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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
JOHN D. MURRAY DIES
SUDDENLY AT HOME
Father of Assistant U. S. Attorney
Charles B. Murray Had
Been III Month.

John D. Murray, "a, father Of As
sistant United States Attorney Charles
B. Murray and for AZ years sexton of
st. Peters Catholic Church. died sud-
denly last night at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. James S. Gardiner,
Clinton. Md. He had been in good
health until about month ago, when
he became i'll of stomach disorders.
Mr.. Murray was born in sWarrenton.
Va. but spent practically all of his life
in Washington. He was a familiar fig
ure at st. Peters Church.
Funeral services will be held at the
family home, 1923 Park road, Wednes-
day morning at BIAS o'clock, to be fol-
lowed by requiem mass at st. Peters
Church at $50. Burial will be at Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Murray is survived by a sister,
Miss Sallie Murray of this city; two
sons, John j. Murray. Charleston. S. c..
and Charles B. Murray. and four
daughters. Mrs Gardiner. Mrs. Robert
j. O'Neill, Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs.
Thomas B. R. Mudd, La Plata, Md,
and Miss Sallie Murray of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
KAPPA DELTAS OPEN
CONVENTION HERE
Sorority Members Visit White
House as Part of Twentieth
Conference Program.

Members Of the Kappa Delta Sor-
GRITTY visited the White House today
following Opening sessions Of the organ
iZation's twentieth annual convention,
which Is being held at the Wardman
Park Hotel this week. The meeting
is the first the group has held here
since 1909.
The conclave opened with a break
fast at O'Clock and will continue
through Saturday night. Today's pro-
gram includes twilight memorial serv-
ices in honor of deceased members of
the organization, a dinner and an
initiation ceremony.
Among those whose memory the
service will commemorate are the late
Eleanor Cresswell Bell and Lucille
Mathews, members of Sigma MI, the
George Washington University Chapter
of the sorority.
The Delta Sigma will open its thirty
fourth annual convention at the May
flower Hotel tomorrow. The program,
which will be continued through
Thursday, also includes visit to the
Executive Mansion as well as business
sessions, luncheons, dinners, a tea
dance and a moonlight excursion down
the Potomac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
SHERMAN STATUE
MAY Be SH|F TED
Location at Seventh and
Crittenden Seen Solution
of E Street Problem.

The famous equestrian statue of the
great Civil War hero, Gen. William T
Sherman. may be moved from in front
of the Treasury Department Building to
Sherman Circle. Seventh and Critten-
den streets, to make room for the Gov
ernment's building program.
Director Grant of the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission has
been authorized to confer with Treas
ury Department officials as to plans for
the widening and paving og E street.
and its extension westward into the
park system would mean that the
new highway would abut near the
southern end of the pedestal of the
Sherman Statue.
Col. Grant said it would require an
act of Congress to move the Sherman
statue from its present site, which it has
occupied for more than a quarter of a
century.
Sherman Circle has an acreage of
2.04 acres. This is considered adequa se
to accommodate the large statue of the
Civil War hero. The Sherman Statue
which is the work of the sculptor. Carl
Rhol Smith. was unveiled on October
Is, 1903. The circle into which it is
proposed to place the statue has an es-
timated value of S44,334.
Congress, by act of July 5, 1892, ap-
propriated $50 200 for the statue BY
act of March 2, 1895, 5000 was ap-
propriated and the Army of the Ten
nessee subscribed $1l 900 for it. Addi-
tional amounts totaling $40055 have
since been appropriated for the sub
foundation mosaic work, granite curb,
improvement of the grounds and other
embellishments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
22O TO LOSE JOBS
IN CENSUS BUREAU
Temporary Employees Cut as Com.
pletion of Work
Nears End.

The Census Bureau tomorrow will cut
off 900 temporary employees, who have
been in service for about year in con-
nection with the taking OF the decen-
NAL census.
In all. approximately 54G0 temporary
employees are to be dismissed within the
next u months. as the work is complet-
ed, thus bringing the force back to nor
NAL.
The end Of the fiscal year also will
see the severance from service of a
group Of employees at the Shipping
Board, who have been on leave with
pay since June !. The number was
placed at 20 today at the personnel Of
flee. These were given notice March
16 last.
Some temporary employees whose pc
Rod of appointment at the Veterans
Bureau expires tomorrow, also will be
dropped.
Included in these are clerks who were
hired in connection with the veterans
loans, where it. was said the work is
about completed. Some other branches
also are affected. No permanent en-
ployes are involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
Fireproof Warehouse Heads
List of Projects Grant Will
Take Up Wednesday.
WEST POTOMAC PARK
HEATING PLANT $3.50, 900
Planning Commission to Have $4,-
100000 Available Wednesday
for Parkway.

The Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks faces a busy fiscal year
starting Wednesday, with an appropri-
alton of S5,541 ,445 available, a part of
this being for getting the National
Capital in shape for the George Wash
ington Bicentennial celebration, start
ing six months hence.
Outstanding in the appropriation
that the director, Lieut. Col. u. S.
Grant, Sd. will spend are: Erection of
a fireproof warehouse for storing Dis
trict and Federal Government supplies,
S1,3l0.0O0; construction of road in the
Mall. 100000 for the care, mainte-
nance, repair and alteration, refurnish-
ing. improvement. heating and lighting,
including electric power and fixtures
of the Executive Mansion, the EXecu-
tive Mansion greenhouses. including re-
construction, and the Executive Man
sion grounds and travelling expenses to
be expended as the President may de-
termine, $l85 ,000"; $4,000 for the IL
Elimination of the Washington Mon
ument as a protection to air navi-
CATION: $4,000 for the construction
of a tunnel and installation of pipe
line between the central heating
plant in the General Land Office Build
ing and the Judiciary Square Building
$4,000 for pay and equipment Of the
new Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
police force; S750,O00 for construction
of a new heating plant in West Potomac
Park; $4,000 for tourists camp in
East Potomac Park; $4,000 for park
concerts and outdoor sports; $4,000
for the improvement and maintenance
as recreation parks of the areas in
Anacostia Park between the District
nursery and the Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge; s279.0o0. for the improvement
of the Rock Greek and Potomac Park
way; 100000 for further development
poi Meridian Hill Park, Sixteenth and
w streets; $4,000 for improving the
Rock Creek Park roadway to the Dis
trict line, and under the Arlington
Memorial Bridge Commission 1000, 900
for continuing work on the monumental
span across the Potomac River.
Four million dollars will be available
to the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. of Which Col. Grant
is the executive officer, for pushing for
ward the George Washington Memorial
parkway along the Potomac River from
Mount Vernon, Va, and Fort Washing
ton, Md, to Great Falls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
BIG SPORTS PROGRAM
PLANNED FOR FOURTH
Swimming, Golf, Canoe Races
Among Events Listed as Part of
Independence Day Festival.

Numerous outdoor sports programs
have been arranged by the Independ-
ence Day Committee appointed by the
District Commissioners.
Cooperation pledges have been OBJ
tanned from various community COM
mittees, the Welfare and Recreation
Association of Public Buildings and
Parks, the Potomac River Canoe Asso-
citation and the Washington Tennis As
ISOLATION.
City-wide swimming meets will be
held at Mckinley High School and
Francis Junior High. Gold, silver and
bronze medals will be awarded to the
winners.
DR.. George c. Havenner, president
of the Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tions, will drive the first ball at the
opening of the new Anacostia golf
course.
Canoe races will be staged in the
Tidal Basin, and 7-mile marathon
will be run from the District Building
to Takoma Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
FOUR MORE YOUTHS
TAKEN IN CUSTODY
ON GANG CHARGES
Second Group Arrested Be-
Iieved Last of Henchmen
of al Capone, Jr."
POLICE DECLARE BOYS
TOOK RADIO EQUIPMENT
False Fire Alarm at School Leads
to Apprehension OF
Two Bands.

