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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
Won First HOnOrs At
Business College

First honors were awarded to
Charles B. Stevenson. Jr. who is
member of the Senior section of Col
dey College, Wilmington, as being
the most rapid calculator of his
class. He is son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles B. Stevenson of this town
and a graduate of the Georgetown
High School.
Harold. young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell McCabe, fell from a delivery
truck at Market street and Railroad
avenue on Tuesday and was pain
fully hurt about the head and ho6y.
Jackie Blakeley, 7-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph z. Blakeley, of
this town, is recovering from an at
tack of pneumonia at the Beebe
Hospital, Lewes.
Master William Stevenson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Stevenson,
is recovering from an attack of grip
at their home on South Race street.
Home grown Strawberries appear
cd, at the local market The first of
the week, starting off at 80 cents
per quart.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15

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lar contest blanks and mailed to ESQ,
18th floor, 285 Madison Avenue, New
York, n. Y. Contest blanks with complete
instructions are available at all Standard
Oil service stations and ESQ dealers.
Start now! Tune in on the ESQ program
May 10th at 7:.45 P. NJ, E. D. S. Time
and every Friday and Wednesday night
from then on at the same hour. These
stations will carry this program:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
WRECKERS TAKE OVER
OLD PEPCO BUILDING
Two Blocks of Property Vacated to
Clear Sites for Labor Depart
ment and Auditorium.

The Potomac Electric Power Co. nov
has entirely moved out of its old prop
erty between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets on Constitution avenue and the
vreckerS Of the Washington Iron g.
Metal Co. have a clean sweep at two
blocks of buildings.
Rapid progress is being made In tear
ing down the first block. between Thir-
tenth and Thirteen and a Half streets,
and another group Of workmen Is now
dismantling the big power house ma
chinery in the old Substation at the
corner Of Fourteenth street and Con-
stitution avenue. Most Of these old ma
chimes are being dismantled, but few
OF the best will be salyaged and sold to
b. used again.
The ONCE building at Fourteenth and
G streets is completely empty now, the
last building Of the group TO be va
Gated. All ofices OF the power company
have been moved TO the new location, at
Tenth and z streets.
On these blocks will be erected the
new Department Of Labor and the Gov
eminent Auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
PROBERS SEEK s'NICKEL RACKETEER"
TAKING COINS DUE PHONE USERS
System Is to Plug Return Slot, Coming Back Later to
Get Money Refunded Busy Signals.

Special investigators for the CheSa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co. are
probing the activities Of a nickel rack
eteer." who Is collecting money from
coin boxes in the downtown section, it
was learned today.
The racketeer apparently is operating
on the "small-proflt-and-q turn
over" principle, for he seems to have
built up route" of his own, which he
covers at regular intervals.
His method IS to insert wads of paper
IN the coin-return boxes of telephones.
preventing the return of coins deposited
for calls which bring only busy" or
a "don't-answer" signal.
Telephone users, of course, blame the
company, the thought they may be the
victims of a new racket not ACQUIRING
to them.
AS a matter of fact however, the
telephone company is on the lookout
for the racketeer, and the watchfulness
Of investigations has put o decided
crimp in his business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
CLOTHES
AND CASH STOLEN
Checks Also Taken in Series
of TheftS in Capital
During Week.

Jevelry and clothing valued at SAT-
and cash and checks totaling 1903
we're stolen by thieves who were active
in Washington yesterday.
A wrist watch worth $2l2 was taken
from Golden g. Co.'S jewelry store, 1919
H street, by a man who posed as pros
pective customer and asked to examine
several timepieces. The man left the
store while Edwin Golden, a member of
the Arm, was getting more watches from
the safe.
Mans Pocket Picked.
A pickpocket lifted" SIT in cash and
travellers checks worth 500 from Leung
Yickpan's pockets. The victim, New
Yorker, accompanied by several Chi
nese friends, was in a Fourteenth street
restaurant at the time.
coiored boy snatchsd a purse con-
tanning $40 from Elizabeth Lacey, 1905
T street. while she was walking on r
street, between Twelfth ard Thirteenth
Purse Is Stolen.
Marion Smith of Baltimore told police
her purse, which contained s9l. was
stolen from her seat in Fifteenth
street theater.
Clothing and jewelry valued at $l72
were stolen from the apartments OF Miss
Elizabeth Thomas. Miss Mae Cross and
Howard Pope at 3s2s Military road.
A burglar stole clothing worth $275
and $40 in cash from the home Of DR..
Charles D. Cole. 53o5 Forty-first street.
Another burglar was fred at twice
by James o. Mathis, who saw him
climbing through a window Of the
apartment OF Mrs. Marcella Hennessy
at 21l5 c street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
GRADING JOB SOUGHT
BY TEN CONTRACTORS
Bids Opened for Work at Airing.
ton Bridge Develop.
ment.

