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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
MRS. ARTHUR LEE
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Capital Social Leader Is Vic
tim of Auto Crash Near
Tucson, Ariz.

Mrs. Arthur Lee, socially prominent
in the Capital, was killed in an auto
mobile accident near Tucson, AriZ., yes
terday, according to word received here
this morning.
Mrs. Lee, widow, was the former
Grace Thomas Davis, daughter of the
late Senator Henry Gassaway Davis, of
West Virginia, and sister of Mrs. Stes
phet B. Elkins, of Washington. Mr..
Lee died in 1925.
The family home here, at 1903 Mas
sachusetts avenue, now is occupied by
the Turkish Ambassador.
In recent years Mrs. Lee has been
dividing her time between Washing
ton, the paternal home at Elkins, W.
Va, and her ranch near Amado, Ariz
Mrs. Elkins Is in Atlantic City, and
neither the word of the accident tele-
graphed here to her nor that sent to
The Star by Mrs. Bruce Lee johnson,
of New York, a daughter of Mrs. Lee,
gave any details of the surrounding
circumstances.
Three other children also survive
Mrs. Lee. Thew are Thomas Davis
Lee, of New York, and Henry Davis
Lee and Arthur Lee, of Arizona. A
brother, John T. Davis, of Elkins, w
Va, also survives. Interment will be
in Elkins.
Mrs. Lee was member Of the Ma
tional Society of Colonial Danes, the
Colony Club of New York, and the
Chevy Chase Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
POLICEMEN'S EXTRA PAY
SUBJECT TO DEDUCTION

Controller General j. Raymond Nc
Carl today ruled that the SIS per month
extra allowance for policemen and fire.
men who have rendered meritorious
service is subject to deduction of 3h
per cent for the poltcemen's and fire.
mems retirement fund.
The question came up in the case Of
Pvt. James P. Hendricks of the police
force, who was receiving the SIS monthly
award when he was retired. Hendricks
claimed that in addition to half of his
regular salary he should also be given
half of the S. as his pension.
If Hendricks point was well taken
the Commissioners felt that they would
be compelled to deduct the 81 per
cent, which is taken from the regular
salary, out of the extra SIS as well. The
matter was put up to Controller Cen
eral McCar1 for decision and he ruled
that the SIS extra compensation was a
part of the policemans regular salary
within the meaning of the act and that
the 81 per cent deduction should be
made from 1t.
AS to the question of whether those
policemen retired while receiving the
extra allowance should have $3.50
added to their regular pension, Mr.. Nc
Carl left it open.
This is a matter for determination
by the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia under such rules and regu-
lations as may have been or may here
after be approved by them" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
SON OF BISHOP CANNON WEBS
DR. BALLOU'S PERSONAL CLERK
Rev. F. B. Harris Performs
Surprise Ceremony at Foun-
dry M. E. Church.
Bridegroom, Associated With
Father on Temperance
Board, Studying Law.

David p. Cannon son of Bishop James
M. Cannon, jr., of the Southern Meth
odist Episcopal Church, and Miss Mar
garet Lee, Fultz, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. r. L. Fultz of Front Royal, Va,
and personal clerk to DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools, were
married in a surprise wedding at the
Foundry NJ E. Church here Saturday
afternoon it became known today.
Engaged for Some Time.
Although engaged for some time, the
couples plans to be married were I'M
known until after the ceremony. Miss
Fultz left the Franklin Administration
Building with Mr.. Cannon, who had
called for her at the end of her days
duties at $3.50, and two hours later they
were standing before Rev. Frederick
Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry
Church, as that minister performed the
ceremony. Only Mr.. and Mrs. D. L,
Cannon, brother and sister-in-law of
the bridegroom, and the sole persons
taken into the confidence of the couple,
were in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon will be at
home after February l at 2115 F street.
Mrs. Cannon has been personal clerk
to the superintendent of schools for
the past four years, handling, in that
capacity, all the confidential business
of DR.. Ballou's Office. She had resided
in Washington with her sister, Miss
Elizabeth Fultz, for the past two years.
Mrs. Cannon's father was pastor of
the Francis Asbury Methodist Episco-
pal Church, on Sixteenth street here,
prior to his transfer to his Front Royal
charge two years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL
WARS ENDS SESSION
Honorary Governor General Places
Wreath on Tomb of Unknown
Soldier in Arlington.