A second gang of youthful bandits
was believed to be definitely "out Of
business" today following the arrest last
night of four youngsters on housebreak-
ing charges.
The "gangsters." according to Police
man j. L. Magnus, tenth precinct. who
arrested them, were led by John F..
Backus, a. 3433 Mount Pleasant street,
who also was one OF the six members
of another gang previously taken into
custody on % charges of HOUSEKEEPING
and two Of petty larceny.
The latter group called itself the Ca
pone gang" it was said and its youth
full leader styled himself "Al Capone,
jr"
Young Backus. a member Of this
group, decided sometime ago to or
ganize his own mob" it was said. His
followers in the branch gang, accord
ing to Policeman Magnus, were his
brother Gordon. 16: James Upton, Is,
Of 1899 Ingleside terrace. and Chester
w. Morris. IA. OF 1884 Ingleside terrace.
Admitted Burglaries.
The "Capone" gang. according TO Po-
liceman Elmer L. DalStrom tenth pre-
cinct, who apprehended them last week.
was under the leadership of Glenwood
Insley, IA. of the 1900 block OF Irving
street.
This group was arrested following in
veStigation of a false fire alarm turned
in at the Powell School, where five of
the boys we're students. Questioning of
the youngsters in connection with this
incident. Dalstrom said. resulted in their
confession of the series of burglarieS
and housebreakings
And it was as a result of these adj
missions. Magnus explained, that John
.Backus and the three other youngsters
were taken into custody on the other
charges. They, too, are said to have
acknowledged number Of robberies.
According to Magnus, however, all of
them were of comparatively minor
nature. with the exception of one. in
which Gordon is alleged to have stolen
and about Sl2 in cash from the Capt.
toll Radio Engineering Institute, Inc,
1856 Mount Pleasant street.
Two Branches of Gang.
Each of the other boys is charged
with the theft of merchandise valued
at $50 from the institute
John did not allow his connection
with the "Capone" gang to interfere
with his leadership CT his own mob,
Magnus said. In fact, he added, the
two groups were more like branches of
the same gang than separate organi-
cations, each division knowing of the
others activities.
Like the members of the Capone
mob. the youngsters apprehended by
Magnus were released in the custody
of their parents, pending hearings in
Juvenile Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
DROWNING IS LAID
TO HEART ATTACK
Capital Man Meets Death in
Shallow Water Near North
Beach Park.
BY a staff Correspondent Of The Star.

by SLau correspondent OF Inc Slar
NORTH BEACH. Md, June 90
John A. Caldwell, So years old. of 1916
D street southeast. Washington, drowned
in waist-deep water near North Beach
Park, following heart attack yester-
day.
Held Accidental.
His body was recovered in the shall
low water by companions who had
accompanied him to the resort. Fol-
lowing an investigation, Justice of Peace
Thomas John Hall, Sd. of Tracys Land
ing issued certificate of accidental
drowning.
When Caldwell's companions noticed
he had disappeared and started search
ing for his body, Harold Mccarthy, a
taxi driver of the 1900 block of Taylor
street, who brought the swimmers to
North Beach, was dispatched for ply
Sician. However, he was arrested for
reckless driving and jailed in default Of
SIS fine.
Went Bathing Early.
Caldwell was bathing shortly after
dawn with j. T. Weikle. an employe of
the Government Printing ONCE; Nor
man Andre, 200 block of Third street
southeast, and S. A. O'Neal, 2100 block
of D street.
The case was investigated by Deputy
Sheriff j. Bruce Lyons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
WOMANIS KIND WORDS PERSUADE
BURGLAR TO LEAVE, SANS LOOT
Newspaper Mans Wife Tells
Intruder There Really Isn't
Anything to Take.
AWakenS Husband After
Using Cold Logic to Show
Error of Mans Way.

Words that have the power to charm
and compel dissuaded a burglar from
his nefarious purposes early today when
Mrs. Ella A. Codel, 26-year-old social
worker, attacked a prowler discovered
in her room with such logic and
responsiveness that he fed in utter
defeat.
Mrs Codel was awakened at so a m
by the creaking of floor boards in the
apartment which she occupies with
her husband, Martin Codel, Washington
newspaper man, at 1909 Sixteenth
street. When she opened her eyes, Mrs.
Codel said, she saw a man creeping
with catlike tread toward the clothes
closet, some 10 feet from her bed.
After waiting a moment to make
certain she was not seeing shadow,
Mrs. Codel coughed two or three times,
las a gentle hint that some one was
awake in the room" The prowler, not
this sort, quickly returned to the
window through which he had entered,
and sat down on the sill.
Mrs Codel' expected the intruder to
leave by the fire escape. which joins
this window a few feet below its base.
The man, however, apparently was not
to be convinced by a mere cough. He
again started for the closet. Mrs.
Codel perceiving that the unwelcome
visitor was not particularly we'll versed
in the etiquette of such situations, de-
cided upon more drastic hints. The
greater part of her possessions had al
ready been removed from the apart
ment, preparatory to departure for an
extended trip. The unlimited guests
search was, therefore, extremely futile,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
Mt. Vernon Had Mad Dog
WASHINGTON Sent Servant to Get Rabies Cure From
Preacher-Doctor in Pennsylvania, old Notation
Reveals to Experts of Bicentennial Commission.

