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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
FORCIVES s.
RUNAWAY !.
WIFE

Forgiving his wife; who ran.
away with another man,
Joseph Prentice, Manchester
Conn policeman, today
dropped charges against his
pretty wife, Mrs. Blanche
Prentice, "a, and James A.
Watrous, 81.
Prentice, who trailed the pair,
missing several months, to Wash.
ington, yesterday came here and
had them arrested on g statutory
charge.
Today he told Assistant United
States Attorney Joseph @. Bruee
that he had forgiven his wife for
deserving him and would take her
back to Connecticut.
Trio Leaves Together
The husband, wife and the other
man left the Police Court building
and walked down the street to-
gether.
Detective Curtis Trammell, one u
the officers who arrested Watrous
ana MIS- GJStllISSp Sol4 JtAdS LIE
husbands change of heart occurred
last night shortly after. his wife was
released from the House of Deten.
ton on 500 collateral. Watrous re-
manned locked up at the First pre-.
cfnct.
Prentice and his wife spent the
night at a hotel. Today they an
bounced that they had patched up
heir differences.
Watrous, at the time of his arrest
here, was employed as manager Of
the All American Grocery Store in
the 100 block of Columbia Rd., n.
W., and lived with Mrs. Prentice in
the 1900 block of Nineteenth st.
". W., police say.
He was formerly Connecticut
State trooper and was said to have
been a friend of Prentice prior to
the time he ran away with the
latter's wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11

uFlHklHS puUIlC III w dSuIuS GO4s
A dapper, smooth talking man is
going through some of the down
town office buildings working the
old game of ''the Spaniard with the
smuggled cigars.
His means of approach are easy.
He will enter an office and ask for
someone working there. Upon talk
ing to his party the man explains
that he is a "bootlegger" who has
just returned from Canada with a
heavy load of "giggle-soup.
His truck is broken down and he
has been forced to put ii in an out.
of-town garage. He has no money
to pay for the repairs, but is going
to sell enough of "the genuine pre-
war stuff" to pay the charge and
then deliver the rest to the town
where it is consigned.
For $40 he will "let you in on ii. :"
He sells his stuff for a goldback a
case and will deliver it to your
office.
If you let him he will take the
money in advance. delivering the
goods in about two hours-his word
for it.
In event that you don't want to
buy pig in poke" he will tell
you to go to a certain garage in a
nearby Maryland town, ask for MIR.
Grey" and receive your case of JOY
water. He cannot take you to the
place in his automobile, for his car
has three persons in it already.
The catch in the racket is that
A. >. -. fnxx
and "Mr. Grey" is therefore not
there.
The man has worked the office
buildings in this city for some time.
The beauty of the whole thing is that
the victim does not desire to enlist
the aid of the police because he is
a party to a prohibition conspiracy.
All that one can do, If he has given
the man money, is to sit back and
twiddle his fingers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
Voodoo Practiced in
Washington, Says
Detective

Are the illiterate of Washing
ton being made the victims OF
.voodoo doctors?
r. A. Sanders, a headquarters
detective. thinks they are. In
support of his belief, he revealed
today that a crystal ball and
other para phernalia supposed to
be used in producing magic had
been found when he arrested An
thony George, colored, %, on
charge of practicing medicine
without a license. q
The detective said the voodoo
experts charged their patients as
much as 500 for medical treat.
ment."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
Norman Angel Will
Make Second D. C. Talk

A very large audience heard Miss
Marion Anderson, contralto.s of Phila.
delphia, last night in recital at Ran.
kin Memorial Chapel, Howard Uni
versity. This was the first of the
iecture.recital series for 1929.
: On Tuesday night. the 18th. Nor.
man Angel, international lecturer,
will appear in the second series of
programs. Last week, when Mr..
Angel spoke here at the Central
High School, some of the local civic
organizations entered a protest to
the Board of Education on the
grounds that he was Communist,
paciflst, and associated with move.
ments which might prove deteriorat.
ing to the young American citizens.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
Street Tells Wheatley
Y. w. C. A. About Chest

