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The Washington times., 1931-09-11
SEN.BROOKHART
WOULD PROBE
D. {. POLICE
Guarantees His Support for
Investigation; Believes That
Third Degree Is Small Stuff

Unless an investigation into al
legged graft and corruption in the
Washington Police Department is
conducted in the proper manner be-
fore Congress convenes, Senator
Smith w. Brookhart of Iowa will
lend his support in demanding a
thorough congressional investiga-
ton.
This announcement was made
today by the Senator upon his re-
turn from a vacation.
He Is Interested
Senator Brookhart said he had
not been in touch with the police
situation as we'll as he. could had
he been in washington, but ex-
pressed the keenest interest in de-
velopments to date.
He said:
II don't take much stock in
this third-degree stuff. That,
/ believe, is but a small matter.
However, I am interested in
the possibilities of graft and
corruption. And if anyone is
receiving graft for the protec-
tiOn of vice, 1 want to know
about it.
Will Back Gibson
"I understand Representative
Gibson has gone on record as
stating he will ask Congress
to make an investigation if the
matter is not cleared up before
Congress meets, and 1 will guar
antee him my backing.
"RumOrS of graft and cor
ruptiOn in the Washington
police have been circulated long
enough and they should be
stiIled once and forever"
The Senator said he favored
an investigation by the Depart
ment of Justice.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
d. Men Will Attend
P1n-Americ1n Meet

The Washington Chamber OF
Commerce will be represented at
the fourth annual Pan-American
Commercial Conference in Wash.
ington, october S to IL, by Presi
dent Harry King, George A. G.
Wood and Thomas P. Littlepage,
vice presidents, and Martin A.
Leese and Charles w. Darr, past
presidents. according to a notice
sent to DIR. L. S. Rowe, director
of the Pan-American Union.
Government officials and repre-
sentatives. of commercial organi-
cations of each of the Latin
countries of the American CONT
nent are to take part in the con-
ference sessions.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
LalUyer Asks $4,000
For Unique Accident

Francia Nicola, of IS r St.
N. E., was sued for $25, 900 dam
ages in District Supreme Court
today by Marion Duckett, law.
yer of Bladensburg, Md, who
claims severe injuries in unique
accident.
Through Attorneys T. Howard
Duckett and Charles w. Clagett,
the plaintiff says he was pas
senger on a bus returning to
his home last June 2 when a
truck of the defendant carrying
load of boxes passed the bus.
The truck passed so close that
the boxes smashed the window
where he was seated, Mr.. Duckett
says, and tore the flesh from his
forearm.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
Economy Program
For Alexandria

The board of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce voted yes
terday to recommend to the city
council program of economy
for the coming year.
Frank w. Noxon, president Of
the chamber, and Dan S. Hol-
lenga, business manager, will
study the matter and present the
request to Mayor Edmund F.
Tlcer. They will also advocate
that the 1882 budget be prepared
early to permit citizens time to
study it before it is adopted.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
Montgomery County
Collects $I,5I8 Fines

The sum of $1,518 was trans
ferred to the commissioners of
Montgomery county yesterday by
Frank 1. Davis. police court clerk.
for fines collected by Judge
Charles w. Woodward.
Besides this. 1921 in dog taxes,
the greatest amount ever gath.
cred in the county, also was
given the commissioners. From
Judge Woodward's court, $40 went
to the State game warden for
game fines and $930.50 was sent
to the commissioner of motor
vehicles in Baltimore for auto.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11

With community kitchens stead
ily gaining in number in the sur
plus food conservation drive for
relief of the unemployed, the
movement today was reported to
have reached the homes Of Wash
ington housewives.
Letters and phone calls received
at the office of George j. Adams,
executive secretary of the District
Of Columbia Committee on Fim-
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
High-Kicking Beer
Knocks Policeman
BOOm-BOOn1
Times Staff Photo
MISS SMITH

