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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
Weed, President, Is Among
Witnesses Called in
Investigation.
so ARE EXPECTED
TO BE QUESTIONED
Evidence Is Believed to Indicate
Irregularities on the Part Of
Certain Officials.

With Theodore L. Weed, president of
the F. H. Smith Co., as one of approxi-
mately so witnesses from whom testi-
mony will be taken, grand Jury today
began its second investigation In Wash
tain of its officials.
Although the Department of Justice
mas revealed nothing of the nature of
the probe begun today, 1t is believed 1t
VIII present to the grand jury evidence
which 1t contends will show that GER
TAIN officials of the company have been
guilty of irregularities other than the
alleged improper use of the mails.
1t Is believed that Nugent Dodds,
special assistant to the Attorney Cen
eral, who has conducted all of the de-
partment's investigations of the Smith
company. expects to consume this week
IN presenting his witnesses to the grand
jury. To assist him in this task he has
had Frank E. Powell and Henry w.
Sytrlg designated as special assistants
so mat they may have the required au-
thority for entering the jury room.
Accounts Are Called For.
Mr.. Weed, who succeeded Mr.. Henry
as the Smith company'S president came
to Washington Voluntarily from New
York this morning and was served with
subpoena by John J. Clarkson, deputy
United States marshal.
The subpoena calls upon him to pro-
duce the accounts of Henry and Pitts.
records dealing with the operation of
the Hilltop Manor in Washington and
other buildings in Pittsburgh, Buffalo
and Philadelphia, and the check stubs
of the F. H. Smith Co. and the F. H.
Smith Investment Co. for the years
1869, inclusive
records which Mr.. Dodds experienced
considerable difficulty in obtaining in
New York for presentation to a grand
jury there.
approximately 20 persons now living
in Maryland and New York, who at one
time were employees of the Smith COM
pany, have been served with subpoenas
to appear before the grand jury The
other witnesses live in Washington.
They are:
Others Who Are to Testify.
Mrs. E. M Ross, Charles Wolf. the
Merchants Bank and Trust Co., J..
Thorn Sasscer. Arthur l.. Phillips, r,
| w. A. Sommers, Emile Leindorf, F. B.
Keech & Co.. the firm of Murphy.
Ianier & Quinn, j. r. Matthews. Mrs.
Verona Rouse, H. G. Giovanetti Charles
E. Bishop, Richard G. Davis. James
Bundy, John S. Farquhar. James H.
Brown, John w. Hurley. William Frank
Thyson, John S. Warrington, Edwin L.
Pearce, John Whaley, Pearce P. Smith,
William D. Brown, Leroy Mann Lewis
e. Thomas, Isadore Brill and Paul j.
Dundon.
Indictments charging use Of the mails
to defraud were returned by the De-
cember grand jury against seven men
Identified with the Smith company.
They are: Representative Frederick N.
Zihlman, Daniel R. Crissineer, q.
Bryan Pitts, Samuel ]. Henry, c. Ebert
Anadale, John H. Edwards, jr., and
Henry G. Maddux.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
CHINESE LEGATION ATTACFIE
IS AWARDED COLLEGE HONOR
Yuen-Ii LANG, a Secretary,
Gets Fellowship in Inter-
national Law.
Is Included by Carnegie En-
doWment Among II De-
serving Students.

Yuen-n LANG, third secretary of the
Chinese legation, a student at the
Graduate School of American Univer-
sity, Is one of the IL persons throughout
the country awarded fellowships in in
ternational law for the academic year
1930-31 by the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace.
Announcement of the awards, made
today by DR.. James Brown Scott, secre-
tary of the endowment, shows LANG to
be the only person in the National
Capital on the list. He received a
teachers fellowship, which carries q
higher cash award than the student
fellowship.
Now on Duty in Europe.
Liang now is in Europe, as secretary
to the Chinese Minister, Chao-Chu WI,
who is attending a conference for the
codification of international law at The
Hague. He expects, however, to return
to Washington in time to complete his
work at American University and re-
ceive the degree of master of arts in
June. For this degree Liang is writing
a thesis on The Chinese Law of Ma
tionality." He is majoring in interna-
tional law at the Graduate School, TAX
ing four different courses.
Liang is graduate of the Law School
of Soochow University, at Shanghai.
c. ina, and had been an instructor of
law in that university in 1927 and 1928.
During the years 1928-l929 he served as
secretary to the minister of foreign az
fairs of China, and then came to the
United States to serve his country In the
Chinese legation here.
The fellOWShipS awarded to LANG and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
BURGLAR SUSPECT
CAUGHT In STORE
Jewelry Declared Found in
Pockets of Man Who
Sounded Alarm.

