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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

Parents Believe William
SchnabeI, Declared Suicide,
Died Accidentally.

Acting upon request of the parents
of 14-year -old William Schnabel, whose
Rarroted body was found November IL
In the bath room of his home at 4316
Fifteenth street, Coroner j. Ramsay
hewitt has ordered an inquest tomor-
row to determine II the youths death
was suicide or accidental. Coroner
hewitt issued q certificate Of suicide at
the time.
The boys father, Harry ". Schnabel.
and mother, Mrs Marion Schnabel, are
convinced that william was practicing
Boy Scout knots with the rope which
strangied him and had no intention
Of killing himself.
Boy Was Enthusiastic Scout.
William, his father said, was an en-
thusiastic Scout, and he believes the
boy was experimenting with slip knot
and lost his footing while the rope was
looped about his neck.
The other end was attached to q
hook at the top of the bath room door.
When the body was discovered the
head was only about a yard from the
floor, Mr.. Schnabel said, and the feet
were resting on one corner of the small
room. william apparently had been
dead for more than an hour, although
nremen administered oxygen for a SIM
SPARED Of saving him.
At the time DR.. hewitt made his in
vestigation williams stepmother said
the boy had come home with what
appeared to be much lower than his
usual marks on his report card. A mag
azine containing an article on Death
in the Next World" was found in the
room.
Another circumstance which seemed
to point to suicide was the presence of
s small scale standing about 10 inches
above the floor. It was supposed then
that William had stood on the scale
| while tying the knots and later kicked
1t from under him.
Teachers VIII Testify.
Mr.. Schnabel expects to refute the
supposition that William was tagging
In his studies by introducing as wit
nesseS tomorrow two of his teachers at
Mcfarland Junior High School, Miss
Caroline Toner, English instructor, and
Miss Emolyn Estey, history instructor.
The father said the article on Death
! and the Next World" had been found
by his brother, William Schnabel. The
magazine. he said. was under a pile of
books and the youth apparently had not
been reading 1t prior to his death.
The scales, Mr.. Schnabel said, were In
another corner Of the room in position
which showed they had not been kicked
away from the bath room door where
William was hanging
He said the youth was of a cheerful.
active disposition and had never showed
the slightest tendency toward suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
DAUGHTER SOUGHT
ON MOTHERS CHARGE
Gypsy Says Girl, II, Took Dia-
mond Rings and Fled
With Man.

Police were searching today for Mary
Stanley. IL years old, Of the 1900 block
Of H street northeast, who, according
20 her mother, Mrs. Bessie Stanley, took
Q number of diamond rings from her
and ran away with q man.
Mrs. Stanley asked police to arrest
her daughter, who she says has tnten-
tons of marrying the man. Mrs. STAN
ley told police that the couple was seen
10 leave the II street address together
about 6 o'clock last night.
Mrs. Stanley, q Gypsy who claims
psychic powers, was hailed into Police
Court last week and fined $40 after she
u said to have sold q so-called love
charm to Policewoman Caroline Alex
ax1der.
The woman told police that she was
positive her daughter and the man had
gone 10 Rockville, Md, to be married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
RISING TAX BURDEN
IN D. c. SHOWN BY
| FEDERAL ANALYSIS
Per Capita Increase Steady
in Long or Short Period
Comparisons.
$49.53 IN 1929 AGAINST
$4s.24 IN PREVIOUS YEAR
Twelve Years Ago Figure Was
$1S.1s-Levy on Property Also
Takes Squirt.