The campaign for the Community
Chest will be to raise $780, 900,
the largest sum ever raised. Elwood
Street, director of the drive, told
the eo-ordinating committee headed
by Dean Kelly Miller, OF Howard
University, at the Phyllis Wheatley
Y. w. c. A. last night.
Though but two colored agencies
are found in the 81 to be aided by
the chest funds, contributions will
be made regardless of color. race
or creed. Streeter outlined the pur-
pose, plan of campaign and con-
stituency of agencies to be helped.
Additional speakers were DR..
Mordecai Johnson, president OF
Howard University; DIR. F !. a,
Bennett. of the Board of Education
G.. David Houston, principle OF
Armstrong High School: John c.
Bruce, supervisor of schools, Mrs.
Julia West Hamilton, Mrs. Gabriel
Pelham and Frank Wells.
Plans for naming q vice chair
men, captains and ten workers
under each captain will he COM
pleted in the next ten days.
Before buying q horne. look In the
Real Estate Columns Of this paper TOT
real bargains.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11

Within the past two days 10
persons have succumbed to influ-
enza. Since the first of the year
the battling malady has attacked
1905 persons here and caused Il
deaths.
Health Department officials be-
lieve that Washington is now prob
ably. feeling the full force of the
FLU wave which has completely
engulfed the country.
The Health Department has not
been called upon to provide medi-
cal attention for any Of the per-
sons stricken with the disease. This
indicates that local physicians and
nurses have not been too heavily
burdened with the increasing mum.
her of cases of the disease. it was
pointed out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
STARTS SURVEY
ON HALF-FARE

The Public Utilities Commission
today showed slight indication OF
having heard echoes of repeated
agitation for half-fares for school
busses.
At the request of the commission
Superintendent Of. Schools Frank
w. Ballou today sent a circular
to all District school teachers, ask
ing them to determine how many
of their pupils rode to and from
school on streets cars or busses,
While the Senate committee was
studying the proposed merger
William Nick. Clayton, represent
ing the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations. asked that the merger
agreement CONAN provisions allow
ing school children to ride on lines
of the merged companies for halt
fare.
COnfers With Companies
Dr. Milo R. Maltbie, the Senate
committees traction expert, is now
comforting with representatives of
the traction companies, seeking to
agree on new merger plan.
John w. Childress, chairman of
the Utilities Commission, said that
the request for a survey made to
Ballou was most informal and did
NOT that Is
contemplating taking any immediate
action on the Question of half fares.
So far as he knows, Childress said,
this is the first attempt made here
to determine how many children
ride to and from school.
DR.. Milo r. Maltbie, the Senate
District Committees traction expert,
resumed his conferences with repre-.
tives of the local traction com.
panies today with the prospect that
ne will report new merger agree.
ment to the committee within a day
or two.
Maltbie made progress at the
initial conferences with the COM
panies Wednesday but did not reach
an agreement it was announced by
Senator Capper.
The companies are reported to be
holding out on the Senate Commit
tees demands for two-year guar
antee of status quo in fares. Then
hesitancy on this point is believed
| TO be the last feeble gesture before
complete capitulation, however, by
| Senators on the committee.
Plans to discourage the utilits
companies OF the District from at
tempting to obtain excessive valua
tons from the Public Utilities Com
mission were formulated by tn,
Citizens Advisory Council at 1
meeting in the District Building
last night
The council approved PROPOSED
amendment to the act creating tht
commission. providing that ntiiit,
companies shall pay court cost,
both Tor themselves and for the Pub
hc Utilities Commission in cases
where appeals are taken from ths
rulings Of the commission.
William A. Roberts, recently de
posed as vice chairman Of the Fed
Grafton OF Citizens Associations bS
DR.. George c. Havenner, chairman
OF the council. proposed this amend
nent and three others which tht
! council took under advisement un
I'll its next session.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
P F D R
CHILDREN
SOUGHT

