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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
MERCHANTS PETITION
18TH ST. REOPENING
Group Contends Thoroughfare
Should Be Cleared of Shed
DISTINCTIONS.

The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association today petitioned Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury H. K. Heath
TO reopen Fifteenth street, between
Constitution avenue and E street. which
has been closed on account OF building
operations in connection with the new
Department of Commerce Building.
In a letter authorized at meeting
of the board of governors OF the aSSo-
citation Friday. Edward D. Shaw, secre-
tary Of the group notified Mr.. Heath OF
the boards action in protesting the
continued obstruction Of the street IN
question 1t was pointed out that since
the completion of the Commerce Build
ing the street is occupied only by con-
tractors sheds.
The necessity for this artery Is further
enhanced, Shaw's letter stated. because
of the closing of Thirteenth street. be-
low Pennsylvania avenue to through
traffic. on account OF other Federal
building operations.
The District Commissioners also were
called upon by the association today. TO
hasten the completion of excavating
work on street, between Fifth and
Ninth streets. which has been at
standStill for several days. In COM
muniCation to the city heads, SHAW
stated the stand taken by the board oil
governors with respect to this situation
pointing out that series congestion re-
suits from the blocking off OF this
street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
PARK ROAD BUSES
ROUTE IS DEBATED
Conflicting Views of Citizens Aired
by Utilities Commission in Eff.
fort to Settle Dispute.

The Public Utilities Commission
listened for two hours today to argu-
ments why the Park road bus line
should and should not be moved off
KENYON street between Adams Mill road
and Eighteenth street
Residents of those two blocks wanted
the bus line moved somewhere else or
stopped altogether. There was a petition
from 16l families requesting that the
ous line be kept. whether it travels on
Kenyon street or elsewhere.
Residents of Irving street were ap-
prehensive that the bus line which
once used to run on that street be put
back there.
1t being impossible to solve the
problem without offending somebody.
Chairman Patrick of the commission
said that an effort would be made to
get 1t where 1t would prove least
offensive.
The Washington Railway & Electric
Co. which owns the line, observed strict
neutrality, promising to run the line
anywhere the commission wanted, so
long as its mileage was not increased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
HANC|NGO OF WOMAN
FOUND SUICIDE ACT
Mrs. GreenIeaf Had Tried
Several Times to Take
Life, Doctor Says.

Mrs. Alkaline Greenleaf. whose body
was found Saturday hanging from a
pajama cord in closet at 1925
Sixteenth street, committed suicide, a
coroner's jury decided today.
Her physician. DR.. George M. Ruffin,
1925 Connecticut avenue. testified Mrs.
Greenleaf. whom he had known for
about 25 years, twice tried to end her
life by leaping from a fourth-story
window about 10 years ago. After those
attempts, Dr. Ruffin said, Mrs. Green
leaf was confined to the Phipps
Psychiatric Clinic of Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, for several
months.
About two months ago. the physician
continued, Mrs. Greenleaf slashed her
wrists with a razor blade. This act,
he said, was followed about two weeks
ago by leap from the @ Street Bridge,
in which Mrs. Greenleaf was only slight
ly injured
The more recent suicide attempts, DR..
Rufin concluded. we're induced by the
fact Mrs Greenleaf lost 100000 in
herited from her parents in the stock
market.
Similar testimony was offered by the
womanS husband, Eric Greenleaf, gen.
eral traffic engineer for the Chesapeake
81 Potomac Telephone Co.. and friend,
Frank L. Fisher, 1926 Seventh street,
also an employe of the telephone COM
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
A MINUTE ASCENT
NEW SUB CREW LUNG" MARK
Navy Yard Divers Test New Equipment,
Eliminating Slow Stop and Count
Method and Bend" Fear.

