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jurors minds Of the justice Of sending q man
to JAN on such-so it seemed then-ineredible
evidence.
These doubts were present with fateful con-
sequences, in the case of Joseph M Roberts,
a West Indian Negro not many years ago.
Roberts was the trusted employe Of jewelry
house in uptown Manhattan. One night the
safe was burgiarfzed. While examining .
sliding box in the safe, fngeFprint expert
found I'VE wen defined prints Of the fingers
Of one hand. Then he went to work.
He fingerprinted all of the 1877 persons Fegu-
larry employed IN the building, from the pres
ident OF the FIRM down, and the one hand
corresponding TO that found the box was
Roberts. Although Roberts protested his in
nocence and his employer defended him. he
was arrested, indicted and tried, but was ulti-
mately acquitted. Under another name he
took q JOB downtown and for q considerable
period worked honestly enough as an elevator
operator.
One Of the regular visitors TO the building
was Isaac Vogel, q jewelry salesman. Vogel
generally carried 3 large quantity Of diamonds
on his person, and on this particular day he
had $1o.ooO in jewels in packet He was
last seen entering the elevator. The next day
his body was found stuffed in the furnace in
the basement. The jewels were gone, and the
placid Negro In the elevator smilingly dis
claimed all knowledge. Under a pile of debris
in the loft detectives found the packet of
They arrested the Negro on suspicion, and
entered direct charge against him when the
prints found on the packet not only corre-
sponded with his, but with those of Roberts.
This time jury found him guilty and SEN
fenced him to the chair. He committed suicide
IN his cell
h IOwADAYS a hngerprint identification is
Y generally accepted in court as unimpeach-
able evidence.
The need Of continuous cooperation in the
transmission Of f1ngerprints to a central bu-
reau was manifested In the case Of George Nc
Donald, counterfeiter, confidence man and
murderer. On July II, 1927 in Valley Field,
near Montreal, a man and woman robbed and
murdered a taxi driver The Montreal police
convinced it was the work of Mcdonald, broad
cast copies Of his flngerprints all over the
world. The New York police received one OF
the circulars, classified the print and filed it.
In August that year, the police of Butte
Mont, arrested man on charge of forgery.
He said his name Harry Carter. Taking
the chance that he was an Eastern man. the
local police sent his hngerprints to New York,
Stil under the name of Carter The New York
police positively identified him as Mcdonald
notified Butte and Montreal of the fact by
telegraph Mcdonald then confessed. He died
on the gallowS.
The undoing of the notorious Diamond
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The Washington times., 1931-02-03
C.E.S. OBSERVES
ANNIVERSARY

The Christian Endeavor Society
started on its second half cen
tury of existence today with it's
District of Columbia branches
pledged to support the Anti
Saloon League.
The fiftieth anniversary of its
founding was celebrated by 300
representatives of the 1913 local
units at a banquet in Calvary
Baptist Church last night. The
first unit of the society was or.
ganized in Portland, Me-, Feoru-
ary 2, 1881, by the Rev. Francis
E. Clark, a young Congregational
minister. It now is an inverna-
tional organization.
A letter from President Hoover
was read at the banquet praiSing
the society and its Ideals.
William Knowles Cooper, for
mer general secretary of the Y.
M. c. A., expressed confidence in
the younger generation" A
letter from Daniel Polling, ma
tional president, expressed regret
at not being able to attend the
dinner.
A speech of George M. Gooch,
an officer of the District Anti
Saloon League, won the meetings S
pledge of support.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
$500, 900 Brewery Fire
DrGUUs IS Companies

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 QN.S0 -
Thirty-six fire engine companies
from Manhattan with all available
apparatus were ferried across New
York harbor today to aid in fight.
ing a fire at Stapleton, Staten Is.
land. An old brewery and two
dwellings were burned with an es,
timated loss of 100000.
The brewery was occupied by
three business firms and was to-
tally destroyed.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Well Soon to GiUe
Water for Fairfax

FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 3.-A flow
of so gallons a minute at a depth
of 305 feet was measured Satur,
day at the deep we'll drilled here
for the town water supply.
1t is expected that private
homes will be connected with the
mains sometime in April although
water for fire protection will be
availabl in March.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
A. |. CASSELL TALKS

Albert 1. Cassell, architect Of
Howard University, will be among
the principal speakers at the Col
ored National Builders AsSocia-
ton convention at Hampton Insti-
tuition on next Monday.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03

These prices effective in our stores and
meat markets in Washington, ID. C.,
and vicinity,
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D|R|G|DLE EFFECTS
PLANNEDAT DINNER
Meeting of Washington Board
of Trade to Present
Unusual Program.

