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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
LARGER LICENSE
I FEES FOR AUTOS
! ARE SUGGESTED
Scrapping of Worn-0ut Cars,
Rather Than Auction,
Is Recommended.
TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
WILL HEAR REPORTS
Subcommittee Will Offer Detailed
Results of Study of Prob
lens Tonight.

Two final reports will be heard by the
Trafdc Advisory Council and TRAFFIC
Committee tonight at meeting in
Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby's Of
fice ct the District Building at 8 o'clock.
One of them deals with license fees and
the other with the disposal of old and
WORKOUT motor vehicles.
The license report, drawn up by
subcommittee Of which Rudolph Jose is
chairman, recommends greatly increased
license fees for heavy vehicles, espe-
SALLY those with solid tires, so as to
make such vehicles pay a nearer ap-
Proclamation of the damage they cause
70 streets. At present the lightest road
ater and the heavies truck pay the
same fee, 81 per annum.
Fee Set by Weight.
The report is said to recommend q
slightly increased registration lee LOT
passenger cars and for pneumatlc tiLeo
fr1cks I'm to three tons capacity. For
trucks of larger capacities the license
Tees recommended will step up sharply
with capacity. There will be two scales
above this limit, one for pneumatic tlreo
vehicles and the other for solid tlreo'
with much greater prices Tor reg1stra-
Zion Of solid tired machines.
One Of the recommendations Is tnat
after a certain date, licenses for Sold
tired trucks over three tons capacity
shall be extended for vehicles already In
existence, but that no license shall De
ISSUED for new machines, in an effort
ret rid Of the heavy solid-tired trucks.
. scrapping Is Urged.
The Committee on worn-out Vehicles,
az which Assistant Traffic Director
Maurice 0. Eldridge is chairman. is said
10 have prepared recommendation
that the Police Department quit Its
policy Of selling old WORKOUT vehicles
at auction sales and scrap them instead.
Many Of these ancient. craft, knocked
down for Is cents and other ridicu-
lousy low prices, are patched together
and cruise the streets, jamming tratnc
with frequent breakdowns and offering
n constant menace on account OF poor
brakes and other equipment. the report
viii state.
After the reports are acted on by the
committee and council they viii be sub
mftted. together with other reports
adopted at the first joint meeting, 70
the District Commissioners for action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
MARINES RECEIVE
NICARAGUA MEDALS
Jahncke Presents Awards
Sent by President Mon
cada for Services.

Eleven officers and five enlisted men
Of the Marine Corps this morning re-
ceived the medal of merit bestowed by
President Jose Maria Moncada for
services rendered to Nicaragua. The
Acting Secretary Of the Navy, Ernest
Lee Jahncke, of1ciated at the ceremony,
which was brief and held in the Office
of Secretary Adams, who was absent
from the city.
The list of Marines decorated was
headed by Brig. Gen. Dion Williams,
who commanded the Marine Corps
brigade in Nicaragua. Two brothers re-
ceived the award, when Lieut.. Col.
Charles r. Sanderson and Capt. Rich
ard o. Sanderson, Washingtonians,
were decorated. Maj. William w.
Buckley, who was to have received the
award this morning, sent a telegram to
Marine Corps headquarters announcing
that he had been delayed by the snow
storms.
First Lieut.. Robert L. Skidmore is on
leave and Second Lieut.. Prentice SHE
bier has returned to Nicaragua for duty
in conjunction with the elections being
held In that country. Col. John G.
Beaumont, Marine Corps officer, was
unable to be present.
. The others In addition to those previ-
ously mentioned who were decorated
were Col. Rush r. Wallace, command
ing the Marine Barracks here; Maj.
Edwin N. Mcclellan, Maj. Miles r.
Thatcher, Maj. David L. s. Brewster,
Marine Corps athletic and publicity
officer; Capt. Clifford o. Henry, Capt.
Donald j. Kendall, First Lieut.. William
M. Orr and Chief Pay Clerk Fred s.
Parsons.
The enlisted men honored were
Sergt. Norman Hussa, Corpl. Richard
w. Hayward of the Marine Barracks.
and these Marines from the Washington
Navy Yard: Corpls. c. E. Phelps and
II. H. Campbell, and Pvt. Lester F.
Heath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
SMITH ATTORNEYS
WILL FILE BRIEFS
Legal PreIiminaries to Trial
of Four Officials Ended
by Justice Hitz.

