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The Washington times., 1930-04-16
BINGHAM A SIX s
CITY CLEAN UP

Declaring that trash filled,
weedy lots were eyesores, and
particularly unsightly and unde-
sirable during the tourist season,
Senator Hiram Bingham. Of Con-
necticut, yesterday asked District
officials to sponsor a cleanup
campaign which will affect both
public and privately owned prop
erty.
The two new civilian commits
Sioners of the District, DR.. Luther
H. Reichelderfer and Maj. Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby made their
first public appearance yesterday
at the meeting of the District
subcommittee of the Senate Ap-
preparations Committee, which met
to consider proposed changes in
the District of Columbia appro-
priations measure.
Requests were received for the
inclusion in the act of a measure
to take care Of the maintenance
of the House of Detention for the
coming year at its present
quarters. AS passed by the House
the measure does not include
rental for the institution due to
the fact that it probably will be
moved into one of the buildings
being purchased by the D. C.
Government for the community
governmental center.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
SECONDH|T-RUN
TRIAL FAILS

The second attempt Of the
Government within two months
to convict Jack Edwin Parker, 81,
Of manSlaughter in connection
with an alleged hit-and-run death
failed today when, after "a hours
of deliberation, the jury reported
that it was deadlocked, IL to /
for acquittal. and was discharged.
Last month the Government
brought the case to trial and, just
before it was ready for the jury,
a miStrial was declared when one
of the petit jurors recalled having
been member of a Grand Jury
before which the case had been
presented.
Parker is charged with the kill
ing Of Mrs. Stella Herschberger,
of Kingston. Pa, at Thomas
Circle on November 8, 1927, while
driving his automobile.
According to evidence, Parker
kept on driving and was finally
caught by another motorist who
saw the accident after a long
chase.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
OPPOSES
CURTA|L|NG
TAX|CABS
Peoples Counsel Approves
Requiring an indemnity;
Senate Hearing Is Stayed

While he is in favor Of the
general principle of compulsory
financial responsibility for taxi
cabs, Peoples Counsel Richmond
B. Keech today said he will op-
pose the proposed amendment
dealing with convenience and
necessity when the Senate Dis
trict Committee resumes its hear
ingS on taxicab regulations next
week.
This amendment provides that
no, one shall be granted certifi-
cate to operate cabs, even though
he is financially responsible, if
such operation is not in the inter
est Of public necessity. Those in
operation up to May 80 shall be
granted certificates without ques-
ton on this ground however.
STILES Competition
Keech said:
II feel that this regulation is
unnecessary and tends to stifIe
legitimate competition. It would
force rates up rather than
downward"
The Senate committee yester-
day postponed its hearing on the
request. of the Public Utilities
and Keech, that legislation be
enacted giving the commission
undisputed power to regulate
cabs and their operators.
If the commission is empowered
by Congress to regulate CABS
Keech said he viii support any
regulation designed to insure fl
nancial responsibility and result
ing greater safety for the public
Study Route Ruling
At yesterdays hearing the com
mission also proposed an amend
ment to Senator Capper's DILL or
regulation of vehicles for lire
introduced in January, asking
that it be allowed to regulate
routes and terminals of bus lines
A recent attempt to collect a fine
from the Nevin bus line for ar
alleged variation from the as
signed route, failed when the bus
company fought and won the
case in Municipal Court
This discussion was also post
poned until next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
Crash at go Miles an Hour
Fails to Feaze Girls

A little thing like being in an
automobile which turned over at
so miles an hour does not mean
much to Mrs. Marie Fletcher, 800
block H st. N. w.
Mrs. Fletcher and her sister
Mrs. Ella Burroughs. both young
and pretty, went out for a spin
yesterday. Eventually the spin
took them way below Alexandria.
Two newspaper reporters. re-
turning from the funeral Of Mary
Baker, murder victim, at Oak
Grove, Va, observed the car
piloted by Mrs. Fletcher or Mrs.
Burroughs as it rounded sharp
curve just below Accotink.
Car Overturns
The car zig-zagged. from the
road and into a concrete pole
bearing a marker of warning.
curve" It turned completely
over and wrecked the warning
pole. The reporters rescued Mrs.
Burroughs from underneath and
carried her to Alexandria hospital.
Others returning from Oak
Grove attempted to rescue Mrs.
Fletcher.
But she would not be rescued.
Hit Up Pace
She drove the car, which pass
ersby had righted, to the hos
pital, at a pace which occupants
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
: PRIVILEGES"
|NVAL.|DATE
LEGALITY
UnconstitutionaIity Claim Is
Made by crandaII Mackey in
Fighting Conspiracy Cases

