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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
MOtOrist Disputes
Reporters Right TO
Lean Against Pole
Cras n and Shower of
Glass Breaks Up Con-
ference of Great Minds.

The well recognized right Of pedes-
TRANS 70 lean against lsmppoStS was
seriously challenged today by the mo-
torized element
One reporter, Fastening back to his
Office from an assignment, paused for
a moment at Sixth and d streets TO
discuss an important matter with fell
low worker.
The first reporter, ever on the alert
Gar an opportunity to conserve his sup
ply Of energy, leaned for q moment
against q convenient lamppoSt
Suddenly there was q terrific crash
and the leaning reporter was enveloped
in q shower OF broken glass. An auto
mobile, driven by an unfortunate APP
plicant for 8 drivers permit, had
mounted the curb and most effectively
disputed the reporters prior claim 70
the aamppost rs q resting place.
It is regretted that the name Of the
driver cannot be given. Both reporters
we're too startled to ask him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
NOT GUILTY PLEA MADE
BY PRINTER IN SHOOTING
Kennedy's Bond Put at $4,000 as
Case Is northumberland
Improves.

Charged with assault with intent to
kill, John A. Kennedy, "a, of 3217 Con-
necticut avenue, printer, who FRIDAY
shot and seriously wounded George
Brandt, 48, composing room foreman OF
the Washington Post, pleaded not
guilty in Police Court today.
The case was continued for q week
because of Brandt's condition. Judge
Gus A. Schuldt and Assistant Attorney
Michael Keogh fixing bond at $4,000.
Kennedy, police said, was discharged
by Brandt following many disputes
about two weeks before the shooting.
Friday Kennedy entered the composing
room while the foreman was seated at
his desk. The former went into an ante
room. returned with pistol and nred
five times at his former chief.
Fellow employees grabbed Kennedy
and held him for police. Brandt was
taken to Emergency Hospital, where Tor
a while it was feared he might die. To-
day Keogh told Judge Schuldt Brandts
condition was greatly improved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
Fake Card Intended as AIibi
for Staying Defense,
U. S. Contends.
SOMBER CLOTHES WORN
BY ACCUSED ATTORNEY
Capital Lawyer Drops Debonair
Manner as Future Hinges on Out
come of Trial for Bribery.

Charging point blank that he was
offered a $3.50 bride to disturb records
of the District Jail, Harry S. Dean
! fingerprint clerk there, was the chief
witness today at the District Supreme
Court bribery trial of Abner Siegal,
| local attorney.
Siegal sprang a surprise when he re-
vealed one Of the pricipal defense wit
neSSeS would be G. Bryan Pitts, former
head of the defunct F. H. Smith Co..
now serving a Jail sentence for convic-
ton in 100000 embezzlement con-
/ Spiracy.
Siegal conducted his own case with
the aid of e Russell Kelly The de-
PENDANT, ordinarily a dashing exponent
of Sartorial brilliance in g court room,
was dressed in a Somber. manner today.
He had on a conventional blue business
suit, wore modest white handkerchief
in his coat pocket, blue tie and black
shoes.
Alibi Search Told.
Under examination by Leo A. Rover,
United States attorney, Dean testified
he was paid $3.50 in bills of large de-
nomination last March to place in the
jail records a commitment card which
would show one VincenZo Domiani was
incarcerated there from January % to
February %. 1928. The prosecution
contention is that Siegal wished to
prove an "alibi" for Dominant, charged
with murder in wilkes-Barre, Pa.
"Siegal told me-" Dean declared,
chow short money was. I said he was
right, and that I'd promptly murder a
man for a couple hundred dollars. He
said he could get me the couple hun
dred, and for me to be home the next
day, because he was coming to see me
about it. He told me to be sure to have
couple of commitment papers with
me-"
Dean said the first Of his series Of
conversations with Siegal took place
in the rotunda of the Jail while Siegal
was calling on his client Pitts.
Dean Admits Charge.
Siegal drew from Dean on croSs-ex-
animation confirmation of a charge that
Dean prior to his Jail connection re-
signed a position with the American
Railway Express Co. during an investi-
CATION of reports he had stolen regis
| tered mail packages.
You resigned under FIRE, did you?"
Siegal asked.
Yes" Dean replied.
Mr.. Rover told the jury in his open
| ing statement he would prove, among
| other things that Siegal purchased q
numbering machine in local store In
order to lend an air of authority to the
supposedly spurious commitment sheets.
! The section of the court room re-
served for lawyers was filled to ca
pacity and the latecomers stood around
! the walls to get glimpse of their fell
low lawyer as he fought for his repu-
tation. Siegal repeatedly objected to
rulings by Justice James M. Proctor,
| presiding.
Less than half an hour was spent in
| selection of a jury of IL men and l
woman Siegal exercised of his pos
| sible 10 peremptory challenges, while
| the prosecution used none.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
BLONDE ISLOCKED IN
AS STORE IS CLOSED FOR NIGHT
Woman Spending Quarters Worth of Nckels in Phone
Booth Has Nothing to Say About Adventure.