The legal preliminaries to the actual
trial of four former officials of the F. H.
Smith Co. on an indictment charging
them with conspiracy to embezzle
company funds and destroy allegedly
incrimianting records came to an END
TODAY when defense attorneys secured
permission to file briefs on their de-
murrers and motions to quash the IN
dtctment.
Justice William HitZ granted the re-
quest. setting o'clock today as the
time for filing. The Government was
instructed to file its answering briefs
at noon tomorrow.
When all the briefs are in, the court
will take them under advisement, ana
probably announce its decision In the
near future.
It had been expected that the mo-
lions would be argued in open court
and disposed of today, but the defense
announced that 1t preferred to handle
the matter through briefs.
The former officials facing trial are
G. Bryan Pitts, Samuel j. Henry, G,
Ebert Anadale and John H. Edwards,
jr. Pitts, Anadale and Edwards are
represented by Attorneys Wilton j.
Lambert, Rudolph Yeatman and Frank
G.. Raichle, while Harry s. Barger ap-
pears for Henry.
The Government Is represented by
Nugent Dodds, special assistant to the
Attorney General, and Assistant United
States Attorney Neil Burkinshaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
MAN FOUND DEAD
ON ELECTRICAL LINE
Body of William T. FeaIy Re-
moved From Tracks on
TreStIe in Alexandria.

Lying in the center of the car tracks
of the dria-Washington Electric
Railway on a trestle over Hooff's Run,
just of of King street, in Alexandria,
the body of William Thomas Fealy, "a,
of 236 Kentucky avenue southeast, was
morning. He had apparently been
struck and instantly killed by an cleo
trio car which passed over the trestle
some time before, unknown to the
motorman or passengers.
Fealy'S body was discovered by
William Roney, motorman of a north
bound street car, when the headlights
Of the car showed the body lying on
the trestle. Roney called police, who
went to the scene and who notified
Coroner T. Marshall Jones. An ex-
animation of street cars at the barns
this morning did not show that he had
been hit by any of them.
The dead youth was a medical stu
dent at George Washington University
and had been visiting girl in Rose
mont here over the week end. An
organic chemistry textbook was dis
covered few feet from his body, and
In his hand was quarter in change.
He was the son of Joseph p. and Mar
garet Fealy. After graduating from
GonZaga High School In Washington
he attended the Georgetown Foreign
Service School and later transferred to
George Washington University.
Police discounted an early theory
that the youth might have been struck
by an automobile or met with foul play
and his body placed on the trestle
The sum of $60.40 in the youths pocket
was undisturbed. Coroner Jones de-
cided that the condition of his body
would not support q foul play theory.
when found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
SOLOMON LEWIS DEAD;
RETIRED BUSINESS MAN
Funeral Will Be Held Tomorrow
Morning-Buria1 in Washington
Hebrew Cemetery.

Solomon Lewis, 70 years old, retired
business man and @ resident Of this
city for the past IS years, died at his
residence, 1850 Spring road, early to-
day.
Mr.. Lewis formerly conducted o sign
contracting business.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Bertha Lewis; four sons, DR.. Harry g.
Lewis, DR.. Edward Lewis and William
Lewis, all of this city, and George Lewis
of Richmond, Va. and three daughters,
Mrs. Leon Pach of this city, Mrs. g.
Click and Mrs. Harry Lewis, both OF
Huntington, w. Va. He also leaves II
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the chapel of Bernard Danzansky, un-
dertakerS, tomorrow morning at 1890
o'clock. Interment will be in the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation Cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

A probable worlds record" was an
nounced in Police Court today when
court attaches discovered that Joseph
Stephen Woods, 35-year-old sailor, VINO
lost an arm during the World War, had
been arrested 154 times since 1919.
An attorney asked Judge Isaac r..
HIT for an order to release Woods from
the District Jail. Judge Hit had sent
Woods to Jail for approximately two
wears on several charges of drunkenness
and assault on March Is OF TINS year.
probation oficer to look up Woods
record" and six pages Of fine type, con-
tanning the arrest and court disposition
of the cases, were returned to him.
woods first fell into the tolls OF the
law on October 3, 1919, when he was
arrested on q drunkenness charge. The
case was dismissed in court. Since 1870
Woods has been sentenced to 1880 days
or eight years in jail, on almost every
offense known to the Police Court and
has paid 5000 in llnes. TwicS ne was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
WASHINGTON'S RETAIL
FOOD PRICES INCREASE
Labor Department Figures Show
4 Per Cent Gain During Month.
Pittsburgh Shows Same Rise.

