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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
THIEVES LOOTING CAR
ESCAPE FROM POLICE
Three Youths Flee When Discov-
cred Taking Tires From Auto
Stolen Downtown.

Three automobile accessory thieves
escaped from tenth precinct police last
night after Patrolmen H. E. Mihill and
F. A. Peacock came upon them remov-
ing tires from car stolen in the down.
town theater district short time be-
fore
Mihill and Peacock were driving
through the Soldiers Home grounds in
police car shortly before midnight
when they saw the three youths run
from the stolen car, each carrying a
tire. The three drove off in a light
sedan waiting nearby. When the police
gave chase, the tires were thrown from
the fleeing machine after short dis
lance The sedan escaped the police,
who returned to the stripped car
The automobile had been stolen from
Bernard Abrams, 1911 H street north
east, from its parking place at Thir-
tenth and G streets less than an hour
before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
CAR LINES MERGER
IS PLAN OF CAPPER
FOR D. C. ECONOMY
Senate Committees Head
Assures Consideration
of Any Proposal.
SEES SINGLE COMPANY
AS CAPITAL SOLUTION
Here on Wheat Problem, He Plans
to Make Return to Kansas
Within Few Days.

Still believing the street railway COM
panies of Washington should be merged.
Chairman Capper Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee said today he felt sure
the committee would give serious con-
sideration TO the problem if it is
brought to its attention in the new
Congress.
Senator Capper is of the opinion,
however, that the question should be
brought up through the Public Utilities
Commission.
Sees Solution in Merger.
There is no question in my mind
but that merger is the proper and
economical solution of local transport
tation problems" Senator Capper added.
Efforts to bring about consolidation
of the car lines have been made at
intervals fer many years. but never
have resulted in a final agreement.
Proposed Plan Fails.
About two years ago the Senate Com
mittee devoted much time TO the uni
tication plan which had been submit
ted. For a time it looked as though
an agreement was in sight, but the
legislation did net pass.
Senator Capper is in Washington
this week to lay the problems of West
ern wheat growers before the Farm
Board and other officials and expects
to return to Kansas within few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
ST. GABRIEL'S PARISH
WILL HOLD CARNIVAL
Annual Event to Open With Pa
rade to Grant Circle
Tonight.

The eleventh annual carnival of st.
Gabriel's parish will open tonight at
7:3O O'Clock with a parade from
Georgia avenue and Quincy street to
the carnival grounds. at Grant Circle.
This event was postponed last night on
account of rain.
Lieut.. Col J. J. Staley. United States
Marine Corps with his staff will lead
the parade, which will include eight
bands Lee Suttell, national champion
baton-twirling drum major of the Elks
Boys Band, will give an exhibition.
More than so business houses in
Petworth and Columbia Heights are to
have floats in the parade, it was an
nounced today by Walter E. Beller
chairman of the Parade Committee.
The route of the parade will be north
on Georgia avenue to Farragut street,
east on Farragut. street to Illinois ave-
nue.. south on Illinois avenue to Grant
Circle, with massed band concert on
the carnival grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
PRELIMINARY WORK
ON new SPAN ENDED
Behring'S in Anacostia River Sub
soil Probe Sent to Engi-
neer'S Office.

Preliminary work has just been COM
pleted by the United States Engineers
Office on the program for the construc-
ton of a new bridge across the Ana
costa River.
E. A. Schmitt OF the Engineers Office
announced today that the report on
90 wash borings to determine the char
acter of the subsoil in the vicinity of
the present Benning Bridge has been
forwarded to the District Building.
This engineering investigation is part
of the program for the preparation of
the designs for the new combined traf-
fic and railway bridge to replace the
present highway and railway structures.
The borings will enable the district
engineers to determine the lengths of
piles necessary for the bridge construc-
ton and furnish other needed data.
Maj Joseph D. Arthur, jr.. district
engineer for the War Department for
the Washington area. sent the data to
c. r. Whyte, District engineer OF
bridges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
MRS. WR0LEAN ASKS
REHEARING OF SUIT
Makes New Move for Dismissal Of
Mrs. Hendersons Fight
on Adoption.

