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The Washington times., 1929-11-19
j. 5. BUILDINGS
PLAN D. KID
on HILL

Announcement by Secretary Of
the Treasury Andrew w. Mellon
that he viii seek to speed up the
Government building program by
increasing the annual expendi-
lures ON the program In Wash
tngton from SlO,OoO,OOO to SIS.
100000, today met with wide
spread approval on Capitol Hin.
The fact that congressional
leaders are In support Of Melons
proposal for increasing expendi.
lures on the building program
virtually insureS an intensive
period Of activity on the Mall
development now under way.
Course Approved
There is little doubt that Con-
gress at the coming regular Ses-
sion viii authorize the increased
annual appropriations and viii
also approve the recommendation
Of the Treasury head that the
general authorization for work
on the building program here be
increased by $75, Oo0, 900.
Senator Henry w. Reyes, chair.
man Of the Senate Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, is
known to have conferred with
Secretary Mellon before the fiscal
chief announced the extension of
the building program. KeyeS has
frequently expressed himself as
feeling that the program here
should be expedited and that the
same steps should be taken
throughout the country.
VIII Push Work
Reyes feels that It is well to
strike while the iron Is hot"
meaning that now the people are
in o state Of mind where they be-
ueve in the extensive Govern
ment building program and there
is little likelihood that there viii
be any concerted hackfire against
the increased expenditures.
The Senate chairman also be-
lieves that pushing the work to
a rapid conclusion now that it is
underway will result in economy
in the long run.
The Washington times., 1929-11-19
SL.ANSON
CAPITAL.
PEOPLE

LIEUT.. JOSEPH MORGAN,
new chief Of the homicide squad,
is hard at work at his new job.
One Of his favorite stories
concerns a day when he called
several police reporters at head
quarters and told them a man
had jumped or fallen from the
top Of the Washington MOnu-
ment. The reporters believed
him to be Joking and paid no
attention, arriving on the
scene some Is minutes later
when their offices called them
for information on. the death.
Lieutenant Morgan never Is
too busy to laugh at the re-
membered embarrassment Of
everybody concerned.
What J. RUSSELL YOUNG
doesn't knoU about the White
House and what's going on in
that building isn't north knoaD-
ing. He is the correspondent
OF the Star at the erecntive OF.
ticeS and has been there so long
that Everybody calls him "RuSs"
for short. As 1t is, Russ is on
speaking terms from the PreSi-
dent dOtDn to the ldtDn-ntoWer
and the dogs .tDhich scGmper all
oUer the place. That's good
newspaper tporE. Nothing
escapes him, neither In the
political game nor in matters
concerning the social life at the
White House.
Like most people of his type,
Russ has his strong likes and
diSlikeS. He loUes to sit doaOn
to a game of chess, especially
NTH ARCHIE JAMESON, an
old newspaper buddy OF Russ.
They're about evenIy matched.
Russ doesn't like pin0-pong, or
games of that sort.
Not only is he an outStdnd-
ing member of the newspaper
fraternity, but Russ Young is
also q most accomplished artist.
He has q large number OF pen
Gnd-ink and pencil sketches of
statesmen, diplomats, and other
1IotGbiIitieS. He made a pe1-Gnd-
ink sketch of Former President
Coolidge, tDhict the latter tUaS
glad to autograph for Russ.
Russ is also EeenIy Interested in
Scotch geneGIogy, his forbeGrs
hGiling from old Scotland. He
Mould like to knoiD WhGt sort
of kilt and sporTGn he Mould
be entitled to tDeGr If he HUed
in Scotland.
MRS. FULTON LEWIS is
one Of the Washington matrOns
most interested in the Com
munity Drama Guild and other
Thespian ventures about the
city.
When she isn't watching re-
hearSals or attending premierS,
Mrs. Lewis may generally be
found engaged In charitable
enterprise.
The Washington times., 1929-11-19
TARIFF JAM
BLOCKS
QUIZ

