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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
THREE ARE INJURED
IN AUTO M|SHAPS
Driver Is Held on Three
Charges After CoIIiding
With Parked Car.

Three persons were injured, none
seriously, in trafic mishaps reported
to police last night and this morning.
One hit-and-run collision was reported
in which no one was injured.
Mrs. Annie White, 60. of 5l2 G street
southeast, was treated at Emergency
Hospital for minor injuries to the legs
and body when run down at Sixth and
G streets by an automobile operated by
Leona Stanfield of 1922 Vernon street.
The injured woman returned home after
treatment at the hospital.
Two colored boys, John Gibson, 10, of
1880 U street and Samuel Poole, IL, of
1920 U street were cut and bruised
slightly about the face and body when
struck in front of 1920 Wallach street
by a machine driven by Charles w.
Cherry of 1869 Biltmore street. The
boys were treated at Children'S Hospital
and later taken home.
Hugh Armstrong, IS, colored of 81
Myrtle street, narrowly escaped serious
injury early this morning when the ma
chine he was driving crashed into the
parked automobile of Joseph Washing
ton in front of the latter'S home at "a
Myrtle street, northeast Both cars were
damaged considerably.
Armstrong was held at the ninth
precinct station house on charges of
reckless driving, failing to stop after
colliding and failing to exhibit an OPP
orators permit. He will be given a
hearing in Police Court this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
GAGGED,
ASSA|LANT SOUGHT
Girl Says She Was Looking
Out Window When Intruder
Seized Her From Rear.

Headquarters detectives continue their
search today for the unidentified man
who yesterday afternoon entered the
offices of the Westbrook Elevator Co.,
1909 Chandler Building, 1927 I street,
and after binding and gagging Miss
Adele Batcheller, 18-year-old secretary
of the company, residing at 236 Willow
avenue. Takoma Park. Md, proceeded
to ransack the office desks.
The girl was found lying on the floor
of the Office tightly bound and gagged
with towels by Edwin w. Jones, 1919
Otis street northeast, employed in a
neighboring Office, who heard her strug-
ling to release herself.
Jones loosened the gag on the girls
mouth and, listening to part of her
story, dashed down the stairs in hope
of experimenting the aSsailant. His eff
forts were futile, however, police stating
they believed the intruder escaped
through a penthouse onto the roof.
Miss Batcheller said she was standing
ing near a window looking out into
the street when strong arms encircled
her throat and piece of toweling was
rudely strapped across her mouth. The
man then bound her feet together with
cords and showed her roughly 10 the
floor, she said.
The girl told police the man, after
rifling drawers in the Office desks, sud-
denly stopped and exclaimed, MY God!
I'm in the wrong Office" and with that
made hasty exit.
Miss Batcheller, after giving police a
description of her assailant, was
taken home. She was unable to say
whether the intruder was colored or
white, but indicated he was large and
powerful.
Miss Batcheller is secretary to Addi-
son Holmes. local manager of the ele-
vator concern. She returned to work
this morning, and other than feeling
a bit uncomfortable from her bruises
is none the worse for her experience.
Two robberieS have occurred in the
Chandler Building in the past two
weeks. About 1000 was taken from
the Fletcher company, with which Jones
is employed, and SIS was stolen from
Miss Batcheller's purse short time
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
Delay Is Asked to Give Time
to HeberIe and Hanna to
Prepare Replies.
HARTMAN'S QUESTIONS
WILL BE ANSWERED
Executive Session Is Scheduled for
Tomorrow, to Discuss Rou.
tine Matters.