Mrs. Beatrice Henderson Wholean
asked the District Supreme Court yes
terday afternoon for rehearing of her
motion to dismiss the suit filed by Mrs.
Mary F. Henderson TO set aside the lat
ter's adoption in December. 1924, OF
the then Beatrice Henderson.
Justice Proctor last week filed a
memorandum opinion holding the
adoption void because the law takes a
female out of parental care after she
reaches the age of 49, The court also
held that inaSmuch as the petition
stated the mother of the girl was alive
the failure to obtain her consent to
the adoption was vital.
In hers petition today. Mrs. Wholean
said the courts decision is based on
an erroneous Interpretation of the
adoption statute
Until the recent court proceedings
were instituted, Mrs. Wholean had been
considered to be the granddaughter Of
Mrs. Henderson. widow of the former
Senator from Missouri.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
BOYS TALE BRINGS
WRNSTE|N'S DEATH
ACCIDENT VERDICT
Pigeon Hunters in BeIfry
Dropped Match in Nest,
Detectives Learn.
JUVENILE COURT DUE
TO HEAR PAIR, HELD
Battalion Fire Chief. Killed in Fall
of Timbers, Will Be Buried
Here Tomorrow.

A certificate Of accidental death was
issued in the case of Battalion Chief
John H. Virnstein today after it was
established that the blaze in which the
veteran fireman lost his life Sunday was
started by two colored boys who dropped
a match while hunting pigeon eggs in
the belfry of the abandoned Ca rpbell
A. NJ. E. Church on Nichols avenue
southeast
Homicide squad detectives and inves-
tigators from the Fire Department OBJ
tanned a statement from 13-year-old
Alfred Nathan Bolden last night al
hitting that the match fell from his
fingers as he was exploring in the
darkness just under the rafters of the
old frame church.
Believe Match Fell in Nest.
The officers balieve the match fell
into a pigeon nest starting a flame,
which spread rapidly. Bolden and a
companion, whom police say was Cliff
ton Coleman, l6 years old, fed from the
building in terror Of the consequences.
The case was investigated by SergtS.
Thomas Sweeney and Carlton Talley
of the homicide squad and Detective
William Wright of No. II precinct.
They say Coleman was with Boldan in
the church, and both boys were being
held at the Receiving Home for inves-
tigation today. A third youth was ar
rested. and was released when police
learned he did not enter the building.
Court Hearing Due.
Coroner j. Ramsay hewitt issued the
certificate after receiving a report of
the police investigation.
Bolden showed the officers at the
scene how he had entered through a
basement window, walked up two
flights Of rickety stairs and then
climbed to the belfrv, where he made
his way over catWalk to the roof.
Bolden, who lives on Stanton road
near Douglas road southeast. and Cole
man Of the 1900 block of Stanton road
probably will be given a hearing in
Juvenile Court tomorrow.
Funeral Tomorrow.
Investigators declared that the COL
lapse Of the church building. which
crushed and fatally wounded Battalion
Chief Virnsteln beneath burning TIM
bers, occurred in much the same man.
ner as that Of the Knickerbocker The
alter. Vlrnstein won a commentator
Tor bravery in the Knickerbocker dis
aster.
Final rites for Chief Virnstein will be
held at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning in
the Shrine Of the Sacred Heart. with
interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. A
Fire Department guard of honor will
escort the body to the graveside and
the departments drum corps will sound
taps. A delegation of the Oldest In
habitantS, of which Virnstein was a
member, will attend the funeral.
Chief Virnstein is survived by his
wife, son, Dr. j. Ellsworth Virns.ein:
daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Powers;
four brothers, William. Robert. James
and Raymond Virnstein. and a sister,
Mrs. Mary Raley, all of WASHINGTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
OUTING TOMORROW
FOR 1900 ORPHANS
EIks' Lodge to Take Groups
of Children on Fun Trip
to Glen Echo Park.

