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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
MISS MIAMI BUST
REPORTED STOLEN
Sculptor Durig Tells Police
of Plaster Disappearing at
MayfIoWer Hotel.

When Ernest Durig, the Swiss sculptor,
who has been showing group Of his
works at the Mayhower for the last
month, left the scene of the exhibit on
the mezzanine floor of the hotel at mid
night Friday a plaster bust of Edna
Peters, an attractive brunette, titled
Miss Miami" occupied a place OF
honor.
When he returned yesterday morning
the bust, which later was to have been
translated into enduring marble or
bronze, was missing from its pedestal,
he reported to the police.
Weighing about 20 pounds, and of
proportions not calculated to lend itself
to be spirited away with ease, Dur1g and
investigators are at loss to account Tor
the disappearance, unless
Nine. Durig recalls that two or three
DAYS ago a youth, who said he knew the
Florida girl portrayed In the bust and
who appeared greatly interested in the
work, spent some time inspecting 1t and
to its ultimate disposition when Durig
to its ultimate disposition when Durig1
closes his exhibit the middle OF this
month.
He was told 1t was to be taken away
and also that Miss Peters Is now Mrs.
There may lie the secret of the dis
appearance, they think.
The theory might be borne out by
the fact that If the thief was only mer-
cenary he could easily have made away
with q couple of small bronzes nearby
that are valued by the artist at $4,000
each, while the plaster model, outside
Of the value to the artist alone, Is OF
little worth, containing about dollar:
worth of material.
Whatever the fate, investigator
would like to know how an object a.
large as the bust could be carted away
from a place as public and well pro-
tected as the mezzanine floor without
detection.
Durig came here in December from
New York, when a bust of Henri Dun
ant, founder of the Red Gross, which
he executed, was unveiled at the Red
Cross building. He has since opened q
studio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
MAN CALLING POLICE
ARRESTED AS ROBBER
Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail After
Stolen Property Is Found in
His PUck ct.

Although police went to $40 Penn
sylvania avenue Friday night to help
Harry Rogers, rs, of Grafton, w. Va,
find q robber, they left the place half
hour later with Rogers in custody ON a
charge Of larceny.
Rogers was sentenced to serve 90
days In jail when brought before Judge
Gus A. Schuldt In Police Court yester-
day for the theft of q $22 money order
and q watch from Tacoor Merger
diehian, an Armenian, of $40 Pennsyl-
Vania avenue.
Policemen q. L. Saunders Of head
quarters and Z. Z, Thompson Of the
sixth precinct station responded to
Rogers call that he had been robbed
Of his overcoat and cap.
While police were checking Rogers
story Mergerdichian arrived on the
scene yelling Tive been robbed I've
been robbed" A search of Rogers
clothing, police said, revealed the Ar
menianss money order and watch.
Rogers said that hs had found the
propeIEl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
INCREASES IN PENSIONS
APPROVED BY D. C. HEADS
Twelve Retired Policemen and
Seven Fremen Benefit by Ac-
ton Of Commissioners.

The District Commissioners yesterday
approved increases In pensions Of IL
policemen and seven flremen, all of
whom were retired for physical diSabil-
fly under the age Of SIS prior to the pas
sage Of the recent law increasing pay
Of policemen and firemen.
The policemen we're j. H. Boswell,
Thales Bowen, John A. Connell, Wilson
L. Davis. Edgar D. Gemeny, Frank w.
Gibson, James F. Hartman, Richard M.
Harper, Mason l. Howes, F. s. Hughlett,
Lea r. Reilly and James r. Stringfel-
low. The firemen were A. N. Carter,
w. H. coleman. L. D. Donaldson, w. B.
Handy, ]. T. Hyland, A. j. Mosheuvel
and S. P. Shipley.
The new pensions are SO per cent OF
the new pay scale and range from
S7011 TO SIPS per month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
TOO MODERNISTIC" TEACHER
FIGHTS TO BE RETAINED
Malcolm NJ. Young Answers Charge OF
Sitting on Desk and Being
Inefficient.

