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The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Police Save Informer
From, Wrath
Of CrOwd

A mob of more than SO col
ored men and women last night
was anxious to lay hands on a
prohibition informer believed re-
sponsible for a liquor raid near
Twenty-first and M Streets
Northwest.
Roosevelt Catoe, 80. colored,
broke all speed records for leav.
ing the neighborhood. Six
emergency cars were dispatched
to the scene at Eighteenth
Street and Florida Avenue
Northwest.
The pursuit started at Twen-
ty-Second and M Streets North
west. It wound through many
blocks, finally ending on Flor
ida Avenue, when more than 80
policemen "waded in" in order
to save the informer.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
LUdingtOn Air Line
adopts Fast Schedule

Officials of the Ludington Line
today announced the Inaugural
ton, before the end of the week,
of a Commute nonstop airplane
service between Washington and
New York. Two planes will fly
each way daily.
The tentative schedule, which
may begin as early as tomorrow,
calls for departure, of planes from
Washington at 8 a. m. and 3
p. m, landing 68 minutes there
after at the Newark Airport, and
making it possible for the pas
senger to be in the metropolis a
few minutes later. Returning. the
fast planes are to leave the New
ark Airport at 9:4O a. m. and
4:40 p. M, according to the prac-
tically completed plans.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
To MEET
SOON TO MAP
ACTION
Blair Calls Meeting Thursday
to Organize; Corporation
Counsel Promises Assistance

Charges by the Grand Jury
that Orville A. Staples was ousted
from the District police depart
ment as the result of a frame-up
will be probed by the committee
of lawyers named by the District
Commissioners Saturday at q
meeting Thursday.
The committee will perfect its
organization. Henry P. Blair,
temporary chairman. said, today.
and will begin investigation into
charges of frame-up, graft, and
corruption which have grown out
of the Staples case.
To Confer With d. c. Heads
Mr.. Blair said:
I'VE will organize, name q
permanent chairman and de-
eide where we will hold our
sessions. Then we win confer
with the District Commission
ers and learn from them what
course we are to pursue
Corporation Counsel William W.
Bride offered his services to the
committee today, while the COM
missioners extended them an in
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The Washington times., 1931-09-15
TRAFFIC SCHOOL
HAILED AS CURB
IN ACCIDENTS
Glasses to Be Held in { Evening
Under Supervision Of Brown;
Plan Suggested by Times
By B. C. CLARKE
Traffic Expert

Traffic officials of Washington
in their decision to establish a
school of instruction for the op-
orators of motor vehicles, cover
ing rules and regulations and
safe use of the streets, believe
that a long step is being taken
to reduce accidents and miShaps
and make the streets of Washing.
ton the safest of any city in the
country.
Creation of the school was first
suggested several weeks ago by
The Washington Times as q
definite measure not only to check
the increase in traffic accidents
this year as compared with last
year. but to fOrcStaII the prob
ability that with the increased
flow of vehicles on the streets
next year in connection with the
George Washington BicentenniaI
the roll of accidents and miShaps
will be larger than this year.
Glasses In Evening
Glasses of the school will be
held in the evening hours at the
Traffic Bureau under supervision
Of Assistant Superintendent E. w.
Brown. of the Traffic division of
the Police Department. No charge
Continued on Page 20, Col. %
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
DR.. Fisher, Biologist,
Accents Retirement

The Department of Agriculture
has announced the retirement of
DR.. Albert Kenrick Fisher, senior
biologist of the Bureau of Biologi-
cal Survey, after 46 years of ser
vice-the longest in the history of
his bureau.
DR.. Fisher has specialized in
birds, and has written numerous
monographs and articles, one of
them being the departments bull
letin No. 3, Hawks and Owls of
the United States" Various forms
of animal life, including reptiles,
birds and insects have been named
in his honor. He is a member of
many ornithological clubs, the
Biological Society of Washington
and scientific and conservative
groups. He now becomes a 20
illogical collaboration Of the Ma
tional Museum.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
6, v. ARRANGES
STUDENT LOAN
staff Photo

Inaugurating a policy of CO.
operation with President Hoover's
emergency committee for unem-
ployment relief, DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, president of George
Washington University. today
announced the creation of. a
special committee on student
loans and employment and the
setting aside of a loan fund for
students.
This movement is designed to
aid students in taking university
work where funds are lacking.
The fund is made available
through the university alumni
and other interested persons.
DR.. Marvin announced that
additional measures will be
adopted after further considera-
ton and study by the committee.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
u. Opens
Its 64th Sessions

