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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
CAB. DRIVER ROBBED
AND BOUND TO TREE
Three Armed Men Duplicate
Saturday Night Crime.
Get SO and Car.

Three unidentified men robbed
Charles E. Turner of 1929 Green street
southeast of his taxicab and SO before
tying him to a tree last night near Po-
hick Church, Va, and escaping.
Turner was hailed in Georgetown and
instructed to drive the trio to the Vir-
ginia village. Before arriving at the
destination, however, the driver was
overpowered and his pockets rifed.
Washington and Fairfax County au-
thorities were notified a few minutes
after a passerby discovered Turner's
plight and released him. A search failed
to produce the cab or the hold-up men.
Edwin ]. McKeown Of 1927 r street
was victimized in an almost identical
manner in a wooded section near Ken
sington, Md, Saturday night. Three
armed men also participated in that
robbery.
An unidentified colored man snatched
81 from Clarence A. Bevis, another taxi
driver, of the 1400 block of Chaplin
street last night as he sought to make
change. The man fled with the money.
He had ridden from the 400 block Of N
street to the Union Station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
IN j. S. 46 YEARS,
HE IS NOT CITIZEN
Man Who Fought Under
Dewey at Manila Refused
Customs Job.
BY GRETCHEN SMITH.

After a residence of IS years in the
United States and service with Dewey's
feet at Manila Bay, Patrick Dougherty
of III Second street has just learned he
is not an American.
In 1884, Pat" Dougherty, whose
young Irish soul was filled with adven-
ture, left his home in County London
derry. and came to the United States.
A sailor by profession, he enlisted with
the American Merchant Marine and
for many years sailed the seas with
American ships, always returning to his
home in Philadelphia. In 1897. Dough-
erty realized that, despite his 13Nyears
in the country, he was not yet an AM
erican citizen, and so took out his first
papers"
Sailed for Manila.
A few months later war was de-
clared against Spain, and Pat" volun-
teered among the first. He enlisted in
the Navy and sailed on the U. S. S.
Buffalo for Manila.
After taking the oath of allegiance
when / enlisted" he said, II thought
that made me citizen.
II got my honorable discharge when
the war was ended and again went to
sea with the American merchant ma
rine"
His wife and son were living in New
York, so a few months ago he applied
for work in the Government service
there. He was just about to be given
a position in the New York Customs
House. when an official asked him for
his citizenship papers.
Dougherty brought forth his honor
able discharge from the United States
Navy. He also displayed numerous tes-
timoniaIs of service we'll done with ves-
sells of the American merchant marine,
None of these credentials sufficed; he
must have citizenship papers. Dough-
erty was confused. His treasured hon
orable discharge, did not make him an
American.
Came to Washington.
He thought of his first papers, taken
out many years before in Philadelphia
and found they had been destroyed. He
was advised to come to Washington
A few weeks ago, he applied to the
Naturalization Bureau here He was
advised to seek assistance at the
Americanization School
The school has helped him to prepare
his papers and necessary steps to make
him an American, have already been
inaugurated by the old Irish sailor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
OFFICERS SHOT AT
BY THREE IN CHASE
Policemen Pursuing Speed
ing Car Retrieve Gun and
Later Arrest Two Men.

Policemen G. H. Gould and c. A.
Cartmill of the second precinct were
fired upon twice by three colored men
in an automobile near Fourth and v
streets early today while pursuing the
machine to arrest its driver on a speed
ing charge.
Howard Hawkins, colored, %, and
Marshall Washington, colored, %, both
of 214 v street, were arrested a short
time later when the car was abandoned
near their home. They are being held
for investigation at No. 2 station.
Gould and Cartmill were driving
along North Capitol street in a police
roadster when they saw a touring car
flash across the intersection of North
Capitol and Florida avenues at a high
rate of speed. The officers gave chase
and followed their quarry to Fourth and
V streets, where the shots were fired.
The colored men escaped in hail of
bullets from the policemen's revolvers
after tossing their gun from the car.
Gould and Cartmill abandoned the pur-
suit when they realized they were hope
lesSly outdistanced by the heavier and
faster machine. A lookout" was broad
cast for the touring car and its occu-
pants after the discarded gun was
found
Hawkins and Washington, police say,
were riding in the machine with third
man, whose identity is known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
CARMEL and Mahoney May
Get 20 Years to Life
in January.
DEFENDANTS GRATIFIED
AT AVOIDING EXECUTION
Virtual Demand for Death Penalty
Made by Prosecutor-Slayer's
Mother Ordered Released.

