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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
u. S. WORKER FETED
UPON RETIREMENT
T. 7. Luckett Given Watch and
Umbrella by Colleagues at
Agriculture Department.

Thomas T Luckett, 10 years old. 127
Tenth street northeast, was retired from
his position as lieutenant OF the watch
at the main building of the Department
Of Agriculture yesterday, at the COM
pletion of Is years service. He was
presented with handsome watch and
a silk umbrella by his fellow employees
as an expression Of appreciation of their
friendship.
Mr.. Luckett is the father of Harry M
Luckett, chief clerk of the Police De-
partment. He also has two other sons,
D. c. Luckett, druggist, and T. l. Luck
EFT Of this city, and sister, Miss Ella
Luckett.
A native Washingtonian, Mr.. Luckett
was at one time engaged in the real
estate business here. He has long been
active in Masonic circles, being thirty
second degree Scottish Rite Mason and
a member of Almas Temple of the
Mystic Shrine.
He delivered The Evening Star during
the Civil War from 1862 to 1865. He
also at one time was employed on the
old National Republican here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
M. M. YOUNG DENIES
LIBRARY BOOK THEFTS
Former Mckinley Teacher to Be
Arraigned Today on Lar
ceny Charges.

Malcolm M. Young former Mckinley
High School teacher, was to be ar
raigned in the District Supreme Court
today for hearing on an indictment
returned by the grand jury in connec-
ton with the theft Of 800 books from
the Congressional Library recently.
Young, who is 81 years old. was APP
pretended by authorities at Newton, N
c. last Sunday and was brought back
TO the Capital by Detective Sergt. Rob-
ert J. Barrett and lodged in a cell at
the sixth precinct station last night.
The former teacher was indicted by
the grand Jury after detectives allegedly
found the books in an apartment house
on Clifton street. He gave his address
as Newton and said he was an attorney
when booked at police headquarters fol-
lowing his return to this city.
Young denied any connection with
the larceny Of the books from the
library when questioned by Detective
Barrett, police say. He was married
recently to q Newton school teacher
who had been teaching I'm the public
schools Of the North Carolina town fol-
six years prior to her marriage, ofhceri
} learned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
PEPCO DIRECTORS
TO CONSIDER RATES
Utilities Commission Requests
Prompt Statement as to Com
pany's Plans.

The board of directors of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. is to meet
at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon to con-
slider the request of the Public Utili-
ties Commission for a prompt state
ment from the company as to what it
intends to do about reducing electric
rates.
The commission has prepared a pc
tition to Equity Court for modification
Of the consent decree which now reg
ulates electric rates here, but has held
it up pending an attempt to come to
terms with the company without resort
to court action. The company has be-
fore it a lengthy letter from the COM
mission, urging the company to avoid
litigation in the interests of good will
but threatening to use all of its pow
ers to force the rates down II the
company refuses to cooperate.
The company now Is earning re-
turn of 10 per cent on its agreed valua-
ton, which the commission considers
excessive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
MASONS HONOR COOK
AND ELECT DUNKUM
WOrshipful Masters Pay Tribute
to Memory of Departed at
Dinner Here.

g. Fred Cook, grand master of
Masons, was the guest Of honor last
night at a dinner of the Worshipful
Masters Of 1910 in the Hamilton Hotel.
Gratz E. Dunkum was reelected
president; Roger ODonneI. A. r. Ser
ven and II. F. Woodland. as vice presi-
dents. and Castleman P. Boss, as sec
Tetary-treasurer.
Interesting motion pictures were
shown by George C. Ober, jr., past master
Of Harmony lodge, No. II. Much Of
the evening was devoted to the telling
of anecdotes. A silent toast was drunk
in memory Of the following departed
members: Past Grand Master George
c. Ober, Past Masters Francis a.
Springer. William c. Pond, Thomas c.
Noyes, Warren j. Coffin Harry K. PIN
per, Scott Macgill and Horace P. Nc
Intosh.
Those present. in addition to Mr.
Cook, included Gratz E. Dunkum and
c. c. Coombs, past grand masters; J.
Frank Campbell c. Kattlemann, G. E.
Babcock, c. E. Bittinger, o. j. DeMoll
q. H. Copes, c. p. Boss, Anthony Lehr
w. H. Gibson, w. o. Ffroved, r. w
Parks and George c. Ober, j..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
WOMAN HORSEWHIPS MAN
IN ROW OVER LABOR UNION
Wife of Ex-Member LaShes
C. {. Haury Because
Mate Is Idle.
Free for All Fight EnsueS
When ByStander Hits
Official With Fist.
Labor troubles in washington reached

