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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
DEAF MUTE HELD UP
AND ROBBED OF $22
Masked Men Stop William Cissell
in Automobile Near Takoma
Park, Md.

William Cissen, deaf mute, of 1921
Fourteenth street, Mount Rainier, Md,
reported TO the police last night that
he was held up and robbed of $40 by
two masked men who stopped his auto
mobile at pistol point near Takoma
Park, Md, about II 80 o'clock.
CisSell made known to policemen of
the twelfth precinct that his assailants
were in an automobile. Both men
wore handkerchiefs over the lower part
Of the face, while one displayed a
pistol, ClSsell reported.
Two burglarieS reported to the police
were being investigated today. Ofncials
OF the Capitol Boat Works, TIA K street
southwest, reported that 1862 in cash
and more than $500 in checks and
notes were taken from the plant some
time yesterday by some one who gained
entrance with a duplicate key.
Officers of Dickey Bros, feed and coal
dealers, reported the theft from their
place of business, on Benning road
northeast of firearms and an electric
heater. Entrance was gained by forcing
the front door. No money was obtained,
although the cash register was forced.
A safe withstood efforts TO open it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
BURROUGHS PARK
DELEGATES FIELD
Dr.. G. c. HaVenner and Lieut..
F. B. Butler Make Ad-
dresses at Ceremony.

An event long anticipated by resi-
dents of Burroughs Park the dedication
Of the Burroughs Park recreation field,
was realized yesterday under a gala
setting.
The large, rectangular tract at Twen-
tieth and Otis streets northeast, be-
decked with flags; and banners, was
thronged by nearly 500 community resi-
dents
Led by the Boys Independent Band,
a parade of automobile floats, Boy
Scouts, costumed children and COM
munity organizations inaugurated the
all-day ceremonies in the morning.
Havenner Makes Talk.
After brief discussion of the Colonial
history incident to the Fourth of July,
the Federation of Citizens Associations.
commended the community for its rapid
advancement to civic prominence.
Lieut. F. B. Butler of the Office of
public buildings and parks, who, in the
absence of Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, Sd,
the director, delivered the dedication
address and eulogized Burroughs, the
renowned naturalist, for whom the park
is named. He also assured the COM
munity, as spokesman for Col. Grant,
that major Improvements on the park
will be completed this Fall.
48-Gun Salute Fired.
A 48-gun salute by the 260th Coast
Artillery, District of Columbia National
Guard, lending a genuine Fourth of
July touch to the ceremonies, closed
the morning program.
A series of athletic events and such
contests as a peanut race, pie eating,
rolling-pin throwing and potato race
featured the afternoon program. VIII
liam A Horn, Burroughs Park athletic
director, directed the events.
In the evening a brilliant fireworks
display concluded the celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
CROWD IN PETWORTH APPLAUDS
PATRIOTIC APPEAL ON FOURTH
Horseshoe Contest and Athletic Events
Precede Exercises Under Citizens
Association Auspices.

for the. foot races and other contests.
The winners in the various events
in the order they finished were as
follows
35-yard dash for boys 7 years and
under-Alvin Bernstein, first; Lyster
Frost. second; Samuel Reichwine, third,
asd Hyman Lancaster, fourth.
35-yard dash for girls 7 years and
under-Barbara Lee Ronemus, first;
Edith O'Brien, second; Helen Marie
Clemens, third, and Dorothy Melpolder,
fourth.
5O-yard dash for boys 8. 9 and 10
years-David Nimetz, first: hurry
Schwarzman, second; Billie Rose, third
and Willard Beck, fourth
50-yard dash for girls 8. and 10
years-Doretta Whitcraft, first; Dorothy
Mccoy, second; Lille River, third, and
Isabel Kloetzli. fourth.
50-yard dash for boys II, IL and 10
years-John Marshall, first, Raymond
Beck, second; James Smith, third. and
Joseph Sian, fourth.
50-yard dash for girls IL, u and 10
years-Ruth Smith, first; Isabel Rich
wine, second; Muriel Warren, third, and
Margaret Hoke; fourth.
Three-legged race for boys IA and
under-John Grindle, first; Bob How
ard, second; Bob Harvey, third and
Harold Garner, fourth.
Potato race for girls II and under
Ruth Smith, first; Irmer Alpher, Sec
ond; Isabel Richflne, third, and Edith
Alpher, fourth.
Sack race for boys IL years and I'M
der-Richard Widmayer first: Paul
Armstrong, second Martin Quigley,
third, and Irving Gutenberg, fourth.
Base ball throwing contest for women
Is years and over-MiSs Berkeley Hen
dirk, first; Mrs. Marie Stewart, second;
Mrs. Nellie Lancaster, third, and Mrs.
Bess Rose, fourth.
l00-yard dash for boys IA, is and 16
years-Roger Cooper, first; Harold Gar
ner, second; Bob Tolson, third, and
Francis Brewer, fourth
100-yard dash for married mend.
w. Moore, first; E. H. Bailey, second; j.
F. Ash, third and E. K. Schicht, fourth
100-yard dash, open to all women and
girls OF Petworth-Miss Dahlier Lewis,
first; Miss Margaret Marshall. second
first; Miss Ruth Wallace, third.
l00-yard dash, free for all. men and
women-E. F. Quinn, first; r. Cooper.
second; w: Cross, third, and c. R.
Wood, fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05