Police fingerprint experts today were
comparing the prints" of Samuel
Jones, colored. of the 1900 block of H
street, with flngerprintS photographed
at recent jewelry robberies, following
Jones arrest last night at the Schwartz
leWelry store, 708 Seventh street. Jew
elry valued at $4,000 Is alleged to have
been found in the mans pockets.
Jones accidentally walked on a con-
cealed burglar alarm wire, which sent
headquarters detectives to the scene.
The police were about to leave the store
when Hugh Robey. headquarters chauf-
feur, saw Jones hiding under a show
case.
It was only after police threatened to
shoot him, that Jones was subdued.
During the Scuffle Detective H. H. Car
per injured his hand.
At headquarters, police say, Jones
emptied his pockets of loot consisting
OF watches, rings. mesh bags and other
yaluables.
Detectives Charles Mansfield and
Thomas Nalley questioned the man last
night in connection with other jewelry
robberies. Entrance was gained by
throwing a Gus ioned brick through the
front door.
Jones is said to have given informa-
ton which led to the arrest of william
Powell, colored, of the 600 block Of G
street. Powell denied any connection
with the robbery. He is being held for
further investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
UNIVERSITY SHOP
WINS COURT APPEAL
District High Tribunal Reverses
Lower Bodys Decision in In
fringement Suit.

The University Shop, at SOC Ninth
street and 1850 G street, today won it's
appeal from a decision of the District
Supreme Court diSrnissing its suit for
infringement of its trade name, when
the District Court of Appeals in an
opinion by Justice Charles H. Robb re-
versed the decision of the lower court.
The plaintiff brought suit against
University Clothes, Inc. 1901 Pennsyl.
vania avenue, but was denied an injunc.
ton in the lower court. In reversing
this action Justice Robb points out that
the word University" is the distin-
gushing and most striking feature Of
each mark and mere ocular examina-
ton Of the two marks leads to the con.
clusion that. being devoted to goods Of
the same descriptive properties, they are
sutficiently alike to cause confusion in
trade and deceive purchasers.
The plaintiff had been using the
name University Shop since 1921 and
this was known to the defendant when
1t opened its store on PENNSYLVANIA ave.
nue., the court points out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
MARKET MEASURE
IS RECOMM ITTED
Representative Moore Seeks Delay
of Closing, as Site Will Not
Be Needed July l.

At the request of Representative
Moore of Virginia the House today sent
back to the District committee joint
resolution providing for closing of the
Center Market by July of this year.
Delay in enactment of this legislation
was asked by Mr.. Moore In view of the
fact that the Center Market site will
not be needed In the public buildings
development program until late this
year or early next year. A deficiency
appropriation to continue the market
until such time as it may be needed by
officials in charge of the triangle project
will be sought.
The Senate already had passed the
resolution calling for abandonment of
the market at the end of the present
fiscal year and the House District com.
mtttee had reported favorably on it.
Mr. Moore was advised recently, how
ever, that there had been a delay in
plans for using the site, due to pro-
posal to exchange sites for the Depart
ment of Justice and Archives Build
ings, and he Immediately wrote to
Secretary of Agriculture Hyde, sug-
costing the advisability of extending
the life of the market until the prop
.erty actually is taken over as a new
building site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
CHURCH LAYMEN
VISITING HOMES
Open Campaign for Increase
in Membership From Class
Not Now Affiliated.

