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The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Falling Timber
IniHreS Worker

Howard r. Davis, 43, Of 5l3
Oneida Pl. N. W., was in Casualty
Hospital today recovering from
injuries received late yesterday
when he was struck on the head
by piece of falling timber while
working on the Benning power
plant. He suffered conclusion OF
the brain and severe lacerations.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Citizen Likes Ne1U Bridge
So He Pays for 1t

ence. selectmen of Rockingham, in
which town Bellows Falls is To-
cated, voted unanimously to &C
cepS the gift.
Because New Hampshire paid
part Of the cost of the bridge,
however, authorities in that State
had to be consulted before the
city could be finally accepted.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
SaDant to Cure Crickets
OF Sun-D0dging Habits

runway is a treadle so delicate
that when a cricket steps on it
he makes an electric contact
which causes a fountain pen to
make a stroke on paper. The
number of strokes mirrors the
activity of the crickets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-13

Magnificent coats that measure up to our highest
standards of beauty and quality. The woolens
doomed by the first mills of America; they then
tailored with the precision of custom.made clothes
The fashions bespeak Paris in her grandest mood
All in ALL it's gala event!
All sizes included Junior misses, misses women, little
and larger Good color selections-back
brown green tile and Cavalier blue. Lavish collars and cuffs
of skunk Jap mink fox American gray fox silver muskrat
and Belgian fox New fashion details such capeet effects
lei collars question mark collars the coat with the muf
CoATs-sECoND
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04

Seward Leather Works
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04
ADVANCES MONEY

Previous to the departure of the Anchorage high school basketball team to Fairbanks it was am nounced in the Fairbanks NeWs- Miner that the series between the boys and girls teams of the Fairbanks and Anchorage high school would not be halted by lack of money. Captain A. Fl. Lathrop had volunteered to ad- vance the Anchorage teams en- ough money to make up what ever sum might be needed above the Fairbanks guarantee of SgO0. It is estimated that about S250 would be needed.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04
STUDY FORESTRY

When U. 5. Marshal Lynn Smith returned to Fairbanks he was ac- companied by Howard EsteIle. 2O. of New Castle, Indiana He WIT spend the remainder of tha win- ter with Marshal Smith and will then probably go to southeastern Alaska to study forestry, says the Fairbanks News Miner.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04
FRED SPACH IN CHARGE

Fred Spach, junior engineer, Alaska Road Commission, will be resident engineer in Seward dur ing the construction of the Res urrection Bay breakwater, an nounced General Superintendent M q. Edmunds, who with Mrs Edmunds and son Morgan, ar rived Monday from Anchorage. MT. Spach, who is now in charge of the project, has his headquar- ters with Antone Eide. his assis- tant.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04
MY GRACIOUS, AGNEs!! " YOUNG MAN NAY BE-.
 IMPRISONED, ALASKA

They should learn about Alas- ka from us. - 10 The Gateway's desk comes letter from indignant subscrib- Ter, also clipping from The Troy Times, Troy, N. r., which, like Iso many other leading and ac- curate" newspapers, knows so little about Alaska, that it is piti- full. Read on, Macbeth. .
 Rockland, Me, Dec, 8, (H
 The parents of Wesley N Wash gait, who disappeared from Dart- mouth College November 16, are relieved by knowledge of his whereabouts, but were concerned that he might be imprisoned by winter in Alaska, where he was located Saturday suffering from lack of memory.
 The last regular steamer to Seattle left Saturday and Was gait missed the boat, his father was Hlformed. Unless a special steamer makes the trip before Xmas the youth will be oblig- ed to spend the winter in Uncle Sam's northwestern domain or reach the outside by dog team.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04

At late hour today it was decided to make tonight's indoor baseball game a scrub" game, open to one and all, owing to the illness of three heavy hitters on the Firemen's team.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04

Join the Cleaning and Pressing Club of the Seward steam Laun- dry: S5 a month entities you to send suit, a dress or hat each week. @##H#a
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04
WOMAN,S CLUB MEET

A regular business meeting of the Seward Woman's Club will be held tomorrow (Thursdayl at 2 D. m., in the apartment of Mrs. A. A. FairWeather.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04
WHILE THEY LAST

Closing out remaining sizes of good work shoes at prices from S325 to S4.75. Remember old packs can be re-bottomed with either crepe or cleated bot toms.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04

Hear "Old England Moon" Somewhere in Old Wyoming, 8 at the Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-04

The ss Starr, Capt. .. E. An- derson, goes west following the arrival of the sS Alameda from the south, Saturday. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
SENATORS TO. STUDY
CONSTRUCTION BILLS
Committee Will Consider Proposal
to Authorize Lee Boulevard
Approach.