{ The first determined attack on
elle constitutionality Of the act Of
Congress making women eligible
Tor jury service was made in the
District Supreme Court today
when Crandall Mackey, attorney
Tor Policemen Ardie Swortzel and
John Elgin and James Crotts,
nled Is pleas in abatement to
their recent conspiracy indict-
ment, based mainly on the rights
of women to serve on juries.
Congress committed an error
when, in passing the act, it al
lowed women the option of
serving because of their sex, ac-
cording to the plea, which sets
out that the act is class legisla-
Mon and unconstitutional for
that reason.
Men Not Privileged
Men serving on jurieS are not
given the privilege of declining.
This point was raised in the
hirst-degree murder trial of NAL
colin Howard several years ago,
but the Court of Appeals refused
to consider the point on appeal
on the ground that the question
was raised after the case had
gone to the jury, when it should
have been made in the form Of a
plea.
Mackey also insists that the
oct given women the right to sit
on jurieS did not includ grand
Jury service and points to State
flaws which specially provide
grand jury service for women in
addition to jury service, other
wise the courts have held them
ineligible.
Other Points
Points raised in similar pleas
In other criminal cases are in
cluded in the pleas filed by
Mackey today, including the pres
ence Of Deputy Marshal John r.
Hawkins, grand jury bailiff in the
grand jury room during the
taking Of testimony and the ex-
animation of the tentative grand
jury panel outside the presence
Of the court before their final
qualification.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
BAR TESTIMONY
FROM HERMAN;
KIN TALK
Detectives From Baltimore
Give Evidence and Leave;
Other Cases Investigated

Indictments naming two men
as SenderS of the fatal Christ
mas gift bomb" at Seat Pleasant,
Md, which killed three persons
and manned several others will
probably be returned by a Prince
Georges County grand jury at
Upper Marlboro today.
Testimony in the case is be-
lieved to have been completed
yesterday afternoon and court
officers indicated that the action
of the grand jury would probably
be made public early today.
The most important develop
ment in the case which became
known yesterday was the action
of the jury, through States At
torney j. Frank Parran, in ex-
cusing Herman Brady, husband
of Mrs. Naomi Hall Brady who
was slain by the bomb, from
testifying in the investigation.
Herman has waited three days
in the ante-room of the grand
jury chamber, but did not appear
before that body.
Detectives Finish
Lieut.. Joseph Itzel and Sergt.
Charles Schalter, Baltimore de-
tectives, who investigated the
bombing, yesterday comp leted
their testimony before the jury
and returned 70 Baltimore. Asked
if he were through his testimony,
as he left the court house, Schal-
ter replied:
"Yes, I'm going back to Bal
timOre. / think you boys can
print the story tomorrow"
Among important witnesses in
the case who were at the court
house to be heard yesterday were
Mrs. Ella Brady, mother-in-law
of one of the victims Of the
bomb, and Emmett Brady. brother
of Herman.
Leroy Brady, who has been in
Jail for some time in connection
with the crime, is held incom.
municaoo. His brother, Herman,
yesterday said that he had. not
seen Leroy since he was jailed,
while the mother is required to
procure court order before be-
ing allowed to see her son.
Secrecy Prevails
The air of secrecy which has
been maintained about the case
by court officers has prevented
securing definite information
about the case. but it is believed
that the grand jury is ready to
return its findings and that two
men will be named.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
National Symphony
Plans rs Concerts

A series of Is concerts by the
Washington National Symphony
will be given next season, it was
announced yesterday by Frank
Frost. president.
The announcement was made
at luncheon in honor of Mrs.
Grace Widney Mabee, of Los An
geles, national chairmans of the
Federation of Music Clubs.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16

REP. J. RANKIN = sioner, Fred
ertck A. Fenntng, some years
duo. When "Toml" BlGnton
felI the Utctim OF a nervous at
tack, as the result of battling
tDith Frank J. Hogan before
the House Judiciary Committee,
II tDds Rankin that took up the
cud0eLS. The MiSSiSSippian be-
cunse so temperGmentdl oUer
Hoadn's lDell-knotDn tactics that
: ne dashed an ink bottle on q
mahogany table. and. on the
rebound, the aforesaid ink bot
tie missed Hogan only by an
inch or so.
Rankin has been in Congress
for 10 years. His home is in
TupeIo. Where also former Senu-
tor John Sharp Williams not0
resides.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
Ten Million Trees To
Be Set in Honor
Of Washington