you seem to forget that he has a wife
and children at home who have mouths
that must be filled and bodies that
need clothing.
Times Worse and Worse"
when 1 look over the list of those
who have paid to the pastors support,
and those who have not, it sends a
chill down my spinal column, for l find
so few who have paid anything.
Yes. Yes! The times are getting
worse and worse. Many have grown SO
Stingy that they cannot give the pastor
dollar for baptizing their children,
but willingly eXpend 81 or SIS for fine
clothing for their children and dress
them up until they look like monkeys
Where heretofore SIS were given for a
marriage, scarcely dollar now is given
and this is wrapped in so many pieces
Of paper that it is only obtained after
infinite trouble.
you give the preacher a good din
ner, few scrubby apples and a dollar
for conducting funeral, and forget he
has family at home with empty stom-
achs and wide open mouths. If you
were unable to pay, would not speak
of it, but the majority of you are able
and can point my finger from this pull
pit to more than a dozen persons who
recently SlduSItLSTeO SIX OF elBnL UOBS
and boosted that each one weighed over
500 pounds. Where are the buildings
and sausageS, the hams and bacons
that were sent to the pastor? He hadn't
any. I am to tire lunch and body di-
recting you the way to heaven, whittier
you all desire to go, especially when il
costs you nothing"
Heave the Horse, Too.
Tradition tells us that DR.. Stoy was
a man of great physical power. SO
much so that stories of his feats OF
strength travelled far. notorious
bully" in Philadelphia, hearing of these
tales, male a special trip to Lebanon to
challenge the minister-doctor to a fight
to decide supremacy. The stranger
riding horS, back, came upon DR.. Stoy
on the road, recognized him by his ha-
biliment, and announced his purpose
DR.. Stoy protested he was not fight
ing man and did not want to quarrel
The ruffian dismounted and declared
the minister would have to fight,
whether he wanted to or not.
When he arproachedthe clergyman
with belligerent attitude. Dr. Stoy
grabbed hold of him and with little APP
parent effort tossed him over a road
side fence. Recovering from the mo-
mentary daze of the fall and from
establishment, the stranger solemnly
said:
And now, sir would you mind toss
ing my horse over. too?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
MIDDIES TO ATTEND
NAVY-MD. GAME HERE
Entire Regiment Has Schedule of
Four Foot Ball Trips Away
From Academy.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 2s.-The
regiment of midshipmen at the Naval
Academy will attend four foot ball
games away from this city in the Fall.
One of the games to which the entire
regiment will lend color is the Navy
Maryland game in Washington on Octo-
Der 10.
Other games which the regiment Will
attend include the Princeton game at
Princeton, NJ j., october "a; Notre
Dame game in Baltimore November u,
and the final game of the season with
the University of Pennsylvania in Phil
adelphia December S.
The Middies also will get some addi-
tional leave, IL days being allotted at
Christmas and l day each for Thanks
giving, Washington's birthday and
Memorial day. Leaves for the next
school term, 1892, are about the
average, according to Rear Admiral
Thomas c. Hart, superintendent Of the
Academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29