Howard University formally
opened its sixty-fourth year of
activities last night with the reg.
istration of the law classes. The
day students will register next
Monday, while the undergraduate
division of the university proper
will begin. work Tuesday, Septem.
Der 90.
Only one new professor has
been added to the law school
staff for the coming year. He
IS A. A. Buschek, of Milwaukee,
Wis, who holds Sterling fellow
ship from Yale University.
Charles Houston, vice dean, will
head the faculty for another
year.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
COOL WEATHER
ON THE WAY
Times staff Photo

Prepared for another day of
sweltering heat in accordance
with the Weather Bureaus fore
cast of fair and continued
warm" Washingtonians are look
ing forward to a promise of a
cooler day tomorrow.
Breezes cooled by the freezing
temperatures in and near Alberta,
Canada, are expected to reach
the Eastern Atlantic States by
Wednesday and District residents
are anticipating welcome showers.
The m AKIN I'm temperature
here yesterday was 80. A low of
10 was recorded in the early
morning hours but as the suns
heat began to make itself felt,
the mercury resumed its upward
climb and before 8 O'Clock had
touched 73 and was still going
strong.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
CHASE
6,393 ALARMS

A tai of 6,393 fire alarms we're
sounded during the 1881 fiscal
year, and the l-ss on insured and
uninsured property amounted to
$1,029,931 Fire Chief George S.
Watson, in his annual report, to-
day informed the District Com
missioners.
The number of alarms repre-
sents an increase of 1,701 over the
1880 fiscal year, while the loss Of
property increased $141, ,301 when
compared with the 1880 total of
$3.50, $50. The total of false
alarms was 525 for the past year,
an increase of 80 over the pre-
ceeding year.
Chief watson reported that in
As cases during the year, the local
department went to the aid of
nearby Maryland and Virginia fire
fighting forces. Fires of more
than one alarm totaled %, while
80 incendiary fires and 56 suS-
picious fires occurred.
The fire prevention division
made a total Of 225,796 inspec-
tions during the year; gave 9,O71
notices to abate fire hazards, and
in only IA instances was it neces-
Sary to resort to the swearing
out of warrants for violations,
the report said.
Through removals, deaths, re-
tirements and designations, a
total of 80 separations from the
force occurred during the year,
while disciplinary measures were
necessary in 112 cases, Sc fewer
than the preceding year.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
JAR D|SCLOSES
CAPTIVE TALE

A message signed Donald and
Doris" indicating the couple were
being held captive in shack on
the upper Potomac by bandits,
was brought to The Times office
today by D. e. Dixon, of 129 c
st. S. E., who said he found the
note in a fruit jar at the river
edge, near his river cottage, above
the Key Bridge.
The address given on the note,
which was written on a green
shipping tag, said the two people
lived at 66l9 Eastern Ave-, Balti-
more.
Not Known There
This is the address of the
Anchor Post and Fence Company,
which Informed The Times that
no persons named Donald and
Doris are either known there or
are missing from that vicinity.
Mr.. Dixon said the fruit jar
was half full of water when found.
The note was dated July %, and
If the jar had been in the water
for the past three weeks, it's es-
cape from being smashed on the
rocks approaches the miraculous.
Virginia authorities are being
notified to seek the alleged bandit
shack. Some of the up-river coun-
try is wild. and there are plenty
of places where two people could
be held captive, Mr.. Dixon re-
minds.
Last name Indistinct
The message on the tag, writ
ten in pencil, reads:
July %, 1881.
I'VE are in danger. Come
quick. We are in a shack on
the Potomac. We're just about
q mile from Chain Bridge.
There is no one with us. We
were captured by bandits on
our way here from Baltimore.
Our address is 6619 Eastern
Ave-, Baltimore, Md.
DONALD AND DORIS BRILL.
eva. side)."
The last name is faint: it may
be Bruce, Breed, Briler, or almost
any name of four to six letters
beginning with "Br."
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Asleep at Wheel,
MOtOrist Is Fined

John S. Hornberger, 1900
block of Columbia Road, arrested
in Hyattsville Sunday for reck-
less driving following a collision
between his car and one parked
on the Washington Baltimore
Boulevard, was fined $5 and
costs by Judge j. Chew Sheriff
in Hyattsville police court yes
terday.
Testimony indicated that Horn
berger had been driving several
hours when he entered Hyatts.
vile and being tired fell asleep
to be awakaned when his ma
chine struck the parked car and
overturned. A colored woman
in the parked car suffered minor
injuries.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Sherry Stein Picked
For Vice President