Ten Arms are seeking the contract
for the grading work incident TO relo-
cation Of the tracks Of the Rosslyn. Va.
branch OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. ON
the banks Of the Potomac River just
west Of Boundary Channel at the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge development.
Bids were opened yesterday and are
being studied by associates Of Lieut..
Col. U. s. Grant, Sd. executive oficer
of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Com
mission. The commission Ia expected
to make the award shortly.
The lowest bid was from Marye a.
Blankenship, Shawsville, Va, who Of
fered TO do the work for 80 cents q
cubic yard. The next lowest was the
Grier-Lovrance CO., Statesvilie, NJ c.,
which did some of the work at the
Warrington terminus OF the bridge and
offered to do the grading for 80 9-10
cents per cubic yard. The bids ran as
high as 30 cents per cubic yard.
Shifting Of the railroad tracks is nee
esssry to avoid q grade crossing on the
Virginia shore. A concrete tunnel will
be constructed in a cut which has now
been made near the present tracks. On
April bids will be opened for the con-
struction Of the concrete tunnel and
Col. Grant will supervise the awarding
OF the contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
j. s, W|THDRAWS
PERJURY EVIDENCE
!. IN PROBE OF PITTS
New Facts Are Reported
Found, NecesSitating
Change in Action.
CASE TO BE PRESENTED
AGAIN BY NEXT WEEK
New Indictment Will Be Asked by
Government, Says Prose
cution's Office.

Impelled by the last-minute discovery
OF alleged new evidence, Government
prosecutors today Withdrew from con-
Sideration OF the grand jury evidence
they had presented in a perjury charge
against G. Bryan Pitts, former officer OF
the F. H. Smith Co.
The grand jury was asked not to take
action in the case by Assistant Attor-
ney General Nugent DoddS and former
Assistant United States Attorney Nell
Burkinshaw, who was appointed a spe-
cial assistant to the Attorney General
yesterday.
Indictments Sought.
When the case first arose, Mr.. Dodds
fled with the court notice that the
Government was seeking perjury indict-
mentS against Pitts and Others asso-
ciated with him" in the recent trial OF
three Smith Co. officials on charges OF
conspiring to embezzle $4,000, 900 from
the company and to destroy allegedly
discriminating records. Pitts, with c.
Ebert Anadale and John H. Edwaros,
jr.. was convicted and sentenced to IA
years in the penitentiary. The others
received lighter sentences.
Pitts filed an appeal and while his
case was pending the Government In
stituted its action on the perjury count.
After the initial presentation Of evil
6ence. however. there was a consider
able interval when the matter was held
in allegiance, and the prosecutors de-
eided to represent the entire case. This
latter presentation, it was understood,
involved only Pitts.
Fake Evidence Charged.
He is alleged to have participated in
the preparation and presentation at the
trial Of fraudulent documentary evi-
dence.
The counsel for the Government said
the new evidence had come into its
hands very recently and that it would
be futile to present it now to this
gand jury which expires today. It
was said the new evidence may alter
the complexion of the case and might
have the effect Of multiplying any indict-
nent returned until the new material
had been considered by the jury.
Burkinshaw said every effort would
be made to present the entire case to
TIE new grand jury week from Mon
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
TEMPTATION is SUBJECT
OF BISHOPS SERMON
MCDOWELL Cites Christ's Life as Evil
dence of Unselfishness at
MONDAY Services.

