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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
GAS KILLS LODGER
AT ROOM|NG HOUSE
Had Described Himself as
Dry Agent and Also as
Rum Running Suspect.

Henry Lampke, alias Henry Limp
kins, So, whose stories of his occupa-
tons included one that he was a pro-
hibition agent and another that he was
a member of the crew of q rum ship
which recently was seized in Florida
with a $150,000 cargo of liquor, was
killed accidently by illuminating gas In
a rooming house at $40 G street today.
Police are investigating the stories of
Lampke as retailed to them by Mr..
and Mrs. George T. Henderson, owners
of the rocrning house where Lampke
died.
According to the Hendersons, Lampke
came home after drinking last night
and apparently failed completely to turn
OF the gas Jet in his room before GO
ing to bed.
The Hendersons told police that
Lampke came to their home about a
ported he had been drinking ever since
his arrival in their home. Lampke, they
declare. told them he had been a pro-
hibition agent in Miami Fla, but, be-
cause Of his position. believed he could
make more money in the liquor-smug-
Cling business.
They reported that Lampke told them
that while aboard vessel attempting
to land a cargo of liquor from Cuba at
Miami he was arrested by Coast
GuardSmen, placed under five charges
of violation of the prohibition law and
was due to go to trial in Miami on
April is.
Miami prohibition authorities said
Lampke has had no connection with
the prohibition Office there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
STREET CLOSING BILL
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Senators May Give Further Con-
sideration to Tydings Railway
Merger Amendment.

The Senate District committee Is
scheduled to meet this afternoon to con-
slider the bill to authorize the Commits
sioners to close streets found to be nc
longer necessary because of changes IN
the highway plan. It is likely that sew
eral other minor measures viii be taken
up.
The committee may give further con-
sheraton at this meeting to the Ty-
dings amendment to the street railway
merger resolution, intended to give the
commission authority to pass on ar
rangementS between local traction COM
panies and any outside company using
local tracks to enter the District. Sem
ator Tydings explained at a recent
meeting that he had in mind the ar
rangements between the Washington
Railway g. Electric Co. and the WASH
ington, Baltimore g. Annapolis line.
Oh1cials Of the Washington Railway &
Electric Co. have opposed the amend
ment, pointing out that this matter is
now covered by q contract between the
companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
ENGINEERS SEEK
D. c. LAW CHANGE
Commissioner From Civil Life
Would Give Other Depart
ments Army Men.

Change of the organic law of the Dis
trict so as to make possible the appoint
ment of the Engineer Commissioner
from civil life was urged in a resolution
adopted last night by the Washington
Chapter of the American Association Of
Engineers at a monthly meeting.
1t was pointed out that this change
would permit the appointment by the
President of an Army officer to take
charge of other departments of the Dis
trict Government.
The association also recommended
abolition Of the Michigan avenue grade
crossing and the substitution Of an
overhead bridge. Until funds for this
are available, the body proposed that
an automatic safety device be installed.
The law regulating appointment of
the Commissioners requires that one Of
them be selected from the ONCE of the
chief engineer Of the War Department
and the other two from civil life.
Competent Men Available.
The resolution states that "the time
has arrived when there are able and
competent engineers in civil life who
can be selected by the President for the
position Of Engineer Commissioners" and
sets out that since it may be desirable
to appoint a Police Commissioner from
the Army, the proposed amendment to
the organic law would make this pos
Sible without violating the regulation
calling for two civilians at the helm Of
the District government.
The association opposed two Army
officers as Commissioners on the ground
that It would be negotiable because the
Federal Government contributes less
than fourth of the expenses Of the
District, while owning considerably more
than a third of all the property here.
It was made plain that retired officers
were placed In the same category as
members of the military establishment
on active duty.
Crossing Menace Greater.
The action concerning the Michigan
avenue embarrassing followed an ad-
dress by Mai. L. w. Searles, in which he
declared that the increasing number Of
automobiles moving on hard-surfaced
roads have intensified the Embarrassing
menace to degree demanding imme-
diate and drastic remedial steps.
The speaker favored protection Of
grade crossings rather than an attempt
to eliminate them. He said that al
though 1854 have been removed be-
tween 1925 and 1928, 14,74l new ones
materialiZed.
At this rate, he said, it would take
200 years and $4,000, 100000 to remove
all grade crossings in the country pro-
vided no new ones were constructed.
Following the talk a motion picture
illustrating a new flexible, automatic
gate recently invented in Baltimore was
presented. The gate is designed to stop
a fast-moving automobile without in
juring it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
FIVE SLIGHTLY HURT
IN TRAFFIC MISHAPS
Taxicab Injuries 19-Year.0ld Boy,
While Lad, 8, Is Knocked
Down by Auto.