Labor troubles in Washington reached
climax yesterday afternoon when Mrs
Robert Stevens, 80, of $500 First street
welding leather horse whip. severely
dashed Charles E. Haury, local super
visor of the International Union Of
Operating Engineers.
The horse whipping took place shortly
after 5 o'clock at Tenth and X streets
in front OF the Carpenters Union
Building.
Mrs. Stevens, wife of a former mem
Der of the union, had waited half ar
hour in front of the building for Haury
to leave his Office.
Lashes HAIRY on Face.
AS he walked out of the door, the
woman, with the whip concealed under
her coat, walked up and accused him
of keeping her husband out of work
After a few words had been exchanged
she threw back her coat and struck the
man across the face with the whip.
Haury grabbed at her and a man
standing nearby struck him with his
fist This was the signal for free-for-
all fight.
While a dozen unidentified men
paired of in individual combat, Mrs
Stevens continued to rain blows on
Haury with the whip. The latter
finally eluded her and, after several en-
counters with other men, re-entered
the building. Mrs. Stevens entered heI
automobile and drove away.
Fight Draws Crowd.
The fights between friends of Haury
and the other men, believed to have
been friends of Mrs. Stevens, continued
for several minutes and attracted the
attention of scores of pedestrians before
the last of the combatants disappeared
Several of the men sustained cuts and
bruises, but there were no serious in
juries.
Haury told reporters last night that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
SEEK TO LEARN IF BONES
ARE THOSE OF HUMAN
Excavators Make Discovery While
Digging on Site of New su-
preme Court Building.

officials in the Office of the architect
of the Capitol are planning today to de-
termine whether bones dug up yesterday
at the excavation for the United States
Supreme Court Building are those of a
human being. One official said 1t was
not certain that they are human bones,
but that steps will be taken to settle the
question.
The Supreme Court site formerly was
occupied by the old brick Capitol at
First and A streets northeast. In Au-
gust, 1880, the Quartermaster Corps of
the Army wrote to David Lynn, archi-
tect of the Capitol, saying it had been
requested to ascertain whether any Civil
War soldiers had been buried in the
rear of the old Capitol. Some excavat-
ing was done at that time, but no evil
dence was found of burials there. It
was decided, however. to have the con-
tractor digging the foundation for the
building be on the lookout for any EVIL
dence of burials that might turn up
during the excavating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
PARKS TO TAKE UP
DUTIES OF HENLOCK
Recognizing Horticultural Divi'
sion Follows White House Gar
dener's Resignation.

Reorganization of the horticultural
division of the Once of Public Build
ings and Public Parks was approved
Monday by Lieut. Col u. S. Grant,
Bird, the director, entailing a program
under which the division will become
section under the park division. This
change took place today, and follows
as a consequence Of the resignation
yesterday under the statutory age
limit, of Charles Henlock, White House
gardener, who headed the division.
Frank T. GartSide, chief of the park
division, will get abount 100 men in
the transfer under the new program,
and in the future the plant-growing
organization will be known as the hor-
ticultural section of the park division.
David (. Saunders, assistant to MIR.
Henlock becomes chief of the horticul-
tural section. August Hanson, land
scape architect, who has been doing
work with the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, becomes
horticultural assistant to Mr.. Gartside.
Robert Z. Balluh will be In charge OF
trees and shrubs, John A. Magruder
will oversee cut flowers and John Barry
will be in charge of the flowers IN the
park. The White House gardening VIII
come under the direct charge OF Mr..
| Saunders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
LAWYER ARRESTED
ON BR|BE CHARGE
RELEASED ONBO
Abner SiegaI Accused of Try
ing to Establish AIibi for
Suspected Slayer.
SAID TO HAVE OFFERED
GUARD AT JAIL $3.50
Wanted to Prove Client Was Being
Held at Time of Killings,
Investigators Claim.

