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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
AIRPORT DISPUTE
IS RADIO SUBJECT
Lieut.. Hinton, for Washington
Chamber of Commerce, Attacks
Commissions Proposal.

The opposition of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce to the recon-
mendation of the Joint Congressional
Airport Commission for the develop
ment of a municipal flying field at the
south end of Highway Bridge was
voiced last night by Lieut.. Walter Hin
ton, chairman of the chambers avia-
ton committee, in a radio address from
station WMAL.
A far better airport in every re-
spect, he declared could be constructed
at q smaller cost at Gravelly Point.
There, he said. could be developed
within two years an airport free from
all surrounding Instructions and haZ-
ards, suitable for land and seaplane
operation, capable of expansion and
equal in size and acreage to the WASH
ington Airport Hoover Field-Experi-
mental Farm Columbia Island project
for but 81 $50 ,000."
It is estimated that the cost of &C
QUESTION and development Of the
recommended site would approximate
$4,000, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
RUM SEARCH WRIT
GRANTED ENOS CROCE
Right of Prohibition Officers With
out Warrant on Public Prem
Uses to Be Settled.

The right of prohibition officers with
out warrant to enter public premises
and conduct a search for evidence OF
violations of the liquor law is to be in
terpreted by the Court Of Appeals.
The appellate court has granted q
writ Of error In the case of Enos Croce
who was arrested on charges OF illegal
possession following a raid on q reStau-
rant conducted by him In the 1900
block Of H street last September.
A police liquor squad raided Croce's
establishment without q warrant and
extended the scope Of search into the
kitchen. where, they contend, a small
quantity of intoxicating liquor was
found
Last November IL Croce was convicted
before Police Court Judge John p. Nc
Mahon and sentenced to pay a $3.50 fine
or serve so days in jail.
Croce's counsel, Attorney George p
Lemm, had fled q motion to quash
evidence seized in the raid on grounds
that the search was illegal and the mo-
ton was overruled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
JUNIOR LEAGUERS
TO WORK IN STORE
Expect to Make Money for
Hospital by Service in
Sales Force for Day.

washington's young society women
will become salesladies for day, April
8, when, through special arrangement
with Frank r. Jelleff, the Junior League
Of Washington win take over the Jellefl
department store, on F street, with tn
members aiding in the sale Of goods
AS a token for their services, the
Junior League Is to receive 10 per cent
of the gross receipts for that day, tht
proceeds to be devoted to social work
at Children's Hospital under the direc
ton Of the league.
Models for Gowns.
While the regular professional sales
force at eJlleff's will be maintained, the
Junior League members are expected
to aid materially in the sale of tn
various articles Of women's wearing APP
parel. A special feature will be about
eight members of the league serving as
models for some Of fashions lates;
gowns. Miss Charlotte Childress vii
be In general charge Of the latter group
as committee chairman.
Miss Halle Brooke Is general chair
man in charge Of arrangements for the
Junior League. with Miss Elise Alex
ander vice chairman. Mrs. Cary r
Grayson, wife of Admiral GraySon, Is
chairman Of the hostess committee, arr
Mrs. Theodore P. Noyes is in charge !,
publicity. The Junior League Is head
by Mrs. Sidney Thomas, president.
Service ut Hospital.
The Junior League, widely known fol
its many activities in this city of q
charitable nature, or TO aid a worthy
cause, has been particularly interested
In Children's Hospital. and with tn
proceeds to be derived from the sales al
Jelleff's in April, hopes to carry on the
social-service work at the hospital IN
accordance with the most modern
requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
BLACKHAND WRITER
ARREST EXPECTED
BY THREAT VICTIM.
Frank Sachs Says Man Who
Beat Him Has Been
Spotted"
NEW ANONYMOUS CALL
FAILS TO REVEAL CLEW
Police Take Up All-Night Vigil
After Guard Receives Telephoned
Warning to Desert His Post.