Twelve hundred children from orphan
asylums here will be guests tomorrow
of Washington Lodge. No Is, B. P. O.
E, on the annual outing at Glen Echo
Park
The start will be made from Eleventh
and G streets at GAS o'clock tomorrow
morning with 20 Washington Railway
& Electric Co.. cars, BUSES and a
feet of automobiles to handle the crowd
and the Boys Band present to speed
them along.
All Fun Devices to Operate.
Manager Schloss Of Glen Echo has
passed along the word that all amuSe-
ment devices at the park will be oper-
ated tomorrow for the entertainment
of the boys and girls. viii will be greet
ed there by clowns whose duty, it VIII
be to see that everybody has the time
of his life
Food enough for an army-and the
sort youngsters will like-haS been pro-
vided and III addition 5000 toys viii
be distributed, to say nothing OF flags
balloons and noise-making devices.
Committees in Charge.
The general Executive Committee in
charge llCIuQeS St w. NAINIONeiAi'
chairman: Joseph j. Leary, vice chair
man: Robert T. Hoy, entertainment,
George c. Wathen. boys band, William
S. Shelby. secretary; Joseph w Free
man, commissary; Jerry A. Hegarty.
transportation; Samuel Richards, toys;
Lemuel Robey public order; Arthur
A. Riemer, publicity; F.. J. Ready, Will
liam N Woodbridge. Charles L. Dugan,
Joseph j. Mccarthy, physicians. and
the officers of the lodge: David LaPorte,
exalted ruler; Leonard Gawler, Joseph
j. Hagerty, DR.. John Ready, Matthew
WE'LL, william S. Shelby, Charles J.
Montgomery, Michael Hyman. Lemuel
Robey, Thomas King, Victor Wool
bridge, DR.. Thomas ODonnell, Charles
Langmead and Capt Zimmerman.
The asylums and chairmen assigned
to them are: Jewish Foster Home, T.
f. ODonnell; st. Roses Home, Charles
]. Montgomery; Baptist Home, Warren
Pushaw; Washington City Home, John
T. Ready: st. Joseph's School, Patrick
]. Foley; Gospel Mission, Henry Gissell;
Central Union Mission, Joseph H.
Crowley: st. Vincent's Home, A. d.
Brown; German Orphum Asylum. Gus
Brahler: st. Johns Orphanage, Robert
F.. Crowley; Washington Home for
Foundlings, John Mirguet: Industrial
Home School, A. F.. Zimmerman;
Episcopal Home, George c. Humphrey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
Mrs. GuSSie Ketay Wounded
Twice, but Robber Fails
to Get Loot.
GROCER'S WIFE BELIEVED
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Conflicting Reports Say Victim of
Intruder Struggled to Protect
Cash Register.

Welding a sharp butchers cleaver
from a meat block in Franks Market"
at 1888 Eleventh street, a colored bandit
viciously struck Mrs. GuSsie Ketay, 80,
on the head and hand shortly before
noon today and escaped. apparently
without any of the funds he had
attempted to get from the cash register.
At Emergency Hospital where Mrs.
Ketay was taken in an ambulance after
much loss of blood, it was said early
this afternoon that she was believed
to have fractured skull. X-ray photo
graphs were being taken in a further
effort to determine exactly the nature
OF her injuries
Mrs. Ketay was keeping store for her
husband, Frank Ketay, the proprietor,
who had gone to market for daily pur-
chases, when she was struck down.
Fled After Attack.
According to the story pieced to-
gether by police from several witnesses,
the aSSailant weighed about 10 to 100
pounds, was very dark, wore cap. but
no coat He asked for an order OF
beans. Grabbing big meat cleaVer
from the meat DlOck he STRUCK lI4e
woman over the head, Frightened, he
then went out of the store, turned west
on T street and disappeared up an
alley to the south.
Accounts differed as to whether the
woman struggled with her assailant.
One small boy said he saw through the
window the woman attempting to keep
the bandit away from the cash regis
ter Another witness claimed the man
struck Mrs. ketay when she leaned
over to get some beans out of con-
tainer One of her hands also was
badly cut by the sharp instrument.
Saw Bandit Flee.
The bandit was chased up the alley
by Lewis Marshall. coored. a tailor. of
HOP T street, but the fleeing man had
too much of a stalt. Marshall and T.
G. HCff1er, also of a tailor shop nearby,
said they got good look at the assail-
ant AS he passed on a SLOW run, but
didn't know what he had done until
they we're called by boy who had just
looked through the window
Mr. Ketay returned from market just
as the ambulance arrived to take his
wife to the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ketay reside at 1910
Park place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
VICE SQUAD NABS
SIX IN RUM RAIDS
Quantity of Whisky and Beer
Taken in Seizures-Three
Women Among Arrested.