Alleged to have given a $3.50 bride to
q guard at the District. Jail, Abner
Siegal, local criminal lawyer, was at
liberty today under $4,000 bond follow
ing his arrest yesterday afternoon at
his Offices in the Shoreham Building.
The attorney was taken into custody
on a United States commissioners
warrant after an investigation of the
charge by agents working under the
direction of j. Edgar Hoover. chief of
the Bureau of Investigation, Department
of Justice.
Accused Of Fixing" Alibi.
Siegal it is alleged, was trapped after
offering $3.50 in cash to H. S. Deane,
the guard, for placing false commit
ment card in the prison files, which
would have shown on its face that a
client Of the attorneys, now awaiting
trial in Pennsylvania on murder charges,
was in the Jail as fugitive from justice
at the time the alleged murders were
committed.
When first approached by Siegal,
three weeks ago, however, according to
investigators, ;Deane went to Col. Will
liam L. Peake, superintendent of the
jail, with his story. He was instructed
to go through with the arrangements
Col. Peake then communicated with
Mr.. Hoover and received permission to
go ahead with his plan.
The alleged false commitment card
was prepared, but it then developed it
prisoner, VincenZo Doniiani, to state in
his own handwriting on the jacket that
jail authorities were authorized to open
and examine his mail.
Bears Prisoners Writing.
1t is alleged some one took the jacket
to the jail at PittSton, Pa, where Domi-
ami is being held for trial on the murder
charge, and brought 1t back with the
authorization written on it. According
to the Department of Justice, the hand
writing compares with that of Domiani
at the time he was arrested for murder
and fingerprinted.
After Deane had allegedly been given
the $3.50 bride in cash, United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover, who had parti-
cipated actively in the investigation.
secured the warrant from United States
Commissioner Needham G. TIlrnage.
This warrant was served yesterday
afternoon by Aaron w. Jacobson, the
investigating agent of the Bureau of
Investigation, and Deputy United States
Marshals John J. Clarkson and Gus
CeTirnile
Held In Strike Sayings.
Siegal, according to jail officials, has
made several visits to G. Bryan Pitts,
former chief executive of the F. H.
Smith Co., as his attorney Pitts is
now in the jail pending appeal of his
recent conviction on conspiracy-em-
bezzlement charges.
Domiani, who was arrested in New
Orleans several months ago after a
Nationwide search by Justice Depart
ment agents, Is charged with the MUIR
der of two coal miners in Wilkes-Barr
Pa, during the coal strikes in 1928. His
case has been set for trial this month.
Siegals preliminary hearing was set
by Commissioner Turnage for April z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
CAFE OWNER CHARGED
WITH HAVING LIQUOR
Man Also Faces Slot Machine
Count-Cook Held on Rum
Possession.

Charges of Illegal possession of three
pints of liquor and setting up a gaming
table were preferred against Ernest
Bailey, 80 years old, of the 800 block
Of Fourteenth street northeast, following
his arrest yesterday afternoon in his
restaurant in the 900 block of Second
street northeast by members of the
police liquor squad. Eddie White. COL
ored, Is ycSrs old, cook, was charged
with illegal possession.
II is said by the police that a slot
machine was found in operation in the
place. It was a machine Of the type
used to dispense merchandise, police
stated, alleging that winners we're paid
cash by the proprietor, Bond for the
appearance of the defendants was fur
niShed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
AUTH TRIAL POSTPONED

The trial of Lawrence j. and Albert
F. Auth, young members of the wealthy
Auth family, on a charge of assaulting
a taxicab driver, was postponed for a
week in Police Court today because of
the sickness of the latter.
John r. West, 943 X street, accuses
the two boys of having taken him from
his taxicab on March Is and escorted
him into the Monument gounds, where
he said he was beaten.
Yesterday he filed suit against the
youths in District Supreme Court for
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
STORM FORCES DOWN
COASTAL MAIL PLANES
Lines Cancel Trips-only One Ship
Reaches Capital on Southbound
Night Hon.

