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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
CAR M|SHAPS SEND
FIVE TO HOSPITAL
Slippery Streets Play Major
Part in Series of Traffic
Accidents.

With wet. pavements and slippery
streets caused by the light rainfall play
ing q major part In the mishapS, five
persons, including . policemans were
injured in traffic accidents late yester-
day afternoon and last night.
Pvt. Theodore L. Patterson of No. IA
precinct, was taken to the Emergency
Hospital with a sprained knee when an
auto felled him at Connecticut avenue
and Macomb street while he was d.
recting traffic during the rush hour
The driver of the machine, William
A. Shelton, 81 years old, of 3211 Jenny
son street, was arrested on a charge of
reckless driving and released on $500
bond for appearance in Police Court
today.
FeIIed by Skidding Auto.
Another skidding machine knocked
c street, and inficted bruises of the
hip, left hand and right leg, for which
he received first aid treatment at Emer-
gency Hospital. Henry j. Leschensky
of Olympia, Wash, was the driver Of
the car, police reported.
A double fracture of the left leg was
received by E. j. Almquist. 40. of 1909
Otis street northeast, when an automo-
bile operated by James w. Humphrey,
10, Of 1915 Fern street, hit him at
Fifteenth and Monroe streets north
east. Almquist was rushed to Sibley
Hospital for surgical attention. Hum
phrey was not held
Drivers Knee Fractured.
Earl Cooke, SO, Of $40 Park road, sus-
tanned a fracture of the right knee
when an automobile he was driving
skidded and overturned in the Soldiers
pital.
Emergency Hospital physicians treat
ed James F. Erwin, 81 years old. of the
1900 block Fifteenth street, for head
injuries received when knocked down
by an automobile operated by Lew
ellyn Davis Of the 1900 block Park road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
PEDDLER'S $1OO, 900
ESTATE IN DISPUTE
Seventh-Day Adventists Sued for
Accounting by Administrator
From Iowa.

Sam r. Sheldon, Webster City, Iowa,
as administrator of the estate of
Thomas D. Hurd, a nonogenarian ped
der who died at Takoma Park Deem
Der IL, 1927, today asked the District
Supreme Court to compel an accounting
by the General Conference Corporation
of the Seventh-day AdventiSts of the
100000 estate which he claims Is being
held by the conference
Sheldon tells the court that Hurd
had Travelled about the country from
1897 to 1903 in a wagon selling books
and other novelties. Late in 1909 Hurd
was held up and beaten into tnsensi-
bility by unknown robbers and after
that time was subject to Authorizations
that his money was being stolen from
him, the administrator says.
Early in life, the court Is told, Hurd
had been converted to the AdventiStS'
faith and was induced by certain off,
Gals Of the church to deposit money
with them, on which per cent interest
was to be paid. Hurd, it is stated,
deprived his family Of necessities to
deposit additional funds. with the
church officials, making his total de-
posts January /, 1915, as $4,000. He
is said to have deposited $4,000 more
April %, 1915, and like sum June %,
1924, which, with accumulated interest,
the administrator says, should amount
to 100000.
Hurd was admitted to an Adventists'
hospital at Nevada, Iowa, April rs,
1924, the court is told, and later re-
moved to the local sanitarium without
the knowledge Of his family.
Before his death Hurd was given q
room outside the sanitarium, it is stated,
where he died. The administrator de-
clares he has learned that Hurd's sig
nature to a paper was obtained by an
official of the conference June 6, 1927,
which, he expresses the belief, transfer
red hts money to the conference.
Through Attorneys Matthews g. Trim
BILE and George E. H. Goodner, the claim
is made that Hurd had been of unsound
mind for many years and was not
competent to convey his property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
CHARLES O. PAXS0N DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

Charles o. Paxson, 81 years old, as
Sistant superintendent of the Peoples
Life Insurance Co. here, died yesterday
after q short illness.
Mr.. Paxson, a veteran of the Spanish
American War, was q native of Loudoun
County, Va. He was a Mason, O
Shriner, q member of the Wash
ington Centennial Lodge and Washing
ton Centennial Chapter of the Eastern
Star. Mrs. Kathryn j. Paxson, his
widow, survives.
Funeral services will be held at / 80
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
Brightwood Park Church. Eighth and
jefferson streets. Interment viii be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
Limit of Appropriation 10
Passed by Total of Land
and Building Costs.
CONDEMNATION MOVE
MAY PROVE NECESSARY
Possibility Of Projects Return asr
Fresh Congressional DirecticA
Looms 90 Possibility.

