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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25
IS ROBBED, THEN BULLETS FIRED
 INTO HIS BODY
Idaho Officers and Civil ians Are Searching
 for Two Men

OROFINO, Idaho, Nov. 25.-Of- ficsrs and civilians are bucking from two to three feet of snow in the timbered country seeking two men wanted for robbing and then shooting Charles John5cn, middle-aged lum Der ack, near Pierce. He is in critical con- dition
 Gust Homlund and Johnson wee asleep in their cabin. The t1yo robbers forced them out into tn , snow in their underclothing, ar Johnson was robbed of S100. Hom lund said the robbers then emptiel their pistols in Johnson's body.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25
TO HAVE
 PARTY TONIGHT

The November Elks will have their birthday party tonight at the regular lodge session. There will only be short business meet ing and then things are going to hum. w. R. Garster promises something different in the way of entertainment and "eatS" and the evening is bound to be full of sur prises, so all ElkS, and visitors as well, should attend the session tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25
Finland Report to
 Favor Beer, Wines

HELSINGFORS, Finland, Nov. 25.-A report declaring Finland's prohibition law to be insupportable and recommending that beer and wines be legalized, will be sub- mitted soon to the government commission appointed last winter to study the problem.
 The majority report, it was learned on the highest authority will declare a change is needed in the interests of real temperance
 Finland has been under prohibi- ton for twelve years. i Great Britain provides nearly half of India's supplies of iron and steel products.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25
- ------------- SPORT BRIEFS.

Big Spring, one Of the Class A aggregations in the Texas Inter scholastic league girl race. scored 398 points in eight games to it's opponents none.
 Jimmy Bryan, Bramerton, Wash. great guard in both football and basketball at the University of Washington a few years ago has been elected prosecutor of Kitsap county.
 Johnny Shields, Seattle, 1930 and 1881 Washington state amateur golf champion, has entered the Univer- sity of Washington. He was stu- dent at Dartmouth last year.
 Tommy Sockwell, Dallas, Texas, golf pro, asserts the heavier 1892 golf ball is the best putting ball yet produced.
 The largest squad in the history of boxing at Alabama answered the first call to practice with 8l men present
 Indianapolis umpires throw an annual banquet to players and sports writers to atone for mistakes made during the season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25
NAT|ONALISTS
 SHOWING FIGHT

LONDON, Nov 25-Information received here from India said agi- tation has begun there for cam paign of violence after indication the Round Table Conference here will probably end this week with out a settlement satisfactory to the Nationalists.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25
SULLIVAN WINS SIX ROUND 60
 FROM KETCHELL

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 2j.- Paddy Sullivan, of Los Angeles, cutpointed Harry Ketchell, of Ta- coma, last night to win a six-round main eventer. Both fighters weigh ed 124 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25
TURNER REJECTED
 BOSS OF BEAVERS

PORTLAND Ore, Nov .25. - Thomas L. Turner has been re- elected president of the Portland baseball club at the annual meet ing of the directors held here. He also will serve as treasurer.
 Roy F. Mack was returned to the office of vice president and business manager. Charles Swim dell was elected secretary to suc- ceed Gus Moser, resigned.
 Old papers at The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25
MINNESOTA GETS NURSERY

CASS LAKE, Minn.-One of the largest federal tree nurseries is to be located here. It will furnish seedlings to forest areas in Mime sota, Michigan and Wisconsin, and will have a capacity for 15,000 900 trees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25

A tractor blow, small enough to he used in a garden, has been per fected by P. R. McCrary of Jack sonville, Fla.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25

night when trc ningfishers are scheduled to play the Sparrows and the Eagles meet the Robins.
 Last nights scores.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25

centers; LeRoy West, John Whisely and Frank Behrends, forwards; Fred Harris and Edward Kirchover, guards.
 The Eighth grade boys are:
 Mylo Peterson, center; Thomas Hall, Ralph Bardi and Harry Stur- rock, forwards; Walter Sect and Clarence Converce, guards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-25

Old papers at The Empire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
RULING ON POLICE
TRIAL IS DELAYED
Youth Reluctantly Testifies
That PatroIman ]. H. Del
finger Attacked Him.