The Senate Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee will meet at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning to consider
several bills relating to the Federal
construction program. both in Wash
1ngton and throughout the country, and
a measure to authorize the proposed
Lee Boulevard approach to the Airing
ton Memorial Bridge in Virginia.
On Tuesday morning the Public
Buildings Commission will meet to con-
tinue its deliberations on the question
OF where the proposed new War and
Navy Department Buildings in Wash
tngton should be located.
One of the bills to be considered by
the Senate Committee tomorrow morn
ing is the Keyes-Elliott measure to
expedite Federal building projects by
enabling the Treasury Department to
shorten the procedure of surveying and
testing sites and similar preliminary
steps. This bill has passed the House.
The bill relating to the Virginia APP
proach to the Arlington Memorial
Bridge was introduced by Senator
Swanson of Virginia and would author
ize the bridge commission to construct
an approach to the structure in ac-
cordance with plan already on file
with the commission, known as the
Lee Boulevard approach.
The Senate Committee also will con-
slider a pending bill to increase by
500, 100000 the authorization for
public buildings outside of Washing
ton, to be spent over period OF years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
QUARTERMASTER DEPOT
EMPLOYE is RETIRED
Henry E. Taylor, 20, Presented
Gifts and Good Wishes on
Completing 90 Years.

Completing more than 20 years in
the service of the Government, Henry Z.
Taylor, employe of Ne money accounts
section of the washington quarter
master depot, yesterday was transferred
at the age of 20 years to the retired
list of civilian employees of the Federal
Government.
Mr.. Taylor became connected with the
Government Printing Office in 1910 as
hand compositor and corrector of re-
wise proof sheets Later the same year
he took the oath of Office as an en-
ploye of the QuartermaSter Corps of the
Army, and since then has served con-
tinuously in the Washington depot. He
was born in LIE Raysville, Pa in 1861.
Fellow employees in the office where
Mr.. Taylor was employed presented
him with a billfold and two $40 gold
pieces as remembrance on his retire
ment. The presentation was made by
Francis H. Randolph, principal clerk.
The commanding officer of the WASH
ington depot, Lieut.. Col. Charles G. Nor
timer, addressed to Mr.. Taylor a letter
commencing him for faithfulness and
loyalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
ROCK CREEK PARK
ADDITION SOUGHT
81 Acres Acquired at Cost of
About 100000 Making
Total 1870.

Another generous slice has just been
added to the domain of Rock Greek
Park with the addition of tract of
81 acres alcng Beach Run and Beach
Drive, acquired by the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission at
a cost declared in the neighborhood Of
5000, 00O''
This was made known yesterday by
Capt. E. N Chisolm, jr., the commits
sions engineer, who explained that the
new park property is known as the John
Marshall Brown tract. This land was
desired for the park for number CT
years and its acquisition takes out a
notch" in the shape of the park, max
ing its westerly boundary more uni
form.
Purchase of this land by the commits
sion, through Story g. Co., realtors, is
the largest single park property secured
by the Federal Government in Wash
ington since the Patterson tract of 40
acres was purchased for 1896, 557 num-
Der of months ago.
Rock Creek Park is now 1,73O acres
in area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
CHILDREN WITNESS
MOTHERS DEATH
IN TRAFFIC M|SHAP
Mrs. LaIiIia M. Appel Struck
by Automobile at Chevy
Chase.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
AGAINST DRIVER OF CAR
Claims Woman Stepped Directly
in Path of Machine Freed
Under Bond.

