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The Washington times., 1930-07-12
SUBURB MAYOR
SEES BOOT|ES
AS PEST
Mount Rainier Board Is
Told That Police Must Act
to Curb Declared Nuisance

Unless bootlegging in Mount
Rainier is checked by the police
force several dismissals will re-
suit. Mayor John Beall warned
last night at meeting attended
by the town commissioners, the
chief Of police and the force of
eight men.
Beall, in addressing the police.
men. declared that Will, the sale
of liquor in Mount Rainier vas
small at this time last year. the
last few months have brought SO
much increase that bootleggers
have become a public nuisance
He told the men he had given
Chief Of Police Eugene Plunnmer
orders to recommend the dismissal
of any officers who show a con-
tinued Axity In their work.
The meeting also was addressed
by Plummer and Police Commits
sionerS David Laing. Carl Rotman
and Julius Reimer.
Prompt action is necessary to
curtail the action of the liquor
selling gentry in Mount Rainier,
Beall said after the meeting. He
added.
"The situation is directly at.
tributable to lack of interest
and a general laxity In he
members of the police force.
BOOtIegging has increased here
because the policemen have not
vigorously kept after the boot
leggers.
Chief Plummer and the com
missiOners are back of me in
this matter. If the men do not
show an increased interest in
the work of stopping this buSi-
ness, dismissals win result"
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
Motorcycle officer
Injured bu Truck

Avon Shockey, So, attached to
the Traffic Bureau. as motorcycle
officer, is in Walter Reed Hos
pital suffering from a broken leg
and possibly other injuries re.
ceived when the motorcycle on
which he was riding was struck
by a motor truck at Nicholson st.
and Colorado Ave. N. w. yester-
day.
The driver of the truck, which
belongs to the Southern Builders
Supply Company, was Joseph r.
Smith, 424 Elm st. N. w. He
was detained by police and later
released in the custody of the
firm.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
MOTHER DRIVES
INTRUDER OUT
Of HER HOME
Screams and ChaSes Invader;
Policeman Seizes Suspect;
Housebreaking Is Charged

A courageous mother of six
children last night routed a col
ored man. whom she found in a
'third-floor room of her home,
and chased him for more than
block. Her screams attracted
policeman, who took up the
race and, captured a negro. who
was charged with HOUSEKEEPING.
The mother, Mrs. Jennie Jones.
As, of the 5000 block M st. N. W.,
was preparing to retire when she
discovered the intruder In her
room. She screamed and the
negro fled, with Mrs. Jones run
ming close behind.
Patrolman w. L. Brown. who
heard the cries, took up the race
after Mrs. Jones had run for a
block and captured Thomas
Hardy. 35. of the 1000 block Cis-
sells Ct. S. w. He was charged
with houSebreaking.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
clerks OFF ON.
B|GOUT|NC

Employees of Lansburgh g. Bro.
eft early today for Chapel Point,
where they are holding their
twelfth annual picnic under the
auspices Of the Mutual Relief
Association Of Lansburgh & Bro.
It was a mighty gay party that
boarded the steamer City Of
Washington for the picnic grounds
md gayety increased after the
''andira. as speciality numbers
7nd games of all kinds we're
tagged. The main event Of the
cay will come late this afternoon.
That will be an obstacle race for
which a special prize will be
given. Movies will be taken Of
all the events and shown later
at the store.
The committees are headed by
Thomas IT. Mullenberg, Miss D.
Pratt, Gilbert Began. H. Darby,
q. Hall, C.. Hamm, A. Staley, A.
Short and M. Kahn.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
SECOND SYLVAN
FETE FRIDAY

The second of the series Of sum-
mer entertainments for children
to be given at the Sylvan Theater
will be held next Friday evening.
The program will be under the
direction of the Neighborhood
House and will be divided INTO
three parts. The Girls Club win
repeat the comic sketch, THE
Shepherd" The Boys Club will
offer a miniature minstrel. The
Junior Boys will present the
Forge Song" an entirely new
feature.
Tchernikoff Gardiner Dancers
will present a program Wednesday
night, July %. The Girl Reserves,
of Washington, will present the
program on August 1. Boy
Scouts of Washington will give a
typical demonstration on August s.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
Robbed r. r., Stole
Auto, Are Charges

