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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Bride Asks Federal Aid in
Obtaining Data Believed
Lacking.
VACATION ABSENCES
NECESSITATE DELAY
One of Principal Stockholders in
Local Company to Be Away
Until Labor Day.

The exhaustive investigation being
made by the Department of Justice into
the new ownership of the Washington
Gas Light Co. and its subsidiaries will
not be completed before September &C
cording to information received today
at the District Building
The inquiry was undertaken by the
Department of Justice at the request
of Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride, who as general counsel of the
Public Utilities Commission was directed
to ascertain whether the recent sale
of the gas stock was in accordance
with the La Toilette anti-merger act
which prohibits a foreign corporation
from acquiring control of a Washing
ton utility concern.
The new owners of record of the
gas company already have furnished
the commission and Mr.. Bride with
negotiations, but the corporation coun-
sci announced he was not satisfied that
all the facts had been available and
asked the Justice Department to aid
him in securing the data he believes
to be lacking
Delay Is NeceSsitated.
Mr.. Bride and the commission had
hoped to have the investigation COM
pleted before the hearing on the appli-
cation of the Capital Traction Co. for
4 higher fare, which begins Monday, but
a delay has been necessitated by the
vacation absence of some of the per-
sons from whom 1t is desired to pro-
cure information.
One OF the principal stockholders, who
is being relied upon to furnish the data
which District officials regard as vital
in connection with the case. is not ex-
pected to return from his vacation I'M
til Labor day, and no effort will be
made to interview him in the meantime,
it was pointed out.
May Pass Mid September.
Thus, it will be the middle of Sep
TENDER and probably later before the
inquiry is closed. BY that time it is
believed the commission will have dis
posed of the higher fare case and can
devote its entire attention to the gas
company sale.
Information as to the ownership of
the company was given to Mr.. Bride
and the commission voluntarily several
weeks ago by E. S. Burroughs of the
firm of Harris, Forbes & Co., one of
the purchasers, and James Piper, the
Baltimore correspondent of the firms
New York counsel.
According to Burroughs, the control
ling interest in the gas company,
shares of its stock, was purchased by
group of bankers and investors, who
organized the Seaboard Investment
Trust for the purpose of holding and
voting the stock, This trust, he ex-
planned, is not in any sense a public
utility corporation or holding corpora
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
MISSING
2DAYS, FOUND DEAD
Manager of CastIeberg's
Slew Self, Coroner Holds.
Health Is Blamed.

With a bullet wound in the head, the
body Of Paul F. Bachschmid, jr., A
years old, manager of Castleberg's
Jewelry store, was found in the bathtup
IN his room at the Continental Hotel this
morning. He had been missing from
his home for the past two days. A
certificate of suicide was issued by the
coroner.
1t is believed he had become de-
spondent because of poor health. His
business affairs were in good order,
it was said.
Bachschmid, who lived with his wife
at 1929 B street northeast, registered
at the hotel Wednesday night as Carl
Frederick. Although he had left in
structions that he was not to be dis
turbed, maid became suspicious when
she was unable to enter the room at any
time yesterday and notified the assistant
manager of the hotel.
One Shot Fired Into Head.
He entered the room at 10 o'clock
this morning and found the body.
Bachschmid had fired one shot into his
mouth from a .32-caliber pistol. the
bullet emerging at the back of his head
The pistol was found in the bathtub.
which had been filled with water.
Physicians expressed the belief that he
had been dead about IL hours.
BachSchmid, who was we'll known in
local business circles, had been with
Castelberg's store for several years and
had lived in Washington about 20 years.
His wife, two brothers and his parents
survive.
Mrs. Bachschmid said she became
alarmed when, after her husband had
disappeared, she found his watch,
pocketbook and jewelry at home.
Took Husband to Store.
Wednesday morning she drove her
husband to the store, intending to re-
turn for him at the closing hour. He
told her that he would be little late
in getting away that night. That eve
ming employees of the store telephoned
her that Mr.. Bachschmid had been abb
sent from the store that afternoon.
The wife said this morning that her
husband had suffered an attack of
typhoid fever some years ago. and that
he had since developed diabetes.
On the day he disappeared he said
he had been suffering intense pain in
his head and did not believe he could
stand it much longer"
In the safe at the store several notes
Of personal nature were found. They
contained no intimation that he had
COAAIcAlP1dCcO SulClOc.
Mother Is Ill.
He spent Wednesday morning at the
store outlining plans for the days bust
ness. When he went out at noon his
affairs were in perfect order.
He was member of Samuel Gompers
Lodge of MaSons
Relatives advised police Of his dis
appearance Wednesday night, but a
search for him was not instituted until
this morning. It had been believed he
would be heard from and relatives re-
Trained from making his absence known
because of the illness of his mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
70 BEFORE TRAFFIC JUDGE.
Physician. Fined $40 for Speeding
When Life Was Not Involved.

