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Evening star., 1930-05-24
Pen WOMEN AWARD
ANDERSON TROPHIES
Music, Picture and Literary Prizes
Awarded at Special Meeting
+; Of League.

Work In song, picture, rhyme and
prose. productions of the District of
Columbia League Of Pen Women, was
rewarded Thursday night when prizes,
donated by Mrs. Larz Anderson, were
presented at q meeting of the league
in Stoneleigh Courts
Awards were as follows:
Poetry contest-FirSt prize, Gertrude
E. Thomas; second prize, Edna j. Rob-
erts; honorable mention, Florence Mar
shall
Short-story contest-First prize, Ida
Donnely Peters; second prize, Winifred
Cullum; honorable mention, Willard
Howe
Special feature articles contest-First
prize, Ruth Forney; second prize, Nellie
r. Thomas: honorable mention. Clara
Manderschied.
Children's. literature contest - First
prize, Myrta Ethel Caywood; second
prize. Helen Orr Watson; honorable
mention, Edith Mason Armstrong
Portraiture contest-First prize, Emma
Norris Martin; honorable mention,
Elise Clark. Mrs. Martins portrait was
entitled Waiting"
Still-life contest-First prize, Elise
Clark; honorable mention. Evelyn e. S.
Weems.
Landscape contest-First prize, Har-
riet Hawkins Chambers; honorable
mention. Dorothy Gatchell
Etchings contest-First prize, Minnie
L. Briggs: second prize. Azalea Badgely.
One-act play contest-Won by Min
ME Frost Rands.
Song contest-won by Miss Alfretta
Smith.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
MAN GIVEN FREEDOM
Is HUNTED BY POLICE
Virginia Sheriff Arrives Here Only
to Learn Suspect Has Been
Released.

Embarrassed police of No. precinct
today are searching for Charles Miley.
80, of 933 Ninth street, who was re-
leased yesterday because they had
nothing on him."
Shortly after Miley was released.
however, Sheriff Lukes of Luray. Va,
arrived at police headquarters with pa
pers to take the man back to Virginia.
Detective Sergts. Eugene Davis and
Jake Wolff were assigned to aid in the
search for Miley, who was still at lib
erty today.
Miley was taken into custody Thurs
day night when he called for his suit
case at the Ninth and C streets bus
terminal and was held until yesterday,
when police were unable to determine
what he was wanted for or who wanted
him.
It developed upon the arrival Of
Sheriff Lukes that a bus driver had
notified police here that Miley was
wanted in Luray. where he disappeared
after an automobile accident. The ma
chine in which he Is said to have been
riding was stolen from Pittsburgh re-
Gently, Lukes declared.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
FALL APPEALS u. S.
ACTION FOR TAXES
Case Before Appellate Court in
Suit to Collect Sum Of
$685. 1926.

BY the Associated Press.
Albert B. Fall, Secretary of the In
terlor under President Harding and CEN
trail figure in the oil scandals of that
administration, has carried to the board
of tax appeals government suit to coll
lect $235,325 allegedly due in taxes and
penalties on sums Of money paid to him
by Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L.
Doheny.
The former cabinet officer and the
Government are at odds on contention
of the Internal Revenue Bureau that
SlOO, 900 received from Doheny and
$3O3,OOO received from Sinclair by Fall,
his SON. in-law, M. T. Everhart, and the
Tres-Ritos Land and Cattle Co., were
to be regarded as Falls taxable personal
income.
Alleging that thsse transactions were
connected with the former Interior Sec
retary's award of leases on the Teapot
Dome and Elk Hills Naval Petroleum
Reserves to Sinclair and Doheny COM
panieS, the Government brought criminal
actions against all three.
Fall was convicted of bribery on the
basis of the 100000 received from Do
heny. although the latter was acquitted
OF the same cnarge. DoHeny ana rdiI
were acquitted of conspiracy to defrauo
the Government and Sinclair was found
not guilty of conspiracy.
Testimony was introduced in ths
criminal trials to show that Sinclair
paid Everhart $233 900 in Liberty bonds
for a third interest in the cattle COM
pany, advanced $685. more to the
company and gave Fall an additiona
$35 900 in bonds and cash.
Fall contended that S25,000 of the
last amount was loan and that $4,000
was for the purpose of financing TRIP
to Russia in the course of which he was
to act as counsel for the Sinclair Ex-
ploration Co. He also contended tina,
the famous 100000 transaction between
himself and Doheny was loan.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
MAN IS BADLY CUT WRESTLING
DEER ESCAPED FROM ZOO PEN
Burnett Holds Infuriated
Buck Until Baby Is Pushed
to Safety.
Animal Pursuing Carriage Is
"BulIdogged" by Former
Assistant District Attorney.

