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The Washington times., 1931-08-17
z t. SUSPECTS
ON GRILL
Times Staff Photo.

Continued questioning of two
persons held here in connection
with the murder of Mrs. Eliza.
beth JayneS, middle-aged cashier
of the Garden T Shoppe, during
a hold-up April / was ordered
today.
Lambert Questioned
Two members of the Homicide
Squad spent several hours yester.
day questioning Dale H. Lambert,
held. in Baltimore in connection
with the murder of a milk wagon
driver there in April. Several
persons who witnessed the shoot.
ing of Mrs. Jaynes failed to
identify Lambert.
Another investigation of the
murder was brought to light when
it was revealed that william B.
Jaynes, local patent attorney and
husband Of the dead woman, had
been working to trace his wife'S
SlayeRS.
ruFCneF @ueSClOnlAS
The two prisoners to be further
questioned today are Thomas Jor.
dan, 30-year-old waiter. who was
returned from Atlantic City Satur.
day, and Mrs. Edith M. Dods'
worth, 80, a former waitress at the
tea shop, who is lodged in the
House of Detention.
Information furnished police by
William Harper Dean. son of a
United States Chamber of Com,
merce official, is said to have re
opened the case and to have
brought about the arrest of the
two now held.
Two other men are being sought
for questioning,
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
W|NDOWPEUNGE
HALTS THEFT
SUSPECT
Man Charged With Selling
Purse Thwarted in Flight;
PoIiceman'S Leg Is Broken

A sensational break for liberty
by a colored prisoner at police
headquarters today was frustrated
by Policeman John A. Voss, of
the First precinct, who followed
the man in a plunge through a
window to a concrete staircase Is
feet below.
VOss' leg was broken in the
plunge, but he maintained arrest
Of the man despite his injury.
The excitement, climaxed by
the thrilling leap from the head.
quarters building, started when
the colored man Snatched $265
from the hands of Lewis r.
Meredith, 1434 Harvard st. N. w..
in the Franklin National Bank,
Tenth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue, as Meredith was about to
deposit it.
Chased Through Streets
The man was pursued by a
number of people as he ran
through streets and allays in the
vicinity. Policeman VOsS sue.
ceeded in capturing him in an al.
ley south of F Street, near Tenth.
Police say the money was recov.
cred from the man, who identi-
fled himself as Warren Dixon, %,
of Spartanburg, s. c. He said
he was broke and needed the
money, they said.
After Dixon had been photo
graphed for the rogues' gallery
at Headquarters, Voss started to
the First precinct with him. -
Flees from CaptOr
When they reached the first
floor of the Headquarters Build
ing, Dixon broke from VOss'
grasp. Through the main cor
ridOr, filled with people seeking
automobile tags anad driving per-
mits, Dixon ran through the traf.
fic bureau offices to the front of
the building.
Dixon plunged head first
through a window. There were
people around Voss and in the
street below. The policeman made
no attempt to use his gun, but
instead he, too, made a running
dive through the window. He
landed partly on Dixon and part
ly on the steps, breaking his own
leg and stunning the prisoner,
who made no further attempt at
escaping.
Voss was taken to Emergency
Hospital. Dixon was locked up at
the Tenth precinct, charged with
robbery.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Police Seek Man Who
Resigned His job
In JaiIhouSe

Police today were looking for
John Shewhey, As, simply be-
cause he quit his job yesterday.
It wasn't just an ordinary job.
though. 1t was the task of
cleaning up the yard of the
District Jail.
Shewhey was doing Today
"bit" at the institution for
doing his part in drying up the
country-that is, taking a few
drinks occasionally. But the
monotony palled on him. and.
when detailed to clean up the
yard, he walked away.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
ONE MAN HELD
BY D. {. FOR
ASSAULT
Mrs. Annie Sparks SuCcumbs
To Injuries Received in Auto
BraWI; Virginian Sought