Crossing the street to rejoin her two
young sons, who watched from parked
car, Mrs, Lalilia M. Appel, "a years old,
of 64O8 Georgia street, Chevy Chase,
Md, was fatally injured yesterday at
noon when struck by an automobile
driven by Melvin E. Scaggs, %, Of
Laurel, Nd, at Brookeville road and
Taylor street, Chevy Chase, Md.
She died few minutes later at
Georgetown Hospital.
Scaggs was charged with man
slaughter.
Mrs Appel had made some purchases
in Brookeyille road shop and had just
stepped from the sidewalk to return to
the children when she was run down.
The impact knocked her about is feet
to the opposite curb, where she struck
her head.
Bethesda Police Respond.
The Maryland police substation at
Bethesda was notified Immediately and
Pvt Windsor Poole, responding in the
police car, raced with the injured woman
to Georgetown Hospital, making the
long run in 10 minutes, but she died
shortly after reaching the institution.
Meanwhile the two children, fright
ened and fearful, were taken in charge
by Mrs. Norman B. Frost of II West
Thornapple street and brought to the
home of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Appel, 3510 Quesada
street.
Scaggs, a plasterer, who was accom-
panied by two fellow workmen, Arnold
Appleby of Silver Spring and Leroy
Hines of Laurel, told police he was trav-
cling at IS or 20 miles an hour and
that Mrs. Appel stepped directly in
front of his car. despite his effort to
swing to the left and save her.
Hearing Set for February II.
He was charged with manslaughter
after an investigation by Stedman Pres
colt. States attorney at Rockville, and
Sergt. Leroy Rodgers, in charge of the
issued by Justice of the Peace A. l..
Moore, with Oflcer Poole as complain
ant. Scaggs' hearing was set for
February 81 in Rockville Police Court
and he was freed under $1,000 bond.
Hines and Appleby were ordered to
the hearing as witnesses, the former
being put under $50 bond because of
his residence outside of the jurisdiction
where the accident occurred.
Mrs. Appel is survived by her hus-
band, Charles A. Appel. jr., a super
visor of the Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice. and the two
children. William, 6, and Charles, Sd, 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
UNPAID TAX SALES
NET 100000 LESS
Three individuals Buy $780,
600 of $666, 726 Titles Sold
by District.

A loss of more than 100000 was
shown in the sum realized by sale of
delinquent tax titles by the District this
year, compared to last years figures,
according to a compilation made yes
terday by Collector of Taxes Chatham
NJ. Towers. The total realized was
1886. 1851. Last year it was $685., PIP 80.
Mr.. Towers said that buyers at this
years sale complained that they were
unable to. get loans from banks to
carry their purchases. Hitherto the tax
titles have been regarded as gilt-edged
collateral, but numerous bank failures
owing to frozen assets have made bank
officials and examiners more wary of
making loans, he said.
Most of the tax titles are bought by
professional buyers. This year, for in
stance, three individuals bought more
than $450000 of the total sale They
Manuel Faust, $26,749.72, and c. L.
Rout, $169,24874
The titles bought can be redeemed
by the property owner at any time
within two years by simply paying to
the collector of taxes the amount Of
the delinquent tax plus the penalty, plus
a fee of so cents for advertising and 10
cents for recording After two years have
elapsed, the purchaser. by recording his
title, to that extent clouds the original
title of the property owner, and this
cloud can be removed only through ne
gotiations with the purchaser.
The tax sale this year, which was
conducted from January to Is, in
cluded all taxes delinquent for the
payment due last September or pre-
viously. In all titles to 5,170 lots were
sold.
OF the amount this year, 1884,
41644 was for the original real estate
taxes, S72,274A3 for penalties, ST.
554 YVES for advertising charges, and
the balance for water main and sewer
assessments with interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
CONCERT SITES PLANNED
Question Arises Whether to Hold
Many at Sylvan Theater or
Elsewhere in D. C.

The Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks is anxious to determine
whether to hold large number of
concerts in the Sylvan Theater, near
the Washington Monument, or to dis
tribute them more in the nsighborhood
areas this coming Summer.
Examination of the records for the
last Summers concerts shows that at
tendance at the Sylvan Theater con-
certs fell off rapidly toward the end of
the season, while that at the neigh
borhood concerts was well sustained.
About 100 concerts are given through
the season. which starts on May Is
and ends in the middle of September
The Army Band has been giving two
concerts weekly, which is the most con-
tributed by any one organization. The
Navy and Marine Bands, as well as
those of civic and patriotic groups, also
play regularly in the city's parks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
DOG OWNER SUES
COLLEGE FOR PET.
viVisection Investigation
League Backing Action of
Falls Church Woman.

