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The Washington times., 1930-11-15

The boss stevedore, q thin,
wiry little fellow with cunning
black eyes that shot quick
glances from beneath a natty
slouch hat stood upon the tail
gate of q truck, his left hand
fun Of numbered brass checks.
Massed before him was o dirty
carpet Of faces-white, yellow,
black-faces with hungry, eager
looks.
Leisurely, with q gesture
which might have graced q
potentate, his right hand
clawed off one of the checks,
and with deft certainty sent it
spinning into the mitt Of the
fortunate stevedore. This was
how he would CLEAN out as
many as were needed to un-
load the graybowed banana
boat, which was being wharfed
up by two noisy tugs.
The last tag was caught by
o husky on the outskirts OF the
mob, and the boss stevedore
hopped lightly from the truck.
THE remainder Of the polyg!ot
crew broke UP with that confu'
sion that tails a circus parade,
and some went to another dock
where luck might be better, ana
others to sit in the sun on the
sidewalks In front Of the ware
houses.
4 Basy Day
well" chuckled Cyclone Tir11'
slouched beside Tommy GILES
pie in one Of the waiting trucks
she's got his gang picked right.
Not a man he threw dem metals
to but what's a Bridge Twister.
I know eve'y one Of 'em. Looks
like busy day, youngster."
"And we's got a few men on
the trucks" laughed Tommy,
starting the motor Of the tractor
and backing the trailer, huge.
box car affair, smack into the
curb Of the dock warehouse.
"But, desc guys is out Ter
hell" grunted Cyclone Tim, as
two men uncoupled the trailer.
"I know en-" He laid a grimy
paw on the Solid-muScled arm
Of Tommy. "Lissen, kid" he
confided, "I amt loSin no love
on dis Biff Glasson guy. Like I
told you. An / amt no simp
TO be buckin no guy like Silk
Freeman. But I like you.
You're a hundred per cent o.
K. wild mean I'm wild you.
Take it or leave it. An dom
leave it. I'm tippin' you.
I'm taking it." and Tommy
laid his own tanned, sinew
knitted hand over the hairy one
Of the older man. Silk Free
man." he muSed. "h's got a
beautiful red-headed gal"
''NO Wimmen."
"I don't know ruttin' about no
wimmen," growled cyclone Tim.
''Don' bring in no Wimmen.
Here's me mitt. It's dirty-an'
I keep it clean" u
They shook. The bargain had
been struck the day before,
when Tommy had ferreted out
Cyclone Tim in the dingy little
dive on Water Street.
It was a bargain in which
coin started, but didn't finish.
It was q contract built on that
peculiar friendship which
springs UP between men Of diff.
fernt castles and differ e mt
strata of society "a friendship
born of respect for the physi-
cal prowess Of one for the
other, and recognition Of cour-
age. It was then that Cyclone
Tim had agreed to man a
score Of the Gillespie trucks
with his own mob, and to
make them work at the regu.
lar scale-forty-five smackerS
for drivers Of five-ton trucks
The Washington times., 1930-11-15
DIET AND HEALTH
by DR.. Logan Clendening-

changes In the joints can be ex.
planned on the basis Of chem
lea! changes. He found the
general rate Of nutrition (basAl
EnetaboliSnl), was lowered, as
well as the local rate Of nutri-
ton in and around the joints.
remberton's plan for diet in
arthritis Is to cut down on the
starches and sugars. As pro
tein is converted into sugar so
per cent he also reduces that.
A typical days diet as advo-
Gated by him is:
.
The Washington times., 1930-11-15
WHAT DO YOU
KNOW

AmsuDers To TodGy's Test
Questions $ on Editorial Page)
/. Adams. 2. Roosevelt. 8.
Marshall. 4. Arthur. 5. Burr.
s. Wheat. z. Corn. 8. Eastern.
8. Bacteria. 10. Petroleum. IL.
Hat. IL. Violence. 13. Calan1.
ity. IA. Superfluous. Is. Arid.
(Copyright, 1880, by King Features
Syndicate. Ihc.
The Washington times., 1930-11-15
CHAPTER vi


Il believe the lady will not
object if I hold it for a while"
She looked at Dale but said
nothing.
"Fate was unkind to you, my
lady"
Fate is tickle, Mr.. Dale"
Dale admired her courage.
When they were outside the
room Dale had a chance to
speak q few words to Wellman,
Nothing more we can do,
John, until I get to the bottom
OF this letter. I'll be in my
compartment"
It was two cars behind. Dale
stretched out on the berth and
laid the letter out, fitting the
The Washington times., 1930-11-15
CORRECT
MANNERS
LMrs. Cornelius Beeckman-