While Prince Georges county
authorities prepared to issue
murder warrants for two young
men in connection with the
death of Mrs. Annie Noble
Sparks, 40, of 1101 Clifton St.
N. w., Washington. who died as
a result Of injuries sustained
when she was hurled or fell from
an automobile near Lanham, Md,
three weeks ago, Howard Robert
Boulden, 20, of 2140 N st. N. W.,
is fighting extradition on an
assault charge from the District
jail, and William P. Dermott, %,
of Bowling Green, Va, is still at
large.
Mrs. Sparks died in SibIey Hos
pital early yesterday morning.
According to Prince Georges
county police, the youths robbed
the woman, attempted criminal
assault, and left the scene after
she was thrown or jumped from
their automobile. It is believed
the woman was run over by a
second car.
Garrison Investigating
Deputy Sheriff Tom Garrison,
who is investigating the case,
declared today he hopes Boulden
will drop his fight against extra
dition, and believes Dermott will
appear before night.
Dermott is at liberty on $4,000
bond on charges Of assault and
robbery.
Mr.. Garrison after a conference
at police headquarters early this
morning, left for Bowling Green
in an attempt to locate DermOtt.
Arrested in Fight
Dermott and Boulden were ar
rested two weeks ago after a bat
tie with William Jordan, of
Wheaton, Md, who found them
after the assault on Mrs. Sparks.
At that time, city police were
thrown into turmoil answering
riot calls, as the youths and Jor-
dan staged fist fights in two sec
tionS of the city.
They were arrested by police Of
the Tenth precinct in a garage
near Eighteenth Street and Colum-
bia Road Northwest.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
accusing Wne's Plea
Hin, From Jail

Fred Brannon, 709 Mt. Vernon
Place N. W., accused of assault
ing his wife and being drunk,
received a sentence of $50 days
and $500 fine on the assault
charge and a $25 fine on the
drunk charge, all of which was
suspended by Judge Mattingly
Upon the mans promise he would
not bother his wife again.
The wife testified her husband
had burned up some of her
clothes and had struck her. She
nleaded with the Judge not to
send her husband to Jail, but to
Drder him to stay away from her.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Archy the COckrOach
InUGdeS BuiLdin0

Archy Cockrocah and his gang
are at it again.
It hsa been many a day since
the coackroach gang have taken
a room by storm in the District
Building. Several months ago it
was a common occurrence to find
the pests running wild through
an office, but exterminators have
had their way.
But today when Capt. H. C..
Whitehurst, highway engineer,
and his staff reported for duty,
Archy and his gang were very
much in evidence. So much so
that time had to be taken out
from the daily office routine to
give the roach exterminators a
chance.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
VirginiGn Is Held
On LiQUOr4 CHARGES

D. C. Bowman, of Fredericks-
burg, Va, was released on $1,000
bond by Judge Harry Shepherd
at Accotink, Va, after his arrest
late Saturday night on charges
of transportation and possession
of liquor.
Bowman was arrested. accord
ing to Fairfax county police, on
a tip regarding the car, which
they overlook on the Richmond
Washington highway. They found
80. gallons OF alleged liquor.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Health Camp Group
Gaining in Weight

An average gain in weight of
four pounds has been reported for
each child cared for this summer
in the Children's Health Camp,
financed by the tuberculosis
Association with Christmas Seal
funds.
DR.. J. w. Peabody, superintend.
ent Of the tuberculosis Hospital,
and camp medical director, re-
ports that this average gain over
a period Of but two months is
unusual. Several of the children,
he said. have gained nearly 10
mounds
The Washington times., 1931-08-17

John r. McCarl with the result
that all bids were rejected.
Street cleaning during the fis-
cal year, which closed June 80,
cost the District $500, ,1O3.48, the
report said. Revenue from the
garbage reduction plants, salvage
work and other agencies totaled
$50, 9,481.12. The return from the
garbage reduction plants at
Cherry Hill, Va, the report
stated, was lower than previous
years, due to the low price of
garbage grease and the great
drought. which neceSSitated turn
ing a considerable portion of gar
bage over to farmers. The re-
turn from the plant totalsd $685.
1913.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
QUinter Reelected
Loan League Chief

William s. Quinter, of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia Building and
Loan Association, was reelected
national executive committeeman
Of the United States Building
and Loan League for Washington
at the leagues Philadelphia con,
vention yesterday.
The convention also chose Mr.
Quinter as the District of Co.
lumbia's vice president of the
league, which includes in its
ranks 1,400 associations with as.
sets totaling $4,000, 1000, 900,
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
To United KingdOnu

Postage rates on letters mailed
in the United States and addressed
for delivery in Great Britain,
Northern Ireland, and the Irish
Free State will increase from the
present two cents to five cents on
September l, the Postoffice De-
partment announced.
The five-cent rate will be
charged for the first ounce, or
fraction thereof, and three cents
more will be necessary for each
additional ounce. Postcards will
cost three cents.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Garbage Situation In D. C.
Fast Becoming Acute

