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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
MOTHER RESCUES
THREE FROM FIRE
Blaze in Home Is Blamed
on EIectricaIIy-Lighted
Christmas Tree.

Thinking the smoke she smelled came
from the furnace, Mrs. Lucy ]. Tolbert,
BIS Aspen street, remained in bed early
Sunday morning while flames spreading
from a burning Christmas tree threat
ened the lives of her three small daugh-
tiers.
Finally, however, the smoke became so
intense that she investigated and found
the living room ablaze Arousing the
three children, who were asleep in a
bed room directly above the fire, Mrs.
Tolbert led them to safety through the
back door, escape from the front being
cut of by the smoke.
Firemen told her If she had been a
few minutes later the fire would have
eaten through the ceiling to the bed
room, trapping the girls, Betty, 10 years
old; Jane, 9, and Ann, z.
Two grown daughters, Virginia and
Marjorie, sleeping in rear room, were
also aroused by Mrs. Tolbert.
Mr.. Tolbert, who was visiting rela-
tives in Virginia at the time, said he
thought the fire started from a short
circuit in the wires Of the electrically
lighted Christmas tree
Mrs. Tolbert had planned to accom-
pany her husband on the trip but
abandoned the idea because of illness.
She and the children retired about
midnight, after starting fresh fire in
the furnace. When she first Smelled
smoke about am, she thought it came
from this fire.
Firemen, called by one of the grown
girls, confined the blaze to the one room
The furnishings were ruined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
Mother of Passenger Sees
Craft Fall Mile Away
as Motor Fails.
BERWYN FIREMEN AID
COUPLE OUT OF SWAMP
Pilot Thrown Out by Impact,
Young Woman bangles, Head
Down, From Safety Belt.

A young pilot and his girl passenger
escaped with trivial hurts yesterday
afternoon when their biplane over
turned on a plowed field near Berwyn
Heights during an emergency landing,
which catapulted the youth from the
machine and left the girl dangling
head down from the passenger cockpit.
1t was Miss Rose Parks first ride
Miss Park, who is 20 years old and
lives at 1716 Irving street, drove to
College Park Airport with her mother,
who watched while she was helped into
the plane. Plotted by Eli Amanuel, 23-
year-old member of the District Air Le-
gion and a musician employed in the
Mayflower Hotel Orchestra, the machine
took off for short hop.
Motor Stalls in Air.
The motor stalled about mile from
the airport and spectators there, in
Guiding Mrs. Park, saw the plane de-
scend suddenly from a height of sew
eral hundred feet. Amanuel managed
to clear the trees beneath and headed
for the small field.
AS the machine came in with the
wind behind it, wing hit some small
trees. The plane bounced on the muddy
ground and Hoped over. Amanuel,
thrown from the cockpit, released the
safety belt which vas holding Miss Park
in and helped her from the machine.
Fearing that Mrs. Park had seen the
plane descend and would believe her
daughter killed, Amanuel helped the
girl on a short cut for the field through
a swamp. The plane landed not far
from the engine house of the BerWyn
Heights Fire Company and that ap-
paratus was quickly on the scene.
Firemen Give Aid.
Firemen assisted the couple from the
swamp while some one ran to telephone
that they were only slightly injured.
The fire rescue squad from Bladensburg
also was summoned to the scene. Fire
men gave Miss Park first aid for black
right eye and Amanuel for cut lip.
Both then returned to the field.
The plane is the property of the Dis
trict Air Legion. Badly damaged, it was
dismantled and returned to the flying
field
Amanuel had rented the plane from
the legion to accede to a request to take
Miss Park aloft. He has been flying
for about two years and was licensed.
Amanuel lives at 4806 Kansas avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
CONDEMNATION ACTION
TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT
Proceedings Started to Acquire
Property for Proposed Exten-
sion to Congressional Library.