By the way q man resistS tempta-
lions may be determined his course of
action through life, Bishop William r.
Mcdowell of the Methodist Episcopal
Church declared at midday Lenten
services in the New York Avenue Pres
bytertan Church yesterday.
Speaking on the subject Temptations
OF Jesus" Bishop Mcdowell developed
the thought that Christ by the manner
in which He resisted temptations showed
His unselflshness and the fact that He
was using His power to serve others.
Likewise, true Christians should fol-
low the example set by Christ and use
their power to aid others, Bishop Nc
Dowell said. Rev. DIR. H. P. Baker, pas
tor OF Mount Rainier M. E. Church,
presided at yesterdays services.
Bishop Mcdowell VIII deliver the final
sermon OF the midday Ler1ten services
in the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church tomorrow. The services arc un-
der the auspices of the Warrington
Federation of Churches. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02

loving people, to express himself through
the medium OF art.
Among the paintings exhibited by Mr.
Standing are The Passing Of Millions"
depicting the days when the buffalos
provided the Indians with food; the
Danger Of Hunters" to which is at
tached a true story of fight with a
grizzly bear, and THE War Leaders"
an impressive group of the last of the
old chieftains
Mr.. Standing has never been east of
Chicago before. As a cow-puncher,
and the member of a Wild West show,
he travelled considerably throughout the
West. His first painting made in 1916
led to a continued desire to paint
Through his own perseverance and
work, the artist attained to an in
dividuality which prompted friends to
encourage him to exhibit in cities OF
the East.
DiscIaims knowledge of Art.
A quiet, modest young man, Mr.
Standing denies q present knowledge
Of painting
by the time I am So" he smiled,
II may know something about it. !
do know the legends Of my people, how
ever, and I like to paint the country
and the places I know"
Mr.. Standings works are a real
contribution to American history They
preserve the romance, the life, and the
pursuits Of Americas first citizens. not
as visualized by an outside observer.
but by one who has known and lived
in his own life and through the spirit
OF his ancestors, that which he places
on the canvas in colors.
Mr.. Standings paintings, which will
be on exhibit in the National Press
Building for a week. have already re-
ceived the recognition Of Vice President
Curtis and Henry Bush Brown, first
president of the Washington Arts Club,
who viewed them for the first time yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
UTILITIES AWAIT
PEPCO RATE ACTION
Electric Company Head De-
cIines to Make Decision of
Directors Public.

The Public Utilities Commission is
expecting to receive today or tomorrow
reply from the Potomac Electric
Power Co. on the commissions request
for a prompt decision as to whether
the company will or will not cooperate
with the commission in reducing wash
ington's electric rates without resorting
to litigation.
The commissions letter was studied
at a meeting Of the board of directors
OF the company yesterday, which lasted
more than two hours. At the end of
the meeting. President william F. Ham
Of the company stated q letter would
be sent the commission today or tomor-
row.
He declined to make 1t public in adj
vance Of notifying the commission. The
letter had not been received up to noon
today.
The commission has prepared a Pc
tition to Equity Court for modification
Of the courts decree, under which the
electric rates are now annually ad-
justed. but the filing Of the petition
has been held up in an effort to avoid
litigation, If possible by compromise
with the company.
At the latest public hearing on cleo
trio rates, the commission found that
under the present scheme, the rate of
return earned by the company is ex-
cessive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
HOLD-UP NO Joke,
ROBBER TAKES SIS
Second Robbery Is Prevented
as Girls Cries Brighten
Bandits Away.

