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Evening star., 1930-12-16
NEW INDICTMENT
FACING SHAPIRO
FiheIly Plans to Act Again
After Directed Verdict
Frees Realty Man.

Plans to present to the grand Jury
again some 10 cases against Jacob
Shapiro, local real estate dealer, charg-
ing him with taking money under false
pretenses, were formulated today by
John w. Fthelly, and assistant United
States attorney.
Shapiro was awarded a directed ver-
dict of not guilty in District Supreme
Court yesterday on the instructions of
Associate Justice Peyton Gordon in a
case in which he was charged with
selling property to Mr.. and Mrs. w. CAL
houn Furr, without disclosing the ex-
istence OF hidden trust" of 50 500.
This action was taken after the judge
upheld a defense contention that the
indictment on which Shapiro was taken
to trial was defective
Justice Gordon ruled the indictment
was faulty because the transaction was
not properly set forth in the induce
ment" and due to the fact that 1t failed
to show the alleged misrepresentation
were intended to mislead the pur-
chasers.
Fihelly said 1t would be necessary to
study the remaining indictments TO
learn whether they should be reframed
He said it would be necessary to present
The cases to the grand jury once more
should the indictments fail to state
the charge properly.
The cases against Shapiro, president
of the Joseph Shapiro Realty Co..
originally were taken before the grand
jury as result of an investigation into
Washington real estate affairs by the
Blaine subcommittee of the Senate.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
UNEMPLOYED" TIGHTEN BELTS
AS ONE APPLE ''RACKET'' FAILS
Man Who Staked Fellows
Without Credit Is Broke
as Result.
Gave Needy Breakfast, Bed
and Chance, and No
Questions Asked.

The rlmors which have been bruited
about Washington of something ne
farious in the unemployment apple
racket" had dismal echo at 904 u
Eighth street this morning. very dis
NAL echo.
Unemployed" men who stamped in
at dawn, out of the bitter weather, with
empty baskets, ready for IL hours of
hard pavement pounding, found them
selves in the truest sense unemployed.
There were no apples for any of the
rs of them, no money, no credit. That
apple racket" at least, had collapsed.
Hungry Men Tighten Belts.
Hungry men frightened their belts,
crowded the oil stove in the little office,
too cold, too tired, too whipped to go
back on the street
The man to whom they had looked,
the man who had staked them, was
broke. dead broke.
I'm sorry fellows" he said, ''it's a
tough break-tough for you and tough
for me-"
Then he asked If anyone present
could lend him a dime. There was q
general search of pockets, and the dime
was forthcoming-a nickel and five
pennies.
After that the organizer of the apple
racket" j. B. Drew, whose men have
dispensed 10000 apples upon Wash
ington's street corners in the past three
weeks, went out and bought himself
two of the biggest doughnuts he could
find, washing them down with black
coffee.
The other men-about rs transients,
hoatsrs, hoboes, tramps, but no buns
made. such shift as they could; Drew,
he admitted freely, was through.
Can't Run at a Loss.
Somebody" he said, has upset the
apple cart-th.irs and mine It's no
use. I'm no philanthropist; I can't
run on at loss, even If I wanted to-.
haven't got the money and I haven't
got the credit.
We've sold 10000 apples, the finest
apples money could buy, and 1t gave
those men a living. They had to work
for 1t. The public got its moneys worth,
but I haven't gotten mine
Sixteen hours day, I've been work.
ing, from am. on. Buying apples,
paper bags, baskets, stalking the men.
For three weeks I've done 1t, and what
do / have to show for it?
I'm exactly $105 poorer than I was
when started. I didn't expect to make
much, just a living; but this thing won't
Evening star., 1930-12-16
PASSION PLAY LECTURE
HEADS entertainment
Etchison to Give illustrated Talk
at Benefit for Bible Class As
ISOLATION Tonight.

An illustrated lecture on the "Pas-
sion Play of Oberammergau by Page
NICK. Etchison, religious work director
Of the Y. M. c. A., will be the high
light of a program of entertainment for
the benefit of the Organized Bible Glass
Association tonight at 8 o'clock in
Woodward Hall of Calvary Baptist
Church.
Others who have contributed their
services for the program include H. A.
Martin, H @. Leaf, Harold Moore and
T. N. Leef, composing the Parthenon
Quartet; Raymond E. Rapp, accom-
panist of the quartet; the Ninth Street
Christian Church Orchestra, John M.
Smith conducting; Mrs. Grace Mooney
Richards, soprano; Mrs. Page NICK.
Etchison, accompanist, and members Of
the Vaughn class.
Proceeds OF the evening will be used
to expand the work Of the Organized
Bible Glass Association.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
CORONER TO S|FT
Staying OF YEGGS
IN STREET BATTLE
Second Robber Dies Without
Coherent Statement-Rec-
ord Being Traced.
OPERATIONS IN DISTRICT
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Pair Caught in Act of Breaking
Into Store by Police-Inquest
Is to Begin Tomorrow.

