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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
PLANS FOR ISSUING
AUTO TAGS FORMED
Buyers May Complete Transaction
by Going to One Place
Under New Law.

Final details of plans for issuing
license tags for automobiles under the
new law requiring that personal prop
erty taxes must be paid on the auto
mobiles before licenses are taken out
were worked out yesterday at confer
ence of interested officials in the Office
of Commissioner Sidney F. Taliaferro.
According to the plans the would-be
purchaser of tag can get through
the entire transaction of learning his
assessment, paying his tax, and buying
his license plate by going only to one
place. Clerks will be stationed along a
line outside the collector of taxes Office.
The first will notify the applicant of
the assessment on his car, the second
will take his personal property tax and
give him receipt, and the third will
issue the tags and give him his regis
tration card. These clerks will all be
stationed in a line and the crowd will
be kept moving swiftly through it.
Owing to the wording of the new law
which was passed ct the instance of the
Bureau of Efficiency. no tags may be
sold until after January / in the year In
which they are to be used. Hitherto
the practice has been to start selling
the tags in December so that by the
time January l came around the car
owners would be able to put on the new
tags. Under the new law the tax must
be paid before the license is issued. The
tax is based on an assessment as OF
January l, consequently no tag can be
sold until after January l.
Among the officials who attended the
conference were Tax Assessor William
P. Richards, Traffic Director William
II. Harland, and Superintendent OF
Licenses Wade H. CoombS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
PLAZA FUND PLANS
WILL BE TAKEN UP
Buildings Group to Meet Soon to
Consider Proposal for
Increase.

The Public Buildings Commission will
be called together at an early date,
probably this week, to consider the pro-
posal to have Congress increase the
amount authorized for the Federal
building program in the Pennsylvania
avenue-Mall triangle.
The purpose of increasing the au-
thoriZation would be to speed up the
carrying out of the entire program to
Government departments. The forth
coming meeting of the commission will
be the first devoted primarily to dis
cuSsion of this question since President
Hoover made 1t known, early last
month. that he expected to recommend
an additional authorization for the con-
struction program.
At present the total authorization for
buildings in the triangle is $50 900 600,
angle, $50, 000, 900. Existing law limits
to SIC, 100000 the amount that can be
spent annually for construction work
here. It was made known last month
that what the President had in mind
was an annual appropriation OF $2,5OO,-
600 for 10 years, In addition to the
SIC, 900 900 annual limit now placed on
the Federal construction program IN
the District.
This step would make possible steady
rate Of progress during the next 10
years on the entire layout Of structures
contemplated when the triangle pro-
gram was drafted. In addition to the
construction work already under way on
the Department of Commerce Building,
Internal Revenue and the enlargement
of the Department Of Agriculture. the
original program contemplates an Ar
chives Building, Department OF JUS
tice. Department Of Labor and an In
dependent Ofaces Building. The Pub
lie Buildings Commission meeting Win
be called by Senator Smoot OF Utan,
chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

Another record breaking flight was
made by John Sullivan, ace, when he
sent up his r O G Fuselage plane for
a flight of minutes SO seconds, to
beat Frank Salisbury's record Of 3 min
utes and 10 seconds.
Point winners in yesterdays contests
were as follows:
Ace-First place, John Sullivan. Il
years, 10 points; five for first place
r. o. G. scientific, five for first place
r. o. G. fuselage. Second place
Everett MeekS, IA years, nine points
five for first place seaplane, five for
second place r. O.. G. scientific: =.
Glass A-First place, Luther Schmidt
Is years, 10 points, five for first place
r. o. G. scientific, five for first place
r. o. @. fuselage. Second place. Billy
Street, IL years, eight points, four for
second place r. o. G. scientific, four
for second place r. o. G. fuselage:
Glass B-Thomas Robins, Is years
10 points, five for r. o. g. scientific,
five for seaplane.
Glass D-First place, Monroe Brand
enburg, Is years, five points for r. o. G.
scientific. Second place, Edward
Nightingale. II years, four points for
r. o. G. scientific.
Glass E-Richard Widmayer. IL
JCoAC1 ave POlAALo 4OA ~. ~. ". oNAOAAbAAAN'
Camp Let's Qualifers.
The following final qualifications
have come in from Camp Let's, where
the Bruce twins have been acting as
model aircraft instructors, and these
boys will join the other Camp Let's
entrants in the tournament: Billy
ALDER, 1918 L street; Herbert Burkhart,
6311 Connecticut avenue; Theodore
Field. 1907 Lowell street: T1furlow
Harvey, 1910 Ashmead place; Harry
Wiley. 3141 Mount Pleasant street.
Final qualifications in the District, in
clude Billy Campbell, 1901 Cathedral
avenue; Edward Fawsett, 1893 Thirtieth
street; william C. johnson, SAC Ran
dolph street: Jack H. Nadert, 1906
Thirty-seventh street; Billy Pettingill.
lot Washington avenue, Waverly Hills.
Va; John A. Rupert, 1918 Twelfth
street northeast. The three girls who
have qualified for the tournament are
Betty Jeffers, $500 Sixth street north
west: Doris Griffin, 421 Whittier place
northwest, and Frances Sullivan, sister
Of one of the aces. 1412 Twenty-ninth
street northwest. The seven classical
lions with the number of entrants in
each for the coming tournament are:
Aces, 9; class A, 8; class B, 9; class C
IA; class D, SO; class E. 30; class F, 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
ALLEGED SLAYER
IS HELD FOR Jury
CoIored Man Is Charged With
Killing Sweetheart Follow
ing Earlier Threats.

