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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
NEW 35-CENT TAXI
SYSTEM IS READY
TO START SERVICE
Utilities Commission Strug-
giles With Problem Of Reg.
uIating Existing Lines.
FLEET OF $50 CABS
REPORTED PLANNED
Legality Of Authority to Control
Public Vehicles Is at Stake
in Court Fights.

Another fiat - rate IS cent taxicab
service is ready to start service In WASH
ington with a feet of $50 cabs, the
Public Utilities Commission was adj
vised yesterday as it struggled with the
already perplexing problem of how to
regulate those now in operation.
The new cabs will be identified by
the name of stop Me-" and, according
to the report Of the operator, at least
so Of the feet will be on the streets this
week. The others are to follow as soon
as they can be conditioned for service.
The report Of the introduction OF the
new cab service came as q blow to the
commission, which has been forced to
stand by powerless and watch the taxis
increase In number and violate the regu-
lations 1t laid down to govern their
operation and equipment while the code
remains tied up In litigation In the
courts.
Six Start In Midst Of Fight.
Since the legality of the commissions
authority to control public vehicles was
questioned in the courts, at least half
dozen of the f1at-rate cab services have
Ste ted. How many other companies
may be In operation is unknown. The
commission has been told that inde-
pendent cabs without names are run
ming all over Washington with only q
sign on the windshield to indicate that
they are public vehicles.
Many of the new cabs, 1t was said
at the commission, hagrantly- are defy
ing the new regulations In several re-
spectS. Most Of them, it was pointed
out, are carrying IT, or livery tags In
stead of H" or hackers tags. Others
quires all taxicabs to carry a meter
rate or mileage basis. In addition,
made no attempt to get the commits
sion's approval of their rate schedules.
Financial Responsibility Il Problem.
The commission regards the situation
seriously. 1t is particularly concerned
over the financial responsibility Of the
new companies. One of the principal
reasons for its adoption Of the new code
was to protect the public. The new
regulations require the operators OF all
public vehicles to carry liability In
surance or security or bonds to pay
damages that might result from acci-
dents.
The new regulations went into effect
February /, but no effort has been made
to enforce them. pending q decision by
the court on a suit by q taxicab driver
to determine the authority Of the COM
mission to require him to carry liability
insurance. The commission declares its
hands are tied until the court hands
down Its opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
CENSUS TAKERS 'GUESS'' AT AGE
OF WOMEN TO GET RIGHT FIGURE
Wrath of Those Who Won't Talk Betrays
Them When Enumeration Puts Esti-
mate Too High.

did not have radio" but she did have
q crystal set"
Mr.. Moran had distributed in all Of
the Government departments pre-
liminary family schedules to be filled
out and kept at home for the enumera-
tors to collect. He called attention last
night to the. fact that many persons
have made the mistake of taking these
to their offices, supposing that they
would be collected there, or the mistake
OF thinking that they should be mailed
to Mr.. Moran's office.
Age of First Marriage"
The list of questions includes one CIV
ing the age Of FIRST marriage" This
is intended to include all marriages,
whether the persons have been married
only once, or two or more times. One of
the local enumeratorS made the mistake
of getting the age Of the FIRST mar
riage" only when the persons had been
married two or more times. 1t was
necessary for her to go back and see
$50 people all over again to correct this
mistake.
Mr.. Moran has experienced census
workers on hand to check the first few
days work of all the enumerators to
make sure they are collecting the cor
Five of the local enumerators have
quit their jobs since Wednesday. hut
the places have been quickly filled. Mr.
Moran has a waiting list of 800 men
and women ready to go to work, If
needed.
One Is Injured by Car.
Miss Mabel Kelley, one of the
enumerators, was prevented by a seri-
Gus automobile accident from beginning
the work. She had made all prepare
tons and been instructed in Just what
to do. when she was injured week
ago Friday.
I'VE are receiving the fullest CO.
operation In our work from the Police
and Fire Departments and the schools, u
said Mr.. Moran.
Any enumerator, when he shows his
credentials, has outhority to use the
telephone in police stations, fire houses
or school buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