The man who penned black hand
notes to Frank Sachs. garage owner at
500 K street. and who took him for
. ride" and beat and robbed him at
pistol point on the Defense Highway
several days ago, will be arrested before
Tuesday, Sachs declared last night.
Sachs refused to divulge the name Of
the man he said police would arrest
within the next two or three days.
They have got him spotted" Sachs
said, but will not give his name be-
cause it would ruin the chances of po-
lice to make an arrest"
Kelly Denies Developments.
Lieut.. Edward Kelly, chief of the
homicide squad in charge of the inves-
tigation, said last night there were no
new developments in the case. Police
are continuing their investigation.
With the receipt of several telephone
calls late today, threatening the life OF
Policeman Lester Parks of the second
precinct II he failed to relinquish his
guard at Sachs garage, police took up
an all-night vigil in front of Sachs
home, 906 Emerson street. Parks, VINO
says he is getting used to threatening
calls, was told to take the air or suffer
the consequences" Police have been
unable to trace the calls.
An anonymous telephone call at
Sachs home early today sent Lieut..
Kelly and other members of the homl-
eide squad on a wild goose chase 10 a
garage one mile above the District line
on Good Hope road.
The caller asked Sachs to come out
70 the garage to make an estimate on
some repair work. Sachs said last nlgnt
that he recognized the voice as similar
to the one which called him out 10
Defense highway Thursday morning
Garage Owner Questioned.
The garage owner on Good Hope road
vas questioned about the call to Sachs
home, but was unable TO throw any
light on the matter.
"Don't think 1 am afraid OF these
silly black hand notes." Sachs told
reporter last night wherever l go,
a policeman is with me-"
sachs said the publicity he was get
ting In regard TO the hold-up ano
robbery is mot hurting me at all, ana
furthermore it's not worrying me-"
Sachs first received threatening let
tiers when he opened glass repair sec
ton at his repair shop. Each OF the
score of notes he has received threat
ened his life If he did not close tnat
particular section of his garage.
A number of suspects have been ar
rested and brought to headquarters,
where samples Of their handwriting
were compared with that Of the black
hand notes. All were released follow
ing the comparison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
SITE FOR ARMORY
TO Be CONSIDERED
Park and Planning Commits
sion to Start TWo-Day
Session on Friday.

Potential sites for the location Of an
armory for the District Of Columbia
National Guard, will be considered dur
ing the two-day meeting of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
starting Friday.
The staff of the commission has been
conducting surveys since the last COM
mission meeting, but In line with the
Governments policy Of never disclosing
Information on land purchases, before
necessary preliminaries are executed, nc
announcement is being made of where
these sites are. The commission at It's
recent meeting turned down a pro-
posal to purchase the Washington
Auditorium for use as an armory.
The commission will consider the
Washington Municipal Airport project
and the approaches to the Arlington
Memorial Bridge from the Virginia side
Mai. Brehon Somervell, District engin-
eer for the War Department for the
washington area, will cooperate In
consideration of the airport, as the
United States Engineer once is inter-
ested in the development Of this
program.
The report of the recreation commit
tee, dealing with the proposed .expan-
sion program of Fairgrounds and recre-
ational facilities In the city, will be laid
before the commission. An arrange
ment Of highways in the vicinity Of the
Patterson tract, in conjunction with the
new market being undertaken there, viii
be studied by the commission, its vice
chairman and executive oficer, Lieut.
Col. U. s. Grant, Sd, said yesterday
Highway changes that are proposed vii
be taken UP by the commission and
minor land purchases will be considered
The status of pending legislation OF
particular interest to the commission
will be deliberated during the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
GAMING FORTRESS
IS FOUND BY POLICE
Carpenters, Busy Preparing
Stronghold Not Yet Finished,
Let Officers In.

