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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
WOMAN HIT BY AUTO
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Mrs. Louise Lawson, Capitol
Heights, Nd, in Hospital.
Truck Hurts Child.

Mrs. Louise Lawson, 81 years old, Of
Bl2 Central avenue, Capitol Heights,
Md, was seriously injured yesterday az
ternoon when felled by an automobile
while crossing in the 140O block Of H
street northeast.
The woman was removed to Casualty
Hospital, where staff physicians found
her suffering from severe head injuries
and bruises Of both legs.
Policeman w. T. Murphy OF No. 8
precinct arrested the driver of the auto
mobile, Eugene Mcdonald, A years old
Of 432 Tenth street, on a charge Of
reckless driving.
Jerome P. Grimm, 5 years old. Of
1928 Oates street northeast, escaped
with minor injuries yesterday when q
truck on which he was sitting was
started suddenly and threw him into
the street.
The youngster was sitting on the run
ming board Of truck owned by H. J..
Schwalenberg, 81 years old, of Greater
Capitol Heights, Nd, in front of his
home, when Schwalenberg returned to
the vehicle and started it. The rear
wheel struck the boy, inflicting minor
cuts and bruises. He was treated at
the ONCE Of nearby physician.
Mans Leg Fractured.
A fractured right leg was sustained
by John Francis Ryder, Sc years old,
CT 900 M street, when an automobile
operated by George Oliver Russell, 20,
of as Fourteenth street, knocked him
down last night at Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Ryder was removed to Emergency
Hospital for treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20

Paving, Grading, Planting
Going Forward in Newer
Sections.

A cleanup and improvement program
is in progress these days In the newer
sections of washington's parks.
In the Rock Greek and Potomac
Parkway, between Massachusetts, av-
enue and P street, curbs and cutters
are being laid, preparatory to paving
the roadways in that area. This work
will be done by the park division. In
the area between the M Street Bridge
and Pennsylvania avenue grading is
going forward and debris is being
cleaned out. Top soil Is being pre-
pared and seeding will be done there
this Fall to improve that section of
the parkway.
In Foundry Branch. near Foxhall
village, additional cleaning up is pro-
ceeding. In the new children's play
ground swings, see-saws, slides and
other amusement equipment have been
installed, including a rustic type OF
sand box, made of logs.
A number Of cedar benches and
double tables have Just been purchased
by the ONCE of Public Buildings and
Public Parks. These will be placed in
Rock Greek Park, in the Rock Creek
and Potomac Parkway, in MontroSe
Park, in Fort Davis Park and In the
Foundry Parkway.
In addition, the officials are getting
ready to spread eight tons Of grass seed
in the parks to beautify further those
areas, SO that Washington may look its
best for the Bicentennial celebration
next year. Tulips and other bulbs will
soon be planted to make good Spring
showing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
GRANT SOON TO TAKE
CHARGE OF TRIANGLE

The site Of Polls Theater, the old
Coast Guard headquarters and the
Grand Army of the Republic hall on
the triangle bounded by e street, Penn
sylvania avenue and Fifteenth street,
win soon be turned over to the juris-
diction Of Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, Sd,
director Of Public Buildings and Pub
lie Parks. The Treasury Department.
under whose Jurisdiction the prominent
triangle now Is, has q tentative plan for
the development of walks in the area.
The top soil and water system are
now being placed In position and the
ground prepared for seeding This win
probably be done the first part of next
month. When the ground has been
seeded by the contractor for the Treas
ury Department, 1t will be turned over
to Col. Grant. It Is considered likely
that q small statue or small fountain
viii ultimately be placed in the tri-
angle A fence Is now being erected
around the area to give the grass .
chance to grow. q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
ROVER PROBES FEES
CHARGED FOR "J0BS"

Complaints from half dozen jobless
men and women have caused the ONCE
of Leo A. Rover, United States attor-
ney, to begin investigating the tactics
used by local employment agency, Of
ficials revealed yesterday,
The unemployed reported they were
required to pay fees of 50 each 70 have
their names listed. and were told en-
thusiastic stories Of their prospects of
obtaining worthwhile positions. They
said they have not obtained positions
after they paid the initial registration
fees.
Ofacials said the company involved
operated under an imposing name. They
added q curSory examination OF the
statute books indicated it would be dim
cult to find law under which operators
Of the company might be prosecuted.
even II believed guilty Of any wrong
doing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20