The steadily mounting tax burden on
Washington taxpayers is reflected in an
analysis of financial statistics released
today by the Department of Commerce
This analysis. which is carried UP to
June 80, 1929, shows per capita prop
erty taxation in the 1929 fiscal year OF
$49.53, as compared with $4824 the
year previous and $18.18 in 1918.
Meanwhile, the levy on property had
risen in Importance from 42.8 per cent
of the entire tax burden in 1918 to 55.5
per cent in 1928 and to SCI per cent
In 1929. The city's revenues from pub
lie service enterprises, such as its Water
Department, had dropped from "A per
cent in 1918 to 80 per cent in 1929.
Large Increase Shown.
The increase in the amount of prop
erty taxes actually collected was 2l4.5
per cent from 1918 to 1929 and 81 per
cent from 1928 to 1929. The revenue
receipts during 1929, $42, 377, OPT, were
So, 101, 1873 in excess of all payments
during that year. The receipts In
cluded, besides property taxes, $2,146,-
440 in the way Of taxes on banks. trust
companies and public service corpora
tons.
The report on the city's debt, which
usually pays q COAlSPAChOuo PcIb III lAAc
departments financial analysis, shows
that there is no net debt. The total
of fixed funded debt outstanding June
80, 1929. was $685. $50, but this was
balanced by similar amount to the
credit Of the sinking fund.
Comparison With 1918.
In 1918 the tax burden was lower, q.
shown above, in spite of the fact thai
there was q net funded debt of $3.50
per capita.
One unusual fact recorded was that
the property tax collections in 1926
actually exceeded the levy. This doe.
not necessarily mean that taxpayer,
paid more than they were called on for
but Is probably due to payments on un.
paid tax bills of previous years, since
the levy relates only to the tax year ir
question. The levy was 1906 Del
capita, and the actual collections $49.5:
per capita.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
MAN ASKS ANNULMENT
Says He Has Just Learned Wife's
First Mate Got Absolute Divorce.

Alvin c. Boxwell. jr., 419 Third street,
has filed suit In the District Supreme
Court for the annulment of his mar
rage to Ollie w. Boxwell, 223 Indiana
avenue He was married March Is last
and just learned recently, he says, that
his wife's former husband had been
granted an absolute divorce against her
and under the local law she may not
remarry.
Boxwell says he learned of the wife's
previous divorce when she was arrested
ward Anderson and held for the action
Of the grand jury on q charge of receiv-
ing stolen property In connection with
the theft Of 81 900 worth of cigarettes
from q freight car. The wife was re-
leased on bond last Friday, BoxwelI
says. He Is represented by Attorney
Leonard A. Block.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
STATE SOCIETIES
WILL SEEK UNITY
Central Committee to Pre-
vent Overlapping of Meet
ings viii Be Discussed.

Plans for the formation of a central
committee to arrange meeting dates,
choose meeting places and arrange for
orchestras, to eliminate organizations
bidding against each other for these
services and thereby forcing UP prices,
will be discussed ct q meeting Of repre-
sentatives of eight local State societies,
the Society Of Natives OF the District
of Columbia and the Southern Society
at the Willard Hotel, on the evening OF
December 8.
With the announcement today of the
formation of the committee, DR.. w. j.
Davis, president of the New York State
Society, q leader in the movement, said
efforts would be made to have all of
the So State societies In the District
become affiliated with the central
committee.
Overlapping Now Exists.
A member of the committee, Roscoe
Fertich, representing the Indiana State
Society, explained the motives for the
December meeting.
There has been, he said, considerable
overlapping of meetings of these or
CARNATIONS in the past, with the result
that on desirable dates two or more
such organizations would be meeting,
and hotel space. desirable orchestras
and other services necessary for the
meetings would be scarce and expensive.
The December meeting, Mr.. Fertich
said, would attempt to form central
committee to act as a clearing house
for all the associations and would
handle all details of the meetings of
all bodies associated with it and effect
needed economies.
Committee Is Named.
DR.. Davis at recent meeting of the
New York State Society named the
following State Society members to at
tend the December meeting:
Mr.. Fertich, j. d. Mechen of the
Alabama State Society, Rex johnson of
the Utah State Society, Sanford Bates
of the Massachusetts, State Society, Miss
Frances G. Linfoot of the Virginia State
Society, Representative G. j. Easterly of
the Pennsylvania State Society, Charles
w. Freeman Of the California State
Society. Capt. Percy Foote of the North
Carolina State Society, Miss Eta L.
Taggart of the Society of Natives Of the
District of Columbia. and ]. F. Little of
the Southern Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
POST OFFICE: PLANS
AND PUBLIC HEALTH
SITE ARE APPROVED
Commission Favors Square
Near Nineteenth and C SITS.
for New Structure.
LOCATION FOR NEW WAR
EDIFICE is CONSIDERED
Tariff Commission to Get More
Room by Removal Of Inter.
national Joint Group.