Five persons received minor injuries
in traffic accidents reported to District
police last night.
Earl Wedding, 10 years old, of SOL
East Capitol street northeast, suffered
decorations of the left knee and a pos
sible fracture of the left ankle when
a taxicab driven by Peter G. Samuel of
1913 B street southeast struck him at
Fifth street and Massachusetts, avenue.
Wedding was treated at Emergency Hos
pital by DR.. j. E. McLain.
Manual Havnanian, years old, Of
24O9 Eighteenth street. was knocked
down by an automobile operated by
Walter Rodgers Of 1913 Sixteenth street
northeast while playing in the 200 block
of Champlain street. He was given
treatment at the Emergency Hospital by
]. e. Lewis for sprains of the back and
right side.
Others injured were Veto L. Phoenix,
81, of 1907 Corcoran street; Carlton Ed
wards, years old, OF 242412 Shows
court, and Robert Briggs, IS, Of 1910
Tenth street, all colored, who escaped
with cuts and bruises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
PROSECUTORS AIDE
HALTS rum TRIAL
Charge of "IIIegaf Purchase"
to Await Decision in PhiIa-
deIphia Case.

Hoping to obtain something that he
might use as precedent in the case
designed as q test. Assistant District
Attorney David A. Hart announced to-
day that he will postpone the trial of
John Wayland, who is charged with
Illegally purchasing whisky, until after
the Supreme Court has handed down
its decision on the liquor conspiracy
case involving Philadelphia broker
and New York bootlegger.
Although appreciating the fact that
there is no similarity between the two
cases, Mr.. Hart believes the Supreme
Court in its decision may make some
comment on the position of the buyer
that Will guide him in his prosecution
Of Wayland.
II want to make 1t clear, however, {"
Mr.. Hart said, that I am going to
prosecute Wayland unless the Supreme
Court rule is clearly against u.s.
Wayland, who lives in Clarendon, Va,
was arrested with Myrtle Schools, COL
ored, alleged seller, after purchasing a
gallon Of whisky In a house in the
100 block Of p street last February.
He demanded a jury trial when ar
raigned in Police Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
OFFICERS, OUTRAGED BY COUPE.
LIE IN WAIT AND CATCH DRIVER
Red Car, Finally Proves Nemesis as Dry
Agents Arrest Man and
Find Whisky.

Driving the same red coupe with
which score of Maryland police were
eluded after thrilling chase from Bal
timore to Washington last month, Rob-
ert Burgess. 81, was, arrested in Balti-
more early today by prohibition agents,
who say they found 10 cases Of whisky
In the automobile.
Maryland police say the coupe still
bore the same license tag noted by eye
witnesses when the car sped past stop
lights at mile-a-minute speed in its dash
through Baltimore three weeks ago.
" Cases of Whiskey Found.
Burgess was taken into custody by
the prohibition agents as he was back
ing the red coupe from a garage in the
rear Of the 1900 block Of Springfield
avenue. In the garage, police say, were
found 70 additional cases of whiskey.
After his arrest, Burgess was identi-
led by two policemen as former mem
Der OF the Maryland State police, having
been dismissed In October, 1921, follow-
ing two suspensions in the same year.
He Is being arraigned in Baltimore
this afternoon on charges of violating
the city's traffic ordinances and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
WALTER JOHNSON, JR., SUSTAINS
INJURIES WHEN HIT BY AUTO
Son of Manager of Washing
ton Club in Hospital With
Both Legs Fractured.
Condition Improved and Fa.
ther viii Not Be Recalled
From Training Camp.

