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The Washington times., 1931-08-22
FRIEND SHOOTS
BOY IN ROW

Shot In the back with o shot
gun following q dispute over what
he, and a friend should do last
night, William Ardell, II, colored,
is in critical condition in
Casualty Hospital today, where he
was brought last night by the
Prince Georges county fire rescue
squad.
The shooting occurred at Ar
dells home in Landover, Md. A
single load Of shot entered the
boys back between his shoulder
blades.
william Brown, cOlOred COM
paniOn Of the injured youth, is
being held i'm the Bladensburg
Jail on an investigation charge,
pending the outcome Of Ardell's
condition.
According to a statement fire
men received from Ardell, the two
boys had quarreled over where
they should spend the evening.
Brown grabbed the shotgun in a
playful mood to threaten the
other boy.
At this point, the gun Is said
to have accidentally gone off.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
GIRLS CHARGES
CONVICT W|NN

DANv1LLE, Va, Aug. 22.-Re-
ligious circles of this city were
deeply stirred today as the re-
suit of the conviction yesterday
of the Rev. j. Arthur Winn.
pastor of the Moseley Memorial
Church, on two counts Of i'm
morality.
Charges upon which the pas
tor Of the influential church was
convicted, were preferred by
Bertha MabeS, 18-year-old mem
ber of his flock. The pastor was
acquitted on a charge of simple
assault ON the girl.
Simple assault charges pre-
ferred against DIR. Winn by ten
other women members of his
congregation remain to be tried.
Counsel for DR.. Winn an
nounced that they would appeal
his conviction in police court yes
terday. Upon his conviction the
clergyman was fined $50, but was
allowed his liberty on 500 bond
pending outcome Of the appeal.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
MOTHER HA[TS
ELOP|NG PAIR

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Aug.
22.-The honeymoon of Harold
McCasland, 10, and his bride, the
former Ruth Wagely, II, both Of
this city, who were married in
Hagerstown, Nd, terminated
abruptly when a Maryland
deputy sheriff, acting at the re-
quest of the brides mother, Mrs.
Frances Wagely, detained the
young couple at the Potomac
River Bridge in WilliamSport.
While the newlyweds were
being detained Mrs. Wagely
visited the office of a magistrate
there, preferring charge Of
perjury against McCaSland,
charging that in obtaining a
marriage license he had given his
age as 81 and that of the girl
as 10.
The charge was later with
drawn by the mother and the
couple returned to this city. In
Williamsport Mrs. Wagely was
said to have told officers she
would seek to have the marriage
annulled,
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
R|TCH|E FLAyS
PRITCHETT
-

FROSTBURG, Md, Aug. %
Legionnaires in convention here
last night heard Gov. Albert C.
Ritchie denounced the recent
charge of DR.. Henry S. Pritchett,
president Of the Carnegie Foun
dation, that political colonels" Of
the legion were planning a
raid" on the United States
Treasury.
Speaking at the annual ban
quet of the American Legion,
Department of Maryland, which
ends a three-day session here to.
night, the governor answered
Pritchett's charge.
Declaring that when he remem
bered the promises made to the
service men when they went over
seas, he could not help protesting
against the application of Prit
chett's epithet to them, he added
81 would suggest that if the
president Of the Carnegie FOun-
datiOn wishes to oppose any de-
mands the American Legion
may make in the future, he do
SO with whatever arguments he
can command, but that mean.
while he lay off this political
colonel line and remember that
those he SO Gesignates fought in
the MeuSe-ArgOnne and at Mont
faucOn."
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
JURY To HEAR.
NACHTER .

BALTIMORE. Aug. 22.-The ap-
pearallce Of Edmund ]. Wachter,
former City Purchasing Agent, be-
fore the grand jury probing the
administration Of former Mayor
william r. Broening will be re-
Quired as soon as Watchers phySi-
cal condition permits, it was said
today. g..
. Wachter still Is under the care
Of physicians Of q SanatOrium out
side Of the city, according to How
ard G. Bregel, his attorney. MIR.
Bregel said he expected word to-
day rs to when his clinent would
be able to appear.
Charges that between $780, 900
and $35. 900 was overpaid on pur-
chases amounting to $126,O0O
made in 1890 through the city
purchasing agents office are made
in reports already before the jury.
The reports were drafted by Her
bert Fallin, chief Of the bureau
of disbursements.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Crime Group at Last Ends
Duty Office Closed

