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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
BAR GROUP ACTS
ON HALF-HOL|DAY
Congressional Poll to Learn
Views on Saturday Res
pite Is Proposed.

The effort of the Federal Bar Asso-
citation to establish the Saturday half
holiday in Government departments
was outlined last night at the associa-
tons first meeting of the season at the
United States Chamber of Commerce
William Roy Valance of the State De-
partment presided as president of the
association.
The association is interested in three
lines of endeavor, it was pointed out
The attention of President Hoover has
been directed to the wording of the
negotiable instruments law, which
specifics Saturday as legal holiday.
To Take Congressional Poll.
George Warren is head of commit
tee which is dealing directly with Con-
gress. The meeting was told that a
poll of members of Congress probably
would be taken to. learn their position
with reference to obtaining early action
on pending Saturday half-holiday legis-
lation.
j. B. Tate, assistant solicitor of the
State Department, and Elton L. Mar
shall, newly appointed solicitor of tbs
Agriculture Department, delivered ad-
dresses. Mr.. Tate, who visited in Geneva
last Summer, described his impression:
of international relations. Mr.. Mar.
shall, who recently left private practic'
in Missouri to enter Government serv'
ice, spoke of the contribution of lawyers
10 the progress of the Nation and OF TIT
obligations imposed by their work.
Reports Are Heard.
William E. Monty of the Shipping
Board, the treasurer. reported that thc
associations finances are in good con-
d!t!cn. Rowland S. H. Dyer delivered
a report on the associations entertain
ment of British and French lawyer:
WHO visited Washington in August.
Reports also were made by William
A. Roberts of the corporation counselS
ofice. chairman of the association
Constitutional Committee, who proposec
certain changes in the bylaws, and
George A. Bache, chairman OF the
Membership Committee, who said thai
an increase of Is per cent had beer
noted in the last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
TAXI COMPANIES
SUED FOR $1,000
Public Utilities Commission
Asks Penalty for Three
Withheld Reports.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day made another effort to compel S.
cent cab fleets to obey its orders by
bringing suit in Municipal Court to COL
lect penalties aggregating $4,000 from
three of the fat-rate concerns.
The companies which are sued, each
for $1,000, are the City Cab Co., the
Bell Cab Co. and H. c. Mockabee, jr.,
and others trading as the Aston Cab Co.
The declarations against the COM
panieS, which are similar except for
the names, all state that the Public
Utilities Commission directed the de-
PENDANTS to file monthly detailed operat-
ing reports on the fifteenth day of the
month following, that the defendants
had notice of the order, but nevertheless
did not file their September reports by
October IS.
The suit set out that demands had
been made on the companies October
Is, IT, ID, 10 and 20 without results
The penalty is 5000 per day for each
refusal, and consequently the sum sued
for is 81 900 for each concern.
The actions are brought in the name
of the District of Columbia as provided
by the public utilities act william A
Roberts appears as counsel for the
plaintiff. He is special assistant cor
poration counsel handling public util-
fly matters for the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
BUTLER MAY ENTER
WARD FOR INSANE
Officials Start Action to Send
Hub Fire Suspect to St.
EIizabeth's.

