Department as the last hour at which
slot and other gambling machines
would be allowed to operate. The dead
line was set by Maj. Pratt in an order
to all preciGct commanders following
closely on the heels of the action of
Justice Peyton Gordon of the District
Supreme Court made yesterday after
noon, in denying vendors of the slot
machines an injunction against the
Police Department to stop interference
with the distribution and operation OF
the machines.
The order read: Judge Gordon has
lust denied the injunction against slot
machines and you will notify all per-
sons who have these machines on their
premises that they must get rid OF them
by April % at noon and you will arrest
any person found with machine on
their premises after this time. This by
the direction of the district attorney.
This applies to the machines of the
gift type-that it, one that gives minis
or candy and also slugs or checks, but
not to the ordinary type of vending
machine.
Mai. Pratt said today that the CAM
paign against slot machines was begun
by Mai. Edwin B. Hesse, his predecessor
in Office, following numerous complaints,
particularly from the Georgetown sec
ton. that slot machines were being
operated near public schools, and that
school children were spending their
money in the machines. Maj. Hesse's
campaign was halted by the injunction
proceedings, but now that the injunc-
ton has been refused, Pratt said he
would pursue it relentleSsly.
Mai. Pratt said that District Attorney
Leo A. Rover had called him on the tel
ephone shortly after Judge Gordon's &C
ton in refusing the injunction made
Yesterday afternoon and had suggested
that the slot machines be ordered of
the premises by 10 o'clock today. Maj.
Pratt felt that this was little too early
as the policemen would probably have
Just got on the street at that time and
accordingly he noon hour was set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
.HELD-OVER BILLS
REVIVED IN SENATE
District Measures on Variety
of Subjects Reintroduced
for Consideration.

Local bills on a wide variety Of sub
jects which failed to be considered in
the old Congress were reintroduced in
the Senate yesterday and referred to
the District committee.
The list included the following meas
ures sponsored by Senator Caraway,
Democrat, of Arkansas:
A bill seeking to restore the Scent
fare on local street railways, with a
provision that the Commissioners could
license competing bus lines to parallel
any car line failing to return to its
charter rates.
A measure authorizing the return to
Maryland of all private land in the
District, providing a majority of local
residents favor it in referendum. The
Federal Government would retain what
ever property it needs, with the right
to preserve the beauty of the city by
regulating building heights and zon-
ing.
A bill to authorize the District At
torney to ask the District Supreme
Court to transfer criminal cases to the
Federal courts in Maryland for trial
whenever he deems it advisable.
A bill to abolish the Board of Dis
trict Commissioners and substitute a
city manager.
Another measure to define the juris-
diction of local courts in civil actions
against members of Congress.
A bill to require hotels to post price
lists in all rooms of their establish
ments.
Senator Schall, Republican, of Min
nesota introduced a bill to abolish
capital punishment in the District.
Senator La Toilette, Republican, of
Wisconsin, offered bill to provide for
a half day on Saturdays for employees
in the postal service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
LIBERAL POLICY FOR DISTRICT
URGED BY SENATOR TYSON
New Committee Member
Holds $4,000, 900 Should
Be Raised.
Declares Congress Owes
Bigger Debt to Capital
Than to Any Other City.

Congress should pursue a liberal pol
icy toward the National Capital, being
careful at the same time to avoid eX-
travagance, in the opinion of Senator
Tyson, Democrat, of Tennessee, one of
the two new members placed on the
Senate District committee yesterday.
Discussing the question of fiscal re-
lation between the Federal and District
government, Senator Tyson said he
would not undertake to express an
opinion as to whatythe ratio of expense
should be without going carefully into
the subject, but declared it seemed to
him that If 100000 was the proper
amount several years ago, it ought to
be more now" The Senator pointed out
that the city is growing every year and
that there is an accompanying increase
in the total of District appropriations.
IT feel that Congress should be lib
eral toward the National Capital with
out, of course, encouraging extrava-
gance," Senator Tyson said. IT want to
see the identifying and improvement of
the Capital City continue, and I think
it should be carried on according to a
definite plan. I regard coming as very
important matter in the Capital. 1t is
too bad that our cities do not realize
the value of coming sooner"
Senator Tyson said he felt that since
Congress has control over the manage
ment of the District of Columbia, it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
PROBLEMS ARISE
IN SINCLAIR CASE
Question Whether Court
Sentence Means Jail or
WOrkhouse Unsettled.

