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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
HUNT LOSES PLEA
FOR JURY TRIAL
Case Of Deposed Police School
Head Is Delayed Until
Saturday.

Sergt. Odessa S. Hunt, suspended po-
liceman of the second precinct and de-
posed head of the police school. was
denied jury trial when arraigned be-
fore Judge John P. Mcmahon this
morning on charge of intoxication.
The case was postponed until Saturday.
Although Attorney e. Russell Kelly,
counsel for Sergt. Hunt, showed Judge
Mcmahon a case as a precedent where
person had been given a trial by jury
on practically the same charge faced
by his client. Judge Mcmahon over
ruled him, saying that jury trials are
given only in cases involving turpitude.
Drunkenness does not show turpitude,
he held.
Hunt will be tried like any other
person who has been arrested for being
drunk, and by the court" Mcmahon
said
Court attaches reported this the first
instance in several years where a jury
trial had been asked by a person held
on such charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
DR.. ANDREW BIRD
TRANSPORTATION
Washington Church Group
Hears Bishop Mcconnell,
Head of Federal Council.

DR.. Andrew r. Bird. pastor of the
Church of the Pilgrims, was elected
president of the Washington Federation
of Churches at its annual meeting, held
as a tenth anniversary celebration OF
the federation, in the Mount Vernon
Place M. E. Church South last night.
Rev. r. Y. Nicholson, pastor of the
Rhode Island Avenue M. p. Church:
DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen and William
Knowles Cooper were elected vice presi-
dents. Rev. II. w. o. Millington was
reelected secretary, and James c.
Dulin, jr., reelected treasurer.
Besides the election of officers and
members of the executive committee,
the meeting was featured by addresses
recounting the history OF the fedora
ton outlining its program for the fu-
ture. An address also was delivered by
Bishop Francis ]. Mcconnell OF New
York City, president OF the Federal
Council of Churches, who told of the
benefits to be derived from churcn NE led
erations such as the one in this city. J..
Speakers who told of the history OF
the local federation were:
DR.. Lucius C.. Clark, chancellor OF
American University. who was the first
executive secretary of the federation,
whose subject was 1.-The Early Days of
the Federation; DR.. Earle Whitley, pas
tor Of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, who was chairman of the meet
ing at which the federation was organ
lied, and who spoke last night on Ten
Years of Federation History" and DR..
David A. Robertson, chairman OF last
nights meeting, whose subject was The
Future Program of the Federation"
A budget of $4,000 was voted to
cover all expenses of the federation for
the ensuing year. The report of the
nominating committee was presented
by DR.. N. M. Simmonds, chairman.
Invocation was delivered at the meet
ing by DR.. w. S. Abernethy, pastor Of
Calvary Baptist Church, and DR.. Bird,
the new president, who was installed
near the close of the meeting, made a
brief address and delivered benediction.
The federation has grown steadily
until it now numbers 113 churches in
20 denominations. The chairman pre-
sented DR.. w. L. Darby, who has been
executive secretary for almost eight
years; Mrs. Elizabeth w. Murray, the
hospital worker, and Mrs. Lorna w.
Smith, the Juvenile Court worker, who
we're given hearty applause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
U. S. ATTORNEYS MOVE
TO PADDOCK PREMISES
First Floor of Building at 11O4
Eighteenth Street Put Under
Dry Law Ban.

United States Attorney Leo A. Rover
and Assistant United States Attorney
Harold w. circuit moved yesterday to
paddock the first floor of the premises
at 1104 Eighteenth street northwest for
alleged violation of the national prohi-
bition act. The petition is accompanied
by number of affidavits of police and
prohibition agents, attesting to alleged
purchases Of liquor on the premises and
the results of several raids.
The petition is directed against
George Mitchell, Ralph Nixon, Roy
Graham Louis Edward Murray and
Raymond Franklin Carroll as tenants
and Frederick William Ribnitzki as
owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
INDICTMENT NAMES.
COLORED MAN IN
ASSAULT ON GIRL
Attempted 0ffense Also Is
Charged to DeIIie Clark
by Grand Jury.
PHYSICIAN Is ACCUSED
IN FATAL OPERATION
Two Hold-up True Bills Are Re-
turned-Ten Cases Probed
Are Ignored.