The square bounded by Nineteenth,
Twentieth, D and G streets was ap-
moved today by the Public Buildings
Commission as the site for the new
United states Public Health Service
Building.
The commission, which met at the
senate once Building for the first
time since July, also approved the plans
for the new Post once Department
Building which is to be erected between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue in
the triangle group.
Near Present Laboratory.
The commission also gave some con-
alteration to location for the pro-
posed new War Department Building,
but postponed action until q later meet
ing to get further information from
the Treasury Departments board Of
architects.
The site agreed upon for the Public
Health structure Is in the general vicin-
ity of the Health Services laboratory.
The commission approved lease for
continued use by a branch of the De-
, partment of Agriculture of the property
at 216 Thirteenth street southwest.
Commission TO Move.
It was decided to give the Tariff
Commission more room In the Land
once Building by moving the Inter-
national Joint Commission to some
other building not yet decided upon
A request for more space for the
Bureau of identification of the De-
partment of Justice, now located IN the
old Southern Railway Building on
pennsylvania avenue, was considered,
bat not settled.
Lieut.. Col. .. s. Grant Sd, executive
oficer Of the commission, said the
commission also had before 1t a re-
quest for an increase OF rental for the
suace In the Investment Building oc-
eiipied by the Employees Compensation
Commission, but decided to look for
new quarters for this agency.
Senator Smoot Presides.
It was indicated that the new Post
once Building viii be one Of the early
structures to be erected In the triangle
to replace the old structure between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets on Penn
however. the old Post once Depart
ment Building could be used for q
while to house other governmental &C
tivities after the new building 4
put up.
ultimately the old structure is to b.
removed In the completion OF the
The meeting was presided over BY
Senator Smoot, Republican, OF Utan
chairman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
ROAD GROUP HEAD NAMED
Herbert Rice to Be Chairman of
Alaska Connection Commission.

The Interior Department today APP
pointed Herbert H. Rice Of Detroit as
chairman of the American Commission
created by Congress TO investigate the
feasibility of constructing a highway
to connect the northwestern part of the
United States with British Columbia,
the Yukon Territory and Alaska.
The other members of the commits
sion are Ernest Walker Sawyer, repre-
senting the Interior Department. and
Mai. Malcolm Elliott of the Army and
president Of the Alaskan Road Com
mission. Rice Is treasurer and q
director OF the NAtionaI Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce,k
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF
MEETS AT ANNUAL DINNER
Or. Bowerman, Principal Speaker,
Pays Tribute to Miss Herbert,
His Assistant, Now Ill.

DR.. George r. Bowerman, librarian,
was principal speaker last night at the
second annual dinner Of the Public
Library stan at Olney Inn. Mr.. Bow
erTnan during the course of his re-
marks paid tribute TO Miss Clara W.
Herbert, assistant librarian, who has
been III for several months past and
was unable to attend the dinner.
Miss Caroline Brosius and Miss Mary
Cayanagh, both members of the staff
rendered selections on the harp and
piano, respectively. A dramatic sketch
written by Miss Margaret Frawley and
Harold Hamill, was staged by the au-
ti1ors with the assistance of Miss Lucille
walsh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
BISHOP TO SUBSTITUTE
Rt. Rev. James z. Freeman to Fill
Pulpit at st. Marks.

Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
OF Washington, will conduct the preach
ing mission at st. Marks Episcopal
Church, Third and A streets. each night
this week at o'clock. He takes the
place of Right Rev. II. p. Abbott, Bishop
Of Lexington. who was unable to come
here because of Illness.
There is a daily celebration of the
holy communion at 1880 am, chill
dren's service at $3.50 pm. an address
to boys only at S pm. by the rector. and
the mission sermon by Bishop Free
man at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
DEPUTY SHERIFF FINED
FOR ASSAULT IN ARREST
Anne Arundel County oficer Gets
Suspended Sentence in Prince
Frederick Court.
y . SIAN Correspondent Of The star

- Btan Cortetpondtht OF Ihe SUIT
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, Noyem-
bar III. Bruce Lyons, deputy sheriff
of Anne Arundel County. was convict
"a Of simple assault on A. Hicks, coll
ofed, by q Jury In Circuit Court here.
Judge Joseph Q. Mattingly imposed q
fiae Of SIS and sentenced him TO three
suspended the tail sentence. The con-
viction was the result Of an attempt OF
TisOns 10 make an arrest In Calvert
County.
Altogether 10 indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury. Judge Wll-
liam Loker opened court. but was taken
IN and was replaced on the bench BY
Judge Mattingiy during the Anal week
Of the term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
FILLING STATION ROBBED
Manager Hands Over $40 to Avoid
Predecessors Fate.