George S. Wilson, director of pub
lie welfare, said today that the problems
which may arise out Of the committal
of Harry Sinclair to Jail for 90 days for
contempt of the Senate had not yet
been discussed before the Board of Pub
lie Welfare and that the matter VIII
not be taken up until after the board
receives his commitment papers.
The question which has been agitated
Of late as to whether the millionaire oil
man would be confined in the District
Jail or be sent to serve his term at
Occoquan is still open, Mr.. Wilson said.
The normal course of affairs would
be for the jailer in the District, Capt.
M. M. Barnard, in charge of penal in
situations, to elect the place where the
prisoner will serve his term after he re-
ceiveS the "mittimus" or commitment
papers signed by the judge of the court
who pronounceS sentence.
In making his selection, Capt. Barn
ard will be guided by such questions as
the prisoners health, the likelihood that
he will attempt to escape, the chances
that he would make a good skilled
in the workhouse etc.
Mr.. Wilson said he did not know OF
any necessity for considering the case
of a man sentenced for contempt OF
court in different light from that of a
man sentenced for any other otfenSe.
Should legal difficulties arise, he said,
the corporation counsel would be called
upon to straighten the matter out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
FOUR ARE INJURED
In TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Two Girls Knocked Down by Auto
While Crossing Street-Man
and Woman Hurt.

A man, woman and two girls sus-
tanned minor injuries in traffic acci-
dents last night and yesterday after
noon.
The children hurt were Georgia
Xavier, 10 years old. and Sophie Kaw-
Ter, 4, of 927 New Jersey avenue. Po-
lice say an automobile operated by
Charles G. Austin, SO years old, OF
Q Eighteenth street southeast struck
them while they were crossing New
Jersey avenue in front of their home.
Austin took the children to Sibley
Hospital in his car. sophie was treated
icr Commissions to her right hip and
georgia for brush purns to both knees.
Later they were sent home.
Fred J. Harbourt, 80 years old, of AS
q street was knocked down at Sixth
and H streets by an automobile driven
by Stewart Healey, 625 F street south
west. He was taken to Emergency Hos
pital and there treated by Or. Leon
Gordon of the staff for abrasions to
his face.
Mrs. F. Mackin of 1912 Fairmont
street walked to Emergency Hospital
for treatment froEa Fourteenth and q
streets, where she was struck by an
automobile operated by T. p. Regain OF
2400 Thirteenth street The back OF
/ her head was lacerated slightly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
EXPRESS WORKER
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Union Station Trucker Hit by
Switching Cars as He
,. Pilots Tractor.

Daniel Webster Bowie, 34-year-old
Railway Express Agency trucker, was
crushed to death early today when
the package tractor he was driving at
Union Station was struck by car
being switched.
Washington Terminal authorities
launched an immediate investigation
into the accident and Coroner j. Ram
sey hewitt ordered an inquest which
was held at 1870 this morning.
According to station officials, Bowie
was operating the express agency trac-
tor with two empty trailers on the
lower train level and was attempting
to cross from track 20 to the adjoining
track when the accident occurred. Two
other express agency employees, r. E.
Rupard and v. T. VertS, were riding
on the empty trailers.
Bowie is said to have made an effort
to speed across the track in front of
the approaching switching cars, but
was too late. The two Pullman cars
with a switching engine in charge of
Engineer r. E. Tydings of the Wash
ington Terminal in the rear, ploWed
into the side of the tractor. throwing
it clear of the track and pinning Bowie
beneath the wreckage. Rupard and
Verts, apparently realizing that the
crash was imminent, leaped to safety
Just before the tractor was struck.
The dead man was eXtricated from
the wrecked tractor by fellow employees
and carried to the Union Station emer-
gency room where he was pronounced
dead by DR.. w. T. Buppert. assistant
medical director at the station.
Bowie, who had come to this city
about five years ago from his home in
Charles County, Md, had been mar
ried for IA years and was the father
of two children, Virginia, 10 years old,
and Norma Lorraine. 4 months old.
His widow, Mrs. Bessie Bowie, also
ciIrNiunS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
DELEGATES TO SEE
BOILING AIR SHOW
Army Flyers to Demonstrate
Flood Relief Methods for
Red Cross.

Efforts employed in aerial flood relief
work will be demonstrated by the Army
Air Corps to 800 American Red Cross
delegates at Boiling Field at 2:15 pm
tomorrow
The methods are similar to those en-
ployed by the Army and Navy in CO.
operation with the Red Cross in the
New England floods of 1928 and the
Alabama floods last month. In ad-
dition Army pilots will put on a
demonstration of formation flying and
aerial acrobatics. The general public
is invited.
The program will open with Is
minutes of formation flying by five
Army observation planes piloted by
Capt. John j. Devery and LieutS. G. W.
Sullivan, Guy Kirksey, M. S. Lawton
and L. S. Stranathan.
Ten Minutes Of AcrObatics.
Capt Ross G. Hoyt of the Office OF
the chief of Air Corps will put an
Army pursuit plane through 10
minute period of acrobatics, including
all of the maneuvers developed since
the close of the World War for aerial
fighting.
Capt. Hoyt and Lieut.. w. A. r
ASSHCAto OAA3 4AA WV PuAo0Ae PlAAACofs Will
put on demonstration of balloon
busting" chasing small free balloons
and attempting to burst them with the
propellers of their planes.
The flood relief demonstration will
open with an exhibition of the methods
devised by the Army and Red Cross fol-
sending messages by means of ground
panels from the ground to airplanes
The messages will be picked up from
the air by Lieut.. Newton Longfellow
flying an Army observation plane.
Parachute to Drop Food.
An alternate method of picking UP
written messages attached to q rope
suspended between two poles also will
be shown. The rope and message will
be picked up by a grapnel hook lowered
from the plane.
The dropping of food, clothing and
medical supplies by parachute in re-
Spouse to the ground message will also
be demonstrated. A parachute jump
viii be made by an enlisted man, SIM
ulating the arrival of medical officer
at ground point inaccessible except
from the air.
The demonstration will close with, ar
exhibition of the use of an Army trans
port plane for picking up injured per-
sons and transporting them to hospi-
tails. The Army transport plane Cues
ton Mark, which established worlC
endurance record of more than 15C
hours, will be used. It will be pilotec
by Capt. H. A. Dinger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
18-YEAR- OLD YOUTH
FACES JONES TERM
Officer Claims 4S Quarts of Liquor
Found in Car-Fined for Driv-
ing Without Permit.

