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Evening star., 1930-12-11
DRIVER WON'T JOIN
ROBBERY; LOSES CAB
Machine Found Abandoned in Ross
lyn Shortly After Police
Are Notified.

Disdaining an invitation to join two
young white men in their proposal to
stage a number Of hold-ups, Paul
Pickles of 1881 C street southwest. was
elected from his taxicab at Baileys
Cross Reads, in Fairfax County, Va,
last night
His passengers, however, drove away
without robbing the hacker of his
nights earnings and apparently aban-
doned their plans for police found the
cab In Rosslyn short time later and
no hold-upS were reported
Pickles told Washington authorities
that he was hired at Sixteenth and L
streets to drive the men to the little
Fairfax County community. They ex-
changed pleasantrieS with the driver
and finally one member of the pair
leaned across the front seat and said:
Say buddie, we're going to stick-up
some people. Want TO come along ana
share the split?"
The cab driver declined and. upon
reaching Baileys Gross Roads. the pair
ordered Pickles from the machine and
Grove on with congenial good d-by. :"
telling Pickles to keep his money.
Police were notified and guards were
posted at the various bridges leading
from Virginia into the District. but the
can was not seen again until It was
found at RoSslyn II Is believed that
the men drove to Rosslyn, left the ma
chine and came TO Washington on a
street car.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
REPRIMAND PLACED
In OFFICERS RECORD
Discourtesy to Motorist Charged
Against Policeman J. J. Antoine
of Thirteenth Precinct.

A notation of an official reprimand
and warning is to be made part of the
official record of Policeman j. j. An
tome of the thirteenth precinct, because
of alleged discourteous treatment of a
motorist, and permitting his personal
feelings to enter into discharge of his
official duty.
Antoine is said to have become irked
because Edward Williams of Mont
gomery County, Md, eased his car into
parking space near Eighteenth street
and Columbia road several days ago
ahead of the officer.
An argument was followed by Antoine
charging the former with a violation of
the peace and order act, the case being
dropped when it reached Police Court
superintendent of Police Pratt, in a
communication to the commander of
the thirteenth precinct, expressed re-
gret that Williams refused to appear be-
fore the Trial Board and press charges
against the policeman.
1T is evident that the officer used his
official position to settle private griev-
ance," said Maj. Pratt in his message
1T is such action which brings about
criticism of the department as a
WHOLE" the message continued, "and
brings 1t into bad repute."
Maj. Pratt directed that the message
be read at roll calls to members of the
thirteenth precinct command.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

In these days of tempestuous Senate
oratory, with It's challenge and defense
of party loyalties, there is on the boards
minor drama, with a suggestion of
Hollywood in the plot, light filler in
the senatorial program, yet important
enough to engage the attention Of sew
eral leading Senators.
In the griSt of defense programs and
other weighty matters before the Naval
Affairs Committee of the Senate ap-
pears a bill embodying the hopes of two
former midshipmen at Annapolis, two
nice girls, their unclas and their cousins
and their aunts, admirals, and off,
stage and less directly interested, per-
sons who like the conventional happy
ending.
Lawrence L. Myatt Of Quincy, Mass,
and Miller D. Burgin of San Antonio
were bounced out of Annapolis last July
for taking into the Naval Academy two
girls dressed in midshipmen's blouses.
After they were out, it was discovered
that about all it amounted to was a
harmless party getting tangled up with
Navy discipline, and now Senator Walsh
of Massachusetts,, Senator Sheppard and
Senator Connally are working to get
the boys back in again.
Boys Take Their Medicine.
A neat little plot complication comes
to light in the discovery that when the
boys were caught they knew that once
the daughter of the disciplining officer
had been smuggled into the academy
under exactly the same circumstances.
The boys knew of other prankish
incidents involving visits of girls to the
academy, but it JUS wouldn't be sport
ing to tell the frowning. gold-braidcd
higher-ups ab1ut it, SO they took their
medicine and went their way.
Senator Walsh busy in the battle
over Federal relief appropriations, took
time out today TO tell this correspond
ent about this bit of human senatorial
byplay.
To begin with" he said, "these are
nice boys, and the young women, Mary
Eleanor Hayden and Lorette Taylor of
Washington, are nice girls. There's no
Evening star., 1930-12-11
CLUBS ARE CALLED
|. TO LEARN OF CHEST
Meeting to Be Held Monday
Night to Explain Aims of
Community Drive.