< Abandonment, at least, during
the present session of Congress
Of the senatorial investigation
into conditions in the District
Attorneys office and the Police
Department was announced today
s by Senator Frederic M. Sackett
Of Kentucky, chairman Of the in
quiry committee.
Sackett gave no intimation as
20 when the probe will be re-
sumed, but declared fatty that
nothing is being done at present,
and that nothing will be done in
the near future.
Tariff Fight Blamed
The reason given by Senator
sackett flor interruption Of what
had been planned as q vigorous
investigation is the heavy pressure
Of business imposed upon mem
bers of his committee by the pend
ing tariff revision bill.
These men are working IL and
more hours q day on the Senate
floor and in their Offices" said
Senator Sackett. 1T would be in
human to ask that, after this
work, they take up the comph-
Gated problems before our sub
committee. In addition to that,
they are not vitality interested in
the olcal problems, and do not
feel inclined to delve into them
after lengthy sessions Of strenu-
Gus debate no the floor"
Senator Sackett said that he
does not believe that delay in the
probe will work any hardship on
the District of Columbia.
Sackett's flat declaration that
al work had temporarily ceased,
put at rest reports that Depart
n1ent of Justice agents were con-
Quoting and undercover inquiry.
One of the first acts Of the SUI
committee was to ask the Attor-
ney General to assign agents to
1t.
Reply Not Made Public
The committee has neved made
public the Attorney Generals re-
ply, but SacketS had previously
animated that the justice in
VeStigators were at work.
hortly after Sackett an
nounced temporary abandonment
Of the r'sybe, Senator Blease of
South Carolina. its sponsor, de-
cleared to newspaper men that sit
is going on every day. Did you
hear my speech yesterday"
The South Carolina Senator
would not go further.
The Sackett committee held a
secret meeting about a week ago,
at which it was believed to have
mapped out plans for an exhaus-
tive inquiry. At that time, Sack
EFT asserted that matters before
the committee were Of such grave
Importance, that in the interest
of the public, the committee felt
it should work secretly as a grand
jury.
The Washington times., 1929-11-19
Dinner and Dance to Aid
German Orphan Asylum

A dinner and dance for the
benefit of the German Orphan
Asylum is being held at the ElkS'
Club, 921 H st. N. w., today.
Dinner will be served from
1880 a. m. to 7:30 p. M, which
will be followed by a dance in
the Ball Room of the Club, start
ing at 9 p. m. with music furn-
ished by McWilliams Orchestra.
Tickets for both affairs can be
secured at the door.
Gus w. Brahler is in charge of
the committee handling both
events.
The Washington times., 1929-11-19
z BOYS ESCAPE.
On TRIAL EVE

Scheduled to appear today in
Juvenile Court to answer four
charges of joy-riding, David Boyd
Grisco, 16. 200 block Pennsylvania
Ave. S. E., and George L. Fergu-
son, IA, Twelfth Place Southeast.
decided to leave the Receiving
Home for Boys and escaped over
a WOODEN fence. :
The two boys we're arrested
last week by the members Of
the Headquarters automobile
squad and a number Of conf
plants had come in from the
neighboorhood that the youths
were taking cars, running them
until the gas supply was ex-
hauSted and then abandoning
them. Police are still searching
for the Jail breakers.
The Washington times., 1929-11-19
Annual Bazaar to Aid
Epiphany Church Home

The annual bazaar and Christ
mas sale for the benefit Of the
Epiphany Church Home will be
held today and tomorrow at the
parish house Of Epiphany Church,
1917 G st. N. w.
A cafeteria luncheon for bust
ness men and women will be
served at IL o'clock both days
and tea will be served at 4
o'clock. Dinner. served tonight at
8 O'Clock. will be omitted tomor.
row.
The Washington times., 1929-11-19

This painting by Paul Cezanne,
the French artist and the friend
of men famous in French history
is hung in the Phillips Memorial
Gallery.
Cezanne, who was born In AK.
en-Provence In 1889 and died
there in 1906. was of the I'm.
preSSionist school, and through
The Washington times., 1929-11-19
A BIoomer Too Many
Lands UNDERLYING
Thief In Jail

The women don't wear much
these days. and that's probably
why Henry Berkeley. colored,
faced q charge Of petty larceny
instead Of grand larceny in
Police Court yesterday.
Henry was charged with
stealing lingerie from q line IN
the yard Of the home Of Cora
Brooks.
Henry said he must have
been drunk because he didn't
remember q thing about it.
The judge decided he had
pulled one bloomer too many
and gave him 80 days.
The Washington times., 1929-11-19
Blue Law Antagonists
Review Progress Made

At a meeting last night at the
Dodge Hotel, Of the Association
Opposed to Blue Laws, Chester
C. Platt, of Batavia, N. Y, vice
president of the national asSocia-
ton, told the District of Column
bia society that it was achieving
o real service, and urged con-
tinued progress. Philip Austin
presided as president.
The Washington times., 1929-11-19
STANLEY-CRANDALL THEATRES
CORRECTION WARNER BRos.)

