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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.
Special CORRESPONDENT of The Star

NEW YORK, January 17.-While
there is no evidence that the suggestion
of the Presidents Law Enforcement
Commission for the abolition of jury
trial for casual offenders in liquor cases
was in any way an inspired proposal,
the issue now arises as the elimination
of previous agitation going back nearly
two years, and predictions frequently
have been made that the prohibition
fight finally would center on the jury
system.
Today, as vets and drys clash in a
quick encounter, with no holds barred,
and Article III of the Federal Consti-
tuition takes the spotlight, 1t appears
as the center of climatic issue, rather
than as surprise move. Rarely have
lines been so quickly drawn in a public
controversy as in the present division Of
Eastern opinion, vets and drys Wheel
ing into action and with press and in
dividual opinion adhering closely to
previous alignments with regard to
prohibition.
When w. c. Durant, the financier.
awarded his prize of $4,000 for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17

This showed, he said, that prohibition
had not reduced the quantity of alcohol
produced.
Sirovich said that if honest prohibit
ton agents could be obtained, alcohol
free of poisons could be sold to indus
trial concerns and they could poison II
to suit their purposes. He declared that
European countries used poisons in in
dustrial alcohol that did not cause per-
manent blindness, such as the denatured
or wood alcohol used by this Govern
.ment.
Asked by Representative Treadway
Republican, Massachusetts,, If theS
poisonS could be distracted, Sirovich
said that only a part Of them could
and that some would remain even after
chemists had placed the alcohol through
an extracting process.
The New Yorker demonstrated his
speech by passing around bottle of
the poison used In foreign countries to
place in industrial alcohol to prevent
its use for beverage purposes.
At the conclusion of his remarks he
was applauded by members on both
sides of the chamber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
ALDR|DGE BLAMES
SHOT ON BROTHER
TeStifies in Own Behalf at
Trial for Staying
of Policeman.

Alfred Scott Aldridge, colored, today
took the witness stand IN his own de-
Tense at his trial for murder in the
first degree in connection with the
death of Policeman Harry j. Mcdonald
July 6 last. The trial Is in progress
before Justice Peyton Gordon and a
jury In Criminal Division /. Aldridge
laid the blame for the fatal shot on his
brother Albert, who was killed by the
policeman. who was attempting to ar
rest the two men on a charge of house.
breaking at Seventeenth and @ streets.
The prisoner explained his possession
of the gun by saying that as his brother
dropped 1t he picked it up and ran
away.
Aldridge declared that his brother
had escaped from Leavenworth Peni-
Tertiary and also from the Massachu-
sets State Prison and Deer Island
Penitentiary and had asserted that he
would die rather than be taken back
to prison
Mrs. Alice Mcdonald, widow of the
slain officer. tainted late yesterday
afternoon on the witness stand when
shown the bullet which is supposed to
have cuased the death of her husband
She was quickly restored and concluded
her testimony. She said that her hus-
10 look into the front seat of his auto
mobile for a bullet and she identified
the bullet as the one she discovered
there.
Arguments were being made this after
noon by Assistant United States Attor-
ney Walter M. Shea for the prosecution
and Attorney James Reilly for the de-
Tense. A verdict was expected late in
the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
FOREIGN.

The Transylvania ball, which the
Prince of Wales recently attended in
Glasgow. Scotland. realized $T.e5o for
the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
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FIRST 1880 AWARD MADE
FOR HIT-AND-RUN ARREST
Operator of Taxi Gets 800 Check
From A. A. A. for Aid
Given Police.