Ten million memorial trees
planted in honor Of the 200th
birthday of George Washing
ton in 1882 is the nation wide
bi-centennial program of the
American Tree Association.
At the direction of Charles
Lathrop Pack, president of the
American Tree Association, a
George Washington Bi-Centen-
NAL tree planting certificate
has been made.
This will be given to every
tree planter in the country
who plants a tree in honor of
Washington and registers it on
the associations honor roll.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
Columbia Citizens
Fight CrdnatOn Bill

Opposition to the proposed
Cramton Park bill on the grounds
that it would saddle District tax
payers with a debt of $4,000, 900,
at the same time robbing them
of the site for future power de-
velopment, was voiced by the
Columbia Heights Citizens AsSo-
citation Forum at their regular
meeting last night.
The association also voted
against the transfer of 78 teachers
from the kindergarten to the
primary department Of the Dis
trict schools.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
Fall From Ladder
Breaks Mans Skull

Following a fall from a step
ladder at Brentwood, Md,
Richard Campbell, 48, a painter,
of Riverdale, Md, was brought to
Casualty hospital late yesterday
in a serious condition.
Physicians today reported that
his condition was critical but that
he would in all probability re-
cover from the injuries, diagnosed
as a fracture of the SkuN.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
Hospital Workers
Elect Officers

Miss Dorothy Williams, of Wal
ter Reed Hospital, was elected
.Achairman of the Washington group
Of Hospital Social Workers at a
meeting at American University.
Mrs. Clara Ross AStaShkin, Of
Providence Hospital, was reelected
aecretarY.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
NeU British AttGche
Is Presented TOdny

Wing Comdr. L. G. E. Twistle-
ton-Wyckham Fiennes. military
attache of the British embassy,
was today presented to F. Trubee
Dawson, Acting Secretary of War.
Col. Francisco j. Aguilar, mill
tary attache of the Mexican en-
baSSy, and Major Gustave Larriv
y Are Arevalo. assistant military
attache, were received by Dawson
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
Yale Scholarship.
Won by d. C.. Youth

A Sterling Fellowship at Yale
University has been awarded John
Ritchie, Sd, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ritchie, jr., Of the 1900 block
of Church st. N. W., it was learned
yesterday.
Six fellowShipS are awarded an
nually for pregraduate records.
Ritchie will enter law school at
kvale in the fall.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
BANK STATEMENT

Washington Clearing House,
81, ,729, ,669. .88.
New York Clearing House ex-
change. 81, ABS ,000, 900.
New York Clearing House bal
ance $193, 100000.
Treasury balance, $262, 1894, 1852. 10.
Customs receipts, $19, ,O22 1854. 81.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16

S I p pt, Dho
loUeS terUid
orGtory and
belIigerent de-
bate. He is
GIDGyS In the
foreground of
party fights.
He ipS
into District
of Columbia
affairs n o ID
and then, as
DitneSS his
&c t ureSQue
attack on our
re nm mis-
The Washington times., 1930-04-16

of an escort car said they had
difficulty in keeping.
Physicians said both girls only
had scratches. Mrs. Fletcher
emerged from the operating room
with q triumphant smile, saying:
"YOu can't kill me-"
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
TALMUD HEAD ELECTED

Harry Katz last night was e.
elected president of the Congre-
cation Talmud Tarale at meet
ing of the organization in the
400 block E st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
SLANT SON
. CAP
pEO PIE

One OF the most fiery fighters
IN the LotDer House OF Con-
creSs is REPRESENTATIVE
JOHN E. RANKIN of MiSSis-
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
CITIZENS TO MEET

The regular meeting Of the
Federation of Citizens ASsocia-
tions will be held in the board
room of the Municipal Building,
Saturday night.
The Washington times., 1930-04-16
GEORGETOWN DANCE SET

The annual Foreign Service
Prom" Of the Foreign Service
School, Georgetown University,
will be held Saturday night, April
26, at the Mayflower.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25