Two separate indictments, one charg-
ing criminal assault on white girl
and the other an attempt to perpetrate
a similar offense on another white girl
April % and % last, were reported by
the grand jury today against Delie
Clark, colored, IS years old. United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover presented
the case to the grand jury last week
and the trial of the accused will be
asked for an early date.
DR.. James T. Blue, colored, was in
dicted on a charge of performing
criminal operation on Mrs. Hilda Leim-
bach, 32-year-old white woman. The
woman died at local hospital Septem-
Der Is last and it is alleged the opera
ton was performed September 20.
Two indictments for robbery were re-
turned against Harold H. Baer and
Francis E. O'Rourke, who are said to
have held up a filling station at South
Dakota avenue and Bladensburg road
and to have robbed the manager of $50
April Z, and on the same night to have
taken 81 from Albert Grady at the point
Of a revolver.
The grand Jurors declined to indict
10 persons, included in this list being
henry n. ROBINSON, Joy-rldlng; Lester
MatSuda, William H. Simon, David
Cohen and william H. Simons, grand
larceny; William j. Rogers and Mat
thew w. Mckinney, robbery; Albert A.
Dunbar. HOUSEKEEPING; Norman c. Fair
fax and James E. Mckenzie, violating
national prohibition act.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are:
Carl S. Dellinger, larceny after trust;
Robert H. Nelson (alias William Harry
NelSon), carnal knowledge; Charles
Redmond, assisting to commit carnal
knowledge; Sidney James Cortvriendt,
William Francis Clarkson and John Ar
thur Lewis, non-support: Hugh Payne,
Lewis I. Watkins and Edward B. Half
pap, joy-riding; George Williams
and P. C. Grimes, grand larceny;
Oscar Lewis, Herman T. jackson,
Clarence Norman Harris, James Black
well q cases., Ernest E. Logan, alias
James Johnson, alias Earl E. Elkins 6
cases., HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; Rob-
ert Harrison, James Henderson and
John L. Dean, assault with dangerous
weapons; David Congers, alias David
Corners, larceny; Edward Buell. and
Ralph Betters, smoke screen; Ralph
Henry Betters, Harry Edward Matthews
and James Henry Evans, violating liquor
law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
JUDGE MATTINGLY PROVES LOYAL
SUPPORTER OF WASHINGTON CLUB
Orders Suspended Sentence for Man Hailed Into Court
on Learning Bet Was Placed on Mats.

Judge Robert e. Mattingly is a loyal
supporter of the Washington base ball
team.
Policemen w. r. Latin and T. M. Nc
vearry of the eighth and fifth precincts,
respectively, while attending Sundays
game between the local club and st.
Louis heard a couple of gentlemen from
Richmond, Va, make a little wager on
the outcome of the contest.
They arrested the men and escorted
them to the eighth precinct, where they
were booked" as David Clayman, 20,
and John Haley, 81. They were released
ON 500 collateral each for appearance
in court.
AT Police Court Clayman showed up,
but Haley failed to appear, which was
indeed strange, though court attaches.
as the collateral required by police was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
CHINESE INJURED
AS CAR HITS TREE
Driver Turns to Watch
Speeding Fire Engine on
Sixteenth Street.

Speeding, crimson colored fire engines,
with their whaling sirens and shrieking
whistles, have always held thrill for
Chun FRANKIE, 38-year-old Chinese OF
1886 Columbia road. FRANKIE made the
mistake of turning to watch them speed
by as he was driving in the 1900 block
of Sixteenth street at 3 o'clock this
morning. and he was seriously injured
when his car crashed into tree. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital.
FRANKIE and Whitney Waldron, 12-
year-o1d son of Maj. and Mrs. Albert
w. Waldron of 1901 Thirty-seventh
street, were the most seriously injured
of seven persons reported hurt in traffic
accidents yesterday, last night and early
today.
The Waldron youngster was taken to
Georgetown University Hospital with a
fractured left leg and minor skull in
juries, when a machine operated by
James Weaver % years old, of RosSlyn,
va, struck him as he was crossing Wis
consin avenue near Thirty-seventh
street. Weaver was arrested by police OF
No. precinct on a reckless driving
charge and later released on his per-
Sonal bond.
Miss May Mattingly of S N street
southeast, sustained fractured left
shoulder and Calvin Smith of the TOO
block of Eighth street southeast, was
bruised about the body when a machine
in which they were riding was crowded
from the road and overturned near
Silver Hill, Md, on the Marlboro pike.
They were treated at Casualty Hospital.
A broken right arm and decorations
of the face were received by Mrs.
Frances Columbus, SIS years old. of 1902
Chappell lane, last night when a Wash
ington Railway & Electric Co. street car
operated by Tison G. Herndon, 81.
knocked her down as she was crossing
Eleventh street near F. She was given
treatment at Emergency Hospital.
When his bicycle crashed into the
rear of a taxicab which had halted to
discharge its passengers, Albert w.
Loring, IA. of the 100 block of Kenyon
Of the face, left knee and nose and slight
brain conclusion at Sixteenth street
near P last night. Loring was carried
to Emergency Hospital.
Preston Bloom, l9 years old, of 2509
Twelfth street southeast, was treated
at Casualty Hospital for body bruises
sustained when he Is reported to have
walked into the side of an automobile
driven by Herbert Kelley Of 305 Todd
place northeast.
Driver Faces Four Charges.
Frank Davis of Clarendon, Va. mar
rowly escaped serious injury when q
hit-and-run driver crashed into his ma
chine at the intersection of Delaware
and Virginia avenues southwest yeSter-
day afternoon. His car was wrecked.
Arthur Johnson, "a, colored, of 50 6
street southwest, was arrested after the
collision and booked at No. station
for joyriding, reckless driving. leaving
the scene of an accident and driving
a machine without a permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
FREE BUS SERVICE
TO STORE PROPOSED
Line From Downtown to Sears
Roebuck Sought-Bank May
Ask for Similar Right.