After much thought those in charge
OF collecting census information in this
city have evolved a plan to induce
"bashful" women to tell their ages
that is working splendidly.
The way 1t works was described last
night by J. Sterling Moran, census SUI
pervisor for the District of Columbia
I'VE are not finding very many wom-
en- who refuse to tell the enumerators
their age" said Mr.. Moran, but, of
course, there are some.
When that happens the enumeration,
acting under instructions, voices a
guess as to the woman's age and pur-
poSely puts 1t higher than he believes
it should be.
Always Draws a Protest.
THAT always draws a protest, and to
prevent the enumerator from putting
down too high a figure, the woman
almost invariably tells her correct age
With 40S enumerators busy here, Mr.
Moran says the work Is progressing
smoothly and satisfactorily. They
started collecting the census informa-
ton Wednesday and have until April Is
to complete it. Mr.. Moran feels GER
tain they will finish by that time.
Each of the 403 men and women
enumeratorS has a certain district to
cover. Twelve OF them already have
finished their work and turned in their
portfolios, which have been checked
and found satisfactory.
Many tragic and comical sides OF
life are met by the enumerators. In
one or two instances mothers have
been unable to remember where their
children were born, and one man was
found With two wives and so many
children that he got all mixed up
when trying to answer the enumera-
tors questions about them.
Radio Sets Are Counted.
One of the questions that is being
asked about every family is whether
there is a radio receiving set in the
house. This information Is desired BY
the Government in order to estimate
the size of radio audiences throughout
the Nation for educational as we'll as
business purposes. One Washington
woman told an enumerator that she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
MOORE TO ADDRESS
C. OF C. AT SESSION
Fiscal Relations Night" Will
be Held Tuesday by Or
ganization.

The support Of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce Of the bill in
troduced in Congress by Representative
r. Walton Moore Of Virginia for the
establishment of a permanent fiscal re-
lations commission for the District was
voiced last night by Rudolph Jose,
chairman of the organizations finance
committee, In o radio address from
station WMAL.
Mr.. Jose explained that the bill would
provide for a permanent commission
consisting of the chairmen Of the SEN
ate and House District committees; the
chairmen of the Senate and House ap-
preparations committees, one District
Commissioner; the director Of the Bud
get and three residents of the District
appointed by the President. This COM
mission with the aid Of trained experts
would determine what, In fairness,
should be the division Of tax burden be-
tween the District and Federal Gov
ernmentS.
This bill is in line with recommends
tons Of the chamber, Mr.. Jose said. that
"a thorough investigation be made by
duly qualified persons to secure complete
information as to the present fiscal pro-
cedure and that some proper agency be
created by Congress to consider all such
facts as may be secured and, after con-
sultation with specialists in this field
and full public hearing, develop a per-
manent plan of fiscal relationship,
which, while imposing no undue pro-
portion Of the burden upon the Dis
trict, will insure total revenue Suf-
flcient to provide for the proper up
building Of the Nations Capital"
Washington citizens are in no sense
tax evaderS," he continued. "Ofncial
statistics show that the local tax COL
lection percentage is much higher than
in other cities. Westinghouse are
ready to bear their full share of the
financial responsibility for the develop
ment Of the National Capital. They
demonstrated this after the Civil War,
when the burden of local taxes became
so excessive that District property own
ers were saved from impending bank
ruptcy only through the generous in
tervention Of Congress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
10 CHINESE HELD
FOR DRUG HEARING
Detective Sergeant Finds
Scant knowledge of Chinese
Valuable in Raids.