6k@h Thirteenth 81. Below
@s&HA@& r Street.
RICHARD DIX in THE LOVE DOC
TOR" t10o% All-Talking Picture)
Vitaphons VarIeties& Comedy
The Washington times., 1929-11-19

WnUHW VIM (Near p
Ramon NovarrO in ''The Pagan"
The Washington times., 1929-11-19

11NNnI A. 1915 U st. NV.
LNOU6U SEE and HEAR
Give BrOOk-'"THE RETURN OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
The Washington times., 1929-11-19

PRKMMh Fourth and ButteFnut,
bAMUW@ TakOnla Park. ID. G.
No Parking Troubles: Janet Gaynor
and Charles Farrell I'm Lucky Star"
10Oeo TallEie. Also Talking Comedy
The Washington times., 1929-11-19
KlDDlES REVUE TONIGHT

The Petworth Citizens Associa-
ton will witness The Riddles
Revue" by the pupils of Miss
Shirley Wolman Rosenberg, to-
night, at PetWorth School at s
p. m. The program will last an
hour, after which the ASSOCIATION
will hold a business meeting.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
July Showing Good
 In Hardware Market

New York. Aug. That July, 1929, has made a showing which compares very favorably with that month last year, is clearly indicated by the reports from important mar ket centers. Hardware Age will say tomorrow in it's weekly market sum- mary. It looks very much as though the summer slump, if any, will be practically negligible. and the outlook for fall, from present indications is satisfactory.
 The outstanding fear as far as consumer demand is concerned is the setback to small grain crops in some sections of the country. which has been the result of continued dry weather. Some of these may yet be helped by rains. and reports are re-
 assuring in regard to corn and root
 crops. The great wheat growing belt of the Southwest reports excellent crops harvested. The industrial portion of the busi- 1 ness picture remains normal and quite satisfactory. Steel mills are still running at high level of activity. and anticipate very little let-down at present. orders being received in good volume.
 Prices are not noticeably change able, and collections are fairly satis- factory. .r
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
.POLICEMAN'S SHIRT TORN
 WHEN PRISONER RESISTS
LawlOr Street Man Regrets 40 Years Record Fer Good Behavior
 Is Broken

"I didn't know what l was doing For 40 years I've been in New Brit. ain. and I'm sorry, very sorry"
 Patrick German, 60. of 33 Lawlol street, was explaining it to the judge this morning; explaining how he happened to be arrested, charged with drunkenness, breach of the peace, and resisting an officer.
 At 9:10 last night Officer Ustach the corner of Hartford avenue anG Winter street. Although he ordered found a man clinging to a post at the man away, the man did not move. Then the officer grabbed hln and started to the box to ring for the wagon. A scuffle ensucd and the officers shirt was torn. After tear ing the shirt German tried to throw the officer to the sidewalk but fail cd. In retaliation the officer threw German 10 the sidewalk and put the landcuffs on him.
 By thls time a large crowd had collected. hootng and jeering the officer while he was making his ar rest.
 T believe the officer should have the amount which his torn shirt cost" Prosecutor Woods told the court. How much did it cost?" he asked the officer.
 Three dollars" Officer Ustach re- piled.
 Bargain counter priced.' con- mented the prosecutor.
 German was fined s10 and costs by the court.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
McD0nough Drove Car
 Without Any License

Attorney Thomas F. Me Donough of New Britain entered the Berlin town court last night in connection with case and noticed that Judge George G. Griswold was not on the bench. In his place was Deputy Judge George Green.
 The New Britain lawyer, upon learning his name said. The first car that I ever drove belonged to you" The judge looked puzzled. McDonough continued, don't you remember about ten years ago when you were stuck and asked a couple of kids to steer the car while you pushed"
 The judges face lit up. Surely he remembered.
 Then Prosecutor Charles F. Lewis spoke, in a cold hard tone, Did you have a license at the time?"
 No I did not"
 It looked bad for the lawyer for moment. Was he to be ar rested and tried in the court he had entered only professionally?
 Then his face frightened. Ten years was a long time, too long in fact, That is nullified under the statute of limitations of claims" he said.
 And court continued.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07