The blonde who got locked inside
pharmacy at s32 H street last night
saved an embarrassing situation by do
irg most of her talking in the telephone
booth.
Hurrying in near closing time. she
obtained a quarters worth of nickels
from the manager, William Fletcher,
to. and began to talk
The closing hour of 1890 drew near.
The blonde still was talking. Mr.
Fletcher and another employee checked
the cash registers, locked up all around
and prepared TO depart. But the blonde,
cioseted in her booth and forgotten,
talked on.
Mr.. Fletcher switched on the lights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27

and withdrew to the sidewalk with his
fellow worker. They remained near the
door conversing before strolling off,
Meanwhile, inside the darkened store,
closed in her telephone booth, the blonde
talked and talked Not until she had
finished talking did she discover her
plight. Then she began TO rattle the
front door PasSersby noticed the cap
tive and loitered to watch through the
glass door. The patrolman on the beat
came up.
Some one located Mr.. Fletcher, who
had stopped in a nearby lunch room.
He returned and unlocked the door.
Mr. Fletcher requested the young
woman to identity herself. but, having
finished talking, she said as she hurried
on that she had nothing to say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
DIR. JOSE MANUEL PUG CAsAURANC
"A. P. Photo

PUG CASAURANC. A P. Photo.
lively few unemployed in his country,
the Mexican envoy said.
1T is rare that a man cannot ma
work If he wants 1t" he replied, but
he is poorly paid for the work he does.
Banditry and lawlesSness, which were
so widespread during Mexico's stormy
days of revolution. have practically
ceased to exist, declared the envoy.
THE betterment of the social and
economic situation for the people, as
well as the strides made in general edu-
cation, has contributed greatly 10
bringing about peace in Mexico, he
continued lover 5000 schools have
been established throughout the coun-
try in the past few years, but, he
added, 1T will take at yeast 20 more
years to have an adequate number OF
schools"
Is Strong Family Man.
DESPITE the inceSSant demands made
upon DR.. PUG as diplomat, doctor and
literary man, he is never too busy TO
give personal attention to members OF
his household, and it is quite apparent
that throughout his successful career
his family has occupied the foremost
place.
His strong, serious face lightened per-
ceptibly when asked about his children
in Mexico. DR.. Puig has been married
twice and he expects his two Oldest
sons, by his first marriage, to join him
next week In Washington.
Charles, who is 16, and GonZalo, who
is Is. will arrive next week" he said,
"and will probably go to nearby board
ing school shortly after their arrival"
Two other children by his first mar
I aid n
and Enrique, years of age, are now
with Sonora PUG -Casauranc, and their
two younger children, 4-year-old Maria
and l-month- old Jose Manuel in MeXi-
CO. Sonora Puig-CaSauranc expects to
ioin the Ambassador the latter part OF
November.
Golf Is Favorite Sport.
Washington golfers may frequently
expect to see the stalwart figure of the
Mexican Ambassador upon the links
Golf is DR.. Puig's favorite sport, al
though he modestly declares he knows
very little about the game.
MY scorer" he smiled. "Very, very
bad guess about a thousand. But
the worse I play the better It Is for
my health" he added, because 1t makes
me work harder, which is the thing ]
need"
Although this is DR. Puig'S first per-
manent duty in Washington. he has
visited the Capital twice before-once
in 1924 as a member of PreSident-elect
Gales party. and once in 1929, when
he visited the Capital with President
Rubio.
The Ambassador feels quite at home
among Americans, as for three years,
before embarking upon his political
career, he practiced medicine in Albu-
querque, N. Mex.
DR.. Puig denied that his predecessor,
Senior Manuel Teller, had been recalled
through diSpleaSure of the government.
That is ridiculous" he declared, "as
Senior Teller now holds one of the most
important cabinet posts in Mexico, that
Of secretary of the interior"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27