The Department of Justice, at the
request of the Committee on the liz
the District Supreme Court a con-
demnation proceeding to- get title to
the south half of square 760 and all of
square 761 as a site for the proposed
extension to the Library Building. The
property sought is Immediately south of
the Folger Shakesperian Library and
extends south to B street southeast be-
tween First and Second streets.
Justice Cox directed the issuance of
citations to all property holders af-
fected to appear in court January %.
1881. when a jury Of five citizens will
be selected to hear the evidence as to
the value of the property and report
to the court.
The proceeding was filed by Assistant
United States ATTORNEY General Henry
H. Classic. United States Attorney leo
a. Rover and Special Assistant United
States ATTORNEYS Arthur G. Lambert
and Alexander H Bell, ir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
BUDGET OF $4,000
FOR WINCHESTER
City Council Committee Cuts and
Slashes Appropriations to Keep
Down Tax Rate
Special Dispatch to The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va, December 29.-
1t will cost nearly 1921 900 to run the
city government here the coming year,
1t was indicated today, after the Finance
Committee of the city council had cut
and slashed appropriations for various
departments and urged strict economy
in operations.
Public schools are to receive approx
mately one-fffth of the income, but this
will not include over 100000 received
from the John Handley Foundation,
nor the amount which the State con-
tributes. The committee urged that
resurfacing of certain streets be de-
ferred and other retrenchments be prac-
ticed.
The council decided to make no in
crease in the tax levy, which will con-
tinue at $1.55 on the $500 of assessed
value, and 1t applies to all subjects of
taxation, including real estate, tangible
personal property and public service
corporations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
COLORED CONVICT
STAYS CELLMATE
Vance Williams Fatally Slabs
Lloyd Dexter at 0ccoquan.
Is Held for Murder.

Vance Williams, 45-year-old colored
convict at the District Work House at
Occoquan, Va, fatally stabbed his CELL
mate, Lloyd Dexter, 40, colored, early
yesterday as the prisoners were being
led from their cells into the rest room
Dexter was hurried to Gallinger
Municipal Hospital with a jagged
wound in his body and died a few
hours later. When word of his death
was received preparations were made
to take Williams to Alexandria. where
he will be arraigned today in Criminal
Court on a charge of murder
The two men had quarreled as
result of i'll feeling that had existed
between them for several weeks, work
house officials said. Williams evidently
had stolen a knife from the kitchen
and stabbed his cellmate with it.
The dead prisoner had begun to
serve a 300-day term for non-support
Williams was serving sentence of
LAO days on a charge of assault with
intent to kill. He had been released
from the work house last May, after
serving a. 300-day sentence on similar
charge, but was back again a few
months later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
EDWARDS BEGINS
SYEAR SENTENCE
Pitts and AnadaIe Remain in
D. C. Jail Awaiting
Appeal Action.

John H. Edwards, jr., was admitted
to Lorton Reformatory today to begin
a three-year sentence for conspiring to
embezzle funds and destroy records of
the F. H. Smith Co.
Edwards, former vice president of the
company, was convicted of the con-
spiracy with G. Bryan Pitts, former
chairman of the board, and c. Ebert
Anadale, another vice president, by a
jury in District Supreme Court two
weeks ago.
Pitts and Anadale are still in the
District Jail, where they must stay
pending appeal CT their convictions.
Pitts was sentenced to IA and Anadale
to 9 years in the penitentiary.
Edwards was taken to the reformatory
from the Jail with a dozen other con-
victs in the prison van.
Arriving at Lorton, he was checked
in, issued prison uniform and put
through the regular medical examina-
ton. He probably will be given some
task in the institution tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
TO SCARLET FEVER
CASES IN CAPITAL
First Prevalence Reported in
Three Years Marked by
Low Mortality.

Seventy-six cases of scarlet fever have
been reported in Washington in the last
three weeks, marking the first preva-
lence of the disease in the Capital for
three years. Two deaths from the dis
ease occurred yesterday, one at Sibley
and one at Providence Hospital. The
mortality from the disease is very low,
however, according to DR.. James G..
Cumming, contagious diseases officer of
the Health Department, only eight
deaths having occurred during 1880.
The scarlet fever cases are quaran-
tined for minimum of three weeks.
although the period, which continues
until the last signs of the disease have
disappeared, usually lasts four and
sometimes five weeks.
Apparently the disease Is not concen-
trated in any one locality. There are
several cases in Alexandria, Va, and
some in Prince Georges County, Md.
Some of those reported as Washington
cases are of persons brought in from
nearby points for treatment in Wash
ington hospitals.
OF the cases reported, rs occurred
last week, 90 the week before and %
the week before that
The symptoms of the approach of the
disease, according to DR.. Cumming, are
sore throat accompanied by nausea.
A physician should be summoned
promptly, he said, in case such symp-
tons develop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
Two Boys in Serious Condi-
ton, Woman Suffers Frac-
tured Arm, Man Hurt.
ANOTHER STRUCK DOWN
IN SIMILAR ACCIDENT
Colored Man, Held as Driver in
Second Crash, Said to Admit
Failing to Stop.

