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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
MAN SUFFERS HURTS
AS TRUCKS COLLIDE
Driver in Hospital After Crash
With Fort Myer Post
Exchange Car.

One man was injured and three
others escaped unhurt when two trucks
collided. then bounced against lamp
post and knocked off the top, at Second
and streets southwest this morning.
Abe Snyder. 10, of 1929 Webster
street. one of the drivers, was taken to
Emergency Hospital His condition is
not thought serious. The other truck
was from the post exchange at Fort
Myer, and was driven by Fred L.
Walker, %, civilian who was accom-
panied by Albert Atkins, 81, soldier,
and an unidentified man to whom a
lift" had been given.
Other traffic victims on police reports
today were William H. Stevenson, COL
ored, Is, 1905 E street: Maggie Owens,
Sc, Capitol Heights; David Sloan, COL
ored, 3. 1925 Third street southwest;
John w. Roberts, rs, 706 Ninth street
southeast, and Richard Summers, COL
ored, 46, Fort Humphreys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
Action of Central Council Due
Monday Unless Terms
Are Modified.
URGE SKILLED WORKERS
OF DISTRICT BE. USED
Capital Union Heads Strongly OPP
posed to Hiring Laborers I'm
ported From Other Cities.

controversy between the Washing
ton Gas Light Co. and organized labor
OF the District appeared imminent to-
day as the result of the recent action
OF the Public Utility Corporation in
awarding contract to a Baltimore
firm for the construction of a new gas
holder at its Southeast plant at a cost
of $265 900.
Already protests have been filed with
the gas company by John B. Colpoys,
editor of the Trades Unionist and
Charles E. Young, executive secretary
of the Washington Building Trades
Council, and unless the contract is
modified in the interest of organized
workers in the District the Central La
Dor Union is to be urged to take action
at its regular meeting Monday night
The labor union represents all of the
organized workers in the District.
Want Money Spent Here.
Colpoys and Young both pointed out
that organized labor is not opposing the
award to the Baltimore firm, realizing
that its speciality is the construction
Of gas storage tanks, but it Goes object
to this firm employing non-union men
to do the work while scores of compe-
tent and skilled mechanics and boiler
makers in the District are looking for
~.
The gas company, Young said. gets
the major portion of its revenue in the
District and should spend it here when
ever posSibl to aid employment. In
stead, the company, he declared. gave
the work to an out-of-town firm en-
ploying non-union workers and paying
wages below the scale prevailing in
Washington.
Colpoys explained that the Potomac
Electric Power CO. awarded the con-
tract for its new building at Tenth and
E streets to a firm which employed
Washington union labor exclusively,
and had thereby supported the en-
ployment relief campaign, although the
ultimate cost of the project was per-
haps greater than it would have been
if non-union workers from other sec
tionS had been employed.
Praises Former Management.
The gas company, under its former
management, he declared, was favorable
to organized labor of the District.
Every effort will be made, Colpoys
said, to avert a break in the relations
between union labor and the gas COM
pany Conferences to this erd have
been arranged with officials of the util-
ity concern.
We are not threatening or intimi-
dating" declared MI. Colpoys. We
don't do that sort of thing. But we
want to know who are our friends and
who are our enemies. We want big
public utility that makes light, to see
the light"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
DRIVE FOR Jobs
TO START JULY 70
D. C. Committee Announces
Prize of $40 for Best Cam
paign Slogan.
A midsummer employment campaign

A midsummer employment campaign
during the slack season will be inaug-
urated July 20, according to a state
ment today by George j. Adams, jr.,
chairman of the District of Columbia
Committee on Employment. The cam
paign will run until August IS.
Mr.. Adams is seeking a slogan for
the campaign and will give a $50 gold
piece to the person submitting the most
suitable slogan before July 20. Slogans
should be sent to room "a, District
Building.
A report issued by Mr. Adams showed
the committee between November 20,
1890, and May 81, 1881, provided 81 1898
hours of work, divided among 314 men.
An average daily wage of 1896 was paid.
The committee spent $12, 493.76 81
per cent on the pay roll. Mr.. Adams
serves without pay During the same
period the committee from its own
funds gave s4,487.5O to the United
States Public Employment Service,
$4,000 to the Junior League temporary
employment service and $500 to the
Y. NJ. c. A. Employment Bureau A
balance of approximately $4,000 re-
mains in the committees treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
S1OD,ODO,0l1O TO Be
|. SPENT ON BUILDING
Treasury Department Ex-
poets Huge Outlay in Nation
During Coming Year.