Unless funds for constructing
The two proposed municipal incin-
|eratorS are provided early next
session Of Congress the District
viii be placed "in a very bad
situation" Morris Hacker, super
visor Of city refuse, declared in
his annual report submitted to-
Day to District Commissioners.
Stressing the need for the new
Improvement. Supervisor Hacker
reported "the dump across the
Highway Bridge in Virginia is
Filling up rapidly and no other
low ground is accessible within
reasonable haul" Bids on the
lncinerator project were opened
several months ago. One of the
bidders complained against the
procedure to Comptroller General
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
8 GROUPS ON CRUISE

The steamer City of washing.
Con will bear $500 persons repre-.
|kenting three societies when it
cruises down the Potomac to.
night. The Sigma Epsilon
sorority will be on the cruise,
arranged by Miss Katherine
wiley. The De Molay Society
end the Modern Woodmen of
America will be on board. with
the entertainment arranged by
Melvin Hoist and Vergne Potter.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Anlericdn-MeEicGN
Claims Group Dies

The American-Mexican Mixed
Claims Commission expired today.
Negotiations for a renewal of the
commission have been in progress
for some months between Wash
ington and Mexico City, but no
agreement has been reached. The
members are Frederick Nelson
for the United States, F. Con.
Zales Roa for Mexico, with Ho.
racio F. Alfaro. of Panama, as
the neutral and chairman.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Police Seek Three
On Mans COMPLAINT

Police today were seeking two
men and a woman, believed to
have been the occupants of an
automobile from which a man
who identified himself only as
walter Mcclure" claims to have
been thrown at Eighth and Rit-
tenhouse Streets Northwest last
night. MCGUIRE was slightly in.
jured. He did not give police
the names of those in the car,
they said.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
"F'ypl a Detective"
Prisoners Defense

James w. Guthrie, colored
|n334 Wallach Place N. w., who
|says he is a private detective. de
ananded jury trial when
arraigned before Judge Robert
Mattingly in Police Court today
On a charge Of carrying deadly
Weapons.
The man, arrested yesterday
had a revolver. He said he had
bond to carry the gun but did
hot produce it in court.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
ODD FELLOWS TO PICNIC

More than 500 members Of the
Odd. Fellows are expected to
attend the picnic at Seaside
Beach tomorrow. The picnic Is
sponsored by the Line Officers
Association. Chairman Elmer C..
Cummings will conduct a get
together" meeting tonight in the
temple.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Poison Victim ShOlUs
SDeedu InDrOUenIent

Miss Helen Greenwald, 25, Of
l7O6 Sixteenth st. N. W., was
recovering at Emergency Hos.
pital today from the effects of
poison. She went to the hospital
in a taxicab yesterday, asking
that she be treated.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Watering of LGIUns
In Arlington Limited

Because Of complaints that
there has been a lack of water in
the county around 6 o'clock each
afternoon, the Arlington County
Board Of Supervisors has issued
an order prohibiting the water
ing Of lawns between the hours
of 8 a. m, and 6 D, m,
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
NEW TROOP MEETS

The first meeting Of a Boy
Scout troop now being formed
at the Forestville Episcopal
Church was held late last week.
Evening star., 1931-05-23

Civil service organizations In Eng
land have protested 70 q. M Gillett,
parliamentary secretary for the Depart
ment Of Overseas Trade, against the
continued employment Of married
women in that department while sim
gle women were being discharged.
There Is no objection to employment
OF married women dependent upon
their own earnings, delegation re-
Gently told Gillett, but those whose
husbands can support them should bs
ouste4 y
Evening star., 1931-05-23

Across.
!. To benefit.
Q. Mountain pass.
.. Egg-shaped objects.
IL. English coinage.
Is. Long narrow inlet.
is. KnaYe.
II. Set for new paragraph.
10. Kind Of wine.
20. TI1nisian measure.
al. Excavated-
a. Indian peace pipe.
20. Fowls.
IS. French rsvolutionist.
~. Bans.
90. Glass.
30. L-shaped recesses.
81. Carbolic acid.
SO. Stanza.
35. Near.
81. Three-toed creatures.
SO. Deer's meat.
40. Change color.
Al. Biblical pronoun.
~. Black snapper fishes.
43. Warlike afirays.
As. Concealed
As. Pilot houses on steamers.
90. Palm leaves.
so. Incendiary crime.
81. Br1ght-colored fish.
54. Refinement
Sc. Do.
SO. Malay-Eegrito Of Luzon.
So Volunteer
So Uncomfortably.
g. Agonic line.
SO. Fuss
64. Thick soup
65, More recent.
Evening star., 1931-05-23
LETTER-OUT
By Charles H. Joseph.


