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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
ZONE BODY DENIES
BUILDING ADDITION
Petition Refused Asking Two
More Floors on Columbia
Medical Structure.

The petition of the owners of the Co
lumbia Medical Building, Nineteenth
and 1 streets, for an increase in the
height limit on its property from 30 to
ITO feet, to permit the construction OF
two additional stories, has been denied
by the District Zoning Commission, 1t
was announced today.
The main argument against the petit
ton, advanced at the coming hearing
last week, was that an increase in the
height limit on this property would
create spot" of coming with a higher
limit than is permitted on surrounding
properties.
Classification Changed.
DR.. Charles Stanley White, present.
ing the plea for the change, urged the
need of additional space in the building
to make possible provision Of COM
prehensive medical service in the one
building.
The Zoning Commission, in execu-
tive session. it was announced by the
Office of Mai. Donald A. Dawson, COM
mission executive officer, has approved
ton of the property at Twenty
street and Pennsylvania avenue from
residential 90-foot D area to first COM
mercial 110-foot D area.
This will permit the construction OF
a history apartment house, with store
quarters, planned by Baer g. Scholz.
Would Lose Rights.
The commission also has changed the
classification of the property in the $500
block of Massachusetts, avenue from
residential A restricted, to residential
B restricted area. This change initi-
ated by the Zoning Commission, returns
to the property the classification 1t had
before the Fall meeting of the COM
mission, when the coming was raised to
A restricted classification at the request
of some property owners in the bonton
section.
The reversal Of this change was or
dered because it was found that some
property owners in the section, in
which is being erected the new Japa-
nese embassy, would be deprived of
rights which recent home builders there
have enjoyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
WOMAN ON PANEL
TRYING GLASSMAN
Ex-Garage Manager and Ten
Others Face Court on
Prohibition Charges.

The household duties of Mrs. AL.
gusta j. Street, 1902 Forty-fourth street
must give way to her civic duty until
the completion of the trial of Herbert
GIaSSman and 10 others charged with
a conspiracy to violate the nationa
pronlDitlon law. Justice Luhring in
criminal Division 3 today directed thai
the jury, on which Mrs. Street is the
oAly member OF the sex, should bt
locked up until the trial, estimated II
last Two weeks. shall be concluded.
the enforced absence from her nom,
by Mrs. Maude Ferris, a deputy United
states marshal, who will share q room
with her at the Metropolitan Hotel
Otner citizens required to forego thaiI
business and home life for the term o1
the trial are Daniel M. Mandell. 26I(
Cathedral avenue; Frank r. Chase. 63IS
second street; Kenneth H. Leizear, 550l
North Capitol street; John NJ. Sasscer
6l9 Hamilton street, Charles w. Camo-
bell, lila Fourteenth street; Valentine
A. Klein, lilo Jefferson street; Bertram
M. Jones, 709 Tuckerman street: Wilbur
,. Dodge, 1914 w street southeast: Ed
ward B. Thomas, 1860 Harvard street.
Norman E. Estes, 1866 Harvard street.
ana Edward L. Gallagher, 1909 Thirty
sixth street.
The Men on the jury will be in charge
OF Deputy United States Marshal w. B.
Denham.
Glassman, who formerly conducted
garages at 2l01 Fourteenth street and
1873 L street, with his alleged associates
and accompliceS, were called TODAY to
trlal. TWO others were poined in the
inolctment, returned August 19, 1929.
but have never been apprehended
engagements of counsel and the
crowded condition of the Criminal
dockets have been responsible for a
NUMBER OF poStponementS when the
case has been called on previous occa-
slons Tor trial. Assistant United States
AtCorneyS Harold w. circuit and James
Il. kirkland are conducting the prose-
cution.
Paddock proceedings instituted against
the two garages resulted in March,
1880, In favor of the Government and
the buildings have been closed for ii
months. The paddock will expire
March 4. An appeal from the paddock
proceedings was only recently sustained
In the Court of Appeals and this may
have had something to do with the
oe1errlng OF the trial of the criminal
case.
The indictment charges Transporting
OF liquor to and from two garages,
which are said to have been especially
equipped for the handling of liquor
traffic. Orders for liquor were solicited
from the garages, it is claimed, and pos
session of intoxicants alleged.
Besides Herbert Glassman, the de-
PENDANTS on trial include his brother,
David GlasSman; Samuel Goldstein,
Harry Behrle, Irving Rosenberg, Alton
CiSsel, Antonio D'Ambrosio, Jacob Mil
Ter, Julius Sanders, Harvey O'Connor
and Francis j. PoSton. Those not APP
pretended are Samuel Milestone and
Robert Jones.
Counsel for the defense include Alvin
L. Newmyer, L. H. Vandoren, Harry T.
Whelan, Myron G. Enrich, E. Russell
Kelly, Albert w. Jacobson and Martin
F. ODonoghue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
DEFICIENCY ITEMS
FOR D. C. TAKEN UP
House Appropriations Group Con.
siders Proposals Total
ing $771,251.