Four persons were injured last night
when a hit-and-run driver piloted an
automobile through a safety zone at
Connecticut avenue and Van Ness
street
Those hurt were Miss Anna c. Min
nigerode, As years old, of 1920 N street,
sister of C. Powell Minnigerode, director
Gallery; Frank o. Rohland, 16, and his
brother, Henry Rohland, 10, both of
1858 Tilden street, and Mrs. Ellen S.
Roden, So, of 1916 New Hampshire
avenue.
Boys Seriously Hurt.
Garfield Hospital attendants reported
that the Rohland boys were seriously in
jured Henry suffering from a possible
fracture of the skull and a broken left
leg, while his brother received multiple
bruises of the body and fractures of
the left wrist and right leg. Mrs. Roden
was not badly hurt and went home after
frSt-aid treatment for bruises.
Miss Minnigerode, her arm broken,
was found lying near the curbStone by
Lieut. Comdr. Charles j. Wheeler, u. S.
N. 1885 Phelps place. He took her to
her brothers home and she later was
removed to Emergency Hospital Police
had been canvaSSing the hospitals in
search Of her. witnesses declaring that
four persons had been hit by the auto.
One Driver Arrested.
Only a meager description of the au-
tomobile was obtained by witnesses.
Susie johnson, IS years old, colored,
of log F street was hurt seriously when
knocked down by hit-and-run driver
at Second street and Florida avenue
last night. She was taken to Freed
mems Hospital with a fractured arm
and internal injuries.
Hugh Doran, colored, 26 years old, of
COL Howard street, was arrested by DO
lice of the second precinct in connec-
ton with the accident and charged with
driving without permit and failing to
stop after a collision
Doran was apprehended after the
owner of the car, traced by tag numbers
furnished police by eyewitnesses, de-
clared he had loaned his machine to
Doran. The latter is said to have con-
fessed he was the hit-and-run operator
Charged with falling to stop after
colliding with another automobile, Jo-
Seph Thomas Grayhardt % years old,
Of the 900 block of Ninth street south
east, was overhauled and arrested yes
terday by Sergt. r. B. Jenkins of the
United States Park Police after he
struck the officers car Grayhardt was
booked at No. l police precinct on
charges of failing to stop after colIiding
and reckless driving and released to
appear in Police Court.
According to Jenkins, the accident
occurred on the drive around the Ellpise
in the rear of the White House. The
officer said Grayhardt, who was driving
a truck, struck his automobile while
going at an excessive rate of speed and
continued on without stopping. Jenkins
chased and overhauled the man at
Eleventh and E streets.
Grayhardt is an employe of an
elevator company, acting in the ca
pacity Of trouble man." TO look out for
elevators in hotels and hospitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
ICY ROADS DITCH
CARS IN MARYLAND
Many Slide From Highway on
Bethesda-Silver Spring Route.
No Injuries Reported.

Icy roads in suburban Montgomery
County were strewn with damaged au-
tomoblles this morning bearing mute
evidence of numerous accidents through
out the night. Not a single injury,
however, was reported to police.
The worst stretch of road for motor
lists was along the Bethesda Silver
Spring Highway between Wisconsin
and Connecticut avenues. At one spot,
where two machines carrying Delaware
tags went into a ditch, car after car
slid off the road while attempting to
go around them. Two cars Skidded
down a 20-foot embankment into a
ravine, striking each other at the foot,
when the drivers attempted to pass the
stalled automobiles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
SECOND KILLING CHARGE
IN THREE YEARS FACED
Arrested Man Before Coroner's
jury Today-Self-Def
Plea Is Made.
Plea Is Made.

Ludy Robinson, SO, colored, of 1923
Vermont avenue, will face a coroner's
jury today, charged with killing a sec
ond man within period of three years.
Robinson, charged with the fatal
shooting Of James Walker, "a colored,
>701 S street, yesterday in the latter's
home following a fight, admitted to
police today that he had been arrested
in 1927 by first precinct police on a
charge OF manslaughter. He said he
served two years in Jail on the charge.
Robinson says he shot Walker in
Self-defenSe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
POLICE GET MORE TIME
TO BUILD RADIO STATION
Commission Extends Limit to
March / for Erection of Short
Wave Apparatus.