seemed to be that he kept 'unsatisfac-
tory records of the work of his STU
dents, that he was unable to maintain
discipline, and that his work was
marked by serious delays in carrying
out assignments.
1.-THE fact that Mr.. Young sat upon
his desk and planted his feet in his
chair, did not help the discipline situa-
ton very much" said Principal Daniel.
ANY man who could hold book in his
hands and read could have conducted
that class as well and as uninspiration-
ally as did Mr.. Young"
And 1t was Principal Daniel, too, who
described Mr.. Young's work as rotten"
He explained, however, that while the
word he used was not elegant" 1t was
nevertheless expressive"
Mr.. Young, Mr.. Jones testified, had
expressed q preference for the 'spon-
taneous method" of teaching rather
than the hard and fast rule system"
DR.. H. Barret Learned, vice president
of the board, asked him for definition
of "the spontaneous method" of teach
ing, and Mr.. Young explained that he
meant getting away from the old
fashioned ways of conducting a class. T"
eff you mean" DR.. Learned replied
with some animation, "the intelligent
Interpretation of your subject and the
proper amount of DEPRESSING from the
printed page then you prefer the kind
of training got, and I'm Victorian"
Tilt Over Abstraction"
Later, in another tilt with DR.. Learned,
Mr.. Young used the term abstraction"
in speaking of the subject of history.
What do you mean by abstraction as
applied to history" asked Dr..
@Iay1 history for IN II ara nr
should be, dealing with nothing but
concrete factors"
"I mean abstract as compared with,
for instance, mathematics" Mr.. Young
replied.
The lack Of textbooks occasioned by
the delays in delivering the volumes
under the free textbook law, which had
just gone into effect, was met by other
teachers, it was testified, by use of the
daily newspapers in the history classes
and research work bearing upon the
printed news articles.
Mr.. Jones answered Mr.. Young's
claim that he had never been instructed
in the keeping Of class records, by
pointing to printed instructions in the
record book which Mr.. Young himself
submitted as evidence of his teaching
ability, which stated clearly that mo
teacher shall leave his class room at
the end of q day. until each students
marks for the day had been entered.
It was claimed by his superior off,
GERS that Mr.. Young, who this year is
studying law in a local university, gave
too much of his time to that pursuit
and not enough to the preparation of
his own class work. The dismissed
teacher conducted his hearing after the
fashion Of an animated lawyer in a
non too-strict court room. He was
prompted throughout the proceedings
by John w. Cronin, his lawyer He
concluded his appeal with the state
ment:
We'll, am not as belligerent as I
might appear here, so just ask you to
give me another chance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
.26 BOOTLEGGERS
RECEIVE SENTENCE
Judges SChuIdt and Mcmahon
Assess Fines of $4,675 in
Lieu of Jail Terms.

Twenty-six convicted bootleggers re-
ceived sentence in Police Court yeSter-
day.
Judges Gus A. Schuldt and John P.
Mcmahon assessed fines totaling $4,-
675 in lieu of which the men and wom-
an were to serve a total Of l ,425 days
in jail.
Betty Moore, alias BAT" % years
old. 1900 block Of street, arrested with
James Curtin, 81 years old, paid fine
Of $50. Curtin received a similar SEN
tence.
Elizabeth ThornhiIl, 20 years old, 1900
block Of Thirteenth street, paid SIS fo1
pint Of liquor which police accused
her Of possessing.
James Proctor, colored, 80 years old
200 block Of L street, drew a sentence OF
$500 fine or 245 days in jail, the largest
OF the day. Following the alleged
buy" Of an informer, police raided the
L street home and testified they seized
IL half-gallons of liquor Proctor was
charged with second-offense possession.
David A. Hart and Wilbur BauRh-
man, assistant district attorneys, prose-
cuted the cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11

