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The Washington times., 1930-08-25
z CARS TURN
OVERAFTER
SHOTS
Mt. Rainier Police Chief Ar
rests One Man; Two Others
Escape From Ditch Wreck

Police today are searching for
two men, believed to have been
implicated IN the shooting and
wounding Of an officer In a chase
last night, while q third is being
held at the Twelfth precinct on q
technical charge Of investigation.
The chase, which led through
Riverside and Mount Rainier to
the District Line near Rhode
Island and Eastern Avenues
Northeast, was climaxed when
H. L. Leonard, chief of the Prince
Georges County Fire Rescue
Squad, was struck in the right
wrist and the right cheek by two
bullets Of a fusilade fired from
the pursued machine.
One Arrested
Leonard lost control Of his ma
chine, which plunged over an
embankment, and a moment
later the pursued machine over
turned. Two Of its occupants
escaped, but the third, who gave
the name Of Herbert Monroe
Brooks, Of Mount Rainier, was
arrested by e. L. Plummer, chief
Of police Of Mount Rainier, and
turned over to the Twelfth Pre-
cinct Police.
The chase which ended in
Leonard's shooting began when q
constable in Riverdale, Md,
leaped on the running board Of
the car, after its occupants were
said to have annoyed two young
women. ..... ..
Two Knocked Off
The constable was knocked Off
and the automobile sped into
Mount Rainier. There Constable
william Norgle leaped On the
running board and attempted 90
stop the machine until one Of
the men hit him in the stomach.
Chief Leonard saw Norgle'S uIl-
successful attempt to stop the
machine and gave chase IN his
own car
Police believe they know the
identity Of the two men VINO
escaped from the overturned car.
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
CIVIT ANS PLAN
R|vEROUT|NG

A journey to Hendler's place on
the Severn River and a day Of
athletic events, swimming and
stunts will be enjoyed by all
members of the Washington, Bal
timore and Annapolis Civitan
clubs and their friends tomorrow
when the Baltimore Citivan Club
gives it's outing.
The outing win start when the
Washington Club with its caravan
of automobiles meets the club
members from the other two
cities a Bladensburg Cross at
1890 o'clock tomorrow. From
there on the cars viii proceed
to Hendler's place which Is sit
uated on the Severn River op.
poSit Herald Harbor and a little
up river from Sherwood Forest.
Club members are urged to re-
member last years outing when
among other things, baseball
games. volley ball games, various
athletic events, horseshoe con.
tests, swimming, cards, eats.
drinks, and everything you could
wish for made up a happy day.
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
30 States Sending
Farm. Editors Here

Representatives from 80 States
will attend the seventeenth meet
ing of the American Association
OF Agricultural College Editors,
in the new administration build.
ing of the Department Of Agricul-
ture four days, beginning Tues
day.
Fourteen bureaus Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture will display
work, with an exhibit by the Of.
flee of information as a feature.
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
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The Washington times., 1930-08-25
Foreign Barristers
Due Here TueSdQu

Members Of the reception CON-
mite of the District of Columbia
Bar Association, meeting yeSter-
day at the home Of Charles Henry
Butler, chairman, in the 1900 block
I st. N. W.. completed plans for
the reception of the visiting British
and Canadian lawyers.
The visitors are due to reach
Washington tomorrow morning.
Many travel pleasures await you
through the purchase OF one of the re-
conditioned cars advertised for sale
On tOday'S Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
Draining of Tank Waters
Anacostia Gardens
Times Staff Photo

tanks in the neighborhood, sup
plying the Congress Heights and
adjacent sections, and "cut ms"
were made during the drainage.
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
TAXICABS
|. |. INCORPORATING
!. D. c. STREETS .
Flat Rate Fleets Manned by
JobIess, Many Financially
irresponsible, Seek Trade

