davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
KELLIHER DEATH
PROBE is STARTED
Warrant Charging Shea With
Manslaughter in Crash Is
Issued at Alexandria.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September H.
Definite steps toward complete in
vestigation into the death of Maurice
Mickey" Kelliher, killed in an auto
accident at Four-Mile Run early Sunday
morning, were taken yesterday, when
commemorative Attorney Albert v.
Bryan had a warrant issued charging
William Shea of Washington, alleged
driver of the death car. with man.
slaughter and driving while drunk.
The papers requisitioning Shea's re-
turn here went to Gov. Pollard yesterday
and are expected to receive prompt
action. When sent to Washington. they
will have precedence over the fugitive
charge against Shea, on which he is
being held under $1,000 bond pending
hearing.
Earl Garrison, also of Washington,
another occupant of the car, came here
Wednesday afternoon and posted $500
bond for his appearance as witness
when the case is brought up. No papers
have been issued for William McKeever,
the other occupant of the car. The two
men of Sparrows Point, Md, who were
in the other car figuring in the collision,
also will be cited to court here as wit
nesses when the case is brought up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
INCREASE SHOWN
IN MAJOR ARRESTS
Suggestion of Commissioner Brings
Large Number Of Felony
Arrests.

Following the suggestion of Commits
sioner Herbert B. Crosby that more at
tention be centered upon the solution
of major crimes and less to trivial Of
lenses, members of the Metropolitan
Police Department made a substantial
increase in arrests for felonies during
August, as shown in the monthly report
of the department.
The report, submitted to Maj. Henry
G. Pratt yesterday afternoon by Capt.
L. I. II. Edwards, personnel officer, re-
veals that of the 8,671 arrests made last
month 408 were for felonies, against
291 for similar crimes the preceding
month and 1868 for August, 1929.
Fifteen persons were taken into Gus
tody for violating the Harrison narcotic
law, 40 for grand larceny, "a for hous-
breaking and 101 for joyriding, the re-
port shows.
Arrests for traffic law violation num-
bered 2.940, as compared with 5,035
during the same period last year, and
1856 in July. Twenty-nine of the cases
were for driving while drunk.
Arrests for misdemeanors totaled
2499, against 1850 for August, 1929.
Prohibition law arrests fell off from 460
the corresponding period last year to
329 last month, while arrests for drunk
enness numbered /, 407 as compared to
1,2l8 in August, 1929.
A stable decrease in the confiSca-
ton of liquor is shown in the report,
with only 1892 gallons of whisky fall
ing 10 the hands of police last month,
while 3,o55 gallons were seized in
August, 1929.
The traffic report discloses that 6
persons lost their lives in the 643 &C
cidentS which occurred here in August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
Highway Officials to Open
Bids for Thoroughfare
Grading on Monday.
OPENING TO SUMMER
1881 TRAFFIC PLANNED
Current District Appropriation Bill
Provides $40, o00-More Sought
in 1881 Bill.

First definite steps toward the OPEN
ing of New York avenue northeast from
Florida avenue to the District line, a
project which has been in contempla-
ton for 10 years, will be taken Monday
as soon as highway officials open bids
for the grading of the thoroughfare.
The current District appropriation bill
carries $40 900 for the grading, which,
under the specifications, must be COM
pleted by April l of 1881. District ofn-
Gals hope to obtain an appropriation
in the 1881 bill to surface the thorough
fare and have it open to traffic next
Summer. The grading involves 100000
cubic feet of excavation.
Direct Route to Baltimore.
The opening of New York avenue
will provide a direct boulevard from the
Treasury to the Bladensburg road in the
vicinity of the Pennsylvania Railroad
oyerpass. District officials also are
planning, it is understood, to pave the
center of Bladensburg road from this
point to the District line, thereby pro-
viding a 60-foot paved boulevard 10
the MARYLAND line, where it will join the
Baltimore Boulevard, which Is oelng
widened from 20 to 40 feet.
The highway department regards the
opening of New York avenue as one OF
the most important projects undertaken
in recent years, since 1t Will proVloe
another main artery of travel from the
heart of Washington's business district
to the Maryland line and thence 70
Baltimore.
The cost of the project has been kept
down due to the fact that bridge al
ready exists in the line of New YORK
avenue across the railroad tracks. Tnls
Iri11oa r,oe arecfad in 1907 under the
Union Station act in anticipation OF
the opening of New York avenue, but
it has never been used.
Asphalt Plant in Line.
The abandoned District asphalt plant
now stands in the line of the approach
to the bridge, but this will be RACED.
Opening of the avenue will be faclli-
tated, it was pointed out, because the
District owns all of the property in the
line Of the thoroughfare from Florida
avenue to the District line. Virtually
all of it has been in public ownership
for 10 years.
The paving of the center of Bladens-
burg road from the point where New
York avenue will converge, to the Dis
trict line, is believed to be virtually neces-
sary in view of the increased traffic this
road will have to carry when the ave-
nue. is opened. The road is so feet
wide, but the 20-foot unpaved center
provides only two 20foot roadways,
one on each side.
Originally, it was planned to make
the center a parkway, beautifled with
small shrubs and flowers. With the
steady increase in traff1c on this road,
however, highway officials abandoned
the plan in favor Of wider boulevard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
BROWS ARE WRINKLED
BY HEATING PROBLEM
Question of Central or Two Sep
arate Plants Puzzles Office of
Public Buildings.

