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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Missing Police Dog.
Restored to Owner
Through Star Story
Picture of Animal Bearing
New York Tag Leads
to Happy Reunion.

A picture Of lost police dog bearing
New York tag, No. 109820, appearing
in The Evening Star yesterday led to a
speedy and happy reunion.
The dogs master, James Asher of
Buffalo, a former Washington resident,
returned to town from Richmond from
hurried trip and recovered his pet at
the Animal Rescue League, which had
been taking care of 1t since Sunday
night. Mr.. Asher called up The Star
this morning to express his apprecia-
ton.
He explained that he had left the dog
inside his automobile Sunday afternoon
while in a downtown restaurant and
upon returning found the dog had
climbed out of a window of the car
He had acquired the animal recently
for his little son, Paul Hamilton Asher.
A fine breed of police dog, the animal
attracted considerable attention at the
Rescue League and it was brought over
to The Star to be photographed after
it had been found wandering about
Macmillan Park. Meanwhile Mr.. Asher
had made inquiries at the dog pound
and left to attend to business matters
in Richmond.
The dogs picture was seen yesterday
by Mr.. Asher's mother. One glimpse
of 1t was enough to convince Mr.. Asher
that 1t was his missing dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
GAMBLING RACKET
IN HOSPITAL HELD
BROKEN BY ARREST
Man Taken at Walter Reed
Accused of Operating
Numbers Game.
BOOKS SHOW $500 DAILY
BUSINESS, POLICE SAY
Others Taking Money From Grip
pied Veterans to Be Arrested
Soon, Officials Declare.

Police of the thirteenth precinct and
officials at Walter Reed Hospital de-
clared today that they have struck a
heavy blow at the numbers game
racket at the hospital with the arre7t
of Fred ID. Payne, colored, 1900 block
of Swan street.
Payne, arrested last night by Detec-
tive d. j. Murphy, with cooperation of
officials of the institution, demanded
jury trial when brought before Judge
Robert E. Mattingly at Police Court
charged with accepting number BETS"
He was released under ST 900 bond
Detective Murphy, who reported max
ing extensive and careful investigation
rof the reputed widespread gambling ac-
tivities" of the disabled soldiers, trapped
Payne with the aid of a ward chief, who
placed a 10-cent wager with Payne.
Murphy approached Immediately after
ward and arrested the man, it was re-
ported.
Murphy declared that five account
books found in the arrested mans
pocket showed that he carried on a
business estimated at 5000 per day.
Upon his arrest, police said that
Payne told them that he had been
operating in the hospital for about
seven or eight months.
HE had q pocket full of money at the
time we got him." said Murphy.
Police reported other numbers" game
operators working among the veterans
and said there would be other arrests
st the hospital within a short time.
Sergt r. S. Kirby, Corp. Harry Chase
and Pvt. Lenwood Hayman, of the in
stitu1ion officials, assisted police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
AUTO DUMPING BAN
IS URGED BY WEST
Ancient Vehicles Adjoining
Vacant Lots Here Are
Called Eyesores.

Acting Corporation Counsel Vernon
E. West today recommended to the
Commissioners that they should seek
legislation in Congress giving them
power to prevent the dumping of dis
carded and abandoned automobiles on
vacant lots.
The matter had been referred to him
by Commissioner Luther H. Reichelder-
fer, who had received many complaints
about vacant lots in the city whose
burden of ancient and rusty automobile
had become an eyesore.
Mr. West reported that under the
present regulations nothing could be
done about this, since an eyesore is
not legally "a nuisance" The recon-
mendation he made was that Congress
should pass an act declaring the piling
of old automobiles on vacant lots a
nuisance and leave it to the Commits
sionerS to enforce the law in Police
Court.
Under the terms of the proposed act,
the Commissioners would be required to
give to the owner of the lot five days
notice to get it cleared off. If the
owner failed to clear the lot then, on
conviction in Police Court, he should be
fined $40 for each and every day on
which he fails to comply with the no
tice. Should the owner be a nom
resident, then the Commissioners would
advertise in the newspapers calling
upon the owner to abate the nuisance.
Then, if it Is not abated within one
week after the expiration of such
notice, the Commissioners would cause
the lot to be fenced in and the cost of
the fencing should be assessed as tax
against the property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
PHONES INCREASE
1858 IN D. C. AREA
This Represents 9.5 Per Cent More
Than Corresponding Six-Month
Period Last Year.