States which do not choose to prohibit
all alcoholic beverages. They are argu-
ing that In this depression OF business,
with great unemployment the opening
of the breweries would put many men
back to work. They argue, too, that
the opening of the breweries would
make q market for many millions OF
bushels Of grain when the farmers are
unable to find markets for their produce.
Representative John ]. Cochran,
Democrat, of Missouri, a wet, issued q
statement last night in which he asked:
"If it was good logic in 1918 to close
the brewerieS so that the raw material
and man power could be used for war
purposes, is 1t not equally good logic 10
open up the brewerieS now so that sur
plus grain could be used and thousands
facing starvation this Winter would be
placed to work so they could provide
the necessities Of life for their fam
ilies?"
Anti-SaIoon League Speaks.
The following statement on the beer
question was issued last night by the
Anti-Saloon League of America:
Beer advocates who see solution
Of unemployment problems through le-
galization of beer are viewing a mirage
on the desert. In the first place, the
total number of employees in the brewing
| industry in 1914 when beer production
reached its peak was only 1882 IN
! 1852 establishments.
"It Is well known that brewery work.
| erS were poorly paid, and received
much smaller percentage OF the manu-
| facturers' returns from beer than work
| ers In other industries. The theory
! that there would be vast numbers en-
| ployed In collateral industries disre-
| CARDS the fact that the diversion OF
| money from other commodities would
| throw more out of jobs than number
of persons who might be directly or in
| directly given employment by beer. In
the glass industry, for example, an in
! crease in the use Of beer bottles would
inevitably mean decrease in the num-
Der of milk, bottles.
| Dreams of sudden economic relief
by beer overlook the fact that 10 States
| are dry under constitutional law and
% States by legislative enactment, and
/ that any Federal law passed by Con-
greSs could apply in only a few Of the
States.
| Move Viewed as Racket.
j 1.-THE political pressure for beer is
simply a racket in an effort to STAN
pede the country into the adoption Of
| q plan that cannot possibly be ac-
cepted on its merits. Some of those
i most. loudly insisting on beer while the
people are concerned over the depres-
sion are the very ones that complain
most bitterly that the eighteenth
amendment was slipped over while the
country was at war.
1.-TWO of the most interesting de-
velopments in the beer racket are the
fact that those who suggest this meth
Cd frequently mention the store rooms
that would need to be built and occu-
pied by retailers. This indicates that
those who want beer favor the saloon
method Of distribution; the other is
the statement by Mai Curran that
beer alone would be unsatisfactory. in
dicating that the wet forces would
merely use beer to break down legal
! barriers and open the way for the re-
turn Of every kind oAliquor."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
''SpOOk'' Smoke Problem
Fire Department Officers College to Discuss S'nolder-
ing Woodwork Conditions and Such Difficulties
at Opening Session Being Planned for January.

that will be discussed at the Fire De
partment Oficer's College, to be estap-
lished in January. The institution VIII
hold two To-day sessions annuaHy.
Veteran officers as well. as younger
leaders will be required to take the
course.
at won't be necessary to insist on
attendance" Chief George S.. watson
said yesterday, because every last man
is enthusiastic about the courses Iney
realize this promises to prove poon
to every man in the department ano
have pledged their whole-hearteo CO.
operation"
Chief Watson in Charge.
Chief Watson will have general super
vision of the course. His greatest m
terest, however, will be in the f1re
strategy classes. He plans to get all OF
the officers together at sort OF round
table conference. They will alternate
in telling of the lessons they Learned
while actually fighting fires. The chlel
will unfold several yarns of his own.
In addition, experts will discuss nre
service from an underwriters stand
point, fire prevention inspections, !ao-
Yninistration and efficiency ratings,
maintenance and operation of appa-
ratus, work of the Board OF Surgeons,
necessity for and methods OF maintain
ing discipline, elimination OF f1re haz-
ards, necessity for psychological ques-
lions in Civil Service examinations, care
of departmental buildings and salvage
Of ValuableS both during and after nres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
u. S. WOMAN LAWYER
IS NEW COUNCIL HEAD
Mrs. Rebecca Greathouse Gets
Craftsmanship of Body at
Party Elections.