The question of central heating of
the Federal Government buildings in
the vicinity of the Pan-American Build
ing and the whole subject in general is
causing wrinkled brows around the Of
flee of Public Buildings and Public
Parks these days. 1t may be necessary
to have two heating plants, one for the
northern group of buildings and an
other for the southern.
The problem is brought about by the
desire of the Pan-American Union to
build its 81 100000 Office building at
Eighteenth and B streets, now occupied
by temporary building No. 6. In this
temporary building, which Is soon to
house the Federal Trade Commission, is
located the central heating plant for
the surrounding Government buildings,
radiating like the Spokes of a wheel.
Temporary building No. 6 must come
down to make way for the Pan-Ameri-
can Union Office structure, probably
some time during the coming year.
The Navy and Munitions Building is
heated from the present central heating
plant in No. 6. and while this Winter
is taken care of, the problem is where
to have this heating system in commits
sion for the Winter of 1881.
The whole matter is being given care
full study by Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd,
director of public buildings and public
parks, and his associates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
RECKLESS DRIVING
CHARGE DISMISSED
Judge Frees Volunteer Fireman of
College Park Department, Ac-
cused by Policeman.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md. September
12.-Charges of reckless driving against
Edward George Boyer, driver for the
College Park Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, who was arrested while respond
ing to an alarm September S, were
dismissed by Judge j. Chew Sheriff In
Police Court today when Policeman
Frank P. Prince, the arresting officer,
was not in court when the case was
called.
Sheriff Charles s. Early said Oficer
Prince was of the opinion no session of
Police Court would be held today, being
Defenders day and a legal holiday in
Maryland. When the court convened,
he was hurriedly summoned from his
home, but arrived about 10 minutes
after the case had been dismissed, the
sheriff said.
Boyer's arrest caused a furore in the
volunteer fire departments of the coun-
ty, and complaints against the officer
because of 1t will be given a hearing
before the county commissioners Tues
day. Prince has been summoned to
appear at the hearing.
Prince reported Boyer drove the fire
truck In such manner as to force a
passenger automobile of the road, q
serious accident being narrowly ayerted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
BAN ON ADS IN AIR
ASKED BY DISTRICT
Secretary Lamont's Help Is
Requested Against "Voice
From Sky" Plane.

The District Commissioners today
rotary of Commerce. asking for his help
In abating the nuisance of broadcasting
advertisements from airplanes with
voice amplifiers if possible under the
Commerce Departments rules regulat-
ing the conduct of airplane pilots.
The letter read:
Section 2 of Article X of the police
regulations adopted by the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia prohibits
any person within the District of CO.
lumbia from making any noise or cutlery
on any public space for the purpose of
advertising wares or attracting the at
tention or inviting the patronage of any
person for any vehicle or any business
whatsoever. Within the last few days
an aeroplane has been broadcasting an
advertisement of one of the makes of
automobiles over the city of Washing
ton, and the Commissioners have been
In receipt of complaints from citizens
as to the annoyance caused by such
broadcasting.
1.-THE aeroplane from which the
broadcast emanated made no landing
within the limits of the District of Co
lumbia, so that no prosecution could
be made of the operator of the aero
plane. The Commissioners are of the
opinion that it is determimental to the
best interests of the people of the Dis
trict Of Columbia to allow such meth
DDS of advertising, but they are doubt
full as to just the method of procedure
which should be adopted to prevent a
violation of the police regulations where
they have no jurisdiction over the Of
fender.
They would be obliged II you would
inform them whether it is a condition
of the license granted to pilots of aero
planes that they shall not violate the
laws or ordinances of the jurisdictions
over which they fly 1t would seem that
this would be the only method of pre-
venting the violation of such laws or
ordinances where the pilot made no
landing within the jurisdiction of the
authorities enacting such law or regu-
lation."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
DANCING TEACHER POSTS
$500 BOND in DRY CASE
Barbara Walker, IS, Pleads Not
Guilty to Charge of Selling
LIQUOR.

