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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
YOUTHS SW|MM|N'
HOLE IS CLOSED
Police and Health Depart
ment Object to Home
Made Project.

The neighborhood children We're
hanging around Frank Rutkoski's SWIM
ming pool, at 1411 Manchester lane, this
morning trying not to look at 14-year-
old Frank, who sat on the edge of the
cement-lined basin which he himself
had built, holding his head in his hands
Frank did not lift his head when a
newcomer dashed up, a red bathing
suit slung across his back. The others
had to explain to the newcomer in
Franks behalf.
I'VE can't swim here any more"
babbl6 of voices said, they won't let
Frank turn the water in the pool. He
had to drain 1t yesterday"
This, the newcomer learned, had been
ordered by the Health Department, be-
cause the drain trickled across a field
and might breed mosquitoes. The police,
too, objected.
When Frank built the pool in his
spare time he never realized how much
water 1t would take. He dug the ex-
cavation, lined 1t with old brick and laid
on an inner coating of cement, but
when he started filling it fresh every
day. the water bill mounted.
Then Frank, who has many brothers
and sisters, and whose mother is a
native OF Poland, started charging his
playmates 10 cents to share the cost of
the water. His father is dead.
One day, Frank said, a large bow
started ducking the children, despite
a mo Ducking" sign at one corner of
the pool. Franks mother finally or
dered him out, and the boys parents,
according to Frank, complained to po-
lice.
The police investigated and told Frank
he could not charge the fee without a
hcense-$1OO, 1t would cost, they said.
Yet hot Weather and a dearth of
swimming holes in the neighborhood
sent the children back to Franks ward
this morning, and hours later they
were still waiting in the hope that
some one would rent and water would
flow back into Franks pool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
MARYLAND ASSEMBLY
MEETS FOR SESSION
Special Term to Aid Jewish Voters
Is First of Kind Called in
Ten Years.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 29.-Members
of the Maryland General Assembly
gathered here today for the first spe-
cial session in 10 years, to change reg
istration dates to prevent disfranchise-
ment of approximately 25,0CO orthodox
Jewish voters.
General registration dates set by the
1929 Legislature, September % and "a
and October and 8, confiicted, 1t was
found later, with two Jewish holidays,
and the session was called by Gov. AL
bert C. Richie to provide other dates.
one providing for the change in dates
and the other appropriating $4,000 TO
meet expenses Of the special session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
GOTWALS TO STUDY
RETALIATION DATA;
TO VOTE THURSDAY
Engineer Commissioner Asks
Further Information
on Case.
CAPT. DRAM GATHERS
STATISTICS FOR HIM
Keech's Petition Is Expected to Be
Acted Upon at Next Meeting
of City Officials.

Engineer Commissioner John C. Got
walls said today he would be ready
by Thursday to vote on the petition
of Peoples Counsel Richmond B..
Keech for revaluation of the Districts
street car system. The petition came
up for action by the Public Utilities
Commission yesterday, but Mai. Gotwals
asked for more time to study it, as he
is not familiar with the situation.
Meanwhile he instructed Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Hugh p. Dram
to look into the records and advise him
on the matter. This was the first time
an Assistant Engineer Commissioner
had become involved in public utilities
work since 1925, when Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner William E. r.
adviser to the then District Engineer
Commissioner, Col. j. Franklin Bell, on
the creation of the new Public Utilities
Commission. Col. Bell thought that,
since two civilians had been appoint
ed, who could devote their entire time
to the job, the time of the Assistant
Engineer Commissioner could be better
devoted to other things, and he put
Covell to work on coming, the Mu-
HiCIpdl AHpOII, IIlc EleCJLlCdl OcpdAI-
ment and other matters.
Later, Engineer Commissioner William
B. Ladue followed suit. He personally
read every communication coming to
the Utilities Commission demanding &C.
ton and made up his mind on every
problem coming to his attention as q
result of individual study.
Maj. GotwalS, however, explained that
since he had been here only q little
more than a week. he did not feel that
he could vote intelligently upon the petit
ton yesterday, as he had never seen 1t
or heard it discussed before.
Capt. Dram was loaded down with
documents relating to valuation and de-
probation when visited by a reporter
this morning. The work now falling
upon him is in addition to his other
duties In charge of the water distribut-
ing system. the sewer system, and the
highway system. He said that he would
have his recommendation ready for Maj.
Gotwals by next Thursday, which Is the
semi-weekly meeting day for the Public
Utilities Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
BOY STILL MISSING

