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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
MansIaughter Charge Against
Two Companions of Victim
Depends on Bullet Tests.
SERGT. BURDINE QUIZZES
2 IMPORTANT WITNESSES
Written Report to Be Made in Few
Days to States Attorney at
Rockville.

The police investigation into the
death of Aarvi Nurmi, 24-year-old Gen.
sus Bureau clerk, has been closed, and
the manslaughter case against Nurmis
two companions on the drinking party
which preceded his death still hinges
on the outcome of tests to determine
whether the fatal bullet was fired from
the dead mans gun, Sergt. Earl H. Bur-
dine of the Montgomery County force
announced last night.
The officer said he interviewed two
important witnesses yesterday and ran
down all clues in his possession. A
number of these, he declared, led to no
information pertinent to the mVestlga-
ton.
Who the witnesses are or the details
of what they told him Burdine refused
to reveal, saying he would make writ
ten report of all facts of which he has
knowledge to States Attorney Robert B.
Peter, jr., within a few days.
Companion Had Gun.
Meanwhile he let 1t be known that
one of the men, both of whom live In
Washington, informed him that one of
Nurmis companions the day he was
killed possessed a 25-caliber gun from
which the bullet found embedded in his
skull could have been fired. The officer
refused to say whether the gun belonged
to Henry w. MCGUIRE, John j. O'Brien
or Arthur Murphy, all Of whom are
said to have in Nurmi'S company. The
first two mentioned are charged with
manslaughter, while Murphy was ques-
toned by police but allowed to remain
at liberty when he convinced them he
knew nothing of Nurmi's death.
Murphy told authorities he visited
the dead mans Takoma Park home
Wednesday afternoon week ago, the
date Of the shooting, but was in bed
asleep that evening when Nurmi was
killed. MCGUIRE and O'Brien admitted
attending the drinking party at Nurmi's
home Wednesday night, but denied
knowledge of the shooting.
Burdine said last night he intends TO
do nothing further in the case unless
new clues are brought to his attention.
Fourth Man Rumor False.
The rumor of fourth man at Nurmi's
home Wednesday night was proved
false, he declared, after questioning the
taxicab driver who was said to have
carried the man to Takoma Park from
Washington. Burdine said the man IN
question alighted from the cab more
IIldu d ullIc 1IOIu NuLIuA lOulc duO
could not have walked there by the time
the shooting occurred.
The report that Nurmi had quarreled
with some one shortly before his death
also proved groundless, the officer as
serted.
The tests Of the gun found beside
the dead man probably will be made
next week, according to Stedman Pres
colt, States attorney-elect, who will be
called upon to present the case to the
March grand jury. He said he and Mr..
Peter, the present States attorney. plan
to take the weapon to the Bureau Of
Standards for examination. He agrees
with Sergt Burdine that the gun tests
will prove the most important factor In
the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
THERE'S BAR IN BRUNK
HOME AND SHENANDOAH
Washington Contractor Returns
From Successful Hunt With
Raleigh Springs Club.

There's bar meat in the home of
George F. Brunk, 806 K street, and
there are plenty of bars in them thar
mountains down around the Shenan-
doah Valley.
Brunk, a local contractor, has just
returned from two weeks bear hunting
down in the Shenandoah Mountains
and reports the hills are full of black
bears and the sport is better than it
has been for years.
Brunk. a member of the Raleigh
Springs Hunt Club, was with the party
that shot four bears, averaging about
100 pounds apiece, during the two
weeks he was hunting. He hunted
them, he said, with his two fine Walker
hounds some mixed breed hounds and
with high-powered rifles.
The bears, when shot. are cut I'D
on the spot and the meat divided by
the hunters. The man who shoots.
Brunk says, generally gets the pelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
SIX ASSOCIATIONS
TO MEET TOMORROW
Dupont Circle Citizens May Rec.
ommend Reform in Some Traffic
Regulations.

