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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
HIT-RUN DRIVER
FREE UNDER BOND
William Gray Charged With Reck-
less Driving After Sur
rendering to Police.

william Gray, Is years old Of 756
Fifth street, hunted for AZ hours in con-
nection with an automobile accident
Sunday in which one woman was criti-
cally hurt and several other persons
slightly injured, was charged with reck-
less driving last night after he gave
himself up to first precinct police. He
was released on $500 bond pending trial
in Police Court.
Gray demanded jury trial in Police
Court today upon his arraignment on
charges of leaving after colliding and
reckless driving Judge Given fixed
bond at $700. The trial was postponed
indefinitely, pending the recovery of
the injured persons.
The seriously injured woman, Miss
Gertrude Harris, 20 years old, of 525
Eleventh street, passenger in Gray's
automobile, which police say collided
with taxicab at Twelfth and G streets,
is suffering from peritonitis and frac-
tured jaw at Emergency Hospital. Doc
tors said her condition is critical.
According to police. Gray took the in
jured woman to the hospital and failed
to leave his name or make his identity
known. Unable to gain information
from Miss Harris, police began search
for Gray.
Mrs. Eleanor Yate, A years old, of
1881 California street, an occupant of
the taxicab who suffered broken back
in the crash, will recover, doctors at
Emergency Hospital reported.
Three others hurt in the crash-Merle
Blair, taxi driver, of 731 Second street
southeast; Miss Margaret Armand, 81
yeats old of 3708 Georgia avenue and
Joseph Daley. "a years old, of 211 First
street. received first-aid treatment fol-
lowing the accident and were sent home
from the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
RAz|NG OF CENTER
MARKET ISFOUGHT
Probable Increase of Idle
Ranks to Be Dealers
Chief Argument.

With about q hundred dealers of
Center Market signed up to move into
Convention Hall Market, at Fifth and
K streets, when Center Market Is torn
down in the Government building pro-
gram, it was learned today that
another group of dealers in the mar
ket have renewed their efforts to post
pone again demolition of the old build
ing and to secure new Government
owned market through act of Con-
gress. The Treasury plans to raze old
Center Market in January.
Attorney Considers Matter.
Overtures have been made to a prom
inent attorney here, who has taken the
matter under advisement, and he will
hold a meeting with the marketmen
soon to go over the whole matter.
Identical bills are pending in the
District Committees of the Senate and
House to provide for Government erec-
ton of new public center market, to
be financed by sums to be charged
against the general funds in the Treas
ury and against the revenues for the
District of Columbia, in the same pro-
portion as are other appropriations to
cover the expenses Of the government
of the District of Columbia
A hearing was held on the Capper
bill on the Senate side, but the House
District Committee has not yet reached
a hearing. 7 8e site Of this market
would be picked by commissioners rep
resenting the District OF Columbia, the
Secretary of Agriculture and the direc-
tor of the Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks of the National Capital.
Convention Hall Considered.
Meantime, with prospects that their
place of business may be torn down
from over them in January, more than
100 marketmen have signed leases with
the Washington Convention Hall Co.
These leases, according to some who
have signed them, are dated November
l, but the actual rent will start, they
say, when the merchants move In as old
Center Market is torn down.
When old Center Market is torn
down, according to John S. Blick, presi-
dent of the Washington Convention
Hall Co., the nam eof his institution, at
Fifth and K streets, viii be changed to
Center Market. A new cold-storage
plant has been installed at Convention
Hall Market and plans completed to
from Center Market.
The Downtown Market Co., of which
F. w. Loetsch, dealer in Center Mar
ket, is president, is still working on
plans for a aew Downtown Center Mar
ket, near the retail shopping area.
Fear J0bless Increase.
Those behind the movement to save
old Center Market for a few months
until action can be obtained from Con-
gress on the pending legislation still
feel that it would be bad to close the
old building IN the dead of Winter. De-
spite the fact that dealers are signing
contracts to move to Convention Hall,
they still believe that many persons
would be thrown out of work, and will
use this argument in their fight to save
the old building
Among some of those who are all
ready to move to Convention HalhMar-
ket, it was said today that "people have
to eat" and are expected to follow their
favorite merchant from the old stands
to the new location.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
CIRCLE AND ROAD
PLAN IS APPROVED
AS D. c. GATEWAY
Governmental Agencies Set
Aside Proposed Oval on
Wisconsin Avenue.
BUILDING RESTRICTION
IS SET BACK FIVE FEET
Park Improvement Plan Is Not
Thought justified at Garfield
Street Location.