" cidental in the life of Mexico S
IN new Ambassador to the United
4 States, Jose Manuel Puig Ca
Sauranc, who arrived in Wash
ington Sunday night.
This is my first diplomatic post,
said DR.. PUG. laughingly adding, land
it will probably be my last,
Because my real career is that OF
surgeon and publisher, and when ]
have completed my tour in Washing
ton I would like to return TO my prac-
tice in Mexico
DR.. PUG explained that his imme-
date purpose is through his journalistic
contacts to promote better understand
ing between Mexico and the United
States.
you know, have been a newspaper
man." he remarked, and am still
actively engaged in publications in
Mexico. am looking forward with
much pleasure and interest to the use
of the Congressional Library while
am here, as I hope to be able to do
considerable reading that will be OF
value in my literary work"
Publisher Of Periodical.
The Ambassador, in addition to writ
ing short stories, newspaper articles
and books, is publisher of Resumen, one
of Mexico's foremost periodicals, which
will continue publication throughout
the Ambassadors absence from home
Although but 46 years of age, DR.
PUG has had a distinguished career
as a medical man and politician. He
has held several cabinet PORTFOLIOS
including those of secretary OF educa-
ton, secretary of commerce and labor
and head Of the Mexican federal dis
trict.
Relative to the economic situation
in mis- country, the Ambassador said
| unemployment and industrial depres-
sion is, of course, felt in Mexico as 1t
is throughout the world, but I do not
think the situation is as acute as II
is in the United States. The neces-
sites of life are not so high in Mexico
as they are here and therefore nobody
ever dies of starvation. But millions
of our people are hungry all the time
and live their entire lives In an under
nourished condition. It is that situa-
ton which has caused so many revolu-
! tionS in Mexico-a desire on the part
| of the working man to attain social
and economic betterment. Although 1t
will take many years to achieve the
! end for which the people have been
struggling. conditions are now better
| than they have been for many years
because the government has the con-
| fldence of the people. They know the
| ruling classes are working to bring
| about betterment Of social and eco
nomic conditions and that laws have
been made for their protection"
Hire and Fire" Rule Out.
'The former rule Of hire and fire
on the part of the employer no longer
| continues" explained DR.. Puig.
Although Mexican industries, par
| ticularlv those of the mining and textile
| interests, have suffered during the re-
cent world depression. there are rela-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
REPORT ON POLICE
PROBE IS DELAYED
Lawyers Committee to Give
Findings to Commissioners
This Week.

The committee of lawyers which In
vestigated the July grand jury's charges
against the Police Department. again
today delayed submission of its report
to the District Commissioners, as the
Police and Firemens Retiring and Re-
lief Board prepared to take action on
recommendations of a medical board
that four policemen be retired immed1-
ately for physical disability.
The report of the Investigating Com
nlittee has been expected at the District
Building since last Thursday. and no
explanation has been given for the de-
lay Henry P. Blair, chairman of the
committee, definitely announced. how
ever, the report would be turned over
to the Commissioners some time this
week.
Transcript Is Awaited.
Cases of the four policemen recon-
mended for retirement will be acted on
by the retiring board, according to Will
liam A. Roberts, chairman. as soon as
the transcript of th&ir testimony is
completed. The four men, Sergt Minor
E. Fur, and Pvts. David A. Hayes,
Frank M Bierkoph and Norris w. Jones,
appeared before the board yesterday,
and all except Sergt. Fur objected
Strenuously to being retired at this time.
Sergt. Fur did not oppose his retire
ment, saying he left 1t entirely in the
hands of the board.
Mr.. Roberts indicated a session of
the retiring board might be held this
afternoon to pass on the four cases if
the transcript of the proceedings at yes
terday's hearings is submitted to him in
time. Otherwise, action will be delayed
until late this week. Mr.. Roberts, how
ever, plans to have the board dispose
of all pending retirement cases this
week.
Board Has Many Cases.
Aside from the four retirement cases
recommended as a result of the recent
physical examinations given lot MEM
bers of the department above 55 years
of age, the Retirement Board has a
fifth case before it, involving Pvt. Horace
R. Crawford, who is confined in Walter
Reed Hospital. the victim of a bullet
wound received in a gun duel with
bootleggers more than IL years ago.
Maj. Henry G.. Pratt, superintendent
of police, who goes on the retired list
November l, left today for a fishing
trip on Chesapeake Bay, but is ex-
pected to return before the end Of the
week before his active career in the Po-
lice Department comes to an abrupt
close. Inspector z. W. Brown will be
acting superintendent in his absence.
From November ! To 10. when Brig
Gen. Pelham D. Glassford takes Office
as superintendent, Inspector Brown also
viii act as superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
FALL PROVES FATAL