Although incapacitated for practice
on the sandlot this Spring, Walter
johnson, jr., 14-year -old son of the
manager of the Washington base ball
club, was considerably improved at
Georgetown University Hospital this
morning from internal injuries, two
fractured legs and lacerated hand
sustained early last night when struck
down by an automobile on the old
Georgetown pike block from his home
in Alta Vista, Md.
Young Walter, who hopes some day
to be as great pitcher as his dad, will
have to get about on crutches for a
number OF weeks perhaps after leaving
the hospital, and five stitches taken in
his right hand will make him hors de
combat so far as his favorite outdoor
sport Is concerned. During the night,
however, his internal injuries were dag
nosed as less serious than was first
supposed, and his blood circulation i'm
proved greatly.
The lads father, Walter johnson, will
not be recalled from the Spring train
ing camp Of the Nationals at Biloxi.
Miss, and Mrs. johnson telephoned her
husband early this morning to inform
him that their sons condition was not
regarded as critical.
The youth, second-year student
at Bethesda High School, was more
concerned today over being incapacitat-
ed Tor base ball than he was over his
injuries, which are nevertheless painful.
ne was Swathed in bandages, but suf-
Tered no injuries to his head.
Ihe accident occurred while young
johnson was roller-skating back to
his home after accompanying a play
mate, Betty Moore. IL years old, to her
own residence block away. MARYLAND
police said he was struck by an auto
mobile. operated by George Peter, 40
years old, Of Rockville, who was reported
TO have been blinded momentarilv by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
$4,000 ARE LISTED
IN Church SURVEY
a0,225 of 48,671 Questioned
Lack AffiIiation With Capt.
tai Congregations.

approximately $4,000 persons have
been listed on the $4,000 family cards"
turned in by the workers Of the church
survey now being made in the Capital
In preparation for a visitation evangel-
ism campaign, 1t was announced at
Calvary Baptist Church, survey head
quarters, following the receipt of reports
yesterday.
So far it has been found that Of
1851 questioned in the survey, 20,225
persons over 10 years Of age do not have
church Affiliations in Washington.
OF the number questioned, approx
mately $500 have been found to be
afiliated with or have relations with
the Catholic Church, while approx
mately 1000 of those visited are Jews.
The survey in the colored churches,
1t is announced, will begin Monday.
The evangelism campaign will open on
March 80 with the arrival here of the
Rev. A. Earl Kernahan, under whose
direction the survey Is being made.
Workers are being assembled in the six
districts for the colored church survey
and instruction meetings for these
workers will be held Friday at Mount
Carmel Baptist Church and Jerusalem
Baptist Church and on Sunday at Lin
coin Memorial Congregational Church.
In charge of the districts for the COL
ored church survey are Rev. j. H. Mar
shall, Rev. w. H. Jernagin, Rev. Robert
Brooks, Rev. H. Threlkeld, Rev. Au-
gustus Lewis and Rev. Thomas S. TIL
den.
Survey headquarters today announced
that more automobiles are needed to
complete the work by Friday, March
81. The transportation Committee is
headed by Merritt o Chance.
Radio talks, talks by minute men and
switching about of pulpits by pastors
are some Of the features of the evan
gelism campaign worked out SO far.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
COPYRIGHT VIOLATION
ALLEGED IN LAW SUIT
National Fellowship Club Is Sued
for Damages for Using Two
Musical Compositions.

Unauthorized use of the musical COM
positions Little by Little" and Turn
on the Heat" Is charged in a suit for
Injunction and damages filed today in
the District Supreme Court against the
National Fellowship Club, located in the
ball room Of the City Club, 1920 g
street, by Gene Buck, president Of the
American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers, and De sylvia, Brown
g. Henderson, Inc. of New York, who
claim to own the copyright to the COM
positions.
Through Attorneys William j. Hughes,
jr., and James A. Mcdonnell the plain
tiffs say that despite the notation on
every copy of the compositions that 1t
Is copyrighted. the defendant January
IS, 1880, and on previous and subse-
ouent dates made use of these COM
positions without obtaining permission
Of either of the plaintiffs Such use. II
is claimed, was for the clubs profit and
to attract patronage.
While unable to figure accurately the
exact damages the plaintiff asks for a
minimum of $3.50 or $500 for each al
legged violation Of the copyright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14