ments went forward. with about 10 men
participating Each man made one as
cent without stopping and none felt
any i'll effects. Some of them said 1t
was easier than working in the pressure
tank. In the experiments off Morgan
town, we directed that the men had to
stay on the bottom in a diving bell,
which was made from a gasoline drum,
for Is minutes, as we estimated that
it would take that long to get out of
submarine.
The men were lowered over the side
of the diving launch two at time to
the bottom in the diving bell While in
the bell, they put on the lung and
charged it with oxygen by breathing.
Then they assembled the line, without
stopping The average time for ascent
was found to be from so to IS seconds.
We feel that it is still necessary to
have buoy line, as guide and to keep
the men in exact position, head up.
The lung is so designed that if man
spreads out horizontally, he will lose
the oxygen. The lung is dependent
upon the difference in pressure between
the top and the bottom to keep the gas
intact. Likewise the line gives degree
of confidence.
I'VE know the lung will work down
to depths of 300 feet in the tank tests
and down to 200 feet in actual operation
without stopping. We are hopeful that
the free-ascent method can be used up
from 300 feet. The time of its use has
been shaved down from 13 minutes at
the beginning. 1t shows the lung is
more valuable than at first anticipated.
The new method facilitates training and
gets the men out of a disabled sub
marine much faster. without 'ganging
up on the ascent. Further, we do not
need knots in the buoy line any more"
In charge of the experiments off
Morgantown was Lieut. L. H Bibby
Lieut.. Comdr. Henry Hartley is COM
handing officer of the diving school
here, and he has taken a prominent
part in the tests.
Lieut.. Bibby. who is at present at
tending a safety conference in Chicago.
hopes to effect free escapes at 300 feet
depth. as soon as the tests work out
satisfactorily in the pressure tank. After
that 200 feet of open water will be
found. and later, If feasible, the expert
ments will be carried down to 800 feet.
Lieut.. Ives says that the naval officials
are convinced that the theory is sound
but requires great deal of caution. He
pointed out that with the experimental
unit here and with the experimental
unit aboard the S-4 there has never
been casualty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
COLUMBUS DISCOVERY
OF AMERICA MARKED
Capital Observes 43oth Anniver-
sary of italian Explorers
Landing.

Christopher Columbus discovery of
America 439 years ago today was being
observed with appropriate ceremonies
by the knights of Columbus and the
Catholic Italian Society,"
A holiday in Maryland, State and
county Offices as we'll as banks were
closed throughout the State today while
homage was paid the great Italian
voyager.
Cancellation of Maj James Doolittle's
three-capital flight from Ottawa to
Mexico City, by way of Washington,
curtailed somewhat the National Capt.
tails observance of the day. Doolittle
was to have left Ottawa at dawn today,
arriving here early this morning. En-
CINE trouble forced postponement Of the
epic flight.
The Washington General Assembly
of the Fourth Degree Knights of Co
lumbus will climax its observance of
Columbus day with a dance tonight at
the Mayf1ower Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

The Washington Rapid Transit Co.,
which operates bus lines on Sixteenth
street and other routes, today applied
to the Public Utilities Commission for
permission to put into effect weekly
rates in an effort to secure more
patronage.
The proposal would leave the present
rates undiSturbed but give the paSsen-
gers an opportunity of saving money by
buying the weekly passes.
There are two kinds of passes pro-
posed. One. costing SIPS per week,
would give the rider transportation on
any of the company's buses anywhere
in the District at any time of day The
pass would be transferable, so. that sew
cral members of the family might make
tise Of H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
First Six KeniIWorth Grades
Will Be Housed in Yard,
Dr.. BaIIou States,
OTHER STUDENTS TO GO
TO JUNIOR HIGH NEARBY
Mothers Prefer Temporary Units
to Sending Their Children
Across Rails to Benning.

