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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02
CONVICTED OF LETTING
FIRES OUT OF CONTROL
Two Prince Georges Citizens Let Off
With Suspended Fines-Truck
Driver PenaliZed.
By staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan correspondent OF The Star.
Hyattsville, Md, May 2.-The sequel
to some of the disastrous forest fires
which damaged nearby Maryland wood
lands last month was heard in Prince
Georges County Police Court yesterday,
when Judge j. Chew Sheriff convicted
two men on charges of violations of
the forestry laws by permitting fire. to
escape to adjoining land.
The men, Hiram Jackson, 800 block
of Fifty-third street northeast, and AL
fred Nelson, $500 block Of Dix street
northeast, were each given suspended
fines of SIS on recommendation of Dis
trict Forester Walter j. Quick, jr. The
court was told the men permitted brush
fires to get out of their control at Vista,
Md. Negligence of this sort Is a GRIM
inal act in Maryland.
oscar Pryor, colored, driver of a large
grocery truck, which collided with an
intercity bus near College Park on the
Baltimore Boulevard, was fined SO for
failure to keep to the right of the center
of the road. He was arrested by Lieut..
Raleigh of the Maryland State Police.
James G. Chiffon, driver of the bus, was
charged with reckless driving, but ac-
quilted.
Anna r. Byrd, colored, was fined a
total of $50 for exceeding 40 miles an
hour and passing car at the top of
a hill. Constable Ralph Brown made
the arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02
FIRES SWEEPING
SNOW HILL AREA
Most Disastrous Forest
Blaze in so Years Raging in
Worcester County, Md.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SNOW HILL, Md, May 1.-THE most
disastrous forest fire that has occurred
in Worcester County in so years has
been raging in Atkinson distrist since
yesterday.
The fire started in section of the
western part of the county known as
the Old Corner House farm and, driven
by a stiff breeze, burned over hundreds
of acres of the best pine, maple and
oak timber in the county.
Sky Filled With Smoke.
BY l o'clock yesterday afternoon the
western sky was filled with dense smoke
and the fire caused a glow over the
particles of charred brush were falling
in the streets.
The State forest fire warden from
his tower on the Snow Hil-Salisbury
State highway called for volunteer fire.
fighters and at 3 pm. 300 men were
fighting along the roads bordering
NaSSawongo Greek in an attempt to
prevent the spread of the flames to
valuable timber and farm lands in the
Longridge section.
The Snow Hill Fire Department was
called out at pm. to prevent the
burning of Frank A. Warren's farm
house and other farm houses In that
section.
Two Farm Houses Burned.
Two farm houses in the Furnace
tract have been burned. The valuable
timberlands owned by syndicate
known as the old Furnace tract are
now on fire and every effort is being
made to prevent the utter destruction
of this forest.
Cn,,o-+no,~ 4La,,.o~S Low YaoR S.;voo
saplings, recently planted under the
supervision of the State Forestry De-
partment, were burned on the land Of
E. M. Jones.
The drought has made the forest dry
timber and fires in the forest have
been Of daily occurrence, the State
forest fire warden reports. The FIRE
was so rapid in its progress it was i'm
possible to check 1t at its origin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02
GUILTY OF KILLING

Death Car Driver Convicted by Fa-
Their of Man Who Defends Him.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, May John
w. Reidenbaugh, 81, charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
death of Mrs. Emma Alburtis, 70, widow
of Ohio Alburtis, in an automobile &C
cident, was found guilty yesterday by
Judge Albert A. Doub. He was defended
by Albert A. Doub, jr., attorney, son
of Judge Doub.
The State charged the accident was
the result of Reidenbaugh, who was
driving with a party of young women,
ignoring a stop sign at Hill Top Drive
and Louisiana avenue, and that he was
driving recklessly. He struck a car
operated by Mrs. Deborah Burkett, who
had Mrs. Alburtis as passenger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02
Bradley Lane Cement Laid.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, May 2.-Laying of
concrete on the north roadway of
Bradley Boulevard was completed yes
terday and the highway will be open
for traffic in a short time. In the i'm
provement of this highway for 1000
feet west of Wisconsin avenue, a 30
foot center parking has been provided,
and 1t was said that this is to be land
scaped by George P. Sacks. There are
now two 21-foot roadways on either
side of the center parking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02

