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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
c. OF c. CAMPAIGN
TO EXCEED QUOTA
400 New Members Expected
by Wednesday, and 2 Days
Added to Period.

With tabulations for the first half Of
the Washington Chamber of Commerce
membership campaign completed, off,
GERS of the organization said today that
present indications promise that the
drive, which started last Wednesday,
will far surpass the quota set.
Because of the success thus far, team
captains of some of the "a groups en-
gagged in canvassing the city suggested
at luncheon meeting today that the
drive continue through Friday, thus
extending the campaign two days
longer. At the last meeting of the
teams Friday total of 210 new men,
bers had been enrolled. Officers said
today they expected to sign up more
than 400 by Wednesday.
. Charles w. Darr, president of the
chamber, and Rudolph Jose, vice pres
ident and general chairman of the
hve-year expansion program recently
announced by the organization, were
present at the luncheon. Col Edward
Goring Bliss, general chairman of the
team organization, presided
The membership campaign is the
first step in the chambers five-year
expansion program, the purpose of
which, officers said is Ito build up the
Washington Chamber of Commerce to
a standard comparable to that of cor
responding bodies in other American
cities"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
WATER USE JUMPS
$1,000, 900 GALLONS
September Daily Consumption
Figure Shows Sharp Rise
Over Year Ago.

Water consumption in Washington
jumped last month 10000 gallons
daily over the figure for a year ago,
Mai. Joseph D. Macarthur, jr., District
Engineer for the War Department for
the Washington area, who has charge
of the water supply system, said today,
but made it plain that the Dalecarlia
plant can care for a much greater load,
If needs be, despite the continued
drought. The October figures will not
be available until the month has closed.
The peak of the water consumption
was reached in August, when l02, $50, 900
gallons formed the average daily con-
sumption, last month being some 2,000,-
600 gallons lower than that. The highest
consumption of any one day, the United
States Engineer once said was 49,
900 900 gallons, but the Dalecarlia plant
can care for l85, 900 900 gallons, and II
needs be, in an emergency, the supply
could be stepped up to 100000. 900
gallons for a time.
During the fiscal year ended on June
80 last, the average daily consumption
registered some 100000 gallons OF
water.
In 1929, the average daily consump-
ton was: June, $4,000 900; July, &c.
10000; August 89,540,000. and Sep
TENDER, 84,130,00o. For this year, the
average daily consumption has been:
June, 90,790 900, July. 98,l00, 900;
August. 1o2 $50. Oooa nd September,
100 $50, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
CONTRACT LET TO GRADE
NEW CAPITOL GROUNDS
Logan Pingree Co. to Start Work
Near Union Station This
Week.

The work of enlarging the Capitol
grounds will enter another stage of
progress this week with the beginning
of rough grading on the squares that
have been cleared of buildings.
The contract for the grading has been
awarded to Logan Pingree Co, Inc, by
the once of the Architect of the Capt.
toll. The area to be graded at this time
extends north from the Capitol to IN
ion Station. The greater part of this
area was occupied until recently by the
temporary Government hotels. This
work is scheduled to be done in two
months.
Meanwhile the firm of Bennett, Par
sons 81 Frost of Chicago, consulting
architects, is preparing detailed draw
ings for the final layout and landscape
treatment of the enlarged Capitol
grounds, in accordance with the plan
approved by Congress, including the pro-
posed new avenue to be extended dag
onally from Union Station to Pennsyl-
vania avenue near Second street Ad-
ditional property to the west of the
original plaza area is to be acquired
before the entire project is carried out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
MISSISSIPPI STATUES
LISTED FOR UNWILLING
State to Memorabilia jefferson
Davis and James 2. George in
Capitol Statuary Hall.