Officials of 2,10O religious, fraternal
civic, commercial and neighborhood or
ganizations have been invited to attend
a Community Chest meeting in the Hall
of Nations, United States Chamber OF
Commerce Building, Monday night al
Sis o'clock, when they will be &C
quainted with the aims and purposes OF
the Chest.
John Poole, president of the Chest
will preside at the opening of the meet
ing, turning it over to Campaign Chair
man E. F.. Colladay.
The purposes of the organization will
be set forth in a series of minute
talks. Those present will also receive
information on obtaining speakers for
any occasion through the Chests speak
ers' Bureau.
Among the speakers are DR.. Luther
II. Reichelderfer chairman of the Board
of Commissioners of the District; Mr.
Colladay; George Pitt, president of the
Board of Trade; John B. Colpoys, editor
Johnson, president of Howard Univer-
sity; DR.. Abram Simon, rabbi of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Thomas P. Littlepage, director of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce;
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, president of the
District of Columbia Federation OF
Women's Clubs; Mark Lansburgh, presi-
dent of the Merchants & Manufacturers
Association; Rev. DR.. w. Coleman NevilS
president of Georgetown University; DR.
George C. Havenner, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations: !:
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of
Washington, and Elwood Street, director
of the Community Chest.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
NAVY DEPARTMENT LETS
$807,177 IN CONTRACTS
S62o,6 $40 to Be Expended for I'm
provements at Marine Barracks
at Quantico.

Contracts totaling S620.670 were
awarded today by the Bureau of Yards
and Docks, Navy Department, for push
ing forward the construction program
at the Marine Barracks at Ouantico
Va. These contracts were part of a
Nationwide program, calling for the
expenditure of S807,177 for the con-
struction of various public works.
The Trimont Dredging Co. of Boston
Mass, was awarded a contract for
S473,380 for filling, grading and other
work at the Quantico Flying Field. The
Standard Dredging Co. of New York
City obtained contract for SAT 29O
for filling and grading at the barracks.
Other contracts under the Nation
wide public works program were for
remodeling a storehouse for inflan-
mables at the Naval Aircraft Factory
at Philadelphia, additional fuel oil
facilities at the naval operating base,
Hampton Roads, Va, for shell house
and magazine at the naval ammunitions
depot, Lake Denmark, N. j., and for
painting buildings at the Mare Island,
Calf, Navy Yard and extending the
San Diego, Calf, Air Station.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
TWO BEATEN, THREE
HELD AFTER FIGHT
Men and Women in Crowd When
Trouble Starts at Georgia Ave-
nue. Barbecue Stand.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

SILVER SPRING, Nd, December II.
"A fight at the White Pib Barbecue.
on Georgia avenue, few blocks north
OF the District line, early this morning,
during which two of the participants
were beaten so as to require hospital
treatment, resulted in the arrest of three
others on charges of disorderly conduct.
The alteration occurred shortly after
midnight and was witnessed by a
mixed crowd of men and women.
Silver Spring police say the trouble
Gtartcd when an automobile carving
Jamss B. Allerton, 25 years old, of the
800 block of Fourth street, Washing
ton, and Clyde Hickman, 80 years old,
an orderly at Walter Reed Hospital
blocked the way of another car, in
which Chester H. and Louis Keller Of
the 300 block of Aspen street, Wash
ington, and George M. johnson of
Colesville were attempting to enter the
restaurant grounds.
A fight between the two parties en-
sued, and Allerton and Rickman were
Knocked down and beaten, police report
The two Kellers and johnson were
arrested by Corpl. d. L. Snyder and
Policemen Windsor Poole and Robert
Howes of the Montgomery County force
and booked at the substation here on
charges of disorderly conduct Later
they were released under $275O collat-
eral each.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
TRESTLE SLOWS TRAFFIC
NEAR HIGHWAY BRIDGE
Temporary Structure Being Used
While Span Is Out for Mount
Vernon Boulevard.

District police who are trying to
handle the traffic situation caused by
the routing of traffic over a temporary
trestle at the Virginia end of the High
way Bridge, were making valiant eff
fort this morning to keep the several
lines Of vehicles moving but were unsuc-
cessful to the point that entrance to
Washington during the rush hours con-
sumed in many instances more than a
half hour.
There are two main arteries coming
together at the Virginia end of the
bridge, the Washington Alexandria pike
and the Military road, one carrying all
of the traffic from the south and the
other traffic from the west. At times
this morning there were hundreds of
cars lined up on both roads, at times
moving a few feet and at others unable
to move at all for several minutes.
The situation has been caused by
erection of the trestle to carry traffic
while one span is removed from the
Highway Bridge to make way for the
construction of tn Mount Vernon
Boulevard.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
MUSICIANS FORM
LITTLE SYMPHONY
Unemployed Men to Present
First Public Concert Here
January II.