Barbara Walker, 25-year-old New
York dancing teacher, was released I'M
der 81, 500 bond today when she pleaded
not guilty in the District Supreme Court
to an indictment charging her with
the sale of liquor. Miss Walker, who
lives in the 800 block of Fourteenth
street, was already under $1,000 bond
for her appearance in Police Court on
September in connection with the
shooting of Russell Prince, local sports
man.
She was indicted Tuesday by the
grand jury on the liquor charge, the
day after her arraignment in Police
Court on the charge of shooting Prince.
The man was shot Sunday night In his
apartment on S street. Miss Walker
told police he was shot accidentally
during a struggle for possession of a
pistol. She said he produced the pistol
after she attempted to leave the apart
ment against his will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
NO DATE YET SET
FOR CARSON TESTS
Accused Man Remains in Jail After
Threatening Young Woman
With Pistol.

While authorities have agreed to sub
ject Howard Carson to mental eXami-
nation, with view to his possible trans
fer from the District Jail to hospital,
no date as yet has been set for the test
by which it is hoped to determine if .he
was sane when he threatened young
woman roomer with a pistol and stood
off police from his fathers home at so
S street Tuesday night
Carson is being held in default of
$4,000 bond on charge of assault
with intent to kill Miss Annie D. Jen-
nings, 25-year-old trained nurse. He
waived preliminary hearing in Police
Court Wednesday after his father, o.
F. Carson, had asked the judge to have
his mental capacity tested.
The young man stood of heavy de-
tail of police and detectives while he
pleaded with Miss Jennings TO give up
the other man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
.D|SOWNS g FETE
FUND PLEA IN ADJ
Commission Member Sur
priSed at Appeal for
$1,000 Investor.

The George Washington Bicentennial
Commission today disclaimed respon-
sibility for a newspaper advertise
ment calling for a gentleman of
pleasing manner and good dress" to
invest $4,000, without security, in fur
therance of a patriotic work connected
with the 1882 bicentennial celebration"
The advertisement was carried in the
Help wanted" columns Wednesday.
An investor "of pleasing manner and
good dress, and lacking an inferiority
complex, who can meet as equals, Sem
ators, Congressman and wealthy per-
sons, with whom appointments will be
made in advance" was called for in
the advertisement.
Representative Sol Bloom of New
York, co-director of the 1882 celebra-
ton, A. K. Shipe, member of the local
bicentennial committee, joined today in
disclaiming responsibility for or interest
in the investment plan advertised
Speaking for the national committee,
Mr.. Bloom stated the national commits
sion has nothing to do with ANY COM
mercial, money-raising or other plans
of a materialistic nature" He declared
mo one has right to collect any money
for or make any investment in anything
connected with the official bicentennial
celebration"
Mr.. Shipe said the local committee
had no knowledge of the plan advertised
and that the reference to the bicenten-
NAL celebration was unauthorized and
unwarranted."
The advertisement was inserted by
Robert Lloyd of the Denryke Building.
Mr.. Lloyd told The Star he had been
employed by the George Washington
Memorial Association, to assist in rails
ing funds for completion of that edifce,
the foundation of which is at Sixth and
B streets.
Mr.. Lloyd said he had been engaged
in this work for about year, and that
the project had reached point now
where it was necessary to obtain an
investment with which to carry on the
promotion work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
DAMAGED BY LETTERS,
$4,000 SUIT CLAIMS
Tenant in Colorado Building Names
Realty Corporation and T. r.
Bond in Action.