A circle at the proposed gateway to
the District at Wisconsin avenue and
the Maryland line, with the preservation
of the present 60-foot paved roadway
through the center for arterial traffic,
was approved today by the Co-ordi-
mating Committee, consisting of inter-
ested District and Federal Government
agencies.
The Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission previously
suggested an oval, rather than circle,
to be placed at Wisconsin avenue and
the District line, but after studying
several plans the Co-ordinating Com
mittee decided that the circle plan is
best Accordingly, it will recommend
that circle of l15-foot inner radius
and 175-foot outer radius be estab-
lished. Plans, except for minor details,
drawn up by Melvin c. Hazen, District
surveyor, we're approved by the commit
tee. This program calls for setting
back for five feet the present building
restriction line.
Copies of the plans approved will be
forwarded to the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and to the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, as soon as the
minor changes are inserted in the first
draft. None of the representatives Of
the Maryland Commission was present
at today's meeting.
Capt. E. NJ Chisolm, jr., engineer OF
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the chairman OF the
Co-ordinatfng Committee, explained
that, If deemed desirable IN the future,
the present roadway through the pro-
iected circle and the street car tracks
can be closed This Is one of the reasons
why the additional five-foot building
restriction line has been inserted In the
approved plans. Western avenue and
Military road traffic will be diverted
around the circle, to be established, url-
der the plan, with park land.
The circle will be furnished With side
walks for pedestrians, and the sugges-
ton has been advanced that the street
car stops be placed on the circle as
safety measure.
The committee decided that park i'm
provement Is not at present justified IN
the area at Garfield street, New Mexico
avenue and Forty-third street.
The Chestnut street grade crossing
was brought UP by Capt. H. @. White
hurst, co-ordinator for the District OF
Columbia, but it was decided to put
over consideration of this matter until
the next meeting, two weeks hence,
when Mr.. Hazen and Charles w. Eliot,
II, director of planning for the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, can be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
cAMPA|GN
BEGINS SATURDAY
Public to Get Prosperity Mes
sage Through Every
Kind of Medium.

The slogan -Now-for-B Better
Business, will be flung at Washing
topians via every conceivable medium
of contact throughout solid week of
intensive campaigning by the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce, according
to tentative plans being drafted by
George A, @. Wood, president of the
Washington Gas Light Co. and chair
man of the Campaign Committee.
The starting gun in the week-iong
campaign will be in the form of radio
program over Station WRC, at tbs
o'clock Saturday, when the Washington
Gas Light Company's weekly program
will be devoted to featuring the pros
perfty campaign.
Through pulpit and press. from street
cars and billboards, from movie screen
and shop window. on correspondence
letter heads and statements of accounts,
and into every home where there is a
radio receiving set, reminder of Buy
Now-for- Better-BusineSs" will be seen
or heard.
Today the leaders of local church de-
nominations of all crecds We're being
asked to cooperate in the intensive
drive by preaching the song OF pros
perity from their pulpits to the congre-
cations.
The committee of five members of
the Chamber of Commerce, which is
organizing the campaign, will meet to-
morrow to discuss expanding the COM
mittee to approximately rs or more
persons in order to embrace every line
Ct activity in and about washington.
Trade bodies, civic groups, professional
and business clubs, merchants and
roaniIfa ct,irers' orpanizatcnS-au will
be asked to cooperate in this concerted
drive to put business back on its feet
again.
I'VE are going forward energetically
with plans for the drive" Mr.. Wood
said today, land so far the reaction to-
ward the 'buy-now-for- better-business'
campaign is outstandingly encouraging. )"
The chamber committee includes, in
addition TO Mr.. Wood, Charles w. Darr
Thomas P. Littlepage, Martin A. Leese
and Nicholas j. Whelan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
TAX|S MUST SHOW
NAME AND NUMBER
OR PAY PENALTIES
Utilities Rule of 1929 viii Be
Enforced, Says Corpora
ton Counsel.
OPERATORS INFORMED
AS TO ORDER STATUS
Future Convictions to Be Followed
by Demand for Heavy Penal
ties From Courts.