Seven charges of housebreaking
and one of larceny of an automo-
bile were placed against Thomas
r. Watson, colored, 36, of the
1900 block Houzen CT. s. W., at
the Second precinct today.
Watson was arrested by a
watchman for the Swift Company,
First and L Streets Northeast,
Wednesday night and turned over
to police. He is alleged to have
broken into freight cars on the
Swift Company siding on seven
occasions and to have taken an
automobile.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
To ELECT
WILSON AGAIN
staff Photo

j. Finley Wilson, grand exalted
ruler of colored Elks, will have
little opposition when the thirty
first annual session of the I. B.
p. 0. e. is held in Detroit,
August % to 20.
Casper Holstein. New York
sportsman, gave the Wilson forces
a stiff battle last year at Atlantic
City, but HolStein is out Of the
race this year and no other
leadership has been manifested
up to the present.
On August % a formal recep-
tion to officials and prominent
visitors will be held at the Casino
on Belle Isle. On August Is an
address will be delivered in the
halls of the $10,O00,00O Detroit
Institute of Arts. On August 26
business sessions will be held at
the armory, while the opening
Of the Grand Temple will be held
at the Second Baptist Church.
The annual parade, which is
one of the features of the con-
vention, will be under the super
vision Of Lieut.. Wallace S. Will
liams. This year the pageant is
expected to be the greatest in
history of the order.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12

A COW, and not a big one at
that, but one with awfully sharp
teeth, put halt to the sham bat
tie in progress at Camp Meade
yesterday afternoon.
The war" being staged as part
of the training of the r. o. T. C.
and the C. M. T. C. contingents
necessitated the use of field tele-
phone wires. The men operating
the telephones yesterday got no
response to their calls and de-
cided that something radical was
wrong.
The members of the Blue
Army" (friendly) and those of
the Red Army" tattackers) held
a consultation. They decided to
investigate together and learn
what was keeping them from
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
Held for Murder
As Gun Victim Dies

A murder charge was lodged
against Condee Harris, 26, colored,
of the 1900 block Vermont Ave.
". W., today, following the death
nf Dennis Collier, SO, colored, of
The 400 block Elm st. N. w. Col
'ier died in Emergency Hospital at
I o'clock this morning as the re-
ult Of pistol wound in the
.bdomen.
Police reported that Collier was
hot by Harris at Thirteenth and
q Streets Northwest on THURSDAY
turing an argument over a
woman. Patrolman Francis B.
Ash, colored, heard the shots and
captured Harris after running
Sun duel.
RecOnditiOned ears the kind you
Sant ut the price 30" can afford to
Iay :. can be lorRted through To-
iAY'U Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
Civic Leaders Heard
BY Junior Alliance

Charles w. Darr. president of
the washington Chamber of Com
merce. spoke last night to the
Junior Citizens Alliance. His sub
ject was National Representa-
ton for the District"
Capt. H. w. Chapman, of the
District Fire Department, de.
scribed the proper way to turn
in a fire alarm, illustrating his
talk with a fire box. Fire Chief
George S. Watson also spoke
briefly.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
ON AUTO
WIRES HITS
TORRENCE
Eighth Precinct Man Shifted
After Parking Arrest as
Major Enforces New Policy