After hearing lengthy arguments on
legal points involved, the Police Trial
Board today took under advisement a
charge OF assault on a prisoner filed
against Joseph H. Dellinger, an eleventh
precinct policeman.
Oscar Raba, jr., 10 years old, of
Boulevard Heights, Md, reluctantly tes-
titled as d prosecution witness at the
insistence of the board. He previously
had said he wished to avoid pressing
the charges. He said the policeman at
tackled him near Nineteenth and @
streets southeast, January IA, after he
was arrested on charges of speeding.
E. Russell Kelly, attorney for the de-
PENDANT, declared Dellinger had been
convicted on an assault charge by a
Police Court jury, but the judgment
was held in allegiance.
The lawyer argued this, in effect,
nullif1ed the conviction. He insisted
Dellinger'S long record should be taken
into consideration and the man do
served being restored to duty.
Dellinger testified he is the father of
three children, served 18 months in
France during the World War and was
personally cited by Gen. Pershing for
bravery in action.
Robert E. Lynch, an assistant cor
would study the legal points and make a
recommendation.
The cases of Cecil E. Showalter, pay
roll clerk, and Olin D. Rogers, assistant
property clerk. were postponed a week.
They were charged with intoxication.
A continuance of similar length also was
granted Thomas D. Atkinson, a first
precinct policeman, charged with con-
duct unbecoming an officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
CHILDREN WILL PRESENT
RIDING DRILL AT CIRCUS
Supper and Theater Party at Fort
Myer Planned for Partici-
pants in Event.

A riding drill by children Of Wash
ington and vicinity is to be one Of the
feature acts at the Society Circus to
be held at Fort Myer, Va, on March
81 and %. Among the performers are
many children whose parents are pfomi-
nent in Washington society.
A partial list includes Susanna Boone,
daughter of Capt Joel T. Bone, ply
stefan to the White House; Rosemary
and Gene Merrill, daughters of Keith
Merrill of the State Department; JAG
queline Goodhue, daughter of Comdr.
w E. Goodhue, and niece of Mrs. CAL
win Coolidge: Curtis and Anne George,
whose grandfather is Vice President
Curtis; Sylvia Szecbenyi. daughter of
the Hungarian Ambassador, Count
Szechenyi; Peggy Schall. daughter of
Senator Schall, and Newbold Noyes, jr
Many of the children who partici-
pated in last years ride have now grad
uated to the senior events.
Between the afternoon and evening
performances the children will be en-
tertained at supper in the mess OF
Headquarters Troop, Sd Cavalry, and
after the meal at the Post Theater al
q 2-hour program of moving pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18

few a Lockheed Vega cabin monoplane,
powered with a 420-horsepower engine.
Miss Nichols altitude record was GER
titled yesterday by the National Aero
nautic Association, after a check-up by
the Bureau of Standards on the baro-
graph she carried on her fight over
Jersey City on March 6. The official
record credits her with an altitude Of
28,743 feet, exceeding by 1926 feet the
previous women's record, held for more
than a year by Miss Elinor Smith.
On her arrival here yesterday, Miss
Nichols expressed disappointment over
the results of the Bureau Of Standards
check, as she had hoped the records
would show she had passed the 10000
foot mark.
She may lose her newly gained rec
ord to Miss Frankie @. Renner, who, on
March 10, few over Akron. Ohio, when
it is believed she passed the 30,000-foot
mark. Miss Renner's paragraphs are
being calibrated at the Bureau of
Standards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
FATHER OF BOY WHO SHOT CEIUM
PLANS DANCE TO PAY DOCTOR BILL
D. A. Stansbury Raise Funds for Jackie Bennett, Ac-
cidentaIy Wounded While at Play.

door to his own, where he collapsed.
Mrs Ruby Skillmah, mother of his play
mate. picked him up, while another
neighbor, Lemuel d. Jones, 1702
Twenty-eighth street, prepared to take
him to the hospital.
Harold was arrested that night, after
Detectives William Wright and j. F.
Boxwell questioned Eugene. Harold was
taken to the receiving home, but later
was released in the custody of his pa
rents. Eugene was not held. His
father is assisting in arranging the
benefit dance, however.
Jackie's widowed mother, Mrs. Marga-
ret Bennett, lives at the Home Apart
ments, Seventh and K streets, He had
boarded at the Twenty-fifth street adj
dress, the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
Streitz, for more than a year.
Mrs. Bennett has been at her sons
bedside constantly since he was shot
Harolds explanation OF. the shooting
was that the 22-caliber ride was acct
dentally discharged when he moved the
safety catch,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
MISS STRAYER HEADS
W0MEN'S PRESS CLUB
Publicity Writers Named to Fill 8
Important Offices in Organ
ization.