Malcolm M. Young learned for the
| first time yesterday that his method
of teaching history to students at Tech
High School was just a little bit too
modernistic to suit the pedagogic
views of school officials, and for that
reason he was dismissed at the close
of a probationary tenure.
For instance, Mr.. Young discovered
that school officials didn't particularly
like his rather unconventional class
room ethics of sitting on desk with
his feet resting comfortably in a chair.
Nor did they approve of his So-called
spontaneous" system of teaching-a
system which he said is repulsive to
the old-fashioned method. And fur
thermore, he heard his work in the
class room branded as plain rotten"
by a teacher who uses the word for
the sake of emphasis only.
All of these things Mr.. Young found
out at a special hearing before the
committee on complaints and appeals
Of the Board of education, which was
called for the sole purpose of consider
ing his appeal for reinstatement And
afterward, Mr.. Young found out, too,
that he had merely wasted his time
fighting for his job because the COM
mittee turned deaf ear on his plea.
Ineffciency Is Charged.
Specifically, Mr.. Young's dismissal
was based on charge of ineffictency
and lack of the qualifications held to be
the attributes of a good teacher. To
these allegations he entered general
denial and countered with the charge
that his superior officers at Tech had
failed to give him adequate instructions
in the conduct of his position. More
over, he declared, he was handicapped
by the lack of text books with which TO
teach during the first month of the
semester.
Mr.. Young then proceeded to intro
duce evidence to show that last June
he was given a rating of &C." which he
thought meant good" But this i'm
preston was all wrong he was told at
the hearing, because &c" in the system
of marking teachers in the Washington
schools is not so good after all. In fact
Mr.. Young was advised that &c" is the
fourth rate from the top and the teach
erS who receive 1t don't 60 around
boasting about it.
Frank C. Daniel, principal Of Tech,
and George Jones, head of the depart
ment of history of the high schools,
were the principal witnesses who teSti
fed against Mr.. Young. Miss Anna c.
Copp and H. @. Davis, assistant princi-
pals, also said some things that didn't
help Young'S case.
&c" Generous Rating.
Daniel, with corroborative statements
from other witnesses, brought out that
Mr.. Young was given the &c" rating to
encourage improvement in his work,
since 'F," the next lowest rating would
have made it extremely difficult for him
to maintain the rating required at the
end Of the probationary period for a
permanent appointment. But even with
the generous rating of &C." the school
officers testified, Young didn't make the
grade and his dismissal was recon-
mended.
The principal criticism Of Mr.. Young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
POSTWAR DISABILITY
BENEFITS PAID TO 684

During the first half year Of opera
ton Of the new law giving veterans
BENEFITS for postwar disabilities the
Veterans Bureau received applications
from sos, $50 former soldiers, including
$3.50 in the Washington regional office
here.
OF the local applications received
more than half, or 1853, have been ad-
justed, Of which 684 were allowed.
The local veterans record show that
those who received the awards included
348 veterans accorded Is per cent dis.
ability. 1872 so per cent disability, So
rs per cent disability and 118 totaI
disability.
ulated as of January show $4,000
OF the claims had been passed upor
and So per cent granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
AUTHORITY TO CLOSE
STREETS IS SOUGHT
Commissioners Send Draft Of Bill
10 Congress, Which Will In
crease Their Powers.

The District Commissioners yeSter-
Gay sent to Congress the draft OF q bill
giving them power TO close psiblicly
owned streets acquired either BY con-
domination or by dedication Of the own
ers where the streets owned have be-
come useless by changes in the high
way plan or through other causes.
Such closing, which may now only
be accomplished by act of Congress, is
often necessary, the Commissioners
wrote, on account Of physical condi-
lions, where the opening of streets ac-
cording to the present highway plan
would be too expensive, for Topographic
cal reasons, where the opening of a
street would necessitate too much cut
and I'LL, and on account Of the exist
ence OF numerous dead-end streets.
which have no possible chance of being
extended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
IA DIE IN s43 MlSHAPS

Traffic Arrests for Month of De-
cember Here Reach Total Of 2,s1S.
Fourteen deaths resulted from trahac
accidents IN the District during Deem
Der, according - the monthly report of
the Traf1c Bureau submitted to Mai.
Henry Pratt yesterday by Inspector
Ernest w. Brown, assistant superin-
tendent of police.
The fatalities, five more than the
nine traffic deaths of December, 1929,
grew out of 843 accidents, il which 326
persons were injured and So cars dam.
aged frame arrests totaled 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
BRIDE WITH HUSBAND
DENIES BEING KIDNAPPED
Washington Couple Tell Police
They Married Two Days Ago
With PARENTS Consent.