A repercussion Of the fight of the
Vivisection Investigation League to
break up the practice of using dogs for
experimental pu poses looms in Munich
pal Court, it became known yesterday
with the announcement that suit had
been filed against the president and
directors of Georgetown University by
Miss Mary Slade of Falls Church, Va,
asking damages for the value Of her
research in the university laboratories
on Reservoir road December 3.
The suit, which comes up for hearing
February 13, sets $50 as the value of
the dog Brownie, q 4-year-old collie,
for whose disposal to the laboratory
Stanley Robinson and Hubert Sutton,
colored boys, are held under 5000 bond
for action of the Fairfax grand jury on
a charge of grand larceny, following a
hearing week ago before crowded
court room at Falls Church.
Investigation Is Asked.
In connection with the suit, which
has the backing of the Vivisection In
vestisation League, it was announced
also that an investigation of the vivi-
section situation here yesterday was
asked OF w. w. Bride. corporation
counsel.
In a letter to Bride, r. H. McNeill
plaintiff counsel, asserts that infor-
nation has been furnished that "seri-
Gus violations of the District code re-
lating to cruelty to animals are being
committed, adding that special refer
ence is had to the methods of the pur-
chase of dogs by j. Markowitz. as agent
and employe of the Medical Depart
ment of Georgetown University"
"Of course" the letter continues,
"the facts have not been fully devel-
oped, but they are being thoroughly in
yestigated to ascertain how far the
present practice of buying dogs gen.
orally from irresponsible persons is
being followed, as we'll as the treatment
of these animals after their purchase.
Suit Charges Negligence.
May I not ask you to thoroughly IN
vestigate this situation with a view to
enforcing the law full against Mr.
Markowitz and those for whom he acts,
and any other person similarly in
volved.''
In her suit against Georgetown, Miss
Slade, setting forth that the dog was
delivered for vivisection purposes, con-
tends that the defendant was careless
and negligent in investigating the
ownership of the animal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
YUlE DRAMA BENEFIT
NETS 1910 FOR CHARITY
Central Union, Gospel Missions Re-
ceive Checks to Aid Work
Among Needy.

The free-will offering taken at the
four presentations of the Christmas
drama, The Other Wise Man" given
at Luther Place Memorial Church, was
divided evenly between the Central I'm
ion Mission and the Gospel Mission to
help in their relief work, Irving l..
Koch, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, announced last night. After
the necessary expenses were paid in
full. each mission was sent check for
SI55.
In making the announcement Mr..
Koch said he had received letters of
appreciation from John s. Bennett and
Harvey v. Prentice, superintendent.
respectively, of the two missions. In
his letter Mr. Bennett said the Central
Union Mission had given during De-
cember 1887 free meals and shelter
to 5,06i men. Mr. Prentice also gave
information about the work of the Cos
pei Mission, which in one night, he
said, gave meals TO 167 men and boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
WET BLOC IN CONGRESS
GUESTS AT-RECEPTION
Miss Bell Gurnee Will Entertain
at Her Home Wednesday
Evening.

The "wet bloc of Congress and the
District Council of the Women'S Or
ganization for National Prohibition Re-
form will be guests at reception to
be rendered by Miss Bell Gurnee, chair
man of the council, at her home, 1920
Sixteenth street, Wednesday evening, it
was announced yesterday.
Receiving with Miss Gurnee will be
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land and Representative Mary T. Nor
ton, Democrat, of New Jersey.
The council now numbers more than
1000 women, including many prominent
in Washington society, pledged to work
for prohibition repeal.
Officers, in addition to Miss Gurnee,
are Representative Norton, Mrs. Barry
Mohun andSNIiss Elizabeth Harris, vice
chairmen; Mrs William Beverly Mason,
secretary, and Mrs. John F. Dryden,
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
MURPHY IS NAMED
AUTO BODY MANAGER
1881 Auto Show Head Given Auto
motive Trade Group Full
Time Post.