The storm which swept down on the
Atlantic seaboard last night halted air.
mail planes on the coastal line.
Other mail lines in various parts of
the East were forced to cancel trips.
including the Eastern half of the Trans
continental Airmail Line. Only one
plane was able to get through to the
National Capital during the night, the
first southbound, flown her from New
York by Verne z. Treat, who was forced
to Jump for his life recently when
caught near Laurel, Md, in storm
similar to that of last night Treat
fought through the storm cas- far as
Washington, but was forced to send
his mail ON by train from here,
Weather reports relayed along the
airwayS communication system show
that conditions along the southern half
of the coastal route are worse than in
the Capital this morning, with the
probability the flying weather would
continue bad today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
OBSERVE CREED DAY

Ceremonles PIanned TomorroW at
Lincoln School by Ladies of g. A. r.
Large, framed copies of 1.-THE Ameri-
can Creed" written by William Tyler
Page, clerk of the House of Represent
atives. will be placed in each room of
the Lincoln Public School, Second and
C streets southeast. tomorrow at a GER
emony celebrating Greed day. when the
Abraham Lincoln Circle, Ladies of the
G.. A. r., makes the presentation.
Mrs. oscar Bergren, president of the
circle, will make the presentation adj
dress Miss Helen Stout, who originated
the celebration of Greed day, will ex-
plain how Mr.. Page came to write the
Greed" Mrs. Sarah Deeds will recite
THE American Creed" Mrs. Robert
Clay Sheriff. will preside and introduce
the speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
ZOO REINSTALLS PHONE SERVICE
TO CARE FOR APRIL FOOL CALLS
Ringing for MIR. Lyon" Mr. Fox and Other Gagged
Denizens, However, Has Fallen OFF.

while, but think that joke is older
than them both
Year before last there were few such
calls, last year fewer STILL Every one
must be wise to that gag by this time"
Shortly thereafter some one rang the
bell at Columbia 3e92. 1t was Robert
Barrett OF detective heaannarters speak
ing, the party said
"Yes2'' replied Zoo attendant. same
what uneaSily.
II want to speak to Miss Campbell, .
said Mr. Barrett.
An hour later the special April rool
service was reinstated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
DR.. SEXTON TO SPEAK

An illustrated lecture on THE For
gotten People of the Shenandoah VAL
ley" will be given at S:45 pm. tomor-
row before the Mems Club Of st.
Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal
Church in the parish hall, Sixteenth
and Newton streets, by DIR. Roy Lyman
Sexton.
Motion pictures Of the new Shenan-
doah Park. the Everglades Park, Fla,
and the Great Smokes Park, In North
Carolina and Tennessee, also will be
shown. Horace e. Albright. director OF
the National Park Service, viii intro
duce DR.. Sexton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01

People, this being 1881, were getting
wise; too wise to fall for old tricks any
how.
No, the telephone company wasn't
taking special precautions this year
the Zoo could handle its own April Fool
calls, so could the Animal Rescue
League.
Time was" said an official, when
we had to help them, but people have
learned better than to telephone Mr..
L. E. Phant, Mr.. Fox or Mr.. Lyon on
April l.
The telephone is no new invention,
and the Zoo has been there o good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
$2,4l2,124.69Paid
In District Taxes
Sets New Record

Tax Collector Chatham M.
Towers reported collections
amounting to $2,412,124.69 yes
terday. representing a new rec
ord for District tax collections.
The collections represent the
amount placed on the books yes
terday and not the actual sum to
come in, as many thousands of
envelopes containing checks for
last minute payment of 1881 real
and personal taxes remain I'M
opened, and will be credited to
the books this month.
The previous record was ap-
proximately $1,90O,0o0, taken in
last September 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
PETERS RITES HELD
Retired U. S. Employe, 70, Buried
at Mount olivet.

at Mount Olivet.
Funeral services for Conrad Peters,
49, retired employee of the Government,
who died Sunday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. r. " Sinclair. 5218 Illi-
nois avenue, after a long illness, were
held at the residence at 10 o'clock this
morning. Burial was in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
A native of Germany, Mr.. Peters had
lived in Washington for more than so
years He had been employed in the
mail bag repair shop of the City Post
Office for approximately 35 years before
his retirement six years ago.
Besides Mrs. Sinclair, he is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Annie v. Peters;
two other daughters, Mrs. Dora Middle
dorf and Miss Genevieve Peters; son,
Glen Peters, and sister, Mrs. Minnie
Backenheimer, all of Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-27
Social Service Day Is Observed
By Club.