There were 1858 more telephones in
the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia on June 80
than there were at the beginning of
the year. This represented 95 per cent
more for the six months than for the
same period last year.
Officials of the four telephone COM
panieS reported 635,447 in operation
June 80, 1880. as compared with 6OO,-
256 in operation at the same period
last year.
Telephone calls also increased great
ly as there were $23, 975, 600 originating
calls during the first six months If
1929, with $685. 900 during the first
six months this year.
Increase in telephone construction
was also apparent, with six months,
1880, expenditures totaling $2,013,000,
as compared with $1,S71 900 last year
in the District. Construction expendi-
lures in Virginia, Maryland and West
Virginia, as well as Washington, in
volved SO ,8O3, 900, or an increase of more
than $4,000, 900 over last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
C0LORED BOY DIES
DUE TO ACCIDENT
Six-Year-0ld Lad Fatally Hurt I'm.
der Wheels of Ice Truck-Other
Traffic Mishaps.

Fatal injuries were suffered by Law
renee Chisley, colored, years old, OF
1915 G street southeast when he fell
beneath the wheels of an ice truck on
@ street near Twelfth southeast yester-
day. The boy died from internal in
1uries shortly afterward at Casualty
Hospital
The driver Of the vehicle, James Ar
thur Young, colored, Of the 400 block
of Thirteenth street southeast, was held
by fifth precinct police when his truck
was found to have defective brakes.
Another 6-year-old boy, Joseph Rixen
643 F street southwest, was injured
when he fell from an ice truck oper-
ated by Norman E. HUMPHREYS, %, of
sos I street southwest. The accident
occurred on Seventh street near F
street. The boy was treated at home.
The unidentified driver of an auto
mobile which was wrecked in an acct
dent last night on Woodley road at the
entrance to the Preachers College in
the grounds of the Washington Cathe-
dral escaped injury.
The car hit the curb, struck q tele-
phone pole and overturned. The driver
climbed from the wrecked car and dis
appeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
NARCOTIC SUSPECTS
CITIZENSHIP PROBED
Deportations May Follow Convic-
tons in Gases of 20 Seized
in Three-Day Drive.

Investigation of the citizenship status
of the 10 men and l woman arrested in
the breaking up of five dope rings by
the Treasury Department is being made
by the Labor Department, it was learned
today, with a view to bringing about
deportationS in cases where there are
convictions.
The 20 persons, mostly of italian de-
scent, were arrested in Washington and
three other cities along the Atlantic
seaboard, following a three-day drive
ending Saturday, which the Treasury
hailed as the cleanup" of narcotic
rings doing millions Of dollars in bust
ness annually.
H. J. Anslinger, acting chief of the
Federal Narcotic Bureau, said today that
the arrested persons were charged with
violating the acts controlling exports
and imports and pointea out that I'M
der recent legislation ugh violations
made unnaturalized residents liable to
deportation. He said further he under
stood the Labor Department was check
ing up on the citizenship status OF those
under arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
ROVER PUTS BAN
ON Il MAGAZINES
Notifies Maj. Pratt to Order
Dealers to Remove Publ
cations From Stands.

Continuing his crusade to keep off
news stands certain magazines which
he regards as '1ewd and obscene"
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover
has notified Maj. Henry G. Pratt,
superintendent of police, that he has
caused to be purchased copies of num-
Der of magazines openly offered for sale
and on perusal has disapproved of II of
the number bought and condemns their
sale as in violation of law.
Pratt is asked to have the captains of
the several precincts notify all places
of business in their respective precincts
wherein any Of the condemned" maya
zines are sold that If they do not i'm
mediately destroy them prosecution will
follow.
IF any Of the members of your de-
partmsnt," Rover wrote, "ascertains the
names and addresses of any persons
selling or offering for sale these con-
demned publications, after they have
been notified to get rid of them, upon
the reporting of such instances to my
office prosecution will Immediately fol-
low"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
RELEASED FROM PRISON
AND AGAIN FACES COURT
Edward A. Posselt, Brought Here
From Trenton, N. j., Is
Charged With Grand Larceny.

