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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
3 CITIZENS GROUPS
TO MEET TONIGHT
Representative Schafer to Give Ad.
dress Before Columbia Heights
Association.

Three citizens associations will hold
meetings tonight to discuss conditions
in the District and Improvements de-
sired by various communities.
Representative John c. Schafer OF
Wisconsin will speak at a meeting OF
the Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton at 8 o'clock tonight in the assem-
bly, hall of the Columbia Heights
Christian Church, 1435 Park road. His
subject will be 1.-THE District of Co.
lumbia Is Not as Bad as Some Mem
bers Of the National Legislative Body
Would Have the American People Be-
lieve."
"A number of guests have been in
vited to attend the meeting. including
Piney Branch Citizens Association;
View Citizens Association; C. Dwight
Marsh, president of the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association; c. Woodland
Gates. president of the I,anier Heights
Citizens Association; A. j. Driscoll
president of the Mid-City Citizens As
ISOLATION, and Christopher Lehmkuhl
president Of the Petworth Citizens As
ISOLATION. William W. Adams, president
Of the Columbia Heights Association
will preside.
The other meetings scheduled for to-
night are the Devonshire Downs Citi-
zens' Association, in the Home for
IncurableS, and the Columbia Park Cit
liens Association. in the Truesdale
School, Ninth and Ingraham streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
ROBBERY LOOT RANGES
FROM BOOTS TO SHOTGUN
Fire Extinguisher Taken From
Apartment House in One of
Seven Thefts Reported.

Seven robberies in which articles
ranging from red rubber boots and fire
extinguisher to a $3.50 shotgun were
stolen were reported to police this
morning.
The fire extinguisher was stolen from
the basement of an apartment house
at 2100 Nineteenth street, according to
a report made to police by the manager,
Mrs. Marie Dawkins, while a burglar
ransacked the home of william p Kin
slow, at 1920 M street, and made off
with the boots.
Gaining entrance to the garage of
Joseph Arnold. at 1929 Thirty-fifth
street, a thief escaped with shotgun
from the machine Of Elmer r. Duncan
Of Alexandria.
An automobile tire valued at $40 was
stolen from the car of Willis Blue of
1926 Twenty-second street. Overalls
and tools valued at SIS were taken from
a tool shed at Ninth and L streets.
Two suits Of clothes were among the
goods reported stolen. One was taken
from the home of Robert Lee Whipple.
at 1927 M street, while the tailor shop
of Phillip Pittle of 639 Florida avenue
contributed the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
SAYS UNF ADORABLE
NEWS HARMS D. c.
Representative Hall Makes
Observation in Address
at Central Y. M. C. A.

More unusual and unfavorable" news
is going out of the National Capital
than is good for it's reputation. it was
declared last night by Representative
Hall of Indiana, member of the House
District committee, in addressing the
weekly current events forum in the
lobby of the Central Y NJ C. A.
Hall expressed the opinion that
Washington is as law-abiding as any
city and he said the local government
is good one. He did have some criti-
cism to make of the police, however
Telling of the experience of one of his
constituents in travelling all the way
across the country without being ar
rested, only to fall afoul of a brusque-
spoken policeman here for having dirty
license tags, the Indianan said he
thought Washington policemen pay toe
much attention to little attractions in
stead Of devoting the major part Of
their attention to important violations
He said II local policemen want higher
pay the standards of their personne
should be raised also. There is no place
on modern force for the old-faShioneC
"hard-boiled copper" with more brawr
than brains, he asserted.
Hall told of the prohibition contro-
versy now Gin the air" and stated that
he thought too much stress was laid on
the fact that 20 per cent of the Illicit
liquor escapes detection, instead of con-
sidering that 80 per cent of the traffic
has been stopped. He declared the
eighteenth amendment and the Vol
stead act will never be erased or weak
ened.
The lecture is one of a series being
given by Hall under auspices Of the
Washington Y. M. G. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
DRIVE is PLANNED
BY U. S. employees
Convinced Membership in District
Can Be Expanded
to $4,000.