The placing of a wreath on the
Tomb Of the. Unknown Soldier by
Honorary Governor General Rowland
Pen of the General Society of Coloni-
al Wars, featured the closing part of
the program of the General Council
of the society, yesterday. The group
held business sessions in the Willard
Hotel Saturday.
Members of the General Council
which body is composed of the general
officers of the society and the deputy
governors general who represent the
various State societies of the General
Society of Colonial Wars, also made
pilgrimages yesterday to Alexandria and
Fredericksburg, Va.
At Alexandria the council members
visited Christ Church, the old Presby-
terrain meeting house and the George
Washington Masonic Memorial. AT
Fredericksburg luncheon was served in
the Masonic hall, where George Wash
ington was made a Mason. Upon their
return to Washington they attended
a buffet supper at the Metropolitan
Club as guests of George de Benne-
vile Keim of Edgewater Park, New
Jersey, governor general of the society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
FOUR OF NAVY'S HISTORIC SHIPS
MAY BE HERE FOR. 1882 FETE
Bicentennial Body Negotiating With De-
partment to Bring Vessels to City.
Cost Factor Must Be Met.

The U. S. S. Constellation. now al
Newport, r. l., is one of the landmarks
of the naval training station there. This
old sailing frigate was built at Balti-
more, Md, and acquired by Uncle Sam
in 1897.
School Children Aid.
The U. S. S. Constitution, now being
restored at the Boston, Mass, Navy
Yard, was the hero of the War of 1912
School children throughout the Nation
have co-operated in financing this old
sailing vessel, built at the Boston Navy
Yard in 1897 Former Secretary Will
bur, when he was at the head of the
Navy Department, took keen interest
in the work being done on this famous
vessel.
The U. S. S. Hartford, now receiving
ship at Charleston, S. c., was Farra-
CUTS flagship in the Civil War. The
Olympia, now out of commission at
Philadelphia, was Dewey's flagship in
the Spanish American War. Legisla-
ton has been pending in Congress to
bring the Olympia to Washington as g
naval relic.
Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester
U. S. NJ, retired, who makes his home
at 1923 street, is particularly inter.
ested in this program and has CO.
operated with Navy Department author
tiles in giving the matter attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
QUIZ IS OMITTED
IN GAMING CASES
Seven Seized in Raids With
Federal Warrants Face
Grand Jury Action.

The Governments case against seven
men arrested in gambling raids Satur-
day by officers operating with Federal
search warrants, an entirely new proceed
ure, was taken direct to the grand
jury this afternoon without the usual
practice of a preliminary hearing in
Police Court.
The men all are charged with per-
hitting gaming. They are David
Rones, 40, of the 100 block of Tenth
street; Samuel Fricter, %, of the Hous-
ton Hotel; Benjamin Livingston, 81, of
the 1900 block of R street; F. j. Clay
borne, 80, first block of I street north
east; S. T. Piper, 81, 1000 block OF
Fourth street, and Rufus Joyner, 38, 900
block of N street. All are at liberty
under $500 bond.
Acting on search warrants issued by
Commissioner Turnage, the raiders
broke in barriers Saturday afternoon in
the rear of 1919 E street and at SOC
Eleventh street.
Police rounded up about 100 men in
all, took them to headquarters for ques-
tioning and released all of the men
except the seven charged with permit
ting gaming and two men booked as
Government witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
GAS LIGHT MERGER
WILL BE DISCUSSED
Washington Board of Trade to
Consider Proposed Move
Tomorrow at $50 PM.

The proposed merger of the Wash
ington and the Georgetown Gas Light
Cos. will be considered at meeting of
the Washington Board of Trade tomor-
row at 2:30 o'clock in the quarters of
the trade body in The Star Building,
it was announced today.
The Public Health Committee of the
trade body will meet tomorrow evening
at the same place.
Discussion Of a possible campaign by
local interests for the election of di-
rector in the organization of the United
States Chamber of Commerce from this
district will be held at o'clock We'd
nesday at the Board of Trade head
quarters by a joint meeting OF repre-
SentativeS of local organizations hav-
ing membership in the national cham
Der.
This meeting Is called by Edward F.
Colladay national councillor OF the
Board of Trade to the national cham
Der. Local business groups affiliated
with the national chamber now have not
such representation.
Frederic A. Delano, chairman OF the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, will address a joint meet
ing of the Streets and Avenues Commit
tee and the Traffic Committee of the
Board of Trade at 1880 O'Clock Thurs
day at the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
HAMILTON FISH
ASSA|LS BARROW
Representative Holds Law
yer's Race Speech Was
Based on False Statement.

