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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Marriage Licenses.

Charles R. Hazer. 81. and Stella M; FaEan,
10. both OF HaEerstown, Md; Rev. Allan r.
Poor.
James z Dixon. IS, and Florence L.
Stewart, ~; Rev. T. j. Brown.
William c. Tyers. "a. Purcellville. Va, an1
Margaret F. Morris, 20, this city; Rev. M j.
Chester F1aek. a., Philadelphia. and Viz.
Einia NJ. Jones. 81. this city; Rev. Heroer'
Jacob Rubin, ss. and Bessie Goldstein, sS'
both of Baltimore; Rev j. 7. Loeb.
Haynes w. Davis. as. Warrenton' va sno
Louise @. Pearson, ~. Gainesville, va Rev
LeiEn G. Kenyon. a.. and Elizabeth K.
Drake. %; Rev. John c. Ball. a..
Earl J. Rogers, 81. and Roberta Payne zl'
Cortland D. VanHoesen, ~. and Gertrude
j. Emmons "a; Rev. r. e. Boyd ~
Arthur c. Aston. 33. and DoTothy u
Cragg, 29; Rev. Hubert A. Wool1an ~,.,,
Leon Z. Barlow, 81. and Mary Z. Smlth'
10: Judge Robert E. Mattingly.
John G. w. King. Al, and Hattie west
80; Rev. Daniel Washington.
Herold v, Emerine., a. and Sshey Fis
Rev. Charles J. Trinkaus. All. n
Arley T. Caudill. "a. and Ahce
Streator. as: Rev. c. B. Austin: .d.r.r
Otto Engelmanp. IS. and Louise Leoerer
"a Rev. Charles J. Trinkaus. ,,, NJ
Fred w. Morrison, as and Msrilyhn
williams, 20. both Of Takoma PARK Mu'
Harold E. MacGreSor. o. and Catnerln'
M. williams, 81; Rev. J. Harvey Dunham'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
CORONER is SEEKING
NEW MORGUE EDlFICE
Present Building Is Worn Out
and Insanitary, J. Ramsay hewitt
Tells Commissioners.

Coroner j. Ramsay hewitt is max
ing another attempt this year TO OBJ
tain for Washington q new morgue
building. the present one being worn
out and insanitary," he reiterated to
the District Commissioners in submit
ting his annual report for the fiscal
year ended June 80 last
A total OF 104 suicides and 90 homi-
cides occurred in Washington during
the year, the report revealed.
The coroner'S Office passed on 2,060
cases during the year, including Alb
deaths from violent causes, such as
automobile traf11c accidents, falls, etc,
and LAS deaths from natural causes.
Included among the violent deaths
were 102 from blows and falls; 81 from
drowning: 81 from automobile accidents
in the District and 76 outside the
District.
Four persons jumped to their deaths
from William Howard Taft Bridge dur
ing the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
BIDS ASKED IN PLAN
TO BEAUT|FY PARK
Washington Channel Wharf
to Be Shifted on Building
of Engineer Office.

Maj. Joseph D. Arthur. jr.. district
engineer for the War Department in the
Washington area, today called for bids
for the construction of storage build
ing and steel shop structure at Eleventh
and o streets southeast. near the Navy
Yard. This Is the first concrete step
looking to removal Of the buildings of
the United States engineer office from
the washington Channel side of East
Potomac Park, so that that area may be
further beautified
Maj. Arthur said that ne expects the
wharf, which is located across the
channel from Water street and near
the railroad tracks. will be moved to a
new location on the Anacostia River
and that the entire transfer will take
place in the next three months.
In calling for the prospective con-
tracts today, Maj. Arthur said that the
bids will be received until 3 pm. on
October 20. One set of bids will be for
constructing the foundations, floors and
brick end walls for the two buildings,
while the other bids will provide fer
actual construction Of the steel storage
building and steel shop building proper.
The District engineer has co-operated
with the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the Office of
agreeing to the removal program so
that the further Identification of East
Potomac Park might proceed. The
moving of the wharf and plant OF the
United States Engineer once to the
Buzzards Point area is in keeping with
the commissions plans to use that sec
ton for industrial purposes.
The commission has under conSidera-
ton the creation of small yacht basin
at the northerly end of Washington
Channel as an added feature of the
waterway.
Both contracts for the new construc-
ton must be approved by Maj. Gen.
LytIe Brown. chief of Army Engineers.
The successful contractor is to start
work on the foundations within 10 days
after being awarded the contract, while
the other successful contractor is to
begin his work within is days after
receipt Of notice to proceed. Bidders
must name the time Of completion of
the work. and this will be factor in
awarding the contract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
CHURCHES GET RELIEF
APPEAL OF CLIFFORD
Clergy and Laity Are Urged to Aid
Unifcation of Community
Efforts for Jobless.