Bethesda. Nd, November 21.-Social
Service Day was observed yesterday by
the Newcomb Club of Bethesda at meet
ing held at the home of Mrs. Robert E.
Bondy, in Edeemoor.
Miss Willie Green Day, executive secretary
of the Montgomery County Social Service
League. addressed the meeting on Trends
in Modern Social Work" She told of the
service program of the Montgomery league
and how this program is being developed
according to modern social trends.
Miss Margaret Ansdellofithe Montgomery
County Chapter of the American Red Cross
outlined the nutrition program of the Red
Cross as being promoted in the Montgomery
County public school system.
Rev. Stanley White. of the Presbyterian
Church of Bethesda. offered prayer for
Mrs. Walter E. Perry. who died suddenly
yesterday. in which he euloeized her. Mrs.
Perry was one of the founders of the club.
Following the program bake sale was
held. the proceeds going to aid the work
of the Social Service League.
Progress on the Bethesda Public Library,
which the club is establishing at Edgemoor
lane and Wisconsin avenue. was reported
by the chairman of the Library Committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-27
Death OF Mrs. Walter e. Perry.

The funeral services for Mrs. Walter
Early Perry. prominent Montgomery county
woman, who died suddenly last Friday
morning at Georgetown University Hos
pital following an attack of appendicitis,
was held Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock at
her late home on the Old Georgetown Road,
opposite Edeemoor.
Rev. Stanley White. of the Presbyterian
Church of Bethesda. conducted the services.
Burial was in Monocacy Cemetery at Bealls-
vile. The pallbearers were G. Wady Imirie.
DR.. Henry Young, Gordon C. Keys. Fon-
taine Keys. Fontaine Hall and Charles H.
Griffith.
Mrs. Perry, who before her marriage in
June. 1912. was Miss Sallie Fontaine. was
born in Somerset county. Md. November
IL. 1881. She was graduated from the
State Normal School and taught school in
this county prior to her marriage. She had
been a resident of Bethesda for almost 20
years.
She was an active worker in the Pres
byterian Church. member of the Janet
Montgomery Chapter. D. A. R.; director
of the Woman's Club of Bethesda. member
of the County Board Of Education and a
member of the Board of the Montgomery
County Social Service League.
Besides her husband. who is merchant
at Bethesda. she leaves three sisters. Mrs.
Sue Keys of Rockville. Mrs. S. C. Hall of
Hallwood. Va. and Mrs. L. w. Massey of
Newport News. Va. and three brothers.
Charles. William and Harry Fontaine. all
of Somerset county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-27
Notice to Taxpayers

] NOTICE Is hereby given by the under
signed, Treasurer of Montgomery county
and Collector of State and county taxes for
me said county, as required by Section G
OF chapter 1S1 of the Acts Of the General
Assembly of Maryland Of 1906, to all per-
sons to whom State and county taxes are
assessed in said county, that the annual
levy has been made and placed in the
hands of the undersigned for collection.
All such taxes bear interest from Sep
.ember LIST. 1881, at the rate Of 8 per CEN
'um per annum.
All Taxpayers are hereby warned that
unless such taxes as are assessed against
them be paid on or before the first day Of
January, 1882, their names will be pub
lished. in accordance with said Act Of
Assembly. in the list of delinquent tax
payers. and that If said taxes, with inter-
est and proportional part of cost Of adver-
Using. remain unpaid until the second
Monday in April. 1882. the property as
sessed to such delinquent Taxpayers. or so
much thereof as may be deemed neces-
sary. will. on said last mentioned date, be
exposed for sale to pay such taxes. interest
and expenses.
State and county taxes may be paid by
persons presenting proper bills on or before
December 81. 1881, during banking hours
at the following named banks:
kensington Bank.
First National Bank of Gaithersburg.
First National Bank of Sandy Spring.
Poolesville National Bank.
Silver Spring National Bank.
Takoma Park Bank. "t 'N
Sank of Bethesda. Bethesda. 10.
Bank of Damascus, Damascus.
The Germantown Bank. N'A
Citizens Bank, Takoma Park, Md. C.
" j. FOREST WALKER.
Treasurer of Montgomery county.
june 28-td iaal . Hl'