The unemployment situation in the
National Capital has resulted in the
creation of symphony orchestra.
Due to changes in local theater pol
icies and to general unemployment,
there are many musicians out of work
in this city. A large number of these
men, trained all their lives in music,
have found that the world has little else
TO offer them in the way Of making a
livelihood.
Conditions became so acute that ap-
proXimately 40 of the Capitals unem-
ployed musicians have organized what
they call the Little Symphony Or
chestra," and will depend for their
living on concerts which they plan to
give in Washington during the Winter.
Debut January IL.
The orchestra will make it's public
debut at the Jewish Community Cen
ter Sunday evening, January IL, at $50
pm, under the baton of Leon Dashof
formerly of the Imperial Conservatory
Of Odessa, who conducted his first or
chestra when IA years old.
The unemployed orchestra" has been
selected from the ranks of Washing
tons idle musicians. 40 of the best
available men having been chosen by
Dashoff and put through a rigorous
course of training
Several we'll known concert artists
are expected to assist the orchestra
members in their novel effort to create
a place for themselves in the musical
life of the Capital By providing vocal
and instrumental solos at the coming
concerts.
Calls Upon Public.
III announcing the January IL con-
cert Mr.. DaGhof said: This prcgr2 NJ
ill be offered TO tilc Washington PUB
lie with dignity becoming tie Little
Symphony Orchestra and the Washing
ton musicians. The unemployed musi-
clans are ready to offer their talents
ana services to the Washington public
and ask you, the public, to come and
hear their organization On January IL
at the Jewish Community Center and
to encourage the life of music"
Tickets 1or the concert may be OBJ
tanned from the Jewish Community
Center or the American Automobile
Association.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
NUMEROUS THEFTS
REPORTED TO POLICE
; Property and Cash Valued at More
Than $500 Taken at
Five Places.

Five thefts of property and cash,
valued at total of more than $500.
were reported TO police last night.
Police also had report of the snatch
ing Of a pocketbook by a colored man
from Mrs. Ella Hall of l25 d street. near
Fifth and Washington streets. last night
at about $50 o'clock. after which the
roooer became alarm.d by the woman :
screams and dropped the purse.
Among the thefts were:
A cedar chest, containing articles and
5ewelry, valued at 5000. stolen from Mrs
Cornelia O'NsIl, 1928 Rhode Island
avenue; SIS in cash and a Christmas
saving check for $50, taken from Lois
Guy, 1921 Sixteenth street; wearing
apparel and bedding, valued at $50
from the plant Of the Electric Sanitary
Laundry, 1910 H street; a radio, valued
at SITS, from Mrs. Fannie Anderson
Thirty-fourth and D streets southeast
and two small savings banks, containing
S54 cash and jewelry valued at SIS, from
the nome Of Robert B. Precia, I412
Third street.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
OFFICIALS
DISCUSS HEARING
Directors Have Not Passed
on Question, Utilities Com
mission Is Told.

Oficials of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. called upon the Public
Utilities Commission today, but failed
to state whether the company was
willing to waive its 10 days notice
of the proposed public hearing which is
to precede the determination of Wash
ington'S electric rates for 1881.
President William F. Ham and Vice
President S. Russell Bowen of the COM
Pany, informed the commission that
this was a matter to be referred to the
Executive Committee of the board of
directors and that such reference had
not yet been made
Assuming that the company does net
waive its 10 days notice, the earliest
date at which the hearing can be held
is December 20, as the public is en-
titled to 10 days notice after the util-
tiles 10 days has elapsed. Formal notice
that a public hearing would be held was
served on the power company late yes
terday.
Petitions and Motions.
The action followed six petitions and
motions made by Peoples Counsel
Richmond B. Keech and by William
NICK. Clayton, representing the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations. The first
was filed November II, and others were
filed November 25, December and
December 10. Chairman Mason NJ.
Patrick of the commission today said
that none Of them had been acted upon
until two or three days ago." when
the matter was referred to Corporation
Counsel William w. Bride. Mr.. Bride
ruled yesterday that the commission
had no choice. but must hold a public
nearing, and the commission at spe-
clal hearing yesterday ordered the
hearing
The basis of the attack of Messrs.
Keech and Clayton on the rate pro-
posed to be adopted by the commission
prior to its decision to hold the public
nearing is that the schedules in ques-
ton are not low enough.
Primary Rate Reductions.
The company proposed and the COM
mission tentatively accepted a group Of
schedules calling for reductions in the
primary rate from Al to 42 cents per
KlIoWatt hour, with accompanying re-
auctions in the various secondary rates.
Mr.. Clayton claims that such a reduc-
tlon would still leave the company earn
ing an IL per cent return next year on
Its valuation. Mr.. Keech claims that
owing to the reasonably expected in
crease OF business, the reduction offered
by the company in the rates not only
would fail to decrease its profits but
would actually increase them.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
CONGRESS MAY SAVE MIDDIES
SUSPENDED IN GIRL INCIDENT
Truth About Harmless Party in Which
Misses Hayden and Taylor of Washing
ton Figured Laid Before Committee.