Ill, penniless, desperate, a
young Washington mother to-
day publicly offered herself
to science in order to provide
her children with a fair chance
in life.
She is offering her body to any
mediSal society or scientific institu'
ton willing to pay her $4,000 for
the privilege Of inoculating her
with disease germs and watching
the progress of the deadly microbes.
IT don't care what they dol
don't know whether 1t will kill
me or not" she said, but they
can use me for any experiments
they choose-anything except
cancer.
eve figured 1t out pretty care
fully-I've had plenty OF time to
think about it--and / estimate that
SIS, 900 each for my son and
daughter will insure them a good
home, an education, and a start
in life"
Health Failed
The mother is Mrs. May Davis,
of the 1900 block of st. N. w.
Her SON is IL years old and her
daughter 8. She was married when
she was very young. she explained
Il was working as cashier in a
hotel until December s." she said,
spending long hours at the job until
my health failed and-they fired me.
Il don't know what my husband
was doing with his money. l was
getting very little of it. He was
spending it-somewhere. ! couldn't
support the children. especially
after / lost my job. SO sent them
down to North Carolina. to my
older sister.
She is married, has very little
money. and is supporting her own
widowed daughter and fatherless
granddaughter. She can't take care
of my children much hanger"
Tried to Find Work
1--WE tried to find work here, :"
Mrs. Davis said. Il suppose have
an application on file with every
business house in town-but that's
as far as it goes.
u tried the civil service, but
couldn't pass the physical examina-
ton. You see, can't stand up for
any great length of time-l'm slow
on the typewriter-and / don't
know how long Id hold up under
the strain of a difficult Job.
Navy Department physicians
whose services are free to Mrs.
Davis as the wife of Marine, have
told her that an operation is neces-
sary to remedy serious chronic
ailment.
At the End of Hope
They also have told her that her
lungs are bad. and their condition
must be rectified before an opera
ton would be attempted.
II asked the hotel physician about
it. just before / was discharged. !"
Mrs. Davis explained. "and he
plainly told me that l was between
the devil and the deep, blue sea.
He said he couldn't build up my
strength until the operation had
been performed, and that the opera
ton couldn't be performed until l
was built up.
so that's why I'm. at the end OF
my trail. If don't set any answer
to this offer, / don't know what
I'm going to do or what will be-
come of me-or my children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
IS NelO Cases of Flu,
4 More Deaths Here

Influenza continuing spread and shows signs of be-
coming vruent here health department records show
-Four additional deaths and s. of the disease
reported TODAY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
Old Rum Fraud Finds
Many Takers In d. c.
Times staff Photo

There is born every minute.
Barnum certainly right judging from the results OF
the racket" that being put the liquor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
RAID
EVIDENCE

Following numerous complaints
Sergt. o. J. Letterman. of the police
liquor squad, and his men last night
staged raid on sott-drink parlor
IN the 100 block of Eighth st.
s. E., and seized one man and a
half pint of alleged liquor.
Max Candell, so. was attending to
the wants of 25 customers, the DO.
lice allege, when they entered. Can.
dell, it is alleged, attempted to
throw out the liquor, which was
contained in a large pan. hut the
raiders managed to save half a
pint for evidence.
During the course of the raid, 1t
is charged, the bar was wrecked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
j. s SHOULD
GIVE MORE
TOO, SAYS
BUREAU

The Bureau of Efficiency s
long awaited report on the fis-
cal relations between the Dis
trict and Federal Governments,
finally was submitted Ito the
appropriations committees OF
Congress today.
Although the report contained no
specific recommendations, it in
cluded voluminous data to show
that the Districts tax rate should
be higher than it is and that the
Federal Governments contribution
should be larger than at present.
The Washington Times revealed ex.
clusively several months ago that
these were the conclusions to be
reached by the bureau.
$3.50 Per Capital Tax
The report showed that the total
tax for each resident of the Dis
trict in the year 1896 amounted to
S43.3O. whereas the average for
citizens of other cities of compar-
able size was $62.S3a
But the bureaus figures revealed
that because the National Capital IL
here, the ratio of real property
exempt from taxation here is far
greater than In other cities.
The ratio of exempt to taxab'e
real property is 81 per cent here
as compared to II per cent in other
cities, the report revealed
The only opinion expressed by
the Bureau of Efficiency in its re-
port was that the solution of the
problem of fiscal relations may lie
in determining the Federal Govern
ment's liability toward the cost of
operation and maintenance. of the
city of Washington. along two lines.
namely: ~ its tax liability as a
municipal taxpayer of Washington
in connection with the ordinary
cost of Government of the munich
pality, and (2) its liability on ac-
count Of the loss of revenue and on
account of extraordinary expentii-
lures occasioned by the fact that
Washington is the National Capital.
The liability of the Federal Gov
eminent as .lunicipal taxpayer
has been computed by the Bureau
for the fiscal year 1920 to he $7,440,.
939. No attempt was made to ON
pute the liability of the Federal
Government on account of the sec
ond item named above.
All Data in Schedules
However. all the data from WHICH
conclusions along these lines may De
drawn are included in the schedules.
The two principal items to be con.
sidered in this connection ire, in
the bureaus opinion: 1, loss of tax
revenut on account of excess ordi.
nary real property exemptions. and
2. cost of excess park acquisition
and maintenance.
Attention is invited to the fact
that after deducting the above 1925
tax liability of $7,44O.9S5 from the
$4,000, 900 lump sum contribution,
$1,559.O61 was left to be applied
against such items" a
The report revealed that Wash.
ington's assessed valuations are the
highest in the country The as.
sessed valuation per capita on real
property here is $2,129, as compared
with an average of SLASH for other
cities of comparable size. The
assessed valuation per capita on
personal property was shown to he
$I,145, as compared with al aver.
age of $685. in other cities
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
Woman, "a. Arrested
In r. st. Rum Raid