Building filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court today to recover $4,000
damages from the Bay Ridge Realty
Corporation and Thomas r. Bond. with
Offices in the Bond Building, alleging
that his reputation had been damaged
by letters said to have been written to
operators of the Colorado Building and
by other alleged actions.
The plaintiff seeks to recover $4,000
for statements allegedly made in each
of the two letters, and asks the court
for $4,000 damages, claiming that the
defendant entered his Office on August
and carried off his property through
force of arms, He is represented by At
torney Thomas H. Patterson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
ESCAPE ATTEMPTS
OF TWO ARE FUTILE
Flying Tackle HaIts Prisoner
and Second ColIideS With
Police Lieutenant.
Several escapes marked efforts of po-

Several escapes marked efforts of po-
lice to arrest two men last night.
Earl D. Baker and Charles A. Cart
mill, second precinct policemen, were
in a police car at Sixth and @ streets
when they noticed an automobile, one
of the occupants of which was wanted
in connection with fight earlier in the
night.
Started to Precinct.
The police Immediately arrested both
of the occupants of the machine, Ray
mond B. Murphy, 81 years old. so
Rhode Island avenue, and Thomas ELAN,
"a years old, of 3 F street northeast.
Baker got into Murphy's machine and
started driving to the precinct, while
Cartmill followed with Elan in the
police car.
They had gone but a short distance
when Murphy jumped out of the NOV
ing machine and began fleeing on foot.
Baker gave chase, bringing Mummy
down with flying tackle of the type he
had learned to make as a foot ball
player Meanwhile, Elan leaped into
Murphy'S car and drove away when
Cartmill went to the aid of his fellow
policeman.
COllided With Lieutenant.
Elan reached Fifth and M streets,
where the automobile he was driving
collided with machine driven by
Lieut.. j. T. Wittstat of the second pre-
cinct. Elan then attempted to escape
on foot, but was overtaken by WittStat.
He subsequently was charged with
reckless driving leaving the scene of
an accident and assault. Murphy was
charged with operating a car without
a permit.
Baker, one of the newest men in
the department, figured prominently
In the rescue of Miss Annie d. Jen-
nings, young nurse threatened with
death by Howard Carson Tuesday
Baker craWled across an ironing board
bridge from house next to the Carson
home, entered the room where Carson
was holding the girl a prisoner and
overpowered the youth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
Steel's Life Is Doubled.

Structural steel make of metal con-
tanning a very small percentage Of cop
per has a greater resistance to corro-
sion and cuts down the maintenance
cost. In very exposed places such as
on shipboard the corrosion after long
and severe test was shown to be 4
per cent, while copper-free metal the
percentage was from 20 to 80 per cent
The amount of copper entering into
this combination is about one-fifth Of
| per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
DISTRICT RED CROSS
AIDS SANTO DOMINGO

The District Chapter. American Red
Gross. has appropriated 81 900 toward
relief work among victims of the hur-
ricane which swept the city of SanUo
Domingo recently. The sum was sup
plemented by $500 in cash from indi-
vidual donors in Washington.
large quantity of clothing suitable
for the use of The refugees also has been
collected here through the local chap
ter and viii be forwarded to the affected
area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
HELPLESS MOTHER WATCHES AS
DAUGHTER IS KILLED BY AUTO
Vivian Fox, Years Old, Is Run Down by Machine.
Two Hurt When Car Strikes Post.

Vivian Fox, years old, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Glendon Fox, 610 street,
died in Emergency Hospital last night
from injuries sustained short time be-
fore when struck by an automobile
operated by William Robinson, colored
2024 Tenth street. at Sixth and /
streets.
The child Is said to have broken away
from her mother and run in the path
of the car while crossing at the inter-
section. She was taken to Emergency
Hospital by Robinson, who was later
placed under arrest to await an inquest
this afternoon.
Mrs. Fox. the childs mother, made a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
WOMAN is BURNED

Firemen, who put out fire yesterday
afternoon in the automobile of Mrs.
Lydia Mary Flint, 40 years old, of 500
Tenth street southeast, administered
first-aid treatment for slight burns of
the face and arms, which the woman
received when she attempted to put out
the fire herself
A pasSerby saw the blazing machine
in front of the Flint residence, and
turned in fire alarm. Fire fighters
made short work of the flames with
chemical equipment, and then treated
Mrs. Flint's burns when she refused to
go TO a hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12

desperate effort to save the little girl,
but was handicapped in her attempt to
child in her arms at the time.
Two others were slightly injured in
automobile accidents yesterday after
noon when an automobile operated by
Landreville Ledoux, 513 Seventh street
southeast, ran into a lanppost at South
Carolina avenue and Seventh street
southeast. They are Ledouxs mother,
Mrs. Ida Mae Ledoux, 65 years old, and
his wife, Mrs. Bertha Ledoux, both of
whom were treated at Providence Hos
pital. Ledoux and his 1l-year-old son,
Landreville, jr., escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
SUES FOR $4,000