With 13 reports behind it, and
another to be released for publi-
cation Monday, the Wickersham
Commission today had finally
CLOSED up shop" and not even
it's secretary, w. F. Barry, now
has an office here.
Secretary Barry'S home tele-
phone has been disconnected and
the impression at the White
House, to which all the Wicker
sham reports have gone, is that
he has returned to New York.
It Paid No Rent
After the commission officially
expired July l, by limitation Of
law and exhaustion of its funds,
Secretary Barry for time main
tained q small office in one of
the Governments temporary
buildings where there was no
rent bill to meet.
AOO@JS AOWCVCGS I14dL 1c4G-OVGr
office has passed, Mr.. Barry has
departed, members Of the Com
mission scattered, it's one-time big
suite Of rooms in the Tower Build
ing no longer is occupied and
the furnishings have been dis
tributed.
The investigation of the com.
mission, followed by the submis-
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
STOP To Be PUT
To UNSOUND
BUILDING
Arlington County Prosecutor
Plans Curb on Contractors
Pending Code Adoption

In order to protect home build
erS and buyers in Arlington
county from what he terms a
likely epidemic of hurried and I'm
safe building, w. c. Cloth, Com
monwealth's attorney, in cooper
alton with Robert H. Forman,
county zoning administrator, has
drawn up an ordinance to be pre-
sented to the next meeting Of
the county board Of supervisors
for their adoption.
The ordinance, known as q
stop ordinance" would tempo
rarily regulate building of struc-
lures in the county until the new
building code which is being pre-
pared has been drawn up and
adopted.
In urging the ordinance, Mr..
Forman said:
MANY persons in the county,
aware that the building code
is being drawn up and that
future structures In the county
will be subjected to the strict
est inspection by competent
persons, are Fastening to build
now in order to avoid that su-
perviSiOn.
Unsafe Structures
"It is our purpose in present
ing this ordinance to the board
for their adoption to prevent
the wholesale building of hur-
ried and unsafe structures"
The ordinance, as drawn by
MIR. Cloth, provides that no new
structure or alteration or addition
to an old one can be made with
out first obtaining a written per-
NIT from the county engineer or
zoning administrator. The engi.
neer or coming administrator
would have authority to require
plans and specifications to be fur
nished with the application for
the permit.
Could Revoke Permits
These two officers also would
have the power to inspect the
building and, if it is deemed un.
safe, to revoke the permit If ii
already has been granted.
Violations Of the ordinance
would be prosecuted as misde
meanors, a fine Of. S. to $50 be-
ing imposed. Each day that
work on building, where no
permit is granted, continues
would be considered a separate
offenSe. .- ,.-
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Beer Found in Field,
Farmer Found GuiLtu

Charged with illegal possession
of liquor, Charles Stephenson, of
Leland, Nd, was found guilty by
Judge J. Chew Sheriff in Police
Court at Upper Marlboro, yester-
day, despite the fact that the Sc
bottles Of beer used as evidence
were not found on his property.
Stephenson was arrested by
Prince Georges County Policemen
Beall, Gray and Naylor. The
house was searched and no liquor
found. Then the policemen found
a path leading to a corn field
across the road where the beer
was found.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
DRY AGENTS GET
JURY TRIAL

Thomas w. Andrews and Rob
ert B. Miller. Federal prohibition
agents. charged with assault and
battery on Robert Hall, of Upper
Marlboro, yesterday appeared in
Police Court In that town and
asked for a trial by jury. It is
believed the case will be taken
from State Jurisdiction and placed
in Federal court in Baltimore.
Charges against the two men
followed an alteration with Hall
ON the main street df the Mary
land town. The fist fight resulted
in three days illness for Andrews.
According to witnesses to the
fray. Hall had informed the agents
of a new parking law which they
were breaking A Prince Georges
county policeman also had warned
the agents. The Federal men, &C
cording to the story, resented the
second rebuke, crossed the street
to where Hall waS standing and
assaulted him,
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Photo by International

sion of IA separate reports to
President Hoover, continued for
approximately two years at an
estimated cost of $50O,000. It is
understood that certain printing,
clerical and stationery bills just
about scraped the bottom of the
cash drawer in the closing days
of the boards life.
Final Report Coming
A final report to be made
public by the White House for
Monday publication is on crime
as it may exist among the
foreign born who now reside in
the United States.
The preceding 13 reports
covered such subjects as prohibi-
tion, police third degree methods,
criminal statistics, crime causes,
procedure in Federal courts,
penal institutions, probation and
parole, enforcement Of deporta-
ton laws, juvenile courts and
child offenders.
Officially, the commission was
designated as the National Com
mission on Law Observance and
Enforcement, but popularity it was
called the WickerSham Commis-
sion because its chairman was
former Attorney General George
w. WickerSi1am, Of New York.
It's IL members were all appointed
by President Hoover.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
iIDSHIPMEN FACE DISMISSAL FOR MISCONDUCT ON CRUISE
2 SUE LAURA LA PLANTE
Motorist and Wife
Demand $50, ,e48
for Crash