The first award in 1880 for apprehen-
sion of hit-and-run driver was made
today by the District of Columbia Divi-
sion of the American Automobile Asso-
citation to Wallace F. Reid, 614 street,
when the A. A. A. check for 500 was
presented by George e. Keneipp, man
ager of the local A. A. A. Club.
Reid, who operates taxi, was at
John Marshall place and Pennsylvania
avenue on the evening of September 10,
1929, when he saw an automobile, which
he states was being driven about IS
miles an hour, knock down and run
over William Halpin, Soldiers Home,
and then speed away. Getting In his
cab Reid followed the hit-and-run
driver, finally cornering him on New
Jersey avenue between B and C streets.
where the driver abandoned his car
and fied up an alley.
From the description furnished BY
Reid, Policeman Stephen F. Goggins.
sixth precinct, arrested James z. Mea-
dor. whom, the police state, admitted his
guilt.
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FEDERAL COURTS
DRAW FIRE OF VETS
Proposed Elimination of Jury
Trials for Minor Viola.
tons Fought.

Federal police courts-the name thai
has been given to the courts in which
petty prohibition offenses may be tried
have drawn the first fire In the pro-
hibition controversy
Chairman Wickersham of the Ma
tional Law Enforcement Commission
has recognized the opposition by an
swering attacks that have been made
on the alleged unconstitutionality OF
the proposal. The theory back Of the
plan is to avoid congestion in the courts
and jury trials with all the delays
necessary to bring about impaneling
of iuries.
Jury Trial Not Denied.
The argument in defense Is that
while every man can insist upon trial
by jury. as guaranteed by the Consti-
tuition, he can also plead guilty before
a Federal commissioner If he likes and
save the Government time and money.
The chief point of attack on the new
plan, however. Is that the United
States commissioner, after trying q
prisoner who had not pleaded guilty,
would pass on his findings to a Fed
eral Judge for conviction or acquittal.
The defendant would have the right to
demand a jury trial, but at the same
time the district attorney could submit
the case to the grand jury and ask
for an indictment carrying severe
penalty. This prolongation of the pro-
cess would. it is expected by those who
defend the plan. tend to weed out
quickly those who are not guilty and
would bring serious offenders to bar
and enable the courts to concentrate
On the latter class.
Efficiency Issue CIouded.
The prohibition side has been on the
defensive recently on many points, and
the vets in Congress are not likely to
lose the opportunity to charge the drys
with seeking to limit the opportunities
of trial by jury. The question OF ad-
ministrative efficiency is likely to be
lost in the shufie of controversy over
trial by jury.
Another phase Of the recommendation
for a Federal Police Court is the nkeli-
hood that minor offenSes will have to be
extensively prosecuted. This viii re-
quire a larger machinery for the detec-
ton of law violation than the Federal
Government has heretofore possessed.
The experience Of cities with Trafiic
Courts especially set up to handle vio-
lations of motor laws has indicated that
many persons prefer not to get in the
court. In this instance, however, the
cities have more policemen engaged in
traffic work than in watching for VIOLA
tons of any other single group of
ordinances.
The setting up Of Federal Police
Courts, 1t Is conceded, would have
very important bearing on the attitude
of communities toward law observance,
provided, however, the Federal Govern
ment adds to its police force or per-
suades the local authorities to handle
the arrests
Efforts undoubtedly will be made in
Congress to make the proposed changes
apply to all Federal laws. This is the
favorite form of attack, and when the
National Commission on Law Enforce
ment was appointed the administration
asserted that its province was the entire
field of criminal law. D. L,
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Oil Well Fire Warns Many.

People in the vicinity of Moreni, Ru-
mania, are paying little heed to the
rigors of Winter. An oil well mas been
ablaze since last May ana shows no
signs of burning out. The neat is felt
in a radius Of three miles all around, so
that King Frost holds no sway.
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TWO DIE IN WRECK.

WALLACE, Idaho, January II Dr.
The engineer and brakeman were killed
and q fireman was injured in the de-
railment Of a Northern Pacific freight
train near Lookout, east Of here. yes
terday.
The dead: Charles E. Campbell en-
gineer, and Lewis Erickson, brakeman,
both of MiSS0lIla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
Quebec Fire Causes 100000 Loss.