Robert Newly of Alexandria, Va, q
Standard OIL Co., filling station man
ager, at 1912 Conduit road, said he was
robbed by two armed men last night.
He told police the bandits accosted him
as he was about to close the station
for the night and that they took $40
from q safe.
An employe of the same station, Gin
ton Baker, was beaten with an iron
pipe about week ago when he did
not move quick enough for robbers. and
Newly, recalling the other mans expert
ence, obeyed orders, he said.
Baker Is now In Emergency Hospital
with a fractured skull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTs
Emanuel Kellner and Frank Z
Wood File Petitions.

Emanuel Kellner, merchant, TOT H
street, has fled petition in voluntary
bankruptcy. He lists his debts at ST.
5000 and says he has no assets. At
torney Maurice M. Grudd represents
him.
A similar petition was fled by Frank
z. wood. zoe G street. employee Of q
department. store. He Nowes 1,61e.23
and has assets of $42.76 he tells the
curt through Attorney 7. Edward
Burroughs, X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
BOY DIES OF STONlNG
BY HIS PLAYMATES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclateO FresS.
NORTHFORK. w. Va, November II
Bruised and battered by stones hurled
by playmates, Norman Williams, b.
struggled home to his father, but died
as the father bore him In his arms up
the steps of a hospital.
Five other boys, ranging in age from
8 to is years, were held in Northfork
jail awaiting a hearing before justice
OF the peace. All six, they said, were
returning home from movie. Norman
Jagged behind. As he caught up with
his companions q stone was thrown and
then another Soon 1t was battle,
i've against one. 1t ended when Nor
man dropped to the ground, and the
other i've fed to their homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
THREE HELD IN THEFT
OF OO-POUND BEARING
Martinsburg Judge Holds Trio in
$1,000 Bond Each for Action
of Grand Jury.
,eclai Dispatch TO The star.

Special DlBpatch 70 Inc Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, November
l7.-Robert and Earl Penwel and James
Holt this city, confessed in a Justices
Court yesterday to the theft Of babbit-
lined bearing, weighing approximately
500 pounds, from limestone plant here
earlier in the week, and were held un-
der $1,000 bond each for the action OF
the grand jury Unable to furnish bond,
they were sent to jail. The bearing or
boxing had been sent TO the limestone
plant by mistake and was awaiting re-
turn when stolen. The men said they
burned the babbit from the bearing, in
tending to sell it later. They were ap-
pretended in a junk dealers yard here
while trying to sell sorne brass from
the bearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
HUGUEN0TS TO MEET

President of American Society to
Be Honor Guest.
DR.. William Jay Schieffelin, president
of the Huguenot Society of America,
will be the guest of the Washington
Huguenot Society tomorrow evening al
a meeting scheduled for ) O'Clock,
Samuel Herrick will preside at the
meeting.
Committee reports are expected to be
heard, including report from the com
mittee in charge of Colieney Memorial.
to be erected in Washington in honor
of the first colonizer of this country,
A special committee having in charge
plans for federation of all the Hugue-
not societies in the United States also
will make a report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
PLAN ARLINGTON BURIAL

Civil and Spanish-American Wars.
Funeral services will be held at the
Arlington National Cemetery Wednes-
day morning for Brig. Gen. Samuel w.
Fountain, retired veteran Of the Civil
War, Indian campaigns and the Span
iSh-American War, who died at his
home, at Overlook, near Philadelphia,
Saturday night at the age of SO years.
He served as q private in the Civil War
and received a certificate of conspicuous
service and an appointment as cadet
at the Military Academy from President
Lincoln. Graduating in June, 1870, and
assigned to the Cavalry, he was retired
at his own request in April, 1905, in the
grade of brigadier general His widow,
Mrs. Catherine G. Fountain, resides at
Overlook, Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
INSPECTION PLANNED
Women's Relief Corps to Hold An
nual Event Tomorrow.

The Phil Sheridan Women's Relief
Corps, win hold its annual inspection
at o'clock tomorrow night at 1918 L
street. It had been previously reported
incorrectly that the inspection would be
held December Q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
THOMPSON TO SPEAK
Former Trade Commission Head to
Address Parent Teachers.