Among the new statues to be unveiled
in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in the
near future will be two from Missis-
Sippi, of Jefferson Davis, President of
the Confederacy, and James z. George,
a former Senator of that State. Both
statutes are already at the Capitol, but
no date has been set for the formal
ceremonies. These arrangements proba-
bly, will not be made until after Con-
gress convenes. A pedestal for the
Davis statue arrived today.
In addition to having been President
of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis also
served at different times, prior to the
Civil War, as Representative, Sen
ator and Secretary of War.
James z. George was Senator from
Mississippi from 1881 until his death in
1897. Previously he had been a judge
of the Mississippi State Court and also
served at one time in the Mississippi
Rifles, under command of Col. Jefferson
Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
COOPER DECLINES
RACE FOR SENATE
Bank President Unable to
Lead Tennessee Campaign
for Dry Law Modification.

Pressure of business, Col. Wade H
Cooper, president of the Commercial
National Bank, announced last night
precludes his participation in politics
and as a result he has abandoned the
idea of entering the senatorial race In
Tennessee as an independent candidate
pledged to prohibition modification.
Asked to Enter Contest.
Modi1cationists in Tennessee, where
Col. Cooper maintains a voting resi-
dence, had urged him to run against
Representative Cordell Hull, Democrat
and Paul E. Nevin, Republican, for the
United States Senate, and the Wash
ington banker week ago said he was
considering the call. Taking q week
to ponder over the question, Col. Cooper
turned down the proposal. His state
ment was as follows:
Il am most grateful to the people
or Tennessee who have urged me to
enter the contest for the United States
Senate, but under the circumstances ]
cannot possibly see my way clear to do
so, as my entire time is consumed with
my own private affairs.
Defines His Position.
my only purpose in considering the
Senate at all would be with the hope
OF finding a satisfactory solution of the
liquor problem and get it out of politics.
think. the modification of the Volstead
act to allow light wines and beer Is the
only solution can see at this time.
This would likely enable the Govern
ment to collect about $500,OOO, 900 of
taxes which Is now going to the boot
leggers, while the Government is ex-
pending millions of dollars in an en-
deavor to enforce the law.
LAS soon as I have time 1 expect to
make few speeches on this subject
in Tennessee and other parts of the
country. What we need is two new
parties-a Liberal and Conservative
party-as there is really no difference
between the Republican and Democrat
ic parties as at present constituted.
The leaders of these two parties get
up sham battle around election time
and that is about all it amounts to-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
COURT ORDERS BLOCKADE LIFTED
THAT BARS USE OF GARAGES
Plaintiffs Say Barrier Closes Old Right of Way Rear
of Their Homes.

Last Thursday, the court is told, Ed
ward M. Flaherty notified the plaintiffs
of his intention to place barricade at
the place where the right of way has
a right-hand turn and that it would
be erected October Is. Last Friday, it
is stated, Flaherty and his brother
erected fence across the right of way,
it is stated, which prevents egress or
ingress to the garages owned by the
plaintiffs in the rear of their premises
John II. Blankenship, another of the
plaintiffs, says he is unable to get his
car out of his garage and into the street
because of the obstruction. John w.
Payne, another plaintiff, has two cars,
one in the garage and one out on the
street, he informs the court. WILDER
Blankenship finds himself in the same
condition, he says, and Glenwood Allen
declares he cannot get his car into his
garage.
No coal or supplies can be delivered
to the rear of the houses, 1t is stated,
and garbage and trash removals will
have to be by way of the front of the
house, the court is told, unless the re-
moval Of the barricade be ordered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
LIQUOR SEIZURES
SHOW INCREASE
Woodcock's September Report,
Compared With August. Also
Notes Fewer Arrests.