LMrs. Cornelius Beeckman-'
The First Dance
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Ny husband took me to a
dance, and we invited another
couple to go with us. Was it
proper for my husband to ask
the other lady for the first
dance-which left me to dance
the first dance with her hus-
band? j. F.
Yes.
Birth Announcements
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
I would like to know whether
it is customary to send birth
announcements to friends or
only to relatives?
MRS. S.
It Is customary to send birth
announcements to friends as
WNN as relatives.
The Washington times., 1930-11-15
GANGSTER GIRL :
How a Red Haired Beauty
Overturned a Great City
What Has Happened So Far

PoIack Annie redhaied the Chicago underworld
after killing two leaders the Staying Of her
and appeals for protection TO SILK
Freeman big shot rackeeer He provides an expensive nOs
tells he wants her to help him muscle On
the beauty paOr racket and make millions she goes Win
fashionable for dinner and while there
the admiration Of Tom Gillespie college and Of mil
made his in the trucking business Gl
Alice Schuyler, society GIRL resents 1
interest in and him to Later Freeman taxes
Annie to his apartment.
The Washington times., 1930-11-15
Simpson, Esq,
] Court Building,

Dwight Simpson, Esq,
Criminal Court Building
City.
and
Gerald Waring, Esq,
143 Broadway,
City,
Gentlemen:
Although you are opposed to each other in
. battle Of law and words am sure, because
human life is at stake, that IL Is your earn
est desire justice be accomplished am
writing Of course, Of the trial Of David Wells.
This Is written purely and solely, in the
interests of justice. It may or may not be
worthy Of your consideration What say
here Will be based entirely upon what has
taken place at the trial The conclusions
which are drawn are for you gentlemen to
act upon or not.
! believe only one person could have been
guilty Of the murder of Emory Wells. Let
me arrive at this conclusion through an
analysis OF the testimony and those whose
lives touched upon that Of Emory Wells.
Martha GrOOd and Eta Billings: Achnowl-
edged mother and daughter. Whatever ex-
listed between Emory Wells and Eta Billings
land the, story Of that poor lady today was
ample evidence that some understanding could
have existed) would have been with the
knowledge Of both. Martha GrOod's fear DEM
onStrated that. But whatever the situation
was, N remained unchanged at the time Of
Emory Wells death. Had M been otherwise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
DEMPSEY TO TELL
OF HARBORS WORK
New York Representative to
Speak Tomorrow Night
Over Radio Forum.

River and harbor improvements, look
ing to still greater development Of the
inland waterways of America, will be
the subject Of an address to be delivered
by Representative s. Wallace Dempsey
of New York at 1880 pm. tomorrow
In the National Radio Forum arranged
blythe Star and sponsored by the Co
lumbia Broadcasting System. The
speech will be heard locally through
Station WNNAL.
Mr.. Dempsey is chairman of the
House committee on rivers and harbors
His committee has just drafted new
rivers and harbors bill and reported 1t
to the House, providing for linking
Chicago and the Mississippi Valley with
the Atlantic Coast The bill also pro-
vides for a number Of other important
projects.
Mr.. Dempsey, a veteran member OF
the House, came to Washington Is years
ago to enter the Sixty-fourth Congress
AS chairman Of the committee on rivers
and harbors he has made q thorough
study Of the inland waterways problem
and is qualified to discuss the develop
ment of the waterways and their rela-
ton to the everyday life Of the Ameri-
can people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
PRINCETON MUSIC
CLUBS SCORE HIT
Washington Tiger Alumni Spon.
sor Concert Presented at
the Mayfower.