Six citizens associations will hold
their December meetings tomorrow, five
Of them tomorrow night and one, the
Dupont Circle Citizens Association, to-
morrow afternoon.
The associations meeting tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock are:
The Sixteenth Street Highlands Citi-
zenS' Association, which meets in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets; the Cathedral
Heights Citizens Association, which
meets in st. Adams Chapel in the
Washington Cathedral grounds; the
Washington Highlands Citizens Associ-
alton, in the Congress Heights School;
the Manor Park Citizens Association,
in the Whittier School, and the Kenil-
worth Citizens Association, which
meets in the Kenilworth School.
At the session of the Dupont Circle
Citizens Association, to be held in the
Maryland Hotel at 4 o'clock, 1t is ex-
pected by the members to make recon-
mendations for reform in some of the
local traffic regulations. Miss Harlean
James. Of the American Civic ASsocia-
ton. is to address the Dupont group
on the work her organization has been
accomplishing in the elimination of Of
fensive sign boards along arterial high
ways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30

ing press ecclesiastical politics sharply
divided the citizens of Mainz. Each
faction in the struggle for control of
the archbishopric had placards printed
and posted or distributed on the streets
giving the texts of communications,
pepal bulls and Official DEGREES designed
to influence the citizens to choose one
side or the other.
Most of these quickly disappeared.
But old paper was used in making book
covers by pasting the sheets together.
Some Of these have been separated to
serve as examples of medieval Journal
ism, and the art of coloring news which
developed so early.
In the Middle Ages publishing was
DIS much business" as today, and the
printers only manufactured such books
as they judged would have good mar
ket. There were popular novels, deal
ing mostly with romantic love. One
such in the collection is the Historic
de duobus amantibus (Story of Two
Lovers, which went through many
editions. II was written by a priest
who long afterwards became Pope.
Cook Book in Collection.
There is also the first cook book, de
Re Coquinaria," by Marcus Gabius
Apicius Caelius. It was intended as
a medical book, but is largely devoted
to recipes for appetizing dishes.
Among the other rare treasures found
IN the collection is Chinese book
printed at least generation before the
appearance OF printing in Europe. It
bears Chinese date corresponding to
1405. 1t Is an "eXhortation to virtue
compiled by command of the Empress
Jen Hsiao." 1t is the only specimen of
this classic IN an European or American
library.
A very rare book is the humorous
Lob einem Mann sci Nehmen Elm Webb
oder nidt"-or Should a Man Marry"
by Albertus de Eyb. 1t is an amusing
discussion OF the advantages and dis
advantages OF matrimony. The collec-
ton contains the first edition of the
earliest book on witchcraft, de Laniis
ct Phytonicts Mulieribus," printed in
Strassburg In 1899 There Is also the
first book ever printed at Rome, the
"Epistles OF st. Jerome" IN two VOL
umes, which came from the press about
l467.
A gruesome relic, coming from the
dark side of life In the Middle Ages,
which otherwise appears from the col
lection on much higher level than 1t
generally Is pictured in history, is a
religious tract bound in a tanned human
skin. 1t was aimed against the Jews
and written by a Jew converted to
Christianity. There can be little doubt
OF the race Of the unfortunate whose
skin was used,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
BLAINE HOPEFUL
FOR REALTY BILLS
Senator Expects Action Dur
ing Short Session on New
Local Measures.

Arriving back in Washington last
night, Senator Blaine, Republican. of
Wisconsin, said he was hopeful of OBJ
tanning action at this session of Con-
gresS on proposed legislation to regulate
the real estate business, to control the
sale of securities and to define the pro-
cedure to be followed in the fore
closure of mortgages in the District.
Senator Blaine is chairman of q
Senate subcommittee which was in
Structed at the last session to make
inquiry into the need for legislation
along these lines in the District.
Arrangements were made some time
ago to have the subcommittee hold its
first meeting Thursday morning, De-
cember 4, and Senator Blaine said last
night he had not heard Of any change
in this plan.
During the Senator's absence from
the city Oscar H. Brinkman, attorney
for the subcommittee, has been gather
ing data for the information of the
subcommittee upon its return. Senator
Blaine was not prepared last night to
discuss his plans for the immediate
future, beyond saying he hoped to OBJ
tain action on the legislative questions
on which the subcommittee was directed
to work. Senator Blaine pointed out
that one of the bills, namely, to pro-
vide system for licensing real estate
brokers and statesmen, passed the
Senate at the last session and is await
ing House action.
The subcommittee still has before 1t
the proposals to govern the sale of Sc
curities and to regulate the foreclosure
Of mortgages. Several weeks ago Brink
man held an informal conference with
a group of representatives OF various
local organizations to discuss the scope
Of the proposed legislation, and ar
raEgements were made to have sugges-
lions and recommendations submitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
STREET CAR, AND FIRE ENGINE
CRASH: TWO FIREMEN INJURED
Men Thrown to Street From
Truck Answering Alarm
for Small Blaze.
Machine Chassis and Ladders
Put Out of Commission
by Smashup.