Following the death in Freedmen's
Hospital last midnight of Walter Moran,
59-year-old yeggman, whose companion
was killed outright by police bullets late
Sunday, q coroner'S jury will open an
inquiry tomorrow morning into the cir
cumstances of the shooting which oc-
CURED at Fourteenth and u streets
when the pair was surprised attempt
ing to break into a grocery.
Moran, hit in the neck and chest,
died before police could get a coherant
statement from him. Both he and the
other man, James Powers, 50 years old,
had been convicted in various parts of
the country during the past 80 years on
offenses ranging from vagrancy to safe
blowing
The two No. 8 police precinct privates
who did the shooting. T. c. Lewis and
I. L. Murphy. are being detained at
their precinct pending the inquest.
Other Crimes Sought.
Moran denied having ever seen Pow
ers before up to a few hours prior to
the time they set about to blow the
safe in a grocery at 1935-1937 Four
teenth street Police believe, however,
that the pair had been operating to-
gether in the District for some time
Re-0N' SNEROoAOANAA "AhNA GAlc AAAJuI Gu
man denied.
After the inquest, their bodies will
be held at the morgue for a reason
able length of time to allow possible
relatives to claim them. If not identi-
fed they will be consigned to Potters
Field.
Timothy Mcdonald, colored, noticed
the men trying to force the rear door
Of the grocery with a pick. He called
the police station and then saw Lewis
ailghting from a street car nearby.
Gun Battle Is Fatal.
Mcdonald told Lewis what was going
on and the officer hurried to the rear
OF the grocery. He swung open q gate
near the door and ordered the men to
surrender.
Powers shot twice at Lewis. but
missed In his haste to escape. Moran
rushed the officer and swung on him
with the pick q moment before Lewis
shot him twice.
Meanwhile, Murphy had driven up to
the mouth of the alley in a police car.
He saw Powers run out brandishing a
revolver, and followed him in the auto
mobile. DaShing along the sidewalk,
Powers refused to halt and Murphy
stepping from the machine, shot him
dead.
A bottle of nitroglycerin was found on
Powers. Both men had loaded guns
and complete set of eracksman tools
lay near the grocery door.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
BUSH DEATH TRIAL
OPENED BY COLLINS
Prosecution to Ask Death
Penalty for CARMEL and Ma
thoney, He Intimates.

After selection of a jury was COM
pleted in District Supreme Court today,
the prosecution demanded the death
penalty for William j. Carnell and
Frank Mahoney, charged jointly with
the murder of Louis Bush motor bus
magnate, in the garage of his home,
1884 Fulton street, october 6, last.
William H. Collins, assistant United
States attorney closed his opening
statement by declaring:
If we prove the foregoing facts, and
I am satisfied we will, we will ask the
jury to bring in a verdict of guilty as
charged in the indictment"
Accused Listen Closely.
AS the law provides execution for
persons convicted on first degree
murder indictments in the District, the
prosecutors statement was tantamount
to request for the death penalty.
The neatly dressed young defendants
sat beside their attorneys as Collins
outlined his case. Refraining from
talking, even in whispers, they listened
closely as Collins unfolded his version
Of the staying.
The prosecutor said he would prove
the pistol with which Bush was shot
had been obtained from Charles H.
Founce Of 1243 B street southeast the
SATURDAY Detore the Staying. He said
Mahoney and William c. Mckay, who
may be tried separately in the case,
paid the loan for which Founce had
been holding the weapon for security
in order TO regain its possession.
Sister-in-Iaw -estifies.
The Government will also prove. Col
Inns said, that Mohoney and Carnell left
Washington soon after the Staying for
the West aboard a bus. He said Ma
honey was captured in Pittsburgh and
Carnen in East Liberty, Pa.
Mrs. Norman Luchs, a sister -in-lav
OF Bush, the first witness, testified she
had heard faint noises emanating from
the garage which sounded like the
backfire of an automobile She SAID
she looked outside and heard Bush
shout: I'm shot"
During a recess Mahoney approached
William L. Bush, son of the man slain
and expressed sympathy. Bush ac-
.cepted the condolences.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
STREET CAR COMPANIES
ARE SUED FOR $50,5OO
Damages Of $2o,5oO and 10000
Asked Of Capital Traction and
W. r. & E. Railways.