pAV AOA OPCCun6
When Life Was Not Involved.
OF 1871 persons arrested yesterday for
traffic violations, approximately 70 ap-
peared before Judge Gus A. Schuldt to-
day to stand trial.
DR.. Louis P. Levitt, physician, when
attending patient, received an emerg-
ency call to return to his home, 200
Massachusetts avenue, to give treat
ment. In his haste he exceeded the
speed limit and was arrested by Police
man j. D. Martin. He was fined $40
bv Judge Schuldt, after admitting the
case was not one of life or DEATH"
While driving light truck Henley
L. Nelson, colored, 1900 block Of New
Jersey avenue, was arrested by Police
man F. j. Rowen for speeding at %
miles an hour. A $40 penalty was I'M
posed.
Arranged before the court for speed
ing, Samuel G.. Nordlinger. 1888 Nine
tenth street, a warrant officer in the
United States Engineer Corps, who was
arrested by Policeman E. j. La Force,
was fined $40.
Charged with securing tags by mis-
representation, William G. Brown, 24OO
block of N street, was ordered to pay
500 or serve 80 days in Jail. He was
arrested by Policeman L. A. Wehrle and
was said to have given the name OF
another person when obtaining license
plates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
ZONE REPORT BARS
POLICE STATIONS
Committee in Favor of Play
grounds and Centers in
Residence Districts.

The special committee appointed by
the Zoning Commission to advise it re-
garding the placing of fire engine houses
and certain other municipal activities
| in residential zones late yesterday yec-
commended to the commission that po-
lice stations be barred entirely from
residential zones, but that Fairgrounds
recreational centers, swimming pools
and pumping stations be allowed, with
| restrictions. AS to these the committee
recommended:
THAT all municipal recreational uses
! be so located or screened as to pre-
sent a pleasing appearance where To-
Gated, and that as much ground as pos
| sible be obtained for such uses. not
only with a view Of providing adequate
space. but of removing such uses as far
as is possible from nearby property USED
for residential purposes.
Pleasing Exteriors Favored.
"That all buildings constructed for
the municipal recreational uses, pump
ing stations, police stations and fire en-
CINE houses, be treated intellectually
so as to present a pleasing exterior in
keeping with the general character OF
the surrounding neighborhood.
THAT all existing regulations in re-
gard to the permissible areas Of &C.
cupancy and heights now imposed on
and construction Of municipal build
ings.
"That in the location Of pumping sta
tions, fire engine houses and police
stations, consideration be given by the
Commissioners to commercial industrial
districts in preference to residential
areas"
The Zoning Commission decided to
hold three public hearings on request
for changes in coming each year be-
ginning with the calendar year 1880
instead of holding such hearings about
once month as has been the practice
to date. Each hearing is expected to
last several days. They will be set on
the first Wednesdays of February,
June and october. The purpose of
this change Is to give the Zoning Com
mission more comprehensive view OF
the coming changes as a whole at each
meeting and to prevent too frequent
revision Of coming.
FavOrs Mandatory Hearings.
The special committee report at
tached a rider to the approval of 10
eating fire engine houses in residential
neighborhoods, that it should be man
datory for the District Commissioners
to hold a public hearing on each pro-
posal to place fire engine house in
q residential neighborhood. The COM
mittee's recommendations will be con-
sidered at the public hearing before
the commission September 18 at which
all interested are invited to present
their views.
The commission ordered the follow
ing zone changes considered at the
public hearing Wednesday:
From residential 40 feet B area to
second commercial 60 feet D area, the
west side of Fifth street north of Neal
place northeast; from residential 40
feet A restricted to residential 60 feet
B area, 54,648 square feet Of land on
the southwest corner of Connecticut
avenue and Sedgwick street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
HERZL MEMORIAL RITES
TO BEHELD MONDAY NIGHT
Washington Zionist District Spon-
sors Program at Jewish
Center.