Walter S. Clifford. national relief d.
rector. and Eliot Wadsworth. a COM
mittee chairman of the Presidents Or
ganization on Unemployment Relief,
today issued an appeal to the clergy
and lafty of every religious denomina-
ton to aid the cause of unemployment
relief
In letter to the clergy the relief of
ncials asked for assistance in unifying
community efforts to relieve distress
1T is important that every force in
each community should support local
activities concerned In the raising of
funds for unemployment relief, wisely
administering relief and increasing OPP
portunities for unemployment" the let
ter said.
May we not count on you to keep in
touch with your community organiza-
ton for unemployment relief. to keep
your people informed as to its plans
and to urge them to lend all strength
and influence to the end that distress
from unemployment may be kept at a
minimum?
perhaps you will consider it advis-
able to read this letter to your congre-
CATION and take any definite action
which seems appropriate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
MASON'S SENTENCE
TO Be SET FRIDAY
Capital Man Is Too Sick to
Hear Penalty Today, At
torney Pleads.

Cecil F. Mason. who pleaded guilty
recently to charges of obstructing jus
tice, illegal possession Of liquor and
driving an automobile without a per-
NIT, will be sentenced on the prohioi-
ton and traffic charges next Friday, 1t
was decided today in Police Court
Mason was due for sentence on the
liquor and permit counts today. but his
attorney obtained a continuance on the
plea that his client was too i'll to face
the court. Police Judge Given ordered
Mason to appear before him for SEN
tence on october 9.
The charge of obstructing justice was
placed against Mason two weeks after
his arrest on the liquor and traffic
charges. Three days after this arrest
Mason is alleged to have attempted to
intimidate George B. Baber, a witness
in the Governments third-degree in
quiry, by suggesting that the latter go
easy on a headquarters detective who
had befriended him (Mason).
Maurice O'Connor is jointly charged
with Mason in the intimidation case.
Mason pleaded guilty when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
before C. Turnage, but O'Connor
pleaded not guilty and will be given a
hearing October 9.
The alleged intimidation will be in
vestigated by the grand jury, which
meets next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Oldest Mother Nominee
CENTENARIAN ADVANCED FOR FETE PART.

Mrs. Harriet A. Whitney OF Danforth,
Me, is the oldest nominee yet to be
named. for the principal role in the
Mothers day celebration being planned
for next year by the District OF Column
bia George Washington Bicentennial
Commission. She passed the lOO-year
mark on July last.
One Of the outstanding Of the elderly
mothers whose names have been sub
mitted to the commission since it
announced its quest for the oldest living
American mother, Mrs. Whitney was
suggested for the role by the American
Gold Star Mothers.
The ccntenarian was born in Wash
ingtcn County, Me, ard has married
four times. surviving all of her nus
bands, each one of whom was Civil
War veteran.
She has Is grandchildren, 80 great
grandchildren and one great-great-
grandchild A son, Winfield S. Ellis
and daughter. Mrs. Lottie Nesbit. both
of Danforth, Me, are living. A daugh-
ter in-law of the aged widow is Mrs. w
G. Ellis Of 100 Carroll avenue, Takoma
Park, whose four sons also live here,
They are Ellory H. Ellis, Bertrand L.
| Ellis, Winfield G. Ellis and Ray H
! Ellis.
Another interesting candidate for the
| oldest mother" role Is Maj. Isabel De
NORM Of Denver, Colo, who is 70 years
old She attained the rank of major in
the Colorado National Guard. Mai. De
| NORM, whose father served with the
| Union Army during the Civil War, has
also been married four times and is the
mother of five children. She went West
in 1872 and served as a Texas Ranger
for three years and was wounded in
battle three times.
In her letter to the District Com
mission she writes: Il am in good
health and can ride o horse, shoot q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
MARINE BAND LEADER. 81 YEARS
IN SERVICE, RE-ENLISTS AT 50
Capt. Taylor Branson Sends
His Papers on to Capital
While En- Route Home.
Brought Up in Washington,
Six-Foot "ReaI Musician"
Joined Corps When 10.