The Public Utilities Commission has
before 1t petition of the Sterrett OPP
Grating Service to operate a free bus
service between the downtown section
and the store of Sears, Roebuck g. Co.
on Bladensburg road northeast. The
commission has decided that the pro-
posed service would be common car
rier service and that the petition will
be entertained II the Sterrett Service
will file the route which it is proposed
to follow. The route has not yet been
filed
The proposal is that the BUSES shall
start at Eleventh and F streets and pick
up any passengers there going to the
store. They will also pick up passen-
gers anywhere along the route. Re-
turning. they will let passengers off at
any point, but will only pick them up
at the store.
It Is understood that similar service
is being negotiated with the Washing
ton Loan & Trust Co. to operate be-
tween the trust company's building at
Ninth and F streets and the new De-
partment of Commerce Building, at
Fourteenth and e streets, when the
latter is completed. This service is ex-
pected to be limited to employees in the
office building and to be free. but avail
able only to those with identification
tickets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
R. |. SMITH HEADS
JUNIOR RED CROSS
Annual Meeting of Organization
Numbers 200 Delegates-Work
in Schools Discussed.

More than 200 delegates to the annual
convention of the Junior Red Cross
elected Robert L. Smith of New York
chairman and Miss Florence Hill of the
District Chapter secretary today, and
entered upon convention program de-
voted to the study of work in the
schools. A feature of the meeting today
was the presentation of a world good
will message, which is to be delivered
by radio to young peoples organizations
throughout the world on May 18.
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of
the Interior and chairman of the White
House Conference on Child Welfare,
was to address the junior convention
this afternoon, and following his ap-
pearance the young delegates planned to
discuss the points in Secretary Wilbur's
address.
Later this afternoon the delegates
were to be entertained at tea at the
United States Naval Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
WIFE OBTAINS DIVORCE

Justice Bailey, in Equity Court, to-
day awarded an interlocutory decree of
absolute divorce to Mrs Pauline Kin
ney, 918 Eighteenth street, from Thomas
L. Kinney, to whom she was married
August 80, 1919, in Annapolis, Md.
The parties lived in this city until
September II last, when, it was averred
by the wife, who was represented by
Attorneys Raymond Neudecker and VIII
liam G. Ashford, they separated on ac-
count of Kinney's attentions to wom-
an named as correspondent. Mrs. Kin
ney charged her husband with taking
the correspondent to Colonial Beach
and other nearby resorts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
EXHIBIT OF TULIPS
WILL OPEN TONIGHT

Every variety of tulip will be exhibit
ed tonight and tomorrow at the annual
tulip show of the Takoma Horticultural
Club in the Takoma Public Library,
Fifth and Cedar streets. Arrange
ments have been made to care for large
crowds as more than $4,000 bulbs were
imported from Holland last year for
the display.
Special awards will be made for the
best specimen In collections of 6, IL or
Is, or more varieties. Included will
be Darwin tulips in different colors,
Cottage and Mayflower tulips, Rem
brandt, Bizarre, Bybloem and Parrot
exhibits. The flowers will be arranged
in vases and baskets.
Mrs. John H. GULL, chairman, will
be in charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
MAN WAITING FOR WAGON PLAYS
PRISONERS SONG" ONHARMONICA
Crowd Attracted After Arrest Charge of Taking Money
Dropped by Woman.