If the young Chinese on sentry duty
at an exclusive opium party in China
town early yesterday had asked, What
do you want?" instead of who's
there?" Detective Sergt. Robert San
ders would have found himself in
something of a predicament despite the
fact that in 81 years police work he
has learned to speak three phrases in
Chinese.
The guardian of the door, however,
elected to inquire as to the identity Of
into play one-third of his speaking
knowledge of the language, answered
in perfect Chinese, "a friend"
ReasSured, the sentinel opened the
door of the house in the 800 block Of
Pennsylvania avenue and before he
was fully awake to the identity OF the
friend" Sanders and the raiding squad
had taken him into custody.
Found Opium Smoking Party.
Inside the police found what they
described as an opium smoking party
in full progress.
At this establishment and at another
nearby address, 16 Chinese we're taken
into custody. When arraigned before
United States Commissioner Needham
G. Turnage yesterday afternoon their
cases were postponed until next Thurs
day.
Sergt. Sanders was first assigned to
Chinatown 81 years ago, when he went
on duty in that district as a patrol
man. He has had various assignments
since that time, but has always kept
up his contacts with the Chinese, par
ticularly since he became chief Of the
detective bureaus narcotic squad.
He has studied the ways of the
Chinese and their language, but has
found both extremely difficult. Through
Chinese friends he has picked up few
phrases of the language and was able
to think of three off-hand when ques-
toned yesterday.
In addition to the words he used to
deceive the sentry, he can say LADY"
and. New Year." but just how the lat
ter two would have helped him get by
the doorman is little obscure.
His third phrase was enough, how
ever, and now Sanders is firmly con-
WINGED that even little bit of know
ledge is not to be sneeZed at
Held Under Heavy Bond.
The metropolitan police, assisted by
Federal and local narcotic agents,
seized several hundred dollars worth of
opium and pipes and arrested 81
Chinese in the two establishments.
Five of the latter were released with
out arraignment.
The others were charged with pos
sessing opium and smoking parapher-
MALTA and bond fixed at $4,000 each
by United States Commissioner Need
ham @. Turnage, pending arraignment
later in the month.
News Of the raid spread quickly
through Chinatown and when the po-
lice went to third place where they
had been informed opium was being
used, they found no evidence of law
violations.
At one of the places raided the police
had to break down three doors before
reaching the inner sanctum of the
smokers. The inner rooms were bare
and poorly furnished, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS
Colored Man to Serve Term for
Shooting Wife.

Raymond Carl Middleton, colored, was
sent to the penitentiary for years yes
terday by Justice Peyton Gordon in
Criminal Division / for shooting his
wife, Eva May Middleton, January Is,
at 1903 Seventh street southeast. The
wife had threatened to swear out war.
rant for non-support against Middle
ton, it was explained to the court, and
was dressing to go to Police Court when
the shots were fired. Assistant United
States Attorney James r. Kirkland
appeared for the Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
WHOSE AUTO PUSHED
ALLEGED LIQUOR CAR SOUGHT
Assistant District Attorney Hart Charges Man Behind
Who Escaped, Is Equally Responsible.

A man, whose automobile was found
pushing the machine Of a friend which
contained a quantity Of whisky, faced
arrest today at Police Court along with
the friend for transporting the intoxi-
cant.
This unusual situation arose when
Motor Cycle Policeman L. T. johnson
of the Traffic Bureau halted the two
machines yesterday afternoon for some
minor traffic regulation. johnson
looked into the rear of the broken car
and discovered IL half -gallons of liquor.
While the offlcer was examining the
catch the other motorist shot his ma
chine into reverse and made, o get
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

william Jones, colored, 1900 block Of
Tenth street, driver Of the pushed ma
chine, was taken to the second precinct
and booked on charges Of transport
ing and possession.
Today at Police Court, when john
son explained the situation to Assistant
District Attorney David A. Hart, the
prosecutor ordered the traffic offlcer to
swear out a warrant for the arrest of
the otl1e man for transporting.
Under the law" said Hart, "the
driver of this second car is just as
guilty of transporting as the man seat
ed In the machine in which the whisky
was found. The second mans machine
was furnishing the power for the con-
traband to be transported"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
GAS OVERCOMES WOMEN
DURING CONVERSATION

Poisonous gas, escaping from de-
fective f1ue of a hot-water heater over
came Mrs. Jessie Herring, 80, and Miss
Seventh street northeast, late yesterday
afternoon, while they we're conversing
in the dining room of their home.
They were removed to Emergency
Hospital in an ambulance summoned
by 0ficers of the ninth precinct. Miss
Russell was dismissed after receiving
treatment, while Mrs. Herring remained
In the institution on the advice of stan
physicians. It is understood that she
viii be discharged from the hospital
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
HORSE REPORTED STOLEN

A crime considered rarity in this
motorized age confronted District police
yesterday afternoon, when Richard
Barnes of 1135 New Jersey avenue re-
ported the theft of horse from his
stable, located in the rear Of the first
block of Pierce street northeast.
Barnes placed q valuation of 500 on
the horse in his report to the second
precinct. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
CHEVY CHASE BURGLARY
RESULTS IN $500 LOSS
Diamond Jewelry Taken in Home
of Col. W. B. Lemby While
Family Is Absent.