Policeman c. D. Schamp, of
the first inspection district. was
recovering from cuts on the face
and hands today. He received
them last night while trying to
capture some overcharged beer.
Schamp and others raided an
alleged speakeasy in the 200
block of N Street Northwest.
He was about to pick up a
case containing "a bottles when
the beer exploded and show
cred him with glass.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
SENATOR BRO0KHART WOULD PROBE POLICE
Police "Cover Up Stabbing of Prisoner Caught in Raid
Tidal Basin Dragged
For Robert Martin,
No Home, Age rs

Harbor police said today they
would continue dragging the
waters of the Tidal Basin for
Robert Martin, no home, aged
76."
A black card case, a pair of
glasses were found on the west
wall of the basin by Frank
Garcia, 807 Tenth st. N. W.,
late yesterday. With them
was a piece Of paper bearing
the inscription quoted above.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
Work in Homes

A letter received by The
Washington Times today
from a local woman reveals
that the movement for the
conservation Of surplus food
for the unemployed has
reached the hearts of women
who find it impossible to at
tend the community kitch-
ems. The letter says:
"It is all very well to
print pictures showing
women and canning outfits,
but what about the hun
dreds of women who cannot
leave their homes to get the
inStructiOns?"
The writer suggests that
by printing the recipes, The
Times Twill make many a
home happy"
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
One Fined, One Freed
Bu Rockville Court

Alvin Williams, 1908 Chestnut
ST., Takoma Park, was fined $25
and costs by Police Court Judge
Charles w. Woodward in Rock.
vile on a charge Of reckless driv-
ing.
Ruth M. Chrest, of 1400 New
ton st. N. E., was judged not
guilty Of the same offepse.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
Hit-Gnd-Run DriUer
SOuqht After Upset

Police today are searching for
a l. and-run driver who late yes
terday deserted his overturned au
tomebile at Seventeenth and R
Streets, N. w. The machine col
lided with a vehicle operated by
Moses Brown, colored, said to live
in 600 block OF K st. S. w. Brown
was unhCt.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
Municipal Center
Lot Is Purchased

Purchase of lot in the
vicinity of John Marshall Place
Northwest, for $12,v69 was ordered
today by the District Commis-
sioners. The purchase was made
through Archie L. Straub of the
Investment Building. The land
will be used for the new munich
pal center.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
LICENSED TO WE'D

Marriage licenses were issued at
Rockville to James Bagwell, Is, OF
Seneca, Md, and Odessie GLADDEN.
81 of Concord, N. c.: and Russell
R. Poland, 81, of Pleasant Valley,
Va, and Vivian M. Pearson, 16,
of Middleburg, Va,
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
Stin1sOn Will Head
". s. Arms Delegates

Secretary of State Stimson will
head the American delegation to
the Geneva armaments confer
ence scheduled for Geneva next
February, it was indicated at the
White House yesterday. His as
sociateS have not been selected.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
CLUB ARRANGES PARTY

Arrangements have been made
by the Curley Club of Washington
Tor a card party and dance at the
Continental Hotel Saturday. It's
purpose is to raise money for
Archbishop Curley's scholarship
fund.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
FINED FOR CUTTING UP

For being disorderly, Donald
Dunn, had to pay $40 in Rock
vile Police Court where he was
tried by Judge Charles w. Wood
ward.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
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Staff Photo
EDMOND

OLIVER EDMOND
covered what to them gigantic harbor and wonder
ships loaded with watermeons Edmond, and Oliver
Sitter, Z, 927 Maryland Ave- S. w., are home today
The children walked to the Seventh Street wharf and
were given large slices of watermelons They were
located by Fourth precinct policeman and returned to
their parents
Evening star., 1931-06-27
CITIZEN GROUPS PLAN
JOINT JULY d MARCH
Parade to Open Independence Day
Fete With Long Program
for Five Associations.