The number of arrests fell off. but
the amount OF beer and spirits" seized
increased In September over August. in
the fourth district, comprising the Dis
tr1ct Of Columbia, MARYLAND. the
Carolinas and the Virginias, ACCORDING
to the monthly report made public
today by Director of Prohibition Amos
w. w. Woodcock.
Arrests in this district dropped from
1872 in August to 667 in September.
while the amount of beer seized in
creased from 235,544 gallons to BIS ass
gallons, and the amount of Spirits"
seized grew from 1924 to 1924 GAL
Ions during the same period. The num-
Der OF beer fermenters seized increased
from 2,611 to 2,T92,' boats and launches
seized remained the same, /: auto
mobiles seized fell off from 1O4 to 100.
On account of courts resumine ac-
tiVlties for the Fall term the criminal
cases placed on the docket increased
from BOT to 909; jury trials ending in
conviction jumped from z to 1O4; con-
victlons by pleas of guilty increased
from 80 to 492; termination of case by
acquittal nolle pressed and other causes.
increased from 2,728 to 1894. The
number of criminal cases on the docket
grew from 2,574 to 2,67O.
The average jail sentences in number
OF days took big jump from Sl.2 to
1882, while the average fine decreased
from $166.66 to $11645. Permanent in
functions granted increased from 2 to
4, and judgements Of forfeitures de-
creased from 20 to z.
The trend throughout the country
was generally the same, with a decreas-
ing number Of arrests. September ar
rests for the country totaled 1880, as
compared with 5,759 in August and
6,448 in July. At the same time an in
crease in convictions, fines and jail sem
fences was reported.
Conviction by juries totaled 28S for
September, as compared with Al in Au-
gust, and pleas of guilty totaled 1886
for September, as compared with 1911
in August.
There was a corresponding increase
in fines assessed from $143,451 in Au-
gust to $411,214 in September. Total
Jail sentences reached 589,551 days in
September, as compared with 55,455 in
August.
During the month of September 6,2a2
new cases were placed on the dockets
Of the Federal courts. Unfinished cases
on the docket totaled 23,007 on Au-
gust 81 and 24,553 on September 80,
an increase of 1926. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
Lost Boy Boarded
Wrong Street Car;
Sleeps Out 2 Nights
Used Last Token and
Missed Way Trying to
Walk Back Home.

1t was the wrong street car which
Harry Salemmo boarded on his way
home from Holy Name School Friday
afternoon, and into the coin box OF
which he timidly dropped token-his
last.
Strange buildings, streets began tc
slip by. Harry sat up in his seat and
with all the courage of his years be-
gan to look for some familiar landmark
near his home, at 1928 H street north
east.
But the car held on, through mid
town Washington, out Pennsylvania
avenue toward Georgetown. Harry was
beside himself with fright; he was
afraid of being lost--afraid, he later
told police, of being spanked by his
parents for his mistake.
Kept Going on Foot.
Harry couldn't say where he alightec
from the car, although he knew that h
kept going-sometimes down the length
Of an unknown street, sometimes Cir
cling back.
Friday night Harry slept curled ur
in the back seat of touring car. Wan
dering. hungry, the next day kindly ole
ladies noticed him, gave him food Or
better still-candy and cakes.
When darkness. fell last Saturday
Harry found a convenient doorstep and
stretched himself beneath it, sleeping
there until daylight.
Once awake, Harry crawled from be-
meath the doorstep and sat upon it
a disconsolate, grimy picture of de-
lection.
Policeman Sees Him
Policeman X. G. Mccormick was OF
the way to work at No. precinct from
his home nearby when his eye fell or
Harry. He recognized the child from {
description broadcast after his parent,
missed him.
The officer took Harry to No. pre-.
cinct, and there yesterday morning
Harry told his tale between sobs to {
kindly audience.
Harry RECALLED himself from more
than one lunch kit, bits of cake anC
apples proffered by the big patrolmen
He told them who be was and why III
had wandered os far.
HarFy's parents hurried over and tool
the child home. He was back in schoo
today, none the worse for his experience
Harry, however, is certain he will lool
twice at the sign on the street car be.
fore he spends his token.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
YOUTHFUL PUPILS
SPECIALLY LISTED
Enrolment of Kindergarten
Schools Under Way to Show j.
Average Attendance.