LOS ANGELES, Aug. ~ UN.
S.).-Laura La Plante, noted film
actress, is made defendant in q
suit for $69,948 damages filed
here in the Superior Court as the
result of an automobile accident.
The plaintiffs are Herbert D.
Dowell and Rachael L. Dowell, his
wife.
The Dowells'> automobile on
June ~, last, was in collision
with q machine operated by Miss
La Plante and Mrs. Dowell was
permanently injured, according
to the complaint.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
FOrtieth Candidate
Seeks County Board

The number of candidates who
have filed with the Arlington
county clerk for membership on
the county board Of commission
rs reached the twoscore mark
yesterday, when James r. Will
liamS, Of Highland Park, Va,
entered his notice with Ralph
Remington, deputy clerk.
Mr.. Williams is a lifelong resi-
dent of the county, and has been
active in civic affairs for many
years. There are five commission
erships to be filled in the Novem-
Der election, and from present in
dications, more than so candi-
dates will seek the office.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Funeral Tomorrow
For Victim of WQUe

BALTIMORE, Aug. 22.-Funeral
services for the Rev. John w.
Canaday, pastor of Oliver Presby-
terian Church. this city, who was
drowned Wednesday by a tidal
wave at Atlantic City, will be
held at p. m. tomorrow at
Darlington, Md, where burial will
take place.
Mr.. Canaday, who was a native
of Roanoke. Va, had spent a
large part Of his life on a farm
near Darlington and received his
elementary education in that
place. After his graduation
from Roanoke College in 1927
he attended Princeton Theological
Seminary and was ordained to
the ministry in 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
CITIZENS URGE:
! TAKOMA PARK
!. HIGH SCHOOL
Committee Named to Seek
Suitable Plant for Commun-
ity; Many Students Attend

That citizens of Takoma Park,
Md, do not intend to permit the
agitation for a new senior nigh
school there to die down was
made certain when nearly 20
leading men met for the pur.
porse of forming a general COM
mittee for a Takoma Park High
School.
Walter d. Lambert was elected
permanent chairman, with ].
Dan Faber, vice chairman; w.
H. McCIennOn, secretary, and
d. F. Angienr, secretary and
treasurer. They want . mod
ern school that will be available
to the entire community.
Confer With County
After considerable. discussion, q
motion was made that a COM
mittee be appointed to confer
with the board of education Of
Montgomery county on the feaS1-
bility Of utilizing the present
Silver Spring High School
plant as a permanent senior
high school in view Of the fact
that it is expected to become an
accredited high school this fall.
The motion provides that If this
is done, q new and modern junior
high School be erected in the
heart Of Takoma Park. The mo-
ton was carried. The committee
will be appointed later.
Attend ID. G. Schools
1t was brought out at the meet
ing that there are at present 80
senior high school pupils at Ia
kOma Park who attend schools in
the District Of Columbia; Ill ju-
niOr high students, 152 elementary
students, vocational students
and 10 who attend night schools.
The belief was expressed that as
soon as the Takoma-Silver Spring
High School becomes accredited,
the majority Of students will leave
the Washington schools and at
tend the local school.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
lRONIC SHAT IS
HURLED At LEA

ASEEVnLE, N. c. Aug. %.
Arguments in the case Of Luke
Lea. Tennessee publisher, on trial
here, will close today and court
will be recessed until Monday,
when Judge M. v. Barnhill will
charge the jury.
Lea and his three fellow-de-
PENDANTS are charged with having
conspired to defraud the Central
Bank and Trust Company, Of
ASheville, of $1,300,O0O. ~
Solicitor Zeb ". Nettles, States
prosecutor, i'm his argument yester-
day, made Lea the butt Of sar-
casEn, referring to him as "that
great financieP from Tennessee" !"
Lea's son, Luke Lea, jr., another
defendant in the case, was termed
''Little Fido."
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
TEN UNDER FIRE.
IN ACADEMY
INQUIRY
Officials Guard Nature Of
Misdeeds After Report Of
Admiral Hart Is Offered

