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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
CAPITAL TRACTION
EARNINGS INCREASE
Net for September Shows Gain
of $1,s17 Over Same Month
in 1929.

Total net earnings of the Capital
Traction Co. for September amounted
to s30,259.63. in comparison with S2s..
1925 in September, 1929, or an in
crease in earnings of $I,917.3s, accord
ing to the monthly report submitted by
President John A. Hanna at today's
meeting of the board of directors.
The gain in earnings was considered
nlgnly significant by the directors. as
IL indicates an upward trend in net in
come under the recently adopted To-
cent car fares. Added Importance Is
given to the report in view of the fact
tnat the company had keen competi-
tlon this year from the 35-cent taxi-
CABS, while there were no cIit-rate taxis
on the streets in September. year ago.
Inc report showed that $500, 1854 mas
Sengers were carried on the con1nanv,s
nnes In September this year. AGAINST
1924 1866 year ago, or a falling off IN
traffic of 633,602 passengers.
The increase in net earnings Mas
Largely oue, the report showed to a re-
ouction In operating expenses. Operat-
ing revenues showed a falling off of
Sz,525.ll, but operating costs were cut
$4,19790. 0u'
For the first nine months of the
present year Capital fractions NET
revenues decreased $67, 500. Sc from what
they were in the corresponding period
a year ago. In the same period there
mas been falling off in revenue pas-
sengers Of 3,00o,444.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
HURLEY |NSULTERS
FACE RIOT CHARGE
Two Admitted Reds Boarded
Secretary of Wars Car
in Oklahoma City.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, October
1.-two admitted members of the In
ternational Communists, j. I. Whidden
and r. T. Pierce, faced arraignment in
Justice Court here today on riot charges
growing out Of alleged insults shouted
at Patrick j. Hurley, Secretary of War,
as the cabinet member boarded an au-
tomobile after an address here yes
terday.
The men, alleged ringleaders of the
Communist demonstration which was
prevented from reaching serious pro-
portions by the quick work of police
men, also faced Police Court charges
of disorderly conduct and peace dis
turbance. They were held in the city
Jail overnight
Unruf1ed by the incident. Secretary
Hurley filled appointments in Fort
Worth and Oklahoma City. ending a
busy days program here last night at
a dinner given in his honor by John B.
Nichols, Chickasha oil man, with a
speech in which he defended the pro-
gram of President Hoover.
Only invited guests, including per-
sonal friends of the War Secretary, at
tended last nights dinner.
Secretary Hurley said the Hoover ad-
ministration would have advanced much
farther with its industrial development
program had 1t not been for opposition
Of politicians of both parties who ex-
ercised all the strategy at their COM
mand to hinder it for their own selfish
gain"
The United States will go into the
greatest era of industrial development
ever known If the industrial plan as
outlined by President Hoover is followed
to completion, he declared. The Secre-
tary said the program Is advancing 'in
spite of opposition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
THREE WHO VISITED
DIAMOND SOUGHT
Wounded Gangster Better and
Doctors Plan Operation
for Bullets.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, October 16.-Three OF
four men who visited Jack Diamond
36 hours before he was shot were sought
by police today.
The wounded gangster's condition was
30 improved that surgeons said they
were preparing him for an operation to
remove the four bullets which were
fired into his body in his room in the
Monticello Hotel Sunday forenoon.
After a day in which a number of
persons, including both reputed friends
and enemies of Diamond had been ex-
amined, Police Commissioner Mulrooney
said he had learned the names of three
Of four men who visited Diamond Fri
day night. He refused TO name the
men, but said their arrest had been
ordered.
One of the three reputed underworld
characters questioned yesterday was
held for further examination, while the
other two were released after making
statements.
Charles Entratta, alias Green, an
ex-convict, who was indicted with
Diamond for the Staying of two gang
sters in the Hotsy Totsy Club in July,
1929, was held after being brought
from hotel in New Rochelle, N. Y.
He denied being in the city since
his release from Sing Sing Prison sew
eral months ago on parole. Police said
they learned Entratta had a falling
out with Diamond after the Hotsy
Totsy shooting and blamed him for
not coming to his aid at the time Of
his trial, at which he was acquitted Of
the shooting.