Convicted of the second degree muir
der of Louis Bush, bus line owner, Will
liam j. CARMEL and Frank Mahoney to-
day awaited sentence. Under the law,
their terms must range between 20 years
and life Imprisonment. Sentence will be
impcsd by Justice Peytor Gordon in
January.
The defendants appeared gratified by
verdict returned by a District Su-
preme Court jury yesterday. Their at
torneyS, Louis l.. Whitestone, F. j.
Donahue, w. r. Lichtenberg and Cedric
johnson, said they were satifled with
the verdict.
Wounded Struggling With CARMEL.
Bush was fatally wounded october
6, last, in a struggle with CARMEL In
the garage of his home at 1884 Fulton
street. The bus magnate had resisted
robbery attempt.
Less than an hour and three quar-
tiers was spent by the jury in reaching
a verdict on evidence presented during
the trial, which started Monday. Car
nell momentarily seemed on the verge
of acuuittal when Bradner w. Holmes,
the foreman, became confused and said
he had been found not guilty on both
counts on the indictment. Holmes
quickly explained, however, that both
the defendants had been found guilty
of second degree murder.
A virtual demand for the death
penalty had been made by William II.
Collins, an assistant United States at
torney. While he failed to ask for
execution of the men in expressed
words. the prosecutor insisted that they
be found guilty as indicted. AS the
indictment charged f1rst-degree murder,
conviction would have carried with IL
mandatory electrocution.
Mother Ordered Released.
Before the case went to the jury, JUS
tice Gordon ordered the release OF Mrs.
Sarah M. Sullivan, mother of CARMEL.
She had been held in jail on the in
structions of a coroner's jury.
Defense counsel voiced strenuous OPP
position to first-degree verdictS in their
arguments. They denied the Govern
ments contention that the Staying had
been premeditated. They made no eff
fort, however, to gain outright release
for their clients.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
PENNSYL VANIAN WINS
G. u, LAW SCHOOL DEBATE
Joseph Paul Sheridan Earns Right
to Enter Competition for
Championship.

Joseph Paul Sheridan of Pennsyl-.
vania won the second of series OF
prize debates at the Georgetown uni
versity Law School last night, thereby
earning the right to enter the f1nai
competition for the championship OF
the school.
The contest, consisting of the pres.
etnation of legal facts on a question OF
agency, was held between selected mem
bers of the four law clubs of the school.
John N. Mayo of Maine was given sec
ond honors by the judges. Sheridan Is
a member of the Butler Law CLUB
while Mayo belongs to the Gould CLUB.
The other two contestants were wal
ter Andrew Shelley Of Florida, Carroll
Club representative, and William j.
Rowan of the District of Columbia, who
spoke for the White Club. Al Philip
Kane of the District of Columbia,
chancellor of the Gould Club, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
is ASKED FOR GAMBLER
Hoover May Act on Kelleher Case
Wife's Payment of $1,000 Fine
Bo1sters Appeal.

An application for executive clemency
in behalf Of John B. Kelleher, serving
five years for conviction on a charge
of operating a gambling house, was be-
fore the pardon attorney at the Justice
Department today. Indications were
that favorable recommendation would
be forwarded to the White House late
in the week
Kelleher has been in the District
Jail since June 1929, and would be
eligible for parole February IA, 1881.
Extenuating circumstances in his case
were said by Justice Department officials
to be under consideration, including
the fact that $500 fine imposed upon
the prisoner has been paid. This, an
unusual procedure in such cases, was
accomplished yesterday by Kelleher's
wife, Emma B. Kelleher, who called at
the clerks Office in che District Supreme
Court Building and paid the fine.
An effort is being made to hasten
action so that President Hoover might
have the case before Christmas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
PURSE-SNATCHERS ROB
TWO WOMEN OF $3.50
Youth, IS, and Colored Woman Ac-
cused of Grabbing Cash-other
Looting Cases Reported.