Firemen Charles j. Mofitt so years
old, 233 Ninth street southeast, and
Warren Nose, % years old, Of 1910
Neal street northeast, were injured
slightly last night when the truck on
which they were riding to a fire was
reported to have been struck by a
Capital Traction Co. street car at
Seventh and X streets southwest.
The firemen and apparatus were at
tached to No. 10 Fire Station. Moffitt
and Nose were taken to Emergency
Hospital, where Mofitt was dismissed
after treatment, while Nose was adj
mitted for further observation.
The trucks chassis and ladders were
damaged and the apparatus was tenn
porarily put out Of commission.
The machine was responding to a
fire alarm at 934 c street southwest,
which proved to be trivial, firemen said.
The truck, driven by Pvt. j. E. Bryan,
So years old, of 1880 Twelfth street
northeast, was proceeding west on K
street with its siren open when the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
EXPLORER WILL SPEAK
TO MINNESOTA GROUP
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin to Present
Norwegian Minister With Mes
sage Left by Nansen.

Evelyn Briggs Baldwin will give an
illustrated talk on Arctic exploration
at meeting of the Minnesota State
Society Friday night at $3.50 o'clock in
the Willard. Hotel. The meeting wa
be followed by dancing.
The Minister or Norway and Mime.
Bachke will be guests Of the society.
and following his address Mr.. Baldwin
will present the Norwegian Minister q
message left by the Norwegian explorer
Nansen in Franz-Josef Land, and later
picked up by Mr.. Baldwin in 1902
Plans for the meeting are being ar
ranged by Miss Bede johnson, president
of the society, and Assistant Attorney
General G. Aaron Youngquist, vice
president. Miss Elizabeth M. Barnes Of
1929 Columbia road is secretary Of the
society. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
FIVE PERSONS ARRESTED
IN RAIDS BY VICE SQUAD
Quantity of Numbers" Slips
Seized in One Place-Liquor
Violations Charged in Second.

Two persons were arrested and a
large quantity of numbers" slips
seized by members of Inspector T. r.
Beans special vice squad yesterday aft
ernoon In a raid on what police describe
as one of the most active colored gam
ing houses in the city.
Led by Detective Floyd Truscott, the
squad entered GIT C street southeast
and arrested Lilly Owens, colored, SO,
for permitting gaming and took Theresa
Elizabeth, colored, %, into custody as
a Government witness.
Three other arrests, all colored, were
made by the vice squad yesterday.
AnaniS Dyson, AZ, and Clara E. Dyson.
80, were arrested at their home, 1856 p
street southwest, for alleged illegal
possession of one quart of whisky, while
Mary Rudd, 38, was taken into custody
for alleged illegal possession Of one gal
lon and one pint of whisky in q raid
on her home, 928 o street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
INCOME TAX BLANKS
READY FOR PUBLIC
Revenue Bureau Information Re
quired for Check-Up on
Annual Collection.

Information returns through which
the Internal Revenue Bureau keeps
check upon the amount of income re-
ceived by taxpayers have been made
available to employers and others.
The Internal Revenue Bureau said
they must be filed on or before Feb
ruary is, 1881.
These returns, millions of which are
filed annually, are carefully compared
with the individual returns of taxpayers
to whom the payments are made" the
bureau said. MANY delinquent returns
and additional revenue amounting to
hundreds of thousands of dollars are
secured as the result of the examination
of information returns"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
YANGTZE MEDAL TO BE
SUBMITTED TO ART GROUP
Award Will Be Given to Marine
Corps and Navy Enlisted Men
for Service in China.

The Fine Arts Commission will be
requested shortly to pass upon the
artistic qualities of the Navy Depart
ment's proposed Yangtze Campaign
Medal which will be given to officers
and enlisted men Of the Marine Corps
and Navy who have seen service in that
section of China.
The Navy Department, through the
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, has
been negotiating for designs for the
proposed medal. Rear Admiral Frank
B. Upham, chief Of the Bureau Of Nav
igation, Navy Department, is arrang-
ing to consider designs submitted by
number of artists.
The Second Nicaraguan Campaign
Medal which features an anchor sup
porting an eagle, is expected to be re-
ceived at the Navy Department, short
b. from the Philadelphia Mint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
GIRLS SCHOOL ROBBED
DURING DINNER PERIOD
Watches, Jewelry and Clothing
Left by Thief Who Takes $40
at Gunston Hall.