Notice was served by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel William A. Roberts
today that he would seek heavy penal
ties on all future convictions of taxi
cab drivers for violation Of the police
regulation calling for the names and
numbers of their cabs on the body OF
the machines. Those convicted so lar
have been let off on their personal
bonds not to repeat the offense.
"It appears that many operators OF
taxicabs," Mr.. Roberts said in a writ
ten statement, have been misihformed
as to the status of the order'of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission requiring that
the name and the number of the opera
tor or owner must be painted on each
cab. One man was convicted Saturday,
October 25, for violating this police reg
ulation, and five more were convicted
yesterday.
"Fhis order has been in effect since
December 80. 1929, and complete in
formation with respect thereto has
been available at the Offices of the
Public Utilities Commission. Although
those convicted yesterday were released
on giving their personal bonds to COM
ply with the police regulation enforc-
ing this order, it is my intention to
ask for substantial fines In future
prosecutions.
There is no excuse for further non
compliance. The order requires that
every taxicab shall carry on, each side
in painted letters not less than 2 inches
high the trade name of the operating
company. or if there is no such trade
name the name of the individual own
ing or operating the cab. In addition
there must be on each side and on the
rear a numeral distinguishing the cab
from others operated by the same
parties If only one cab is operated the
number - must be used"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
RELIEF OF MURDER
CURE FOR INSOMNIA
Colored Man, Sleepless, Surrenders
to Police and Gets Real
Night of Rest.

The police don't recommend it as a
cure for insomnia, but they cured Draw
lev Foster. colored. Of sleepless nights
by advising him this morning that he is
wanted for felenious assault.
Considering that Foster was convinced
ne was wanted fer murder, the lesser
charge was quite tonic.
Foster. 81 years old and a resident OF
BROOKLYN called at Ne. precinct
station. attracted the attention of a
police sergeant without much difficulty,
and declared himself
"I'm almost crazy" he said by way of
Introduction. II killed my wife with q
hatchet nine mcnths ago and haven't
slept much since
Communicating with the Brooklyn
notice. the sergeant was informed that
Foster had wife, all right, and that
nine months ago he, dubbed her with 2
hatchet and left in hurry. But: end
this was what cured Foster, the wife re-
covered.
Foster will be allowed tn sleep in a
cell until Brooklyn authorities send foi
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
VICE SQUAD ARRESTS TWO
UNDER "GAS LAW OF 1873"
Raiders Reported Finding Quanti-
ty of Mash and 81 Gallons of
Alleged Liquor.

The vice squad late yesterday ar
rested John L. Aberson, 80 years old, of
Kensington, Md, and Miss Myrtle
Moore, SO years old. of $500 First street
on charges of violating the gas law Of
1878" and manufacture and possession
of liquor, following a raid at the First
street address.
The squad reported they confiscated
375 gallons. of mash along with $50 gall
Ions of additional mash which was
working" in a 150-gallon still. Near
the still police reported, they found 81
gallons of alleged liquor, packed for de-
livery
The charge of violating the gas law
was placed against the couple when in
vestigators found a tube apparently
used to divert gas from the regular gas
pipes SO 1t would not pass through the
meter and register. The device was de-
tachable, police said
Aberson, who gave his occupation as
a painter, and the woman were released
from the eighth precinct station on
bond of $500 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
GOLTL REMARRIkGE HELD
ILLEGAL BY D. C. COURT
Justice Jennings Bailey Denies
Full Faith and Credit to Vir-
ginia Divorce Decree.

Denying full faith and credit to a
divorce of the Virginia courts, Justice
Jennings Bailey of the District Supreme
Court has held illegal the remarriage
of Albert Won Steiner Goltl and
granted an absolute divorce to his first
wife. Alma Dcsio Won STEINER Goltl,
local golfer. The court decided that no
proof was shown Of misconduct with
the present wife before the remarriage.
although she had been named as CO.
respondent The husband is manu-
featuring jeweler
The former wife had tried to prevent
the prosecution of the divorce action
in Virginia and Justice Peyton Gordon
had enjoined the husband but the de-
cree was granted the next day. Con-
tempt of court proceedings were issued
against the husband and are 'still under
consideration by the court.
Attorney Neil Burkinshaw, for the
husband. has announced his intention
to appeal from the ruling of Justice
Bailey.
The wife was represented by Attorney
Raymond Neudecker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
.SHOP'EARLY DRIVE
BEGUN BY MERCHANTS
Cooperative BUY Now" Cam
paign Joined by Traction Com
panies and Post Office Officials.