The District government has keeN
unable to purchase by voluntary agree
ment the site Of the proposed Farmefs
Market, In the Southwest section Of the
city, within the limit Of the appropria-
ton made by Congress for the project,
Maj H. L. Robb, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner, states in Q report laid to-
day before the Board Of Commissioners.
This led to . forecast that the &C.
QUESTION Of the site would have to be
thrown into condemnation proceedings,
which will mean further delay in final
solution of the problem which has been
the subject Of contests before congress
sional committees during the past two
sessions Of Congress.
II the matter Is thrown into the
hands Of Q condemnation jury and the
total award should be higher than the
appropriation, the whole subject again
would have to be carried back to Con-
gress for directions.
Farmers Left In Open.
The past Congress appropriated $780,
900 for the project, the understanding
being that $225, 1000 would cover the
purchase Of the site and the remaining
5000 for the construction of neces-
Sary buildings. While the act did not
specify this division of the money, 1t IL
pointed out II the purchase price Of
sum will not be left for the construc-
ton Of the buildings Of proportions
deemed necessary, and an appeal would
then, under such q situation, have to
be made to Congress for additional
funds.
The site Is bounded by Tenth and
Eleventh, e and @ streets southwest.
Provision of the new Farmers Mar
ket was to be made to replace quarters
at the old Center Market, which Is to
be RACED beginning January / to make
way for the new Federal building pro-
gram. Sheds for the farmers at Center
Market were razed about two years ago
to clear the site for the new Internal
Revenue Building.
Delay Blocks Plans.
The Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tons Is on record as being opposed to
the development Of q Farmers' Market
in the Southwest section Of the city.
A spokesman for the body opposed this
location during consideration of the
matter by congressional committees.
The last Congress after some con-
sideration finally decided that It should
make the appropriation since the pre-
ceding Congress had authorized the
project and that its decision should not
be reversed
Delay in the acquisition Of the Far
mers' Market site has handicapped the
plan Of the Commissioners to push APP
proved Government projects as O
means Of providing additional employ
ment here, since an early start on the
razing Of present buildings on the site
and construction of the new buildings
there would provide additional jobs for
the unemployed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
WORK ON MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY IS RUSHED
Construction of Road to Mt.
Vernon Ahead of Schedule,
Engineer Reports.

Work on the Mount Vernon Memo
rial Highway is proceeding ahead of
schedule, Chief Engineer P. ST. j. VIII
son Of the Bureau of Public Roads, De-
partment of Agriculture, said today,
and paving contracts will be let during
the Winter. so that this phase of the
operations may start in the Spring when
the weather clears. Workmen have
been laboring in two shifts, the night
gang under powerful lights, to push for
ward the great highway, which the de-
partment hopes to open by February,
1932-little over year hence.
The grading work on the highway is
proceeding very satisfactorily, in the
opinion Of Capt. Wilson. and as soon
as 1t assumes shape where contractors
may get first-hand Information on the
work to be done, bids for paving will
be called for.
Time Given for Settling.
The Bureau of Public Roads desires
10 allow the hydraulic fills, thrown up
from the bottom of the Potomac. River
as sand and gravel by the dredges of
the United States Engineer once, q
period Of settlement during the Winter.
In q short while 1t Is expected that
traf1c over the Highway Bridge will be
diverted over the newly constructed
temporary bridge so that the piers on
the Virginia side may be removed and
the underpath constructed for the road
that will lead southwark from Column
bia Island. That highway will carry
traff1c coming over the new Arlington
Memorial Bridge.
Capt Wilson explained that the Bu-
reau of Public Roads has had to hustle
to make sure that the highway may be
hwyE k.k1
day bicentenary Of the Father Of His
Country.
Work Begins on DetOur.
Work Of connecting the detour trestle
with the Highway Bridge at the south
bank OF the Potomac was begun yester-
day and trafflc probably will be diverted
from the south end of theb ridge to the
trestle on Thursday or Friday, accord
ing to engineers of the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, Department of Agriculture
who are supervising the work.
The detour trestle has been COM
pleted UP to the point of connecting
with the bridge, and car tracks have
been laid upon it so that the diversion of
both railway and vehicular traffic can
be made simultaneously as soon as the
connection Of the two structures is
perfected. TRAFFIC over the bridge will
be maintained without interruption
while the connection Is made.
viii Avoid Congestion.
The bureau engineers say that every
effort will be made to avoid congestion
while the transfer is made, but they
call attention to the fact that for a
few days the roadway over the bridge
will be reduced to half its former width
and suggest that persons who can use
the Key Bridge at Georgetown do so.
The diversion of traff1c to the trestle Is
necessary TO permit the removal Of the
two south side spans of the Highway
Bridge in the approach work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
SOUTHERN BUILDING SALE
is CANCELLED BY ORDER