The enthusiasm OF the American COLI
lege youth was displayed to the full in
the ballroom of the Mayfiower Hotel last
night, when the musical clubs Of Prince
ton University appeared In concert
under the auspices Of the washington
Alumni Association.
It was a brilliant array Of collegians
who presented music both to appeal to
the old grads" present and of the more
recent Jazz that has an appeal Tor the
younger generation. A large audience
applauded vigorously.
Special arrangements for male chorus
were featured, as were more old-faSh-
ioned selections. The banjo group played
arrangements of modern numbers under
the direction of M. Cravens, opening
with Chant Of the Jungle" There were
10 banjos, saxophoneS, a bass horn,
traps and two violinS.
James A. Giddings, student director,
led the Glee Club in faultleSS style. This
club won second place in the national
intercollegiate contest, held earlier this
season in New prk, when George
Washington University won frst place.
The, Princeton singers showed to par.
effects. The second bass, carried by six
members Of the club, seemed particu-
larly good. OF special interest among
the numbers sung was THE Chorus OF
the Peers" from Sullivan's light OPERA
"Iolanthe."
A piano duet by Allan Struck and F.
B. Gunther brought two talented young
men before the audience. They demon
strated marked ability in their playing
of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in
Blue" They did not give an encore
although repeatedly recalled by the en-
thuSiaStic audience.
An octet, presented as a special Glee
Club feature, gave several comic num-
bers that did much to enliven the pro-
gram.
Probably the most popular members
of the clubs were the members of the
Banjo Club, r. r. Brown and w. r.
Van LEV, jr., who were requested to
give three encoreS to their duet group
of selections. Mr.. Struck was accom-
PIANIST for the Glee Club and j. v. Fer.
rar for the Banjo Club. B. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
BRIDGE EMBLEMS
UNDER CONTRACT
Award for Carving Eagles on
Memorial Bridge Piers
and PyIons.

The contract for carving the eagles
on the piers and the pylons Of the new
Arlington Memorial Bridge has been
let to Grenci & Ellis, Inc, of Peckskill,
N. Y, one contract being made for
$50,77S for carving the 16-low relief
eagles on the piers and abutments on
the main bridge and another contract
for $23,169 for the four free standing
eagles on top of the pylons at the Co
lumbia Island end Of the main bridge
and on Columbia Island, on the bridge
which crosses over Boundary Channel.
Job for Skilled Carvcrs.
Skilled carvers will endeavor to trans
late the spirit Of the creation into the
rock that spans the Potomac River and
the work will be supervised by @. p.
Jennewein, New York sculptor, who
made the model that proved acceptable
to the Arlington Memorial Bridge Com
mission and the Fine Arts Commission.
The eagles on the side Of the bridge,
described as architectural eagles" fits
into the whole plan of the structure and
are not strictly geological eagles" the
architects explained, pointing to the
great claws Of the birds, which, they
said, are not true to real life, but are
intellectually correct. Some time ago
the question was raised as to whether
the Mexican or American eagle would
be placed on the bridge and the answer
given by the architect is that 1t will be
an architectural eagle"
An Instance Cited.
To support this position, it was re-
called that some time ago 1t was desired
to have q buffalo head executed and q
noted sculptor in Rome was secured to
execute 1t. When the Fine Arts Com
mission saw this work of this expert on
animals the commission said it was
beautiful but fatally defective, In that II
was true to life and not made in pro-
portion to the surrounding architecture
Each eagle on the side of the bridge
will be framed in pair Of fasces which
are already placed, reminiscent Of the
old Roman sign Of authority.
Grenci & Ellis will be given about Q
year and half In which to complete
the carving Of the 20 eagles and work
men will start within 80 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
POLICE ARE PRAISED.
Homicide Squads Work in Capturing
York Murderers Commended.