Thirty-four years in the Marine Band
,s not long enough for Capt. Taylor
Branson, whose tunes have timed the
ceremonial marching for every Presl-
dent since Mckinley.
CAPT. Bransons enlistment expired
while he was on his way back to Wash
inrton Yesterday following concert
tour that took the 7S-piece band as
far West IS Cleveland.
The veteran musician forwarded his
re-enIistment papers to Marine head
quarters without waiting until he was
home. 90
Although Capt. Branson is only 81
wears old, he has been playing for ON
cial functions since he was Ii.
Grew Up in Washington.
Dressed in the red and blue OF the
Marine uniform he is as familiar a flg-
IRE in Washington as many public
man. He is about feet tall, weighs 200
pounds and is acclaimed by his men "a
real musician. good soldier" a
Branson grew up in the Northeast
section of this city-and led the Boys
Band in his high school. Directly
afterward he enlisted as second-clasS
musician playing the clarinet and The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Births Reported.

The following births have. been reportee
to the Health Department In the psS'
"V Henry E. and Mary Robey. boy: -,
e SSF5i' and a MeA sss ksS%sn
Albert E. and Bernadine Gibson; ooS'
Thomas al. and ETSs Mo Ily BOY Boy
james F. and Margaret Harold. boy.
Werner j. and Mary zimmerli; boy.
James James < (. 1 and N Vivian curtis; SRI
yehH and L1HTa McD9n oadm si5 girl
Daniel B. and Anna Gallatin, girl.
George w. and Esther Parisher; girl.
James /. and Maizie Cannon; girl 1;r,
G haries " and and Th seUaa Thompson, girl
Lloyd c. and Mary Berger. siri.
George. W. and Agnes Coreorsn, girl.
X y1RS " r. ana anf ra RSgSth wa Rfa s
Gideon asSS AND and V EFRsl Lucas Lucas: boy boz
David g. and Anna HayTood. girl.
5 3Shn and r a ESil{ H.li g0 b1 SS boy
Ch ssr, and Rssnadins Bell; boy Sgv
John 6. and Kather mel Hazel, boy.
Gerald A. and Thelma Brown, boy.
Max ana Katherine Horenstein. boy.
Samuel and Sadie Silverman, girl.
Thomas w. and Martina wiltshire, girl.
James and Hilda Even. girl.
Francis M and Elizabeth Wilcox, girl.
Edward H and Hazel Won Beck, Rirl.
George e. and Frances Kimsel. girl.
Herbert W. and Alice Thada, girl.
John A. and Sadie Richards. girl.
Lucius D. and Gertrude Glauner, girl.
irving 2. and Cora Solomon. girl.
Georse L. and Melva Littleneld, girl.
Blain J. and Laura Gray, boy.
william J. and Anna Davis, boy,
HOOVER We and ReNleh Tasbga Gtxls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
PHYSICIAN URGED
FOR RESCUE SQUAD
Central Business Mems Association
Asks Accredited Doctor to Go
on Emergency Calls.

Criticizing work of the fire rescue
equad Of the District Fire Department
as unscientif1c and inappropriate, the
Central Business Mems Association
adopted yesterday a resolution urging
that an accredited physician accom-
pany the squad or that its work be
turned over to hospital.
The association, which met at the
Logan Hotel, acknowledged that the
Fire Rescue Squad was composed Of
Woodworking. serious men who did
their best, but. nevertheless, felt a COM
petent physician should direct their
work so that more lives might be saved
BE it resolved" the resolution de-
clared, That either an accredited ply
sician accompany the rescue squad on
all trips. having authority to supervise
proper medical steps necessary or else
the operations of the rescue squad be
turned over to Gallinger Hospital or
some other accredited hospital of this
city for this purpose"
Resolutions also were adopted indors-
ing the city-wide Halloween carnival rs
an annual affair and commencing the
Washington Board of Trade for the
high quality of its literature prepara-
tory to the George Washington Bicen-
tennial Celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
|PROBE DUE MONDAY
i'm VIRGINIA DEATHS
Grand Jury to Investigate
Finding of Three Bodies
in Farm Fire.