Representatives of five citizens as
sociations of Northeast Washington met
last night at Taft Recreation Center,
Twentieth and Otis streets northeast,
to complete plans for an Independence
day celebration at the center July 4.
The civic groups sponsoring the pro-
gram are the Brookland, Burroughs,
Dahlgren Terrace, Michigan Park and
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AsSocta-
tions. Raymond L. Gilbert is general
chairman of the committee preparing
the celebration.
The days festivities will commence
at I0:30 AM. with an automobile pa
rade from Rhode Island and South Da-
kota avenues, traverSing the main
streets of the Northeast section. The
parade will be joined by foot marcherS
at Twelfth and Monroe streets north
east.
Addresses of welcome by William J.
Weber, president of the Dahlgren Ter
race group. and by Edward C.. Colladay
will open the program at Taft Recrea-
ton Center. Patriotic songs by choir
assembled from churches Of the section
will be an opening feature.
A base ball game and other athletic
events are scheduled for the afternoon,
followed in the evening by community
singing and a concert by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Band. A fireworks
display will conclude the program. Dur
ing the day prizes will be awarded for
children'S floats, costumes and tableaux
and for the best decorated automobiles
and trucks
Evening star., 1931-06-27
THIRD SUICIDE TRY
MAY PROVE FATAL
Mrs. Sarah Babys Near
Death After SIaShing
Throat With Knife.

Despondent because of i'll health, Mrs.
Sarah Babys, 56 years old, slashed her
throat today in what thirteenth pre-
cinct police declared was third at
attempt to end her life.
Mrs. Babys. according to police, cut
her throat with a small butcher knife
while eating breakfast in the kitchen
of her sons home at 1920 Georgia ave-
nue.. She was found by her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Jean Babys, who notified
police.
After receiving first-aid treatment at
Walter Reed Hospital Mrs. BabyS was
transferred to Emergency Hospital,
where physicians described her condi-
ton as critical She was unconscious
when she reached the institution and
the doctors expressed fear that her
wound, deep cash across her throat,
would prove fatal.
According to members OF her family,
Mrs. Babys had been i'll for about two
months. during which time she was
under the care of two nurses as well as
a physician.
She slashed her throat, members Of
the family explained, a few minutes
after one Of the nurses had left and
before the arrival of the other. So far
as police could learn, she was alone in
the room at the time.
Mrs. Babys. police reported, had been
closely watched by the nurses since her
previous attempts to end her life.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
MOTORIST
KILLS PEDESTRIAN
Beltsville Man Found Dead on Bal
timore Pike Near
Home.
By a stan Correspondent of The Star.


HYATTSVILLE, Md, June PA
man was killed by a hit-and-run driver,
and another man and a woman injured
in two automobile accidents in suburban
Prince Georges County early this morn
ing.
Walter X. Merson of Beltsville was
found dead on the Baltimore Boulevard
near his home early today, the victim
Of hit-and-run driver, according TO
the verdict of a coroner'S jury.
Merson is believed to have been killed
while walking to chicken farm where
he is employed. His body was found
investigated the case, and a coroner'S
jury, impaneled m The spot concluded
the man met his oeat III when struck by
an automobile driven by an unknown
person.
J. r. Williams, 100 Lamont street,
Washington, and Mrs. L. A. HarliSs of
Charlottesville, Va, were injured when
an automobile, in which they were
riding, was in a collision with q tele-
phone company truck on the Defense
Highway at Johnnie'S Corner.
The couple was taken to Emergency
Hospital by the Prince Georges County
Rescue Squad, where Mrs. HarlisS was
found to have a broken ankle and face
lacerations, while williams was treated
for lacerations Of both hands and q
broken finger
Members of the rescue squad said the
truck overturned, but no one was hurt
and no arrest was made.
Evening star., 1931-06-27