A colored man playing the Prisoners
Song" on harmonica while police
man maintained firm hold on his belt
and another officer summoned police
wagon attracted considerable attention
at Fifth and e streets yesterday after
noon
Policemen B. A. Dye and j. M. Frayne
of the second precinct, while strolling
near Police Court, saw colored woman
drop some paper money and a man
come up fast from the rear, snatch the
bills from the sidewalk and scamper
into nearby park. They pursued and
apprehended the man, who gave the
name of Joseph Davis, "a years old,
200 block of L street.
The three were proceeding to a
police phone by use of which Davis
would be provided with transportation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
M'KELLAR'S OFFICE
DECLARED ENTERED
SATURDAY NIGHT
Democratic Tennessee Sena-
tor Suspects Secret Serv-
ice Operators.
NEW LOCKS PROMISED
FOR BUILDING BY HALE
Smoot and Brock Assert Their Of
fees Also Disturbed-Smoot
Denies Agent Suspicious.

New locks are to be installed on the
doors of the Senate ONCE Building, it
was stated today by Senator Hale, Re-
publican of Maine, acting chairman of
the committee in charge of the build
ing, after three Senators had asserted
from the floor yesterday that their Of
fees had been visited by intruders re-
Gently.
Plans for changing the locks have
been under way for several weeks, Sem
ator Hale said.
The discussion yesterday was started
when Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, Of
Tennessee, arose just before adjourn
ment and announced that his office
was entered Saturday night and his
desks and files ranSacked.
"Of course" said Senator Mcclellan,
1T do not know what was wanted, but
probably some secret service agents or
somebody else desired to get something
for their benefit and to my detriment. F"
Senator Mcclellan invited whoever
wanted to find out something about
my office, instead of coming in the
night time, to come in the day time,
get my consent and go through all the
files and desks regardless"
Senators Smoot, Republican of Utah.
and Brock, Democrat of Tennessee,
added that their Offices had been dis
turbed, but Senator Smoot said he
never thought that it was done by Sc
cret service agents.
Senator Smoot said the only things
taken from his Office were two new
pens from his desk. Senator Brock said
he lost a desk pad and couple of
pens. Senator Mcclellan told his COL
leagues that apparently nothing was
taken from his Office, but that his files
and records were left in disorder.
Senator Mcclellan declared this Is
not the first time such an incident has
occurred" He said he believed the
office of Senator Caraway, Democrat of
Arkansas, was entered some time ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06

believed exorbitant, the court penalty
wouldn't be as severe.
Clayman went into the court room
and the Judge was given a recommen-
dation from the district attorneys Office
of $25 fine for him.
Recommendation of United States
attorney approved" said Judge Mat
tingly. "Oh, by the way, who we're you
betting on?"
Washington, shouted Clayman
eagerly as If waiting the opportunity.
well well, that's different. Execu-
ton of sentence suspended and personal
bond taken on the charge" ordered the
judge. "You lost your money, but you
showed good taste. Did the other man
arrested bet on ST. LOUISE"
Clayman nodded affirmatively.
well, he also showed good judg-
ment in not coming to court" replied
the magistrate meditatively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
BIDS ASKED FOR LODGE

Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd. director
of public buildings and public parks,
today called for bids for constructing a
lodge to contain facilities for the United
States Park Police and a public COM
fort station to be located In Reservation
No. SO, at Twentieth and p streets, near
Dupont Circle. Birds are to be opened
on May 20 for this work.
The present wooden structure. near
the site of the new building, will be
abandoned and replaced by a brick
building with a green tiled roof The
lodge will be approximately 81 feet by
81 feet in size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06

to the police station. The prisoner
whipped a hand towards a coat pocket
and both police moved to restrain 1t,
Under careful police guard Davis pulled
a musical instrument from the pocket,
much to the officers relief.
Say. boss" said the man, address,
ing Frayne, docs you-all mind II l
play iii be in the jail-house tomor-
roW'?"
There was no police objection made,
so Davis started playing In a mourn
full tempo He had large audience pe-
fore he finished the first verse.
When arraigned in Police Court To-
day in connection with taking the piils,
which turned out to be two ~ notes,
Davis was sentenced to spend Ciie neAt
100 days in jail by Judge Robert E.
Mattingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
WILL TALK ON PROBLEMS
OF HIGH SCHOOL AGE
DIR. loren B. johnson to Address
Mckinley Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton at Meeting Tonight.