Sherry Stein was elected first
vice president of the Brotherhood
for the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation at a meeting of the
board of that organization last
night at the Eighth Street
Temple. His election was to fill
the vacany made by the removal
from the city of Milton Norman.
Harold Strauss was elected sec
ond vice president. There we're
II members of the board present
at the meeting, over which Irving
Diener, president for the coming
year, presided.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Alexandria Starts
Special Grand JLIru

A special grand jury in the cor
poration court of Alexandria to-
day is investigating IA charges,
including murder, felonious shoot
Ing and rob- cry. The regular
grand jury Is scheduled for De
cember, but because of the
crowded condition of the city jail,
the special jury was summoned in
order that prisoners guilty of
felony offenses might be sent to
the penitentiary.
Civil and r-'nor criminal cases
will also be set for hearing during
the term. Judge William P.
Woo.ls is presiding.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
DeLnnO VIII Offer
NeU Gardens Plan

A new plan for development
of the Washington Monument
gardens will be presented to the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission here next week
by William A. De1ano, New York
architect and member of the
commission.
For several months, architects
have been seeking a suitable
plan for the Mall in the vicinity
of the Monument, which will be
feasible from an engineering
standpoint. and at the same time
satisfy artistic demands.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Fraternity to Giue Badge
For Mrs. Hayes Gown

The gown of Mrs. Rutherford
B. Hayes, wife of the nineteenth
President. which is in the gown
collection of the National MI
scum, will be adorned at II
o'clock tomorrow with the badge
of the Kappa Kappa Gamma fra
ternity.
Mrs. Hayes was the first White
House mistress to graduate from
a college and to hold membership
in a woman's fraternity. accord
ing to announcement made here
today by the Kappa Kappa Gam
ma Alumnae Association.
Among present members Of this
fraternity are Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
HIGH PRESSURE
NEUTRAL FOR
GAS BILLS
Company Expert Uses Bureau
of Standards in Support;
Chicagoan Heard Tomorrow

Denial hat high pressure con.
ditionS were responsible for in.
creased gas bills last winter was
made today by Walter N. Russell,
chief engineer of the washington
Gas Light Company, at the Public
Utilities Commission hearing on
gas pressure and local company
ownership. -.
Answering a volley of questions
fired at him by Peoples Counsel
Richmond B. Keech, the engineer
testified that high gas pressures
had little or not effect on gas
bills. He backed up his state
ment by referring to a report OF
Bureau of Standards experts,
which stated efficiency of gas
appliances increases with higher
pressure.
Causes Gas Waste
MIR. Russell admitted that low
pressures had considerable effect
on gas bills. Such a condition,
he said, caused q waste Of gas.
From the tenor of his questions
Mr.. Keech sought to show that
several hundred houSe.heating
plants installed by the company
last winter wrought havoc with
the company's pressure and dis
tribution conditions.
This was also denied by the en-"
gineer, who said the companys
present system is capable OF
carrying at least 1000 house-heat.
ing plants without taxing the dis
tribution or pressure.
To Quiz Ownership
Albert e. Peirce, president Of
Central Public Service, gigantic
Chicago utility, win not appear
before the commission until next
week, when the hearing will hinge
upon the question Of ownership OF
the local company.
A taste of the glamour attend
ing the ownership question was
given at yesterdays hearing and
in comparison rendered todayS
proceedings uninterestlng.
Chicago Dictated
Testimony at yesterdays hear.
ing developed that the last word
in the engineering and manage
ment policies of the local com
pany were dictated by Central
Public Service.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
William A. Roberts also developed
that a confidential file dealing
with pressure was kept at the
home of George A. G.. Wood, presi.
dent of the local company, and
that the reports had never been
revealed to the commission.
Under further subpoena Mr..
Wood obtained the file from his
home and turned it over to the
commission. The file is expected
to aid the Districts lawyers, not
only in the question of pressure,
but also in the ownership inquiry.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Auto Crash Victim
Sues for S1OO,OOO

David Reid Middleton, 1904
jackson st. N. E., today filed suit
in Circuit Court to recover $780,"
900 damages from the District gov.
ernment and Earle B. Hull, 1e45
Monroe st. N. E., as the result OF
an automobile mishap March 5.
Through Attorneys Albert w.
jacobson and Chauncey Brown, he
saws he was riding in Hulps auto
mobile, driven by his son, when
the machine struck a hole in the
pavement near Lawrence and
Seventeenth streets Northeast. He
alleges he was seriously injured.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Odd FeILOUs Meet
In Annual Session

The annual session OF the
grand lodge of the colored Odd
Fellows and the Household OF
Ruth, of the District of Columbia,
opened yesterday at the Metro
politan Baptist Church and will
continue through Thursday.
About 400 delegates from IS
subordinate lodges and households
are in attendance. William G.
Edwards, grand master, is pre-
siding over the Odd Fellows.
while Mrs. Lucreatia Chase, is
h e a ding the activities of the
household.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15