William Copenhaven Of 1865 Column
.bia road and his bride of two DAYS,
Gllla Neuriter, Is years old, of Ridge
way, Pa, were spending their honey
moon IN Washington last night while
searching for the girl and two alleged
abductorS.
Copenhaven and his bride walked
into police headquarters last night after
reading of her alleged abduction in a
newspaper, disclosed their identity and
asked II they were wanted by local
authorities.
Assured by Lieut.. Warren o. Embrey,
night chief of detectives, that they were
not, Copenhaven explained that he and
Miss Neuriter were married with the
consent of their parents two DAYS ago
and arrived in Washington yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
MAN ADMITS ROBBERY
STORY WAS ONLY HOAX
Says He Wanted to Conceal Gam
bling Losses-False Pretenses
Are Charged.

Police investigation last night dis
closed that a report made by Louis
Guglielmini, 26-year-old prize fighter,
that he had been robbed of $35 at Six
tenth and Kennedy streets was a hoax.
They said they had obtained a confess
sion from Guglielmini in which he Is
said to have admitted that he had lost
the money In q dice game and wished
to conceal the fact from his home, 1910
Kalorama road.
Guglielmini reported his alleged mis-
fortune to w. p. Dun, manager at the
Meridian Mansions, 240O Sixteenth
street, who notified third precinct po-
lice. Discrepancies were said to have
been found in his story by headquarters
detectives and the confession ensHed.
Guglielmini, was charged by police with
calling the patrol wagon under false
pretenssA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
MOTORISTS ARE WARNED
TO PURCHASE 1891 TAGS
Time Limit Ends at Midnight Jan
uary II; Last-Minute Rush
Anticipated.

Motorists yesterday were warned by
the District of Columbia division Of the
American Automobile Association that,
since only week remains in which 1880
license plates may be used without
penalty, they should avoid the last
minute rush by obtaining their tags as
soon as possible.
There viii be no extension in time for
the use of the old markers, the asso-
citation has been advised, and those
driving without 1881 plates after mid
night, January II, will be penalized.
The organization viii continue its sale
of tags during the week, 1t was said, the
Offices remaining open from 8 am. to
8 pm. for the hrst time in the history
of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
SAL WALTON ARMY GETS
JOBS FOR 5000 HERE
Report on Social Service Bureaus
Work Covers Three Months
Just Ended.

Jobs were created for 5000 I'M
employed and cash disbursements total
ing $7,4S7.56 were made to jobless men,
transporting them to points where work
was available and paying them for work
done, the Salvation Army reported yes
terday IN detailing the work of its Social
Service Bureau at 102 B street for the
three months ending January Z.
The bureau also housed and fed 5,145
applicants during the quarter.
Mending Christmas toys, repairing
garments and bailing waste paper. a
chief source of income for the Army
comprised the work furnished to those
seeking employment.
More than 1900 pairs OF shoes were
given away. while 1000 were repaired
and sold at a nominal price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
ATTORNEY IS ACCUSED
OF RECKLESS DRIVING
Arrest Follows Accident in Which
Man Is Injured on Connecticut
Avenue.

Louis Ernest Salter, So years old, of
1902 Northampton street, attorney at
the Department Of Justice, was arrested
and charged with reckless driving last
night after he is said by police to have
struck and injured Leslie William Lerch,
35 years old, of 1925 Evart place, at
the intersection of Connecticut avenue
and Rodman street, earlier in the eve
ming
Lerch was taken to Emergency Hos
pital in the automobile of Douglas
Phillips Of Chevy Chase, Nd. where he
was found to have head injuries. Salter
was charged at No. IA precinct and
was released on 500 collateral for his
appearance in Police Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
STATE SOCIETY TO MEET
Session of Illinois Group Will Be
Held January %.

The Illinois State Society win hold
its next regular meeting at the Willard
Hotel Friday night, January %. Judge
Thomas s. Williams of the United
states Court Of Claims, is president OF
the society.
been named:
Mrs. Carl r. Chindblom, entertain
Nment: Mrs. A. r. Bailey, social: John
H Byers, publicity; Paul Linebarger
floor; Miss Mae Murray, membership
and Miss Gertrude Van Ripper, music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
Monument Opens Today.