While students and teachers were at
dinner last night thief broke a glass
front door Of dormitory of Gunston
Hall, exclusive girls school at 1904
Florida avenue, ransacked the rooms
and escaped unnoticed with a small
amount of money.
The girls returned from dinner and
found glass from the smashed door
had been thrown through the door and
the night latch turned. Fur coats,
dresses and other clothing had been
thrown about, but q hurried check
showed that only about $40 had been
stolen, the property of Mas Harriet
Fleming, an instructreSs. Watches,
tewelry and other valuableS had been
lAft untouched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
LIBRARY LISTS LECTURES
Wide Variety of Talks Are on Pro
gram for December.

Lectures on as wide variety of SUBJ
jectS as the development Of the egg
and the Gutenberg Bible are to be
given in Washington during the month
of December. These, and courses OF
study and exhibits of unusual interest
are listed in the bulletin of informal
educational opportunities in Washing
ton for December, just issued by the
Public Library
Copies of this convenient index to
nature may be obtained at the central
building of the Public Library at Eighth
and K streets or at any branch or sub
branch.
This number and the four remaining
numbers for the season 1930-31 will be
mailed for 10 cents to cover the postage,
or a years subscription will be mailed
for is cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
500 YEAR-OLD LIQUOR DEBATE
REVEALED IN RARE VOLUME
Book Is One of Vollbehr Collection Now
Being Catalogued at Library of
Congress for Exhibition.

Folks were beginning to get excited
over prohibition 500 years ago.
One of the most curious Of the late
fifteenth century books contained, TO-
gether with the Gutenberg Bible, In the
Vollbehr collection now being cata-
logued at the Library of Congress, is a
entitled, "Contrasto deli Acqua e del
Vino" by an unknown author and
from an unknown press at Florence. 1t
is described as "a potetic debate on pro-
hibition." This literary curiosity Is
decorated with highly artistic borders.
While interest Is focused on the
Gutenberg Bible, examination OF the
collection at the library has revealed
large number of curious books which
will be Of interest to scholars concerned
with the life and thinking of the Mid
die Ages. Whether by design or other
wise. it was stated at the library, DR..
Vollbehr succeeded in gathering "a
cross section of the thought OF CEN
fury" which still is understood only
vaguely.
Soon to Be Exhibited.
The cataloguing and arrangement OF
the volumes are proceeding rapidly and
, they probably will be placed on exhibit
within the next two weeks, each item
accompanied by a full descriptive card.
Besides the Gutenberg Bible the col
lection contains more than so different
| fifteenth century Bibles. among them
several German translations earlier
! than that Of Martin Luther. The books
range all the way from weighty reli-
gious and scientific treatises TO the
lightest reading of the age for which
the itinerant peddlers who handled the
product of the newly established presses
could find q market.
A gem of the collection is an illus
trated Life of Christ" believed to
J have been printed at Ulm in 1895.
This work Is considered Of great i'm
portance for the history Of art because
Of its 100 wood cuts. Another is the
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land" earliest
OF all printed books Of travel which
was printed at MainZ and contains
| probably the best executed wood cuts
Of any medieval book. The earliest
wood cut maps are contained in a copy
Of the "Cosmographia" Of the Egyptian
astronomer Ptolomy, one OF the most
| elaborate works printed In Germany in
/ the fifteenth century.
First Printed Newspapers.
There are samples of what probably
were the first printed newspapers In
the world, although handwritten sheets
] containing the news Of the day are be-
lieved TO have circulated In ancient
Rome. In the early yeses Of the print
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
COLONIAL WAR SOCIETY
BANQUET is ARRANGED
36th Annual Meeting and Election
of Officers Will Be Held at
Willard Hotel Tuesday.