Spit to recover 10000 damages from
injuries arising out of an automobile
accident was filed in the District Su-
preme Court today by Merton A. Eng
lish, an osteopath. of 1917 Sixteenth
street Clifford w. Hurley and Mrs.
Mildred E. Hurley of 1910 Seventh
street were named as defendants.
The plaintiff says that an automobile
owned by Hurley and operated by Mrs.
Hurley colided with his machine Sep
tember Is, 1927, at GaIlatin and Thfr-
teenth streets, resulting in serious in
1uries to himself. He claims negligence
on the part of the defendants
Attorneys Robert L. williams and
Guy II. johnson appear for the plain
TT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
STREET CONTRACTS LET
Corson & Gruman Get Awards
Totaling 81, 41o.

The District Commissioners today
awarded two contracts for road work
to Corson & GrIlman, local contractors.
A contract for surface treatment of
macadam streets and roads was award
ed for the price of $34,230. A contract
for surface treatment of gravel road
and streets was awarded at price Of
S7.1sU.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
Canon of St. Paul's Dies.

LONDON, September IL (F1.-The
Rev. William Charles Edmond New
bolt &c. for 40 years a canon of ST.
Paul'S, died today at his home in Amen
Court, in the shadow of the cathedral
dome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
Farm Sells for $23, 500.

LEESBURG, Va, September IL (Spe-
cial) -. S. Helm Of WOODBURY., this
county, has purchased the T. F. Mason
farm, consisting of 40 acres. This is
one of the oldest estates in the county.
The price paid was $23,500.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-11
GIRLS BATHING
SUITS DILEMMA
FOR LIFECUARDS

Los ANGELES, Mar. 1l.-U.P)-
\ committee of southern California
leach officials who me: 70 discuss
proposed legislation for regulation
Of bathing suits, today had decided
f" let bad enough alone.
The meeting broke up when the
ccrmIttecmen accepted the conclu-
SION If one of their number that girls
couldn : wear much less in the way
Of bathing suits and that, therefore,
no further trouble is likely to arise
from costume brevity.
II was decided however, that the
shoulder straps on backless suits
mast be kept buttoned. and that life
guards should cover their brawney
chests.
They further agreed that $50
pound ladies ought to wear suits 10.
signed for $50 pound ladies - no
those modelr} for the 1oj pound
lass.
Myron =. Cox, chios ''fe guard for
LIS Angeles, cpito. the state
Of affairs which made the meeting
necessary when he said:
Lifeguards always come bac.; to
T." beach On their days off
The committee decided to lcav,
the matter of immodesty in bathing
suits to the life guards, but organi-
lied the public beach coordination
committee 20 meet monthly and
check up ON their style ccnsors.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-11
TROJANS BEAT
HUSKY CACERS
IN TITLE MEET

Los ANGELES. Mar. II. U.R)-
The list of Iowa boys who have come
to California to make good in q big
way today carried the name of Sam
Barry. basketball ceach ut Universe
" OF Southern California whose team
won the Pacific coast conference
title here last night by defeating
University of Washington. 81 to %.
Barry came to the Troians from
Iowa University last wear and the
result of his first seasons work was
basketball team considered one of
the best the University OF Southern
California has ever had.
The Troians clinched the title by
victory in the third Of three
game series, closely contested when
Washington came back the second
night after drubhing to defeat the
southern contenders.
The score was 81 to 70 at the end
of the half last night and having
thus won the game >efore the inter
mission, the Troians fought there
after to retain their lead.
Washington was closest to victory
in the final five minutes of play
when the score stood 80 to %, but
the steady playing of Southern Cal
lfornia which had been like clock
work throughout the contest quickly
dispatched the visitors hopes.
The game at times seemed a duel
between two stellar men-Jack
Gardner for the Troians and Hank
Swanson, lanky Husky ace. Swan
SON scored is points for his team.
four more than Gardner managed to
cage.