ven, charged with having a truck on the road with an overload of 240o pounds, was discharged on payment of costs. It was an unusual case. A company called for a truck to de- | liver five tons of milk. The wealth CT was very warm. Ice had to be used. The driver or the owner did not figure that the ice would weigh so much additional He had been in the trucking business for 32 years and this was the first time that he had been in court for such a charge, MT. Chapman said.
 James Kendall of Hartford. driv- ing for Christie Trucking company, | was arrested on charge of driving with an overweight of 4250 pounds. It was the first time in over IS years of trucking that one of this firms trucks had been caught with an overweight. Kendall was dis charged on payment of costs and warned that if he was caught again there would be no second discharge.
 Malcolm Arnold of Hartford, ar rested with an overweight of 2000 pounds. was also discharged. He had load of cinders, and they were from the bottom of the pile and were wet. Arnold who was Al years old today, had never been in court before, he said. When asked if he had ever been weighed before. he replied, Most every load" It was brought out that he was sell ing sand and rock by the load and weight and must have some way 10 tell the amount to charge.
 Transferred Markers
 Napeoleon Mantinceau Of New Haven was fined s5 and costs on d charge Of operating a car without proper markers. He had one car and bought another one, taking the markers from the first one. When asked for the registration by Con- stable Frank Brown. he admitted that he was "hooked." He was warned that it was very serious charge and let off with the light fine. arrested m Merlden
 John O'Donahue of kensington was arrested in Meriden last night on a charge of drunkenness, but it was only after sharp battle that the Kensington man was taken to the police station by Special Officer | O'Brien, It is claimed that the kensngton man struck the officer 1 in the face before he was brought under control and taken to the lock- | up.
 Must Keep Cows From River Residents of East Berlin are in arms again over the sewage which i runs into the river there. The stench on hot days is very offensive to the residents and there is no hope of action being taken to rem edy the condition.
 The latest development is that the state board of health has ordered James Dutton, East Berlin milk dealer, to fence off the river in his pasture so that his cows will not get near it. This is done as pro-
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
ound guilty.
 Evidence Foully Murdered"

Attorney McDonough, in answer ing, referred to ali incident in the trial of Gerald Chapman, convicted slayer of a New Britain policeman. when his attorney said to Alcorn: Never in my life have I seen evi- dence so foully murdered as the evil dence that has been given in this court in the summing up of the case and now l repeat this state ment. Never in my life have I seen evidence so murdered as that which has been given in this courtwhen referred 10 in your summing Up of the case. The court tonight is being used to collect money from the ac- cused, and in the aims of justice this should not be allowed.'
 Prosecutor Lewis jumped to his feet and objected to the charge made by the New Britain lawyer.
 But the latter continued. "I will make that statement in front of at torney general of the state. Will you come with me and deny the charger" Lewis sat down and no more was heard of the accusation.
 After much arguing Lewis drop ped the charge of evading responsi- bility and asked for a conviction on the charge of reckless driving
 Deputy Judge George Green set the fine, as suggested by the prose- cutor at S25 and costs and remitted s15 of the fine.
 The case was appealed, bonds be- ing set at $50.
 Truck Owners in Court Following out a suggestion that ! the owners of overloaded trucks and not the drivers be charged, four truck owners were in court last night as the result of the activity of state police at the scales house in Berlin.
 Joseph H. RoSen of Milton. Mass, whose truck had an overload of o70U | pounds, told how a truck had brok- en down and how his had taken on the load not realizing that it was overweight. He was fined $25 and costs, s15 of which was remitted. | Mir. Bryant, of Bryant and Chap man, trucking concern of New Ha-
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07