officer amended the warrant so that
the sergeant only was accused Of speed
ing in access of 40 miles an hour. He
pleaded not guilty to this charge, how
ever, and the testimony regarding the
exaggerated speeding charge and bond
ing followed. Judge Sheriff according
" dismissed the case.
The case caused considerable COM
ment in all sections of the county yes
terday. At the court house in Marlboro
some county officials were frank to ad-
nit that the bonding situation in the
county was bad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02
ALLEGED BANDIT JAILED
Sentenced to Five Years on Convic-
ton by Cumberland Jury.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, May 2.-Glen
Evans, alleged local bandit, was found
guilty by jury yesterday on a charge
of assault with intent to murder. He
was Immediately sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary by Judge Albert A.
Doub.
Evans fired through the door of a
room in the house of Carl Newell, Will
hams street, where he had rented a
room, when officers sought his arrest In
connection with several holdups last
July. Spnnters struck Newell and Sheriff
William r. Harvey. When officers finally
broke in after having tossed tear bombs
inside, Evans had escaped through a
back window. He was apprehended at
Iona, Mich, where he was serving a
sentence for carrying gun.
English motion picture theaters are
being equipped for talkies at the rate
of Is week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02
Licensed to Wed.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May 2
(SpeciaD "A marriage license has been
issued here to John r. Moore, 81, and
Emma j. Hutchinson, Sc, both of Gin.
ton, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02

An all-empire menu at a recent din
ner in London included Cape wines
South African grapefruit, East Indian
turtle soup and Kenya coffee, and the
decorations consisted Of Australian
waffle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02
INMATE FINDS LIQUOR,
FIGHTS WAY TO JAIL
Police Called to Aims House for
First Time to Get obstreperous
Whisky Discoverer.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, May 1.-THE Police
Department for the first time in its
history yesterday received hurry call
to the city alnlShouse, where James
Dooley. 70, an inmate, refused to be
pacif1ed after finding a quantity of
liquor in the pines near the institution.
Two policemen, finding the inmate
more than they could handle, removed
him to the city jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
HEARING DELAYED
ON SCHOOL SMOKE.
Attorneys for Crane Allowed
Time in Which to File
Molten to ouash.

A Police Court hearing on the charges
Of q smoke law violation at the Will
son Normal School, Eleventh and Har-
ward streets, filed against Jere j. Crane,
nrst assistant supertnt endeflt Of schools
yesterday was postponed until next
Thursday to allow Defense Attorney
walter Johnston to file q motion to
quash the charges.
It is understood the objection win
be made on the grounds. that the
charge against Crane designates him
ss being the occupant and Superintend-
ent In charge" Of the Wilson School,
while the defendant contends he is
not and could not be responsible for
smoke enanating from this building or
any other Of 1853 school buildings in
the District.
The information papers in court
charge a violation of the smoke ordi-
nance on February 20. Crane was ar
raigned before Judge Ralph Given last
Monday after the District Health De-
partment had secured a warrant for.
his arrest. At that time Crane OBJ
jected, declaring that the principal is
responsible at each school.
Attorney Is Retained.
Today Crane reported securing At
torney Johnston TO represent him.
I'm the past few months" Crane
said, "the principals of the schools, or
even the janitors, have received COM
plants from the Health Department
regarding excess smoke coming from
their buildings. The principal of the
Wilson School told me that she re-
ceived a similar complaint from the
health people about two years ago. We
have 1853 schools 30 look after, as well
as Community Center, work at night.
I believe should have some protec-
ton"
While Attorney Johnston is prepar-
ing his motion to dismiss charges
against Crane, the Office of the cor
poration counsel declared they could
make out new information papers in
the case. charging Crane as agent"
IN charge of the Wilson Normal School,
should Judge Given uphold the de-;
tense move of Thursday.
They do not deem this necessary at
the present time, as they believe the
present wording referring to Crane "as
occupant and superintendent Is suf-
Acient. This office declared that
Cranes position was created by ConL
eress' for the purpose of looking after |
Just such things as smoke violation.
Judge Given declared this morning |
that he was anxious to render a de- |
eision in this case; to be used In the
future should similar cases arise.
Two charges of smoke violations I
against David B. Carrick, vice president |
of the Fidelity Storage Co, 1920 u
street, were continued to Tuesday. The
information papers designated VIOLA
tons at the storage company's prop 4
erty 1896 street, on March and Q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