Cardozo Bell, colored, %, was held for
the action of the grand jury yesterday
by coroner's jury in connection with
the shotgun Staying Friday of his sweet
heart a week after she had sought pro-
lection Of the law against him. only to
be told that her fears of the mans
threats to kill her were groundless.
Alice Metz, IS, Of IA street north
east, the slain woman, had Bell arrested
last week after he is alleged to have
threatened to kill her. Following the
usual preliminarieS, an assistant United
States attorney nolle pressed the case
when he became convinced that Bell in
tended no harm.
According to police, Bell, who lives in
the 400 block of Orleans place north
east, telephoned the woman Thursday,
following his release, that he was going
to kill her the next day. He kept his
word, and at V51 N street, where the
pair met Friday, Bell is alleged to have
fired shotgun pointblank at her. The
woman died half an hour later at
Freedmen's Hospital.
Bell was fleeing the scene of the
shooting with an angry mob of his
sweetheart'S friends at his heels when
Policeman Lester Parks of the second
precinct placed him under arrest. Al
the station house Bell Is said to have
admitted the shooting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

one Monday morning, the day after
Easter. Approaching the hippopota-
mus cage. he found little girl feeding
the great animal something from
gayly decorated basket she had on her
arm.
The headkeeper drew near: much to
his establishment he saw that the ca
pacious,. yawning mouth; of the hippo
was almost full of Easter eggs of the
brightest design and color. The little
girl was Just in the act of putting the
when Mr.. Blackburn halted her.
The Zoo official hastily entered the
cage. and sought to restrain the hippo
from taking that nouriShment, but just
as he reached his side, the animal tilted
his head and swallowed the eggs. He
recovered, however, although there was
great concern for his welfare for some
days after.
There was the case of Diana monkey,
a particularly valuable specimen, beau
tifully furred, bearded and widely popu-
lar with the people who visited the
park. Many of them the monkey knew
with every, show of happiness at the
meeting. 49,.
Laurel Leaves Fatal. =.
The monkey lived in high esteem at
the Zoo for IA years, an unusually long
period of captivity. Then her career
was terminated one day, cruelty and
much ia the sorrow of her many
friends. Someone. A well-dressed and
annarently intelligert. man. fed her a
mantitv Of laurel" leaves. She died
shortly later in commissions.
The same fate befell group Of I'M
usually fine Angora goats. An unwary
visitor had thrown laurel leaves into
their zen. and all. died with the excep-
ton Of one tough old Billy goat. His
digestion stood the test. as it probably
would more irving one, but not all
animals have such strong digestive
eo,Iinynent 90.
Some time ago a visitor gave an old
world monkey 3 Brazii nut. which the
little creature deuosited in his pouch
and then was unable either to swallow
or suit it out. 3,.-,tr<s.s
An operation was necessary to re-
move the impeachment and the patient
had to be put on a. liquid diet for
several months while the wound
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
More Equitable Arrangement
With U. S. to Be Asked at
Taxation Farley.
GROUP is DESIGNATED
TO REPRESENT CAPITAL
Experts, Bankers and Economists
to Meet at Saranac Lake
Next Month.