Misconduct on the annual Eu-
ropean cruise of midshipmen Of
the United States Naval Academy
may result in the dismissal Of
between four and ten middies,
it was Just disclosed. The nature
Of charges and names Of midship-
men involved are being care
fully guarded by officials Of the
academy.
Details Secret
Yesterday, Rear Admiral
Thomas C. Hart, superintendent
Of the Academy, conferred with
Capt. Ralph e. Pope, acting chief
Of the Bureau of Navigation, and
latter made q preliminary report
to the Navy Department. Ques-
toned as to the nature of the
trouble. Captain Pope said:
Son every cruise there are
usually six or eight men who
get into trouble. There were
064 midshipmen on this cruise.
You take nearly 1,00O young
men and usually you get one
tenth Of one per cent who do
something they should not do"
Report Verified
That q group of midshipmen
were facing dismissal was verified
ut the academy yesterday, but
no information regarding the
trouble was available.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Hit by Falling Tree,
Man ESCAPES Death

Carl Gilbert, Of Meadows, Md,
narrowly escaped death yesterday
when a huge oak tree he was cut.
ting down in front Of his house
fell upon him.
Mr.. Gilbert, and his son Donald,
IL, had sawed almost through the
tree, and had tied it to a truck to
pull it over. Donald started the
truck and at the same time the
rope broke, throwing the tree di-
rectly on Mr.. Gilbert. He was
pulled from under the oak by
Donald and . daughter after Sus.
tanning only minor injuries.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
LeOnGrdtOlUn School
Gets C.. u. Instructor

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Aug. %.
The Rev. Brother SeXtus, c. r. X,
has just been appointed principal
Of the Leonard Hall Nigh School
at Leonardtown, it was announced
there today. filling the vacancy
left by the Rev. Brother Paschal.
c. F.. x. who has been appointed
assistant to the provincial Of
Baltimore city.
Last year Brother SextuS taught
at the Catholic University in
washington.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
TGkOnaG Park Mayor
Fights Loud Radios

Mayor Ben g. Davis, of Ia
oma Park, has decided to go
fter noisy radios if there Is a
local law that will permit him
to do so.
He has asked the chairman of
the ordinance committee Of the
town council to investigate the
law upon the subject, and If it
should be found there is an ordi-
nance covering the subject, the
police department will likely be
called upon to suppress sources
of the noise. If there is no such
ordinance, it appears likely one
will be passed within a few weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Three Held in Raid
On Woodland Still

Three men were released by
United States Commissioner j.
Frank Parran yesterday on
charges of possessing articles de-
signed for the manufacture Of
liquor.
The men, arrested in a raid
on still in the woods near
Pumpritt. Nd, were Andrew Dyer
and James Brown, of Pumpritt,
and James Gray, who gave his
0dAEess as 24S3 Ontario Pl. N. w.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Bad Weather BGLkS
Plane Height Test

ABERDEEN, Md. Aug. 22.-
Rain and threatening clouds yes
terday blocked the first of q Sc
ries of trials Of an airplane height
finder. designed by Due De Ora
mont, to tell, from the ground, the
height at which an airplane is fly
ing. The instrument is so de-
signed as to be easily transported,
and, if found successful, will be
one of the greatest Of recent steps
in aviation.
Officials at the proving grounds
declared yesterday that tests
would be conducted for three and
six weeks. The instrument will
be tested in Spotting planes up
to an altitude Of 10000 feet.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Former Augusta
Sheriff Is Dead

STAUNTON, Va, Aug. 22.-W.
Arthur Wilson, former sheriff of
Augusta county, died this morn
ing at his residence. All of his
life had been spent here, where
he was born February IL. 1855,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. w. Will
son, Of Mint Springs. He is sur
vived by his widow. who was Miss
Roberta Palmer: one daughter,
Mrs. S. I. Davis, and one son, Wal
lace Wilson, of Shanghai, China.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Ran Into Three Cars,
Hurt, Held as Drunk