DR.. Loren B. johnson will speak on
problems of the High School Age" to-
night at o'clock at meeting of the
recently formed Mckinley High School
Parent-Teacher Association. DR.. w. C.
Camalier, president of the association,
Will preside. Principal Frank Daniel
Will explain the new system of report
card grading.
DR.. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent
of schools; DR.. Charles w. Carusi, presi-
dent, and other members of the Board
of Education will be guests.
Music will be furnished by the Tech
Glee Club and the school orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
Highly-Prized Pistols Stolen.

Russell M. Carton. member OF the
United States Coast Guard pistol team,
attached to Coast Guard headquarters
in this city, last night appealed to
local police to aid him in the recovery
stolen from him in Quantico, Va, last
Friday.
Carton furnished police with the
descriptions of two men suspected of
tie theft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
MAN SLASHES THROAT
Father of Four Had Been in Ill
Health, Police Told,

George Washington Murphy, a. years
old, of 709 I street southeast, the father
of four children. early today slashed his
throat with pocket knife. He had been
respondent for some time over i'll health
and lack of employment, police were
told.
His wife, Mrs. Alice Murphy, found
him lying in an unconscious condition
on the living room floor, and summoned
an ambulance from Casualty Hospital
through police of the fifth precinct
First-aid treatment was administered
and the man was removed to Casualty
for further attention.
Murphys condition was pronounced
as critical by hospital officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
COLORED MANS DEATH
DUE TO HEAD INJURIES
Frank Frazier, 40, Hit by Uni
Identified Assailant, Expires in
Freedmen's Hospital.

Frank Frazier, 40 years old, colored,
of 68 Massachusetts, avenue, died at
Freedman's Hospital early today from
head injuries suffered yesterday when
an unidentified assailant struck him
with a pick handle during a fight in
the 100 block of Fairmont street. The
assailant fed Frazier was an employe
of the Potomac Electric Power Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
PUBLIC LAND RESERVED
IN BOULDER DAM AREA
Secretary Wilbur Reports 4,212
Square Miles Have Been With
drawn From Settlement Rights.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Wilbur said today that ap-
proximately 4,212 square miles of land
that had been temporarily withdrawn
from settlement in the Boulder Dam
region may be preserved as a public
playground.
The withdrawn lands are all above
the dam site and tributary to the
reservoir to be created there.
Preliminary examination by a Gov
eminent engineer has shown them to
be of greater public value from a
scenic and scientific standpoint than
for economic development, Mr.. Wilbur
said.
The Secretary said he probably would
recommend that at least part of the
area be established as a special preserve
to be administered to by the National
Park Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
Hurt by Swinging Door.

Felled by heavy swinging door on
his garage at the rear of his home, Ed
ward Maher, SIS years old, of 342 In
diana avenue was seriously injured
yesterday and was taken to Casualty
Hospital, where it was found he had
suffered serious injuries of the neck and
head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
Gales Planning Trip.

MEXICO CITY. May (P-Gen.
Plutarco Elias Gales. former President
of Mexico, and Juan Andrea AlmaZan,
secretary of communications. plan a
trip soon to Lower California. They
will return the visit of Gov. Jose Maria
Tapia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-05-23

proposal forms furnished and in the
manner designated therein and as re-
quired by the specifications.
Each bidder shall accompany his
proposal with a certified check in the
amount of ten per cent. Q0%o) of
the total bid, made payable to the
Treasurer of the City of Ely, Mime
sofa, and drawn on some bank duly
authorized to do business in the State
of Minnesota. Said check shall be
forfeited to the City of Ely Minnesota,
as liquidated damages should the con-
tractor to whom the contract is
awarded fail to enter into such con-
tract and furnish surety bond within
ten 10) days after the date of the
award.
Successful bidder will be required
to furnish corporate surety bond in
an acceptable surety company, auth
orized to do business in the State of
Minnesota, in the full amount of the
contract.
All bids must be in sealed envelopes
bearing plainly on the outside thereof
the name and address of the bidder
and the work bid upon and addressed
to the City Clerk, City of Ely Mime
sofa.
The City Council of the City of Ely,
Minnesota, reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
BY order of the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk
5-23.