Pupils of the first six grades at Kenil-
worth School, closed last week as I'M
safe. will be housed in portables in the
school yard. while seventh and eighth
grade students will be sent 20 a Junior
high school. under tentative plans an
nounced today by DR.. Frank w. Ballou.
superintendent of schools.
The name of the junior high school
will be announced later by Dr.. Ballou.
Either Stuart. at Fourth and E streets
northeast. or Hine, at Seventh street and
pennsylvania avenue southeast, is eX-
pected to be selected.
Possible inability to use wash rooms
in the old building, which was evacu-
ated when large cracks were found in
the front wall, may make it necessary
to send fifth and six grade pupils else
where; though this will be avoided if
possible, DR.. Ballou told a group OF
kenllworth mothers who called upon
him to protest transfer of their children
to Benning School.
Mothers Prefer PortabIes.
The superintendent explained that
three portable buildings are being
erected on the school yard. but that
II one Of these must be set aside for
wash room use. only the first four
grades can be accommodated A sur
vey is now being made of the old build
ing to determine whether it will be
safe to use its wash rooms he said.
The mothers agreed they would pre-
Ter having fourth portable built, II
necessary, than to send their children
to Benning, despite the curtailment of
playground space that would result.
They objected to Benning they said.
because of the distance the children
would have TO travel and the danger
he
Wentworth Junction. The delegation
was LED by President John S. Griggers
Of the Kenilworth Citizens Association,
who acted as spokesman.
DR.. Ballou told the women that his
ONCE appreciated their wants and would
do everything possible to prevent trans
ferring their children His suggestion
that the seventh and eighth grade stu
dents be sent to junior high school
where he said the educational advan-
tages far outweighed the additional
cost of car fare. was unanimously an
proved by the delegation.
New School Proposed.
On behalf of the citizens Of Kenil-
worth. Mr.. Driggers presented DR.. Bal
lou with formal petition asking that
new school be built Immediately to
care for the first six grades. He sug-
gested ground could be purchased d.
rectly across the street from the closed
building. but DR. Ballou pointed out
that unless shifting population neces-
STATED removal of the school. Congress
would never approve its construction
other than on the present site.
Other spokesman for the mothers in
GUIDED Mrs. AMY Farr president of the
wentworth Parent Teacher Association
and Mrs. William Mortified, president
OF the Ladies Guild of Kenilworth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
KLEIN TALK ON HOOVER
TRADE BOOST DELAYED

The radio address which Do. julius
Klein. Assistant Secretary of Commerce,
was to have delivered tonight on Pres
ident Hoover's plan for improving bust
ness conditions, today was Indefinitely
postponed.
Postponement Of the speech was de-
scribed at the White House as due to
a desire to wait until machinery neces-
sary to the Presidents plan was COM
pleted.
Theodore JoSlin, one of the Presi-
dents secretaries, said it was felt I'M
desirable to have such a speech made
while the organization proposed by the
President was in process of completion.
DR.. Klein said the speech had been
deferred in view of pending develop
n'FEfT''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

Absent minded motorists are the
bane Of automobile squad detectives.
A member of the squad revealed to-
day that drivers who report their ma
chimes stolen after forgetting where
they parked them have become so
numerous the sleuths now make a tour
of the vicinity from which the cars
supposedly disappeared before begin
ming a more comprehensive search.
Squad members agreed nearly all
of the automobiles stolen here are ma
chimes in which the drivers left the
keys or forgot to lock them. About 90
per cent of such stolen cars are re-
covered A majority of them are left
abandoned on city streets after their
gasoline supply has been exhausted.
Most OF the machines stolen here are
r-o-th less than $1,000. The thieves.
detectives reported seem to specialize IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
MAN AND OO-GALL0N
STILL ARE CAPTURED
Prisoner Puts Up Stiff Fight With
U. S. and County Officers
at Cedarville.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, october
12-Sweeping down on a still at
Cedarville, local and Federal authori-
ties seized 500-gallon liquor manu-
featuring plant and arrested c. r. Hyde
on charges of manufacturing, posses
sion and transportation early yester-
day.
Police say they captured Hyde as he
was driving down a lane leading to the
still His car was alleged to contain
several bottles of liquor.
The man was arrested only after
putting up a stiff battle. according to
the officers. A companion jumped
from the car and escaped, though the
officers say they fired four times at
him.
A quantity of liquor and mash was
also confiscated at the still.
County Policeman Elon Turner. Con-
stable William Kreitzer and Federal
agent made the raid. Hyde was re-
leased on 1000 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
WEEKLY RATES ON BUS RIDES
APPLIED FOR AS EXPERIMENT
Washington Rapid Transit Co. Proposes "Any-Time'
Passes for S1.25 and Non-Rush Hour Ticket.

