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The Washington times., 1931-11-17
TAXI COMPANY
QUITS, RIVALS
TOO MANY
Nickel Cab, Unable to Pay Its
Notes, Bows to Flood
of Competition

Unable to operate at a pro-
fit, the Nickel Cab Company
plans to go out of business TO-
morrow, according to Joseph
Kassner, president.
The decision was reached, he
said, after fruitless efforts to COM
pete with the FLOOD of cabs which
have gone into business in the
District in recent months"
200 Men Lose Jobs
The move will add approx
mately 200 to the Districts long
list Of unemployed. OF these more
than $50 are drivers. The balance
of these who will be thrown on
the Streets" so far as jobs are
concerned, include mechanics, Of
flee help and other employees.
The company has been operat-
ing $50 taxicabs. Kassner said.
1--WE have done everything we
could to give Washington real
taxicab service. Our drivers
were carefully selected and
trained and the cabs were fumi-
gated daily.
Just Not Wanted
evidently it wasn't just what
the city wanted. The COM
pany is unable to meet certain
notes which have fallen due.
Just what is to be done with
the machines I can't tell yet.
For the time being, though,
they will be housed in the COM
pany garage"
Kassner does not think that
the move will have any appre-
ciable effect on the tangled taxi
problems Of the District. He said:
"We're just q drop in the
bucket. There are 5000 cabs
on the streets. OF these 500
started in the last month"
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
CEN. GLASSFORD.
v|S|TSFORCE

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glass
ford was today characterized as
a regular fellow" by members
of the First precinct upon his
first official appearance before
members Of the force today.
General GlasSford, who was in
Quoted as the new superintendent
of police yesterday, visited the
First precinct station today and
met members of that command.
General Glassford visited the
Detective Bureau, the Traffic Blu
reau and the Fourth precinct
station this afternoon. He said
he would be an observer at the
police trial board meeting to.
morrow.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
7 DEFENDANTS
ROUNDED UP
IN PROBE
Margaret Rivera Assessed
SIS; Five Other Women
Included in List

One employment gency
operator paid a fine in Police
Court today and 16 others
await arraignment as the re-
suit of a campaign to make
such firms and individuals
comply with the law.
Fifteen warrants naming II de-
PENDANTS were sworn out last
night and had been served or
will be served today. Each charges
violation of the act of Congress
licensing employment agents.
Cover Wide Range
Charges covered the range of
failure to have license, failure to
display license conspicuously in
the place where the principal
business is conducted, failure to
display licenses in each room used
by the agent, and conducting an
agency in living quarters.
The agents are located in all
sections of the District of Colum.
bia and their roundup follows an
intensive investigation launched
by Corporation Counsel William
w. Bride and Assistant Corpora.
ton Counsel Thomas F. Cameron.
The investigation was author.
lied by the District Commission
ers after a series of articles in
The Washington Times, which
called attention to alleged viola
tions of the law.
Paid Fine Of SIS
Margaret Rivera, 1926 U st. N.
W., pleaded guilty to charges that
she Ibid engage in the business of
employment agent without first
having obtained a license from
the District Commissioners" She
paid SIS fine.
Five other women were included
in the warrants, as follows: Frieda
G. Boyce, 1406 G st. N. W.; Eliza
beth E. Mace, 405 National Bank
Bldg; Emma Williams, 2724
Georgia Ave. N. W.; Addie R.
Clarke, 1900 Thirteenth st. N. w.,
and Isabel E. Tavenner, 3405 Con-
necticut Ave. N. w.
Durward N. Towe, president of
the Boyd'S Business University
and Employment Service, 1888 F
st. N. w., and Hilda E. Neister
and Holly w. Shinn, operators of
the Personal Service Bureau with
offices in the Evans Building, also
were named in the warrants.
More Warrants Issued
Other warrants were issued
against the following:
William C. Tyrea, 811 Thir-
tenth Street Northwest; John
A. Dickerson, 1887 Fourteenth st.
N. w.; Edward H. Dick, 1415
st. N. W.; Henry Edward Greene,
TIT T st. N. W.; Charles M.
Barker, 9O3 Ninth st. N. E.;
James A. Davis, and I. j. D. Lips
comb, both of Ills U st. N. w.
Addie r. Clarke and Charles M.
Barker are charged with operat-
ing, in one count, in living quar-,
tiers.
Mr.. Towe and operators of the
Personal Service Bureau, are
named on two counts of failure
to display licenses, while the others
are cited for failure in one count.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
.F|N|S WRITTEN
ON NSTAPLES