AS the curtain was rung down last
night at the Auditorium on the Ma
tional Capitals Eleventh Annual Au-
tomobile Show formal announcement
was made by Whitney Leary. president
of the Washington Automotive Trade
Association, of the appointment of
Richard j. dick Murphy, local mo-
tor car dealer, to be full-time man
ager Of the organization.
In formally announcing the appoint
ment of Mr.. Murphy, who has acted as
manager of the 1881 automobile show,
Mr.. Leary also made public the de-
cision of the w. A. T. A. to participate
more largely in every phase of motor
ing affairs in Washington.
A preliminary check of attendance
figures revealed that the increase In
the number Of visitors this year as COM
pared with last was % per cent, which
officials held to be an unusually good
showing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
BUS BAN COMES UP
AGAIN ON TUESDAY
1870 Commissioners Disagree
on Authority to Rule on
Traffic Situation.

The problem of barring ponderous in
terstate buses from the congested down.
town district, which has been in a
rather acute stage of agitation at the
District Building for more than q
month, will come up once more for de-
termination at the meeting of the Board
Of Commissioners at its Tuesday
meeting.
The ultimate problem, however diff
cult it may prove, will probably, be
much easier than the preliminary prob
lem of deciding who is going to do the
barring. The matter has now been
shuttled back and forth between the
District Commissioners and the Public
Utilities Commission several tir1eS.
Both commissions agree the buses
are nuisance in the congested down.
town area. The idea Of barring them
out by decree of the Commissioners
originated with Peoples Counsel Rich
mond B. Keech
The Commissioners asked Corporation
Counsel william w. Bride for an opin-
ion. He delivered this December 4, and
the Public Utilities Commission took
umbrage at one section of it in which
he remarked that the Utilities Commits
sion should abandon or waive any juris-
let the District Commissioners have q
free hand. Chairman Mason M. Patrick
of the commission held If the Utilities
Commission had the power 1t should
exercise 1t. The situation is complicated
by the fact that the Municipal Court
has held in recent case that the Utili-
ties Commission is without jurisdiction
to establish route for ian inteTs44ste
bus operating in the District This de-
cision Is now on appeal. Even when this
is settled there is difference of opinion
as to whether or not, failing jurisdic-
ton in the Utilities Commission, it will
be found in the District Commissioners
Corporation Counsel Bride holds that
1t would be within the general police
powers of the Commissioners. Vice
Chairman Harleigh H. Hartman, legal
member of the Public Utilities Com
mission, says that the Commissioners
have no general police powers.
Meantime the Commissioners decided
to go ahead and issue police regula-
ton barring the interstate buses from
certain congested areas and announced
public nearing on the subject.
Gen. Patrick then wrote to the Com
missioners asking that instead the
Utilities Commission be allowed to hold
the hearing, for which it had better
facilities.
The Commissioners again considered
the matter, and decided that they would
allow the Public Utilities Commission
to hold the hearing if the latter body
would report its findings to the Com
missioners for action.
This the Utilities Commission con-
sidered, but last Thursday they sug-
gested the two commissions hold a joint
hearing. and each commission prepare
an identical order Thsn If the decision
in the Court of Appeals is against the
Jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Com
mission, the order of the District Com
missioners will stand until it in turn is
attacked in court.
Meanwhile another interstate bus
t:rminal opened last week on E street
east of Fourteenth street, just across the
street from tie offices of the Public
Utilities Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
FOUR BANDITS ROB STORE
Armed Men Escape With SO Cash,
a Watch and Cigarettes.

Four colored bandits, each armed
with pistol, last night entered a small
delicatessen store at 1881 First street
just as the proprietor was about to
close his establishment for the night,
and after forcing him into q closet,
escaped with SO in cash, watch and
several cartons of cigarettes
The proprietor, William E. Brown,
of 1877 p street, told police that the
men entered the shop one by one, the
first of the quartet engaging his at
tention by ordering some cakes. While
he was preparing the order. he said.
the men drew pistols and forced him
to the rear of the store. After rernov-
ing his wallet and watch the men
emptied his cash register and fed.
Police of No. precinct are investigate
ing the case.