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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
DR.. PAUL PREBLE
DIES IN PANAMA
Heart Attack Is Fatal to Pub
lie Health Expert at
Age of 48.

DR.. Paul Preble, public health expert,
who conducted city public health sur
vey here several years ago, died sudden
ly Sunday of a heart attack at Panama
City, Panama. He was 48 years old.
DR.. Preble, after concluding a two
year period of administrative public
health work here in 1928, was detailed
to Panama. He was director of the Pub
lie Health Service at Panama City.
Besides his extensive administrative
and survey operations in this city, where
he resided periodically for 10 years, DR..
Preble had conducted public health
campaigns in many major cities of the
East. His administrative scope had also
extended to. the Western Coast survey
OF Seattle having recently been COM
pleted.
During the World War, DR.. Preble
supervised the sanitation of citizen con-
tenement zones at Portsmouth, N. H.
and Kittery. Me. In 1918, at the time
of the influenza epidemic, he was State
director of public health relief measures
in Maine. He was also a former direc-
tor of the quarantine station at Boston
DIR. Preble entered the Public Health
Service in 1908 as an assistant surgeon
and in 1920, was promoted to the grade
of surgeon. He was native of Auburn
Me.
On July 3. little more than a week
before his death, Dr. Preble was pro-
NOTED to the grade of senior surgeon
the highest surgical rank in the service
Dr. Preble is survived by his widow
aid two children. The body will be
brought back. 70 this country. Burial
will probably be In Auburn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
CIVIC BODIES UNITE
IN STUDY OF RULE
Arlington Groups Join in Consider
alton of Change in County
Government.
By a stan correspondent of The star.


CLARENDON, Va, July 15:-The
groundwork of joint committee of the
Civic Federation, Chamber of Commerce
and Bar Association for the study of a
change in county government was laid
at meeting last night of the special
County Government Committee of the
Arlington County Civic Federation.
Walter U. Varney, chairman of a
similar committee of the Arlington
County Bar Association, was present
and announced that he. would imme-
diately call meeting of his committee
to recommend a consolidation. Ashton
G. Jones, president of the Arlington
County Chamber of Commerce, was also
consulted and stated that he would call
a meeting of the executive committee
of his association for the same purpose.
Jones is of the opinion that the joint
committee can do much more effective
work than three committees working
separately and that any decision reach
ed by the joint compittee would more
nearly express the opinions Of all classes
of residents than would a decision OF
any one of the separate committees.
The Civic Federation committee has
practically eliminated the idea of the
commission form and is now directing
its efforts to the study of the relative
advantages of the county manager form
and incorporation.
A discussion as to the time the cleo
ton on the change should be held and
the new form adopted resulted in a
decision to the effect that such action
should be taken just as soon as the par
ent body has considered the recon-
mendation of the committee and the
public has been sufficiently informed as
to just what the change will mean.
Hugh j. McGrath, who heads a spe-
cial subcommittee that is making a
study of the powers of the present gov
eminent under the State constitution
announced that his report will be COM
pleted this week and submitted at the
next meeting.
Having in mind consolidation with
the Chamber of Commerce, 1t was de-
cided to request that body to furnish an
engineer who can compile all available
statistics with respect to the present
physical condition of the county and the
form of government most needed under
existing conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
SEEKS INJUNCTION
ON APARTMENT RENTS
Holder of Notes on Four Buildings
Asks Suspension Un-
til Sale.

A. Joseph Howar, 1412 street, today
filed in the District Supreme Court an
application for an injunction against
Joseph McReynolds. Thomas j. Fisher
81 Co. and Randall H. Hagner g. Co., to
prevent McReynolds from collecting
rentals from four apartment houses in
the interval between the insertion of a
notice of foreclosure and the actual sale
of the properties. The real estate agents
are rental agents of McReynolds and
injunction is asked to prevent them
transferring any rentals to McReynolds
prior to the sale date which is given
as July Is
Through Attorney Alvin L. Newmyer
the plaintiff says he holds second
trust note for $250,000 on the apart
ments known as the Flagler, 1856 Twen-
ty-second street; the Guthridge, 2115 F
street; the Windermere, 1925 New
Hampshire avenue, and the Harrowgate,
1888 New Hampshire avenue. He de-
clares that McReynolds had allowed
taxes to become in arrears and is in
default on the S250,000 note and has
been advised that aneadvertiSement for
foreclosure Is to be inserted today in a
local paper with sale date of July
IS. During the interval a number of
rentals in the various apartments will
be collected by the agents and unless
enjoined may be paid over to Mercy
nolds when, it is claimed, the rentals
should be applied on the note held by
Howar.
The court is asked to name a receiver
for the four buildings to hold them as
long as the title remains in McReynolds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
BOY MAKES VIOLIN
OUT OF MATCHES
Good Tone Obtained by Ar
thur Groverman, Tech High
School Student.