attempt to rob Kulan's filling station,
during which he was shot.
The men. who said they were Judy
Jordan and Jach jackson Of New York
and Chicago. were captured In Jackson
vile Thursday night few hours after
the attempted robbery. At Jacksonville
police headquarters. Jordan, who al
ready had been relieved of two pistols,
produced a third and engaged in q
bloodless gun battle with room fun Of
policemen in an unsuccessful attempt
to shoot his way out.
jackson and Jordan were identified by
George Parker, rs, who witnessed the
shooting, as the holdup men. Kuhn's
son. Andrew, was wounded, but is ex-
pected to recover. \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
BILL HAS $500, 900 ITEM.
! FOR SCHOOL FOR BLIND
Governors Sanction Expected for
Erection of Building at
+, Charlottesville.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
= STAUNTON, Va, March 15.-The
budget bill adopted by the recent Gen.
eral Assembly, and now before Gov
Pollard, carries an item of 100000 for
establishment of school for the blind
at Charlottesville, near here, and it is
expected that this appropriation win be
Mdorsed by the governor, according to
u. M. McManaway, superintendent Of
the Virginia School for the Deaf and
Blind, located in this city.
~ establishment of a separate State
school for the blind, a project long re-
garded as necessary for the betterinent
OF both classes of afiiicted would have
an important effect on the future of the
local school, one of the oldest of its
Kind in the South, which would then be-
come an institution exclusively for the
training of the deaf and would become
known as the Virginia School for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
BOY TRIES TO EAT 800 CALORIES:
GIRL HAS MILK IN WHISKY FLASK

caloric lesson. When he returned the
teacher asked him If he had a yerS
severe cold when he was home.
NOM" was the answer. "I didn't
have cold at all. I tried to- eat 8OO
calories Tuesday morning"
To which the report adds: "It seems
that the boys motto should be Keen the
Home Fires Burning"
During the first lesson at one school
the nutritionist encouraged the chit
dren to bring milk from home in mint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
DETECTIVE RACKET
CHARGED IN COURT
Mail Fraud Case Brought Against
Head Of Association Which
Issues Useless Badges.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 15.-what was
described by United States Attorney
Charles H. futile as a new racket. /"
the selling Of memberships in a detec-
tive association, was uncovered TODAY
with the appearance in Federal Court
OF the association head, charged with
mail fraud
Mr.. Tuttle said that Arthur C.
Matthewson, head of the United States
Detective Association, Inc, had been
selling memberships and badges In his
association on the yelled hints that his
organization had some connection with
the Federal Government. About 5000
gullible Americans had subscribed. Mr..
futile said, paying all the way from
81 to $3.50 for the privilege of wearing
. worthless badge.
y The association also was selling
tickets to an outing, Mr. futile charged,
representing that the outing was
backed by prominent New Workers who
had no connection with it. ~,
. Commissioner Thomas O'Neil held
Matthewson in $4,000 bail. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, March 10.
Stories Of the boy who tried to eat
800 calories for breakfast and of the
girl who brought milk for her luncheon
to school In a whisky flask, enliven the
January and February formal reports OF
Miss Frances MacKinnon, American Red
Cross nutritionist. who is conducting a
three-month program in Prince Georges
County
A sixth grade boy missed three days
from school following the nutritionists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
BYRD AND BROTHER
LEASE APPLE GROVE
Court Signs Over 6o0-Acre Orchard
to Former Governor and
d Thomas Byrd.
gnecial pispatch 70 The .star.

snecial Dispatch to The Star. 3.
WINCHESTER, Va, March 15.-For-
n1er Gov. Harry f. Byrd and his brother
Thomas B. Byrd, were today given q
ane-year lease on the 600-acre Turkey
Knob apple orchard near Mount Jack
son, Va, Judge Philip Williams of Cir
quit Court signing decree to that effect
Tor the receivers, H s. Larrick and p.
8. Tavenner. The property has been in
litigation some years.
The orchard contains approximately
zo,OOO bearing trees. It is one of the
largest properties Of the kind in Shen-
andoah County, Va. With the Turkey
Knob tracts added to their owned and
leased orchards, the Byrd brothers and
associates have over 5000 acres of apple
orchards, or 10000 trees, under ciilti-
walton In Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah
and Rockingham Counties, va. and in
Berkeley and Hampshire Counties, w.
a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

jars or salad bottles. An unexpected
reaction occurred, however. Miss Mac
Kinnon describes it:
@The nutritionist felt a little guilty
whes1, on her second visit, she was in
formed that an especially thin child
had brought milk In a whisky flask. 1t
was unfortunate that the teacher could
not stem the tide of amusement, but
it is certain that the little girl will
never again bring milk with her
luncheon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

pearance Of Melvin Horst, {, from,
Orrville, Ohio, December AZ, 1928.
9conold boldly declared his innocence
PAnnah did not actually plead to the
charges, but allowed Judge @. A. Starn
to enter net guilty" Both Of the
men were returned TO jail. Bonds viii
be fixed later.
Hannah and Conold have been held
in Jail here several weeks, during which
time they once accused each other OF
killing the Horst boy. They later re-
tracted the accusations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
!: Tariff Roll Calls Reach 800.
by the Associated Press