Taking time out from a peaceful jaunt
through the Zoo Thursday afternoon,
John H, Burnett, former assistant Dis
trict attorney, gave his young son. safely
ensconced in the sea lion cage, first
class exhibition of how to bulldog" a
mad buck deer, which Burnett found
chasing a man with baby carriage.
In terrific tussle with the maddened
buck, battle which carried the partici-
pants over about 300 yards of rocky
ground near the deer pens. Burnett, a
big. athletic man, came out best and
turned well subdued animal over to
the Zoo keepers.
In the process of subduing the beast.
however. Burnett received many
scratches and bruises.
Burnett told the story today of hav-
ing seen the buck outside its pen, in
tently regarding a man pushing a baby
carriage. The man was leaving the vi
cinity of the buck in hurry. After a
moments watching, the deer gave chase.
Grapples With Animal.
Hurriedly lifting his son Jack into
the sea lion pen, Burnett took after
the deer and caught 1t, halting its
chase of the man with the carriage.
AS the man with the carriage made
good his escape, Burnett grappled with
the fighting deer for several minutes,
repeatedly throwing 1t to the ground,
only to have the animal regain its feet
and renew the fight,
Burnett found that by grabbing the
muzzle of the buck he could force its
head into it's chest and cut short its
breathing, but he could not hold the
beast in this position long.
His cries for help brought the man
Evening star., 1930-05-24
WOMAN'S INJURIES
MAY PROVE FATAL
Mrs. Sally Hunt Seriously
Hurt When Motor Cycle
Hits Pole.

Knocked to the ground when the
motor cycle on which she was riding
sideswiped an electric pole on a hill
at Clinton, Md, at midnight last night,
Mrs. Sally HUNT, "a years old, of 1925
Twelfth street was probably fatally in
jured, while her companion. Samuel
Johnson of 7o9 Mount Vernon place,
received injuries which are not believed
to be serious.
According to Constable A. c. Thomp-
son, who investigated the crash, the
motor cycle was being driven at a
high rate of speed and failed to ne
gotiate a curve on the hill. The
wrecked vehicle was found in a gravel
pit, Thompson says the speedometer
had hung at IS miles an hour.
Mrs. HUNT had not regatned con-
seriousness at Casualty Hospital this
morning. She is said to have a frac-
tured skull, crushed chest, internal in
juries and broken leg. -
johnson has bruises and possible in
ternal injuries. Thompson reported
johnson clung to the machine after 1t
sideswiped the pole and stayed on the
seat until it hit the gravel pit.
The injured were brought to the hos
pital by Walter McKenny, 1000 block OF
Fourth street. passing motorist.
The accident occurred while the cou-
pie were returning to Washington after
a ride through Southern Maryland in
company with two other couples on mo-
tor cycles. Their companions were
James Beacon. first block Of N street;
Miss Inez Hartman, 1900 block of
Twelfth street, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
johnson, 1900 block Of Eleventh street
Thompson says several traffic charges
will be preferred against Samuel john
son II he RECEIVERS.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
URGESD|SAPPROVAL
OF M'KELLAR BILL
Bride Advises District Heads
on Diplomatic Immunity
in Traffic Offenses.