Sale at auction of the Southern
Building, large office structure at the
northeast corner of Fifteenth and H
streets, scheduled to have been held
settlement was reached, 1t was an
nounced today by Peter A. Drury, presi-
dent of the Southern Building Invest
ment Co., owner of the property.
Mr.. Drury reported today that salts
factory arrangements had been made
with the holders of notes secured by the
property Announcement Of the con-
templated sale was made in legal no
tices published by trustees IN local news
papers. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25

Twice buried and twice exhumed, the
body Of a man now identified as Francis
Kucharski, 35-year-old wandering car
penter, was removed from an unmarked
grave in Cedar Hill Cemetery yesterday,
and tonight will be entFained for Depue,
N. Y, suburb of Buffalo.
The body was taken from a grave in
Arlington Cemetery two months ago,
where 1t had been mistakenly buried as
that of a war veteran Of Lyon, Va,
Robert ]. Marcy. The mistake was
discovered when Marcey's family re-
ceived word he was In the best Of
health and had been living in Balti-
more.
The man was killed in an automobile
accident not far from Baltimore late
in September. He was hitch hiker,"
and no one knew his identity. Marcey's
family was n1isled by q strong resem-
blance between the dead man and Mar
cey. The War DepartnsVlt removed the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
BODY ONCE THOUGHT VETERANS
IDENTIFIED AS NEW WORKERS
Sister Recognizes Corpse Removed From Arlington Grave
When Marcy Was Found Alive in Baltimore.

body when 1t was established it was not
that Of former service man.
Numerous others tried to identify the
body as that OF some friend or relative
while 1t was at the morgue for month
after the first exhumation. Then the
undertaken, w. w. Chambers, assumed
the care OF the body and buried it in
Cedar Hill.
Kucharskis mother, who had not
heard from her son for long time,
read newspaper accounts of the unusual
case and concluded the body was that
of her SON.
Kucharski's sister, Mrs. s. M. Ma
lowsk, and several close friends came
here yesterday. The body was again
dug up and all the visitors, Mr.. Cham
bers said. were positive that Kucharski
lay before thu
They made arrangements to return
the body to New York with them on q
train Leaving ct o'clock tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
FORMER DIPLOMAT
EXPIRES IN BAVARIA
Count Won Quadt, Once Counselor
Of German Embassy, Related
to Italian Ambassador.

Count Albert Won Quadt Wykradt
Isny, brother-in-law Of the Italian Am
bassador TO the United States, Mobile
Giacomo de MARITIME, and once coun-
selor Of the German embassy In Wash
1ngton, died yesterday after a short ILL
ness In his castle at Schloss Moos, near
Lindau, on Lake Constance, in Bavaria,
according to cables received today at
the italian embassy.
Count Won Quadt was in the German
diplomatic service for many years. Fol-
lowing his service in Washington he be-
came q Minister and represented the
German government In several capitals.
He retired about IS years ago.
He Is survived by his widow, Countess
Ari1edea, sister Of the Italian Ambassa-
dor, and . daughter, who are living at
0ehioss Noos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
Citizens to Meet.

EAST RIVERDALE, Md, November
Is Especially "A regular meeting of the
Stephen Citizens Association of East
Riverdale will be held tonight in the
associations hall at 8 O'Clock. The CELL
ing OF the hall has just been plastered.
William F. Fry not only donated the
necessary labor for this work but So
hcited funds for the purchase Of the
material. ..t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
Files as Voluntary Bankrupt.

Irving B. Neweomb, realty broker, to-
day filed voluntary petition in BANK
ruptcy. He lists his debts at S38O74.O7
and estimates his assets at $l,75O. At
torney George B. Springston represents
the bankrupt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
BUILDER GIVEN $40 FINE
Harry Bralove Hailed Into Court
on Charge Of Speeding.

