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The Washington times., 1931-08-11
DR.. ReicheLderfer
To EnL0rqe offices

Commissioner Luther H. Reich
elderfer, head of the Board of Dis
trict Commissioners, today began
work upon an enlargement of his
office space so as to provide him
self with an extra room for con
situations.
The zoning commission. which
until now has occupied the room
next to the commissioners office,
is being moved to the basement
where it will occupy space now
used by the Playground depart
ment. The latter department is
being moved to the third floor to
the offices Of the Department of
Weights, Measures and Markets,
which in turn will be removed
from the District Building to the
Harper Building on C Street, NV.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Police Applicants
Granted Extension

Applicants for positions as Dis
trict and park policemen have un.
til August II to file, under an
extension from August 3 granted
by the Civil Service Commission.
While applicants for places on
the Metropolitan force must be
residents of the District, residents
Of Alexandria, Arlington and Fair
fax counties. Virginia, and of
Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties, Maryland, are eligible
for positions under the Public
Buildings and Public Parks Office,
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Band to Play Again
TOniUht at C1DitHL

The Navy Band will give the
second Of a series of concerts
on the east front of the Capitol
at 1880 o'clock tonight. Last
nights concert, despite the
weather, attracted a crowd of
more than 1000. The entertain
ments are being sponsored by the
greater National Capital COM
mittee of the Washington Board
Of Trade.
The Marine Band will play
Wednesday and Thursday nights
and the Army Band on Friday
and Saturday nights. Planes
from Boiling Field will fly in
formation over the Capitol
grounds as part of the Army
feature.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
DAVIS INDICTED
FOR MURDER IN
POLICE DEATH
Soldiers Home Inmate, Mental
Case, May Face Lunacy Jury
Instead of Trial for Life

Bert Davis, 38-year-old war vet
eran, was charged in q firt de-
gree murder indictment reported
today with the shooting on Au-
gust 4 of Policeman Charlie D.
Poole near the Soldiers Home
Cemetery.
Davis was a mental patient at
the Soldier Home Hospital, it was
said, and had been adjudged Of
unSOund mind as early as 1925,
He is now at GalIinger Hospital,
and If DR.. D. Percy HickIing, Dis
trict alienist, finds him to be men,
tally affected at this time he
probably will face a Iunacy jury
instead Of standing trial for his
life.
According to eyewitness, a
group of residents of the home
had assembled in a wooded grove
near the home for a drinking
bout, as had been their custom
for long time, when Policeman
Poole came on the scene and sat
down among them. Without provo
cation, it was said, Davis opened
fire on Poole. Three shots took
effect in Poole's body and he died
in a short time.
Davis was found asleep in a
clump of bushes not more than
100 yards from the scene of the
shooting by investigators. He
denied the shooting and told a
fantastic tale of having been sent
by hospital authorities to shoot
some chickens with the pistol
which he had traded for a watch.
The shooting brought a sepa-
rate investigation into alleged
strong arm methods Of police in
the neighbOrhOOd, to force the
residents of. the home to patron.
iZe certain speakeaSies.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Youngsters Stand in Line
For MIX, Their Only Food
Times Staff Photo

the best possible condition for
the needy little ones. The long
line of youngsters with their
empty bottles assemblies about
1870 o'clock and from then on
until 3 the attendants are busy
ladling out the milk and weigh
ing the ice.
Says Captain Payne:
"Our means are limited but
if we could get the milk we
could easily give away between
500 and 600 quarts q day.
Many Of the families we supply
could ust more than their al
l0tment and really need it to
keep the children in the best
condition."
"In the majority Of cases we
find that the milk we supply
is practically the only food the
family has to give them"
The Washington times., 1931-08-11

Long lines of children. Tots of
4 and S with yet younger brother
or sister clasped in pitifully
slender arms. Empty bottles
stretched toward a kindly attend
ant ladling milk from huge cans.
Eighty quarts of milk are given
away daily at the Pennsylvania
Avenue headquarters of the Vol
unteers of America to needy chill
dren and mothers of Washington.
And, according to Capt. Gilbert
Payne, many times that amount
could be easily consumed If the
mission could get the milk.
Dairy Gives 1t
The Chevy Chase Dairy gives
the milk to the mission free of
charge. During the summer
months the mission itself fur
nishes ice with the milk so that
the precious fluid may be kept in
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
CIRCUS PEOPLE
HAVE STORY .
FOR JUDGE
101 Ranch Employees Ready
to Deny Threat Charge;
Save Show in Wind Storm