Convinced that its membership in the
District can be expanded from approx
mately 10000 to $4,000, officers of the
District Federation of Federal Employees
and of the 10 affiliated unions are plan
ming intensive organization work in con-
nection with the Winter meeting OF the
national federation's executive council.
being held at the Labor Building, 10 b
street southwest
John w. Ginder, president of the
District federation, and William S. Kin
ney. secretary of the War Department
Union, conferred late yesterday with
members of the council and the presi-
dents of the unions in Washington with
a view to submitting suggestions to the
council later.
In general. the national federation is
supporting the membership expansion
policy laid down by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, with which 1t - aftili-
ated. The council yesterday advised
William Green, president of the Ameri-
can Federation, who is presiding at an
organization conference at Charlotte,
N. c., that the organization will make
concerted drive to expand that portion
of the labor movement composed OF
Federal workers. Two representatives
of the National Federation Of Federal
Employees are attending the Charlotte
conference, which was called by Mr.
Green to launch a campaign for organ
izing Southern workers in the labor
movement.
National vice presidents representing
all geographical sections of the country
are attending the meeting Of the execu-
tive council. Luther G. Steward Il
president of the National Federation o.
Federal Employees. The council called
on President Hoover yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
FATHER, SO, FINDS
HIS DAUGHTER, is
Girl Missing Since Mothers Death
Believed in Baltimore Train
ing School.

Some time today Charles JOLIET of
913 H street, who is scarcely SO years
old, will be told that the daughter he
has been seeking for Is years is being
cared for In an institution within so
miles of where he lives and works.
A search that has been carried on
internationally since 1915 apparently
ton that 15-year-old girl bearing the
name of Mary Alice JOLIET is being
cared for in the Rosewood Training
School, at Baltimore. John JOLIET,
father of the girls father, and his wife
are in communication with The inSt.tu-
ton and they hoped to tell their son
today that his wish to see his child
might be fulfilled
In response to appeals to the Balti-
more police and notices published in
Baltimore newspapers, DR.. G.. w. Keat-
ing, head of the Rosewood Training
School, advised Mr. JOLIET that child
bearing his name had been placed in
the home by. the mother october 81,
1921. DR.. Keatings tecordS rally with
the facts known to the Jolletts.
Mary Alice Joliet was born to Charles
JOLIET and his wife in Baltimore Feb
ruary II, 1914, when the father was
about ID and the mother about Is. At
8 months, the child suffered infantile
paralysis which affected body and mind.
Husband and wife separated and for
seven years the child was cared for by
the mother and at times by the moth
er's parents. Charles JOLIET joined his
parents in Virginia and for several years
was not in communication with his
wife. When she died suddenly in 1922
he had no knowledge of his daughters
whereabouts.
Illness in the family prevented John
JOLIET from making an active effort
to locate the child. Some time ago his
wife died. He married again recently
and he and his wife and son, who lives
with them, determined to locate the
daughter. Appeals to the Baltimore
police and newspapers led to the in
formation obtained
The condition of Mary Alice JOLIET,
who soon will be 16 years old, prob
ably will determine whether she will be
left in the Rosewood Training School
or brought to her grandfather's home.
Members of the family expressed graft
f1cation today that they might assist
her and at least know that everything
possible would be done for her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
BRIDE IS OPPOSED
T. TO COURT INCREASE
Additional Jurisdiction, He
Holds, Would Add Much
to Work of Bench.

Corporation Counsel William W.
Bride is opposed to increasing the juris-
diction of the Municipal Court to in
clude cases involving $4,000 and has
SO informed Representative Robert G..
Simmons of Nebraska, who had inquired
of the District legal officer as to its
feasibility.
Such an increase of jurisdiction, Mr..
Bride pointed out, would add 80 per
cent to the work of the court and also
would impose an almost insuparable
burden" on the Court of Appeals. Two
additional justices on the appellate
bench he believed, would be necessary
If there were any decided increase in
the number of cases taken to it on
appeal.
Judge George C. Aukum of the
Municipal Court had expressed earlier
cases up to $4,000 without tagging be-
hind in its work. At present it has
jurisdiction only in cases under $1,000.
Would Increase Appeals.
Mr. Bride declared further that coun-
sci probably would not be satisfied with
decisions of the Municipal Court where
large amounts are at issue. with result
that there would be an increase in the
number of appeals.
A letter from the clerk of the Court
of Appeals was forwarded to Mr. Sim
mons showing that even with the lin
tied jurisdiction of that court, it would
have been swamped II all appeals had
been allowed.
The Court of Appeals at present, Mr..
Bride asserted, is sadly in need of two
den of appeals of right from the Mu-
nicipal Court" he said, would simply
bring breakdown unless more JUS
tees are added to its bench"
Consults Jurists.
Before rendering his opinion Mr..
Bride consulted with the chief justices
of the Court of Appeals, the Supreme
Court. the presiding judge Of the Mu-
nicipal Court and the president of the
District Bar Association, with a result
that he concluded the transfer of cases
under $4,000 to the Municipal Court
would be merely a transfer of con-
geStion."
To-day" he told Mr.. Simmons, "the
appeals to the Court of Appeals are
not of right. The proposal would make
them So This would add an almost
insuperable burden to the Court of
number of appeals to be takenp
He pointed out that there are 1859
cases now pending on the docket of
the District Supreme Court awaiting
trial, 1919 being on the law side and
LILO on the equity side. About 80 per
cent of the former. he said. involve
sums ranging between 81 900 and SIS, 600.
I'm other words" he pointed out,
about 80 per cent Of the trials now
before juries would be transferred to
the Municipal Court" and, with all re-
u
much to destroy the fine conditions
existing there"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
AIR CORPS RADIOMAN
ESTABLISHES CONTACT