The Society Of Colonial Wars in the
District of Columbia will hold its
thirty-eighth annual meeting and ban
quet in the Willard Hotel Tuesday
night at 1880 o'clock Election of off,
GERS and transaction of other business
will follow the banquet.
Daniel Richard Randall, deputy gov
ernor general Of the Society of Colonial
Wars and representing it in Maryland;
Gen. Louis H. Bash of the Quarter
master Department, U. s. A., and DR..
Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor of New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, will be
guests of the society at the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
MAN FOUND DEAD

Edward Wellington White, As years
old, was found dead in his room, at 1345
Girard street, yesterday afternoon when
Joseph w. Crawford, fellow ledger at
that address, called to pay him visit
Coroner j. Ramsay hewitt issued q GER
tificate of death from natural causes.
A wife, Mrs. Mary e. White of 1400
Fairmont street, survives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30

Theft of diamond brooch valued at
$1,000 was reported to thirteenth pre-
cinct police yesterday by Mrs. Kitty
Reiner of 5519 Seventh street, who said
that the pin had been taken from her
home either Friday night or early yes
terday. Mrs. Reiner said that the
brooch was set with 81 diamonds and o
number b9 xahieA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
TWO BOYS DISAPPEAR
Police Asked to Find William Read
and "Bud" Willis.

Two 15-year-old boys, William Allen
Read, son of DR.. Boyd r. Read of 3645
Warren street, and Bud Willis, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Willis of 1901 War
rem street, were reported last night as
being missing from their homes. They
disappeared, according to a police re-
port, two days ago.
The Read boy is described as being 5
feet 8 inches tall and weighing 100
pounds, with blue eyes and light brown
hair. Bud" Willis is feet 5 inches
tall, weighs lis pounds and has black
hair, police were told.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
Thieves Raid Law Offices.

Thieves yesterday entered five law
Offices of the Evans Building, 1920 New
York avenue, by ''jimmying" the doors.
Only a leather brief case and a small
amount Of postage stamps were re.
ported missing after check.up last
night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
Chemicals Halt Blaze.

A blaze, starting between the wall
and a fiue of residence at 927 N
street, was extinguished by flremen with
negligible, ara ofIiclalS said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
GAME BIRDS TO SUFFER

Biological Survey Reports on Re-
duced Food Supplies.
Game birds will have their share Of
suffering this Winter as a result Of the
drought last Summer.
The Biological Survey of the Depart
ment of Agriculture pointed yesterday
to greatly reduced food supplies for
quail, grouse, pheasants and other up
land game birds. 1t urged that farm
ers, sportsmen and bird lovers put out
feed for the birds during the coming
Winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30

street car, proceeding north on Seventh
street struck the rear end of the ap-
paratus as it crossed the tracks, &C.
cording to police report.
Motorman j. S. Speicht was operating
the street car.
Moff1tt, who was clinging to the side
CT the truck, and Nose, who was stand
ing on the running board near the
drivers seat, were both thrown into the
street when the truck swerved into a
spin after the crash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
GRAND LARCENY CHARGED
Man Said to Have Confessed to
RobbinE House Of 5000.

Precinct Detective Elmer F. Lewis
filed charges Of HOUSEKEEPING and
grand larceny against Arthur Emer-
son Jackson, colored. 20 years old, Of
1925 v street. at No. 10 station last
night after Jackson Is said to have
confessed to entering the home Of A..
s. Ostrow at 500 Georgia avenue on
August 20.
Articles valued at 5000 were stolen
in the robbery, while more than $3.50
worth Of the loot has been recovered
following the colored mans confession,
Lewis said The theft was committed
while the OStrow family was away.
Jackson will be arraigned in Police
Court tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
First Printed Newspapers.

There are samples of what probably
were the first printed newspapers in
the world, although handwritten sheets
containing the news Of the day are be-
lieved TO have circulated In ancient
Rome. In the early yeecw Of the print
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-07
MRS. G. w. PRESCOTT
RITES CONDUCTED TODAY
Resident Of This City 65 Years
Nursed Union Soldiers in
Civil War.

Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia w.
Prescott, 81 years old, who died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter 1.
Gideon, in Clarendon, Va, Friday, were
to be conducted in the chapel In Rock
Creek Cemetery this afternoon at 3
o'clock, with interment in the cemetery.
Mrs. Prescott had resided in this city
for 65 years prior to moving to Claren-
don three years ago. During the Civil
War she helped nurse Union soldiers
mere and was acquainted with Presi-
dent Lincoln, with whom she had fire.
quently shaken hands and talked. After
establishing her legal residence In Vir-
GINA, Mrs. Prescott was anxious to
vote and cast her first vote for Presi-
dent Hoover in the last presidential
election.