QUEBEC, January II R).-After
burning for more than three hours, a
fire, which destroyed the Seifert Build
ing here and damaged the roof of an
other structure, was brought under con-
troll The damage was estimated at
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
EARLY AGITATION FOR CHANGE
IN LIQUOR TRIAL PLAN RECALLED
Sentiment for Abolishing Juries in Mino,
Gases Shown In Durant Contest and
Economic League QUESTIONABLE.

best enforcement plan late in 1928. he
compiled the entries in a book called
Law Observance" These essays, many
of them by public officials and other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
Man Shoots Wife,
Then Dies of Grief,
Court Is Informed
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, January II.
When Municipal Judge Thomas
Ambrose called the case Of John
McManus, "a, accused of ASSAULT
ing his 29-year-old bride with in
tent to commit murder, an attor-
ney, Arthur G. Webb, arose.
Your honor" said Webb, my
client is not here. He became
grief stricken after the shooting
and died"
Judge Ambrose dismissed the
case.
The Washington times., 1930-01-13
School Card

TODAY
st. Johns VS.. Eastern. at Eastern;
st. AIban'a vs.. Silver Spring High. al
TOMORROW
Tech va. Western. Business vs. East
eFn (interhigh serles): Ge0rGetOwn PFeu
vG. Central. ut Central: Friends vs.
Woodward. at Woodward: Franklin vs.
StrayeF; LandOD Vs. Sherwood, at Sandy
Springs. Md; Woodward Va. HyattsvilIe
at National Guard ArmOry.
WEDNESDAY
Mt. st. Mary's W.. st. Johns, at st.
Johns: HyattsviIle vs.. Central, at Cen.
trail: Dewitt VS.. Georgetown Freshmen
(preIimlnaFy to varsity Eame): SwaVely
vs.. Business. at Business: Eastern w.
Episcopal. at Alexandria. Va.
THURSDAY
Episcopal IightweIEhts vs. Woodward
Juniors. at Woodward: George Washing
ton Freshmen vs.. GOnzaga. at GOnzaga
StHayeF College vs.. Potomac Boat Club.
FRIDAY
Business w. western, Central Va.
Tech (inteFhiRh series Games): Leonard
Hall w. st. johns; St. AIban's w.
Georgetown Prep: Benjamin Franklin
". Bliss Electrical. at Silver Spring
Dewitt vs.. GORzaEa. at Dewitt: Eastern
vs. q. T.. Freshmen: Woodward vs.
Friends. Rt Friends.
SATURDAY
Western W. swaveIy. at Manassas
Va; StrayeF w. shepherd College. ae
ShephsRdstOWH. W. VI. eWimmtne-
Central W. TOmo.
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DEWITT To PLAY
COLUMBIA CUBS