Two traction companies were named
as refendants in suits for damages to-
falling $50,000, filed today in the Dis
trtct Supreme Court. Esta r. Crane
OF the Chastleton Apartments and
Myree M. Berry Of Rockingham
County, Va, are plaintiffs in suits
against the Capital Traction Co. for
S2O,50O; They said they were injured
September 8, when their automobile
was crushed between two cars of the
company, going in opposite directions
on Fourteenth street near Church
street. Attorney Joseph L. Low repre-
sentS both plaintiffs.
Declaring that a street car of the
Washington Railway a. Electric Co.
passed red stop light at Tenth and
@ streets and crashed into an automo-
bile in which they were riding, Frank
E. Brady and his wife, Elizabeth, 865
Van Buren street, have filed suits
against the company totaling $40 900
damages. The accident occurred Sep
tember Is. Attorneys Julian G. Gibbs
and James A. Davis appear for Mr..
and Mrs. Brady.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
SUSPECT is TAKEN
IN HIT-RUN CASE
Taxicab Operators Make Capture
After Witnessing Accident in
Which Man Was Hurt.

Alleged to have been the driver Of
hit-and-run auto which struck down
a visitor TO the Capital late yesterday
afternoon, Samuel Roy, colored, ri
years old, Of Falls Church, Va, was cap
tured by two taxicab drivers in a short
chase and turned over to police.
The hackers, Lester S. Jones of
Hyattsville and Myer Rods of 1912 x
street southwest, chased Roy three
blocks down Pennsylvania avenue after
witnessing an accident at Twenty.
eighth street and the Avenue, in which
Emory Baker, SO, of Carlisle, Pa, re-
ceived q sprained ankle.
The two cabs collided in forcing Row
to the curb at Twenty-fifth street, but
escaped with minor damage. Police
charged Roy with leaving the scene OF
an accident and operating a car with
bad brakes. Baker was given treatment
at Emergency Hospital
Army physicians at Walter Reed Hos
pital treated Thomas Crawford, l9 wears
old, OF 4l9 Van Buren, avenue, River
dale, Md, late yesterday after he was
felled in the TOO block of Alaska avenue
by car driven by Trueman z. Palmer,
rs, OF 1901 Fifteenth street. Crawford
was bruised on the head and left leg.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
YOUNG MEMS CLUB DIMES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SANDY SPRING, Md, December Is.
About 50 members and guests of the
Young Mems Club of Olney Md, held
their annual banquet at the Common
wealth Farm near Colesville, Md. Ed
ward Snowden acted as toastmaster
and the speakers included DR.. Jacob
w. Bird of Sandy Spring, Barnard
Welsh of Rockville, Dean Acheson of
Washington, Mr.. Lutes Of Silver Spring
and e. j. Murphey of Chevy Chase,
whose presentation each year Of a SIS
gold piece is part of the proceedings
Herbert Daley of Brookeville, Nd,
was this year the young man having
Evening star., 1930-12-16
CHOICE OF BUILDING
SITE rs POSTPONED
Committee to Resume Considera-
ton of Monumental War and
Navy Home Next Saturday.

The Public Building Commission to-
day postponed until 8 80 o'clock Satur-
day morning the problem of selecting a
site for the new monumental War and
Navy Building. The commission had
expected to take up this important fea-
ture Of the building program today, but
all OF the officials could not be present.
1t Is expected that Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon. Secretary Of War Hur-
ley and Secretary Of the Navy Adams
will attend the meeting Of the commits
sion Saturday.
Three localities have been under dis
cussion for some time as prospective
sites. namely: A southwest location,
on the south side Of the Mall between
Second and Seventh streets, and from
Maryland avenue and B street to Vir-
ginia avenue and d street. site west
OF the present State, War and Navy
Building, and a site in the area between
the Interior Department Building and
the Naval Hospital
There have been indications recently
that the southwest site is the one that
at this time appears most likely to be
chosen. There has been no decision on
the question, however, and 1t is expected
that all Of the sites will be carefully
considered before any conclusion is
reached.
Evening star., 1930-12-16