Following a series Of athletic events
and horseshoe pitching contest ear
lier in the day, the annual Independ-
ence day celebration under auspices of
the Petworth Citizens Association was
concluded with patriotic exercises at
Sherman Circle last night. A patriotic
address was delivered by Brig. Gen.
Henry T. Ansell before large crowd
Gen. Ansell urged diligence on the
part of the citizens of the Nation in
unfolding the principles of the Con-
stitution of the United States and in
preserving the ideals of the forefathers.
The exercises were opened with the
firing of aerial bombs at the circle.
Invocation was delivered by Rabbi Nor
ris Levine, and a concert was rendered
by the Elks Boys Band. Charles I.
Stengle, delegate from the Petworth
Citizens Association to the Federation
of Citizens Associations, presided.
The horseshoe pitching contest fur
nished thrills for the crowd. the high
light coming when Edwin w. Edmon-
ston of Cherrydale, Va, threw 10
straight ringers. Mr. EdmonSton, who
was visiting in Petworth, was the VIM
neri of the contest, but because of be-
ing a nonresident was ineligible for
the prize.
EuIilleI-up was CIlen pIeoSIlJCu WIFI
The Evening Star medal and IS gold
piece in token of victory. Earl w.
Cooper. secretary of the Petworth Citi-
zens' Association, who was in charge
of the horseshoe pitching contest, ex-
planned in presenting the prize that the
contest was for the championship of
Petworth. Second prize was awarded
to C. Kibbey, els Webster street.
A base ball game was played by
teams representing Grant and Sherman
Circles, in which Sherman Circle won
by a score of 8 to S. The game was
played with an indoor base ball and
the winning team was captained by
Elmer Bailey while the losers we're cap
tanned by d. w. Moore.
Much interest was shown in the
various foot races and other athletic
contests held at the Barnard School,
several heats and finals having to be
run in several of them due to the many
entries.
Christopher Lehmkuhl president of
the association, and Lester Dewey, Ed
ward White and Malcolm D. Lamborne,
president of the MacFarland Parent
Teacher Association, were the Judges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
SERVICE TRAINING
WORK OPENS TODAY
National Guardsmen and
Naval Reserves Report
for Duty.

The encampment season for the
National Guard of the District of CO.
lumbia and the cruising period for the
LIST Battalion, United States Naval
Reserves of the District of Columbia,
will begin today. The goth National
Guard Division Headquarters and the
Headquarters troops stationed here, the
first militia contingent to take the
field this Summer, will leave the Ma
tional Hotel Armory, at Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, for Fort
George G. Meade, Md. The U. S.
destroyer Abel p. UpShur, training
ship of the local Naval Reserves, left her
berth at the Washington Navy Yard
for sea at II o'clock, with the I'd
Fleet Division and fleet division from
the Baltimore, Md, Naval Battalion
Board
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the goth National Guard Division,
which comprises the militia of this city
and the States of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, accompanied by his aide, Capt.
r. L. Walker. judge advocates depart
ment, left this morning for the Mary
land Army post, where the former will
take charge of the big war game
scheduled there The Headquarters De-
tachment, goth Division; the Headquar-
tiers Special Troops. goth Division; the
Quartermaster Corps Detachment and
the 29th Division Military Police COM
pany is scheduled to leave the Sixth
street armory at 8 o'clock and march to
the Union Station, where two special
cars will be attached to a regular train.
The cars will be detached at Odenton,
and shunted directly into. the post,
where the men will have their head
quarters for the next two weeks.
This will be the first time that a
divisional war game has been held by
the headquarters of the division. big
war game has been arranged by the
armory officers, and those participating
will be expected to take charge of COM
mand posts located outside of the post,
in the vicinity of Laurel and Bowie.
The destroyer UpShur will steam
down the Potomac and Chesapeake
and then up the Atlantic Coast to
Newport r. l., where the vessel will be
attached to the Atlantic Scouting Fleet
destroyers for two weeks of cruising and
maneuvers, spending next Saturday
and Sunday in New York for liberty for
the crew.
The 26Oth Coast Artillery of the
local National Guard will leave here on
July &c for Fort Monroe, Va, for its
annual field training period, remaining
until August 9. The 121St Regiment
of Engineers. the largest contingent of
the local Guard. will go to Fort
Humphreys, Va, from August to IT,
and Company A, sgd Infantry. will go
to Camp Albert C. Ritchie, Cascade.
Md, from August II to 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
DRIVER is ARRESTED