rades served aboard her. The ship was
partially rebuilt again in 1877 and then
made her last trip across the Atlantic.
In 1897 she went into oblivion at the
Charlestown Navy Yard, from which
she is now ready to emerge, fully re-
stored through patriotic contributions.
AS memories of the old ship came to
mind Mr.. Creecy's face frightened.
Yes, sir" he said, II received by first
hazing as was about to go aboard the
Constitution to report for duty as
newly appointed midShipman. I was a
green recruit from Louisiana, armed
with a carpet bag and an umbrella.
Remembers Hazing.
MY appearance created quite a stir.
and was taken in hand by some upper
classmen, who proceeded to give me in
structions on behavior. I stood their
jesting as best I could until they told
me 1 should go aboard ship and salute
the deck officer with my carpet bag in
one hand and my raised umbrella in
the other. Then I lost my temper and
started to fight. That ended the
hazing"
Mr. Creecy said that during the Civil
War some fellows from Prince Georges
County" proceeded toward Annapolis
with the announced intention of blow
AllS up bA6 OlI lllD -tllSd1iAlB TIC SOll-
stitution. The middies learned of the
threats and rallied to a defense that
frustrated plans of the raiders.
The proposal of Representative Sol
Bloom, associate director of the George
Washington Bicentennial Commission,
that Old Ironsides be manned by a
crew in the uniform of 1912 and sent
forth on her cruise under her own sails
has the hearty Endorsement of Mr..
Creecy.
There's nothing prettier, you know,
than comely woman, prancing horse
or ship under full sail. The saying
is an old one, but 1t still holds good!"
Hero in Obscure Grave.
PHILADELPHIA, June IS lP-In a
tumbledown cemetery now being aban-
doned has been found the iong-for-
gotten grave of man who served his
country for 40 years"
The grave-obscured for years by
tangled weGds-is thaC of Capt John
Quinn, former commander of Old IRON
sides-soon to start on her post-restora-
ton cruise.
Most of the bodies have been ex-
hunied from the old cemetery, but no
one has claimed that of the man whose
tombstone reads: I'm memory of John
Gwinn, United States Navy; b-Srn June,
1891; died at Palermo, Sicily, Septem-
ber, 1849, while in command of United
States frigate Constitution"
Members of the Pvt. John Macarthur
Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
hope to have the body removed to the
National Cemetery at Arlington.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
COMMUNITY CHEST
HOSPITAL PAYMENT.
CHANGE PROPOSED
Organization Would Reim-
burSe Institutions on Basis
of Service Given.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WILL CONSIDER PLAN
Profits on Full.Pay Patients Would
Go to Reduce Rates
and Debts.

A uniform classification of accounts
for all Community Chest organizations,
including a plan for reimbursement Of
Chest hospitals on the actual basis Of
their free and part-pay service to ward
patients, is expected to be adopted by
proval of proposals made yesterday by
the Budget Committee of the organiza-
tion. The meeting of the board OF
trustees of the Chest was held in the
United States Chamber OF Commerce
Building.
Under the present method Chest hos
pitalS have prepared their budgets on
the basis of deficits incurred in oper-
ating expenses. With the adoption of
the new system they will be paid for all
services rendered on free or part-pay
basis to people of Greater Washington,
being permitted to retain any profits
made from their pay patients to reduce
debts. buy equipment or reduce rates to
pay patients.
The plan, according to Elwood Street,
director of the Community Chest repre-
sents study of the American Hospital
Association. Cleveland Hospital Asso-
ciation and other methods.
Organizations affiliated with the
Chest continue to draw in excess of
their budgets in many instances. al
though the average Is about normal,
being 4l.9 per cent for the first five
months of the year. which constitutes
Ala per cent of the year. 1t was re-
ported. This Is due to a large number
Of institutions which have not begun
to take over their Chest funds as yet,
while the higher ratios, which range
up to rs per cent of the years allot-
ment, are due to the unemployment
situation, which has made unusually
heavy calls upon many organizations.
In the absence of President John
Poole. Mrs. John Jay O'Connor pre-
sided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1931-06-27