A hold-up thought to be Just an
April fool joke" proved to be the real
thing last night, when George Hillow,
proprietor of a delicatessen at s1S
Thirteenth street, was robbed Of Sl3
by an armed bandit, who promised to
see him again.
And two robbers who attempted to
hold up Mrs. Ida Golubotzsky. owner
Of grocery at 433 Ninth street south
west, showed they meant business by
firing bullet through the show window
Of the store after the screams of the
proprietress' 8-year-old daughter, Eva,
had frightened them away.
Bandit Demands Cash.
Only one customer was in the Thir-
tenth street establishment when the
bandit entered. The robber purchased
package Of chewing gum and gave
Hillow dime. Turning from the cash
register to give the bandit his change,
Hillow found himself gazing into the
business end of revolver.
Give me your money" the robber
demanded.
AN right" Hillow acquiesced, prorer-
ing the nickel.
Il don't want that" the bandit re-
torted. Il mean the money in the cash
register"
well, you'll have to take it yourself"
Hillow replied. refusing to take the
robber seriously.
Thief Takes S1s in Bills.
The bandit demonstrated his earnest
ness. however, by warning Hillow he
would shoot him If he did not move
away from the register Immediately.
Still thinking the affair Joke, Hill
low stepped from behind the counter.
The robber opened the register. grabbed
all the bills in sight-about $13 in all
and damned them into his pockets.
He scorned about SO in change, eX-
planning it was too heavy to bother
with"
Keeping Hillow covered with his
pistol, the bandit told him, Il may see
you again some time" and backed
from the delicatessen, ducked into an
alley and disappeared.
1t was not until the robber had fed
with Hillow's money that the store
keeper realized the hold-up was not q
joke. Before .telephoning police head
quarters, he and the customer, who
had been a silent witness to the rob-
berry. searched the alley, but found no
trace OF the bandit.
Screams Thwart Robbers.
Mrs. Golubotzsky's daughter was
playing with colored boy in corner
OF the Ninth street grocery when two
young men of about Is or 20 years OF
age, walked in.
When they asked Mrs Golubotzsky
for her money. she Thought they were
kidding one of them produced
"a great big gun" and then she was
willing to concede they meant bust
ness.
The sight Of the weapon was too
much for Eva, who began screaming
Taking one look at the girl, the rob-
bers fed - pausing outside, however
long enough to put a bullet hole in
the show window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02

Rev. Joseph v. Buckley will preach on
The Seven Last Words Of Christ" A
musical program will be rendered under
the direction of Prof. Harry Wheaton
Howard, with the following soloists
Miss Mary O'Doncghue, Miss Florence
Yccum, Miss Kathryn Bowers. William
Cross, Lawrence Downey and Frederick
Nolan. Father Hurney will preside at
the service, which will be broadcast
from the church through Station VOL.
No pews will be reserved for this
service.
Cathedral Program.
Tenebrae will be sung tomorrow night
by the Friars Of the Atonement at the
Immaculate Conception Church at 1880
o'clock. Father Hurney will preach
Selections from the. sacred cantata,
The Crucihxion," will be sung by the
Washington Cathedral Choir during the
special service tomorrow at 3 o'clock
IN Bethlehem Chapel. Right Rev.
James e. Freeman, Bishop OF Washing
toms sermon will be broadcast through
Station WMAL over the Columbia
coast-to.ccast network. Bishop Free
man will deliver seven interpretative
addresses on "The Meaning of Calvary"
The service tomorrow afternoon will
be conducted by Rev. RAYMOND L.
Wolven, Canon of Washington and
chaplain to the Bishop of Washington.
Edgar Priest, choirmaster, will direct
the singing
Other services to be held at Wash
ington Cathedral tomorrow include a
celebration Of the holy communion at
1880 o'clock, with Rev. William L. De
Vries, precentor of the Cathedral, as
the celebrant; morning. prayer and lit
any. at II o'clock. with Rev. G. Free
land Peter, chancellor, conducting, and
evening prayer. at 4 o'clock, with Rev.
Alfred J. Wilder ofhciating.
Program at Sacred Heart.
Canon Edward S. Dunlop of the
Washington Cathedral will conduct the
3 o'clock service tomorrow at st. Johns
Episcopal Church in Bethesda, Md.
There will be special music.
The Three Hours Service" will be
observed at the Shrine Of the Sacred
Heart, Sixteenth street and Park road,
tomorrow from noon to o'clock The
discources will be given by Father
Bonaventure, o. F. M, and Dubois
Seven Last Words Of Christ" will be
sung by the CHOIR.
At st. Paul's Church, Rock Creek
parish, there will be a special morning
prayer and sermon by the rector, DR..
F. j, Bohanan, at 10 o'clock. Tonight
at 8 O'Clock at the Petworth M. z.
Church, in Grant Circle, there will be
holy week service. DR.. Clarence True
Wilson, secretary of the Methodist
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and
Public Morals will speak His subject
will be THE Man Who Was Sifted by
Saved"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02