Edward A. Posselt, 25 years old, re-
Gently brought to Washington from
Trenton. N. j., by Detective Howard
Ogle upon his release from the State
penitentiary there, was bound over to
the grand jury in Police Court today I'M
der 1000 bond on charges of grand
larceny.
Posselt is charged with having taken
$500 in laboratory equipment from the
home of Ernest L. Crandall, 6611 Har-
Ian place, in January, 1929. Crandall is
chemist with the Agriculture Depart
ment.
Crandall, police said, befriended Pos
self by taking the young man into his
home, giving him complete outfit of
clothing when the boy was destitute. A
few days later, while the family was out,
PosSelt made away with his hosts
laboratory supplies. Police later recov-
cred the stolen property and Posselt is
said to l1hve admitted the thefts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
LEO ROVER TO TEACH
LAW AT GEORGETOWN
United States Attorney Accepts Ap.
pointment on Faculty of His
Alma Mater.

United States Attorney Leo A. Rover
has accepted an appointment as pro-
lessor Of criminal law in the George
town University Law School, it was an
nounced today. He will begin his duties
at the school when the Fall term opens
Officials at the school were well
pleased to learn that Mr.. Rover would
be associated with the faculty.
Mr.. Rover obtained his law degree
from Georgetown with the class of 1910
and made a fine record as a student.
His earlier education was acquired at
st. Johns College of this city, from
which he holds a degree of master of
arts
Mr.. Rover will teach criminal law in
the morning section of the school which
was established some years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
PHOTOSTATS PROVE LINCOLN'S
PARENTS WERE WE'D JUNE 10, 1906
Marriage Certificate, Bond and Methodist
Pastors Records Are Found
In Kentucky.

The document copies now on view
here include records OF the fact that
Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks OBJ
tanned a marriage certificate and bond
as required then on June 10, 1906. The
photostatS include the personal records
of Rev. Jesse He'd, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, covering the
period from April 6, 1906, to April %,
1907, and show clearly that Lincoln's
parents were married by him on June
~, 1906.
Typed copies of these records have
been printed in DR.. Barton's book, 1.-The
Paternity of Abraham Lincoln" but
the copies here now are the first camera
copies of the actual records as they are
preserved in Washington County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
PUPILS GIVE PAGEANT
DEPICTING FLAGS ORIGIN
Georgetown Community Vacation
Church School Presents CHOW
We Got Our Flag"

A pageant, entitled "How We Got
Our Flag depicting the origin of the
Stars and Stripes, and including in its
cast characterizations of Betsy Ross,
George Washington and school teach
ers of the Revolutionary period, was
presented by the children of the Com
munity Vacation Church School at the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church Mon
day night. The Community Vacation
Church School represents all the
churches of Georgetown.
The story of the origin of the flag
was graphically presented by the chill
dren, who were drilled for the pageant
under the supervision Of Mrs. Frank
Israel, principal of the school. Closing
exercises win be held at the school
tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30

Photostatic copies Of documents es-
tabliShfng June IL, 1906, as the exact
date of the marriage of Thomas Lincoln
Lincoln, have just been placed on ex-
hibition in the Lincoln Museum, at SIG
Tenth street, it was disclosed today.
The photoStatic records are those
preserved in the archives of Washington
County, KY, and were made available
by Joseph Polin, prosecuting attorney of
that county. The records are regarded
with particular interest in view of the
canard concerning the doubt that Lin
coins parents ever were married, and
because of the Civil War Presidents
own inability to locate the original
documents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30

The actors, no less than the audience,
threw themselves into the spirit OF the
occasion, under the tactful guidance OF
Lieut.. Franklin, master of ceremonies.
The climax was Colomon Cutler's
sketch of Pvt. Ginsburg's tribulations
on the drill field. Ginsburg, it seemed,
was quite a rookie, and though most
of the audience had long since grad
uated from that class, there were some
present who could, by stretch of their
memories, recall experiences somewhat
similar to Ginsburg's.
It was all in fun, as Lieut.. Franklin
explained, and only one actor had his
sensibilities ruined. The latter was all
lowed to remain anonymous until all the
actors got clear Of the riding arena
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Plant of WPDW to Be 0per-
ating by October | on
2,410 KiIocycIes.
NEARBY TOWNS TO GET
SETS IN NEW SYSTEM
Is Cars, IA Stations and 6 Neigh
boring Communities Will Be
Linked in Service.