If Tech High School offered medals
for ingenuity Arthur Groverman, 16-
year -old senior, would win hands down.
Arthur equipped himself with $500
safety matches of the common variety,
a quantity of waterproof glue and a
good supply of patience and in month
and one-half came out of his concen-
tration with a full-size violin that
produces as pretty tone as one would
want to hear.
Arthur lives with his parents at zoos
Columbia road and plays the first violin
in the Tech High Orchestra. Early one
morning several weeks ago he walked
his father and, with considerable en-
thusiasm, announced, Eve got 1t.
"You, have what?" the father asked.
eve got the right idea," said Arthur.
Whereupon he went to work and the
idea proved to be right.
First he marked the outline OF his
violin on paper. Then he decapitated
the safety matches, treated them with
the potent glue and fitted them togeth-
er to conform to the outline. He
worked the thing out artistically, with
a result that the body of the instru-
ment has an attractive mosaic effect.
He fitted the base of the violin to a
form and nodded it to the desired
shape, then he built fence OF
matches, which became the section con-
Meeting the fore and after parts. Ex-
cept for the bridge and key base, the
instrument is constructed of matches
throughout.
Arthur is a model aircraft enthusiast
and the idea of constructing violin
from matches came to him while he
was working on the small, delicate sur
face of the miniature planes. II have
wanted to make violin for long
time" he said. 1T worked out fine"
Mr.. Groverman was amazed at his
sons patience and skill. The violin
is symetrical' and the sounding board
placed SO accurately that the tone is
distinctly a violin tone. That, says
Mr.. Groverman, is something. He plans
to submit the instrument to a trained
musician for minute inspection. Arthur
may play it in the Tech High Orchestra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
COL. GAMBRILL RITES
TO BE AT ARLINGTON
Body Of Brother of Maryland Rep
resentative Being Sent From
Arkansas.
Special Dispatch to The star.

special Dispatch 70 The star.
LAUREL, Md, July 15.-The body
of Col William German Cambria
United States Army. brother of Rep
fifth congressional district of Mary
land, who died Sunday morning at the
Army and Navy Hospital at Hot
Springs, Ark, will arrive at Arlington
Cemetery, Washington, tomorrow after
noon and placed in vault until Thurs
day morning at IL o'clock when inter-
ment will take place. Services will be
held at the grave.
Col. Gambrill was born in Laurel So
years ago, and was a nephew of the
late United States Senator Arthur Pue
German. He was a veteran of two
wars, the Spanish-American and the
World Wars. He was son of the late
Stephen Gambrill of Hyattsville, and
Mrs. Kate German Gambrill. His wife,
who, before her marriage, was Miss
Susanna Richardson of st. Paul, Mimi,
died early in December of last year a
few days after her husbands arrival
from the Philippines. Besides Rep
resentative Gambrill. the colonel is sur
vived by another brother, Arthur p.
Cambria, Hyattsville, and sister. Mrs.
James Bradley, Roland Park, Baltimore
County, Md.
Presidio, San Francisco, Calf, and was
removed to the hospital two months
ago suffering from complication Of
diseases. Prior to going to the Philip
pines he was the commanding officer
at Camp Holabird near Baltimore for
two years. He entered the service as
a paymaster. during the Spanish
American War and was present at the
battle of Manila.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
BLADENSBURG FLOOD
PROTECTION is STUDIED
u. s. Engineer Office Expected to
Recommend Plan About
September.