High praise for the work Of the
homicide squad in solving the murder
of Prohibition Agent Lamar w. York,
shot in a District alley Apri! IL, was
contained in letters received from om-
cials of the Prohibition Bureau by Com
missioner Herbert B. Crosby ana MAJ;
Henry G. Pratt, superintendent OF
police. Yesterday. The letters spoke
Especially highly of the work Of Lieut..
Edward j. Kelly, chief Of the squad,
who went so hours without sleep, con-
tinuously working on the case.
"I seize this opportunity" wrote Pro-
hibition Commissioner j. M. Doran 70
Commissioner Crosby, Ito express the
sincere appreciation Of the Prohlnltlon
Bureau for excellent work done py
YOUR Police Department in apprehend,-
ing the murders of Agent Lamar w.
york. please extend our gratitude, par
ticularly to the homicide squad IN
charge of Lieut.. Kelly. Their action was
swift, energetic and efncient.
at feel certain that. the SUCCESSFUL Ell
forts of your department in this case
will discourage attacks on Federai OIL
GERS in the District OF Columbia:
william r. Blandford, oeputy ~
rninistrator Of washington. closes nus
raro-t IN regard To the arrest of Martin
CIV. John Logan and Johnnie Borum
for the shooting Of Prohibition Agent
lamar w. York with the following
statement" wrote Prohibition Admins
TRAITOR Thomas E. Stone to Mai. Pratt:
Concluding this report. 1t Is I'M
possible for me to express in WORDS the
untiring efforts put forth by the Police
Department of washington, D. G., leo
by Lieut.. Kelly Of the homicide squad:
The men of the Police Department olo
not leave a stone unturned. Inen
efforts were untiring and their activities
exceptional, and earnestly hope that
the necessary concentrations Tor them
viii 20 forward from the prohioluon
"Mr. Blandford was in a position to
know of the splendid efforts on the
mart of Lieut.. Kelly and his men 10
apprehend those responsible Tor the
death of Agent York. This was won.
derful piece of work and wish to aoo
NV sincere thanks to you and your men
for the results accomplished IN con.
nection with this very distressing case"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra this evening. at 8:15 o'clock,
at the auditorium, Marine Barracks.
Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur s. Wit
comb, second leader.
Overture, La Grande Paque Russo
("The Russian EaSter),
Rimsky-Korsakow
piano Concerto No. S, Opus 70"
("Emperor"O with orchestra
accompaniment ....... Beethoven
SoloiSt, Principal Musician
Herbert w. Eriesman.
Iaideronnette, Imperatrice DIES Pa
Codes" from the suite ma Mere
L'Oye" c'Mother Goose'O .Ravel
symphony No. 4, in F Minor, Opus
So" ................. TSchaikoWSky
Andante sostenuto; moderate con
ANNA.
Andantino in modo di canzona.
Scherzo, pizzicato estimate.
Finale, allegro con fuoco.
Marines hymn, THE Halls Of
Montezuma."
'The star Spangled Ranner,s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
PROBE IS LAUNCHED
IN PLANE CRASH
Inspector Begins Inquiry to
Learn Cause of Trageser
Tragedy.

Eyewitness of the crash of pri-
vately-owned plane in the yard of
home in Lyon Park, Va, yesterday aft
ernoon, which carried to instant death
Henry Lee Trageser of Shady Oak, near
Wheaton, Md, were being questioned
today by Harry M. Agerter, Department
OF Commerce inspector, in an effort to
determine the precise cause of the
crash.
Agerter's findings will be embodied in
a confidential report to the aeronautics
branch of the Department Of Commerce,
under the law governing investigations
of airplane accidents,
Trageser was taking his examination
for a Department of Commerce limited
commercial pilots license when he was
killed. It Is believed the crash was
caused by the collapse Of wing of the
plane, which Trageser purchased year
ago. He had put the plane into spin,
as required by Department of Commerce
regulations, and had pulled out when
part Of the wing collapsed. The vibra-
ton and added stress on the remainder
of the wing caused complete collapse of
the wing structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23

CONTINUED From First Pagel
sistance our form Of Government is
doomed"
A letter from William H. stayton,
chairman Of the board of the associa-
ton, to A. r. W. Wang Of New York
explained q speech StAyton had made
In regard to the Supreme Court.
Stayton's Letter.
"I said in effect" the letter read,
that there were many people who did
not think it possible that SO States
would consent to repeal the eighteenth
amendment and that such people had
a sort of defeatist complex.
IT said that so far as was concerned
I believed that the national prohibition
laws are so bad that 36 States will, III
q reasonable time, repeal the eighteenth
amendment, but added that those who
did not agree with my judgment in
that particular matter should have in
mind that the Supreme Court had left
open the door so that additional cases
might be brought to retest the validity
Of the eighteenth amendment and ex-
pressed the hope that in time these new
tests would be made and that the Su-
preme Court would declare the eight
zenith amendment void"
Questioned about this letter, Henry
H. Curran, president of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment,
who was on the stand, said the associa-
ton had mo policy in regard to the su-
preme Court"
Suggests Test Suit.
Another letter written by Stayton to
A. P. Williams of New York in February,
1929, expressed the opinion that the
time will come Tin the not-distant fu-
ture) when 1t will be wise to bring a
suit and go on up to the Supreme Court
Of the United States in the hope of get
ting the eighteenth amendment out OF
the Constitution"
ITO bring such a suit now would be
almost suicide" the letter said, adding:
ut has seemed to me, and I think
1t has seemed to the executive COM
mittee of our association, that good
tactics and common sense require that
the test case in the Supreme Court be
held of until there has been some
change in the personnel of that court
and that then the argument be con-
Quoted by the leading lawyers Of the
country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
CAROLYN RUSSELL
ORATORY WINNER
Daughter of Georgia Chief Jus
tice First in Southeast
Zone Finals.