A vast army of church laymen began
yesterday afternoon week of house.
toulouse visitations to gain active mem
bership among the more than $4,000
men and women in the city recently
found to be unaf1liated with any
church.
Churches were filled to capacity at
all OF the several District meetings
when the workers prepared to begin
their evangelistic campaign of taking
the church to the people"
DIR. Kernahan Is Adviser.
DR.. A. Earl Kernahan and his staff
giving final instructions Of the work to
be accomplished to his thousands of
workers said: IF you cannot win the
man you go to seek, at least leave him
with a far more friendly feeling toward
the church and active Christian dis
clpleShip than he ever had before"
Final instructions were given at the
morning session of more than 40
churches and at the six large after
noon gatherings.
DR.. Kernahan and his staff were ac-
companied from church TO church by a
police escort arranged by Maj Henry
G.. Pratt, chief of police. Despite the
congestion caused by the rain and the
cherry blossoms, the churches were
visited and DR.. Kernahan last night
expressed the belief that 1t would have
been impossible without police assist
ance.
Churches Omit Evening Service.
Practically all evening services were
omitted by churches last night in order
that the visitation campaign of evan
gelism might get under way. 1t IS
hoped that before the lapse Of the week
a definite decision will be had from
each unaffiliated person visited, making,
according to DR.. Kernahan, 1.-The Capital
City definitely more Christian than 1t
has ever been in its entire history"
Supper conferences will be held each
evening, beginning tonight, to be at
tended by the workers OF the campaign.
The conferences will be held at United
Brethren, North Capitol and r streets,
at $50 O'Clock, and at O'Clock at the
/ following headquarters churches; Metro
! politan Presbyterian, Fourth and B
streets southeast; Calvary Baptist,
/ Eighth and H streets; National Memo
rial Baptist, Sixteenth street and
Columbia road: Hamline Methodist,
| Sixteenth and Allison streets; Epworth
Methodist South, Thirteenth street and
| North Carolina avenue northeast: Phi.
grim Presbyterian, Twenty-second and
P streets; Wesley Methodist, Connecti-
cut avenue and Jocelyn street; Central
| Methodist, Ballston. Va, and at $50
o'clock at the headquarters church for
| colored workers, the Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church, Vermont avenue and r
| street.
Workers Facing Problems.
Daily problems of workers will be
discussed and further instructions given
| at these conferences. Reports will be
received each evening by pastors from
| members of their working corps.
DR.. Kernahan's staff, augmented for
the week, now comprises In addition to
Graham, Rev. Wesley Spencer, Rev.
Frank L. Smith. Rev. Charles F. Ban
ming and Mrs. Charlotte M. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
DEBUCHI PRAISES US.
IN SPEECH OVER RADIO
Japanese Ambassador Cites Aid of
America in Development of
His Homeland.

The United States and its citizens
have played 1.-The most prominent role
in the development of Japan in less
than half a century into one of the
great powers of the world, KatSuji De-
buchi, Japanese Ambassador, declared
yesterday in talk over the Columbia
Broadcasting System, which was heard
here through Station WMAL.
The diplomat, whose talk was one Of
the Conclave of Nations series. was in
troduced by Gen. Charles NICK. Saltz-
man, chairman Of the Federal Radio
Commission.
For almost a century japan and the
United States have maintained without
interruption the most cordial relations
an intercourse signally characterized by
mutual understanding, high respect and
sincere regard" Ambassador Dehucht
s&id,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
ONE DIES, THIRTEEN
HURT IN ACCIDENTS
CoIored Man Is Victim of
Fatal Collision Near Lyon
Village, Va.

Ore man met death and thirteen
| other persons suffered injuries in a
series of automobile accidents yesterday,
many of them caused by the binding
rain that fell on congested streets.
Walter CroXton, colored, so, died at
Georgetown Hospital early yesterday
morning an hour after the automobile
he was driving collided with another
on the Lee Highway near Lyon Village,
Va. Two occupants of the other au-
tomobile-Pvt. Vincent Amorisi, %, of
Fort Myer Va, and Mrs. Rachel Davis,
%, of Franklin Park, Va.-were slightly
hurt.
Karl Voehl, 40, of Seat Pleasant, Md,
narrowly escaped death yesterday when
the steering gear of his automobile
broke and the car overturned at Gen.
trail avenue and Forty-ninth street
northeast. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital for slight hurts.
Thrown From Auto.
Crashing into a pole at Seventh and
Mount Vernon streets, Charles Hayden
of the 1000 block of Atlantic avenue
was thrown from the automobile he was
driving and slightly hurt. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Marion Croffen, years old, of Capitol
Heights, Md. was struck by hit-and-
run driver while playing in the yard of
her home yesterday. Police said the
driver of the automobile lost control
and crashed through the fence. Mary
land authorities are investigating. The
cuts and bruises and later released.
Nine-year-old Jean Yodkowsky OF
1414 Chaplin street was slightly cut
yesterday when the automobile in which
she was riding collided with another at
Four-and-a-half and L streets south
west. She was released from Emergency
Hospital an hour later.
An accident on Highway Bridge dur
ing the heavy rain yesterday resulted
in the injury Of two women and child.
Mrs. Louis Oppenheim. SO; Miss Eva
Bloom, 90, and Buddy Bloom, 4, all of
Jersey City, N. j. were treated at
Emergency Hospital for minor cuts and
bruises. Their automobile skidded into
a bridge support.
Arrest Follows Chase.
Following a chase of several blocks
police arrested Henry w. Brooks, color
and charged him with leaving the
scene of an accident, which occurred
at Seventh. and N streets last night.
John Cunningham, colored, of the 400
block of o street and William Gibson,
colored. of the first block of Fifty-third
place, occupants of the automobile
struck by Brooks, were treated at Freed
mans for slight facial cuts.
Helen Colodny, 10 years old, of the
3400 block Of Warder street, whose SEN
sational charge that numerous school
children were taking active part in the
Communist movement here, stirred edu-
cational circles recently, was slightly
hurt last night when the car in which
she was riding overturned on the Wash
Richmond Highway near Alex
andria. A companion, Nisha Sahima of
the 5000 block of N street, suffered
minor injuries. They refused hospital
treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
"LIVING TRUST" UPHELD
BY COURT OF APPEALS