A Prince william County, Va, grand
jury will launch an investigation Mon
day into the mysterious deaths of Good
win Miller. his wife and baby, whose
charred bodies were found in the ruins
Of their home, near Joplin, Va. a week
ago Friday, 1t was announced today.
Yesterday a fifth prisoner was taken
in surprise arrest by State officers
and questioned concerning the case.
He was Walter Wolfendon, 46-year- old
neighbor Of the Miller family, who was
seen near their home the day before
the night they died.
Arrested by Dry Officer.
The man was arrested by State Pro-
hibition Inspector M. A. Lynch, who
said he saw Wolfendon's car parked
near Miller's home Thursday afternoon
as he was searching for liquor Yes
terday Wolfendon explained before JUS
tice of the Peace Thomas H. Cobb, at
Manassas, that he was in the woods at
the time shooting squirrels.
Wolfendon was released on his
promise to appear before the grand jury.
Authorities said this morning that
they plan to question Elmer De Witt,
another neighbor of Miller. sometime
JOddy. OC WIN was IllC lioL W ulSCON~
er that the Miller home had been
burned, but notified no one because, he
said he did not think Miller and his
family we're in the house when 1t
burned.
Death Theories Differ.
The four men. besides Wolfendon.
who have been taken into custody for
questioning, lived together in q cabin
about miles from Miller. They are
B. j. and Eugene Barber. Jonah Cole
and Ben Dooley. The last named Is at
liberty on $500 bond.
All have been questioned at length,
and authorities have stated that they
thought the men had no connection
with the deaths.
Officials are divided as to how the
| tragedy came about. Sheriff John P.
Kerlin and Coroner E. H. MarStellar
hold that the trio were murdered and
their bodies burned. Commonwealth
Attorney Thomas H. Lion. on the other
| hand. thinks the fire was accidently
kindled and caused their death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
VAN DUzER TRAFFIC
CHANGES APPROVED
Commissioners Order New
Hampshire Avenue and
Fifth Street BouIevards.

A number of changes in the trannc
regulations, recommended by Trahic
Director w. A. Van Duzer on petition
OF various civic bodies ard In order 10
facilitate the movement Of trafic, were
approved yesterday by the District Com
missionerS
New Hampshire avenue was extended
as boulevard from Georgia avenue to
Grant Circle and Fifth street was made
a boulevard from Grant Circle to But
ternut street. This is due to the volume
OF traftic coming in from the Takoma
Park area and the designation of the
route as boulevard will enable the de.
partment to place stop signs at ali
interSecting streets.
Sixteenth Street Restricted.
Solid-tired vehicles are prohibited
from using Sixteenth street between
Florida avenue and Newton street,
recent tests made by the Bureau of
Public Roads having revealed that the
route for the most part is a light type
OF flexible pavement.
Parking between the entrance to
Woodley Park Towers on Devonshire
place as far as Connecticut avenue was
banned because of congestion. The
parking ban on the east side of Foxhall
road, between Reservoir and Conduit
roads, was changed from the east to
the west side because Of interference
with certain business establishments.
Fuller street, from Fifteenth to Seven
tenth streets, was ordered restricted to
eastbound traffic only, with parking
permitted on both sides.
A one-hour limit on parking. from
am. to pm, was ordered on
Georgia avenue, between Park road and
Newton place.
NO-Parking Ordered.
No-parking was ordered on the south
side OF Harvard street, between Georgia
avenue and Fifth street, at any time,
due to the narrowness of the thorough
fare, and the same applies to the south
side Of Sherrier place, between Ca
thedral avenue and Manning place
Parking on Wisconsin avenue from
Newark street to Woodley road is
restricted to one hour between 8 am.
and pm, as it was held that all-day
parking interferes with business.
Acker street, from Sixth to Seventh
streets, was designated for east-bound
traffic only. Due to increased trafic.
parking during the morning and after
noon rush hours was prohibited on
Virginia avenue, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets: the west side
OF Twelfth street. and on Fourteenth
street from Pennsylvania avenue to New
York avenue, from 4 to pm Parking
in that area before o'clock already is
prohibited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
FUNERAL OF c. J. SMITH
WILL BE HELD MONDAY
Services for Red Cross Official at
Fort Bragg to Be Conducted
in Baltimore.

Funeral services for Charles ]. Smith,
field director for the Red Cross War
Service, at Fort Bragg, N. c., and q
member of the organizations staff for
Is years, will be held Monday in Balti-
more He died Thursday at Walter
Reed Hospital.
Mr.. Smith entered the Red Cross
service as assistant field director at
Camp Humphreys, Va, during the de-
mobilization after the armistice. He
later served in the same capacity at
Edgewood Arsenal, Md, and had been
at Fort Bragg for nine years.
He also served in the Red Cross relief
in several major disasters, including
in 1923.
He was native Of Baltimore, where
he engaged IN the insurance business
prior to joining the Red Cross staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
BYRD WILL SPEAK
AT AMBER RITES
Memorial Services Will Be
Held Tomorrow for Victim
of Arctic Trip.