A plan to protect Bladensburg, Md,
and the Washington Baltimore Boule-
ward at that point from floods will
probably be recommended about Sep
TENDER by the United States engineer
Office, it was stated today at the office
of Maj. Joseph D. Arthur, jr., acting
District engineer of the War Depart
ment for the Washington area.
E. j. Merrick, jr, civil engineer In
Mai. Arthur's Office, explained that the
survey of the Anacostia River and its
tributaries for the purpose of getting
information pertaining to the flood con-
dition, which frequently occurs al
Bladensburg, has been completed. This
survey is now being studied by the
United States engineer Mr.. MerricE
believes they will be ready to make q
definite report and recommendations In
about six weeks.
When there is a heavy rain lasting
for a considerable period in that vicinity
the road at Bladensburg is frequently
flooded to such an extent that auto
mobile traffic is forced to detour around
the town. Bladensburg is on the Ana
costa River at the point where 1t di-
vides into two tributary streams. The
Washington Baltimore highway crosses
one of these streams on q bridge in the
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
KECK APPOINTED
AS AID TO CROSBY
Succeeds Lieut.. F. A. Varney
as Contact Man for Police
Commissioner.

Detective Sergt. Ira Keck has been
appointed personal aide to Commissioner
Herbert B. Crosby to succeed Lieut.
Frank A. Varney, who has been assigned
to the tenth precinct. Varney was the
first to hold the position, which was
created by Commissioner Crosby to ex-
pedite reports to him from the Police
Department and avoid much of the red
tape involved in the former methods of
communication between the Police Com
missioner and the department.
Varney had only held the job two
months when he was promoted to lieu
tenancy. Keck, who reported to Com
missioner Crosby for duty early this
morning, has been a member of the de-
partment for % years, IL of them in
the Detective Bureau. He has been for
the past three years a member of the
bad check and business fraud squad of
the Detective Bureau.
Although now on assignment to the
tenth precinct, Varney is expected to
stay at the District Building a few days
to acquaint Keck with the nature Of his
new duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
SUSPECT IN Theft
OF "HOLD-UP" TAXI
TAKEN TO COURT
Police Charge Machine Was
Used in $1,000 Filling
Station Robbery.
CAB OWNER TESTIFIES
ABOUT BEING GAGGED
Case Is Continued to Give Cercio
Time to Get Witnesses in Effort
to Prove Alibi.

Victor Cercio, 81 years old, first block
of E street, was arraigned in Police
Court today on charge of robbery of
a taxicab from Fred Hopkins, colored,
who declares he was tied to tree near
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge Sunday
and gagged while two men sped away
in his machine.
Police charged the stolen taxicab vas
used in the $4,000 robbery of the Lord
Baltimore gasoline station at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Second street Sun
day afternoon.
The case was continued to Wednesday
tense an opportunity to subpoena wit
nesses in an effort to prove an alibi
for Cercio.
Hopkins testified today that Cercio
was one of two men who hired his cab
at Seventh and T streets Sunday and
ordered him to drive to a "house" in
the 1900 block of South Carolina ave-
nue. southeast. The cab driver said he
became suspicious as he knew there
were no buildings in this block. and
informed the men of the fact. Then.
his back, and he was forced to drive
to a lonely spot near the bridge, where
he was tied and gagged with cement
plaster"
He managed to cut his bonds and
secure ride to the eleventh precinct,
where the police were informed of his
experience.
Hopkins said in court that one of
the men carried a package wrapped
in a newspaper, the package being
about foot by six inches in size.
Cercio Is said to have been in the
Army at one time and received treat
ment at Walter Reed Hospital on sew
eral occasions. He was arrested by
police of the sixth precinct at Second
and G streets Sunday. He was held
under $1,000 bond.
Cercio insists that he was at home
Getting dinner when the hold-up was
staged Burch lost $2,2l6.
Walter N. Tapscott, 80 years old, of
$50 A street southeast, who was work.
ing at the filing station when Burch
was robbed and later was arrested for
questioning. is still in custody of the
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
THREE FACE CHAIR
AFTER CONVICTION
IN YORK Staying
Found Guilty in First Degree
in Death of Prohibition
Enforcement Officer.
ATTORNEYS WILL FILE
PLEAS FOR NEW TRIAL
Conflicting Stories About Actual
Killer Are Told at Trial
by Defendants.