Burglars early last night entered the
home of Col. w. B. Lemby, 125 Graf
ton street, Chevy Chase, Md, and car
ried of diamond jewelry estimated by
Mrs. Lemby to be valued at $4,000.
Corpl Lawrence Gather Of the West
ern district station of the Montgomery
County police at Bethesda made an
Investigation and found that a rear
window in the home had been jinmied.
Mrs. Lemby told him that one Of
the pieces was a diamond bar pin
with one large diamond and IS small
diamonds In 1t and another large plain
diamond. She said, however, that she
could not tell them just how much
of the jewelry had been taken until
she made a complete inventory.
The police were informed, they say,
that the family left the home about
4 o'clock In the afternoon, and when
they returned at 9:45, they found that
the house had been entered and ran
sacked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
TAMPA STEAMSHIP LINE
WINS U. S. MAIL CONTRACT
New Orleans Company to Ply Be-
tween American, Spanish and
Portuguese Ports.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. .
awarded the Tampa Interocean
Steamship Co. Of New orleans the con-
tract for carrying mail from New
Orleans to Spanish and Portuguese
ports.
The contract calls for 80 trips q year
with 5000-ton ships Of 10-knot speed
The European ports include Valencia;
Tarragona, Barcelona, Oporto, San
lander and Passages.
Within three years the company is
required to build two new vessels, with
and Is knots speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
EMDEN At CHARLESTON

CHARLESTON, S. c., April 5 B.-
The German cruiser Emden arrived at
Charleston today for To-day visit in
the course Of goodwill tour. AS the
Emden passed Fort Moultrie her guns
roared the national salute, which was
answered by the guns Of the fort.
The crew of the cruiser will partici-
pate next week In Charleston's 250th
anniversary celebration. The Emden
came here from San Juan, Porto Rico.
on April IL. She viii be visited BY
Baron Won Prittwitz, German Ambes-
sador 10 the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
Customer Robs Lunch Till.

Walking into a lunch room at ass
Florida avenue early last night, an un-
identified colore6 man ordered a sand
wich from Robert H. Harrison, pro.
prietor, and then stole $22 from the
cash register when Harrison went into
the kitchen to prepare the sandwich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
Surprises Robbers, Loses $3.50.

Going into the shed at the rear of
his home to close door early last night,
William Keenan, Of 2119 Eleventh street
was attacked by three, colored men
whom he caught in the act of ransack-
ing the place and was robbed Of $3.50,
according to O report made by police. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
SUES FOR DAMAGES
Charles w. Warner Files Suit for
Alleged Personal Injuries.

Charles w.. Warner, 624 Maryland
avenue northeast, has filed suit In the
District Supreme Court to recover $25,-
600 damages from Benjamin A. Brown,
1918 Sheriff road northeast, and Harry
N. Kline, 800 G street southeast, for
alleged personal injuries. He says he
was crossing at Third street and Mary
land avenue January ~ when he was
struck by an automobile owned by
Kline and operated by Brown. He suf-
fered q conclusion of the brain and
other injuries, he asserts. Attorneys
Adkins q Nesbit and Charles e. Pledger,
1r., appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
GIVEN As YEARS

Man Convicted Of Staying Sheriff
at Warm Springs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, April 5.-The Jury
at Warm Springs, Va, returned q YER
dict tonight Of IS years in the peniten-
tiary for George w. MesSer, IT,, for the
Staying Of Sheriff Charles A. Gum.
The Washington times., 1930-05-29
PANTHERS RISK
NET RECORD