10y tllF A5sUcIHted PfeBB,
The fve record votes Yesterday
brought the total quorum and roll calls
IN the Senate since it resumed consid-
grafton Of the tariff in the regular
legislative session to 3O6.
Estimating each to nave taken six
lnutes, clerks figured two and a half
lays were spent upon this procedure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

After spending 81 500 900 on the prof.
ect, the efforts Of the Australian gov
eminent and the Persian Oil Co. to find
oil at Canberra, the national capital,
have proved fruitless and are being
abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
TWO PLEAD NOT GUILTY
TO CHARGE OF MURDER

Stealing and Killing of Melvin
Horst, 4, Denied by Charles
Hannah and Earl Cono1d.
BY the Associated Press.
WOOSTER, Ohio, March 15.-Pleas
of not guilty were entered in court rec
ords here today for Charles Hannah
and Earl Conold on indictments charg-
ing them jointly with child stealing
and murder in the mysterious disap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

Bachelors in Englnad number SOC. 900
from 80 to 81 years Of age, and 400, 900
from IS to A, while spinsters in the
same classifications total 100000 and
$50 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
BULLET WOUNDS FATAL
TO FILLING STATION MAN

Alleged Assistants Plead Not
Guilty to Charge of Attempt
to Rob Victim.
BY the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, March IS
George Kuhn. 43, died here tonight
from bullet wounds a few hours after
his alleged assailants had waived pre-
liminary hearing and pleaded not
guilty to charges of participating in the
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
GRAPE JUICE
For Breakfast!
mnR...mama~..n. am~~~......a.a "A
RbVaecaasHe @0c0naalBons1 %

Here are seven ofths reasons whyVeieh's
% fast becoming the favorite breakfast
fruit juice in many thousands Of homes:
1. Wsichs is the pure, unadnltsr.
ated Juice Of luscious Concord
grapes, Pasteurized.
e Walch's is rich IN fruit nourishe
msnt and mineral salts, and 90 per~
Sectly adapted 70 the human system
that It Is taken into the blood-stream
without digestive effort, releasing
quicknew energy. 1t'snon-fattening.
8. Wsleh'S is already squeezed.
No fussl
4. There's no squeezer to clean, no
machinery to steriliza. No nussl
b There's not . particle Of wastsl
O. In every pint there are six Hberal
portions, making Welch's only Sc
giass-costs venless il diluted with
one.third water, ,andmany preferitso.
To It's ready instantly. And tempt.
ingly delicious. You simply dilute
10 suit taste, pour and serve.
Az Sqrr hotel or club, ask for grape 3uice Or
your club breakfast" and insist on Weich's
For Ways to Serve Welch's," !" Free. write &c
Welch'S. Dept a. Westfield. N. Y.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
2FACE CORONER
IN SLAY|NGS

Two colored men were being
held for action of coroner's juries
in connection with the deaths OF
. cOlored man and a colored
woman yesterday.
Charles Morris, colored, 81, 22OO
block q st. N. W., was held In
connection with the shooting Of
Maggie Landon, colored. 81, 800
block Briciyard Hill N. W., on
July 26. The woman died yes.
terday at Georgetown Hospital.
Dannie Brown, coIored. IS, 400
block Seaton st. N. W., died
yesterday at Emergency Hospital
from stab wounds inflicted on
July %. James Colston, colored,
was arrested shortly after the
stabbing.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
TENNESSEEANS.
C.REERAS TODD
RAPS COURT