Ten gallons of wine. three gallons Of
whisky and 25 bottles of beer were
seized last night by members of the
first inspection district vice squad fol-
lowing a raid upon a house at 444 N
street. The contraband was found hid
den in a chimney, according TO police.
The cache was discovered by De-
tective Harry G. Bauer when he opened
the door of a china closet in the dining
room. Sliding back a pair of removable
panels at the rear of the closet he
found a hinged door leading into a
chimney directly behind the closet
Occupants Arrested.
Stephen Jones. colored, 80 and Min
ME Boykin. colored, As. were arrested
and booked at first district headquar-
tiers on charges of Illegal possession.
Later they were released under $500
bond for appearance III Police Court.
The raid was one OF three staged late
Yesterday and last night III which
Sergt. r. A. Johnson, Detectives Bauer.
w. A. Schotter, G.. E. Thornton and c.
3. Schamp arrested six persons and
seized 1875 bottles of beer. g gallons OF
whisky and 10 gallons of wine.
Six Persons Held.
Three colored women. Harriet Wills.
"a: Matte Ellen Jones. 81, and Martha
Walker. "a, were taken into custody
at 1924 Fifth street on charges Of il
legal possession of 100 bottles of beer
and one quart Of liquor.
James Scales, colored. 81. of 1857
Ninth street was arrested for illegal
possession of five gallons of whisky by
the vice squad in a garage at the rear
of the Ninth street address. Scales was
wrapping 10 half-gallon jars of whisky
in newspapers preparatory to delivering
them to customers. according to police,
when he was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
S-Year-Old Girl browns.

BENTONS FERRY, w. Va. July 7
(SpeciaD .-Merwin, 8, sister OF Logan
Carroll, court reporter of the FalrmonI
Times, was drowned in the 1ygaII -
Valley, near here, Sunday, Inc cli .t.a
group. waded out into the pool and
sank and her body was not recovered
for 80 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
ARMY Orders.

\ Maj. NJ. F.. Scanlon, Air Corps. who
has been under treatment at Walter
Reed Hospital. has been ordered to re-
turn to London to resume his duties
at the United States embassy; Col.
George T. Langhorne. Cavalry, at Chi
cago, will be transferred to the re-
tired list July 81; Maj Thomas j..
Smith, Ordnance, at Picatinny Arsenal,
Dover. N j.. has been ordered to Wal
ter Reed H,spital for treatment; Capt.
Peter T. Carpenter, Veterinary Corps,
has been relieved from duty in this
vicinity and ordered to Fort Sheri-
dan, Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
.BLADENSBURG JAIL
DELIVERY BLOCKED
Motorists Suspicion Leads to Dis
covery of Bars Sawed on
Window.
By a staff Correspondent Of The Star.

EVANSVILLE. Md, July 7.-An at
tempted Jail delivery at Bladensburg
was frustrated early yesterday when a
passing motorist noticed the lights were
out and notified Jailer George Wise
man.
Fastening to the Jail, Wiseman found
the bars on one window had been cut
A saw was found outside. All prisoners
denied knowledge of the attempted
escape.
Several inmates escaped in series
of deliveries last Winter. some OF whom
never have been recaptured. Recently
the jail was condemned as unsanitary
by the county health officer, but is be-
ing used by authority of the county
commissioners, pending the completion
of the new lookup in the county build
ing here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
WILL SIT WITH |. C. c.

w. D. B. Ainey, chairman of the
PENNSYLVANIA Public Service Commits
SIGN. and Herbert w. Trafton, member
of the Maine Public Utilities Commits
sion, were named today to represent
the Eastern group of State utility Of
ficials at the hearing on railroad propoS-
ais for Is per cent freight rate in
crease.
The two officials will sit with the In
terstata Commerce Commission during
the hearings, which will start July Is,
with petitioners and supporters of the
rate advance testifying first.
Other State utility groups were meet
ing over the country today to select
representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
WEATHER DELAYS HOP
Navy Doctors Unable to Make Trip
to Lakehurst N. J.

Thick weather north of Washington
today prevented the flight of two plane
loads of Navy doctors who have just
completed courses in aviation m dicine
at the Navy Medical School, from Wash
ington to the Naval Air Station at Lake
hurst, N. J.
Led by Lieut.. Comdr. Joel T. White,
Navy Medical Corps the medicos took
off from the Anacostia Naval Air Sta
ton in the station Sikorsky amphibian
and Fairchild photogra phic plana, but
returned few minutes later and landed
The flight will be attempted again to-
morrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
RULING ON FIREWORKS
BAN ASKED IN VIRGINIA
Case Against Dealer at Falls
Church Dismissed Pending State
Opinion.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, July The
case against j. E. Willett OF west Fails
Church, who was brought into the
Mayors Court at Falls Church on
summons charging violation of the
town ordinance forbidding the sale OF
fireworks without a license in the town
or within one mile of the town limits,
has been dismissed by Mayor l.. r.
Daniel, who concluded not to issue a
warrant inasmuch as the time Tor SELL
ing fireworks was past
Willett has written to the attorney
general, Col. John r. saunders. lor
ruling as to the legality of the ordi-
nance and the powers of the Town
Council to control sales outside the
town Mayor Daniel has stated he Will
be governed by Saunders decision next
year. He holds, however TINS Is d
question of the towns police powers,
expressly granted for one-mile zone
in all criminal matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
FIREWORKS TONIGHT