national prohibition act. His WASH
ington address is in the 5000 block of
N street.
The red coupe first came to the at
tention Of Baltimore police on February
20, when 1t sped past q stop light in
the downtown section and nearly ran
over q traf1c policeman. At so miles
an hour, the coupe outdistanced a pur-
suing squadron Of police on horseback,
motor cycles and In automobiles,
Once the city limits had been cleared
the coupe disappeared on the road to
Washington. At Laurel the driver out
guessed six State policemen, who had
blocked the road with their motor cycles,
and after breaking through the Gordon,
vanished at a speed Of IS miles an hour.
Released in Washington.
Washington police became interested
in the case when the red coupe was
found abandoned near this city, and
. few days later Burgess was taken
into custody, but was released when
1t was learned his alleged offense In
Maryland was not eXtraditable.
Since that time Maryland police have
maintained q constant watch for the
machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
CAR MERGER HEARING
ON AGAIN TUESDAY
Announcement of House Commit
tee Follows Conference With
Utilities Commission.

Hearing on the bill authorizing q
merger of the Washington street rail.
ways and bus lines viii be resumed
before the subcommittee OF the House
District committee on Tuesday, at 10
am, Acting Chairman Mcleod an
nounced.
This announcement followed a con-
ference with Maj. Gen. Mason M. Pat
rick and Harleigh II. Hartman, mem
bers of the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
1t is forecast that the House COM
mittee will follow the same course as
has concluded its hearings On the mer-
ger proposal, by making a separate
measure Of the provision for divesting
the local courts of authority to upset
rulings Of the PublA Utilities Commits
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
VISITS FIANCEE BY PLANE.
Minneapolis Dentist Due to Arrive
at Hoover Field Today.

Hoover flying field will be the termi-
nus Of an unusual trip late today when
DR.. Herbert D. Mckay, Minneapolis
dentist, arrives from his Minnesota
home after an 18-hour hop by plane tO
visit his fiancee, Miss Kate TubbS.
Miss Tubbs. a student at the King
Smith Studio School, will greet DR.. Nc
Kay on his arrival. Dr. Mckay Will
make the return trip by air after brief
visit here. He will stop at the Hay
Adams House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
BROTHERS TO WE'D AT SAME TIME
AS RESULT OF DOUBLE DATE
Raymond and Frank May Arrange Canada Honeymoons
With Miss Leona Allen and Miss Sallie Flagg Brides

Raymond May, who is manager Of a
grocery near Eleventh and g streets.
The other brother is employed by an
automobile dealer here.
The ceremonies are set for O'Clock
and will be performed by Rev. Allan F
Poore at his home. 308 A street north
east. Later the four will leave for Can
ada by train.
The May brothers formerly were Of
Fredericksburg, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
POLICEMAN PENSI0NED.

Pvt. Kelsa L. Potts, whose leg was
fractured when his motor cycle collided
with an auto on Georgia avenue three
years ago, was ordered retired from
the police force by the District Com
missioners today on account of physical
The fracture healed, but
Potts physical condition has never been
normal since, the board Of surgeons re-
ported. He was given a pension Of
s43.75 per month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
RECORD is SUSTAINED.

The National Aeronautic Association
announced today that the Bureau of
standards celebration of the Paragraph
'sed on the fight of Boris Serhievsky
.eeking a new loaded seaplane record
at New York March showed an alti-
tude of 1905 feet, as compared to
the old record Of 1887 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14

A double wedding tomorrow night will
be the sequel to double date arranged
some time ago by the May brothers,
Raymond o. and Fred w., 223 r street
northeast with Miss Leona r. Allen, 81,
5l8la Second street southeast, and Miss
Sallie F1agg, "a, 100 Third street south
east.
After the marriage the four will en-
bark on a couple of honeymoons TO
Montreal, Canada. o
Miss Allen will become the bride OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
MANS HOME RANSACKED:
LOOT VALUED AT $4,000
Burglars Use Duplicate Key to En-
ter Ralph Lees House, Stealing
Jewels, Furnishings, Mementos.

Employing q duplicate key to gain
entrance to the home of Ralph e. Lee,
at 2121 Barton place, burglars made
OF with jewelry. house furnishings and
mementos, valued at $4,000, during
Lees absence from the city.
Lee, returning late yesterday after
noon from trip which has kept
him out of the city since March S,
found the house completely ransacked
Among the articles which he reported
stolen were three watches, one of which
was valued at $3.50; 10 stickpins, a fade
pen, shirt studs, cum links, mementos,
q revolver, portable talking machine
and q lamp.
Police were notified by Lee that he
would pay q reward Of 500 for the
recovery of the stolen goods and the
arrest of the thief or thieves who COM
nitted the robbery. Many finger
nrint impressions were Photographic
BY police, but whether these were lei
by members Of the Lee family or thu
robbers has not been determined as
yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
2-vehicle Hack Stand Abolished

The District Commissioners today
ordered the two-vehicle hack stand on
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue
is feet west Of the entrance to Metro
politan Hotel abolished, The action
was taken on complaint Of the hotel
MANAGEMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
MAI. PRATT TO SPEAK.
Police Superintendent to Address
Local American Legion Post.