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the kind wives that divorces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22

ployes OF the General Electric 90.
branch plant nearby. and to q private
Waterman, Alfred Rhodes.
Rhodes managed to raise his weap-
on to hts shoulder, but before he could
pull the trigger one Of the robbers
ieaped at him and another pinioned
his arms. The policeman and watch-
man were disarmed and Horace Alex
ander, assistant cashier, WAS forced to
stand with them. Then another bank
employee was ordered to open the gate
of the vault. The assistant cashier
and officers were marched into the
vault. Meanwhile other robbers had
lined UP other bank employees and six
or seven customers and they, too, were
marched into the vault.
While the employees and others
watched from behind the gate, the
robbers gathered up all the money that
could be found and backed out Of the
bank. Once outside the, bank the rob-
bers walked to their automobiles as
though nothing had happened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Il BANK ROBBERS
FLEE WITH $4,000
Employees and Customers Are
Locked Behind Iron Gate
| in Philadelphia Raid.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 21.-Eleven
robbers carrying pump guns and re-
volvers, held up the Elnlwood avenue
branch Of the City National Bank &
Trust Co. yesterday, locked IA or Is
persons behind the iron grill gate in
the bank vault, and escaped with be-
tween $4,000 and $50 1000.
The hold-up men drew I'D to the
bank in four automobiles carrying New
Jersey license tags, and quietly took
positions inside and kept engines run
ming. Some Of the others stood guard
outside the bank and five or six went
in, advancing with shotguns pointed
at employees and customers.
Two Of the robbers went directly to
q policeman, Martin Kildorf, who had
been assigned to duty at the bank ke-
cause 1t was pay day for some en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
GOOD "CoPY" PROMISED

Coming Soon - Big Sensational
Show" an article by Ray Tucker, well
known political writer. features the
April issue of The Nations Capital
Magazine, telling about the new mem
bers of the Senate who are expected
to produce good copy as we'll as leg
islation during the next session Of Con-
gress.
Another interesting article in the
same number is by James Hay, jr.. an
interview with Representative Daniel
A. Reed, who used to be a champion
wrestler. The sport, he declares, has
now been reduced to racket"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
HARRISON WINS AWARD

NEW YORK, March 81 R).-On the
stage Of the theater where for more
than q year he has played the role Of
Jehovah in THE Green Pastures,
Spingarn medal, awarded each year
for the outstanding achievement by a
member OF his race.
The medal will be conferred at a
public ceremony by Lieut.. Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman, who will make q special
trip to New York from Albany for the
pllrunse
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
SEEK KILLERS
OF RACKETEER

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 5i. IT.
Police M New Jersey. Pennsylvania
and New York today sought tile
killers OK Mickey Duffy. south Jer-
sew racketeer chief slair Saturday
In Atlantic City.
He had set IT'D trust funds totallInR
100000 for his wife.
Released III $4,000 bail after mr.
rest aS m material witness, she was
guarded by SIX gunner In her PhIla-
deiphia mansion.
Duffy'S henchmen were searching
underworld hanEoutS for the killer.
Both police and the ~Eangsters held
the theory that Duffy was slain Nv
MS own men aS Tie slept.
Harry ~. Green. Duffv's gambling
manager. and James Richardson. ex-
puEilist. were arrested at Berlin. nv.
NJ. OH suspicion of having knowledge
81 the killing. and were held under
Sl5l.0Ol bail.
Atlantic City had been M truce
zone for gunner under an unwrit-
ten agreement and Duffy was with
out his bOdvruard during his stay
there. I'll had sent for his guards
shortly before he was slain.
Duffy had known for several weeks
that ha was ION the spot Twira
DUNG tie past SIX weeks he had
been the target f0T bullets that
missed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
FIREBUCS TO
Be shot down
BY TROOPERS

KILGORE. Aug. 3l-P-Militia-
men tramped the streets OF Kilgore
today. protecting this key city In
the east Texas oil fields from its
second outbreak u incendiarism
during the two weeks reign OF
martial law. Military rule entered
its third week today.
Brig Gen. Jacob r. VOTERS.
commandant OF the martial law
zone, was busy with two major
problems: checking the incendiar-
ism which broke out fresh yester-
day and preparing his organization
to enforce the new conservation
orders which were to partially open
the gigantic field tomorrow under
state regulation.
Flaming Rags Found
Flaming rags we're found by fire
men In a combination morgue and
rooming house and a grain COM
pany warehouse here yesterday
afternoon within half an hour. Both
incendiary efforts were ~unsuccess-
ful and little property damage was
done.
Renewed work OF the "firebug"
in the city stirred civil and military
authorities To order a rigid patrol
OF the streets. National guardSmen
we're ordered by Gen. Wolters to
shoot cit the waistline" or Offend
ers. Ex' IA guards were placed about
OIL property and business buildings
bv Drivatp ncprn
The second outbreak or incen-
diarism followed the first BY a week.
both occurring on Sunday. Eight
attempts were made 10 fire build
ings during the first outbreak.
Damage at that time included
destruction OF Kilgore's two church.
eS.
Through the night police and
military officials brought suspects
into the police station for ques-
tioning. Two were detained although
officials said they had been unable
to pin anything directly on them
Cavalry Ready
AT general headquarters plans
we're being made to combat the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
p MO1E \
HSlDElIGHIS d
RIXOLI-SAN RENITO