The Governments huge construction
program is swinging into the new fiscal
year with prospects that the Treasury
Department will spend more than
500, 100000 for this purpose during the
next II months.
For the District Of Columbia. it was
announced recently by Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Heath. that
during the present calendar year the
II additional projects involving an ul-
innate expenditure of $70,000,000
100000, 900 Available.
There is already available $4,000, 900
to be spent for Federal structures
throughout the country and Congress
is expected to appropriate additional
funds needed to meet the program ex-
banded to alleviate unemployment and
to take advantage of low material
prices.
OF the amount on hand, s85 900. 900
will go for construction and sites out
side of the District of Columbia and
$5,0C0,000 for acquisition of sites in
Washington.
The expanded program was carried
on at cost of approximately S72,000,-
900 in the fiscal year just closed. Out
side the District the Government spent
$60,000000 for sites and construction,
while in Washington it spent $l2,-
100000.
Plan 173 Buildings.
AS the year ended the Treasury had
completed 1l3 buildings at a cost of
$50, 1897 1862. had let ITO contracts for
other buildings which will cost S99.-
100000, and had paid S23,oOO,O0O for
its Washington projects. 1t had called
for bids on projects which will cost
500, 100000
Sites have been selected and draw
ing of plans started for 173 other build
ingS which will cost the Government
about $178,000,000 Besides these prof.
ects there are pending about $50 others
in which sites for new buildings have
not been selected. The Joint Commit
tee of the Treasury and Post Office has
been meeting nearly every day recent
ly. examining proposals, submitting
sites, checking costs, reviewing reports
of agents and making the final selec-
ton.
The building program is expected to
be concluded in about six years The
entire public building program as now
outlined contemplates the expenditure
of approximately $700,000, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
70 F|RMS ABANDON
SMALL ROAD SIGNS
Work of Removing UnsightIy
Advertisements Completed
in Maryland.

AS maintenance inspectors of the State
Roads Commission and their crews
travelled over the highways of the State
during the past few days, removing
small or ''snipe" signs, they carried a
list of 20 firms that will do no more
advertising in Maryland on their own
posters, banners or boards, it was re-
vealed today by Maj. E. Brooke Lee,
member of the Roads Commission.
The firms on the list according to
Maj. Lee. are Endless Caverns. Carvel
Hall Hotel, Gayety Theater, Goldman
& Freeman, Larus & Gro Co., Carver
Furniture Co., S. G. Frederick of Man
chester. Md. Thyme Bottling Co.,
Wright Furniture Stores. Old Gold and
Beech-Nut canvas banners. Shenandoah
Caverns, Montgomery County Motor
Co.. Guide Bros. Morton Salt canvas
advertisements, Ward Bros, Chevrolet
Dealers of Laurel, Lucky Strike and
Cremo american Tobacco), Wolf Head
Oil and Piney Point Shores and CEDAR
hurst.
Two Companies Quit.
In addition to the above concerns.
two billboard companies have advised
the Roads Commission they have gone
out of business and will maintain no
more signs in Maryland. They are the
Ahern Sign Co. and Funk & Waltham
The roads were checked to see that no
more of their signs remain.
Some of the concerns. such as Lucky
Strike Cigarettes and Morton Salt, will
continue to advertise on large bill
boards maintained by reputable COM
panieS, it was said.
In deciding not to advertise on small
signs. however, the concerns on the
list carried by the maintenance men
evidenced an appreciation of the grow
ing unpopularity of small unsightly
roadside advertising and desire to CO.
operate in the movement to safeguard
and beautify Marylands highways.
Hotels Abandon Signs.
Their action is in line with that of
numerous other companies and organi-
cations. including the Maryland Hotel
Mems Association, which recently agreed
to abandon advertising on billboards.
Members of the Legislature and civic
leaders who sponsored the new State
billboard law said other companies may
be expected to adopt similar policies.
The work of removing the "snipe"
signs was scheduled to end yesterday.
In addition to taking down the illegal
small signs, the maintenance crews
were required to list all remaining ad-
vertisements, and this work also re-
quired considerable time and effort.
Their reports do not have to be sub
mitted to the State Roads Commission
until Monday. Definite figures con-
corning the number of signs removed
will not be available until next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
HELD AS PlSTOL-TOTER