Representative Hamilton Fish of
New York, head of a special congress
sional committee investigating revolu-
tionary Communistic activities in this
country, in a public address here today
criticized Clarence Darrow, agnoStic
Chicago lawyer and lecturer, for an
address he made here recently before
a colored audience, in which the out
spoken Chicagoan was quoted as having
pointed out alleged determinations
against the colored race IN this coun-
try.
Holds Statement False.
He said Darrow was reported ia
have cited an untrue statement that
the colored Gold Star Mothers OF
America were the victims OF discrim-
ination in the excursions to the graves
of American veterans in France.
Denying that investigation showed
there had been any such discrimination
Mr. Fish said such statements by OAR
row were for the purpose of turning
loyal colored citizens against the Gov
eminent.
Mr.. FiSh's remarks were made in the
course Oh a Ildl1-IlOu dbOdNh OIl VIM
munistic work and detectives in the
United States, delivered at a meeting
of the Public Order Committee of the
Washington Board Of Trade at the
Raleigh Hotel
The colored race in America, however
Mr.. Fish declared, are loyal American
citizens and it's members will not be-
come Soviet followers when they under
stand just what are the aims Of the
Communist.
Criticizes Russian Trade.
Mr.. Fish pointed out that his com.
mittee had recommended deportation Of
alien Communists and said he was grad.
ually coming to the conviction thai
trade relations with Russia should bt
ended, due to the close relation that ex.
lists between Soviet trade and political
practices.
He criticized American industrial con-
Germs which "for temporary" profit arr
selling implements and products to Rus.
STA which will be used, he said, to xii
of American foreign trade.
Were 1t not for the new American
tariff, Mr.. Fish said, American ex'
ports would be tremendously reduced
and he predicted that Russian competi'
ton in the near future would greatly
reduce, If not eventually bring TO ar
end, American exports OF grain, lum'
Der, oil and cotton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
AUDITOR OVERCOME;
GAS JET FOUND OPEN
Joseph E. Handel Is Reported in
Serious Condition by Hos
pital Physicians.

Joseph E. Handel, as years old, audi
tor in the General Accounting ONCE,
was reported in serious condition at
Emergency Hospital, after having been
found in his quarters In the Conard
Apartments, 1928 street, last night, I'M
conscious, apparently from the effects
of gas. Walter Coleman. colored, 81
years old, an elevator operator in the
building, who found Handel, told police
all the jets on a stove were opened
The elevator operator said he smelled
gas on the fourth floor of the apart
ment building. He started search and
said he found the odor strongest near
Handels apartment. After forcing an
entrance, he said he found the man
with his head bowed over the kitchen
table, unconscious.
Handel was partially revived by the
fire rescue squad, and was then removed
to the hospital, where physicians said
his condition was serious. Police MOTH
fed Mrs. Catherine Green, a sister, OF
Brentwood, Md, whose name, they said,
was on a card they found in the apart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19

The Navy Department, 1t was learned
today, has under consideration a pro-
posal to bring to Washington for the
Bicentennial celebration next year four
of the Nays most historic vessels
U. s. S. Constitution, the Constellation,
the Hartford and the Olympia.
Representative Sol Bloom, Democrat
of New York, associate director of the
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission, has recently written to the de-
partment on this subject. The principal
stumbling block in the way, just now,
is the financing of the reconditioning of
these vessels and the bringing of them
to Washington.
Secretary Adams and his associates
are giving the subject close study, in
the hope that the plan may be accom-
plished.
Hope to Have Museum.
Officers said today that If this Is done
there is hope that a museum Of naval
vessels may be established here, follow
ing the bicentennial celebration, just as
England has done with the Victory,
famous flagship of Lord Nelson, in pre-
serving that noted craft for historical
purposes.
Naval officers estimated that 1t would
take about 100000 to f1t up the Olym-
pia and that around a half a million
dollars would be necessary to put the
Hartford in ship-shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
JURY TRIAL ASKED
IN WOMAN'S INJURY
Elmer Catlin Held on $500 Bond
on Charge of Hurting Friend
From Car.