The Women's National Press Club last
night elected Martha Strayer of the
washington Daily News president of the
club. There were 43 members present,
Miss Strayer receiving % votes.
Three of the most important Offices of
the club were filled by publicity writer's.
Miss Katherine Lewis of the Red Cross
publicity bureau was named first vice
president; Miss Bess Davis Schreiner,
publicity writer, treasurer, and Miss Is
abel Story, publicity, National Park
Service, Interior Department, CORE
spending secretary.
The other officers elected last eve
ming were Miss Mary Hornaday of the
Christian Science Monitor, recording
secretary; Mrs. Mae Craig, Portland,
Me-, Press Herald, and the following
/ -embers of the board of governors:
Miss Ruth Eleanor Jones, society editor,
Washington Herald: Miss Bess Furman
and Mrs. Margaret Heating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
M'CRORY ROBBERY
SUSPECT GRILLED
Long Search Ends as Police Arrest
Alton Swan, SO, at Bal
timore Home.

Steadfastly protesting his innocence,
Alton Swan. 33 years old, arrested. at
his home in Baltimore last night, was
brought to the Capital this afternoon
to be questioned in connection with the
daring daylight hold-up at the McCrory
and 10 cent store, 416 Seventh street,
last August z, in which a quartet of
bandits escaped with 81 200.
Swan arrived at Union Station in
custody of Detective Sergt Thomas
Nally and was Immediately whirled
away in fast squad car to the De-
tective Bureau, where he was grilled.
Two employees who were taking the
days receipts of the store to the Second
National Bank when the hold-up oc-
CURED were to view Swan later in the
day in an effort to identify him.
The apprehension of Swan last
night eliminated seven months of in
tensive search by Detective Sergts. Nally
and Louis M. Wilson, who were assigned
TO the case. Two men already have
been convicted Of participation in the
robbery, while fourth is still being
sought.
Nally went to Baltimore last Friday
and Saturday in quest of Swan, and
succeeded in locating his home, with the
aid OF Baltimore police, but was unsuc-
cessful in his hunt for the man. How
ever, Swan appeared at his residence a
short time after Nally and two Balti-
more detectives went on watch for him
last night and was arrested without a
struggle.
The Maryland man refused to admit
any connection with the hold-up, and
at first declared his unWillingness to
waive extradition. Shortly before his
scheduled arraignment in Baltimore Po-
lice Court on fugitive from Justice
charge, however. he reconsidered and
announced he would accompany Nally
here without the formality of a court
hearing.
Earl Flory. "a years old. assistant
manager of the 5-and-10-cent store.
and Harvey W. Smith, 20-year-old mes
Senger, who were the victims in the
hold-up, will view Swan this afternoon.
The armed trio of robbers fed in a car
driven by an accomplish
Detectives declared the prisoner would
be questioned in connection with other
Washington hold-upS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
DAUGHTER BEQUEATHED
BULK OF HARPER ESTATE
Will, Filed for Probate, Also
Makes Provision for Fence
Around Church Property.

The will of Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper,
who died March IA, has been filed for
probate. She leaves her personal and
household effects to her daughter, Mrs.
Winifred Harper Cooley, and declares
that certain securities standing in her
name are held as trustee for the daugh-
ter.
Her remaining estate, the value of
which is not disclosed, is left to the
American Security & Trust Co. in trust
to pay the net income for life to the
daughter, who is also to be permitted
to withdraw an additional 81 500 annu-
ally from the corpus of the estate.
At the death of the daughter the
trustee is to pay over to the rector of
the Unitarian Church at Sixteenth and
Harvard streets sum sufficient to pay
for the erection of stone coping and
iron fence around the church property.
ANY balance Is to be given to the Amer
lean Unitarian Association of Boston for
the maintenance Of the Unitarian head
quarters at Chautauqua, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
KEECH AGAIN HITS
MODIFICATION OF
CONSENT DECREE
Peoples Counsel Will Try to
Win Abrogation of Power
Agreement.
HIS SUCCESS DOUBTED
BY UTILITIES OFFICIALS
Commission Expects Court to Al
low Change if Principals
Reach Accord.