The Federal Radio Commission today
authorized an extension of time to the
Police Department of Washington for
erection OF the master radio sending
station, which will broadcast on short
waves to the police cars equipped with
receiving apparatus. The commission
extended the time for construction of
the sending station to March / from
December /.
washington is one of about 35 cities
which have or will have radio connec-
ton from police headquarters with spe-
cialiy equipped police cars. The sta
ton will broadcast OH a short wave with
the call letters WPDW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
SUNDAY BASE BALL
FIGHT is ON AGAIN
Phils Likely to Be Sold Unless
Sabbath Games Are Permitted
in Quaker City.

Another attempt is being made to
pass a bill legalizing base ball in
Pennsylvania on Sunday. The bill will
be introduced at Harrisburg this Winter
and its sponsors say prospects are very
bright.
The campaign to legalize base ball on
the Sabbath is said to be holding up
the sale of the Phillies.
The Phillies without Sunday base
ball are worth SO much, but with it
they are worth a lot more.
With the prospect Of playing at home
on Sunday the Baker heirs and the
other stockholders are DESTROYS of con-
tinuing in charge Of the property. But
without Sunday base ball it Is believed
any fair offer will take the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
ANCIENT CHURCH URGED
FOR SHRINE BY PASTOR
Rev. Mr.. Tebeau Suggests no.
Year-Old Edifice Be Closed as
Place of Worship.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, December 29.-An
110-year- church, once the bulwark
of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia,
will be closed for lack of active mem
bership, if its rector'S recommendations
are adopted by the parishioners.
Rev. A. C. Tebeau, in a sermon yes
terday, urged that the congregation of
Monumental Episcopal Church divide
among other churches in the city and
that the ancient structure be placed
in charge of the bishop of Virginia as
a shrine.
The church, one of the four oldest in
the city, was erected in 1914 as a monu-
ment to the dead Of theater fire dis
aSter here in 1911.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Views on Opening of Eighth Street
Northeast Given.

Engineer Commissioner John c. C4o+-
walls TODAY held q herring at which
those interested in the openip~ of
Eighth Street northeast between Jack
son and Kearrev streets put forward
their views on the matter.
The land for openipg the street is in
condemnation proceedings. The case
has heen argued but the condemnation
iurv has not vet returned a verdict. The
residents are split into two camps. some
of them desiring the npening and the
others onnosing IT, on the ground that
benefit assesSments will nrntmhlv be as
sessed and that the rronerty will not be
pronortionateIv benefited
Mai. Gotwals listened tn the argu-
rnents Of both sides and reserved de-
cision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
LIEUT.. COL. F. H. SMITH
UNDER TRANSFER ORDER
Adjutant General of d. c. Militia
Is Assigned to Duty With
U. S. Coast Artillery.

Lieut.. Col. Frederic H. Smith of the
Coast Artillery Corps, adjutant general
of the Militia of the District of Co
lumbia since october IS, 1928, has been
transferred to the 69th Coast Artillery
at Fort McClennan, Ala, in an order
issued at the War Department today.
Col. Smith is ordered first to report
to Fort Monroe, Va, where on January
he will begin temporary duty for the
course" for general and field officers.
This duty is to be limited to three
months after which the officer will Join
his regiment at Fort McClennan.
Col Smith was graduated from the
Military Academy at West Point in
July, 1908, and from the Army War
College in 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
500 ORPHANS GUESTS
OF K. OF C. CHAPTERS
Toys and Candy Distributed at An
nual Christmas Party at Or
CARNATIONS Hall.

Toys and candy were distributed to
more than 500 orphans from variSds
District institutions at the annual
Christmas party held by the Washing
ton chapters of the knights of Column
bus at the organizations hall, 918 Tenth
street.
William G. Freeley, State deputy of
the order, presided, and John Ray
imperSonated Santa Claus. The COM
mittee in charge included Reed Stanton,
chairman; A. j. Sardo, NJ Tabler,
George F. Howell, v. Eastman, j. Fable
and j. L. Quirk.
Washington traction companies
donated buses to transport the children
to the party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
Place Sand on Icy Roads.
a Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
CHERRYDALE, Va, December 29.-
State highway forces were today placing
sand on several steep hills and bad
turns on the Lee Highway between here
and Falls Church because of the large
amount of ice in the more shaded
places.
Through this precaution it is hoped
to avoid the large number of accidents
that occur during icy spells along this
road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
JOYRIDES IN POLICE CAR
Unidentified Man Takes Auto Park
ed on Georgia Avenue.