The curiosity of two headquarters
detectives led to the discovery yesterday
afternoon of preparations for the open
ing Of what police officials claim to be
one of the largest and most elaborate
speakeasies and gambling establish
nlentS that ever has attempted to
operate In the District.
Entering a building in the 400 block
of Ninth street, Detective Sergts Arthur
T. FINELY and Benjamin G. Kuehling
found squad of workmen busily en-
gagged In hanging heavy reinforced
doors, arranging tables and a bar and
installing complicated electrical devices
for the control of the various doors and
to warn of the approach of police.
FINELY and Kuehling were walking
idly along Ninth street when they came
upon the entrance to building which
had twice before been raided by police,
one Of the raids resulting in the arrest
of three prisoners and the seizure OF
gambling equipment.
Carpenter LctS Inem In,
Curiosity lead the detectives to ring
the door bell and they were surprised
when a man, clad in carpenters overalls,
came to the coor and stood aside to
let them in.
Surprised at the turn Of events. but
deciding to follow the workman into
the building to see what was going on
inside, they eSpied other carnenters
hanging a heavy oak door, in which
had been cut peep hole" and which
led into reinforced stairway running
to the second floor of the building and
opening into large room.
On the second floor they encountered
another group swinging another rein
forced door while other men were ar
ranging what appeared to be gaming
tables and heavy bar running almost
the length of the ROOM
Walking casually out so as not To
create any excitement and disclose their
true identity, the detectives returned ia
the Detective Bureau and reported their
find to inspector William S. Shelby
chief of detectives, who ordered them to
accompany police photographer back
to the building and get whatever pic
lures of the place they could.
Make Photographs of Place.
Following the same procedure of en-
tering the structure, they made photo
graphs of the speakeaSy and an exit
opening to stairway running into the
backyard, which apparently had beer
calculated to afford escape to the oper-
ators and patrons If the place was
raided.
Inspector Shelby predicted that with
the establishment, the owners would
never open the place.
Three men who were arrested in a
raid on the same building November
Z, 1929, are at liberty under 50 900 bond
for their appearance before the grand
jury to answer to charges of permitting
ganinG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
THREE TO HANDLE
AIRPORT MEASURE
Appointment of Subcommit-
tee Forecasts Early
Consideration.

Early consideration of the bill to
establish a municipal airport for the
District as the south end of Highway
Bridge appeared likely yesterday when
Chairman Capper of the Senate Dis
trict Committee designated Senators
Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan;
Jones, Republican, of Washington, and
TydingS, Democrat, Of Maryland, a
subcommittee to handle the measure.
All three of these Senators were men,
bers of the special joint congressional
commission which drew up the recon-
mendations upon which Senator Bing-
ham, Republican, of Connecticut, based
the pending bill. They are, therefore,
thoroughly familiar with the airport
situation, which was before the special
commission throughout the past year.
Meeting to be Closed.
The subcommittee is expected to call
a meeting in the near future to take
up the bill, out the date had not been
fixed last night. Senator Vandenberg
probably will be chairman OF the group.
The bill will go before the entire Dis
trict committee after the subcommittee
has completed its work.
Senator Capper acted without delay
IN appointing the subcommittee, since
the bill, which was introduced Friday
afternoon, did not reach the COM
mittee until yesterday.
The proposed airport is to be eStab-
liShed by acquiring Hoover Field and
Washington Airport-the two private
flying fields already in operation near
the south end Of the bridge-and COM
bining them with adjacent land of the
Department of Agriculture, portion OF
Columbia Island and strip of Mill
tary road.
$2,5O0,00O Loan Plan.
The airport is to be financed by a
,2,500,000 loan from the Federal Treas
ury, to be repaid by the District with
out interest. The amount spent in any
fiscal year would be repaid in 10 an
nual instruments, starting one year
after the expenditure is actually made:
The several pieces of Federally owned
land included in the proposed site
would be turned over to the control OF
the District for airport purposes, and
the private fields would be purchased
out of the proposed appropriation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
C0R0NER'S JURY FINDS
LAMKE DEATH SUICIDE
Disconnected Gas Pipe Is Discov-
cred in Room of Man Believed
Former Dry Agent.

A verdict Of suicide was returned by
a coroner's jury yesterday in the case
of Henry Lamke. So years old, who was
ing house in the 800 block of C street
Friday morning.
It was at first thought that Lamke's
death was accidental, but further in
veStigation revealed that a gas pipe
leading to a stove In his room had
been disconnected.
Police are investigating papers found
on Lamke which indicated that he was
a former prohibition agent and sched-
uled to face charges of running liquor.
Lamke's colorful stories to other
roomers that he was a liquor runner
in Florida are also being run down by
police. Lamke had been drinking prior
to his death, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
SEVEN YOUNG RADICALS
TO BE TRIED SATURDAY
Defense Counsel Granted Time to
Prepare Briefs Attacking Police
Regulation on Speeches.