Frederick johnson, colored I6-year-
old Dunbar High School student, died
today from injuries received when ne
fell from a second-floor porch at the
rear of his home, 3105 Eleventh street
The youth was shaking suit, leaning
against the railing of the porch, when
the railing gave way, and he fell ABOUT
80 feet to the ground. He was taken
to Garfield Hospital. where he died from
an internal hemorrhage about an hour
afterward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
Fire Cuts Brick Building

Fire Of undetermined origin burned
the interior OF an unoccupied three
story brick building at 20e Seventh
street this morning. The blaze origi-
mated on the third floor. burning
through the roof and rafters. The
premises were UNFINISHED. The da-
mage Was not estimated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27

Y IT looks as If the cross-town record
which 3-year-old Peggy Pagliocchini
set up with her doll carriage yes
i terday will stand for awhile, even
against her own efforts.
For the adverse conditions which
beset her yesterday were as nothing
compared with today's Peggy couldn't
even take her carriage off the front
steps at 118 Kentucky avenue south
east, try as she might.
Yesterday she was luckier. Eluding
her mother, she rolled her carriage with
its big doll to Stanton Park. There
she came under the eye of a United
States Park policeman
Peggy pretended she had reached her
destination, but when the policeman lost
sight of her for a moment, she started
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
DRIVER R0UTS BANDITS
Strikes Supposed Assailant by
Starting Suddenly.

Set upon by supposed bandits as
he slowed up for stop light at First
and K streets northeast about 7:3O
o'clock last night, Louis @. Lennon Of
Rosemont, Va, started his automobile
suddenly and hurled one Of his alleged
aSsailants to the street after the latter
had leaped to the running board
Lennon reported to police that he
obtain footing on his running board.
He furnished descriptions Of thAmen.
-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

merce to handle the strike smashing
activities.
Coming at this time, the Hoover
message to Lewis is powerful at
tempt to break the strike just when
the miners are redoubling their ef-
forts to win their fight against star
walton. The Hoover-LeWis action
will be followed by greater terror by
the compeny gunner and greater
scabbing efforts by the U. M. w. A..
Against this united front of all the
bosses, their government, state and
federal, along with the U. M. w. A.,
the workers must come to the sup
port of the striking miners.
Relief is Immediately necessary.
Hoover is preparing to use the CEN
trail government machinery to add
more terror against the miners. The
miners are fighting as they never
fought before. But they must get
immediate help from workers every
where. Relief must be sent them
Immediately. Do your shared Send
YOU contribution now to the Penn
Ohio Relief Committee, Gil Penn
,AEee RAom 5lA RiAShlUgh. Pa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

dispatch from Berlin of a demon
stration of German young workers
in front of the offices of the Amer
lean Consulate General. Several
windows were smashed and demands
thrown into the offices denouncing
the Scotsboro outrage against the
Negro people and demanding the
freedom of the nine innocent work.
ing class children. Ire demonstra-
ton was led by the Young Commu-
mist League of Germany. Police ar
rested several workers.
The Times dispatch also reports
widespread agitation in the Ger
man Communist press against the
death sentences against eight Of the
boys. 1t says:
"They are fervently appealing to
Reds everywhere to have the vic
Tins of judicial murder, asserting
that the Negroes are wholly inno-
cent of the crimes for which they
were sentenced"
The Times then adds its own vici-
Gus boss version of the frame-up. de-
claring the boys we're sentenced to
death for attacks on two white girls
q huntsville, Ala" ;.sv s11aSins,,.x,,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02
WAR DEBT
CLASH is
SHARPENING
Imperialists Prepare
For New World
Slaughter
Demonstrate Aug. |!
Go On Making Heavy
War Expenditures

