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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
D. c. TAX RECORD
SET IN PAST YEAR
Collection Exceeds Previous
Mark by S1,37e,450
During 1929.

Tax collections Melted 34,864,275.35
for the District during the fiscal year
closed June 80, according to a report
of Tax Collector Chatham M. Towers
yesterday. This was record-breaking
amount, exceeding by $l,379,450 the
previous record set in the 1929 fiscal
year
The figures have not yet been
analysed TO show the proportion yielded
by real estate, personal property. and
other taxable sources of the District,
but detailed statement will be forth
coming later. The tax rate was the
same last year as the year before, and
any increase, therefore, must represent
collections have been growing steadily
for, the past. FIVE years. In 1925 they
amountd to $22, 1854, in 1926 to
$26,606,646.83, in 1927 to $30,291 ,667.58,
in 1928 to $32,512, 87l.97, and in 1929
to S33, 484,825.35.
The heaviest collections were made
in the month of October, 1929, when
S7,872, 1868 were taken. Actually
much of this amount came into the
collectors office during the last hours
of September, in the shape of the semi
annual bills for real estate taxes. These
sums usually take several days of the
following month to credit, however. The
collection in April, 1880, ran a close
second with $7,213,001.1O. The Slim
NEST month was July, 1929, when the
collections amounted to $898, 594.41.
That was the only month when the
cessections fell below the million dollar
mark,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
POLICE HOLD YOUTH
ON THEFT CHARGES
Patted Dogs Head to Quiet
Him Before Entering Rad
ford Moses Home.
low: The girls at the swimming pool.

A 17-year-old youth held by the
police on two burglary charges yester-
day assured Radford Moses, 1929 Liv-
ingston street, prominent business man,
that he had patted his dog on the head
before he robbed his home early yes
terday morning.
When the youth was confronted by
Mr.. Moses the latter declared:
ITS a good thing my dog didn't
bark when you were robbing my house
or I would have shot you"
81 patted your dog on the head" Will
lard Lee winston, the alleged burglar,
replied to Moses, police of the four
tenth precinct declared last night. A
cigarette case and coin purse were
stolen.
According to Policeman F. S. Mar
shall. whose alertness led to the capture
of the youthful suspect. Winston, who
gave the address of 80 R street north
east, said he worked in his stocking feet
after gaining admittance to houses.
After his arrest, early yesterday morn
ing, Winston surprised one of his al
legged victims, James Toomey of 1923
Morrison street, by admitting burglary
of Toomey's trousers before the victim
knew about his loss.
Winston led Of11cer Marshall to the
Toomey home and showed how he en-
tered the place and how he had rided
the pockets of Toomey's trousers. Mr..
Toomey declined to believe it until he
looked in his trousers and found he
had been robbed.
The arrest of Winston follows several
complaints of burglary from the Cleve-
land Park and Chevy Chase sections
Policeman Marshall was investigating
another case when he noticed q young
man in an automobile acting nervously.
The officer arrested the youth and
found gun on him. He confessed to
the robberieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
EIGHT ARRESTED
ON RUM CHARGES
Small Quantities of Liquor
Are Seized-0ne Woman
Is Accused.

Police Melted several persons in liquor
cases last night in various parts of the
city, Sergt. Little and his flying squad
ron being credited with most of the
arrests.
Albert Theodore Wesley, IS, colored,
Of 1888 Cedar court, was charged with
reckless driving, transportation and
possession of three one-half gallons of
liquor, the arrest being made by G. C.
Deyo.
George Coleman, 80, colored. of 1880
Cedar court. arrested by Sergt. Little,
Leon Murray and G. C. Deyo, was
charged with possession and transpor-
tation of three one-half gallon jars of
liquor.
Mitchell Altine, 81. Of 1887 Tenth
street, was charged with transportation
and possession of two pints, after arrest
by Sergt. Little.
James Timothy Dudley g. of 355
Van street southwest, chauffeur, was
charged with illegal possession and
transportation of one quart and re-
leased on $500 collateral. He was ar
rested by j. w. Casey.
William Gales, %, of 1888 Union
street southwest, was charged with
transportation and possession Of one
quart He was arrested by o. L. Fisher.
William Gilbert Kimball of Claren-
don, Va, arrested by Officer d. D. Pitt
man of No. Z precinct was charged
with transporting one pint and was re-
leased on $1,000 collateral.
Lucy Matthews and Martha Dodson
of 3344 Volta place, both of whom were
considerably scratched about the face,
we're arrested by Officers G. NJ. Stewart
and F.. S. Hathorne, charged with pos
session of liquor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
SPEAKER TO NAME
HOUSE COMMITTEE
FOR FISCAL STUDY
Simmons, Author of Move,
Does Not Wish to Be One
of 7 Members.
BINGHAM'S PROPOSAL
WAITS SENATE ACTION
Senator Jones Urges Resolution
for Group to Value Property
in District Annually.