This Is the first OF q series OF
articles on the tGri-cGb situation
In Washington.
Plying about the streets Of
Washington are nearly 5000 pub.
lie vehicles, ranging from small
sedans to large luxurious limou-
sines, and from small taxis to
gaily painted cabs with everything
but running water. -
Several salient factors in the
increase Of public cars on Wash
ington streets during the last
year Immediately appear.
Rich Field Opened
The first is that a rich field,
once held by two concerns, sud-
denly opened itself to all. Second,
unemployment threw hundreds
of men open for jobs with cars
which were lying idle.
A third factor is the unload
ing Of overproduction in the auto
mobile industry by making attrac.
tive offers so that a man could
earn while he was paying for
his car.
Fourth, and probably most i'm
portant, the lack Of legislation
regulating public vehicles made
the opportunity attractive.
Up to last winter independant
owners, banded together as a cab
company, and a second fleet of
privately controlled, taxis held
sway, all operating on meters.
One line occupied rich hotel and
station concessions, while the
second, the independant group,
kept the hack stands occupied.
That Rate Fleet Appears
True, there were a number of
independent automobiles in the
business, picking up what trade
they could on the streets with no
call business whatsoever, but this
factor for a time was negligible.
Suddenly a fleet Of cabs operat
ing on a 35-cent flat rate basis
with definite price boundaries
opened its guns in the taxi-cab
war.
The two lines operating exclus-
lively on meters put in a complaint,
but the District government could
do nothing.
Almost overnight a hundred or
two hundred cabs, bearing the 35-
cent legand appeared on the
streets, while the other lines felt
Slackening Of business and took
the matter to legal authorities.
Now Out Of Hand =.
Today the matter is almost out
OF. hand, and financially unrespon-
sible cabs are flocking to all
stands.
When the field for flat-rate pub
lie cabs opened the possibilities
for making private cars profitable,
and in the face of unemployment,
many car owners appealed for IL
cenSe to operate their own auto
mobiles and make a living.
No reason could be found by the
Public Utilities Commission why
this should not be legitimate.
Dealers Rent Cars
Automobile dealers, confronted
with the possibility Of having a.
number of cars tied up for a
season when money was scarce,
closely watched the legal side of
the impending war and finally
put into commission number
of sedans which they rented out
to drivers by the day.
In some cases the drivers paid
as much as $12 q day for the
cab, the, company furnishing the
automobile and all service. In
other cases the drivers paid a
much lower initial figure and
had additional mileage added at
flat rate to their rental price.
The next article will discuss
the lack of legislation in regu-
lating taxicab matterS).
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
ARBTTER
HERE FORFOX
INTERESTS
Former Musician Union Chief
Who Led Men to Victory Is
Hopeful of Arranging Peace

Arrival Of "show down" week
, In the battle between the mu.
sicians and the movie theater
owners finds both sides in ap-
parent disagreement and only six
days remaining to adjust differ
enceS.
In the event no agreement is
= reached, this time next week will
find canned" music exclusively
In all local theaterS. stage bills
and overtureS q thing Of the past
and q possible wa1k-out Of the
stage hands and movie projection
machine operators.
Fox Arbiter Here
A move on the part of the Fox
Interests toward adjustment Of
the difficulties appeared yeSter'
day with the arrival of Joe E.
Winkler, labor relations represen.
, tative Of the Fox Theater Cor.
poration, who will confer with A,
Julian Brylawski. head of the 10
cal theater owners, today.
W1nkler was president OF the
Chicago musicians union IA years
and in 1919 directed the biggest
strike Of musicians in the history
Of Chicago. He said:
'This attitude is getting no
where near q settlement. "A
talk on points Of differences
should be had and this can be
, done only in q conference, for
which / have arranged. Il viii
be highly gratified If / can be
as successful in averting
strike, i'm Washington now as
was in 1919 in directing the one
In Chicago"
The current contract between
the musicians and owners expires
ct midnight Sunday. Difficulties
arose when the theater owners
notified musicians that at the enc
Of the present contract, they
would not adhere to a clause rela
tive to employment Of a minimum
number Of musicians In all the
aterS.
Sympathetic Strike Looms
The motion picture machin.
projectioniStS union has served
notice that unless an agreement
is reached with the musicians
services Of the projectionists viii
not be available after August 81
The union of stage hands has
also threatened to join the walk
out.
Unless an agreement is erached
che, stage unit of Loew's Palace
,Theater bill will not be present
| for the new week on Saturday
I Michael Cullen, general manager
Of the Loew interests here, has
safd. The actors will come here
prepared to take the stage in the
event of a last-minute peace.
The stage bill at the Fox
Theater will open as usual or
Friday and is assured preSenta
ton for three days-until Sunday
night. If there is no agreement
the stage bill will be dropped
during the remaining days ot
the week.
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
Nd, Va. Mix Group
viii Attend Meet

Delegates from the Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers Asso-
citation will be among the 81, 900
dairy farmers expected to gather
at Des Moines, Iowa, November
6 to 8 for the tenth annual con-
vention Of the National Co-opera-
tive Milk Producers Federation,
Charles w. Holman, secretary of
the federation, announced yeSter-
daY.
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
NOT MUCH FIRE

Residents in the vicinity Of
Connecticut Ave. and M st. N
W., experienced the thrill OF
seeing 'em run" shortly after II
O'Clock today when fire engines
were dispatched up there. The
fire proved to be trivial and was
out in short order. A street Car
loading platform "got hot"
The Washington times., 1930-08-25
BRIDGE APPROVED