John Bracey, 35; a barber Of BOG E
street, was arrested early today in a
lunch room at Pennsylvania avenue and
Sixth street after another customer in
the restaurant noticed him carrying a
heavy-caliber Spanish type pistol.
Patrolmen H. j. Peterson and H. L.
Anderson were summoned when they
passed in a scout car.
Bracey is being held at the first pre-
cinct station pending an investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
140 WASHINGTON BOYS
BEGIN ARMY DRILLS
Citizens Military Camps Open at
Forts Myer, Eustis, Meade and
Hoyle Today.

More than 40 Washington boys were
aroused by reveille today for their first
day of drilling in citizens military
training camps at four Army posts in
Maryland and Virginia.
The Washington youths were dis
tributed among Forts Myer, Eustis,
Meade and Hcyle. The largest repre-
sentation of the District was at Fort
Eustis, where 70 local boys began a
course of Infantry training.
Some 25 Westinghouse were as
signed to Cavalry training at Fort
Myer. Thirty-five local youngsters I'M
dertook infantry and other training at
Fort Hoyle. Eleven others enrolled in
the field artillery at Fort Hoyle.
Special Fourth of July exercises have
been arranged for most of the camps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
WOODBRIDGE SCHOOL
CONTRACT AWARDED
Goldsboro, N. c., Firm, Whose En-
ployes Were Barred in Collapse,
to Build Addition.

The District Commissioners today
awarded to the w. P. Rose Co.. Inc, of
Goldsboro, N c., a contract for con-
struction of an addition 10 the Wood
ridge School at Carlton and Central
avenues northeast The Rose concern
put in the low bid of $71.050. This is
the same concern whose building oper-
ations at the Stuart Junior High addi-
ton job resulted in collapse of wooden
molds for concrete work and later in
the collapse of wooden runway. which
killed one man and injured another.
Two of the ccmpany's employees were
barred from further work on District
projects by order of the Engineer Com
missioner as a result of the second
accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
DIR. Havenner Lacks
Golf knowledge, but
Will Join FOursOme

Dr. George C. Havenner, presi-
dent of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations, has never held
a golf stick in his hands. He
doesn't know the difference be-
tween a green, tee or fairway.
Neither does he know the rules
of the ancient and honorable
game of golf.
Yet the Welfare Association of
the Office of Public Buildings
and Public Parks has invited him
to join in the official foursome
that tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock is to formally open the
new 18-hole golf course In Ana
costa Park. And DR.. Havenner
has accepted the invitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
MAN, SIS, HALTS FLIGHT
OF ALLEGED THIEF, 43
Warehouse Man Sees Suspect Put
Sugar Into Truck and Holds
Him Until Police Arrive.

c. S. Stout, .65-year-old warehouse
man employed by H. NJ. Wagner & Co.,
at Twelfth and D streets southwest.
doesn't believe everything that is told
him.
People have been missing things from
the vicinity of the warehouse This
morning Stout saw colored man place
two l00-pound bags of sugar in truck.
He stouted, the sugar was dumped
without ceremony, and the man made
a dash for the wheel
Stout beat him to it.
You can't hold me; you're no officer"
the captive said
But Stout did and so did the police.
and William S. Wyatt, 43 years old, of
the 200 block of Third street southwest
was charged with larceny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
CLERK, BORN AS SLAVE,
RETIRED BY DISTRICT
Sam Jones, 70, Served FL Years as
Messenger in Office of Com
missioner Robb.