Steps to commit Lingan A. Butler to
st. EliZabeth's Hospital were taken to-
day by District officials following his
indictment by the grand jury yesterday
on two charges Of arson in connection
with fires in warehouses of the Hub
Furniture Co
Butler was adjudged to be of unsound
mind and not responsible for his acts last
Wednesday by Dr. Henry E. Austin
ps-chiatriSt at Gallinger Hospital, who
had had him under observation since
October 3. Immediately after his in
dictnlent by the grand Jury Butler was
released to the sanitary officer of the
District, who made preparations to in
stitute lunacy proceedings to have him
committed to ST. Elizabeths Hospital.
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock, superintendent
of Gallinger Hospital, where Butler is
still confined, expressed some surprise
over the indictment in view of DR..
Austin's report.
At the United States attorneys Office,
however, it was said, the procedure was
not $unusual, and the indictment was
returned so that in the event Butler S
mental condition is restored to normal
under treatment he could be prosecuted
on the arson charge, after his release
from St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Butler is alleged to have set fire to
two warehouses of the Hub Furniture
Co., where he was employed, which re-
suited in a total fire loss of nearly
100000. Police said he admitted he
started a fire at the warehouse at 10
M street July 90, and the fire at the
warehouse at 80 L street northeast
September "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
TEXTILE STRIKERS
ARE GIVEN WARNING
Danville Reports Violence Abated
When Court Proposes Jail SEN
fences for Lawbreakers.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE. Va, October 22.-The
sae-saw aspect of the textile strike stu
alton was peaceful once more today
following acts of violence yesterday.
No disorders were reported over night
following Magistrate c. K. Carter's
warning, in filming three men for Great
ing an unlawful assembly, and melting to
violence by alleged intimidation of a
worker. that all such future offenders
would be sent to Jail. The court served
this notice after Commonwealth's At
torney John W. Carter had held, in
issuing a statement Of rights in the
local strike. that intimidation consti-
tutsd an act of violence and that 1t was
not necessary that physical violence be
resorted to to constitute breach OF
peaceful persuasion" permitted under
the law. ,-.
Verbal abuse and criticism as brought
out in the evidence against the men,
which operates on the mind and fear
of the individual. is the worst form OF
violence. Carter declared. The defend
ants among a group Of is who pre-
vented Miss Sallie Hudgins from going
to work by such alleged methods, were
fined $50 and costs each They were
sam Cardwcll, Harvey Boyters and
Ernest Moore. Pickcts continued on
duty today, but mass demonstrations
appeared to have been abandoned, tenn
porarily at least, in favor OF mission
airy work"
State Labor Commissioner John Hop
kins Hall and T. Mccall Frazier, State
motor vehicle commissioner, we're in the
city Yesterday in connection with the
strike and conferred with union ofnclaiS
but no statement in this respect vas
given out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
EAST ROOM PAGEANT
SLATED FRIDAY NIGHT
Eleven Episodes to Reveal History
of White House From 1899
to 1865.

Mrs. William Wayne Wirgman's
pageant, THE East Room" depicting
events of historical importance which
took place in the east room of the
White House from December. 1899, to
March, 1865, will be held Friday night
at $3.50 o'clock in the Willard Hotel
under auspices of St. Margaret's Epis-
copal Church.
Eleven episodes will be shown, be-
ginning with President WaShington's
inspection of the unfinished room and
ending with Mrs. Lincoln's passing
through the room on her way to the
administration ball.
The Production Committee includes
Mrs. Wirgman, Mrs Fulton Lewis, Mrs.
Willoughby Chesley, Prof. A. I. Gram
dali, Percy Van Ness, Mrs. Joseph 9
Wall, Mrs. Owen Albright, Mrs. q
Grimes and Mrs. Ed ,,i.-s<,, Ke>eale at
the Willard newsstand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
HAGERMAN, JR., LEAVES
ESTATE WORTH S13O,1O7
Personal Property Valued at $780,
OA5 Is Left by Dean E. Brown,
According to Widows Petition.

James Hagerman, jr., who died Oc-
tober II, left an estate valued at $780,
l0704, according to the petition Of
Frank S. Bright, his executor, for the
probate of his will. He owned real es-
tate assessed at $33,500 and had per-
sonal property estimated at S46,607.04.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs.
Annalee Siddons, 2l16 Kalorama road;
Mrs. Margaret Conner, 1859 Ritten-
house street, and Jamie Hagerman, 1917
Newark street. Attorneys II. S. Helm
richs and Frank S. Bright represent
the estate.
Dean E. Brown, who died in Baltl-
more September IS, owned no real es-
tate but had personal property esti-
mated at $120, 045.97, according to the
petition of his widow, Mrs. Bertha Bliss
Brown, for the probate of his will. AS
no executor is named in the document,
the widow requested that she be grant
ed letters of administration with the
will annexed.
Under the terms of the will 10 shares
each of the stock of the Globe g. Rut-
gers Co. Is given to his children, Kath-
crime A Brown, Dean E. Brown, jr.,
and Clarence G. Brown. The widow is
to have the remaining estate. Attor-
ney w. c. Sullivan represents her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
BOOK CLERK FOUND
DEAD IN HER ROOM
Miss Draper Gill. Discovered
by Maid in Gas-FiIIed
Apartment.