The action of the Washington Loan
g. Trust Co. in refusing to rescind
living trust" agreement where possible
unborn benef1ciaries had been named
was upheld today by the District Court
Of Appeals in an opinion by Chief Jus
t1ce George E. Martin. The court af-
hrmed the District Supreme Court.
John w. Craddock May IS, 1925, exc
cuted a declaration of trust by which
certain bonds were placed with the
company to pay the income for life to
Fannie P. Hurt and at her death to re-
duce the bonds to cash and distribute
the money among the three sisters of
Mrs. Hurt. In event any of the three
sisters be dead, leaving issue. their chill
dren were to take their shares. Later
he changed his mind and with the
beneficiaries named joined in a request
to the trust company to resign and re-
turn the securities, but the company
demurred on the ground that it had as
sumed responsibility to prospective chill
dren of the three sisters of Mrs. Hurt.
Craddock and Mrs Hurt brought suit
and after losing in the lower court noted
an appeal, which is decided against
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
HARVEY'S RESTAURANT
LOSES in $4,000 SUIT

Charles Picard and ELSIE Picard
Fisher, former proprietors of Harvey's
Restaurant, must pay $4,000 damages
to Mrs. Stella Adams Smith, widow
and Administrative of Kenneth M.
Smith, chief machinist in the Navy,
who died April 20. 1926, from eating
fried oysters, according to a decision
of the District Court of Appeals rem
dered today by Justice Charles H. Robb
A jury in the District Supreme Court
awarded the maximum penalty permit
ted by the District code, and the APP
pellate tribunal affirmed that decision.
Six officers visited the restaurant and
three of them ordered oysters and were
made Immediately and seriously Ill by
eating a small number of oysters" The
court finds that the oysters were in
bad condition and had not received
proper care and treatment, which con-
stituted negligence on the part of the
defendants which resulted in the death
Of the officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07

IL others are given annually by the
endowment division of international law
for the purpose Of improving instruc-
ton in international law in the uni
versities and colleges, and are bestowed
both upon teachers already in the pro-
fession and students who desire it. The
stipends range from $1,000 to $1,000,
and the fellows are required to register
at some American or foreign univer-
sity and devote their entire time to the
study of international law and interna-
tional relations.
The other awards announced were as
follows: Lawrence PreusS of the UNI
versity of Michigan; William L. Tayler
Columbia University; Hardy c. billiard,
University of Virginia; Miss Dorothy
A. Trautwein, Columbia University; Ed
ward Dumbauld, Harvard University;
Miss Ruth D. Masters, Columbia Univer-
sity; Harold ]. Tobin. Louisiana State
University; Lionel H. Laing, Clark Uni
versity: Eric Cyril Bellquist, University
of California; Miss Eleanor Poland,
Radcliffe College. and Samuel E. Gates,
Harvard University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
Navy Men No Longer
Face Guam Service
For DisObedience

Men in the naval service who
have lived in fear of being sent
to the lonely Island of Guam in
the Pacific or to the equally desc
late Samoa for attractions Of the
regulations may now breathe
easier.
Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh,
chief of the Bureau of Naviga-
ton, Navy Department, in a cir
cular letter to all ships and sta
tons has this to say:
Except when they so request.
men who have served a recent
cruise on the Asiatic station at
Guam or at Samoa will not be
reaSsigned to one Of these sta
tons unless the bureau specifical-
ly authorizes such action. Men
with unsatisfactory records of
such nature as to indicate the
probable necessity of returning
them to the United States be-
fore completion of regular tour
of duty should not be recon-
mended for duty on outlying sta
tons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
TRADE BODY PLANS
TO PICK DIRECTORS
District Educators to Speak
at Thursday Night
Meeting.