In commemoration of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the death of Theodor
Herzl, who revived the plan for Jewish
homeland, a HerZl memorial meeting
will be held under the auspices of the
Washington Zionist District on the roof
of the Jewish Community Center Mon
day night.
The speakers will include Rabbi Louis
j. Schwefel of the Sixth Street Syna-
gogue and Max Rudensky of New York.
Elabbi Schwefel will discuss the life Of
the man who was responsible for the
Zionist movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
FALL INJURIES WOMAN, rs.

Mrs Blanche Nixon. 10 years old,
fell down the basement steps of her
home at 449 Decatur street about
o'clock yesterday afternoon and was
seriously hurt.
Her collarbone was broken in two
places and she was bruised about the
left side Of her body She was treated
at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26

grade for all the people doing certain
kind of work.
"The principal difficulty is in the sys-
tenn, however" she said, land not In
the rating officers, who are forced to
carry the system into effect. More than
as per cent of the complaints we have
are found to be based on the fault OF
the system and not the rating officer.
don't see how some of these rating Off
GERS can sleep nights, the things they
have to do under the efficiency rating
system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Old Street to Be Paved.

Work will start in a few days on the
removal and replacement of the Oldest
pavement in Washington on Vermont
avenue between H and streets. The
present pavement was laid in 1873 and
the bituminous surface placed on tar
base in 1880. The replacement will
consist Of concrete base with al
asphalt surface.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
ARMY GOLFERS TO PLAY.
Annual Championship Tourney at
Arlington September 24-27.

The annual golf champion tour
nament of the Army Golf Association
will be held at the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps Country Club at Arling-
be erected on the grounds for the ac-
conmodation of competitors from the
various Army Corps areas not other
wise provided for. Last year the an
nuaI championship competition was
held on the course of the Chevy Chase
Club. It was won by Lieut.. e. A.
Baldwin, Field Artillery Reserve, Of
West Orange, N. j., with Lieut.. p. M.
Pfaffman, Infantry Reserve, Of Worces-
ter Mass, as runner-up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Boy, 6, Bitten on Leg by Dog.

While playing on the street near his
home, at 1882 Massachusetts, avenue
southeast, about o'clock last night,
Walter Foley. years old, was bitten
on the left leg by the dog of neigh
Dor. His wound was dressed by DR..
william E. Whitson, 1870 NJ street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
KIWANiS WIVES FETED.

Wives of Kiwanians were guests at a
luncheon Of the Washington Kiwanis
Club In the Hotel Washington yester-
day. John ]. Boobar was master Of
ceremonies. Favors were distributed
among the wives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
CUBANS TO VISIT CITY.
Youths Will Remain in Capital for
Three Days, Sightseeing.

Under the guidance Of Col. Eugenio
Silva, Is Cuban youths, who have been
encamped at Highland Lake, near
Hendersonville, =. c., for several weeks,
will arrive in Washington tomorrow,
where they will remain for three days.
They plan to visit other cities before
returning to Cuba.
Col. Silva, who is an officer in the
Cuban army, plans to organize similar
parties to tour the United States each
Summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26

Since 1910 the number Of eggs
exported from the United States has
increased five-fold until now the yearly
shipments are Werth millions Of dollars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
GREEN IS STUNNING
STREET CAR CLASH
Labor Federation Chief Is
Keeping Hands Off in
Strike, He SAYS.