The special committee of seven House
members provided for in the resolution
Representative Simmons of Nebraska
had the House adopt just prior to ad-
tournment to study fiscal relations
between the Federal and District Gov
ernments, will be appointed by Speaker
Longworth, who Is out of the city at
the present time.
Mr.. Simmons stated yesterday, how
ever, that he had no desire to be a
member of the special committee and
is particularly anxious not to be placed
on 1t.
Headed House Conferees.
The Nebraska Representative, as
chairman of the District subcommittee
of the House Appropriations Committee,
was head of the House conferees during
the long battle over the current appro-
priation act, which ended Thursday
night with the House agreeing to in
crease the Federal contribution from
100000 900 to $4,000 900 this year.
Mr.. Simmons will continue in charge
Of the next District appropriation bill,
to be drafted at the December session
for the fiscal year starting July l, 1881.
He is slated to give up the chairman
ship of the local subcommittee to take
charge of the agricultural appropriation
bill, but this change does not take place
until after the close of the Seventy
first Congress, next March
Senator Bingham of Connecticut who
led the Senate conferees in their sue
cesSful effort to obtain an increase in
the Federal contribution this year, has
a resolution pending in the Senate
District Committee which would set up
commission to study the fiscal rela-
tions problem, which has not yet been
acted upon. Senator Bingham, how
ever, proposes commission, composed
of one Senator, one member of the
House, the Director of the Budget, one
District Commissioner, one economist
from outside the District and two bona
f1de residents of the District.
Jones Wants Valuation Group.
Senator Jones of Washington. chair
man of the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee, also has a resolution pending
In the District Committee to create a
commission of three to make an annual
valuation Of the Federal and private
property in the District for the informa-
ton of Congress. Senator Jones does
not believe the relative value of the
property here is the sole basis on which
the division of cost should be fixed.
but he believes that an annual report
of this kind would be helpful to Con-
gress in arriving at its decision, con-
sidering 1t along with the other factors
entering into the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
BODY OF DAVID w. BUELL.
RECOVERED FROM RIVER
Father Identifies Victim of Acct
dental Fall-Girl Witnessed
Drowning of Friend.

Harbor police yesterday afternoon re-
covered the body of David w. Buell., 81
years old, of 200 Del Ray avenue.
Bethesda, Md, who was drowned in the
Potomac River Friday night near Key
Bridge when he attempted to get into
a canoe from a dock
The body was identified by the vic
TINS father, M. w. Buell..
Miss Margot Hopkins, % years old. of
1705 P street, told police that she wit
messed the accident and informed po-
lice that Buell. lost his balance in at
tempting to shove off from the dock
In addition to his parents he is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Ester E. Lewis,
and Myra Buell., Is years old, of Falls
Church, and two brothers. John E.
Buell., 1909 Fifteenth street, and Alven
j. Buell. of Falls Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06