The public hearings on the Capital
Traction Co.'S request for 10-cent car
fare on Washington street car lines were
postponed until 10 am. Monday by the
Public Utilities Commission today on
request of the company.
AS the sessions opened this morn
ing, G. Thomas Dunlop, counsel for
the company, asked for the delay TO
give j. B. Heberle and John H. Hanna.
the company'S witnesses, time to COM
plete the research necessary to answer
a long list OF questions asked by Com
missioner Harleigh H. Hartman during
the first two weeks of the hearing.
A list OF these answers will be SUBJ
mitted Monday, and in addition, con-
sideration will be given to the request
of certain residents of Woodley road
for a change in the routing of the
Woodley road bus line, operated by the
Washington Railway g. Electric Co.
This request was made a part of the
present case by recent order Of the
commission.
The commission will hold an execu-
tive meeting at 10 am. tomorrow to de-
eide many routine matters which have
not received attention owing to the
large amount of time taken up by the
hearings.
Characterization Of Mr. Hanna by
Peoples Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty and
others Is not yet complete. 1t will be
continued Monday. Mr.. Fleharty today
estimated that the public hearings
would last at least another three weeks.
His estimate appeared conservative,
however. There are three parties to the
case, and it has taken two weeks for
one of them, the Capital Traction Co.,
to put in its case. The other two parties
are the Washington Railway & Electric
Co. and the Washington Rapid Transit
Co.
Mr.. Hanna blamed the private au-
tomobile for most of the troubles of
the street car companies, when he con-
tinued his testimony at yesterday aft
ernoon's session. In 1928, he said,
there were 52,652 private automobiles
ry 9.03 persons. Last year, he said
there were 98,459 licensed, or one for
every Sc persons.
Wade H. Coombs, superintendent of
licenses, explained later that these
figures do not give a true picture of
automobile traffic in Washington. For
the full IL months of last year there
were 1884, 62 licenses issued for passen-
ger and commercial vehicles. But that
automobiles, he said, because each time
an automobile changes hands, it is re-
licensed.
Mr.. Hanna. replying to questions by
members of the commission, said that
two-man cars could not be made into
one-man cars merely by closing the
rear entrance and moving the farebox
to the front" He said one-man cars
should have additional safety devices
and equipment. should be lighter. with
quicker acceleration and better brakes
They should be new types, he continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
OTHERS Joys PAY
BR|TON FOR LOANS
EngIishWoman Visits FamiI-
les She Helped Lift From
SIumS to America.

Perhaps her faith in the tabled land
of opportunity was unusual in an Eng
lishwoman, but it persisted through the
Mrs. Gilchrist Thompson of Kent spent
fortune aiding her impoverished
countrymen to seek now homes across
! the Atlantic.
| She began the philanthropy 40 years
ago. helping family after family from
the crowded SlumS of English popula-
ton centers toward goal in Western
Canada, where she believed greater OPP
portunities awaited them.
Often she went to the docks to see
the em:grantS off-Some $50 of them in
all. Oftener still, Mrs. Thompson Won
dered how they were faring in the New
World. curiosity whetted rather than
! satisfied by the sketchy letters that
drifted back.
Decides to Visit Families. =.
Then, with her SEVENTEEN birthday
behind her. Mrs. Thompson decided the
time had come to satisfy herself, once
and for all. if her idea had worked in
practice. She decided to visit all the
families. by that time scattered from
Quebec westward to Vancouver and
southwark into the United States.
Yesterday in the lobby of the Grace
Dodge Hotel, where she is guest with
her daughter, Miss Vera Gilchrist
Thompson. Mrs Thompson smilingly
admitted that she was satisfied. COM
pletely so.
II cast my bread on the waters" she
nodded happily, land it has come back
to me. / helped them when they were
pressed for the barest necessities, and
now, in America, they have repaid me;
they have entertained me in comforta-
BILE homes, fitted with radios, telephones
and baths and they have driven me
about America in neutrality-suspicious.
the most incredible part of it all.
Although even the working classes
take these things for granted here, our
people and those of the continent are
not so fortunate. Your working people
live much better than do the well-to-do
class abroad"
Expresses Wonder of America.
Mrs. Thompson and her daughter ex-
pressed their wonder and delight in the
vast panorama of America. unfolded to
them by trip across Canada, another
down the West Coast to San Francisco
and third eastward over the United
States.
The skyscrapers and great industrial
plants impressed the visitors with
wonder, they said, but once in Wash
ington they felt they were on familiar
ground, through an acquaintance from
childhood with Mount Vernon and
other historic places here.
The Englishwomen came to America
in April. They plan to sail for Liver
pool August II, after several days in
nearby Virginia, where Mrs. Thompson
hopes to learn something Of an early
member of her family who came to seek
his fortune in the Americas with brief
visits in Philadelphia and New York.
The money with which Mrs. Thomp-
son has furthered the fortunes Of her
proteges, and much of which has been
repaid by them, was left her about As
year ago on the death of her brother.
Sydney Gilchrist Thompson, who had
made the sum through commercial
invention and requested it be spent for
philanthropy.
Mrs. Thompson has assisted numer-
Gus other families to emigrate to Aus
tralia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
JAHNCKE BACK IN CITY
FROM PROTRACTED TOUR