Scene of the struggle between
400 troupers Of the 101 Ranch
Wild West Show, stranded on the
circus lot, and the owners of the
show, shifted from the tents and
corrals of the enterprise today
to the District Supreme Court.
Cowboys. Indians and freaks,
accustomed to the tented life of
the circus, appeared before Jus.
tice Joseph w. Cox at the court
house to show cause why they
should not be enjoined from
carrying out an alleged threat to
90 serious injury to anyone who
attempted to move the show.
Threats Denied
Through their counsel, Norman
B. Landreau, they intended tt
show the court they haven't made
any threat, and have no intention
Of preventing anyone from NOV
ing the show who thinks he can
perform the job.
Further, they intend to show
they haven't been paid any wages
for about eight weeks, and that
this entities them to considera
ton.
Representatives Of the owners,
who have made one or two
abortive attempts to entrain the
show and ship it back to Okla.
homa, announced today no fur
ther attempts along this line
would be made until Judge Cox
has acted upon the request for
the injunction.
Save Show In Storm
Workers at the circus late yes
terday afternoon showed their
circus loyalty by working like
beavers when the storm threat
ened to blow away the tents and
frighten the animals.
The men took their positions
just as they would had life been
going normally and they were to
be paid.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Here Is Consolation!
Last Years Heat
Was Worse

Heat-bothered Washingtonians
can get one consolation out of
the records of the Weather
Bureau and that is that 1t was
hotter at this time last summer
than it is now.
Lots of folks think they have
been more uncomfortable this
summer than they were last,
but the Weather Bureau Off
cials say that this is only be-
cause they have forgotten how
uncomfortable they were last
year.
Efforts to have the officials
admit that higher humidity
might be causing more diScorn-
fort this year met with no en-
couragement.
They pointed out that on
five days between August / and
August 10 last year the tenn
perature was more than 100,
while in the same period this
year the temperature has been
much lower.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
TWO POLICEMEN
INDICTED

Extortion is charged in an indicv,
ment reported by the Grand Jury
today against Edward w. Gore
and Frank J. Hospidor, suspended
Fourth precinct policemen, who
are said to have taken $40 from
a colored bootlegger as protection
money.
A special detail of policemen
arrested the two officers on July
28. in front of the home of Frank
Adams, 720 First st. s. w., who
had been given a marked $40 bill
an anticipation of a visit from the
accused.
When the accused policemen
came to Adams home, the special
detail was waiting inside the
house, but the alleged extOrtionerS
refused to be led into the trap
and went away, telling Adams to
1 have the money outside when they
returned, police say.
Later, they visited the house
again and Adams went outside
and gave them something, it is
said, and the detail ran out to ap-
prehend them.
AS the accused pair drove away,
with the others in hot pursuit, one
of them was seen to throw some
thing out of the machine. A
search of the vicinity after their
arrest revealed the marked money.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
$4,000 THEFT
IS CHARGED
To EVANS
Indictment of Former Treas
urer First Development in
Investigation of the Union

Dave Evans, former general
secretary-treasurer of the Inter.
national Union of Operating
Engineers, today was indicted by
the District Grand Jury on
charges of embezzling more than
$4,000 Of the unions funds.
The International Union of
Operating Engineers has been en-
brOiIed in civil strife and litiga.
tion for the past four years and
the present indictment is reported
to be but a scratching of the
surface of the affairs of the
union, which have been under
investigation by the Department
of Justice for several months.
Arrested in Chicago
Evans was arrested two weeks
ago in Chicago and is being held
for removal here to answer the
indictment. The alleged pecula-
tions were first revealed several
AAOAAOAAo oSO W1AC1I OIL
assassin fired several shots at
Arthur M. Huddell, then general
president of the union; John
Possehl. Evans successor and
Frank Langdon, a member of the
union, as they sat discussing the
affairs of the union in a down.
town restaurant.
Both Huddell and Langdon
were struck by bullets and Lang.
don recovered with the loss Of
an eye, but Hubbell died of shock
resulting from the affray. Pos
Sehl was elevated to Huddell's
position.
Under Inquiry at Time
1t was announced by the labor
officials that they were investi-
eating the alleged shortages in
the union funds at the time Of
the shooting and expressed the
belief that the shooting was an
effort to halt the inquiry.
Evans is said to have declared
that Huddell received the money
which he is charged with en-
bezzling, saying that he drew it
in Huddell's favor to finance fake
strikes and labor riots in other
cities.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
PepcO's Short Week
To Create Nep Jobs