Carolyn Russell, 17-year-old student
at the Winder High School, Winder,
Ga, has been chosen to represent the
Atlanta Constitution in the South
eastern Central Zone finals of the Ma
tional Oratorical Contest to be held In
Pittsburgh, Pa, May Is, it was an
nounced today at contest headquarters
here.
Miss Russell, who is the daughter of
Chief Justice Richard b. Russell of the
Georgia Supreme Court, and sister of
the speaker of the Georgia House of
Representatives, won third place in the
Georgia State oratorical finals last year.
Her prepared speech was on Per
sonalitieS of the Constitutional Conven-
ton, and the subject of her ur-minute
extemporaneous address was 1.-THE
Vision and Charitable Attitude of the
Trainers in Being Able to Compromise
Their Own Ideas and Systems of Gov
eminent for What Was Best for the
Country"
The Georgia winner was presented
with 800 In gold by the Atlanta Con-
stitution, sponsor OF the contest in her
State.
Miss Russell will compete in Pitts
burgh for the right to speak in the
Seventh National Oratorical Contest, at
which The Star will be host in Wash
ington, May "a, which carries with it
an award of European tour next Sum-
mer with the six other national f1nalistS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
UNIVERSITY GIVES
S1OD TO YORK FUND
Sum for Relief of Dry Agents
Family Reaches Total
of 1,343.

Led OF by 500 check from Ben
jan1in Franklin University where Pro-
hibition Agent Lamar Watson York
had been a student, The Stars RELIEF
fund for the agents bereaved family
mounted to s1,343 today, as contrieu-
tions continued to pour in from many
sources. -
sMr. York was remembered by his
former instructors at the university
with feelings of the highest esteem ana
admiration" John T. Kennedy, presl-
dent, wrote, land because of our very
deep interest in him and his family,
the board of trustees has authorized
a donation of 500 to the fund you are
now collecting" IT.
Several contributors to the move
nent, checks for which must be made
PAYABLE to "the York fund" and ad-
dressed to the cashier of The Star, eX-
pressed the wish that sufncient money
would be raised to lift the mortgage
on the modest home at 1874 g street
northeast. where the widow is working
to keep her family Of three young chill
dren together.
"Please find the enclosed check for
81" one contributor wrote. I make
1t with only regret--that am not
able to write in larger amount"
Others told of their appreciation OF
the devotion to duty which prompted
York, working alone, to follow rum
runners into a though alley" and seize
a whisky automobile in the face OF
threats--an act for which he was as
sassinated q fortnight ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23

for National Prohibition Reform, read
by Miss Harris before the committee.
The claim was attacked on two
grounds-first, the statement said, the
inherent improbability that nearly half
the total adult female population OF the
country was enrolled on one side OF
this political question" and, second,
1.-THE immediate and widespread protest
from women and clubs who denied the
views attributed to them"
A long list of names Of women re-
puted to be members of the National
Federation of Women's Clubs, who said
no poll had been taken on prohibition
was read together with extracts from
their comments.
"It is apparent from these brief ex-
tracts" the statement said, that 1t has
been the settled policy Of many clubs
formed for great variety of useful
purposes to keep the prohibition QueS-
ton out Of discussion, because of the
admitted diversities Of opinion among
members. And in spite Of this care
full and deliberated effort-they have
been delivered wholesale by certain of
their officers to the continuance Of a
policy abhorrent to many of them.
With the conclusion OF the wet re-
buttal tomorrow the investigation will
be brought to q close. Members of the
committee expect to take no action
looking to the preparation Of a report
on any Of the bills proposing modifica-
ton or repeal of the dry laws, which
furnished the basis of the hearings.
At the outset Of the investigation
Chairman Graham announced that the
subnission of a report to the House
was not planned and that the hearings
were conducted for educational pur-
poses" and to enable the sponsors Of
the wet measures to present their views.
Graham is a wet.
The investigation has been spread
over q period Of more than two months,
with two or three days each week,
excepting the last three weeks, devoted
to taking testimony The vets were
heard frst and placed in the COM
mittee record a scathing denunciation
of the prohibition laws The drys then
presented a, vigorous defense.