Charged with assault in connection
with the fall Of woman from a
machine ON Lanier place Saturday
night. Elmer Catlin, 1000 block of G
street, demanded a jury trial and was
held under 5000 bond by Judge Gus
A. Schulz in Police Court today.
Miss Nellie v. Wine, 1900 block Of
Connecticut avenue. was found in an
unconscious condition in the street in
the 100 block of Lanier place by
Policeman r. F. Mccarthy of the tenth
precinct.
She was taken to Emergency Hospi-
tai and found to be suffering from IN
ternal injuries. Miss Wine told police
that Catlin showed her from a car while
she was riding with him. She said that
he became angry with her while they
were engaged in an argument and
opened the door and showed her into
the street while the car was still In
motion.
Police said that it will probably be
several weeks before Miss Wine will be
able to come to court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
MRS. GAw DIES OF INJURIES

Bound on a visit with relatives, Mrs.
Ruby Cav, % years old of 1874 Har-
ward street, was so badly injured in an
automobile accident near Gordonsville,
Va, late Saturday night that she died
in University Hospital at Charlottes-
vile yesterday morning. The funeral
is being held in Charlottesville today.
The accident resulted from some me-
chanical defect in the car, which
caused her husband, Russell Cav, who
was driving, to lose control. Friends
here were told the vehicle hurtled over
an embankment and pinned the occu-
pants beneath. Cav was badly hurt
and is in the hospital where his wife
died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cav and his brother,
Bruce Cav, and his wife, started for
Charlottesville Saturday evening to visit
the Gaws' mother, Mrs. Luther Cav.
The couples were in separate cars,
the Bruce Claws to the rear, and they
came upon the wrecked car.
Bruce Cav succeeded in getting his
brother and sister-in-law out of the
wreck and took them into Gordonsville,
from where they were removed to the
hospital.
The GaWs are employed by the How
ard Cleaning g. Dyeing Co. Mrs. Gaw's
mother, Mrs. Willie Lynn, is a resident
of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
ONE-LEGGED PEDDLER
is JAILED FOR ASSAULT
Given Six-Month Sentence for At
tack "by Mistake" on Health
Officer Calling on Wife.

A one-legged pencil peddler was sent
to jail for 100 days in Police Court to-
day for aSsaulting Health Department
physician with his crutch.
DR.. w. Given Suter, Is H street, told
Judge Gus A. Schuldt that he was max
ing a professional call on Mrs. Bertha
McCrider, who was Ill at her home, 612
G street, yesterday, when her husband,
Isom G. McCrider, crippled peddler, en-
tered her room and attacked him.
McCrider, DR.. Suter said, struck him
twice with his crutch and then hit him
on the head with a glass fruit jar. The
doctor sustained a severe cut on his
head.
McCrider told Judge Schulz he made
the attack when he mistook the doctor
for another person.
81 don't think that is sufficient ex-
cuse for banging people over the head
with that piece of wood" said the judge.
"You should be more careful. I'm going
to give you six months to think it over. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19

The police bullet which stopped his
wild ride in taxicab Friday probably
has deprived 23-year-old Macon Wesson
permanently of the use of his legs, al
though doctors predicted today that he
would live.
Capt. H. H. Groves of No. precinct
was informed that the bullet shattered
parts of NELSON'S spine after piercing
his chest. 1t was removed Saturday,
and Wesson was said today to be rally
ing favorably.
WeSson, who is the son Of Lieut.. Col.
c. M. Wesson, u. S. A., was lucid when
interrogated by Groves at Garfield Hos
pital. The oficer quoted him as hav-
ing said he couldn't imagine" what
prompted him to commander taxicah
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
ZOO ROAD OPENED
FOR DAY TRAFFIC
Route Under Calvert Street
Bridge to Be Used When
Creek Is Normal.

Oficials of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton are now permitting daytime traffic
from the Rock Greek Parkway, under
the Calvert Street Bridge, to pass
through the National Geological Park.
While officials of the ONCE of Pub
lie Buildings and Public Parks today
lacked official confirmation of this, it
was learned from Smithsonian Institu-
ton sources that the gates are to be
left open during daylight hours, pro-
vided there is no high water or ice con-
ditions in Rock Greek at that point.
OfficialS of the Zoo who objected sew
eral weeks ago to use of the Zoo roads
as a connecting link between the park
way drive and the highways Of Rock
Creek Park proper said today that the
daylight trafic would not disturb the
animals.
The gates will be opened at z o'clock
in the morning and closed about sun
down, in keeping with the practice re-
lating to other gates of the Geological
Park
The area of the Rock Creek and Po-
tomac Parkway between Massachusetts,
avenue and the @ Street Bridge is now
being improved and as the valley is
fitted up with additional roads it Will
be possible to drive from the vicinity of
Silver Spring, Md, to the Potomac
River.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
LOSS OF USE OF HIS LEGS LOOMS
FOR MAN SHOT AFTER WILD RIDE
Macon Wesson 3, Rallies After Police Bullet Which
Shattered Spine Is Removed.