The Commissioners today received
from their legal adviser, Corporation
Counsel William W. Bride, an opinion
urging strongly against approval of the
McKellar bill to take away diplomatic
immunity in traffic offenses committed
by diplomats in Washington. The ef-
feet of this bill, Mr.. Bride pointed out.
would be that accredited diplomats
would have unconditional immunity
anywhere in the United States save In
its capital.
The opinion canvassed all sides of
the question. Statistics are incorporated
showing that between January, 1917
and May, 1929, period of more than
IL years, the total number of diplomats
who attracted the attention of the au-
thorities through alleged violations of
the traffic code" was So. Considering
the fact that there are about 500 per-
sons in Washington enjoying diplomatic
immunity. Mr.. Bride found that the
figures showed exceptionally careful
driving on the part of the diplomats.
This, he attributed to "the fine exam
pie set by the heads of foreign mis-
sions accredited to this country, whose
aim is to maintain and strengthen
WI ACAdCkOAAo CALotAklS bCtWCCkl tllCll
respective governments and the United
States. rather than to give offense
through refusal to recognize and abide
by the laws of this country"
The opinion then quotes from the
texts of authorities ON international law
to show that whatever laws may be
made to regulate the conduct of those
enjoying diplomatic immunity, the
country making the laws Is unable to
enforce them through punishment of
the offenders. THE safeguard which
may always be depended upon," says
the opinion, Ito rid the District of
persistent violator of our laws, is the
Department of State. In any fragrant
instance of disregard of law, the De-
partment OF State upon communicating
with the home government of the Of
fender, may effect his recall"
This is not done on any trivial COM
plant however, Mr.. Bride AYERS, and
he goes on to relate case IN 1888
where Washington citizen complained
that the British Minister kept an
obnoxious flock of barnyard fowls upon
the premises of the legation. to the
annoyance of persons in the neighbor-
hood. The Department of State ad-
viSed this complainant to take UP his
troubles with the then District Com
missioners. AS far as is known, this
is the first of their archaeological prob
lens, which have become SO pressing
of late in the matter of starlings and
pigeons.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
CAPITAL MAN FACES
COURT IN FRAUD CASE
Accused of Scheme to Boost Stock
So That Confederate Could
Sell It.
By the Associated Press.

oy bne ASSOCiabeu STeSS,
NEW YORK. May 24-A scheme
whereby stock allegedly was boosted by
one man SO that his confederate could
sell it brought Ernest L. Tufts of Stam-
ford, Conn. and Washington, D. c.,
to trial in Federal Court yesterday for
using the mails to defraud
Tufts Is accused of having worked
with Don Huston of Baltimore in SELL
ing $4,000 worth of Atlantic Utilities
Corporation stock.
Huston. who was not placed on trial
because he had contracted tuberculosis,
was said by Assistant Federal Attorney
Tompkins to have offered high prices
for the Atlantic Utilities stock to pros
pective investors. Then, it was alleged,
Tufts would call to sell the stock
Among those who testified they were
mulcted by the pair were Mrs. Mary F.
Stilwell, widow of Peekskill, N. Y,
and John Curtis, attache of the British
legation.
J. P. Conner Of Philadelphia, assistant
treasurer of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
testifying in regard to Huston's al
Legged representations that the railroad
would pay high prices for the stock,
said the line never had been interested
In Atlantic Utilities.
Evening star., 1930-05-24

he had aided after the latter had safely
parked the baby carriage. Together
the two grappled with the buck and
held 1t to the ground.
Two zoo animal keepers finally took
the painting and exhausted deer off
Burnetts hands and with the help OF
several other keepers put the animal
in cage.
Man Cut and Bruised.
Burnett was painfully bruised about
the hips and legs, and his hands are
cut and swollen.
The buck is molucca deer, the
newest arrival at the ZOO. 1t was re-
ceived four days ago and has been on
q rampage ever since, according to VIII
liam A. Blackburn, head keeper. The
buck was placed, upon arrival, in pen
with a doe of the same species. It was
from this pen that the animal escaped
Thursday afternoon.
Yesterday morning the bucks antlers
were sawed of to prevent further
rampageS.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
PROGRAM ARRANGED
FOR CHAMBER OUTING