Miss Draper Gill, 26 years old. re-
garded as one of the best informed book
clerks in Washington, an emplcye of
Woodward 81 Lothrop's department
store, was found Gead in a fourth floor
attic room at the student rooming
house of Mrs. r. A. Coglan, at 1925 K
street, this morning, gas flowing from
a Jet in the room.
Coroner hewitt certified that death
was from suicide.
A maid in the rooming house. tracing
the smell of escaping gas. found Miss
Gill in the gas-f1lled room. The win
dows of the room were closed, but the
door was unlocked
Room Nearly Bare.
A veritable "bookworm," according to
her associates in the department store,
Miss Draper died with little other than
books beside her. Her room was almost
bare, containing only bed, dresser
and chairs, and some of her treasured
books.
The fire rescue squad was called as
soon rs Miss ellis body was found, and
efforts were made to resuscitate her,
but life had been extinct for some time
The body was removed to the District
Morgue to await claim by relatives.
Miss Gill, employed by the depart
ment store some months ago, had left
the position and had just returned last
Thursday. She worked Friday and
Saturday; bat. had not appeared at the
store this week. Monday she sent a
telegram to the store saying she would
be unable to come to work because o!
an injured ankle.
Informed of Miss ellis death thi:
morning. Mrs. Catherine s. Ward, buyer
in the book department of the store
who had obtained Miss GilPs re-employ'
ment last week, exclaimed:
"Oh, I knew I should have gone tC
see Draper last night"
Had Noticed Girl Was Moody.
Mrs. Ward, a close friend of Mis-:
Gill, said she had noticed some tim;
ago that the girl was moody.
When found her that way wa!
afraid she might do something to her
self, so I'd invite her to dinner and tr,
to boost up her spirits. I'm so sorry
didn't get to see her last night" sh'
declared.
Oficials of the store have notified
Miss Gills only relative in Washington
an uncle, William H. Gill, an engineer
with Offices in the Mills Building. Mis-
ellis parents are dead. She had {
brother, who is in the Coast GuarC
Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
CARBON MONOXIDE
GAS CLAIMS YOUTH
Sister Finds Body on Floor Of
Closed Garage-Rescu2
Efforts Fail.

CARBON monoxide gas claimed an
other victim Yesterday afternoon When
Daniel T. Bufrier, l6 years old, OF $40
I street was overcome by the deathly
fumes from til >yhauSt OF MS iather
autoncbile in the Burrier garage at the
rear of the TOO block Seventh street.
The youths body was discovered
hours afterward by his sister Beatrice.
who instituted q search for the boy
w;1cn she became alarmed at ms pro-
,o,,oed absence from home. Staff physi-
Glars from the Emergency Hospital and
members OF the Fire Rescue Squad were
summoned to the scene, but THAR Ell
forts to revive the boy proved futile.
The doors OF the one-car garage were
closed when Miss Burrier appeared ano
found the garage filed with fumes and
her brother's body on the floor. The
motor. still warm frcm having run sew
eral hours, WIS quiet, the gasoline sup
ply having been exhausted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
DENIES SEWAGE DANGER
IN D. C. WATER SUPPLY
Supt. Curtis Says No Rain Could
Wash Refuse From Willetts
Creek Into System.

J.E. Curtis, superintendent OF the
reservoir and filtration plant at Dale
carlia, D. c., said today that there was
no basis to publish reports that sewage
from Willett's Creek would flow into
the Districts water supply system. In
case of heavy rains.
There has always been sewage in
his creek, he said, but the creek emptles
into a large tunnel at the mouth, winch
carries the contents of the stream to
a point in the Potomac River far from
he intake of the District conduit, which
draws water out of the Potomac into
the Dalecarlia Reservoir. Even If we
had "a 4O-day rain, such as confronted
Noah" Mr.. Curtis said, st would still
be impossible for the Willett Creek
sewage to get into the conduit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
COLORED GROUP HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL ELECTION

The Bethel Literary and Historical
Association held its annual election OF
officers last night at the African Meth
cdist Episcopal Metropolitan Churcn'
with the following results: Edward l..
Scott. president; James E. Monroe, first
vice president; Julia West Hamilton
second vice president; Alice w. Lee, re-
cording secretary; Anna s. Payne. cor
responding secretary; Joseph Rutnn,
treasurer; John Simms, librarian;
George Rose, marshal, and Marie
Jumper, chorister.
Discussions by this forum have for
nearly half a century aided in shaping
the political and educational opinion OF
the colored people in this city.
An Executive Committee, consisting
of the following members, was also
elected: j. Landlord, z. G. Evans.
Maude Smothers, Rosetta Robinson, w.
H. Brown, M Shelby, John Porter,
Harry Parker. Marie Syphax, Jefferson
Coage, w. Hucston, Clyde McDufile,
Samuel Hardy and e. s. Haywood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Plan law Enforcement Convention