George w. Shinault, jr., 12-year-old
son of a desk ofiicer at the second po-
lice precinct, was still missing from his
home today.
Three days of searching by Maryland
and District police in an attempt to
locate the youngster have availed moth
ing and a radio appeal broadcast in
the police flashes" over Station WJSV
last night has also failed to turn up any
clue to his whereabouts.
George, ir., left home Saturday with
a 5-year-old brother, Lee, but aban-
doned the child after q swimming party
at Mount Rainier, Nd. He had no
money with him when he left home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
MAN AND WIFE ACCUSED
OF POSSESSING LIQUOR
Police Arrest Couple and Report
Finding Five Gallons of Alco-
hol in Their Automobile.

A man and his wife were arrested
last night by police of the eighth pre-
cinct and charged with transportation
and possession of five gallons of alcohol
and a half gallon of gin.
Policemen H. M. Smith and William
McEwen, working on a Tip" that an
automobile with liquor was to arrive in
the 2100 block of Georgia avenue at 10
o'clock, halted the machine of Max
Cosman, "a years old, and Bessie Cos
man, 80, of Northampton street near
Twenty-ninth. A search revealed the
liquor, police say, so Cosman and his
wife were escorted to the precinct sta
ton. where they we're subsequently re-
leased under $1,000 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
SPEEDING CHARGE COSTS
MARYLAND DRIVER $25
Second Arrest for Alleged okense
Results in Lecture From
Judge Schuldt.

Granted q permit to drive an auto
mobile on April 81, Lincoln Anderson of
Seat Pleasant, Md, has been twice ar
rested for speeding in the District since
that time.
Anderson was arrested yesterday on
Bladensburg road northeast after Po-
liceman s. Mckee of the eleventh pre-
cinct reported pacing his machine at
40 miles an Hour in 22-mile zone.
Judge Gus A. Schuldt lectured the
Marylander as we'll ~ ftning him 925
when Anderson was arraigned In Police
Court today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
ACCIDENTAL VERDICT
IN DEATH OF SWIMMER
Bruise on Forehead Leads to Be
lief Hogshead Struck Sub
merged Protection.

An accidental death verdict was re.
turned by coroner's jury at the Dis.
trtct Morgue this afternoon In an In.
quest held in the death Of John W
Hogshead, 80 years old, who drowned
Sunday afternoon while swimming witt
a party of friends from a launch an.
chored of Hams Point.
Hogshead, head of a dental labor.
atory in the Medical Science Building
and three companions were diving from
the deck of the launch when he plunged
beneath the water and failed to reap.
pear. Harbor police grappled for thu
body for nearly an hour before locat.
ing it.
A bruise on Hogshead's forehead LEI
to the belief that he struck a submerged
projection in diving and was rendered
unconscious. The drowned man, whs
was unmarried, lived at 1914 Fourteenth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
FINED SIS FOR DRIVING
WITH BAD CAR BRAKES
James G. Powers, in Police Court,
Says He Failed to Notice
Defective Equipment.

James @. Powers, arrested for driving
his car with bad brakes and defective
muitler, was brought before Judge Gus
A. Schuldt in Police Court today.
On the magistrates blackboard Of adj
vice to the motorist, located in the court
room, were a fewa lines pertaining to
the dangers of driving with defective
brakes, so Defendant Powers was
ordered to learn the lesson as well as
pay SIS.
Powers admitted in court that his
cars braces we're defective, but said
the machine ran so well that he failed
to notice it until the oficer called his
attention to them.
He was arrested yesterday afternoon
at Seventeenth and u streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
ARMY CHANGES LISTED
Transfers and Assignments Ordered
"a by War Department.