James L. Foster, jr., of the Highlands
Apartments, Connecticut avenue and
California street, was arrested and
charged at the third precinct with reck-
less driving following a crash with a
street car and another machine early
last night in the 1000 block Connecti-
cut avenue.
Foster, according to police, was max
ing left-hand turn when he crashed
into the machine OF Llewellyn j. Goode,
2900 block Connecticut avenue, and the
street car, operated by Motorman Ken
meth Armentrout, attached to the East
Capitol street car barn.
No one was injured In the mishap
Both machines, however, were badly
damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
Marine Corps Flyers
Turn Mail Carriers
For President Hoover

Two Marine Corps combat
pilots turned to the peaceful pur-
suit of flying the mail today so
that President Hoover might re-
ceive important mail and papers
from the White House in his
Summer camp on the Rapidan.
One sack of Official mail was
loaded into the cockpit of Ma
r1ne Corps observation plane at
Hoover Field and the plane,
plotted by Gunnery Sergt. Harold
r. Jordan, took of from the local
held at $50 o'clock for the Vir-
GINA fishing camp. The second
pilot, First Lieut.. Clarence j.
Chappell, flying a single-seater
fighter, escorted the mail plane.
The planes were to return to
Hoover Field this afternoon for
a second load of mail. Another
flight probably will be made to-
morrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
POLICEMEN SCORED
F.. FOR D|SCOURTESY
TO AUTO VISITORS
Judge Given Says Officers
Are Leaving Crosby
Order to Him.
RELEASES OUT-OF-TOWN
DRIVERS WITHOUT FINES
Criticizes as Unfair" Local Prac.
tices of Lying in Wait and Sneak
ing Up on Speeders.

Declaring policemen were leaving it
to him" to show courtesy to visiting
motorists, Judge Ralph Given in Traffic
Court today scored police disregard for
Commissioner Crosby'S courtesy pro-
gram and released several out-of- town
motorists who had been arrested for
speeding without fines.
Ernest Simms, Rudolph Gartner,
Joseph Russell and Joseph A. Sutton,
from New York and Pennsylvania, were
arrested early today on Rhode Island
avenue northeast near the District line
Police testified all of the men, going
through the city to Alabama, were ex.-
ceeding the speed limit. No traffic was
on the street.
One Man Locked Up.
The motorists all testified that they
were unaware that they had reached
the city limits and had intended to
violate no law. One of the men was
locked up.
This is the very place where the
courtesy cards could be used" de-
clared Judge Given. THE police are
not carrying out Commissioner Crosbys
orders and I understand that some
have remarked that they will not use
the cards. There is small courtesy you
can show man when you have locked
him up all night"
The judge released all of the men on
their personal bond. In the past few
weeks a large number of tourists have
been brought into Traffic Court on
trivial offenSes.
Woman Is Released.
Several days ago Judge Given criti-
ciSed police for hiding for speeders and
sneaking up behind them with lights of
their motor cycle or automobile turned
of. At the same time, he released
woman who had been arrested after
the policeman had hidden In a side
street to get behind her machine.
There is nothing fair in either of
these methods" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
WOMAN BADLY INJURED
IN AUTOMOBILE MISHAP
Mrs. c. P. Elliott Suffers Skull
Fracture and Lacerations When
Car Hits Safety Platform.