Police are at loss to understand
why an unidentified man yesterday
selected police car in which to take
a loyride. The car, bearing the in
Scription, Police car" was parked in
front of No. 5912 Georgia avenue by
Policeman G. r. Browning of the thir-
tenth precinct and was taken during
his temporary absence. It was found
abandoned on lower Georgia avenue
later In the day unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
3-YEAR SEARCH
ENDS IN ARREST
Howard County Officers Capture
Man Wanted on Many
Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

Press.
HAGERSTOWN, December 90
Wanted by Howard County officers for
law violations covering a three-year
period, Christopher Columbus Camp
bell, 81, was arrested in a barn near
Edgemont by State police, Frederick
County officers and Baltimore detec-
tiveS.
In the capture Campbell was shot in
the left shoulder, but the wound was
said not to be serious. He was taken
to Ellicott City to face eight bench
warrants, covering charges ranging
from minor violations of the automobile
laws to assault with intent to kill.
Campbell, who has been living in this
section many months, was traced to
house near Edgemont, 10 miles north
of here, by the officers. With him was
Lee Mayme, who is held as a material
witness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
SNOWFALL HERE LIGHT;
PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT
Little Change in Temperature Ex-
pected Tomorrow-Freeze Causes
Slippery Streets.

WaShingtonians were treated to
thrills and spills aplenty when yester-
days light snow began TO freeze around
midnight, providing treacherous going
for foot and vehicular traffic alike
Partly cloudy weather is expected to-
night and tomorrow without much
change in temperature.
Last nights low was 20 degrees and
tonight's is expected to approximate
this extreme The maximum yesterday
was SO points. Only about 03 inches
precipitation was recorded during the
snow fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
Rites for John S. Green.

DANVILLE, Va, December 90 (Spe-
ciaD The funeral of John S. Green,
well known resident of the Hinesville
section Of Pittsylvania County, who died
on Saturday at the age of n years.
was held yesterday afternoon at the
residence. He is survived by his widow
and several children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
FIVE ASSIGNED HERE
Another New Foreign Service Of
fcer Sent to Post in Egypt.

Foreign service officers, recently APP
pointed have been assigned to stations
as follows: Charles W. Yost, Water
town, N. Y, to duty as vice consul at
Alexandria. Egypt; Theodore S. Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Arthur l.. Richards,
California, to the Foreign Service
School, this city, and Kenneth j.
Yearns, Washington, d. c.; H. M
Byington. jr., Connecticut, and John S.
Hubner, Baltimore, to duty at the State
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
WATER TO BE CUT OFF
TONIGHT FOR REPAIRS
Mains Along Mount Vernon Ave-
nue., in Virginia, in Need
of Attention.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, December 29.-The water
service along Mount Vernon avenue and
in Virginia Highlands, Aurora Hills and
Oakcrest will be cut off from 8 o'clock
tonight until o'clock tomorrow morn
ing due to repair work on the mains
supplying these sections, it was an
nounced today by the county water
department..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
Resigns as Secretary.

CEIESTERTOWN, Md, December 20
(SpeciaD Mrs. William T. Eckenrode,
who before her recent marriage was
Miss Dorothy Pennington of Chester
town, has resigned as secretary to
Deputy State Health Officer Ralph q.
Beachley. Mrs. Vernon Kirby of this
town, will succeed Mrs, Eckenrode as
DR.. Beachley's secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
CHARLES CONVICTION DIES
Cause of Blacksmith's Demise Puz-
zles Doctors and Police.

Charles Covington, 81 years old, of
$40 ID street southeast, a blacksmith,
died suddenly in Emergency Hospital
early yesterday. The body was taken
coroner.
Mr.. Covington, according to police,
had been treated for sometime for a
minor ailment by DR.. Homer K. Butler
of 124l Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
On Wednesday night he was reported
TO have fallen down a staircase rela-
tives said, but apparently suffered no
i'll effects. Emergency Hospital officials
said there was a possibility he had
sustained some internal injury.