Mrs Rebecca Greenhouse, assistant
United States Attorney, has been elect
ed chairman of the Lawyers Council OF
the National Woman's party, it was an
nounced at headquarters here YESTERDAY.
The council meeting was held IN Az
lantic City, where many women lawyers
attended the sessions OF the American
Bar Association and the National Coun-
Gil of Women Lawyers.
Other officers of the Lawyers Coun-
Gil chosen are Miss Laurine Conn,
Jacksonville, Fla, vice chairman, ana
Miss Helen McGerr Of Lincoln, Nenr.,
treasurer. Mrs. Florence Bell OF Mon
treal, lawyer-wife of a member OF the
Canadian Parliament. was chosen 10
represent Canada on the council.
Mrs. Greathouse last week was elected
to the District Of Columbia Council OF
the American Bar Association.
The Lawyers Council of the National
Woman's party was founded by the late
Miss Emma M. Gillett dean OF Wash
inoton College of Law, who was its
Chairman for several years. Sc was
succeeded by Mrs. Burnita Shelton Mat
tfews Of Mississippi, the present retir-
ing chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
.CENTERS PLAN PART
!. FOR B|CENTENN|AL
Community Program Set on
Opening Night in
October.

Plans for the participation Of the
Community Center Department in the
coming Bicentennial Celebration were
formulated yesterday at the seasons
first formal meeting of Community
Center secretaries. Arrangements were
also agreed on for community enter
tainments In the II centers Of the Dis
trict on the opening night during the
first week Of october.
During the Bicentennia1 year the
department has authorized Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest its director of drama
and pageantry to cooperate with the
Bicentennial Committee in planning
Spectacles and other amusement fea-
lures.
Great Choir Planned.
It was pointed out that the Com
munity Center Department has been
designated to organize and train the
Bicentennial Choir of 1000 voices,
which win figure largely in the years
program.
Community bicentennial celebrations,
speakers said, will be held in the vart-
Gus centers during the observance.
It was announced that the depart
ment is arranging for a carnival pro-
cession and celebration Halloween
night in cooperation with the Greater
National Capital Committee Of the
Board of Trade.
Plans were made to make available
the domestic science equipment in the
various centers for the use of volun-
teers who viii preserve surplus food
this Fall and Winter for the needy
among the unemployed.
Institute to Open October 20.
The Community Institute Of Wash
ington, 1t was announced, will open
October 20, with Mrs. E. K. Peoples,
director of the Community Center De-
partment, in charge.
Plans are already under way for the
annual Cnildren's Spring Festival OF
Washington, while series of concerts
for children will be held on Thursday
SsSernoons and Saturday mornings al
the Central Community Center with
the National Symphony Orchestra fur
nishing the music.
Including Mrs. Peoples, who presided
those present at yesterdays meeting In
Franklin Administration Building were
Mrs. L. w. Hardy and Mrs. Gabrielle
Pelham, general secretaries; and the
following community secretaries: Mrs
Edith II. Hunter, Mrs. F.. K. Espen-
schied, Mrs M. s. Young, Mrs. d. e
Middleton, Mrs. A. L. Irving, Mrs
Marie Moore Forrest, Mrs. L. B. SWORN
stedt, Miss Bess Davis Schreiner, Mrs
A. G. Driscoll, Mrs. M. w. Davis, Miss
Frances Cooper, Mrs. M. Z. Ellis, Mrs
G. J. Knox, Miss Eta johnson, Mrs
r. ]. Gray, Mrs, Florence Neal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
BRIDGE ABUTMENT
TO DELAY TRAFFIC
Only One Lane on Highway Struc-
ture to Be Left Open While
Work Is Being Completed.

Trafic at the south end Of Highway
bridge win be restricted to . single
lane beginning Tuesday morning 50
work-cen can complete the abutment
beneath the temporary timber trestle
at its junction with the steel span, ac-
cordfng to an announcement last night
by the Bureau Of Public Roads.
In this single lane trafnc officers VIII
alternate the movement OF trafnc Pc
tween north and south bound franc.
Delays are anticipated and mooorls.s
are urged to use Key Bridge as much
as possible.
Completion of the abutment is ex-
pected to take q week and then the
timber trestle will be removed and
traf1c will pass through a single lane
to the new roadway now being laid
over the masonry arches spanning the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
DICE GAME Staying
SUSPECT ARRESTED
Alonzo Dunbar Held in Death Of
William c. Doggin During
Argument.

