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Evening star., 1931-12-26
HOSPITAL CHILDREN
SHARE YULE CANDY
100 Boxes Left From Foxhall VIII
lage Celebration Yesterday
Will Be Distributed.

Santa Claus left big surplus of
candy for the children of Foxhall VIII
and its neighbors, Foxhall, this Christ
mas, and yesterday afternoon the l0G
extra boxes of candy we're taken to
Children's Hospital for the second
party of that institution. today.
The candy distribution was part of
Foxhall Villages annual Christmas
community celebration, which this year
was patterned after old England's
street caroling. A group of 25 persons,
through the streets of the village sing
ing carols following the lighting of the
community tree on the village green
in Greenwich Parkway.
AS the procession went on, the orig
inal group was augmented by other
residents and by the time it returned
to the tree, where Santa Claus was to
give candy to every child present, a
crowd of 300 men and women had
gathered After every child had re-
ceived candy from Santa Claus, 100
boxes remained and the decision was
reached to present the sweets to Chill
dren's Hospital.
Participation in the community
Christmas decoration competition in
the Foxhall Village this year includes
the placement of lighted electric can
dies in every window and the lighting
of numerous evergreens.
Besides DR.. Christie, the committee
men in charge of the celebration In
cluded T. G. Emmons, lighting; Charles
C.. Boswell, Santa Claus; Lieut.. Louis
A. Packett, u. S. N, marshal. and Maj
Blake r. Van Leer, president for the
Foxhall village Citizens Association,
and Fulton Lewis, president, and Miss
Annie C. Keliher, celebration chairman,
of the Foxhal Club.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
TRUCK DRIVER HELD
IN MANS DEATH
Declares Colored Pedestrian Was
Victim of Hit-Run
Motorist.

Frank Riley, 35, colored, of 1888
Tenth street, was rundown and almost
instantly killed early today while cross
ing X street near Fifteenth street.
A two-ton coal truck overturned IN
the street Just abreast of where Riley
was hit, and police arrested the driver.
Fred Stepney, "a. colored, of 1867
Montello avenue northeast. who at first
admitted, they say, and later denied
that his vehicle struck the pedestrian.
The accident occurred before many
people were abroad and police OBJ
tanned their only version OF the affair
from Stepney Tire marks on the pave
ment, however, showed Stepney's truck
skidded almost 100 feet before 1t top
pied over.
Riley died a few minutes after his
arrival at Emergency Hospital, where
he was taken by passing taxicab
driver. He was unable to make
statement.
According to Policeman A. T. Davis
of No. precinct, Stepney at hrst eX-
claimed "I told him (the injured mani
I did it," and then added. - but
I was so frightened I didn't know what
I was saying!"
At the station house. where Stepney
was held pending inquest, the dray-
man said a hit-and-run motorist ran
down the pedestrian and proceeded
west on K street.
Stepney declared he tried to stop too
suddenly following the accident, with
the result that his truck overturned.
The vehicle was empty at the time.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
PLAY TOURNAMENT
PLANS ANNOUNCED
Contest Dramas This Year
Must Be Based on Days
of Revolution.

The 1882 District of Columbia one
act play tournament. conducted by the
Community Center Department of the
public schools in conjunction with the
Drama Guild of Washington, will be
held February 27 to March II inclusive
at the Wilson Teachers College and
the East Washington Community Cen
ter. Firals Of the tournament will be
staged in Mckinley High School Audi
forum on March 16.
Registration blanks for participants
in the competition are available ana
will be mailed from the Community
Center Department in the Franklin
School Administration Building Or
ganized dramatic clubs and amateur
theatrical groups which have presenteo
public performances during the past II
months are eligible.
Plays acceptable in the tournament
this year are confined to the American
Revolutionary and American Colonial
periods, but they need not be American
subject matter, the Community Center
Department has announced. list OF
new and officially approved American
plays of the period and an additional
list of plays of the period, but which
are not American have peen compiled
by the District Public Library and are
available for drama groups at the center
department.
The committee in charge of the tour
nament this year includes Mrs. E. K.
Peoples, director of the Community
Center DEPARTMENT; DR.. Dewitt c.
Croissant, Capt R. c. Montgomery, Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest, Dennis E. Con-
nell and Miss Bess Davis Schreiner.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
SENATOR QUESTIONS
DEGREE CASES
Brookhart s-cs Possible Effort te
Hamper Enforcement Of Law
in Charges Filed.