Perhaps his prophetic soul
hinted to him that he was
bringing to baseball a lad
who was to become the dia-
mOnd's most remarkable per.
SOnage.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25

enthusiasm. This was the point
at which the right began to run
against Campolo.
No longer brash, he began
to discover that he had no
particular fancy for even a
punch as delicate as RiSkO'S.
He likewise discovered that
he didn't like his own punch;
that is, he threw the fist and
then ran away from it.
This was all that Risko could
ask. He piled into the foreigner
and won the next three rounds
on agressiveness alone. with Cam
polo lashing out only semi-oc-
casionally with those bruising
rights of his. When he lashed,
he hurt. But somehow the fight
was gone from him and he
seemed to have no particular
stomach for what enSued. Thus.
he got no better than an even
break on the eighth and blew the
ninth. The final round was Com
polo's by great plenty and
many thought this was enough
to steal the decision. It wasn't.
Apparently, it is getting so
these days that you can't even
steal what you don't earn.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25
:aI(5 II z =
"a e IIE2(S

At Brooklyn, Hubert Gillis, Bel
gian lightweight, outpointed Sam
White, of Brooklyn, 10 rounds.
At Philadelphia, Arthur De Beve
of Washington, outpointed Joe
Cesar, of Philadelphia, 6 rounds:
Ell Kader. Washington middle
weight, kayoed Leo Duncan, of
Leiperville, Pa, in fourth round.
At New York-Johnny Risko,
Cleveland heavyweight, defeated
Victoria Campolo, Argentine Q0).
Vincent Forgione, Philadelphia
middleWeight, knocked out Doc
Conrad, Newark, N. j. "a. Harry
Smith, Harlem negro, defeated
Charley Beranger, Canada Q0.
At Philadelphia-George God
frey, Philadelphia negro, knocked
out Ace Clark, Philadelphia Cd.
At Omaha-Tony Herrera, Mex
ican lightweight, defeated Tommy
Grogan, Omaha.
At BaItimOre-Marty Gallagher,
Washington heavyweight, de-
feated AL Friedman, Boston 1O.
At Miami-Joe Barrara, New
York lightweight, defeated Jackie
Mason, Staten Island Q0).
At Chicago - Paul Swiderski,
New York light heavyweight. out
pointed King Levinsky, Chicago
90. Charlie Retzlaff, Duluth,
Mimi, heavyweight, won knock
out over frankie Lennon, of
Cleveland ID.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25
RITES ARE SET
FOR ECKERSALL

CHICAGO, March 25.-Noted
athletic personages from all parts
of the country today Joined in tri.
butte to Walter H. Eckersall, three
times All-American football player
and widely known sports writer
who died yesterday Of a heart
attack. He was 46 years old.
His heart weakened by an at.
tack of influenza last fall, Ecker
sail became seriously i'll in his
rooms at the Chicago Athletic
Association yesterday afternoon
and died soon afterward.
Eckersall, as quarterback on the
University of Chicago football
teams of 1901-1905, won nation
wide renoWn. He was chosen
three times on Walter Camps all.
American elevens, and was the
first westerner to be honored
with an all-American berth. He
was frequently named on all.
time, all.American selections.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday morning.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25
|YzSH PRANK EARNED RUTH NAME OF BABE
Times Giving Away
1880 Baseball
Schedules

The Washington Times has
1000 American League baseball
schedules to give to the first
thousand fans who inclose a
self-addressed stamped envelope
asking for same.
These schedules are gratis,
but it is requested the above
means of securing them be fol
lowed, rather than apply for
them in person or send mes
sengers. Just inclsoe a Self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope and
ask for your schedule and the
first thousand requests received
will be granted. Only one can
be given each applicant. Ad-
dress the Baseball Schedule
Editor, Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25

"Say, the boy could have
had the bike if it had cost me
five times that much" added
Dunn, ''but after all, I had to
take it away from him a cOu-
pie of days later. If I hadn't
/ would have had a cripple on
my hands instead of a prom
Using pitcher.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25
CELT|CS LEARN
|. FATE TONIGHT

The Skinker Brothers Eagles
must get by the st. Mary's Celtics
in their game tonight in the Alex,
andria Armory If they hope to
catch the French's five which
holds a half game lead on the
Eagles. Tonight's contest is to be-
gin at $50 o'clock.
The Eagles can draw abreast Of
French's by dealing the Celtics a
defeat tonight while a loss will
set them back a stride. The Gel
tics will also be cunning for a
victory as this would put them
on even terms with the Eagles
while a setback would seal their
fate.
French's hold the top post with
seven victories and one reverse.
The Eagles are second with six
victories and one defeat, with the
CelticS next, showing five victories
and two losses.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25