With dog days" approaching, hiSto-
rians of the George Washington BIZ
centennial Commission have just made
timely discovery of cure for rabies,
which apparently had the Endorsement
of George Washington.
The remedy consisted of one ounce of
red chickweed, four ounces Of theriac
and one quart of beer, taken internally.
The commissions research experts
on October ID, 1897, as follows: Gave
my servant Christopher to bear his ex-
penses to a person In Lebanon, Penn
sylvania, celebrated for curing persons
bitten by mad animals, $25."
Old Greek Remedy.
The person" to whom Washington
referred was colorful figure wEo
served his community as both preacher
and doctor. His name was DR.. Henry
William Stoy. The Lebanon County
Historical Society describes DR.. Stoy's
rabies remedy thus:
1T consisted of one ounce of the
herb red chickweed. four ounces of
theriac and one quart of beer, all well
digested, the dose being a wine glass
full Red chickweed IS supposed to be
autonomous, nervine and stimulating.
The theriac is an old remedy. the the
riac andromachi having been originated
by Andromacius of Crete. and origi-
nally contained some 60 different in
gradients, on, the order of the latter
day poly-pharmacy or shotgun pre-
scriptions, in the hope that some of the
medicines would strike the disease. The
name is derived from the Greek, mean
ing a venomous animal, and the medi-
cine was believed to be capable of cur
ing or preventing the effects of the bites
of venomouS animals. It's principal in
gredient was opium. of which there was
one grain to about go grains OF the
medicine"
Servant Returns $12
The records do not show whether the
remedy was for Christopher or for
some other resident of Mount Vernon.
They do show, however. that DR.. Stoy
did not charge much for his medical
services and that Christopher was an
honest servant, for he returned to
Mount Vernon with $l2 Of the original
SIS intact.
Incidentally, the Rev. DR.. Stoy was
famed for other things than medicine.
One of his sermons was SO forceful
that it has been preserved to this day.
An excerpt from it follows:
II have now preached Gods word to
you for nearly 20 years, but 1t seems
to have had little effect, especially in
these later years. The pay of your
pastor has been shamefully bad and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
HOTEL THEFT VERDICT
FOR OWNER REVERSED
Tenant Who Lost $410 Granted
Rehearing by District Court
of Appeals.

The District Court of Appeals today
reversed a decision of the Municipal
Court which had found in favor of the
Fidelity Storage Co., owner of the Mon
mouth Hotel, In. a suit for $410 filed
by Violet Foster, a tenant, after she was
robbed of money and jewery by a thief
who entered her apartment in February,
1929, by means of duplicate key kept
by the resident manager.
The Court of Appeals, in an opinion
by Justice William Hitz, held tenants
of the hotel were entitled to the same
measure of care exercised by the resi-
dent manager in her own behalf.
The record showed three keys to each
apartment we're in existence, two being
held by the tenant and the third kept
by the resident manager on large ring
in the lobby. After the Foster robbery
the third key was found on the second
floor. The resident manager testified
at the trial that she did not keep the
extra key to her apartment on the
ring because she often had as much as
81 900 in her room.
The court pointed out that the ten
ants loss was nearly one-half of that
amount and that she was entitled to
the same measure of care as the resi-
dent manager The case was re-
manded for a new trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
WILL MAKE TEST JULY a.
OF MONUMENT LIGHTING
Col. Grant to Experiment in Eff
fort to Solve Problem of
Illuminating Shaft.

The Washington Monument will be
illuminated on the night of July 4, II
was announced today by Lieut.. Col
U. S. Grant, Sd, director of public build
ings and public parks, as further step
in the series of experiments being con-
Quoted in lighting the shaft as warn
ing to night flyers.
A number of problems have arisen in
conjunction with the lighting, Col
Grant said, the glare around the circu-
lar roadway being one of the most
prominent.
Bids are expected to be called for
shortly for supplying Illuminating equip
ment, but number of manufacturers
have co-operated with Col. Grant in
experimentally lighting the Monument
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
ROOSEVELT ASSAlLED
BY MRS. NICHOLSON
Democratic Woman Dry Also
Criticizes Col. Houses
Comments.

by tne Associated PreSS.
An editorial characterizing Gov.
Roosevelt of New York as "wetter than
Smith," and calling upon Southern
Democratic women to bolt the party
if he is nominated for President, was
published today by the National Wom-
ans Democratic Law Enforcement
League.
The article was written by Mrs.
Jesse W. Nicholson, president of the
league, and appeared in its official
organ, the Woman Voter.
Mrs. Nicholson also assailei Col. Ed
ward NJ House, confidential adviser to
President Wilson, who recently con-
ferred with Roosevelt Referring to a
statement attributed to House, that the
New York Governor would be accepta-
BILE to the dryS, she said:
What drys does he mean? The
very few Southern politicians who sup
ported Smith in 1922"
At the recent convention OF the Dem
ocratic Womens League here there
were frequent speeches urging an or
ganized bolt from the Democratic party
in 1882 if the candidate nominated was
a wet. The entire group of delegates,
many of whom voted for President
Hoover in 1928, called at the White
House to paw their respects.
In her editorial today. Mrs. Nichol-
son advised Col. House to get the
viewpoint of the Southern dry wom-
en-" If he would be saved from en-
barrassment later on"