The House Appropriations Commit
tee today started hearings on the de-
flciency items, totaling STU ,52l, for the
District Of Columbia.
These include an additional $4,000
for the care of the District Building,
81 500 additional for the coroner's Of
fee $500 additional for the employees
compensation fund, Sl,257 for contin-
gent and miscellaneous expenses. 81, 500
for other contingent and miscellane-
Gus expenses, S420 additional for the
Public Employment Service, $3.50, 300
additional for the pay and allowances
Of officers and men in the Metropoh-
tan Police force, 81 500 additional for
repairs and Improvements to police sta
tons, S225, 500 additional for pay Of
officers and members of the Fire De-
partment, $4,000 additional for fees of
witnesses in the Supreme Court, $780,
900 for fees of jurors in the Supreme
Court, $4,000 additional for pay of
bailiffs, So 400 additional for salaries of
employees in the District Court House,
S433 1923 additional for support Of con-
Yicts.
other items are miscellaneous ex-
penses of the District Supreme Court,
including balances from previous years
totaling 1000, $1,000 for the Home
for Dependent Children, 1900 for gen.
eral administration of the work house
and reformatory, $4,000 for repairs to
buildings at the reformatory. $500 for
the Chndren's Hospital. $500 for the
Central Dispensary and Emergency
Hospital, $4,000 for an additional
water supply at the District Training
School, Laurel, Md; $500 for repairs at
the Industrial Home School, $1,000 for
relief of the poor, $4,000 for pay and
allowances for the United States park
police $4,000 for a heating system at
the National Geological Park, $9,526 for
payment OF judgments against the Dis
trict and 1913 for the payment OF
audited claims against the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
RUNAWAY PATIENT CAPTURED
BY CUT OFF OF ELEVATOR POWER
Emergency Hospital Pneumonia Sufferer Leads Exciting
Chase Through Street to Architects Building

Willie Standback, 90 years old. col
ored, pneumonia patient, was back on
his cot at Emergency Hospital today
after losing an exciting elevator race
with hospital attaches in the Architects
Building last night
Willie made a dead-stick landing be-
tween two of the upper floors when
hospital attendants. tired of shutting
up and down the elevator shaft in
futile pursuit of their escaped patient,
hit upon the plan of cutting off the
power supply.
The delirious patient started the
race by jumping out Of second-story
window OF the hospital while nurses
were not looking. In falling he thrust
a leg through a window pane below
him, spreading the alarm to physicians
and attendants.
Running from the building the hos
pital attaches saw the colored man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09

Theater, and separated for their work
Five of their names are known and they
will probably be arrested and brought
to justice. It is thought they have es-
capped into Maryland. The deeds at
Stewards were, If possible, the most dia-
bolical Of all.
First News Of Tragedy.
ST had gone out that evening to dine
with Bridgeland and several friends on
G street and did not return to the hotel
until 10 o'clock. After conversing with
G few minutes, Perry Fuller came
in and we went into the sitting room
which was then dark, and converSed for
some time, when I heard some confu-
sion in the passage and upon going out
was informed that the President had
been shot at the theater and that the
throat of Mr.. Seward had been cut.
II was incredulouS, but thought
would go out to see. soon found from
the conversation on the street that 1t
was true. found the President in a
house opposite the theater, into which,
with some difficulty, I was permitted to
enter. He was upon a bed in a low
back ROOM with a shed roof, scarcely
large enough to admit 20 persons. ]
heard his thick, heavy breathing as
soon as I entered the outside door.
When I approached the room, I found
Stanton, Mccullough and Mr.. Welles
with the surgeons, four or five in num-
Der. Oglesby and Farnsworth OF Della
ware were there; John Hay and four
or five others, Sumner and Colfax with
the number.
Soon Mrs. Lincoln came in, and the
scene that then occurred beggarS de-
Scription. She implored him to speak
to her and said she did not want to go
to the theater that night, but that he
thought he must go because people
would be expecting him, as he had been
so extensively advertised-which it ap-
pears the villains had done. She called
for little Tad and said she knew he
would speak to him because he loved
him so we'll, and after INDUCING in
dreadful indifference for some time was
finally persuaded to leave the room.
Scenes Are Repeated.
"This was repeated on three or four
occasions before he died, which was %
minutes after o'clock the next morn
ing. He never opened his eyes or spoke
word, but remained wholly insensible.
His breathing was deep. almost snore,
until toward the last 1t was almost a
moan. After his death he was removed
to the White House, from whence his
funeral will take place on Wednesday.
I have now given you some faint idea
of the scenes we have passed through
since you left and will only add for
your comfort that we have met Gov.
johnson twice since he took the oath
of Office. He Is not exalted, but SUBJ
dued and ] have every reason to hope
that his administration will be success
full In the murder of Lincoln the reb-
els have killed their best friend They
may expect from the President rigid
enforcement Of law and the leaders but
little mercy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09