The War Department today ap-
proved plans for construction Of
q bridge across the reserved chan.
mel at South Boston, Mass. The
bridge will be a link in a high
way from Boston to South BoS-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
COURT ORDER PERMITS
CONFERENCE IN JAIL
Sheriff at Columbus Refused Ad.
mission to Attorneys.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb 26.-When
Attorneys George w. Long and A. T.
Conner went to the Bartholomew
county Jail to interview four pris-
oners, permission to enter was re-
fused by Sheriff Alonzo Fitch. The
attorneys then went to Judge Julian
Sharpneck and obtained an order to
talk to the prisoners privately. The
four held are Samuel, Alice and
Bryant Retro and William Turne-
meyer, all of Brown county. AS
there are no charges against Bryant
Petro or Turnemeyer, the attorneys
claim they are being Illegally held.
The four were locked up after the
arrest of Alex Petro Of Brown coun-
ty against whom five charges are
pending in the Brown circuit court
and who employed the two attor-
neys to defend him. He is charged
with an attack on a 12-year-old girl.
Other charges include larceny,
poaching fur bearing animals and
manufacture of liquor. Petro filed
a charge of kidnapping against Sam
uel Petro, who with his fifth cousin,
Alice Petro, were arrested after they
were found living together. Their
arrest led to charges being filed
against the elder Petro, father of
Alice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
Deaths

Atlas NJ. Thompson. IT,, Christian hos
pital. acute dilatation of heart.
. Sarah Elizabeth Bratton. mo-, city hos
pital cerebrospinal meningitis.
Caddie Cook. 43. 867 West Eleventh, in
fluenza.
Noble Clark. 16, city hospital, general
peritonitis.
Hattie Freeman Allen. 27. BIT West
TWentY-frst. pyelitis.
Henry L. Terry, go. city hospital, mitral
Fannie Alice Parish, 81, 2s4 South Han
cock Parkinson's disease.
Benjamin senell. 40, city hospital. lobar
pneumonia.
Jack Earnest Hartman. 2 days. 5152
Sangster. patent foramen ovale.
Ernest Fus, g., city hospital, acute myo-
Frank Patterson. SO. s25 Redmond. pull
Eliza j. Cooper, 73. 1910 Boulevard place,
Thomas Epeards. 60. city hospital, dia-
'' Emma Lippold SO, $40 East Vermont.
Sadie Maud Miller. 81. 1906 North sher-
man Drive. influenza.
Mary Lavelle. rs, 1921 Congress, acute
dilatatiOn of heart.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
RENDEZVOUS RAIDED
Cops Charge Vacant House
Immoral TrySt Scene.

A vacant house at Thirty sixth
street and the canal is alleged by
police to have served as a trysting
place for scores of indianapolis
couples.
A patrolman and police sergeant
watched the house Tuesday night
and discovered seven couples stop
ping there. The investigation re-
suited when five youths were ar
rested Tuesday afternoon and night
on charges OF criminal assault on
a 13-year-old girl. with whom two
of the five are alleged to have spent
Monday night in the house.
A 14-year-old girl also was in
volved by the investigation as nav
ing spent Monday night in the va
cant house, police say.
The investigation may bring other
arrests of youths and girls Of
the neighborhood. police indicated
today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
On Commission Row

Fruits
fancy. s4; Baldwins. s.. so Grimes Golden,
sap. 50 .25G2.5o.
Cranberries-Box of IS lbs, So.
GrapeS--Calitornia Alemeria. sS.75: EN-
LemonsECalifornia a crate. s5.75@6.25.
LimeS-Jamaica, $3.50 q hundred.
Oranges-California navals. s4.750715.
Strawberries-45@5oc quart.
Vegetables
Beans-F1orida, s4945o q hamper.
Beets-Texas. $3.50 a crate.
CeieryNFlorida. ss25S575 a crate.
Caulifiower-Colorado, $3.50 a crate.
Cucumbers-F1orida. $3.5o@& a crate.
Kale~Spring. soc to 81 a bushel.
Lettuce-Calfornia Iceberg. s3.5oG4.o0 a
crate; home grown leaf. bushel. $l.509
1.65.
Parsley-Eome grown. soc doz
Peas-California. 45-lb. crate, S5G5.5o.
Peppers-Florida. a crate, $3.50.
Potatoes-WiscoEsin. $40 l50-lb. Sag:
Minnesota. $40 lo0-lb, bag; Red River
Ohios. 100 lbs. s3.75@S.s5: Idaho Russets.
New Potatoes~Florida cobblers. so-lb.
crate. $500; Texas Red loo-lb. bag. $3.50.
Sweet Potatoes-Nsncy Halls. Si.75 q
hamper; opossum brand. Indiana Jerseys,
$500 per hu.
RhSbaEb-Homs grown. dollhouse. s-ib.
neutrality-suspicious.. soc @ dos.
Radishes-Home Known button. ssc doz.
Mustard-Home grown. $3.50 bushel.
Cucumhers-Home grown. sl.75 400.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
Births
Girls
\ 81 - >