Golf, swimming. fishing, tennis,
quoitS and q program of field events
will be the features of an all-chamber
field day celebration in connection with
the 1890 Summer outing of the WASH
ington Chamber Of Commerce at Epping
Forest. Md, June IA. The plans were
made in detail at luncheon yesterday
by special committee headed by Ar
thur C. Smith and j. A. McKeever.
The events will be directed by Ernest
j. Splitter, Greed w. Fulton, Robert L.
Pyle. Lee H. LandeS, H. H. Rideout. Ed
win L. Davis, George E. Kneipp. Walter
Hinton, Henry Jaffee and William j.
Eyaon.
A ladies' committee. Of which Miss
M. Pearl Mccall Is chairman, Is ar
ranging special day features for the
ladies. A husband-calling contest Is on
this program.
Special plans are also being made for
the younger generation. including events
for the Boys Independent Band.
Several water contests are scheduled
to follow the field day program. They
will take place at the pier in front of
the Epping Forest Club Building. They
will include swimming races and q
canoe-tilting contest.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
GREAT FALLS SPAN
TO Be COMPLETED
Backers of Project Order
Work Resumed After House
Action on Park Bill.

Work will be resumed soon on the
construction of bridge across the Po-
tomac River at Great Falls.
Representatives of bankers financing
the $500 900 project announced today
that plans were being perfected to have
the span open for traffic within the
next IL or Is months. Norman B. Lam
dreau, attorney for the bridge COM
pany, explained today that the task
of erecting the piers was postponed
more than three months ago, pending
final congressional action on the Cram
ton Park bill. e.,
The hackers of the development pro-
ject were pleased with the passage by
the House of the Cramton measure,
amended to provide that the Govern
ment might purchase the bridge from
the private interests at any time after
completion Of the Potomac Parkway by
paying the actual cost price plus profit
of 10 per cent. Decision to proceed
with the construction program was
reached after this recapture clause had
been definitely decided on.
Condemnation proceedings already
have been resorted to by the bridge
company to obtain title to much of the
land to be needed for the span ap-
proaches.
Numerous other details also have
been worked out. These include plans
to employ a large crew of men to build
the structure. The project will be fin
ished under the general supervision of
the Great Falls Bridge Co. Tolls will be
charged.
Three lanes of traffic will be cared
for as the bridge will be 43 feet wide.
There will be an 8-foot walkway on the
upper side to permit visitors to view the
falls more advantageously. while on the
lower side there will be 5-foot walk
way to permit them to look down into
the gorge. The span will be of
concrete and steel construction.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
PLAN
BETTER SUBURBS
Discussion of Cities Beyond
District Line Held in
Final Meet.