Retail food prices in Washington in
creased 4 per cent in the month ending
September Is, the largest advance in
prices in any city except Pittsburgh,
where q similar price increase was
noted, according to the Labor Depart
ment,
Food prices over the United States
increased 11s per cent in the month,
after falling steadily for almost q year,
but still were 91z per cent below the
average for September, 1929.
The increase applied chiefly to eggs,
certain meats, potatoes, beans and
cheese, according to the department.
Decreases were reported for onions, cab
bage, -four, sugar, tea and some fruits.
OF the 81 cities in which the depart
ment conducts food price inquiries, 48
showed an increase for the month. The
three cities where decreases were an
nounced were Butte, Mont; Charleston,
s. c., and Little Rock, Ark. A decline
of less than one-half of one per cent
was noted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
FOREIGN YOUTHS
HERE FOR CONTEST
English, Irish and French
Orators Will Meet Hoover
Wednesday.
An English lad named German and a

An English lad named German and a
Young Irishman who says "Righto!'
arrived in Washington over the week
end with bowling French youth as the
first of the seven foreign contenders In
the Fifth International Oratorical Con-
test finals to be held Saturday night to
reach the Capital.
They are Jack Mallard German of
London, William Hayes of Rathfarham,
Ireland, and Andre Fioux OF Montfer-
rand, France.
The three boys landed in New York
from the s. S. America Saturday morn
ing after particularly calm voyage and
scarcely had the gang-plank been run
out before annoyance beSet them. One
of the immigration inspectors, it seems,
feared something irregular in the fact
that on one was on the wharf to meet
Hayes. Just why Hayes was detained
neither of his friends knew, but after
waiting for three hours, German got his
British up and demanded to know, from
other inspectors, why the Irishman was
prevented from landing.
Went Sightseeing in New York.
Hayes was permitted to land when his
particular inspector had the whole story
laid before him, lin words Of one
syllable" as the lads put it.
In New York. the boys did a bit OF
sightseeing Saturday afternoon.
The trio came down to Washington
late Saturday, arriving here at the
Mayfiower Hotel shortly after mid
night.
Washington and New York?
ooh, Washington is far nicer; one
could live here" says the young
Londoner. -.
sRighto, quite nice, but so expensive!'
says the Irishman.
"Ahhhl" says the Frenchman with
one of those Iland-clasping and smiling
gestures Of his which one soon learns
signifies appreciation.
Will Meet Hoover wednesday.
The boys presented themselves and
their credentials to Randolph Leigh
director general of the contest, In
The Star Building, this morning. They
were given a few general instructions
concerning the contest and warned to
make no engagements which would con-
fiict with the scheduled audience with
President Hoover at 1880 O'Clock
Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
BULLET SENT CRASHING
INTO AUTO WINDSHIELD
Shattered Glass From Supposed
Stray Shot Lacerates Face OF
Lewis Ernst, Car Owner.

A bullet crashed through the wind
shield of an automobile on Canal road
Yesterday afternoon, pieces Of the shat
tered glass cutting the face of Norman
Lewis Ernst, 81 years old, Of 371l Wood
bine avenue, Baltimore, Md, driver OF
the car.
John Ernst, brother Of the driver,
snatched the steering wheel and prob
ably prevented the car from crashing
through the fence into the canal or
coming to a stop against structure
to the north of the roadway. William
Ernst, father of the young men, also
was in the car.
The machine was going east in the
direction of the city when the bullet
crashed through the windshield. and
the dattened bullet was found in the
car. Reports of three pistol shots were
heard by persons on Canal road about
the time the car was damaged and
Ernst injured.
It is believed by the police that the
shot was q stray one fired by some per-
son on the Virginia side Of the river
who was target shooting. The injured
man was treated at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
SIX DEATHS TRACED
TO TRAIN WRECKERS
70 Persons Injured in Disaster
Blamed on Limestone 0bstruc-
ton on Tracks.

~ the Associated Press.
Small pieces of limestone piled on
che rails Of the st. Louis-San Francis
co system near Usage Hills, MO. were
held by an Interstate Commerce Commits
sion report today to have been RESPONSE
Die for the death Of 6 persons and the
injury Of 10 others In railroad wreck
August 81.
The rock derailed an engine and 8
cars Of o fast train.
The commissions safety inspectors
and other authorities were unable TO
ind any reason for the piling Of the
rock on the rails.
1T is believed that this accident was
caused by pieces Of limestone rock on
the high rail- Of the curve" the Federal
report said.
''Pulverized limestone was found on
the top Of the rails covering an area
IL inches In length; this pulverized
stone also covered both sides Of the
rail and i've pieces of stone were found
lying on the track nearby, the largest
piece measuring az inches by Az
inches and inches. The rocks ap-
parently caused the right front engine
wheel to mount and cross the rail drop
ping OF on the ties"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
WORLD RECORD FOR DAYS IN JAIL
MAY BE CLAIMED BY SAILOR HERE
Judge Hit Astonished Learn War Veteran Has Been
Arrested 154 Times Since 1919.