Dazzling scenic effects are promised
for the annual Midwinter meeting of
the Washington Board Of Trade, which
will take the form of "cruise aboard
the BIT 40O0," during which an elabo-
rate entertainment will be given at the
Willard Hotel next Saturday evening,
according 20 preparations made by a
committee headed by j. Mitchell Owens.
Corps of theatrical scene painters,
designers and other workmen are all
ready to move into the ball room of
the hosiery this week to transform it
into the appearance of the inside of a
giant dirigible.
The idea is to give the guests the
impression of travelling through the air
and loud speaker horns will be installed,
through which will be sounded the
throb of motors. Electrical transcript
ton records VIII be employed and there
will be special lighting effects to pro-
duce the effect of clouds.
The entertainment committee, headed
by H. r. HelWig has completed ar
rangements with New York theatrical
producers for a series of acts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
TODAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

Gayety Legs and Laughter" at
2:15 and 8:15 pm.
PaIace-"The Easiest Way" at IL 48
am, 2:03, 4:45, 1877 and 959 pm.
FOx--"The Man Who Came Back, .
at 1870 am, 2:10, Abs, 7:16 and
e:41 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"The Royal Family
of Broadway at 1913 am, 1888, 3:38,
5:36, 1886 and 1886 pm.
Earle" Illicit" at 1855 am, 2:15,
4:45, 7:45 and 1905 pm.
RiaIto-"A Aloha" at 1870 am, 100,
$50, $50, 1880 and $50 pm.
Columbia Reducing" at 1875 am,
l:35, 3:35, $40, TAO and $40 pm.
MetrOpoIitan-"The Criminal Code -
at 1929 am, l:27, 1925, 5:23, 7:21 and
9:19 pm.
Tivoli-"Kismet." at 2, $50, $40,
T:35 and $50 pm.
Central-"Hook. Line and Sinker,' %
from IL am. to II pm.
Ambassador Illicit" at els, sos
and 955 pm.
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From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington 5 Theaters.

comments on them provided prob
ably the richest of these travel aft
ernoons.
Starting off by saying that Rome
is perhaps older and newer than
ever" which he explained by re-
viewing the "diggings" that have
been recently uncovered, and the
snatching away of the street cars
and the BUSES that are taking their
place, Mr.. Newman painted a pic
ture of this ancient city that should
send many of his audience there
with great speed. He took his
GREATNESS listeners out to the Villa
Torlonia and introduced them to II
0uce while the latter looked into
and away from the camera and in
one moment of great effort pro-
duced the very ghost of a smile.
Following pictures of the most mi
mute of the MusSolini family on
horseback, Mr.. Newman showed
views of the crack Italian cavalry
officers sliding down mountains, and
then showed the vast procession
that gathered for the wedding of the
Prince OF Piedmont last Spring.
The last half of the talk was de-
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as to say that
this is the best
of all his travel
sketches. For
M r. Newman
revealed Mus
solini in some
interesting and
D e 7 S o n a !
glimpses, he re-
vealed himself
as a spectator
at royal and
neo-royal we'd
dings that took
place ! a S t
Spring. and he
follow d his
Holiness, Pope
Plus XII, with a
- nn n 4
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snapped him when perhaps he
shouldn't have been swapping him.
All in all, what with glimpses of
crowns and kings and queens and
princes, the Jewels flashing fire from
the great opera at RoIle, and the
brand new husband of Mussolinis
daughter starting off on his we'd
ding trip sitting in the rumble seat
of his car while his wife drove, these
and Mr.. Newman's intersperSed
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room. The fire department was notified
and Rev Clinton H. Churchill and a
choir of so voices continued the program
until the smoke became so thick as to
interfere. There was hasty signing
off and a scramble for the street. No
one was injured and thu blaze was
originated.
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can city, which f1ttingly closed an
afternoon of great merit.
E. de S. M.
Gayety Show
PIeases the Fans.
MIRTH and laughter abound at
w the Gayety this week, where
Legs and Laughter" one. of the
most tuneful and sparkling revues
of the season, is playing. Back again
is Jerri McCauley, foremost of Kinda
Wassau'S rivals And Kinda had
better look to her laurels. The fans
don't see much of Kinda on her
appearances-jus glimpse or two
but Jerri is generous and Is on and
off the stage at frequent intervals.
Assisting Jerri is character
known as the Bad Boy of Bur-
lesque," Lou Costello, who will be re-
membered from last year, when his
blues singing of '"Ro-Ro-Kollin'
Along" became quite famous. He
sang that again yesterday.
Jerri sings some of the newer
songs. climaxed with dancing. Hazel
De Vine, also familiar figure on
this circuit, is in no danger of be-
coming one of the unemployed.
Others of note are Mary Ryon, a
newcomer, and Pearl Kay, IAN OIL
timer" and Eddie Dale, with George
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voted to views and news Of the Vati-
can city, which fittingly closed an
afternoon of great merit.
E. de s. M.
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Fire 1nterrupts Rroadcasting,