There is a strong possibility
that Dewitt Preparatory Schools
1890 football team may be Sched-
uled by Columbia UniverSity'S
freshmen. Such is the claim ad-
vanced by authorities who know.
Also. it is contended, Tom Keefe
Milton AbramSon and Paul Tan
CORA, aces of last years cham
pionShip eleven, may enroll at the
New York institution next fall.
While with Georgetown Univer-
sity athletic director Lou Little,
now sports head at Columbia, was
openly impressed with the players
mentioned and always made it a
policy to follow closely the success
Of Mcnamara coached teams.
Little, it is thought, would con-
slider favorably the scheduling Of
Devitt's eleven and would also
welcome the advent Of the big
three" to his fold.
Keefe is regarded as q par.
ticularly bright prospect by
the latest edition of Columbia
Lou! and could probably be de-
veloped into q Super-Star un'
der capable handling.
The elusive youngster carries
plenty of power behind a well
put up frame and his fleetnesS
along with a fine change of pace
should make him an asset on any
college team in the East.
Abramson is undoubtedly one Of
the best broken field runners ever
turned out locally while Tangora,
as a defensive man, shapes up
splendidly for the future.
On recent visits to Dewitt
School it is understood that Little
has passed out any number Of
catalogues and it is thought that
several promising athletes may
ultimately decide to enlist at Co
lumbia.
That Dewitt would welcome a
spot on the schedule Of Colum-
bias Cubs is virtually a sure
thing. Anxious to build up tbe
prestige of his football teams,
Coach McNamara could desire
no better way Of stepping to the
front.
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Y. ". c. A. OPENS
GOLF. SCHOOL
By GEORGE A. srMPsON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
The indoor golf school at the
Y. w. c. A. win open its classes
today with George Diffenbaugll,
assistant pro at Indian Spring
Club, acting Is instructor.
A class for beginners will open
tonight ut 2 o'clock and one
will also be held Wednesday
night at 6 o'clock. A school for
advanced golfers will be held
Wednesdays at z o'clock.
With the cold wave fast dis
appearing and warmer weather
promised, golfers may again drag
out the old clubs and hurry to
the courses. Another spell Of
mild weather as experienced up
to Saturday win induce the golf
erS to step outdoors once again.
A record for Q Sunday winter
crowd was established at Rock
Greek on January 5 when more
than 800 players toured the hilly
course. Manager Harry Graham
states that no winter Sunday
crowd ever approached that num-
Der. He also states that the at
The Washington times., 1930-01-13
IN TOWN
TOMORROW