Another effort to enlist the support
of the nations tax experts, bankers and
economists in the movement for the es-
adjustment of a more equitable fiscal
relations policy between the District
and Federal Governments will be made
by the group of prominent Washington
men delegated by the Commissioners
to represent the Capital at the annual
conference on taxation of the National
Tax Association at Saranac Lake Sep
TENDER to Is.
The Washington delegation is COM
posed of Thomas Walker Page, ma
tionally known tax expert and econo-
mist; William P. Richards District tax
assessor; Joshua w. Evans, jr., execu-
tive vice president of the District
National Bank; William L. Beale, head
OF the real estate department of the
Robert v. Fleming, president of Riggs
National Bank; Robert j. Cottrell, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Washington
Board of Trade; Edward F. Colladay
and Frank j. Coleman, who was chosen
to represent organized labor.
One Meeting Already Held.
The committee has held one meeting
since its appointment by the Com
AlA4oolOlACAo az IL OlSCuSScO pre-
liminary plans for its part in the con-
ference proceedings and elected Mr..
Page chairman. Mr. Richards vice
chairman and Mr.. Cottrell, secretary.
These plans will be completed at an
other meeting to be held at Saranac
Lake the day preceding the opening of
the conference.
The delegation which represented
Washington at the conference last year
in Toronto, made a comprehensive
study of the fiscal relations policy with
the assistance of the tax experts and
economists who gathered there, and
upon its return submitted to the Com
missionerS a comprehensive report
recommending a return to the former
60-40 division of expenses between the
District and Federal Governments as
the proper proportion.
Convention to Be Sought.
Although the committee has not
mapped out its complete program for
the conference it is expected to take
a prominent part in the proceedings
and impress on the tax experts who at
tend the need of a revision in the ex-
listing fiscal relations between the Dis
trlct and Federal Governments. The
committee also will make an effort to
have the association choose Washing
ton as its 1880 convention city, feeling
that if the delegates come here they
can become better acquainted with
Washington's tax and fiscal relations
problems. Jag
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
VACATION CAMPS
PREPARE TO CLOSE
Mothers and Children Set
New Attendance Record
This Season.

More than 800 mothers and chill
dren. who have been guests at Camp
Goodwill, in Rock Greek Park, and at
Camp Pleasant. In Blue Plains, D. c.,
for Q two weeks vacation, will return
to their homes tomorrow and Tuesday
upon the closing Of both these camps
for the season.
The camps have been in continuous
operation for eight weeks, during
which they have provided free of
charge two-week vacations for nearly
1900 mothers and children in four
successive groups.
They have been conducted under the
auspices Of the Summer outings COM
mittee, which Is financed through the
Community Chest. Members of the
Kiwanis Club, the Rotary Club and
various firms In the city have given
valuable assistance in furnishing
transportation for the campers, while
large number OF physicians, nurses
and helpers interested in the camps
have given their services free to the
movement.
All records Of previous attendance
in the two camps have been broken
this season. There also have been
fewer cases Of Illness, or homesick-
ness among the children than before,
while marked gains in weight and
physical condition have been noted at
completion Of each groups stay In the
camps.
A concert by the United States Navy
Band, followed by singing in the pa
vilion, under the leadership Of the
camp band, marked the conclusion Of
the seasons entertainment at Camp
Goodwill Thursday evening. At Camp
Pleasant, the children and mothers
participated in q program of songs,
dramatic scenes and old home dances
before group of visitors from the
stan Of Camp Goodwill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
RESIDENTS COMBAT
HEAT WITH RECORD
AMOUNT OF WATER
Daily Average Here Since July
22 Has Ranged Above
10000, 900 Gallons.
102,775, 900 GALLONS
/. SET RECORD JULY 81
Officials Believe Increase Due to
Effort to Keep Cool by Free
quent Bathing.