New directors will be elected by the
Washington Board of Trade Thursday
night in the Willard Hotel. The meet
ing also will be devoted to a special
educational program.
The new directors will meet Friday
morning and elect officers for the COM
ing year.
Retiring Officers Listed.
The retiring officers are e. j. Murphy,
president; George Pitt first vice presi-
dent; George w. Offutt, second vice
president; Ben T. Webster, secretary:
J. Harry Cunningham. treasurer; Frank
P. Leetch, assistant treasurer; Robert
j. Cottrell, executive secretary; Edwin
Q. Brandenburg, general counsel and
Frank r. Strunk, Sergeant-at arms.
Fourteen men have been chosen by q
nominating committee as candidates for
directorships. They include Samuel j.
Prescott, Theodore w. Noyes, j. Harry
Cunningham, Odell S. Smith and Paul
B. Cromelin, all of whom are at pres
and John Joy Edison, w. w. Everett,
William r. Ellis, George W. Offutt, T.
Brooke AniSS, jr.; Fred j. White, How
ard Moran, Edgar Morris and John j.
Esch.
The speakers on the Thursday pro-
gram are DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, pres
tdent of George Washington University;
Rev. DR.. w. Coleman Neville, S. j., pres
ident of Georgetown University; DR..
Lucius G. Clark, chancellor of American
University; Rev. DR.. James H. Ryan,
rector Of Catholic University, and DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent of
Washington public schools.
Culture of City Is Subject.
The general subject of all the addresses
will be the National Capital as an edu-
cational center and a seat of culture.
The George Washington University Glee
Club will be present and render several
selections.
Among the guests of honor will be the
Districts two new Commissioners, Brig.
Gen. Herbert B. Crosby and DR.. Luther
Reichelderfer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
AUTO AND RUM SEIZED

An automobile and 81 half-gallon jars
containing liquor was seized yesterday
by Sergt. George M. Little and members
of his prohibition squad. The machine
was found parked at Thirteenth and G
streets southeast. Police said Sagging
springs on the machine attracted their
attention.
Before Selling the machine, Sergt.
washington bootleggers in the neigh
oorhood. The automobile was watched
for two hours before the seizure, Little
said, but neither of the two men made
a move toward the machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07

Just because wife fails to have hot
water to facilitate the morning shave,
q husband has not the right to strike
her, Judge Ralph Given ruled In Police
Court today on sentencing Frank Carlo,
40 years old, 727 Second street south
east, to spend the next six months In
Jail.
So respondent was Mrs. Mary Carlo
with her failure to satisfy her spouses
whims, that officials of the Womens
Bureau reported finding the wife con-
templating suicide.
A policewoman took Mrs. Carlo into
custody and later brought about the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
MAN WHO HIT WIFE "JUST LITTLE"
JAILED "JUST LITTLE"- MONTHS
Judge Rules Lack of Warm Water for Shaving Cannot
Justify Throwing Buckets

arrest of Carlo on an assault charge.
Mrs. Carlo testified that her husband
arose rather early this morning, which
was the reason, she explained, why the
customary bucket of warm water wasn't
in its usual place.
Carlo became violent, she declared.
and when she entered the bath room
he said, mo hot water, en-" and struck
her over the head with the cold and
empty pail.
"I socked her on the head, just q
little, judge" Carlo told Judge Given.
well, suppose you 60 to jail Just q
little Six months"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
INFIDELITY DEPRVES WIFE
OF JOINT INTEREST IN HOME
Appeals Body Reverses Action of District
Supreme Court In Suit to Force
Vacation of Woman's Claim.

"That the acts of infidelity," said the
court, occur subsequent to the convey
ance of the property is of no impor-
lance. The consideration for the con-
veyance is based not only upon the
present but the future fidelity of the
grantee. Nor Is it material whether the
conveyance is procured by the impor-
tunity of the grantee, or through the
faith which the grantor has in the
fidelity of the grantee. The condition is
that the state of fidelity and faithful
ness is not only present, but that It will
continue as long as the martial relation
exists"
The court, ruled that the husband
should be required to give bond re-
lieving the wife from liability Of en-.
cumhgances On the property -