Willie Hoppe, who cues Andrew
Ponzi, Of Philadelphia, tomorrow
afternoon and night at the Lewis
and KrauSS billiard parlors, 817
Fourteenth st. N. w., is o master
cueman. Hoppe win also play
balkline and exhibit fancy shots.
Hoppe has thrilled millions Of
enthusiasts in balk-Iine and three
cushion games they Still remem-
ber. His improvement at the
angle game has been amazing
and in playing Ponzi he meets a
promising lad who is destined to
test the prowess Of the present
day kings Of the three-cushion
and pocket billiard game.
Hoppe withdrew from the
worlds three-cushion tournament
in New York, but challenged the
winner to q 60O.point match for
$500 and the gate receipts.
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I'm get it." obliging George
Simpson volunteered graciously.
Hello" q voice on the other
end rang out, who's thisP"
After transferring the call into
the hands Of the proper party,
Simpson settled back to his
routine while Nick Altrock, the
comedian-coach, gave vent to his
feeling.
"Is this Bob ThayerP" he
boomed out when shifted, If it
isn't who in ell is it?"
"Yes, Nick, it's Bob" was the
answer, whats on your mind?"
ION my mind?" he hesitated,
thanks for the compliment.
What I called up to find out
about, though, is how you folks
figure Lew FonSeca won the 1929
American League hitting cham
pionship."
you've got me guessing E.
Nick" the writer replied per-
plexedly, <"n F0nseca's .369
didn't cop It I'm pop-eyed."
That's it." he coIInterNd fri
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tendance was large for week.
days.
There's one group Of golfers
who have no fear Of the weather
and 1t is those "oily BIRDS" whose
daring members sally forth each
morning at the break Of dawn
for q round Of golf.
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umphantly, you're pop-eyed. II
didn't beat out that bird by 631
points there amt no Santa Claus" I"
Slowly consciousness started to
dawn.
"But Nick" the party Of the
first part queried," you don't
mean the hit you got off that
Boston rookie in the last game
of the season was official?"
yeah, and why not" he shot
back, wasn't 1t q real hit"
"WelI, ye-e-e-s, but wasn't
that all . joker"
"Joke your grandmother" he
sizzled, 'that kid was bearing
down with the works. There were
only three hits until I got UP
there. And II that line single to
left field wasn't legitimate I'd
like to know whyl"
There was nothing more to be
said. The official averages had
given due credit to the leagues
leading batter and since Altrock
was that man no dispute was
aroused.
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Although playing together only
a week, the new Eagle team
has improved by leaps and
bounds and should provide the
Cardinals with plenty Of opposi-
tion.
In all, the local Quints will
take part in IA games this week
but only six of them will be
played on home courts. Catholic
will be the busiest team with
four games to be played. In
addition to tonight's tilt with
American u, the Cardinals en-
tertain Loyola, of Baltimore, here
tomorrow night, and DuqueSne
Thursday night, while or Satur-
day they make their annual trip
to Annapolis to meet the Navy.
DuQuesne makes two ap-
pearanceS here during the
week, taking on American U.
in one of the Iatter's big
home games Of the season
Wednesday night and stay
ing over to meet Catholic u.
the following night.
Maryland divides its two games,
journeying to Charlottesville, Va,
to meet the University Of Virginia
tossers tomorrow night and play
ing Johns Hopkins before the
home fans Friday night. The
Terps figure to win both games
in rather handy fashion. Coach
Shipley is fortunate in having
wealth of classy material this
year and very likely will compile
an enviable record before the cur
tain goes down on the season.
Coach Joe Mitchell and his
George Washington tossers do not
play a single home game this
week but will see plenty OF action
nevertheless. Beginning Wednes-
day night the Colonials will play
three consecutive nights in V1r-
ginia against the following op-
ponents in this order: Hampden-
Sidney, Randolph Macon and Vir-
ginia Medical College.
Georgetown, which will play
all but it's big remaining home
games in Ryan gymnasium, Will
entertain Washington College at
the Hilltop Wednesday night in
it's only home appearance. Friday
night the HoyaS meet Temple in
Philadelphia and the following
night journey to New York to
meet their time-honored rival,
New York University.
Gallaudet takes it easy this
week, having but a single game
with st. Johns in Annapolis Sat
urday. This game should provide
a brilliant individual scoring duel
between Del Cosgrove, star Blue
forward, and Bob MacCartee, for
mer Tech boy who is captain and
leading scorer of the Johnnies.
COsgrOve is all by himself
in the race for scoring hOnOrS
among the District cOllegians,
with III points to show for
seven games, which puts him
nearly 40 points ahead Of his
nearest rival. ..... ...
Don Dutton, stellar Georgetown
center, usurped the runnerI'p role
to CoSgrove from Johnry Rihgle,
the formers ,team-mat2. by scor-
ing consistently in the three
games played by the Hiltloppers
during the week just passed. Dut-
ton has run his total score to 90,
while Ringle brings UP in third
place with 81.
Bob Gaylor, of Maryland, and
Johnny Oliver, crack Catholic U.
forward, made the most notable
advances during TIE past week.
each averaging 10 points in each
Of the genes they played. Oliver
brought his total 10 IL, while
Gaylor has 50. Oliver has par.
kiHiFAakAd fn fivA oaFnaR thasadIa
The Washington times., 1930-01-13
College Quints Perform Sir
Times on Home Courts

The fast improving American u basketball team tackles
Catholic u tonight in the atters gym in the feature home
game Of the week for District college fves.
The Washington times., 1930-01-13
2OSSZ wv BOWLERS HOLD GIANT TOURNAMENT
Altrock Claims Fonseca
Is Only Second Best