Belief that law enforcement here
has been affected somewhat by prose-
cution of police third-degree cases was
expressed yesterday by Senator Brook
hart, Republican, of Iowa.
The Iowa Senator said people have
told him that something more than
a desire to suppress brutality" may have
been behind some of the cases. The
Senator said that, personally, he had
no charges to make against any one,
but intended to see that the subject
is looked into He said he has not made
any immediate plans.
He said he has heard a suggestion
that efforts to discourage energetic en-
forcement may have entered into some
of the cases.
Discussing law enforcement generally
Senator Brookhart renewed his in
dorsement of the Howell prohibition en-
forcement measure for Washington, and
said il should he enacted
Evening star., 1931-12-26
Verdict Of Suicidal Intent Is
Returned at Inquest on
Claude &. Moore.
WOMEN SAY HE WALKED
ID MILES TO PAWN WATCH
Victim Was Despondent and Told
-Four at Jolly Party He Was
Broke" Witnesses Add.

suicide verdict was returned today
by a coroner's jury which investigated
the death of Claude E. Moore. 81, who
plunged from a third-story window of
the Roosevelt Hotel during a Christmas
eve party.
The death of Moore who lived at
l74l Church street, at first was termed
accidental, but with suicidal intent"
Alter conference with Coroner Joseph
d. Rogers. however, the jurors changed
their decision to jumping from a WIN
dow with suicidal intent"
Women Testify.
The principal witnesses were Mrs.
Virginia Gould, 27, 37l8 Benton street;
Miss Ethel Taylor. New York City, and
| Robert Witt, 81 Cincinnati.
Iha women, both recently returned
from France, where they visited Moores
wife, testified both men had been drink
ing all day Christmas eve.
Moore. they said, was despondent.
complaining that he was broke" He
told them, they said. that he had
walked IA miles that day to pawn his
watch. Although he procured the
liquor consumed at the party, they said
he did not pay for it.
Nervous on Witness Stand.
Both women appeared nervous on
! the witness stand. and Miss TAYLOR
seemed on the verge of tears several
times. She told the jury that Moore
fell against the kitchen stove, cutting
his head Later she said he dashed
| into the bed room with her behind
him. She heard gasp, she added,
| urhn chn
| had disappeared
| promoter" offered testimony similar
to that Of the women The party, he
said, was Just a jolly celebration"
/ A taXlcab driver, Thomas j, Con-
nelly testified he was driving past
the hotel at about the time Moore
! dropped from the window.
! Hacker Says He Saw Scene.
Il heard somebody yell hey" Con-
nelly said. Il looked up and saw man
leaning from window, waving some
! thing. I looked up again a few
moments later and the man had one
! loot on the window sill and seemed to
! be holding on to the frame. He looked
| as though he was trying to Jump. and
behind him l thought I saw a woman.
A'NA
parently trying to pull him back"
! Both Miss Taylor and Mrs. Gould
denied having been in the room when
! Moore jumped.
Second Inquest Held
A second inquest was being held to-
| day into the death of Philip w. Pugh,
! 54, victim of an automobile accident
yesterday morning.
Pugh, who lived at AIS Second street
| southwest was killed when struck by
a car at Massachusetts avenue and
Second street. The driver. Francis
Mulcare, 90. of 405 Tenth street. was
released in the custody of his attorney
after being arrested on charges of driv-
! ing with bad brakes and a suspended
permit.
Body Still Unclaimed.
Pugh, driver for the Children's Aid
Society, was hit when he stepped from
behind a parked machine. His body
is still unclaimed at the Morgue. efforts
to trace his sister. Mrs. John j. Blee.
who formerly lived near Fourteenth and
N streets, having proved futile
His wife and two children are said
to live in Ohio.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
M0T0RIST is SOUGHT
AFTER TRIPLE CRASH
Driver Flees Following Collisions.
Woman Taken to Hospital as
Result of Shock.

Police today were searching for the
driver of an automobile who fed after
his machine had struck two others in
triple crash on Highway Bridge about
1870 o'clock last night.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howell, Alexandria,
Va, driver of one of the cars. was taken
to Emergency Hospital suffering from
shock after the accident. The car
which struck her machine had first
sideswiped an automobile operated by
George Vollin, colored. of Alexandria.
Witnesses said the automobile, occu-
pied by two colored men. was on the
wrong side of the road when it crashed
into Vollin, who was headed north on
the bridge. The machine then careened
and struck the Howell car. The two
colored men leaped from their machine
and fed
Mrs. Howell returned home after re-
ceiving hospital treatment. No ong
else was injured.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
CtIRnane of First Precinct 10
Face Charge of Knocking
Out Prisoners Teeth.
FOUR INMATES BACK
W. A. H0FMANk'S CHARGE
Scene Follows Arrest in Shoe Store
by Watehman-Resisted officer.
Bootblack Says.