A two-month inspection tour, in which
he flew thousands of miles in naval
aircraft and went by ship to Hawaii,
ended yesterday for Assistant Secretary
Jahncke, upon his return to the Navy
Department, and brought from that
official statement on the efficiency of
the navy yards, from which he said
commercial firms might learn much.
Mr.. Jahncke Travelled mainly along
the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific
Coast.
II know that many people in civilian
life nurse the idea of Government in
efficiency" Mr.. Jahncke asserted. II
made these inspections with the eye of
business man whose business life has
had to do with ships and shipping, and
can say that found navy yards so
efficiently organized and so smooth in
operation. that commercial firms could
learn lessons from them"
The Assistant Secretary travelled more
than 10000 miles by airplane in ITO
flying hours during the course of his
inspection and he likewise took sea
trip to Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
COUPLE TO ANSWER
CHARGE OF LARCENY
Jean and Fred Dunning Held I'm
der Bond for Grand Jury
by Judge Given.

Charged with larceny from George
P. Richards, who says he is private
secretary connected with Wall Street,
Jean Dunning and her alleged husband,
Fred Dunning, were arraigned in Po-
lice Court today for preliminary hear
ing.
The complainant declared that on
July % the young woman went with
Richards to his hotel room. He later
fell asleep, and when he awakened the
girl and several of his possessions were
missing. His gin flask, which he ad-
mitted contained liquor: camera.
valued at $140; a razor and manfcur-
ing set were missing, he told the court.
Detective Bagby r. King testified that
the majority of the articles were found
in the woman's suit case, while the
flask was discovered in her husbands
bag. The camera has not been recov-
cred.
ATTORNEY James ]. O'Shea asked
Richards where he was employed as
private secretary, but the witness re-
fused to answer, and was sustained by
Judge Given. He admitted on cross
examination that his flask contained
imported liquor when he fell asleep III
his room with the girl, but was empty
when recovered.
Judge Given ordered bond for the
girl at 81 900 and $500 for the man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
HOSPITAL CHARGES
TO Be CONSIDERED
AT BOARD SESSION
Criticism of GaIIinger viii Be
Taken Up by Director
Wilson.
COMMITTEE Is ASKED
TO CONVENE TODAY
Public Welfare Group May Decide
on Policy Regarding Judge
Sellers Accusations.

Charges involving Gallinger Municipal
Hospital made by Judge Kathryn Sellers
of the Juvenile Court as suggesting the
need OF an investigation of conditions
at the city institution will be taken up
this afternoon by James S. Wilson.
director of the Board of Public Welfare.
Mr.. Wilson has called meeting of
the hospital committee of the board to
confer with him, the main purpose
being to see whether the Board of
Public Welfare should take official cog
nizance of Judge Sellers charges. Dr.
Edgar A. Bockock superintendent of
Gallinger, who has denied any RESPONSE
bilitv on the part of the hospital staff
in the case of Mrs. Charlotte Thomp-
son. who died recently from the results
Of an operation after being sent there
for physical test by Judge Sellers. has
been asked to meet with the committee
May Ask Official Report.
Since one of the cases cited by Judge
Sellers occurred in March, 1928 officials
of the board feel that if Judge. Sellers
has any basis for an investigation she
should present the matter officially. A
few months after the case of the De-
troit woman. it was pointed out that
Judge Sellers voluntarily paid a high
tribute to the administration at Gal
linger Hospital in testimony before the
House appropriation committee in the
hearing on the District bill.
While officials at Gallinger deny there
were any Irregularities in the two cases
about which Judge Sellers complained,
Mr.. Wilson feels the board cannot
ignore her public charges. Judge Sell
lers has announced that she will no
longer send any wards of the Juvenile
Court to Gallinger for treatment, which
officials of the board say is like serving
notice on the public that the hospital
is incompetent to handle public cases.
Mr.. Wilson defended the superin-
and stats of all the public in
stitutions under the control of the
board.
Judge May Be Called.
1t is probable that the board will call
upon Judge Sellers after her return
from her vacation for any information
she may have concerning conditions at
Judge Sellers charged yesterday,
among other things. that blood was
taken from a minor girl in a trans
fusion case without the consent of her
parents. The girl, it was revealed later,
is within a few months of 81 years of
age. Mr.. Wilson said he had knowledge
of this case and felt sure there was
nothing irregular in it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
THREE HURT AS CAR
is FORCED OFF ROAD
Washington Men Are Treated for
Minor Injuries at Johns
Hopkins Hospital.