mistake about that. One Sunday aft
ernoon the boys had taken the girls
out for a drive. 1t was dinner time
and they were about to separate at
the entrance to the big ward room.
where the boys were to go to dinner.
One OF the boys remarked wistfully that
he wished he could take the girls in to
dinner. One of the girls suggested that
1t was strategically possible. There was
a conference and one of the boys
dashed away and returned with two
midshipmans blouseS.
With a thousand or two bows crowd
ing into the room, that portion of the
two bobbed haired figures visible above
the level of the tables merged nicely
IN the crowd. When the girls sat down.
no one could see that they wore skirts
The happy little comedy went through
famously and the quartet had a gor-
geouS time. But at the exit. when the
crowd was thinning, some sharp-eyed
observer, official or otherwise caught
sight of the skirts Several days later
the boys were called on the carpet.
Rules Are Observed.
The boys had a fine record and
the young women are of similarly good
standing; but in spite Of all this they
were suspended. When I learned the
AoNVo III IdSC, L WdS convinced JlldJ
years suspension would be ample and
have put in a bill for their REIN
statement"
Burgin is son Of Rev. S. H. c.
Burgin of the Methodist Church South
OF Jacksonville. Fla. and it is through
the efforts of the elder Mr.. Burgin that
Senator Sheppard has become interested
in the case. Young Myatt comes from
quincy, Mass, the home town of Sec
rotary Adams of the Navy. The home
towns of the two midshipmen have been
considerably worked up over the Incl
dent, as was the undergraduate section
Of the Naval Academy, petitioning their
superiors in behalf of the accused. The
affair has caused some comment in
Washington on the rigid discipline of
civilian Navy heads, but it looks as If
ali would end happily. without re-
course to an extra session of Congress.
(Copyright l930)
Evening star., 1930-12-11
FINE ARTS SOCIETY
OFFICERS ELECTED
Justice Wendell P. Stafford Is
Made President-Lee Simonson
Gives Lecture.

The Washington Society of the Fine
Arts, at its annual meeting last evening,
elected the following officers and coun-
Gil for the ensuing year: President,
Justice Wendell P. Stafford first vice
president, Tyler bennett; second vice
president, Lynch Luquer; secretary,
Miss Leila Mechlin; treasurer, Edison B.
Olds; council, Clarence Aspinwall, AL
bert Atwood, Clifford K. Bergman,
| George F. Bowerman, Mrs Edward B.
Meigs, c. Powell Minnigerode, Duncan
Phillips, Grace Lincoln Temple, Cor
coran Thorn and F.. A. Whiting.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting Lee Simonson, scenic designer
of the Theater Guild, New York, gave
an illustrated lecture on the range and
variety of scenic art, exhibiting through
the medium of slides scenes designed
for numerous well known plays, ranging
in character from the realistic to the
purely abstract, and emphasizing at the
same time the Importance of co-opera-
ton between designer, playwright and
director and explaining the present use
of light as an important and invaluable
element in scenic design. Among the
Illustrations shown was a group from
Roar, China" one of the latest offer
ings of the present season in New York,
which is attracting wide attention.
Evening star., 1930-12-11

believes due to thc presence of cosmic
dust clouds through which the light
cannot penetrate.
DR.. Hubble is in Washington for the
annual public exhibition of the work of
the Carnegie Institution, which will open
Saturday, following the annual meeting
of the trustees tomorrow. He has pre-
pared for the exhibit a rough sketch of
the observable region of the universe"
map taking in more distance than any
other ever prepared by man.
He has also brought to Washington
for public exhibition about 100 of the
original negatives secured with the 100
inch telescope, representing the material
upon which the deductions are based.
The astronomical exhibit will also con-
tain photographs of the newly discovered
planet Pluto, upon which the Carnegie
astronomers have made special obserVa-
tions.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
Witness Is Questioned as to
knowledge of Alleged Hid
den Trusts.
DEAL FOR FURR HOME
PUT THROUGH IN 18 DAYS
Customary Time Shortened, as
Couple Wanted Possession,
It Is Testified.