Worth and Goldie Smith. 1929 Steele.
William and Clara Coins. 965 North
Roy and Thelma Reed, 229 South Holmes.
Edward and Marie Curry, st. Vincent's
hospital
Roy and Opal Dovel, 1411 Somerset
Louis and Margaret Rodeback, Coleman
Hadiey and Anna simons. Coleman hos
Charles and Vera Briner. 1882 Bellefon-
tame.
Monroe and Maggie Jackson, 1928 Co
steve and Violet Hotseller. 4Ss War
Albert and Rebecca Smith. 1908 Licking
Aubrey and Martha Gualden. 1888 De
Amos and Cora Craig, SOC South Chase.
Boys
Cleo and Inez Sherron. st, Vincents
hospital
Ralph and Gertrude Ittenback. st. Vim
cents hospital.
Robert and Lucille Fox. st. Vincent S
hospital.
Fletcher sand La Vonne Maholm st.
Vincent'S hospital.
Edward and Mary Hegarty. st. Vincent S
Lester and Mildred Hart. Coleman hos
pital.
John and Me1va Lee 1916 Reisner.
Peter and villa Sanders, 1924 Cottage.
James and Rosalee Moore, ID Bloom
ington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
COPS, REDS BATTLE
Demonstration in Gotham
Signal for RiOting.

81 United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Police and
Communists battled through the
Wall Street district today while
thousands of Office workers hung
from skyscraper windows cheering
as if they were attending an inter
collegiate football game.
The demonstration, organized by
the Communists in celebration Of
the release of John Porter, who
had served eighteen months on
Governors island as deserter from
the army, started at the Battery.
About 100 police had been sent
there when headquarters received
reports that the Communists were
planning parade.
Although Porter, a former textile
strike leader at New Bedford. Mass,
was released from Governors island
before dawn, the demonstration die
not start until four hours later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
WHEAT FUTURES
SHARPLY HIGHER
IN EARLY SALES
Belief That Farm Board
viii Stop Declines
Is Factor.
Bu United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO Feb. Is. Wheat
jumped sharply higher as the Board
of Trade opened today. Strong
foreign cables. with Liverpool ad
vancing despite profit-ta'ing and
BuenoS Aires up lc, coupled with
the belief that the farm board had
entered the futures market late
Tuesday in an attempt to stabilize
the market and overnight reports
that the farm board would act to
stop further declines, were the chief
influences. Corn and oats were
higher with wheat.
At the opening wheat was Is to
az cents higher; corn was g to
& cent higher. Provisions opened
strong.
The late strength here and the
firmneSS at BuenoS Aires gave Liver
pool much stronger tone than ex-
pected this morning. that market
being ia cents higher shortly after
noon. Local sentiment continues
mixed, but traders believe the mar
ket is we'll sold out and in a good
technical position.
The tone of corn was greatly inn
proved at the close Thursday and
that grain is gaining friends as the
uncertainty in wheat is prolonged.
At the same time, wheat influences
corn to the exclusion of all else.
Oats found good buyers in the
northwest Tuesday and short cover
ing aided in the late rally. Trade
is very quiet with the chief interest
centered in the wheat pit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
comic OPERA
REVOLUTION Of
MONACO COSTLY
Rival Resorts Competition
Forces Monte Carlo
to Seek Relief.
BY RALPH HEINZEN
United Press staff Correspondent