Sam Jones, colored, who was born in
slavery in Southern Maryland 70 years
ago, was retired from the District Serv-
ice yesterday. He was a messenger in
the office of Assistant Engineer Com
missioner H. l.. Robb, having held that
post 81 years.
Not once in that time had he been
late or had he ever been reprimanded
.by any of his superiors.
Jones was given purse by fellow en-
ployes, and high tribute was paid him
by Maj. Robb at little ceremony at
which Francis Wells, veteran clerk in
the office of the secretary of the Com
missioners, acted as master of cere-
monies,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
Parents Warned
To Bar Fireworks
Among Children

Take fireworks out OF the hands
of children!
This Is the Fourth of July
admonition of the Children's Blu
reau.
Miss Katherine Lenroot, act
ing chief, asked communities to,
do the celebrating, and appealed
to parents absolutely to forbid"
young children to handle the ex-
plosives and to supervise older
children closely.
Prompt calling of a physician
and administering of tetanus
anti-toxin in case of deep wounds
from firecrackers and cap pistols
was advocated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
HELD FOR MILK THEFT

Accused of stealing two quarts of
milk from dairy wagon, James Louis
Clark, colored, %, of 525 Twenty-third
street, was arrested early today and
booked at third precinct station On a
charge of petty larceny.
Clark, who was taken into custody
by PolicemanS r. B. Rector. is said to
have admitted the theft J..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
Golfers Auto Burns.

Fire breaking out in the automobile
of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Langford. 1850
F. street. almost totally destroyed the
car while Mr.. and Mrs. Langford were
playing golf at Potomac Park late yes
terday Firemen estimated the loss at
$1,000. The car was parked at Twenty
sixth and d streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
POLICE SEEK SLASHER
Man Sitting in Park Is Wounded
by Unidentified Person.

An unidentified man who slashed
John r. Adams, 20 years old, of 174l
Lanier place, four times across the chest
and stomach because he refused to par
take of bottle of bay rum last night
was being sought by police today.
Adams was sitting on a bench in
front of the National Museum when, he
said, tall, light-haired man walked up
and asked him to have drink.
81 don't like bay rum" Adams told
police, land I told him so. One word
led to another and he finally drew a
knife and cut me-"
The wounded man was admitted to
George Washington University Hospital.
His condition Is reported not serious. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
TWO ARRESTED IN RAID
ON CANAL ROAD PLACE
Second Inspection District Squad
Seizes Alleged Whisky and
Five Bottles of Home Brew.

The second inspection districts raid
Ing squad made its first raid today at
52Gl Canal road, arresting Harry Reed,
20, and Alvin Clark, "a, on charges of
possessing liquor.
Led by Sergt. A. l. Bullock, the squad
served a warrant on Reed and seized
three pints of alleged whisky and five
bottles of home brew, they said.
The police said that liquor had been
purchased by undercover men at the
Canal road address prior to the raid.
The two men are being held at the sew
enth precinct station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
MRS. JAMES B. BILLIARD
DIES AT CLEVELAND
News of Death Received by Friends
Here-Daughter of Late Col.
James Loring Lusk.

Mrs. James B. billiard, daughter Of
the late Lieut.. Col James Loring Lusk,
who was active in District of Columbia
affairs many years ago, died yesterday
at her home In Cleveland, Ohio, &C
cording to word received by friends
here.
Mrs. billiard was the wife of Col.
billiard, who was graduated from West
Point in 1904. She spent most of her
girllood in Washington while her ia
Their, Col. Lusk was on duty in the
Office of the chief of engineers and as
assistant to the District Engineer
Commissioner. Mrs billiard attended
Friends School and the Holton Arms
Schools.
She is survived by her. mother, Mrs.
Lusk her husband and a daughter,
Miss Mary L. H. billiard, who was
graduated this year from Wilson
College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
Historic Frigate Forced to Anchor Near
? Gloucester, Mass.