Slow fire small bore pistol re-entry
match, first half-Won by j. E. Terry,
Newport News, Va, Police Department,
186x200; third prize, Leon C.. Smith,
6307 Georgia avenue, National Capital
Rifle Club, 178 points
Tomorrow the Interstate team and
the Swiss events will bring the tourna-
ment to close.
McNabb Wins Title.
Equaling the course record of 297
points out of a possible 300, John D. Nc
Nabb, 2o37 F street, National Capital
Rife Club, yesterday won the Eastern
individual small bore rifle championship
of the annual Seagirt tournament.
George B. Sheldon. Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, also shot 297 but was tied and
outranked for the gold medal. Each
totaling 293x300. First Lieut.. Walter
r. Stokes, Medical Detachment, 12lst
Engineers, and Pvt. Theodore L. Harre!l.
Company E. 121st Engineers, took
eleventh and seventeenth places,
respectively.
The match consisted of three stages
two sighting shots and ten record
yard bulls-eye, a pinch 100 yards and
a 4-inch 200 yards.
George Sitter, Bear Rock Rife Club,
Allentown, Pa, took first money at the
50-yard stage with a "10-X" possible.
Pvt. Harry B. Parsons, Company E,
121st Engineers, was tied with four
others for fifth place, even though he
kept eight of his ten shots in the half
inch "x-ring" of the bull's-eye
Another Bear Rock expert, Clarence
Held, won the 100-yard stage with a
seven *" possible, while Ted Harrell.
District Of Columbia Guardsman, cap
tured second money with six shots in
the *" ring. McNabb. the champion,
tied with three others for third place,
with a possible score containing only
five shots in the inner circle.
Three District of Columbia marks
men finished in the prize class in the
200-yard division, which was won by
A A. Huffman, Ossining, N. Y. Rifle
Club, with a perfect score of 100
points. McNabb was fifth with 90,
Stokes, eighth with 81, and Capt
Clarence s. Shields. Company E, l2lst
Engineers, eleventh. also with 81.
The Eastern two-man team. the
Spencer, and the Camp Perry special
matches are engaging the attention of
the sharpShooters today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
LIEUT.. RLEY'S 1877 OUT OF 200
WINS SMALL BORE RIFLE MEET
Receives Cash Prize and
Capt. Frazee Silver Low
ing Cup.
Pairs With HarreII to Finish
Second in TWo-Man
Team Event.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEAGIRT, N. j., July 5.-Shooting
1877 points out of a possible 200, Lieut..
Thaddeus A. Riley, Company E, l2lst
Engineers of Washington, today won
the 200-yard small bore Spencer match
over 116 entries at the annual Eastern
rifle tournament. He was awarded a
cash prize and silver loving cup Of
fered annually by Capt. Y. T. Frazee,
Montclair, N. j., Rifle Club. Private
Theodore L. Harrell, also of Company
E. captured fourth prize with l94x200.
Pairing up III the two-man team
event, Harrell, who is captain of the
George Washington University varsity
rifle team. and Riley, took second place
among IS teams. with total of $50 out
OF possible 800 points. The former
shot 391x400, while the latter was two
points behind. The winners, Samuel
Tekulsky, Brooklyn Rifle and Revolver
Club, and w. M. Stuart, jr., Washing
ton, Pa, tied the local GuardSmen and
outranked them by reason of a higher
score at the 200-yard range. Twenty
shots each at the pinch diameter 100
yard and the 4-inch 200-yard bulls
eye, constituted the course fired by each
individual. Capt Clarence S. Shields,
Company E, 12lth Engineers, and John
",
winner yesterday of the Eastern indi-
vidual championship, each tailed 388x
400 to take sixth money in the team
competition.
ID. c. Marksmen in Prizes.
In the Spencer match, which con-
sisted of 20 shots at the 4-inch diam
eter decimal target the following Dis
trict experts also landed cash and mer-
cnandise prizes:
Capt. Just C. Jensen, Ordnance De-
partment, State staff eighth place,
score, 193x200; Marine Gunner Ollie M
Schriver U. S. Marine Corps, retired,
l414 v street, coach of the Central High
School rifle team, twelfth place, 1893:
c. c. Dyer, SIS Twelfth street, National
Capital Rifle Club, thirteenth place,
1872, and First Lieut.. Walter r. Stokes,
Medical Detachment. 12lst Engineers,
seventeenth place. 191.
The official bulletin gives the follow
ing results on the matches fired late
yesterday:
Palma individual match-won by
Fred Kuhn, Remington Rife Club,
Bridgeport, Conn; seventh prize, Ted
Harrell; eighth, Capt Shields; ninth,
Lieut.. Stokes, and twelfth, Private
Harry B. Pearsons, Company E, 121st
Engineers. The first Is markSmen to
finish in this event made possible"
scores of 225, the order of finish being
determined by the number of shots in
the inner "V" ring of the 7.2-inch
bull's-eye.
100-yard individual competition-Eric
Johnson. Quinnipeac Rife Club, New
Haven, Conn, winner, 200X200; J. D.
McNabb, tied with two others for third,
199x200, with IA shots in the inner
TX" ring, and Capt Jensen tied with
two others for seventh, same score, but
only IL "X' shots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
ROCKVILLE BUDGET
CALLS FOR $27,225
Labor, Salaries, Street Lighting
and Other Items Approved by
Mayor and Council.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July 5.-Accord-
ing to the budget adopted by the mayor
and council, it will cost approximately
$27,225 to run Rockville during the
fiscal year which began July l.
The various items of expense. the
budget shows, are: Labor, $4,000;
salaries, $500; street lights, $500;
electric current for motors, $500;
permanent Improvements, $685.; sup
plies and repairs, power house and dis
posal plant, $1,000; fire insurance,
postage, stationary, miscellaneous, ST.
600; supplies and repairs, streets, $500;
fire department, $500; Office rent, $3.50;
redemption of bonds, $4,000 interest
on bonded Indebtedness, $4,000.
The estimated receipts for the year
are: Taxes, 80 cents on each 500 of
real and personal property, $l5,6o0;
sewer tax, $4,000; road tax, $3.50;
securities tax, SIPS; bank tax, $3.50;
franchise tax, $500; water rent, So
500; permits, $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
FATAL SHOOTING ENDS
LONG-STANDING FEUD
Clifton Fleet, Colored, Dies in Hos
pital and Milliner jefferson,
Jr., Is Held for Murder.