go. Now these men have got to shift for
themselves. What can they do?
mo one will credit them; they can't
seem to make enough to stake them
selves and get on their own feet.
I've given basket of apples to every
man who promised to sell them and
come back and pay me for what he
sold, without asking him any questions.
Made IS Cents on SO Apples.
But lately the men have been run
ming out on me. I'm a racketeer, they
say, making killing at their expense.
I had expected, it's true, to make IS
cents on the box of SO apples.
Il have paid $3.50 box, the men
got from $50 to SITS profit the box
on their sales. If they made no sales,
I gave them 81 each so they could eat
and get a bed.
The men paid only for the apples
they sold, after they sold them. took
back what they had left over, throwing
away every blemished apple at my own
loss.
There's been coffee and doughnuts
here every morning for the men who
couldn't buy breakfast.
will Not Prosecute.
Yesterday lost $25 worth of apples
to men who took them and ran out on
me. I'm not going to try to prosecute
any Of them-they probably needed the
money badly.
Even the police say my men are
working for system They give the
other apple sellers the breaks on the
best corners, on the corners we had
first.
Now these rs men, many are family
men, will have to get back on the
street. They can't get apples on credit
in Washington. I seem to have been
the only one who was sap enough to
credit them
Meanwhile the apple selling went on
unabated by the men who were buying
their own apples from the commission
merchants about Center Market.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
WOOD FOR D. C. NEEDY
HAULED BY TEN TRUCKS
Kindling to BE Distributed by Sal
vation Army Through Four
Local Offices.

Ten Army trucks from the Quarter
master Motor Center are engaged this
afternoon in hauling the kindling wood
donated by the United States Marine
Corps at OccoQuan to the welfare
branch Of the District government for
distribution to the poor Of the District,
The kindling was landed at the Occo-
quan Wharf, on Water street southwest.
and was loaded ON the trucks by civil
prisoners and carried to the following
distributing points: 1915 Jefferson street,
1901 Seventh street, Eighth and /
streets and Thirteenth and K streets
southeast.
The distribution to those in need will
be In charge Of the officers of the Sal
vation Army.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
OPPOSES EUGENE MEYER
McFadden of House Attacks Mem
ber of Reserve Board.

Chairman McFadden of the House
Banking Committee attacked in the
House today the nomination of Eugene
Meyer as chairman of the Federal Re-
serve Board.
Meyer, whose name has been favor
ably reported to the Senate, should not
be confirmed" said McFadden. Il can
not make that too plain"
The Pennsylvania Representative con-
tended Meyer would involve the Fed
eral Reserve system in international
finance.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
SUPPORTS WAGNER BILLS
Women's Democratic Club to Urge
Their Enactment.

The Womans National Democratic
Club has gone on record In favor of the
So-called Wagner unemployment bills
and will urge their enactment.
The club also voted in favor of Sen
at bill 4148, to provide for the diScon-
tinuance of the use as dwellings Of
buildings situated In alleys IN the Dis
trict Of Columbia and for the replat-
ting and development of squares con-
tanning inhabited alleys In the interest
Of public health, comfort. morals. safety
and welfare.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
TREASURY COLLECTS
$122,e89, ,45O ON DEBTS
England Tops Interest List, With
France, Poland, Belgium and
Italy Next in Order.

Eleven foreign governments paid into
the Treasury Department yesterday q
total of 1922 2,989, ,450 on their indebted
ness to this country.
OF the total. $30,S54052 was in pay
ment Of principal and $92, ,135, 1893 for
interest. All payments were in cash.
Interest payments received were from
Belgium, $l.625 900: Estonia, $150,000;
Great Britain, $66,39o, 900; Hungary,
$28,804: Italy, $1,26O,62 Latvia, $780,
600; Lithuania, $SS,528, and Poland,
$3,082,555
Those making payments on the prin-
cipal included Czechoslovalkia, $780,
900; Finland. $4,000; Great Britain,
$4,000, 900; Hungary, $ll,755, and Po-
land, 81, ,267, ,297.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
VETERANS MEDICAL UNIT
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Operation of Bureau Which As
signs Officers Subject of Protest
From Transferred Doctor.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Investigation of the machinery of the
Veterans Bureau for assigning medical
officers was in progress today as result
of charges brought by DR.. Malcolm
Cannon, son of Bishop James Cannon,
jr., of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
Veterans Administrator Hines de-
clined to make public details of the
charges, which came after DR.. Cannon
had protested his proposed transfer
from Charleston, w. Va, to Milwaukee.
Cannon contended the personnel divi-
sion of the Veterans Bureau Is mis-
managed and that officials in assigning
men used lottery" system.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
ROBBERY NETS $4,000

Diamond Ring and Valuables Are
Stolen From 31st Street Residence.
A diamond ring and other articles
valued at approximately $4,000 were
stolen from the home Of Ross D.
Thompson, $500 Thirty-fi street, last
night, according to police report. Po-
lice said entrance was gained through
q second floor bath room window.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
Under Mental Observation.