About 40 new jobs will be
opened to central power plant
workers following the action of
the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany in reducing the week of 127
steam engineers and electricians
Of the Benning power plant from
seven days to six days.
William F. Ham, president, is
to issue the order today establish
ing the six-day week, and it will
become effective as soon as a
stagger system of working eau be
arranged. L. E. Sinclair, general
superintendent of the 3enning
plant, and c. Melvin Sharp, ex-
ecutive assistant to Mr.. Ham,
said the Pepco is paying its Ben
ming workmen more than the pre-
Vailing wage.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
3-STORY F Al |
|. KILLS MOTHER
Times staff Photo

Mrs. Isabel Walden, Sc, of 1896
Otis st. N. E., died at Sibley
Hospital early today from in.
juries received in a three-story
fall at the institution when she
tried to lower herself from her
window by an improvised rope
of bedsheets. She is said to be
the mother of 10 children.
Miss Faye Plyler. a student
nurse, rushed into the room and
attempted to drag the woman
back. Mrs. Walden, however,
broke loose.
DR.. James Cohill performed an
emergency operation on the dying
woman, but without avail.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
GIRLS SOURCE
Of GIN HUNTED

Concerted search for the per.
son who gave a schoolgirl, 13. in
toxicating liquor yesterday is
being made by the Police
Woman's Bureau and First pre-
cinct detectives.
The girl. held in the Receiving
Home on a charge of intoxica-
ton, was found staggering by a
citizen who took her to her home
and summoned an ambulance.
Police responded and the fam
lily is reported to have requested
that the girl be placed in the
Receiving Home.
Lieut.. Nina Van Wrinkle says
that she will push the investiga.
ton to it's furthest limits and
will use all means to punish the
guilty.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
School Addition Let
To Richmond Firm

The District Commissioners to-
day ordered acceptance of the
bid Of Lee Paschall, Of Richmond,
Va, for completion of an addi-
tion to Mcfarland Junior High
School, on Iowa Avenue, between
Upshur and Allison Streets, N. W.
The bid of the Richmond firm
was $166,700. Work is to begin
sht once and the building must
be completed within 180 working
days. The work includes con-
6truction Of the addition, which
will house ten classrooms, the
gymnasium. the lunchroom and a
Kitchen, as we'll as alterations to
the main building.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Foreign Delegates
To 'Y COncLaUe Here

Washington today is host to
more than 100 delegates from for
eign countries who have been at
tending a world conference of Y.
M. C. A. workers at Toronto, Can
ada, and Cleveland. The party
arrived here yesterday and was
met at Union Station by a com.
mittee of business men appointed
to act as official hosts. headed by
John w. Hardell.
Today'S program included lay
ing a wreath on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier, a general tour
of Washington and calls at en-
bassies and legations by members
whose countries are represented
here,
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Minister of Bolivia
Is Offered High Post

Promotion to the post of
advisor of foreign relations in
Bolivia has been preferred to
Senor Eduardo Diez de Medica,
for the past three years Bolivian
minister to the United States.
Minister Medica has a long
list Of diplomatic achievements
to his credit. both in Washington
and elsewhere. He has frequently
been mentioned as a candidate
for the Bolivian presidency. He
has made no formal announce
ment, but it is probable he will
accept the new post,
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Furniture Agents
Accused of Assault

Charging that she was assaulted
by agents of the Home Furniture
Company last March % and in
jured to such an extent that an
operation was required, Mrs. Min
ME Meeks, 3549 S st. N. w. today
filed suit in circuit court to re
cover $4,000 damages. Attorneys
O'Shea, Burnett and GoldStein ap-
peared for her.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Woman Sues Hotel
For Fall OUer Wire

The Commodore Hotel Corpora
tion is accused Of negligence in al
lowing an electric light wire to lie
unguarded on the floor Of one of
the rooms Of the hotel in a suit
for $4,000 damages filed in Dis
trict Supreme Court today by
Margaret Callan, of Youngstown.
Ohio. She says that she tripped
over the wire and fell. suffering
serious injuries, while a guest of
she hotel on June 80, 1929.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Policeman McCLeGru
Is Held Not Abusive

Policeman Clarence McCleary
Of the Alexandria Police Depart
tnent was acquitted of a charge
Of abusive language preferred by
Mrs. c. l.. Barker in police court.
Mrs. Barker charged McCleary
with making improper remarks to
her while she was in the station
on business Saturday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
FRANCIS PLACE NAMED

An unnamed street in South
east Washington today was off,
cially designated as Francis
Place Southeast, by the District
Commissioners. The street runs
from First Street to Canal Street
Southeast.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
United Fruit Co.
OUertGxed bU u. s,