The United Democratic Law Enforce
ment Clubs of Maryland will hold their
senai-annual convention at the Southern
Hotel, Baltimore, Md. october 20. The
president. Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson, VIII
preside and make the keynote address.
Other speakers will be Gen. Everard e.
Hatch and Senator Robert p. Carson.
Among the committee in charge OF
ARRANGEMENTS are Mrs. E. Allen Craig,
Mrs. A. Morris Carey, Mrs. William
J. Grim, Mrs. F. Conrad Stol, MISS
Isobel Parr, Mrs. fora Sherwin, MISS
Byrd Belt. Mrs. Edward j. Croker, Mrs
Mary HasIup and Mrs. L. NJ. Cleveland
An Invitation Is extended to the public
g attend the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

Fearing blindness, which he believed
approaching, Abraham Poms, 59-year-
old painter, hanged himself in the stair
way of his home at 1904 Irving street
some time between and 1880 O'Clock
this morning.
Poms woke early today and at O'Clock
he complained to his son, Samuel, who
lives with him, that everything is turn
ing black" and that he was afraid he
was going blind. Two and a half hours
later the son found his fathers body
hanging from q rope attached to the
second-floor banister. his feet dangling
in space above tsA steps leading from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
SIR JOHN FAGGE WEBS
RICH WIDOW IN ENGLAND
Massachusetts, Day Laborer, Who
Inherited Baronetcy, Chooses Mrs.
Murdoch of Boston as Bride.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. October 22.-The marri-
age of Sir John Fagge, Massachusetts
auctioneer and day laborer, who last
January inherited baronetcy, to Mrs.
Murdoch of Boston, widow of the
wealthy patent food manufacturer, was
revealed here yesterday by a relative,
Noel CoSS.
The wedding of the American widow
and the 6l-year-old baronet, who found
when he reached England that his title
brought no funds with it, took place Sc
cretly, he said, at church in Stafford
october Is. There were neither rela-
tives nor friends present, and after a
brief visit to Stoke-on- Trent to see
relatives and announce their marriage
the bride and bridegroom sailed for
America aboard the Scythia.
Sir John first met Mrs. Murdoch
on a liner en- route to Europe. Before
her marriage to Murdoch she was Flor
ence Goss. daughter of the late w. H.
Goss, founder of the Goss China Works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
is DENIED BY WOMAN

Norma L. Chetham, Suing Edward
E. Brown for Damages, Denies She
introduced Boy, 16, as Son.
DENYING that she had proposed mar
riape tn Edward E. Brown, 1874 Twelfth
street, whom she is suing for $4,000
damages for alleged breach of promise
to marry her, Norma L. Chetham, SIG
Third street, has filed in the District
Supreme Court a replication to the
plea interposed by counsel for Brown.
She also denies that she had introduced
a l6-year-old boy to him as her son
after she had told him she had never
been married.
Brown said he broke off the engage
ment when the boy was i,.rtroducad -
HIM HIM ne s. Is cooper B; Rhodes, while
Attorney hteG e; Robert Harrison represents
the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
FEAR OF OLD AGE IN BLINDNESS
DRIVES PAINTER TO HANG SELF
Abraham Poms So Leaves Note-Tes of Preference for
Death to Dreary Future.

the first floor. The son cut down the
body.
Emergency Hospital was summoned
and the man was pronounced dead by
Dr.. r. w. Cozby of the hospital staff.
A note, written in Yiddish, was left
by Poms According to headquarters
it bore the plaintive fear ofeold age in
blindness and the determination to die
rather than face such dreary future. The
police were told that Ponls had suffered
eye trouble for some time and that he
had been operated upon recently in an
effort to preserve his sight.
Besides the son who found him, Poihs
Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Libby POM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
ATTACKS ON MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION CHARGED
Physician Tells Radio Commission
KTNT Owner Was Abusive in
His Broadcasting.