Every deal of the Joseph Shapiro
Realty Co. was closed under the super
vision OF Jacob Shapiro, the president,
Edwin Shelton, a former employe.
testified today in District Supreme
Court at the trial of Jacob Shapiro, on
charges OF placing hidden trusts" on
realty.
Defense attorneys attached significance
TO a statement by Shelton under cross
examination that he had possessed
knowledge of a so-called secret trust of
$500 which existed on the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Calhoun Furr, at l7l6
Hobart street, at the time the house was
bought through the Shapiro concern.
II was brought out, however. that
Shelton had made no mention of the
existence OF this trust to the Furrs.
Questioned About Trust.
shelton was questioned at length by
defense attorneys concerning his knowl-
edge of the existence of blanket sec
ond trust of 100000 on "a pieces of
property prior to their sale by the COM
pany Inc Furr home was among the
z4. Ihe trust was held by the Mort
gage and Guaranty Co., Shelton said.
The witness testified the defendant
had made it practice to keep in close
contact with the affairs of the COM
pany, supervising the work of numerous
subordinate executives. He asserted
that every employe was required to ac-
complish three times as much work
as he could do"
Examination developed the Furr set
tlement was put through in about 10
days. Shelton declared the customary
time required for such transactions had
been 80 or 40 days. In this instance,
however, he said the Furrs were anxious
to move into their new home and were
accorded speedy service.
Documents Identified.
The witness identified numerous
deeds and other documents bearing
the signature of Shapiro. They were
marked for identification, but were not
introduced in evidence. Defense coun-
sci indicated they would object to hav-
ing the documents made a part Of the
record.
F1lrr testified yesterday he first be-
gan negotiating for the Hobart street
property in November, 1928. He said
1t was year later that he learned Of
the additional trust of $4,000.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
HOOVER PLEDGED
AID IN RELIEF TASK
Archbishop CurIey Says Cath
oliCS Will Give All Possible
Assistance.

Most Rev. Michael j. Curley, Arch
bishop of Baltimore, who spoke at the
closing session of the Catholic Confer
ence on Industrial Problems last night
at the Hamilton Hotel, pledged the sup
port of the Catholics of the archdiocese
to the Government in its efforts to solve
the unemployment situation.
He declared that Catholics, both as
individuals and through the various
organizations affiliated with the church,
would give President Hoover every pos
sible aid in meeting these problems and
also in the consideration of preventive
measures.
Doak Among Speakers.
Secretary of Labor William N. Doak,
who, with other Government officials,
was present, spoke briefly. In his ad-
dress he 1ntimated that Miss Grace
Abbott, head of the Children's Bureau
Of the Department of Labor, almost
was appointed Secretary"
1t was as union man as we'll as a
churchman that Archbishop Curley ad-
dressed himself to the general unem-
ployment and economic conditions pre-
vailing throughout the country. IT am
myself a member of the typographical
union," he said, land I speak to you
as union man rather than as an
archbishop"
Something must be done to change
conditions, when so much wealth is con-
centrated in the hands of few and
others live with their noses constantly
to the grindstone, he suggested. I'VE
must have mere equitable distribution
Of wealth." he added u am Tor the
shorter day. the shorter week, shorter
working hours. am for union labor.
Other Crises Recalled.
"There never was a time of need in
the history of our country when the
children of the Catholic Church did not
help nightly to solve its problems"
DR.. James E. Hagerty of Ohio State
University and Rev. John J. Burke, ex-
ecutive secretary of the National Catho-
lie Welfare Conference, also were
among the speakers. The former traced
the unemployment problem back to
Pope Leo's encyclical on labor in 1891,
declaring that the doctrines then ex-
pounded were perhaps more applicable
today than in the year they were orig
mated Miss Abbott of the Children'S
Bureau and Miss Mary Anderson, head
of the Woman's Bureau, Department of
Labor, also spoke briefly