Concurring in the report Of the
special lawyers committee, the
District Commissioners today for
mally ended the Orville A. Staples
investigation.
AS a. result of this action, Fred.
erick A. Schenck, former police.
man, whose charges that Staples
was framed" off the police force,
precipitated the investigation, will
be sent back to Leavenworth peni.
tentiary within the next few days
Schenck is serving a prison term
for robbery.
The lawyers committee, after a
two month investigation, reported
it found no evidence to uphold the
Grand Jury report recommending
Staples be reinStated.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
Turkey Supper.GiUen
By Nativity Church

The annual turkey supper,
given under the auspices of the
various societies of the Nativity
Catholic Church, will be held
next Tuesday and Wednesday
nights from to $3.50 o'clock in
the church auditorium, 5000
Georgia Avenue N. w.
The committees sponsoring this
affair are under the direction of
Charles O'Connor, who is acting
as general chairman, assisted
by Charles Beck, Mrs. Emory
Boyle, Mrs. Whorley, and Miss
Johanna Bowman and other men,
bers of the parish.
Partial distribution of the
funds derived from this supper,
will be used in caring for the
unemployed in this section and
for the building fund of the
church. Rev. John F. Fannin,
pastor and Rev. Benedict F. Han
nemann are assisting in the un-
dertaking,
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
'ABUSE" VICTIM
NARRATES
STORY
Harker, Whose Charges Led to
Third Degree Probe, on
Stand Today

James Henry Harker took
the stand in District Supreme
Court today as the principal
witness against four policemen
who, he charges, brutally beat
him with fists and a rubber
hose to extort confession. "
Short and dapper, the 23-
year-old bakers helper told in
detail Of his movements Friday
night, August %, a few hours
before he was arrested on Suspic-
ion of robbery.
Admits Past Record
He admitted on direct exam
ination that he had served part
of three-year sentence for
grand larceny and joy riding,
and also that he had been con-
victed of pilfering coins from a
telephone box in Atlantic City.
He described his arrest and the
court recessed at noon just as
he reached the beginning of his
tale of the alleged third degree"
Groundwork of the prosecu-
tion's case, circumstantial evil
dence of beating, was laid yeSter-
day by testimony to show Harker
was uninjured before he was
questioned by police, but emerged
from the third degree" room
bloody and bruised.
Harker's Dodge" Defense
An out-and-out denial that
Harker was the victim of fists
and a rubber hose was the defense
answer to the indictments which
named Detective Sergeant James
A. MoStyn and Privates William
R. Laflin, w., c. Grooms and w.
T. Burroughs.
The line of defense was indi-
Gated when Attorney James A.
O'Shea, representing the first
three named, said the brutality
charges were brought by Harker
to dodge conviction on a robbery
charge.
Harker Admittedly Drunk
That Harker was drunk on the
night Of August 81 and during the
early morning of the next day,
when he was picked up near his
room over /Sandies' Bakery, 302
N st. N. w., was admitted by
United States Attorney Leo Rover.
In his opening statement, how
ever, Mr.. Rover contended Harker
did not resist arrest nor question
ing while he was "viciously and
violently beaten"
Several agents of the Depart
ment of Justice, which was
brought into the investigation at
the request of President Hoover,
and several of the IA other police
men also indicted on brutality
charges, were in court.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
Alexandria School
Gets BANKING AWUrd

The trophy awarded the Alex
andria High School by the Edu-
cation Thrift Society of New
York for a perfect record in bank
ing last term, was presented the
student body yesterday by Carroll
Pierce, president of the Citizens
National Bank.
Every student had a bank &C
count and deposited every bank
ing day to win the award.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
REVIVAL is HELD

A city-wide revival under au.
spices of the United Federation
of the Ministers and Laymen'S
Evangelistic Council of the World
is being held at the st. James
Baptist Church, 400 block Four
and-Half st. s. w. The Rev.
DR.. James M. Jones, church pas
tor, arranged the revival.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
Ak BLOW at Blaze
In1DeriLS Firen1en