Diamond remained in hiding until
after the acquittal, then gave himself
up and was subsequently released. En-
tratta was sent back to Sing Sing for
breaking a previous parole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
MILL WORKERS. HOME
JARRED BY DYNAMITE
Explosion First Serious Act OF
Violence in Textile Strike
at Danville, Va.
upsei.1 Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
DANVILLE, Va, October 16.-The
first serious act of violence in connec-
ton with the strike of 1000 textile
workers here occurred early today when
an unsuccessful attempt was made to
blow up the home of Jerry Wentz, an
overseer in the Schoolfield division OF
the Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills.
Either bomb or dynamite hurled into
the yard of the Wentz property this
morning shortly before 3 o'clock ex-
ploded with a decoration which shook
the west section of the city and aroused
hundreds of people from their sleep.
No one of the WentZ family of five
was injured and neither was the resi-
dence seriously damaged. The panes in
four rear windows were shattered and
the household members were rudely
awakened when the house was shaken
along with scores Of Others in the neigh
borhood. The explosion awakened resi-
dents for distance Of mile away.
Mrs Wentz reported hearing a car
leaving that vicinity Immediately after
the explosion. A police investigation
was under way today.
A group Of strike pickets hardly so
yards away could shed no light on the
outrage. Questioning disclosed that all
were brought to their toes by the ex-
plosion. No one could be found in the
group who had seen any suspicious
character or an automobile.
The demonstration by strikers as nom
union workers entered the mills in in
creased numbers today was louder than
on any previous occasion The jeering
and noise incidental to the demonstra-
ton echoed almost across the city in
the stiffness OF the early morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
EMMETT MCBRIDE SILENT
ON RETURN TO OHIO
officials Told to Send Papers Here
to Keep Dry Leaders Brother
in Custody.

Emmett Mcbride, so years old,
brother Of DR.. F. Scott Mcbride of the
Anti-Saloon League, today refused to
tell police whether he would return
voluntarily to Steubenville, Ohio, to
answer to bad check charge and Ohio
officials were notified they would have
to forward papers Immediately here to
keep Mcbride in custody.
Mcbride, a school teacher, has been
held by police for three days. DR.. Nc
Bride admitted yesterday that the
brother was arrested at the request of
members Of his family. The Anti-Sa-
loon League Official attributed his
brothers arrest to case of irresponsi-
bility running over a period Of more
than 20 years"
Detectives said they talked to the
teacher for three hours last night and
today, but without result. Detective B
w. Thompson, in charge of the bad
check squad, said afterwards that he
was fully convinced that MIR. Mcbride
was in need of rest and treatment
Mcbride makes his home at Saline
vile, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
SHIPPING BOARD
ADOPTS new POLICY
To Refuse Sale of Ships to
Lines Competing With Mail
Contract Holders.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Shipping Board has adopted a
new declaration of policy under which
1t will sell no ships to lines operating
in competition with holders of mail
contracts or with operators of Govern
ment vessels.
This policy was announced follow
ing a meeting OF the board yesterday,
adding a new element to a situation
which has been under investigation for
some time by presidential commit
tee.
From the latter group report is
expected before long. 1t was intrlsted
by President Hoover with the task Of
making thorough study of Shipping
Board policies and the sale of ships 10
private operators.
Plan to Strengthen Lines.
The new declaration the board SAID
vas ADOPTED so The purpose oe
Strengthening the lines already estab-
lished. many of which are receiving
compensation from the Government for
carrying mails. 1t said
THE board will not favor the sale of
ships to operate in competition with
ship lines now operating under con-
tracts with the United States Ship
ping Board or under mail contracts
with the Post Office Department"
The ocean mail contract situation
during the past two years had de-
veloped some difference of opinion be-
tween the board and the Postmaster
General. The board held that aid
should go in each case to the pur-
chaser of vessels from the Government.
The Postmaster General wanted more
consideration given to the size of bids
turned in by the shipping lines for this
service.
Several Sales Held Up.