AIonzo Dunbar. colored, rs years old,
of the first block of Fenton place, was
arrested last midnight in connection
with the fatal shooting an hour pre-
viously of william Cicero Doggin, "a,
colored, during the course Of an argu-
ment over a dice game in Doggin's res
idence at 1913 Shots alley.
Dunbar was picked up In an alley
near the Senate once Building and
taken to headquarters for questioning
Police later said he admitted having
fred the shot.
Philip Burgess, colored, Doggin's
brother ia-law, living at the same adj
dress, said he saw the shooting and
that Doggin was hit at close range by
q single bullet. Doggin was pro-
nounced dead by DR.. G. w. lie Master of
Casualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
AMATEUR WORKS BELIZE

An amateur radio operator at the
Marine Corps barracks at 'Quantico. Va.
Is working nightly schedules with hur-
ricane-stricken Belize, British Hon
duras.
The Marine Corps operator Is Corpl.
Ferdinand Greenbaun, and week ago
he took IL messages from Belize. He
relayed messages to relatives and friends
of persons in the danger zone, assuring
them OF their safety, Marine Corps Of
f1cers said yesterday. The operator Is
regularly licensed as an amateur. OPP
crates on WAC and uses 1900 kilocy-
cies. The Belize station Is ZSBA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
TRIO HELD IN BEER RAID

Three colored persons were arrested
for illegal possession of three pints of al
legged whisky and eight bottles of beer
yesterday afternoon when the second
inspection district vice squad, led by
Sergt. A. I. Bullocks, raided house at
1888 Thirty-seventh street.
The raiding party took into custody
Alice M. Spriggs. %. and her husband,
Roger Edward Spriggs. 81. both Of the
Thirty-seventh street address, and Fred
Spriggs, 40, of 3706 Prospect avenue.
An additional charge of owning an I'M
licensed dog was filed against the wom-
an. They were released on $500 coll
lateral each for appearance In Police
Court tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
Women's Club to Meet.

BRANDYwnE, Md, September 10
Especially Beginning its Fall and
Winter activities, the Women's Club of
Brandywine will hold a regular meeting
Thursday night in the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
HOLD ANNUAL DINNER
Executives of Goldenberg's Depart
ment store Gather.

Executives Of Goldenberg's Depart
ment Store held their annual dinner ir
Harvey's Connecticut avenue restau-
rant last night.
Speakers At the dinner included Nor
ris Simon, Julien Behrends and David
Bornet, directors; Arthur Abbott, gem
eral manager and Leo Baum controller
Of the nrFn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20

Economic Grounds Advanced.
the proponents OF the proposal TO
permit the manufacture of per cent
beer are baaIng their argument on eco
nomic grounds as well as on the right
OF tn. people TO have beer in those
The Washington times., 1931-12-08
GETS NEW
LEASE On LIFE
OLIVE

The Montgomery Country Club
in Rockville, started Is years ago
with Judge Robert B. Peter as
president and one Of its most
enthusiastic workers. seems set
for q new lease on life. with
the election of some of the
younger set to the board of di-
rectors.
A drive for members is meet.
ing with success.
Albert A. Ady, Mrs. Peter Wag-
ner. Miss Catherine Smith, Miss
Naomi Bogley, Richard L. Wat
ers, Harry Gormley. DR.. J. Will
son and DR.. William Linthicum
are the new directors. DR.. George
E. Lewis. D. M. Blandford, Mich
olas Brewer and Charles Jones
were reelected.
January 4, officers will be
elected and a house committee
appointed. Donald DeLashmutt
is president: Worthington Tai
bott, secretary, and Raleigh
.Chinn, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1931-12-08
CITIZENS SCORE
POLICE TACTICS

Methods of Prince Georges
county police in policing their
territory and their treatment Of
newspaper reporters and photog-
raphers are the object of deter
mined attack by individual citi-
zens and county groups under the
leadership of Edwin B. Bolte, OF
Riverdale, Md.
Bolte, prominent lawyer and
former member Of the faculty Of
Maryland University, has pre-
pared so copies of a petition to
Governor Albert c. Ritchie de-
nouncing the laxity and brutal
tactics of police officers.
The petition, now being circu-
lated through the county, calls
attention to the "dens of vice"
and nests OF racketeers" which
police are alleged to have allowed
to exist unmolested while they
spent their time building fences
to protect their political hides. "
A strong protest is voiced
against the ''unprovoked" and
''.malicious assault" on Thomas
McAvoy. News Photographer. at
the Colonial Tea House inquest
last Friday night.
The petition asks Governor
Ritchie to take such steps as may
be necessary to clean up the
county, and to remove from office
policemen whose conduct has
shown that they are obviously
unfit to wear a badge. Bolte ex-
poets to have 5000 signatures to
the petition by the end of the
week.
The Washington times., 1931-12-08