The washington Monument, which
has been closed during the past week
for adjustments In its elevator mocha
nism, will be opened again at 1880
O'Clock today. This announcement was
made last night by First Lieut.. r. B.
Butler, assistant direclbr Of public
buildings and public parks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
AIR PROGRAM CHANGED

WRC will broadcast this afternoon
the concert Of the Gordon String Quar-
tet from the Library of Congress. The
concert win replace the previously an
nounced program by the Pilgrims,
scheduled at 3 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
NORTH AMERICANS
HOLDINGS SHOWN
Company Owns SIS Per Cent
of Washington Railway &
Electric, Inquiry Hears.

The North American Co. owns SIS pei
cent of the stock outstanding Of the
Washington Railway & Electric Co. and
az per cent Of the stock Of the Capita
Traction Co., 1t was revealed today, q:
the Federal Trade Commission began
an expose Of the varied and extensive
interests of the gigantic New York pub
lie utilities holding corporation.
Through its control Of the Washing
ton Railway & Electric Co., the North
American, 1t was shown, has far-reach-
ing interests in each Of the street rail-
way company's subsidiaries, Of which
the Potomac Electric Power Co. is the
largest.
The others include the Potomac Eiec-
trio Appliance Co., Glen Echo Amuse-
ment Park, the Braddock Light &
Power Co., the Glen Echo
Railway, the Washington & Rockville
Railway, the Washington Coach Co.
and the washington Interurban Rail
way In each of these subsidiaries the
street railway company owns 100 per
cent Of the stock.
Revealed by Engineer.
The picture Of the corporations enor-
nous holdings, having a total book
value as Of December 81, 1929, Of 1892
4S5. 476, was unfolded before the COM
mission by Johnson C. Dickerman, its
engineer-a The Washington
interests, however. constitute only a
small portion Of the utilities 1t controls.
The holdings, he disclosed, extend from
one coast to the other, and are vested
in 76 subsidiaries engaged in the manu-
facture of electricity and gas chiefly,
but which also are interested in wired
radio, coal production, automobile
service and electric railways.
Dickernan, who made an intensive
study. Of the corporations book Of ac-
counts. was the first witness called.
With the aid Of charts, he traced the
ed its relationship to the various
operating companies and its service to
the SubSidiarieS-data on which the
commission will base its findings as to
whether such concentration Of public
utility control Is in violation OF Federal
antitrust laws-and the value or detri-
ment to the public of the corporation.
Ignores Rapid Transit.
Dlckerman, however, ueVoUeo ltlle OF
his sketch to the North Americas in
terests in Washington utilities, but said
he proposed to introduce later, report
dealing in greater details with the rela-
tons between the Washington Railway
g. Electric Co. and the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
He made no reference to the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co., which the
North American acquired some years
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
CLOUDBURST FLOODS
TRACKS IN MARYLAND
Homes at Gilmore Inundated and
Torrent Fills Streets Of
Homecoming.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, May 13.-As
the result Of q cloudburst on Dams
Mountain last night, followed since by
rain which shows no sign Of abatement,
the bed of Jackson Run, at Gilmore,
just east Of Homecoming, Md, has been
diverted TO Cumberland, and the Penn
sylyania railroad tracks for distance Of
about 300 yards are being washed out
by the torrent Passengers and mail
are being transferred. Many homes in
Gilmore are flooded. and families have
been ob.ig-d TO move out.
At Homecoming, Jackson street was
under water last night and number
Of residences and business places were
damaged Large quantities Of debris
were carried down Jackson and Rail-
road streets.
The barn Of Henry H. Fazenbaker,
near Homecoming. was destroyed by fire
resulting from lightning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
FATAL CALL LURES
MAN TO LEGS +" INN
Innkeeper Missing Since August
Message, Police Hear-Jail
Awaits Diamond.
BY the Associated Press.

CATSKILL, N. Y, May 13-Harry
Western, who disappeared from his
Kingston road house on the night of
August 20, 1890, was summoned by a
telephone call from the Aratoga Inn,
near Cairo, special State attorneys said
Horace Western, brother Of the missing
man, told them.
The inn is reputed to be controlled
by Jack Gegs) Diamond, who is in
the Albany Hospital with gunshot
wounds he received there on April 81.
With indictments being returned
against Diamond and his companions
by State and Federal grand juries. the
Greene County Jail was being prepared
to receive the gang leader and its
members. Yesterdays floodlights were
installed in and about the building, with
the control switch in the sheriff's office.