The drastic penalties fixed by the
Jones law may be applied to an 18-year-
old boy arrested last night for illegal
transportation of liquor. Bruce j. La
frogialo. 18 years old, of Piney Point,
Md, is the boy.
Observing the youth driving a ma
chine On Naylor road southeast, last
night. Officer Guy Rome of the eleventh
precinct, became suspicious and ordered
the boy to halt. Lafrogialo was unable
to produce his permit or registration
card when requested, which led Rome to
search the car.
The investigation revealed 48 quarts
of liquor, Rome said, and charges of
transporting and possessing liquor, driv-
ing without a permit and failing to pro-
duce registration card were lodged at
the eleventh precinct.
According to the boys statement, a
friend, whose name he refused to re-
veal, asked him to drive the car into
the city.
Arraigned in Traffic Court on the
minor charges, the boy was ordered to
serve 80 days in jail and pay fine of
IS or serve an additional five days by
Judge John P. Mcmahon. He was held
under $4,000 bond to await prelim-
mary hearing scheduled for Friday to
determine whether he must face grand
jury action on the liquor charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23

An odor, long termed that SMELL
in Georgetown, which gains its as
tendency in the Spring months, hits it
peak in the Summer months and gently,
but not very quickly wanes in the Au-
tumn months. finally is going to have
something done about 1t, II the noses
Of the Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton members hold out In the task OF
tracking it down.
The odor has come to be a guest of
the Georgetown section every Spring,
Summer and Autumn for the past Us
years, and its elusive source has defied
detection.
At meeting of the Georgetown Citi-
zens Association last night the public
health committee, under the leadership
of DR.. william j.. Stanton, called for
volunteers to help locate the place from
which that smell is emanating, and rs
the result OF that call members OF the
ASSOCIATION plan to make unannounced
visits upon several industrial plants
bordering on the area. Fertilizer and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
GEORGETOWN Citizens Again to Tackle
Task of Running That Smell to Lair

paper plants are in the suspect" class,
but there are other plants which will
receive the attention of the smell hunt
ers. too, 1t is announced. Full CO.
operation in the search has been PROM
Used the association by~Dr. William G.
Fowler, District health officer.
Plans for obtaining branch public
library for Georgetown, having traffic
lights installed on Pennsylvania avenue
and NJ street between TWenty-second
and Thirty-fift streets and on @ street
between Twenty eighth and Thirty fifth
streets were discussed at last nights
meeting, and recommendations of the
association will be sent to the proper
authorities.
The association also heard an expIa-
nation of the Hazen plan for the ex-
tension of Pennsylvania avenue through
TWenty-ninth, Thirtieth and Thirty
first streets into Prospect avenue, the
widening of Prospect avenue and It's ex-
tension into Foxhall Village and a gem
eral plan for the relief OF traffic con-
gestionr in that section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23

owes a greater responsibility toward this
city than toward any other municipality
He recalled that the city originally was
planned to be an appropriate seat for
the Federal Government rather than a
commercial center, and ne hoped its
development would continue along that
line.
Senator Tyson said he had not given
much thought to the detailed questions
confronting the District committee at
the present time, since his service on
the committee began only yesterday.
The other new member added to the
committee yesterday is Senator Hamil-
ton F. Kean, Republican, of New jersey
who is serving his first term in the
Senate as successor to Senator Edwards,
Democrat, who was defeated in Novem-
Der.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
BOSTON "LAND CRUISE"
TO VISIT D. C. TOMORROW

A large delegation from the Boston
Chamber of Commerce, on national
land cruise" which is to cover the
United States and take in the principal
cities, will arrive at the Washington
Terminal aboard special train tomorrow
morning. The party left Boston today.
After a visit to the White House. to
be received by President Hoover. they
will make trips to the Navy Depart
ment to be received by Secretary of
the Navy Adams, and thence to the
Department of Commerce, to be re-
ceived by Secretary Lamont.
At 1915 o'clock in the afternoon
they will be the guests of william But
terworth, president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, at luncheon
in the chamber building, to be attended
by the Secretary of Commerce, Sena-
tors and Representatives of Massa-
chusetts. = The party will leave here fer
Atlantas Ca, tomorrow afternoon.