Detectives today STUDIED list Of
socially prominent Westinghouse as
seized last night in a liquor raid n
which Mrs. NJ. F. MarmadulSe. 81.
was arrested in her apartment r
the 1900 block II ST. NJ W.
ats customers list OF course
Sergt. o. j. Letterman chief of the
vice squad said. He declined
however, to divuIge what would
be done with the names. Nor
would he make them public
Six pints and a quart of alleged
rye whisky were confiscated as
Mrs. Marmaduke was charged with
sale and possession OF liquor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-11
THORPE WILL SPEAK

Merle Thorpe, editor OF the Ma,
tion's Business will be the principal
speaker at the luncheon Of the
Washington Advertising Club Tues.
day at 1880 o'clock at the National
Press Club. A special musical pro.
gram will also be presented.
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
Fritz Won Opel, FIier,
Weds Woman Aide

BERLIN, Nov. 1.-Fritz Won Opel,
the first to fly rocket plane. and
who intends to sail for New York
the beginning Of November to study
and work at General Motors plants,
has married Fran seIlnik, nee Loew.
enstein, the former wife OF a Wies.
baden actor.
For many months she has been
Won Opels professional s adviser on
aviation and she herself is one OF
Germany's six women pilots,
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
D0G WITH 50O.
WORDS DIES

NEWTON. Mass, Nov. 1.-Frel.
lows, the nationally known German
shepherd dog and the only. one IN
the world to recognize 500 words
without the aid OF gesture. is dead.
He died from broken heart, caused
by the four.weeKs absence Of his
master, Jacob Herbert, of West
Herbert, a photographer. was
Newton.
called away on business and left
Fellows withsa friend in New York.
when he returned to New York.
accompanied by a friend. to bring
the dog home, he found Fellows In
a very bad condition and learned he
had eaten little or nothing during
his masters absence and had de-
yeloped A kidney silment.
The qualification OF again seeing
his master proved insufficient 70
aid the sick dog to. .recuperate. he
was brought back to hissNVest New
ton home and died here.
The animal was years. ana 9
months old. Herbert started to ex'
pertinent. with the dog when 1t. was
a pup to prove that It could bs
taught to understand many words
from their sound.
Fellows was examined in 1927 by
the animal psychologist at Colnln.
bia University, who pronounced the
dog one Of the most intelligent in
the world, and the only known dog
with the power Of concentration.
The animal was the subject vi
articles in newspapers and maya.
zines at home and abroad.
Herbert viii have it., stuffed and
hopes It will be placed in the
American Museum Of Natural His.
tory at New York.
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
u Sends QUIZ
IN RANGLIVG

Agents of the Department of Jus.
tice today began writing the report
which win determine the further
procedure in the Mcpherson death
mystery.
All witnesses have been examined
by the agents, it was stated at the
department. today, and unless some.
thing unforeseen develops, ,the in,
Vasfigationi Is closed. The department
however, gave assurance that If any
one is uncovered who has informa.
ticn which would be of any value, he
Wlllhe questioned fully at any time.
John p. Laskey. special Assistant
Attorney General, appointed 10
handle the case. said, today that he
could not now tell when he, will be
able to state definitely what pro-
cedure he will follow.
Robert "A, Mcpherson. ,ir.. is now
under indictment on q firgt degree
murder charge in connection with
the death of. his wife, Mrs. Sir-
ginia MCPHERSON. strangled to death
with a pajama cord in her Park
Lane Apartment.
: 4Laskey would not state whether
what evidence he knows the agents
have warrants continuance of the
prosecution of young MCPHERSON.
Agents OF the department today
we're still reluctant to discuss the
report on the chemical analysis OF
vital organs taken from the body
of Mrs. Mcpherson during the Sec
ond autopsy. held at ,Kannapolis,
MIC. They likewise declined to
diseuss the results. of an examina.
ton of x-ray pictures made during
that autopsy.
The department did not hesitate
the day after the autopsy was COM
pIeted to announce that nothing
sensational had been discovered.
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
Royal Austrians Teach
Aviation to Spaniards