The development of Washington be-
yond the boundaries Of the District In
nearby Virginia and Maryland, which
was indicated in the announcement OF
the population census of the Capital,
was emphasized by the American In
stitute of Architects yesterday at It's
closing convention meeting.
The institute unanimously adopted a
resolution presented by Horace w. Peas
lee. Washington architect, which en-
phasized the need of establishing super
vision over building in suburban districts
corresponding to that set up IN the
Shipstead bill.
Mr.. Peaslee pointed out that Wash
ington Is in effect a metropolitan area
and that to preserve uniformity of ar
chitectural design and maintain control
over building construction, legislative
action by Maryland and Virginia would
be necessary. It was voted to send copies
of the resolution to the governors OF the
two adjoining States.
Further indication of the interest
shown in the Capital by the profession
was the announcement OF plans Tor a
plan of Washington week." which Is
to be an event of 1882. The institute
voted to request the Bicentennial Com
George Washington birthday anniver-
sary celebration, to include this Wash
ington week in its program. 1t is the
Institutes plan to have various civic
and art organizations meet here stimuli
taneously in May for consideration Of
public problems including the Federal
architectural program for the Capital.
The new officers of the institute were
announced last night at the annual
dinner in the Mayflower Hotel. where
the convention sessions were held.
Robert d. Kohn Of New York, chairman
of the New York Building Congress, was
elected president, to succeed C. Her
rick Hammond of Chicago. Mr.. Peas
lee of Washington was elected second
vice president.
Ernest John Russell of st. Louis was
named first vice president, Frank C.
Baldwin was reelected secretary and
Edwin Bergstrom of Los Angeles was
chosen treasurer.
Regional directors were named as fol-
lows: Franklin o. Adams, Tampa, Fla,
South Atlantic division; Frederick H.
Mayer, San Francisco. Sierra, Nevada
division, and M. H. Furbringer, Men,
phis, Tenn, Gulf States division.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
FIVE SEIZED ON CHARGE
OF NUMBERS GAMING
Three Raids in Northwest Section
Are Made by Members
of Vice SQUAD.

Before reporting for duty at his Office
this morning, Sergt o. j. Letterman
and members of his vice squad visited
three places in the Northwest section
and made as many raids for alleged vio-
lations of the gambling law, 1t being al
legged that five persons arrested were
engaged in the business of conducting
the so-called numbers game.
The first place visited was tailoring
establishment at zoos Seventeenth
street, where two colored men, Wesley
Wilson, 35 years, and Enoch Wilson, his
brother, were arrested. Cecilia Garnett,
colored, As years old, was arrested at
1922 Ninth street, where a young white
man named Albert Sussman was ar
rested as witness.
Members of the squad ended their
morning raids at 926 U street, where
Albo Armando and Raymond Tolliver,
both colored, the former % and the lat
ter 35 years old, were arrested. Police
reported the seizure of paraphernalia
and money at the places raided.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
HOWELL BILL VOTE
IS SET FOR MONDAY
Chairman Capper Calls D. C..
Committee to Pass on
Dry Measure.

The Senate District committee has
been called for o'clock Monday after
noon by Chairman Capper to take a
ton bill, as modified at an executive
session of the committee yesterday
afternoon, at which Senator Howell,
Republican, of Nebraska, agreed to
amend the search warrant section re-
lating to dwellings.
AS originally written 1t would have
permitted the issuance of warrants for
dwellings on information Of the pres
ence of a still or where intoxicating
liquor was "unlawfully delivered thereto
or removed therefrom." The first part
Of the section, relating to stills. was not
changed, but the latter part was modi-
fed to provide that a warrant could be
issued for dwellings where liquor is
''unlawfully delivered thereto for the
purpose of sale or unlawfully removed
therefrom."
Senator Howell explained that his
only purpose In this regard Is to give
the police a means Of getting at boot
lesgers who utilize dwelling property as
liveries. Under existing law. evidence
of a sale is necessary in order to obtain
a search warrant for dwelling property.
Senator Howell at first proposed to
change the wording of his bill to pro-
vide that the warrants could be issued
for dwellings where liquor is ''unlawfully
delivered thereto for the purpose of
storage and subsequent sale or unlaw-
fully removed therefrom."
He said that he later agreed to
eliminate the reference to storage.
One of the main purposes of the bill
Is to give prohibition enforcement au-
thority tn all members of the Dolice
force. whereas only 38 men In the local
department now have the power of pro-
hibition agents.
The committee reported favorably
yesterday the bill passed by the
House, giving the District poundmaster
police authority and fixing his salary at
$1,000 q year.
Evening star., 1930-05-24