Helen Wills Moody, Alice Duer
Miller, Dean Gildersleeve, of Bar.
nard, and Dorothy Garfield Fisher.
Mrs. George Miner Hostetler,
of this city, a national officer,
tomorrow will pin the golden
badge of the fraternity upon the
famous gown.
The ceremony Is being arranged
by Mrs. Thomas Lunsford Stokes,
jr., president of the local organi-
zation, and DR.. Alexander Wet
more, secretary of the Smith
Sonian Institution.
The badge is an old one Of the
design worn by Mrs. Hayes and
bears the date october II, 1876.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Prince Georges Land
For Sale for Taxes

Beginning Monday, September
81, the Prince Georges county
commissioners will conduct a sale
Of real estate for taxes due in
1929. The properties involved
will not be sold for less than the
amount of taxes, interest and
costs in each case.
Twenty of the parcels for sale
are in the Chillum District, and
six are in Takoma Park.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Fire Rescue Squad
SNUeS Stored Meat

The Fire Department Rescue
Squad spent more than an hour
last evening attempting to seal
up the refrigeration machine at
the Western Market, Twenty-first
and K Streets Northwest.
The m a chine. which had
broken down, caused a strong
odor to permeate the neighbor-
hood. Leo Brooks. market mas
ter, said firemen saved a great
quantity Of stored meats from
spelling.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
T'LUO Commissioned
As Reserve Officers

A commission as captain of
the air reserve has been issued
to William Francis Mitchell, jr.,
2901 Connecticut Ave. N. W., and
as first lieutenant in the infantry
to Emanuel Francis ZaleSak, 1884
K st. N. W., it was announced
at the War Department today.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15
Promising Squirrel
Season ODevIS TOdGU

/ What promises to be the best
squirrel season in Montgomery
county in several years opens to-
day, and will continue for one
month. While the first season
will close on october IS, another
will begin on November is and
continue until the day before
Christmas.
The Washington times., 1931-09-15

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The Washington times., 1931-08-31
GIRL
SHOT IN GANG
OUTBREAK
Bullets Spray Streets and Rout
Children as Extortionists
Seek to Shoot Down Victims

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 UN.S0. .
Extortionists were blamed today
for the wounding of an 18-vear.
old girl last night, as two gang.
sters poured bullets into a Brook.
lyn Street crowded with children.
The gangsters missed their In
tended victim but Jennie Ballan-
tino, 10, was struck on the arm
as she stood talking to friends
on a street corner.
Their Victim Escapes
Police said the six or eight
shots fired were intended for
JOseDh SantOra. As. a boss steve
dOre and lOngshOreman and the
father Of IL children. He had
reported to police Saturday that
two men had attempted to extOrt
money from him.
Santora was found running
from the scene. The bullets had
whizzed past him and struck the
girl a block away.
Scores Of children ran to safety
as the shooting started. Many OF
them saw the gangSterS drive UP
in an automobile and open fire.
The shooting occurred just as
police had made two strides in
their fight against gangsters.
Detectives in Brooklyn arrested
English" Wolfsohn and his gang.
charged with at least two murders
and scores Of holdupS.
Schultz Gangster Held
In New York. police arrested
Ernest SOricel1i, of the Dutch"
Schultz gang. They took two
guns away from him. They said
he was searching for Vincent
Coll, gang leader, whom
SOricelli charged with the murder
Of his brother. Jack.
Police said WolfSohn had ad-
mitted members of his gang lined
up three men against a wall in
Brooklyn recently and shot them
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Rally to Protest
ELectrOcUtiOn of 8

Louis Engdall, national organ
izer of the International Labor
Defense, will be the principal
speaker at a mass meeting to-
night at the Pythian Temple,
Twelfth and U Streets North
west, in protest against the elec-
trocution of the eight colored
youths at Scottsboro, Ala. The
meeting is under the auspices Of
the United Scottsboro Defense
Conference,
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
PARKED AvTo ROBBED

Albert Sussman, 5000 block
Thirteenth st. N. W., yesterday
reported that thieves battered off
the lock Of his automobile and
stole wearing apparel and watch
valued at $3.50. The machine
was parked in the 800 block
Seventh st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Bandits Take Purse
With S6 From Man

Detective squads last night
we're searching for two bandits
who early yesterday robbed James
II. Crompton, 800 block Tenth
st. S. E., of his purse contain
ing Sc.
Crompton told investigators he
was accosted by the pair at
South Capitol and M s. w.
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