Harry M. Bralove, 5001 Sixteenth
street, prominent builder and apart
ment house owner, came into Police
Court today for speeding. Judge Gus
A. Schuldt gave him a suspended
sentence Of $40 and took his personal
bond.
Bralove was arrested about two weeks
ago when Policeman K. p Greenlow of
the Traffic Bureau. declared the apart
ment owner was travelling SO miles an
hour on Thirteenth street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
Sir Thomas Upton
Arrives for Race

NEW YORK. Aug. 16--tPSSir
Thomas Upton came 10 America to-
day for his fifth attempt 70 win the
Americas cup. announcing that II
he failed this time he would try
again" as soon as possible.
In good humor. the 5l-year-old
merchant and yachtSman vas TAX
en- from the Leviathian at Quaran-
tine onto the city tug Macon and
brought up the bay with all the
fanfare of a hero's welcome. II
was Sir Thomas sixty-second visit
to the United States. but the first
time he had been given an official
welcome.
AS he phrased Il. when he was
greeted by former Police Commits
sioner Grover Whalen. head Of the
mayors reception committee. this
Is the first time / have ever been
taken off a ship by the police"
He expressed the opinion that In
the Shamrock v. he had a yacht
capable of winning the emblem Of
international yachting supremacy.
Sir Thomas asked who would be
his rival skipper In the Forthcoming
race starting September Is and was
especially eager to find out whether
IL would be Charles Francis Adams.
secretary of the navy. who as his
last opponent sailed the Resolute to
victory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
G. O.P.LEADER
HITS AT DEMOS
Lucas Claims Opponents
Responsible for Lack
Of Employment
Associated Press Photo

WASHINGTON. Aug. l6.-CP-
Taking office today as executive di-
rector Of the republican national
committee. Robert H. Lucas of Ken
lucky issued a statement charging
democratic leaders with blocking
administration business and unem-
ployment relief to preserve depres-
sion as a campaign issue.
The democratic leaders" he said.
put their party in direct opposition
to every effort made by the ma
tons chief executive and his ad-
ministration to restore business and
provide employment for all the
people. Having selected the natur-
a. misfortune Of -the.- nati0n-the
suffering Of the unenployed-as a
campaign issue for 1880, the demo-
cratic leaders could not lend their
support to any corrective measures
without depriving their party of a
battle cry for the campaign.
And the country has continued
to suffer-business Is slow to re-
cover-workers walk the streets
looking for work while the demo-
cratic s~trategists confer and con-
suit and issue statements. all the
while fearing an improvement in
business before the election. They
hold TO the fallacious idea that II
things will Just remain as they are
until election day, the democrats
Will secure control Of congress"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
County Pays Money
Due for Road Work

In regular session Saturday. the
Cameron county commissioners
court paid the Dodds a. Wedegart-
ner construction company approx
mately $50, 900 in warrants for road
work done on the Boca Chica high
way and other projects in the
county.
The warrants were drawn on the
available road fund. .
Judge O. &. Dancy was ordered
TO deliver O. w. Womack a confir-
nation deed for approximately five
acres of Cameron county school
land nov owned by Wo Jack. The
five acres are located in Survey No.
SO. The application for the confir-
nation was made by Womack. A
small consideration < 5 involved in
the transaction.
The commissioners were also or
dered that $1,000 be transferred from
the Road and Bridge maintenance
fund 10 the available road fund.
Jose Weaver was appointed a dep
uty under Constable A. T. Trevino
of Precinct Five.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
GANG WAR
Gotham Contractors Killed
BY Gunner

NEW YORK. Aug. l6.-tPl-A
gang raid In which two contractors
were shot to death and another
wounded. was regarded by police
today as an outbreak Of warfare in
the building racket.
Peter Morello and Joseph Perrano
were killed and Gaspar Pollard was
seriously wounded by two gunner
who cornered them in Morello's Of
flee on the second floor OF a build
ing IN ll6th street. on the upper
East Side.
Morello was hit by five bullets
and died instantly. Perrano jumped
out of a window after being shot
In the chest. He was dead when
picked up. In his pocket was found
a ticket and passport in prepara-
ton for his departure for Italy to-
day.
Less than half an hour after the
attack on Morello and his compan-
ions. Benjamin Prince. described by
police as a small time gambler and
narcotic dealer. was shot and kill
ed In a hallway a few blocks away
on the same street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16