Three Washington men were brought
to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti-
more this morning. where they were
treated for minor injuries sustained
when their automobile was forced over
20-foot embankment on the Belair
road by another car.
The men, Harry E. Demsey. 25 wears
old, 4116 Thirteenth street: Ralph
Clements, % years old. 1912 Shepherd
street, and Edward Upright, IS years
old. 829 Ninth street, told Baltimore
police that the other machine did not
stop after the accident
The Washington machine was bound
south as was the automobile which
forced them off the road, the men said.
William w. Jiel, Hyde. Md, brought
them from near Kingsville. the scene
of the accident, to the hospital. The
machine was damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
NEW CASES FACED
BY MISS HOWELLS
Two False Pretense Charges
Made and Hearing
Is Delayed.

Miss Alzina Howells, 48 years old, of
2506 Thirteenth street, who is accused
by a half dozen men and women of
obtaining approximately 100000 from
them through trickery, appeared before
Judge Ralph Given in Police Court to-
day on two charges of false pretenses.
Due to the absence of her attorney,
Paul j. SedgeWick, she was granted a
continuance until August Is by the
court.
Headquarters Detective Sergts. Ira
Keck and B. w. Thompson. who inves-
tigated the alleged activities of Miss
Howells, appeared before Assistant U.
S. Attorney Joseph C. Bruce today and
obtained two warrants which allege
that the woman secured $1,000 from
Miss Lillian Gerard and Miss Irene
Biggs, who live at the Toronto Apart
ments. March %, and similar amount
June 81.
$4,000 Bond Requested.
Informing the court that many more
complaints could be filed against the
woman, Bruce requested bond of S25, 900.
Miss Howells was arrested August l
for investigation by Detectives Keck
and Thompson and has been held since
then. Last night a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses was lodged
against her.
Following her arrest, approximately a
dozen persons, majority of them wom-
en-. informed detectives they had in
trusted their savings to Miss Howells.
They said they expected to realize
much profit from their investments. The
majority of the alleged victims declare
their profit extended only to trip to
Europe.
Request for Continuance.
Attorney Irving Diener, in the alb
sence of Sedgewick, requested the con-
tinuance. No effort was made to secure
bond for the woman.
Miss Biggs and Miss Gerard. named
as compliments on the two warrants,
anpeared in court this morning, but
were not called upon to testify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
TWO SOUGHT TO FACE
ROBBERY CHARGE HELD
Youth and Young Woman Are Ac-
cused by Girl Cousin of TAX
ing Clothes and Cash.

Gilbert Lee Mcdonald, 20 years old,
and Beatrice Brown, alias Beatrice Nc
Donald, 21-year-old waitress of 1106
Sixth street, were today returned to this
city from Glensville, Ga. by Headquar-
tiers Detective Charles Warfield to an
swer charges of grand larceny. The
man is being held at the first precinct
station house and the girl at the House
of Detention.
According to police. the girl, whom
detectives said attempted to end her
life by taking poison at the Sixth street
address about a week ago, is accused
of leaving the city suddenly with Nc
Donald and taking with them clothes,
jewelry and $95 in cash belonging to
Eva May Brown, a cousin, who is said
to have been visiting the couple from
Georgia at the Sixth street home and
who is the complainant.
The two were arrested in the Georgia
town Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
MAN ASKS $4,000
FROM ALLEGED RIVAL
Alienation of Affections Is Charged
in Suit in District
Supreme Court.

Alleging that the defendant paid ate
tention for nine years to his wife, Emma
Farsfield jain, and completely alienated
her affections from HIM, Wendolin jain
of the 900 block of Sixth street today
filed suit in the District Supreme Court
to recover $4,000 damages from Samuel
Marks of the 1900 block of Varnum
street.
jain tells the court that he was mar
ried at Jasper, Ind, May u, 1914, and
has two children. He declares he moved
to Washington in 1918 and from Sep
TENDER of that year until June, 1927.
Marks paid attention to his wife. he
charges, knowing her to be married
woman. jain is represented by At
torneys John D. Sadler and Thomas F.
Burke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
OFFICIALS HOLD YOUTH
AS THEFT SUSPECT
Admits Entering G Street Cafeteria
and Taking Perfume and
.Jewelry, Police Say.