BUFFALO, N. Y, February CP).-
While the back home hour" program
was being broadcast from the Churchill
Tabernacle over the Columbia network,
between IL and IL O'Clock last night,
smoke was seen issuing from an ante
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Leon, who never fail with a steady
barrage of witticisms. The Three
Upstairs" a trio Of acrobats, are
clever, and the chorus is the best
seen at the Gayety for some time.
B. w.
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Mussolini and the Pope
Stars of Newman Traveltalk.

THE largest audience that Mr..
Newman has ever amassed
at the National Theater was
IL at hand yesterday afternoon
to hear what Newman, the
veteran traveltalker, had to say
about Rome and the Vatican City.
The results were in every way sat
1sfying. One might even go so far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
KENTUCKY DEFEATED
BY A BLOCKED PUNT
tumble Also A DIS Alabama in Win
ming, Q to Kelly Runs So
Yards to Count.
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. october Sl.-A
blocked punt which bounded over the
Kentucky goal line broke TT tie and
gave Alabama q 9-7 homecoming day
victory over the wildcats here.
Standing on his T-yard line. Ker-
cheyal, who had been called on numer-
Gus times to kick from within the
shadow Of his goal. attempted to punt.
but Huppke, Alabama guard, tore In
and smeared the play, Kercheval re-
covered for q safety,
After both teams had been held score
less during the first two periods Ship
wreck" Kelly, the Wildcats backfeld
ace. returned q punt 81 yards and en-
the next play put the Kentuckians in
the lead with q spectacular 5a-yard
dash for Alahama's goal. Wright place
kicked the point.
Alabama Immediately started an ap-
parent touchdown drive. but a 25-yard
penalty, when Godfree was elected from
the game for unSpcrtSmanlike conduct,
ended the threat
Both teams reSorted TO punttng and
q tumble by Kercheval gave Alabama
the ball on the Wildcats 26-yard kne.
from where Cain and Holley worked
across q touchdown.
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HOWARD BEATEN, 1910,
BY VIRGINIA STATE
Bisons Twice Hold Off Visitors on
0ne-Yard Line-Fumbls Loses
Chance to Score.

Unable to consistently stem the strong
driving attack of the Virginia State
College eleven of st. Petersburg, Howard
University was beaten, 10 to 0, yester-
day in the Bison bowl.
Towards line, after two gallant braces
on its 1-yard line in the first quarter,
weakened on another thrust, a 20-yard
run by Johnson of the visitors, followed
by two passes Johnson passed to Scott
for the touchdown. while another aerial,
johnson to Howe, accounted for the
extra point.
Playing purely defensive game, the
BiSonS stiffened in the second period
to hold Virginia State sccreleSS, al
though the driving line plays OF Dapney
and Bounds forced the local collegians
to the shadow of their own goal posts,
A tumble spoiled Towards chances
after the kickoff for the second hall.
Hall, taking the ball on his own 2-yaro
stripe, ran 38 yards. On the next play
State recovered looSely-handled How
ard ball and with Bounds and Dabney
again leading the attack, drove down
to the Bison's 9-yard line. Johnson
went around end for the touchdown
The pass for the point failed.
The last score came shortly after the
fourth period opened. johnson dashed
35 yards and on the next play COM
pleted a pass to Scott for first down a
yard from Towards goal. Dabney went
over The aerial for the extra point
was short.
Howard was decisirely outplayed
Virginia State made II first downs to
Towards 5, while the visitors cem-
pleted s of their 16 passes to the Bisons
Of u.
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EPISCOPAL GR!DDERS
DRUBBED BY GILMAN
First to Score, but Are Quickly
Overhauled in 1876 Game at
Alexandra.