Clarence Gill, Of Ballston, Va,
was released yesterday on $500
ond on charges of driving while
drunk, to await hearing be-
fore the October grand jury in
the Arlington Circuit Court.
Gill, according to police, ran
his automobile into three cars
which were parked on the Lee
Highway, eventually being thrown
out of hi own car when it struck
a telephone pole near the fire
house in Cherrydale, Va. He was
apprehended While lying uncon-
Scious in the street.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
LICENSED TO MARRY

The following marriage licenses
were issued yesterday at Rock
vile: Reginald C. Vaughan, %,
of Jamaica, N. Y, and Lottie Sue
Whitlow, 81, of South Boston. Va;
William r. Fox, 81, and Evelyn L.
Louderback, 18. both Of Shenan-
doah. Va, and Vernon Lee Lenox,
%, Of 1907 E st. N. E., and Edna
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Victim of Accident
Loses sos in Wallet

Alexandria police have been
asked to look for a wallet con-
tanning, $1O5 which was lost by
Frank M. Hill, rs, of Alexandria,
Va, when he was struck by an
auto on Prince Street Tuesday
night. Mr.. Hills condition is
slightly improved at Alexandria
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Baltimore Police
Would Aid JObLeSS

BALTIMORE, Aug. ga pro-
posal that the Police Department
of Baltimore contribute $72, 900, to
be collected from the salaries Of
its members, to unemployment re-
lief was made yesterday by Com
missioner Charles D. Gather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

WHEN Frank Fay was making the
y rounds Of the music halls q season
or so ago he introduced one day in his
always rather elastic act q shaggy-hair-
ed, Indifferent young girl, who, unbilled
and virtually unSung, ran away with
considerable of the honors.
This girl remained with him, appear
ing late IN the course of turn which
Fay and his foils kept going for a run
of some weeks at the Palace Theater.
New York, and there were those who
used TO hang around especially to see
her. She had q merry way, nonchalant
skin in putting over comedy scene,
and, what is more important, person.
atty. Her name when 1t began TO APP
pear on the programs, turned out to be
Patsy Kelly, and the same Patsy
win be seen In support Of Al Jolson In
1.-THE Wonder Bar Many people, II Is
said, suspect that she Is irish and IN
the course Of these vaudeville appear
ances with Frank Fay, tea-drinkdng
scene was evolved which they took along
when they went into "Delmarss Revels'
and it was q hit OF that revue.
Mr.. Fay later went to st. Louis, or
some other place, to lose himself IN one
Of those cinema cathedrals and Miss
Kelly went out TO hunt q Job she got
Il in "Three CheeFs." and even those
who went % see that lliuction some
| times reaIized when they let that she
too, had been IN the cnst TheM TO eon-
] plete nsZ career to date, she appeared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

WHEN Making Mary" makes its bow
to Washington tonight at the Ma
tional Theater, 1t is promised, another
demonstration Of what songs mean to
a musical comedy will be revealed.
Even though the best talent avail
able is engaged to act out the story, and
although the story itself may be Of the
finest and funniest cut, there Is little
hope Of Broadway success unless the
songs are outstanding.
Therefore, it is not surprising that
Harold Orlob, who wrote the lyrics, and
Harold Lewis, who wrote the music,
should devote more than a passing at
tention to their end of the production
AS a matter Of truth, it is said, they've
been toiling industriously on the "Mak-
ing Mary" score for more than two
years.
The songs win make the show" saws
the optimistic Mr.. Lewis. "But don't
take my word for It," He then showed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Helen Twelvetrees.

BLESSED with rare beauty and
charming personality, as well as
unique histrionic ability, Helen Twelve
trees, starred in Radio Pictures "Ndillie, .
now at 'Keith's, has the distinction Of
being classified among the great dra-
matte actresses Of the screen.
/ Coming to the Coast fresh from
stage successes that won her the repu-
tatton of lone Of New York's best in
genues," Mrs TwelvetreeS had q SEN
Sational rise to the heights of stardom.
For q long time she had difficulty re-
tanning her name over protests Of pro-
ducerS. .s. 100 ~.
The marked success OF her early
screen career was achieved in THE
Grande Parade" directed by Edmund
Goulding. In this all her charms, her
lovely voice, Photographic perfection
and dramatic ability, were brought out.
She scored successive hits in Swing
High" Her Man." The Painted Des-
ert" and recently in 1.-THE Cat Creeps."
Miss Twelvetrees was born in Brook
lyn, attended the Brooklyn Heights
Seminary and later studied with the
Art Students League, dividing her time
there and at the American Academy
Of Dramatic Arts.