racing along New York avenue toward
Eighteenth street in his night clothes
The pursuit began, and when Willie
saw he was losing ground he lodged
into the Architects Building at Eight
zenith and E streets.
AS the pursuers dashed into the
building they saw one of the elevators
shooting upward, with Willie at the
throttle. The janitor was called, an
other elevator was Communicated and
the big race was on. Up and down
the shaft the two cars hurtled, with
Willie's elevator always several jumps
ahead and usually travelling in the
opposite direction.
Finally the power switch was thought
of and the race ended without further
ado. Willie was taken from the car
by doctors and policemen and returned
to the hospital, where 1t was found he
was suffering from shock and severe
decorations Of the legs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09

Irving streets northeast, was the scene
Of the safe-blowing, which netted the
yeggmen $25.
The cracksmen gained entrance by
boring hole in a side door, reaching
through and springing the lock. They
dragged the safe from the Office into
the pit of the theater, where they blew
it to pieces.
The robbery was discovered this morn
ing by w. T. Holmes, colored janitor
He notified William E. Wilcox, 1921 M
street, manager of the theater.
Don George de la Barra, secretary of
the Bolivian legation, reported the liquor
robbery He told police two bottles of
champagne, three bottles of Bourbon
whisky and several coins were stolen
from his apartment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
DRIVER GETS $500 FINES
Three Convictions Bring 36O-Day
Alternative in Jail.

Entering pleas of guilty to three
charges of reckless driving, leaving aft
er colliding and driving without a per-
nit, Thomas Chester, colored, 20 years
old, of 1925 A street northeast, was SEN
fenced by Judge Ralph e. Given in
Traffic Court today to pay a total fine
of 5000 or to serve total of $50 days
in jail.
The defendant was arrested Saturday
after colliding with an automobile oper-
ated by George t. Cross of 635 Emer-
son street northeast.
Judge Given sentenced Chester to
pay fine of $500 or serve $50 days on
the no permit charge, $500 or $50 days
on the leaving after colliding count and
500 or so days for reckless dHiyiugs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
WATCHMAN ROBBED

Albert M. Chadwell, a night watch
man at filling station at 20I Massa-
chusetts avenue, was held up and rob-
bed at 2 o'clock this morning by two
colored bandits. He said they obtained
$l8 from him, but overlooked other cash
belonging to his employer.
ChadWen resides at 2023 Fourth stgeen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
WILL REHEARSE PLAY

=. W. c. A. Girl Reserves Set to
Start Spring Drama.
Rehearsals Of the annual Spring play
of the Y. w. G. A. Girls Reserves, to
be given April 10 and IL in Barker
Hall, win begin at once under the
direction of Mrs. Alice S. Mores and
Miss Mary M. Burnett. It was announced
today.
A 100 girls. representing the reserve
clubs Of the Districts five high schools
and the George Mason High School in
Virginia, will participate in the play,
which Is entitled The Toy Shop"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
FIVE HURT IN ACCIDENTS
Four Neutrality-suspicious. Are Slightly
Injured as Autos Skid.