MONTE CARLO, Feb. 26.-Mo-
naco, sadly wisened, begins to regret
the folly of its famous comic opera"
revolution of 1929.
The revolt of the national council
against the absolute monarch of six
square miles of national territory,
Prince Louis of Monaco, has had a
boomerang effect upon gambling
and business.
Ever since the war Monte Carlo
had felt growing competition, but
SO great was the fame of the resort
that tourists continued to flock
there for a chance to break the IA
nous bank of Monte Carlo.
San Reno, just across the Italian
border; Cannes and Nice, with
eleven casinos between them, in
Guiding Frank Jay Gould's $5,000,000
palace, have stunned Monte Carlo
with one death blow after another,
until today the famous casino on
the rock is barely staggering along
under its heavy load.
Tourists Stay Away
lie DGODlC vi GllC III lA1N4kJStA4O
realize that the revolution is largely
to blame, for a revolution is hard
to dodge in a republic just six
square miles in area. Tourists were
frightened away, and although all
has been peaceful and quiet on the
rocky shelf of coast, yet the tour
lists have not come back.
The national council now is
considering asking the ruler to let
loose his strangle-hold on the
casino. He now is paid a fixed
sum annually, plus percentage
of the kitty, and the casino pays
all the taxes of the principally,
pays for the sweeping of the
streets, street lights, street cars,
planting of flowers everywhere and
every other deficit.
The casino laments all this
overhead charge which drains its
treasury and makes competition
impossible against the neighbour
ing French and italian resorts.
Ask Reduction
The council has been appealed to
and may suggest to Prince Louis
that the golden-egg-l laying goose
is in danger of being choked, and
that, in the interests of all con-
cerned the princes share of the
kitty might be reduced.
In final effort to encourage
tourists to play on the Monte Carlo
tables, the casino has made it
much easier to break the bank.
That is thrill which comes only
onee in the lifetime Of a small
number of players.
Every day each table starts with
a capital varying from 100000 to
100000 francs, and when it be-
comes exhausted and the croupier
has to close down play and ask
for more funds, the bank is said
to be broken. In fact there are
always millions more where the
first lot came from.
But to make it easier for the
bank to be broken, the tables will
now start the day with only half
of the previous capital
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26

FIT. WAYNE, Ind. Feb 26.-Cattle-
ceipts. rs; calves, So. hogs. 400 sheep
90 hog market steady 100 loS ao down
$1,000: 10000 lbs. sIiI5 20O-225 lbs.
SlI: 225-250 lbs. 5000; 250-300 lbs, s105O;
SOO-35O lbs 5000: roughs. $3.50; stays,
So: calves. Sl4; lambs $40.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26

AtA~t sS-.Na NAo 9@+"". VA -FS-
BIZ United Prcss
NEW YORK, Feb. -Simultan-
eous with a rally in wheat, the
stock market moved forward today
with gains ranging from fractions
to points
Leading industrials were first to
strengthen under the impetus Of
buying In United States Steel. Rails
followed under New York Central,
Bendix and United Aircraft led the
aviation issues into new highs on
the recovery while Consolidated Gas
once more assumed lead of the util-
tiles.
Wide gains were made by special
issues including Eastman Kodak,
Gillette and Lambert.
Steel touched 179 and then moved
up to 1909. where it was holding
around noon. This was gain of
IL over the previous close.
Other leading issues were higher
Westinghouse Electric reached 17412,
up 2%; General Electric, 1874, up
IA: Johns-Manville, 1855, up 35s;
Montgomery Ward, 4515, up rs;
American Can, 139, up 2ls, and
Warner Brothers Pictures, 63A, up
IL. rs-Roebuck spurted 22s
to 80.
National Dairy Products and Gold
Dust were strong in the food divi-
sion. Radio Corporation featured
its department with a gain of Ia
to ass.
Packard Motor met some selling
after it's recent advance, but other
aviation and motor shares were firm.
Bendix spurted rs to 4321, while
United Aircraft was up a point at
55A.
In the utility division CONSOLIDATE
ed Gas was active around 1877, up
19s. Standard Gas reached 1872,
up IA; North American, 1O9I2, up
27s; American and Foreign Power,
93%, up rs; United Corporation,
39%, up IL; Columbia Gas, Ga,
up 2, and Public Service, 96M, up
ia.
Call money renewed at Az per
cent and held at that figure during
the morning. despite plentiful sup
ply and a 4 per cent rate in the out
side market.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
PORK MARKET
CONTINUES OFF
AT CITY YARDS
Cattle and Calves Steady;
Sheep Unchanged With
Higher Tone.

Hog prices continued to decline
today al the Union stockyards,
prices for the bulk, 100 to 275, rang
ing from $10.75 to $11.30. Top price
was S11.30. Receipts were 1000,
holdovers 1879.
Cattle receipts were TOO, the mar
ket holding steady. Vealers were
steady at S14.50 down. Receipts
were 600.
Sheep were Quotably steady with
receipts of 200. Strictly choice
lambs were Salable at around $11.
Chicago hog receipts were 10000,
including 5000 directs. Holdovers
we're 5000. Today's market opened
10 to Is cents higher than Tues
days average. A few early bids
and sales Of choice ITO to 200-pound
weights were recorded at $1110 to
$1115; occasional sales Of 280 to
290-pound weights brought $10.45.
Cattle receipts were $500, sheep
$1,000.