Clifton Fleet, IS years old, colored,
was shot and fatally wounded last night
and Milliner Thomas jefferson, jr., A
years old, colored contractor, of 1411
Thirty-fourth street, was held by police
Of the seventh precinct on a charge of
murder. The shooting occurred at JEFF
ferson's home.
According to the police, the shooting
ended a long-standing grudge between
the two men which had resulted only
Friday night in the sending of Jefferson
to Georgetown Hospital with a cheek
wound which Fleet is alleged to have
inflicted with knife. Jefferson told
police that Fleet. who also lived in the
1400 block of Thirty fourth street, called
at his home last night armed with a re-
volver
Jefferson said he grabbed his own
gun and fired point blank at the
younger man. Fleet died at Georgetown
Hospital shortly after his arrival there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
POLICE RAIDERS VISIT
ALLEGED GAMING HOUSE
Colored Woman, Charged With Per-
hitting Law Violation, and
Nine Others Taken.

A raiding squad from the tenth po-
lice precinct last night visited 632
Girard street to raid an alleged gam
bling house. Mary Ernest Darbin, 80.
colored. was charged with permitting
gambling and was released on $50 COL
lateral. Nine colored men arrested in
the place and charged with disorderly
conduct were Roland FELTON,, 30 years
old, 1850 Eighth street; James Make,
20 years old, of 402 r street; Leonard
Leroy Woodward, % years old, of 242
Brown street; Joe Seaphus, 26 years
old, Of 8l3 T street: Kenneth Turner,
80 years old, OF 932 Florida avenue
Kidwell Murrell, "a years old, of AL
Neal place; John Henry Summers, "a
years old. of 919 o street; George Car
ter, "a years old, of SIS S street, and
Buster Morgan, ~ years old, Of 3 L
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
MRS. NELLIE COLEMAN.
is INJURED SERIOUSLY
Son Visits Victim of. Auto Crash,
in Critical Condition at Keyser
Hospital.

Mrs. Nellie Coleman of the Roxboro
Apartments. TIT r street, who suf-
fered fractured skull and internal
injuries Friday when her automobile
overturned about 20 miles from Keyser,
w. Va, was visited in the Hoffman
Hospital at Keyser by her son Herbert,
q United States Naval Academy mid
shipman, late yesterday.
Mrs. Coleman's condition was de-
clared to be critical late last night. Her
son, who was spending the Fourth of
July holiday at Keyser,. left there Fri
0cy night as soon as word reached him
81 his mothers accident.
The Washington woman, an employe
Ct Woodward & Lothrop's department
store, was travelling alone to her for
mer home, in Huntington, w. Va
where she was to visit friends. When
she reached Red House, i'll Garrett
County, Md, her car swerved from the
road. turning over several times as il
rolled down an embankment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
WAR MOTHERS ELECT
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, July 5-Mrs,
w. L. Turner was reelected president
OF the Piedmont Chapter, American
War Mothers, at a special meeting in
Crossman M. E. Church Monday.
Mrs. George Lester was elected vice
president Of the organization, Mrs.
George B. Fadely treasurer, Mrs. Sam
uel Styles recording secretary, Mrs. T.
T. Taylor corresponding secretary, Mrs.
M. F. Bean custodian of records and
Mrs c. N. McGroarty historian.
Mrs. Eleanor Waggoner Of Washing
ton, secretary of the District Chapter
and a member OF the national board,
was the guest speaker of the meeting
and presided during the election of
officers. Mrs. Turner win announce
her committees at the next meeting. It
was decided to continue meetings dur
ing the Summer months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
COSTS $40 TO LEARN
RULE ON BANANA SALE
Colored Pushcart Vender Feels
Enforcement of Law Relat-
ing to Boulevards.