Firemen attached to engine 4
of the Alexandria fire department
escaped injury early today while
fighting a fire which did 5000 dam,
age to a house at Pitt and
Oronoco Streets.
They were standing beside the
house when a large portion fell
from a single blow of an ak.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
Bids Open NOU. n
On ChesGDeGke Road

Bids will be opened November
"a for construction Of a 60-foot
! wide highway from Chesapeake
Beach station toward New York
Avenue, Washington, Mayor S. j.
Monk announced last night.
The new highway will be
opened May /, 1882, and will
be paid for out of a 100000
bond issue recently voted.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
SOdality Will Honor
Virqin MUrY Sunday

The Sodality Union will hold
its semi-annual celebration in
honor of the Virgin Mary in
Holy Comforter Church, Four
teenth and East Capitol sts.,
Sunday at 7:3O p. m. Participate
ing pastors include the Rev. j.
Maurice King, the Rev. Joseph
v. Buckley. the Rev. Thomas F.
Sweeney. the Rev. w. H. Ahern
and the Rev. j. P. Begley.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
SGLLies to GiUe Food
To School Children

In connection with tbs feeding
of transient unemployed persons,
the Salvation Army in Alexandria
announced today that it will feed
poor school children who are I'M
able to obtain breakfast at home.
The work is being done at the
new emergency home, 308 King
Street
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
One MOtOrist Hurt,
Another Arrested

w. A. Beale, 66, Ballston, Va.
sustained cuts on his head and
hands and a possible fracture of
the shoulder when his automobile
was in collision at Glebe and Rus
sell Roads with a car driven by
Marshall Baker, Bethesda, Md.
+ Baker was released on $500
bond charged with having no per-
init, colliding and injuring a
person.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
APPLE DRIVE MARCHES ON

The Alexandria committee en-.
gagged in raising funds for distri
button of apples to public school
children announced yesterday that
$4O0 had been purchased for i'm.
mediate distribution. The drive
marches on.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
Grant Circle Ladies
To GiUe ReceDtiOn

The U. S. Grant Circle, Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Re
public, is giving a reception at the
Burlington Hotel on Thursday
The next meeting of the organiza'
ton will be held. at the Army.
Navy and Marine Corps Country
Club, November Is.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
CONFERENCE SLATED

An American conference on in
ternational justice will be held in
The United States Chamber of
Commerce Building the first week
Of May, the American Peace So
eiety announced yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
LHerGcy Crusader
A ASkS MINT School

Mrs. Cora w. Stewart, director
of the national crusade against
illiteracy, will address the Alex
andria illiteracy committee in
Jefferson School in Alexandria to-
night. Plans for a night school
will be disclosed.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
TALKS TO ROTARY

In the fourth of a series Of talks
by city officials, Elliott F. Hoff-
man, clerk of the courts, ad.
dressed the Alexandria Rotary
Clubs weekly luncheon today.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17

is neither close nor particularly friendly 10
the President.
To Smell is attributed the blunt, observa-
tion to some of his colleagues, following a
visit by him to the White House in the
early days of Hoovers incumbency, 81 have
seen the President. and he is ours. "
Hoover has announced that New York
State Federal patronage would be handled
by him. The State delegation was up in
arms. If such scheme was put into effect
it would mean that the President and not
they would dominate the local political
situation.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
Church to Present
Dramatic Reader

DR.. Allen A. Stockdale, dra-
matte reader. will appear at the
Lincoln Congregational Church
tonight. The concert is for the
benefit Of the building fund.
The Washington times., 1931-11-17

ALLEN Smell, senior of the group agreed to
beard the President the ISSUE What transpred between
them is unknown, but the President shortly thereafter
announced that there would be change in the customary
method of handling the State Federal patronage.
No Labor Of Love
AS Speaker, Snell strong conservative Republican
partisan would be loyal the President But there would
be such close rapport between them would be the
case if TiSon chosen
The President and Smell would work together, because
they had to, but it would not be labor of love.
Smell would cooperate in pressing Administration policies
and measures but the President would be when
Smell might decide that those policies not the best for
the Republican party
To Smell the interests of the party before those Of
the President. To Tison they the
Last session Smell considered the Presidents stand the
soldier bonus issue harmful to the best interests of the party
and he joined with other regular Republican leaders who
thought likewise Longworth Bacharach and Ramseyer and
passed bill over the Presidents objections.
In political circles Smell is known "hard-boed' -
leader. AS chairman of the House Rules Committee during
the triumvirate, it Smell who
calmly faced the music when critics assaed the group
its legislative policy
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
Capitol Hill
MEET BERTRAND SMELL,
1.-THE CHEESEMAKER
OF POTSDAM"
BY ROBERT s. ALLEN