Formal charges of conduct un-
: .ecoming a policeman were ex-
/, 3cted to be filed during the day
:: ,ainSt Policeman B. r. Terrence,
1 jrmerly Of the Eighth precinct,
on a traffic case two days ago,
:. nile Major Henry G.. Pratt, SUI
erintendent of police. supported
icy Commissioner Herbert Crosby,
! ghtened up on his courtesy
. olicy.
According to a report made to
J ,ajor Pratt, the officer, who was
) anSferred yesterday to the
ourth precinct for the good
II the service" disconnected the
= eiStributor wires of an automo-
! lie belonging to Benjamin
, 4lapiro, said to have been parked
vay from the curb and across
>, croSs-walk.
=. Also Held Shapiro
To make matters worse, the
:. cports show, the officer went
sslto a drug store where Shapiro
as telephoning and brought the
an out into the street, placing
; lree charges of violating the
{. affic regulations against him.
In Police Court, Judge Gus A.
9 Tchuldt, after hearing Shapiro's
stimony and his witnesses, dis
,iSsed the case and refused to
]. sobraid the officer for his action.
Facts Confirmed
A complaint was Immediately
: ade to the superintendent of
slice and an investigation bore
ut the facts.
While Major Pratt stated that
: was not the policy of his adj
/ iniStration to make examples
1 members of bis, command for
olations of the police manual
'dinanceS, nev stslelesS he inti-
! lated that such uncourteouS
: eatment of District residents
':eould not be tolerated.
Crosby Backs Pratt
Major Pratt and Commissioner
r1osby have long been agitating
yainst rough" treatment of vio-
tors and both have onStantly
sressed the need of courtesy to
lembers Of the department.
The public support and SYM
athy which is needed for an ef-
!. cient handling Of police affairs
will not be gained by 'lncourteouS
= ction by police officers. Commits.
:oner Crosby gelieves, and he is
" Ding to stand behind any moves
t the police heads to show the
ublic that the department means
aisineSs when they say that the
Washington police department
lembers are going to be courte-
us.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
OsteOpnth of d. G..
Is N. PhiLU. Sneaker

DR.. Riley D. Moore, of Washing
ton, was the principal speaker at
the meeting of the North Philadel--
phia, Pa, Lions Club yesterday.
He delivered a talk on keeping
good health.
DR.. Moore is attending the
thirty-fourth annual convention of
the American OSteopathic ASSocia-
ton, in Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
ATTACKS ON
PRESIDENT
CITED
Executive Advised to Take
Quiet Summer and Let Sen
ators Do Taking Necessary

President Hoover is in con-
siderable of a quandary over the
Western swing through the Rocky
Mountain national parks which
he announced some time ago he
intended to make in August.
What looked two months ago
to be clear sailing for a well
earned vacation is now shaping
up as a trip fraught with politi'
cal difficulties.
Schedule Still Stands
A tentative travelling Schedule
still stands and Horace M. Al
bright, director of the National
Park Service, continues to make
plans for the entertainment Of
the President and his party in
Yellowstone, Glacier. Yosemite,
the Grand Canyon. and others OF
the Western Chain, but it is
becoming more and more doubt
full if Mr.. Hoover will venture
into the West at all this year.
For various political reasons, a
number of the Presidents ad-
yisors were urging against the
trip. Already it has beer an
nounced definitely that Califor:.
MIA, Washington, Oregon and
Colorado will not be entered even
if the journey becomes an actual
ity. and originally it had been
planned to visit Estes Park in
Colorado, Mt. Rainier in Wash
ington, and the Hoover home at
Palo Alto. It is now thought
Mr., Hoover would be embarrassed
by Senatorial and gubernatoriai
fights in those States.
Embarrassed by Papers
Furthermore, number of news
papers in the region encompassed
by the tentative itinerary printed
stories at the time it was first
announced that the President had
planned to take a militant stand
against progressives in Congress
who had been attacking his ad-
ministration by carrying his de-
fense personally into their own
territory.
This story was promptly denied,
but denials are less widely read
than affirmative articles, and the
Hoover advisors fear his trip
would be too widely regarded as
swing opening his campaign for
reelection. +
He is being counseled urgently
to remain in the East, where his
presence could not be interpreted
in a political light. and spend his
vacation either on the New Eng
land coast or in the AdirondackS.
Stress has been laid of late on
the invitation extended by John
Hays Hammond to visit his Surnp-
tuous summer home at Gloucester,
on the north shore of MasSa-
chuSetts.
Silence Advised
Let the Congressional can
didates do all the talking; keep
quiet yourself and enjoy a va
cation in the strictest sense of
the word"
Mr.. Hoover is being given this
advice, but has made no final de-
cision. and he has told his secre-
taries he will not do so until after
the Senate naval treaty fight is
settled,
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
". L. Jardine,NeW
Minister to Equpt