John Borum, John Logan and Milton
Guy, all colored, are facing death in
the electric chair today as the result of
Q verdict rendered late yesterday after
noon by jury in Criminal Division l
holding all of them guilty of murder in
the first degree in causing the death OF
Lamar Watson York, a prohibition en-
forcement officer, April IL, in Brooks
court. The jury deliberated more than
three hours before reaching verdict,
which requires the imposition of the
death penalty.
Pending the filing and disposition of
motions for a new trial, which will be
filed by all the defendants, Justice Jesse
G. Adkins remanded the prisoners to
Jail.
The trial occupied the attention of
the court for the entire week and was
marked by conflicting stories told to the
police by the defendants, which failed
to fix the responsibility for the actual
Airing of the pistol which caused the
death of the prohibition agent. Borum
accused Guy, and Guy and Logan de-
clared. Borum had done the shooting.
Logan was accused OF being the owner
of the pistol, which was said to have
been in the house of Guy prior 10 the
shooting.
York had followed the automobile
IN which some of the defendants were
riding into the court because he sus.
nected it was a car that had smoked"
him some days before. The man had
left the car when York reached 1t and
he footed the horn for several minutes
either to learn who was the owner OF
the car or to summon police aid. The
three men appeared before any police
had been heard from and YORK was
shot and killed. ,,
Assistant United States Attorney Will
liam H. Collins conducted the prosecu-
ton. while Attorneys James A. O'Shea
and John H. Burnett defended Logan.
Attorney Bertrand Emerson. jr., ap-
peared for Guy and Attorney Peter
Richardson for Borum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
AFFECTED BROGUE FAILS,
SUSPECT is ARRESTED
Steamfittter Held on Charge of Re-
ceiving Stolen Radio Set
Valued at $72.oO.

George Mortimer. steamitter. 1914
Montello avenue northeast, was arrested
by two headquarters detectives at 3
o'clock this morning when an affected
brogue and the claim he was an
"O'Bride" failed to convince the police
he was not the man wanted for receiv-
ing stolen radio set valued at $72.90.
Detectives Howard E. Ogle and o. w.
Mansfield reused Mortimer from his
sleep.
Whats your name?" they wanted to
know
MY name is O'Bride,' he answered
''If your name is O'Bride," Ogle told
hun, I'll just back up the patrol wagon
and take everybody in the house to the
station
1T that's what you're going to do,
then my name is Mortimer" the steam
litter replied.
Mortimer was held for Detectives
Curtis Trammell and j. L. Billman.
holders of warrant alleging that he
received a radio stolen from the Homer
l.. Kilt Co. of 1880 G street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
POLICE AND FIREMEN
ANSWER FAKE CALL
Newlyweds Surprised When Men
Arrive to Fight "Blast
Flames"

Police are today investigating fake
Telephone call which last night sent
firenen, police and several emergency
wagons to 139 E street, only to fnd a
newly married couple, whose knowledge
of a reported fatal explosion was de-
cidedly lacking.
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Gallihorn
were ENJOYING a quiet evening at home
when the stiffness was broken by the
changing of f1rebells and the screaming
If police car sirens. :.
Firemen and police 1eaped from half
n dozen vehicles and ran onto the
couples front porch.
where is the explosion-what hap
pened to the two persons killed."
oueried the firemen and police.
Mr.. Gallihorn looked at Mrs. CALI
horn. The police looked at the fire.
Mr.. Gallihorn said. THAT'S new one
on me-"
The fremen and police agreed with
Mrs. Gallihorn and together they vowed
vengeance against the perpetrator OF
the call.
Police traced telephone call to a
northeast address, but were unsuccess-
full in their effort to locate the person
who made the mysterious call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
EST|MATESFOR 1882
TO Be MADE TODAY
Figures for District Budget
Expected to Be Fin
iShed Soon.