Since a rider who uses the bus twice
a day every week day now pays the
company $1.20 per week, this pass
would not be profitable unless the
buyer intended to make more use OF II
than the regular two trips per day.
The second pass. to cost 10 cents,
would be good all day Sunday and on
Saturdays after am. For the rest OF
the week days it would be good LOT
rides only from 9 am. to pm. ana
after 40 pm. This is designed for the
:'off-peak" rider who intends to make
more than eight trips per week during
the non-rush hours.
The petition asks that the passes be
allowed for an experimental period OF
II weeks only-from october ID (next
sunday 10 January Q, 1882.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

Mrs. Vernon Bailey Dies on TWEEN
ty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va. october 12.-The fu-
neral of Mrs. Vernon Bailey, At years
old, of York, Pa. was held this after
noon from Morning Star Lutheran
Church. with interment in the ceme-
terry close by. Services were conducted
by her former pastor, Rev. A. L. Boliek,
assisted by Elder Walter Stricken.
She formerly lived at Fairview, this
county, but moved away with her fam
lily about seven years ago. Her death
occurred at, York on the twenty-f1fth
anniversary of her wedding and was
caused by paralysis after an illness of
eight months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
ABSENT-MINDED DRIVERS GIVE
DETECTIVES LOT OF EXTRA WORK
False Theft Reports Frequent, They Begin Searches
at Places Where Cars Were Parked.

stealing cars Of popular price, which
are only a few months old. Some,
however take cars from to 10 years
old, which are hardly worth driving
away.
The detectives have many tricks to
which they resort in recovering missing
machines. They locate many cars from
distant States by checking the license
number of every machine of foreign
registry in which they find suspicious
however. until the car is definitely es-
tablished to have been stolen.
Approximately 5000 cars are recov-
cred annually by the headquarters au-
tomobile squad, headed by j. A. Con-
norS. Other members are F. M. ALI
good, H. D. Robey, Jacob Wolf, j. j.
Payne, Joscrh Sincavi'I j. E. Kenney
and II. NJ Jet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION
PROVES AID TO JOBLESS
Armory Being Built at Danville.
Martinsville Gets Addition to
- School.

New employment opportunities in
Virginia we're reported today by the
Presidents organization for unemploy-
ment relief in the awarding last week
of public and semi-public works con-
tracts totaling $l57,794.
One contract for construction of an
armory and city auditorium at Danville
totaled $116.794.
Other contracts awarded were Mar
tinsville, completing class rooms,
$4,000; additions to school building,
$1,000; Fort Myer, surface treatment
of roadway, $500; Waynesboro, erect
ing chapel, $4,000; Charles City
County, erecting addition to high
school, $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
POLITE BANDIT ROBS
SERVICE STATION HERE
Good Evening, Gentlemen Is
Greeting-Forces Employees to
Lie on Floor and Flees With $22.

A polite bandit last night held up a
gasoline filling station at Rhode lslano
avenue and Eighth street nortneasC
and, after forcing the two attendants 10
lie on the floor. fled with S22.3l.
Good evening, gentlemen" the rob-
Der said, when he entered the sta
ton, owned by the Gulf Refining Co. :,
Before the attendants, Rudolph
O'Meara of Cherrydale and Charles W.
Malcolm of Hyattsville, could answer,
the bandit drew a revolver and de-
manded their money. After taxing
1881 from the cash drawer, the rop1er
forced O'Meara to give him an aom-
tional 81, secreted elsewhere in the STA
ton.
Ordering the attendants to lie on the
floor until he was out OF sight, tne
robber fed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
POLL SITE CASE DELAYED
Court of Claims Adjourns to Pay

The case in which Sylvester T.. Poll
and Shubert Bros. sued the United
States for s268 ,66632 damages for al
legged breach of contract in the demoli-
ton of old Polls Theater was put off
today to the November term of the
United States Court of Claims. No
exact date for the new hearing was set.
The court adjourned shortly after
converting this morning. out of respect
for the late j. Bradley Tanner chief
clerk of the court, who died Saturday
in Atlantic City and was buried here
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
ASKS $4,000 FOR HURTS
Capital Traction Co. Sued by Vic
tim of Auto Accident.

Winifred L. Tinsley, 1445 Park road.
today filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court to recover 5000 dam
ages from the Capital Traction Co. for
alleged personal injuries. He says he
was crossing the tracks of the company
at Twelfth street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue northwest July Is when he was
knocked down and injured seriously by
a car of the company, which was oper-
ated negligently. Attorneys Rhodes g.
Rhodes appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
LIST TO CLOSE TOMORROW
C. of C. Election Takes Place at
Meeting October 20.