Under the slogan of Buy Now, Shop
Early for Christmas" the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association OF. the
District today ofiicially launched its
annual campaign for cooperation with
the Post Office Department and Dis
trict merchants in the early handling
of the Yuletide rush Of gift mail. A
meeting of the committee of the trade
group having the campaign in charge
met this morning at the organizations
Headquarters in The Star Building to
discuss plans for the drive. Ralph
Goldsmith chairman of the committee,
presided.
The traction companies Of the Dis
trict have signified their intention of
cooperating with the association in
advertising the shop early" campaign.
Signs carrying the slogan of the drive
will be carried on the outside of street
cars in the District.
Of1cials of the Post Office Depart
ment have Endorsed the campaign, ex-
planning that in past years it has been
highly successful in bringing to- the
attention of the public of the advant-
age of making purchases early and
mailing in ample time for Christmas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
: UNHURT AS CAR.
PLUNGES 70 FEET
Roadster Is Badly Smashed
After Driver Falls Asleep
at Wheel.

Plunging down a 70-foot enbank-
ment while asleep at the wheel of his
automobile, on Conduit road near the
District line, early this morning,
Lanceferd B. Pruitt. jr., of Takoma
Park, Md, and young woman COM
panion escaped unhurt
The machine left the road near the
Conduit Road Garage and hurtled
down onto the tracks of the Baltimore
& Ohio freight branch to Cumberland.
It was thrown over en- its top and
partly demolished. Both Pruitt and
his companion were thrown clear of
the car when it struck the railroad
tracks.
Pruitt subsequently awakened c. w.
Bonfield, garage owner, who, with the
help of his sons, moved the wrecked
car from the tracks. Then Prultt
calmly called taxi and escorted the
young woman to her home.
Bonfisld declared that the only ap-
parent injury to either occupant OF the
car was a scratch on Pruitt's ankle.
While the car, small roadster, ap-
peared to be total wreck, the garage
man reported that its engine would still
run and only one tire was "blownout'
In the fall.
Pruitt and his companion were re-
turning from trip into Maryland. He
is employed at the Government Print
ing Once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
HOWARD PARK LAND
PRICES HELD HIGH
Development of Colored Recreation
Center Halted Temporarily.
80 Pct. Acquired.

Development of colored recreation
center in the vicinity of Howard Uni
versity, that will ultimately entail the
expenditure of 100000 for the ground
in the area between Ninth street and
Georgia avenue and between Barry and
Euclid streets, has been halted tempo
rarily by the alleged attitude of certain
landowners in that vicinity, holding
out for reputedly eXorbitant prices.
This was made known today by II. T.
Morsell, land-purchasing officer of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, who said that the Real
Estate Board has put its valuation on
the lots in dispute and that he himself
has set what he considers to be fair
figure, much below what the Iand-own-
ers desire. Details of the figures were
not made public.
About 80 per cent of the land re-
quifed for this development has now
been acquired by the Government, Mr..
MorSell said, and in a few days the
filling in of some 10000 cubic yards If
earth will be started in the program of
making terrace development.
I'VE have been fair, but the owners
who are holding out for higher prices
haven't shown a disposition to play
ball" Mr.. Morsell explained today, add
ing that it would probably be neces-
sary to start condemnation proceed
ings, so that the Government may ac-
quire title to this property, needed for
the complete development of the prof.
ect.
The Howard Recreation Center will
provide foot ball, base ball and tennis
facilities. as well as enable the use of
this area for people of all ages, from
small children to adults. There is a
section set apart for girls and women's
activities Tentative plans of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission call for the erection of the Ma
tional memorial as a tribute to the
Negroes contribution to America, to be
located near the recreation area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
Stranger Buried
For Second Time
Among Strangers
Efforts to Identify Man,
Formerly Inferred as
Robert Marcy, Fail.