AS president of the American
Federation of Labor, William E.
Green is keeping hands off" in the
New Orleans street car mems strike,
he declared today, before leaving for
Washington.
my only contact with the strike
is through correspondence with w.
D. Mahon, president of the street
car mems union, who now is attend
ing a convention in Seattle" Green
said.
81 have written Mahon and he is
advising me of the situation.
There is no foundation to the
report shat I have requested the
New Orleans street car operators to
refrain from hiring men, pending
considera ton Of the situation"
Green today paid an official and
personal" visit to John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America.
1--WE did not discuss the business
before the miners district repre-
sentatives who are meeting here, "
he declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
FRENCH AND BRITISH IN
ACCORD ON LEAGUE RULE
OF ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
Reconcile Differences on
Handling of World Trade
Matters.
BY HENRY WOOD
United Press staff Correspondent

GENEVA, Sept. 13.-The French
and British delegations today
reached agreement on all disputed
points relative to the League Of Ma
tons handling of international
economic problems. The divergence
of views between the two delegations
which threatened to cripple the
work of the league in the economic
field, were reconciled in joint resolu-
tons which provided:
/. Immediate opening OF negotla-
ton between all members and non
members of the league for the
eventual convocation of an inter-
national conference to frame a col
Iective agreement diminishing all
hindrances to trade and facilitating
economic relations.
Q. All states desiring to participate
in such a conference should be
asked not to increase protective
tariffs or two years or create new
inpediments to world trade.
3. The league council should be
requested to consider the present
troubles in the coal industry in
Guiding fluctuations in prices, dis
parity between production and con-
sumption and convene a conference
of governments interested therein
1t also was decided France should
introduce separate resolution con-
corning the sugar crisis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
POLICE SEEKING
THREE BANDITS
intoxicated Robbers Get
$50 at Gas Station.

Three bandits, under influence OF
liquor, held up three filling station
attendants in half an hour Thurs
day night and were sought today by
police. They obtained 500, and
escaped in an automobile stolen
from DR.. o. B. Norman, 1901 Win
throp avenue.
They first appeared at Thirtieth
street and Northwestern avenue,
where John Widely, "a, of 1856 West
Thirty-third street, surrendered $40.
Five minutes later, they drew
their guns on Albert Workman, 314
Terrace avenue, attendant of a sta
ton at Sixteenth and Illinois streets,
and took $40 from him.
Loren Sinner, %, of pa North
Walcott street, attendant at State
avenue and New York street, was
their next victim. They obtained
$40 from him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
CAPITAL ATTACKED
Green Hits Scrapping OF
Man Power at 90.

Industry's scrapping of manpower
when workers reach 40 years was
scored Thursday by William Green,
president Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, in an address before
the convention of the Journeynen
BARRIERS and Beauticians' Inter1la-
tional Union of America at the
Athenaeun.
"It is damnable, unsocial, barba-
rouS and indefensible," he asserted
in rising to the defense of middle
aged men who are thrown out of
work.
Where is the church, the civic
groups, whose voices should be cry
ing out against this practice? Even
ancient tribes were not as cruel as
employers who refuse to hire men
after they've reached the age dead
line" Green said.
Green also urged the five-day
week
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
DECLARES Mine
LEADER TRAITOR
Lewis Ignores Charges Of
Laxity by Illinois Man.

Adopting a policy of ignoring
charges made by Frank harrington,
former president of the Illinois dis
trict of the United Mine Workers of
America, John L. Lewis, president
of the national mine workers body,
today refused to comment on Far
rington's charge that his 'lax adj
ministration had caused decrease in
the unions membership"
harrington, in a Belleville, Ill,
newspaper, charged the unions
personnel had decreased one-half
in 1928 below its membership in
1921.
Notified of Farrington's charges,
Lewis sent word through a secretary
he had no comment to make and
added that: harrington is IAN ousted
leader, a traitor to the union and
in the employment of the operators !"
Harrington charged Lewis "is
building himself politically"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
Jury
CALLS STATE
DRY AGENTS
NEGRO Prohibition Spies to
Tell About Corruption
in Lake County.
U. S. CONVICT IS CHILLED
Sensational Tale Is Barred
to Inquisitor Group in
South Bend.