half the people in st. Louis came
out here and we didn't collect a
dime. A free show and they all
came out
Despite all his troubles, however.
Pickens Is trying to keep I'D the
old spirit and so far we have not
cut our price because the one big
mistake in the promotion business
Is to ask for $4,000 when you could
have had 5000"
Today was the 9th in the air
FOR Jackson and O'Brine in the
monoplane Greater St. Louis. Ap-
parently they were not nearly 50
Worried as their manager on the
ground. The only COMPLAINT that
had come from them w that "the
air surely is rolling"
The pilots still had given no IN
dication Of when they would land
but have promised TO give suffici-
ent notice of an intended landing
Tor spectators to assemble at Lam
bert-St. Louis field, over which they
are flying.
They had been IN the air 622
hours at sill a. m. &C. S. tt to-
day. This was more than So hours
than the Hunter brothers record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
POLICE JUDGE
And SENATOR
ARE ON LIST
Receipts Recorded
Show Enormous
Figures

CHICAGO. Aug. 16.-tF-Care-
fully preserved records Of a slain
gang leader were made public by
the states attorney office last
night. showing enormous receipts
from liquor. gambling and vice In
terests on one side OF the ledger
and substantial disbursements TO
judges. politicians and police on the
other.
Cancelled checks. notes and ledg-
er sheets or Jack Zuta, vice over
lord who was shot down in "a Wis
conSin dance hall recently, were
found in a secret safe deposit box
yesterday by investigators for the
states attorneys office assigned TO
S.lve the Staying Of Jake Lingle.
Tribune reporter.
The published records included
the following items:
Cancelled checks and notes az
~gregating $500 on which appear
the name OF a municipal court
Judge who has been on the bench
for many years.
Check 10 Judge
"A cancelled check for $3.50 made
out to a former judge OF municipal,
superior and criminal courts.
An unpaid note for $500 on which
appeared the name Of a former po-
lice sergeant who at one time was
assigned to investigation Of vote
frauds and who later worked under
the Civic Safety Commission.
Checks totalling 5000 either made
payable TO or endorsed I'm the name
OF a former state senator and west
side political leader.
A cancelled check for $500 and
500 endorsed In the name Of an
attorney who is the brother OF a
circuit court judge.
"A ledger sheet which T. headed
Period end. Nov. IL inclusive"
SHOWS receipts OF S429. 046.7B and
net profits Of S75,l35.37. Investi-
gators believe this was the record
for one week Of the gambling and
b~ootlegging enterprises Of the zuta-
Moran-Aiello gang.
One of the disbursements IN this
sheet--East Chicago. S3.5OOr-ls
believed TO refer to officials OF the
East Chicago police station. The
names OF various resorts In and
near Chicago are listed with re-
ceipts a. high as $123, 598.76. One
disbursement Of SLASH to George
M, personal Is believed % have
been made TO George Bugs Mo
ran, n Of the leaders OF the anr
Other Records Found
The remainder Of Zuta's records
viii be made public only after thew
nave been carefully investigated.
Patrick Roche, chief INVESTIGATOR for
the states attorneys office, said.
AL OF those listed IN the records
Will be questioned. he said.
Roche expressed the belief that
the evidence will have a definite
relationship TO the solving OF the
Lingle Staying. Zuta's death was
considered by many as a sequel to
the reporters and police have in
~veStigated under the theory that
Zuta, an ally OF Moran, plotted the
assassination OF Lingle, a friend w
al Capone, Moran's arch enemy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
Refuses To
Tell Man Supported

HOUSTON, AuN l6-LP-James
v. Alfred OF Wichita Falls, candi-
cate lot attorney general against
Robert Lee Bohbitt, incumbent de-
clared in an address here last night
that he did not owe allegiance 10
either Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson.
James r. Ferguson. R. 4. Sterling
OF any other candidate for any other
office.
This declaration was taken az the
candidates answer to the charge "
Bobbitt and the present attorney
generals supporters that Alfred had
side stepped what they termed the
fundamental issue Of the campaign
"Fergusonism." Bobbltt has charp-
ed Alfred with being endorsed by
the FergusOns.
Alfred said he did not intend
under any circumstances, to De-
drawn into or become embroiIed I'm
anybody's race for any other office