No uniforms, no volleys, no taps to-
day-iust a minister and handful OF
strangers standing beside an open grave
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The man they we're burying had been
buried once before, six weeks ago IN
Arlington National Cemetery. Then
there had been full military honors
and many lnonrners who supposed
themselves relatives and friends
But he had been misidentif1ed, was
exhumed and for weeks lay at the Dis
trict Morgue, while hundreds shuffied
in and peered at his face, half fearful
he might be known to them.
Identity Remains Unknown.
None of them could recognize the
man. however, and today he took his
identity into the grave with him.
In the little group at the cemetery
this morning were several who stirred
uneasily as the casket was lowered, as
if they had been unable quite to as
sure themselves the man was unknown
to them.
YET the undertaken in charge-W. W.
Chambers-felt, as did morgue officials,
that everything possible had been done.
They have answered innumerable
queries by telephone, letter Or in person.
Every time a decision was reached to
bury the man, some likely query would
come in, and interment was postponed.
He was killed in an automobile crash
near Upper Falls. Md, September 10
while driving with a man from whom
he had obtained lift and who knew
him only as Bob"
Dead" Man Reappeared.
The family of Robert Marcy, war
veteran of Lyonhurst, Va, mistakenly
identified the stranger as Marcy, and
he was accordingly buried as Marcy,
who later reappeared in the best of
health. The War Department removed
the body after it had been established
through fingerprints that it was not
that of a veteran.
The service today was conducted by
Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski of the Grace
Lutheran Church. w. H. Harrison, su-
perintendent of the cemetery donated
the burial plot, and the undertaken, re-
fusing to let the man go to the potters
field, paid the expenses Of both funerals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
CONTRACT is AWARDED
FOR MODEL OF CENTER
Ricci Studio of New York to Do
Construction for Cost of
$4,000.

The District Commissioners today
awarded a contract for the construction
of a cardboard model of the Municipal
Center to Liseo " Riccl, trading as the
Ricci Studio Of New York City, for
5000. There was an appropriation of
50 900 available for the job.
This is the second time that BIDS for
this project have. been advertised All
bids offered at the first advertisement
for cardboard models were too high. ard
although there was bid within the APP
preparation fer a plaster of paris model,
Municipal Architect Albert l.. Harris
recommended that the bids be readyer-
tiscd
The model will be built to the same
scale as the model of the Federal build
ings which will go up in the Peni syl-
vania avenue-Mall triangle, so that the
two may be fitted together to furnish a
ee-dimensional picture OF the future
appearance Of the new public structures
in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
TWO GIRLS VICTIMS
OF SEPTIC POISON
Coroner Orders Autopsies as Neces-
sary to Determine Circumstances
Attending the Deaths.

Autopsies we're scheduled 10 be per-
formed this afternoon on two young
women from nearby Maryland who died
last night in Providence Hospital, sup
posedly of septic poisoning, as the first
step in an investigation into the cir
cumstancss which caused their deaths
The two were carried on the hospital
rolls as Miss Josephine Vandina, 10
years old, of Capitol Heights, Md, and
Mrs. Susie Brown, colored, 20, of Bla-
densburg Md.
The autopsies were ordered by Cor
oner j. Ramsay hewitt, after a prelim-
mary investigation showed little was
known at the hospital concerning the
history of the two.
Neither Sheriff Charles S. Early nor
States Attorney J. Frank Parran of
Prince Georges County had been noti-
fed of their deaths this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
ARCHBISHOP CURLEY
TO BLESS NEW SCHOOL
Prelate~ Will oRciate at Dedication
of Sacred Heart Institu-
ton Tonight.

Archbishop Curley is TO officiate to-
night at the formal dedication OF the
new Sacred Heart Parochial School, on
PARK road between Sixteenth and Sew
erItgenth streets, at o'clock. The
archbishop Will bless the new school
and deliver an address to the parish
toner's and their friends. :
The new school building was designed
by Murphy e. OlmsteRd. With the par
ish church. the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart, It commands the view of the city
from the top of the Sixteenth strees
hill
Mgr. P. G. Gavana rector of the parish,
viii present the archbishop and will act
as host to the visitors in the new paro-
caiai school building.