Nominations for new officers of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce will
close tomorrow night, one week in ad-
vance of the annual meeting of the or
ganization, it was announced today by
Dorsey w. Hyde, ir., secretary. Elec-
lions will take place at the meeting
October, 20.
Committee and bureau heads of the
chamber will meet Thursday to COM
pile annual reports to be submitted at
the annual meeting, Mr.. Hyde said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
MRS. JETT DROPPED
Police Telephone Operator Dismiss
ed in Liquor Case.

Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Jet. 80. tele-
phone operator at police headquarters.
who was arrested Friday night in con-
nection with the reported seizure Of
still and a quantity Of liquor in the
attic of her home, at 370l Seventeenth
street northeast. today was notified oy
Mai. Henry g. Pratt, superintendent of
police, that her name had been dropped
from the rolls of the department. IN
der the provision of the Civil Service
law, however, it is stated. she will be
given an opportunity to offer an expla-
nation relative to the charges pending
against her in court,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
VISITORS CAR LOOTED
OF PROPERTY WORTH $345
Thieves Take Jewelry and Cloth
ing From Bay State Auto-Balti-
more Man Loses Two Coats.

Five visitors to the Capital were VIC
TINS of thieves who stole jewelry and
clothing values at $345 from their
automobiles over the week end, police
reported today.
Hatch. his wife, Elizabeth; Wallace Ray
and his wife, Margaret, all of Beverly,
Mass. Wearing apparel and jewelry
worth 1907 was stolen from their car,
parked in the rear of the Chastleton
Hotel, where they spent Saturday night.
The other victim was Morris H. Tel
lem Of Baltimore, who told police two
coats, worth $38, were taken from his
machine, parked on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
HEART ATTACK FATAL
FOR TWO IN CAPITAL
James Grady Dies at Union Station.
W. E. Dickinson Seiged While
Entering Theater.

Heart attacks were fatal to James
Grady, 65 years old, of II H street and
w. E. Dickinson, so, of 303 D street,
last night. the former being stricken
while seated in the waiting room at
Union Station and Dickinson while
walking down the aisle to a seat in a
downtown theater.
Grady died before medical attention
could be summoned. A certificate OF
death from natural causes was issued
by Deputy Coroner DR.. Joseph D.
Rogers.
Cards found on Dickinson identified
him as a railway mail clerk working
on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
AWARDED RESCUE MEDAL
Capt. B. F. Johnson OF Marines
Saved Drowning Man in 1929.

Secretary Mellon has awarded sill
yer life-saving medal of honor to Capt.
Byron F. johnson of the Marine Corps,
who is now en- route to the Marine
Barracks, Ouantico, Va, following duty
in Nicaragua. The medal, given for
rescuing a civilian, M. F. Stoner, from
drowning at Coronado, Calf, on May
13, 1929, will be presented to the OH
Ger at Quantico.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
CLAIMED SOV|ETS
 WANT ALASKA

Senator Lewis, of Illinios, who has been engaged in studying conditions in Europe, has brought back the interest ing news. that the view is held in Germany that Russia is pre- pairing to make war on the United States, with the acqui- sition of Alaska as the main objective.
 According to this view as given in press reports, the "non-aggression pacts" Russia has been concluding with European nations recently are really directly against the United States.
 Senator Lewis is reported as saying, it is the German view that Russia will raise the con- tention that the sale of Alas ka to United States was accom- plished by deception on our part, and the Soviets will fight to win the Territory back. And while Russia is taking Alaska from the United States she will permit China or Japan to take the Philippines.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Canadian Exchange Renewed

Long abandoned exchange rates on Canadian currency were resumed here this week as a result of a decline in the value of Canadian money, fol- lowing the fall of the British pound sterling.
 Early advices from the south indicated an exchange rate of ) cents, but was superseded Thursday by rate of 6 cents.
 With so much Canadian mon- " constantly in general circu- lation here, the high rate of exchange, if continued, will prove serious handicap to local business firm, who can not demand exchange from every customer and at the came time must pay for their supply purchases in United States money, thereby losing he amount of the difference n currency values.