The racketeer'S collection method Is
to make the rounds of the public tele-
phones In which he has inserted his
"coin-catchers,'" removing the paper
wads and pocketing the coins when
they drop into the return" slot.
StorekeeperS and others who have
public telephones are cooperating with
the company by examining the coin
boxes at regular intervals every day
The racketeer has made three at
tempts to establish himself In the public
telephone on the first floor of The Star
Building, but each time his plans have
been nipped in the bud by the dis
covery Of his coin catchers."
Until recently, 1t was said at the
Offices OF the Chesapeake 81 Potomac,
the racketeer was quite active. but the
watchfulness of the investigators,
together with the cooperation Of bust
ness establishments in which there are
public telephones, has caused consider
able decrease in his revenues.
He still Is operating, hoReYe9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
BONES ARE EXCAVATED

The bones dug up by steam shovel
on the site Of the new United States
Supreme Court Building are not hu-
man, but are from the skeleton OF an
animal, in the opinion Of DR.. George w
Calver, physician at the Capitol. ON
cials believe they are the bones OF a
dog.
Workmen digging the foundation
were asked some time ago to watch for
possible evidence of graves as a result
of a request made to the Capitol archi-
tect last year by the QuartermaSter
Corps of the War Department. The
Old Brick Capitol formerly stood on
the Supreme Court site and the War
Department was asked last August to
find out whether any Civil War soldiers
had been buried at that place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
INFLUX OF EASTER
VISITORS BEGUN;
100000 EXPECTED
Pennsylvania and B. & o.
Railroads Planning Many
Special Trains.
WHITE HOUSE CROWDS
HELD GOOD BAROMETER
More Than 1000 at Executive
Mansion Yesterday Despite
Bad Weather.

The annual Easter parade, expected
to bring between 100000 and 10000
visitors to Washington, has begun.
The early arrivals are coming prin-
cipally by railroad and automobile. De-
spite Indictment weather, more than
1000 visitors were brought here by IA
special trains from the Middle West
These visitors were from Milwaukee and
Beloit, Wis; Chicago, Indianapolis and
neighboring communities.
Many Special Trains.
Oficials of the Pennsylvania Railroad
said they would run between IS and 20
specials during this week. The Balti-
more g. Ohio is expected to run a like
number. 1t was pointed out that in
addition to the specials many smaller
parties come in OH the regular trains.
A large number Of visitors have come
by automobile, and the American Auto
mobile Association estimates the total
of out-of-town cars here for Easter will
exceed that of last year.
Visitors from Northern New York
and Pennsylvania are expected tomor-
row. The last of the special trains is
expected to run Saturday and will bring
visitors from as far north as Canada.
There will be several of these trains.
Hotels Filling Rapidly.
Oficials of bus lines are looking for
ward to capacity loads as high school
students on Spring vacation prepare
for their customary Easter trip to the
Capital.
Hotels expect that all rooms will be
filled by the end of the week. The in
fiux of newcomers has already been
felt, it was said. and reservations are
coming in rapidly by telegraph and
mail
More than 1000 persons were shown
through the reception and public rooms
OF the White House yesterday. This is
viewed as a good barometer of the an
nual Easter influx. Long lines OF Wis
itors, most Of them Of high school age,
waited TO be taken to the top Of the
Washington Monument and the various
Government departments were overrun
with callers. An unusual number of
visitors also was reported from the mu-
seums and art galleries.
Weather Not Promising.
Oficisily washington gave a warm
bit chilly with cold showers falling in
terInittently all day. Or was the
Weather Bureau too optimistic about the
days to come. Today and tomorrow
were expected to be fair. with no
change IN temperature. but no one
would venture prediction as to Easter
Sunday.
There was considerable doubt as TO
whether the japanese cherry trees
would be in bloom for the holiday. The
blossoms are in bud, but the. warm
weather necessary to bring out the
blooms has not been forthcoming.
David Saunders Of the Department of
Agriculture said it would take at least
two successive warm days to bring the
buds out. In any event. he said, the
trees would not be at their best before
the middle of next week.