The United Fruit Company of
Boston was overassessed $2,314,-
751.73 on Federal income taxes
for 1923 and 1925 to 1928, in
elusive. The Treasury reported
to the Joint Congressional Tax
Committee today.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
LONGEST TANK MOTOR

A tank motor truck has been
built in England that can carry
a load of 100 tons and that is so
long that an assistant rides at the
rear. communicating with the
driver by telephone.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
COTTON OUTING SUNDAY

A group of local colored Catho-
lies will hold an outing Sunday at
Cotton. Md. Buses will leave st.
Cyprian's Church, Thirteenth and
C Sts. s. E. at 9:30 a. m.
Evening star., 1931-06-25
WARNING is ISSUED
OF BOGUS MONEY
Police Search for Passer Of Ccun.
terfeit $50 Bills at
Stores.

Business establishments throughout
the city were being notified by police
today to watch for man who has been
passing counterfeit $40 bills in payment
for meals at restaurants and for small
purchases at stores.
Another victim of one of the worth
less bills is Mrs. Mollie E. Duvall 1865
Columbia road manager of Lowman's
Confectionery Store, 3042 Fourteenth
street. who was told $50 bill in her
possession was counterfeit when she
went to deposit sum of money in
bank.
Reporting the affair to the police,
Mrs. Duvall said she remembered re-
ceiving the bill from a man in payment
of 80 cents for a pound of candy.
Mrs. Duvall described the man as
being about feet s inches tall, weigh
ing approximately 160 pounds and Of
ruddy complexion. He wore light
shirt, dark tie and brown flannel coat
with striped flannel trousers, she said.
Police also report they received q
can to Park Savings Bank saying
a man there had spurious $50 bill.
They found Meryle Uffelman, a restau-
rauteur. 5000 block Thirteenth street.
who said he had received the bill from
Peter MatrakoS. proprietor of a lunch
room in The 5000 block OF Fourteenth
street
Matrakos in turn said he received the
bill from a man. who answered the de-
scription Of the man given by Mrs.
Duvall.
The man passing the counterfeit bills
first came to notice Tuesday morning
when he attempted to pass one of the
bills in a drug store on Georgia ave-
nue., after purchasing a tube of tooth
paste. The man ran from the store
when the druggist noticed the bill was
counterfeit.
Evening star., 1931-06-25
DISMISSAL ASKED
OF HOTEL MOTION
MayfIoWer Suit Amended
Bill Filing Is Defense
Move Subject.

Dismissal Of the motion Of the May
flower Hotel Co. and the Mayhower
Hotels Corporation to expunge from the
record the order of Justice Oscar r.
Luhring of the District Supreme Court
permitting filing of an amended bill
of complaint asking receivership for the
Mayflower Hotel Co. Is requested in
an answer f1led today by Mrs. Mabel
Walker Willebrandt, attorney for the
holders of second mortgage bonds
secured on the property, who brought
the original suit
Mrs. Willebrandt points out that the
allowance of amendments is always in
the discretion of the court and refers
to a statement made from the bench
by Justice Luhring during the hear
ing Of the hotel company's motion to
dismiss the original petition.
The court then said that II he reached
the conclusion to dismiss he would
allow an amendment.
Attorneys William E. Leahy, Edmund
D. Toland and william j. Hughes, jr.,
for the Mayflower Co. had contended
that they were given no notice of an
application for an amendment and
pointed out that the District Court Of
Appeals in setting aside the receiver
ship had expressly stated that any
further proceedings must follow notice
to the defendants. They contended that
the allowing of the filing of the amend
ment was "improvident and irregular" i"
and in disregard Of the ruling of the
Appellate Court.
Evening star., 1931-06-25
HERO OF MARINE CORPS SLATED
TOBECOME BROADER GENERAL
Col. F. l.. Bradman Favored
for Vacancy Left by
Dunlap Death.
Gained RenoWn for Work in
Disastrous Quake
at Managua.

Col. Frederic L. Bradman, hero OF
the recent earthquake of Managua. MIC
aragua, is slated to be the Marine
Corps new brigadier general, to fill the
vacancy made. by the death of Brig.
Gen. Robert H. Dunlap. killed in France
in a landslide while attempting to save
the life of woman.
President Hoover is expected to send
Col. Bradmans name to the Senate fer
confirmation as brigadier general when
Congress conveneS in December.
Has Outstanding Record.
One of the outstanding officers OF
the famous fighting organization, Col.
Bradman has seen much foreign serv-
ice. He is a graduate OF both the
Army and Navy War Colleges, having
completed these courses in 1927-28-29.
He served as chief of staff at the Ma
rine Barracks, Quantico, Va, until
June 8, 1880, when he was sent to
Nicaragua as brigade commander Of the
Marines there. He is at present on
duty at Managua.
A native of Newark, N. j.. where
he was born January 18, 1879, Col
Bradman was appointed second lieu
tenant in the Marine Corps for the
duration of the War with Spain on
August 6, 1898. After the conflict he
was named first lieutenant in April
1899. AS junior officer, he served on
Evening star., 1931-06-25
BUS LINE TO SERVE
NEW OFFICES SOUGHT
Route Would Loop Around In
ternal Revenue and Com
merce Buildings.