Sergt. K. D. Wilson, Air Corps radio
man at Boiling Field, who has been as
signed to accompany the LIST Pursuit
Group on its polar bear" training
fight from Selfridge Field, Mich, to
Seattle and return, beginning tomor-
row. last night established contact with
local amateur radio operators here
from Selfridge Field. He used the air
plane set he will operate on the long
flight. His call number will be AB6 on
the fight.
Sergt. Wilson was in two-way COM
munication with Paul H. Thomson, Sta
ton W3LA, at Silver Spring, Md. He
transmitted from his plane on 81 me-
tiers and listened In on 40 meters for
amateur responses. Sergt. Wilson
maintained two-way communication
with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition for
some time from his station in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
SEVEN ARE INJURED
. IN MOTOR M|SHAPS
Truck Driver Accused After
Crashing Into Traffic
Light.

A series of traffic accidents on Wash
ington streets yesterday afternoon and
last night resulted in serious injuries
to one man, minor hurts to six others
and the arrest on charges of driving
while under the influence of liquor of
the driver of truck which smashed
into a signal light at the intersection
OF Florida avenue and North Capitol
street.
Harry zeitlin, so years old, 1858 H
street northeast, was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital last night for lacera-
tions to his head and a skull fracture
sustained when he was knocked down
by an automobile while crossing Thir-
tenth street at N street. He was taken
to the hospital by a passing motorist.
The car which struck him was driven
by Gustanus A. Pope, 20 years old, of
2426 Nineteenth street.
Truck Hits Light.
A traff1c light at North Capitol street
and Florida avenue was put out of COM
mission last night when an automobile
truck driven by William H. FRANKIE, 40,
of Hyattsville, Md, collided with it.
Fred w. Murray, SO, of Richmond, Va,
a passenger, was taken to Sibley Hos
pital and treated for decorations to his
face. FRANKIE was arrested by second
while under the influence of liquor.
Struck while crossing B street near
Sixth street southeast last evening, AL
vim Burgess, 8 years old, of 518 A street
southeast, escaped serious injury. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital for
decorations to his lips and tongue. The
machine was driven by John P. Robey,
Is, of 100 Tenth street northeast.
Cyclist Struck Down.
An automobile operated by Frank j.
Hornaday of the Mayfiower Hotel struck
bicycle ridden by Joseph Wilson, col
ored, II years old, of GLIB B street
southeast, yesterday at Connecticut and
Cathedral avenues. The boy was
treated at George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital for a sprained back and
bruises.
Others injured include William j.
Miles, colored, AZ, and Virgie Miles, coll
ored, 80, of 1924 Walker street south
east, and George Butler, colored, Sc, of
1914 Twenty-seventh street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
ANNAPOLIS FRAUD
PENALTIES UPHELD
One Midshipman to Be De-
NOTED and Another Per-
mitted to Resign.
Secretary Adams today will approve