and shoot holes in the windshield.
Groves said the youth told him, how
ever, he didn't blame the officer for
shooting" The shot was fired on Kalo-
rama road near Connecticut avenue
after a badly frightened taxi driver pi-
loted his vehicle into tree.
The police were in close pursuit.
Weston explained to Groves he thought
he was running away when he leaped
from the cab and that he had no inten-
ton of shooting his way to freedom.
According to the officers, Wesson ran
directly toward them, raising pistol
as If to shoot.
He is under guard at the hospital.
Definite charges have been withheld
pending the outcome Of his condition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
LANDMARK BLAZE
PROBED AS WATSON
VOICES SUSPICION
Wing of Vacant 66-Room
Gale Mansion Swept by
Five-AIarnR Fire.
CARETAKER OF GROUNDS
| WILL BE QUESTIONED
Several Tramps Were Seen Loiter-
ing Around Building Saturday
Night, Police Told.

An inquiry was under way today into
what firemen described as suspicious
circumstances" in connection with the
spectacular five-alarm blaze which
swept the south wing of one of WASH
ngtons well known landmarks, the va
cant 66-room Gale Mansion, at Second
street and Todd place northeast.
The caretaker on the grounds, Frank
Cook, IS, colored. was away at the
time. Police at No. IL precinct learned
he expected to return later today, at
which time he will be questioned. The
precinct also was notified that several
tramps were seen lettering about the
grounds Saturday night.
Fire Chief George s. Watson, who
personally directed the 16 engine COM
panieS and four truck companies sum-
moned to the scene, said the fire ap-
parently started on the ground-floor
ond and third floors.
Fire Attracts Big Crowd.
The first alarm was turned in about
1880 o'clock and the last a half hour
later. When the first f1remen arrived
on the grounds flames were breaking
from the roof of the left wing. The
wooden building was burning like a
torch and the noise and glare attracted
a throng of spectators.
Police had brisk work keeping back
the curious and clearing traffic on ad-
joining streets. Fire hose was rugged
from all sides and a deluge of water
soon was 'spouting into the flaming
building.
Watson said suspicious circum-
stances" indicated to him the blaze had
been deliberately set. After the flames
had been extinguished a thorough
search was made on the premises for
Cook. 1t was at first believed the col
ored caretaker, who lives in the build
ing, might have died in the fire.
Police said the building is so large
other persons could easily have entered
1t without the knowledge of the care
taker. Chief Watson estimated the
! damage at $4,000. All furnishing had
been removed when the building was
vacated
Known as Retreat House."
The agent whose firm insured the
building said about $4,000 in fire
! policies were carried on the structure
The building last was known as the
Retreat House." an establishment con-
Quoted by the Order of Carmelites. It
was acquired by the order in 1921 and
sold about three years ago.
Two years ago the property was pur-
chased by H. B. Groom of New York.
At that time plans were announced for
pulling down the old building to make
way for an apartment house.
For many years prior to the World
War the structure housed on exclusive
seminary for young women, Washington
College. During the World War ii was
used by the local telephone company as
dormitory for additional telephone
operators employed during the emer-
gency period.
The main part of the building, which
has been added to from time to time,
was erected in 1880. 1t first was the
home of the Gale family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
NAVY TO SELL VESSELS
FOR CASH OR ON TIME
Buyers Must Agree to Ban Liquor
on Them-Bids to Be Opened
February 10.

Three naval vessels that have been
closely associated with the Washington
Navy Yard in recent years are to be
offered for sale when bids are opened
on February 10. This announcement,
made today by the Navy Department,
said that the u S. S. Porpoise, the
U. S. S. Grampus and the U. S. S.
Ammunition Lighter YE-28 will be Of
fered for sale, as will the U. S. S. Cla-
rinda, which is located at the Charles
ton, S. c., Navy Yard. The sale of
the vessels will be on a cash basis or
deferred payment plan, and the pur-
chaser must agree that the vessels will
be kept absolutely dry, intoxicants
aboard being taboo.
The Porpoise, ferry boat, recently
left Washington and is now at the Nor
folk, Va, Navy Yard. The same is
true of the Grampus, freight and
passenger steamer, but the Ammunition
Lighter is now here.