Pending the report of the presiden-
tial committee several sales Of ships
have been held up. Among these are
two transatlantic lines, the American
Diamond and the America France
Lines, both sought by the United States
Lines as well as by the concerns now
operating them for the Government.
Whether the new policy would be inter-
preted to have any bearing on the sale
OF these lines was not indicated,
At yesterdays session the board also
authorized loan of $5,8S7 500 to the
Oceanic Steamship Co. of San Fran
cisco, for construction of a 20-knot ship
for its acknowledgements route. 1t
will be built at the Fore River, Mass.
plant Of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding
Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16


For Rent" sign was up, and neither
DR.. Mooney nor the pet dog, which was
sentenced to death for viciousness by
Judge Gus A. Schuldt, was to be found
Neighbors, all CT whom spoke highly
of Fritz, today in his absence from his
customary haunts along the block, sus-
pected DR.. Mooney had returned from
Police Court yesterday morning, secured
Fritz had departed.
Would Have Been Reprieved.
Fritz would have been reprieved, any,
way, 1t was learned this morning. At
the instance Of many dog lovers, who
called him last night and this morning
Judge Schuldt issued orders at the
pound that Fritz was not to be arrested
and executed in the event Dr. Mooney
agreed to take his pet out of the city
and keep him out.
BY some strange administration of
justice, Fritz never was placed in Gus
tody for the trial that brought his
death sentence, but his owner, whose
only miSdemeanor was ownership of the
dog, spent a night in Jail, unable to
provide bond for his release.
DIR. Mooney was forced to spend the
night before last in jail as the result
of the viciouSness charge lodged against
his dog. The dog was not arrested, as
is customary in such cases, and while
his master was in jail Fritz found COM
fort with friendly neighborS, who fed
him while the law was pronouncing his
sentence.
Attacked Postman.
Yesterday morning Judge Schuldt
dismissed the charges against Dr.
Mooney when he found the dog guilty
A postman testified the dog had at
tackled him while he was delivering mail
in the vicinity Of DR.. MONEYS home.
Neighbors today said they believed
DR.. Mooney had taken the dog and
boarded q train for Bangor, Me, where
his wife Is III In . tuberculosis hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
DELAY IN WHALEN'S
TRIAL IS REFUSED
Attorney Accused of Taking
$4,000 Fails to Find Counsel
"of Own Choosing.

Justice Peyton Gordon In Criminal
Division l today denied an application
of Robert E. j. Whalen, local attorney
for a postponement of his trial, which
has been scheduled for next Monday.
The lawyer is charged with embezzling
$4,000 of the funds belonging to
client, Miss Annie j. Hurley, Hyatts-
vile, Md.
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover
told the court he had notified Whalen
october 2 Of the selection of October 20
for his trial and presented an affidavit
from local physician as to the age
and condition and health of the COM
planning witness. Whalen said If forced
to trial next Monday, he would have to
defend himself as he had not had time
to secure the services of "a lawyer of
my own choosing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16

and like motions will be referred to
committee without debate and handled
effectively there.
Chancellor Bruening planned to give
the parties two hours each to voice
their attitude on his program, the de-
bate beginning this evening so that
vote may be taken Saturday. Barring
mishap to government hopes, an ad-
journment will then be taken until
early December.
Whether this plan can be carried
out will depend upon the Extremists,
particularly the FascistS, whose power
of obstruction Is a formidable obstacle
to rapid dispatch of business. The
situation was aptly characterized by
a cartoonist in one of the papers today,
which depicted Chancellor Bruening
and the Prussian Premier Braun of
Prussia doing tightrope performance
over yawning abyss.
The government won its first battle
in the new Reichstag yesterday when
Paul Loebe was reelected president of
the body over Ernst Scholz, Peoples
party candidate, 269 votes to 209.
A Communist motion of non-confi-
dence in the PruSsian cabinet was de-
feated in the Diet today by vote of
283 to 1913.
Inc defeat OF the non-confidence vote
helped to clarity the situation in Reich
politics because the Centrists party
voted solidly for the Prussian social
Democratic coalition headed by Otto
Braun, PrusSian premier.
The government bloc showed that it
would not be lured away from the So
ctal-DemocratS, as the National So
cialists had demanded and as the peo-
pies and economic parties would prefer.