William L. Jardine, Secretary
Of Agriculture in the Coolidge
administration is to be appointed
American Minister to Egypt, it
was indicated at the White
House yesterday. The State De
partment has already received
word of his acceptability from the
Egyptian Government.
It is understood the appoint
ment to Egypt will be more or
less temporary as Jardine is TO
receive a more important post as
soon as one becomes available.
Jardine formerly was president of
the Kansas State Agricultural
College.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
Co1U HaIts War at Meade
By Cheuui1g Up Wires

fighting" They caught the
cow, red-handed as it were, cfHew-
ing the wires.
The halt was then. called and
it was welcomed because of the
heat. BY the time the wires had
been relaid in tree tops the day
had ended and the attackers and
protectors of the fort joined in
a swim in the big pool.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
Curtis viii ReUiew
C.. NJ. T. C.. Reoiinaent

Vice President Charles Curtis
will review the C. M. r. c.
troops at Fort Washington, on
Tuesday, July. Is. The review
will be held at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. The Vice President
will make an address at the same
time. @
The Washington times., 1930-07-12

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The Washington times., 1930-07-12

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The Washington times., 1930-07-12
GETS BLACK DIAMOND

A cut black diamond. weighing
8.97 carats, and probably coming
from South Africa, was recently
purchased by the National Mu-
scum. It has been added to the
gem collection as the first of its
kind.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12

Twenty days left to file your
Personal Tax Return. Persons
living in the District of Columbia
on July 1, 1880, should inquire at
the office of the Assessor as to
their taxable status.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12

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The Washington times., 1930-07-12
MEET AT WILLARD

The Friends of Freedom for In.
dia will hold meeting Monday
at Room 1913 of the willard at 8
o'clock,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
.PEARY MEMORIAL
SET FOR TOMORROW
Exercises to Commemorate
Discovery of the North Pole
by American Explorer.

While the United States is preparing
to pay proper tribute to Rear Admiral
Richard e. Byrd as the aerial con-
queror OF the South Pole, memorial
exercises tomorrow will commemorate
the twenty-first anniversary of the dis
covery of the North Pole by the man
who used the primitive dog -sled-Rear
Admiral Robert e. Peary Of the Nays
Civil Engineer Corps.
The tomb of Peary in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery will be the focal point
for the exercises, which will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of Admiral
Robert E. Peary Ship No. 427, Veterans
Of Foreign Wars Of the United States.
Addresses Announced.
Acting Secretary Ernest Lee Jahncke
of the Navy will deliver the principal
address and Rear Admiral A. L. Par
sons, chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks, Navy Department, will likewise
deliver an address.
Assembling at the Fort Myer gate to
Arlington Cemetery, the Navy Band will
lead a march to the Peary tomb. In
the line of march will be a detach-
ment of bluejackets from the navy
SdIuJ d COLOL Sud1u 4IOHI rOLG MySI
and delegations from Admiral Robert
E. Peary Ship No. 427, Veterans of
Foreign Wars: the Civil Engineer
Corps of United States Navy and the
Geographic Society.
TempIeton in Charge.
P. v. Templeton, captain of Peary
Ship, will be master of ceremonies at
the tomb. The invocation will be Of
fered by Capt Sydney <. Evans. Navy
chaplain a hymn, played by the Navy
Band, will follow. Admiral Parsons then
will speak. Wreaths will then be placed
on the tomb by the National Geographic
Society, the civil engineers of the
Navy and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. A firing squad will fire three
volleys over the tomb and a bugler will
blow TAPS" Capt. Evans will close the
with benediction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
SUBCOMMITTEE TAKES
PARKER NOMINATION
UNDER AMUSEMENT
Continued From First Page1

Carolina, the chairman Of the sub
commute, introduced into the record
letters from Gov. Gardner and other
North Carolinians heartily indorsing the
nominee.
He announced at the conclusion of the
hearing that Senators Borah and
Herbert, Republican, Rhode Island, the
other members of the committee, were
DESTROYS of making further personal
inquiry into the case. and no effort
would be made to get the nomination
back to the judiciary committee at its
meeting tomorrow. It therefore will be
a week from tomorrow before the whole
committee can act on ID.
Johnson AssaiIs Decision.
Mercer G. johnson, directors of the
Peoples Legislative Service, joined in
the protest against Judge Parker, assail-
ing his Red Jacket decision as one
showing an utter inability by size up
the human situation in a given case"
Walter White, acting secretary of the
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, entered a stern protest
against Judge Parker on the basis of
remarks he was quoted to have said in
the 1920 campaign when he was Re-
publican candidate for governor.
White contended that Parker had
"Shamelessly houted" the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the Con-
Stitution.
Senator Overman replied that most
of the Negroes voted for Parker in that
election. He read a letter from j. E
Shepherd, president of the North Caro-
lima College for Negroes at Durham, in
dorsing Parker.
Senator Overman concluded the hear
ingS yesterday. Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt, former Assistant Attorney
General, attended the session. She did
not testify, but she said later to some
committee members that she strongly
supported the nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
KiteS-How to Build Them
PAUL EDWARD CARRIER
Il. S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Prepared for the District of Columbia Model
aircraft League.
ARTICLE I.
The OriRin Of Kites.