Two purse snatcher's made a sue
cessful foray in the northwest section
of the city last night and escaped with
the pocketbooks of two women, contain
ing a total of $22.50 in cash and other
articles.
Mrs. Katherine v. Young, 1858
Harvard street, told police CT the tenth
precinct she was walking at Thirteenth
and Harvard street, when a youth about
IS years of age, dashed up, grabbed her
purse and fled. 1t contained $3.50.
A colored woman seized the pocket
book of Mrs. Robert w. Smith, Roose-
Welt Hotel, three hours later at Twen-
tieth and M streets and raced away.
The pocketbook contained SIS in cash,
two pairs of eyeglasses and other per-
sonal effects.
A pickpocket stole nearly $25 in
money, an operators permit and passes
from John w. Ginder Of Hyattsville
Md. on a Riverdale car at Fifteenth
and G streets last night.
Lee Day of the 5000 block Ames
street northeast, was robbed Of $42
while sitting on a bench in Lafayette
Park yesterday afternoon, he said. Day
told officers a colored youth grabbed
the money while he was counting 1t and
escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
2 RUM AUTOMOBILES
ARE SEIZED BY POLICE
Four Men Escape From Car After
Chase-Second Found
in Garage.

Two rum automobiles were seized by
police last night and early today.
The first machine was confiscated
after chase by Harry Cole and Robert
Barrett, headquarters detectives. The
occupants, four unidentified men, leaped
out of the car at First and Randolph
streets, soon after discovering they were
being pursued.
En- route to their homes for dinner,
the detectives gave chase when they
recognized the lquor-laden automobile
as a stolen car for which a lookout had
been broadcast This was after the ma
chine almost crashed into their car.
Thirteen gallons of alleged corn liquor
had been packed in the rear seat.
The other machine was discovered in
a garage near Eleventh and Fairmont
streets. It was equipped with smoke
screen apparatus. Police were unable
to trace the owner through the dead"
tags.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
SUSPECT IN ROBBERY
OF SENATOR BOUND OVER
Charged With Taking Suit Belong
ing to Wagner From Tailor
Shop in Hotel.

Charged with stealing $125 suit be-
longing to Senator Robert F. Wagner
of New York and other clothing from a
tailor shop in the Shoreham Hotel, Ed
ward Miller, alias Junius Richardson,
was remanded to the grand Jury under
$4,000 bond from Police Court today.
Herbert M. Cornwell, proprietor OF the
shop, reported that $645 in clothing had
been taken from his shop several days
ago.
Policeman C. N. Starnge of the Sec
ond precinct discovered Miller trying to
sell the clothes to a Seventh street sec
ond-hand store All of the property was
recovered, according to Michael F.
Keogh, assistant district attorney.
The hearing was held before Judge
Robert b. Mattingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19

Because he embraced the church on
his death bed, one of two yeggmen who
died from police guns Sunday night
will be saved from pauper's grave.
Walter Moran, with slugs in his neck
and chest, called for Catholic priest
in the early morning hours of Monday.
Father Francis j. Hurney, pastor of
the Immaculate Conception Church, re-
sponded. What passed between the
two men in the Emergency Hospital
ward that morning, Father Hurney
never can say.
Moran did, however, return to the
church. To Capt. Edward j. Kelly of
the homicide squad, he said:
'Notifysnny friends or relativeS9 No,
notify the undertaken" Moran died Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
YEGG WHO EMBRACED RELIGION
ATDEATHG GETS CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Catholic Charities Society Claims Body of Desperate Who
Called Priest to Administer Last Rites.

few hours later without giving police
any information.
Both he and his companion, James
Powers, had long criminal records.
Moran fell fatally wounded and Powers
died on the spot when No. precinct
officers surprised them attempting to
break into a grocery near Fourteenth
and u streets.
The District Catholic Charities claim
ed the body at the Morgue last night.
1t was removed to the funeral parlors
of w. Warren Taltavull at 36l9 Four
tenth street for burial in Mount Olivet
Cemetery at some undetermined hour
tomorrow.
AS for Powers, his body remainh at
the Morgue. If no one calls for IL it
win go to the Potter's Field in q week
or 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
WIFE ASKS INJUNCTION
IN SUING FOR DIVORCE
Would Have Court Restrain Will
liam r. Lyman From Harassing
Her, Petition States.