Lieut.. Col. F. j. Ostermann, Infantry,
has been transferred from Fort Douglas,
Utah, to the Panama Canal Zone; Lieut..
Col. T. j. Ferenbaugh, Medical Corps.
from Fort Des Moines. Iowa, to Fort
Hayes, Ohio; Maj. Robert A.. Hale
Medical Corps, from Boiling Field, d. G.,
to Langley Field, Va: Capt. LIE Roy W.
Nichols, Infantry, from Plattsburg Bar
racks. N. Y, to Fort Ontario, N. Y;
Mai J. A. Sheridan, Field Artillery,
from Chicago to Fort Sam Houston,
Tex: First Lieut.. Frederick w. Hagan.
Chaplain Corps. recently appointed.
has been assigned TO duty at Governors
Island, N. Y; Mai. Leslie MacDill, Air
Corps, from Dayton, Ohio, to the War
Department; First Lieut.. Lee w. Haney,
Infantry, from Fort Warren, Wyo, to
the South Dakota State College at
Brookings; Maj Francis K. Newcomer,
Engineers, from the Federal Power
Commission, this city, to Honolulu,
Hawaii; Capt. L. S. Spooner, infantry,
from Fort George Wright, Calf, TO
Hawaii; Capt. j. c. Crockett, Infantry,
from Boston to Hawaii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

Louis Reed, 40 years old, of 6433
Eighth street, narrowly escaped serious
injury yesterday afternoon while he was
painting a house on Barry place at
Georgia avenue.
Reed was working on a ladder when
an automobile driven by woman
swung around the corner, struck the
bottom sof his ladder resting against the
curb's edge and hurled the painter from
his perch.
The man plunged heavily toward the
ground, but his fall was broken by the
top of the machine, and he rolled on
to the ground unhurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
LIEUT.. JOHN HEALY, JR.,
DIES IN SAN DIEGO, CALF.
War Department Adviees Say
Death Followed an Operation
for Attack of Appendicitis.

First Lieut.. John Healy, jr., Coast
Artillery, native of this city, died at
the Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calf,
yesterday, following an attack of APP
pendicitis, according to War Depart
ment advices. Born May 4. 1885, Lieut..
Healy enlisted in the 68th Coast Arttl-
lery in February, 1907, and rose through
the grades to master gunner in 1910.
He was commissioned second lleu-
tenant in June, 1918; and was promoted
during the World War as a first, ue,I-
tenant of Artillery in the National
Army. He was stationed at Fort Rose
Grams. Calf, when taken with his fatal
illness. His widow, Mrs. Mona HI Healv.
is at San Diego arranging for the
funeral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
GEN. TOMBSTONE HEADS
COMMITTEE ON AWARDS
Will Supervise Distribution Of
Medals for Bravery to Deserving
Policemen and Firemen.

Gen. John A. Johnston was elected
chairman of the Committee on Awards
of Medals for Bravery to Policemen and
Firemen at the committees inaugural
meeting yesterday. Chief Engines
George 5. Watson OF the Fire Depart
ment was elected secretary.
The committee will function under
the terms of an act of Congress author.
izing the Commissioners to present gold
and silver medals to two men in each
department for conspicuous gallantrJ
and bravery. The committee will first
select the four men to be decorated fol
their bravery during the year 1929 Thu
award will afterward be made annually
Chief Watson was instructed to have
designs drawn for the medals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
TRUSTEES FLEE JAIL

Two TRUSTEES escaped from the Dis
trict Jail late yesterday afternoon by
walking on the grounds.
The men, John Mahoney Of 4727
Georgia avenue, and william Kane of
1914 H street southwest, were serving
Today terms each on charges of in
toxication.
The two prisoners watched for their
opportunity to escape when guards were
not looking and made q clean getaway,
their disappearance not being discov-
cred until the customary presupper
roll call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
100 Year-0ld Woman Missing

A 100-year-old colored woman Is be-
ing sought by police following the re-
port of her disappearance from home.
The woman, Sarah Lee of 1902 Olive
ago. relatives told police, and has not
been heard from4stnce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
RETIRED VETERAN DIES
Richard Kohne, 70, Served in Span
ish-American War.

Richard Kohne of 500 Maryland ave-
nue. southwest, a veteran of the Indian
campaign and the Spanish American
War, died yesterday afternoon in the
soldiers Home Hospital after 4 long
illness. He was 18 years old.
Retiring with the rank OF post COM
missary sergeant IN 1916, Sergt. Kohne
had completed 80 years in the service
OF his country.
= He Is survived by his widow, Lfrs.
Salma Kohne.
Funeral services viii be conducted at
the Soldiers Ecme Chapel at 1890
o'clock Friday morning. Interment will
he In Soldiers Home National Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
RACE COSTS IA CENTS
Nicely Files Lowest Campaign Elk
penditure for Senate.