A probable fracture of the skull and
deep decorations on the face and hands
were suffered today by Mrs. C. P. Ell
nott, 81 years old, of 642 Eighth street,
when car she was driving struck a
SAFETY zone platform at York road and
Ceoarcraft avenue, Baltimore.
Mrs. Elliott was removed to Union
Memorial Hospital, in the Maryland
CITY, by motorist, Joseph Fink of Bal
timore. Physicians pronounced her
condition as serious.
accompanied by her 9-year-old
daughter, Mary, Mrs. Elliott was en-
route to Binghamton, N. Y, to visit
relatives, having left Washington early
To-Day. The girl was uninjured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
DISTRICT SEA SCOUTS
DUE HOME FROM CRUISE
Weeks Trip on Chesapeake Bay
and Potomac River to End
for Argo Crew.

Sixteen Sea Scouts of the District of
Columbia Council. who have been cruis-
ing aboard the 79-foot yawl, Argo, will
land here tomorrow following its one
week voyage on the Potomac River and
Chesapeake Bay.
The Sea Scouts, who are the older
members Of the Boy Scouts of America,
are under charge Of d. Vernon Smythe.
Other cruises of Sea Scouts on the
Argo are scheduled to begin July 16,
July 20, August 2, August Is, August
30 and September 6. The Argo formerly
was used as a training vessel at An
napoliS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
Robbed by Masked Men.

Two masked and armed men held up
William Cissell of 1921 Thirty-fourth
street, Mount Rainier, Md, and robbed
him OF $22 last night near Takoma
Park, Md, according to report made
TO the Detective Bureau. CisseI fur
nished police with a description Of the
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
NORRIS GAINS POINT
Has Newspaper Attack on Bishop
Cannon Printed in Record.

"hNoh EIlnted In Record.
BY the Associated Press.
AT the request of Senator Norris.
Republican, Nebraska, an attack on
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., by Can't,
q. I. Fitzhugh Of Memphis, and news
paper reports Of his stock market
transactions have been inserted In the
Congressional Record.
Capt. Fitzhugh's statement, printed
some time ago in Memphis news
paper, criticized the action of the
Church, South, in generating the
bishop of charges and again placing
him at the head of the Church Board
OF Temperance and Social Service.
The newspaper articles gave an out
line OF Bishop Cannon's transactions
with the defunct brokerage firm of
Kable & Co. of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
France Shows Talkies.

PARIS lP).-Next to Germany and
England, France leads Europe in the
nur lber of theaters equipped to exhibit
sound films There were A such houses
- last rspores. 20 of them in Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
HURT DURING FIGHT
Colored Man Treated for Wounds
at Hands of Unidentified Foe.

Harry West, colored, "a years old, of
is C street was badly injured last night
during an alteration with an uniden-
titled colored man in the first block of
H street
West was taken to Freedmen's Hos
pital in Communicated machine and
treated by DR.. George Heightman for
decorations above the left eye, cuts of
the scalp and a possible fracture of the
skull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
MRS. COLEMAN INJURED
SERIOUSLY IN ACCIDENT

Washington Resident in Keyser,
w. Va, Hospital Suffering From
Skull Fracture-Hurt Internally.
Mrs. Nell L. Coleman of the Rox-
boro Apartments, 17l7 r street, is in a
serious condition in the Hoffman Hos
pital at Keyser, w. Va, suffering from
injuries sustained in an automobile
accident about 20 miles from Keyser,
according TO word received here late
yesterday. Her son, Midshipman
Herbert M. Coleman of the Naval
Academy, who was on leave and spend
ing the Fourth in this city, left for
Keyser last night.
Mrs Coleman, who is employed at
woodward g. Lothrop's Department
Store, was en- route 10 her former home
in Huntington, w. Va, friends here
stated today.
Mrs. Coleman sustained a fractured
skull and internal injuries in the &C
cident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05

An act giving the Commissioners ad-
diJional authority in settling small
claims against the municipality.
An act turning over TO the directors
of public buildings and public parks
the old Sixteenth Street Reservoir, no
longer needed by the Water Depart
ment. The law gives the Water De-
partment credit for $50, 729 from the
general revenues of the District, since
the reservoir site originally was bought
out of Water Department funds.
Several measures were enacted giving
the Commissioners authority TO close
streets in certain instances.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
NEW YORK GREETS
 K|NGSF0RD-SM|TH
(Continued From First Page)