As there had been frequent coNfer-
ences between the Socialist premier,
Chancellor Bruening and president Won
Hindenburg during the last few days, 1t
had been expected generally that the
Social-Democrats In the Reichstag
would, under Premier Braun's influence,
save the Bruening cabinet from fall
when a non-confidence motion should
threaten that body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
18TH ST. EXTENSION
PLANS OUTLINED
Eliot Tells of Proposed DeveI-
opments to Be Made
in Southwest.

Studies for developments in South
west Washington, including a proposed
cutting of Fifteenth street through the
Mall, to pass over the Tidal Basin on
bridge. and to connect with the exit
Of Northwest bound traffic coming out
of East Potomac Park from Hams
Point, were discussed by Charles w.
Eliot, I'd, director of planning OF the
Park and Planning Commission, last
night before the Southwest Citizens
Association.
The new traffic artery would pass
under a proposed grade separation
where Fourteenth street now crosses
the traffic lane coming OFT OF Hams
Point, he explained, thus relieving Lad
congestion.
Half Of Tract Acquired.
The Government has already ac-
CURED about half of the land needed
for that part of the parkway. to be
developed under the Cramton Memorial
Parkway act, between Fort Washington,
in MARYLAND, and the AnacoStia River,
Mr. Eliot said. How to carry this drive
from Boiling Field across the Anacostia
River, Mr.. E--0t said, still was prob
lem, adding that the War Department
aDDTONeQ
Proposed plans for carrying the drive
way along the water front from the
Anacostia River to Potomac Park. he
explained, provided for a pleasure drive
along the water front 40 feet wide, then
parkway alongside, and another
street 81 feet wide to carry street car
tracks and heavy trafic. This is be-
ing developed by the Omitted States
engineers ONCE here.
The question of whether the projected
War and Navy Department Buildings
shall be located in Southwest Washing
ton was still undecided, Mr.. Eliot said,
adding that if they were placed in the
Southwest it would mean much to that
section of the city.
The speaker thought that insufficient
parking facilities were being provided
in the Federal triangle of buildings be-
tween the Mall, Pennsylvania avenue
and Fifteenth street, explaining that he
thought more space should be provided
| for parking automobiles in or under the
buildings for the thousands of Govern
ment workers who are to be congested
| there.
To Increase Traffic Facilities.
In making studies Of the development
of the Mall, Mr.. Elliot said the COM
mission was also making studies for
carrying Ninth street across the Mall.
Both this and the proposed Fifteenth
street extension would be for the pur-
pose Of increasing traffic facilities be-
tween Northwest and Southwest Wash
ington across the Mall.
The new captain of the fourth pre-
cinct Walter Emerson, asked for CO.
operation in helping to uphold the
excellent record of his predecessor,
Capt. Fred Cornwell. Capt Emerson
was elected an honorary member. Mil
ton Barrett was named chairman of
committee to draw up resolutions ex-
pressing the regret of the association
over the retirement of Capt. Cornwell
from the service, and appreciation for
his work in the Southwest.
j. M. Schaffer, president of the asso-
citation, stated that the District Of
Columbia had acquired title to land
between Seventh and Ninth streets and
H and I streets southwest for a new
junior high school. Fourteen new men,
bers were admitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
IRENE CASTLE MCLAUGHLIN HURT
WHEN HORSE STUMBLES ON RIDE
Former Famous Dancer Suf-
ferS Broken ColIarbone
at Chicago.
Other Injuries Have Occurred
to Her While Riding
Spirited Hunters.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 16-The Fall
hunting season of the exclusive North
Shore area will be without one of its
scintillant flgures-for some time at
least.
Mrs. Frederic Mclaughlin the former
Irene Castle, Is at home today with a
broken collar bone The once famous
dancer, now widely known for her
efforts for humane treatment of dogs
and other animals, suffered the injury
Tuesday. Her horse, Oakridge, hunter,
stepped into hole approaching jump
threw her, then rolled over three times
Mrs. Mclaughlin has been injured
several times while riding her spirited
a broken rib during a fox hunt.