Seven young girls and boys, alleged
Communists, scheduled for trials yes
terday for making public speeches
without permits, were told to come TO
court next Saturday. when their at
torney, Charles Ford. was allowed con-
tinuaf1ces in order that he might pre-
sent briefs to Police Judges Given and
Schuldt attacking the regulation pro-
hibiting speeches in public unless per-
NIT is previously secured from the
major and superintendent Of police.
They were arrested at Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue during the
last week in February. Prominent
among them are Edith Brscoe ana
Solornan Harper, colored, alleged
leaders. who were also arrested at the
"red day" demonstrations in front OF
the White House. Miss Briscoe Is
under bond awaiting jury trial for as
saulting a policeman on this day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
ORPHAN TO BE HONoRED.
Inmate of v. T. w. Home to Pre-
sent Poppy to Hoover.

The "buddy poppy" Of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars viii be presented this
year to President Hoover by Miss Lois
the Home for widows and Orphans of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Eaton
Rapids, Mich, instead Of by q son or
daughter Of some local veteran as III
the past The presentation win take
place Wednesday, March 26 at the
White House.
In the future 1t is the intention x,
have the annual poppy presentation to
the President made by one Ot the OIL
phans Of this home, which Is main
of the poppy sale. Miss Aliens father
was wounded while he was q member
of machine gun company In thA
Argonne and died few years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Cherry Blossoms
Expected Before
April This Year
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The famous japanese cherry
trees that line the Tidal Basin
are expected by park officials to
bloom this year before the first
of April.
Mid weather for the last few
weeks has caused the trees to bud
and a continuance Of the SPRING
like breezes, it was said, will
bring the annual touch of fairy
land to Potomac Park as early
this year as last, when the bios
SONS appeared just before Easter.
Dependent upon the weather,
the trees usually bloom between
March 20 and April 10. With
Easter falling 30 late this year,
many Of the trees are expected to
pass their blossom time before
the end Of the Lenten season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
HAND CAR DERAILMENT
THOUGHT TRAIN WRECK
Ambulances and Rescuers Rush to
Maryland Station to Find Two
Men Slightly Injured.

Derailment of small gasoline hand
car on the metropolitan branch OF the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad near Terra
Gotta station, Maryland, yesterday gave
occasion for a flash through police
headquarters that train wreck OF dis
astrous proportions had occurred. Inc
renort caused headquarters detectives,
police reserves, Fire Rescue Squad and
hospital ambulances to be rushed to the
scene, to find there the small derailed
machine and its crew of two suffering
only from minor hurts.
No. 1 Rescue Squad took one of the
cars crew, j. T. Oden OF 824 Silver
Spring avenue, Silver Spring. Md, to
Casualty Hospital for treatment for
an injured knee. The other man who
was ON the machine when 1t jumped the
tracks was F. NJ Oden, 902 Silver
Spring avenue. He did not require
medical treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
HOUSE DISTRICT BODY
HAS BUSY SCHEDULE
Committee Will Consider Bill to
Convert Ford Theater Into
Lincoln Museum Tomorrow.

This Is to be a busy week for the
House District committee. Tomorrow
the committee Is to consider the bill
to convert the old Ford Theater In
which Lincoln was shot into a Lincoln
Museum.
Tuesday morning the subcommittee
of which Representative Reid of ILL.,
nois Is chairman is to consider the
legislation to authorize a merger of
the street railways and bus lines of
the city. The other members of the
subcommittee are Representative Bow
man, West Virginia. Lampert, Wis
consin; Whitehead, Virginia; Patman,
Texas. and Hall, Indiana.
Wednesday there is a meeting of the
full District committee.
Friday the Mcleod subcommittee
will continue hearings on the Mcleod
bills-one designed to drive from the
streets the reckless insolvent and judge
ment proof drivers and the other pro-
posing an auto-title law similar to that
in operation in Maryland. The COM
mittee will also discuss the legislation
authorizing the District Commissioners
to close certain streets and parts Of
streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
PLAN LADIES' NIGHT"
Elks Expect Visitors From Mary
land and Delaware.