Campolo did more than fail to-
win; he actually succeeded in
losing the decision to the man
who was almost 80 pounds lighter
and some 712 inches shorter, a
verdict in which the referee, one
Judge and Mrs. Walsh'S favorite
son concurred.
Risko won because he had the
bigger heart, this being an asset
to which Campolo had no ade-
quate rejoinder. All he had was
the bigger feet.
Some thought the decision
was exemplary, others said it
was a laundry ticket. But,
right or wrong, CampOlO
didn't have a leg under him
as far as prestige was con-
cerned when the tenth round
was over.
They call him a foreign threat,
yet with a big pull in the weights
and with reach and height pre-
ponderantly in his favor, he re-
fused to go to a man whose
punch won't dent your derby.
Foreign menace? It is to laugh.
Dempsey might be so terrible
that he can't walk down the
block without suffering a nervous
breakdown and still he would
be too good for the Campolos of
this world.
The man simply wouldn't go on
and win after almost knocking
Risko out in the first three
rounds. He did the same thing
at Miami last month. so it must
be congenital. The local boxing
commission would have none of
a Risko-Campolo match at the
time but, after what happened
last night, it probably changed
its mind. It probably suspects
now that in prize fighting the
size of the heart is more i'm
portant than the size of the feet.
incidentally, last nights event
was the commissions own show, a
benefit performance for the local
cancer hospital, and it died pitt
fully in its own blood. There was
less than 5000 in the place at the
pay-off and most of these sat up
there on the ceiling in the So
chairs. Apparently the golden
days OF pugilism in New York are
definitely no more.
Apparently, too, the smart
money isn't as intelligent rs
1t used to be. It was sent in
heavily on CampOlO at IL to
and, in the long run, every
body went for what they call
"a BATH" i. e., overheard.
At that. their money looked like
an investment in Treasury bonds
when Campolo went out there and
punched Risko dizzy in the first
round. He dropped right-handers
into the ribs and on the jaw with
great profusion, one of these stag
gering John near the end of the
round. It looked then as though
John was to finish the evening in
deep repose. Instead, he kept
fighting back and this in time dis
concerted Victorio in very
marked manner.
He promptly resorted to the rab-
bit punch and, to those who
thought he won, these punches
doubtless went for points. But
the referee, who warned Campolo
a dozen times, saw them only in
the light of demerits.
The Argentine punched his way
through the second and third
rounds to finish well in front and
scored with a hard right counter
to RiSko's head in the fourth but
by this time was beginning to re-
gret the entire incident exceed
ingly and finished the round on
the ropes with Risko belaboring
him, above and below, with great
The Washington times., 1930-03-25
Former Washington U.
Grid Coach in Civil Job

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 25.-
Enoch Bagshaw, former uni
versity of Washington football
coach. today had been appointed
supervisor of transportation in
the department of public works.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25
GIVES BIRTH
! Of R(JTH'S
NAME

Have you ever wondered why
they call Ruth the Babe? No,
he is not paradoXically so-called
because of his size nor because
of his somewhat cherubic face,
the Old Sport relates in the Phila-
delphia Inquirer. On the con-
trary, he became Babe Ruth" in
the spring of 1918, when his boy
ish amusements caught the fancy
of the Baltimore Orioles, with
whom he was training at Fayette.
vile, N, c.
Charlie Dooin's Phillies trained
at Southern Pines that year, and
the club had three-game exhibi
ton series with the Orioles in
the latter's camp. The night be-
fore the first game the late Jack
Dunn. then manager Of Balti'
more, Doom and the Old Sport
were tanning on the hotel porch.
81 have a kid in this camp
who is a marvel" said Dunn.
"He's a born ball player
can pitch, hit, field, do any
thing out there. I'll show
him to you for about three
innings tomorrow, Charlie,
and / know you will go crazy
ahO1It him"
The Washington times., 1930-03-25
Risko Wins From CampoLo
Through Sheer Courage
By DAVIS j. WALSH

NEW YORK, March 25.-They selling "foreign
short the cauower mart today following the
failure of Vcorio Campoo the Soaring Alp from
the Argentine, to win last night from Johnny Rsko man
who obviously his inferior in everything save raw
courage,
The Washington times., 1930-03-25
Basketball Results

"Y" Flashes, SO; B c. optimists, 81
J. c. c, Flashes. 36; Potomac Preps
Potomac 3 c., 81; Company r. 90.
J. c. c.. IS; Takoma Firemen, 0.
WoodIawns. 81; National Circlss, 80.