The long lingering ring of telephone this morning brought
The Washington Times sports department. to attention.
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TOPS
FAMOUS
GOLFERS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13:-Es-
tablishing himself as one OF tne
country's best bad weather" goI-
ers. Denny Shute, Of Columbus,
ohio today was leading the Los
Angeles $4,000 open golf tourna-
ment by q mar \ Of two strokes
Shute, with t. rest OF tne en-
trants. encountt ed heavy Wlnos
and rains on the second Ii holeS
Of play, but the elements were
less disturbing to him than tne
rest of the field. He carded q "a,
which gave him ., total OF A4'
for the SO holes.
Two strokes behind came HOT
ton Smith, the Joplin (Moo pro-
feSSional.
Under the existing conditions
Shute's performance was remark
able. Besides the rain and Wlno,
he encountered flooded fairways
and Soggy green's. He went out
in 80, over par. Coming IN ne
played perfect golf to make a par
SO.
Meanwhile, m any noted
golfers Splashcd their way
right out Of the tournament.
Among them was Walter
Hagen, who picked up after
eight holes Of play. On the
first hole, . par five, Walter
shot q nine. 1t was the first
time Hagen ever picked up In
his competitive career.
Others who fell by the wayside
were Craig Wood, Bloomfield, N
j.; Al Watrous, Detroit; John
Dawson, Chicago amateur: NeaI
Mcintyre, Indianapolis; Ed Gayer
Chicago; Henry Ciuci, Bridgeport
Conn; Joe TurneSa, New York
and Fred Morrison. Los Angeles
The bad weather and all its
annoyances did not hamper
Smith on the first nine holes OF
play yesterday. He turned in a
moist IS, one under par. He had
six strokes worse, however, on
the final nine.
Macdonald Smith, Tony Man
ero, and Bill Mehlhorn, each
with q 159. barely managed to
remain in the tourney.
Eighteen more holes were Sched
uled to be played today, and the
72-hole play is expected to be
concluded tomorrow.
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while Gaylor has played in but
three.
The individual scoring records
follow:
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The Dartmouth team featured
the weeks rolling by setting a
new high team game and set
record, SGT and 1887, respectively.
Incidently the Big Greens took
possession of first place, dumping
the Cornellites into third notch.
Maryland is second.
Pembleton has high game, 1856,
and Buchill claims high set with
36S.
Team standings and statistics
follow:
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DuQueSne makes two ap-
pearanceS here during the
week, taking on American u.
in one of the Iatter's big
home games Of the season
Wednesday night and stay
ing over to meet Catholic U.
the following night.
The Washington times., 1930-01-13

The intercollegiate League,
which stages its matches at
Tad HOward'S new Rendez-
vOus alleys, is marking its
race with close battles.
The Washington times., 1930-01-13

Gene Gordon is the big
gun who looms threateningly,
dispOrting a steady 11O aver
age for the season, with .
reputation Of being able to
mount superlative scores on
occasions.
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That's it," he countered tri
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League and alley records
are being broken With
naachine-like regularity on
these alleys. The fire fighters
and the merchantmen taking
turns ut boosting the alley
marks, both being about on
par in strength and ability.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-30
Fullerton Firm
Buys Acreage

EastauoL1ury Brothers, OF Fuller
ten, ore If the large,, citrus groS-
ers in Southern Galitorni1, promise
also to hold similar position in I'm
Eer.al Valley according to aati1i-
tfe, of the camuany iu the purchase
q orchard lands ia this section Of
tac state.
E,,.u.ly ,his company bought SEE
ac-.s ea-t ot CaHpatria and iume-
G.atc'v st out 10 plan. this land
with Valencia Grange and grapefruit
lccs. Now they bav, acquired 5fj
acres I'm section -, TITS, RISE, $.
B. ~, Imperial county, near Their
other holdings cast of Calipatria.
from v. L. II. Weldon This acreag
~il' also be put cut to oranges and
grapefruit. The deal for this pro
per'y was handled by the Security
ri,le Insurance and Guarantee Com
paay, Of thi, city.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-30
ALI FOR FIFTY CENTS

Novel indeed were the revelations IN
San Diego court yesterday, where an art
student was on trial for theft, preferred
By other students and policeman who
claimed 70 have caugh, the cuIprit in the
heinous act Of stealing 50 cents from q
purse.
The young lady owner of the purse
Offered the first biz Of novelty By stat
ing that FOL owing the disappearance OF
money from her purse on several previ-
Gus occasions, she determined 70 catch
the thief. a marked bill placed in the
purse was stolen and the thief was not
caught. The young lady then picked out
two places ou the roof from which she