An elaborate program Of entertain
ment in observance of ladies night
has been arranged by Washington
Lodge, No. is, B. p. o. Elks, to be
presented at the Elks' Home, Sl9 Il
street, Tuesday evening.
Delegations from the lodges of the
State association of the order are ex-
pected from Maryland, Delaware and
the District. The opening speaker Will
be John Dillon Fitzgerald, exalted ruler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

NEW POLICE BILL DRAWN.
Proposes Pay for Widows of Men
Dying From Service.

The families of policemen and fire.
men whose deaths result from injuries
line of duty would receive an amount
equal to one years salary, in addition to
benefits they now receive, under bill
drafted yesterday by Senator Tydings,
Democrat of Maryland The measure
was referred to the District committee
for study
AS the law now stands, the widow Of
policeman or fireman receives $50 a
month and $40 month for each child
under 10 years Of age, Members of the
United States Park Police also are In
cluded In the TydingsAnill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
JOHNSON'S SON RESTS.
Base Ball Managers Boy, Struck by
Car, Reported Comfortable.

ShE1 nepoILeu Noulio1 IuOle'
Walter johnson. jr, 14-year-old son
of the manager of the Washington Base
Ball Club, who received two fractured
legs, internal injuries and a lacerated
hand when knocked down by an auto
mobile while roller-skating early Thurs
day night, passed a comparatively COM
Portable day yesterday and last night
was resting easily, Georgetown Univer-
Sity Hospital attaches reported.
The accident occurred but a block
from the johnson residence, in Bethes-
da, Md, as the youth was returning
home after accompanying a playmate,
Betty Moore, IL years old, to her home.
Maryland police said he was struck by
an automobile operated by George
Peter, 40 years old, of Rockville, Md,
who was reported to have been blinded
by the dazzling headlights Of an ap-
preaching machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
LEE is IMPROVING.
Gexas Representative Rallies
Slightly From Stroke.

A slight Improvement was noted last
night In the condition of Representa-
tive r. @. Lee of Texas, who recently
Vas stricken with. paralysis at his Of
fee. Dr. Elliott M. Campbell Mr.. Lees
private physician, said that his patient
still was gravely Ill, but that his blood
pressure was nearer normal than II
was yesterday.
Mr.. Lee was removed to his home
when first taken i'll, but when the
seriousness of his ailment became APP
parent he was transferred To
Emergency Hospital. He succeeded
Thomas L. Blanton in the House OF
Representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Son Leaves Texas by Air.

FORT WORTH, Tex, March IS L4).
Slime Lee, Fort Worth aviator, left
by air today for Washington, where his
father, Representative r. @. Lee, is
near death.
Lee, who is employed as a pilot by
Texhoma Aeronautical Service. Inc,
was informed last night of his fathers
critical condition. He expects to reach
Washington early Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
GRIFFIN Case
REVERSED BY
HIGH COURT
HidaIgo ~Judgeship
Ruling Held Out
OF Order

AUSTIN. March 26-Pl- The
Supreme court today held that the
Travis county district court did
not have jurisdiction in the case
OF Gordon Griffin against ]. z.
Leslie. involving the Hidalgo coun-
ty district ~judgeship. and reversed
the Judgment which was favorable
to Griffin and dismissed the ase
Leslie, incumbent, will retain his
office. He was supported in the
election by the faction headed BY
Sheriff A. Y. Baker.
Griffin had contested the election
OF Judge Leslie to the ~judgeship on
grounds the returns as canvaSSed
by the Hidalgo county commission
ers court did not show the true re-
suit. The votes cast in the Wes-
laco box were not included in the
count. because the envelope bear
ing them was unSealed and because
Of other alleged irregularities.
Griffin brought suit in Travis
county to enjoin Mrs. Jane Y. Nc
Callum. secretary Of state. o IS
suing a certificate Of election 70
Leslie. Leslie attacked the suit on
grounds that the court did not have
Jurisdiction.
The court decided it had juris-
diction, overruled a privilege plea
and handed down a Judgment for
Griffin. ordering the commission
ers to recanvass the election and
include the votes cast III the Wes-
laco box. The judgment was al
firmed by the third court Of Civil
Appeals here, and the Supreme
| court granted a writ Of error.
Griffin vas a candidate on the
ticket placed in the field by the
independents against the regular
Democratic nominees. supported by
Sheriff Baker. on whose admins
tration the independents centered
their attack.