Gloucester, Mass.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, July 8 LP-The
United States frigate Constitution. in
tow OF the mine sweeper Grebe, Law AT
anchor, fogbound, off Gloucester today,
The Constitution left Boston yester-
day for Portsmouth, N. H., the first of
II ports she will visit on a cruise along
the Atlantic coast. She put in at
Gloucester late yesterday when a heavy
fog settled down along the New Eng
land coast.
The navy yard was advised today that
the thick weather was clearing and that
she expected to get under way again
by noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
SKIPPER OF OLD IRONSIDES
WILL RECEIVE TARDY HOMAGE
Body of Capt. John Gwnn, Found in Forgotten Grave
May Be Reburied in Arlington.

was made when work was started re-
Gently on removing bodies from the
abandoned graveyard. Capt. Gwinns
grave was found during a final survey
of the cemetery.
Capt. Gwinn's service record before giv-
ing formal approval to the reinterment
plans. War Department regulations
require that veteran must have been
honorably discharged to become ELIGIBLE
for burial in Arlington. The arrange
ments must await completion of the
departments investigation.
FOG DELAYS CONSTITUTION
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03

News from every corner of the
world is frightened by the statement
of President Hoover that a one-year
moratorium on intergovrnmental
debts should be considered. Julius
Curtius, Germany's Foreign Minis
ter, declares for Germany 1--WE in
dorse with unqualified Joy the heroic
declaration which President Hoover
has made" and says the Courier
Journal of Louisville, KY, "The
instant reaction of Europe to the
announcement of this plan of the
President is impressive proof of the
plan if carried out. The last phrase
is significant, since the matter must
be put before the 72nd Congress.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
COUNTERFEIT $500 NOTES

Counterfeit five-dollar bills are
again afloat according to a warning
issued by William H. Houghton,
chief of the U. S. Secret Service in
Philadelphia.
The bills, according to Mr.. Hough-
toms description, are similar to those
passed on gas stations along the du-
Pont Highway few months ago by
Medford Mann, of Baltimore, who
was sentenced recently by Judge
Nields in the U. S. District Court in
Wilmington to the Atlanta Peniten-
tiary.
The notes may be detected by the
distorted features of President Lin
coin and the burnt orange serial
numbers and seal. The distorted
features of Lincoln and defective
numbers were outstanding defects
on the notes passed by Mann.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
DEATHS FROM MOTOR We
HICLE ACCIDENTS

The recorded number of deaths
from motor vehicle accidents has
been higher in Maryland in proper
ton to the population than in the
United States Registration area since
1920.
During 1880, motor vehicles caused
4O6 deaths in this State. This was
the highest number recorded in any
year with the exception of 1929,
when there were 416 death due to
this cause.
Twenty per cent fewer deaths
We're recorded in Baltimore City
from motor vehicle accidents in 1880
than in 1929. In the counties the
number actually increased 20: per
cent in $780, Those in which the
largest member of deaths from this
cause occurred were Allegany,
Frederick, Baltimore and Hartford
OOuutlGS.
The number of deaths in proper
ton to the population in the white
and colored races is practically the
same. The rates per hundred thous-
and population in each age group,
representing pre-school, school, and
adult ages show advances in each
period. The relation of the number
OF motor vehicle licenses has chang
ed but little during the last five
years.
lTCecil county in 1880 there were
II deaths from motor vehicle ac-
cidents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
TAKES CRIME NEWS FROM
FIRST PAGE

'Henceforth it will be the policy
of the Durant, Oklahoma, Weekly
News and the Saturday Morning Ad-
vertiser to make crime news as in
conspicuous. as possible in the col
umns Of the papers, giving such
items smallest possible headlines, the
least space and keeping them entire
ly off front page, except as to such
items as many develop so near press
time that none other than first page
is available" writes E. M. Evans,
publisher, in the May 20 issue of the
News.
1T is the firm conviction of the
publisher of the News and Advertiser
that all papers, from county weekly
to metropolitan daily, have given
crime stories big headlines and prom
inent front-page positions far beyond
their value to the reader as news.
The overplaying OF crime news
by the sensational large-city daily
has greatly overemphasized the ex-
tent of the crime wave, until the
reader of certain types of newspaper
is led to believe that crime is
Americas principal occupation.
"Crime directly affects really a
small 4 PERCENTAGE of our people.
The printing of the sordid details of
crime Of violence is positively a
detrimental influence upon the
minds of adolescent boys and girls.
There are so many things happen
ing in the world today that are of real
interest and importance in the lives
of all of us that news of crime is far
Overshadowed.
''This change in policy is made in
the carrying out of our purpose to
print newspaper which is fit for
every member of the family to read.