Huston Thompson, former chairman
Of the Federal Trade Commission,
will discuss Refusing to Face the
Realities of Life" at a meeting in the
school auditorium of the Mckinley High
school Parent-Teacher Association
Wednesday evening at o'clock. His
talk will include a discussion of the in
huenceS affecting child life.
President Hoover's address TO the
White House Conference on Child We'll
fare will be heard at the meeting over
the radio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Total collectlons .l4sel, 42s.2O sl4,sOseIs. b

The items given above do not include
all items Of collections, but include the
most substantial, from which the bulk
Of the revenue is derived. The figures
for water rents appear somewhat sur
prising In view of the increase in water
rates In effect during the 1880 months.
Mr.. Clark however, had no comments
to make on the list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
TAX COLLECTIONS
DROP IN QUARTER
District Revenue for Three Months
Ending With October $354,s13
Below 1929 Period.

Tax collections for three months
ended October 81, 1880, fell of 1854
8I3O5 In comparison with the collec-
lions for the same period of 1929,
according to figures released today by
w. d. Clark, jr., acting collector OF
taxes. The decline was registered In
spite of substantial increases in the
levies for real and personal taxes.
The collections we're summarized by
Mr.. Clark as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Thanksgiving Day
Dinner Costs Set
New Low Record
1880 Prices Under Those
of Several Years Past,
Say Market Experts.

Thanksgiving dinners will come lower
this year than for several years. A
bountiful repast, as far as can be
judged from prices quoted in the mar
kets this week, generously serving six
people, will cost approximately $3.50, or
about SIPS per person,
A typical dinner, which could be
served for this amount, would con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
ASKS LIMITED DIVORCE
Mrs. Dorothy B. Kyttle Charges
Husband Deserted Her.

Husband Deserted Her.
Mrs. Dorothy B. Kyttle, 1917 Rhode
Island avenue, has fled suit for a
limited divorce from Fred j. Kyttle, an
accountant at the Hamilton Hotel.
They were married March Is, 1918, and
she charges that her husband deserted
her and their child last August. Mrs.
Kyttle alleges that her husband has not
adequately supported her since 1927,
during which time she has been COM
PEELED to go to work. Attorney Richard
L. Merrick appears for the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17


served for this amount, would con-
sist Of:
A 12-pound turkey ............ $3.50
One pint of oysters for dressing. IS
Three pounds of sweet potatoes. as
Two pounds of fresh peas. ..... so
Two quarts Of rcranberrieS. ...... 80
Celery hearts (two bunches) 80. 80
Three punches of radishes. ...... rs
Two pounds of mince meat so
Lard, flour, sugar and seasonings.. IS
Totaling .....................s7 $3.50
II the housekeeper should desire a
more elaborate dinner. providing an
hors d'oeuyre or soup before the turkey
course, hot biscuits. coffee, nuts and
raisins, she could do so without entail
ing more than dollar and half more
expense. With this amount, she could
serve either a shrimp of an oyster
cocktail, providing one pint of shrimp
at 40 cents, or one pint of oysters at
IS cents. Or she could serve the old
standby of the American housekeeper,
tomato bisque. Two cans OF tomato
soup, adding cream and seasoning,
would be less expensive than the shrimp
or the oysters. Mixed nuts at 40 cents
a pound and raisins at IS cents pound
would not incur much added expense to
the dinner to serve with after dinner
coffee.
Due perhaps to the dry weather,
which is favorable to turkeys, they are
more plentiful this year than they have
been for some time, and prices this year
are 10 cents a pound cheaper than
year ago.
Retail poultry dealers in Center Mar
ket are at present quoting turkeys at
from 40 to As cents q pound, whereas
last year at the same time they were
exactly 10 cents pound higher.
Center Market prices are a trif1e
higher than those quoted by the chain
stores, where turkeys may be purchased
for 81 cents q pound. Chain-store
managers, however. announce that
should the weather be warm at Thanks
giving the price of turkeys win be even
lower than they are this week.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-18
RAPID RECOVERY

Reed c. White, teacher of the Seward schools, who less than two weeks ago was taken to the Seward General Hospital suffer ing from an acute attack of ap- pendicitis which necessitated i'm mediate operation by pr. A. ID Haverstock, is already out and around again. He expects soon to assume his duties His friends marvel at his remarkable recov- cry from a major operation in So short a time.