Mrs. Dorothy j. Lyman, a minor,
through her mother. Mrs. Charlotte B.
McDermott, 1920 Fairmont street, to-
day asked the District Supreme Court
for a limited divorce from William r.
LYMAN. 1912 Floral street. and for an
injunction to prevent him from har-
RAISING her. The girl tells the court
that her husband attacked her in front
of restaurant after a chance meeting
and blackened her eye. She also ac-
cuses him of other cruel and inhuman
treatment.
They were married September 4, 1928
and the wife says she was obliged to
leave her husband in October, 1929.
She is represented by Attorney John
D. Sadler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
BOY HURT COASTING

A possible fracture of the collar bone,
cuts and bruises were suffered by John
Wells, IL years old, of 1927 Adams Mill
road when his sled crashed into an
automobile while he was coasting at
Biltmore and Nineteenth streets yes
terday afternoon.
Harold B. Copenhaven, % years old,
of the 800 block Webster street, who
was driving the machine with which
the sled collided removed the young
ster to Garfield Hospital for treatment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
FEAR FOR SAFETY OF MONUMENT
HOLDS UP SUNKEN GARDENS PLAN
Proposal May Be Abandoned to Prevent Leaning Tower
Result From Disturbing Foundations.

Of the possible effect the required con-
struction work might have on the Mon
ument's equilibrium.
The advisory group late yesterday
went over the data secured by engineers
from drilling operations in the vicinity
of the Monument. and ventured the
sunken gardens around the historic
landmark is not feasible, due TO a great
mass of clay below the Monuments
foundation.
Probably some compromise between
the sunken ge"dens plan and leaving OF
the grounds as they are will be reached,
but six months or more will be re-
quired TO make q definite decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19

Fear that excavations necessary Tor
the proposed sunken gardens around
the washington Monument might result
in another leaning tower OF Piss" mas
impelled postponement, II not ABANDON
ment. of the identification program, in
SO far as sunken gardens are concerned.
No comment was forthcoming TO-DAY
from the National Capital Park ana
Planning Commission concerning the
pessimistic findings Of its Special Ad-
visory Committee with regard TO the
garden plan.
The committee yesterday indicated
that the sunken gardens may have 10
be eliminated from the pfogram because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
LATE EVENING SHOPPING
Seventh Street Merchants to Keep
Stores Open at Night.

Tardy buyers and those unable to
do their shopping in the afternoon will
tie afforded the opportunity of late eve
hing shopping with the announcement
by merchants with stores on Seventh
street, between New York avenue and @
street, that their establishments will
remain open until 8 o'clock every night
until Christmas.
Merchants who will participate in this
miniature Great White Way" include
Franc Jewelry Co., George g. Co., Jacks
Department store, Kay Jewelry Co..
Kings Palace, Livingstons, Loeb Co.
Marx Jewelry Co., Marvin's, Peerless
Fp-:'' e Co., Sigmund's, and Schwartz
Y Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
"RED" SPEAKER HELD
Colored Communist of New York
Was Making Speech Here.

Arrested while delivering a speech on
Communism before nearly 200 listeners
last night in a hall in the 1900 block of
U street, Leonard Patterson, colored, "a
years old of New York, was booked at
the eighth precinct station on a charge
Of disorderly conduct.
Police took Patterson into custody on
the complaint of the manager OF the
hall, who explained that the auditorium
had been rented for a dance and not
for a red" rally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
SLAYER is SENTENCED
1O-Year Term Imposed on Man
Who Stabbed Another In Brawl.