folceman jeremiah Cullinane, first
precinct was under suspension TODAY,
loiIoWlng an official investigation of a
charge that he beat a prisoner knock
ing out TWO OF the mans teeth.
Inc victim Of the alleged assault
Wilbur A. Hofmann. "a, of 614 Massa-
chusettS avenue. was arrested early
Yesterday in Hahn's Shoe store
seventh and K streets. According IN
George Nix, night watchman who
turned Hofmann over to Lieut. Horace
Llneburg and Policeman A c PouI-
sen, also OF the first precinct. the nris-
oner was found in the store after
gaming entrance by removing a pane
Vi grass from side door.
When Capt. William 4. Holmes pre-
cn4ct commander. leaCAed the police
station shortly after 7 am, he said. he
Was Co4o Ho!mann was bleeding from
tne mouth. having injured himself
"hen ne fell against a stool in his cell,
Four Support Charge.
Onder questioning by Capt Holmes
however the prisoner asserted Chilli
name struck him without provocation
MS declaration was corroborated bv
Tour other prisoners. all of whom also
accused the policeman of attacking
Ho1mann without reason. The prison.
eTS who substantiated Hofmann'5 3
charge are Benjamin Samuel "a. COL
ofed; Kew johnson. "a. colored: Fran
CTS Mulcare 20, and NJ Murray. 81,
samuel and johnson were being held
lor investigation in connection with
several recent rCbberies Mulcare was in
custody t-.--,.orarlly because of an auto
LnopIe accldent in which he was in
vowed, and Murray was under arrest on
drunkenness charge.
Says HOfmann Resisted,
Their statements were contradicted
however, by John H. Clvburnq 35 q
colored bootblack who plies his trade
III the station. Clyburne declared Hof-
mann resisted Cullinane.
After hearing the mems stories Cant
Ho!neS notified Inspector T R. Bean
lrst inspection district Commander
Bean ordered Holmes TO suspend Cul-
Auane Immediately, pending further in
'eSIigatlon OF the brutality charge,
Inc suspended policeman is the son
OF Lieut.. Dennis Cullinane. eleventh
precinct. Capt. Holmes termed him an
efficient officer.
Hofmann will be arraigned in Police
Court On a housebreaking charge Mon
day.
Discussed by Glassford.
Brig Gen. Pelham D. Glassford
superintendent of police; Inspector
Bean, Capt. Holmes and Hofmann dis
cuSsed the case with Assistant United
States Attorney Wilbert McInerney at
Police Court this morning. However.
no charge was lodged against Cullinane
penang a more thorough presentation
OF facts to McInerney Monday morning.
AT that time all the witnesses to the
alleged assault have been instructed to
be present in Police Court. James A.
OShea. attorney for Cullinane said he
would have the suspended policeman in
Police Court then.
Mc1nerney said he was unable to
decide at this time whether any charge
would be filed against the policeman.
II the facts presented form the basis
OF a charge. he explained. papers will
be made out against Cullinane and he
will be arraigned Immediately.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
FRIEND SHOOTS MINER
IN STRUGGLE FOR GUN
Allegany, Md, Man Was Trying
to Take Weapon After Threat
of Killing,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd. December 26.-
Attempting to pacify an acquaintance.
Aloysius Cullen. 90, coal miner of
Allegany, Md, was critically wounded
TODAY when shot. police say, by Harry
Shvlver, 81.
According to police, Shriver left a
house in Allegany. Md, after threat
ening to kill his landlaoy's son. Cullen
saw Shriycr carrying a shotgun on the
StrCct and attempted to take it away
from him. the officers say. The gun
was discharged, Cullen being hit in
the abdomen.
Shriver is said to have further armed
himself with a rife and revolver and
barricaded himself in an automobile
Police arrested him without further
gunfire, however. He is being held in
jail here.
At Frostburg hospital it was said
Cullen would not recover. The in
jured man is married. His father
Timothy C. Cullen, is we'll known in
Allegany County, while his brother
Henry A. Cullen, is former American
Legion post commander.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
JEFFERSON DOCTOR DIES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, Decem-
her 26.-Dr. William E. Perry, u, tor
many years practicing physician IN
Jefferson County, died at his nome mere
He had been in failing heaisn IN iGT ITnso some
time. He was trained at tne OniveI-
sity of Maryland and hrSt pfacticeo III
Halltown.
Three children survive: Mrs: 1sa-
belle Dawson. Harpers Ferry; John L.
Perry, Pittsburgh; and Gilbert z. Perry
Harpers FerrH.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
COUNTESS DIES IN PARIS
Jean de Kergorlay Was Descendant
of Charles Carroll.