The origin Of the kite Is buried In
Abe nnists of antiquity. Various legends
aA'cribe its invention to Archytas Of
Ia rentum, who lived about 400 years
befe're the Christian era, or to Hao Sin,
q CHINESE general of even earlier date.
1t is certain. however, that kites existed
in some form long before these men
lived, for Psychologists have unearthed
data which reveals that the principle
of the kite was known to the ancient
Egyptians; and the earliest mariners
report the use of kites for religious
rites by the natives of Malaysia,
The use of kites for sport Is well
known, hut in addition to this kites
have BEEN applied to many other pur-
poses. Natives of Polynesia use kites
for flshings the Chinese used them for
signaling; men have been raised into
the air to make observations by means
of kites: even thieves have used kites
to assist them in securing some coveted
object. A kite laid the first line of
the bridge which now spans Niagara's
gorge; the use of kites for scientific pur-
poses was made famous by Benjamin
Franklin; today the Weather Bureau
uses kites to determine conditions Of
the upper air. Many forms Of kites
have many applications.
When was a. youngster we all made
our kites; each. stroVe to Guido the
other, but today few boys seem to know
how to make XII bes and the stores are
presumably the only source for them.
Although they are sold remarkably
cheap, the boy wlFo buys his kite misses
a lot of fun, for kite making is as great
sport as kite flying, and there is no
limit to what ingenuity and patience
can contrive. In the Orient kite max
ing and flying is a national pastime
and there are almost as many forms of
kites as there are people flying them,
and over there mtsn and boys, women
and men fly kites. Oriental kites have
special signif1canctess when they are
flown at times Of births, marriages,
sicknesses nr daathE The intricanu Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
BROKEN FUEL PUMP
|. ENDS COAST FLIGHT
Weld in Pipe Blamed for Fore.
ing Down Plane on Cross
Country Hop.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 5.-After
a broken fuel pump on the light mono
plane he had attempted to fly to a
new tranScontinental nonstop record
had been repaired, A. w. Mooney,
Wichita, Ksns., airplane manufacturer,
late today piloted his craft to the mu-
nicipal airport here from the field 5
miles distant, where his flight had
ended abruptly this morning. He said
he would return to Wichita tomorrow.
Mooney said that although the break
ing Of tiny bracket on the fuel pump
had forced him to descend when his
motor sputtered and failed, he would
apply for recognition of duration and
distance records for light planes and
motors. He added that Unless his
marks were declared official they would
have to remain unofficial. inasmuch as
no one saw him land his loW-winged
monoplane.
Powered with a I00-horsepower motor
and carrying a load of $500 pounds,
the craft left the United airport at
Burbank, Calf, at SAB am. Pacific
time yesterday. Late last night Mooney
circled over the plant of the Mooney
Aircraft Corporation at Wichita, of
which he is an executive. The 24-year-
old flyer made the forced landing at
7:12 am. Central time today, covering
the 1850 miles in % hours and II
minutes.
A check of the fuel tanks after the
ship was brought to the airport showed
that about 20 gallons remained, enough
to have completed the trip to New
York. A three-gallon reserve oil supply
was untouched. Local pilots said
Mooney could have finished the Pacific
to-Atlantic hop had the pump bracket
not broken
Tired and disappointed, the youthful
Wichita flyer said that both the motor
and pump were blameless, but a weld
on the bracket holding the pump had
let go.
Mooney will fly his ship back to
Wichita tomorrow after the bracket has
been replaced.
The aviator said he would repeat
his attempt TO span the continent in
about two months. Meanwhile, he sent
his Paragraph to the National Aeronau-
teal Association hoping to have his
flight recognized as a new world record.