arrested for robbery and served a year
on one charge.
Third precinct police, after Jahlng
Woods on numerous occasions, charged
him with "incorrigibility." On this ne
was given personal bond.
Seven cases have been dismissed at
court against Woods, the records reveal,
while he has been placed on probation
six times.
Woods since 1920 has resided prin-
cially in the District Jail and prior 10
that served several years In the Navy.
Upon losing an arm he was honorably
dismissed, court officials said.
Woods had his worst year in 1924
when he was brought into Police Court
81 times. The next year he appeared
only once-but the charge was robbery.
Judge Hit was speechless when the
lawyer returned for his answer. The
attorney was advised by a court balm
to SAY no more to his honor about
Woods" that he, Woods, was "sore
subject to the judge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
WARDMAN FIRMS
| MEETING DELAYED
until NOVEMBER Z
Counsel Agrees With Attor-
ney of Stockholders to Ac-
ton in Alexandria.
QUESTION OF RECEIVER
TO BE ARGUED FURTHER
Judge Hearing Case Involving
Mortgage Corporation Wants
Additional Testimony.

Annual meeting Of the Wardman
Mortgage 81 Discount Corporation
scheduled for noon in Alexandria today
was postponed until November IL by
consent of Attorney Gardner L. Boothe
statutory agent for the company in AL
exandria, and Attorney Harry F. Ken
nedy, who represents stockholders in
their suit for the appointment OF re-
ceiver, and who sought to prevent the
scheduled meeting.
conference between the two attorneys
and Judge william P. Woolls of the
Corporation Court, this morning, after
Judge Woolls had announced that he
would grant a temporary injunction
against the meeting If the company
would not agree to his request that the
meeting be postponed.
Wants More Testimony.
Judge Woolls also announced that
he will hear further testimony con-
corning the appointment of the re-
ceiver asked in the bill of the complain
ing stockholders, represented by Ken
needy. He granted the attorneys time
to prepare further briefs and to pre-
sent additional arguments in the case
Testimony as presented at the hearing
here Friday was said by Judge Woolls
to have been insufficient for him to
reach a decision.
The Stockholders Committee, through
their attorney, charged that Harry
Wardman, Thomas Bones and James
D. Hobbs issued to themselves without
authorization, 22,991 shares OF common
stock in the discount company. The
assets of the company, they claim, are
frozen In approximately $3.50, 900 OF pre-
ferred stock in the Wardman Realty
& Construction Co., for which there
Is now no market.
Believes Value Is There.
Judge Daniel Thew Wright, attorney
for the company, said in court the
chances were nine to one that the stock
will be worth 100 cents on the dollar
If 1t is held until the depression has
passed. Most of the allegations con-
tanned in the bill filed by the COM
plainants were denied in the answer
filed on behalf of the corporation.
Robert B. Smythe, Theodore S. Grape
and Charles D. Davis are named as
complainants in the bill Of the stock
holders. The Wardman Mortgage &
Discount Corporation, Harry Wardman
Thomas p. Bones, Henry j. Robb, j
Floyd Cissel, Robert Taylor, K. Parrish
Wood, jr., and James D. Hobbs were
listed as defendants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
THREE ARE INJURED
IN CAR ACCIDENTS
CoIored Boy Is Arrested After
Auto Seriously Hurts Cap
tain of Steamer.

Mrs. Georgia C. Lea, go, of the 2100
block Of Massachusetts avenue, was
treated for laceration and shock at
Providence Hospital yesterday after an
electric coupe which she was driving
collided with an automobile at Fourth
and B streets southeast.
The driver of the second machine,
Conrad A. Thomas, "a, colored, of Har-
rtSburg, Pa, escaped injury.
Lacerations of the arms and legs were
sustained by Clifton Smoot, 8, of 811
e street southeast, when he was knocked
down yesterday by an automobile
operated by Mrs. Laura z. Bowman,
So, of the Carlton Hotel. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Capt. John H. Turner, "a, of the
excursion steamer Charles Manchester
was taken to Emergency Hospital with
a broken leg, cuts about the head and
body and bruises suffered when he was
struck by an automobile at Water and
M streets yesterday.
The driver of the car which felled
Capt. Turner was arrested and taken to
the fourth precinct, where he gave his
name as Elmer Warren, colored, Is, of
South Washington, Va. He was charged
with reckless driving and bad brakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
POLICE FORM PISTOL
TEAM, ANNOUNCE Def
Seventh Precinct Squad Members
Seek to Win Trophy for
Best Score.