Her latest accident occurred west of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Military Band, this evening at Stanley
Hall at $50 o'clock. John Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant
March, Anchors Aweigh,"
G. A. Zimmerman
Overture, Bohemian Life" .Bergenholtz
Entr'acte-
by the Waters of Minnetonka,"
Lieurance
"Whippoorwill'' .............K Kay
Gems from the musical comedy 1.-The
Desert Song. ........... Romberg
Fox trot, IF Could Be With You"
Dreamer
Popular waltz song, "Old New Eng
land Moon" ...,,,,,,,.,.H Howard
Finale, Loving You" ........ Shapiro
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16

BY the Associated Press.
Government financial leaders regard
with interest recently compiled figures
showing an increase in building permits
for the United States as whole of 6.5
per cent in September over August, the
first increase in September compared
with August since 1917.
Building permits are looked upon by
some fiscal experts, as among the re-
liable indices of business conditions.
Howcver the announcement over the
September increase is offset partly by
the fact that building permits for this
September amounted to only $135.437,-
O89 compared with $173,307,852 last
September,
While Government officers point
hopefully to the building permits figures
they are still saying nothing about gem
eral business conditions.
"A non-goyernmeptal prediction that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
COMMISSION PUTS
Off CRIME REPORT
No Decision on Law Enforce
ment Expected Until Well
After Election.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
There will be no report on prohibition
from the Presidents Law Enforcement
Commission until well after election.
The task of reaching mutually agree
able conclusions, even now that the
bulky reports of Investigators have been
digested by the members of the COM
mission, has proved so large that Chair
man Wickersham decided to adjourn
after this week until November S, the
day after election.
Says Harmony Exists.
The task of getting IL minds to-
gether on an opinion on whether prohi-
bition is being enforced and can be en-
forced will then be resumed. In the
meantime word from the members was
that everything was proceeding har-
moniously, but that no effort had been
made as yet to line up any group OF
members behind any proposal.
There are definite conclusions, how
ever, among members who worked on
the special committee gathering facts
SCR the prohibition report, and they are
prepared to push these.
Three Members Absent.
Meetings of the group were planned
for today and tomorrow, but at yester-
days first session of the week it devel-
oped only eight members would be able
to attend. The three who could not
come are Newton d. Baker of Ohio,
Judge William S. Kenyon of Iowa and
Frank j. Loesch of Chicago.
Their absence contributed to the de-
cision to take no definite action this
week. Judge Kenyon was one of those
who urged most strongly that the COM
mission settle down now to clear its
position In regard to prohibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
ADAMS DENIES CUT
IN NAVY YARD PAY
Secretary Says Labor Rep
resented on Wage Board
in RecIasSificationS.

Following denial by Acting
Secretary of the Navy Ernest Lee
Jahncke Of charges that the Navy De-
partment has attempted to reduce
wages, Charles Francis Adams, Secre-
tary of the department, late yesterday
also asserted that no attempt has been
made 10 reduce the wages of Navy
Yard workers. The denials came IN
response to charges made by speakers
before the American Federation OF
Labor Convention in Boston.
Secretary Adams said a reclassifica-
ton had been made by the Wage
Board, which had a representative OF
labor on it, but he Joined Jahncke IN
asserting that there had been no effort
to lower the pay OF the workers. A little
later a letter was made public which
Secretary Adams had sent the various
naval and Marine groups on August
10, last, saying there was work which
might properly be done by employees in
the intermediate and minimum rates
of pay.
Reference of Letter.
The letter referred to laborers help
ers and mechanical forces of all naval
and Marine Corps stations and called
attention to regulations governing the
employment of civil personnel under
the naval service.
Three rates of pay were set forth
the maximum, intermediate and mini
mum. The letter said that in some
employee ratings the intermediate and
minimum pay was little used" and
suggested there was work which could
properly be performed" by employees
in those classifications.
For Balanced Organization.
The letter pointed out that one Of
the sections of the regulations showed
the intent of pay ratings and employe
classifications was to preserve "a bal
anced shop organization"
In view of the above, and the neceS-
sity to conserve the appropriation. it
concluded, lit is desired that steps be
taken, gradually, to secure more nearly
balanced forces"