Secretary Adams today will approve
the recommendation of Rear Admiral S.
S. Robson, superintendent of the
Naval Academy, in demoting one mid
shipman one class and offering the
other the opportunity to resign, in lieu
Of fraud preferred on the basis of &C
cusations that one took a physical eX-
animation for the other, just prior to
the Christmas holidays.
Midshipman r. H. Kashower. men,
Der of the third class, is to be given
the opportunity to resign, in lieu of be-
ing dismissed, while Midshipman Ken
meth Loveland, a member of the same
class, is to be denoted one class. Love-
land was accused of taking the ath-
letic tests for Kashower, who was repre-
sented as, fearing that he was unable
to pass the physical examination. Both
men came to the Naval Academy from
the ranks Of the enlisted men, one and
one-half years ago, after passing rigor-
Gus mental tests.
After charges of fraud had been pre-
ferred against both men, the Bureau
of Navigation, Navy Department, got
in touch with them and gave them the
opportunity to submit written reports
of their versions of the affair. This
was done, but the department did not
make these public. Inasmuch as the
papers in the case are being forwarded
today to the Naval Academy, Kashower
has not had opportunity as yet to make
his choice, but officers consider that
he will resign.
Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh, chief
of the Bureau of Navigation, took the
matter up with Secretary Adams, who
studied the case and then handed down
his decision confirming the findings OF
the Naval Academy superintendent
Loveland is from Utah and Kashower
is from California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
1913 RETIRED POLICE
SUE FOR BENEFITS
| FROM RELIEF FUND
Each Asks ST, 900 of Sum to
Accrue to Them at Time
of Their Deaths.
RECEIVER is ALSO ASKED
TO HANDLE ASSOCIATION
Plaintiffs Have Paid Monthly As
sessments During rs to 81
Years of Service.

Capt w. T. Anderson and 81 other
retired police officers today filed suit IN
the District Supreme Court against the
Metropolitan Police Relief Association
to compel the payment to each Of them
of $1,000 of the benefits which would
accrue to them at their deaths.
The retired officers point out that they
are In great need of financial relief and
assistance and are entitled to have the
file IAN article in writing with the Of
fetal records Of the association"
Requests Filed December IL.
Through Attorneys Hosea B. Moulton
and Robert H. MCNEIL, the court is
told that the plaintiffs asked for the
advances by letter December IL last,
but their requests have not been granted.
They point out that the association,
which is unincorporated, has In its
treasury 1892, 22065, and say Harry M.
Luckett, secretary-treasurer, Is under
a bond of $4,000 only, which they
assert Is not a sufficient safeguard for
so much money. Discovery Is asked of
how the finances are handled and safe
guarded.
In addition to the association there
are named as defendants CLANCY L.
Plemmons. president; Harry M. Luckett,
secretary-treasurer, and Frank S. W.
Burke, co-trustees with Mr.. Luckett.
$4,000 Annual Income.
The court is told that some of the
plaintiffs have paid monthly assess
mentS Of 50 for from Is to 81 years and
that the large amount now in the treas
ury results from these dues and the an
nual return from the policeman-fireman
base ball games. The annual income
is about $4,000, it is stated, from which
the expenses of $4,000 are deducted,
leaving net annual profit of $4,000.
Dissolution of the association, If nee
essary, is requested, with distribution
of its assets among its members, and
pending such dissolution receiver is
asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
10000 Properties
Go Under Hammer
For Unpaid Taxes
Taxpayers May Redeem
Parcels Within 2 Years
If Not Sold.

The auction room in the Office of the
collector of taxes in the District Build
ing presented a busy scene today when
the first batch of more than 10000
pieces of property went under the ham,
mer for delinquent taxes. While a
large number joined in the bidding, it
was not expected that the titles bought
in between now and January IA would
equal or approach the number of last
year.
Approximately 10000 pieces of prop
erty were ordered sold for delinquent
taxes last year and of this number
7.160 found purchasers. The District
realized $500, 330.06.
Taxpayers whose property has been
sold for taxes may redeem it any time
within two years after January IA by
paying to the District the amount OF
the delinquent tax plus a penalty of
per cent per month. A fee of so cents
is charged for advertising.
At the end OF, two years the original
owner of the property however, will
have to deal with the purchaser of the
title. When no bids are received fol-
the properties offered to meet delinquent
taxes, the tax titles are bought by the
District and can be redeemed by pay
ment of the taxes, all costs and PEN
atty of 8 per cent.
The auctions will open each day al
10 O'Clock during the period allotted
for the sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
RETIRED SOLDIER
LEAPS TO DEATH
Stock Losses Blamed for Mans
100-Foot Plunge From
Roof.