ALEXANDRIA, va, October 81
Episcopal High dropped its annual grid
iron battle with China Country School
of Baltimore by ID to 6 here today at
Hoxton Field.
Buddy Mizell put Episcopal out in
front with a touchdown in the first
period. but Gilman's two aces, Pepper
Constable and Willie Poindexter, quick
ly overcame the locals lead and gave
Gilman its winning margin.
Mizell intercepted pass thrown by
Poindexter and raced 65 yards for the
first score of the game. Garrett missed
placement kick on the point attempt
Constable grabbed a forward pass
from Poindcxter early in the second
quarter and galloped IS yards for a
touchdown and added the extra point
himself.
A drive straight through the Episco-
pal line opening the second half soon
carried the ball to the 3-yard line, from
where Poindexter carried it over. Con-
stables placement kick failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
MARYLAND DEFEATS
ST. JOHNS HARRIERS
Old Line Varsity Is Victorious,
"a to 81, While Freshmen
Triumph, Is to 40.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, October 3l-St
Johns cross-country men were defeated
twice today when both the varsity and
freshmen barriers lost to like runners
from the University of Maryland, the
varsity losing by the score of "a to 81
and the freshmen bowling, Is to 40.
The varsity meet was closely con-
tested and although Russell of St
Johns was the first to finish and Dun
leavy came in third for the locals,
Maryland placed seven men among the
first ten to finish. The varsity course
was miles ITO yards and the winning
time was 26 minutes As seconds.
The freshmen teams competed over a
shorter course of 3l4 miles, Ramsburg
finishing for the Maryland Frosh in
10 minutes Is seconds.
The summary:
Varsity race-Russell, st. Johns,
first. Shure, Maryland, second; Dun
leavy, st. Johns, third; Cronin, Mary
land, fourth; Savage, Maryland, fifth;
Rice, MARYLAND. sixth: McGlabbery,
Maryland, seventh; Hammerlund, Mary
land, eighth: Naughton, Maryland
ninth; Gault. st. Johns, tenth; Dozen,
dorf, Maryland, eleventh; Hancock, st
Johns twelfth; Gray, st. Johns, thir-
tenth; Brown. Maryland. fourteenth
Winning time, 26 minutes 46 seconds
Freshman race-Won by Ramsburg
Maryland; Bowers, Maryland, second
Ashton, Maryland, third; Firmin
Maryland, fourth; Litsinger, MARYLAND
fifth; Mcguire, Maryland, sixth; Nc.
Crea, st. Johns, seventh; Jones. st
Johns, eighth; Archer, Maryland
ninth; Reordan, st. Johns, tenth; Bell
Maryland, eleventh; Eaton, st. Johns
twelfth; Lampe. st. Johns, thirteenth
Jiminez, st. Johns, fourteenth; Martin
st. Johns, fifteenth.
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BLUES zoo,
BY PENN MILITARY
Trio Of Mechanical Errors
Thwart Thanksgiving
GalIaudet Team.
Pa. October a.

~HESTER, Pa, October 3i.--
Three tough breaks robbed
~ Gallaudet College of its
chance of winning its first
foot ball game of the season here
today and enabled Penn Military
Colleges eleven to score a 20-to-0
victory.
The defeat was q bitter one for the
Blues. who, after holding their foes
scoreleSs in the opening period and
threatening to score their first touch
down or the year, watched tumble,
bad pass from center and q penalty
cause their downfall.
1t was Gallaudet's fourth defeat In
as many games.
Blues Start Well.
The Blues got of to an impressive
start as the line opened large holes In
the p. NJ. c. forward wall. but after
driving down to the 2D-yard line. for
ward pass was downed oyer the goal
line
A tumble Of a P. M. c. punt by wall
noha of Gallaudet put the Cadets in
position to score shortly after the sec
ond period started. The Chester cole
legians recovered and HAWAI- and Os-
borne, on two plays. took the ball over.
Thwaite kicked the extra point.
Bad Pass Costly.
A bad pass from center in the same
period, which eluded Gallaudet's backs
and was recovered by the hest team on
the Blues 5-yard line, paved the way
for the second score, Osborne circling
end for the touchdown. The kick was
unsuccessful
The second half was characterized
by frequent penalties for roughness.
In the middle Of the third period Gall
laudet was penaiized half the distance
/ to the goal line. giving the Cadets the
bali on the Blues 19-yard line. On q
reverse play, Young scurried over.
Thwaite again kicked goal.
on its own 1-yard line.
TiYa-une.
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SWAvELY DEFEATS
SHENANDOAH, IL TO 0
Makes Two Touchdowns Through
Line to Triumph in Annual
Grid Game.