Robert West and Horace Lyle,
Negro dry spies, employed by Attor-
ney-General James NJ. Ogden, today
were summoned to appear before
the federal grand jury at South
Bend.
They are alleged to have informa-
ton regarding a $4,000 political
corruption deal in Lake county.
Employed by Ogden to investigate
political protection of bootleggers in
Indiana, the pair is said to have
cleaned some valuable inforrna-
ton"
After a conference with Ogden
this morning, they were turned over
to Merl Wall, deputy attorney-gen-
eral, for further questioning.
Wall will leave for Logansport to-
day to act on information given him
by the Negroes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
COFFIN CLIQUE
Up IN AIR ON
MANAGER LAW
Boss and Supporters Lay
Low, Waiting for High
Courts Ruling.
CAR SEEN AS SLIPPING
County Officials Arrayed
Again Him for Finish
Battle.
BY E. C. FULKE

Speculation on the course of &C
ton which the George v. Coffin
G. Q. P. political leaders will take if
the city manager law is declared
constitutional by the supreme court,
today grew intense at the court
house.
Particularly eager for a revela-
ton of the future is a group of
Coffin supporters whose jobs depend
on their loyalty to the organization
and who have refused to heed ru-
mors, for fear they will be found on
the wrong side of the fence in a
showdown"
Coffin leiutena1ts, decreased In
number since the general depression
of the organization last spring, have
described themselves as laying low"
for the high courts ruling, and de-
clared that Coffin will resume ac-
tivities with the usual 'gusto" be-
fore election, Nov. 5.
See ~7ffin Slipping
Collins opponents, however, are
fixed in the opinion that the IN
fuence of the organization now is
at its lowest ebb.
"The dominance shown by the or
ganization in the county council,
when living wages were denied some
county employees, may prove most
disastrous to Coffin" one county
official declared.
Leaders of the anti-Coffin ele-
nent are County Clerk George 0.
Hutsell, Auditor Harry Dunn and
Prosecutor Judson L. Stark, all OF
whom felt the councils budget clip
ping and who have allied to oppose
everything Coffin"
One informant stated that Coffin
may announce a commissioners
slate after Nov. / for the commits
sioner election.
Winkler Force With Coffin
Enlisted in the Coffin groups at
present are employees in the Office
of Sheriff George L. Wlnkler ana
Township Assessor Frank j. Brat
tain Frank Childers, county re-
corder, is designated as ION the
fence"
All other offices found 1880 bud
gets radically reduced by the corn-
cilnen as political spanking" Tor
failing to Zine up" and may be
counted on to quash any advances
of Coffin leaders, officials said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
TAX APPEALS FILED
School and County Levies
Protests Are Made.

School city and Marion county
tax levies today were before the
state tax board following filing Of
two appeals against the levies.
An appeal was filed Thursday by
the Indiana Taxpayers Association.
Another was filed today by joint
budget subcommittee Of the In
dianapolis Chamber Of Commerce
civic affairs committee, Indianapo-
lis Real Estate Board, and Indian
apolis Federation of Community
Civic Clubs.
The levies appealed are: School
city, $l,34, increase Of 80 cents;
Marion county, 4115 cents, 10-cent
increase, and the county gravel road
levy, 5 cents, q 215 cent increase.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
Singing Suicide

BIZ United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13.--
A Negro girl sat on the banks
of the Delaware and hummed
her own threnody to the Tilt of
jazz.
Longshoremen stopped to
listen to a Negro singing cor
Man River" and applauded as
the girls voice rose Historically
in the chorus:
"Ah gifts weary an sick O.
trying
"Ah'm tired O. Twin and feared
O. dying. -"
There was a splash. The
crew of harbor boat No. 1 re-
covered the girls body, which
has not been identified.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13

A T the predetermined height
N of 1000 feet. with the rough
air making the 7,o00-pound plane
Jump around like a rowboat on a
rough sea, Peck opened the throt-
tie and began shortening the dis
lance between the ships.
Upon invitation of Genaro, I
climbed over the long gas tank,
which reaches within eighteen
inches of the cabin ceiling, and
crawled into a small space behind
the gas tank to watch .Genaro
reach for the weighted rope to be
dropped from the Douglass then
about twenty feet above and
slightly in front Of us.
Shaken and tossed by the pow
erful propeller blast and the ef-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13

feet of the loo-nile speed. Genaro
stood on a ledge. the upper part
of his body protruding through
small opening in the planes roof.
Above and in front Of us, Boyer
could be seen in the front cock
pit of the Douglass, lowering a
five-gallon oil can on the end Of
the rope.
AS the forty-pound can dangled
near, Genaro began reaching for
it with a hooked cane.
AS Peck jockeyed the Flarningo
nearer, the refueling plane dis
appeared. Looking out the win
dow, saw it several hundred feet
below us.
Pretty humpy weather" Sen