George King, colored, did not find
out until yesterday afternoon that he
cannot legally sell bananas on boule-
ward, and the information cost him $40
King. incidentally has. the distinction
OF being the first victim of new police
crusade to restrict the activities OF
street vendors in obedience to a recent
order of the Police Department.
Near Twenty-eighth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, King was doing brisk
holiday business when Policeman w. A.
Myers Of the seventh precinct happened
to pass. He had in his cap fresh or
der from headquarters directing him
to enforce the regulation. So King,
his pushcart and bananas and all, with
the policeman heading the parade,
marched to the seventh precinct sta
ton, where the vender was charged
with selling bananas on a boulevard"
Ten dollars collateral" demanded
the desk clerk. King emptied his
pockets and counted out $40, all in
quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
CONFESSION ENDS
FIREWORKS PROBE
Suspect Said to Have Admit.
ted Tossing Firecracker
Into Car.

An investigation into the burning of
two children with firecrackers tossed
from an automobile on the Fourth ap-
parently ended yesterday afternoon,
when one of two suspects being held
at the. sixth precinct confessed, Capt.
j. M. Walsh, commander of that station,
reported.
The men being held are Frank Jewett.
"a years old, of the Astoria Apart
ments, at Third and G streets, and
Elmer Altizer, "a years old, of Rich
lands, Va.
Police Report Confession.
Altizer, according to Capt. Walsh,
admitted to police that he was riding
in the car from which firecrackers were
tossed which burned Joseph I. Wilson,
jr., months old, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph r. Wilson of 1912 Florida ave-
nue., and Saul G. Anoff, 10 years old, of
Baltimore, Md.
The Wilson child was burned by a
f1recracker thrown into a machine in
which his parents and an 8-year- old
brother, Jack. were returning from Bay
Ridge, Md. The firecracker landed in
his hammock and burned him on the
arm. He was treated at Casualty Hos
plCdl ana laCer taken nome Dy MS
parents.
Wilson gave chase to the Virginia
machine, but was outdistanced.
Firecracker Thrown in Car.
The Arnof boy was burned when an
occupant Of parked machine threw q
firecracker while the youngster was
playing at Third and G streets. He
was treated at Sibley Hospital for burns
Of the right leg.
The boys father told police that one
of the men seated in the car drew a
pistol and warned him to beat it,
when he started for the car.
According to Capt. Walsh, Altizer
explained that knife was pointed at
Arnoff to scare him of and that the
Baltimore man had apparently mis-
taken the butt end of the knife for a
revolver barrel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
TWO HURT IN AUTO
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July 5-w. F.
Sarver, Al, glassworker, this city, is in
a critical condition at Memorial Hos
pital from injuries received when his
car sideswiped another on the Frank
fort road late yesterday. Sarver was
accompanied by his daughter Agnes
who received broken collarbone, and
three sons, Benjamin S., Homer and
w. F. Sarver, jr., and his son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
jolly, who escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
FIREWORKS CAUSE LOSS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July 5.-The
police are investigating the prank of an
alleged practical joker in having thrown
a lighted firecracker early last night
amongst a firework display outside the
store of Gus Harris.
Roman candles, sky rockets and other
fireworks we're ignited. One missile
broke out window in the grocery of
James Coyle, across the street, and
other property nearby was bombarded.
The Fire Department used chemicals TO
extinguish the blaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
FISH DYNAMITERS HIT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, July 5.-Three
ties this week when tried at Fulks Run,
Rockingham County, by Magistrate j.
c. Cooper. Each of the three paid $50
fine and costs.
Game wardens report more cases of
fish dynam1ting this year than ever
before. While a number of. violators
have been heavily fined, many of the
guilty persons escaped because their
identity was not determined. Sports
men throughout this area express
themselves as heartily in favor of the
penalty for dynamiting being in
creased so that the guilty will have to
serve jail terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
DISCUSS CITIZENSHIP

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July S.
American citizenship addresses by
Mrs. william Fowler and Mrs. L. Bick-
ford featured the July meeting of the
Women's Club of Mellwood District in
the home of Mrs. William S. Hill. Mrs.
Lansdale 6. Sasscer, who arranged the
program, presented the club with a
silk American flag. A proposal to
erect a clubhouse was studied at the
meeting.
The club will hold is next session at
the Summer home of Yrs. Frank Small
on West River.