Countess Jean de Kergorlay of Paris,
France, died there Monday last. accord
ing to word received here. She was
granddaughter of Charles
Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the
Declaration of Independence. and a
daughter of the late former Governor
of Maryland, John Lee Carroll, and
Anita Phelps Carroll.
A mass will be held for her at st.
Matthews Catholic Church here next
Thursday morning at 8 o'clock.
She is survived by son and two
daughters, all of Paris; two sisters,
Baroness de Ia Grange of Paris and
Mrs. Herbert D. Robbins of New York
and a brother, Philip Acosta Carroll of
New York.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
MAN FOUND SLAIN
IN UNUSED WELL
Body Is Discovered Near
Sterling, Va, With Bullet
Wound in Head.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatCn TO Inc star.
STERLING, Va, December 90
The body of Alfred Beavers, AZ years
old, who had been missing from his
home since early Thursday morning,
was found last night in an abandoned
we'll on the .Svwedberg place, about a
mile and half from here. Beavers
had been shot once in the head and
had been robbed of his watch and ap-
proXimately S27 authorities claim.
Beavers, it was said, left his home
early Thursday morning for his &C
customed duties on the dairy farm of
return at his regular time search was
instituted by Walter CroZen, who board
ed with him
Well Top Replaced.
1t was only by chance that the body
was discovered, since the top of the
we'll had been replaced after the body
was thrown in. Searchers first saw
Beavers dinner pail floating on the
water and then discovered the body.
Authroities declare that Beavers
never reached his place of employment
on Thursday morning. Coroner Glib
son OF LOuQOun county, however, was
unable to say when the man was killed,
but declared that the condition of the
body indicated that Beavers had been
shot and then thrown in the we'll. There
was no indication that the Staying took
place at the we'll.
Had Received Pay.
Beavers had been paid off at the
dairy farm the day before his disap-
pearance and police are working on the
theory that this fact was kAown by
the murderer. The victim. it is said
bore a good reputation in the neigh
borhood, where he had resided for many
years.
He is survived by his widow, from
whom he had been separated for the
past three months and who is living at
Gainesville, and four children. who
range in age fIGm 13 to % years.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
SANTA CLAUS GREETS
CHILDREN AT AIRPORT
Nearly 1000 Youngsters and Theii
Parents Attend Party at Wash.
ington- Hoover Field.

Nearly 1000 Washington children and
their parents attended the first Christ
mas party at Washington Hoover Air
port yesterday afternoon. The party
was held in the Ludington Line hangar
and was sponsored by the line. the
American Legion and several charitable
organizations.
A ton of candy and hundreds Of toys
were given to the children by Santa
Claus, who arrived at 4:45 o'clock in a
transport plane piloted by an old gen.
tleman in long white whiskers. With
out the whiskers- the pilot is George
Hand and Santa is John Kaskey.
Christmas music was played by musi-
clans of the Club Michel. which also
supplied refreshments The children
were taken to and from the field in
buses provided by the Arnold Bus and
Capitol Traction lines. The airport
restaurant provided orangeade.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
WOMAN HURT IN DROP
OF CAR FAILS TO RALLY
Mrs. Edith J. Christoph Reported
in Grave Condition After Auto
Plunges Over Cliff.

Mrs. Edith j. ChriStoph, "a, of 2917
Ordway street, was still unconscious
today as a result of injuries received
Thursday afternoon when the automo-
bile in which she was riding with her
husband and three daughters plunged
over 30-foot cliff in Rock Creek Park.
1t was said at Garfield Hospital this
morning that her condition was ex-
tremely grave. The husband, Fred A.
Christoph, 81. and the children, Kath-
crime, 6; Carolyn Edith, 7, and Mary
Jean, 3, all were injured, but were said
to be progressing satisfactorily. Kath-
crime was the most seriously hurt. Her
skull is believed to have been fractured.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
60 GALLONS OF LIQUOR
C0NFISCATED IN AUTO
Prince Georges Police Arrest Three.
Cargo Was Hidden Under
Floor Boards.
y a staff Correspondent of The Star

b. Staff Correspondent of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE Md, December 90
Three men we're arrested and 60 gallons
of alleged alcohol confiscated by Prince
Georges County police following
Christmas night chase on the Baltimore
boulevard.
The prisoners gave their names as
Edward Jackson. first block of l. street,
Washington; George Morton and Vim
cent Jones, also of Washington. All are
coloTed.
Charges of possession we're placed
against the trio, while Jackson was also
accused of operating an automobile
with bad brakes, speeding and transpor-
tation of liquor.
Sergt. H. G. Machen and Policeman
Ralph Brown, who made the arrests,
said they found II five-gallon cans in
a trap under the floor boards of the car.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
Drive Will Continue Through
February |. Chairman COL
Iaday Announces.
$4,000 SAVING OVER
LAST YEAR FORECAST
Larger Contributions From All
Needed to Maintain Slogan,
No One Shall Go Hungry