our place out near DR.. Jenkins radio
towers. We have IL or 13 acres there
and I am doing my best to take care
OF our flowers Mrs. Hedrick loved
them so, you know"
On Way to School.
The reporter, as a matter of fact,
had gone to DR.. Hedrick's home only
to find the scientist already on his way
to Central High School. But the brief
visit was enough to confirm DR.. He'd
r1ckS opinions Of "our flowers" Lilies
and roses are blooming profusely today.
In his laboratory at Central, DIR. He'd
rick discussed the boards action in
response to the reporters queries.
From the records" he declared. at
does not appear that the reorganization
OF our departments is made because of
the transmitted ratings of the princi-
pals on the heads of the departments,
or because OF the lack of educational
leadership Of either of them, or because
of the results of the science teaching as
shown in the standings of the boys and
girls who have spent part OF their lives
under the instruction of these heads,
or their inability to teach and inspire,
their lack Of scholastic training or pro-
fessional standing, or because of COM
plants from the citizens that the sci
ence Is Dadly taught or that the spirit
ual or moral influence of the instruc-
tors Is harmful TO their children, but
because of the belief of the superin-
tendent that the present system should
be abolished"
Asks Only Two Years.
Continuing. DR.. Hedrick quoted the
minority report of the boards Person
mel Committee presented by Mr.. GIL
ligan, In which their champion ex-
pressed the hope that the reorgani-
zation would not result in demotions
for the present heads of the depart
ments.
so If they'll only let me teach SCI
ence, I'll be satisfied" DR.. Hedrick said.
He added that forced retirement at
Evening star., 1931-06-27
S!LVANUS ]. MACY
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Prominent Virginia Horseman
Had Many Mounts in
Shows Here.

SilvanuS j. Macy, well known sports
man of WaIrenton, Va, died this morn
ing at Mount Alto Hospital after long
illness. He was 81 years old.
naIve of Avon, N, Y, Mr.. Macy
moved to Warrenton about three years
ago where he gained a reputation as
a horseman Many of his mounts were
entered in local and nearby horse shows.
He served overseas during the World
War.
He is survived by his widow and
three children, Mrs William Sloan Of
Rochester, N. Y; S. J. Macy, jr., and
Morgan Macy.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock at the home
of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Jane G
Caruth, 1913 Nineteenth street. Burial
will be in Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
TRAFFIC EMPLOYEES
GO TO NEW POSTS
IN OFFICE SHIFT
All Members of Directors
Staff Join Vehicle De-
partment.
LICENSE AND ASSESSORS
BUREAUS ARE MERGED
Van Duzer Will Direct Service
at Salary of
$500.