The lowest campaign expenditure re-
ported thus far to the Senate was re-
ceived today from Matthew M. Nicely,
Democratic candidate for the West Vlr-
ginia senatorial nomination.
1t totaled IA cents. the cost OF postage
on the announcement fled with the
State secretary. No contributions were
received and the primary 10 August 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
MAJ. CLEMENT HETH DIES.
officer Retired for Disability Sue
cumbs at Virginia Home.

Mai. Clement c. Heth. United States
Army, who was retired for disability
in line of duty in June, 1922, died at
his home, at Christianburg, Va, Sun
day. according to War Department ad-
vices. Born at East Radford, Va,
November IL, 1884, Maj. Heth was ap-
pointed first lieutenant, Coast Artillery
Corps in october, 1909, and reached
the regular grade of major in July,
1920. During the World War he serv-
ed as a lieutenant colonel, Field Artil-
lery, National Army His widow, Mrs.
Gillette c. Heth, is resident of Blacks
burg, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-03
Radio Addresses Listed.
BUSINESS BUREAU ASKS
AUCTION SALE ORDER
Rothschild Seeks to Limit It to
Stock of Store With Local
Auctioneer in Charge.

The Better Business Bureau of Wash
ington, through its director, Louis
Rothschild. today obtained the consent
OF Justice Jesse c. Adkins to file an
intervening petition las friend of the
court" attacking the method pursued
IN conducting an auctioneering sale of
the bankrupt stock of Berry g. Co., at
6l0 Thirteenth street.
The petition, in asking that an order
be issued limiting the time for the con-
duct OF the sale to a reasonable time
within which to dispose of the stock,
and limiting the merchandise to be
sold at such sale to merchandise in the
stock Of Berry & Co., also requests that
the court require that the crier at said
sale be an auctioneer licensed to do
business in the District.
Averrtng that the present auctioneer
of the stock, J. B. Gordon, is not a
resident of the District. and not duly
licensed auctioneer, authorized to hold
auction sales in the District except in
so far empowered and authorized in the
order of the court which granted per-
mission to conduct the sale of the
stock, the petition asks that the re-
ceivers of the bankrupt stock, Levi H
David and Lucas p. Loving, as well as
Gordon. show cause why the said order
of october 10 "be not vacated, set aside
and held for naught. and that said
auction sales be ordered discontinued"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-03
DREDGE IS REMOVING
EARTH AT WATERGATE
Clear View From Potomac Park.
way Approach of Memorial Bridge
Will Be Provided.

With hydraulic pipe line across the
Potomac River, from near the Lincoln
Memorial to Columbia Island. the United
States Engineer ONCE dredge Talcott
today actively started work at the water
gate, near the Washington terminus of
Arlington Memorial Bridge, to remove
the segment Of earth around the sea-
wall there to give a clear water view
from the Rock Greek and Potomac
parkway approach.
This earth will be forced across the
river. through the pipes, to be deposited
on Columbia Island, in order to raise
the level. as the basis for the parkway
development that will go forward there.
The work Is expected to take about a
month.
Under the direction of Mai. joseph
d. Arthur, jr District engineer for the
War Department for the Washington
area, two derrick boats have been at
work near the water gate recently. re-
moving the old riprap foundation of
the former Seawall. This material has
been transported to Columbia Island.
to strengthen the foundations of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge project,
where they touch the island.
Maj. Arthur and E. A. Schmidt, en-
gineer in his Office who oversees the
work. explained today that all naviga-
tional interests have been requested to
hold operations to a minimum, while
the earth is being transported from the
water gate to Columbia Island. Pro-
vision is made, however, for removing
a section of the big pipe in the middle
of the river to permit the passage of
necessary craft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-03
Dismissed From Police De-
partment for Inefficiency
by D. C. Commissioners.
ACTION HELD JUSTIFIED
FOR "GO0D OF SERVICE"
Circulation Among Employees of
Pamphlet Considered Offensive
Figured in Case.