Shortened to one weeks duration, the
get under way in Washington on Sun
DAY, January "a. it was announced to-
Gay by Edward F. Colladay chairman
of the Campaign Committee. The drive
will continue through February /, he
stated.
The total goal for the campaign has
been set at S2,6O1 900. Already $l,055,-
754.53 has been pledged by Government
workers, but this will be cut down by
about S80000 as it is estimated that 8
per cent will go to outside agencies
designated by employees residing in
nearby communities.
Colladay said his committee had
given careful consideration to the queS-
ton of setting the date for the cam
paign, and the week selected was chosen
to provide an opening meeting on Sun
day Heretofore. he explained, it has
been the custom to start the drive with
a night meeting on Friday and con-
tinue the solicitation through a l2-day
period.
$4,000 Saving Forecast.
The Community Chest will save ap-
proXimately $4,000 in the customary
expense of the campaign, ElWood Street,
director of the Chest, estimated because
of the curtailment of the drive period
and the reduction in the campaign
army" made possible by advance
solicitations.
The corps Of Chest workers." =" he said,
will be smaller this year than in pre-
viouS years and will also be much more
carefully organized. The splendid work
of the Government departments will
effect a number Of savings.
In addition to reducing the cost Of
the campaign, the plan of the depart
ments to do their own collecting will
have a material effect in reducing the
cost Of Chest administration for the
year and will enable us. we think, II
operate at the estimated cost of Sc 10
cents on the dollar. which compares
. with the average of 20 cents on the
dollar which independent organizations
paid for raising money in separate cam
paignS before the advent of the Com
munity Chest"
Full Quota Needed.
Street emphasized that because of the
increased demands for aid made ap-
parent by unemployment, all of the
estimated goal Of the charity drive will
be needed
If we are to maintain our slogan"
he said, that no one need go hungry
in Washington every one will have to
give at least one-third more than last
year.
We have shortened the campaign in
the interest of economy of time, energy
and money. The Government depart
ments have set us a splendid example
and by their wonderful showing have
issued a challenge to the rest of the
citizenship of Washington, which 1 am
sure will be accepted. Washington has
never failed to meet 2n emcrg ncy and
will not, I am sure. fell at this time
when confronted by the greatest peace
time emergency in its history"
Evening star., 1931-12-26
TWO DIE IN CAR UPSET
Petersburg, w. Va, and Shipways,
Md, Residents Are Victims.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, December 90
irwin Wealth, 10, of Petersburg, w. Va,
and Daniel Morgan, %, of Shipways,
Nd, were killed on the Green Ridge
road last night when the roadster in
which they were riding overturned on
Sharp curve. Ruel Anderson, a third
occupant OF the car, escaped unhurt.
Poilce said the accident was caused
by locked steering gear.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
FlREMEN ALL DONORS

Through an nadvertent mistake. it
was stated in The Star yesterday that
a large number of Christmas baskets
had been furnished to the city's needy
bv firemen at No. Truck company.
Instead. the baskets were given through
the generosity of all of the city's fire.
fighters, who contributed the necessary
funds. The baskets were assembled az
No. 7 station for delivery.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair, slightly
colder tonight tomorrow fair; not quite
so cold in the afternoon and at night;
moderate north winds.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair, con-
tinued cold tonight; tomorrow partly
cloudy; slowly rising temperature in
the afternoon; fresh northwest winds,
diminishing.
West Virginia-Fair and continued
cold tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy;
slowly rising temperature.
Report for Last "a Hours,
Evening star., 1931-12-26
MAN DIES AT SO
Culpeper County Resident Is Bur
led at Trenton, N. J.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CULPEPER, Va, December 26.-
Charles E. Graham, formerly of Tren-
ton, N. j., who came to live IN Cul-
pepper County 20 years ago. died at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Hit, in Stew
ensburg, where he lived, at 80 years OF
age He was Ill two weeks before his
death. His son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Graham, jr.,
were with him when he died.,
Funeral services were held at the
Hit home, both ministers of Stevens
burg uniting IN the service. The body
mas taken to Trenton, n. J., for, burial.