The District Commissioners today is.
sued an order transferring all employees
of the office of director of trafic over
TO the new Department of Vehicles aro
Traffic, created by act of Congress and
effective July l.
At the same time the cffice Of the
superintendent of licenses was abolished
as separate organization and made
part of the assessors Office Employees
OF that Office who previously had beer
engaged in distributing automobile
license plates, also were transferred to
the new Department of Vehicles anc
Traffic. which will handle this service.
William A. Van DuZer was appointed
some time ago as director of the new
department. He will receive a salary
of $6,500. the minimum of his grade,
and after a months service this will
be raised to $500. William H. Har-
land, present Director of Trafhc, will
become assistant director of the new
department at salary of S5 400, and
Maurice o. Eldridge, present assistant
director Of traffic, will become assistant
director OF the new department at
4,800.
Other Transfers Listed
other employees transferred to the
new department are Alfred G. Seller,
nett. chief examiner, $4,000; Thomas
E. West, examiner, 81 500; Ethel M.
Jaeschke, stenographer, S1.740; Mildred
Gruver, Stenographer, S1,740; Julia L.
VaSs, clerk. S1,740; Marion B. Bond,
clerk, Sl620; Mary E. kaufman, clerk,
Sl,74O: Eleanor Wall, clerk. 81, ,440; Cora
Mckenzie, Clerk 81, ,440; Gurley E. Frye,
clerk, 81 $50; Merk Dunn. clerk, 81 ,440;
Mae Graham, clerk, 1890; Ida Brown,
clerk, 81 .260; Willard H. Murphy. clerk.
81 800: Lamon H. Davis, clerk S1260;
Ross Jones, clerk, 81 $50; Francis Wells,
| Jr., messenger, 1880.
Licenses Office Shifts.
The following employees Of the Office
| of the Superintendent of Licenses were
! transferred to the new department:
! Anna c. Buettrer, clerk, 1880; Ed
ward r. Deane. clerk, $500; Elaine S.
Ford, clerk. $3.50; Florence A. Sulli-
van, clerk. $500; John D. Padgett,
| clerk, S1440; Philip Padgett, clerk,
| S1440; William H. Blue, 1920.
Miles w. Bell, field examiner in the
Auditors Office, was appointed chief
clerk of the new department at a
salary of $4,000. Mindred Snow, an
employe Of the Assessors Ofice, was
transferred to the new department as
a clerk at $l440.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
R. f. |. HALL, 50,
ENDS LIFE BY SHOT
Retired Tobacco Merchant
Kills Self After Worry
Over AiIment.

Brooding over nervous ailment from
which he had been suffering for more
than a year, Robert E. Lee Hall, So
year-old retired tobacco merchant. OF
2819 Nineteenth street, sought relief
from his worries in death yesterday
afternoon.
Going into his bedroom, Hall lifted a
.32-caliber revolver to his head and
fired one shot, ending his life. He
was found lying across the bed with
the gun gripped in his hand by DR..
Frederick c. Fishback, who was leav-
ing the Hall residence after treating
the man when he heard the shot.
The physician pronounced Hall dead.
and a suicide certificate was issued by
Coroner ]. Ramsay hewitt shortly after
he conferred with DR.. Fishback and
learned that the merchant had been
worrying for some time over his all
ment and had threatened to take his
life.
Police were told by the wife, Mrs.
CLYDE Hall, that her husband on a
previous occasion attempted to end his
life by inhaling Illuminating gas, but
was revived and suffered no serious
effects. In addition Hall, who for years
was proprietor of a wholesale tobacco
house on Pennsylvania avenue, is sur
vived by two children.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
1877 LEARN TO SWIM
AT STAR SCHOOL
First Class of Season Grad
uated at Y. M. C. A. Pool
Last Night.

One hundred and thirty-seven Wash
ington men graduated last night from
the Learn-to-Swim School of The Star
and the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion following a week of free group
instruction in the pool of the Y. NJ.
c. A.
The average attendance at nightly
classes was 225 men, but some of these
were unable to appear for the final
tests. A good percentage of those who
did not take the tests learned to swim.
16 Per Cent Pass Tests.
Only 16 per cent of the 1853 men
who were examined for ability to swim
20, 40 or 80 feet last night failed to
make the grade, according to C. Ed
ward Beckett. physical director of the
"Y," who supervised the course. He
said this was an excellent record for
group instruction. The instructors were
r. B. Morgan and Bernard Philips,
natatorial experts of the Y. M. c. A.
OF the 1877 men who passed one or
more of the tests IS swan the full
length of the pool, or 80 feet: A swan
half the length of the pool, and 8
swan 20 feet Some of those who
failed to master 80 feet succeeded in
swimming so feet.
Rated as Beginners.
All of the students were rated as
non-swimmerS when they began the
course last Monday.
A number of those who failed to pass
the tests expressed desire to continue
their training and have signed up for
a special Summer membership course to
be conducted exclusively for "Y" mem
bers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days at 3, $3.50 and 7:30 o'clock. The
Y. M. c. A. will give these backward
swimmers special instruction and will
guarantee to teach even the most
hopeless pupil how to master the art
of swimming.