Peoples Counsel Richmond B. Keech
today reiterated his stand in favor of
absolute abrogation of the consent de-
cree Of Equity Court by which electric
rates are now annually adjusted, and
promised that If the Public Utilities
Commission and the Potomac Electric
Power Co. made any effort to have
the decree continued in force in a
modified form he would intervene and
plead to the Jurisdiction of the court.
He contends that the court has not,
and never had, power to enter such
a decree.
To modify this decree" Mr.. Keech
said, would be to freeze the high re-
turn now available to the company. In
the public interest 1 would feel bound
to oppose to the utmost any such
procedure"
Commission Takes Stand.
Modification of the consent decree
was one of the methods outlined by the
commission in its letter yesterday to
the power corporation asking that the
company cooperate with the commits
sion in effecting a reduction Of electric
rates. The companyS rate Of return
under the present consent decree is
~ CcIlt DtI year,
which the commission regards as ex-
csssiye.
The commission, in its letter, had
minimized the possible effect of any OBJ
lection Mr.. Keech might INTERCEPT 1.-The
argument that the procedure outlined
above modification of the decree) is
not feasible" the letter said, because
the peoples counsel has announced his
opposition thereto is marifestly un-
sound.
Doubt Effective Resistance.
1.-THE decree in question was handed
down after an agreement between the
litigants and if they jointly ask for
notifications of it it seems certain that
the court would hardly be influenced by
the intervention of any other party who
attempted to interpose an objection or
who chose to attack the validity of
the decree which the court had entered
or the courts jurisdiction"
The corporations board of directors
will meet March Is to consider the COM
missions letter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18

d. A. Stansbury, father of the 13-year-
old boy who shot and seriously wounded
Jackie Bennett, years old, last Feb
ruary %, will give a dance Monday to
raise money to help pay the hospital
expenses of the injured youngster. The
dance will be held in Woodmen Hall,
F'orestville, Md.
Jackie still is confined to Providence
Hospital, where he is said to be recov-
ering, after undergoing an emergency
operation and receiving two blood trans
fusions.
He was shot while playing in woods
near his home at 1923 Twenty-f1fth
street southeast. Stansbury's son, Har-
old, and Eugene Hardy, who lives on
Minnesota avenue near Twenty-flfth
street, were playing Indians" when the
shooting occurred.
Jackie, who had been playing with
Yettie and Virginia Skillman, 10 and 4
years old, respectively, was shot in the
chest. He ran screaming to a shed in
the rear of the Skillman home, next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
WOMEN CLUB MEMBERS
INSPECT INSTITUTIONS
Children's Village and Home for
Children Visited Prior to
Luncheon Yesterday.

The Committee on Institutions of the
Women's City Club yesterday made an
inspection trip to the Children's Village
and the Washington Home for Chill
dren. Mrs. Francis D. Merchant was
chairman of the subcommittee in charge
of the visit, which followed a luncheon
at the club house. Guests of honor at
the luncheon were Mrs. Douglas p.
Birnie, first directress of the board of
HlllcreSt; Mrs. Fernando Cuniberti, first
vice president, and Mrs. George M.
Eckels. corresponding secretary of the
Women'S Board of Hillcrest.
Those who made the inspection were
Mrs. William Lee Coroin, president:
Dean Grace Hays Riley, Judge Mary
O'Toole, Mrs. E. NJ. H. Lewis, Mrs. Sara
H. Finley, Miss Virginia S. BENJAMIN.
Mrs. Lawton Miller, Mrs. Edward A.
Quintard, Mrs. S. M. Parker, Mrs Lulah
T.. Andrews. Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt,
Mrs. George Perkins, Mrs. S. S. Martin,
Mrs. FrankeG Golden, Mrs I. B. Dodson,
Mrs. w. L. Piper, Miss Sarah Cushing,
Miss F. NJ. Crosstnwaite. Mrs. Grattan
Kerans, Mrs. Gertrude G. Notes, Miss
Florence w. Layton, Miss Birdilia Bair,
Mrs. E. E. Harper. Mrs. L. w. Holbrook,
Mrs. Lawrence H. Cake, Mrs. Viola M.
H. Baker and Mrs. John H. Harwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
PUBLICATION IS HIT
BY D. c. POLICEMEN
Association Declares "BIue-
coat" Gives Business Men
Unfair Impression.