The public schools statistical Office
is completing a detailed enrolment
count Of the kindergarten pupils in the
city, with a view to presenting to the
school board meeting Wednesday the
actual average daily attendance in each
kindergarten class from the opening day
of school through tomorrow.
George D. Strayer, statistician, said
today that he was compiling the attend
ance figures for each kindergarten class
in the city in such way that the aver
age number of pupils cared for by each
teacher each day viii be shown. This
work is being done, Mr.. Strayer pointed
out, in accordance with the action Of
the school board of September 10, at
which time 1t was decided that DISPOSE
ton Of the kindergartens would be de-
termined after October IA, on the basis
of enrollments.
At that time, however, the school Of
ficials were under the impression that
every class which did not show an av.
erage daily attendance Of IS pupils for
the period between the opening OF
school and the close of the day Octo-
Der IA, would be eliminated. .Puhlica-
ton In The Star of this plan, however,
brought letters from Robert O.. SIM
mons OF Nebraska, denying that the
elimination Of these classes was desired
by him or any of the other conferees
whose wishes the local school officials
are endeavoring to follow in the cur
rent kindergarten reorganization.
Just what the Board of Education
will do Wednesday could not be ascer-
tanned today. That action, it is known,
will, be based largely on the recon-
mendations which DR.. Frank w. Bal
lou, superintendent Of schools, will
make at Wednesdays meeting. Until
the average daily attendance and the
enrolment figures are compiled at the
close OF tomorrow, however, the super
intendent's specific recommendation
cannot be framed.
1t was pointed out today in school
circles in connection with the differ
ence between average daily attendance
and enrolment that under the scheme
and the standards devised by the con-
ferees a kindergarten teacher cannot
have an assistant unless she has an
enrolment OF approximately go chill
dren.
The conferees' standards allow an
assistant teacher when the average
daily attendance reaches SO, but, it is
explained, an enrolment of at least
10 more is necessary to produce such
an attendance in the face of frequent
but widely distributed absences on the
part Of pupils due to child sicknesses
or even inclement weather. 1t was
pointed out further that an average
daily attendance is produced not by
the absence over long period of any
one child or the same group of children,
but by the absence Of one child one
day, another two the following day
and yet another on subsequent days, so
that actually teacher has charge of
her full enrolment practical
y all the time. School teachers are
to have the size of kinder
garten classes based on enrolment and
not average daily attendance which they
consider unfair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
BANDITS GET $500
IN EARLY HOLD-UP
OF GAS STATION
Three Armed Robbers Leave
Empty Cash Register
Lying in Street.
AUTO LICENSE TAG
COVERED WITH RAG
Operator Furnishes Police With
Detailed Description of
Assailants.

Three armed robbers held I'D the
Shell filling station at Fourteenth
street and Maryland avenue northeast
just before daylight this morning and
escaped in their automobile with a cash
register containing some 5000 of last
nights receipts. Police later recovered
the cash register, where it had been
thrown to the street in the TOO block
Of Second street northeast.
Joseph M. McVerry of 1415 Mary
land avenue northeast was alone on
the premises about o'clock when a
small, well-dreSsed young man entered
the office and asked for a Maryland
road map.
Revolver Used.
McVerry climbed onto a small table
to reach for the map, his back to the
robber. Keep quiet now; I'm not
going to hurt you," McVerry heard the
other say just as revolver muzzle was
pressed against his back.
The manager stood upon the table
with his hands raised for about i've
minutes. Then sedan drove up to
the Office door and two more white men
alighted. One Of them, large self
assured fellow, crowded into the small
room.
"All right now" he said, picking up
the cash register, which was locked,
everybody quiet and nobody will get
hurt"
Rag Over License.
Admonishing McVerry to remain
where he was all three entered their
car and drove of on Maryland ave-
nue. toward the downtown district.
Police from No. precinct and head
quarters detectives found the ADAM
doned cash box, which had been broken
open and emptied, during q search Of
the neighborhood.
McVerry said the license tags on
the robbers automobile had been
covered with rag. There was no
further attempt to hide their identity
and McVerry was able to give authori-
ties good descriptions of the trio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13