The Washington Rapid Transit Co.
today applied to the Public Utilities
Commission for permission to start a
new bus line to serve the new Internal
Revenue Bureau Building and the new
Department of Commerce Building, the
line to start when the latter building is
first occupied.
The proposed route during the MORN
ing hours is south on Sixteenth street,
east on street, south on Vermont ave-
nut and East Executive avenue, through
the park to Fifteenth stleat south on
Fifteenth street to Constitution avenue.
east on Constitution avenue to Twelfth
street, thence north and back over the
same route.
In the afternoon, the busses would
come south on Thirteenth street as far
as Constitution avenue and back over
the same route.
The Washington Railway & Electric
Co. also applied for permission to pur-
chase four new busses, two of them to
seat % passengers each and two TO seat
20 passengers each.
Evening star., 1931-06-25
ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS
ARE GIVEN GOLF. PRIZES
l.. ]. Goode Awarded Radcliffe Cup
on Net Score of 67-20 Visi-
tors Present.

Prizes given for the annual golf tour
nament were distributed yesterday at
the luncheon meeting of the Washing
ton Rotary Club at the Willard Hotel
and 20 visiting Rotarians were in
troduced by President Henry N.
Brawner, .jr.
Golf awards, distributed by Eugene
C. Gott, went to L. j. Goode, with a
net score of 81, who obtained the Rad
clifTe Cup; Clyde Asher and Allen Tai
bot, with low gross scores, who won
golf bags, with net scores of n and 70,
respectively; Maurice E. Horton and S.
Percy Thompson. with net scores of II,
who got golf clubs, and William Earle
Clark, net 70; Frederick B. Pyle, net
IS: Calvert Dickie, net n; Harry Kid
well, net 70; Martin Rittenhouse. net
30, and Grant Leet, net SO, who OBJ
tanned boxes of golf balls. E. C.
Graham and Allen Pope, who celebrated
birthdays during the week, were con-
graduated by President Brawner. Muir
ray Horton, son of Maurice Horton, one
of the clubs members, entertained with
songs, while George H. Wilson accom-
panied him on the piano.
Evening star., 1931-06-25
.HATLESS BANDITS
ENTER GUILTY PLEA
Three Youths, Unable to
Make $40, 900 Bond Each,
Held for Grand Jury.

Entering pleas Of guilty, three men
known as the "hatlesS bandit trio, -
were bound over to a grand jury under
a bond of $4,000 each by Judge John
P. Mcmahon of Police Court.
Only one robbery charge was pre-
sented against the defendants, Nicholas
Vasilion, %; Peter Sala, %, and Jack
Ross, 20, although Milford F. Schwartz,
an assistant United States attorney, in
formed Judge Mcmahon additional
charges probably would be filed here
and that the men were wanted in a
series of other similar cases by police
of Newark, N. j.; Richmond, Va, and
Philadelphia.
Have No Lawyers.
The shabbily dressed defendants were
not represented by counsel.
Although guilty pleas made eXamina-
ton of government witnesses unneces-
sary, Judge Mcmahon expressed de-
sire to learn the facts, whereupon Ed
ward Cocky, clerk in Whittlesey drug
store, in the $500 block of Connecticut
avenue, declared the three men entered
the pharmacy June 8, and rifed the
cash register Of approximately $50. He
said Ross brandished pistol
No other witnesses were examined.
Auto Theft Charged.
Vasilion and Sala were held to the
grand jury on another charge, result
ing from the theft of ar automobile,
owned by Charles S. Miller, of 421
Cummings Lane, Chevy Chase, Md.
Vasilion and Sala were reported to
have been the occupants of Miller's car
when it was wrecked near Alexandria
recently. The accident resulted in their
arrest. Ross was taken into custody
near Richmond few days later on
information supplied by Vasilion and
Sala.
The defendants were unable to post
bond Police said they would be ques-
toned again in connection with other
recent holdups before any further
charges were placed against them.