The action of the District Commits
sioners in removing Loren H. Wittner
civil employe of the Police Depart
ment attached to the Traffic Bureau, In
December, 1928, was approved today by
the District Court of Appeals in an
opinion by Justice Charles H. Robb
Wittner brought a mandamus proceed
ing in December, 1929, to secure his re-
inStatement, which was denied by the
District Supreme Court, and the en-
ploye appealed
his work, using office time for private
purposes in writing news articles and
receiving visitors on private errands
having no connection with the work
of the Office were made against Wittner
He also was charged with circulating
among the female employees of the Traf-
fic Bureau a pamphlet having to dc
with companionate marriage and free
love of an offensive nature to the per-
sons among whom the pamphlet was
circulated.
Declares Pamphlet InoffenSive.
Wittner denied the first charge, and
as to the second allegation denied thai
If true it leSsened his ability or con-
duced to failure of his Office work
He admitted showing pamphlet to
some of the female clerks, but denied
that 'it dealt particularly with COM
panionate marriage and free love"
The clerk declared the pamphlet was
an "inoffensive, ironical and spicy
satirical review of modern marriage
customs and practices. with heredity
particularly in view. These were con-
trasted with the slow growth Of ancient
marriage systems since the dawn OF
civilization"
The Commissioners held the charges
had been sustained and removed him
for the good Of the service" and ap-
pointed his successor.
Action for Good Of Service Upheld.
In sustaining the decision of the lower
court denying the mandamus, Justice
Robb points out that the finding was
justified that Wittner had used his Of
flee time for private purposes and by
his admission that he circulated among
the female clerks IAN unfinished, un-
published manuscript of his latest book
'Blueblood Intimacies,' in an effort to
get public opinion before publishing
it, amounts to an admission that he
had circulated the pamphlet among the
female employees as charged.
Whether efficient or inefficient"
concludes the court, "his attitude was
such as to Justify the Commissioners
In concluding that he would be a dis
turbing element in the bureau; that his
retention would be subversive Of disci-
pline, and that the good Of the service
demanded his removal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-03
CAMPBELL PISTOL
TEST IS DECLINED
Has No Interest in Case,
Ordnance Officer Says in
Reply to Challenge.

Decision TO reject challenge of Her.
bert M. Campbell that he decide which
of 10 test bullets were fired from five
revolverS was announced today by Mai.
Julian S. Hatcher, Ordnance Depart
ment of the Army.
Hatcher said he had no interest in
the matter, had not followed the trial
in which Campbell was exonerated on
a charge of Staying Mary Baker and
was too busy to be concerned with tests.
He said he would so inform Campbell
Hatcher added he had only been drawn
into the case because he had told a
newspaper man he would vonch for the
veracity of Col. Calvin Goddard, pros
ecution ballistics expert
Campbell had telegraphed Hatcher:
Your statement in Sundays paper
noted. I challenge you to make test
in accordance with the terms offered
by Col. Goddard at my trial and see If
you can make any better job of it than
he did. 1t took him four hours to pick
my gun out of every other gun on earth
when my life was at stake and he failed
to determine the bullets from five guns
in four days with his own reputation at
stake. Please accept or reject this
challenge at once, as am retaining DR..
Hamilton until I have your answer"
The exonerated Virginian and his
brother, Frank G.. Campbell, Washing
ton attorney, announced they would ex-
tend every aid within reason" to any
one brought to trial in the future in
cases involving ballistics testimony.
Meanwhile it was learned a proposed
meeting of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, at which Albert H. Hamilton
Campbells firearms expert, had planned
to speak had been Cancelled because OF
inability to obtain a suitable meeting
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-03
COMMUNITY CHEST
CITES EMERGENCY
Remaining Donors Are Asked to
Pay Pledges to Meet Charity
Burdens.

With collections totaling $l.377 GAS SO
on November /, the Community Chest
had received $50 per cent of the funds
pledged 1t for 1880, according TO tabu-
lations just completed by Andrew G..
Landrus, Chest auditor.
On the basis of $l,605, 459.66, which
was the net amount promised after cam
cellations End deductions had been
made, the balance due the Chest for
the year Is $227,5l268 and bills for
this sum now are in the mails.
Because of the emergency confront
ing charity organizations at present,
the Chest has sent letter to each con-
tributor urging prompt payment OF the
balance he owes, The Chest reserve
fund OF 100000 and the Inaugural
Committee gift of $4,000 were thrown
into the budget in the last campaign in
order to meet the needs OF these organi-
cations.
The letter to donors points out that
the unemployment situation has placed
an unusually heavy burden on the va
rious agencies associated with the
Chest