Washington has been combating the
combination Of heat and drought Of the
last three weeks with an unprecedented
use Of water, according to figures COM
piled yesterday at the water depart
ment. ..
Although 100000 gallons Is con-
Sidered the average daily consumption
and any quantity In excess Of 10000, 900
as an abnormal amount. water depart
ment records show that since July %
consumption has been less than 60,-
000, 900 gallons q day In only two In
stances, and has ranged consistently
between 10000, 900 and 100000 gal
Ions.
Record Reached In July.
The greatest amount consumed in any
24-hour period was recorded July 81.
The consumption then totaled 1922
us, 900 gallons. and on the following
day it dropped slightly to 10l, 1877 900
gallons. The previous peak consump-
ton, recorded in July, 1928, was S5,-
000, 900 gallons.
The ord-breaking consumption Of
more than 102. 000. 900 gallons came at
the thermometer had registered 90 de-
grees and higher for nine consecutive
days. The closest approach to that
figure since was last Monday when
90, 425 900 gallons were used. There
was but slight variation in that figure
through the remainder Of the week.
Increase Laid to Bathing.
The abnormal consumption water
department oficials believe Is due pri-
marily to the efforts Of the people of
washington to keep cool through fire.
quent baths, although the long period
Of drought which increased lawn sprink-
ling has been a dominant contribut-
ing factor to the never before-equaled
record of more than 102, 000, 900 gallons,
In past years such consumption
probably would have caused a serious
water shortage. In fact, lawn Sprink-
ling was curtailed and consumers were
warned to economic when the daily use
exceeded 65,000, 900 gallons. The new
Dalecarlia reservoir with its unlimited
supply. however, has removed all fears
Of a shortage and economizing reStric-
tons on the use of water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
As DRIVERS ARRESTED
FOR IMPROPER LIGHTS

Forty-fiv motorists were arrested last
night by Policemen K. p. Greenlow and
Raymond Sinclair of the Traffic Bureau
for having improper headlights and
posted collateral at the second and ninth
precincts. All of these persons forfeited
Gator p. Pyles. 1874 r street, and
William A. Williamson, 905 Third street
southeast, both colored, appeared In
Traffic Court yesterday and were
charged with driving on expired permits
and with improper rear lights. Judge
John d. McMahan gave sentences OF
$40 or five days on the first charges and
a So fine on the second In both in
stances.
Sinclair and Greenlow said that they
specialized on cases of improper lights
last night and rounded up the As people
in few hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
YOUTH BUILDS PLANE WISELY.
BUT TOO WELL, TEST REVEALS
Luther Schmidt's Model Cir.
Giles Over Field, Then Dis
appears in Distance.
Has No Hopes of Seeing Ship
Again and Starts to
Build Another.

Luther Schmidt, IA years old, set out
to win himself reputation as an avia-
tor yesterday and met with q success
which was surprising, and not Q little
disconcerting.
Luther was one of q host Of young
! sters who turned up bright and early
at Boiling Field yesterday for the quail
flcation and classification tests Of the
District OF Columbia Model Aircraft
League.
If full appreciation Of his success
ful failure is to be had, something of
| Its background must be told.
Luther has been struggling with the
intrtcacies of model planes for about q
year, anticipating the day when he
would build one capable of staying in
the air long enough to win him the
much-sought designation Of lace" He
built several planes, hut none of them
would stay up for the prescribed period.
PrOfited by Mistakes.
The boy profited by his mistakes,
however, and finally he built a plane
which he felt would surely meet the
test. Luther worked until late Friday
evening putting finishing touches on the
little craft and at last had everything
In working order.
When his name was called at the
field yesterday, he walked confidently
to the starting line and placed his
plane, an ROC scientific model, which
must take on from the ground on its
own power.
At the proper signal he released the
propeller and the rubber-band motor
began to turn. Faster and faster the
little ship rocked down the runway I'M
til 1t suddenly took to the air. Luther
stepped back and waited
His plane climbed gracefully to q
height Of about so feet and then started
circling overhead. Five minutes passed
and Luther became an ACE" Eleven
seconds more passed and it looked as
though a record would be broken.
Then, for no apparent reason, an I'M
fortunate trend Of events set In.
Luther's plane quit its graceful cir
cling and began nosing away in the
general direction of Bladensburg. Heart
broken. the young mechanic started
after 1t on foot, but he had builded too
well. The very perfection Of his work
proved his undoing.
Plane Heads for Washington.
When last seen, the plane was a mere
speck in the sky over Northeast WASH
ington. Fer all Luther knows it may
now be heading out to sea on a trans
atlantic venture of its own. At any
rate he has no hope Of seeing it again
and last night he commenced work on
q new one. He lives at 3OS Buchanan
street.
As a result Of the preliminary con-
tests, 3 girls and 1853 boys Of the
District, the metropolitan area Of Mary
land and Arlington County. Va, were
notified yesterday of their qualification
and classification for the tournament
to be held September to 6, inclusive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
PRISONER is WOUNDED
IN ATTEMPTING ESCAPE
Baltimore Youth, Trying Getaway
From occoquan, Is Brought
Down by Guard.