BY the Associated Press.
Testimony chat he heard Norman Ba-
ker broadcast over Station KTNT at
tacks on physicians in Muscatine, Iowa,
and call the American Medical Associa-
ton the american Meat Cutters Asso-
ciation," was given today before the
Radio Commission by DR.. Thomas F.
Beveridge of Muscatine.
Baker is owner of Ttation KTNT, at
Muscatine. The station has been or
dered by the commission to show why
it should remain on the air. Its proba-
tionary license was renewed yesterday
for 80 days from November /.
DR.. Beveridge. a member of the Mus
catine County Medical Society, said
Baker, who founded the Baker Institute
for the Treatment of Cancer at Musca-
tine, had told mis- radio audiences he was
going to "bust the American Medicsf
Association"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
JURY is PUZZLED
Alleged Beer Theft Causes Vain
Deliberation Is 1-2 Hours.

MINDEN, Nebr., October % (P.-
After celebrating 1879 hours a District
Court jury announced yesterday it was
unable to decide whether Orville Moon
%, had stolen two cases of beer or
whether he was guilty of burglary.
The jurors were dismissed and Moon
continued free under bond
County Attorney j. L. McPheely said
the case would be tried again soon.
The complaint against Moon was
made by John W. Conyers, farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
JOHN MORELAND DIES;
WAS D. C. GROCERYMAN
Funeral Services to Be Conducted
at Residence Friday-Interment
in Glenwood Cemetery.

John Edwin Moreland &c years old,
member of the firm of Moreland Bros,
which conducts a grocery business at
1113 Fifteenth street, died at his home,
1923 Ordway street. last night after a
short illness. Death was ascribed to
cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr.. Moreland is survived by his
widow, Mrs Elsie M. Moreland; a young
daughter. Elsie Moreland, and three
brothers, William S. and Arthur H.
Moreland, with whom he was in BUSH
ness and Paul H. Moreland
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Argentine Vice President III.

BUENOS AIRES, October % (P).-
Enrique Santa Marina, Vice President
of Argentina, is i'll and for the past few
days has not appeared at his Office
Doctors having recommended absolute
rest. the Vice President will leave today
for his country residence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Onera Singer Wins Divorce.

CHICAGO, October % (P.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Kerr Harvey, member of the
Chicago Civic opera cast, yesterday
won a divorce from DR.. James Fred,
erick Harvey prominent physician and
psychiatrist, on grounds of cruelty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
REBEKAHS ELECT
Lynchburg Woman Named Presi
dent at Danville Meeting.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
DANVILLE, Va. October Pioneers
elected at the sixth annual meeting Of
District No. Rebekahs. held here on
Monday afternoon, follow: President,
Miss Hannah st. John of Lynchburg;
vice president, Miss Ruby Woodbridge,
Madison Heights; recording secretary,
Miss Viola Bateman, Hill City; treas
urer, Mrs Fred Farley. Danville; war
den, Mrs. r. N. Shepherd, Danville;
conductreSs, Mrs. Bertha Deahl Roa-
noke: chaplain. Miss Elizabeth Payne,
Gladstone; inside guard, Miss, jamie
Cash, Monroe; outside guard, MS. Sal
lie Ford. Lynchburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Labor Gets Is Per Cent.

"Of $16,256,000 total value Of con-
struction work reported by 40 operative
builders, the summary of the major
items OF expense shows that about is
per cent Of the cost went to labor EN-
ploye0 directly by theloperative build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
Prominent Capital Women
To Attend Lee Memorial

Among prominent women OF WASH
ington who will attend the exercises at
Stratford Hall, Va, today on the six
tieth anniversary of Gen. Lees. death
Is Mrs. Harry B. Halves, wife of Sem
ator Halves of Missouri. Mrs. Halves
is chairman of the committee on en-
ployment and management OF the Rob-
ert E. Lee Memorial Foundation.
Like many others from various
States, Mrs Halves is Virginian by
inheritance. Her father was Samuel
A. Robinson Of Georgetown, an officer
who served under Lee, and his old
manor house is still standing, now
headquarters of the Dunbarton Club.
Mrs. Halves direct ancestor, William
Robinson of Westmoreland County,
was a close friend of Richard Henry
Lee, his signature following next to
Lees as signer of the Westmoreland
Resolutions. Farther down Is the
name of his son, Macmillan Robinson.
William Robinson was related to the
Lees, Washingtons and Stuarts, and
was closely associated with the early
history of Westmoreland County and
vicinity.
Mrs Halves, as Miss Eppes Osborne
Robinson, began her career as a news
paper woman in st. Louis Her first
assignment was an interview with the
prominent young attorney, Harry B.
Halves Shortly afterward the men,
bers of the press gave her great send
off when she left st. Louis as Mr..
| Halves bride.
First steps in repair work at Stratford