A team that has shared the hon
ors OF plaudits from film audien-
ceS everywhere for their combined
activities II "Manslaughter". per
sorms again IL Secrets or a Sec
fetary' az the Rivoh heatre.
Only one Of the team actually
performs on the screen however.
She Is Claudette Colbert, the
charming French American girl
who graduated 70 films from the
stage. The other member OF the
duet Is George Abbott, who SO
capably directed Miss Colbert and
Frederick March In "Manslaugh-
ter
Secrets OF a Secretary Is the
story OF a wealthy New York society
girl who marries an Argentine for
tune-hunter-and loses him when
her fathers death leaves her pen
niless. She Is obliged To take a
position as n social secretary. When
the young daughter Of her employer
falls in love with her ex-husband.
who has now turned out to be a
member OF a gang Of iewel-thieves.
the secretary IS in a tough SPOT
But It all comes out pleasantly.
with a happy, romantic ending.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
Winter Tourists
Begin Arrivals

This early in the Va Z the winter
tourists are beginning 10 come.
The latest Is DIR. Curtis Hubbard
from Capac. Michigan. who arrived
Saturday with his family. including
Mrs. Hubbard. and their two child
rem. Anna and LOttie.
They will spend the entire winter
In Brownsville. coming here because
OF the climate. they said when they
registered At the tourist department
Of the Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce.
Two other tourists are Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Crutchfield. who came
from Memphis, to remain only a
short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fl. Cook M
Cincinnati Ohio. arrived and reg
istered. and plan to spend some
time here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Gaddis and
son are spending the winter IN
Brownsville.
Two other visitors at the tourist
bureau or the chamber or commerce
Saturday we're Mrs. Nellie Epperson
Stewart or Houston. and Mrs. Eloise
Helbig Balmers. also Of Houston.
Mrs. Stewart Is owner Of a large
tract Of land In this county.
The chamber OF commerce Is max
ing preparations 10 handle the great
est inflow OF tourists this winter In
It's history.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
: posed Tax Reuision Results o n Eue OF Elections Worry HOOPER

partial unbridling OF the vast oil
field, now held In subsection by
military rule for Is days. Cavalry
me- were being made ready TO take
the field again to enforce the new
conservation orders expected 10 be
made effective tomorrow 5y the
railroad commission.
In case Gov. Ross 9. Sterling
substitutes the new ~proration or
ders for the original martial law
proclamation as was generally ex-
pected in oil quarters the militia
men would be called upon 10 see
that the %proration allowable Is not
violated BY any producer.
Owners OF 1900 flush wells were
ready 70 open the valves and resume
production.
Estimates we're general that the
allowable for the field would range
between 100000 and o 1000 barrels
daily. Previous to the shutdown
estimates for the daily production
ranged from 100000 To l.4OO.OO 0
barrels.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

One Of the most interesting pic
lures OF the season is on display al
the Capitol theatre, wnere 1t has
its premier showing tomorrow.
1t Is TRANSATLANTIC, a Fox pro-
auction, which has a long list Of
screen favorites, headed BY Ed
mund Lowe, IN its cast.
Transatlantic. briefly. has 70
DO with the tangled lives OF a
dozen or SO men and women who
set out from an American port for
Europe aboard a de luxe liner. IN
known TO each other before the
vessel slips its moorings, they
speedily become involved IN q
tangle which takes the entire vow
age across the Atlantic to unsnarl.
Aboard Is Edmund Lowe. a high
class gambler OF the Robin Hood
type. We also find Lois Moran.
daughter Of an old German lens
Grinder, played BY Jean Herholt.
Then, too, there Is John Halliday.
Q wealthy banker: his wife-Myrna
10y; a Swedish dancer-Greta MS
sen, and other fascinating fiErires.