Shot through the left shoulder by. a
guard while trying to escape from the
workhouse at Occoquan, Va, Walter
Davis, "a, of Baltimore, Is In serious
condition at Gallinger Hospital. He is
suffering from a fractured clavicle and
is so weak that physicians at the hos
pital have not been able to- probe for
the bullet.
It is expected that he will be strong
enough to stand the operation early this
week.
Davis was arrested by Washington
police last Spring for joyriding. His
six-month sentence will expire in
January.
Just before 1t was time for the pris-
oners to retire to their dormitories last
Monday night Davis made break for
freedom. He did not get outside the
confines of the workhouse when he was
brought down by a bullet from a SO
automatic pistol in the hands of one
of the prison guards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
COMMISSION BUYS
FOURTH, PROPERTY
Garage and Storage Building Ac-
CURED in Municipal Center
Project.

The District Commissioners yesterday
approved the purchase Of the fourth
piece of property on the site Of what
will eventually be the new municipal
center. The property is q two-story
garage and storage building owned by
the Joseph Phillips Co., situated in an
alley between John Marshall place,
streets. The price to be paid is $50, 600.
representing 1913 per cent of the assessed
value of $24 1925. The sale was arranged
through r. Marbury Stamp Co., real
estate dealers.
Under the terms of the sale, the Phil
lips Co. is allowed to rent the property
from the District at 6 per cent Of the
purchase price until the property Is
needed by the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

"some bum golf player" who hooked
. golf ball into . water pipe near
Glacier Park Hotel Mont, Is blamed
by Government oficials for the death
Of T4,l0O baby trout at the fish hatch
cries in Glacier Park, according to an
official report made to the Bureau OF
Fisheries here.
The bali lodged in q supply line
furnishing water to several lines OF fsh
troughs and ''smothered" the fry before
relief could be rendered.
Supt. w. r. Thompson OF the hsh-
cries ONCE In Bozeman, Mont, wrote
the commissioner Of fisheries here he
was mot aware heretofore there was
any direct connection between golf and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
Bum Collie" Blamed for Death of 74,1OO
Baby Trout In Glacier Park Hatcheries

fish culture, but the longer we live the
more we learn" and that it "has been
brought forcibly to my attention that
there Is q very close connection, detri-
mental to fsh culture"
The clogged line was discovered by
w. G. Buckmaster, foreman of the park
fisheries. who reported he had to dis
mantle number of the pipes to remove
the obstruction.
1.-The fry In one line of troughs were
badly ,smothered," the bureau here was
advised. $50 much for golf. I knew
golfers were hard on fish, but I thought
It was usually when they got larger
The attached report shows
the loss Of 74,100 fry directly traceable
to some bum golf player"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
Druggist Is Arrested.

David B. Citrenbaum, 81 years old,
druggist ut 1927 Eleventh street, was
arrested yesterday by Detectives Robert
A.. Sanders and Charles E.. Mansfield
on two charges Of alleged violation Of
the pharmacy law. It Is charged that
he supplied medicine to q representa-
tive Of the Health Department who
feigned illness and that he failed to
label Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
CAPITAL vIoLINIsT DIES.

Robert Cary stearns Expires at
Brookline, Mass.
BROOKLNE, Mass, August II Dr.
Robert Cary Stearns, SO, of Washington,
D. c., musician, died here today.
After early study in Europe on the
violin, he played In the Brussels. Pitts
Three sisters, Mrs. Frederick Reid
Estes Of this city and Miss Janet
Stearns and Mrs. Howe Patten Of
washington, survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
Draws 9o-pay Assault Term.

Albert MCGEE, 400 block of K street,
was sentenced to 80 days in jail by
Judge Ralph Given in Police Court yes
terday when arraigned for the third
time on assault charges by his wife.
Mrs. MCGEE said that he came to the
house on August 5, maltreated her and
took away a number Of her belongings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
Work of Cleaning
Statues in Capital
To Begin Tomorrow

Cleaning of AZ statues of fa-
NOUS personages in the National
Capital will start tomorrow, Lieut..
Col. U. S. Grant. Sd, director Of
the Once, Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, announced yester-
day that he had been advised by
the contractor, Torreyson Bros.
The statue of John Paul Jones,
near the Tidal Basin, at the foot
of Seventeenth street, will be the
first one cleaned, the contrac-
tor said.
The delay in beginning the
statue cleaning, the contractor
explained, was occasioned by work
on another Government contract.