Declaring that because of the erection
of a barricade by the defendants across
an alleyway leading to their homes near
Chester and w streets southeast, their
automobiles are marooned either within
their garages or on the public street,
WILDER l.. Blankenship, 2225 Chester
street southeast, and eight other owners
Of property in the vicinity have filed
suit for an injunction in the District
Supreme Court against Edward M.
Flaherty, 2213 Chester street, and Will
liam c. Flaherty, 2218 Chester street.
Justice William Hitz at the request OF
Attorneys H. Winship Wheatley and
H. Winship Wheatley, jr., issued tenn
porary injunction against the continue
ance of the blockade, which prevents
the receipt of coal and other supplies,
1t is stated.
The plaintiffs tell the court that
some Of them have owned their prop
erty as far back as 1900 and have used
the right of way, which is the only en-
trance to garages of houses facing on
Chester street, and has been in open
and notorious use FOR as much as 80
years, 1t is stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
Justice Department Agent Is
Late in Returning Gun
From Chicago.
POLICE AND U. S. EXPERTS
TO BE PRESENT AT TEST
DR.. Hamilton and Son From Au-
burn, N. Y, Will Examine
Weapon and Bullets.

After a conference today between
relatives Of Herbert M. Campbell,
charged with the Staying of Mary Baker,
and officials of the district attorneys
ONCE, announcement was made that
T.. Albert H. Hamilton would examine
Campbells pistol tomorrow
1t originally had been intended for
DR.. Hamilton and his son, Robert A.
Hamilton, micro-chemistS and crimi-
biologists Of Auburn, N. Y, to test the
weapon today. This plan was aban-
doned because the revolver was not
available.
William H. Collins, assistant District
attorney, in charge of the case, re-
vealed Lieut.. John Fowler, ballistics
expert OF the Police Department, and
DR.. Wilmer Souder, authority on fire.
arms, OF the Bureau of Standards, would
be present at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing when the Hamiltons make their test
on the pistol and death bullets in Mr..
Collins office
Justice Agent Delayed.
Today's conference was attended by
Collins, the Hamiltons, Fowler and
Frank G.. Campbell, brother of the
accused.
Collins explained it would be neces-
sary to delay the inspection until to-
morrow, because Sam Hardy, a Depart
ment of Justice agent, had been de-
layed in returning from Chicago, where
he went to deliver the pistol and bull
lets to Col. Calvin Goddard, chief OF
the Crime Detection Laboratories of
Northwestern University, in order that
additional photographs might be made.
Col. Goddard reported after an earlier
investigation that the slugs which killed
Miss Baker had been fired from Camp
bells revolver. He reached this con-
clusion by comparing marks on test
bullets with those found on the lead
pellets which were extracted from the
girls body.
Trial to Begin October Il.
Frank G. Campbell declared the DELAY
In returning the pistol from Chicago
convinced him the Government was
having difficulty in perfecting It's case.
Under present plans, Campbell will
go on trial for his life before Associate
Justice Jesse G. Adkins in the District
Supreme Court, October 81. He has
been confined in the District Jail with
out privilege Of bond since his arraign-
ment last week.
The gun and bullets were on the wav
back to Washington today, together
with supplementary report from Col.
Goddard strengthening the Govern
ment's contention that Campbells 81
caliber revolver fired the fatal slugs.
Col. Goddard completed a second
microphotographic study of the bull
lets last week at the request of the
United States attorneys office. He OBJ
tanned another set of photographs
which are said to show In greater de-
tail the situations which Goddard in
sistS were made on the fatal bullets by
the barrel of Campbell's revolver.
DR.. Souder also has made an addi-
tional set of Acknowledgements of the
bullets. The district attorneys Office is
known to be pleased with the results
OF the second tests, as they further
corroborate the technical evidence al
ready In hand for use against the Ar
hngton County realty dealer.