The Fourth of July fireworks display
which was scheduled to be held in Ia
koma Park Saturday and was post
poned will be held this evening at the
Maryland School, Philadelphia avenue
and Cedar street, at $40 o'clock If
weother conditions are favorable, it was
announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
Storm Strikes Sydney.

SYDNEY. New South Wales, July
Pl.-A violent storm which ragged in
this vicinity yesterday blew out to sea
at midnight, leaving a trail of wreckage
behind. Houses we're unroofed, trees
uprooted and many small harbor craft
driven aground. The rain continued to
fall In torrents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
BRADY RITES SET
Body of Dentist to Be Buried in
Arlington.

DR.. John Francis Brady, 31-year-old
dentist, who died yesterday at his home,
1856 Van Buren, street, will be buried
tomorrow in Arlington National Gene
terry following funeral services at the
Church of the Nativity.
A resident of Washington for 10 years,
Dr. Brady graduated from the Geoge-
town Dental School in 1925. following
attendance at Syracuse University. He
had been i'll for two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
CLAYTON RITES TODAY
Native of Kentucky Buried in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.

Funeral services for John S. ClaXton,
60. a native of Lexington, KY. who had
lived here for the past y years, were
held this afternoon at the w. w. Cham
bers funeral parlors. He was buried i'll
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
ClaXton, who died Sunday. had lived
with his sister. Mrs. F.. D. Thomas, at
2043 Park road. Besides Mrs. Thomas,
he is survived by Mrs. l.. C. Pickett, a
sister, and Miss Eula c. Thomas,
niece, both of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
Policeman's Father Killed.

Policeman Julius j. Antoine, thir-
tenth precinct, left here last night for
Hammorton. Pa. upon learning that his
father. Leon Antoine "A, had been in
jured fatally NAile at work on a house
yesterday. A large piece of timber fell
upon his head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
MONUMENT TO BE FIXED
Elevator Machinery to Be Repaired
at Night to Avoid Closing.

The Washington Monument machin-
cry will be repaired again. but this time,
the public will suffer no inconvenience.
The Office of Public Buildings and Pub
lie Parks will superintend the short
ening of the cable in the elevator in
the Monument tonight when the con-
tractor sets to work on the periodic job
after closing hour The work is to be
completed in time for opening the Mon
ument to the public tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
CHURCH FARLEY TO OPEN
Baptist Young People Will Begin
Four-Day Session Tomorrow.

Mrs. Caleb Moor New York Sunday
school teacher and wife of pastor
in that city, will speak at the fortieth
Convention of Baptist Young Peoples
Unions of America. which will be
opened in the Washington Auditorium
tomorrow for a four-day session.
Mrs. Moor. who also is president of
the Women's American Baptist Home
Mission Society, will speak on "PerilS
and Privileges of the Pathfinder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
PRESIDENT INSTALLED
New Officers of Hebrew Associa ton
Assume Duties.

I. M. Neviaser was installed as presi-
dent and Isidor NJ Lavine as vice
president of the District of Columbia
Hebrew Beneficial Association by Past
Presidents Morris L. Dreeben, Max
CORN and Abe fash and Recording
Secretary Abraham PAWS at exercises
last night in the Jewish Community
Center. Both officers were reelected
The new president appointed a COM
mittee to arrange the annual outing of
the association. It was announced that
the lodge will omit its regular meeting
on the third Sunday during July and
August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07

Meeting, Statistical Committee. Dairy
Industry, International Association of
Milk Dealers, Mayflower Hotel, to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07

Dinner Education Committee of the
Knights of Columbus, Mayflower Hotel
tomorrow, 6 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Luncheon, Washington Association of
Credit Men, Raleigh Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Rotary Club Board of Di-
rectCrs, Willard Hotel, 1890 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07
FUTURE.

Luncheon, Exchange Club, Carlton
Hotel, tomorrow, 1890 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07

Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayf1ower
Hotel, tomorrow.