Local American Legion Post.
Crime problems will DE discussed by
Mai. Henry G.. Pratt, superintendent ri
police, in an address Tuesday night at
8 o'clock at meeting of the Vincent
B. Costello Post of the American Legion
in the board room of the District build
ing.
Decision was reached at the last
meeting of the organization to have
prominent persons address each meet
ing on civic matters. Arrangements
also will be made for debates on COM
munity issues. A committee in charge
of the new type of programs, appointed
by Comdr Richard A. O'Brien, is COM
posed of Jacob N. Halper, Thomas d.
Walsh, Gregory Cipriani, j. w. Scott
and G. L. Shelly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
Wagner Admitted to Practice.

Senator Wagner of New York today
was admitted to practice before the
United States Supreme Court on motion
of Senator Walsh of Montana.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-04-11
indian LAND IRRI-
CATION DOUBTFUL

The proposal of the United
States Indian service to put under
cultivation $500 acres of Pima In
dian land lying northwest of Scots
dale is a long way from being a
reality. John Brown, superintend-
ent of the Phoenix Indian School
said Saturday. The land, south of
the Arizona canal and east of In
dian bend, would be watered by
pumping. 1t is virgin and regarded
as excellent cotton and citrus acre
age.
The proposal of the Indian serv-
ice was TO lease the land to white
men on the improvement lease"
basis. In addition to whatever cash
rental is paid, it must be agreed
that improvements, including wells
that may be sunk, and power lines
that may be built, revert to the In
1ians at the termination of the
lease.
Consent of the Indian tribe af-
fecteG must he secured first before
any other preliminary steps are
taken 1t viii be a long road to
travel before the project is ever put
through, according to the Indian
School superintendent. He has held
one consultation with the tribal
chiefs over the matter but made
little progress toward settlement
The Arizona Republican.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-04-11
Indians Fond Of Water

The bureau Of American ethnol-
ogy says that the Indians were re-
markable swimmers, and some Of
the tribes were In the water as
much as the primitive Polynesians.
They swan six or seven different
ways, including treading water, and
would dive to the bottom of deep
water. A common institution among
the Indians was the sweat bath.
They would sweat In spe-
cially constructed sweat house
which was closed up to keep the
heat in, and, when they thought
they had sweated enough, would
suddenly run outdoors, giving war
whoops, throw themselves into the
cold water, and after a while re-
enter the sweat house to dry OF,
since they had no towels.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-04-11
Bit of Old New York

Thirty or forty years ago what
was popularity known as "The Ten
derloin" centered about Herald
square. 1t was the part Of the
town where the night life reached
it's climax and burned most fierce
ly. Everybody Of any account Wis.,
tied the square, II only TO see the
two mechanical workmen atop the
Herald building strike the hour of
midnight on the faithful old clock
that suddenly became illuminated
in a weird red glow. Not far away
was the West Thirteenth street po-
lice station, quite the busiest pre-
cinct in the city. From sunset to
sunrise a thin, steady stream Of
humanity flowed into the station
house.-New York Times.
The Coolidge examiner., 1930-04-11
Early Recreation Grounds

The earliest form of public pre-
serve devoted to outdoor recreation
In the territory of the present
United States was city park, Bos-
ton common, acquired in 1884. The
next example Of public action of
this kind covered a field related
to that at present usually held by
state agencies-the reservation to
the people for FISHING and fowling'
by an ordinance of the Massachu-
sets Bay colony In 1841 Of great
ponds" water surfaces OF ten acres
or more. The first state park of
larger size set apart primarily for
recreation was one which Is now
a famous national park-Yosemite.
Congress ceded the valley and a
mile wide border around It to Cal
ifornia as a state park In 1885. It
was later returned to federal con-
troll.