A series of automobile accidents on
the slippery streets yesterday resulted
in slight injuries to five persons. They
were:
John w. Francis, 81 years old, 1900
block of KeaTney street northeast; Mrs.
Emma Lyon of GIT Upshur street: DIR.
John Constas, iii Massachusetts ave-
nue.; Mrs. Josephine Griffith of the
Roosevelt Hotel and Mrs. Rose l.. Hess,
IS years old, Of Cumberland Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
NEWHALL IMPROVED

Kentucky Representative, Suffer
ing From Pneumonia, Is Better.
The condition of Representative j.
Lincoln Newhall of Covington, KY. who
is i'll of pneumonia, was reported i'm
proved today.
For the past two days. however, Mr..
Newhall has been afflicted with hic-
coughs, which have made him uncom-
Portable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
COAL TROUBLES TO BE DISCUSSED
 AT CONFERENCE
At Request of John L. Lewis, President Hoov. CT Has Called Meeting of All Concerned
BY RAYMOND CHAPTER United Press Staff Correspondent.

Washington, July 23.--(UP)-- One of the sick giants of Amerl- can industry, bituminous coal min- Ing, is to be given attention under administration auspices in the hope of encouraging n long-de- laycd recovery.
 After a conference with Presl- dent Hoover, Secretary of Com merce Robert P. Lamont an nounccd inquiries had been sent to i5O hitumlnous operators ask ing if they would attend n joint conference with miners In the near future.
 This joint conference was urged upon the administration by PreBi- dent John l.. Lewis of the United Mine Workers. Recently bitum. inous operators met with Secre- tary Lamont but after two sessions adjourned with IL feeling little could be done to help the situa- ton. Operators said little benefit could come from n joint confer- ence. Miners aggrievcd at hav- ing been omitted from that con- ference, insisted upon another at which they could be heard.
 President Hoover recently wrote Lewis expressing his desire 10 do everything possible to aid the in- dustry.
 Serious labor troubles have de- veloped in Pennsylvania, West Vir- ginia and Kentucky. The labor department has been dlBposing of some of these disputes at the rate of about one n day but the gem cral situation is still far from be- ing adjusted. Shutdowns and part-time operation have created many cases of desperation among miners.
 With over-production confront ing operators. there Is little dis position to provide more work un- til some place Is found to sell tho coal.
 Tho bituminous coal Industry iH in tho same general predicament with wheat, oil and even money itself. The country Is suffering from q glut of all of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
| NAUCATUCK Vacation School To
 Hold Closing Exercises
Scheduled for Congregational Parish House Tonight
 Legion Delegates Are Named

5.30 o'clock at tho Maple street fire house to take part in the Billy Burke parade.
 Death of William Miller
 William Miller. well known resi- dent of the borough died yesterday afternoon at his home, l41 Milville avenue, after several months ill- ness. The deceased was sexton of the local Congregational church for over 25 years, retiring several months ago when his health failed. He was a highly respected resident and had a large number of friends, and while 1t was known that he had not been in good health for some time. news of his death was re- ceived with sorrow.
 He Is survived by his wife, Mary (Kirk) Miller. two sons, William, of Florence. Mass. and Gustaf of New Haven, and one daughter, Mrs Howard Meighan of the borough, four brothers, Theodore and Frank of Waterbury and Edward and Frederick of Naugatuck, and two sisters. Mrs John Kirk and Mrs Thomas Biggins of the borough. He was member of shepard lodge, Masons, Allerton chapter, Royal Arch Masons of this place and Waterbury council of Masons. He was past patron of shepard lodge. He was a member of the Congrega- tionai church for many years. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

The Reason:
These shoes did not
measure up to the
rigid standard Of this
factory-because Of a
slight oil spot on the
heel Of some models
although on many
of them this stain is
scarcely noticeable!
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-11

ter deliveries from the district main
canal is the use Of the siphons. built
by ]. c. Allison at Pescadera dam.
For the past several weeks lands
Immediately behind the district le-
wees and protected by them have
been getting water through half
mile channel that connects the Col
orado with the siphons. Approx
mately 500 second feet or about half
the water used last month in Mexico
passed through the Allison siphons,
and, as a consequence, escaped the
district charge.
The sad part of the situation is
that the lands served by the Allison
siphons pay noting at all toward
the costs of the levees which keep
them from being flooded by the
Colorado" Dowd stated today. The
people on this side of the boundary
have to bear the expense of MAIN
tanning the levees and canal sys-
TEN in Mexico, while rate reduc-
tions and other means of avoiding
proportionate costs of the service
are inaugurated without considera-
ton Of their justice"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-11
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
FUNNY TURTLE