A 17-year-old youth, who said he
lives in Arlington, Va, is being held at
the third precinct on a charge of Gin
vestigation' after police said they
caught him leaping out of a window In
the Cleves Cafeteria at 1917 G street
early this morning.
According to police. the boy, who was
booked" at the station house as James
Mclaughlin, admitted having gained
entrance to the cafeteria by forcing a
rear window and taking a quantity of
perfume, jewelry and a small amount
of cash.
The boy, police said, was caught by
Jim Davey. a night Waterman, next
door, at the Monmouth Hotel. 1919 G
street, as he was emerging from the
window. Davey turned the youth over
to Policeman B. F. Day of the third
precinct, who was patroling his beat
nearby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
]. A. DAVIDSON, SR., DIES.

Retired Government Employe Had
Been Ill Several Months.
James A. Davidson, ST., IS years old,
retired Government employe, died at
his home, 1888 Van Ness street, yester-
day after an illness of several months.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment will be private.
Mr. Davidson is survived by two sons,
James A. Davidson. jr., and Hehert
Davidson, and a daughter, Mrs. Maria
Davidson Tylor. His wife was the late
Mrs. Maria M. Davidson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
King Cole, internationally Known News
Vender, to Frolic With Star Carriers

break" said King Cole, rubbing his
hands together. "They don't fix 'en up
that way in Bolivia, or even HinduStan.
The visitor estimates he has covered
over half million miles in his day, sell
ling papers to the worlds celebrities, or
any one else with the price.
Nearing home-Hagerstown, Md
King Cole thinks he will settle down for
day or so before setting sail for Hawaii
and the Far East, the only two spots on
the globe he missed on the trip he en-
barked on after leaving here in January
Of 1924
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09

King Cole, the newsboy who sells his
papers from the four corners Of the
world, dropped into Washington today
after a jaunt of 100000 miles or so just
in time to get invited to the excursion
of The Stars carrier boys to Marshall
Hall tonight.
Although he is 80 years old, King
Cole is not one to hang back from q
picnic, particularly with rs gallons of
ice cream and twice that much lemon
AIDE in prospect for the celebration.
That's what I call giving the boys q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
TURNER IS REMOVED
FROM POLICE FORCE
Found Guilty of Intoxication, He
Is Sixth Discharged
in Week.

Policeman william H. Turner of the
fourteenth precinct, who was found
guilty of being intoxicated while on duty
.Iulv 16. was removed from the police
force Yesterday by the District Com
nnissioners. He was the sixth police
man to be discharged within a week.
In the wedding out process, the Com
missioners have been discharging men,
bers of the force found guilty of serious
charges, when their previous records
are said to warrant drastic action.
Turner had been previously convicted
for intoxication as well as other
charges He had been a member OF the
force since October IL, 1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
u. S. CONSUL DIES.
C. R. Albrecht Expires at Post in
Nairobi. Kenya, East Africa.

The State Department is informed
that Charles r. Albrecht, United
States consul at Nairobi, Kenya, East
Africa, died at his post last Wednesday.
He was a native of Philadelphia and a
graduate of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. In July, 1911, he was appoint
ed to the consular service and since
then served at Barcelona, Spain, at the
State Department, Santo Domingo;
Revel, EStonia; Danzig, Bangkok. and
Nairobi. He is survived by his mother
and a brother, DR.. H. E. Albrecht,. OF
PIT South Forty-ffth street, Philadel-
phia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
MRS. X. REILLY DIES.
Funeral Services to Be Held at st.
Paul's Monday.

Mrs. Katherine Reilly, "a years old,
died at her residence, Ills Euclid street,
yesterday after long illness. She Is
survived by two sons, j. Forrest Reilly,
local attorney, and John Edward Reilly.
Funeral services will be conducted
IN st. Paul's Catholic Church, Fifteenth
and v streets. Monday morning at 9
o'clock, following brief services at the
residence. Interment will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
FOUND DEAD IN HALLWAY.
Death of Thomas Enright, go, At
tributed to Natural Causes.

Thomas Enright. so years old, was
found dead in the hallway at the build
ing of the Plasterers' Union, 507 E
street. about $50 o'clock this morning
by j. D Quigley, superintendent of the
building Police say Enright has resided
at a local mission from time to time
the past few years. Coroner j. Ramsay
hewitt viewed the body, conducted an
investigation and gave a certificate OF
death from natural causes.