From the city hall the fliers were | taken to the Advertising club room 1 or Park avenue for luncheon. No l other civic ceremonies are planned beyond that, the fliers insisting that 1 the celebration be held to a mini mum.
 Monday they will be received by President Hoover in Washington. New York, June 27 (P) - After five hours sleep. Squadron Leader Charles Kingsford- Smith. command CT of the Southern Cross, rose early this morning and had shaved. dress ed and break lasted long before his crew was awake.
 Evert Van Dyk. co-pilot. Captain J. Patrick Saul, navigator, and John W, Stannage, wireless operator, slept until o'clock and then set out to buy new clothes tb wear to the mayors reception at the city hall. The fliers' suit was besieged by autograph hunters and the merely curious.
 The man who said he had sailed around the world twice made several intellectual attempts to reach Kings ford-Smith. He wanted to present him with a loaf of bread he had won on some kind of a bet. Finally he sent it in by messenger, with a note asking the fliers to take 1t along and eat it in Oakland, Calf. ultimate goal of the Southern Cross.
 A crowd estimated by police at 5000 persons had gathered around city hall by noon, awaiting the ar rival of the fliers to receive the city's formal welcome.
 The front of the historic old hall was decorated with the flags of Great Britain and the United States.
 Escorted by motorcycle police the fiiers left their hotel at 45th street and Madison avenue at 12:45 for city hall.
 Not to be outdone by lower Broad way, occupants of Grand Central zone skyscrapers shoWered the party with torn paper and ticket tape as the cars pulled over into Fifth ave- nue.
 The storm of last night had pass ed over and a warm sun beamed on the reception,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
Pose as Dry Agents,
 Bethel Men Arrested

Waterbury, June 27 GP-Alleged to have been mpersonating federal prohibition agents in an attempt to eXtort graft and free drinks from Waterbury speakeasy owners. Ray mond ODay 24, of 23 Reservoir street, Bethel, and Everett S. Woot- on, 2S of B Taxilor street, Bethel. were arrested this morning by Po- licemen Moyland and Ashton, Waterbury plainclothes men.
 Waterbury police state their belief that the same two men successfully asqueraded as grating federal agents in Bridgeport.
 They are held on suspicion here. pending investigation in Bridgeport and check-up 10 determine the ex- tent of their success here.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
Old Lighthouse Point
 Boat Sunk in HarbOr

New Haven, June 27 Cp) - Stick ing her fire bdlackened nose out to- ward the open sea, the one time good ship Cynthia limped out of New Ha- ven harbor on her final voyage. 1t was 8 short voyage, ending 200 feet off Redman's Wharf, Fort Hale, where the Cynthia was given a fun erai beflting a salt water veteran.
 Decision 10 sink the ancient boat was arrived at today after a fire of undetermined origin swept the dis carded ferry last night.
 In her younger and more vigorous days the Cynthia was wont to chug along-deliberately and painfully between Lighthouse Point and Savin Rock, propelled by a single cylinder engine. Just when she was built and the circumstances of her first ap- pearance in New Haven waters arc
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
Crowds Roar Welcome

Crowds, attracted by the scream ing sirens of the motorcycle escort, lined the streets of the many Long Island towns and cheered as the mo- tor cavalcade swept past at SO miles an hour.
 Another enthusiastic crowd waited in the lobby and on the steps of the Hotel Roosevelt. driven inside by a light drizzle which turned into a downpour five minutes after the fliers had arrived.
 kingsford- Smith put through a long distance call for his fance in Australia and all four fliers talked over the radio. The broadcast was relayed 10 Australia and Europe by short wave stations and rebroadca st there.
 A parade up to the harbor 10 Pier A and then up Broadway to the city hall had been planned for the f1iers today but kingsford- Smith asked that a less ambitious program be adopted.
 The plans then were changed for a. police escorted ride to city hall from their hotel a welcome from Mayor Walker and luncheon at the Advertising club. The program at city hall is to be broadcast.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
Father III From Excitement

Sydney, New South Wales, June 27 tP-Squadron Leader Charles kingsford Smiths father today was confined to his bed from the effects of excitement and strain.
 Charles T. ?. Ulm, who wa5 kingsfordsmith's navigator on the flight from Australia to Croydon, to- day was joyous over the success of his former mate in hoping the At lantic. He said:
 "kingsford- Smith undoubtedly Is the worlds premier pilot. He has crossed three oceans .... and sure ly the authorities will confer some signal honor upon him. I would suggest an entirely new title. K. NJ. A.-knight Master of the Air. His personal triumphs in trans-ocean flights are of inestmable value to the science of aviation. AS a Britisher his achievements have brought re- nown to the empire as a whole and to Australia in particular"