Members at the seventh precinct po-
lice station have organized pistol
team under the direction of Lieut..
Lloyd E. Kelly and are issuing a sweep
ing challenge to all teams in this vi
cinity for matches.
The team is practicing twice each
week at the Georgetown University
pistol range under direction of Lieut..
H. j. Hunt, professor of military science
at that institution.
A silver trophy donated by j. Clinton
Tribby local jeweler, will be awarded
the policeman on the team scoring the
best average in the practice matches
now in progress. Pvt. K. G. McCor-
mack is leading at present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
Youth Found Dying;
Accident, He Claims;
Hides WOman's Name

Responding to a call to investi-
gate shooting last night at 1706
Seaton street, Detective Leo Muir
ray and B. G. Kuehling found
Thomas Dyson, colored, "a years
old, removing his clothes pre-
paratory to retiring for the night.
He had been shot through the
chin and several teeth knocked
out, but his condition did not ap-
pear critical.
Detectives carried him to Freed
mems Hospital, where he died
shortly before l o'clock this morn
ing. The wounded man said he
had been shot accidentally by
woman. He refused to give her
name and requested authorities
not to prosecute her. Police are
making an effort to locate the
woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
OFFICERS GUN TAKEN

Police of the District were engaged
in a search for fellow officers revolver
today, following Detective Sergt. Leo
Murrays report that his gun was stolen
from q wash room in the 1400 block
of H street northeast.
Murray told his superiors that he left
the gun in the wash room and it was
gone when he returned in search of 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
SUPREME COURT SETS
"DUCK BLIND" APPEAL
Attorney Wampler Claims Statute
Is Glass Legislation-Case to
Be Heard November "A.

The United States Supreme Court
has set November "a as the date for de-
Gliding whether the Constitution gives
a man the right to build a duck blind
on the Potomac River in front of his
property.
The court announced today that it
had probable jurisdiction" over the
appeal of Attorney Thomas M. Wamp-
Ter from a Maryland Court of Appeals
decision denying him this right because
his property frontage was less than the
minimum fixed by Maryland statute.
Mr.. Wampler got his case before the
Supreme Court on the ground that the
statute was class legislation in that 1t
favored large property holders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
PHYSICIAN FLIES TO VIRGINIA
TO AID TALLYHO CRASH VICTIMS
Couple Injured Four-Horse Vehicle Turns Over on
Street at Warrenton.

its side, the horses ran away, stopping
only when the tallyho struck a culvsrt.
Beside Mr.. and Mrs. Winnil, the
vehicle was occupied by the latter's
father, Mr.. Townsend of New York, and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Grace of Warrenton.
Mr.. Winmill is a member Of the New
York brokerage firm of Guide, Winmill
g. Co. and holds a seat on the New
York Stock Exchange. The Winmills
own q fashionable country estate,
Covelly, near here.
They were hosts last week to Mr..
Elizabeth Walter Converse Aof WASH
ington and David Drage of Kansas City,
who were killed In an automobile wreck
while returning TO the Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
MAN ARRESTED ACCUSED
IN RECENT AUTO THEFTS
Bamuel Il. Alley Held as Member
Of Band Operating Here and
in New York.

The activities Of band Of automo-
bile thieves who have been stealing
cars in New York City and selling them
IN washington were disclosed yester-
day with the arrest here of Samuel
Rives Alley, 80 years old, Of the 1900
block Spring road, and the subsequent
recovery of four stolen machines.
Alley was taken into custody by De-
tective Sergt. Henry Jet and is being
detained on q technical charge Of in
vestigation for New York authorities.
Alley, Jet said, has admitted selling
automobiles he brought from New York
DO Q Washington dealer.
One of the recovered automobiles has
been identified as that stolen recently
krom Miss Helen Donovan Of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
WOUNDED BY ACCIDENT

Edwin McMillan's early morning rat
hunting expedition today in the base
ment Of his home came to a noisy
and near-tragic climax when 32-cali-
Der pistol he was carrying exploded
when he fell headlong down the stairs,
INJECTING a slight wound IN his thigh.
Mcmillan, colored and residing at 20l
q street. was taken to Freedman's Hos
pital, where his condition Is said to be
not serious