Bids for the Police Departments new
radio system will be advertised within
the next 10 days. Maj. Henry G. Pratt,
superintendent of police said today.
The Federal Radio Commission has
granted the Police Department a per-
NIT to set up Station WPDW. It will
have an operating power of 800 watts
and maximum power of 400 watts.
1t will operate at rs meters and 2,41O
kilocycleS. This is far below the wave
band on the ordinary home receiving
SET and in order to pick up the in
formatino broadcast, special low wave
receiving sets must be used.
The plan is to put up broadcasting
set at the tenth precinct station. Re-
ceiving sets will be installed in 16 police
automobiles, IA in the various precincts
and two in automobiles operating from
police headquarters. When any emer-
gency arises, hold-up, riot or the like,
an operator stationed at police head
quarters, in the District Building, will
broadcast to the police automobiles near
the scene instructions to report to the
scene.
Sets in Nearby Towns.
In addition to the receiving sets in
the machines, six receiving sets will be
installed in the police headquarters of
Maryland and Virginia communities
guarding all avenues of escape from the
District. These sets will be at Annapolis
Laurel, Marlboro and Rockville, Md,
ana IN Fredericksburg and Airing
ton, Va.
The District will pay for these sets
and for their upkeep and the police de-
partments of the various towns will
assign operators to them. In exchange
for this the local police will broadcast
over the system any emergency infor-
nation desired by the police depart
ments of the towns in question.
The present plans are to have the
system in its entirely working by Octo-
Der l. The appropriation for the work
is $l8,500, contained in the second de-
ficiency bill. OF this about $4,000 will
go for building the transmitter and the
balance for the receiving sets and for
maintenance and operating expenses.
Will Run "a Hours Daily.
The service will be in operation "a
hours day. The personnel required
from the ranks of the Police Depart
ment, which has numerous radio
mechanics on the force. The installa-
ton will be done by the District repair
shop.
James L. Kelley, a private attached
to police headquarters, will have charge
OF the mechanical details of installation
and operation. He drew up the Specifi-
cations which have been approved by
the department. He is a radio expert,
having operated a radio store for many
years.
The receiving sets will be locked at
the wave length on which the sending
set is broadcasting so that it will be
impossible for the policemen in the cars
to while away their idle hours by tun-
ing in on music or other radio enter
tainment. The only control they will
have over the set will be to make it
speak louder or softer. Special sup
pressors will be attached to the spark
plugs of the machines so that the OPP
Grafton of the engines will not inter-
fere with the radio reception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
AMATEUR NIGHT AT FORT MYER
Everything From Tap Dancing 'The Shooting of Dan
McC1rew' Gives Audience Chance to "Ride"

The All-C. M. T. G. Amateur night
at Fort Myer last night found the en-
tertainerS doing their stuff in the rid
ing arena before an audience which was
largely composed of horsemen, who en-
joyed themselves hugely riding" the
performers.
Jack Mehler's impassioned recital of
THE Shooting Of Dan McGrew" was
one of several sure-flre hits, while a
tap dance by Pvt. Mills, who was COM
because of the uneyenness of the plat
form, also went over in a big way.
After the audience had gains1 its own
consent to refrain from applauding, Ii
cheerfuily took up the refrain Of what
was to have been q solo number and
made It hum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
GIVEN so DAYS IN JAIL
FOR ASSAULTING WIFE
Edmond El1ston Convicted of Beat
ing His Mate While He Was
intoxicated.

Edmond Elston, 1000 block Of East
Capitol street. was Convicted and sem
fenced to serve so days In Jail in
Police Court today, on a charge Of as
saulting his wife.
Mrs. Ethel Elston told Judge Isaac
r. Hit that the husband had beaten
her on the face Monday night while
he was in a drunken condition.
Elston admitted drinking, but de-
clared he did not remember striking
his wife. II would not touch her when
in my right senses, your honor" he
said.
"You might lave killed your wife,
reprimanded Judge Hit; you will have
to choose between your wife and
whisky. will give you so days in
fail to think It over"
Judge Hit hned Elston $40 for being
drunk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
TOMORROW FINAL DAY
FOR PERSONAL TAXES
81 900 Returns Still Due, but Post
mark on Mailed Copies Will
Be Recognized.