Thank you, Uncle Wiggily.
Thank you ever so muchl" gasped
Baby Bunty as she stood on the
shore of the Duck Pond and let the
water drip off her dress and run
dingling, dangling down into her
shoes You are very kind to mel"
"Poohl This isn't anything, Baby
Bunty," spoke Mr.. Longears as he
stood the long handled fish net
against a tree and helped Jingle,
Jangle and the other rabbit chill
oren wiring the water from Bunty's
dress. DO you think I would see
you splash in the Duck Pond and
not dip you out with my net? No,
indeedl'
Tin sorry 1 splashed in, Un-
kie Wig" said 0Baby Bunty. The
little orphan rabbit was speaking all
the baby talk she was allowed. But
1 didn't mean to get all wet" She
said.
No, I'm sure you didn't" an
swered Uncle Wiggily And you
will soon be dry in this beautiful
June sunshine and everything will
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-11
MEXICAN WATER
SALES RECORD
BIG REDUCTION

Unprecedented falling off of
Mexican water sales marked the
month of May when the total sales
recorded at irrigation district head
quarters reached only Sl0,590, ac-
cording to M. j. Dowd, chief en-
gineer.
Last years Mexican water sales
for May were more than three
times greater, bringing the district
a total of S34,600.
A check of the records Of the
chief engineer since 1923 show the
following totals for the month OF
May: sol 300 in May. 1928; SCI 300
in May, 1924; s6o.500 in May, 1925;
s48,30o, May, 1925; $4,000, May,
1927; S29 400, May, 1923; s3O,70o,
May, 1929; s34 500, May, 1880.
Virtually all of the water taken
by Mexican lands in May is for irri-
cation Of cotton crops.
Involved in the heavy decrease in
revenues last month is the water
rate reduction invoked by the Mex
ican government and amounting tc
approximately one-third of the for
ner rate
Another factor in the reduced wa
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-11

WITH said Mr.. Longears. TITS all
right. l fished Bunty out of the
water with it And now I'll try to
catch some goldfish so my wife may
have pets. Do you think I can
catch any fish in here, Mr.. Turtle?'
Mr. Turtle did not answer. Un-
Gle Wiggily looked at him. So did
the rabbit children, and then
Jingle cried:
oh, what a funny turtiel His
tail is gonei'
And his head is gonel" exclaimed
Baby Bunty.
And all his legs are gonel"
shouted Skipper. Why the turtle
looks like nothing but a roughsstone
now. How funnyl"
The turtle has pulled his head,
his tail and his legs in between his
two shells" exclaimed Uncle Wiggi-
ly. Turtles always do that when
there is danger. There is danger
coming now, so we had better be
careful. Watch out!'
Il don't see any dangerl' said
Baby Bunty, who was now quite
dry.
oh, I dol" suddenly shouted jim
gle. Look Here comes the Bob
Catl"
Surely enough the Bob Cat came
Sinking through the bushes having
heard Uncle Wiggily's voice near
the Duck Pond.
"Ha! Hal" laughed the Bob Cat
Such a lot of rabbits. I'm in jolly
good luck todayi"
Don't you dare touch Unkie
Wig!" cried brave little Baby Bum
ty.
who will stop me?" sneered the
Bob Cat with his silly little all.
"Tll throw this stone at you,"
said Bunty, pointing to the turtle,
who, with his head, legs and tail
drawn in his shells, looked like a
rough piece of rock.
Pooh! Who's afraid OF a stonei"
mewed the. Bob Cat, turning his
back on it. And just then the tur-
tie stuck his head out from between
his shells. And what happened next
will be told you tomorrow night.
Then, if the monkey wrench will
stop chasing the automobile around
the garage, III tell you about Uncle
Wiggily and the gold fish.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-11
JULIAN ORDERED
TO Be PRESENT
COURT HEARING

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, June
IL. U.P)-C. c. Julian, Oklahoma
and California oil operator, was ad-
vised today he had better use his
airplane to keep court engage
ment scheduled here for tomorrow.
When Judge Orel Busby was told
yesterday that Julian could not be
present at a garnishment hearing
brought by former associate hold
ing $l9l 900 in judgments against
the operator, he demanded that
Julian appear in court Friday.
mo, l won't delay another day.
he can get back here from Califor-
MIA by that time He can use his
airplane," the judge said.
John Salsberry of Los Angeles
has brought numerous suits against
Julian in an effort to attach pro-
perty to satisfy the judgments.
When he learned that Julian was
supposed to have $4,000 in salary
due him since April 8. he brought
two garnishment suits.
Salsberry's attorneys asked Judge
Busby to make a garnishment or
der on record OF Julian's previous
testimony but the judge said.
II would rather have them all
here SO l can tell if they are lying