MADRID, Nov. 1.-Two mem
bers Of the Austrian royal Haps.
burg family, recently returned
from an air tour Of the Continent
on behalf Of the government exhi.
billions at Seville and Barcelona.
are now conducting a school in
Aviation at the latter city.
They are the Archdukes Anthony
and Francis Joseph, both Of whom
recently became Spanish citizens.
Commissioned by the Spanish gov.
ernment and outfitted with 100
horsepower Gypsy Moth. the Arch.
dukes covared England. Holland.
Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and
France as boosters of the two ex.
hibitions.
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
Philadelphia to Wed 4
Canadian Golf Star

PORTLAND. Me.p Nov. / G.N.sD.
sA,romanee OF the golf links came to
light yesterday when the engage.
Ipent Of Miss Helen PaysOn, Of Port.
land, nationally rominent golfer and
holder Of the Canadian women's title
In 1927. to Philip corson, PhlIadel.
phia broker, was announced.
Corson had been three.tifne metro.
politan golf champion Of Philadel.
phia.
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
Trevor Screen Veteran
Dead at Coast Hospital

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. l
d.N.s ).-HoIIywood today motirned
the passing Of veteran OF the
screei.. Norman Trevor. 81, who died
in tn, state Insane Hospital at
Norwall1.
Trevor, a member OF the British
olympic team in 1900, was taken to
Norwalk on October II. after being
adiudged insane by Superior Judge
Gould here.
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
District Banker Buys
John A. Garner Farm

LEESBURG, Va, Nov. 1.-The
John A. carper farm. recently
owned by Herbert Lytseamans and
A. P. wrenn, containing 457 acres
ana located II miles east Of Lees
burg. near the State Highway lead
ing to Washington. d. c.. was sold
in front OF the court house Satur-
dav for $13,5OO.
The purchaser was B. Agse
Bowles. a prominent banker OF the
District OF, Columbia. Possession ds
given January /. 1880.
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
Irving Fishers Mother
Dies in Her SD Year

MoNTcLAIR, N. j., Nov, d.N
s9.-Mrs. ELLA westcott Fisher
mother OF lsrof Irving Fisher, Of
Yale University, died here yesterdf
after a brief Illness.
b Services will be held safuFday at
q p. m! at the home. The Rev.
Thomas Travis. pastor Of ;tfe Wat.
chung Avenue CoiRregationa
Church. will officiate. Burial will
,be at PeacedaIe. r. Mrs. Fisher
was in her eighty-third wear
The Washington times., 1929-11-01

EBEgDz,I ,I d4..Ie!s C'tssSAe
sat (W5Sh 3 pairs df
'4ongies" and waistcoat)
of cheviot or novelties, in
blue and popular shades.
Size Is to 20 years. The
overcoat, a half beted
model, in unusually fine
quality Of woolens. 15toN.
Second F1OOr-The Hecht Go.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-09
BIG SEIZURE
OF DOPE MADE
Chinese ENJOYS Daughter
Said to Have Had Mar
cotics Worth Million

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-tP-
Eleven pieces Of baggage brought
from China to San Francisco by
Mrs. Susie Ying Kao, daughter Of
the Chinese minister to Cuba and
wife of the Chinese vice consul here,
disgorged a fortune in opium when
opened late yesterday by customs
officials.
The baggage, seized last Friday as
the result of reports received from
representatives in China Of the
United States treasury department,
was opened upon instructions from
Washington that Mrs. Kao was not
entitled to diplomatic privileges.
Customs officers opened the trunks
and suitcases in the presence Of Mr..
and Mrs. Kao and their attorneys,
who protested the act was a vio-
lation of a Chinese-American treaty.
Mrs. Kao was not detained.
Value of the opium was fixed by
customs officers at 81, 100000.
Mrs. Kao declared the opium was
not her property and she had not
known the trunks contained the
drug. She said she had been per-
suaded by wealthy and influential
friends in China" to bring the eleven
pieces of baggage into San Fran
cisco under diplomatic status and
believed they had contained presents
for friends in this country.