LEBANON. Tenn, Aug. Am.
drew L. Todd, candidate for the
senatorial nomination at the Dem.
ocratic primary Of August Z, to.
Gay had declared against such en-.
tangling alliances as the World
Court Of the League of Nations.
! A crowd that packed the viii.
son county courthouse cheered as
Mr. Todd said:
Il am against anything that
win give Europe the whip hand
over MS,
Tribute to McKelIar
II want to pay tribute to Ten.
nessee's courageous senior Sen.
atOr (SenatOr McKellar) for his
fight against this naval treaty
and other moves to tie mp
America in the entanglementS
Of Europe.
II want TO stand by his side
In that struggle. / am for
America first.
Todd Is q farmer. lawyer and
business man Of Murfreesboro
He is opposed for the nomination
by Cordell Hull. a member Of
Congress for "a years and a for
nler chairman of the Democratic
national committee. Hull has re.
fp.0fnaaG %vaN,Sa raionr, ,ee;,ar, lSNka~,a =
tional affairs in his campaign.
but is generally in sympathy with
the internatinalist policies Of the
late President Wilson.
He made it clear that he
thinks the warning of Washing
ton against foreign alliances still
should be needed by this coun.
try; that becoming enmeShed in
Europe's troubles is as hazardous
for America today as it was in
post-Re evolutionary years.
Attacks Hull
Todd continued his attack on
Representative Hulls stand on
the Norris bill for Government
control Of Muscle Shoals. declar-
ing the veteran Representatives
alliance with the Power Lobby
had been shown clearly" by test.
moriy before a Senate Judiciary
subcommittee last year. Hull, on
the other hand, has been adver-
tising in campaign circulars that
he did everything in his power"
to pass the Norris bill.
Todd, formerly speaker. of both
the Tennessee house and senate,
has made q spectacular campaign
on the platform Of mo income,
no tax" pledging himself to sup
port legislation that would give
the farmer and the small nner-
chant the same preferential treat
ment the Government has been
according railroads. power COM
panies and other public utilities.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
TRIAL IN ATTIC
DEATH OPENS

Los ANGELES, Aug. 4 dN.so.
Mrs. Fred oesterreich was too 60
on trial today in the Superior
Court here on q charge Of murder
in connection with the death Of
her husband eight years ago.
otto Sanhuber, so-called "Bat
Man Of the Attics," who was con.
victed Of granddaughter as the
actual slayer and freed under the
statute Of limitations, has been
slbpoenaed by the prosecution as
. witness at the widows trial.
Mrs. Oesterreich Is accused Of
failing to reveal the identity Of
her husbands murderer to the
authorities. Oesterreich was
slain in August, 1922, after his
wife had harbored the "Bat-Man"
in the attics Of five homes for
10 years.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04

FORECAST TILL p. N. TUESDAY
For Maryland--MoStIy fair and con-
tinued warm tonight ana Tuesday, ex-
cept possibly local showers In extrenis
west portion. Fresh southwest winds.
For the District Of COlumbia-Mostly
fair and continued warm tonight ana
Tuesday. Moderate southwest winds.
For Virginia--Mostly fair tonight ana
Tuesday, except for local thunder
showers Tuesday in southeast portion;
tion tonight Fresh southwest Winds,
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Yesterday Today
D. m.........1 100 ia a. m......... ~
D. m..., sgtS q. m.....s.. I7
Midnight. .... 7S Noon ......t... 81
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess Of tsinperaturs
Excess OF temperature since August l.
1890, 49,
Accumulated deficiency Of precipita.
tion since January I, 1880, 9:Bs.
Deficiency Of precipitation since Aug
ust /, 1880, .15.
TIDE TABLEs
I. Today-HiRh tides, 4:Os q. m. and
4:s1 D. M; low tides, 1885 =. m. and
Tomorrow-High tides, Ass a. m.
and 5:2s p. m; low tides, HAS a. m.
and 1857 p. m.
THE SUN AND THE MOON
The sun rose 5:Ot a. m. and sets
7:o7 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
SAM KIN
RENT VICTIM

Crippled, Mrs. Sarah P. Wilson
Falconer, $500 block Of @ St.
N. W., is waiting at her home for
her eviction for non-payment Of
rent. She is the granddaughter
Of the man who originated the
Uncle Sam" idea and nickname.
Her grandfather. Samuel Will
son, was the traditional figure Of
Uncle Sam. He was Government
inspector in 1912 and he stamped
bales he inspected with the ini.
tials "U. S."
Mrs. Falconer is a graduate Of
the University of Michigan and
was a deputy United States
marshal at one time. She now
lives alone with four dogs and
eight cats. She is expecting some
money from the estate Of her
mother but does not know how
long it will be arriving.