Representative Bertrand Sne of New York. is elected
Speaker of the House, it will be signal victory for the
regular Republicans but not for President Hoover
Sne unlike Representative John @ TilsOn of Connecticut
the other regular Republican candidate for the high post
The Washington times., 1931-11-17
Defiant, Unpopular

On one occasion Snell accused by Democrat OF pigeon
hong bill in his committee frankly admitted the fact and
demanded: "What of it,"
Last session. when Democrats assaed the gag rules under
which the trumvrate running the chamber, Smell
bunty defed them to change them offering to that
if they got control they would use the methods
he is very much respected Both would be extreme
partisan Speakers if elected but whereas Tson would be
completely devoted Hoover Smell would be movated pr
mary by general party interests.
Smell is Short stocky and with pronounced glrh He IS
dapper dresser although Of quiet taste He is inclined to
be sharpspoken, especially when irritated
He comes from strong New York upstate Republican
district and is serving his eighth consecutive term Although
there are number of other Republicans including Tlson
who have longer service the chamber Smells
delegation have combined to give him the seniority he
commands.
Edging Out Tilson
This past spring, Sne in the process of getting his
Speakershp campaign under way startled his colleagues
and the entire Republican party with speech IN which ne
criticized excessive barriers
Coming from him. the floor leader who had enforced
"gag" rule the House by Of which the Smoot-
Hawley act was ammed through after only few days
debate, the address extraordinary 1t was direct
slap at the President, who had signed the measure.
Whatever it's purpose it got SHELLS Speakershp drive
under way with bang He later denied that he had meant
any criticism of the Smoot Hawey b but the effect of
his declaration at the time made to powerfully
energize his Speakership contest
Until then, it doubted quarters IT Smell
would for the place. Because of Tson favor with the
President and his seniority floor leader, it believed
that Smell would not make the contest.
Tison therefore had the edge for while. But once
Smell got active he took the lead and continues that
position today the time draws close for the final struggle
Smell cheese factory, and because he from
the town of Podam N Y he is known among the wits OF
the House as the "Cheesemaker Of Potsdam" !"
The Washington times., 1931-07-03

awaiting a chance to crush the
quarry.
Wins With Body Slam
With the swiftness of hurri-
cane, Dusek lashed at Zbyszko
with thor-hammer blows and the
veterans end was sensed. But
Rudy didn't win with his pet
hold, the rocking chair split
Zbyszko knew the trick of break
ing this grip. However, libby
couldn't arise when Dusek, using
a body slam, hurled him to the
canvas. The thud almost blew
open the safe in Clark Grit
fith's office. Zbyszko had lasted
Al minutes, much longer than
many had anticipated.
Gentleman" Mike Romano
lost his good name in his match
with Son Jennings, the Kewpie
Indian. The Gentleman" pic
tured as one of the chivalrous
knights of wrestling. Sir Wal
ter Raleigh, roughed up the In
dian. The fans turned thumbs
down on their one-time favorite
and directed their Sympathies to
Jennings. The Commute con-
test ended in a draw.
Earl McCready, in his debut
here, dispatched the beefy wild"
Bill Evans in less than eight min
utes with a body slam. Sammy
Stein disposed of that villain.
Nick Nestor. in IS minutes by
virtue Of flying tackles.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
n { v LINEUP
MAY STAND
BY GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent

EN- ROUTE TO NEW YORK,
July 3.-Yesterday's wholesale
shifting of the lineup was done
to give several regular players a
much needed rest.
Manager Johnson's original in
tentions was to hold to the new
order for a time. but if it con-
tinueS to click as smoothly and
efficiently as it did yesterday, he
may make the shift more or less
permanent.
eve haven't given up hopes
of Overhauling the AS" John
son said, "and with the team
losing as it has to date, q few
changes were in order. Besides
Jack Hayes, Dave Harris and
Harry Rice are anxious to play
as often as possible and Myer,
West and Sam Rice are feeling
the strain of playing cOntinu-
OuSIy."
Failure to bunch their hits
consistently is blamed for the
poor showing of the GriffS on
the Western tour. The pitching
has been creditable, though it
might have been better.
Johnson looks forward to a
complete reversal of form when
the team gets back on its own
stamping grounds with a month
in which to straighten them
selves out.
Manager Walter has def.
nitely decided to use Irving
Hadley as a starting pitcher in
the Philadelphia series.
Since the middle of May when
Hadley took up the relief pitch
ing burden, he has delivered so
well and so regularly that John
son is anxious to see just how
he will go as a starter.
Hadley seems to have gotten
over the idea that he can't go
nine innings. The complex was
SO strong and stubborn that he
invariably was knocked off the
mound in the closing frames no
matter how we'll he hurled in
the earlier going.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
Preliminary Bouts
For Title Scrap
At Cleveland

CLEVELAND. July 3.-Fol-
lowing is the supporting card
of the Strlbling Schmeling
heavyweight title bout here to-
night:
Preliminary Bouts - Battling
Bozo, Birmingham, Ala, VS..
Matte Brown, Oakland, Calf.
Give rounds; Frank Cawley,
PittSton. Pa, VS.. George Panka,
Pittsburgh five rcunds);
George Pavlik, Cleveland, VS..
Frank Morris, New York city
(five rounds; frankie Simms,
Cleveland. VS.. Joe Vincha. Bos-
ton five rounds; Charley K.
Retzlaff, Duluth, Mimi. VS..
Marty Gallagher. Washington
Give rounds; Johnny RiSko,
Cleveland, VS.. Tony Valento,
Orange, N. j. (Semifinal. eight
rounds, to be staged after title
uGnklA -----4---------~---
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
MOTHER PICKS
MAX To WIN

I BERLIN, July Sob, Da.
Make will sure win"
The mother of Max Schmeling,
who fights Young Stribling al
Cleveland tonight in defense OF
his world heavyweight champion
ship title, said today.
"TelI him." she eagerly con-
tinued, "that Muttchen is press
ing her thumbs for him."
That is the German way of in.
voking luck.
Frau Schmeling continued:
eff Make only wins this time
he will prove that he deserves
his title and that he is a real
champion. He is such a good
boy and writes me such nice
letters"
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
Opportunity Tonight

So it is hard to look on Strib-
ling tonight with any great deal
of confidence. because there IS
little in his record back to 1921
to instill such confidence. How
ever. if the Georgian aspires to
be world champion, tonight is
his opportunity, and it is knock
ing distinctly. He'll probably
never get as easy an opponent
as Schmeling. who has been idle
for a year and must have rusted
considerably for the lack OF
competitive fighting.
Yesterday afternoon after the
first conference between the
athletic commission and the
referee, George Blake, it was an
nounced the fighter claiming a
foul would be given five minutes
to recover. and if unable to re-
appear then, would be declared
the loser.
The Washington times., 1931-07-03
Mauled Pauline

Personally we can't forget
the awful lacing Schmeling
gave the cumbersome Pauline.
If anything the latter is slower
and more in his own way than
the very awkward Tom Heeney
of whom Gene Tunney made
ribbons in his last fight before
retiring as the undefeated
heavyweight title holder.
Neither can we forget the
game scrap Schmeling made
when he took nearly four COM
plete rounds of drubbing at the
hands of Jack Sharkey before
succumbing to an allegedly foul
blow which won the title for
him.
Say what you will about the
25-year-old Schmeling, he didn't
back up a step during all that
terrific beating. and we don't
believe he will back up tonight
against the Southern boy who
has evaded trouble in the ring
by stalling methods about as
much, if not more, than any
man whose name graces the
record books today.
Stribling'S whole record, out
side of a very few fights, reeks,
yea stinks, with indifferent per
formances in which his sole
thought seemed to be to be
erect at the end and ready to
gamble on a decision. at the
hands of the officials.