A certificate of suicide was signed
today by Coroner j. Ramsay hewitt in
the death of Levin Conner, 60-year-old
retired color sergeant, United States
Cavalry. who ended his life yesterday
afternoon in 100-foot leap from the
roof of the Bellevue Hotel, at is E
street.
Connor walked from his room, on the
third floor, to the roof of the hotel,
climbed to a three-foot parapet over
looking the street and jumped from the
building while workmen engaged IN the
construction of a home nearby looked
on.
The identity of the body was estab-
lished by j. Frank O'Brien, manager
of the Bellevue.
Connor's decision to end his life it
attributed to unwise stock speculations.
A letter received by him yesterday from
a local brokerage firm requested 1890
additional stock margin. His bank
account showed that he had withdrawn
more than $4,000 in recent weeks.
leaving a balance of $4,000.
Connor's home was formerly at POGO
moke City, Worcester County, Md.
The body is in the District Morgue
awaiting instruction from the War
Department. Police lave been unable
to ascertain whether Conner has any
relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
THREE ROBBERIES NET
LOOT VALUED AT $500
Jewelry, Clothing and Canned
Goods TAX en- From Apartments
and Warehouse.

Burglars got goods worth more than
5000 at three places in the Capital yes
terday.
Mamie Wheeler and Sarah White,
1907 Thirteenth street, reported jewelry
and clothing taken from that address
yesterday to the value of $145. Thieves
gained entrance through side window.
Robbers took clothing worth $50 from
the apartment of George w. Carter,
1413 T street, after cutting their way
through door.
j E. Dyer of j. E. Dyer g. Co. re-
ported to police that thieves yesterday
broke a lock off his warehouse, at 1926
M street, and stole a small quantity of
canned goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
SOCIAL PROBLEMS TOPIC.

The world today is considering social
and non-political problems in an inter-
national setting. Leifur Magnusson, d.
rector of the Washington Bureau OF
the International Labor ONCE, told
the Twentieth Century Club at meet
ing In the Y. w. C. A. yesterday after
moon. Countries which may definitely
withhold themselves from international
cooperation in the political sphere
publicly express their willingness to CO.
operate in non-political, humanitarian
.endeavors Of every sort" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
WOMAN BROUGHT ASHORE
AFTER LEAP INTO RIVER
Mrs. Lulu Bryan Rescued by Allen
Imich-She Refuses to Make
an Explanation.

avenue, Clarendon, Va, was saved from
drowning yesterday by Allen Imich, 4
Locust avenue, Takoma Park, Md, who
told police he saw her leap into the
Potomac River at the foot of Wiscon-
sin avenue.
Imich jumped into the water after
her and swan with her to the shore.
Mrs. Bryan was taken to Georgetown
University Hospital in a passing auto
mobile. Physicians there said she had
not suffered by the ducking. She re-
fused to make statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
ESCAPE ATTEMPT FAILS.

Policemen william j. Matthews and
Lawrence A. Lee. 81 years old, of 1921
Reservoir street, whom he had arrested
for unlicensed solicitation of aims, re-
ceived cuts on their hands when the
prisoner attempted to escape while be-
ing taken to the sixth precinct station
in an automobile.
Matthews arrested Lee at John Mar
shall place and Pennsylvania avenue
late yesterday. Both we're treated at
Casualty Hospital. Lee was later booked
on charge of soliciting aims, and dis
orderly conduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07

of the world. More than 5000 separate
items were recovered.
Much of the Chinese art Of this pc
| Rod, he pointed out. still is in existence
| but until this discovery it contained
very few religious paintings which often
represented the highest flights Of the
! genius of peonle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
"FOWL PLAY" SENDS MAN
TO JAIL FOR SIX MONTHS
Policeman Becomes Suspicious
When Housewives Forego Usual
Trips to Market for Chickens.

It was a sad sight that greeted Cora
j. Kenny, colored, as she arrived at the
chicken coop in the rear of her home,
laden with provender for her hens, for
all that was left of her IA birds was
II beaks.
Policeman j. M. Wilson noticed that
George Carriers home at Sc Logan
street had been transformed into some
thing that resembled a booth at a
market. He became more suspicious
when he beheld housewives, who in the
past had patronized the markets to the
exclusion of other places, entering the
Carter home instead of boarding a
street car. When Cora Kenny made
her complaint to police Wilson arrested
Carter without hesitation.
In Police Court Cora told Judge Gus
A. Schuldt her story.
George Carter pleaded guilty and
grinned during most of his trial. Fowl
play" quoth the magistrate. six
months"