make a hit with Mr.. Lofstrand, but
the immediate response of a policeman
did. Burglars have broken In my
places of business four times and my
home once in the last four months"
he said, showing ANNOYANCE. "and this
is the first time have got policeman
right away. He was right on the spot.
Detective r. B. Carroll of the first
precinct and some time later Fred
Sanburg, sergeant in charge of the Bu-
reau OF Investigation, called to look at
smudges on a water pipe which the
intruder apparently slid down after
forcing screen over a front window.
There may have been more than one
visitor, Mr.. Lofstrand conceded, but at
least one suffered slight inconvenience.
A streak OF blood on one Of the dis
carded sarving jackets suggested in
eptitude with knife, matching that
evidenced by the burglar, who left two
steel safe-prying RODS behind.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
MISS JOHNSON HEADS
MINNESOTANS 5TH TIME
Assistant Attorney General Young.
quist Named Vice President of
State Society.

Miss Bede johnson was reelected
president of the Minnesota State So
ciety last night, for the fifth successive
time, at meeting in the Willard Hotel
Other officers elected were: G. A.
Youngquist. Assistant Attorney General,
vice president: Miss Elizabeth M.
Barnes, secretary. and Alvin Day, treas
urer. Maj. Horace Rawson heads the
executive committee.
A letter from L. E. Zumwinkle, past
commander of the American Legion of
Minnesota, asking all Minnesotans to
make a pilgrimage to Arlington Gene
terry to lay a wreath on the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier on June /, was read.
Zumwinkle is sponsoring the ceremony.
The society made few minor
changes in its constitution and by
laws. The George Washington bicen-
tennial celebration, to be held in Alex
andria in 1892, was Endorsed.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
SEEKS CONSOLATION
IN BEER WHEN SAFE HOLDS
Even Uses White Serving Goats and Glasses Although
Forced to Leave Money!

Jeane Lucas. the night counter man
in A. r. Lofstrand's Cafeteria, at 1927
r street, the old Ebbitt House, is a tidy
soul, and when Mr.. Lofstrand opened
his doors this morning and saw seven
soiled glasses atop the counter, he de-
cided forthwith something was amiss,
Mr.. Lofstrand took look at floor
safe behind the counter and called for
the police. Three holes had been neatly
drilled in the safe door, but the safe
was intact.
Several bottles of beer were not in
tact, and evidence subsequently un-
earthed confirmed Mr.. Lofstrands sus-
picion that a would-be burglar had
both sense Of humor and an appetite
for near-beer. Apparently the intruder
had attired himself appropriately In
one after another of three white serv-
ing coats and leisurely slaked Summer
thirst.
Such undignified conduct did not
Evening star., 1930-05-24
April's Per Capita
Money Circulation
Lowest Since 1914
BY the Associated Press.


The per capita circulation of
money in the United States fell
to the lowest level since 1914
during April, 1880, it was shown
yesterday in the monthly circula-
tion statement of the Treasury.
The statement, which showed
that there was q total of $4,476,-
O66, 785 in circulation in April,
set the per capita at $37. In
March it amounted to $37.64,
while in April, 1929, the per
capita circulation was $39.11.
In 1920 the per capita circula-
ton was $53.Ol, having risen
from $40.23 in 1917 and $34.92 in
1914. The lowest per capita
circulation shown in the Treasury
statement was in 1879, when it
amounted to $16.92.
Evening star., 1930-05-24
PASTOR TO RETURN
Rev. Charles Enders Attends At
lantic Conference.

Rev. Charles Enders, pastor Of Con-
cordia Lutheran Evangelical Church,
has been attending the annual confer
ence of the Atlantic district of the
Evangelical Synod of North America, at
Schenectady, N Y. He will return for
the services Sunday, preaching In both
the German and the English services
on 1.-THE Church at Work.
On Ascension day, May %, German
service will be held at IL am. Follow
ing this service the Concordia Mission
Society will serve lunch In the church
basement. At l O'Clock the business
meeting of the Mission Society will be
held. The annual Ascension day prayer
meeting for missions will be held in the
chapel at 2 o'clock.