Who Stabbed Another In Brawl.
Supreme Court Justice Luhring in
Criminal Division 3 today sent Buster
Buchanan, colored, to the penitentiary
for 10 years. The prisoner was re-
Gently convicted of manslaughter when
he stood trial on an indictment charg-
ing murder in the first degree in con-
nection with the death of Perry VIII
son, also colored, May 4.
During drunken brawl In Pomeroy
Court, the testimony showed, Buchanan
stabbed his victim, who bled to death.
The prisoner was represented, by At
torney John D. Sadler. Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
D. G. Boys Named for West Point.

David A. DeArmond, 1918 N street,
and John Lemon, 2121 New York
avenue, this city, have been appointed
by the President cadets at large at the
West Point Military Academy subject
to qualification at the entrance ex-
animation in March next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
ESCAPES OVER ROOF
Proprietor of Raided Establishment
Flees and Avoids Arrest.

Fleeing over roof tops when members
of the police vice squad raided his place
last night, the proprietor OF an alleged
gaming establishment at Pennsylvania
avenue near Seventeenth street slipped
through the hands of the raiding party
and made his escape.
The man made his way to the roof
when the officers closed in and fed over
adjoining buildings. Eighteen men
found on the premises were released
after police found they had no connec-
ton with the actual operation of the
resort.
Slips money, cards and racing infor-
nation were seized as evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
JANITOR FOUND DEAD
Body Discovered in Basement Will
Gas Flowing From Jet.

James Earl Newton, colored, % years
old, janitor of an apartment house at
1924 Connecticut avenue, was found
dead in the basement Of the building
this morning with gas escaping from
an open jet. Members Of the Fire
Rescue Squad failed TO revive the man.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
BARbERRY FARLEY
DUE Twin CITIES
Federal Leaders in Eradication
include Senator Del Patter-
con Of North Dakota

st. Paul, Mar. 26.-R-Federal
leaders IN barberry eradication, in
GLIDING delegates from Is north cen
trail states as q group Of government
Officials. will assemble in the Twin
Cities for their annual conference
March 26. n and %. .
A meeting to be held at University
farm the first day will be open to the
public and representatives Of rail-
roads, banks. milling companies. grain
interests and other organizations CO.
operating with the black stem rust
control program. Other meetings are
scheduled to be held In Minneapolis.
Among speakers will be Dr.. William
A. Taylor, chief Of the bureau Of plant
industry, and r. g. Meir, chief Of the
federal governments office Of bar
berry eradication. Washington; Dr..
E. G.. 6takman. Dean w. G. Coffey,
Dean E. M. Freeman, and F. w. Peck.
all Of University farm: N. ]. Holm
berg, state commissioner Of agricul-
ture, and State Senator Del Patter-
son. Donybrook, N. D.
States to be represented are Colo
RADIO, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michi-
gan. Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
North Dakota. Ohio, South Dakota,
Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
EWCAP|TOL FUND
EXPECTED IN NEXT
LEGISLATIVE Term
Danger OF Fire IN Structure
Twice Proved by Marrow
Escape From Burning

Belief that the next legislative ses-
sion will make q substantial appropri-
alton for q new state capitol building
was expressed here, today, by w. j.
Church, member Of the state board
Of administration.
Demands for building appropria-
lions from the state institutions prob
ably will not be a. heavy ct the 1891
session as in recent years, Church
said, since the pressing needs Of most
institutions have been met by appro-
priations made during the last four
years.
Meanwhile State Auditor John
Steen Is marshaling new arguments
for q new capitol building. He has
been one Of the principal hackers Of
the idea.
Chief among the arguments to be
advanced is the fire hazard and the
fact that two blazes. either of which
might have got out Of control, were
narrowly averted In recent months.
On one occasion fire broke out In
q room In the basement Of the build
ing used by the state highway de-
partnent for housing machinery to
make blue prints.
Another time the clock fell off the
wall Of the janitor's room at night
and tipped over . kerosene lamp,
which was the only means OF illum-
ination. Had the fire In the blue
print room occurred outside Of work.
ing hours or had the clock fallen off
the wall while the nightwatchman
wa absent on his rounds q serious
fire might have resulted, steen said.
AS a result Of the incident in which
the lamp was tipped over, the build
Ing has been connected with the COM