The fourth Yo-Yo Section Pre-
liminary Contest is being held to-
night at The Washington Times
and Washington Herald Branch
Office, johnson Avenue, Hyatts-
vile, Md.
Everyone is invited to partici-
pate. Cash prizes will be awarded
the winners.
Another preliminary contest
will be held in the Cleveland
Park section with the same cash
prizes being paid to all winners.
So much enthusiasm was shown
in the first contest conducted at
the Chevy Chase Fairgrounds
that the Yo-Yo man decided to
let all contestants in this section
have another try in order to be-
come eligible for the grand final.
The date and location of this
special added preliminary will be
announced within the next few
days.
The Washington Times has
offered $3.50 in cash to find out
The Washington times., 1931-12-08
4. DAYS REMAIN
To BRING JOY
To ORPHANS
Proceeds From Tickets to Six
Theaters Provide Christ
mas Party for Needy

Today, tomorrow, Thursday
and Friday remain for Wash
ingtonians to see the matinee
moving picture they wish to see
at any of the big six downtown
houses and at the same time
help give the less fortunate
children Of the city a real
Christmas.
For, for these four days only
the Metropolitan, Columbia, Earle,
Fox, Palace and RK-O-Keith's
will honor tickets which are being
sold by debs, social workers, busi.
ness girls and Washington Times
carrier boys, the entire proceeds
of which will go toward buying
fruits, candies, toys and nuts to
make this Christmas a real old
fashioned one for washington
orphans.
Tickets Now On Sale
Also, right now, a crew Of
volunteer workers is disposing Of
tickets which will be honored at
the Lincoln Theater next Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. In this case, also,
the funds derived will go for the
n,,rohoeo of TbVicfVoaoc nNo6iec
for those little colored unfortu
mates who would otherwise have
slim Christmas.
Someone will approach you,
asking you to buy tickets of one
kind or the other. AS every
penny received will be used for
the finest of all causes, be glad
you are permitted to spend your
money in such a way as to re-
ceive the full benefit yourself
and still have that money do
great work for those who really
need.
The great heart of Washington
was never more exemplified than
at the Auditorium last Thursday
night, when Joe Turner, leading
local sports promoter, stopped
his show long enough to have
Announcer Jimmie Lake tell the
entire audience about the orphans
party to be held December "a at
the Palace Theater and to permit
that audience to purchase the
tickets which would make the
party a success.
More Tickets Must Be Sold
More tickets must be sold if
every orphan is have his rightful
merry Christmas. This means
that every theater-goer must buy
these tickets. The theaters are
cooperating to their fullest extent
now the public must do the
rest.
Local business houses have
signified their intentions of help
ing the cause. These houses.
among which are Sears, Roebuck
& Company, American Stores
Company, The A. & P, the vari-
Gus department stores, will not
only make special prices for the
orphans party goodies, but sub
stantial donations toward the
benefit.
The Washington times., 1931-12-08
Arlington Bi-Fete
Council to Meet

The Arlington County Bicenten-
NAL Council will have meeting
of it's full membership this eve
ming at Lyon Park community
house. Among the important mat
ters to come up is the question OF
whether the Arlington council
shall join Alexander and other
councils in the publication Of a
folder and guide book of Northern
Virginia to be distributed to tour
lists next year.
Represen a tive Horace w.
folder and guide book of northern
Virginia Bicentennial Co-ordina-
ton Committee, and DR.. George
D. Havenner, of the District of
Columbia Bicentennial Commis-
sion, will speak. The program will
conclude with distribu t ION of
trophies won during the summer
Identification contest.
The Washington times., 1931-12-08
Mrs. MaxUeU Asks
Absolute Divorce

Charging desertion and non-sup-
port, Mrs. Mabel E. Maxwell, of
Beaver Heights, Md, yesterday
filed suit for an absolute divorce
from Raymond w. Maxwell in
circuit court at Upper Marlboro,
Md. Mr.. Maxwelps address was
given as the War Department,
Nineteenth and B SITS. N. w.
According to the petition filed
by Attorney Robert Mccullough,
the couple were married in Rock
vile in June. 1924 and separated
in November 1928. They have
two children. Raymond W. jr.,
6, now in the custody of the
father, and Mabel Anne, 2 years
old, who lives with Mrs. Maxwell.
Mrs. Maxwell sought the di-
vorce, permanent custody of her
daughter, and permission to see
her son at any time.
The Washington times., 1931-12-08
School to Accept
Gifts for Needy

Wednesday, December %, has
been set by the Takoma-Silver
Spring High School as the date
when contributions Of toys, cloth
in, food and money for the
needy of Montgomery county will
b. received at the school for dis
tribution by the Social Service
I que of the county.
The school will hold it's last
assembly before Christmas at 10
a. M, following which a play will
be given by the drama club Of
the school. A small door admis-
sion will be charged.