| tective measure and is accepted in this way by the residents. But they are wondering why nothing is done l to purify the stream itself. Condition Improved The condition of Mrs. Arthur Crandall of Berlin is reported as being greatly improved. She has been discharged from the hospital, where he underwent an operation struck by bus several weeks ago. It is expected that the case will be tried in the Berlin town court with in a few weeks, as soon as Mrs. Crandall is able to be in court. At Myrtle Beach
 Miss Sylvia Bighinatti of Swamp road and Miss Edith Ferino Of Percival avenue left today for a | weeks vacation at Myrtle beach, Milford.
 East Berlin Items Mrs. George E. Dalbey entertain | ed the former Lafanso club at her home last evening in compliment to Mrs. Ralph Gamble of Springfield, | Vt.. a former resident of this place and member of the organization. A most enjoyable evening was spent. A buffet luncheon was served. Mrs. Gamble leaves Saturday for Yer mont.
 Miss May Benson of Higganum | has been the guest of Mrs. Mary Bourgeois.
 Miss Betty Bourgeois is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Robert Bailey of Cromwell ] Miss Mae Thompson of Southing- ton has returned to her home fol- lowing a weeks stay here as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cobey of Wilcox avenue.
 Mrs. Walter Werdelin of Miss Dorothy Rich have returned from their vacation spent at Guilford.
 The usual mid-week meeting Of the Methodist church will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the church social rooms. Rev. l.. E. Adkins will conduct the service.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harold Day have re- turned from their wedding trip and are now at home to their friends al Grandview avenue, Kensington.
 The library will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books.
 A roadside cake and food sale will be held at the home of MT. and Mrs Royal Morse Saturday afternoon un. der the auspices of the Wesleyans.
 A special meeting of the Wesley ans will be held next Monday eve ming at the home of Mir. and Mrs Myron Morse.
 Mrs. Fred Hubbard left last eve ming for New Haven where she will spend several weeks as the guest ol relatives.
 Miss Betty Pratt has resumed het duties at the Travellers Insurance Co., following a two weeks vacation spent at the shore.
 The American Legion Junior league championship series will bt played this month, the winning teams from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island to play off on August Is and ' in New Britain. The winners will then par ticipate in the eastern sectional tournament to be played in Wash ington, the finals to be played in Louisville, Ky.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
CALLS TOWN COURT
 COLLECTING AGENT Defense Attorney AsSals Prose- Cutor Lewis at SaCuCas Trial APPEALS AFTER VERDICT
McDonough claims evidence is "foul- " mIrdcrcd'' Trucking cases hcard-Milk dealer ordered to kecD COWS from riyer-NOtes

Charging that the Berlin town court was being used as a collecting agency for the Rubenstein family, Attorney Thomas F. McDonough of New Britain last night heavily SCOT ed prosecutor Charles r. Lewis in his attempt to obtain a conviction of Tony Sacucas, arrested Monday evening of complaint of Bennie Ru- benstein on charges of reckless driv- ing and evading responsibility after an automobile accident
 In the testimony brought out dur ing the trial it was claimed by the Rubenstein family, of which there were several members of the family in the car, that the New Britain car had passed them and had struck heir front left wheel. sending them close to the ditch. The Sacucas car did not stop they said. so they gave chase. halting it near the Farming ton avenue garage.
 Robert RubenStein. the son Of he driver stated that he asked for Sacucas's operators license and had been given a chance to look at the license offered but had no chance to get the name.
 The driver of the other car then sped away, not stopping 10 wait for Constable Frank Brown, who had been called 10 the scene. Brown made the arrest Monday night after a warrant had been sworn out by Rubcnstein.
 According to Rubenstein, Saucas had offered to pay for the damage done to a hub cap if there would be no more trouble about the mat ter.
 Durin gthe testimony of the younger Rubenstein it,was necessary that the prosecutor lead the older man to the rear of the court, as he was continually cutting in and offer ing suggestions to his son.
 All the occupants of Sacucas car were in court, and they all testified that there had been no shock or noise when they passed the Ruben stein car as would have been the No''N iie'' 'iiS uoiiloS Sc talieStu lo ild ' been done really occurred. They stopped when one of the crowd in the car noticed those in the follow ing car pointing at them, thinking that something was wrong with their car. according to the story told last night in court.
 Testimony Much Involved
 The testimony of all the witnesses in court took more than an hour and little progress was made by either the state or the defense. Haggling over the distance between the tcle- phone poles, the distance from a certain store, and the apparent dis lance from the scene of the acci- dent 10 the bridge and the garage caused much merriment in the court.
 In summing up the case Prose- cutor Lewis said that in his mind there was no doubt that the boy ha d attempted to get away after the crash and that this was proven by the fact that ho had taken a hub cap to the Rubenstcin home in New Britain last Monday night at the time of his arrest. Lewis charged that such a driver was a menace to the highway and that he should be
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
HIT WITH RUBBER BULLET"

Rubber bands in the hands of men and women are innocent things, but when they fall into the clutches of small boys, and the small boys shoot them at little girls, then it be- comes serious. This is the complaint which was made to Officer kieffer last night by Mrs. NJ. Harrison, 96 Franklin street, whose daughter was hit by the bands The officer found the boys and took the bands away, while the boys promised not to shoot them any more.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
PULL UP TOMATO PLANTS

Another complaint about garden vandals was received last evening by Lieutenant Rival of the police department. when Peter Hidelet, 123 Whitney street. stated that someone was pulling up his tomato plants and leaving them in the rows. N
 Officer Milewiski, upon investiga- ton. discovered that two girls in the neigh borhood were supposed to be guilty. Although he questioned the girls, they denied pulling up the to- mato plants. n,