WINCHESTER, Va, October ST.
Shenandoah Valley Academy was beaten
in its annual clash with Swavely In
stitute, of Manassas today, IL to 0.
Mallory and Yurk each scored for
Swavely.
Outweighing the locals, Swavely
played through the line for both touch
downs and abandoned an aerial attack
after several forward passes were broken
up by the Shenandoah boys.
Gray Thomas, Yurk and Mallory
starred for Swavely on the offense.
while Cappo, Strong and c. Dunbar
were strong on the defense. Shannon,
Marias and Luck gained most of the
ground for the locals. Luck soutpunted
his opponent, Gray. Rozell was espe-
cially strong on the defense for
Shenandoah
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Navy Held to Scoreless Tie
By West Virginia Wesleyan
In Grid Clash at Annapolis

A NNAPOLIS, Md, october 81
~ The loss of six regulars to the
~ West Virginia Wesleyan team
through eligibility rules did not
hinder it to any apparent extent in
holding the Naval Academy foot ball
team to scoreless tie this afternoon.
The visitors we're equally able in
holding the first and second Navy
teams and although they never serious
ly threatened the Navy goal, they
managed to keep the Midshipmen, with
one exception, well from their goal line.
The long-diStance punting OF Hun,
whose boots for the afternoon averaged
between 40 and As yards, and the block
ing and tackling of Edmunds, Methodist
center, were outstanding as the Bobcats
valiantly fought the Tars back the
whole game.
The nearest approach to score came
five minutes previous to the final whistle.
Intercepting pass on his 40-yard line,
Kirn provided the first scoring stimulus.
Although the ball was lost on downs, a
tumble few minutes later was re-
covered by Tuttle on the visitors IT.
yard line. Kim and Samuels tried the
line, then a pass, kim to Denny, put
the ball on the 10-yard line. There 1t
was lost as the Methodists held
Once before In the first quarter the
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ST. JOHNS WALLOPS
HAMPDEN SIDNEY
Starts Attack After Opposition
Scores-Forward Passes Get
Two Touchdowns.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, October 31.-St
Johns College today defeated Hampden-
Sidney. 81 TO z, here in foot bali game
filed with intercepted passes and re-
covered fuInbles.
In the first quarter the Virginians
took advantage of a poor kick and
placed the ball on the 8-yard line
From there a pass, Toone to HUMPHREYS
counted for their only score.
The second quarter was the signal
for the Johnnies, and they unleashed a
passing attack which netted them two
scores,
The first came on an end run by Me-
Cartee of 20 yards. The second came
two minutes later on passes from Nc
Cartee to Cassasa and Carpenter.
Carpenter made both points from
placement.
The Jchnnies again scored in the
third quarter on pass from McCartee
to Carpenter. Carpenter again made the
extra point.
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TARHEELS NIP STATE
IN GRIDIRON THRILLER
Wolfpack Scores Two Touchdowns
and Safety in Second Half of
1915 Defeat.
BY the Associated Press.

RALEIGH, N. c., October 31.-North
Carolina defeated North Carolina State
18 to Is in the annual game here TODAY
but the wolfpack furnished a surprise
and the thrills of the contest by holding
the Tarheels scoreless in the second
half. while making two touchdowns and
a safety.
Rip Slusser, tow-headed halfback
scored all three of the victors' touch
downs. The first came after he re-
ceived pass and ran for net gain Of
rs yards. He started the second with
a 21-yard dash OF tackle, later Carving
the ball over through center, and on
the first play of the second quarter he
ran 19 yards for the third counter
State scored its safety in the third
period when Cobb, Wolfpack captafn
blocked an attempted punt by white
Seemingly inspired by the two points
the Techmen smashed and passed their
way to a touchdown early in the last
period, McQuage going over but missing
the point.
Later a Carolina tumble gave STATE
the ball on the 20-yard line. McOuare
passed to Guerneau for 10 yards ana
Comiskey hit the line for the score
McQnage place-kicked the point.