The Bluecoat, a local magazine,
was taken to task by the Policemen'S
Association last night in a resolution,
which declared that this association
has been embarrassed by the unfairness
of the Bluecoat' in allowing merchants
and business men of this city to be-
lieve that the members of our asso-
citation would bestow special favors upon
our business men and merchants in con-
sideration of their subscriptions and
advertisements"
Published for Gain.
Pointing out that policemen do not
accept any benefits from the publica-
ton of this magazine" the resolution
went on to say that the magazine is
published exclusively for the personal
and private gain of its owners"
1.-THE magazine" the associations
declaration continued, sis published not
at regular intervals as its subscribers
have been led to believe, but. at the
pleasure of its owners, depending upon
the amount of revenue they have coli
lected at the particular time OF publ
cation"
The resolution charged that subscrip-
lions and advertisement have been So
licited under the erroneous idea that
special consideration would be given
and advertisers by the Police
Condemns False Impressions.
Copies of the statement were sent to
the Better Business Bureau, the Board
of Trade, the Merchants & Manufac-
turers' Association, the Chamber OF
Commerce and to the daily newspapers.
The resolution closed by condemning
any attempt to diminish the friendship
and understanding between the Police
and local business men by
Creating false or erroneous impress
Sims -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
POLICE ARREST MAN
INSIDE STORE HERE
Radio Alarm Sends Officers to U
Street Before Intruder Leaves
Building.

A radio alarm broadcast to a police
scout car resulted in the arrest of Dud-
ley Lyles, IS years old, 1I19 Lamont
street. in the dry goods store of 8.
Ginsberg, at 1880 U street, early today.
He is being held at the eight precinct
on technical charge of investigation.
An unidentified passerby, who had
looked into the store and saw some
one moving about, telephoned head
quarters and the message was relayed
by Station WPDW to the eighth pre-
cinct scout car, manned by Policemen
Frank j. Knoble and G. c. williams.
Knoble and Williams went into the
store through the rear door. while Pa
trolman T r. Haage on the beat"
stood guard outside. Lyles surrendered
without resistance and was taken to
No. 8 station, where he refused to di-
vulge his identity until several hours
later
Flashlights. pliers. keys and other
paraphernalia were found on Lyles' per-
son, police said. Nearly So in change.
which Lyles dropped when the two
officers entered, was found strewn on
the floor.
The prisoner told police he was q
plumber by occupation but had been
out of work for nearly two months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
President of Union Acts on
Request of Labor Depart
ment Agent.
NEW DATE TO BE SET
IF CANCELLATION FAILS
Representatives of Both Factions
to Confer With Federal
Operatives.

The order for a walk-out tonight of
union drivers for the Diamond Taxicab
Co. today was rescinded by officials of
Taxicab Drivers and Chaufeurs'
Union No. l69 pending the outcome of
an effort at arbitration by operatives
OF the Department of Labor.
Leroy H. Siehl, president of the local.
SAID this action was taken solely on
tne request Of Charles Bendhern, COM
partment, who was in conference TODAY
with representatives OF the union and
OF the associated owners of Diamond
taxicabs.
Will Set New Date.
Mr.. Siehl said another date would
De set Tor the walk-out if no agree
ment is reached tomorrow, when rem
resentatives of both factions are ex-
PeGCeo 10 meet at the Department of
Labor to discuss their differences
Inc dispute arose, Siehl said, when
the associated cab owners refused to
accept contract offered on behalf of
the union and declaring a closed shop.
Inc owners, 1t was said, not only re-
Jected the new contract but repudiated
an existing contract, providing for a
partially closed shop.
Denies Discrimination.
The owners claimed this contract ex-
pred January 81 Mr.. Davis said that
under the old contract cab owners in
me association often paid the union
cues OF the drivers they hired and then
found 1t impossible to persuade the
drivers to be initiated into the local.
He explained there was no discrimi-
nation against union men, but the as
ISOLATION had been forced to hire non
union help because the local could mot.
supply drivers in sufficient numbers.
No question has been raised vet as
70 the per cent OF receipts received by
the drivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
VISITOR WILL PREACH

Very Rev. William H. Mes, dean OF
Christ Church Cathedral. New Orleans,
is the speaker this week at noon day
Lenten services in the Church of the
Epiphany, Episcopal. He delivered his
first sermon there yesterday and is to
speak at services there again tomorrow
and Friday. The services begin at 1905
O'Clock.
At afternoon services in the church
tomorrow at 4:45 o'clock Rev. j. Manly
Cobb, rector of Trinity Church. Takoma,
will be the guest preacher.