The final touches are being put on
the District estimates for 1882, and
they are expected to be sent to the Bu-
reau of the Budget for revision today
or tomorrow. The Commissioners have
completed their task of pruning the de-
partmental estimates, and their revised
figures are now being checked in the
auditors Office before the totals are sent
to the Budget Bureau.
The practice OF the Budget Bureau
requires secrecy as to the totals recon-
mended in estimates, and consequently
the exact total recommended by the
Commissioners will not be made public
Reduction Necessary.
The department heads estimates to-
tailed $54, 100000 and when they were
published, District Auditor Daniel j.
Donovan announced that about S7,000,-
600 would have to be eliminated if the
Districts tax rate was to remain at
$l.70 per 500 in 1892. This was based
on Federal contribution of $4,000, 900
to the Districts expenses. The contri-
button for 1881 has been fixed by Con-
gress at $9,5O0,0OO, but the size of the
1882 contribution is still speculative.
One of the large items that must be
taken into account is an expenditure
of S680,000 to 100000, in the way of
increased salaries for policemen and
flremen under the terms of the recent
act of Congress ordering the increased
pay.
Only One Trimming.
For the first time this year the bud
getary procedure requires the estimates
to make but one trip to the Budget
Bureau. Previously the estimates were
sent to the bureau and returned with
orders to trim them to an upset fig
ure," and the revised figures were sent
later for further pruning. This year
there will be but single revision, the
Budget Bureau reporting to Congress
next December the figures, which are
mot in conflict with the financial pro-
gram of the President"
The city heads have held almost
daily sessions on the budget since TAX
ing Office last April It Is expected
that now the task is complete, they
will begin to take their annual vaca-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
Appointments to Be Made
From Those Passing Test
Three Months Ago.
LIEUT.. MORGAN GIVEN
SIX NAMES TODAY
Delay Caused by Character Tests
Following Mental and
Physical Study.

The Police Department will begin
next week to fill its depleted ranks with
candidates who qualified for appoint
ment in the civil service examination
nearly three months ago.
The names of six eligible appointees,
it was announced today, have been
furnished Lieut.. Joseph Morgan, who
serves as the liasion between the Police
Department and the commission. The
District Commissioners will be asked
to confirm the appointment of these
men at their semi-weekly board meet
ing next Tuesday.
The six men certified for appoint
ment are but a small group of those
who passed the required mental and
physical examinations. The names of
the others will be submitted to the de-
partment, Lieut. Morgan has been adj
vised, as soon as a. character inveStiga-
ton, the final step in the qualification,
is completed by commission investi-
gators.
AS a result of complaint last week
by Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent
Of police. over the apparent delay in
the certification of the candidates, the
commission has assigned additional in
vestigators to the task of checking up
on the character Of the men who passed
| the mental and physical tests. In reply
| to Maj. Pratt, the commission said the
seeming delay in the certification of
the candidates was due to the thorough
character investigation it is making of
the men who want to join Washington's
police force.
There are now So vacancies in the
! roster of the Police Department per-
sonnet and Maj. Pratt is anxious to I'll
| them as soon as possible in order tc
bring the force up to its full strength
These So vacancies. it was said, prob
ably will completely exhaust the new
eligible list created by the April police
examinations, and make necessary the
holding of another examination in the
near future to qualify men for appoint.
ments to vacancies that will occur
within the next few months through
designations, dismissals, deaths and re-
tirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
POLICE RUSH TO ANSWER
FAKE MURDER MESSAGE
Telephone Call Sends officers to
Home of Policeman S. H. Miles,
Who Is Surprised.

No attention was paid to speed regu-
lations by members of the Police De-
partment, who responded to a fake call
telling of a murder at 4446 Ord street
northeast, ,Kenilworth, this forenoon.
Inspector w. S. Shelby, who happened
to be In the eleventh precinct when
the call was received, accompanied Capt.
Charles T.. Peck and members of the
latter squad to the Ord street house,
Detectives Thomas Sweeney and George
Darnell of the homicide squad, going
from headquarters.
Policeman Sidney H. Miles, resided
at the Ord street address, and he greet
ed his callers, not knowing why he was
so honored until he was told of the
receipt of the message. Identity of the
sender Of the message has not been
determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
w. w. BRIDE WILL SAIL

Corporation Counsel William w. Bride
left washington today for Boston,
where he will sail for London on the
City of Flint. He will travel in England
and cross to France to Vichy. He is
taking with him his 13-year-old son,
Noel. He expects to be back at his
desk on August 26. During his absence
Vernon L. West, principal assistant, will
act as corporation counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-15
CASH AND RING LOST

The loss of a diamond ring valued at
5000 and sos in cash in the wash room
OF a garage in Stafford County, Va,
was reported to the Washington police
by Mrs. Faye NJ. Root of 2127 California
street last night. 4.
According to her explanation to the
police. Mrs. Root left her home here
Yesterday to motor to Florida. She
stopped at the garage, where she LETT
her purse in the wash room. Return
Ing as soon as she discovered her loss,
she found the purse had been taken.
She said other tourists were in the ga
rage at the time of her visit and she
believes one of them took the purse,
Besides the ring and the cash, the pock-
etbook contained locket in which was
picture of three children.