Tomorrow is the last day for filing
personal tax returns and there still re-
mains about 81 900 taxpayers who have
made no return, according to Deputy
Assessor Charles M. Russell, in charge
of the personal tax service.
In the case of all taxpayers, who do
not make q return during July, 20 per
cent Of their assessment will be added
as a penalty. The taxpayers are also
liable to be taken into District Supreme
Court and compelled to make a return
by mandamus proceedings, for which
they will have to pay the costs.
Any return sent by mail, which bears
a poStmark before midnight tomorrow
night, will be accepted without penalty
The assessors Office, on the first floor
of the District Building, will be open
from $3.50 am. to pm. and anybody
who is In line at S pm. will be allowed
to file return without penalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
TWO FLEE REFORMATORY

Bernard Beasley, is, Of the 600 block
Mole street northeast, and Floyd Lee,
IA, of the 1900 block New Hampshire
for Colored Juveniles at Blue Plains
last night.
The fugitives, who wore the regula-
ton blue denim overalls of the reforma-
tory, successfully eluded the guards on
duty and walked off to freedom. Local
police have been asked to look out for
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
GLADI0LUS EXHIBIT
OPENS AT WOODBRIDGE
200 Exhibits Are Listed Under
Auspices of Garden Club-Prize
Awards Are Announced.

About 200 exhibits were entered by
20 exhibitors in the Fourth Annual
Gladiolus Show Of the Woodbridge Gar
den Club last night. w. H. Gannaway
won the sweepstake, with Mrs. A. H.
Engelbrecht second and r. H. BURNER
third.
Prizes for the best three baskets Of
gladiolus entered in the show, given
by John Poole, president of the Fed
eral-American National Bank, were won
by L. NJ. Clarke, first, while the Good
Hope Superficial Gardens of Anacostia
and Mrs. S. A. Graminger of Falls
Church, Va, won second and third
awards, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
D. C. BOY AWAITS TESTS
Frederick r. Roop Competitor for
Edison Scholarship.

Frederick c. Roop, Central High
School graduate who was appointed to
represent the District of Columbia in
the Thomas Edison scholarship compe-
tition, is in West Orange. N. j., today
awaiting the tests he will take tomor-
row with the student representatives
of the 48 States.
The board of examiners which Roop
and his fellow contestants will face to-
morrow viii be headed by Lewis Perry.
principal of Exeter Academy, and viii
include william Lowe Bryan, president
of the University of Indiana; George
Eastman. Harvey s. Firestone, Henry
Ford and DR.. Hubert s. Howe. Col
Charles A. Lindbergh declined Mr. Edi-
sons invitation to serve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
U. S. DELEGATES NAMED

The President has appointed DR..
Lombard Stejneger, head curator of
biology at the National Museum. this
city, and DR.. Charles W. Stiles. chief
of zoology, Public Health Service, as
delegates on the part of the United
States at the Eleventh InternationaI
Congress to be held at Padova. Itaiv.
September to H. 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
POLICEMAN'S PISTOL
is STOLEN FROM CAR
Baltimore officer Loses Gun While
Watching Animals at Zoo
Park Here.

Policeman Edward F. Howard of Bal
timore was the victim Of some District
thief this morning.
Howard was robbed Of his police re-
yolver at the Zoo when he left the
weapon in his parked machine while he
toured the animal cages.
Howard came to the Capital City this
morning to spend his day OF sightsee-
ing, but called of the trip after being
victimized at his first stopping point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
AUTO OWNERS SUED
Indiana Resident Asks $4,000 of
Two Capital Residents.

Suit to recover $4,000 damages has
been fled in the District Supreme Court
by Dorothea w. Griebel of Fort Wayne,
Ind, against John j. Haggerty, 22O6 F
street, and Dennie Lee Healy, 1912 Fifth
street northeast, for alleged personal
injuries. The plaintiff says she sus-
tanned serious injury as the result of a
collision between an automobile in
which she was passenger and a ma
by Healy, near Arlington, Md, july 81,
1927. Attorneys Albert E. Steinem and
Milton d. Norman appear for the plain
tiff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
WILL ENTER ANNAPOLIS
Irving 8. Presler Appointed From
Naval Reserve.

Irving Stahl Presler, 4311 Hayes street
northeast, Is one of Is members of the
United States Naval Reserve who have
successfully passed the examinations for
entrance to the Naval Academy, 1t was
announced at the Navy Department to-
day.
These men have been selected in ac-
cordance with the law which authorizes
Is appointments annually to Annapolis
from the Naval Reserve to be selected
as result of competitive examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Upton Yacht at Horta.

HORTA, Azore Islands, July 80 P).-
Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin,
which is eScorting the Shamrock "
across the Atlantic for the Americas
Cup races, arrived at Horta today to
take on coal
The Shamrock v was reported on
the north Of Fayal.