PITTSBURGH, May 29.-With
two more important events loom
ing up on the athletic horizon, a
bakers dozen or so of Panther's
favorite foster sons will have to
forebear packing up for a few
days.
The undefeated Pitt tennis team
will stack up against another un-
beaten aggregation when the Uni,
versity of California is met on
the grass courts of the Fox Chapel
Country Club on June 4. The
Golden Bears are bringing to the
East one of the best tennis teams
in Conference history.
So far this year they have
avoided defeat at the hands of
collegiate opponent, although los
ing two matches to the Berkley
and the Los Angeles Tennis clubs.
In MuehleiSen, Muench, Nc
Kee and Ludlow, they have
the team that won the Pacific
Conference championship. the
first one of these four, their
No. l man, being the singles
champion.
The Pitt team has gone through
their schedule without being in
trouble in any one match, ex-
cepting the one against the Army
when the Soldiers insisted upon
putting their best men against
Pitts worst, thus evening up the
matches and forcing the Panthers
to win the doubles to win the
series.
California will probably pit
Muehleisen against Pitts left
handed ace, Eddie Jacobs; Muench
against OLaughlin, Mckee against
Baker and Ludlow against either
Goodman or Milt Cohen.
The match is going to be played
on the grass courts of the Fox
Chapel Country Club, as it will
be on that sort of footing that
both the lads from the land of
oranges and raiSins. and those
from the Steel City will have to
play at the collegiate champion
ships.
The Washington times., 1930-05-29
MINES
GET DOWN
To WORK

Another Of those crowded after
moons around o'clock when the
office folk are hurrying and
scurrying homeward or maybe
downtown to do little last
minute Memorial Day shopping,
will find five more baseball
games today on the Ellipse and
Union Station diamonds where
teams of the weekday group
will again be trying to win in
their respective leagues.
Just one more week and
the first half of their Sche-
dulles will be completed with
the idea at present that those
in the thick of fights for
pennantS will put on a final
puff of steam to try and
draw away or beat down the
leader as the case may be.
Beat down the leader is the
cry in two of the respective
groups. In the Industrial League,
Western Electric, in second place,
can get closer to the Tile Set
ters, present leaders, by winning
over Big Print Shop today while
in the Terminal Y League, Termi-
nal can really cause Pullman. the
leader, quite some damage by
defeating that team this after
noon. Terminal is tied with Ex-
press at present for second place,
just two games behind Pullman
for the top rung.
Repair Shop plays Agri.
culture in the Departmental
League, West Washington
Baptist engages Grace EpiS-
cOpaI in the Georgetown
Church League and Naval
Hospital meets Navy Yard in
the Government League, in
games where no real trouble
can occur although Naval
Hospital, by winning over
Navy Yard can gain undiS-
puted possession of second
place now shared with Inter
state. G. P. o. is practically
in although Interstate is yet
to be met.
Right now these teams are en-
joying the distinction of leading
their various groups and look to
be the first half champions: Tile
Settlers, Industrial League; G. P.
O., Government League; Repair
Shop, Departmental League; Pull
man. Terminal League: and Eide
brooke, georgetown Church
League. Game, ir the next few
days will determine matters fully
for all.
The Washington times., 1930-05-29

second caugnC punRer ana II
looked as though the. match was
to be squared at last. But Scott
rose nobly to the occasion with
a 25-foot putt and got half
in SIS.
This made Scott dOrmie
one and he needed only a
half on the home hole to
end it. He didn't get half.
He missed the green with his
approach while George got his
nicely on for a winning par
and they went to extra holes
It looked like a Won Elm victory
at the nineteenth when the
American was we'll up to the pin
with his approach, but Scott
again came through with match
saving shot from a mean lie and
saved a half.
The match finally went to Scott
at the twentieth where he was
home with his second, while Won
Elm found a trap and, after
chipping dead, missed a 3-foot
putt. The cards:
The Washington times., 1930-05-29
HISTORIC PRIZE

The Woodlawn vase. which
goes to the winner of the annual
PreaknesS Derby, was in competl-
ton since 1860 when it was de,
signed by Tiffany for Col. r. A
Alexander of Kentucky.