Former Gov. Harry F. Byrd will de-
liver the principal address at memorial
services for DR.. James Markham Mar
shall Amber. past assistant surgeon
U. S N, and Arctic explorer, who lost
his life as a member of the ill-fated
jeanette Expedition, october. 1881. to
be held in Leeds Church, near War
renton, Va, tomorrow.
Other speakers on the program are
David Rankin Barbee, newspaper man,
and William Marbury, prominent at
torney, of Baltimore, who will speak
on DIR. Amber the Explorer" and DIR
Amber; His Personal Character" re-
spectively.
DR.. Amber, said to be one Of the
most distinguished men in the history
Of the Navy Medical Corps, sailed with
a group Of other explorers on the
steamship jeanette to find a north
west passage to the pole from the Pa
cific Coast in 1879. Most of the ships
company, including DR.. Amber. was
either starved or frozen to death when
the explorers became marooned on the
ice 500 miles from the delta of the
Lena River in Siberia.
DR.. Amber was a member of one
Of Virginia's most distinguished fam
lilies, being related to Jefferson, John
Marshall, Lee, John Randolph of Roa-
noke and other famous individuals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
SPECIAL PROBERS
TO HEAR STAPLES
Report of Refusal to Appear
Is Spiked-Ex-P Policeman
Asks Guard at Talk.

Former Policeman Orville Staples
who the grand jury charged was re-
moved from the force three years ago as
the result of "framc-up, announced
today he would appear voluntarily
Tuesday before the Special Committee
OF Lawyers appointed by the Commits
sioners to investigate the charges.
The announcement was designed to
spike reports that Staples would follow
the course of former Policeman Freder-
lex A. Schenck in refusing to testify
behind closed doors. Staples declared
he would support the committee in any
way and devote as much of his time as
possible in aiding it to establish the
grand jury's charge that he was VIC
tim of a "frame-up."
Allen Expected to Testify.
The reports that Staples proposed to
Join Schneck in opposing a secret in
quiry were the outgrowth OF his failure
to respond to the committees request to
appear yesterday. Staples. however,
said he did not receive the written in
vitation until late in the afternoon.
Immediately, Staples declared. he COM
municated with Henry P. Blair, COM
mittee chairman, and explained his fall
ure to appear, at the same time pledging
his cooperation in the inveStig alton.
Mr.. Blair then invited him to appear
before the committee Tuesday at which
time former Policeman Robert J. Allen
also is expected to testify.
Allen did not figure in the Staples
case until the grand jury undertook an
investigation of SchenckS belated con-
feSsion that he was a party to the
"frame-up." For his activities in this
inquiry, Allen was commended publicly
in the special report, which recon-
mended the reinstatement of Staples
and punishment of those responsible for
his removal from the force.
Asks Protection at Speech.
Aside from denying the reports that
he would refuse to appear before the
committee OF lawyers, Staples also an
nounced that he intended to ask Mai.
Henry G. Pratt. superintendent of po-
lice, for special guard of policemen to
protect him tonight when he speaks be-
fore the Washington Open Forum in the
National Press Club auditorium en- "Po-
lice Brutality" Staples said he had
received a threatening letter, warning
him to soft pedal" his remarks.
You had better be careful what you
say IN your lecture, though it probably
won't have much effect, as every one
knows why you were custed," the letter
read. he said. Unless you soft pedal
your remarks the results may not be
entirely to your liking.
Staples Life Threatened.
You claim that your life was at
tempted on one occasion, but maybe the
EeXt attempt won't be a failure, which
many people regret the first one was.
There are as many ways to keep a
mans mouth shut as there are to make
him talk. and If you know so much
about police brutality, you know what
We mean.
Some of us will be at your talk and
you had better be governed by a little
caution in what you disclose If you want
to live and do we'll"
This threatening letter. Staples said,
would not cause him to alter his speech,
which he explained, is most sensa-
tional."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
PARK SECRETARYSHIP
IN D. C. SOUGHT BY 70
Civil Service Commission Is Grad
ing Papers From Applicants
in All Parts of U. S.

Seventy-nine persons, from all over
the country, want to be secretary of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
This was learned today at the Civil
Service Commission, where the list was
closed on Tuesday. Commission exam
liners are now going over the applicants
papers, which are in the process OF
being graded. This is expected to take
some time.
The National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission will be furnished with
a list of three names standing at the
top and a selection will be made from
these for the SecretaryShip. The exami-
nation for the post was what is termed
a non-aSsembled one and applicants are
being rated on the basis Of qualifica-
tionS and experience, rather than on
any competitive examination.
The present secretary of the Planning
Commission is Thomas S. Settle, former
practicing attorney here. with of1ices in
the National Press Building He is
seeking the secretaryship, which was
vacated by the resignation Of the late
Fred G. Coldren. The secretary Of the
commission must be an attorney and
familiar with park matters.