On July 1, when the Hoover one
year debt postponement plan was to
go into effect, the conflict between
the United States and France was
sharper than ever Bitter speeches
were made in the French Senate
against the Hoover plan. and Wall
Streets attempt to donlineer in Eu-
rope, thus squeezing the French i'm
perialists to a second place.
Thus far the temporary Anglo-U.
S. agreement against France is
achieving the purpose of smashing
the French leadership on the Eu-
ropean continent. Mellon is still in
Paris attempting to patch up truce.
Senator Jouvenel in bitter speech
lambasted the United States for it's
secret conversations with the Ger
mans since January and the sudden
announcement fthe Hoover propo-
SAL Meanwhile, all the conflicts be-
tween the imperialists are being
sharpened basically. At the same
time, if an agreement can be forced
it will be based on the unity of in
terests of the imperialists against the
Soviet Union and for war aaginst the
USSR.
The whole Versailles treaty is in
the sharpest crisis since the close of
the world war. The economic crisis,
despite Hoover's attempt, is getting
worse and the conflicts arising out
of an attempted agreement will
sharpen them further.
War and reparations are closely
interlinked, with the conflicts grow
ing sharper every day, and the i'm
perialists driving to war
War debt payments, though the
various capitalist powers complain
about them, are just fraction of the
budget as compared to the military
expenditures for the next war, the
New York Nation, shown in spe-
cial editorial They give the follow
ing facts on the heavy war expendi-
lures:
Belgium debt payments to the
CONTINUED ON FACE THREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02
Hoover Pledges Scabbing Aid
To UMWA and Coal Bosses

WASHINGTON, July 1.-Presi-
dent Hoover has now stepped in to
lend the support of the federal gov
eminent to the strike breaking ac-
tivities of the United Mine Workers,
the Pinchot government of Pennsyl-
vania and the coal company gun
men. The appeal of John L. Lewis,
president of the U. M. w. A. to
Hoover to rush in and help the U.
NJ W. A. break the strike of 10000
miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia, under the leadership
Of the National Miners Union, has
been answered.
Addressing Lewis, Hoover declares
his approval of conference" of
coca operators and miners similar to
the sscret one called by Governor
Pinchot, the U. M. w. A. and the
Pennsylvania operators, which re-
suited in the wholesale scabbing &C
tiyities of the U. M. w. A. in fran
tic effort to cnash the strike.
Hoover declared that the govern
ment stands ready to help the scab-
l,i-'C officials of the U. M. w. A. He
has instructed the. Department Of
Labor and the DEPARTMENT Of Copk
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02

to the Lorain mill here in an
effort to curb the militancy
of the workers. The rank and
file strike committees of the
struck mills and the N.T.W.U.
set up a joint organization commit
tee last night to help spread the
strike. This committee will consist
of the strike representatives, the rep
resentatives of the other silk mills
preparing to strike, the unemployed
workers and the representatives of
the striking wives.
On the General Fabric picket line
this morning the police were down
in great numbers, but failed to in
timidate the pickets. The picketing
in the Royal has so far prevented
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-02
DEMAND JOBLESS
RELIE F AT CITY
HALL, J UL Y 9TH
Unemployed Families
to Mass There

NEW YORK-ThouSands of unem-
ployed workers, mothers and chill
dren will be at City Hall on Tues
day, July 7, when delegation
elected by the Unemployed Council
of Greater New York will go into the
meeting Of the Board of Aldermen
to protest against the cutting off Of
the measly relief that has been
handed out to starving families at
police stations and at the breadlines.
The delegation, which will be COM
posed of members of the Unem-
ployed Councils and starving Negro
and white mothers and children will
demand immediate relief. They will
demand that the thousands of evic-
tons of the unemployed families in
the city of New York be stopped.
One of the important demands will
be the unconditional release of work.
ers who have bene arrested for re-
sisting the throwing of workers fam
lilies into the streets.
Leaflets are being issued for this
demonstration. Canvassing of neigh
borhoods and open-air meetings. are
being organized in support of this
demonstration. The Unions and
Leagues of the Trade Union Unity
Council are making special appeal
TO the workers in the shops, mark
cts locals and day rooms to DEM
onstrate their solidarity with the de-
mands of the unemployed on Tues
day. July q. at.2 Pm. at. City Hail.