John Henry, Sc years old, of 305 E
street, today was sent TO Gallinger Hos
pttal for mental observation when police
were told he fred a pistol twice inside
his house. Neither Henry nor other
occupants Of the house could offer po-
lice an explanation as to what led TO
the shooting.
Evening star., 1930-12-16

George A. and Elizabeth M Boteler, girl
Robert H and Bernice B. Ridgway, boy
Harry K. and Margery H. Lamb, boy.
Andrew J. and Della B. Hickey. boy.
John p. and Mary @. InScoe, boy.
James II. and Eva l.. Moreland, boy.
Selby and Daisy Tapscott, boy.
William and Lucille Edgards, boy.
Evening star., 1930-12-16

ance, law enforcement and good citizen
ship.
Laud Police and Prosecutors.
We commend the Police Department
and the district attorneys ONCE for
jealous and effective work in detecting
and Furnishing violators of the prohibi-
ton laws.
While we commend the police force
for its zeal in bringing to justice those
who violate the prohibition laws, we are
mindful OF the number OF policemen
who during the year have been charged
with the offense OF intoxication. In this
connection we express our deliberate
Judgment that policemen should re-
frain from the use of intoxicating
liquors entirely whether on or of duty
IN the interest Of the best possible serv.
ice to the city.
II. I'VE note with pleasure the con-
tinued progress Of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union Of the District
of Columbia"
Mr.. Shoemaker delivered his annual
report as executive secretary and gem
eral counsel for the organization. The
ADDRESS OF welcome was by DR.. II. II.
Ranck. The Committee on NoFnina.
tons report was presented by Miss
Georgia Robertson.
Speaks Of Early Days.
John R. Mahoney, one Of the early
workers in the temperance movement.
spoke of the early days. Other speakers
made informal addresses.
In his address Mr.. Hart described the
work of his once and expressed the
opinion that bootlegging as trade was
gradually decreasing in the Capital. He
said there were no large liquor dealers
operating here now.
Expressing the opinion that when
woman jurors first began jury service
here, they were Ito sympathetic" Mr..
Hart declared they now had proved 70
be highly satisfactory.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
MAKES STUDY OF ERRORS
Tests Being Held to Ascertain
Kinds of Typists' Mistakes.

Tests to determine the kinds of er-
rors made by stenographers and typ
lists and to check the reliability of va
nous testing methods themselves are
oeing conducted at Business High
Scnool this week by Dr. L. j. O'Rourke.
olrector OF personnel research, u. s.
Civil Service Commission.
The tests Of the work of the schools
student Stenographers and typists were
begun yesterday and will continue daily
through Friday. DR.. O'Rourke, who is
making the tests in a general research.
Will use the results he obtains in con-
nection with civil service examinations.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
"QUESTION MARK" HERE
Refueling Plane Is En- Route to Its
Home Station.

The famous Army tri-motored trans
port plane Question Mark, which start
ed the epidemic Of refueling endurance
Nights two years ago when 1t established
a record of $50 hours of continuous
tight, was a visitor to the National
Capital today.
The plane was flown here from New
York yesterday afternoon en- route to
It's home station at Maxwell Field,
Montgomery, Ala. Capt. Donald P. Muse
Is the pilot.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
FIREMAN HURTS FOOT
Nail Pierces Flesh as He Fights
Grocery Store Blaze.

Fireman Joseph McGarry of Truck
Company No. ran a nail through his
left foot this morning while working
at fire on the second floor Of 1901
South Carolina avenue southeast, occu-
pied by the Sanitary Grocery Co. The
fire damaged the building to the extent
Of $500 and there was slight water dam
age to the store. McGarry was treated
at Casualty Hospital.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-11-06
SAVE FRUIT TREES FROM MICE
INJURY
Hundreds Of Valuable Fruit Trees Are
Girdlcd Each Year by Mice
Poison Grain Is Now
Obtainablc,

Hundreds OF valuable fruit trees in
the state of Washington are girdled
every year by mice, says J. T. Bregger
extension horticulturist. This Is par
ticularly the case In orchards where
the cover crop is heavy. Through the
cooperation Of the state department of
agriculture and the extension service,
It is now possible to obtain already
prepared or formulas for poisoned
grain, so far, has proved to be the only
elective method of controlling the
rodent.
One Of the best ways Of using the
poisoned grain is to place the bait III
small containers or atstions which will
protect It from the weather and also
prevent the poisoning Of birds or other
animals. The poison station may be
wide-mouth jar or bottle, or a small
drain pipe. 1t should be set at the
base of the tree to be out Of the way
of machinery and preferably OH high
ground TO avoid standing water In
orchards where the mice are abundant,
station containing heaping tea
spoonful should be placed at the base
of each tree. A level teaspoonful Of
the poison grain placed In each used
mouse hole will also prove effective.
The poison grain should be stored IN